1% Lifesteal

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In a world of countless enemies, the right talent is all it takes to thrive.

Freddy Stern, a twenty-one-year-old cashier, has lived a plain, albeit harsh life. Having been orphaned—twice—he's spent the last ten years working and staying out of trouble. His only aspiration is to save enough money to become an archhuman.

His dream gets the jump on him when he barely survives a near-death encounter and finds himself with 1% Lifesteal, a bizarre talent with numerous contradictions and just as many uses.

With every dead enemy, he becomes a bit stronger, a little wiser, and a lot more ruthless. And no matter how much damage he takes, he can always put himself back together. Physically, at least.

But on his path to power, after having to look at the rotting guts of archhuman society again and again, can his talent keep his mind and soul as pristine as his body?

Or will that part of him simply remain broken?

This story is an escalating slow burn and a weak-to-overpowered progression fantasy with LitRPG elements. It takes a while for the action to begin in earnest, but once it comes, it rarely slows down.

What to expect:

- MC is a relatively normal guy before becoming someone extraordinary through hard work, aided by a cheat!

- Complex power system!

-Expansive worldbuilding!

- Hardcore grinding!

-Brutal fights!

Current Schedule: 2 Chapters a Week (Tue, Fri)

Information

Status: Ongoing
Year: 2023
Author: Robert Blaise

Royal Road Stats

Rating: 4.6/ 5.0
Followers: 11,748
Views: 609,897

Chapters(14 total)

What readers say about 1% Lifesteal

“It has an above average quality better than most can claim on this site that said 1% life steal is one of my favorite books for free and paid for. Now the only bad thing about this book is that the updates are rather slow but this could be because the autho…”
JusthebestRoyal Road5.0 / 5
“You read the title, and it's one of the reasons I love this story. Some times stuff just happens in life for no goddamn reason and you just gotta deal with it, something that this story beautifully captures. Best part? Almost all of those things are bad for…”
M_SwedgyRoyal Road5.0 / 5

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Community Reviews(10)

JusthebestRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
It has an above average quality better than most can claim on this site that said 1% life steal is one of my favorite books for free and paid for. Now the only bad thing about this book is that the updates are rather slow but this could be because the author delays updates intentionally to edit chapters and accumulate more chapters for his Patreon.
Anyway I highly recommend this book!
M_SwedgyRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
You read the title, and it's one of the reasons I love this story. Some times stuff just happens in life for no goddamn reason and you just gotta deal with it, something that this story beautifully captures.
Best part? Almost all of those things are bad for our dear MC, Freddy Stern. No Deus Ex Machina here (except for that one time but it was heavily hinted at could be seen from a kilometer away and at that point Freddy has had suffered enough to deserve it)
Other than that, this story has one of the more unique power systems I've seen, being heavily concept-based yet still grounded (in that it doesn't get out of hand and insanely large scale by chapter 100) and making logical sense.
The characters are all well written and have descent character arcs, for the few important ones that have been given enough screen time. As I said, sometimes shit just happens even to the side characters, so you better not get attached.
Emotional scenes could get a bit much at some moments, but still pretty good and better than most stories I read, at least the ones that attempt to give their character emotional arcs.
All in all, it's a very good read with a lot things to look out for from characters to arcs and powers. My only two complaints are:
1: The upload rate is slow! (Just 2 chapters a week?!)
2: The 1% Lifesteal Prime Vistage is based as hell and I want more scenes of hit dammit!
ArotiRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Extremely weak to ... strong? You would expect the story to move forward like this genre usually does but this story has some interesting surprises and mystery to keep you engaged and make you wonder what comes next. I was literally laughing at the plot twists at times cause I was having so much fun reading.
It moves forward at a steady pace. No 50 chapter training montage. No 50 chapter grinding. No 50 chapter fillers. Already wanted to put up a review at 5 chapters in cause it was so entertaining but ended up binging the first 2 books instead. This is a rare experience.
Der_wonderfulRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
First read this book on Amazon, checked out on royal road to avoid waiting for the next installment on amazon.
First time in a while reading a book with a realistic main character, looking forward to seeing how he progresses, with no over the top god powers. Very well written especially when compared with the average level in this category. All the characters have major flaws and there own struggles which make them more believable.
Interesting progression mechanics.
Eclaire_de_LuneRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
This story moves fast. While the prose could use a touch of work, specifically in terms of dialogue and internal narratives, it's by no means enough to distract from a story that's shaping up to be excellent. The world building is deep, rich, and powerfully rooted in the main character's past and development. It does this in part by drawing on quite a few real-world inspirations, as most good real works do, but it's rare to find a story that can get you this emotionally invested in just 10 chapters. The pace is breakneck so far and does an excellent job of showing rather than telling whenever possible, lingering long enough on new concepts that they're clear but not long enough to drag in the slightest. Eager to see where this story goes, it has a ton of potential.
ExotriaRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Protagonist has a good internal monologue, the power scaling isn't too ridiculous and requires a balanced selection of abilities, and everything is expensive. The prose is good quality and keeps my eyes on the page, and Freddy is sufficiently tormented to entertain us all. The POV swaps are done tastefully and are short enough to give us that taste of the side characters' perspectives without pulling us away from the protagonist, and the Status reviews are rare. Good, solid fun.
Daoist EnigmaRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Robert Blaise's story, 1% Lifesteal is a darker take on the weak to strong archetype that we in the Progression Fantasy and LITRPG sphere so passionately enjoy.
I will try to limit the spoilers in this review to the synopsis, so without further ado, let us begin.
The core, underlying bedrock of the main character's story, his journey, is fate's incessant toying around with him. The world is unfair, yes, but it is particularly unfair to Freddy, the protagonist of this story. Life was hard for him as an orphan and harder still when a power that should've been a ticket to the break he was looking for, an easy life of wealth and lazy riches, was whisked away from him- the cost of his own unfamiliarity with the world he was stepping into.
He resolves himself to fight against the unfairness of it all, simply tired of the world taking away what rightfully belongs to him.
‘Hundred part harm ye bring unto thine enemy, one part ye shall recover.’
That simple power becomes Freddy's bastion, the power with which he would defend that which belongs to him.
The Main Character is gritty, determined and most of all, angry.
Who is this story for:
- If you like the exploration of powers, new ways to utilize the strengths and limitations of said powers and more meta analysis.
- If you like darker themes, a plotline where the main character is wronged and vows to grow stronger.
- Not a litrpg, slower burn in the begining. Don't expect stats on this one!
- Large chapters.
Grevis165Royal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
The first like 10 chaps are a lil rocky, but the author grows the MC. Hes this autistic lil dweeb at the start and is changed after going through an insane amount of hardship with major tokyo ghoul vibes. The writing is really good, grammar is great, and Bloodshed is best girl and you cant convince me otherwise.
Jack BlankRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
TL:DR I had two weeks to read from chapter one past the stubbing point and after five days I'm now waiting on the next chapter.
But of course, I'll give notes for the character limit and to give a simple explaination:
This story quickly entered a category for me that's pretty rare for most casual reads. This story feels alive. These characters have flaws, human flaws, like not making the most of what one has available and funneling the scope of their perspective based on biases and straight up lack of internal development.
As a real life person with character flaws, I can recognize em when I see's em. I love this story.
I love that boy. I hate his fate for him, but if there's one thing he's show that he's good at it's that he's gonna carry that weight. The world is cruel and uncarrying and the people in that world choose to allow it to remain so and for the sin of not rolling over and allowing himself to be squished he is forced to endure ten thousand hells with a baker's dozen of herculean challenges for chores. If that's not some of the realest and relatable challenges of simply existing, then I can't tell you what would make a more compelling read.
Mattf8675Royal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
This is a great story. Sometimes it comes off as fast paced, and others it can be a slow burn. It is a fun weak to strong story that I expect to become popular enough to get a Kindle and Audible book in the near future. The MC is naive but has common sense for the most part. His ignorance is from a lack of proper training, not willfull stupidity. There is a strong showing of character growth as the MC explores everything he can about his new reality.