Villainess Level

Twelve years ago, Yoon Taesung was one of Korea’s strongest hunters during the chaotic rise of the dungeons. But a fake B-rank gate turned into a massacre, and his most trusted comrades betrayed him leaving him behind to die in the dark. He didn’t die. He suffered. He aged. He was caged and tortured by a monstrous giant clad in gold. But one day, he killed it. And as he took his final breath, a portal openedand he awakened in a new body, a broken young man named Kang Hyun. Now, in the year 2025, the world sees him as just another lost soul. But Kang Hyun remembers everything. The pain. The betrayal. The war. Armed with a mysterious system tied to shadow power, he begins his second life one cut at a time. The world thinks the dungeon age is under control. The top guilds bask in wealth and fame. And the men who left him to rot? They’re now the kings of Korea’s hunter world. But Kang Hyun is back. And this time, he’s not playing by their rules.

A millennium ago, Lian Zhen ruled court politics with wit sharper than any blade—until betrayal led to her live sealing inside a prism of enchanted crystal. The empire erased her name, celebrated her downfall, and moved on. Now the crystal has cracked. Dragged back to life by curious Prince Ren Feng, Lian awakens in a rain‑soaked ruin with her body half‑numb, her magic scorched—and a neon‑blue System window hovering in her vision. [PRISM‑404 HUD INITIALIZING]Mission: Secure the loyalty of your future killerReward: Anchor Points, Trait Upgrades, A chance to live Turns out her “second chance” comes with an audience: PRISM‑404, a data‑hungry AI that dishes out snark, combat buffs, and terrifying penalties. Each mission grants Anchor Points she can trade for powers like Veilstep and Crystal Court—but every upgrade edges her closer to a complete merge with the System…and possible loss of self. Task #1? Earn the trust of Ren Feng—the descendant of the prince who executed her family line. From storm‑lit palaces and cut‑throat merchant guilds to a cultivation academy hiding shard‑possessed rivals, Lian plays a high‑stakes game of face‑slapping politics, secret missions, and forbidden romance. But as fragments of a greater “Glintshard Protocol” surface, she learns her resurrection is part of a loop written into the empire’s very code—and she might be the glitch that can break it. Power comes at a price. Loyalty comes with knives. And the System is always watching.

A classic villainess/heroine tale that puts a new twist on the genre. This Industrial Era fantasy tells the story of Nadia—a secret agent with a dry love life and an unhealthy addiction to visual novels—as she Transmigrates into the body of Vivian Moore, the villainess of the novel, from a family of business CEOs. All the destruction flags were raised, and Vivian was at the end of her rope. Her life was about to take a turn for the worst, but with Nadia behind the wheel, she seized Fate by the hairs of its head and yanked it into a sharp U-turn. No more weakness was allowed! If something wanted to get rid of her, she would stab it to death. If someone wanted to trample over her, she would shoot them into a beehive. And there was no stopping her because she had the strongest weapon a main character can have: the System!

Reina Suzuki was an overworked office worker—until she died and woke up as Lavinia Devereux, the infamous villainess princess of the Elarion Empire. She knows how this story ends: she’ll drink poison and die. A painless, easy death. So why bother changing fate? Villainy, revenge, redemption—sounds like way too much work. She decides to do absolutely nothing and let the story play out. But her terrifying father, Emperor Cassius Devereux, won’t ignore her like he’s supposed to. He watches her, questions her, and—worst of all—starts acting like he actually cares. Lavinia just wanted a quiet villainess retirement… So why does everything keep changing?

A typical, frail senior high school student had acquired the SuperCivilization Technology System. From academic dreg to academic prodigy, from the weak to the strong. Basketball genius, top-level hacker, medical sage, business tycoon... Empowering the nation through technology, elevating our great Huaxia!

Betrayed. Starved. Left to die alone in a world that chewed up the weak and spat them out. Gu Qingran trusted the wrong people, loved the wrong man, and paid the ultimate price. But fate? Fate gave her a second chance. Reborn 30 days before the apocalypse, she refuses to be the naive fool she once was. This time, there are no attachments, no kindness—only power. With the Omni-Alchemist System, she can create weapons deadlier than an arsenal, fortresses stronger than steel, and medicines that could cure or kill with a single drop. While the world slept, she stockpiled. While they wasted time..she built an empire. When the world burned, she rose from the ashes—untouchable, unstoppable and unchallenged. Let the apocalypse come. Let them beg for mercy. Because in this life, Gu Qingran is no one’s prey. She is the storm. Character Art done by Punzygracy>Daily updates 3 chapters, 4 chapters during weekends ( ˶°ㅁ°) !!

One day, Grace suddenly transmigrated inside a novel. She couldn't even get everything clear on her head when she got hit by many big blows. To her dismay, she realized she had transmigrated into the role of the villainess, destined for a tragic demise at the hands of the main male lead. She wanted to change her fate. So, after transmigrating, she was determined to do only one thing : Completely avoid the male and female lead. However, soon Grace begins to uncover numerous secrets within the novel's plot. Amidst all of the drama, she meets a mysterious guy. But is he a friend or a foe? Can Grace unravel the mysteries hidden within the novel? Can she live a life that she always wanted? Can she escape from this novel? But at what stakes?

I’ve been reincarnated into a tragic novel—into the body of a villainess who’s hated no matter what she does. But that despair didn’t last long. "We’ll immediately alter the dress to suit the Lady’s taste!" "Of course, there’s no such thing as homework." "You’re the one and only jewel of the empire, just as you wished." Even just frowning and staying silent makes everyone around me obediently follow my words. Why should I live like a pushover again? Honestly, living as a villainess like this is way more comfortable. If I’m going to be a villainess anyway, I might as well be a filthy rich one. So I used all the knowledge I had—and as a result: "May I have the honor of escorting the Lady tonight?" Not only did my father fall in line— but even a hidden mastermind villain, who wasn’t in the original storyline, suddenly rolled right into my life?!

Level G When Jayden falls into a mysterious world ruled by levels, power, and death... he learns the grind is real — and survival is earned. Armed with a strange system, haunted by flickers of a forgotten past, and burdened by the death of his magical partner Iris, Jayden must claw his way from the bottom. From facing overpowered bosses to confronting his own inner demons, his journey is brutal, emotional, and explosive. But this isn't just a game. The world breathes. It evolves. It remembers. And some beings don’t just kill — they erase. "If I’m going to survive… I’ll grind until the gods themselves bleed." Blood. Bonds. Betrayal. Welcome to Level G — where the grind never ends.

"May the blinded see" The Window to the Soul. Gods system of which all who are born are attached to. Bestowed the destiny they are divined to fulfill. Each person is born with a "Class" that determines their future. Beginning at level 0 at birth until the age of 10 where they become level 1 and are allowed to begin earning experience by fulfilling their class quests and using their skills. The vast majority of people on the Grand Continent are born into simple classes. Tailor, Trader, Cook, Scholar, Farmer. Among others. All of which whose leveling will likely stagnate once they reach level 5. Unable to progress because their Class quests needed to level up become increasingly more unfeasible to fulfill. And by then, most will be in their old age. With the exception of those who rule over the peasant classes. Those who were born with combat classes who level considerably faster with the abundance of monsters that plague the Grand. None more powerful than the Holy Order of Paladins that aids in governing the continent. Liore is a peasant of a distant village, born to Farmer and a Chef. Born with the Farmer class like her mother. She was destined to be in the shadow of her older brother who was born with the "Holy Swordsman" Class. After her brother is sent off to train with the Holy Order, leaving her with his old training sword as a keepsake, Liore attempts to follow her brothers training with futility. Leading her into grave danger that almost takes her life until she stumbles upon an ancient artifact that gifts her abilities beyond her god given class. Emboldening her pursuit for her own destiny and sending her spiraling towards great power. With all of the strife that comes along with it...

What happens when you take a socially awkward bulky bouncer and isekai him to an Otome game, we get Eric. An endearingly kind hearted protagonist who looks after his Mistress.

When the world ended, it wasn’t with a bang — but with silence. In one brutal instant, all of humanity was wiped out, leaving behind only a single survivor from each country — each forced to play a merciless game to decide who deserves to live. Thrown into an endless nightmare of forests crawling with beasts, deadly traps, and shifting battlegrounds, these last survivors must clear one hundred lethal levels to win back their right to exist. Fail — and their entire nation vanishes with them. Among them is Aarav — an ordinary boy with no heroic past and no grand ambition, only a desperate will to survive. But as the trials grow crueler, Aarav begins to discover something buried deep within himself: a power that moves his body faster than thought — a strange instinct that awakens when he’s standing on the edge of death. Monsters and twisted creatures lurk in the dark. Other survivors will betray without hesitation. And far above, someone — or something — is watching, always watching, waiting for the last one standing. One hundred levels. One chance to live. One wrong move and it’s over. Survive the Levels — or die trying. ...

In a future where virtual reality games dictate real-world status, Jin Wei—a low-ranking outcast—uncovers a long-buried combat system: the Blood Code, a path so violent and unbalanced it was wiped from the game’s servers. Now branded a glitch and hunted by players, guilds, and developers alike, Jin must rise from the lowest level using a fighting style that shouldn’t exist. But this isn't just about climbing the leaderboard—it’s about avenging the death of his older brother, who vanished inside the same game years ago.

"When she read, Lisa had always hated villains. In her defense, she never expected to become one." Lisa was an avid reader, and among all the books she loved, she had a new obsession: Beauty and Power, a book in which the main villain shared her name. The book began with two characters, Lisa and Eleanor, who, during a vacation trip, ended up getting lost in a cave and found themselves in the world of beasts. They were best friends and did everything together, so it was no surprise when both transmigrated to the same world. In the world of beasts, they were the most beautiful and caught the attention of the most powerful males. Over time, however, Lisa's envy and ambition grew stronger and stronger. The friends soon became rivals and then enemies. Lisa, the villain, led the fox clan against the tiger clan in the book’s final battle, where she was ultimately defeated by the protagonist, Eleanor. As a consequence of her sins, she was blamed for the war and sold into slavery. To ensure she could never manipulate anyone again, her tongue was cut out. That was the price she paid for her greed. "Now that was a great ending!" Lisa exclaimed, delighted by the story. However, she was far less thrilled when she woke up in the villain’s body. Sold as a slave and unable to speak, Lisa could only rely on her intelligence to survive in that body. But after all, what could she do with the body of a notorious criminal?

Labelled as a good person but has a wicked heart --- Astra believed that following the norm is the right path. Despite having a lot of evil thoughts, she never did any of them. Hence, when she died, she believed Heaven is her destination. As for being wicked? Let the heavens purify her heart. To her surprise, she did not enter Heaven. She was not in hell either! Given the chance to start over again with responsibilities stuck to her as soon as she arrived, Astra felt like doing good meant nothing. Might as well be the bad guy!

In a world ravaged by an unexpected cataclysm that wiped out more than half of the planet population and with the introduction of mana into the world and bloodthirsty beast, a select few group of people called the awakens who was believed to be blessed and favoured by the heavens and weild mysterious and Godly powers. Along the beast there was also the draconian and ruxcase race , who terrorised humans. What will our protagonist do after getting a completely different system than the rest of Earth's awakened. How will Our protagonist Casper overcome and thrive in this chaotic world of madness where strength mean everything????

The famous German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel wakes up one day straight from the harsh and unforgiving desert front of North Africa to a noble girl's bedroom as the girl herself. Now how will things turn out for him or her?

After falling asleep on a late-night train, best friends Thea Quinnell and Igor Zelinsky wake up in a spotless, surreal station that doesn’t exist on any map. The signs say, "You are right where you’re meant to be. The experience will begin shortly." What follows is a descent into a hidden corporate test site — a massive psychological maze where each level warps reality, tests survival instincts, and twists their past into something unrecognizable. Some people here have forgotten the real world. Some aren’t human at all. And someone is watching them very closely. There’s one final rule: Only one can leave. But Thea and Igor? They don’t play by the rules.

Iris, a 21-year-old orphan from the modern world, is murdered and awakens in the body of Salira Hasrima—the infamous red-haired villainess from her favorite novel. But Salira’s life is anything but glamorous. Abused, rejected, and ultimately killed for her jealousy, Salira was doomed. But not anymore. Iris is determined to rewrite Salira’s fate—by marrying the 'extra' prince Adam, building a kingdom where women rise as warriors and scholars, and maybe... being loved as herself. But fate isn’t so easy to fool, and the story might be over sooner than she thinks. What happens when the villainess becomes the ruler of a new World? ⚠️ WARNING: Reading my stories may cause: Sudden emotional trauma Existential crises Uncontrollable crying, yelling, or wall-staring Binge reading even when you swore you'd stop Hearing glitchy sounds that aren’t actually there Trust issues with every character (and maybe the author too) A deep need for answers you’ll never get Read at your own risk. You’ve been warned. edit AUTHOR’S MELTDOWN WARNING Bro. I am writing this at 2 A.M. My eyebags have their own bloodline. I am sacrificing sleep, sanity, and brain cells so Iris can get chased by a sword-happy husband in a corset. AND YOU WON’T EVEN DROP A POWER STONE??? Comment. Like. Vote. Or I swear by the demon ink gods, I will stop publishing. I will vanish into the system like Salira’s soul. You’ll be left with a cliffhanger so deep, even Adam can’t save you.

What if every time you fell asleep, you woke up in another world? For 21st-century insomniac Zara, it’s not just a dream—it’s a literal nightmare. By day, she’s a snarky, sleep-deprived gen-z navigating annoying relatives, cursed carnivals, and suspiciously spicy garlic. But the moment she dozes off, she wakes up in a Victorian era fantasy—inside the body of a scandalous noblewoman, recently dumped by her cheating fiancé. Armed with sarcasm, a toy sword, and occasionally a Nokia 3310 (long story), Zara has to survive court politics, magical curses, and a confused male lead with chest hair insecurity issues. Oh, and there’s a twist: anything she’s holding while she falls asleep crosses over into the other world… until she drops it. As she stumbles through time, friendship, betrayal, magic, and mischief, Zara realizes that both worlds are connected by more than dreams—and her actions in one might just rewrite the other. But all she wants... is a decent night's sleep.

Kain, a young teenager, accidentally lost in a Dungeon and awakened a special system. A system that allows him to continuously return to level 0, using his level to add and increase his skill points. From there, Kain began his journey to find the truth of this world, and when he took off that mask, what he saw was...

What if your life was never your own? What if every choice, every breath, was ink on a page, and you were made to lose? Eris was written to fall. To burn. To become the villain everyone needed to hate. But she remembers everything now. The death. The second chance. The truth. And she’s done playing along. The world wants its villain back. It’s unraveling without her. But Eris is tired. So very tired. And if she must die again, this time, she’ll choose the ending.

Evadne Persephone was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder at the age of six. To avoid the scrutiny of New York’s high society, her parents, Cielo and Romos Monteverde, decided to leave everything behind and settle in a quiet countryside village in France. For years, Evadne lived a peaceful and happy life with her parents. She had everything she could ever ask for, until her eighteenth birthday, when the nightmares returned, disrupting the tranquility they had worked so hard to build. Unable to help their daughter themselves, her parents turned to a renowned psychiatrist based in New York. Left with no choice, they returned to the very city that held their most painful memory, the tragic death of their eldest daughter, Ceres. But in that city, Evadne discovers a truth far more haunting. This is not her first life. She was once Empress Ceres Evadne Valeria of Aquilonis, in the realm of Solmara. And the nightmares she suffers from… are fragments of a life she wishes she could forget.

All Bella ever desired was love, but her eyes only saw bone-chilling coldness until the day she was dragged into the depths of hell. Why? Because she wasn't the heroine of that so-called 'fairy tale'. Her fate was even crueler than she could imagine, described in a few lines written in an old book. A book that was written by some higher beings for their own entertainment, but they tossed it aside after just one cycle, not caring about the crumbling world within. After repeatedly reading the lines that depicted her death, Bella finally realized her bitter reality. Perhaps, if she went back death was the only ending... but instead of sorrow, a crazy glint shone in her emotionless eyes. After all, she had already died many times in the hellish place she entered a long, long time ago. "It's not a big deal to die once more, right?" In the midst of the pitch-black darkness seeping through the cracks in the sky, a beautiful silhouette swimming in a pool of water looked at her with knitted brows, showing dissatisfaction at her comment. He extended his hand and pinched her nose with a sigh. "Why do you always think of the worst?" A faint blush appeared on his cheeks when her previously emotionless eyes turned into crescents, peering at him playfully. "You-!" Alas, before he could finish his sentence, a warm hand grabbed his wrist and yanked him out of the water into a tight embrace. A deep exhale brushed against his pale skin as Bella nuzzled her nose against the crook of his neck with a satisfied expression. "If you give me a kiss, I won't say it anymore." A giggle escaped her lips when the man in her arms froze, his exposed neck turning a brilliant shade of crimson. 'How cute.' ------------- ------------- This story revolves around lots of characters as they discover their cruel reality. There are many supernatural beings and magical realms. The MC character will have a little twisted personality... Ahem, I mean she starts off as a villainess and remains one. *Whistles... Anyway, thanks to the MC's interference, the old abandoned story will regain popularity among the higher existences, kekeke. Together with the ML, Bella will search for a new path that leads them to find their beautiful reality. As for the other characters... Well, it's up to them to crawl their way out-! Thank you. ------------- ------------- Alternative Title: Love Through the Depths of Hell Tags; #transmigration #regression #villainess #Iskei #merman #King/Queen world #Hell's journey #Hell's Queen #Not so lovely demons #Cute ml #handsome ml #Innocent ml (hehe, fl will taint him anyway) #Non-Human ml # #superpowers #Cruel fl #playful fl #magic #OP fl #Crazy fl #Dragon's descendent #romance #revenge #bored fl #The hell's spire #Death zone #The Authorities #System #Strength #Adventure... etc. ------------- ------------- (Even though the chances of me getting popular in this genre are very thin. Still, no one can stop me from daydreaming, hehe.) ------------- ------------- Note: The cover is not mine as I am too poor. All credits go to the owner. If he/she wants me to remove it, just ring me up in the comment section.

https://www.royalroad.com/profile/654331/fictions They built the world on bloodlines, crowns, and ancient lies. But one man walks in—unchained, unknown, and untouchable. No prophecy foretold him. No throne birthed him. And no force can stand before him. Ann Zero is a being that defies record, rank, and reason. Armed with forbidden power and a name the stars themselves seem to recognize, he tears through the hierarchy of kings, mages, and monsters—exposing the rotted empires beneath. But this isn’t conquest. It’s correction. As nobles fall, dimensions fracture, and gods awaken, a single truth becomes clear: This world was never ready for him. And by the time it understands what he is… It will already be too late.

Lalisa Ayu Kirana, seorang gadis modern berusia 24 tahun, menjalani hidup yang sunyi dan penuh kehampaan. Tanpa keluarga, tanpa teman, dan tanpa tujuan, satu-satunya pelariannya hanyalah membaca novel fantasi di aplikasi favoritnya. Namun ketika ia tertidur setelah membaca bab tragis tentang kematian tokoh antagonis—Isolde Wynterhart—Lalisa bangun di dalam tubuh wanita itu. Sang villainess yang seharusnya mati digantung di tengah kerumunan. Kini, ia adalah Isolde. Putri satu-satunya Grand Duke Utara. Wanita yang dibenci, ditakuti, dan ditakdirkan untuk jatuh karena cinta buta pada Pangeran Kedua. Lalisa tahu akhir dari kisah ini, dan ia tidak berniat mengulang tragedi yang sama. Ia menjauh dari sang pangeran dan saintess yang dipuja. Tapi dunia tempatnya terbangun tidak semudah itu dihindari. Ayahnya, Grand Duke yang dingin, mulai mencurigai perubahan aneh pada putrinya. Para pelayan pun menatapnya dengan takut. Namun sedikit demi sedikit, hubungan yang dulu dingin mulai menghangat. Isolde yang dulu dikenal kejam, kini menjadi pribadi yang berbeda—dan semua orang mulai memperhatikannya. Tapi dunia ini menyimpan rahasia lebih besar dari sekadar cinta kerajaan. Isolde memiliki darah keturunan dewa. Ia kebal terhadap sistem dunia. Dan kini, dunia fantasi ini mulai membuka sistem leveling seperti dalam game—dengan dirinya sebagai kunci kekuatan yang bahkan sang saintess pun inginkan... untuk dihancurkan. Ketika cinta, kekuasaan, dan pengkhianatan bertabrakan, akankah Lalisa tetap menjadi dirinya? Atau… akan tenggelam sebagai Isolde yang sebenarnya? Satu tubuh, dua jiwa. Satu akhir... yang belum ditulis ulang. Jika kau pernah ingin jadi tokoh utama, pastikan kau bukan villainess yang siap digantung.

[WSA ENTRY 2025] ... "There is no god, only the echo of our fears, bound together in a symphony of false hope, woven to make this endless cycle of pain bearable... But I refuse to be just another note in their song. I will not be silenced to protect the gate you so desperately uphold. I don’t care for the blind masses; they are but shadows, moving without purpose. If I cannot run, I will walk. If I cannot walk, I will crawl. If I cannot crawl, I will roll. And if all that remains of me is a severed head, then I will still glare at you with the scorn of the relentless." ... In a world where Hunters fight to keep humanity safe from monstrous invasions, Timothy Walter is nothing more than an E-rank weakling, expendable, powerless, and barely surviving. That changes when a forgotten dungeon forces him into a deadly trial, awakening ancient rulers from across races. Bound to the weakest among them, he inherits a power unlike any other: "King Player." Now, with a system that defies all logic, Timothy must carve his path, facing enemies both human and monstrous, as he ascends from the lowest depths to claim a throne none believed he could reach. AUTHORS NOTE: I put it under a restricted audience because of the following reasons; There is a huge amount of blood and gore meaning a lot of action and adventure. An equally adequate amount of romance with a pinch of R18 just to emphasize the points. Don't take the world-building to heart; Nigeria is better than that Kinda... If you survive the first volume, then keep it up after dropping your thoughts in reviews. I upload 1500+ words per chapter, and that means I may not participate in many chapter giveaways except when milestones are reached. Again, I appreciate your advice, thoughts, and criticism even more. The synopsis will keep changing as the story progresses. And yes, It's the familiar hunter's trope spun around in my head because I love the solo leveling light novel, so... have a fun read, I hope.

After 140 years that gates and dungeons appeared on Earth and a system allowed humans to use special abilities, Matthew an 18 years old who just got out of high school will seek adventure inside those perilous places. However, instead of being able to select his own class as he progress the levels, destiny has another plan for him.