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“You’ve been researching for years with nothing to show for it. Why not try something else?” Samia’s tone was sharp, but there was a thread of concern beneath it as she leaned against the doorframe. The room smelled faintly of sterilizing agents, and the rhythmic clicking of keys filled the silence. Dr. Elias didn’t respond immediately. Dressed in his lab coat, he stared at the screen with unwavering focus, his fingers flying over the keyboard. When he finally turned to her, a slow, almost unsettling smile spread across his face. For a moment, he looked like any other scientist lost in his work—until he blinked. The motion was unnatural, his eyelids sliding horizontally across his eyes like a lizard’s. “Samia,” he said, his voice calm but electric with excitement, “I’ve figured it out. This time, it will work.” She opened her mouth to respond, but he was already on his feet, moving past her with an urgency that demanded she follow. They made their way through the sterile corridors of the facility, the fluorescent lights overhead casting a cold glow on the walls. The reinforced chamber was a stark contrast to the rest of the building. Thick steel doors hissed as they opened, and the hum of machinery grew louder as they stepped inside. In the center of the room stood a massive contraption—a web of wires, tubes, and blinking monitors surrounding a sleek, cylindrical core. “What is it this time?” Samia asked, her arms crossed tightly against her chest. Dr. Elias didn’t answer. Instead, he moved with practiced precision, attaching cables and adjusting dials. The air felt heavier here, charged with the anticipation of something monumental—or catastrophic. “Get your goggles,” he said at last, stepping behind the protective glass. He tapped the side of his goggles, the lenses catching the faint blue glow of the machine. Samia hesitated. She had seen him fail before. Years of promises and miscalculations had made her wary, but there was something different in his demeanor this time—something unsettlingly confident. Reluctantly, she turned and jogged back to the lab to retrieve her goggles. The first explosion hit when she was halfway down the hall. The floor bucked beneath her, and she stumbled, her heart leaping into her throat. A deep, resonating boom echoed through the building, followed by a blaring alarm. “Dr. Elias!” she shouted, spinning around. Smoke and dust billowed toward her, and the acrid scent of burning wires filled the air. Part of the ceiling had collapsed, cutting off her path back to the reinforced chamber. And then she saw it. Through the swirling haze, a glowing orb hovered in the wreckage, pulsating with a light that seemed alive. It started small, no bigger than her fist, but it was growing—expanding with an eerie, deliberate rhythm. The hum it emitted was low and bone-deep, vibrating through the air and into her chest. “No, no, no,” she muttered, backing away. Every instinct screamed at her to run. She turned and bolted for the exit, her shoes skidding on the slick floor as she raced against the inevitable. She had barely reached the stairwell when a second explosion ripped through the building. The force of it threw her forward, and she hit the ground hard. Her vision blurred as heat and light engulfed her. Somewhere in the distance, she heard the structure groan as it gave way entirely. Then, everything went black.

After getting stranded in heavy rain, Zixuan and her five friends seek shelter in a mysterious bus station—one they swear was never there before. The moment they step inside, the entrance vanishes, trapping them in an endless, shifting nightmare. Paranormal creatures hunt them, and each room demands a deadly sacrifice. One by one, her friends begin to disappear in horrifying ways. Just when Zixuan thinks it's over, she finds herself back at the station. A neon sign flickers overhead: "Start Over." Will their nightmare ever ends?

In the bustling city of Verenthia, where the clang of swords and the murmur of betrayal filled the air, two rival families stood at the brink of destruction. The Arlan and the Vesperis, once united by friendship, had descended into a bitter rivalry that echoed through generations, staining their history with blood and resentment. Amidst this chaos, a chance encounter unfolded under a sky lit by a thousand stars. Elysia, the carefree daughter of the Arlan clan, yearned for freedom beyond the constraints of her family's expectations. Across the city, Layton, the bold son of the Vesperis, was driven by a desire to reclaim his family's honor. When their eyes met at the annual festival, time seemed to still, and the world around them faded. Drawn together by an inexplicable force, they shared stolen moments and whispered dreams, crafting a bond that defied the hatred of their kin. In a city where love was a forbidden fruit, their hearts dared to reach for the impossible. Yet, as the stars twinkled overhead, they knew the path ahead was fraught with danger and heartache.

They called her Moon—a name that raised eyebrows and invited questions she preferred not to answer. With empty pockets and an emptier stomach, she wandered until she reached the borders of Blace, a country she'd only heard whispered about in taverns. But timing had never been her strong suit. The nation was at war, desperately recruiting anyone who could hold a weapon. The military's offer seemed simple enough: three meals a day, a roof overhead, and a bed to call her own. In exchange, she'd wear their uniform. Moon should have known better—nothing comes that cheap. Now she had a year or less to transform from a street-smart survivor into a soldier, under the watchful eye of Lieutenant Harrington. The Lieutenant was a man carved from winter itself, with ice in his veins and frost in his voice. He had no patience for weakness—or as he called them, "chickens"—and Moon quickly learned that his training methods matched his reputation. As she fumbled with her rifle and struggled through combat drills, one thought kept haunting her: in choosing a way to survive, she might have just signed her own death warrant.

"Hold on..." The rustling of falling clothes magnifies under the silence of the night. Lying in the midst of torn corpses and bloody soil the couple entwines under the moon. Protected only by the clothes spread out beneath her the young woman shivers. Feeling the touch of his slippery tongue running across the curve of her back. "Wait." She murmurs... "I can't." The man answers as callused hands slip into the fabrics of her dress. It's not that, she tries but unable to express. "They're... watching..." The man laughs instead, "is this another way for you to reject me?" No. That's not it the young woman thought as she listens to the voices overhead. "Hey! Move over, I can't see!" "See?! What are you watching!? Roll to the side, she's my representative!" "Shut up! I can't hear the sounds!!" "Calm down everyone." Tears gather at the corner of her eyes as the young lady listen to the conversation above. Biting on her lips she really wanted to shout to the sky, "you shameless deities!! Stop watching!!!"

After stumbling upon an abandoned Taoist temple, he unexpectedly acquired an outdoor live streaming system. Embracing the opportunity, he began live broadcasts where he picked lingzhi, trained falcons, and showcased his daily life. Little did he know that the entire world was watching him. When he joined the show Life to Live, the audience exclaimed, "Is this streamer cultivating immortality?" Participating in Follow Master Bay on an Adventure, fans commented, "This isn't an adventure—it's a vacation!" Later, a reporter interviewed him and asked, "Your fans claim you know martial arts. Is that true?" "I don’t know any martial arts," he replied, as a red bird flew overhead. In the next moment, he leaped gracefully from a platform more than ten meters high... THIS IS A TRANSLATION Read 20+ chapters ahead: pat reon. com/Siuteo

Beverly Smith a 19 year old teenage girl is a now world renowned makeup artist with her secret identity as Miss B was once a fat and ugly girl often bullied by her peers. After her birth her parents got divorced where as she stayed with her father. At 5 her father got married to a woman who already had a daughter a year older than her after a year she bore a daughter her parents where never kind to her At the age of 10 although she still had parents she was sent to an orphanage a year later she got adopted before her adoption she had a crush on a boy one day she overhead him abusing her with his friends From then on she swore to never love and to fix her self up what happens when she meets Skender the upcoming C.E.O of the Lee's who has been coursed to never love again in her return to New York? And what are the dark side of this story watch out!!!

“But that doesn’t mean we have to accept it. I Dao Wei, will never blame anyone for my own shortcomings! The so-called Law of the Jungle is something I will rewrite with my own hands!” Each word he spoke seemed to resonate with power, the air around him growing heavy with the force of his conviction. The dark child looked up, his anger wavering, replaced by something akin to fear as Dao Wei’s words crashed down on him like mountains, crushing the doubts that had festered within. “This is my Law!” Dao Wei declared, his voice rising as he drew himself to his full height. “And I am the Law!” Rumble! The sky began to change. Dark clouds gathered overhead, swirling in a furious dance as the heavens themselves seemed to respond to Dao Wei’s challenge. The wind howled through the peaks, and the ground trembled beneath the feet of those watching, as if the entire mountain was bracing itself for what was to come. The clouds grew darker, more ominous, the air charged with a strange energy. Thunder rumbled in the distance, a low growl that steadily grew louder, shaking the very foundations of the Sword Peak. The disciples and elders looked up in alarm, their faces pale as they realized the magnitude of what was happening. “Haa! Even if the Heavens try to stop me, I’ll split open the Heavens themselves!” Dao Wei’s voice rang out, defiant and unyielding, carrying with it a power that defied the very laws of nature...

In a world where myths define power, every 17-year-old faces the Genesis Gateway to choose their future. Max Miller has high hopes, aiming for a archer class that will make his family proud. But when the system rejects every option he chooses, a mysterious class appears—Shadowrune, tied to a myth that no one has ever seen. As a storm of shadows swirls overhead and an unfamiliar power takes root within him, Max realizes his path is anything but ordinary. A new myth system has been born, and with it, the unknown awaits. What is Abyssal Dominion? And why has it chosen him? Max's journey has only just begun.

While ranked first till Middle School, now forever-No.2, Zhi Ying was submitting her homework, she overhead some teachers casually gossiping in the staffroom, about how a student’s academic performance had worsened significantly ever since he started dating. 　　Zhi Ying’s eyes lit up when she heard this, then and there she made up her mind to go approach the Year’s No.1 student, date him, and then let him drop rock-bottom in terms of academic performance! This way, she could be the number 1 student again! 　　Much later, still-forever-Number 2 Zhi Ying: If I can’t rank first in school, then I’ll settle for being their person instead!

Gu Nianyang was the best doctor of the 21st century, but while she was receiving an award onstage at a medical forum, the crystal chandelier overhead snapped, crushing her to death. When she opened her eyes, she found that she had transmigrated to a town in the 90s, into the body of a girl with the same name. The body’s original owner had led a tragic life, with her parents always favoring her sister and giving her the best of everything. Ever since she was old enough to understand, she had been a slave to the family, attending to the housework endlessly and only ever getting her sister's hand-me-downs. Having not eaten well, she was malnourished, scrawny like a pole, and looked like she was 13 although she was 17. Still, the other Gu Nianyang was weak and helpless, so she could not protest even when bullied. Her family was literally sucking her dry by using their kinship as an excuse, which inevitably led to her demise. That was where her memories stopped. As the Gu Nianyang from the 21st century looked down at her new body that could be picked up and sent flying by a breeze, all she could think about was how tragic the other Gu Nianyang’s life was! However, the heavens had given her a second chance at life. Hence, the weak and helpless Gu Nianyang was gone, and the new Gu Nianyang started to seek revenge against everyone who used to hurt the old Gu Nianyang!

Some normal-looking things suddenly turn creepy after midnight. The children screaming at 3 pm are playing but if they scream at 3 am? Oh, they are getting murdered for sure. The ice cream truck passing by your street in the morning is a pleasant surprise, but if you find it outside your window hours before the break of dawn? You don't wanna imagine that. What do you do when your friends bet your 10k dollars to go swim in the ocean at 3 in the morning? Would you go when you can never tell where the flow is taking you? Would you dare when the realization hits that the wave is over you only when the stars overhead disappear?

The 'retired' commander of a special forces secret service organisation doesn't realise the business world is as firce as the battle field though no bullets are flying overhead. When he encounters the immovable stoic female lead by chance, his icy heart thawed, and he suddenly became a doting tsundere willing to flip tables on her behalf! "Let me do all the dirty work for you," he's always saying. However, our female lead is driven by revenge against a certain underground association, and will not be sidetracked! "Look, I got you this bunny hat. It's so cute!" "If you like it so much, why don't you wear it yourself. Please maintain your distance, sir," "It's cold. Here, have my jacket," "I'm fine. Please keep your composure, sir," "A nice restaurant just opened. Let's be their first customers!" "Do I look like an idiot to you? I know what you are aiming at. Sir, please leave now," But the overbearing CEO is not someone that gives up easily! "I like you!" "There are four billion women on earth. You can continue trying. I'm sorry I have to refuse," Yet later... "Everything. Give everything to me. Including you, sir, that is"

Ozul reincarnated as a Disturbed Umbra, a monster at the bottom of the food chain. Will he keep his humanity, or fight against his former species? Ozul found himself encircled by boulders in a massive cavern. Dozens of shadowy wisps like creatures floated all around. It reminded him of looking into an aquarium and seeing the encaged fish swimming along in their depressed existence. "Well, this doesn’t look promising," Ozul thought as his excitement was crushed. He tried running his fingers through his hair but came to a horrifying realization. “What the hell?! Where are my arms?!” he screamed. A sudden nauseating feeling washed over him, his body felt wrong and distorted. Shocked, Ozul froze and thought, "I’m not human!" Taking a deep breath, he peered down, and terror filled him. He looked similar to the creatures flying overhead. He had sections of darkened ribcage sticking out of a ghostly black body. He had no arms or legs, and everything was shadowy and shifting like a slow-moving current.

Keneti was curious about how his brother suddenly became rich. Then he overhead his brother say something about the Nage forest. He wanted by all means to find out whatever his brother was hiding there. He got the perfect opportunity when he was told to escort his students on a camping trip to Nage forest. He set out to look for his brother's secret shed in the forest at night. Unknowingly his students followed him and things get really creepy

Lightning Everlasting is a famous Galactic Warrior, known for defending her planet, Nabine, from dangers. But when her brother, Ada, starts working with Mistis, the dictator of Seribra, Nabine's main enemy, to commit mass galactic genocide, Lightning is assigned to take the Princess of Muse, River Cascade to a planet that is off the grid, with planet locals Birch and Bloom. But Lightning's brother is out there, and she is determined to save him. Will she be able to convince him to defy Mistis, or will another danger looming overhead resurface?

A man is barricaded inside of an apartment building. Madness reigns in the streets below. Something has turned the people of Philadelphia into mindless killers, maniacs whose laughter fill the streets and alleyways. When all seems lost, a military helicopter passes overhead. From it, a voice gives a cryptic message: "The cleaner comes at midnight". Is salvation at hand, or is it a final warning?

Wang Zhong arrived in an alternate world and became embroiled in this world's global war. What he gained was a cheat, akin to a real-time strategy game's overhead perspective, and he could even see through the eyes of his subordinates' units! So, he decisively started micro-managing, "Shift the machine gun position five centimeters to the left! Place the anti-tank cannon in the forest on the right!" Three years passed in this manner, and Wang Zhong looked at the marshal's baton in his hand, then at the double-headed eagle flag behind the emperor's envoy. "In my hometown, there's an old saying, 'Princes and generals, are they not sprung from the masses?' Envoy, do you know of it?"

It's about a woman who broke the chain of fake marriages that lack respect and love to win a life and business because her dignity is overhead everything and to fix that a woman, not a service it's a human being who has rights like a man

What comes after death? Val has a definite answer. It's reincarnation! After dying on modern-day Earth, he found himself waking up in a strange world! The world was so strange that after death, humans would turn into zombies. Negativity could give birth to devils. There were also dungeons that, if left unchecked, could spell disaster! This strange world was called Eldrich. In this strange world, Val gained a chance at life when he acquired the Devil system! [You have gained ownership of the Devil System!] [Please choose the type of devil you would like to become.] [Option 1: Shadow Devil.] [Option 2: Blood Devil.] That night, he grinned and the world witnessed the birth of a devil! ... A scene from the novel:- The Anthrolisk's antennae twitched violently, its bloodshot eyes narrowed, and it gritted its mandibles. Rage bubbled up within it like boiling tar, yet it kept its fury in check. "I admit," it managed to grind out through clenched teeth, "you're stronger than me. On my own, I might not be enough to defeat you. But when my children come into the picture, everything changes." Val's eyebrow raised, "What children?" The Anthrolisk responded by clapping its hands elegantly. Suddenly, the ceiling overhead split open, and gigantic cockroaches, each half the size of a human, crawled out. Their shiny exoskeletons gleamed ominously under the faint light of the chamber. "Shocked, aren't you?" The Anthrolisk gloated, a wicked grin stretching across its monstrous face. "Let's see how you fare against my children! Little ones, get him!" With the command given, the cockroaches crawled down the wall in an eerie synchronicity, their multitude of tiny legs clicking against the stone walls of the chamber as they closed in on Val. Val, however, merely smirked, causing an ominous chill to creep down the Anthrolisk's spine. It could feel that something wasn't right. "You're not the only one with henchmen," Val retorted casually, his smirk broadening into a wicked grin that mirrored the Anthrolisk's earlier expression. A sense of foreboding filled Anthrolisk and it moved to stop Val from doing whatever he was planning to do. However, it was too late. "Descend to the living realm, my horde of the undead!" he commanded. Suddenly, reality seemed to bend and ripple around Val, as if it was a mere illusion. Out of these distortions, countless undead emerged, tearing through the very fabric of space itself to answer their master's call. Their hollow eyes burned with a spectral fire, their skeletal forms imposing and dreadful. It was a sight to behold, a haunting spectacle that sent chills down the spine of the Anthrolisk and its children. A little about Val:- Val is not good or evil. Ask long as it benefits him, he can be a saint or a devil, or both! Join the Chaos Warlord Discord: https://discord.gg/jMS76sCfMs

Completed~ When Ayla goes to a job interview and run into someone very peculiar on her way in, the last thing she expects is to be trying to escape as the building crumbles overhead. Follow her as she is dragged into the world of killers-for-hire, blood debts and racy business deals, all while trying to free herself from it and expose all within it!

The country is in chaos after the revolution. While the new royal family tries to legitimize their reign, night beasts and monsters continue to run rampant in the country, and an impending war with the Eastern Union looms overhead. Mari is determine to restore order, but she can't do it alone. Thus, she seeks out a legendary scholar to prepare her for the challenges ahead.

An ordinary civilian was hiking close by when a spaceship crashes overhead. While exploring the ship it took off to another galaxy. The civilian not prepared for the take off fell back on the console erasing the flight log and location of Earth. So now the civilian must explore this new galaxy while searching for a way back to Earth. But will they want to return home?

What happens when the group of teens plans a party on the beach around a year after the camping accident? As they drive onto the ferry, a terrible storm passes overhead. Unable to get all the cars off of the boat they become lost out at sea. Will they make it home? Or will they die before the rescue team can find them? Book three of The Lost series.

Ethan Archer had been having these weird dreams lately. He was up in the clouds with a beautiful blue sky in the backdrop. This is what he imagined heaven would be like. But he was surrounded by thousands of shadows, all with the shapes of humans and one towering shadow looming overhead. One day after waking up from that dream, he was granted a system for a single objective. To kill the other system users. --- This novel is WPC so please support it. Thanks

"God, please. If you are real, make my one last wish come true. Let me live." When Callisto got diagnosed with an incurable genetic disorder at age 5, she was expected to live for only ten more years. With her life on its last leg, Callisto underwent an operation that has a one in a million chance of success called the Mutated DNA Fusion, granting her wish to live. However, the operation gave her more than what she wished for. With her black hair turned silver, cat ears overhead, and a tail from her behind, Callisto now has to live her life as a half-human and half-animal, a catgirl.

Pixies and fairies dance overhead. Giant beasts prowl the seas. Magical creatures of all shapes and sizes lay claim to the world, at times coexisting and at times fighting for dominance. Sala comes from a long line of Baramen, a race of humans with prehensile tails and vast athletic prowess. Finding a Genie at long last, he proceeds to make a wish he has dreamed of since a child. Sala starts his journey, new partner in tow, to create for himself the home he never had.

The world trembled on the brink of annihilation, a delicate balance hanging in the cosmic scales. Dark clouds swirled overhead, casting an ominous shadow upon the land. The air crackled with a foreboding energy as a lone figure stood on the edge of a precipice, gazing at the immense cosmic entity that loomed in the heavens. Finnian O'Sullivan, a teenage demigod with a shock of unruly red hair and eyes that sparkled with a mixture of fear and determination, clutched a weathered leather-bound book close to his chest. A wind, carrying whispers of an impending cataclysm, tousled his hair as he faced the imminent threat to his world. With courage and willpower alone. Will he save the world he loves?

I woke up in the body of the infamous "Crazy Bastard" professor from Hero’s Ascension Chronicles—a genius magician with a laundry list of crimes and a death flag looming overhead. Kicked out of the prestigious academy before I could even unpack, I was forced to join the shady Misfit Academy, home to society's rejects and troublemakers. With a cursed mark branding me an outcast and my knowledge of the game's events, I have one goal: survive the apocalypse I know is coming. But between the insane students, unpredictable enemies, and the chaos I accidentally cause, survival might be harder than I thought.

(Updated on Tuesdays! MST) Zach was the Leader of Unit Twelve, one of the thirteen elusive crime fighting teams for those with 'special' gifts. When the country's most feared criminal enters the city, Zach becomes faced with a terrible secret that will shake the very core of his identity. And with it, he must make a choice. Full Summary: To the chief of police, he was just a number. To his classmates, he was a freak. To his friends, he was their anchor. Zachary Bennet was the Leader of Unit Twelve, one of the thirteen elusive crime fighting teams across the country for those with ‘special’ gifts. But his position as leader was on shaky ground. The threat of losing his friends, his family, hangs overhead with ominous weight. When the country’s most feared criminal enters Zach’s city, the already fragile structure of his life crumbles around him. As the stakes rise higher, as lies unfold, Zach becomes faced with a terrible secret that will shake the very core of his identity. And with it, he must make a choice.