Apocalypse Redux
It wasn't climate change that killed us. Nor was it the blue boxes that suddenly appeared in front... Read more It wasn't climate change that killed us. Nor was it the blue boxes that suddenly appeare... more>>It wasn't climate change that killed us. Nor was it the blue boxes that suddenly appeared in front... Read more It wasn't climate change that killed us. Nor was it the blue boxes that suddenly appeared in front of us one day.No, it was what we did with said boxes. All it took was a little nudging from the wrong dark deity and the world spiraled into the abyss. Twelve years later, only a mere handful of humans remain, fighting against an endless horde, fully aware of the futility of their actions. A demon lord gets torn to shreds by the last of humanity, determined to go out in a blaze of glory. In the end, only Isaac Thoma remains to reap the reward for this victory. Another chance. A new go at things from that fateful day the world became quantified. Collapse LitRPG, Time Travel, Modern Day, Male Protagonist, Apocalypse, Weak to Strong, Second Chance, Alternate World, System, Level System, MonstersI've read up to chapter 53 and think that's probably enough to give a review. I can't tell if I'll finish or drop yet because this novel keeps switching between a 3.5/5 and a 2/5 for me mostly due to the author's writing style and character design. A lot of the main characters think, talk, and act in this sarcastic and quippy manner that feels like they learned to be human from TV shows. If they aren't doing that they are acting super serious and annoyed at the joking of their comrades. Descriptions use tons of italicization, are long winded, and sometimes include large amounts of swearing. I don't mind swearing, especially if it's part of dialogue and fits in, but the way it's used highlights this annoying personality that fills the entire novel and all it's characters. This writing style is not always present, sometimes it feels like I'm reading a normal novel and when that happens I'm enjoying it. I think the power system and the premise itself is quite interesting and I want to see how Isaac tries to do everything right. It's too bad that every time I read a chapter I will inevitably get hit with this unpleasant writing style that stops my enjoyment in it's tracks.I would've had made the same review. It does feel, too often that I'm reading a script of "Brooklyn nine-nine", then all of a sudden I'm hit with "House of cards" style dialogue. At least the author/editor and translator wasn't Chinese - it's one of the only upsides of the novel(if you know what I mean). The other upside is the system, it one of the least use ones, yet also the best (i don't know why most novel don't use it).I agree that the characters are like that.. to a certain extent.There's certainly some influence from modern Hollywood but it's not as bad as most comparable novels on here. It's nothing too strange from reality, either. In workplace settings where full professionalism isn't currently required and peers have good relationships, it's pretty normal to get quippy with each other.Even in social professional settings it's not unusual to show off your wit when permissible. It's only when you're stuck with stuffy, no-fun-allowed bosses, colleagues and office policies that any attempt at humor or cleverness is gone. But that shit is just oppressive and inevitably unhealthy for mental health. It is, however, accurate to have a random smattering of them across the workplace. On a similar vein, the 'switch' to seriousness and descriptive is also a common phenomenon in professional settings. In a healthy professional environment there is a time and place for both the serious and non-serious. Especially with true professionals who have a passion for their job. There's both a need to be efficient to save time and attention span, and a need to be accurate and sufficiently verbose to reduce the chance of creating misunderstandings. And sometimes it's a necessity for the explainer themself, to maintain their train of thought when covering a complex topic.Anyway it's a balancing act that most people fail at, and novelists aren't immune to it either.... but in my opinion this author is actually one of the better ones.Keep in mind that the main character and his colleagues are university staff (with the additional task of teaching the public), so it's their job to explore the 'science' of the system more in-depth than a specialized combatant... which the vast majority of action fiction MC are.If you're unfamiliar with the social environments in higher education and the career paths stemming from it (pun unintended), this novel might seem a bit much.But rather than that making it a bad novel, that simply means you're not the intended audience.And that's fine. No novel is perfect for all audiences, and ironically the most popular stuff tends to neglect the vicarities of those most suited for higher learning careers. After all, the most common points of relation among the populace are rather... below average in intellectual requirements.That's why modern media tends to feel rather... dumb more often then not.Dropped it after 150 chapters 3.5/5 Some unnecessary stuff going around, a waste of my time.although I don't like stories with a protagonist who works in a "group", This novel is definitely worth your time the system is very interesting.Rank B-Rank CPretty good, though it has its' flaws. Point of interest: the author seems to have some mild dyslexia or something similar. Words seem to appear and disappear where you'd normally expect them to be, or not be.It makes it a little hard to read sometimes but it's still readable. Kunda hilarious though, sometimes.Bro what are these German names? Either they are not German or they are what you would get if you google german words.the only problem i have with this is that sometimes the explainations get convoluted and boringEdit: The things mc does are what i agree with. And there is a shout out to korean hunter guulds in this as well.Basically, it is good.Only problem for me, his build makes no sense.In a world were grinding is linked to mana regeneration and manapool, you want to build into a class, which scales with this from day 1.In some way, it is totally luck, that his first update gave him am mana scaling class.That luck is the reason he is a protagonistThe Build he is going for is basically some kind of sustain assassin.Best build for his situation, (spawn-> 1shot - > repeat) For a second, I thought the monster in the cover was a furry ????The dark god is a hamster ????What is this behaviour??A unique take on the prevent apocalypse with future memories trope, usually you have a mc power creeping his growth and strenght to crush all problems by himself, not this guy, he understands that he has better chances of fixing the future by slowly making people aware of how maliciously the system is made rather than farming for power.The system allows to easily summon monsters to kill for exp, but many summons can screw you over easily, and if no one else kills them in time, monsters will start to summon new monsters in a snowballing effect, under that premise, divulging information from a research team to the masses is an effective and unique of fighting the apocalypse, and not as a full time researcher, he is strong enough to personally go and prevent many calamities.In short you have a mc that sees personal strenght and research divulgation as both equally important instead of being hyperfocused on his growth alone, its worth a try.and as a minor note, if you are very tired of american or asian names/places everywere then you may enjoy some german.That last part made me read the whole synopses in the stereotypical heavy German accent.I really want to hear thatStupid, naive, idealistic.The main character, having the experience of the future, literally wastes time on nonsense.No, the book is interesting. Read interesting. The system is interesting. But the key idea, the basis, I would say, is completely wrong.Strength is king. Everything else is unimportant. The protagonist should first of all achieve crushing power and then waste time on all sorts of nonsense.Particularly funny is the participation of a certain professor in the research group. What exactly did he forget in this group? What can he get from them that can compensate for the waste of time and loss of level?Whatever it is, it's not worth it.BruhThe explanation is in the first 5 chapters.if the goal is yo survive then yes strength is king but if the goal is to protect humans from their own stupidity then strength is the least important factorБольшинство людей обезьяны.Обезьяны плохо слышат нормальных людей.Обезьяны могут нормально слышать только обезьяну главнее её.Следовательно, становление самой главной обезьяной (либо взятее её под контроль) очень важно для того что бы быть услышанным всеми.Translations:Most people are monkeys.Monkeys can't hear normal people well.Monkeys can normally hear only the monkey who is more important than themselves.Therefore, becoming the most important monkey (or taking control of it) is very important in order to be heard by everyone.That is only true in cultivation novels, and third-rate countries with dictators lording over them.You are the reason why humanity sucks back<<
《Apocalypse Redux》The Newest Chapter
《Apocalypse Redux》All Section Catalog
- Prologue
- Chapter 1: Skill Selection
- Chapter 2: Summoning and Power Metal
- Chapter 3: Trains and Introspection
- Chapter 4: An offer I can absolutely refuse
- Chapter 5: Hydra
- Chater 6: Fat Stacks
- Chapter 7: Professor
- Chapter 8: Monster Rights
- Chapter 9: Golem
- Chapter 10: Experiments
- Chapter 11: The Grind
- Chapter 12: After Work
- Chapter 13: The Long Night
- Chapter 14: More Experiments
- Chapter 15: Slimes
- Chapter 16: Party
- Chapter 17: Monster from the Swamp
- Chapter 18: Aftermath
- Chapter 19: Interlude Bailey
- Chapter 20: Necropsy
- Chapter 21: All to myself
- Chapter 22: The reward for a job well done …
- Chapter 23: Weekend Plans
- Chapter 24: Congratulations
- Chapter 25: Title
- Chapter 26: Eldritch
- Chapter 27: Equipment
- Chapter 28: Evolution
- Chapter 29: Why the hell didn’t I think of that before?
- Chapter 30: Dinosaurs!
- Chapter 31: Vegas
- Chapter 32: Casino
- Chapter 33: Impish Antics
- Chapter 34: Careful what you wish for
- Chapter 35: Aftermath
- Chapter 36: Sink or Swim
- Chapter 37: New Reality
- Chapter 38: Chaos
- Chapter 39: A slow weekend
- Chapter 40: There is such a thing as being too honest
- Chapter 41: Just because you can see it coming …
- Chapter 42: Heart of the Storm
- Chapter 43: Interlude LAPD
- Chapter 44: Proposal for a safer Future
- Chapter 45: Calm after the Storm
- Chapter 46: New Beginnings
- Chapter 47: Advancement
- Chapter 48: Equipment (again)
- Chapter 49: Home Sweet Home
- Chapter 50: Interlude ???
- Chapter 51: Funhouse Mirror
- Chapter 52: Hunted
- Chapter 53: Shady Deals
- Chapter 54: Solstice
- Chapter 55: Divinity
- Chapter 56: Event
- Chapter 57: Limited Loot
- Chapter 58: Interlude Patrick
- Chapter 59: Skalli
- Chapter 60: The Press
- Chapter 61: Let’s play
- Chapter 62: Understandable Reaction
- Chapter 63: What a Day
- Chapter 64: The Lazy Grind
- Chapter 65: Retail Therapy
- Chapter 66: Hell is empty ...
- Chapter 67: … and all the devils are here
- Chapter 68: The Hunt is on
- Chapter 69: Interlude Leipzig Police Department
- Chapter 70: The road to home
- Chapter 71: A nice way to finish off the weekend
- Chapter 72: Plans for the future
- Chapter 73: Evolution, the second
- Chapter 74: Aura
- Chapter 75: A new era
- Chapter 76: Interlude Wirt
- Chapter 77: Jaws?
- Chapter 78: The Clock strikes Thirteen
- Chapter 79: Interlude Amy
- Chapter 80: The Madness within the Method
- Chapter 81: Once more into the breach …
- Chapter 82: Someone call for an exterminator?
- Chapter 83: Old acquaintances, new problems
- Chapter 84: Darkness Revealed
- Chapter 85: The only monster of the Deep
- Chapter 86: Family Matters
- Chapter 87: When normal no longer cuts it
- Chapter 88: Strange Beasts and Horrific Combinations
- Chapter 89: A new kind of monster
- Chapter 90: Other Worlds
- Chapter 91: Of all the things to be scared of …
- Chapter 92: Some things not even magic powers can fix
- Chapter 93: Interlude World
- Chapter 94: Culture Difference
- Chapter 95: Seoul
- Chapter 96: The Guild
- Chapter 97: … should have expected that
- Chapter 98: Training Mishaps
- Chapter 99: A proper Dungeon Crawl
- Chapter 100: Celebration
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- Chapter 101: What we came here for
- Chapter 102: The Anthill has been kicked
- Chapter 103: Interlude The Ants
- Chapter 104: Departure
- Chapter 105: Confession Time
- Chapter 106: Relaxing through Combat
- Chapter 107: One more step
- Chapter 108: Let’s make a plan
- Chapter 109: In the air once more
- Chapter 110: Auspicious Meetings
- Chapter 111: A difficult conversation
- Chapter 112: The Potential For A Cataclysm
- Chapter 113: Interlude Clusterfuck
- Chapter 114: Slow Down and Take a Breath
- Chapter 115: Familiar Surroundings
- Chapter 116: Another Departure
- Chapter 117: An Expected Catastrophe
- Chapter 118: Man vs Beast
- Chapter 119: Interlude Yoo-jin
- Chapter 120: Pyric Spoils
- Chapter 121: Evolution, the third
- Chapter 122: Long Term Issues
- Chapter 123: Spoils of War
- Chapter 124: Speech
- Chapter 125: Schmoozing
- Chapter 126: Homecoming
- Chapter 127: Interlude The League
- Chapter 128: The Trossachs
- Chapter 129: The Truth behind the Myth
- Chapter 130: Introspection
- Chapter 131: On Walkabout
- Chapter 132: Halloween
- Chapter 133: Unpleasant Revalations
- Chapter 134: Surprisingly useful Paperwork
- Chapter 135: Training Montage
- Chapter 136: Topsy-Turvy Chaos
- Chapter 137: Blacksmith Woes
- Chapter 138: Stress Testing
- Chapter 139: Interlude Karl
- Chapter 140: Material Gathering
- Chapter 141: Interlude Andre
- Chapter 142: Preparations for a 'State” Visit
- Chapter 143: Camelot
- Non-Canon Interlude Christmas
- Chapter 144: Knightly Tales
- Chapter 145: Training Grounds
- Book 2 Amazon Release, keep reading on Amazon/Kindle/Kindle Unlimited
- Chapter 146: Interlude Demons run when a good Man goes to War
- Chapter 147: A Panicked Return
- Chapter 148: A Grim Discussion
- Chapter 149: A Frustrating Rest of the Week
- Chapter 150: Another Game, another Chance for a Horrible Death
- Chapter 151: The Usual Suspects
- Chapter 152: Incarnation of Selfishness
- Chapter 153: How to die a Horrible Death in a Few Easy Steps
- Chapter 154: Threat Rankings
- Chapter 155: Explosions and Christmas Trees
- Chapter 156: Political Animals
- Chapter 157: Return to Leipzig
- Chapter 158: A Long Overdue Conversation
- Chapter 159: Interlude Patrick
- Chapter 160: A Public Platform
- Chapter 161: A Troublesome Letter
- Chapter 162: An Enemy that cannot be Defeated
- Chapter 164: Hell, literal Hell
- Chapter 165: A Less Unpleasant Job Interview
- Chapter 166: Bossy Problems
- Chapter 167: Back Alley Meetings
- Chapter 168: A Fresh Breeze
- Chapter 169: Scouting
- Chapter 170: Breach!
- Chapter 171: Interlude Outside
- Chapter 172: Stupidity is Hurting Others Without Gain to Yourself
- Chapter 173: Debrief
- Chapter 174: Hindsight and all that
- Full Character Sheet and [Skill] descriptions (not a Chapter)
- Chapter 175: The League
- Chapter 176: The Bar
- Chapter 177: Interlude Reaction
- Chapter 178: The Greatest Test a Man can Face
- Chapter 179: A Great Burden
- Chapter 180: What goes around, comes around
- Chapter 181: Bossy Problems, Take Two
- Chapter 182: Interlude Tomfoolery
- Chapter 183: Here comes the New Boss
- Chapter 184: I’m not trapped in here with you, you’re trapped in here with me
- Chapter 185: The Last Few Points on the Checklist
- Not a Chapter [Class] Principles
- Chapter 186: Evolution, the Fourth
- Chapter 187: The Power of Friendship
- Chapter 188: An Auspicious Meeting
- Chapter 189: Fire Thief
- Chapter 190: An Auspicious Start
- Chapter 191: Dungeon Crawl with Complications
- Chapter 192: Progress Report
- Chapter 193: Interlude The Raid
- Chapter 194: Stronger Together
- Chapter 195: Sneaky Bastards
- Book 3 Amazon Release, keep reading on Amazon/Kindle/Kindle Unlimited!
- Chapter 196: Ranting and Seismographs
- Chapter 197: Repercussions
- Chapter 198: The Hunt for Aspects
- Chapter 199: Talking
- Chapter 200: Interlude Alphabet Soup
- Chapter 201: Buying Pets and Taking Stock
- Chapter 202: Interlude, The Mystery of Isaac Thoma
- Chapter 203: Human nature sucks
- Chapter 204: Alternate 'Event”
- Chapter 205: Undead Horde
- Chapter 206: A New Perspective
- Chapter 207: White Christmas
- Chapter 208: Another Round of Aspect Hunting
- Chapter 209: The Most Dangerous Catch
- Chapter 210: The Round Table Convenes
- Chapter 211: The Eldritch City
- Chapter 212: The Descent
- Chapter 213: Hellhole
- Chapter 214: Unstoppable
- Chapter 215: Giantslayer
- Chapter 216: Here we go again
- Chapter 217: Quarantine
- Chapter 218: Talking it out
- Chapter 219: Digging up the Past
- Chapter 220: Aniversary
- Chapter 221: Moon Shot
- Chapter 222: Vulture
- Chapter 223: Interlude Moon
- Chapter 224: Stepping Up Your Game
- Chapter 225: Interlude Monkey King
- Chapter 226: Primate Pandemonium
- Chapter 227: A Simple Invitation
- Chapter 228: Dragon!
- Chapter 229: The Eternal Wait
- Chapter 230: Triumphant Return
- Chapter 231: Darkness
- Non-canon sidestory: Research Team Bailey publishing guidelines
- Chapter 232: Everything is fine … Mostly
- Book 4 Ebook launches tomorrow!
- Chapter 233: Everything is fine … Mostly
- Chapter 234: Spark of Genious
- Chapter 235: Interlude Whack-a-Mole
- Chapter 236: All Around the World
- Chapter 237: Draconic Dungeon Chaos
- Chapter 238: A Wave of Fangs and Claws
- Chapter 239: Interlude Yoo-jin
- Chapter 240: Cleaning the Mess
- Chapter 241: Heart to Heart
- Chapter 242: Vacation from a Vacation
- Chapter 243: Mobius Castle
- Chapter 244: Modern Education
- Chapter 245: Final Preparations
- Chapter 246: A Bad Idea?
- Chapter 247: Gathering of the Strongest
- Chapter 248: Arena
- Chapter 249: Summit
- Chapter 250: Armory of Myth and Legend
- Chapter 251: Lunch Date
- Chapter 252: The Public Eye
- Chapter 253: The Deep Blue Sea
- Chapter 254: Interlude Yoo-jin
- Chapter 255: The Predicable Bloodbath, or 'The Reason Raid Bosses Get Nuked”
- Chapter 256: Death Incarnate
- Chapter 257: Chaos Incarnate
- Chapter 258: Construction Chaos
- Chapter 259: Boiling Frog
- Chapter 260: Interlude Pestilence
- Chapter 261: Interlude Death and the General
- Chapter 262: Flames of Destruction
- Chapter 263: Song of Annihilation
- Chapter 264: Bitter Gains
- Chapter 265: Aftermath
- Chapter 266: Interlude Cult
- Chapter 267: Graduation
- Chapter 268: War Council
- Chapter 270: Interlude Istanbul
- Chapter 271: Interlude Himalayas
- Chapter 272: Interlude Iceland
- Chapter 273: Onwards!
- Chapter 274: Interlude Ozarks
- Chapter 275: End of an Era
- Chapter 276: Evolution, the Fifth
- Chapter 277: The Choice
- Chapter 278: Interlude The Last Horseman
- Chapter 279: New Area of Responsibility
- Chapter 280: There are Laws even in Outer Space
- Chapter 281: Interlude Habicht
- Chapter 282: World of Aspects, The Hydra
- Chapter 283: World of Aspects, The Rest
- Chapter 284: Once More Into the Deep
- Chapter 285: Ceres
- Chapter 286: Excitement Emergency
- Chapter 287: Temporary Team
- Chapter 288: A Foe Most Annoying
- Chapter 289: Return to the Nightmare City
- Chapter 290: This Could Be Used for Evil
- Book 5 Release!
- Chapter 291: Paying the Piper
- Chapter 292: Recruitment
- Chapter 293: The Work Never Ends
- Chapter 294: The only remaining 'Secret Cabal”
- Chapter 295: War in the Sanctuary
- Chapter 296: A Fundamental Shift
- Chapter 297: The Big House
- Chapter 298: The Kids
- Chapter 299: Hidden Aspects
- Chapter 300: Let’s Bloody GO!
- Chapter 301: Interlude Jason
- Chapter 302: Interlude Jason
- Chapter 303: Interlude Jason
- Chapter 304: Ultima Ratio
- Chapter 305: The World Keeps on Turning
- Chapter 306: The Final Army
- Chapter 307: Doomsday Clock
- Chapter 308: Storming the Beaches
- Chapter 309: Interlude Naval Battle
- Chapter 310: Interlude Naval Battle
- Chapter 311: Naval Battle 3
- Chapter 312: Do not go gently into that good night
- Chapter 313: Rage, rage against the dying of the light
- Chapter 314: Devil Snake
- Chapter 315: Round 1
- Chapter 316: Round 2
- Chapter 317: Final Round
- Chapter 318: Rewards for a Job Well Done
- Chapter 319: Interlude Unsung Heroes
- Chapter 320: What Now?
- Chapter 321: Premature Yet Deserved Party
- Chapter 322: Gear Revolution
- Chapter 323: New Heights
- Chapter 324: Ten Years Later
- Epilog: Infinite Possibilities
- Final Character Sheet
- Apocryphal: What counts?
- Apocrypha 1: Ziz
- Chapter 222: Moon Shot (Start of Book 6)
- Book 6 Release!
- Sequel Preview
- Sorry, premature release
- Apocrypha 2: Cipactli / Book 7 Release
- What came before ...