August Clementine was once Reacher, a wealthy and thrill-seeking businessman who had everything but satisfaction in life. After a fatal adventure, Reacher awakens on a parallel Earth, in the body of the destitute and troubled 19-year-old August Clementine. 

With his new identity, August finds himself burdened with debt and responsible for his beloved younger sister, Sophia.

Desperate to change their fate, August immerses himself in Enders Light, a cutting-edge VRMMORPG that blurs the line between virtual and reality. In this fantastical game world, players can bring specific items that meet certain requirements into the real world and even gain a fraction of their in-game abilities and strength. 

Stuck at level 12 and unable to progress past his starting village due to a rare armor shortage, August must rely on his wits and determination. 

A breakthrough comes when he retrieves a mystical purification stone from a river teeming with magical aqua beasts and uses it to cleanse an ancient, corrupted altar. 

His reward includes the legendary Fruit of Corruption, a priceless item with the potential to grant supernatural abilities in the real world.

Caught between the allure of selling the fruit for financial security and the temptation of gaining extraordinary powers, August must make a choice that will define his and Sophia’s future...

"What? I gained the ability to extract any item from the game into the real world without restrictions?"

Other players were forming up in groups, eyes flickering with tension, ready for the next battle phase.


Some nodded at him. Others stared in suspicion.


"Yo, where'd you disappear to?" asked Lilo, the elf ranger with short silver hair and too much sass.


"Found traces of Monarch Elindra," Aleman replied casually. "Pinged the elves."


Lilo choked on her laugh. "You what?! You're insane."


"I'm aware," he replied smoothly, already drawing his assassin daggers and sheathing them behind his back. "Let's just win this damn thing."


> [Tournament Final Phase Initiating…]


The arena was unlike any other phase before. Suspended in mid-air, five massive floating platforms spun slowly in a circular formation, glowing with ancient glyphs. A blinding column of light hovered in the center, like the eye of a magical storm, and lightning crackled above it. It was beautiful—and terrifying.


Chapter 216 - Ominous End