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By accident, Lu Zhiyu found the entrance to a low-dimensional world, and thus began a totally different journey! Free to control everything in the low-dimensional game, Lu Zhiyu felt like a gamemaster, and even God.
When I became a rich young master, I had to enjoy it. Training? No! That is so boring. I have a system, no need for training. Are you hungry? Come, I will treat you with some food at a luxurious restaurant. What a poor homeless. Come, I will give you a house. I, Lin Fan am a good person.
He rose from hardship, but was felled by betrayal. From then on, one man, one gun; treads the path between Evernight and Daybreak to became a legend. No matter what was destined to be his fate, he intends to become the ruler who dictates.
In an inaccessible village, there were a few houses on the hillside.People from far away were attracted here and the mountain road was crowded with luxury cars, because, in this town, there was a young man with incredible medical skills who could cure all kinds of illnesses! - Description from Novelupdates
A top hacker was chosen by the Lord God to be reborn into countless worlds, always as an expendable villain. With no free will, every world became a dead end. Every one of his lives ended tragically. Finally, after wresting control of the Villain System, this ace hacker decided to enact revenge. Even if his very bones were rotten, he’d choose to occupy the very heights of morality, if only on the surface. Thus, he would change his fate as an abused slag.
Crying blood and tears, she pledged a poisonous vow. The gods did not fail her. She was sent back to a decade ago. The legitimate daughter of Jiang family returned from hell.Forget it, whatever! Since they already claimed that she was a temptress that wrecked the country, she shall overturn the world into complete chaos starting with her beguiling sister, her malicious stepmother, her cruel lover and her heartless family. Let her end the lives that Yama refused to end.She was a pawn in her past life. In this life, however, the world was her chess board. With an alluring smile and a charming figure that enchanted the entire nation, the red-clothed woman wrecked chaos among the lands. She was a vengeful spirit from hell, determined to make those who wronged her pay in blood.“I want those who owe me a life debt to hold their hearts out in front of me. I want those who looked down on me to only be able to admire me. I want Lord Zhong Zi to shiver when he sees me. I want to step on this splendid river and mountains!” — — — “You are a temptress and I am a thief.” His robe was as dark as the night and his gaze was as cold as the Northern Star. “A perfect match.”Her red dress was akin to fire, but her heart was the coldest ice in the winter. He was stoic in his black robe, yet he was willing to warm her frozen heart.In this life, the elegant man seemed like a snowy bamboo grove with tall, chilly mountains, walking step by step towards her like an unstoppable force.“Ruan Ruan, if you hate the world, then I shall conquer the lands with you.”“What if I love the world?” She asked.“I am the world, so you can only love me,” he answered. - Description from Novelupdates
Luo Qiu became the boss of a ‘club’ by chance. It was a weird club that sold strange items and with a servant girl that had 300 years of working experience. Countless people with dreams, hopes and ambitions came to the club to exchange anything precious they own for what they want. They would offer their lifespan, items, and even their soul. Every successful trade would increase Luo Qiu’s lifespan by a little. “Tribute successful, your lifespan has increased by 99 years.” As thus, Luo Qiu began his endless life as the club’s boss.
After his struggle against disease for a decade, the main character dies. However, he revives and became younger in a different world. The main support of the main character’s heart during his battle against the disease is a TV program about leisure farming. In his second life in a different world, he’s going to try farming. Common things like different world transition and domestic affairs? This will have no big climax. This is going to be frantic.
The universe. This infinite field of stars is the dream of every Hunter.
Doomsday was approaching…An ancient virus was released upon the world and from then on nothing was the same…Zombies, mutant wild animals and people with mutant powers…Jiang Liushi , one day woke up and found the Starseed in his mind, a Black Technology which could assist him in various ways.Its most important function? Refitting and upgrading vehicles! - Description from Novelupdates
He died on the wedding of the girl he had a crush on, after a long and successful career. After convincing Yama to send him back to the world, he decides to fix the areas in which his life went wrong. Realizing the lack of love and romance in his past life, he sets out to conquer the hearts of various women.
The status of a wizard is transcendent in all continents and in the universal plane. Mysterious, wise, cruel and bloodthirsty are synonymous with wizards. But what does a real wizard look like? After coming into contact with the world of wizards, Angel came to the conclusion: Wizards are a group of people who illuminate themselves with intellect-driven ideas, but are in a dialectical world with a materialistic attitude. In other words, this is a group of alternative scientists who walk alone in a rigorous manner in the pursuit of understanding reality. ….. Multiple worlds, boundless overlap. Under the guidance of intelligent creatures, they have walked out of their respective paths of civilization. Among them, the wizard world, with its unique cultivation of civilization, runs through the endless plane. Even if the wizard world is so strong, the reality of the universe, is that the mysteries of the dimension are still unbreakable. Until, a multiverse traveler, visited this side of the world. (The traveler is not the protagonist, the traveler is not the protagonist , the traveler is not the protagonist, things that are important are said three times!)
He is the ruler of the mercenary realm, an overlord that gives headaches to the leaders of any country! For the sake of his friends, he’s willing to sacrifice himself; for the sake of his family, he does not hesitate to spill blood! He is a dragon, one that soars above even the highest of heavens. He’s a power that advances triumphantly through unstable situations, stirring up both the winds and the waters. - Description from Novelupdates
『I’m terribly sorry…』 A god was suddenly prostrating in front of Kayano Takumi. He was apparently killed by mistake. Moreover, he can’t be reborn again. However, he is able to live in a different world? Then, let’s do that, please. The god made a mistake again and transferred me into a dangerous forest. Seriously, what’s going on? Besides, there are children here. I can’t leave them here, I will take care of them.
Outside the planet, there is a dead and boundless darkness.Unknown planets are connected, woven into shelters of life, and countless cosmic races explore, develop, multiply, and fight against the empty darkness.The little nameless clan can gain power for hundreds of years, and the powerful clan of billions of years can disappear in an instant.Cultivation and inheritance, Tianjiao contends for glory, and heroes rise.The human race started strong and went to the end.No. 5 Broken Star, 732 Island Town, Wang Yu started his cultivation.A few years later, the human race has bloomed in every corner of the world.Countless human race arrogance looked up at the only human race god emperor.“God Emperor Wang Yu, how can I cultivate to follow in your footsteps?”The god emperor looked back and was slightly surprised. “Cultivation is not just repetition over and over again. It will become natural after you have fully practiced. All of you are more talented and savvy than me. I believe I don’t need to say more about it.”The arrogance of the human race looked at the figure of the god emperor floating away, and remained silent.“Proficient, what is that…” - Description from MTLNovel
An ordinary student accidentally traveled into an other universe and became the king of a small kingdom. He had gotten a “Cheating Code” of life and was able to complete something extraordinary. This is the story about a king that was able to conquer continents and leave behind him an ultimate legend that will be recited between every generation to come. - Description from novelupdates
His will is tough and he is unwilling to be normal. However, his pathway was destined to be that way, being born in a small sect’s branch.However, one day, his left eye merges with the eye of an Ancient God in an accident. From that moment on, he turns from a fish into a dragon.He rises up like a star, walking the path of a legendary cultivator.From being a tiny, small ant at the bottom of the world, he rises step by step, into a place full of powerful sects, strong ancient clans and countless geniuses.This is an era of legends. - Description from novelupdates
The Capital’s girls look on with hatred, “ You’re just a country girl without any knowledge. Do you have Niyun Shop’s clothes? Do you have Brilliant Treasure Pavillion’s jewellery? Do you even know how eminent and domineering the famous Yue Wang is?Mu Yunyao looked at them lazily, “ Niyun Shop? I opened it. Brilliant Treasure Pavillion? I opened it. As for Yue Wang…when are you returning my silver?”Yue Wang’s face was cold: “I will pay with my body.”(Wang means King. In this case, “Yue Wang” was a title given by the Emperor to his son.)After being reincarnated, Mu Yunyao believes in three things: One, do not have good intentions towards others. Two, do not let the enemy have the chance to rise again. Three, do not believe in feelings. Thus, she is merciless. She is fearless. She would rather have everything destroyed than to compromise for everything. However, after one fateful meeting, a cold-blooded prince keeps following her, silently plotting on making her his wife and bringing her back to pamper her… - Description from Novelupdates
Have you ever thought that the state of the world as it presently is, could revert to the laws of the ancients? When a series of strange incidents beginning with the disappearance of his friend led Luo Yuan to question the possibility of an apocalypse, he becomes embroiled in the midst of a global-scale chaos. Evolution has turned the flora and fauna of the vast and bountiful Earth into something that had never been seen before. Coincidentally, the all-dominating Homo sapiens have ended up at the bottom of the food chain. From mystery to crisis, will Luo Yuan discover a means of saving humanity by racing to the top of the food chain? Or will he strive in accordance with the law of the jungle? It is the dawn of an age of the survival of the fittest.
My name is Zhang Yanhang. I am an ordinary awakened person and a part-time college student. I live a monotonous life at three o’clock and one line every day. I go to school, practice, and go home. I neither smoke nor drink. My only hobby is to pause in time. Observe humans at the time.I thought this boring life would last forever, but when I was lying in bed and preparing to go to bed that night, I accidentally ran into some interesting things.[Whether to enter the world of ashes? 】[Option 1: Yes (Successfully enter the world of ashes and gain the ability to digitize the body and the channels to become stronger. The price is that you may be late for school tomorrow because of staying up late.)][Option 2: No (Refusing to enter the world of ashes but feeling a bit wasteful to sleep right away, so I started playing games all night and practicing by the way, at the cost of being late for school tomorrow because of staying up late.)][Option 3: Ignore for the time being (It is recommended for patients with difficult diseases to choose this option. After that, you who have been suffering from sleepless nights and entangled whether to enter the ashes world will go to sleep at two in the morning. The price is that you may be late for school tomorrow because of staying up late. )】ps: The protagonist is not the Virgin, kills decisively, the brain circuit is different from ordinary people, don’t like it if you don’t like it. - Description from MTLNovel
Liu Man transmigrated from thousands of years ago to the modern world. Before she transmigrated, she was completely broke. After she transmigrated, she was still worried about her wealth. And so, for her to survive, she decided to start earning money by becoming a cyber star: trading and selling products, recording daily activities with her kittens, and showing off bits of her skills. One day she realized, that unconsciously, she had become one of the most famous celebrities.
This was a fragmented and disorganized world, this was a place that had been forgotten.That day, was the most frustrating time for Ning Cheng, when on that day, he was abruptly brought here. Because this world had Ning Cheng, who would imprint his name in the vast heavens, it would finally shine in the endless universe! - Description from Novelupdates
“Can I tell you a secret, sister?” Tang BaoBao whispered to Xiao Hanrui.“What is it!”“I have found a superstar girlfriend.”Xiao Hanrui exclaimed “Female Superstar! What is going on in your head?”” Am I beautiful? Do I look good? Are my legs long?”“Do you want to die? Where did you get the courage to even find a superstar girlfriend?” - Description from Novelupdates
God gave me one more chance and finally came back after four hundred years. As soon as I realized I returned, I decided that ‘no one should have pride.’ My goal was to destroy the country. So, I grew up with a genius prince who lived in hiding before returning.He took up the empire for me and I left him for him to achieve his goal. ‘I came to pick you up Charlize Ronan.’ Dylan, who became a perfect tyrant after a few years, found me after searching all over the continent. ‘Why did you flee and run away?’
In a world where magic is long but a thing of the distant past, where humans have the potential of harnessing a dormant power within them, called Battle Force... A man from modern-day Earth finds himself suddenly waking up in the body of Norton Lorist, a youth of noble descent that had been exiled from his homeland in the North by his family to Morante City, the capital of the Forde Trade Union on the pretext of pursuing his studies. Little did he know what would await him when he receives a summons from his family years later to return to the Northlands and inherit the position of the family head... This is the tale of his life before the summons... This is the tale of his journey northward and the allies he gathers along the way... This is the tale of his rebuilding his family’s dominion and keeping it safe from other power-hungry nobles... This is the “Tales of the Reincarnated Lord”.
The young lady from the Xue family was talented and beautiful, and married the dream husband at the age of 16. They had a loving and harmonious relationship and were together for 3 years when her husband attained the title of Imperial Scholar.Now that he had attained glory and honor, he was dissatisfied with his commoner wife. He craved power and wealth; in his quest to become prince consort, he regarded her as an obstacle to marrying the princess and was willing to murder both his wife and children.The arrogant and willful princess stood before her and ridiculed her: “So what if you are exceptionally beautiful and have unparalleled talents? After all, you are only a small official’s daughter, for this princess to crush you – is just as simple as crushing an ant to death!”Her reputation was smeared, she committed suicide by hanging, her brother was murdered while seeking justice for her, and her old father fell ill from the chain of grievous news and passed away.During the 42nd year of Hong Xiao’s reign, Yanjing’s no. 1 beauty, Xue Fang Fei, passed away. She reincarnated into the body of the Grand Secretariat’s daughter, Jiang Li, who drowned and was granted new life!She got into a prominent family and engaged in dirty, underhanded dealings non-stop. She came across all sorts of bad characters, be they monsters or freaks, she dealt with them accordingly. An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.Once she was soft-hearted, but now she has become heartless! Jiang Li swore never to be an insignificant character again, and never to allow anyone to trample over herself again. This lifetime, she would seek justice by having her revenge and resolving this blood feud!He is Northern Yan’s youngest duke, he is unrestrained and beautiful, he is capricious, and he collects the world’s strangest flowers.Everyone said that the Grand Secretariat’s second daughter is spirited and lovely, pure and kind, and that she is likened to a white lotus.He is clad in beautiful, red clothes, and retorted with a smile, “A white lotus? She is clearly a man-eating flower that eats people without spitting out bones!”Jiang Li: “Duke, careful you don’t break your hand.”Ji Heng: “Such a ferocious man-eating flower, of course I’m going to snatch it home to safeguard.”An unrestrained hunk vs a daughter from an aristocratic family. The pair of wolves in sheep’s clothing join hands to tyrannize the world. - Description from Novelupdates
He died on the wedding of the girl he had a crush on, after a long and successful career. After convincing Yama to send him back to the world, he decides to fix the areas in which his life went wrong. Realizing the lack of love and romance in his past life, he sets out to conquer the hearts of various women.
[Would you like to reverse time?] [All stats will be reset.] [Please pick a date.]“February 28th, 1985. The day I was born.”Wealth, I will seize all the money in the world.Monopoly, I will seize all the dungeons in the world.At this time, while the world is still peaceful. ……………………………………………………………Dear readers! Without any ads, maybe you will prefer .
This is a story about a young man who sought to fight against his destiny. With the help from billions of Dragon Energies trapped on the Rising Dragon Pillar in his body, he emerged from the dark and quenched himself with the blood of ancient dragons. He fought the heaven with the Buddhist Art for the people he loved and built the Eternity Kingdom with his own hands. This is a story about the rise of the Martial Emperor who will rule both earth and heaven. - Description from Novelupdates
“Ride this, my beloved consort!” Instantly rewarded with a punch in his charming face. He looked hurt, “I just wanted you to try out the mythical beast mount!” Having died a cruel and excruciating death in her past incarnation, she was reborn into a body imbued with an impeccable talent for cultivation. A good-for-nothing? Fire, water, ice, wind, thunder, and nature; switching between the six elements is easy as pie. Supreme grade pills? She scatters them in the air like candies. Legendary beasts? They’re begging her to form a contract. She is the arrogant Queen almighty! You say that heaven is undefiable? Then she will defy it! “Bad news, my Lord! The consort has beaten the Empress of the Heavenly Phoenix Nation into a pulp!” He raised an eyebrow and brimmed of pride, “It’s nothing. Send a million troops to back up my beloved consort. Tell them that I’m the one who’s pampering her!”
Heed my call! O’ Dragon of Eternal Sin, the Progressive Disaster, the Forerunner, the Land of Eternal Peace, the Flames of Soul Burning, He Who Owns The Deep Soul, the Sound of Origin, the First Cause of All Things, the Principle of Circles… o’ great Negary, your servant calls for your return! Within the darkness, someone was harmoniously chanting, he was smiling, as he knew he would finally become one with his God. And all of this, came from the remnant soul that was deceived to travelling to a different world and had his Protagonist Aura stolen.
Sixty Years ago, one middle aged man brought a Qilin that looked like a pug and a mandarin duck that looked exactly like a duck, walking into the Imperial City of the Central Plains for the first time.That year, this middle aged man crossed the Mountains and Seas Ridge, passed through the Four Seasons Plain and walked into Qingluan Academy.Sixty Years later, Lin Xi sat on an old carriage, starting from Deerwood Village, he passed half the Yun Qin Empire and went straight north, going to Qingluan Academy…This is a story involving the honor of an Empire, of loyalty and betrayal, involving youth and hot blood, involving a young man with a different perspective of the world, and a strong cultivating academy.
A prestigious senior mechanical engineer in the industry, Xu Yi was sent to a world dominated by magic. In a world with an almost non-existent industrial system, how can Xu Yi display his value? When magic collides with modern technology, when magic merges with machinery, that is the beginning of this story.
A Japanese salary man was reincarnated in a different world with swords and magic. He reincarnated into the family of a powerful noble. One day when he became twelve years old, he was suddenly summoned by his father. 「 I do not mind whether it is a woman in the town or a maid in our house, learn about women.」 Having gained the permission of his father, he uses his power as a noble to have his way with women.
I got sucked into a novel full of villainesses, and taming them is the only way to survive! Dear readers! Fresh green style, maybe you will like it more in .
A generation of hegemons, betrayed by betrayal, besieged by forty-nine strong men, tragically killed and robbed the mountain, re-lived once, he will re-enter the peak; strong rise, into the chaotic star field, exhausted 100,000 strong, Wusheng dead and kill, The impact is high! - Description from 69shu translation
The well-known and recognized throughout the Stern continent, strong and mighty, as well as the unique Wizard of magic cures, the most outstanding genius of the whole continent, Jason got into the flow of time, back in the uncivilized era during the first failed experiment, 3000 years ago. This was the period when the magic healers didn’t exist. How will Jason apply his knowledge in this backward era, wherever he reach the peak of glory? - Description from Novelupdates
As an international mercenary, Feng Luo entered a technologically advanced parallel world during a mission. After living several years in the new world, an online sci-fi game called War became popular across the entire Star Federation. Desert Eagles, Barrett, AK-47, Apache, RPG… One after another, familiar gears awakened his memories of the past! Terminator, Zerg, Resident Evil, the Force,… The missions that appeared after a system update made him even more suspicious and shocked! As such, Feng Luo entered War and became a sniper. - Description from Novelupdates
A tale about the former leader of a special organization served under royalty, now leaving his past life behind and unintentionally getting involved with the martial world. - Description from Novelupdates
*Xu Xinyi woke up and had obtained a system, the system told her that she was a female partner with a miserable/desolate end.In order to prevent this ending, Xu Xinyi driven by the system, worked diligently on what a female partner should do.Yi Yang couldn’t tolerate it anymore/at the end of one;s patience, and at last mentioned divorce.Xu Xinyi’s heart felt ecstatic as she put the divorce agreement in front of her husband and with a sorrowful, heartbroken look on her face waited for her husband to sign.—“Hurry up! Sign quickly! I can finally leave this darned place!”Suddenly Yi Yang who could hear Xu Xinyi’s thoughts threw away the pen and said, “Not leaving.”***Ever since Yi Yang discovered that he could hear Xu Xingyi’s thoughts, he found that his wife kept kissing up to him and saying she loved him but in her heart she would laugh at that.She loved him on the surface.“Husband, you are so nice, I love you very/so much ah!”—“I won’t be spending the rest of my life with this arrogant man forever, will I? I am the most wretched woman in this world!”She yelled at Yi Yang: where am I not good! Tell me! I can still change! Wont that work then? - Description from Novelupdates
Xiao Lou was killed in an accident and reborn in the Card World.Each card here represents a secret room and clearing the instance will give a reward. Xiao Lou draws a card and thinks he could draw all types of equipment and weapons. As a result: Su Shi, Li Bai, Tao Yuanming… character cards keep coming one after another.Xiao Lou, “???”What was this escape game? What type of ghost made him keep drawing character cards? - Description from Novelupdates
In her past life, she had no one to rely on and died alone in jail. But now, she has been reborn, given a second chance. Got an heirloom. Activated a mystical Space Dimension. Studied medicine and became a genius doctor. Opened a clinic. Founded a company. Bought a house and land. Found her blood relatives. Her worth became higher and higher. Her fan club became bigger and bigger. “Young master, the Zhao family’s young master faked an illness and went to future young miss’s place for treatment. . .” said a servant. “Break his legs! Fail his organs! A fake illness? I’ll make him sick completely!” A man said. “Yes! But young master. . . what are you doing?” The servant said, confused. The man finished swallowing a bunch of expired pills and said, “I’m sick, gotta go find my wife for some treatment!”
After an accidental electric shock, Jackson traversed into a parallel world filled with supreme beings—beings whose might and strength could hold the skies on their shoulder. At first, Jackson preconceived the idea that he’d only traversed on the other side of the world, the United States, until that is various peculiarities popped up. While watching the news channel, Jackson wondered whose the big green guy jumping up and down the buildings of New York without care. Who is that bodybuilder statue donned in a red-blue uniform standing tall and proud in the Memorial Hall? And who is that man flying the skies with a big hammer calling himself a God? Jackson wondered if he should advise his parents to move away from New York. But after a moment of thought, Jackson pulled out his mobile phone and dialed a number. “Mr. Stark, for the safety of mankind, I think it’s necessary to discuss the developments of technology and advanced armors with you.” This is the story of a young man living in the world of Marvel who only wished to live a quiet and stable life but as fate would have it, fate had other plans for him. ……………………………………………………………Dear readers! Without any ads, maybe you will prefer .
Police officer, would you believe me if I say this is an Iyashikei game?—Translator’s Summary:Han Fei is a comedy actor who is down on luck.Things seemed to be turning for the better when he was given an expensive gaming helmet to a virtual reality game called Perfect Life, a soothing iyashikei (slice-of-life) game that heals one’s soul.Little did he know what he thought was heaven was actually a hell filled with terrifying ghosts and vengeful spirits.
Easily cowed and bullied, she was the useless, ugly woman with no talent in medical skills. Supported by millions, he was Tianning’s most respected duke with the power to move all under Heaven. On their wedding day the bridal sedan was carried to the front doors, but the Duke of Qin’s gates were shut tight.They told her, ‘Come back tomorrow.’All alone, she walked step-by-step full of pride through the duke’s doors. Little could they imagine, this unattractive good-for-nothing was a beautiful, genius doctor of poisons!—After transmigrating to the past, poisons expert Han Yunxi finds herself on the verge of being married off to the country’s second most powerful man, the Duke of Qin. Her future life seems set–except her husband is an unfeeling ice block, her in-laws think she’s a eyesore, the empress dowager wants to use her for her own goals, and poison-related plots abound.Alone, the intelligent (and sensible) Yunxi must carve her own space from the intricate web of court intrigue and the jianghu, relying on her words, wits, and wisdom to survive. Adapt when necessary, use force when required; to survive and thrive is the name of the game to a prosperous life.No matter what, she’ll prove her right to live!
The Card Creator is a very ordinary profession. Simply put, the incumbent seals various kinds of abilities, illusions, images and so on in blank cards for convenience of use.Lu Ming, who initially planned to lead an idle life, had a not-so-boring dream now — He hopes to seal the entire world in the cards.One still needed to have dreams. What if you could realize them? - Description from Novelupdates
Qin Mian opened his eyes and found himself lying in a leaky thatched room. The problem was that he was still in his family’s villa beforehand! What’s more, there was another man lying next to his leg in the quilt!“You, you, who are you?”The man sat up quietly, his upper body exposed as looked at Qin Mian for a moment before he carried a worn out bowl with a cracked corner from the low table at the head of the bed. The man said in a muffled voice, “Wife, drink water.”Qin Mian’s eyes rolled backwards and he passed out.—TN:Title explanation: 勉为其男 [miǎn wéi qí nán] have the same sound as 勉为其难 [miǎn wéi qí nán] which means to do something reluctantly. 勉 [miǎn] is also part of MC’s name: Qin Mian. Also, 其[qí ] sounds the same as 妻 [qi] means wife. So, there are words plays. Basically, Qin Mian reluctantly becomes someone’s man [wife] after he transmigrated.
“I’m gonna live with Irene for the rest of my life.”“….. What?”“I said, I won’t get married and I’ll spend the rest of my life with Irene!”I wish I heard it wrong. Regrettably, I couldn’t stop Claudia.“As long as I have Irene, I don’t need anything else.”The three men looked at each other, then glared at me with angry eyes.The insane obsession of The Crown Prince’s possessiveness, the smiling Duke yet something malice hid underneath him, and the cold eyes of The Knight that sent chill to my bones. It’s as if they regarded me as their rival.“Shit. What kind of situation is this?”