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Alex Mercer was a legendary thief known for his audacious heists and cunning skills. However, his criminal streak comes to an abrupt halt when he is finally apprehended and sentenced to prison.

In the midst of his imprisonment, a revolutionary virtual reality massively multiplayer online role-playing game (VRMMORPG) is launched, called Eternal Realms, captivating the attention of the entire world. The prison authorities, seeking to introduce recreational activities for the inmates, decide to allow select prisoners to participate in the game as a means of passing the time.

Eager to escape the monotony of prison life, Alex eagerly takes up the opportunity to join the immersive virtual world. To his surprise, he discovers that his notoriety as a master thief has caught the attention of players within the game. They started offering him IRL means to reduce his prison sentence in an exchange on a daring quest to retrieve valuable treasures scattered throughout the virtual realm.

With a hidden class known as the "Shadow Hunter," Alex possesses unique skills and abilities that make him an invaluable asset to the players seeking rare and precious items. As he delves deeper into the virtual world, he finds himself entangled in a complex web of alliances, rivalries, and dangerous quests that blur the line between the game and reality.

As the stakes rise, Alex must navigate treacherous dungeons, confront formidable adversaries, and outwit both in-game challenges and real-world dangers. Along the way, he forms unexpected alliances and confronts his own inner demons, questioning the choices that led him down a path of crime.
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For anyone wondering about the romance, it will take a long time as this is not the focus of the book.

MMORPG: Shadow Hunter

The idea of helping Christy would surely bring him a lot of rewards, but also enemies. In fact, he would get a lot more enemies than the reward itself, so just doing it wasn't worth it.

So, because of that, Alex went to the game's forums and posted something. His post was directed to the big guild leaders who were trying to clear the dungeon.

Alex shared that the leader of a big guild asked for his help, and he was willing to help it clear the dungeon!

But he did not want to create enemies with the other powerful guild leaders, so he said he was willing to share the information about the first dungeon so that all the guild leaders had an even chance of clearing it.

The post quickly exploded in popularity—like anything related to him—and the powerful guild leaders decided to make a meeting inside the game!

A Meeting with the Guild Leaders, Mikkel Has Terrible News