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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

[Snake Transformation Earned]

[Legendary Skill]

[Snake Transformation (LVL 1): You can turn into a snake. Its power, size, and abilities will depend on your bloodline power, and how much you can extract from it. Your bloodline is from the Snake God, a water snake.]

[Transformation Bonuses: +5000 HP]

[+100% HP Regeneration]

[+25 to all Attributes]

[You cannot use normal abilities, new abilities will be granted to you]

The statuses granted by the transformation weren't that bad. They would make Alex play the game differently during his transformation. In fact, it changed him to be more tank-like.

"The bonuses will get better as I unlock and rank up my bloodline. When compared to the transformation Snake-Eyed has, I am too weak!" guessed Alex as he read the notifications in front of him.

Another Main Quest?