Cyclxne

WPC #234 - Survival Game, Gold Winner.

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When the Game calls, will you answer?

Money, fame, power, love. Anything can be obtained by the victor. However, to get to the summit, one must be ready to risk their lives, surviving through powerful zombies and mutated nature alike. They must be prepared to kill without a second thought, use any tools they had at their disposal. They must be ready to sacrifice all humanity and abandon all morals.

But Jace Silverdale, codename "Cyanide", didn't need to do that. Why? Because he had already done so, long before the game even began.

He, was a professional assassin.

And when said assassin is suddenly offered a chance to obtain what he always wanted through a survival game where killing is the only path to take, Jace felt right at home—though his wishes may differ from everyone else's.

"Money? Fame? Power? No, no, no. I came here for one reason and one reason only—to break the game."

Merciless and resourceful, watch as the former number one underground assassin dives into the apocalyptic world of Endzone and survives to become champion!

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Excerpt:

On the receiving end of the throw, Ragnar caught the knife like a champ, and immediately stabbed down on the flower’s tentacle. The massive plant screeched in pain, letting go of him, and Ragnar began falling from the air.

“Woah-!”

He was well on his way to falling into the monster’s mouth with no hope of making it out, but luckily, Cyanide was present. Immediately dashing into the air with his insane agility and speed, the assassin…

… landed a painful kick in Ragnar’s stomach, and sent him flying into a wall.

“Oof!” Ragnar grunted as he hit the ground, clutching his abdomen in pain. “Ugh… goddammit, Cyanide! Was that really the only option you had?!”

“Yes,” Cyanide replied calmly as he evaded the flailing flower’s various tentacles with ease, and did a backflip. “What else did you want me to do? Princess carry you out of danger?”

“Tch… whatever,” Ragnar snorted, looking around. “But that aside… where’s my goddamn sword?”

Cyanide landed beside him, dusted his clothes off, and pointed at the still-wildly-thrasing flower.

“He ate it.”

“…”

“…”

“Oh, NOW I’m PISSED,” Ragnar muttered through grit teeth, cracking his knuckles and glaring at the massive flower. “GIVE ME MY FUCKING SWORD BACK, YOU BOTANICAL BASTARD!”

Saying that, he charged at the enormous Venus Flytrap-esque plant, fists bare and head fuming. Cyanide gave a sigh in exhaustion, closed his eyes briefly, then followed after him to take the flower down once and for all.

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You've read about zombie apocalypses and machine apocalypses... but what about both, blended into one?

I ensure you, this is not the usual apocalypse survival story you are used to. This will be a fresh experience, something new to dig into.

With that said, enjoy the book and please vote with your power stones! ^_^

P.S. This is purely a work of fiction. Please don't bring real geographical facts into this novel, as I am well aware some things may not make sense. This is a web novel, not a geography textbook.

(P.P.S. Yes, the beginning is like Squid Game. If you read past 5 chapters though, you'll see it's anything but similar.)

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Background image credits are not mine.

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Update Rate: 1 chapter every other day
Discord: https://discord.gg/g326rUc5Jv

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My other novels: The Legendary Ghost Hunter/The Mage of Primordial Chaos/Ascension: Online

P.S. The cover art is not mine, and I am not sure who the artist is. If the original artist wants me to take it down, just message me on Discord at Cyclxne#3415.

Endzone: Simulated Apocalypse

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, business, events and incidents are the products of the author's imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.


Hello everybody, and welcome to my book, Endzone: Simulated Apocalypse. This is a novel in the Survival Game genre, and has elements of system/litRPG within it. Now, I'm not going to sit around here trying to sell the book to you since you should just go read it for yourself, but I will explain a few things that I feel are helpful to know.


If you were a fan of the Netflix series like I was, then you should see similarities between the start of this novel and the beginning of Squid Game. However, I assure you, past Chapter 5, my book completely diverges. Whereas Squid Game was realistic and set on Earth, Endzone is in the post-apocalyptic world of another reality. The two are completely different, and I assure you won't regret picking this book up.


Why am I so confident, you ask? Just give the novel a try yourself. ;)


2. Auxiliary chapters contain minor spoilers.


Apart from this one, most of the other auxiliary chapters will contain minor spoilers, but not for the plot. For example, Character Illustrations may give hints as to what powers they will obtain in the future. There will also be a list of characters, a glossary, the Almanac (from Cyanide's perspective), and et cetera. Naturally, all of these will be updated as the story progresses.


As such, read them at your own risk, and quick note that non-Privilege users will be behind in terms of the story by quite a bit, but there is nothing to be done about that. Therefore, once again, read them at your own risk (I only recommend referring to them when you forget something and don't want to go back to search for it).


Yes. Short stories. At the beginning of every volume, I like to write a couple of short stories based on the major characters of the story. These will outline their pasts before coming to Endzone, and maybe day-to-day events inside Endzone that weren't covered in the main story.


The purpose of these is, naturally, to develop the characters and provide a little more insight into them for you guys, the readers. I want to make my characters feel as 3D and alive as possible, so hopefully they will be of interest to you. It's nice to take a break from the main plot every now and then, y'know?


P.S. The first short story, which details Cyanide's upbringing and past, can be found at the beginning of Volume 2.


Leave comments/reviews to tell me where I can improve, and I always do my best to like/reply to each and every comment I receive (check my profile for proof lol).


For every 200 Golden Tickets or every 500 power stones this book gets, I will release a bonus chapter at the end of the week. If we're able to make into Top 50 power stone ranking, I'll also do a mass release. ;)


In addition, if you gift the story with a Magic Castle, you'll be able to add any skill to the story. I can't promise Cyanide will pick it up, but some characters definitely will.


If you gift the story with a Spaceship, you'll get your own custom character incorporated into the book!


(Note: Join the discord to redeem your prizes. Link in the chapter comments!)


7. You didn't realize I skipped number 4!


8. You just checked, and now you feel like an idiot for doing exactly as I say.


9. You also didn't realize I wrote 2. twice but no 3.


10. You just checked and realized I lied.


And lastly, most importantly of all, I hope you all enjoy this book, and if you do, kindly donate your power stones and gifts to show support!


P.S. Join the discord to come chat with me! (Check chapter comments for the link.)


Author's Foreword