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Endless Horde: Through the Eyes of a Godking

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Prime Earth faced a horrible cataclysm several hundred years ago and has now turned into a hub of Demons. Humans who once lived peacefully in this world couldn't do anything aside from trying their best to survive. Now, the only territory they had was a single continent out of the many out there, and it was the smallest one too. Faced with a severe threat to their lives, the world did its best to give humans a chance. Since then, the Human Society changed its standards and power became the most important possession one could ever have. Cedric, an unfortunate man who dealt with bad cards, lives his life as a convict of the Risk Management Center, drowning in his sorrows and bitterly clinging to his worthless life. That's until he was met with a life-changing opportunity that changed the way he viewed this world...literally. Follow him as he uncovers the hidden and unspoken truths about the world he lives in while he fights for survival...through the Eyes of a Godking. *** Hello! Here's another work from yours truly! Thank you for checking it out. Disclaimers: 1. Got the cover frrom pinterest, it's not mine, just edited it out. 2. There will be some errors here and there since I'm still working on my skills, I'll try to minimize them as much as I can, though. 3. I'm pushing for steady updates of 1 ch/day. I'll try to release more but please don't expect it since I have other priorities as well. Ps. I still haven't decided if this is going to be a Harem or not. The story is still in development, after all. But I will update this once I've decided. That's all, Peace!

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Chapter 1Ah, Shit!

Dark clouds loomed above the ruined battlefield...

The sun was absent, there was a pungent stench in the surroundings, and the earth trembled at the march of numerous footsteps.

On the battlefield, several figures wreathed in shadowy cloaks could be seen writhing towards a certain place. Their dilated eyes seem to be attracted to a faint light that's flickering in front of them. They raised their hands, shaking as they did so as if trying to get hold of that tiny light.

Heavy groans escaped from their lips as they marched slowly towards the light. As they got closer, they seemed to hurry even more. Their disfigured faces seem to express urgency to be one with that light, desiring it even though it might hurt them in the process.

These figures could not speak words, they could only utter unintelligible groans and moans as they walked. As they got closer to the light, the shadowy veil that hides their features vanished, revealing the true state that they're in...

As it turns out, these things were Undead...Zombies, as they're more commonly known.

The Zombies eventually made contact with the light, and the moment that they touched it, their bodies promptly burst into flames, causing them immense deal of pain, turning them into ashes mere seconds later.

Some of the more resistant Zombies thrashed around in pain, but that only caused the fires on the body to be inflicted on others as well, spreading the flames even further. Still, despite their comrades bursting into flames, the other Zombies didn't seem to mind, they continued approaching the wildfire as if they were moths attracted to it.

Behind this wall of fire, another figure could be seen. It was a man who looked like he had his wits about him.

He panted and wiped the sweat dripping on his face. The sword that he was holding a few moments ago was now being used by him as a support so that he may continue to stand.

His pair of obsidian eyes glanced at the Zombies that were trying to come close to him. If it wasn't for the ring of fire around him, he might've already been sieged by their great numbers.

Clutching his chest, the man coughed and splashed water on his face. The fumes of flames around him were making it difficult for him to breathe properly, which also defeats the purpose of why he created them in the first place.

He thought that through this, he could earn a little bit of respite from the endless horde of undeads but the fumes were filling up his lungs so it was somewhat useless.

'It'll be dumb to rely on this for the rest of the run too...' he mused to himself as he judged his surroundings.

Clenching his jaws, the thought of another failure filled his mind. And although he tried his best to ignore this and instead focus on the task at hand, he just...couldn't for some reason.

With how many times he had failed so far, this shouldn't have made a difference, yet the feeling of frustration bubbling up his chest couldn't be ignored even if he wanted to.

'Weak...'

'Why am I so weak?' The man lamented, his eyes losing focus for a moment there.

It hasn't even been long since he began yet he's already like this, panting in exhaustion and completely out of breath. His limbs were trembling, and as much as he would like to, he didn't have enough energy left to wield the sword in his hands anymore.

He glanced above and saw a transparent screen of light floating there. The information displayed in it reads:

[Time Left: 02:49:30]

It seems to be mocking him. Saying words like: 'Really? 11 minutes passed as you're already like this? Give up, brat. Why don't you just consider dying peacefully and you might end up in heaven?'

Clenching his teeth, the man groaned and tried to stand up straight. He squeezed out the remaining strength he had to do so. He grabbed his sword which was struck on the ground with trembling hands. His legs wobbled in weakness as he glanced at the dying flames around him.

He coughed stiffly as the charred Zombie remains wafted through his nose. He knows that he doesn't have much time left. What he's about to do is nothing more than a last-ditch attempt at surviving, yet deep down, he already knows of his ending.

Again, just like his many attempts before, he was destined to fail.

But at the very least, he could take out one or two more zombies, right? That should amount to something, yeah?

So, as the last embers of flames dissipated around him, he roared and raised his sword. He mustered enough strength to at least cleave the nearest zombie to him.

Alas, despite his bravery, his rather heroic action amounts to a useless effort in the end.

He didn't even have the sufficient strength left to properly cleave the zombie. His sword just got stuck on its rotting flesh, unable to proceed from halfway through its body.

The man gritted his teeth and tried desperately to finish the act, but it all amounted to nothing. He's all out of strength, his body failed to produce more.

It was then that he felt a sharp pain in his back. He gasped as he tried to thrash around, hoping to shake the zombie off from his body but he ultimately couldn't.

He was bitten, and it didn't take long before another set of jaws clamped around to his other body parts.

'Please...at least, just one more...before I die!'

Desperately calling out to his body, he continued struggling around. His fists flew everywhere, hitting zombies left and right as he repeatedly prayed to at least kill one more zombie before he died.

In his fierce struggle, he didn't even notice that his left arm was already ripped off from his body. He could swear that he was still swinging that around just now.

What followed was his right leg, this one he felt since it hurt too much. He also felt chunks of flesh being ripped off from his body. Then, his right leg was also torn off, followed by his right arm.

At this point, he had nothing to hit the zombies with so he resorted to his last weapon, which was his mouth.

Since the zombies didn't mind feasting on his body? Why can't he do the same?

And so, in his maddened state, he summoned every last ounce of his strength and bit off a chunk of flesh from his nearby victim.

Judging from the lack of reaction, it was clear that this did absolutely nothing to his target.

Really, who was he fooling here? This mad and desperate attempt to kill a zombie by biting a chunk of their flesh? What a joke! They're Undeads! Missing flesh never bothers them! Something so trivial like that meant absolutely nothing to them.

And deep down in the man's mind, he knows this too. He's painfully aware of it yet he still did it anyway.

If it's for his last bit of pride or he had truly gone mad, only the man himself knows. Ultimately, however, nothing changes...

As the man's life flashed past his eyes, he remembered faces that he once knew. He remembered their voices as life drained from his body while the zombies around feasted on it.

It's funny how familiar this all felt. How many times had he experienced the sensation of death? Though in the end, there's getting used to it.

Coldness started spreading on his chest, drowning him in a sense of exhaustion. The man didn't want to disappear like that but there's no helping it.

In this state, he started hallucinating. So much so that he could almost hear Death itself whispering sweet nothings in his ears, which didn't make sense since he was sure that his ears were already bitten off by one of the zombies around him.

He once again lamented his weakness. His unfocused eyes glanced at the time display floating above him.

'Twelve minutes out of the required three hours. Damn, how pathetic...' He mused.

He cursed his weakness again and again with his dying breath. Lamenting at the fact that he wasn't born with a greater talent or resources. If he had any of those, then his life would've been so much better.

The man cursed this world for being like this. Forget talent or resources actually. If he had been born on another plane of reality that did not deal with demons like this, then he would've been so much more.

Alas, all of this was just the babbling of a dying man. The reality of his situation doesn't change.

'...another failed attempt.'

This was the man's last thought before life slipped away from his body completely.

Then, in a different world, in a rather humble-looking room, the bed suddenly creaked dangerously. It was then followed by a pained gasp.

Here, we see the same man gasping to wakefulness on his bed, clutching his chest where his heart beats vigorously, signifying that he is indeed alive.

The man panted for a good while before calming down. His eyes then had that lifeless look as he unceremoniously got up from the bed to get breakfast downstairs.

'Shit...here we go again.'

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⚠️WARNING!⚠️ Spoilers Ahead Before I get into the review, I’d like to start off by saying, there are tropes in this novel that I am heavily biased toward; some good, some bad. I’ll try to be as objective as possible, but that may not be possible in some cases. Short Review: It’s a unique take on the “Heros/Humans vs Demons” trope. Now, hearing that, you might want to compare it to Japanese isekai, but don’t. It has a more complex story and is more westernized. If you enjoy LitRPG progression fantasy novels, where it’s one race against the other, and humanity is on its last leg, you’ll probably enjoy this. It’s far from perfect, but it’s got a bit of everything you could want in a story. Hardworking, intelligent, OP MC, romance, world building, some character development, and good action scenes. At least read the free chapters, to see if you like it, but do know that things change a lot at around chapter 100. Could be good, could be bad, depending on your preferences. However, I do recommend giving this novel a shot. That being said, there are a lot of things that could be improved. If you don’t want spoilers, or don’t want your judgement to be clouded, don’t read the rest of this review. I will be discussing, what I believe to be some of the major ups and downs of the novel. . . . . . . Writing Quality(3/5): Honestly, I expected a lot better. This is the author’s third novel, but it’s still littered with grammatical errors. Generally speaking, the writing quality is pretty good. I wouldn’t go so far as to say it’s top-tier, but it’s a step below. I’m being a bit overly critical, but if there weren’t so many grammatical mistakes, I’d give it a 4/5. Update Stability(5/5): Pretty standard for this author. Story Development(3.5/5): This is where I’m heavily negatively biased, but before I say anything, I just want to point out that the story isn’t bad. It’s just, there are a lot of things that either don’t make sense or are just really drawn out. Let me preface this by saying, I abhor Academy Arcs. I find them boring, uneventful, and are really nothing more than glorified training arcs that stall the plot and take up way too much freaking time. If I’m already on the fence about a novel and I see the author dump his MC in an academy, more than likely I’m going to drop it. But before we get into that, let me lay out the general underlying plot. The novel is about a guy named Cedric, who somehow obtains a Godkings eyes. He then uses his newly gained powers to help push humanity out of its slump and fight back against the encroaching demons. At some point, he obtains a [Sage] class and leverages his identity to befriend and call upon humanity’s leaders. Honestly, a pretty good plot. Not overly complex, but it’s interesting to watch Cedric’s journey through it all. The main parts I have issues with are(in no particular order): 1. There are more questions than answers and seemingly important information is given at much later times than expected(as if the author just forgot or something). 2. Plot holes. 3. Academy Arc(biased) 4. The repetitive war with the demons. 5. The future cosmic arc(remains to be seen) Alright, let’s go through them one by one. First, more questions than answers. By this, I’m really talking about minor details like the power scaling of the world. How do levels work? How do tiers work? How many tiers are there? What’s the strongest? The author just glosses over this for the longest time and, to my knowledge, never directly addresses it. We’re just supposed to guess and even then, I’m still not quite sure exactly how everything works or who’s the strongest. This isn’t just the case for the power system either, but with tons of minor details. It’d take too long to dive into every single one of them, but just know, if you have a question that isn’t about some major plot device, it’ll likely not be addressed or answered at all. You’ll be left guessing with the minimal context clues given. Second, plot holes. There’s really only one that I find particularly glaring: why can’t the demons distinguish Cedric as a Sage? Just for clarification, Cedric has two identities: his every day identity (Cedric) and the one he shows the demons (Derrick). Derrick is his “Sage” identity. This, in and of itself isn’t a problem. The problem comes when almost every single higher up of humanity can discern his Sage identity at a glance. How? Idk. Reasons, I guess. But, for some reason, the demons look at Cedric and just think, “He’s a talented school boy. Nothing to worry about.” … How? Mind you, humanity is losing big time in this war against the demons. Their overall power ceiling is at least a step below the demons. I understand that some humans can find out Cedric’s identity through the Acala… Even though I find that a little farfetched, considering the MCs system authority, I’ll give it to you. But a lot of these old dudes just glance at the MC and go ‘Young Sage!’ You have to understand that the demons have probably killed around a dozen other sages. You’d think, at least Demon Lord level beings, could discern his identity rather easily. Remember, the demons are supposed to be cunning and actively searching for him… Another plot hole is… how do people above Tier 9 get stronger? Maybe I missed something. Is it simply through Demon Lord souls? This leads into a much larger issue of energy, but I’ll leave that alone for now. Side note, it also feels like all the so-called “strong people” of the human race aren’t all they claim to be, at least compared to demons. Third, Academy Arc. Yes, this novel has an academy arc. 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Before that, we had cultists, demons, black sky, nodes, and all this other stuff, but in the academy, he just goes on a few missions outside and trains in the academy. It lacks the urgency that the beginning had. Fifth, the cosmic arc. This hasn’t happened yet, but the author is hinting at some galactic council of OP races. To them, his planet and their plight is nothing. The MC has the bare minimum of talent to be called a “genius” by them. (Which to me doesn’t make much sense, considering he literally has the eyes of a GODKING, but whatever.) I normally wouldn’t have a problem with this, but it feels too soon. I mean, the battles with the demons hasn’t even reached its climax and here we are jumping into a larger world, where the demons seem inconsequential. To me, it really kills all the momentum you’ve built up until this point. Now, it feels like, instead of an epic final battle, it’s more of like a side quest. 300 chapters of buildup, only to be turned into a side quest… it’s a little disappointing. Okay, I dogged on the novel’s plot quite a lot, but now, let me share some of the things I like: 1. Pacing. Its fast enough that things don’t get too boring. 2. Lots of learning, studying, and experimenting. The MC is always progressing. It’s fun to read and the MC is always making new advancements. 3. I love those first few arcs. Him discovering his powers, their limits, and working behind the scenes to eliminate enemies is just so fun to read. Those first hundred chapters are really a delight to read. 4. We don’t get sidetracked by women or skirt chasing. There is romance, but it’s not the main focus. Once the author decides on an arc, he sticks to it, which I can appreciate. (Though, I will say that the romance is pretty below-average. Almost like the parts we do get are rushed.) 5. Even though I hate academy arcs, this one is really not that bad. The MC went there to study, train, and hide out under the protection of the big shots, and that’s pretty much what he does. Sure, the plot stagnates a bit, but we do get what was promised. He does go on a few missions too, so we do get a break from the mootony. The MC isn’t constantly harassed or distracted by randoms, and focuses solely on his goals. So, for that, I can’t hate on it too much as the MC still progresses at a steady rate. 6. I like how the author has portrayed the fight between the world+humans vs demons. This author always comes up with unique takes on cliche tropes, and he’s done it again here. Haaahh… finally done with that. Haha. Character Design(4/5) I love Cedric’s character. He feels very relatable and human. At heart, he’s just a normal guy forced into extraordinary circumstances and is doing his best to shoulder the heavy burden placed on his shoulders. On their own, the two FLs are great as well. They all feel human. Where I deduct a point is literally everyone else. It’s as if, everyone who isn’t a kid is just a copy paste. This especially goes for the old people. It’s as if they’re all bored out of their minds. “Intersting…” is their catch phrase and it feels as if they’re doing nothing other than sitting around. If you’re an optimist, you could say they’re all “eccentric”, but if you’re like me, you’d just call them bots. Their personalities are quite shallow, and even if we get their backstory, it doesn’t really change anything. They’re just boring, interchangeable characters that are bored. I know I was a little harsh their with my criticism, but it really does seem as if they just sort of… exist. Humanity is going extinct, and they’re sitting around twiddling their thumbs, waiting for some talented young person to come along. Idk. Not really a fan of them, but I’m also biased against these “old masters” in these types of novels. Their characters are generally all the same, even across different novels. World Background(4/5): Alright, I’m kind of sick of writing this review, so I’ll try and keep this one short. Other than the MC, the world, its background, and the world building are the best parts of the novel. It’s what’s kept me around, paying for each chapter. Although the power system is a bit basic and not fully fleshed out, everything else is good. This author always does a good job in this aspect, and this novel isn’t any different. He really does seem to go all out with creating and shaping the world. It’s fascinating to read. Final Notes: Where are the lemons, author?! Also, since you brought up cosmic stuff, I hope that the Godking’s eyes aren’t just seeing and learning(which almost seem a bit nerfed since he obtained them). Final Rating: (~3.8/5). I’m enjoying the novel so far, despite my pretty harsh critiques.

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Review based on free chapters. Lazy writing as per usual, yet another author who lacks the drive to go back and proof read or even check comments for mistakes. (Or does read them and still doesn’t fix them) Mc has chicken brain, training arc in the beginning was just the mc learning things I knew as a child, literally explained to us what walking and running is. Then he realized that martial arts moves should flow into one another instead of doing single moves over and over, which is also obvious, it’s an art, a dance of blood and death, of course you don’t just practice “cleave” “parry” “block” over and over. Although not everyone knows about martial arts I grew up doing a couple and I know people reading these types of novels most likely already have a general understanding of how they work as well. Also idk how he trained without a partner as your muscles won’t be able to react properly to receiving or giving an actual attack if you only practice the move by yourself, you’d end up injuring yourself. Other than the basics training by yourself is useless unless you are training fitness and not skill so realistically he’d make no progress here. I was a instructor for many years and have seen many people who didn’t come to sparring classes fail during tournaments due to lack of experience, not used to to the feeling of getting attacked or blocking said attack they’d hurt themselves even though they think their technique was perfect. (You can swing a sword perfectly a million times but if it’s just that and somebody happens to meet your swing with the same strength and you aren’t used to it your sword is leaving your hands) His friend is also a waste of a character and the author should have had them train together to make the training more cohesive. Still gets above half in rating due to the good story I can see coming out of it if the author actually tries to fix up some errors. Also to any authors reading this your story’s beginning is the hook and bait for readers, if you can’t take the couple minutes it would be to edit a chapter to make it perfect then just give up writing lol bad grammar especially will scare away most readers. Don’t say “It will get better in the later chapters” that's just lazy, go back and fix it. Nobody wants to dish out lots of money to a story the author themselves don't take seriously.

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