​Infinite Optimization: I Am the Only Developer in This Hardcore World

Kaelwasa“rat”—alowlystableboyinafrozen,brutalmedievalworldwhereKnightsruledwithironandBarbarianscrushedskullswithboneclubs.Hislifewasworthlessthanthemanureheshoveled.ThatchangedthenighthebutcheredaKnightwitharustydaggertopayadebtofblood.ChosenbytheGodofSlaughter,KaelawakenstheAetherSystem.Hischeat?Theabilitytoprojecthissoulintootherworlds,livecountlesslives,andbringtheirpowersbacktoreality—ifhesurvives.Butpowerisnotfree.Itisboughtwithpain,time,andsanity.World1:TheWildWest.Hespendsalifetimeas“ElLobo,”alegendarygunslinger.Hereturnswiththemusclememoryofamastermarksmananda12-gaugeshotgun.World2:TheMartialArtsRealm.HetrainsfordecadesasaWuxiadisciple.Hereturnswithinternalenergythatcanshattersteel.Now,astheKingdomfaceswarandmonsterssurgefromthedark,thenoblessneerattheservantboyholdingastrangemetaltube.Theychantspells.Theydrawenchantedswords.Kaeltakesaslowbreath.Herackstheslide.Click-clack.“Parrythis.”