Lord of Mysteries 2: Circle of Inevitability - Chapter 230 - Scapegoat

Notice: This story contains R18+ themes, including violence, sensual and sexual content, blood-related addiction, and dark psychological elements. Reader discretion advised.I died in a library, crushed under centuries of forgotten knowledge. Fitting.Now I’ve woken up in a coffin, starving, undead, and very much not human.They call me a Fledgling—a bottom-feeder vampire barely above a ghoul. I’m weak, hunted, and tethered to a world straight out of a cursed tabletop campaign. It’s a classic fantasy realm—elves, knights, guilds, and dungeons—but twisted by a dark, rotting magic. The moon shines red, the gods are silent, and every town smells like fear.To make matters worse, I’ve been bound to a LitRPG system called the Blood Codex.Level up by draining blood.Unlock skills by embracing your monstrous nature.Resist Corruption... or don’t.There's no prophecy. No chosen one nonsense. No noble title. Just fangs, rot, and whatever I can steal, trick, or kill to survive.But the deeper I sink into this world’s underbelly, the more I realize something is watching me through the system. The rules are breaking. Dungeon bosses are going mad. Entire towns are disappearing.And I think I’m supposed to fix it… or maybe finish the job.

He was humiliated in front of everyone.Rejected by the girl he loved.And powerless to save his dying parents… all because he was too poor.Crushed by guilt and regret, he climbed to the edge of his apartment balcony. Ready to end it all.But just before the darkness claimed him...【SSS-Rank AI System detected. User found. Mission initializing…】When he opened his eyes again, everything had changed.He had returned ten years into the past. Back when his family was still rich. Back when he still had a chance to rewrite everything.This time, he won’t be weak.This time, he’ll rise stronger, richer, and unstoppable.As for the girl who once crushed his heart? Now, she can’t take her eyes off him… unaware that the man she rejected has become a legend in the making.With the power of the SSS-Rank AI System, he’ll build a new destiny.And no one will ever dare look down on him again.

Uzumaki Naruto wakes up one day to find out that his life has been turned into a RPG game, thanks to his 'Gamer' ability. What should he do about this? Smart(er) Naruto. Elements of Romance Games included in later chapters, so possible upgrade to M later