by King novels
The Tower of HellTwo years ago, an accident took Arav’s family, leaving him entirely numb to the world. But when a crimson magic circle splinters his kitchen floor, his mundane reality is violently torn away.Alongside 100,000 other human souls, Arav is summoned to the Hell Gate Plains—the brutal first floor of a colossal, sky-piercing labyrinth known only as the Tower of Hell. To survive the first hour, 70% of the summoned population must die.While humanity devolves into panicked chaos and monsters swarm from the ash, Arav finds a strange, dark comfort in the carnage. In a world where pain finally has a face, his emotional emptiness becomes his greatest weapon.What to expect:Cold, calculating Male Lead (Apathy/Progression)LitRPG / Dark Progression Fantasy ElementsFast-paced action and survival stakes.
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