Sixteen years ago, 82,060,701 people vanished from Earth. Nine years later, only about 12 million returned, armed with devastating powers acquired in a brutal, magic-filled parallel world. These "Returners" brought chaos and conflict, forcing global powers to implement the strict Returner Laws.
Lee Jun-Ho is just an overworked, underpaid Korean man trapped in a dead-end 9-to-5 job, his life made harder by the Returners’ existence. His opportunity arrived [Congratulations! You have been chosen to become a Traveler.]
The System grants him one powerful ability: Clones. These five initial proxies are 100% loyal, 100% connected, and crucially, they transfer all gains, skills, levels, and items directly to Jun-Ho. Facing forced teleportation and terrified by the 70% million-person death toll, Jun-Ho finds a loophole. He sends his first clone, Lore, through the portal as his disposable proxy and decides to stay behind on Earth.
While Lore navigates the deadly New World, a realm of monstrous beasts, dark magic, and warring races, Jun-Ho sits safely at home, doom-scrolling and reaping the rewards. As his clone faces gruesome trials, gains experience, and masters the arts of the sword, Jun-Ho secretly accrues staggering power. He will become an overpowered force on Earth, utilizing the bloody sacrifices of his clone army, ready to enforce his own rules when the New World finally comes knocking.
In a world divided by towering walls, society is split into four their, each layer a stark reminder of one's place in the hierarchy. From the labor-bound populace of Wall One to the wealthy aristocrats of Wall Three, every citizen's life is dictated by the rules of their tier. At the pinnacle, behind the impregnable Fourth Wall, reside the General's council of seven who wield absolute authority, overseeing the realms below with iron-fisted precision.
Under the blood-streaked moon, Raelyn is trapped in a nightmarish slaughterhouse, surrounded by twisted corpses and relentless killer. As the butcher carves through his victims with sickening precision, Raelyn must escape the carnage before becoming part of his grotesque collection. Echoes of the Damned is a relentless journey of terror, drenched in blood and unimaginable horror.
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