MTL - The Great Merchant in the Cataclysm - v2 Chapter 169 tip of the iceberg

In a single day, a global calamity wipes out humanity, leaving their souls adrift in an endless void.An enigmatic entity, responsible for the catastrophe, offers a twisted mercy: reincarnation into a deadly“King's Game.”Every soul from Earth must choose a character card to determine their new form and fate.Chaos erupts as billions scramble for power. Some snatch weak cards in haste, while others luck into formidable ones.Su Ping, caught in the frenzy, watches desirable roles like Goblin King, Blood Goblin King, and even Succubus King vanish.Desperate, he claims the only card left: Dark Dragon King.To his shock, this “lowly” dragon bloodline ranks among the top 1000 strongest. As Su Ping finds himself in a treacherous cosmo's where every player is a king vying for supremacy, he wonders:If a dragon is this low, what monstrous powers lie at the top?

Luciel Ashford was a powerful vampire hunter who fought for humanity's survival in a dystopian world that was being overrun by supernatural creatures.After being sent on a simple mission to eradicate a vampire nest that appeared near one of the human colonies, no one expected one of the most powerful beings to appear - the vampire king, Alukah.In a big showdown that was thought to be the start of a new era, Luciel faced off against Alukah. He won the battle but at a price. That night marked the fall of humanity's hero.Turned into a vampire, discriminated and hunted by the humans he fought for, he is going to answer their call for help once more to protect the people he cares about.Torn between the two worlds, he is going to climb back to the top, forging his own path while still trying to keep his morals intact.“Well, I have a message for you, god. Screw you!!!”_______________!!!WARNING!!!For those who came for the system, you can expect it to see after ch80. Reason being is that the focus is more on cultivation.The system is just a tool for better understanding of the story that's about to come!

Ashlock awoke in the courtyard of a demonic sect… as a tree.

A tree that eats people.

And one that grows stronger over time due to a daily sign-in system and cultivation.

'They always said knowledge is power but what if, Power is knowledge.'At the brink of extinction, with no other options humanity decided to take the leap forward by inducing evolution, with a serum meant to take us to new length became the bane of our existence.Levi Kane, after witnessing the massacre of his family is bitten and mutated into a being beyond both vampire and human, with a promise only to destroy all vampires.After waking up from a coma to find the world he left nothing like the past, as vampires ruled both day and night.With the threats of Vampires, world organisations and even humans. Levi threads the line between human and creature as he navigates the delicate and fragile new ecosystem.Find out why evolution doesn't happen in a lab.When the Earth says it's time to leave, just leave.Because there are certain things worse than even death.