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 The entire atmosphere of the ghetto was dreadful, at some point, he stopped fearing for his safety and just felt pity for their situation. A single storm would wash away the barely standing "houses", some of which were just pieces of tattered cloth propped up on wooden planks.
 "Is your guild really located here?"
 "Yeah, we're not very far now--patience isn't a strong suit of yours, is it?"
 "If you are asking if the guy who just got transported into a different world and is being dragged through the ghetto in the dead of night is patient, then no."
 The somewhat clean, large shack sat at the end of the dirt road was unmistakably the guild. At the very least, it was built with consistent materials. Standing in front of it, however--his brain began to negotiate for him to walk the other way. There was not a semblance of light peeking outside of the guild house, only the ominous whistling of the nightly wind welcoming him inside.
 "Huh--? Wait--"
 Ren watched as Adelaide pushed through the entrance, disappearing inside without saying a single word. It felt like a test of courage more than anything, in which--he couldn't wimp out in front of Adelaide.
 "--Fine then, here I come!"
 He mustered up whatever strands of courage were stored within him, clenching his eyes shut as he stomped up the stairs formed of rotting, splintered wood. Conjuring the abrasive confidence of a delinquent, Ren pushed through the doors as a layer of dust greeted him. After the tickle of dust reaching his throat caused him to cough, he opened his eyes. It was as dark as he expected, unable to even see a step in front of him.
 "Adelaide'¦?"
 He asked quietly, nearly jumping out of his own skin as the doors closed behind him. The fact that his trousers weren't soaked with warm, golden liquid was already a commendable feat.
 A pair of hands suddenly grabbed him and held his arms behind his body as a cloth bag was thrown over his head, the disgusting unison of stenches, composed of what smells like feet and mildew, pelted against his helpless nostrils.
 "What the hell is going on--?"
 Ren yelled out, left in total darkness as he was left to the devices of whoever was holding on. He could make out the heavy breathing and grunts of grown men, further confirmed by the heaviness of their footsteps against the faltering wooden planks below.
 "Answer me--!"
 He tried to ask again, this time earning a hit to the cheekbone as a response. It stung, but the adrenaline flowing through his veins subsided the pain as he continued to squirm, trying to free himself from the grasps of his unknown captors.
 "--Adelaide! Adelaide!"
 "Put him out, Abe! He's a fuckin' loud one!"
 The rugged voice of the man holding him from behind called out, followed by another, stronger impact against his nose this time.
 "--Ngh!"
 Another hit followed, crashing against his already bruised chin, likely fracturing it as he felt something crack. That last hit caused his knees to no longer respond to him, giving out from underneath him as the lights in his head flickered.
 --Two times in one day...what kind of scam of an otherworld journey is this'¦?
 "--You didn't have to be so rough with him, you had him under control."
 "He was being fuckin' loud, Ad."
 He listened to their voices as they became distant, sounding as if he was floating farther and farther away until finally, it all went black.
 Coming back to the world of consciousness, Ren was still left in darkness as the cloth mask was draped over his head.
 "...ngh'¦"
 It felt like a nail was being struck into his head by a hammer, although that was probably to be expected after being clobbered twice in one day. Attempting to move his hands, they were tightly roped behind the chair, squeezing the life out of his wrists.
 --Seriously, if I didn't have CTE the first time, now I do.
 "--Are you awake?"
 A moment was needed for the groggy young man to realize it was Adelaide's voice, just hearing her voice was enough to somewhat relieve him.
 "Adelaide? What's going on? Are you okay?"
 "--"
 "Adelaide?"
 He could feel her presence in the room, but she wasn't responding to him.
 "You're slow on the uptake, Ren. I'm not in any danger, and I'm not your ally here. There is no "Demon King", and you aren't some sort of chosen hero."
 "--What? Adelaide, just tell me what's going on!"
 The cloth was lifted from his head, revealing the room he was being held in. There Adelaide stood, surrounded by a couple of thugs who looked even scummier than the ones from the alleyway.
 "Poor guy, look at his face! He must've thought ya' were fond of him, Ad!"
 The goon on the left with a bald, scarred head, with a body like a gorilla, let out a hearty laugh.
 "Be quiet, Klaus."
 "Yes, ma'am."
 The gorilla-thug, supposedly named "Klaus" quickly shut his mouth, listening to Adelaide like a loyal dog. As Ren was about to open his mouth again to demand answers, Adelaide kneeled down in front of him, gently pressing her delicate fingers against his forehead.
 "--Eh?"
 "Gaia--Heal."
 A verdant light emanated from her touch, particles of mana danced about the air, falling into his skin soothingly. All of the pain that radiated through his body disappeared as he found himself entranced by the girl, as she kept her eyes closed while holding the spell.
 "...I'm sorry, Ren."
 She whispered to him as she slowly opened her eyes, the healing light dissipating into a thousand minuscule particles of green.
 "Sorry for what? Just talk to me, Addy, please'¦"
 Ren felt helpless as he saw that melancholic look in her emerald irises. Instead of an answer, she left him with a kiss on the cheek before she stood back up.
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 Frail, ignorant, and afraid—yet he wants everything; this is the story of a young man and his rise from the bottom of the barrel to the heights that try to slip through his fingers.
 This is not the tale of a hero blessed by the gods, loved by the world, or praised by the people. This is the story of a man faced with hardship, abandoned by the world, and forced to continue pushing onward, despite whatever flaws and obstacles may come his way.
 Secluded to his home by his own choice, Ren Nakamura, NEET extraordinaire, exists only by his own pleasure and displeasure, with little to his name and a personality flawed beyond compare, living in his own bedroom in his parent's house, sticking himself to his PC from dusk till dawn. That is until Ren visits the local shop to purchase a new video game, suddenly finding himself transported into another world.
 Using his wisdom as a shut-in, Ren quickly deducts what had happened: somehow, someway, he had found himself into an "isekai journey", with him as the main character. Ignited by aspirations once again, Ren becomes over-thrilled with the prospect of the magical powers that will be granted to him, only to find out this world doesn't operate in his favor–quite the opposite.
 Unforgiving, unwelcoming, unrelenting–this is the world Ren must traverse, contrary to the gentle other-world fantasy he had hoped for.
 Otherworlders are hunted down by powerful, brutal mages known as “Argonauts”—the very nemesis of any hailing from Earth.
 Will Ren be able to persevere through these hardships without losing who he is?
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 His left hand’s medical skills were astonishing, his right hand’s martial arts were extraordinary, and he had failed his tribulation. The number one immortal emperor of the Nine Layered Heavens, Lin Feng, had returned to being a young man once again. Facing a wife with no real name, a mother who had to endure humiliation…
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 This novel is also known as Only I Level Up
 10 years ago, after “the Gate” that connected the real world with the monster world opened, some of the ordinary, everyday people received the power to hunt monsters within the Gate. They are known as “Hunters”.
 However, not all Hunters are powerful. My name is Sung Jin-Woo, an E-rank Hunter. I’m someone who has to risk his life in the lowliest of catacombs, the “World’s Weakest”.
 Having no skills whatsoever to display, I barely earned the required money by fighting in low-leveled catacombs… at least until I found a hidden catacomb with the hardest difficulty within the D-rank catacombs!
 In the end, as I was accepting death, I suddenly received a strange power, a quest log that only I could see, a secret to leveling up that only I know about! If I trained in accordance with my quests and hunted monsters, my level would rise.
 Changing from the weakest Hunter to the strongest S-rank Hunter!
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 “Ding, pick up successfully, get strength attribute *10.” 
 “Ding, successfully picked up, and won LV1 Domination World.” 
 “Ding, the pickup is successful, and the time and space ability is obtained.” 
 Traveling through the last days, Long Chen discovered that he could actually pick up the attributes dropped by others to strengthen himself. Is this really good? 
 Power can be picked up, speed can be picked up, defense can be picked up, supernatural powers and martial arts can be picked up, even the girl…cough cough, the girl has to pick it up by herself. 
 Anyway, it is impossible to cultivate in cultivation. It is impossible to cultivate in this life. Only by picking up attributes can you maintain a life…
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 You feel that you have insufficient strength, strength +1, 
 You cultivated the golden bell, martial arts level +1, 
 You picked up a Taoist scripture, your comprehension +1, 
 Your opponent is infinitely powerful, and the golden bell is perfect. You +1 all the golden bell, iron cloth shirt, and thirteen horizontal training to become the magical skill of King Kong not bad. 
 … 
 I don’t know when, you are already invincible!
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 This was a fragmented and disorganized world, this was a place that had been forgotten.
 That day, was the most frustrating time for Ning Cheng, when on that day, he was abruptly brought here.
 Because this world had Ning Cheng, who would imprint his name in the vast heavens, it would finally shine in the endless universe!
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 You boiled two eggs, Culinary skills +1.
 You chewed a mouthful of cereal, your jaw is strengthened.
 You are riding a bicycle, driving ability +1
 you gazed at the beauty, your mood is very pleasant, your kidney function has been strengthened, Appraisal ability +1.
 You see elderly women dancing in the public square, you can’t help but want to swing with their rhythm, dance skills +1.
 You glanced at the newspaper, your reading ability is strengthened, knowledge experience +1.
 You sneezed, your disease resistance has improved.
 You took cold medicine, toxin resistance is improved, medicine proficiency +1.
 You observe nurse use injection, your basic medical skills are strengthened, medical skills +1.
 …… I don’t know what’s going on, my strength is improving even if I’m drinking cold water. I don’t want to stop, but I’m so worried…
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 Ye Qinghan, young master of the powerful Ye Family, gets ostracized when his peerless father meets an unfortunate end. Lacking strength and in a bid to live a Purposeful life, he suffers through the unending ridicule, bullying and torture dealt to him at each turn. However fate is a cruel mistress and offers only pain and misery with no end in sight. Broken, weak and distraught, Ye Qinghan embarks on a journey to usurp the hands of fate and attain strength to protect his own.
 Follow Ye Qinghan on his journey fraught with perilous encounters, betrayals and fortune as he seeks to overturn the heavens, defy fate and grasps his destiny in his arms.
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 Jian Wushuang was reborn in adversity. In order to get his revenge, he began to cultivate Heavenly Creation Skill. With the help of the Heaven defying cultivation method, Jian Wushuang gradually grew into a peerless genius from an ordinary practitioner. With a sword in hand, no one is his match. Using his extraordinary Sword Principle, he killed all his opponents and eventually became number one Sword Master from time immemorial.
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 Yi Jiamu was a patient with the ‘Ability Deficiency Disorder’ and he inadvertently attracted Gu Yesheng’s attention.
 The yandere beauty avoided by the entire school pinched his chin: Child, I will cover you in the future.
 Yi Jiamu thought for a moment: In fact, it isn’t necessary.
 At first, Gu Yesheng thought he was just shy. Later, he discovered that it really wasn’t necessary…
 Yi Jiamu had a secret. He wasn’t lacking an ability, he was immune to all abilities.
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 This world is full of wonderful creatures. 
 There is a golden-winged roc bird that shatters a huge mountain with one claw, and there are also giant kunks that dominate the ocean. 
 Humans evolved from ignorance. Because of their incomparable talents, humans began to tame demon pets, using demon pets to form a special profession, demon pet master! 
 The demon is the spirit of all things, the vast world is dominated by countless demon kingdoms, and the top demon can turn the universe upside down, and the palm of the hand picks the stars. 
 People, although small, have unlimited creativity. 
 Humans do not have the power to reach the sky, but they can rely on the demon pet to contend with the laws of the world and seize the true spirit of the world! 
 Wu Chen got the super god evolution system and embarked on the path of the demon pet master.
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 Ever since he had a magic pocket on his body, Shi Dali never knew what he would take out of it in the next moment!
 Tomorrow’s newspapers, lost antiques, even mines that have been on fire, Guan Erye’s knife…
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 Ten years have passed since crossing over to the United Kingdom in 1981. 
 Initially, I thought I could exploit my future knowledge after being reborn in the past, achieving financial freedom before turning 30. 
 The result was that on the day of my 11th birthday, within my mind emerged a ‘ding’ sound. 
 “Myriad Realms Convenience Store has opened, requesting the store owner to accept the first mission.” 
 Apparently, an entirely new and unknown future is unfolding. 
 However, what the hell is with this Hogwarts Acceptance Letter in my mailbox? σ（°△°—）
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