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Buldo Jeong was once a legend of the Korean underworld. But after a decade in prison, he walks free into a world that no longer plays by the old rules. The streets are run by a new wave of criminals known as the “MZ Gang” who are louder, flashier, and far more reckless. Though he intended to leave his past behind, he’s pushed to the edge when the youngbloods hurt those around him. Now, it’s time the city remembered who ruled these streets.

From twisted games of evil demons and the roaming of the undead to strange technology that makes the impossible happen, dive into Tales of the Unusual 2, another thrilling collection of supernatural horror stories that will have you scrolling for hours. With just the right balance of dark humor and the unexpected, each short story pulls you into a new immersive world and unravels plot twists you never would've imagined. Just remember, there's nothing to be afraid of... If you have nothing to hide.

Ju-in Jeon, a depressed 17-year-old, is offered a ticket to heaven in exchange for her body. But, 13 years later, she wakes up—not in paradise, but in her 30-year-old body… and in the middle of a scam. Stuck for 108 days while heaven's agent searches for the fraudster, Ju-in crosses paths with Do-gwon Ju, another soul-scam victim in the same situation. But what happens when the souls who bought their bodies come back? Will they return to their miserable teenage lives, or find a way to reclaim their futures? "This series contains themes and depictions of suicidal ideation that may be upsetting to some readers. Viewer discretion is advised."

Read manhwa Mary Psycho / 메리 사이코 Two years of married life that felt as sweet as a dream. But one day, her husband disappeared without a trace. Han Seo-ryeong, an ordinary housewife and blind woman, sets out to find her husband. However, the truth she uncovers is beyond anything she could have imagined. Her husband was a black ops agent with a hundred faces, and everything she believed in was merely part of his ‘job.’ Crushed by despair, Seo-ryeong begins to unleash the madness she had kept hidden. If she can’t catch him, then she’d rather be caught first!

After learning that he can make money by clearing a full-dive VR game called Prophecy Online, Ray Endo bets his life on the game in hopes of striking it rich. When he successfully clears the game, it suddenly announces its shutdown. However, days later, the world is on the brink of destruction by the same monsters from Prophecy Online. As the only person who has cleared the game and knows its ins and outs, Ray decides to seize this opportunity and profit from his power and knowledge.

When his relationship went down the drain, Chiko Dyer started to develop a weird relationship with a local delivery girl.

Was there ever a greater tragedy than love turned to hate? Such is the tragic downfall of Emperor Ludwig of Berzantium, as he is betrayed and murdered in a fiery blaze by his empress. Olive Charleterre was once a bright young debutante, until her spirit was broken by the emperor’s cruelty. Yet when Ludwig opens his eyes, he finds he has been sent back in time to his childhood. Whether he uses this boon to reclaim his lost love and forge a new path away from his villainous future -- only time will tell.

Haechan dreams of becoming a hero, saving Korea from the deadly Calamities. But as a powerless guard, he is seen as a weakling. That is, until he meets Miro, a mysterious girl who offers him immense power in exchange for his help in destroying the sacred Seal Talismans—the true source of the Calamities’ wrath. Now, Haechan must embark on a dangerous mission to free the world from its torment, all while living a double life filled with secrecy, betrayal, and a growing conflict between heroism and villainy.

Chimera hunter Number 17 has spent decades hunting monsters. On his latest mission, he’s ordered to ensure the human hunters’ escape and never return to base. In other words, he’s meant to die. As his body dissolves, his life flashes before him: kidnapped as a boy, forced into endless battles, reduced to a mindless weapon. But against all odds, his body reforms into his human form. No longer Chimera Hunter Number 17, he stands before a vast open land on his own two feet as Do-un Cheon, a human, ready to start his life anew, making friends out of monsters and building the family he never had.

Ha-neul and Mincheol have been childhood friends for all of their lives, but their relationship takes on a whole new dynamic when they undergo a series of unexpected events. Although they vowed that they'd never be romantically attracted to each other, they just might be proven wrong... especially when things start to escalate and neither can predict where they'll end up.

Branded a heartless and cruel sovereign, Emperor Herace of the Tevente Empire has lost three empresses to betrayal and murder. Into his life steps Eleanor Snow, the fearless daughter of House Snow, offering herself as his new empress to protect her family from ruin. In a world of assassins, treachery, and political unrest, their alliance is forged out of necessity but eventually tempered by trust. Together, they will fight to defend the empire… and each other.

The quiet war between the forest fairies and humans has been going on for ages. To fight deforestation, fairies are trained into pixies who target potentially threatening individuals who contribute to the issue they face. Naymith is different, however, more sensitive than the other pixies, she has always been doubted to not have the killer instinct it takes.