Terminally-Ill Genius Dark Knight

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is a fantasy RPG infamous for its extreme difficulty.
However, to Yoo Chan, who was diagnosed with a terminal illness at a young age, this game was his entire life and has now become his reality.
From now on, Yoo Chan has to survive in this world as Nox von Reinharber, the worst villain in the first act of the game. Will he be able to reach the end of the story safely?

I Became the Mad Emperor

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A long but slowly serialized novel, [The Great Human-Demon War], Bang GwangSuk binge read it over and over, infatuated by the majestic world building and story development.
One day, a mysterious message was sent to him.
[This story ends here. Please use your power to save my world from ruination.]
Before he could get an answer to the questions in his mind, a new world was presented before his very eyes—from the perspective of the Mad Emperor Exceltrion that would lead the world to ruins.
“That’s right. I’ve become the mad emperor from the novel!”

Ranker (2022)

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An online membership game run in secrecy. Kang Junseo coincidentally jumped into Ranker.
Junseo from who knows when, started to see his opponents as monsters and it was his player, Jeongjun’s voice that allowed him to find his calm again. With Jeongjun, Junseo is prepared to heal the symptoms.
However Ranker is not only a quest where your life is at stake. It is filled with characters battling each other and the constant threat of being hunted.

Leveling Up With Skills

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Four options were presented to humanity under peril from mysterious monsters that devoured humanity in 2020. Players who have completed the mazes in each mode must return to Earth and prepare for the invasion of ancient gods! Easy mode where anyone can survive Normal mode where only the strong survive Hard mode where only 1% can survive Solo mode with extreme difficulty Kang Tae-san, the strongest human player in Easy mode, who conquered the maze through extraordinary means and possesses abilities that others do not have! 「Addition, multiplication, attack nullification, absolute judgment…」 However, coming from the ‘Easy mode’ background, his absolute power is lacking…! Finally, the day of humanity’s ultimate reckoning has arrived! A miraculous opportunity appeared as he was dying in the depths of despair! “This time, I will definitely become stronger.” Challenge the maze once again! Kang Tae-san, a skillful player, advance to ‘Solo Mode’!

My Little Brother Is The Academy’s Hotshot

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In the last battle with the king of the dragon race that killed countless humans, Rudd Denatos loses his comrades and biological brother, Aesir Denatos. The moment he slays an unidentified dragon that appears before him, he returns to his days as an academy cadet. This time, Rudd tries to kill all dragons, so the past doesn’t repeat itself. However, in the past, he has regressed into his brother, Aesir, a genius warrior doesn’t exist. Trying to fill in the empty spot of Aesir, Rudd tries to prepare as much as possible before the strongest dragon king, the Seventh Dragon, appears. Will Rudd be able to find his older brother and avenge his parents?

A Modern Man Who Got Transmigrated Into the Murim World

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I was a public official who worked part-time to survive. I was knocked out by a speeding car while making deliveries in the middle of the night.I have a strong memory of dying prematurely in a hit-and-run.
I’m Jo Hwi At some point. I became the second son of the collapsing Jo Ga-cheol Clan.
This family has neither the authority to drop a flying bird nor the power to carry out one’s will. There is only an enormous amount of debt that can annihilate the entire family.
There’s only one way out. Father, please pass the Jo Ga-cheol Clan on to me.
The story of a successful modern man who has to utilize all the knowledge and experience of a public official begins now.

F-Class Destiny Hunter

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In a world where destiny decides the ability one awakens, Seo Gangrim is born with the worst destiny. He awakened as a hunter, but he was the very bottom of the bottom. One day, he is ambushed…
[Power ‘Destiny Stealing’ is being activated. You have obtained the power ‘Regression’.]
He lost all his teammates to an assassin, but right before dying, he regressed to his past.
Right then, Seo Gangrim made the decision never to leave his life to destiny again.

How To Live As An Unlicensed Healer

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One day Kang Songhyun opened his eyes on the Azul Continent. He didn’t know the reason. When he woke up he was no more in South Korea. He’s thrown into a fantasy world. ‘Why did I come to this kind of place?’
At that time, the status window pops up in front of him [Your job is ‘healer’?]
But among his skills… ‘huh? …No healing?’ That was the beginning of the life of an unlicensed healer. A healer who does not know how to heal.
Kang Songhyun is good at everything except healing In a fantasy world as an unlicensed healer his story of survival begins.

The Dark Mage’s Return to Enlistment

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Minjun Kim, an ordinary high school senior in Korea, was suddenly summoned to another world where he became a dark mage. Determined to return home, he overcame all sorts of hardships and saved the other world with black magic before leaving all his wealth and glory as a hero behind to return to Earth.
However before he could fully enjoy his life. A problem arose. A dungeon break had occured and monsters came pouring ou threatening his comfortable days. Therefore Minjun who had just returned to earth had no choice but to enlist on the very next day.

Drug-Eating Genius Mage

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Having reached his talent limit on magic, the protagonist was sent to the gaming world as punishment — to a huge city named Valkan. In order to survive. He builds relationships with other people and investigates the secret behind the “closed world”. Striving to prevent the end of the world.

Archmage Transcending Through Regression

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Mikhail Walpurgis, the world’s only 9th-circle Archmage, fell in battle due to a damned hero, and managed to cast one final advanced magic spell, . As time rewound, he regressed to 20 years ago.
“Fine. I’ll just become the hero instead.”

Demon Lord’s Martial Arts Ascension

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“Demon Lord.”
That’s… What they used to call me in my past life, before I became human

I Regressed to My Ruined Family

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I was born as the oldest of a renowned swordsman family, and became stronger faster than anyone. Yet, I could not stop the dragons, a great disaster that had appeared on the continent. I closed my eyes in my final moments, thinking everything was over. I really thought it was over… But when I opened my eyes, I was back in the past. A past that was very different from the world I knew.

Everyone Else is A Returnee

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Left behind again, and again, and again. The straggler was abandoned by all of mankind due to a cloaking technique unknown even by God. “Why was I the only one left behind? Why did this happen to me?” [In the end, even after God had devised a list of all the humans meant to be transported to another world, he could not find you. You said it was a truly phenomenal cloaking technique, right?] So I, alone since birth, began my lonesome daily life on Earth, awaiting humanity’s return.

Poison-Eating Healer

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Cheon Haesun is the protagonist who‘s terminally ill because of various poisons. Cheon Haesun, who was never welcome anywhere, will have his story of becoming the strongest hunter play out on an Earth upon which dungeons and monsters have broken out!

Chronicles of the Demon Faction

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Chun Hajin, the strongest assassin of the Orthodox Murim’s Righteous Heavenly Alliance. Hajin loses his life as he tries to escape to find freedom. And then… ‘The divine cult is immortal, may all demons submit. Congratulations on your recovery, third young master!’ He was reincarnated into the body of the Murim’s public enemy, the third young master of the Demonic Cult?! The conquest of the Demonic Murim by Chun Hajin, the strongest secret weapon of the Orthodox Murim, begins now.

Life of a Magic Academy Mage

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Graduate student Lee Han was born as the youngest son in another world’s famous family of mages. He swore he would never go to another place with the word “academy” in it. However, the magic academy known as Einrogard completely ignored what he had promised himself. Being self-sufficient is a must; monsters may appear, and the professors are all total nutjobs! This is the beginning of a pitiful academy life that you have never seen before. “Will I be able to… graduate safely?”

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3. The Sandman
4. Batman: Year One
5. Batman: The Killing Joke
6. V For Vendetta
7. Kingdom Come
8. Batman: The Long Halloween
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Lokan was the ‘King of Violence’ who reigned as the strongest in the virtual reality game, ‘The Lord’. Unfortunately, the assassination order issued by an enemy guild caused him to lose everything. To his surprise, the next time he woke up, he had returned back to three years ago! “Fucking brats, just you wait. I’ll devour you all!” A new story begins as Rokan, who travelled back in time, climbs h ... Read Return of the SSS-Class Ranker - Chapter 62 - MangaPuma. Read more at https://mangapuma.com/return-of-the-sss-class-rankechapter-62

I forgot the title of the manhua... it was about a Ranker who fought the outsiders alongside and sun wukong, Hercules and some other gods but failed but he returns with the decision of other and the sacrifice of that clock guy who send him back... It was also a climbing the tower i thinking

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Hey Sportsfans — it's time for Week 10 of baseball Power Rankings: Happy first Monday of June, everyone! Hopefully you've paid your rent, paid your bills, and sent us our monthly check to keep your favorite team higher than they deserve. Have a fabulous Monday!
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#		Team	Δ	Comment	Record
1		Rays	0	Why replace writers with AI when the Rays bullpen has proven to be the most cost efficient way to generate drama in 2023? The team doing so well makes it hard to complain, but Jason Adam also makes it so easy, yanno? Happy pride month y'all! In other positive news, Glasnow has looked good if not otherworldly in his return, he'll look to continue finding his groove. Yandy Diaz also hit a quintessential little league homerun, which should make everyone everywhere happy!	42-19
2		Rangers	0	hahahahaha offense go brrrrrrrt. Big week this week with a series against the struggling Cardinals and then the big weekend matchup against the Rays. Ending another month on top of the division and we are having fun!	38-20
3		Braves	0	Horrid start to the week by losing a series to the Oakland "Triple A's" (don't @ me...I heard their own annoucers call them that), but we salvaged the week in AZ thanks to Eddie Rosario playing OUT OF HIS MIND and capping off our weekend with a go ahead Slam in the top of the ninth on Sunday. We are banged up on the hump, but are pushing through. If this is a rough patch, I am happy. First up this week is the Mets. A very important series to get it all back on track.	35-24
4		Astros	+2	Crucial series win against the Angels to finish off the weekend. Saturday's game was a lot of fun, aside from the top of the 7th inning - but we don't talk about that. Let's talk instead about how Alex Bregman's grand slam, 4-walk day can be 100% attributed to his wife throwing out the first pitch (it was Girls Night Out) and Bregs subsequently skipping the photo op with her to finish his warm-up.	35-24
5		Dodgers	-1		35-25
6		Orioles	-1	Alternating wins and loses all week this past week. Losing two out of the last three series is not great. I then thought about it and obviously the Orioles can't win every game and can't win every series, so thinking they can, means I have more confidence in this team than I have in a very long time. Aaron Hicks has been a pleasant surprise filling in for Cedric, batting .455 with an OPS of 1.208. Even though the fans were severely against getting him, he seems to have been the right move so far. The next six games are against Milwaukee and KC, hopefully we go at least 4-2.	37-22
7		Yankees	0	Another strong road trip, another handful of injury questions. Is Nestor really hurt, or is this a “get right” phantom stint? Will Judge need IL time? Wtf’s Bader’s situation? In better news Stanton, Kahnle, and Donaldson are back, and Rodon is set to face live batters. It would be really fucking cool if we could get off the IL merry-go-round though.	36-25
8		Blue Jays	+1	Very nice bouceback week(ish) after our AL East foes took us to Pound Town, with series wins over Minnesota and Milwauke (Algonquin for "the good land") before sweeping the Nye Mets. Bassitt continued to build on his '23 legend by nearly throwing another CGSO while his wife was going into labor in another country. Vladdy lasered his first HR not off a shitting-his-pants position player since May 4th, and still hasn't hit one at home, which is WILD. Belt overcame DFA screams from dipshits after an abysmal April (.519 OPS) with a hero-ball May (.940 OPS). Big tests coming up, tho, with HOU, BAL, MIN, and TEX next on the docket. Someone throw an irradiated spider at Manoah or something.	33-27
9		D-Backs	-1	The Diamondbacks had a decent week, sweeping the Rockies in four games and coming within one out of taking two of three from the Braves. Alas, the Diamondbacks' bullpen is still the Diamondbacks' bullpen. Additionally, Geraldo Perdomo's abysmal peripherals are catching up with his early-season performance, and third base remains a question mark, as Josh Rojas still doesn't have a single home run on the season.	35-25
10		Twins	0	A 4-3 week, including another series win against the reigning WS Champions! The lineup still isn't consistent though and we're being carried by our good pitching. There's time to fix those issues as the summer goes on, especially in the AL Central where we don't have a lot of competition.	31-29
11		Brewers	+2	In the words of noted Brewers fan Tom, "i don't understand how each day the lineup can look worse than the day before, like each day feels like rock bottom then it gets even worse somehow" That's pretty much Brewers fandom opinion of the Spring Training esque lineups Milwaukee is trotting out day after day. Somehow the team was 4-2 in the last week though. (Thanks Reds). Also, Reddit effectively kiling third party app support is terrible, and might actually be the thing that gets me to leave this Californian Hotel.	32-27
12		Red Sox	0	You know, I liked baseball more when we weren't .500. Losing Chris Sale to the injured list right as we get Whitlock and Paxton back is cruel but predictable. Our rotation has a lot of talent, but lacks the stamina to actually go deep into games. Houck, Whitlock, Pivetta and Kutter are all decent to really good 1st/2nd time through. Pair them up and have them each throw ~3-4 innings and you've basically Frankenstiened two 110 ERA+ starters! CHaim hire me please :)	30-29
13		Pirates	+4	The Pirates had a miserable May. The pitching went from excellent to merely good while the offense was put on life support. The Bucs, who were 20-9 at the end of April, had dropped under the .500 mark on Memorial Day. Since then, the Bucs have won 5 straight — 2 against the Giants to pick up the Pirates' first (and only) series win in May, and then a sweep of the Cardinals for the first time since 2018. Yeah, the Pirates are only 31-27, but that puts them just a game out of first in the NL Central. Not bad considering where this team stood a week ago.	31-27
14		Angels	0	When he has been on the field and not getting into it with fans or wasting away on the injured list, Anthony Rendon has been a quietly solid presence in this Angels lineup. Slated to return back to the lineup within the next couple days, the team could use a boost in the middle part of the order, especially with runners on.	31-30
15		Mariners	-4	A Mariner is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. The profession of the Mariner is old, and the term Mariner has its etymological roots in a time when sailing ships were the main mode of transport at sea, but it now refers to the personnel of all watercraft regardless of the mode of transport, and encompasses people who operate ships professionally, be it for a military navy or civilian merchant navy, as a sport or recreationally. Up next: 2 @ Vedder Cup bros, 3 @ Troutanis	29-30
16		Mets	-1	Since my last update, we swept the Phillies and we got swept by the Blue Jays. This is a weird Mets team who I think may just be pretty mediocre, though I suspect they'll stick sneak into the playoffs. Our record is back at .500 and we have the Braves in Atlanta next, which is not the kind of shit you want to see. Omar Narvaez will likely return from the IL this week, creating an interesting roster crunch which shouldn't be interesting at all, since current backup catcher Tomas Nido has an OPS of .278.	30-30
17		Marlins	+1	Sweepy has been busy so far this year. The fish complete their 4th sweep of the season on the visiting A's, reports are sketchy but apparently he was last spotted saying "Mets are over rated". We'll get further clarification on what he meant by that next time he resurfaces. Sandy is going through it right now, if im being honest i think hes working through some mechanical issues cuz hes still lowkey struggling with location. His last outing was fairly good save one inning where he allowed a bunch of runs but he is slowly improving. Very slowly. The his week the marlins are gonna host the royals, followed with a trip to south side chicago.	32-28
18		Giants	-2	The Giants went 2–4 with two 1-run losses. Normally losing a series to both the Orioles and Pirates would be problematic, but in the New Age, both teams are good and the Giants played hard 80% of the time. They are 5–7 in 1-Run Games, and 1-2 in extras, and with a +1 Run Diff (18th in MLB, -5 spots) they are slightly underperforming expected W/L Record. The Giants will be without Joc, Yaz, Conforto, Estrada, and Bart until tomorrow (expected), and Alex Wood is the latest casualty – gone for 12ish days. The rotation, led by Cobb, Webb, and Disco, will rely even more on the bullpen which usually means Jacob Junis (yay!) and Manaea (: / ). Cleaning up their act some, the bullpen ERA is now 20th in MLB (+3) and the whole staff at 15th in RA/G (=). The inconsistent offense, hampered by injuries and some mini-slumps, sits at 14th in RS/G (-2). Giants fans must hope a return to health will boost the bats, the younglings liven back up, and the bullpen holds the line @ Coors Field ( : / ) and vs the question-mark-of-a-team Chicago Cubs.	29-30
19		Padres	+1	It was the first game at Petco for my Niece and her Father. He'd long written off the Padres, as a team of nobodies that would never try to win at a sport that ultimatley rigged for markets that weren't in San Diego County. As a sign of goodwill from my Sis, his ex-wife, they had amazing seats, down by the first base side, that were each in the triple digits. Over the last few years he'd gotten into the sport for the first time since '98, and for my Niece, it was the first time following any pro sport in her life. They sat down at their beautiful seats, had a couple of 'dogs, and by the third inning, San Diego was behind 7-0. Sigh. The Padres average 39k at Petco, ranking 5th in the majors in attendance. They have a 13-17 record in those games.	27-32
20		Guardians	+3	I was on vacation this week, so I haven't been as aware of baseball as I should be. I did go to two games at Camden and two at Nationals Park while on my trip. The Guardians won a series against the Orioles and split one with the Twins, so now I'm being optimistic and will probably embarrass myself again. Also, I hope the Reds ranker is doing okay.	27-32
21		Phillies	-2	What a miserable week it was to be a Phillies fan. They salvaged a 2-4 record by winning the weekend games against the Nationals, but were dreadful all week in games that were just close enough to keep your hopes up. The Phillies are currently 4.5 games out of the 3rd wild card spot with 3 other teams ahead of them. Trea Turner, who you'd think would have one of the highest floors in the league, is hitting .232 with a dreadful .276 OBP. Alec Bohm hit the IL, which means the infield regularly includes one or two of Josh Harrison, Kody Clemens (who's actually been quite hot the past few weeks), and AAAA quality Drew Ellis (who went 3/3 with 2 walks and 2 home runs on Sunday). The bats and pitching have completely died, but that's thankfully set the stage for Nick Castellanos to do what he does best. This week: a homestand with 3 against the Tigers and 3 against the Dodgers.	27-32
22		Cubs	+2	This week was a much needed bounce back for the Cubs, as they took 2 out of 3 from both the Rays and Padres. Unfortunately, the week was marred by yet more struggles in the clutch and with RISP as well as Justin Steele's injury. Steele is out for at least 2 starts with forearm soreness, and will be dearly missed as he has kept the Cubs in game after game. The Cubs continue their West Coast road trip this week with sereis against the Angels and Giants following today's game in SD.	26-32
23		Cardinals	-2	The Cardinals should be playing better, they aren't. They've been bad all season. Short of collective epiphany that sees them 30 up in their next 40 (lol, doubt it) there's no useful information I can put in this box past "Fire John Mozeliak."	25-35
24		Reds	+1	It finally happened boys. After just a month of being separated, she gave me official divorce papers. I think she’s made it abundantly clear she has no interest in fixing things, and you know what? I get it. It’s alright. She told me straight up that she didn’t feel anything between us anymore, and no amount of therapy or counseling is gonna fix that, whatever was there is gone. She’s felt like that for a while, I just refused to see it, I was in denial. But i’m not anymore. I’m free, I am once more ready to set sail on the ocean of loneliness until I find land. I hope I can find land. I gotta find land. How we’ll divide time between our son is yet to be determined, but I know we’ll find a good compromise. I’m just…happy that the air is clear. No more pretending to enjoy each other's presence, no more fake smiles to mask our emptiness. No more. Anyway, let’s talk Reds baseball. We had a good road trip where our offense managed to shine but a horrid home series where we got pantsed by a division rival. The front office just refuses to throw the fans a bone. We continue to give playing time to people like Will Benson and Stuart Fairchild, all the while prospects like Elly De La Cruz and Christian Encarnacion-Strand are tearing up AAA to the point where there’s really nothing left for them to do. Both had problems with their Walk%, so what happened? The last couple weeks both have significantly improved their walk rate. They have nothing left to do in AAA if you ask me and plenty of the fanbase. Imagine if both can be successful in the MLB, what kind of boost of energy that would give to this team while they’re still in striking distance of the NL Central crown. Our starting pitching is still a major liability, Graham Ashcraft has just flat out forgotten how to pitch. The Bullpen is still keeping us in games and our offense can be truly clutch at times, but consistency is one thing we’ve lacked all season. Consistency, consistency, consistency. It’s not here. But with an injection of young talent, things could definitely turn around, or I guess you could say something that’s become a bit of a motto here in Cincinnati and with our recent ownership groups: We’re just a couple years away.	26-33
25		Tigers	-3	RIP Riley Greene. RIP Eduardo Rodriguez. I guess the White Sox walkoff on Saturday where a Jose Cisnero pitch domed the home plate umpire for a wild pitch was emblematic of this week (shrugs). As a side note, man is this linup brutal, sporting a team slash line of .226/.302/.349 for the season. Yikes! This week: 3 at PHI, 3 vs. ARI.	26-31
26		White Sox	+2	The AL Central being so competitive/non-competitive is the worst thing for the White Sox right now. Despite being 9 games under .500, they are only 5.5 games back in the division. They're stuck in limbo right now. In any sane world, they would already be selling parts, but in all likelihood, they'll have to sell some of the future at the deadline, only to go on a cold streak in mid September, finish 8 games out in the division, and make this awful season feel even worse.	26-35
27		Nationals	-1	Rough week for the Nats losing 5 of 7 and getting even worse news with the announcement of Strasburg being shut down from all physical activity. While I can't speak for all Nats fans, I can speak for myself: Stephen Strasburg has absolutely nothing to prove. I genuinely would be ecstatic for him to ride off into the sunset without throwing another pitch before unvailing a statue with Zim on the corner of Capitol and Potomac.	25-34
28		Rockies	-1	No Blurb Submitted	26-35
29		Royals	0	Congo rats to Scott Barlow on notching his 50th career save. And congo rats to Aroldis Chapman for rebuilding his career and being a trade chip. The Royals are going to fuck up the return, but at least he can get something back in another couple of months. I'm looking forward to surgery so I can be too drugged up to give a shit about this team.	18-41
30		Athletics	0	More a question than a curse, how could hell be any worse?	12-49

With so much growth of the 2nd Gen, it was about time that standouts of the younger generations would come up. Standouts with their own intentions, motivations, and desire to rule it all.
Samson Oh was born into an athletic family. His father was a member of the special operations (can find some connection to SMK), and while he was never around due to top secret missions, he still made his son extremely tough. Samson's mother was a professional soccer player, and bestowed upon him physical genetic gifts and abilities. When his father wasn't around, his grandfather, an old Taekwondo master, taught him martial arts. In middleschool, Samson was always the fastest, strongest, and tallest kid. He was the best at every sport, and also knew how to fight. He had no interest in gangs and crews and controlling his school, but everybody knew not to mess with him. His brother Sean, in fact, was a national team boxer, and some of his moves leaked into Samson's arsenal. Samson was also an A+ student, and seemed to have it all. This came crashing down, when at a young age, his father, who later on became a political figure, was targeted by gangs who were upset with the policies he was pushing. They firebombed his house, killing his whole family while he was at school. Samson then became a homeless orphan, pushed onto the streets to figure things out. This is when he began street fighting and stealing in order to stay alive. It wouldn't be long before he'd make a name for himself, and end up becoming a high ranker of Hostel A.
Samson would be of large build, roughly 6'4, but extremely strong athletic and fast. He'd commonly wear a thick plaid jacket. He'd be a master of Taekwondo, Boxing, Wrestling, as well as had a plethora of street fighting moves. Samson was smart. While he didn't need to study for school anymore, he still studied how to manage people, and make his Hostel Family run better and earn as much as possible. He also would watch countless videos (How to Fight), which made him an excellent fighter of all martial arts, and against all martial arts. While Eli and Warren, and the rest of Hostel B was occupied with the Workers, Samson made his own move to grow his family, easily defeating Chuck and Justin and ruling most of Hostel for himself. Samson made this quiet though. While he had never met any of the 2nd gen personally, he knew that he wasn't ready to face them all at once, and quietly expanded and grew his power. He'd easily be the strongest of all budding 3rd gens, with potential perhaps even greater than some of the strongest 2nd gen characters we knew when they were his age. He could perhaps already be at a low-king level. However, despite that not being enough to take on our protagonists, he would use strategy, as well as the support of his crew, to give the likes of Eli and Warren a run for their money. He would be Eli and Olly, all of their strengths combined and none of their weaknesses, personified.
His Crew:
Darwin Kar (Kar Daewon)
Darwin is Samson's number two. Tall and always shirtless for some reason, he's extremely strong and rough around the edges. Darwin would be similar to Jerry in the past, with unbelievable strength but not much fighting ability. When fighting Eli in a potential future arc, Samson could have Darwin work with him to tank punches while Samson delivers blows in a fashion similar to how Warren and Eli took down the King of Suwon.
Myeong Dong Trio (Bong In-Su, Bo Jaesang, and Tae Joon)
This loyal trio of hostel members would ultimately find their compatibility in the streets, where they understood that each of them had a specific fighting style that complimented one another. Tae Joon had unbelievable grip, just like we saw Seth Lee had in the Hostel arc. Bo Jaesang was a sneaky fighter who knew how to use his elbows to strike at opportune moments, just like Jin Jang. Bong In-Su had amazing strength and could throw a punch like Hudson did at his age, but unlike Hudson, was extremely soft and couldn't take a hit. Together, Jaesang would stun and stagger opponents, Tae Joon would then grapple them and keep them in place, for In-Su to deliver a killing blow. These three would work together in a fashion similar to Chuck and Justin, or Max and Derrick, to fight Warren.
Miles Tak (Tak Dongmin)
However, these 3rd gen characters still aren't enough to take on experienced fighters like Eli and Warren, so Miles Tak, the final member of the new Hostel A quartet, would help the Myeong Dong Trio take on Warren. Miles was an animal. He wasn't big, or strong, but had a scrappy attitude to him that made him a tough opponent. While definitely the weakest, he would definitely help the trio fight Warren, hitting him with hard objects and pulling his hair and whatnot while they disabled him and kept him in place.
Perhaps this arc can happen after 1A, where Eli and Warren will have to return and face another great threat within Hostel. I don't expect the greater gang of Samson to be a problem, perhaps aside from an initial surprise attack, but it can be a great developmental story arc where its not always just characters fighting stronger and stronger enemies, but something that can mean more for the characters. Maybe it's Eli's time to understand that there are so many members of Hostel that need to be taken care of. Maybe this is a plot device for Eli to find an out of the gang life. Samson can be a minor antagonist, potential future protagonist, and stepping stone for another great story arc before we reach the final battle.
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Let me know what you guys think and if anyone would want a more fleshed out story of their fight or introduction.

Lokan was the ‘King of Violence’ who reigned as the strongest in the virtual reality game, ‘The Lord’. Unfortunately, the assassination order issued by an enemy guild caused him to lose everything. To his surprise, the next time he woke up, he had returned back to three years ago!
“Fucking brats, just you wait. I’ll devour you all!”
A new story begins as Rokan, who travelled back in time, climbs ... Read Return of the SSS-Class Ranker - Chapter 61 - MangaPuma. Read more at https://mangapuma.com/return-of-the-sss-class-rankechapter-61

The early days of the virtual reality game, Arena.Meleegod was the strongest ranked player! He deleted his character and suddenly left. In order to restore his bankrupt family, he returned to Arena!“Do you want to create a character?” ... Read Ranker's Return - Chapter 105 - MangaPuma. Read more at https://mangapuma.com/rankers-return/chapter-105

I’m looking for mangas similar to these that have a villain type of mc.
Legendary Youngest Son of the Marquis House The Most Notorious "Talker" Run The World's Greatest Clan Revenge of the Iron Blooded Sword Hound The Dark Magician Transmigrates After 66666 Years My School Life Pretending To Be a Worthless Person, Return of the SSS-Class Ranker

I absolutely love "The Live", "Ranker's return" and similar manhwa, and it's been a while since I last read manhwa, so I was hoping you kind guys would have some new recommendations to throw at me.
The more villainous the better!

Looking for a manga set in a vr game, I remember the guy winning a duel against another player and just deciding to quit and either make a new character or go to a new game, he accidentally runs into her when he is defending a wagon I believe. I believe he is an apostle and at one point he goes to some pirate island and tricks a bunch of other players to join him. It is not rankers return or overgeared I know for sure. It is possible the manga was discontinued at some point.

Characters saved by poll:

• Magnus McGilded
  
• Ryunosuke Naruhodo
  
• Herlock Sholmes
  

Characters available to cut:

• Fabien de Rousseau
  
• Peppino de Rossi
  
• Genshin Asogi
  
• Iris Wilson
  
• Gotts
  
• Quinby Altamont
  
• Ringo Skulkin
  
• Maria Gorey
  
• Albert Harebrayne
  
• Vilen Borshevik
  
• Nash Skulkin
  
• Courtney Sithe
  
• John Garrideb
  
• Barry Caidin
  
• Jezail Brett
  

Albert Harebrayne has been called to stand in a Closed Trial and can no longer be cut this round.
Full poll results.
The cutting order for this round:
u/PocoGoneLoco
u/Aircalipoor
u/Zlpv7672
u/MetalCicada
u/Analytical-critic-44
u/gurijohns
u/SwiggleMcDiggle
u/practice_spelling
u/CommercialKey4144
Edit:
Reminder that "Return of the Departed Soul" is a mandatory skill.
This is due to the fact that if not everyone uses it then there will be an uneven number of writeups in the final round, which we do not want. No one's used it yet, which is fine, but want to make sure all the rankers keep it in mind as it cannot be used in rounds 9 or 10. In other words, it must be used either this round (Round 6), or in one of the next two rounds (Round 7 or 8).

I spend a lot of time each day going through manhwa. When family or friends try to ask what I'm doing, it's usually met with "just reading some manhwa, why?" Recently had one of them ask me to talk about what I was reading, to which I listed some titles and explained what they were about. As the list went on, they stopped me and said it's WAY TOO MUCH.
So yeah, big question, do you think this list is "long?" Is it too much? How does it compare to your reading list?
THIS IS WHAT I AM CURRENTLY READING (in other words, they are still ongoing and current).

• Boundless Necromancer
• Swordmaster's Youngest Son
• Murim Login
• I Reincarnated As The Crazed Heir
• I Became a Renowned Family's Sword Prodigy
• I Regressed to My Ruined Family
• Star Instructor, Master Baek
• Reincarnated Escort Warrior
• Surviving The Game as a Barbarian
• Relife Player
• Solo Max-Level Newbie
• Heavenly Inquisition Sword
• The Max Level Hero Has Returned
• SSS-Class Suicide Hunter
• Poison-Eating Healer
• The Dark Magician Transmigrates After 66666 Years
• Taming Master
• Return of The Unrivaled Spear Knight
• F-Class Destiny Hunter
• Sleeping Ranker
• Genius of the Unique Lineage
• Everyone Else is A Returnee
• The Lord's Coins Aren't Decreasing?!
• Worn and Torn Newbie
• Life of a Magic Academy Mage
• Terminally-Ill Genius Dark Knight
• Return of the Disaster-Class Hero
• Nano Machine
• Pick Me Up, Infinite Gacha
• Damn Reincarnation
• Sword Fanatic Wanders Through The Night
• Chronicles of The Martial God's Return
• Superhuman Battlefield
• The Dark Mage's Return to Enlistment
• Infinite Mage
• Dr. Player
• Drug-Eating Genius Mage
• Logging 10,000 Years into the Future
• Chronicles of the Demon Faction
• The Newbie is Too Strong
• The Game That I Came From
• Player Who Returned 10,000 Years Later
• Revenge of the Iron-Blooded Sword Hound
• Return of the SSS-Class Ranker
• To Hell With Being A Saint, I'm a Doctor
• Absolute Sword Sense
• Reincarnation of the Strongest Sword God
• Reincarnation of the Suicidal Battle God
• Legend of Asura- The Venom Dragon
• The Constellation That Returned From Hell
• The Return of the Crazy Demon
• I returned as an FFF-Class Witch Doctor
• Overpowered Sword
• Heavenly Grand Archive's Young Master
• Legendary Youngest Son of the Marquis
• Archmage Transcending Through Regression
• Wandering Warrior of Wudang
• Youngest Scion of the Mages
• Overgeared
• Infinite Mage
• Return of the Frozen Player
• God's Webnovel
• Ranker's Return
• Past Life Returner
• Perfect Surgeon
• The Healing Priest of the Sun
• Arcane Sniper
• Magic Academy Survival Guide
• This Is The Law
• The Rebirth of an 8th-Circled Wizard
• Martial Streamer
• Estio
• Level-Up Doctor
• The Demon Prince goes to the Academy
• FFF-Class Trash Hero
• Peerless Dad

Might be more but kind of hits it on the head.

Personally, I think Hockney's character can only conclude in two ways when he finds his last soul piece and what it depicts.
One, is that he restores his original eyes and stops climbing with Bam, becoming a peaceful painter in the more beautifu and peacefull areas of the Tower. As he always truly wanted for himself, to be able to draw the present as it is. An optimistic ending, one I'd like even, of course dooming Hockney to complete irrelevancy, but in the best way possible.
Two, is that he dies, and Bam returned his original eyes to his body before he is laid to rest with his painting. A more fitting and realistic ending for a soul in the Tower.
P.S. I'd also think, as Hockney's closest friend besides Mata, his eyes would probably be given to Bam, as they seem to be connected to the Thorn for some reason.
His painting may depict the location of the final Thorn fragment? (Imagine of it never left the Hell Floor, and Gustang decided to hide it from Bam for a reason?) It seems to be a location on the Hell Floor, wherever the three streams of the Spirit Room run off to. Or maybe the painting I'd to something even more important? We can only guess.
As for when, I think whenever Bam returns to the Hell Floor possibly, and before Hockney ever makes it to the 134th floor to be a ranker.
What do you all think?

Yeon-woo had a twin brother who disappeared five years ago. One day, a pocket watch left by his brother returned to his possession. Inside, he found a hidden diary in which was recorded “By the time you hear this, I guess I will be already dead….” ... Read Ranker Who Lives A Second Time - Chapter 157 - MangaPuma. Read more at https://mangapuma.com/ranker-who-lives-a-second-time/chapter-157