In Naruto: Reborn With Talent - Chapter 76 - Ch76. Year time-skip 1

Thomas Lowe was destined for a life of mediocrity as he worked a dead-end job in rural america. But fate seemed to have other plans for him. One card changed everything. A power beyond imagination. A prophecy that put him in the crosshairs of Ancient Clans and Noble Houses that have existed since the dawn of the first era.The name of that card was....

“I'm a monster? Why is every player I see trying to kill me?”------------Kai, a young man paralyzed by an incurable disease, decides to play the new VRMMORPG called Realms of Monsters in search of freedom and adventure. However, when he logs in for the first time, something unexpected happens.While everyone else chooses their class and race, Kai awakens in the middle of a forest... as a salamander.Luckily for him, he won't stay a salamander for long.[Mythical Evolution System activated.][Devour a monster to evolve.]Trapped in a monstrous form, Kai must navigate a hostile world where every player is a potential enemy. With the Mythical Evolution System, his survival hinges on his ability to evolve and grow stronger. In a game where everyone else is a hunter, can Kai rise from being the hunted to becoming the ultimate predator?

The year is 2025. A devout Christian named Arthur Bennett wins a lottery to participate in a revolutionary virtual reality experience at a high-tech company called Elysium. The program utilizes a unique VR pod to immerse users in a world based on a popular anime.As the other participants—a mix of personalities with varying degrees of anime knowledge—prepare to enter the simulation, Arthur remains the only one who has never indulged in anime. Upon entering this new world, he discovers an unsettling truth: pain is excruciatingly real, despite the creators' claims of a dampened pain response.He eventually finds himself trapped in prison, unable to log out, and demanding to be released from the program. Calls go unanswered, and the world of ninjas becomes a nightmare where hunger, thirst, hygiene, and even death are all real.Angered that he was deceived, he abandons all sense of logic and vows to become a villain no one would have ever anticipated.

“For a long time, we humans have been like the chosen race, without any natural enemies, and have long been at the top of the food chain. Unfortunately, I have to tell you...” “When there is only one bird in a forest, then the forest is basically fake, and the bird was put there by someone...” “No matter how a fish swims, it can never meet any of its kind, which only means that the fish is kept in a fish tank...” “Yes, we are the birds in the forest and the fish in the tank.” “Yes, the world we live in is virtual!”