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?"

Sable Quinn — kinetic redirect specialist, able to bounce momentum, bullets, or blunt force back at enemies.


Hex Morrow — technopath; could disable or manipulate electronics within a limited radius.


Ridge Talmore — earth-forcer; strongman type with reinforced muscles and stone-skin defense.


Vera Lune — sound-weaver; could bend vibrations to silence allies or disorient enemies.


All five watched Aleman with varying degrees of curiosity and respect. Some had only heard rumors. Others had witnessed his work. None had fully grasped what he was capable of.


Detective Wright's voice hummed through the comms:


"All units, approaching Zone Omega. Maintain radio silence until I say otherwise. Aleman, your team deploys first."


Ridge cracked his knuckles. "Born ready."


Dante grinned. "Let's set something on fire."


Chapter 225 - The Infiltration