![They Called Me Talentless [Progression, LitRPG, System Apocalypse]](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.royalroadcdn.com%2Fpublic%2Fcovers-large%2Fthey-called-me-talentless-progression-litrpg-system.jpg%3Ftime%3D1783253865&w=640&q=75)
by Loskyll
This has to be the worst deal in history. When the end of the world got announced, the plan was clear: Just Steve, his buddy Kai, and a few ice-cold beers to greet the end of time. Instead, they discover that the asteroids hurtling toward Earth are more than dead rocks. Both get thrust into a bizarre game where Steve is classified as “completely talentless". Desperate for an advantage, he asks the Gamemasters for an Upgrade. The problem? His arm gets replaced by a ravenous symbiote with a mind and talent system all its own. Now, he needs the symbiote to survive, but if they bond too deeply, his arm won’t be the only thing he loses. Everyone sees the game as an escape. Steve knows it’s a prison.◈ ⋆ ◈ ⋆ ◈ What to expect?✅ OP character❌ But don't make him completely OP after just a few chapters. Let him struggle and earn everything himself! Gotcha!✅ Slowburn❌ But don't bore me with infodumps for the first 50 chapters. I want action too!Gotcha!✅ A world with depth and mysteries❌ But don't make it so obvious that every secret is already revealed before it can even become a secretGotcha!✅ Give me a cast of characters who all have their own personalities!❌ But don't turn them into caricatures so extreme that they become unbelievable Gotcha! ◈ ⋆ ◈ ⋆ ◈ Release Schedule: - 10 chapters on day one! - 14 days with a new chapter every day - Tuesday / Saturday releases afterwards
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8/11/2026
Peak #50
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8/11/2026
Peak #50
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8/11/2026
Peak #50
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Rank updated 13 Aug 2026, 04:15 UTC
Entry forecast updated 13 Aug 2026, 04:15 UTC
Overall Rising Stars shadow rank
deep field · ~#651 of 7,531 · 601 below #50
By genre
beats 91% of similar stories
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Firing on all cylinders
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 Mystery Rising Stars bar (≈1 new followers/day) costs about 78 views/day — the story currently gets ~75.
Benchmarks: 8,060 active Royal Road stories, percentiles within the 20–49 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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