I Became the Mad Emperor
Ch 30 as of 23/02/23 - Dropped - kinda boring… ML’s possession seems pointless to the story - ML is Bang Gwangsuk, an avid fan of an incomplete webnovel. He receives a direct message from the author to use his power to save the world of the webnovel from ruin. - After saving the world, he will return to his original world. - ML is suddenly transmigrated into the world of the webnovel. - His mind shares the body of Exceltrion the Mad Emperor of the Rune Empire, the strongest country on the Eiroth continent. - Dragon lineage: humans born with dragon’s blood. - Madness and bloodlust is a side effect of dragon lineage. - Sir Carls the Knight of Light and the male protagonist. - Princess Skrips of the Saphigold kingdom and Carls’ ally. - In the webnovel, a great war between humans and demons brings destruction and death to the whole continent. - PM / Chancellor Enpika is a shapeshifter demon called Klune. - To delay the demon invasion, ML exposes Enpika as a demon then kills him. - Sir Blumharts, commander of the White Dragon knights. - He was Exceltrion’s swordsmanship instructor. - Dame Renart, Blumharts’ daughter. - Duran, leader of the Senate and a powerful mage. - ML travels incognito with Renart to find a way to suppress the dragon lineage. He’s disguised as a mercenary. - Magnus, Exceltrion’s father. - The Bloody Forest is where elves live. ML saves an elven boy from orcs. He meets Tuntuzel the Great Sage, an elven elder. ML wants the elves to become vassals of the Rune Empire. In exchange his knights will protect them from orcs. - ML enters the Emerald Ruins and uses his knowledge from the webnovel to overcome the traps and monsters. - Guardian Zeta is a robot golem. It’s mission is to guard the ruins and not let anyone proceed unless they can destroy it. After ML defeats it, he receives a small red orb. - In the final room is the Elixir of the Ancients, the ultimate medicine. ML drinks it to suppress his dragon lineage. - The ruins’ main system advises ML that the monsters’ bodies can be used as materials in the war against the demons. - The small red orb is the key for a hidden entrance to an underground tunnel. ML receives a scanning ability and is teleported to the surface. ML can now view stats and characteristics like a video game. - The elves are attacked by orcs and trolls. ML kills the monsters with the support of Renart and 2 other White Dragon knights. - ML returns to his palace and leaves Renart and the other knights to continue protecting the elves. Beios is the new PM / Chancellor. - ML kills Barza, an envoy from the Saphigold kingdom. In the webnovel Barza would later betray humanity and become the 5th demon general. To prevent war, the cursed Princess Skrips is sent to appease ML and for ML to get rid of her. She can't control the madness from her dragon lineage and was a pariah in Saphigold. ML gives her a temporary antidote created by the elves based on the research started by Magnus. - ML travels to the Saphigold temple of light to meet 13yo Carls. ML arrives to see demons attacking the temple. He kills them but the demons use their blood to summon Ephichros the Duke of Gluttony, 1 of the 7 Dukes of Hell. - Saintess Liena gives the Sword of Light (Demon Hunter) to ML. In the webnovel this sword was given to Carls. - ML uses the sword to cut through Ephichros’ body. The effect of the elixir is overwhelmed by ML’s dragon lineage and he is overcome with intense bloodlust. His body partially changes and he uses his hands to rip apart the rest of Ephichros’ body. - Prince Portro of the Saphigold kingdom arrives with his knights. ML offers to help Portro suppress his dragon lineage. - ML gets the temple to look for Carls … - The last surviving demon ran away and possessed Carls. - Liena gave the Sword of Light to ML after she had a new vision. Carls’ soul was corrupted and ML was compatible with the sword. - The Sword of Light can speak with it’s owner. It has an integrated usage system with 80% of its functions still sealed. - ML needs to visit 4 more ruins to break the seal. - Specific ruins contain components of the system by the Ancients. They can exchange info. - Transcendence is the potential of a unique existence that surpasses the world’s reasoning. ML’s current transcendent skills include Spatial Distortion and Gluttony. - Vampire Lord Diclu, a demon general - Carls is bitten by Diclu and becomes a vampire. - White Bloodstone ruins: - ML enters with Liena and Dame Elim, a White Dragon knight. - There is a talisman that allows blood aura and magic to be used at the same time with no side effects. This isn’t normally possible in this world as it tends to cause a severe backlash. - Psi Barrier skill: it creates a force field that absorbs impact. ML’s nerve network expands and 40% of the sword’s power is unlocked. - Zigkharin was the 1st Emperor and founder of the Rune Empire. He was half human, half dragon. He defeated Yognite the light dragon to end a great war against dragons. Yognite’s body is secretly buried underneath the tallest tower in the capital. The dragon’s soul is still alive. - Sir Rubins is the greatest warrior of the White Dragon knights. He stands guard at the tower. - ML conducts the annual dragon ceremony. He uses his blood to keep Yognite’s soul and magic dormant. - Stone Mineral ruins: (?) - King Magis of Saphigold accuses ML of kidnapping Prince Portro and Prince Zervasoni. Skrips was sent to explain they were being helped to suppress their dragon lineage. Magis detains Skrips and demands ML himself to come for her. - Meanwhile demons are sent by Diclu to attack the Wailing Wall in the north between the Rune Empire and the demon continent. ML suspects the demons and King Magis are colluding. ML says Magis has declared war and takes the White Dragon knights to Saphigold. - Orsk Barza is the brother of the envoy killed by ML. - He has created an army of armoured golems from his brother’s research using human test subjects for his magic experiments.
Demon Lord’s Martial Arts Ascension
Ch 24 as of 17/12/22 - DROPPED. Lost interest - 1st Great Cataclysm: - One day the Tower of Trials, gates, dungeons and monsters appear on Earth. Humans with supernatural powers also appear. These hunters are managed by the Hunter Association. - 2nd Great Cataclysm: - Elysium (celestials) vs Pandemonium (demons) war. The demon army invade Earth and celestials come to fight them. - Deimos the demon lord called the god of war. - The Hero was the strongest hunter who became the saviour of humanity after he sacrificed himself to kill Deimos. - The war is at a stalemate after Deimo’s death. The celestials and demons agree on a ceasefire. - 30yrs later … - ML is Jeon Mincheol 23yo, a college student. - He recalls his past life as Deimos after seeing Divine Sword Kalith, the Hero’s sword, at a special exhibition. - ML awakens as a low rank hunter. He can access a status system and see status windows. He has the Eyes of Truth skill (S rank) that lets him see info on any living or non-living target. - Using his past knowledge and experience, ML uses a breathing technique called the Ancient Celestial Art to increase his mana. - A microcosmos is created in ML’s mental space. - All of ML’s stats are increased. His magic power becomes chaos power and his mana becomes chaos energy. - ML registers as a hunter with the Hunter Association. - ML trains hard to improve his physical condition and stats. - He also trains in basic martial arts and combat techniques that suit his current level. ML’s martial arts is much stronger when used with chaos energy. - The Interstellar Union is a community alliance between multidimensional galactic races, the military and the merchants union. They sell items regardless of the dimension and species. - Marthan, a dwarf and the local branch manager for the Interstellar Union. He has the Money Sense trait. - ML uses his chaos energy and magic code as Deimos to get VIP access to the Interstellar Union’s dimension warehouse. He retrieves Dark Star, an artifact that transforms into any weapon depending on the user’s stats. - Hunter licence exam: - At the testing centre, ML and the other examinees enter an artificial gate. The objective is to survive until the end of the exam. You need at least 100 points to pass. - Shin Yoomi is half elf, half human. She can use spirit magic. - Yoo Seungwoo, a prospect scouted by the Hwarang guild. - Lee Wontaek, no.2 hunter in the country - ML prefers to hunt alone. He defeats generated monsters and collects points on his way to the boss monster. - 3 brothers attack ML to steal his points. After assessing their stats, ML defeats the brothers and takes their points instead. - ML defeats more rookies and monsters. He now has 172 points. - ML faces the boss monster, a golem. He wears it down after multiple attacks. He refuses help from Shin Yoomi and he defeats the golem by himself. He shocks everyone when he is ranked no.1 at the end of the exam. - ML agrees to register as a freelance mercenary with the Interstellar Union. He signs a contract with Marthan. - The contract is approved by Knoxx the dragonian, 12th Director of the Interstellar Union. - Ellie, Marthan’s secretary - Jeong Yeonghyun, support team captain - ML takes a support team for monster corpse collection. - Amsandong gate (D rank): ML gains XP and levels up. - He quickly kills the boss monster and clears the gate. - ML orders equipment from Marthan. - On the way home a gate suddenly appears and there’s a monster break. ML kills the kobolds and discovers he can absorb their chaos energy. ML’s swift action stops the monster break and minimises the damage. He is hailed as a hero. - ML raids a gate every day and continues to level up. - ML picks up the equipment from Marthan: Thanros’ Promise (rare grade armour), Thanros’ Trust (rare grade pants, wind skill). - Sylph’s Tears (rare grade earrings): increased agility. - Vulkan’s Oath (rare grade rings): increased strength. - Jung Sunghwi (A rank), Security Dept, Hunter Association. - To access B rank gates and above, ML needs to get permission by fighting an A-rank hunter from the Hunter Association. - ML makes Sunghwi use the full power of his 7 Swords skill to fight. It ends in a close win for ML after he shatters Sunghwi’s swords but coughs up blood from the effort. - Sunghwi has been at the Hunter Association for 10yrs. - He feels he’s become too complacent as a hunter after fighting ML. He decides to challenge the Tower to grow stronger. - Cheonho gate (B rank): ML gains XP and levels up even more. - When ML reaches L15, he awakens the Authority of Hellfire / Sanctification. He realises he can awaken abilities from demons and celestials he killed as Deimos. ML uses his new powers to defeat the boss monster and close the gate. - Fragment of Dranca’s Key (1 of 5), legendary rank - This item came from the body of the boss monster. - A great gate (B rank) has appeared and needs several guilds to close it. ML agrees to go. Inside the gate ML continues to level up and hone his skills. - Jang Yoongsoo the Demonic guild master is actually Verde Zionel, a demon goblin. ML uses hellfire to trick Verde into becoming ML’s servant. Verde is the strongest of 5 demons who have secretly come to Earth. This is in violation of the ceasefire agreement. The demons must be after the Tower itself. - Choi Yoojin, team leader from the Hwarang guild. - Hwarang is the no.1 guild in the country and the only team taking on the boss monster. Their team consists mostly of talented new hunters to give them experience. They want to force ML to have a rematch against Yoo Seungwoo. - ML makes a bet on whether he or the Hwarang team (excluding Yoojin) will defeat the boss monster first. ML speeds ahead and fights the boss monster, a giant sand worm. ML defeats it just as the Hwarang team arrive. - ML decides to enter the Tower next. - Marthan gives a dimensional pouch stocked with supplies to ML. - ML transfers knowledge of the Mind Division Art to Verde. - It helps to calculate magic faster and more efficiently. - Kim Kitae, a college student and ML’s childhood friend. - ML visits his family in his hometown. His parents run a fried chicken restaurant and he has a younger sister. - ML enters the Tower and starts at Floor 0. - He undergoes a trial of combat. He is the only one to complete all 50 rounds of this trial and is ranked no.1 for Floor 0. - ML receives the world stone (mythical rank) as his reward. It contains the power of creation. ML crumbles the stone and absorbs it, which increases the proficiency of the Ancient Celestial Art. - As a bonus reward, ML receives a Fragment of Oron (legendary rank). It’s related to a hidden space inside the Tower. - 1st Floor: Desert Heat. Survive and find the path to the 2nd Floor. - ML kills 3 suspicious humanoids who intended to kill him to meet the kill quota for the Bloodied Key. ML obtains their map info and locates the Nameless Altar of God. - Raul de Goldrian, a dragonian and descendant of the gold dragon. - ML completes the altar trial and gives the heart stone to Raul. - To show his appreciation, Raul give his name plaque to ML. - Using his map, ML finds the stairs to the 2nd Floor. - 2nd Floor: Jewels of the Sea. Find at least 4 of the 7 jewels.
SSS-Class Gacha Hunter
Ch 58 as of 19/12/22 - also on Tapas as The SSS-Rank Hunter’s Lucky Draw - End of Season 1, Ch 40 - ML is Jin Jungdo - He loves fantasy comics and novels. - He became a professional gamer with the alias “Lightway.” - The Change: - One day dungeons and monsters appear. - Mana users also appear. Their mana replenishes every 24hrs. - Seeker: dungeon explorer - Analyser: a magic tool that provides a brief analysis of a dungeon. - Realiser: a person who became a mana user on their own and not through the awakener. - 8yrs later, ML works for the Justice guild after quitting as a pro-gamer. He saves up for the awakener fee to become a mana user. - He’s disappointed in his awakener results that don’t have any combat skills. - Choi Chulyoon, Justice guild master - Yoon Seoyoon, Justice guild employee and ML’s fan. - Seoyoon awakens as a Saintess with many skills and high stats. - Mana watch: acts as a mana licence and user ID. It has the mana user’s info, which can only be updated at the awakener centre. - Winry Machina, a proxy from the universe - ML is the 1st person to create a miracle by achieving L3 in Communication talent. He receives the skills of Status Window, Observation, Resistance and Info Draw. - From an Info Draw, ML obtains info on a new dungeon called Treasure Mole Den that will appear soon. ML enters the dungeon and meets the 7 dwarf grandmeisters. With his L2 Game talent, he wins against them in a video game they invented. - L2 talent = genius - L3 talent = mastered the origins of your talent and grasped the essence of the universe. It’s an original talent created in the “real universe.” It allows you to go beyond the concept of reality. - The dwarves make a custom item for ML as his reward. They also give him a pouch full of high quality mana stones. - King of All Weapons bracelet: it’s a mana consumption artifact. It can change into any weapon imagined by the user after injecting it with mana. It also boosts all stats by +10. - Cho Hakrae (A-rank), Justice guild combat team leader - He’s secretly a PVP killer aligned with the Karma guild. - Karma guild: the largest guild in the world with fanatical members who will do anything for their leader. - ML and Seoyoon join the combat team to raid a D-rank dungeon. - Hakrae knocks out the boss monster then kills the 3 strongest team members. Hakrae admits to killing other team members in their last raid. He has a Corpse Plundering skill that makes him stronger when he kills other mana users. - Seoyoon uses her Absolute Shield skill to defend against Hakrae. She faints when he breaks her barrier. - ML kills the boss monster to level up. He obtains a new Draw of Fate skill. It allows the user to harness all the power of a randomly drawn person for a short period of time. - After killing a boss monster, it takes 10-30mins to be teleported out of a dungeon. - ML summons General Lu Bu (Fengxian) and kills Hakrae. - ML is rewarded with increased stats and a new Green Dragon Steps skill. He leaves the dungeon with Seoyoon and reports what happened to Chulyoon. - Mutation: an extremely rare case where a monster on the verge of death uses a new skill from a random mana user in the dungeon. - Draw of Fate subskill: Summon Ally - ML can summon users he has met before by using his mana. - ML wants to focus on increasing his mana capacity. - ML uses Draw of Fate to meet more allies. - King Liu Shan (Gongsi): L2 Strong Luck talent. - With Liu Shan’s luck, ML uses Info Draw and obtains info on another new dungeon that will appear in 3mths. - Summoned users are copies of the actual users based on info recorded in the “real universe.” - Chulyoon announces the Justice guild will be forced to disband due to the death of too many combat team members. Chulyoon also has concerns that the Karma guild will target the Justice guild after Hakrae died. He warns ML and Seoyoon to be careful. - The National Association of Mana Users (NAMU) is a government authority. ML and Seoyoon enrol at the NAMU Academy to complete their mandatory mana user training before they can enter dungeons on their own. The alternative is to complete the training as a member of a guild. - At the NAMU Academy entrance exam, ML and Seoyoon pass the strength test in 1st and 2nd place. ML’s result is the 2nd highest ever recorded. This is due to his Game talent (activated for all electronic devices) and the stats boost from his bracelet. - Mana virtual: a magic device that recreates users’ avatars in a virtual space to have mock duels with each other like a video game. - Kim Sungtae (B-rank), NAMU Academy instructor. - Kang Haeshik, 3rd place for the entrance exam. - At the end of the month’s training, students take a final test to determine if they’re eligible to graduate. Seoyoon and ML are in separate teams to raid an E-rank dungeon for their graduation test. - Seoyoon completes the test first. ML and Haeshik go next with Sungtae as supervisor. A seeker from the Karma guild manipulated the Analyser report to sell the dungeon to the Academy as E-rank when it’s actually A-rank. The seeker has since disappeared. - Sungtae is the target as his father is the Academy director. - ML’s team suddenly face an A-rank boss monster, an orc lord. - ML summons Liu Shan and uses Draw of Fate. - Siegfried the legendary German hero and dragon slayer. - Dragon Blood Awakening skill: renders all attacks useless temporarily, heals all of the user’s injuries if user is in a near-death state, and boosts user’s stats temporarily. - ML’s bracelet turns into Balmung the dragon killer sword. His stats are boosted by 1000% and he kills the mutated orc lord. - ML levels up and gets increased stats. - Seo Sanghui (S-rank), NAMU Task Force team leader. - The dungeon only allows a limited number of people to enter. The NAMU team are waiting when ML’s team emerge from the dungeon after clearing it. The orc lord’s war axe is ML’s reward. - Due to this incident, Kim Minjae the Academy CEO steps down and ML’s team is compensated by the Academy. - ML sells the orc lord’s war axe to Sanghui. - ML doesn’t want to be tied to any single group for now and he declines Sanghui’s offer to join NAMU. - He agrees to take on dungeon expedition requests from NAMU. - ML happens to get Liu Shan from a Draw of Fate. ML gets a Combo Draw subskill as a reward. The stats for Liu Shan and ML also increase. Combo Draw allows ML to choose 2 allies then a new user will be randomly drawn who is connected to the 2 allies. - Goblin Cave dungeon (E-rank, 1 person limit) - From ML’s Observation skill, he finds some hidden mana stones after killing the boss monster. - Dungeon breaks occur if a dungeon isn’t cleared within 30 days of it appearing. Monsters swarm out of the dungeon. - In the city, 2 sudden dungeon breaks with no evacuation broadcasts occur in a day. 2 users were found murdered nearby. - ML obtains critical info (ie info that may change history between the “real universe” and the current world) from the Info Draw for the first time. It’s like a quest to prevent the future from changing. - There will be an artificial dungeon break in the city in 4 days time. ML must prevent the damage from the dungeon break. - At the Academy graduation ceremony, Seoyoon gives a lucky charm she made to ML. - ML sees 2 suspicious men approach a gate for an A-rank dungeon. They force a dungeon break then disappear. - With the luck from Liu Shan and Seoyoon’s charm, ML uses Combo Draw and gets General Zhangfei. - Lion’s Roar skill: reduces opponents’ attack power by 30%. - For ML’s next draw, he gets Mordred (son of King Arthur). His bracelet changes to Clarent, one of King Arthur’s swords. - The boss monster is the Kobold leader. Dragon Blood Awakening activates when ML is stabbed, allowing ML to quickly recover and kill the boss to stop the break. - Sanghui arrives and oversees the clean up while ML is taken to hospital. The Karma guild are suspected of being behind the sudden dungeon breaks. ML gets the Kobold leader’s gloves that increase stats as part of his reward. - Multi Draw skill: usage is paid with stat points. - Kim Sungsoo from the KNM guild visits ML and Sanghui. - Using Observation, ML sees Sungsoo is actually one of the men who forced the dungeon break. ML privately speaks with Sanghui and warns her about the Sungsoo imposter. - Sanghui thinks there is a spy in the NAMU. - ML summons Jayna of Truth who has the Room of Truth skill. When the right conditions are met, you can’t tell a lie. - The fake Sungsoo is exposed. His real name is Seong Donghak, a Karma guild member. Sanghui imprisons him for further interrogation but he refuses to say anything. - Jang Chulsan, Sanghui’s former teacher. - ML takes the user rank upgrade test and passes as B-rank. - ML takes Seoyoon and Haeshik on an E-rank dungeon raid to help them level up. Later they also clear a D-rank dungeon. - ML realises the Draw of Fate is affected by the location. At a historical site, ML draws Jeong Yakyong and obtains the Detection skill. ML is shown a hidden treasure dungeon on the site. He passes the test of academics and martial arts by the gatekeeper. The rewards are: a medical text that combines with ML’s Resistance skill to become an Absolute Immunity skill; a geography text that combines with Detection to become a Dungeon Map skill; and an Inventory skill. - Kang Haejoon, Haeshik’s older brother and ML’s fan. - 3yrs ago he attended the NAMU Academy. He holds the record for the highest score on the entrance exam. - He later became the 8th / 9th SS-rank mana user in the world. - Winry Machina intervenes and temporarily stops time before ML’s L2 Game talent is forced to level up from being exposed to Haejoon’s L3 Game talent. She gives him a pendant that will stop the upgrade for now. - Florence Nightingale: Nursing skill - Critical info: Sanghui will be in danger. ML must save her. - Seong Donghak is found dead in his prison cell. - Sanghui is sent to patrol an A-rank dungeon. There’s a sudden dungeon break and she realises it’s a trap. No one responds to her call for backup. She kills the monsters and stops the dungeon break. - Sanghui is surrounded by many Karma guild members. - ML arrives to help her. Zhuge Sega / Haemi (martial artist) is his first draw and Sleeping Dragon Zhao is his next draw. - ML obtains the Roaring Tiger Strike skill. - The leading guild member is knocked out for questioning later. All of the other members are killed, even after they activated the Blood Seal and went berserk. - Sanghui calls an emergency meeting of the NAMU executives. - ML also attends and uses Jayna’s Vow of Silence skill to ensure no one reveals what happens next. Then he uses Jayna’s Room of Truth skill and exposes the spy as Jang Kisoo the Info Section leader. He attacks Sanghui but Chulsan stops him. - ML is rewarded with a mana ring from NAMU. - Dual Load skill is ML’s reward for completing the quest to save Sanghui. ML’s stats will consist of the higher stat between 2 summoned allies. He gets to use both of their talents and skills. - Elly McDowell, SS-ranker and genius engineer from the US. - She made the awakener, the mana virtual and the DCS (dungeon close system). She’s the 1st awakened mana user. - She suddenly arrives through a warp gate she made and left at Haejoon’s place. - Elly can analyse any item in the world and determine how they’re made and what they’re made of. She can’t analyse items from a treasure dungeon. - ML agrees to help Haejoon and Elly against the otherworlder invasion. The appearance of dungeons are scouting missions for this invasion. Someone (possibly the Karma guild leader) has sold Earth to have the otherworlders eliminate humanity. - Mana user dept store: the lottery room is like a lucky dip. You choose items for a cheap price that may or may not be useful. - ML finds a ring with an ego called Iksia. It’s 1 of 13 armour pieces made by the gold dragon. Iksia helps ML choose other good items in the lottery room. - Death Aura Filled Jail dungeon (B-rank, 1 person) - Iksia has a L2 Sense talent and as a ring, helps to boost all of ML’s stats. Iksia grows by eating monsters. After drawing Tristan, ML kills the boss monster and clears the dungeon. - Yoon Jeongdo, Seoyoon’s father - He referred ML to the sales job with the Justice guild. - National Martial Artists Association (NMAA) - Ryu Saerin and her men from the Big Dipper clan of the NMAA try to kidnap Seoyoon. ML draws Diarmuid (spear and sword master) to stop them and runs away with Seoyoon. - A high ranking Karma guild member appears and attacks ML the avenge the failed dungeon break incident that this ranker was in charge of. He has a mythical rank artifact and is strengthened by a Black Blood spell. Seoyoon uses Absolute Shield and Saintess Blessing to help ML who draws Xiahou Yuan (archery master) and fights the Karma guild ranker. - ML runs out of mana. He removes the pendant from Winry to allow for the upgrade to L3 Game talent to continue. - He experiences immense pain and convulsions. His near death experience activates Dragon Blood Awakening. - Black Rank Set Load Ticket: ML’s reward for getting L3 Game talent. ML can now draw mythical rank users. - The Info Draw skill has also upgraded to include future or past info options for the random draw. - Yi Seong Gye (archery god) - ML shatters the Karma ranker’s barrier and badly injures him. Just as ML takes the mythical artifact, he faints. (Iksia eats the Karma ranker and levels up) - ML wakes up after being treated by the Big Dipper clan. - In exchange for treating ML, Seoyoon agreed to help save the young Big Dipper lady who is the next head of the clan. Seoyoon is given a small stone statue that is actually an All Recovery skill stone. It can only be used by a Saintess. - Seoyoon uses the All Recovery skill (secretly helped by the Nursing skill from Florence Nightingale summoned by ML). The young lady wakes up from her coma. She has the ability to see random glimpses of the future. - Suddenly many dungeons appear around the world. They have more intelligent monsters and many mana users are killed. - ML uses Info Draw (future) and receives critical info to destroy Ditarteron the King of Death and an elder archlich. - Sanghui is in charge of organising and leading an expedition team of high rankers to raid these new dungeons. ML agrees to join her. - Specialist guild: 2 x A-rank users - KNM guild: Jin Changhoo (S), Kim Soha (A) - An A-rank mission dungeon: the team is split into 3 pairs. - ML can communicate with the monkey humanoids of the Kaumka forest tribe. He’s given a quest to defeat the tribe; collect the Sun and moon spirit; and destroy the shackles on the soul of the tribe’s village. Sanghui and ML defeat the tribe and collect the Sun and moon spirit crystals from their bodies. - At the Kaumka village, ML uses a spear to destroy a black tower that was the shackles. ML and Sanghui are teleported back to the start of the dungeon where there is a Kaumka altar. - ML summons Jeong Yakyong and works out how to use the altar to help the other team members who are undertaking the same quest. ML places spirit crystals on the altar to add buffs to the team members. Sanghui teleports to one pair to help them fight. ML teleports to help the other pair. - Kim Soha is jealous of ML and wants to prove himself so he opens the door to the boss room while everyone is asleep. - Geshna’s Blessing: it repels negative energy. It’s the mythical artifact ML got from the Karma ranker. - ML summons General Lu Bu (black rank?) and defeats the S-rank boss monster. He receives the Kaumka’s Fighting Spirit skill and his stamina stat grows by +20. - ML is promoted to an A-rank mana user by the NAMU. - It’s been 3mths since ML got the info on a new dungeon appearing. It’s called Doppelgänger Nest. - ML defeats a clone of himself and clears the dungeon. - ML’s reward is … - Jin Gosu, National Defence Minister - Ditarteron the archlich suddenly appears after a forced dungeon break. He creates an undead fleet. - With Jeong Yakyong’s help, ML forges the Double Dragons, the twin swords of Admiral Yi Sunshin and legendary rank artifacts. - ML draws Admiral Yi Sunshin (black rank) who summons a Turtle Ship. ML engages in a naval battle against the archlich. - ML draws King Arthur (black rank) from a Combo Draw. - ML’s bracelet changes into Excalibur (legendary rank). - The archlich and his ship are split in half. The naval battle is won. ML obtains the archlich’s hat that can transform and it boosts stats.
The Legendary Moonlight Sculptor
On Tapas Ch 53 as of 20/12/22 - here Ch 56 - End of Season 1, Ch 53 (Art changes from Season 2) - ML is Hyun Lee who wants to earn back what he lost to loan sharks. He has a younger sister and a sick grandma. - He starts playing a VR MMORPG called Royal Road after undergoing intense physical and mental training for a year. - ML meets Queen Elaine’s lady-in-waiting. - Jahav the sculptor and Elaine were childhood friends from the same village. He promised to sculpt the most beautiful thing in the world for Elaine after she became Queen. One day he returned to Elaine but he was now a swordsman. He saved her from assassins with his sword that sculpted the moonlight. - ML inherits Jahav’s sculpting knife and Jahav’s legacy. - Sculptor Swordsmanship skill - Duark the sword instructor (NPC) at the basic training grounds. - Rodrias the Sage (NPC) - Zurca, a monk - Irien, a cleric - Romuna, a mage - Peil, an archer - NB: Zurca and Romuna are sisters. - Suhyoon, a long term hospital patient (?) - She has the PK / murderer mark in the game (?) - Lithbar Cave expedition: eliminate 100 monsters - ML’s cooking and bandaging skills help him to build rapport with the soldiers. ML’s strategic leadership in battle impresses the captain. They complete the expedition but ML decides to stay so he can complete his quest to kill 100 monsters. - ML discovers a hidden dungeon. There are large insect monsters that release poisonous gas. ML stocks up on potions and antidotes. Then he kills the insect monsters and the boss monster. - ML is rewarded with an elixir that increases his magic and the Emperor’s Sword Mastery skill book. - Emperor Geyhar von Arpen united the continent. - Geyhar was a moonlight sculptor and also Rodrias’ ancestor. - Special job class: Legendary Moonlight Sculptor. - The 5 master sculptors on the continent left records of their skills in materia form. Collecting and unlocking the records will reveal the secrets of sculpting. ML possibly has 2 of them already: a rabbit sculpture by Jahav and a soldier sculpture by Geyhar. - ML continues to level up his sculpting skill by creating and selling small wooden figurines. He’s even commissioned to sculpt a flower bouquet out of wood. ML is given a book about an ancient lost city in the sky. - Bahran Village expedition - Darius is the expedition leader. He’s a warrior from the Ika guild. - Some of the soldiers from the Lithbar Cave expedition are also here and greet ML. They’ve been promoted to officers. - Gandalba, a village elder. - All of the adult villagers were kidnapped and enslaved by lizardmen. ML and his party accept the quest to rescue the villagers. - The reward is the village treasure: some special seeds. - ML’s party free the villagers who reunite with their children. - Darius’ bad leadership led to many casualties in the big battle against the lizardmen. He wants to keep the spoils for himself and his cronies. - ML agrees to make a goddess statue for the village. - He completes a masterpiece. - Quest: Stolen treasures of the goddess’ temple. - ML plants the seeds and vines rapidly grow up into the sky. - ML’s party hitch a ride on the vines as they grow. The party arrives at the aerial city. The residents look like large birds. - Memphis Hole dungeon: ML’s party are the first to discover it. They face undead monsters. The boss monster is a skeleton knight. - Cave of Warriors Past - Dian, a shaman - ML and Dian raid low level dungeons together. - Sculpture Destruction skill: destroys all self-made sculptures and converts the rage from doing so into strength. It enables art stats to convert into battle stats. - IRL Dian needs surgery but it’s risky and she might not survive. - ML sculpts a beautiful stone statue of Dian to remember her. - Hyeyun Lee, ML’s sister and a high school student.
Archmage Transcending Through Regression
Ch 42 as of 23/03/23 - also on Tapas - ML is Mikhail Walpurgis, a mage from a famous magic family. - ML was a 9th circle archmage. - Siegfried the warrior (stubborn, self righteous asshole) was the only one with the strength to defeat the demon god. - Considering himself unworthy, ML deferred the hero and party leader role to Siegfried. ML deeply regretted this decision after he and his party were left with no choice but to sacrifice themselves against the demon god who had just killed Siegfried. - Before ML died, he cast a 10th circle regression spell that had very little chance of succeeding. He wakes up 20yrs in the past. - ML is now 20yo. He uses a multiple circulation method that he invented to change the mana flow in his body. He stabilises his mana circles and uses mana more efficiently by using this mana technique. He becomes a 4th circle mage. - Mordin, the Walpurgis head butler (and a mage?) - Marquis Zagmachi (Idan?) Walpurgis, ML’s father and 8th circle mage. - Eileen Lindell, ML’s ex-fiancée and a talented swordswoman. - Duke Lindell, Eileen’s father. He is the 5th ranked knight of the Empire and 1 of 12 swordmasters. - Eileen annuls their engagement because she thinks ML is a weak and pathetic idiot. He isn’t worthy to be her partner. - A condition of the engagement, and for the sake of a future heir, was neither ML nor Eileen could learn any new kind of mana / aura training. Eileen secretly learned an aura training method suitable for her to become a knight. She used an ancient magic tool to hide that she trained her body with mana. - Cassandra’s prophecy: warns about the demon god. - In ML’s past life, no one believed this prophecy which led to inadequate preparations that were too late by the time the demon god appeared. - Leon Parslope, a sword prodigy who is righteous and moral. - Count Dargis Parslope, Leon’s father. - Eileen wants an arranged marriage with Leon. - ML plans to recruit Leon early for the war against the demon god. ML offers to teach Leon the rest of Mullier’s aura training method to increase one’s aura. ML shows proof that he knows the method. ML learnt it from Leon before he died in ML’s past life. Mullier’s method imprints a unique engraving on the body. - Viscount Nostra, current 7th circle and future 8th circle mage. - In ML’s past life, Nostra was the strongest Walpurgis mage while ML’s father was bedridden. Nostra immediately surrendered to the demon god followers to save himself instead of fighting. This led to the downfall of House Walpurgis. - ML makes a bet with Nostra. The winner becomes the master of the loser. They will have a magic duel with the same number of circles (ie 4th). A bet is like a promise. If a mage breaks a promise, they will lose their magic. - Nostra wants to be the magic authority within the Walpurgis family. He’s always been jealous of Zagmachi’s power (?) - While Nostra is a Walpurgis vassal, he is also Zagmachi’s childhood friend and longtime comrade. ML asks Zagmachi to watch the duel and see exactly the kind of person Nostra is. - Nostra’s magic circles are unstable. He skipped the basics in his rush to reach his 7th circle. By forcing his circles to form, Nostra’s magic is superficial and weak. His heart hurts from the slightest pressure because he hasn’t formed proper links to his magic circles. - ML wins the duel because of his innate talent and his past life knowledge and experience. ML’s magic control, creativity and calculations are superior to Nostra’s. ML takes the mana from Nostra’s unstable circles and reaches his 5th circle. - The Parslopes discovered a dungeon in their territory over a year ago. They’re struggling financially after 5 investigation teams went missing in the dungeon. Dargis agrees to let ML investigate the dungeon with Leon and Mordin. - Asir’s 1st Grave is a living dungeon. - Sett’s Storm is a divine object that grows in power depending on it’s owner. Siegfried wasted this object in ML’s past life. - ML finds a high grade subspace pouch. ML puts a mana stone into the pouch and a key appears. The key opens a door to a passageway that’s a shortcut to the boss room. - Sett is the 1st Shard of the old god Asir and the guardian of Storm. The divine object is infused with Sett’s powers. It will protect ML from any kind of attack. ML realises this is the real object while the one from his past life was a fake. - Sett becomes ML’s guardian spirit (?) - ML receives half of the pure mana crystals in the dungeon as his reward for clearing it. ML uses Sett’s Storm to improve his mana circulation and temporarily increase his circles. - ML teaches the rest of Mullier’s training method to Leon. The method is perfected by Leon in a week. - Eileen visits Leon to request a duel to regain her honour. - ML offers to help Eileen grow stronger. She gives a flawless mana crystal to ML in exchange. He gets Leon to demonstrate Mullier’s training method. ML promises to introduce Eileen to a mentor. - ML refines the flawless mana crystal into an orb. - He intends to use it for a personal artifact. He plans to make a magic staff from a branch of the World Tree. - ML, Leon, Eileen and Mordin travel to the temple in the capital for the hero selection. They meet Cassandra the prophet and her knight Helen Arline. Cassandra can see random glimpses of the future. - Dame Millium Arialan, the sword overlord of the west. - ML intended for Millium to be Eileen’s mentor. - Millium is searching for her son Kariaman. - Sewer Rat is the underworld leader who controls the shadows. - He is responsible for illegal slavery and human trafficking. - Odious Monarch, 1 of the 12 demon god commanders. - The shadow power of the Sewer Rat comes from his contract with the Odious Monarch. - Millium’s son was previously captured by the Sewer Rat. - The Sewer Rat made a deal with Millium: info on her son in exchange for kidnapping Cassandra. - Odious Monarch possesses the Sewer Rat’s body when ML and his group attack the underworld. - Eulogy of Charity: seals away the souls of demons by using their true names. Beelzebub is the true name of the Odious Monarch. ML, Sett, Millium and Mordin defeat Beelzebub. - Archbishop Arleigh agrees to support ML in the hero selection. - The Holy Empire is alerted to the threat from the demon god. - Kariaman escaped from the Sewer Rat and joined the Condor mercenary corps. Millium and Eileen leave to look for him. - Jihad Yggdrasil the 8th and last fairy / elf king. - Jirenhadas is Jihad’s father. - In ML’s past life, the fairy queen was killed by the demon god and the World Tree withered away. - ML receives a branch of the World Tree in exchange for helping it to heal from the demon god’s corruption. - Urd the legendary elven blacksmith and mage created magic items for the fairy kings. ML asks to use Urd's workshop to create a weapon using the branch of the World Tree.
Bug player
Ch 06 as of 24/12/22 on Tapas - DROPPED due to romance and harem coming up - ML was Taepung Shin 34yo. He died from overwork and excessive gaming. He’s reborn in the world of a VR game called Paradiso which he dedicated all of his spare time to. - In 5yrs time, the world will be overrun by natural disasters. - In 5yrs after that, a Great War will begin. - ML is now Jared Euchales, a super obese lord of the tiny Krivia province in the far north. ML is also a 4th class mage. - He retains the memories of the original Jared. - His father was Viscount Barrett who died 10yrs ago. - ML smashes a magic artifact left by his late father. It summons the demon spirit Isabella. He asks for Mind’s Eye in exchange for his first kiss (he’s a virgin with no relationship experience). - Mind’s Eye: a skill that allows the user to scan a target’s stats and disposition. - Haze, one of ML’s maids. She’s completed devoted to ML. - Sir Gragus, captain of security. He’s a drunk and a womaniser. He’s corrupt and abuses his authority. - Sir Lakis, a good and decent man. - ML goes on a strict diet to lose weight. - ML holds a meeting and strips Gragus of his position. - Lakis is promoted as the new captain of security. - He declares an investigation will be conducted to remove all corruption from the province. After a month, all criminals have been prosecuted, increasing security and public satisfaction. - ML uses a secret technique to increase his magic level. - Lena is an orphan sold into slavery by the orphanage director. - ML and his men find the slave traders hiding in a coal mine. All of the traders are killed and the slaves are freed. - Lena Giselle Ellis (known as the Wailing Wall) was one of the demon king’s military leaders in the game. - Majorka is the province next to Krivia. The Majorka lord allows all orphans to be sold as slaves.
My Blasted Reincarnated Life
Ch 08 as of 29/12/22 - Also on Tapas - ML was Hamel - Bermut Lionhart, a magic swordsman and a Duke. - Senya, a mage. She became master of the magic tower in Aroth the magic kingdom. She rewrote Aroth’s spell books. - Saintess Anise from Yuras the Holy Empire. - Morone, a warrior. He established the Morone kingdom. - Bermut didn’t kill the incarceration demon king as promised to Hamel. Instead Bermut made a pact with the demon king. - The war ended and peace reigned for the next 300yrs. - ML is reborn as Eugene Lionhart 13yo. - His mother died when ML was very young. - His father is Girard Lionhart. - Blood confirmation: a Lionhart tradition held every 10yrs. - Direct and distant descendants aged 10 to 15yo gather at the Lionhart estate where the main family lives. They compete to see who is worthy of the Lionhart name. It is biased towards the direct descendants who are allowed to train with real swords and mana, while the distant descendants are not. - Gillade Lionhart, current head of the Lionhart family - Theonis, Gillade’s 1st wife - Yode Lionhart, Theonis’ son. He prefers magic over combat. - Annicilla, Gillade’s 2nd wife / mistress - Cyan and Cielle Lionhart, Annicilla’s 13yo twins. - Garguis. His family has a secret muscle growth potion. - Desira. She specialises in the spear. - Deacon 11yo, Hansen 14yo and Jules 10yo - Gionne Lionhart, Gillade’s youngest brother. - Gilford Lionhart, Gillade’s younger brother. - Sir Hezarre, Cyan’s personal instructor - Roverian, the master of the red magic tower of Aroth. - A labyrinth created by Roverian will be the test for the blood confirmation. The goal is to defeat the boss monster at the centre. - The winner may choose one item from the main family’s undergound treasury.
Genius of the Unique Lineage
Ch 26 as of 30/12/22 - One day black holes appeared on Earth and monsters invaded. - Special humans (metahumans) also appeared: immortals, shapeshifters and mages. The black holes and monsters were resolved by the special humans who then went into hiding in normal human society. - Immortals: Old Force, a global government coalition. - Shapeshifters: Excuraci, a multinational company. - Mages: Psionic, a secret organisation (?) - ML is Yoo Gwangik 20yo. - ML is an irregular with abilities from both his parents. - His father Yoo Yeonho is an immortal. - His mother Kang Seulhae is a shapeshifter. - His parents keep their true identities a secret from each other. - Immortals deal with sensitivity due to heightened senses. - Shapeshifters deal with controlling their instincts. - White holes have appeared that can be entered from Earth. - 11yo ML watched a special human deal with monsters coming out from a black hole. ML wanted to be like that special human. - After graduating high school, ML wants to join the military special forces. His parents make ML undertake survival training as an immortal and a shapeshifter. He learns how to hide his energy (immortal) and he learns wild bloodthirst (shapeshifter). - ML agrees with his father to take the civil service exam. Later ML is ranked 1st for the written test and passes the interview. - Kim Yohan 21yo - Bang Guitae 23yo - Jeong Kinam - Woo Miho - Lee Jangmo the strength training instructor - Park Daram the technique instructor - Kim Han, instructor - 5wk training camp for new employee orientation - ML doesn’t ace everything at the camp on purpose. He doesn’t want anyone to find out he has shapeshifter blood. - Nam Myungjin, Hwarim Telecommunications president - Hwarim is part of the Public Administration and Security Ministry. They enter white holes to deal with monsters that come out of black holes. - ML is assigned to the elite External Security Team 3. - Lee Joongbong, team manager and S-class fighter. - Lee Donghoon, assistant manager - Kim Jeongah, nostrum human (experiment subject) - External Security: - Disaster assistance ie black holes - Respond to special human terrorism - Support other teams - ML spars with Joongbong and loses. - He learns about trace deception (confusing the senses). - ML goes on his first mission with Jeongah. - It’s a black hole that suddenly grows larger. - ML and Jeongah kill 200 monsters while waiting for backup.
Poison-Eating Healer
Ch 23 as of 30/12/22 - This world has hunters, monsters, dungeons and gates. - ML is Cheon Haesun. He is bullied for being weak. - His older sister Songhwa works hard to pay for his hospital fees. Their parents died … - ML is diagnosed with a terminal illness. His body is addicted to poison. On the way home from the hospital, a double gate appears. ML is swallowed by a monster. ML awakens as a poison hunter with a S-rank healing skill and he survives. - Kiril, a poison hunter. She has a Poison Rain skill. - Poison hunters usually die when they awaken. Their healing powers are extraordinary. The poison in their bodies is constantly purified and becomes black ether, the source of their energy. - Kiril gives ML a poison device prototype (lens form). - She also gives him a monster core which is absorbed by ML. - ML finds a phone box in a remote area. It’s the secret entrance to Dr Jin’s hideout, Kiril’s friend. ML is taken to a training room. Dr Jin trained Kiril. He starts training ML to control his powers. Dr Jin gives a new device in cube form called Exa to ML. It can change into anything once activated and injected with ether. - Ppori is a small poison monster that’s harmless to humans. It has the stealth skill and feeds off poison. - Goo Guni, corrupt Glory guild chairman and S-rank hunter. - Maria, the Glory guild’s S-rank healer - ML enters a poison dungeon to earn money for the hunter licence and exam fees. He absorbs poison to increase his ether. He endures against a difficult monster and levels up then finally kills it. He retrieves a bronze sun flower that has incredible healing properties. He paralysed the boss monster because the flower dies if the boss monster dies. - Bi Soo, child of the black market. She has the stealth skill. - Ya Cha, leader of the black market. - ML goes to the black market to sell the flower. - ML registers as a healer with the Hunters Association (HA). - ML stops a HA employee from attacking a citizen protesting outside. Maria stops Guni from attacking ML. - Yoo Inwon, HA vice president. - Yoo Jiwon, a new healer. An arrogant narcissist. Possible human test subject for the Glory guild. - Bi Soo takes ML to another poison dungeon. ML paralyses the boss monster and collects the silver sun flower. For 2mths, ML collaborates with Bi Soo who finds the poison dungeons and ML collects the flowers. - Oh Jiho, black market security - ML makes a deal with Ya Cha to learn martial arts from Jiho. - The annual hunter qualification exam. - Jiwon made a bet with ML on who would score higher on the exam.
The Lazy Swordmaster