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

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The prairie rustled in the chilly wind while the waist-tall underbrushes swayed gently like moving green waves. The bright full moon illuminated the entire prairie and every shadow was clearly visible beneath the underbrushes. Rhode stood nonchalantly on the peak of the cliff and gazed at the Chaos Being below him—the dark figure clenched its fists and gazed at him alertly. Two shadow creatures that were around four meters tall stood behind it. They seemed like two enormous gorillas, but compared to before, they had become much smaller now.

"How unfortunate, Mr. Gloucester. You were one of the key figures in the Chaos Church. I didn't expect you to become so weak after cutting off all ties with Chaos…"

Rhode took a step back and allowed Gaya to take the lead.

The Falcon's Beacon (XI)