in the heat of the night: by duty bound

Seth Stroud, the embodiment of Earth's will, possesses extraordinary talent, breaking through to the Martial God Realm at age ten, though no one believed it. Driven by duty, he helps Sancta Union guard the Demonbane for thirty years, slaughtering demons until they fear to attack. After three decades of peace,the federation leadership and citizens firmly believe peace comes from the demons' kindness and genuine desire for harmony with humanity. Meanwhile, the upper echelons have always viewed Seth as a threat to their power and now plot to eliminate this thorn in their side.

Lucine and her husband, Cheney, were in a devastating car accident that took Cheney's life. Lucine survived but lost her memory. When the powerful Sterling family learned she was carrying Cheney's only child, they sent his twin brother, Noah, to bring her home and ensure her safety. At first, Noah saw it as a duty, but as he cared for the vulnerable and lost Lucine, an unexpected bond began to form. Amidst fierce family struggles, kidnappings, a heartbreaking miscarriage scare, and ruthless outside schemes, their connection deepened—until neither could deny the pull between them.

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.

Liam Holt accidentally transmigrates into a flea, bound to an EvoCore System. After forming a contract with campus beauty Natalie Fallon, he's mocked by everyone. Feeding on essence blood, he evolves from a flea.Together, they conquer deadly trials, face academy elites, tame the Blood Phoenix, and ultimately challenge the Supreme Academy, beginning his legendary rise!

Traveled into an interstellar shifter novel as the hated villainess! Bound to a dating system, Queena has to romance 6 hostile commanders to survive. She just wants to earn points to peace out and live the high life, but all 6 guys fall hard. Now they're blocking her door, yelling: "You romanced us and dipped? What about us?!"

Customs officer Wynne Sutton died in the line of duty, only to wake up in the body of a character from a novel. She was now the wife of the hero, Lance Shelton. In this new world, she weighed 200 pounds and was mocked by everyone as Madma Pig. She also had a five-year-old son, Henry, who was considered slow-witted. Armed with a weight-loss system, Wynne was determined to turn her life around—and soon discovered that Henry possessed the power of prophecy: his words could come true, he could see people's nationalities, and he could hear their thoughts. When Henry said, "Aunt Lane has 'I am Gapanese' written on her head," Wynne became alert. Riding her motorcycle, she crashed a banquet and confronted Lance, who dared not acknowledge her. Thus began the dramatic tale of her spectacular rise.

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.

Fabron Lovell's life was a mess. His boss treated him like dirt, and his girlfriend dumped him. But he was unexpectedly bound to the Doomsday Shuttle System, forcing him to travel back and forth between the zombie-infested future world and a modern city. In the collapsed future, gold and jewels were worthless junk. Fabron spotted an arbitrage opportunity across time and space and wanted to build his empire in both worlds.

Phil Preston, a plain young man from modern society, suddenly awakens in the body of a feared Demon Lord from a cultivation tale with no spiritual power at all. At the same time, he is forcibly bound to a “Strongest Saint System” that promises one thing—do good, or die. In a desperate bid to survive, Phil halts the slaughter of the righteous sects and orders his subordinates to abandon violence and become farmers instead.

Julia Yates, a funeral shop owner, is pulled into an S-rank horror instance, “Ghost Bride in the Rain,” and bound to a system promising a ten-billion reward if she survives. Forced to kiss the ghost bride, she discovers it is actually Samuel Freeman, an SSS-rank male ghost. Using her skills, she deciphers the rules, clears deadly stages, exposes schemes, and learns his tragic past. She wins the reward—only to be dragged into another SS-rank vampire castle instance.

Sara Lynch, who was about to graduate from college, was overweight, plain-looking, and poor. Her only joy was sending gifts to male streamers online—until they heartlessly abandoned her for wealthier fans. Just as she hit rock bottom, Sara unexpectedly bound with a "Tycoon System," which instantly transformed her into a glamorous and wealthy beauty. Reborn and radiant, she soon realized that those once-unattainable streamers were no big deal. Now, Sara savored the sweetness of being pursued and embraced her new, wonderful life.

When the apocalypse hit, and 90% of humanity turned into zombies,I, Oliver Burton, accidentally activated the Romance System. To my surprise, it didn't just apply to humans, and I ended up bound to Emily, a beautiful zombie girl. By feeding her raw meat, I slowly gained affection points. Things got complicated when my treacherous neighbors, Jack and Katie, demanded food. I saw through their plans and refused. A conflict brewed as they plotted a raid, but I was already one step ahead.

When the apocalypse hit, and 90% of humanity turned into zombies,I, Oliver Burton, accidentally activated the Romance System. To my surprise, it didn't just apply to humans, and I ended up bound to Emily, a beautiful zombie girl. By feeding her raw meat, I slowly gained affection points. Things got complicated when my treacherous neighbors, Jack and Katie, demanded food. I saw through their plans and refused. A conflict brewed as they plotted a raid, but I was already one step ahead.

When the apocalypse hit, and 90% of humanity turned into zombies,I, Oliver Burton, accidentally activated the Romance System. To my surprise, it didn't just apply to humans, and I ended up bound to Emily, a beautiful zombie girl. By feeding her raw meat, I slowly gained affection points. Things got complicated when my treacherous neighbors, Jack and Katie, demanded food. I saw through their plans and refused. A conflict brewed as they plotted a raid, but I was already one step ahead.

The world mocks Zach McCarthy for being blind. Then the global trials begin, national destinies are bound to their champions, and Zach awakens an SSS-rank talent that the sighted world never saw coming. Broadcast live to every nation, he cuts through gods and demons with a sword that doesn't need eyes to find its mark. He isn't fighting for recognition. He's fighting to keep his country's mountains and rivers intact and every stroke of his blade makes the mockery harder to remember.

A modern veterinarian wakes up inside a novel as Athena Knight, the sect's hated eldest senior sister, known for being cold and twisted. Bound to a system, she must rise—or be erased. She changes her fate, treating her four powerful beast-husbands with kindness instead of cruelty. When Lara Knight steals her divine mark and frames her, chaos erupts. Athena exposes the truth, restores order, and rises as the new God of War and sect leader.

Emily Silva and Julian Ford sign their divorce papers and somehow end up in ancient famine-era by nightfall, suddenly parents to two children they've never met. Stranded and responsible, they discover they're bound to a system that lets them sell antiques for coins to buy food as a lifeline in a starving village. With no way home and survival demanding cooperation,they shelve the divorce. What starts as pragmatic partnership slowly becomes something neither of them planned: a real marriage, a real family, and a life they didn't know they wanted until they were living it.

Emily Silva and Julian Ford sign their divorce papers and somehow end up in ancient famine-era by nightfall, suddenly parents to two children they've never met. Stranded and responsible, they discover they're bound to a system that lets them sell antiques for coins to buy food as a lifeline in a starving village. With no way home and survival demanding cooperation,they shelve the divorce. What starts as pragmatic partnership slowly becomes something neither of them planned: a real marriage, a real family, and a life they didn't know they wanted until they were living it.