Beneath the Surface: Secrets of an Obsessed Heart - Chapter 1: Prologue

A series about a hyper-realistic fantasy game!“Sergeant First Class Ha, you crazy bastard. You shot another full round of bullseye?”The sharpshooter Ha LeeHa simply wanted to be a part of the army forever. However, due to an unfortunate accident, he became paraplegic and was tossed back into society.The revolutionary VR game [Middle Earth] presented a new life to him. Money obtained in [Middle Earth] has real-world value! Yet, he ruined his chance by selecting the lowest-tier character!“I’m not like the others. This is all I have.”Black gunpowder, iron balls, and ramrods… I’ll show all of you what a real ‘musketeer’ is!

“What, how the hell did I get here?” Vorden a normal 20 year old guy in an urban world gets trapped in a video game. He goes through trying times, life and death battles in the hope that he can find his mom. Don't miss out on the most eventful Urban Fantasy story with twists and turns, with friends and foes, and with love and hate.

Crossing the sky, you don’t have a prominent background, you don’t have a grandfather ring, and you only have a little talent. What would you do?

Fortunately, Xiao Ming awakened the life simulator!

[Life Simulator is on:]

[You have lived an ordinary life. ]

[Extracting talent items]

[Currently available: Qinglian Earth Heart Fire, Melting Flame, Evil Poison Body]

[Please select one]

Every seven days, you can choose to extract one of the talent items from a simulation.

At this point, Xiao Ming began his ordinary life.

ps: The protagonist has a good talent and does not rely entirely on the simulator.

- Description from novelbuddy

Renji Kurozawa was just another nobody—until he died and was reincarnated in a world of swords and magic. Summoned alongside other “Chosen Heroes,” he hoped for a second chance at life.But his gift was different. “Death Claim”—the power to steal abilities from those he kills.Betrayed by his allies and left for dead, Renji embraces his dark power. With every enemy he slays, he grows stronger, turning from a forgotten outcast into the most feared force in the kingdom.Now, hunted as a villain and pursued by gods, Renji must carve his own path—one kill at a time.If fate wants a monster, he’ll give them one.