cast of murder in a small town

As the Monster Age arrived and special abilities awakened, what awaited humanity was the end of the world. At the brink of the apocalypse, Frank Channing was sent back in time to the second year of the Monster Age. There, he awakened the Infinite Devouring System, allowing him to gain growth points by hunting the monsters. Along with it came a mysterious serpent-shaped mark on his arm. It could transform him into a powerful serpentine creature capable of wielding the very forces of the monster—seemingly tied to the secrets of the Blood Moon. From the system, Frank learned that he carried the mission of saving the world.

Trevor Hatfield, a broke college student, is pushed to death by loan sharks during the arrival of a strange apocalypse. But he wakes up again—at the very start of it all. This time, he has an unlimited cashback system. The more he borrows, the more he earns back. Armed with memories and a broken past, he turns eerie businesses and deadly opportunities into profit, building power in a world gone wrong. This time, he won’t just survive—he’ll own the apocalypse.

Jason, a workhorse in the modern world, transmigrated into a Lucky Koi but was despised by the mermaids at first. Luckily, he was rescued by Linda and bound to a system. With the help of the system and his Luck Value, he evolved and defeated the enemies, earning the Lesser Dragon Queen's recognition. After he found the Lesser Dragon Queen's wicked intentions, he took the clan mermaids to defeat the Lesser Dragon Queen and finally became the True Dragon.

Paul Smith, CEO of Horizon Group, had it all—until his own adopted children and former college friend Lewis stabbed him in the back. Forced into bankruptcy, he watched his empire crumble while grappling with his mother's failing health and furious employees demanding back pay. Just when all seemed lost, Dylan Walker stepped in, offering him a lifeline at his own firm. At the Tech Chip Competition, Paul staged a stunning comeback, leading his team to victory and landing a game-changing deal. Meanwhile, justice caught up with Lewis and his co-conspirators—their schemes finally earning them a one-way ticket to prison.

From the moment he awakens to facing the grueling recruitment exam of the Exalted Legion, Kieran Lomir transforms from a belittled underdog into a formidable, independent force. Through relentless trials and challenges, he grows stronger with each step, gradually rising to claim his place as a true powerhouse.

As the apocalypse strikes, humanity faces destruction.Some betray their kind to side with invading monsters, while others fight to protect what remains. Under Milo Fairfax’s leadership, Vera Lovell, Lou Goodwin, Clara Lyle, and other gifted individuals unite, combining their powers to defend their home—and succeed against overwhelming odds.

In his last life, Yael Summers wrote several songs for his eldest sister, making her a famous singer, but his brother Zayne took the credit. After being misunderstood by everyone, Yael died on a winter night. Unexpectedly, Yael was reborn and went back to five years ago. This time, he had already known the true colors of his family. So he decided to leave the family, sing those songs himself, and try to become a top singer.

Overnight, every human being on earth shrinks to the size of a thumbnail. Civilization doesn't so much collapse as become irrelevant. The familiar world is now a jungle of furniture legs and household insects, and survival is a matter of minutes. College student Mason Reid barely makes it through the first day before something inside him unlocks—a system that lets him evolve by consuming living matter, growing stronger with every creature he defeats, and absorbing the abilities of fallen awakeners.He finds an unlikely partner in Evelyn Yates, composed on the surface, fierce underneath. Together, they navigate a miniaturized world full of mutated beasts, corrupted survivors, and a cult that has decided the catastrophe is the birth of something holy. The deeper they push, the clearer it becomes: scattered across this shrunken world are alien crystal cores, and they may be the only way to reverse everything.

Silas Thorne has seen enough lives destroyed by gambling to dedicate his entire existence to ending it. He beats Lady Sparrow, the Titan, the Ace one by one, talks them all into walking away, and disappears with them into quiet retirement as a foot massage therapist. It holds, until it doesn’t. His sister-in-law is drowning in gambling debt, and the underground world he walked away from is the only place that can save her. He goes back in disguise, looking every bit the scruffy laborer, and proceeds to dismantle the underground gambling scene from the inside out. The legend they forgot to fear just walked back through the door.

Captain Anthony Cole is humiliated by Director of Flight Operations Liam Carter, also Anthony’s mentor’s son, for his “outdated” techniques and demoted to flight attendant. New captain Tristan Hart relies entirely on automated systems,ignoring manual checks and creating hidden dangers. Anthony discovers a critical malfunction but is mocked. Despite financial pressures at home, he swallows his pride and stays on the flight. After takeoff, ground crew discovers missing screws, but the plane has already reached cruising altitude. Mid-flight, the aircraft suffers catastrophic failure—the outer shell tears off, causing violent turbulence. Anthony recommends an emergency landing, but Liam blocks him. As the crisis escalates, Anthony forcibly takes control and identifies the only viable landing site: a racing track in Tinhen. Liam tries to stop him again, prompting the head flight attendant to angrily condemn his ignorance. Using his decades of experience, Anthony executes a harrowing emergency landing on the racetrack, saving everyone aboard.

Luis Earl and his three siblings were born into a poor rural family, where despite their humble existence, they found happiness together. However, tragedy struck when their parents drowned unexpectedly, leaving the already struggling family shattered. At just 10 years old, Luis found himself unable to care for his younger siblings alone. In desperation to ensure their safety, he endured great pain and begged others to take them in, a decision that would separate them for 20 years. Over the next two decades, Luis lost contact with his siblings due to life's changes. Consumed by guilt, regret, and remorse, he blamed himself for their separation and dedicated 20 years to finding them again. Their paths converged once more when Luis's younger sister, Anna, returned as the chairperson of the Earl Group.

My girlfriend was a police officer. One day, I got kidnapped, and the explosives on my body were ten minutes away from detonating when the kidnappers ordered me to call her. Instead of worry, all I got was relentless scorn and a tongue-lashing. "Caleb, are you seriously doing this right now? How could you be so petty and jealous when a life is on the line?! Lucas' cat is in danger. It has been stuck on a tree for three days, and that cat is as important to him as his own life! "If I don't save them in time, you'll be the one at fault!" Over the line, I heard the voice of a young man that sounded, to my ears, anything but genuine. "Thank you Jamie, you're the best!" That man was my girlfriend's childhood friend, Lucas White. Before the bomb exploded, I sent her a final message. [I hope we never see each other again. Not in this life, and not in the next.

After 999 years trapped in a time loop, Wayne Lum emerges with 108 mastered skills, from godlike boxing to peerless medicine, and sets out to dominate. He rescues Cindy Gill from the Black Tiger Gang with a risky "One-Night Pact," then crushes rivals: extracting imperial jade from stone scraps to humiliate the "King of Stone Gambling," using unbeatable cheating skills to bankrupt the "God of Cards" and the Sam family in a 100 million casino showdown,turning 100 million casino showdown, turning 1 billion into $50 billion via AI and new energy stocks, and humiliating a Plastisand music maestro with perfect pitch at a concert. Finally, he dismantles the conspiracies of three clans, wins Cindy's heart, and cements his title as the "Omni King."

Edwin Cole has kept himself invisible, living quietly on the margins, drawing no attention. Then word comes that his younger sister has been seized by Tyler Thorne, a brutal criminal lord operating out of a foreign nation. The police need someone inside. He says yes. What follows is a tightrope walk through a den of violence: Edwin earns Tyler's trust inch by inch, deflecting tests and power plays from suspicious lieutenants while building a case from the inside out. His only lifeline is a police informant codenamed Rose, and together they chip away at the organization's foundations by dismantling cells, neutralizing enforcers, and surviving confrontations with genuine killers. He never loses his line. No matter how deep the cover, how high the stakes, how brutal the world he's navigating, the mission stays the same, to tear it all down, get his sister back, and make sure no one else's family ends up where his did.

In his past life, Harrison Cowan abandoned his own daughter for a widow, raising her two sons instead. In his old age, when he fell ill, his adopted sons refused to even pay a mere hundred thousand for his surgery.Given a second chance at life, Harrison is determined to make amends. No longer willing to play the role of a stepfather, he vows to work hard, make money, and devote his life to raising his biological daughter, living only for her from now on!

When Landon Scott gets dropped into a supernatural apocalypse overrun by terrifying female anomalies, everyone else runs. Landon does not run. Red Bride haunting the wedding hall gets kissed before she can scream. Ruby Dreadlord of the Bloody Hospital, fearsome sovereign of the undead, is spoiled so relentlessly she forgets to be terrifying. The spider goddess Lady Arachnid of Silken Inn? His new favorite, naturally. He isn't fighting his way through this cursed world. He's charming it, one horrifying entity at a time, until the most feared anomalies in existence are squabbling over his attention. Everyone calls this the age of the bizarre apocalypse.The anomalies have started to suspect the real danger was him all along.

Logan was an orphan with nothing to his name until he was pulled out of the gutter by Hunter, a cold, ruthless business kingpin. Out of loyalty and survival, Logan swore himself to Hunter and became his sharpest weapon. From an elite academy straight into the cutthroat world of corporate warfare, he was forged under Hunter's brutal training, turning sharp and fast. But everything falls apart when Logan gets dragged into the long-buried Linnet family case. A perfectly planned betrayal blows everything up, tearing the two apart. Logan takes the fall for Hunter and ends up doing three years behind bars. When he gets out, he is not the same man anymore. On the surface, he walks straight into the enemy's camp. But behind the scenes, he is back with Hunter, and together they are cooking up a revenge scheme.In the end, the man and the blade stand shoulder to shoulder. What started as use and control turns into trust and protection, and together they claw their way to the very top of the capital's power game.

Under his disguise as an ordinary odd-job worker, Hugh Lane suffered unending humiliation and witnessed the good, the bad and the ugly of mankind. Now that he had been restored to his former formidable identity, he vowed to make everyone who once humiliated him grovel at his feet!