Ex-Human Morphus [A Mutant Evolution Apocalypse LitRPG]

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In a world turned into a game, Earth has become a dangerous place full of mutants and survivors. Jake, once lucky to be alive, now finds himself transformed into a mutant with retained intelligence. Hated by both survivors and mutants, he is all alone, surrounded by enemies. To survive, Jake must become the apex predator in this new unforgiving world. What to expect: – An OP MC akin to Marvel's Carnage – A post-apocalyptic world teeming with obnoxious mutants and trigger-happy survivors – The MC who grinds, grinds, and grinds some more – Intense and brutal confrontations with various mutated lifeforms as well as human foes – A unique system providing the MC with diverse mutant skills and abilities – A step-by-step evolution from one form to the next, with the MC becoming more dangerous with each transformation – Building/crafting mutant lairs filled with nasty traps for unwary intruders Acts: Act 1 – Chapters 1-33: Human Arc Act 2 – Chapters 34-152: First Steps as a Mutant, Evolution to Stage 2 Act 3 – Chapters 153-258: First Confrontations withLos Demonios, Dungeon Arc, Evolution to Stage 3 Act 4 – Chapters 259-388: Full-scale War onLos Demonios, Exploring New Powers, Developing Lairs Act 5 - Chapters 389-???: Exploring Dead City, Developing a Kaiju, Evolution to Stage 4.

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Status: Ongoing
Year: 2024
Author: sinout

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Community Reviews(10)

KrillHandMan34Royal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Wow. Just... wow. This book hooked me from the first chapter and never let go until I realized I had devoured the entire thing in one binge-reading session. The setup is wild, a regular guy suddenly mutates, gaining insane monster powers but also having to deal with the panic, suspicion, and fear from both himself and others. I loved seeing how he tries so hard to stay human, even when his predatory new instincts scream otherwise. The action is non-stop: brutal throwdowns with mutant beasts, tense standoffs with humans who don’t trust him, and then full-scale warfare with an insanely strong bandit crew that could easily wipe out small armies. The dungeon crawls? Chef’s kiss. The author makes you feel every echoing corridor and every high-stakes ambush. And that lair-building subplot, oh man. It’s like watching someone construct the ultimate survival base in real time, choosing defenses, and killer traps while balancing resource management. There are little moments I treasure too, quiet reflections, strange mutant abilities emerging unexpectedly, mysterious allies appearing at just the right time. By the time I caught up to the newest chapter I was equal parts thrilled and tortured because the next chapters can’t come soon enough.
LiiionRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I stumbled uponEx-Human: Morphus – A Mutant Evolution Apocalypseand was pleasantly surprised! The story offers a fresh take on the post-apocalyptic genre with its intriguing concept of mutant evolution. The writing is solid, and the characters feel real. It’s one of those books that hooks you unexpectedly, with plenty of twists to keep you turning the pages. If you enjoy unique, action-packed stories, this one’s definitely worth checking out!
PlatocratesRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
This is a fantastic read. I like the start with the survivor only to turn to the mutant as the MC. The writing is strong. Only a few nit picky areas which may be just different writing styles.I enjoyed the plot development. I dig starting the book mid story and then using a flashbacks to fill in the context. I enjoy the gradual world building as it leaves the reader time to contemplate and anticipate possible narrative angles. I think the author makes the MC very relatable and believable in its behavior. I like when characters in world building situations have honest and real responses. His moment of falling down with the mutant stuck in the window is great example of this.Grammar is strong without mistakes.The author does a good job setting up the MC. They use the flashback effectively to get a real sense of how the author arrived where they did. Excellent attention to detail with the character development. I enjoy the way the author uses each experience to develop the character and the plot.I would highly recommend this fiction. The author grabs your attention from the very start and doesn't let go.
NemNemoj1990Royal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Good story and detailed WorldbuildingFrom its opening chapter, the book plunges readers into a complex, hostile world teeming with danger and moral ambiguity. The protagonist, an ordinary man turned mutant, is forced into a dual existence, outwardly a monster, inwardly struggling to preserve his humanity in an environment that constantly challenges it.The narrative’s greatest strength lies in its strategic depth. Encounters with mutants become laboratories of survival tactics: choosing whether to fight, flee, or negotiate. Meetings with human groups demand equal cunning, balancing honesty and self-preservation.When war erupts with a dominant bandit organization, the scale of conflict is breathtaking, battles involve coordinated assaults, sabotage missions, and psychological warfare. Dungeon expeditions are not mere fights with monsters; they are exercises in mapping terrain, resource acquisition, and risk assessment.The lair-building is treated almost like an engineering project: securing water sources, designing chokepoints, and integrating mutant biology into architectural defenses. The result is an ever-expanding home base that’s both practical and emblematic of the hero’s dual nature.Pacing is tight but allows for moments of reflection and planning. I read without pause, impressed at how seamlessly the author merged action with thoughtful world construction. Now, I’m eagerly awaiting the next installment, ready to dive back into its dangerous streets and shadowed corridors.
OmensRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
While some parts such as the lack of concern over the wastage of levels which are the only stable way to gain SP(serves as both stats and currency for levelling skills up) the rest of the story tackles the genre very well. The transition from being a human survivor to a remorseless monster, without being a mindless murder machine, very well. This is signified even more with the struggle to find the balance between the line of predator and monster.
Just@Reader56Royal Road
★★★★ 4.0
The story as no noticable grammar or spelling mistakes easy to read and the story is okay but there are 170 chapters as I read this I'm on the 17 chapter and I still haven't seen the monster MC in side of a story about a monster MC it just feel like a waste of time and lie at this point if I had any critiques It would be the pacing and the presence of the monster MC that the story is about alot sooner
StandingInFireRoyal Road
★★★ 3.0
Read 152 chapters.Story has good potential but keeps being held back really bad decision making by the MC and repetitive writing. Its a fun casual read if your not looking for a story to really get your head into.The MC never really does anything but grind. He passes up plenty of opportunities for light heartened fun/messing with other survivors that could help break up the monotony. Yet repeatedly delays buying skill that he can purchase that have their own progression grind for no justifiable reason or grind skill progression when he has easy opportunities for it. Is illogically passive against a survivor gang that is very clearly presented as being evil to other survivors, his morals, hunts him and posses a real threat the longer he ignores them. Yet is very aggressive at other times with little provocation.Repetitive writing, every time the system shop is shown, the author fully writes out every skill, even already purchased ones, I've never seen a system novel waste so much text. Actions will be repeatedly described in every similar detail that sometimes you do a double take to check if you haven't already read that paragraph, around chapter 150 a lot of climbing like a bug.
OldJazzLubeRoyal Road
★★ 2.0
I'd say I've given this a pretty fair shake having read 45 chapters, it's enough for a book to introduce the wolrd, the characters and the conflict and weave all of those into a complete narrative. So just saying "slow burn" is no excuse for a story to not have a single thing happen in nearly 50 chapters.The protagonist is barely there. He has no goals, he has no feeling, he has no inner monologue. He is a machine that completes the task of fighting the same kinds of monsters while navigating the same enviroment.You could tolerate a bland protagonist if you have a vibrant secondary cast to pull their weight. But THERE IS NO SECONDARY CAST!!! There were 3 short interactions with sentient beings in the entire 45 chapters I've read.The first one barely counts. It was just an intro chapter from a different pov to show what the protagonist would end up like as a monster.The second was just a single guy trying to kill the progaonist for loot, even though the world is brimming with free, respawning loot.The third one was a guy trying to kill the protagonist for loot, even though once agin, the world is brimming with FREE, RESPAWNING LOOT!!!That's basically one short interaction followed by about 20 chapters where not a single sentient lifeform can observed. I truly believe that if I inhale deeply I could recite every line of diague in the story in the same breath.Let's circle back to the point about loot. In this world, food, water, guns, ammo and all resources respawn daily. So it is basically a world that has outgrown scarcity. The monsters also respawn daily, so there also is no competition for limited hunting grounds. There are stimpacks everywhere that heal basically any would or infection, so people have better health care here than in the place they are from.There is not a single incentive in the story for 2 humans to ever fight eachother, if anything, it makes more sense to kill and rob another human in the real world than in this post scarcity utopia. The only nee
MujdeuRoyal Road
★★ 1.5
Ignoring the first chapter, which is a mistake imo, my main real issue with this is not the repetition but when he reaches the second evolution. Honestly I started skimming chapters after 180 because of this.So first: first chapter gives you some nice action as a monster, then the next 30 chapters are from before.....Second: these are no spoilers: he gets a second evolution option where he has a choice. Then postpones said evolution even though it has only net benefits for bullshit reasons like he has to think about it and such and does things that would have benefited from such evolution without looking back. After 20 chapters, stil no evolution....the decent work has become a slog of a story, slowing down to a crawl. I do not recommend reading this, as the frustration is huge after ch 200.Just think about it: here is you as an evolution option, but you just dont pick anything and continue as a peasant.
CimmerianRoyal Road
★★ 1.5
Mutated into monster story. Dense antisocial protagonist who becomes a humanoid monster and decides to abandon using all his “old” survival tools (guns, armor) for no good reason. (We can blame “shock”for idiocy, but it is not fun to read about.) First human arc was largely pointless since the story intro spoiled it.Did not enjoy.