Xibei Cat

Rhode is a legendary guild leader of the most influential guild in the VRMMO, Dragon Soul Continent. In order to cope with the death of his beloved sister, he dived into the game for seven long years. During this period, Rhode tries his best to alleviate his emotional pain through gaming, but alas, his life shatters once more when he heard his parents perish in a plane crash.

A month after the incident, he made a decision to quit the game and return to the real world. But just before that, as a final farewell, Rhode decides to fight the most powerful BOSS in the game with his guildmates. In the end, he defeats the BOSS at the expense of his avatar's life. Rhode smiles as his avatar dissipates in a beam of light. However, instead of respawning at the usual platform...

...

"W-wha...!"

Rhode shot up and stared at the unfamiliar ceiling.

And thus, a player who had been creating legends in the game for three eras disappeared just like that...

Atlas Studios

Summoning the Holy Sword

AtlasStudios

<p>With the lifting of the ban, the mercenary groups sprang to business. Their objectives were more or less the same — begin warming up its members, and at the same time, commence missions to receive remunerations. Rhode's Starlight was no different, naturally. Starlight functioned rather clandestinely because Rhode didn't need to follow the points system in order to elevate to guild status. But Rhode still required to strengthen and polish his mercenary groups' aggregation through various missions. Furthermore, he also needed the remunerations to maintain the operation cost. After all, money doesn't simply fall from the skies, even for him. Since his mercenary group had grown in size, Starlight's financial reserves began to dip.</p>

<p>Thus, Rhode concluded that it'd be better to accept hard, yet less life-threatening missions, and at the same time, having high remunerations. But his requirements were slightly too demanding…</p>

Blackrock Depths