

Theo Lynn is a hardworking student trapped in a city where competition is brutal. He only ranks twentieth, but in the capital—where exams are easier—he'd be number one.He often dreams he was switched at birth and belongs there instead. Then one day, the dream comes true. Returning to his biological family, Theo faces rejection from his stepbrother. But he doesn't care—he has only one goal: to get into his dream university.

Austin Harrison, the richest man in the city, is untouchable - once protected by his lawyer wife Charlotte, his martial-arts champion childhood friend Olivia, and his entrepreneur sister Harper. But on his 29th birthday, Harper is assaulted and killed. Worse, Charlotte stands in court defending the murderer, while Olivia forces Austin to sign a letter of forgiveness. Betrayed and shattered, Austin opens the music box his grandmother left him and dials a mysterious number - one that promises to make his troubles disappear...

A cultivation game merges with reality, allowing humans to inherit their in-game cultivation levels. Some achieve Foundation Building and can shatter mountains with their fists. Others reach Core Formation and fly on swords. A few become Nascent Soul experts capable of moving mountains and cleaving rivers. The age of universal cultivation arrives! Meanwhile, Timmy Evans spends ten years gaming non-stop, clearing every dungeon and completing the ultimate challenge to become the server’s number one player. Now he inherits the strongest cultivation level of all—the Divine Overlord stage.
![[ENG DUB] I Was Trained in Death, Not Mercy](https://acfs3.goodshort.com/dist/src/assets/images/pc/common/f901131c-default-book-cover.png)
Ronald Brady, Death Valley's most gifted assassin, is rewarded with five beauties before leaving training. They are secret killers sent to test him—but he has already mastered absolute ruthlessness. He easily knocks them out and earns the title of number one assassin.Years later, he leaves the mountain and finds the poisoned Mabel Chandler, who is being hunted by Ghost Order assassins. She begs for help, but he coldly pushes her aside.When the assassins mock him, Ronald only glances up—and killing intent instantly engulfs the air.

Ronald Brady, Death Valley's most gifted assassin, is rewarded with five beauties before leaving training. They are secret killers sent to test him—but he has already mastered absolute ruthlessness. He easily knocks them out and earns the title of number one assassin.Years later, he leaves the mountain and finds the poisoned Mabel Chandler, who is being hunted by Ghost Order assassins. She begs for help, but he coldly pushes her aside.When the assassins mock him, Ronald only glances up—and killing intent instantly engulfs the air.

Deep in debt, former mortician Ryan takes a high-paying night watch job at the cursed Number Nine Museum, bound by a life-threatening magical contract. He discovers supernatural relics with spirits inside and awakens ancient mending power from his past trade. Following strange museum rules, he calms and repairs broken artifacts, gaining loyal spirit allies like guardian beast Arus, jade hairpin spirit Eleni and eight-armed Asura. When the occult Black Snake Syndicate invades to seize the museum’s core energy, Ryan teams up with the Spiritual Suppressing Bureau to defeat the evil forces. Finally he uncovers his millennial spirit-warden heritage and becomes the eternal guardian of the museum.

Riverside University player Marcus Hyde suffers an injury that reduces him to water bottle duty on the bench. With fifteen seconds left in a do-or-die regular season game, he gets shoved onto the court as the team's sacrificial lamb. Everyone expects him to choke. What they don't know is that he's already awakened the "Basketball God System". Every completed task unlocks a new skill. From forgotten benchwarmer to Finals MVP, Marcus demolishes defending champions, posterizes CBA rookies, dunks over giants, and drops 13 points in 35 seconds for an impossible comeback. And this is just the start of his legend—the number one draft pick already has his name on it.

Marine veteran Jack Holt built Ridgeline Farm Supply from nothing — a lifeline for the 200 disabled vets who served beside him. But the one brother he could never repay was Sam Russo, the man who gave his leg to save the entire squad. Now Sam is gone. And the wife and nine-year-old daughter he left behind stand alone against Derek Malone — a market boss who thinks a grieving widow is his for the taking. Sam left his little girl only one thing: a phone number, and a promise that whoever answers will come. When Sofia finally dials it… Jack picks up. Saving them was the easy part. Derek's brother is Connor Malone — the tycoon who owns half of Pittsburgh. Overnight, he tears away every contract Ridgeline has, and brings Jack to his knees. They stripped him bare. They made him beg. But they forgot one thing: You do not humiliate a fallen soldier's widow in front of the men who bled for this country. The reckoning is coming —

When I was three months pregnant, a pack of Rogues ambushed me. In the last moments before my consciousness began to fade, I begged for rescue through my mind-link to my Alpha mate, Adrian. But he never answered. I was rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment, only to be informed that the Saint-Tier Healer had been forcefully taken South by Adrian to treat Evelyn, his first love, after she lost her mate. When I woke to the pain of losing my pup, my fingers shook as I checked social media, then I saw Evelyn's post: [I knew that no matter how far away I am or how much time has passed, Adrian would always come for me. He even brought a Saint-Tier Healer to ease the pain in my heart.] In the photo, Adrian's dark eyes, which were usually cold and distant, were focused on the woman beside him with tenderness. While I was fighting for my life and losing our cub, my Alpha was protecting another pregnant wolf. I chuckled at myself bitterly. It felt as if the bond mark on my chest was withering away. I then dialed a number without hesitation. "Dr. Clark, I accept the position at the Northern Ancient Wolf Research Institute. Yes, the sooner the better. I won't be holding a farewell