Underworld

After dealing with the Goblin King, Lucius is unsure how to harness his unlocked power. He finds himself in a desperate race to the top as everyone scrambles to master their strange new abilities.

The other players are the least of his worries. War is coming. The trials of Freedom have only just begun.

The apocalypse happened.

Portals appeared.
Zombies attacked.
Everyone got sucked in.

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Welcome to Initiation

Regrettably, I have been forced to bring you here against your will… The universe is at war.

Your fiction speaks of demigods, monsters, superheroes, warriors that defy all odds, and cultivators. If you can imagine it, my Divine Genetic Modification Program makes it possible. However, power is always achieved through progress. Not all at once. If you’ve dreamed of flying, you’ll soar throughout the heavens. Super strength? You’ll crush boulders with your bare hands. What you call magic, regardless of how your culture envisions it, will be at your fingertips. My only advice is to dream bigger. Your concept of power is severely inadequate.
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Nathanial Kane had read it all before.
It said they had centuries. The demons arrived in ten years.
He’d been counted among the strongest. It had all been for nothing.
He’d witnessed Earth’s end.

While dying, Nathan reviewed the only unique spell he’d ever found in the tower.
He cast Rebirth.

Father Zan insists Chao and Huifen venture north.

Ancient ruins await. A divine spire there stands.

Their identities must remain hidden.

The Divine Flying Tiger Clan’s Trials are in two short years.

The apex of the martial arts calls out. It challenges all to ascend.

Long Chao is the son of a hedge mage—a heretic cultivator. He doesn’t cultivate for power, but to satisfy his endless curiosity.

One fateful day, Xiao Huifen, a girl aiming to be the youngest Sky Realm cultivator in the Monolith continent’s history, crashes into his life. She’s from the world of top-ranked sects and strict cultivation methodologies.

They share nothing in common except for the unquenchable desire to unlock heaven’s every mystery.

This is their journey.

However, the brightest glory casts the darkest shadow.

Strength begets brutality. Long-life begets the foulest perversions.

To those who dwell in the darkness, young cultivators such as them are nothing more than some of the finest resources.

To use them as slaves. Refine them into pills.

When faced with such depravity, this unorthodox pair must do all they can to survive. Even if they do, how can they hope to remain unchanged?

After surviving the onslaught of week one, Lucius has something to prove. He seeks to train under a living legend in hopes of being ready for the goblin siege.

He isn’t the only one looking to train. As his competition grows in strength, he must push himself harder than ever before.

Then, he unexpected happens. Players start to unlock abilities…

There is only one thing to do when facing impossible odds. Train harder!

War is coming.

The government must accelerate their super soldier program. They have pushed beyond what was thought possible and developed a new Virtual Reality system; the perfect tool to weed out and train recruits. There is another problem. Every soldier has already been sorted and those found to possess the “talent” are already in training. There just aren’t enough. That is why Codename: Freedom has been developed. It’s time they looked outside the military. Failure is not an option.

Against all odds, Lucius, a semipro gamer who was raised by his Artificial Intelligence Bot named Destiny, is selected to participate in Codename: Freedom, a VRMMO that promises to push Virtual Reality to the ultimate level.

The Game Developers are kind enough to hide a key feature. 100% pain. There are no pain dampeners. He finds himself among the other participants of Codename: Freedom who are thrown in with hardly any time to get their bearings before the entire player city is under attacked.

With the world watching live, Lucius is faced with the opportunity to gain a following and impressing sponsors. After years of hard work to move up in the gamer ranks, this new game will challenge Lucius to the point of breaking and beyond. Will he quit, go mad, or find the motivation to fight when it becomes painfully clear that this is far from just another game?

The Epic LitRPG from RRL has finally arrived!