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 Kieran wasn't too delighted with the fact these wolves were all normal. One of the reasons he moved so deep into the Fanged Forest was to encounter Elite monsters at the very least. Sadly, up until this very moment, all of the monsters Kieran observed were just Normal monsters.
 Kieran desired Elite monsters because they rewarded more experience than Normal monsters and had higher chances of dropping equipment above the Uncommon grade. As one ascended the monster ranking spectrum, the chances of increasing better gear increase proportionally.
 Granted, Boss monster drop rates eclipsed regular monsters, but they appeared in a relatively smaller volume.
 Nevertheless, monster ranks played a significant role in determining how much Experience was rewarded to a player. Generally speaking, an Elite monster would reward at least 50% more Experience for the increase in difficulty. It was even typical for this number to increase under certain conditions.
 'If not for this quest, I would've just partied with Altair and annihilated this field. Tch, sometimes quests are just irritating,' Kieran inwardly noted. Since there wasn't much he could do, Kieran could only suck it up and deal with the enemies before him. At least, the considerable level difference would neutralize some of his complaints.
 Kieran's greatsword materialized as he immediately activated Warrior's Aura. Any damage inflicted while using a heavy weapon would receive an 18% boost. Coupled with the fact Savage Break dealt severe damage, Kieran was impatient to test the effects of using these skills used in tandem.
 Therefore, Kieran used Charge to shorten the distance between him and the nearest Fierce Wolf. It was too far to connect the stunning effect, but Kieran didn't mind because it was only used as a utility vehicle. Afterward, he swung his greatsword downward.
 BOOM…!
 The violent aura of the Savage Break appeared around his weapon as a frightening noise echoed throughout the Fanged Forst. While the attack reduced the wolf's defenses, resulting in more damage, the attack simultaneously triggered a Critical Hit!
 -449! [Critical]
 After factoring in all of the effects, including the monster's defense value, Kieran's one attack vaporized nearly 90% of the wolf's health. Granted, beast-type monsters weren't known for their defenses, so it was fairly easy to overcome their defense values as long as the attacker's Attack Power sufficed.
 Still, accomplishing this against a monster four levels higher than oneself was an admirable feat. The wolf was left in a weakened state after losing a tremendous amount of health in a short timeframe, so Kieran ended it with a simple thrust through its body.
 〈System: You have gained 100 Experience. [Experience: 300/400]〉
 The last three wolves, which disappointedly rewarded 50 Experience, only filled up his experience halfway before leaving. Now, Kieran received double the amount of experience for admittedly the same amount of work. The increased skill level essentially negated the extra health and defense.
 Of course, the critical played a vital role as well since it was challenging to inflict. In Zenith Online, there were only two ways to achieve a critical hit. The first was through the blossoming hyper-reality aspect of the game, where the attack simply needed to overpower the opponent's defense to the point where even their natural defenses couldn't withstand it.
 The alternative option was to increase one's critical rate. If the maximum hit rate was reached, then one could virtually unleash a critical attack with every attack. However, they would only be basic critical attacks at best unless said player possessed absolutely monstrous attributes.
 According to Kieran's knowledge, despite it not being shown on the status screen, the base critical chance was 4%. That meant every attack had a four percent chance of inflicting critical damage. As for the modifier, its fundamental value was 150%.
 "That's the eighth one," Kieran said to himself, noting his quest progress. He flung his arm, shaking the remnants of wolf blood off his weapon. Suddenly, he slashed his sword downward, leaving a massive gash on the back of the wolf that sprang towards him next.
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 Kieran's attack consumed nearly one-fifth of Feral Wolf's health after factoring in its 30 Defense. Despite this matter, Kieran disposed of the monster with relative ease by incorporating the Warrior's four fundamental skills―Upward Slash, Charge, Heavy Slash, and Thrust. Using these skills, Kieran unleashed a string of basic attacks in a fluid chain, depleting the wolf's health bar in a matter of seconds.
 As a result, Kieran leveled up.
 〈System: You have gained 100 Experience.〉
 〈System: You have leveled up! [Lv.3 → Lv.4]〉
 〈System: You have received 5 Unassigned Attribute Points and 2 Skill Points.〉
 A small smile appeared across Kieran's face as he looked towards the numerous wolves appearing from the trees in the distance. Although they numbered more than a dozen, Kieran didn't mind.
 Currently, his stamina was around four-fifths full, which was more than enough to deal with these foes as long as he didn't perform any exaggerated movements.
 As a result, Kieran added all accessible UAP in a way that maximized his solo efficiency.
 〈System: You have used 4 Unassigned Attribute Points. [Strength: 26 → 30]〉
 〈System: You have used 5 Unassigned Attribute Points. [Agility: 25 → 30]〉
 〈System: You have used 5 Unassigned Attribute Points. [Control: 25 → 30]〉
 Accordingly, Kieran's Attack Power increased to 73, but despite the marginal increase and strength and speed, Kieran felt a palpable difference. Increasing his Strength, Agility, and Control in unison in a 1:1:1 ratio allowed the player to exude their physical prowess at maximum efficiency.
 Allowing your Control to fall behind the other combat-oriented attributes would negatively impact a character in the long run. The wider the disparity in these stats, the harder one's brain had to compensate when controlling the character's action. Hence, a higher control factor lightened the mental load.
 Of course, there were other hidden factors, but they couldn't be addressed as of yet because this basic form of VR equipment couldn't precipitate those effects. Kieran and anyone, in general, would need a higher synchronization rate to maximize their battle abilities. Therefore, he reckoned he could do no more than 2% of what he formerly could.
 The Warrior's Aura surrounding Kieran blazed with a fiery cerulean light while he took steps towards the encirclement of wolves encompassing him on all sides. In Kieran's eyes, these wolves were a walking source of experience since he felt zero intimidation from them.
 With minimal movements, Kieran interspersed the battle with his skills as soon as they came off their cooldowns. As a result, his Mana reached alarming levels. A significant amount of the drain originated from the Warrior's Aura skill since it drained his Mana at a continual rate. It was the skill with the highest consumption in his arsenal.
 When factoring in Savage Break's cooldown, it only amounted to a fraction of Warrior's Aura expenditure. Nevertheless, the trade-off was worth it because it empowered all sources of damage, basic attacks, and skills alike.
 Seven more wolves fell in quick succession once Kieran became serious. After reaching Lv.4, the wolf's experience had decreased from 100 to 90. Nevertheless, that was still good as another fleeting golden light coalesced around his body, symbolizing another level up.
 〈System: You have leveled up! [Lv.4 → Lv.5]〉
 〈System: You have received 5 Unassigned Attribute Points and 2 Skill Points.〉
 At this point, Kieran only needed nine more kills before he finished the twenty-five monsters required to complete his quest. Less than half an hour had passed since arriving in the Fanged Forest, so his hunting rate was quite efficient. Most of his time was spent locating the monsters rather than fighting them.
 The only issue now was that after reaching Lv.5, leveling up required more experience in comparison. Whereas reaching Lv.5 only required 600 Experience Points, reaching Lv.6 required 1,000!
 Right now, Kieran's progress towards Lv.6 was only 30 points! This led Kieran to question whether or not the remaining nine wolves would reward enough experience now that the level difference dipped yet again. Even if it didn't, the quest rewards would make up for the decrease.
 Once again, Kieran initiated combat with Charge, but he followed up with a Force Slash to knock the wolves into each other. Although the Savage Break skill targeted one opponent, that was only true for the Armor Break effect. As long as the opponents were overlapping, Kieran could manipulate a feature called collateral damage, which he did.
 It was just the conditions were tricky for beginner characters since you needed to hit the monsters before they recovered or separated. Typically, that required a decent amount of Agility.
 Kieran unleashed a powerful Savage Break right after knocking the Feral Wolves into one pile. Damage values nearing two hundred appeared in tandem, but Kieran ignored them. His attention remained locked on the wolves as he pummeled them to the ground with decisive attacks.
 Finally, the battle finished with a collection of sharp fangs, furry pelts, and coins littering the ground. Kieran collected the coins and glanced at the current balance of coins displayed at the bottom of his inventory. Surprisingly, he collected 6 Silver Coins and 11 Copper ones.
 The system automatically converted one hundred Copper into a Silver Coin to conserve space on the inventory bar. However, the currency type used could be determined by Kieran if he ever engaged in a transaction.
 "Goddammit, finally," Kieran exclaimed while storing his sword. At the end of the battle, Kieran only managed to accumulate 750 Experience Points, but that was more than enough in his eyes. After all, the quest reward was 500 Experience Points.
 Therefore, Kieran slowly retraced his steps, returning to the area he sighted Altair. However, all signs of the Thief had vanished. 'I suppose he either was on a quest of his own, or he's already moved deeper into the forest. What a leveling fanatic.'
 Suddenly, Kieran heard a few rustles nearby. Additionally, he also heard multiple conversations between more than one person. The first party confident enough to venture deeper into the Fanged Forest had appeared!
 Kieran stood in place, undecided about how he should tackle this situation. It could unravel one of two ways, either they just passed by each other, or they were those who caused unneeded trouble.
 Either way, Kieran simply wanted to turn in his quest while also reaping the benefits of reaching Lv.5.
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 Kieran Silver―an extremely talented individual who used his superior battle senses and blessed mechanical skill to rise through the gaming world’s ranks.
 However, those same gifted senses came at a mortifying price. His seemingly unique gift inevitably led to the rapid degeneration of his mind’s normal functions.
 It was a "seemingly impossible-to-cure" curse in the package of a blessing. Alas, Kieran’s so-called comrades and guild leader only revealed on his deathbed that while an admitted treatment existed, the board withheld the information in fear of him becoming a monster that the guild could no longer control.
 After all, with his potential, it was only a matter of time until he reached the true epitome of the remarkable VRMMORPG known as Zenith Online. Any one of the overlords of Zenith Online commanded tremendous strength in the real world because the game evolved continuously until, at its lowest, it turned into an unprecedented financial engine.
 At that point, many entities on Earth used it as a path to fame and fortune, while others used it as an outlet to release their daily accrued stress.
 Enraged by the revelation on his deathbed, Kieran’s resentment soared to astronomical heights.
 Fortunately, Kieran is given another chance when he is ostensibly reborn to a period just before the official launch of Zenith Online.
 Since most of his knowledge is limited to events regarding Zenith Online, Kieran decides it will be the catalyst to support his ultimate path forward.
 Thus, this marks the beginning of Kieran’s evolution into an entity lauded as the Legendary Berserker and several more imperious monikers.
 Whether or not this is the same Earth as before or if the events unfold the way Kieran remembers is a mystery he must tackle at each step in his rise to glory.
 The advent of an unstoppable force is upon us, and the journey to becoming the Legendary Berserker begins!
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 Venn was a nobody in life. Heaven Descent was everything he had.
 Having spent every waking moment playing the game as a game rat, he found himself back in time to the first time he started playing Heaven Descent after drowning himself with alcohol the day his sister died.
 With no knowledge of stock market nor sufficient capital, he is determined to rise to the top of the game this time to save his sister from her illness.
 "Watch me! I shall take everything that belongs to me and more this time, even if it meant wrenching them from the clutches of Heaven!"
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 Alan, a young science teacher, finds himself and millions of other, forced by alien invaders to participate in absurd VR "Apocalypse Games."
 Desperate to save his sick daughter, he took the path of gun and sword, embarking on a journey to become one of the top players in this deadly virtual world.
 All were forced to survive a series of different apocalypse scenarios: Ice age, Nuclear Fallout, AI Meltdown, Apex predators, etc. all for one promise:
 [Defeat all rounds and we will leave your world in peace]
 Every year, with less than 10% managed to survive, the whole world would watch the games in terror as their loved ones suffered and died.
 After seven grueling years, Alan and his team become the last hope for humanity. But even their valiant efforts end in defeat. Alan loses everything—his comrades, his daughter, and the hope of mankind.
 Given a second chance, equip with the knowledge of the game's secrets and the future, will this simple science teacher succeed in saving the world?
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 William Hunter was a young high-school student who was constantly bullied and made fun of by the people around him.
 Suddenly, one day, everyone was given a system and transported into a parallel apocalyptic world filled with powerful hordes of zombies, wrecking havoc on everyone and everything. Even with systems, most people struggle to survive.
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 [You have received the ???-rank system, Minion Controller]
 [You have received 1x Woodcutter Minion and 1x Warrior Minion]
 [You can buy more minions in the Shop]
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 What was this?
 [Your Woodcutter Minion has collected 21 wood, it is now level-2]
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 As other people struggled to survive. William would be able to create an army of minions and take over this hellscape
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 Zhou Mu finds himself remaining in a single-player VR game despite having decided to quit after platinum-ing the entire game. However, he realizes that the world has completely changed. Realizing life in the game is better, he continues on with his in-game name, William Kane.
 “Why is the world united under my name? And what’s with the religion that honors me as their god? The royals are claiming to be my descendants? Was there ever such a function in the game? What have they done for the past 1000 years when I was gone?”
 Zhou Mu was completely lost.
 “Are you calling me a traitor? Aren’t you guys the ones who have been doing evil deeds in my name? Behold, for you shall witness this lost forbidden spell!”
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 It was the year 2169. The apocalypse finally arrived.
 Global warming, zombies, nuclear war, all at once. Just one tipping point and the world itself would crumble.
 Then, Nova Corp, a hegemon of the corporate world, seemingly convinced the global super powers into doing the impossible: Taking everyone online.
 And they did. Everyone, poor or rich, was taken into the VRMMORPG: World Online.
 A fantasy world where anything was possible. A utopia, unlike everything that the real world was.
 But what was supposed to become a method of existence, became a battleground for supremacy. Companies, world powers, and the rich battled to become the greatest.
 The disparity between the poor and the rich grew. There was no justice in this world. It took Darwin's words further than any other.
 Jake, as poor as one could get, was caught in the rift, torn apart by the unfair system.
 He was a dog of the Shadow King Guild, and even though he was absolutely loyal, in the end, the guild cut him off.
 He was without an anchor and left in the cruel world. He knew no Utopia like the others.
 But one day, when he opened his eyes, nothing was the same anymore.
 Opening his eyes, he found himself ten years in the past. He was done being the henchman now. He was not going to let himself be used anymore.
 Now, it was time for him to fight back. So what if the strongest were going to stand in his way? He was going to be unstoppable.
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 A meta-universe game "New World" that integrated the top technology, had 100% realism, and the game currency could be exchanged for real money, was open for beta!
 Jack became one of the first players to enter the game.
 Because he had witnessed other players being killed, he confirmed that this game had 100% realism, including pain, so he directly added all the attribute points on defense.
 To his surprise, he thus unlocked the title: Stud Master!
 He succeeded in making him have a higher defensive attribute value than all the players.
 Opponent: "I have the highest output!"
 Jack: "I won't bleed if you beat me."
 Opponent: "I can blast a hundred times!"
 Jack: "I won't bleed if you beat me."
 ...
 As the snowball got bigger and bigger, more and more hidden achievements were unlocked.
 He, Jack, also leaped to the top as the strongest, hardest, and most invincible player in "New World"!
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 "There are no heroes. In life, the monsters win."
 ...
 In 2106, [Mayhem Online], a fully immersive VRMMO game, was released. Soon, it dominated the world's economy when people could exchange the in-game currency with real-life currency and vice versa.
 In the year 2107, Flynn Grey, a 22-year-old college dropout with an ambiguous history, joined in the fray of billions of people that had already started playing [Mayhem]. Hoping to uncover the game's secret and earn a fortune, he spent months on adventures without fruitful results.
 For better or worse, Shura, Flynn's in-game character, ends up in a great Wyvern's den, acquiring a hidden class and a monstrous race. Join him as he defeats his past and paves his way into becoming a true legend in both worlds.
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 Become a prophet? Recruiting the most outstanding individuals to eradicate demons? Leading the holy army in the extermination of evils? Growing stronger until you finally defeat the demon lord?
 Or you can choose to become the demon lord itself. Create your own subordinates, even shape them according to your wishes. You can also build a dreaded kingdom of darkness and make an army of chaos.
 In the VR game "Mistrea: A Fantasy Management Sim Game of Light and Dark," both options are available.
 And the second choice appeals to Ethan Alexander more. To be a good citizen in the real world, he had to follow the rules; why would he do so in a fantasy realm?
 Thus, in the world of magic and fantastic creatures, he was reborn as Vorn, the demon lord. But that doesn't mean he'll make the world fall into an era of darkness right away. He will not launch campaigns of heinous human slaughter.
 It would be no fun for him to rule over a ruined world. That means that those who worship him will be scarce. He wanted to be adored, hailed and regarded as equal to God by many people.
 He will keep using methods that are not constrained by any rules. The evil way, but not always violent, and more fun.
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 This story will have some steamy scenes, but those are not the main focus.
 Main protagonist's girls won't get cucked by others.
 I consider this novel a multiple protagonist story. So, there will be POV switches.
 Some parts feel slow, but I guarantee it will be worth your time.
 There will be some dark jokes, so don't be surprised.
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 Where does the game end? Where does reality start?
 When one very anticipated VRMMORPG was about to be launched, and Jake was one of the first players to have a chance to access it, he had a weird dream of himself fighting massive beasts and then seeing a world being destroyed.
 Without knowing any better, Jake assumes that it was just a weird dream, but then he begins to have those weird dreams again and again until they become even more vivid, and much to his surprise, whenever the dream changes, he obtains a new power inside the game.
 It doesn't take long for Jake to realize that he isn't the only one who has those dreams, and soon enough, Jake realizes that the game and reality are a lot more connected than he thought.
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 Bracelet of Immortality, the mysterious sealed item that needed 26 fragments to completely unseal. Every unsealing giving an incredible power to the user.
 First Fragment, the power of Time. Second Fragment, the Power of healing. Third Fragment, the power of…
 What happens when Ryder Flynn finds the item inside the first Fully Immersive VRMMO. Why did the item follow him to the real world? Why is the Virtual World so real?
 A human-like System that knows too much? Why does it feel like my family member? Is it related to my strange memories?
 The System used to annoy me so much with its threatening quests but why is it that now I feel each of his quest saved me and my loved one indirectly?
 The memories of the past? Why do I remember being a god that created this bracelet? Why did I want to destroy everything. What did the other gods do?
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 From middle-class to running the most valuable corporation on Earth.
 Join a tired yet talented 23-year-old man working in the IT industry during the pandemic, who suddenly received the chance to relive his life a decade in the past (2011). Follow the story of Vince Dalton to pursue prosperity and fulfillment for himself, his sick mother, and friends. Money and power will not be obstacles; learned technical skills and future knowledge will prevail, not even hidden organizations and aliens can stop him!
 Science Fantasy, Bitcoin, Video Games, Business, Military, Politics, and more!
 Inspired by novels like Extraordinary Genius and God of Money
 "I discuss concepts such as different industries, globalization, armed conflicts, modern monetary theory, humanitarianism, mixed in with a slice of life, and sci-fi fantasy themes."
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 [Successfully enhanced the Golden Snake Sword. The Winged Serpent Empress has been summoned.]
 The Winged Serpent Empress said, “Master, please give the orders!”
 [Successfully enhanced the Demonic Soul Armor.]
 Zhou Han exclaimed, “Demon Princess, please don’t possess me!”
 [Successfully enhanced the skill ‘Evil Light Ghost Queen Slash’. The Succubus Ghost Queen has been summoned.]
 A Ghost Queen? With enough guts, Zhou Han could make the female ghost go on maternity leave.
 Zhou Han astonishingly discovered that he awakened the only SSS rank talent in the universe: Infinite Enhancement. He was overpowered.
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