Skill Thief: Rise from the Slums [LitRPG, Progression Fantasy]

Nero has spent his entire life surviving in the slums. He has no family, no money, and barely enough food to stay alive. Then one morning, while scavenging through a garbage dump, he finds a dying adventurer. At the man's request, Nero ends his suffering—and awakens a unique skill. Plunder. When Nero kills a monster, he can choose only one reward: Steal one of its skills.Or turn its body into a magic stone and sell it for money. Humans are different. They have no magic stones—but their trained skills can be stolen too. Swordsmanship. Stealth. Body enhancement. Magic. But stealing a skill doesn't make Nero a master overnight. His body is still that of a starving child.Magic still has to be practiced.Stronger enemies can still kill him. So Nero does what he has always done best. He survives. He hunts monsters one at a time.Builds traps instead of fighting fair.Turns a hole in the ground into a fortified hideout.Learns earth magic through failure, exhaustion, and repetition. And little by little, the boy who once searched garbage for moldy bread begins to climb. From the slums.From F-Rank.From nothing. He doesn't need to be the strongest today. Tomorrow, he just needs to be stronger than he was yesterday. Want to read ahead? 📚 Book 1 is now available on Amazon, collecting Chapters 1–50 in one massive volume!https://www.royalroad.com/amazon/B0HH2J3BMZ 📚 Book 2 is also available now, continuing Nero’s journey from Chapter 51 onward!https://www.royalroad.com/amazon/B0HHJ3XL7R 🇩🇪 The German edition of Book 1 is now available on Amazon Germany!SKILL THIEF: Aufstieg aus den Slums – Band 1https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0HHRPZFT5 🇩🇪 The German edition of Book 2 is also available now!SKILL THIEF: Aufstieg aus den Slums – Band 2https://amzn.eu/d/0516hqXg 🇫🇷 The French edition of Book 1 is now available on Amazon France!SKILL THIEF L’Ascension depuis les bas-fonds – Tome 1https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B0H1TQL8LDSKILL THIEF L’Ascension depuis les bas-fonds – Tome 2https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B0HJCCM6BC