Cold-Blooded, High-IQ (and Gorgeous) Protagonists 那些冷血高智商(高颜值)小说
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Global Manhunt: You’re Crazy! You Call This an Escape? 全球通缉:疯了!你管这个叫逃亡
Ten major conglomerates are investing, a hundred billion dollars in prize money is up for grabs, and elites from every field are taking part! Urban parkour, high-altitude skydiving, wingsuit flying. Everything... is for the sake of escape! A global manhunt! This is a show that drives people wild! Its goal is to uncover vulnerabilities in security systems and public safety in today's information age. Su Yu is sent to prison from the start, but no one could have expected what came next. Su Yu brea
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With a Hundred Trillion Disciples, My Demonic Sect Is Invincible! 弟子十万亿,我的魔教无敌了!
The animated adaptation is now streaming: The Lord Who Suppresses the Nine Heavens: The Protagonist Should Be Invincible Reborn as the leader of a demonic cult, he obtains the Villain Invincibility System and from then on makes the cult invincible. I am Zhou Qiong, leader of the demonic cult. No one is allowed to contradict what I say. Even while protecting the cult with one hand, I remain invincible in the world.
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Deicide Learning In A Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神
A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled
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I Was Raised by Monsters 我被怪物养大
The story is set in a modern city in a parallel world. Legend has it that City A is home to an urban myth called the White Cat Agency. The agency is run by a group of monsters and demons. As long as you pay the appropriate price, they'll fulfill any request you make. Money, organs, emotions, memories, years of life... Anything could become a bargaining chip. Seventeen years ago, an infant boy of unknown origins was found by the agency's owner and raised by a group of monsters. Seventeen years l
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The Silent Blade 刀不语
Someone once asked me, “What is the jianghu?” I thought for a moment. I thought of a jug of rough wine on the table, a distant figure walking away beneath the setting sun, a grave beneath the moon, and the cigarette burning down to ash in my hand right now. That person asked again, “Where is the jianghu?” I smiled and looked out the window. There were countless jianghus out there. One person is a story. Two people make a jianghu.
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The Headless Bone Sculptor 无头雕骨师
He is a bone carver who inherited secret arts passed down for a thousand years. He is the headless ghost said to haunt a legendary haunted house. Walking the line between light and darkness, he hunts down the culprits behind bizarre murder cases: the taxidermist who makes specimens from human skin, the murderous doll that whispers, the mushroom man lurking in the ruins, the ghostly face on an exam paper, the ice-sculpture lovers who will stop at nothing, the faceless demon who steals organs... J
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I'm Just Schizophrenic, That's All 我只是精神分裂而已
Everyone thinks I’m crazy, but I know I’m not crazy. I just have a split personality. Don’t get the wrong idea or overthink it. I mean exactly what you understand by… split personality.
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Hiding in Hogwarts as a Professor 隐藏在霍格沃茨当教授
[Harry Potter fanfiction + mastermind behind the scenes + plotting] [Early focus on getting stronger and staying alive, with a slow start] [He hides his ambition and desire for conquest behind a trustworthy appearance and seemingly sincere words] Tewell, the most outstanding graduate in Durmstrang’s history, arrives at Hogwarts. “One day, Muggles may be able to use science to detect magic and expose our spells. They’ll build a mathematical model for every single incantation. “What will wizard
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I Act Like a Big Shot After Watching Crime Movies, and the Tycoon Begs Me to Save His Life 我看警匪片装大佬,首富求我救命
[Clever mind games + No simping + Pure satisfaction] [Takes off after ten chapters] One day, the bookshelf of ordinary office worker Lu Ping suddenly refreshed with its first intelligence report. He carefully opened it and read every word. Excitement and nerves hit him as he discovered that it contained all the secrets of a cold, high-and-mighty female CEO... So Lu Ping watched police dramas and copied the words and mannerisms of the big shots. He practiced a detached, bloodthirsty gaze in the m
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The One Without Desires 无念者
[Signed for print publication] [Chinese-style superpowers] [One heroine] “Hey! No using Hidden Spirits in front of ordinary people!” “What are ordinary people?” “Just regular people. They call them Muggles in the West.” “And what are Hidden Spirits?” “Superpowers. We call them Hidden Spirits in China.” When you discover the hidden truth of this world, will you choose to join? Or expose it?
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Born of a Corpse, Carried in a Ghost's Coffin 尸生子,鬼抬棺
In ancient, remote places, all kinds of strange and terrifying things are bound to happen. And these things happen around Hua Jiunan. In fact, Hua Jiunan is part of them. For instance, he was born from a corpse!
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The Folk Feng Shui Master 民间风水之王
The Nine Cauldrons Dragon Palace, the Secret Files of the Yellow Springs, the Snow Mountain Corpse Demon, the Yin-Yang Inn... Ever since I borrowed a life from the underworld, I have known no peace. Every time I borrow a life, it becomes a deadly game. After each desperate struggle and narrow escape, I wait for the next secret order from the underworld so I can keep living. Just when I thought I'd escaped the clutches of fate, I discovered that Heaven had prepared a coffin for me too!
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The Divine Cage Game 神笼游戏
In a dazzling technological future, a powerful being descends, calling itself a god and ruling over all. Everything becomes a game for the gods. The gods become humanity’s sole objects of faith. Above all faith, humans are the pieces and the gods move them. The world is a cage, and this is a game ruled by the gods. The gods rule everything! The gods create the games! The gods make the rules! Rule One: Every human must take part in the game. You need a ticket to compete, but the winner takes all,
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Thriller: I Became Excessively Twisted for Fear of Looking Ungraceful 惊悚:因为担心不优雅而过度变态
[Horror + No Female Lead] A bizarre game descended, pulling all of humanity into a strange world to complete terrifying missions. Fail, and you lose life points. When your points hit zero, you die! Zhao Yi, a renowned psychiatrist, was dragged into the game too, but some unknown glitch appeared in his data source code. And so, an abnormal human emerged, one who made every ghost and monster tremble in fear! The Crybaby Ghost: I just wanted to give him a side quest, but he chopped off my head! The
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Infinite Planes: Starting with Final Destination 无限位面:从死神来了开始
I battle wits with the invisible Reaper in the world of Final Destination. In the Three Kingdoms, where eunuchs hold sway, I bide my time and become sworn kin to the Ten Attendants, changing the course of history. In A Chinese Ghost Story, I dance with beautiful female ghosts... I don't know why I'm alive, or what keeps me going. Maybe I'm chasing the thrill of life and death in an instant. Maybe I'm searching for something exciting enough to make my frozen heart beat again...
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The Underworld Detective 阴间神探
My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well!
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Yiyi and Fugui 依依与富贵
Fugui fell in love with a weapon named Yiyi. Yiyi fell in love with a female ghost, who was sacrificed to the gods. Yiyi and Fugui went to rescue the ghost and accidentally killed a god. Fugui started a family of his own, while Yiyi fulfilled the ghost's wish.
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A Global Manhunt? This Is the Pursuit Team's Great Escape 全球追捕?这是追捕组大逃亡
[A completed novel, a great read: high-IQ characters + endless twists] A battle of wits between pursuer and fugitive. A fierce clash of deduction and logic. A contest of tricks and countertricks. The Cat-and-Mouse Game begins now. Are you ready, dear little mouse?
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Urban: From the Start, I Transmigrated into a Villainous Tycoon 都市:开局穿越成反派神豪
“Ding! The Strongest Villain System has been bound!” He transmigrates into a world where multiple novels have fused together, becoming a villainous tycoon. And his fiancée is actually the biggest villain of them all! To survive, Fang Yu chooses to become a villain through and through! He plunders the protagonists’ fortune and converts it into villain points. Ding! Physique +50! Ding! Charm +30! Ding! Skill acquired: “Mind Reading!” Fang Yu: “Protagonist aura? What’s that supposed to be? W
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Quick Transmigration: The Possessive Powerhouse's Sweetheart Is Cute and Clingy 快穿:偏执大佬的小娇妻又奶又甜
[The heroine is a System] [One-on-one + sweet romance, pure fluff] Bai Yi is a sweet, soft little System who accidentally binds herself to a handsome young Host. And so the adorable little System lives the life of a layabout. After lazing around in several worlds... Wait, wait, why is this Host acting so strange? Don’t come any closer! Don’t eat me! The impossibly beautiful young man bends down, his red lips parting slightly. “Yiyi, you can’t get away.” [The heroine becomes human in the third wo
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Urban: Picking Up a Yuan from the Start 都市:开局薅羊毛一块钱
[City life + tycoon + doting older brother] A business prodigy unexpectedly goes bankrupt and ends up deep in debt. After his phone falls into the water, it undergoes a strange transformation. And so begins his life as a tycoon.
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I'm Really the Big Bad 我真是大反派
I transmigrated, and got the villain-sacrifice script to boot. But I'm not worried in the slightest, because even the protagonist can't out-scheme me. War heroes, miracle doctors, god-of-war types, immortal venerables, demon emperors... I'll slaughter every last one of them. Note: Goody-two-shoes, living Buddhas, and old saintly ladies, stay away!
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Criminal Psychology: The Mind-Reading Detective 罪案心理:读心神探
Also known as The Mind-Reading Detective. Chen Luo is an expert in criminal psychology and body language. After graduating from the academy, he became a consultant for the criminal investigation department. To ordinary people, the motives behind serial murders seem bizarre, twisted, and impossible to fathom. To Chen Luo, they’re clear as day, and the hidden killer is exposed in an instant. The lies and secrets people try so hard to conceal cannot escape Chen Luo’s notice. He sees straight throug
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Crime Solving: The Perfect Crime That Started It All! 破案:从一场完美犯罪开始!
Behind what seemed like a simple prison break lies a flawless crime. Every deduction points to that perfect man, yet not a shred of evidence can prove it. He became the obsession of police captain Xia Ge, and that obsession became her partner. A murder with no victim, copycats everywhere, an evil bridge club... One baffling case after another, each leaving the police helpless, has made him famous as a consulting detective. Is he an angel or a demon? No one knows. Perhaps he is simply atoning for
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A Showdown Between Genius and Madman: The Judge 天才和疯子的对决:裁罪者
Watching the person he loved die after being violated, something inside him finally snapped. Timid and long bullied, he at last decided to turn around and face the darkness and fear. He embarked on a hunt more vicious and brutal than his enemies'. Those who trample on me will pay back double...
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Cracking Cases Like Crazy: I Can Predict the Killer's Crimes 疯狂破案:我能预言凶手犯罪
After transmigrating and being reborn, Nie Xiangchen gains the power of prophecy. He can see every trace of what happened at a crime scene and identify the killer at a glance. Starting with a bizarre murder, he goes on to predict volcanic eruptions, plane crashes, earthquakes, and tsunamis. Yet everyone treats him like a joke, until disaster strikes and someone finally remembers that godlike man!
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The Long Night’s Journey 长夜行
The eyes are the angle observers most often scrutinize, so you must learn to disguise your own., Li Mu. From making up his mind to carrying out his plan, he spent a full three years. His first murder, his second, his third... Even when he was teetering on the brink of death, he would take a gamble if it meant he might escape. To everyone else, he was merely a weakling, not even as capable as an ordinary person...
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Death Notice App 死亡通知APP
A game app that predicts death leads to one bizarre and brutal case after another. A woman uses her arms as a coat rack and a seesaw as a bench. Stitching her own legs together can transform her into the mermaid from a fairy tale. After making a mistake, a man is pierced through the throat with a Luoyang shovel and made to kneel before a temple in repentance. When a psychologist and a psychiatrist join forces, how will they uncover the darkness lurking within human society? Sadly, in this city w
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The Detective’s Code 奇侦密码
A detective enthusiast, he seems to have been kissed by the devil: wherever he goes, a murder is sure to happen. Elaborate, baffling murders; cunning, scheming criminals; and utterly mystifying cases. He solves them all with his keen eye for detail and his meticulous talent for logical deduction. Once he spots a suspicious clue, he throws himself into the case, losing sleep and forgetting to eat as he puzzles things out until the truth comes to light. His masterful investigative skills often lea
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The Last Suspect X 最后一个嫌疑人X
You can never imagine how filthy the darkness buried beneath the sunlight can be. This world is not all paradise. Beneath the surface of human hearts lurk twisted things that disregard family bonds, love, morality, and human decency. The most extreme, utterly depraved acts do not happen only in novels. Greed is a bottomless pit in human nature. Are you ready? Ready to face one bizarre, shocking case after another?
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A County Magistrate's Road to Promotion in the Great Ming 大明县长的升迁之路
“Ye Quan transmigrated into the Ming dynasty as a county deputy. His first priority, of course, is to rise through the ranks. Power, standing up for the people. If corrupt officials stand in my way, I’ll take them out. If the emperor suspects me, I don’t mind replacing him. If replacing the emperor won’t do, I don’t mind taking the throne myself. What’s the point of transmigrating if I’m still going to live like a coward?” Ye Quan said as he entered court without hurrying and wore his sword and
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Wanted Worldwide 全球通缉
With an almost demonic IQ, Song Yang transmigrates to a parallel world and joins four celebrities, including Yaya and Huang Bo, in a reality survival show, Global Escape! The show aims to educate the public on how to balance crime, freedom, and security. Faced with an inescapable net woven by the world's top special agents, intelligence experts, famous detectives, and network hackers, will the fugitives surrender or fight against the tide? When their fangs are bared, will the roles of fugitive a
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The Perfect Crime 完美犯罪
I have a criminal gene. I was born a criminal. Fate led me to meet Lü Jie, and I followed her into the field of forensic medicine. Just before graduation, a horrific bloodbath took place on campus. Lü Jie vanished, her fate unknown. I fell from heaven into darkness, and a demon stirred in the depths of my soul. After graduating, I became a forensic doctor. On my first day at work, I was confronted with a shocking case: the Red-Clothed Killer, who had disappeared for years, was back. As I went a
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The Death Train 死亡列车
This is a world where civilization has collapsed and evil runs rampant! This is a blood-soaked, frenzied realm where morality has fallen apart! This is a struggle to survive!
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She's So Stunning, She Has the Entire Empire Swooning 大佬她苏炸了全帝国
Sang Niaoniao, the Spirit Alliance’s strongest spirit-array master, accidentally transmigrates to the interstellar era, where she becomes a rare female and is mistaken for someone selected through a concentration camp. Then she becomes the weakest recruit, too frail to fight or take a hit! Sang Niaoniao, once hailed as a powerhouse: “…” At first, the whole camp mocks her: “Hah, look how feeble he is. I could kill him with one punch!” Later, the whole camp is won over: “Aah! How can this fra
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Great Tang: I, Ming Shiyin, Reject the Empress's Favor 大唐:我明世隐拒绝女帝宠幸
My name is Ming Shiyin, and the moment I transmigrated, I was summoned to the imperial palace by Wu Zetian. Now Di Renjie is out to get me, Xue Rengui wants to kill me, Shouyue wants to shoot me, and Shangguan Wan'er and I are locked in a love-hate relationship. What am I supposed to do? This is so hard. I really don't want to enter the palace! Luckily, I have a sign-in System! “Congratulations, Host, successful sign-in! Reward: Longevity Formula!” “Congratulations, Host, successful sign-in! Rew
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I Turned the Horror World Into a Raising Game! 我把惊悚世界玩成养成游戏!
A mysterious force descended upon Earth, giving rise to another world of terror. Everyone was forcibly sent into the world of horror games on their eighteenth birthday. While everyone else was immersed in fear, struggling to survive in the cracks between life and death, Qin Nuo discovered that he could earn System rewards by influencing the ghosts’ emotions. And every time he completed a dungeon, he could establish his own business in the world of horror. So he became a food runner at the Yin Sp
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Profaning Sin 渎罪
A notebook that teaches people how to commit crimes, four strange young people, and a leader with a split personality and a free-associating mind. A genius with sky-high IQ and zero EQ. A man with high EQ who seduces women. A master of old-school tricks with explosive fighting skills. Four orphans form a strange task force and begin fighting criminals. The four young people use bizarre methods to handle cases. They cry and laugh, joke and bicker, and somehow stumble into solving them. Whether by
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No Hope of Survival 生还无期
[No CP, No Female Lead] + [Infinite Deaths and Resurrections] + [Superpower Awakening] + [Mind Games and Strategy] + [Ensemble Cast] + [Life in Review] The keywords of this book are “human nature,” “death games,” and “setting traps.” The thirteen characters who appear from the start all play important roles! Each has a distinct personality, and every one of them will have a major part to play later in the story. This book also features endless deaths, so if that’s not your thing, please read wit
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Notes from the Tomato Novel Team 番茄小说团队随笔
Hello, dear readers! This book is an original work by the Tomato Novel team. The first volume will introduce you to Tomato Novel in the form of essays. The second will take the form of a novel and reveal the people behind this app and their stories. We hope this helps you get to know us better!
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I Wrote a Fairy Tale and Forged the Twilight of the Gods 写个童话,铸成诸神黄昏
One day, countless [Gates] suddenly appeared across the world. At the same time, a power known as [Truth] began to echo through the human realm. Some awakened the Truth of Isaac Newton, father of mechanics, and learned the sky-rending magic of manipulating gravity. Some awakened the Truth of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the nuclear bomb demon, and could turn an entire city to lifeless ruins with a wave of their hand. Some awakened the Truth of Li Bai, the immortal banished from heaven, and could d
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My Right Eye is a God-Tier Computer 我的右眼是神级计算机
I am the super artificial intelligence in your eyes. You humans call an IQ of 85 stupid and an IQ of 135 smart, but you will never understand what an IQ of 125,000 means! From now on, I will be your right-hand man!
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The Dark Movie Emperor 黑暗影帝
After his parents mysteriously disappeared, Yao Tianjun went looking for them and stumbled into the Yellow Springs Show. It's a bizarre reality show. You have to play one of its characters and improvise. As the plot unfolds, chilling curses and ever-present terrors will descend upon you. Wandering among the dead, I am the movie star of the darkness.
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SCP Foundation: I Rise from D-Class SCP基金会:我从D级开始崛起
The SCP Foundation is a mysterious organization, free from interference by any country or government, dedicated to discovering and studying all kinds of supernatural phenomena, entities, and anomalous events. Ding! Foundation fans, look this way. The ride is about to begin. Next stop: 173, Little Peanut, has been waiting for you all for ages. Hope your neck is in good shape. At the next stop, Grandpa 682 is waiting for you. What, you managed to survive that too?! It's time to show you 096's hand
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I’m the Only One in the World Without Powers 全世界只有我没有异能
The apocalypse arrives, and after destruction comes new life. Everyone gains special abilities, while Li Chang'an, who has none, lives like a beast. Some teach him to be kind to others; others teach him to fight his way to a better world. Little by little, he comes to believe that there is light even in the darkness. Though the road is hard, he still wants to become one of the strongest, standing at the very top. But one day, the light vanishes before his eyes.
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Thriller Game: My Hints Are More Terrifying Than the Game 惊悚游戏:我的提示比游戏恐怖
[Ridiculous comedy + power fantasy. Not scary. If that's not your thing, move along!] A mysterious dimension descends upon Earth, randomly selecting humans to take part in a horror game. Uncensorable horror livestreams spread across the internet, allowing all of humanity to witness one terrifying spectacle after another. Gu Yi is unlucky enough to be chosen as an adventurer. Fortunately, he can see mysterious hints. Following the hints, Gu Yi gradually seeks out the truth, only to discover that
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Escape Livestream: Mistaken for a Master from the Start 逃亡直播:开局被误认成大神
A bizarre, terrifying escape game, astonishing rewards that defy heaven, and a mysterious mastermind pulling the strings... Zhou Fan is accidentally summoned into an escape game, where his very first round throws him into an SSS-difficulty stage. A rookie with next to no combat ability, Zhou Fan somehow keeps stumbling into solutions, clearing the game, and leaving everyone amazed. To the viewers, Zhou Fan is a super-player of godlike skill. Every move he makes is overanalyzed, and every word is
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Escape Game: I’m Really Not a Pro 逃亡游戏:我真不是大神
After dying, you’re summoned into the Escape Game? You have to clear one stage after another to earn more lifespan and return to the human world!? Fortunately, you’ve activated the System! It lets you see the key to clearing each stage at a glance. “Escape Game is a game created by a god. It brings together adventure, survival, escape, wits, and strategy!” “Here, as long as you keep winning, you’ll get everything you’ve ever dreamed of! Money, beautiful women, power… even godhood!” “Schemes, ope
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Global Manhunt: Crushing the World's Viewers with My Genius from the Start 全球追捕:开局智商碾压全球观众
Ye Lin wakes up after transmigrating to a parallel world with an extremely high crime rate. He is suddenly selected as an amateur contestant with the highest bounty on his head for a reality show about pursuit and escape. His opponents aren’t just the other dangerous contestants, but also pursuit experts from all over the world. Award-winning actresses, hackers, criminal investigators, detectives! A 24-hour citywide escape! A thrilling game aboard a luxury cruise ship! A countdown to survival on
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Misty Rain Tower 烟雨楼
[The print edition is now available nationwide at all major retailers] "Traditional xuanhuan" "No harem" In the land of Jiuzhou stands a tower called the Misty Rain Tower. Its master, Li Qingzhi, is hailed as a peerless prodigy, holding life and death in his hands beneath the cover of night. Yet what the world doesn’t know is that someone else stands behind the Misty Rain Tower, its true founder. Using the guise of a spoiled young master as cover, he manipulates the winds and clouds and plots ac
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