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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

Alex was feeling very weak, and within that dark and damp tunnel, his strength was fading away. He opened his list of friends and searched for Joseph, who was very concerned.

Shadowborn: I had some trouble and ended up running away. There are tunnels beneath the mansion that the vampires there don't know about. We can use them in our next attack.

JosephRich357: Thank God you are okay! What the hell was that? I ran like you told me, but abandoning you made me terrified...

Shadowborn: Don't worry about me. Can you meet me at the back of the city? I'll be arriving soon.

The meeting point Alex had in mind was the entrance to the tunnel that Mikkel had shown him. He was sure that the tunnels he had found beneath the mansion were connected to those.

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