One world-ending calamity. One simple rule: kill and get stronger.

Scarlet was a drifter, always hopping cities to avoid the shadows of her past. Once aliens invade Earth and turn it into a wasteland filled with monsters and dungeons, fear becomes her weapon. With a literal axe to grind and a System granted by a mysterious ally, she uses her new skills to weaken and execute any who stand in her way.

The harsh truth is - it's not just about survival. She has to thrive against the odds, to fight back against the orbital threat cultivating humanity's strongest to add to their collection.

With curses, corruption, and other survivors in her way, she isn't short of targets in need of a Killing Blow.

The first book in the post-apocalyptic LitRPG series, as seen on Royal Road!

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• Literature & FictionGenre FictionGameLit & LitRPG
• Science Fiction & FantasyScience FictionPost-Apocalyptic

• Publication Date: November 18, 2025
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• Print Length: 549 Pages
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