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

It didn't take long for a group of guards to appear where Alex and his group were fighting the shaman. With the guards, stood the adventurers who had given Alex the mission.

"There!" one of the guards yelled.

The adventurers were too scared to help Alex with the rescue, but he had told them to warn the guards about what was happening, hoping that someone would come to help. Alex was surprised to see that many guards coming to help him! 'Maybe it's because of my title and reputation?' thought Alex. That was the only explanation he could think of at that particular moment.

The shaman stared at the many guards in front of him, and his desire to fight had vanished. He was powerful, but he knew very well it was impossible to win against that many guards from Eldoria. There was even an officer among them, making it much more difficult.

"Capture the shaman!" the officer yelled, "He knows our language and knows important stuff! Capture it now!"

Who was that?