Monsters - Page 5

Chronos, the god of time, gave Zhang Heng a magical gift. Every night at 12 a.m., time would stop flowing, and Zhang Heng would get an extra 24 hours. In exchange, he had to act as the agent of the god of time and participate in dangerous games every month: Desert Island Survival [objective: survive for 40 days.] Dinsta Drift [objective: win the championship in the underground custom car race.] As Zhang Heng won over and over again, he gradually got close to the truth of the world.

Every night, he prayed to wake in a world of magic and adventure. One day, his wish came true, though not in the way he expected. He awoke in a vast, snowy wilderness as a Barbarian, a powerful race feared for their strength and savagery. Though the world was everything he’d dreamed of, his new form came with challenges. Determined not to live as a mindless brute, he learned the human tongue, studied their customs, and became a registered mercenary. But despite his efforts to belong, his monstrous appearance and overwhelming strength lead most to see him as a threat. Now, caught between the world he longed for and the one that rejects him, he must fight to prove he’s more than what others fear and uncover the reason he was brought here in the first place.

A question that even the most ardent of RPG lovers struggle to answer: Why are there treasure chests placed so conveniently throughout the dungeons? In the grass fields of the Forest of Beginnings, in deadly realms where even the greatest heroes must be prepared to face total annihilation, and even in people’s homes―there, treasure chests sit, aiding unwitting adventurers and maintaining the world’s balance. This is the story of someone, unbeknownst and unnoticed by anyone, who carries those chests.

Takayanagi Riku is a 32-year-old office worker with no particular characteristics. He actually has a special past in that he once saved another world as a hero, and now he lives in Japan as an ordinary office worker. But one day, he gets caught up in a group of three high school students and is summoned to another world again――!? Riku is confused by this sudden turn of events, but he encourages the high school heroes, who are even more confused than he is, and decides to teach them how to survive in another world... The second adventure story of the caring and extremely strong old man begins in style!!

A sweet story about an office worker and his not-so-human girlfriend.

Exorcists Gotsuji and Uruka spend their days exorcising evil spirits on request, inching ever closer to their goal: to cut down a specific spirit as a means of mourning the woman it killed. Uruka, mystified by Gotsuji's actions, accompanies him in his quest for revenge, but where will their journey lead...? Bunny outfits or traditional garb—doesn't matter! Just cut those spirits down! The curtain rises on a new and exciting story full of action and the occult!

Veterinarian Kim Ohjin was unexpectedly summoned by a dragon. After successfully treating the dragon’s pet, he returns home… only to find himself in another world. "Animals in another world are still animals, right?" I was a vet barely scraping by in the real world, but now, in this strange new world, I’m a renowned doctor? With my old clinic on the verge of closing, I’m setting my sights on a new opportunity—my second clinic, and hopefully, a big success!

Worst start, god-level development! The main character, an unemployed person who makes a living by working part-time jobs and wanders around 'orphans'. In his boring daily life, the only joy was the online game 'God Forsaken World'. It was a precious escape for him, allowing him to forget his boring reality for a moment. Then one day, while playing the game, he heard an unidentified voice from somewhere. When he came to his senses... he was in the middle of the game world! He thought he would be a cool and powerful main character since he was already in the game—but the person he had possessed was the empire's scoundrel and failed third prince, 'Giloshan Elo di Balt'. And the situation was the worst. The moment he opened his eyes, he was about to be killed by someone! '

Moa Son, an ordinary office worker, wakes up in a dungeon in the middle of the night and awakens as a collecting hunter. After barely making it out alive, she falls into the same dungeon but gets rescued by the first-ranked hunter, Jihan Seo, and becomes bound up with him.

Hatori Chise has lived a life full of neglect and abuse, devoid of anything resembling love. Far from the warmth of family, she has had her share of troubles and pitfalls. Just when all hope seems lost, a fateful encounter awaits her. When a man with the head of a beast, wielding strange powers, obtains her through a slave auction, Chise's life will never be the same again. The man is a “magus,” a sorcerer of great power, who decides to free Chise from the bonds of captivity. The magus then makes a bold statement: Chise will become his apprentice–and his bride!

Mars, a 12-year-old prince, is terrified of being assassinated. His meals are constantly being poisoned, so he lives on monster meat. Then one night, a beautiful red-haired woman appears and says to him, “You have potential. Become my apprentice.”. From a single misunderstanding, the boy becomes the most powerful king (even though he doesn’t want to)!