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>A BOSS would remain a BOSS even after its strength was diminished and its connection was cut off from the Bottomless Abyss. This case was similar to the fight with the Duke Fiend. After the sealed Duke Fiend broke free, it remained in imperfect condition, but still managed to devastate the territory. Although it was still eventually slaughtered by Canary and Mini Bubble Gum in a single blow, that was enough to prove its formidable strength. On the other hand, the Devil Monarch, who was far above the Duke Fiend in strength, was harder to deal with. Even though its strength was decreased by Christie's [Knowledge Scroll], one still couldn't defeat it alone. In the game, one needed to form a party of 25 max-leveled players before they stood a chance against it. And now, Rhode's group had less than 10 members and couldn't defeat it without weakening it first.</p>

Devil Monarch, Grazite