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Survival is a calculation. Death is just a mechanical failure. Transmigrated into the nightmare of Terror Infinity, Lin Fan doesn't have a magical bloodline or a god-tier system. What he has is the mind of a world-class Engineer and the makings of The Legendary Mechanic burned into his memory. In a world where others beg the 'God' for power, Lin Fan builds his own. Why spend thousands of Reward Points on a weapon when you can scavenge the scrap of a movie world to build a Gauss Sniper? Why rely on a team when you can manufacture a drone army? Using every loophole in the God Dimension's logic and every resource at his disposal, Lin Fan is determined to replicate the path of the Great Mechanic-Black Star The terror is infinite. But so are the possibilities of technology. [A/N]: 2 Chapters Daily [Terror Infinity x The Legendary Mechanic inspiration]

Death. Death. Death! That's all I wish for. This curse of mine has carried me, husking and decrepit for eons. I've seen kingdoms rise and fall, countries created and destroyed. When will I be put out of my misery?

Napoleon Bonaparte shaped Europe with wars, treaties, and new laws. His name filled maps, thrones, and textbooks. His son had none of that. Born in a palace, raised behind guarded walls, he never commanded armies or held power. He lived under supervision, watched by diplomats, used as a symbol, forgotten by history. The father became an emperor. The son became a rumor. A modern engineer opens his eyes in a dim royal nursery in 1811 Paris. Turns out, he was reincarnated as Napoleon the Second. And he knew the fate of the child of Napoleon, about his short-lived life, or if there was a life for him at all. Refusing this fate, he would alter the course of history using his modern knowledge in history, politics, and science.

"Special Admission, Rank 1." That was the title on the golden invitation I threw into the trash three months ago. Back then, I was the Crime Lord of Oakhaven. I had money, territory, and an ego that touched the sky. Why would a King lower himself to attend a school? I was arrogant. I was foolish. And I paid the price. It took less than an hour for a single knight to turn my criminal empire into a graveyard. He didn't just defeat me; he ignored me. I was an ant beneath the boot of a god. Broken and desperate, I used my last asset: a golden letter granting me entry to Zenith Imperial Academy as "Special Admission Rank 1." It’s a lie. I’m not a prodigy. I’m a fraud with no foundation, surrounded by the strongest heirs in the Empire who want to see me bleed. I can’t cast their spells. I can’t hold their weapons. But I can steal their lives. My Authority is [Usurper]. While they study theory, I steal reflexes. While they practice honor, I copy trauma. I am not here to learn. I am here to hunt. My targets are the "Four Calamities"—four women who hold powers strong enough to rewrite reality. They think I’m their peer. They don’t know I’m the parasite waiting to hollow them out. I’m going to make them mine. Discord: https://discord.gg/FK9GfrSjtb

Daichi thought his life was perfect. As a demolition household heir with eight properties generating passive income, he was living the dream of every modern person—collecting rent without lifting a finger. But fate had other plans. After a attempt to save someone from drowning, he transmigrates into the brutal world of One Piece as a low-ranking member of the Beast Pirates. But Daichi isn't your typical protagonist seeking adventure and friendship. He has one goal: rebuild his real estate empire and return to his comfortable landlord lifestyle! With the power of Groudon and a cheat that more property = more haki, Daichi begins his rise through the pirate world. Why fight for treasure when you can buy houses and collect rent? Daichi: "My dream is to collect rent from the world" ------ Image from pinterest Has powers of Groudon

Facility ZMKV-1877 died seventy years ago. Dimensional collapse. Containment breach. 1,247 casualties. The planet itself shattered. The AI is still alive and running emergency protocols. The experiment is still alive. And now there's a new arrival; someone who shouldn't be here at all. Ethan Kang died on Earth and woke up in a frozen tomb wearing nothing but salvaged gear and spite. No divine intervention. No system. Just an impossible second chance and a facility full of secrets. There's a reason this place was abandoned. There's a reason the coordinates were erased. There's a reason the Witness still patrols the halls, trapped between life and death. And the cosmos about to find out what happens when you give a software engineer access to a lonely AI, magic, and the knowledge of one of humanity's top corporations.

Reborn into the world of Mushoku Tensei, Allen quickly learns that he is not allowed to become the main character. A system forces him to participate in the key moments of Rudeus Greyrat’s life in order to survive. If he interferes too much, the Dragon God will erase him. If he does too little, the system will remove him from existence. Choosing the path of the sword and inheriting Dragon Saint Battle Aura, Allen walks a dangerous line between influence and restraint, relying on future knowledge while avoiding the attention of forces far stronger than himself. His first deviation begins with Roxy, on the night she was never meant to meet anyone.

In the world of pirates, a young man reincarnates into a completely ordinary person's body. But coincidentally, he encounters Monkey D. Luffy. Hungry for adventures but also scared of death, he joins the Straw Hat Pirates as the vice-captain. ............ Straw Hats will follow the same routes with a lot of new changes. If you want to read chapters in advance, you can check out my Patreon: patreon.com/EvilParagon If you want to talk more about One Piece and this story, you can join my discord : https://discord.gg/uxhZZe8KdV I am also publishing this story on Royalroad.com

**The Problem with Neutrality? Eventually, Everyone Makes You Pick a Side.** James "Jimmy" Cartwright built his reputation on two things: solving problems that violence can't fix, and never taking sides in Birmingham's brutal gang wars. As the city's premiere fixer, he forges documents, arranges blackmail, and makes the impossible possible—for anyone who can meet his price and pass his moral code. But in the winter of 1922, neutrality becomes a luxury he can no longer afford. When Thomas Shelby arrives at Jimmy's office with an impossible deadline—save Arthur from the gallows in 72 hours—the offer comes with strings attached. Work exclusively for the Peaky Blinders, and Tommy will reveal the truth about Mary Cartwright's death, the sister Jimmy lost five years ago in a suspicious factory "accident." Desperate for answers and unable to refuse, Jimmy enters the violent world of the Shelby family. His weapons aren't fists or guns, but leverage and forgery, intelligence and manipulation. While Arthur, John, and the other Blinders solve problems with violence, Jimmy dismantles enemies with nothing but a pen and his brilliant, strategic mind. But the deeper Jimmy digs into his sister's past, the more dangerous his position becomes: **A traitor lurks within the Shelby organization**, feeding information to their enemies—and that traitor has evidence that could destroy Jimmy's reputation forever. **His sister's killer isn't some factory foreman**, but a powerful Birmingham councilman who's positioned himself as untouchable, using his political influence to wage war on the Shelbys from behind closed doors. **And Jimmy's one unbreakable rule—never kill—is about to be tested** when Tommy offers the simplest solution: a bullet in the dark, and all Jimmy's problems disappear. Caught between his principles and his thirst for justice, Jimmy must orchestrate his most elaborate con yet. He'll need to outthink corrupt police, ambitious politicians, and even the Peaky Blinders themselves. Because in a world where everyone settles disputes with violence, the man who refuses to kill must be twice as clever—and three times as ruthless. They say the pen is mightier than the sword. Jimmy's about to prove it can be far more cruel. **In Small Heath, blood is cheap. Information is expensive. And loyalty costs everything.** --- Schedule: 7 chapters/week Chapter Lenght: 3000 - 4000 words

When humanity faces extinction, what breaks first? our bodies, or our humanity? How much of ourselves are we willing to lose to stay alive? The world has already ended, but its consequences haven’t. In the OctaCore: the last of humanity's shelters, resources are limited and the radiation is rising fast. Within two years, the surface will become unlivable. Long before that, the food will run out. The monsters that destroyed the world are still out there, but they’re no longer the worst threat. With the shelters on the brink, the council faces an impossible choice: Cull 80% of the population to preserve the remaining 20%, or Launch a suicidal mission into the wasteland to retrieve a supply shipment that could sustain humanity long enough to rebuild. A small team is chosen for the Hail Mary attempt. Memory-scarred survivors, soldiers who’ve already lost too much, and civilians carrying secrets they’d kill to protect—bound together by the thin hope that something out there might still be worth saving. Outside, they will face the world that once was: a ruined city haunted by monsters, nazis and the aftermath of choices no one wants to admit they made. What to Expect: 1. Morally questionable characters 2. No clear good or evil—only survival 3. Character-driven beginning → escalating high-stakes plot 4. Brutal worldbuilding 5. Mature themes (genocide, moral collapse, societal failure) 6. Gore, violent imagery, disturbing psychological content DISCLAIMERS: This story is officially published on multiple platforms under the pen name Zachelodeon. If you encounter it elsewhere under a different name, it has been stolen or reposted without authorization No audio adaptations, translations, derivative works, or commercial uses are permitted without written permission from the author. For adaptation inquiries, please contact the author directly. For professional or rights-related communication, please email: [email protected] Copyright: 2025 Zachelodeon. All rights reserved. This work is an original creation by the author. No part of it may be reproduced, reposted, mirrored, translated, or adapted without explicit written permission.

Zayne Locke crossed into a world eerily similar to Earth… except this world is shared by humans, yokai, beasts, demons, and even gods themselves. And the talent he awakened with was absolutely broken he literally cannot die. Ever. But the Job Change Ceremony demands an absurd amount of money. So what did Zayne do? He abused his undying talent and sold his own organs to gather the fee kidney, liver, cornea, all sold because they grow back minutes later. On the day of awakening, he became an SSS Forbidden Spellmaster and the crowd instantly burst into laughter. To them, it was the most pathetic SSS class ever created every forbidden spell requires sacrificing lifespan or flesh. Forbidden Spellmasters never survive long. But only Zayne knew the truth with his undying talent, the fatal weakness of this class… simply does not exist. Short-lived? What does that have to do with someone who literally cannot die? So when Zayne casually unleashed hundreds of forbidden spells like they were basic attacks everyone completely lost their minds. “Bro… just how many lives do you HAVE?! Who the hell uses forbidden spells as their normal attacks?!”

【Gunfight + Mystery-solving + Decisive Killing】 I had already been backstabbing the underworld, and now you're telling me I was planted as an undercover cop??? Dean looked at the boss with eyes that would not close in death, scratched his head, and could only take the opportunity to transform into Los Angeles' five-star good citizen—Detective Dean! Ps: There's nothing supernatural, but there is a dark world out of our ordinary reach, filled with assassins, thieves, and all kinds of bizarre cases...

"Welcome aboard the Dimensional Rift game exclusive train. This train will depart from the Level E Departure Station and head to Level D stations. Please ensure your safety while boarding in an orderly manner and abide by the train rules." "The train rules are as follows:" "1. Do not bring non-game items onto the train. (Underwear is the exception)" "2. Consumption is mandatory. (All train staff are unpaid volunteers)" "3. Do not turn on the lights after they are out. (Except for those who are exceptionally talented and courageous)" "Additionally, the train encourages various leisure activities such as sneak attacks, brawling, and predation. Players are free to choose." "We wish you a pleasant journey."

My grandfather is very eccentric, performing daily rituals of offering incense to himself, standing in front of his own spirit tablet and eating candles. Villagers are fearful of my grandfather. I am fearful of him too. Later, I discovered that what they were afraid of was not my grandfather, but me. Even grandfather is afraid of me. ... My name is Chen Shi. The Chen of honesty, the Shi of sincerity.

``` "Alas, this life is a failure; let's see what the next life holds." ... "The second life has ended, calculating results... Final rating: C+. Rewards based on rating: You may choose to inherit one item from Constitution, Skill, or Talent. Please select?" Hmm, I choose to inherit the Talent 'Dynamic Vision'." "Talent inherited... Congratulations on achieving the following lifetime achievements: Innate Grandmaster; Blessing of Many Offspring (10/10)" Achievement rewards: Two random rewards. You may draw from Constitution, Skill, or Talent, or choose to upgrade Talent level. Please select? ... A reborn individual, in possession of the treasure 'Hundred Lifetimes book', reincarnates within the Cultivation World, undergoing endless cycles of rebirth without the bloodline ending or the soul perishing! The family he established ten thousand years ago has now grown into a massive entity that spans the heavens. The disciple taken in casually eight thousand years ago ultimately became the founder of a Great Sect in the Immortal Realm. The pet raised three thousand years ago has evolved into an unparalleled Demon Saint of the Otherworld. ... I am Zhao Sheng, and I shall cultivate life after life until Ascension! ```

No system, pure time travel, relying on intelligence and knowledge to control the situation, do not enter if you do not like it. ----------------------- The protagonist travels to the Republic of France and becomes a quasi-rich third generation in a family of agricultural tractors. Unfortunately, it is near Paris. The Germans will soon come here, and to preserve the family, France must be saved. Gallieni: "God, the enemy actually presented their flank to us!" Xia Fei: "This can't be true, could it be a trap?" Protagonist: "The food is ready, go ahead, do I need to feed it to your mouth?" German Army: "Is this a tractor factory? What are these steel monsters that are impervious to knives and guns?"

If life could start over, how would you choose? Would you still choose to be an ordinary person, perhaps with inner brilliance but unknown to others, watching the clouds roll by from a high vantage point? Or would you take the world as your stage, stirring up the winds and clouds, making the entire world dance around you, causing people's hearts to race with your every word and action? Everyone loves Mr. Lynch, everyone cannot do without him! Write your own laws, set down the rules I say, in this short span of life, either light up yourself or ignite the world!

After her rebirth, Rita vows not to repeat her past mistakes. This time, her first priority is to stop her brother, who is about to marry into the Lopez family, from participating in the initial game beta test. In her previous life, she was deceived by this scheming brother until her dying breath. It was only at the end that she realized she was merely a villain in a male-oriented novel about a live-in son-in-law, with all the malice and manipulation orchestrated by him behind the scenes. In this life, Rita decides to change the rules of the game. She will stay in the shadows and seize all the opportunities meant for the male and female leads. By participating in the beta test and re-selecting her abilities, she systematically dismantles the protagonists’ advantages, all while making them believe she’s on their side. Rita has no intention of harming innocent people, nor is she a selfless saint. In this game, she works with the authorities for mutual benefit, all to achieve her ultimate goal—becoming the true master of her fate.

"——Dimensional Cube User Manual——" "One: The Dimensional Cube can automatically absorb energy from the dimension, once a month, it may randomly open a dimensional passage for Dimensional Travel." "Two: The Dimensional Cube has the feature to convert different Dimension Power, available for use at any time." "Three: The Dimensional Cube includes a storage space, available for use at any time." "Four:......" This is the story of a man who once was unable to choose his own future, who in this life vowed to live for himself. Carrying the Dimensional Cube, Reiger arrived in a world of swords and magic, wandering through various dimensions, hoping to find redemption in this alternate world.

Thirty years ago, A meteor fell, revealing God's ruins! A God stepped out from it and started to feed on humans. From that day forth, humanity became the prey of the God, All except for me! Because I feed on God.