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 entire underground area started to shake, as if a giant were approaching. All the players from the Death Coffin guild had no idea what was happening, and the unknown scared them.

"What is this? Is the cave falling apart?" one of them said.

"No way, right? Could it be something else?" another player said.

While the players from the Death Coffin guild had no idea what was happening, SwordSlash and the others had one person in mind: Alex.

'What did he do to cause this?' SwordSlash77 thought.

It happened a few minutes after Alex ran away, so he had to be the one behind it. He also said he had a plan before swimming into the lake. Then, suddenly, a massive snake head emerged from the water!

Massive waves appeared the moment Snake-Eyed came out of the water, resembling multiple tsunamis! He emerged a bit far from the lake, so the waves did not reach the shore.

Returning to the City