![Acolyte VS Adjudicator: Outbreak [Versus LitRPG, Zombie Apocalypse, Dual System]](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.royalroadcdn.com%2Fpublic%2Fcovers-large%2F160211-acolyte-vs-adjudicator-outbreak-versus.jpg%3Ftime%3D1780775264&w=640&q=75)
by Charris
Two factions. Two Systems. One zombie apocalypse. High above Earth's orbit, an ancient cabal of voidborne space vampires seek to harvest the planet. The only one willing to stop them is a consortium of interstellar capitalists that intends to put the planet to work instead. For either to get their way, they need champions to do the dirty work for them. An Acolyte, and an Adjudicator. Unfortunately, they're really scraping the bottom of the barrel with these two. Lenora Graves was picked for her last name—and little else. She wakes up dead and gainfully employed. Her new job? Lead the zombie apocalypse and wipe out humanity. The pay is bad. The hours are worse. Her only coworkers are a condescending evil grimoire and a miasmatic cat who hate each other. And, of course, an army of the undead who are only there to do her bidding. Maybe, just maybe, if she can figure out how to conquer Earth, she can find a way to put it back together again. John Borgor has $20 to his name and a gift for making bad situations worse. No job, no fiancée, too many lottery tickets. He's spent thirty-two years of falling short of his own expectations—which makes him the perfect pick for humanity's champion. With his four rat companions, a frying pan, and a crippling gambling addiction, can he become the man he needs to be to save the planet? Lenora and John are about to find out that Earth, and the aliens who want it, are a lot weirder than they ever imagined. New chapters every Monday and Thursday! What to expect: [+] Dual PoV with two unique and different systems. [+] A slow-burn, upgrade heavy, weak to strong progression arc. [+] Fast paced, zombie killing action [+] A dark world with comedic undertones.
Current
8/11/2026
Peak #28
1d
#18
7/3/2026
Peak #26
21d
#17
7/3/2026
Peak #8
38d
#16
7/1/2026
Peak #50
0d
#15
6/30/2026
Peak #50
0d
Rank updated 13 Aug 2026, 04:15 UTC
Entry forecast updated 13 Aug 2026, 04:15 UTC
Overall Rising Stars shadow rank
deep field · ~#5714 of 7,531 · 5664 below #50
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Traffic and conversion are both strong for a story this size. Readers are finding it and sticking — if Rising Stars is the goal, this is the moment to push.
At this conversion, the Sci-fi Rising Stars bar (≈1 new followers/day) costs about 100 views/day — the story currently gets ~269.
Benchmarks: 8,060 active Royal Road stories, percentiles within the 50–149 chapters band, cohort of 2026-07-02. Conversion is measured as followers gained per 1,000 views over the recent window.
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