Unchosen Champion

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Description

Riding out the apocalypse on a tropical island isn't exactly a vacation. When mana arrives on Earth, Coop finds himself isolated in paradise with only one real option to survive. He needs to claim a civilization shard and level up.

Coop maximizes his chances by carefully selecting a class and committing to progression. He’ll need to grind thousands of monsters to compete on the system's leaderboards while upgrading his settlement to represent the factionless.

~3,000 word chapters uploaded Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

Information

Status: Hiatus
Year: 2023
Author: JaceVAmor

Royal Road Stats

Rating: 4.6/ 5.0
Followers: 5,415
Views: 7,126,174

Chapters(420 total)

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Community Reviews(10)

AlthayasRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
An interesting story, I live that even the monsters can be integrated in a faction, so many existing in the universe. Talking of factions, the initial antagonist, the Endless Empire, don’t impress me. if others have
criticizing too much grinding by the hero, the event with its multiple waves was lengthy in chapters.
A good point in the story ate the aliens contracted with the buildings
AzothTreatyRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Im a big fan of progression fantasy and there is a good fresh take idea in this book:
We are the monsters
Humanity are the monsters in this novel where we didnt rely on mana for tech advancement and so when mana came, we are destroying every known metric of the alien alliance.
Boop_01Royal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
This book has all of the things I've been searching for, and I have gone through a lot of books. Everything is to my liking. The characters, the Litrpg elements, and the story are good. The MC is a good one, not an idiot or a psychpath. I rooted for him from the start, and I still do. I seriously enjoyed this book, and I hope the author will keep up the great work!
Thanks for writing this masterpiece!
Continuity ManRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Very few authors really knock an ending out of the park, I think this one came close. Granted they list it as ON HIATUS but I think if they choose to write more it would be a completely different installment rather than a continuation.
Without dropping spoilers everywhere I will advise you all to give this a try.
It is a system apocalypse LitRPG with a weak to strong MC with eventual OPMC.
The fights are plentiful and it is very technically well writing. There are lots of interesting side characters but none of them are co-stars this fic is basically all about the MC.
My one true complaint is that the author comes very close to romance dozens of times and never takes the next step, either have it or don't I felt like I was waiting for the other shoe to drop or one of those epilogue scenarios where the MC ends up with with some side character like harry potter did. But not even that.
TLDR: read it, it's good.
EducatedflameRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
well written story with excellent pacing, fun system interactions, and a clever and engaging plot. it also features an MC that you would from first glance expect to be wholly unremarkable who is genuinely the brightest spot of the whole book. his remarkable build, outlook, and motivation combine to make him the focal point around which this version of earth revolves, and for good reason. his empathy and ability to be genuine in the face of an apocalypse is a breath of fresh air, not only on his world as his success and friendships demonstrate, but also in a world of 'morally gray', selfish, or boring MCs that are all too common in the genre. finally, just wanted to say again, incredible take on the system as a concept, it is an exciting and dynamic way of engaging with this style and pose some really interesting questions with fun, scary answers. thanks for writing it, happy to have read it. (i absolutely burned through it, devoured in less than a week)
LokordaRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I’m caught up with the latest chapter as of now. I’ve read through about 236 chapters of this.
Style is great for me personally. I’ve really enjoyed the protagonist’s personality and way of taking on a familiar setting. It all feels like finding an old coat that still fits great.
Story is really good. Lots of plot points have been set up and paid off but there’s still loads to discover. The latest bits as of Ch. 236 still have me captivated.
Grammar is good. I haven’t seen anything that has put me off.
Characters in this are great. We usually get snippets of all of the cast that isn’t Coop but just those little bits have enamored me with the people of Ghost Reef. Coop really just radiates positive Surfer Bro Vibes and everyone took notes. It might be the apocalypse but Coop knows what’s up.
That should cover all you need to know, the rest of this is my opinion.
I felt the need to get my thoughts on this into a review because I was struck by how alien the world felt suddenly, I felt a sort of mental dislocation. I knew this was still Earth but the System Apocalypse happening everywhere was making it hard to see that.
The realization came for me when I realized how out of place the community felt. Coop wanders back into Ghost Reef after a war and I was a little stunned.
I got Stranger in a Strange Land vibes but the stranger was me and my expectations.
(don’t get me wrong I liked it. Especially that thing the Author did where Coop went to sleep after the battle and woke up in his bed on Ghost Reef with his cat and he’s obviously had a little bit of down time to come to terms with himself. That was an inspired way of dealing with the aftermath and connecting plot points. I’m taking it and I’ll find a use for it eventually.)
I wanted to say that this has made me think. It has made me write a review that I’ve spent time thinking with. I really liked this relatively cliche setting and cliche protagonist in a world I’ve seen before that made me feel like the stranger.
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Lore242424Royal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I love it it's a fun story I enjoyed so far in still in the early chapters but am planning on giving five story of you every 10 chapters that's how much i enjoy this story and i hope the other keep it up 400 chapters is a good length it seems i'm going to be here for a while.
M.R.GRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
A legitimately fun take on a litrpg apocalypse and the best approach to the town building sub genre of it that I have seen. And the main character has a fun and creative build that is easy to understand. The side characters are also well fleshed out even if their screen time is minimal
McBlasterRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Earth gets flooded with mana when the world gets invaded with aliens.
Two guys and a cat on a remote lighthouse island are isolated - but it turns out to be the premium earth location due to having a civ shard, mana well and multiple invading constructs.
As the title states, it's kinda reminiscent of DoTF but more social orientated.
Quite fast paced but gets all the bases covered. But not as much system discover as I'd think the MC would be trying to find out. MC like to grind and grind grind grind he does, though I do not believe it harms the reading enjoyment at all, no two major fight scenes are repeats and different tactics are used to quell the different constructs. Some fighting between the factions that have selected people from earth to try claim earth for their own and the super villainous are not winning.
Very well written and enjoyable to read with potential to be a staple for readers of this litrpg gerne. Good amount of chapters per week and good sized chapters at that.
I look forward to seeing were this story will go, hopefully it doesn't go down the political route.
Swedish HuskyRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
From beginning to end, I felt engaged. There is always something new to explore with Coop, someplace new to venture. New layers are continuously being built up and the world building is phenomenal. I love the story, I love the characters, and I love the pace of progression. This story deserves at least two chef's kiss!