BigToad

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 aura around Yta was that of a powerful individual, one that Alex could only dream of winning against. How could he be so powerful?

Alex had never heard about the council before. Gareth was the first person speaking of it, and it intrigued him. He wanted to ask more questions about it, but it was not the right time. They needed to show where Sebastian was.

'I just hope Mikkel is not here.'

Mikkel was often in their new mansion or doing other things Alex did not know. But sometimes he was down there, in the tunnels, and Alex prayed he wouldn't be down there while Yta roamed around. That would mean certain death.

"How did you find this tunnel? It seems this is old and once used to evacuate the high-class members of Crystal," Yta said, his eyes gazing on Alex and Gareth.

It was a simple question, and Yta was just asking, yet the pressure on them was almost unbearable. Alex's curiosity was growing more and more.

The Mysterious Council