Leveling Up The World: A LitRPG Adventure

LEVELING UP THE WORLD ©2023 L. ECLAIRE This book is protected under the copyright laws of the United States of America. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of the publisher, nor be otherwise circulated in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition including this condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser. Any reproduction or unauthorized use of the material or artwork contained herein is prohibited without the express written permission of the authors. Aethon Books supports the right to free expression and the value of copyright. The purpose of copyright is to encourage writers and artists to produce the creative works that enrich our culture. The scanning, uploading, and distribution of this book without permission is a theft of the author’s intellectual property. If you would like to use material from the book (other than for review purposes), please contact [email protected]. Thank you for your support of the author’s rights. Aethon Books www.aethonbooks.com Print and eBook formatting by Steve Beaulieu. Published by Aethon Books LLC. Aethon Books is not responsible for websites (or their content) that are not owned by the publisher. This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead is coincidental. All rights reserved. ALSO IN SERIES Book 1 Book 2 Book 3 Book 4 CONTENTS 1. You are Level 1 2. Awakened 3. A Simple Request 4. Within the Ring 5. Ring Guardian 6. Acknowledged 7. A Mother’s Hairpin 8. Mending Labyrinth 9. Mother’s Training 10. The Arrangement 11. Midnight Meeting 12. The Awakening Shrine 13. Darude sandstorm Dragon 14. Out of the Box 15. Crossroads 16. Village Bound 17. Personal Shrine Trial 18. Endless Combo 19. The Second task 20. Within the Well 21. Realm Mending 22. The Pack 23. Foul Air Hunting 24. Hothead 25. One of Many 26. Outclassed 27. Flawed Victory 28. Stars and Moons 29. Rock and Cub 30. Promise in a Dream 31. Types of Awakening 32. Inside Onself 33. Level Capped 34. The Echo 35. The Archduke’s Envoy 36. Among Monsters 37. Awakening Failed 38. Basic Training 39. Practice Guardian 40. Moment of Glory 41. Belt Buckle Meeting 42. Thread of Smoke 43. The Caravan 44. Limiting Echo 45. Merchant Tombstone 46. Ambushed 47. Rushing up 48. Preparation 49. Battlefield Modification 50. Rocket Bolt 51. The Chainling 52. The Loss 53. A Name of His Own 54. The Trip Back 55. Homecoming 56. Sand Dragon’s Return 57. The Fifth Trial 58. Fighting a Mountain 59. The Personal Arena 60. Colossal Combat 61. Path to Full Awakening 62. Dallion’s Echo 63. Old Proposals 64. Clash with the Chief 65. The Village within the Village 66. Village Guardian 67. Offer Rejected 68. Weak Spot Found 69. The Chief’s Awakening Room 70. Metal Thorns 71. Final Offer 72. Aspion’s Story 73. Aspion’s Story – Dherma Village 74. Aspion’s Story – Drafted 75. Aspion’s Story – Deep Regrets 76. Sealed Destiny 77. The Glory of Luor 78. New Dawn 79. Two of a Kind 80. Wish of the Well 81. Critical Wounds 82. Familiar Companion 83. Past Wrongs 84. The Gift 85. The Last Goodbyes Dallion Seene Thank you for reading Leveling Up The World! Groups LitRPG Book 1 Appendix YOU ARE LEVEL 1 The first thing Dallion saw after opening his eyes was the floor. The second was a blue glowing rectangle floating in the darkness. This doesn’t make sense, Dallion thought. The last thing he remembered was returning to his dorm and stumbling into bed. There had been a wild party—wilder than he would have liked—with lots of dancing, a bit of drinking, and a few really weird games. Dallion vaguely remembered climbing on a table with a pair of plush antlers while singing some song from the nineties. Thinking about it, maybe the going out was a mistake. Dallion should have refused, or at least had a bite to eat. Since this was his first day arriving at college, it was extremely difficult to refuse. It wasn’t that the party had been bad. From the fragments he could remember, Dallion was sure it had been great. The issue was that he had absolutely no memory of what happened between him falling off the table and the moment he arrived at his dorm. Maybe it’s all a dream? That would definitely explain a few things, mostly the flowing blue rectangle. Dallion closed his eyes, then slowly opened them again. The rectangle, now surrounded by an empty room. “Hello?” Dallion turned around. Rough gray stones were all about, covering walls, floor, and ceiling. There was no light source—with the exception of the blue rectangle—no furniture, no paintings, statues, or decorations of any type, not even a door. It was as if someone had dragged Dallion here and sealed off the entrance behind him. Am I in an escape room? Dallion step toward the center of the room. The moment he did, a message appeared within the rectangle. YOU ARE LEVEL 1 “Level one?” Dallion asked out loud. What’s a level one? On cue, the window spun around, revealing additional text instructions. You are in a small, dark room. Smash the window to choose your destiny! A sensible person would have taken a moment to think things through. As a visiting tech giant had once said, life was a series of carefully considered risk-reward situations. The more knowledge and information one had, the easier they would obtain great rewards for little risk. Dallion’s current situation, though unusual, was no different. Using his past life experience and picking up on any clues around him, Dallion had every chance of coming to the correct conclusion. Unfortunately, Dallion wasn’t a sensible person. Without a moment’s thought, he took