The wrong way to act as a villain no.1: Get rid of the protagonist while he still hasn’t become powerful.... more>>

The wrong way to act as a villain no.2: Take the limelight from the protagonist at the key moment.

The wrong way to act as a villain no.3: Make the protagonist fall in love with you, thus making him incapable of completing the final step – eliminating the major villain.

Han Changsheng, Head of the Demonic Cult, is the major villain who’s employed all three incorrect methods.

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As the leader of the first Demonic Cult in the underground world of martial arts and cultivation, Tianning Cult, Han Changsheng carried on the long-standing tradition of an unstable mind and a refusal to seek any treatment.

Originally, his life should have passed by quickly and simply, but one day he kicked a descended Immortal Lord off a cliff. In order to make up for this mistake, he must aid the Immortal Lord in ascending back to his position… but why does this mistake keep growing? Hey, Lao zi doesn’t need you as a younger brother, you should look for An Yuan! Don’t chase after Lao zi, you’re destined to be An Yuan’s wife! Don’t worship Lao zi as a martial arts lord, lao zi is the genuine leader of the Demonic Cult! Hey, Hey Lao zi is obviously the major villain! What the hell are you doing?! <<less

The third young master of the Gu household, Gu Ye, had a wooden personality, a stuttering speech, couldn’t remember an answer after being told ten times, didn’t dare to protest after being bullied, was considered the shame of high society. His father, in a fit of anger, sent him back to the old home in the country for the new year. But unexpectedly, he came back like a new person, in half a year testing into the top university of the capital with the highest score in the whole school. ... more>>

The entire high society circle was shocked!

After receiving his acceptance letter, the Gu family searched for Gu Ye for three days, and finally found him under an unassuming overpass. The Gu Ye who used to remain silent after being beaten had laid out a stall, stepping on a few hoodlums beneath his foot, and was selling drawings while he called out: “Exorcism Wards! Guanyin safety talismans! Wards against evil for the house! Anti-goblin and demon talismans! ……Supersale on wards and talismans! If you have the right karma, 88 per ward! Don’t pass this by!”

He looked down beneath his foot, saying with a grin: “I have special Give Up Wickedness Talismans, I think you each need three.”

Sassing heaven, earth, and air, if you don’t obey then let’s fight and don’t blather, supernatural arts grandmaster bottom. Polished scoundrel, beast in human clothing, wife-spoiling maniac, black-bellied top. <<less

“Welcome to a world of endless warfare.... more>>

“You’re a blade. It’s your destiny to kill and conquer for God.

“You must win every battle. Regardless of whether you’re a defender or trailblazer; whether you’re an impassive weapon or impassioned ammunition; whether your identity is a commander, soldier, or prisoner.

“Remember that your merit is his merit, and your glory is his glory.

“Victory or defeat, fresh flowers or a tombstone, you only have one end.

“Walk through that door, and you are war incarnate.”

“No.” He said, “I am victory.”

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He stood before the door. “One last question.”

“Please, ask.”

“How will he reward me?”

“…” <<less

He had four disobedient disciples, who now achieved success, won recognition and established their own sects.... more>>

The embarrassing thing is that it was him who drove those four out of his sect to make them independent.

But one day he had an incident and lost his cultivation. His life was hanging by a thread. Wandering around, he walked into his third disciple’s territory.

What should I do?

Mountains and seas can be tamed, days and nights can disappear.

Only you, the exceptional you, refuse to give up.

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A man blessed with fortune, the best in his generation, had an accident and started anew; broken in body but firm in spirit, he now uses his wisdom to guide his evil disciples back to the right path.

Notes :
The title 参商 (Shēnshāng) has two meanings:
1) Constellations Shen (ch. “Three Stars mansion”, eu. Orion) and Shang (ch. “Heart mansion”, eu. Antares), which never appear at the same time.
2) Two friends/relatives who are separated/estranged and irreconcilable. <<less

When Han Kain woke up, he and several other people were inside a mysterious hotel with different rules and different expectations. ... more>>

Going into each hotel room threw them into other worlds and scenarios where they must brace death at times to escape or lift the curse of the individual rooms for a chance to bring everyone that died during the process back to life.

Using their blessings that were given at the time of entry, they have to weave their way through the rooms while sometimes sacrificing themselves for a higher likelihood of success.

* Very little horror; more of a thriller <<less

One day, Luo Jian woke up and found himself in a locked chamber where the door and window were all sealed. A note with a... more>> few lines written on it was tacked to the wall: “Escape from this room within an hour, or else die.” <<less

One day late at night, Yue Xingwen went to the library to check out some information, and as soon as he entered the door, he heard a cold mechanical sound ringing in his ears — Welcome to the ‘Escape From the Library’ real-life survival game. Library rules:... more>>

1. Credits can be obtained for each clearance, and the credits can be exchanged for field of study-related skill books or props;

2. Each department has a different subject course;

3. If you can’t pass the course, you will be obliterated!

The library was full of crises. In order to escape their life, the students trapped in the library crossed the sea with eight immortals and showed their remarkable abilities—

Department of Chemistry’s schoolmate: Acid, base, salt, chemical reaction melt everything!

Department of Physics’ classmate: Light, electricity, spring, magnetic field, gravity, the demons and ghosts stay away from me!

Department of Medicine’s senior: Scalpel, surgical suture, medical gauze, what the hell with pulling out the electric chainsaw?

A student from the Department of Biological Science can do mitosis to directly split himself into countless numbers?

The senior sister from the Department of Environment can plant trees on the spot, and the junior brother from the Department of Architecture can dig a hole in the ground to make tunnels…

Department of Chinese Language and Literature’s protagonist: Don’t panic!

Conveniently taking out a copy of "Modern Idioms Dictionary. "

Schoolmates: ….???

This escape team is getting stranger and stranger. <<less

It was an exceptionally ordinary day, so unremarkable that Fang Chen couldn’t even recall what he had for breakfast that morning.... more>>

Like any other day, he went through the routine of washing up, having a meal, leaving for work, and returning home in the evening to organize files. However, everything changed when he heard strange noises outside just before going to sleep. He opened the door, and from that moment, everything became different.

A man with a rotting body, peculiar creatures that preyed on humans, a helpless middle-aged couple lying in a pool of blood, and an elite white-collar worker being consumed by their own pet… and that man who seemed to be following him everywhere.

This city wasn’t safe; they had to escape from here.

“I will always stay with you, right by your side.”

“Please, kill me.”

“Don’t be afraid.”

“I can't remember who are you… I… Was I the one who killed you?”

They had committed a sin, and so the punishment began. <<less

At the end of 2017, the shockwave of an atomic explosion swept the globe in the form of ice and snow hurricanes.... more>>

Zhao Qing was led by Chen Yang down an unknown path amidst the wind and snow. A group of imperfect individuals formed a family and, through trials and tribulations, grew into the most important guardians of the surviving world with the help of transcendent artifacts.

Piece by piece, all clues are unraveled, revealing that the "end of the world" is the result of a century-old conspiracy and the prelude to humanity's absorption of transcendent energy to develop specialization.

Life itself is shrouded in mystery, and until its conclusion becomes history, no one can fully comprehend the events encountered along the way. <<less

Underground action story that takes place in Yokohama!... more>>

Why did a boy from a prestigious school, who has lived a simple life, turn himself into a villain?

Eigo Hayashiki, a boy with hyper memory syndrome (hyperthymesia), lives a lonely life, envied by those around him because of his special ability. After one particular incident, he is finally abandoned by his family and loses everything.

The boy is rescued by a mysterious woman, Secret, in Yokohama, and despite his confusion, he becomes familiar with the underworld of the port city.

Yakuza, Chinese Mafia, informant, hitman, and a hostess at the age of high schoolers are interwoven in the chaos of Yokohama’s underworld.

This is the story of a former honor student who comes into contact with Yokohama’s unique outlaws and solves various cases as a villain. <<less

In a world where others face the apocalypse with just a dog for company, Ning Xin faces it with a whole mental asylum under her care.... more>>

She had to look after about five or six patients, representing various mental disorders she knew of: schizophrenia, mania, obsessive-compulsive disorder, depression...

Determined to return to the real world, Ning Xin bravely faced the challenge, only to find that the situation was completely different from what she had expected.

Instead of being helpless patients, each of the inmates was a powerful figure, and she, the director, was the one who seemed pitiable.

One night, as she was preparing to sleep after locking the door, a tall man pushed open the door and said in a soft voice:

"Director, director, they're bullying me, stuffing zombies into my blanket."

Ning Xin looked outside to see bodies scattered all around. ...Who was bullying whom, after all? <<less

"You're not even dating Young Duke Macmildon, and you're trying to keep him all to yourself. How can you do that? That's too much. You're so selfish, Lady!"... more>>

It was a ridiculous question, and the selfish one was the woman who only said what she wanted to say just now. There was no need to be polite to someone like that, so Chloe ignored her and walked away.

The pink-haired woman's cries that echoed through the air, like the wailing of a ghost, were very unpleasant.

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An absurd situation left her no choice but to doubt her eyes: the strange pink-haired woman she met a few days ago was staring at her in the mirror, and her real body, Chloe Elena, was lying with her eyes closed.

Before she could even figure out what the hell was going on,

"Who are you?"

A sharp gaze, a low, cold voice. If words could hit people, she'd be hit with dozens of them. It left Chloe unable to say anything.

But she couldn't stay like this forever. She had to say something, anything, to clear up the misunderstanding.

"......."
"I'm Chloe!

But in this pink-haired woman's body, there was no way she would be believed.

Chloe had to think fast. A way out of this crazy reality. <<less

Short story, no moral boundaries, proceed with caution.

According to the god’s prophecy, the girl Flamm was chosen to be one of the members of the demon king’s subjugation journey.... more>>

Everyone was a hero possessed a top class power. However, for some reason only Flamm did not possess the power to fight, and all of her status values were 0.

While having ashamed thoughts, nevertheless she continued to put great efforts to be useful to the heroes.

However, one day, she was tricked by one of the party members, said that she “was not necessary anymore,” and sold off to a s*ave trader.

Flamm was forced to live within a coarse environment as a s*ave.

However, there she encountered a “cursed sword,” and realized the true value of the weakest power “Inverse.”

The girl, who acquired the power to fight, was honestly indifferent to the demon king already and decided to live peacefully as an adventurer alongside a girl s*ave she met.

——This is a story of one girl who continued to crawl up from the very bottom in order to regain her peaceful everyday life. <<less

The once-in-a-century heavy rain washed away the embankment, the water receded, and the cracked ground revealed a male body that had been sealed for many years. The investigation found that it was Jiang Xiyan, the top scorer in the college entrance examination, who disappeared ten years ago.... more>>

The criminal policeman Song Zhou, who was in charge of investigating the case, worked day and night, but he still couldn't hold back the great sleepiness and laid down at his desk to rest.

While half asleep and half awake, he received a call. The caller claimed to be Jiang Xiyan and was being hunted down. He hoped that the police would rescue him.

Song Zhou thought that someone had the same name, but he didn't expect that the place names mentioned by the other party were all the locations that had been demolished, and the time Jiang Xiyan mentioned was exactly three days before he was confirmed missing.

Regardless of whether it was a prank or a real occurrence, out of responsibility, Song Zhou still helped him out of trouble, but he was surprised to find that the evidence in his hand was also changing.

In other words, the other party might really be Jiang Xiyan, who died ten years ago.

—Uncle policeman, can I trust you? Can I survive?

—Yes, trust me, and trust yourself too.

—If I survive, I want to see you. <<less

Disco Wednesdayyy, an American detective specializing in missing children, lives with six-year old Kozue Yamagishi in Chofu City, Tokyo. One day, a seventeen-year-old girl "invades"... more>> Kozue's body right before his eyes, and with it, the door to the biggest case in human history opens. A soul thief, a black bird man who embodies all evil, and a series of deaths of great detectives gathered in a strange cylindrical house—— "You are at the center of this disaster." Just Facts! Chasing only the truth, run through three thousand worlds, Disco! <<less

The dead broke small streamer Zong Qi received a random message one day.... more>>

[Congratulations! You have received Alpha access to the system, Horror Film Director. Signing actors with potential, come and shoot the film that fits you the best!]
Zong Qi: ? tr*sh commercial, deleted

That night, he got pulled onto the set of a horror film and was informed that if he didn’t shoot it… He’ll die.

He was lucky that the actors were all working as hard as they could, and the director only needed to stand around and watch the show.

But because he had been given way too much, Zong Qi didn’t hesitate at all before making his own changes.

Under his false identity was an ‘evil mastermind’ that fought with the actors on everything.

The immoral things he’s done on set include but aren’t limited to–

Personally putting makeup on the ghost, teaching actors how to mess and change the script, exposing himself at crucial times…

People as arrogant as him usually don’t have good endings when their identities were revealed.

What Zong Qi didn’t expect was that instead of the actors joining up for revenge, an unlucky bastard’s whose plans had been spoilt by him countless times appeared instead.

The man took off his glasses, revealing a pair of closed eyes, his face beautiful and cold.

The brush dipped in paint hooked past the young man’s neck, full of danger.

“You dirtied my brush.”

He smirked, drawling, “As punishment, I’ll dirty you.” <<less

Yan Jiyun died surprisingly, and what was even more surprising was that he was reborn in the body of a cat after his death.... more>>

He thought he would live out his whole life in a cat shell, and his master would care for him until he died.

His owner Qi Feng was a weird person. He would often disappear from the house from time to time and would suddenly reappear after a few days.

During that period, he would be covered in injuries or suffering from abnormal fatigue.

Then one day, Yan Jiyun accidentally touched the nameplate that Qi Feng had always kept with him, and he was suddenly brought into a strange world.

No matter how strange and dangerous that world was, Yan Jiyun discovered that he could become a human again in this world!

HooHoo

The fun begins now! <<less

Legend had it there was a demon of nightmares, the enemy of mankind, who desired to dominate the universe.... more>>

On the first day, he left the human fleet broken and in disorder.

The next day, he wanted to eliminate the Galactic Federation.

The third day he said–unless the soldier who had wounded him was married to him, he would destroy everything.

The leaders of the Galactic Federation discussed and decided to send the soldier Wu Xingyun to become the male-wife of the devil.

Wu Xingyun embarked on his mission…For the peace of the universe and the happiness of mankind.

“Soldier, are you confident to complete this mission?!”

“Yes Sir, will resolutely complete this task!” <<less

There are so many strange things in this world that make us wonder:... more>>

Why does the lone soul hanging in the cold classroom have a smile at the corner of its mouth? 　　 　　

Why does the half-broken corpse hidden in the cave of Ghost Valley feel unresigned? 　　 　　

How can a few puddles of flesh displayed on the lonely rocks of the beach have dreams? 　　 　　

We saw the caged beast in the villa floor forgetting that he was once a human being. 　　 　　

We see people in tattoo stores transforming into demons and ghosts and then painting themselves with human skin. 　　

We saw the couple walking down the aisle with their arms folded. 　　 　　

We can see the lonely people in the dark mine relying on each other’s warm and decadent bones……… In the end what turned an originally good people into a heartless mu*derer? 　　 　

　
Thirty cases, thirty stories, thirty times the most essential interplay between good and evil. 　　 　　

Let’s see how the reality of heaven becomes the heart of hell, how the angel of mercy becomes the cruel devil …… <<less

Police officer Han Bin, accidentally got a future police badge.... more>>

He has learned the criminal investigation skills in the future, solved many strange cases and upheld justice, becoming a legend of the police <<less

This is a story of crime, scandal, and romance.... more>>

A mu*der has shaken the Korean business world. The strong-willed prosecutor, Cha Jiyeon must now uncover the secrets of Eunseong Group.

Who is the hidden killer? Who will inherit the company? Furthermore, what is her connection to the mysterious Seo Minho?

She will soon discover she is more connected to the company than she realizes. <<less

In order to fulfill his lifelong wish and graduation project of researching merfolks, Desharow, a student of Biology Department of Russian Maritime Academy, went on a long distance voyage with his mentor, Rhine, and caught a special species of male Merfolk in Iceland. Little did he know that this mysterious dark and evil creature had long since regarded him as his “prey” (cough cough spouse) and had been invading his body, leading to an unexpected trigger to a thrilling conflict.... more>>

In the end, can the merman’s instinctive desire prevail or not, and will the research of Desharow proceed smoothly under the obstruction of his mentor with the same misguided idea? What is the real purpose of the investigation that seems to be hidden in the presence of military forces when a terrifying conspiracy dating back to World War II begins to emerge….?

With the development of the research and the frequent occurrence of various dangerous incidents at sea, emotional struggle, and instinctive love, Desharow soon discovers some incredible connection toward the evil black-scaled merman and how his body has undergone some unique alteration. <<less

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the gaming industry has seen an explosion in popularity. One of the most popular games ever released is Mystery Maker, a VR RPG where players can create baffling puzzles in a virtual space and challenge other players to solve them.... more>>

As a promotional stunt for the game's upcoming sequel, eight real life great detectives have been hand chosen by Kurata Chikage, executive director of MegalodonSoft, to challenge each other to a match in a demo of Mystery Maker 2. Among them are Kamo Touma, a magazine contributor well known for his investigative work overturning false convictions, and his wife's cousin Ryuuzen Yuki, a recently debuted mystery novelist.

However, on the day of the demo event, the detectives are all drugged. When they awaken, they find their smartwatches are locked to their wrists and they are shown videos of their families and loved ones being held hostage. They are contacted by a Gamemaster, who tells them that if they wish to save themselves and their families, they must play a death game called "Delicious Death for Detectives".

As scheduled, the eight of them will play Mystery Maker 2's demo, and the Detectives will challenge the mu*der puzzles created by the mu*derer. If the Detectives are not able to reveal the mu*derer and their tricks before the time limit, all players will be killed. However, if the mu*derer is exposed, both they and their hostages will be killed. And if a Detective makes an accusation but gets even the tiniest detail wrong, they will be mu*dered by the Gamemaster's secret accomplice, the Executioner.

Now the only way for the eight detectives to survive is to expose the mu*derer and Executioner lurking among them, even if they must risk their lives and those of their compatriots to do so.

Which is an especially big problem for Kamo, because he's the one who's been chosen as the mu*derer! <<less

In her previous life, Yu Tang’s family was ruined and she lost her loved ones. So in this life, she only wants to focus on helping her elder cousin rebuild their family business.... more>>

Pei Yan (with a cold and scornful look): she does nothing of use; only steals and flirts. Constantly appearing in front of me no matter where I go. Does she covet the position of the Pei family’s patriarchal wife so much?

Yu Tang (silently crying): No, this is a complete misunderstanding! When your family’s fleet of ships sail out to sea, I only wanted to join in and earn a little….

It turns out that what happened in my previous life wasn't because the fates were tormenting me, but rather, a result of evil calculations and schemes. A tranquil and peaceful life; that's real happiness. After my rebirth, I will love who I want to love, and safeguard my loved ones' simple and peaceful happiness. <<less