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Corruption Wielder #2
Corruption Wielder 2: A LitRPG Apocalypse Adventure
A long-awaited rank up. Enemies everywhere. The Trial of the Champion begins now.
Will is in the process of ranking up to silver. Alongside him, his elf companion Caiyeri has managed to sneak into the tournament via a Champion’s Pass.
They won’t be uncontested. Silver-rank elves are joining en masse, and they want him dead. That kaiju he just got rid of? Well, he’s going to have to deal with it now.
Strange forces look down upon the Trial of the Champion. Dread Executor Nynn, who sacrificed his power to accelerate the timetable of the tournament, has taken a particular interest in this tournament, and may even be joining himself.
Will is stronger than ever, but so are his enemies.
There’s only one way to victory.
Don't miss book 2 of this litRPG apocalypse series from bestselling author Aaron Shih!
Will is in the process of ranking up to silver. Alongside him, his elf companion Caiyeri has managed to sneak into the tournament via a Champion’s Pass.
They won’t be uncontested. Silver-rank elves are joining en masse, and they want him dead. That kaiju he just got rid of? Well, he’s going to have to deal with it now.
Strange forces look down upon the Trial of the Champion. Dread Executor Nynn, who sacrificed his power to accelerate the timetable of the tournament, has taken a particular interest in this tournament, and may even be joining himself.
Will is stronger than ever, but so are his enemies.
There’s only one way to victory.
Don't miss book 2 of this litRPG apocalypse series from bestselling author Aaron Shih!
17 pages, Audible Audio
Published August 8, 2024
About the author
Aaron Shih
14 books45 followersAaron Shih is a Chinese-American college student who is currently wondering why bios are supposed to be written in third person.
He writes progression fantasy and litRPG alongside everything that catches his fancy.
He writes progression fantasy and litRPG alongside everything that catches his fancy.
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August 16, 2024
This is second in a system apocalypse LitRPG series. Read in order.
So you know mostly what to expect having read the first. Will is teleported into a tournament and things immediately begin going wrong as outside influences jimmy up the place. Will gets to interact with actual non-psycho humans (and some fully-psycho ones) and start wielding his evil powers for good.
I really liked how Will's perspective begins to change in this book. He isn't so much looking out for his own survival here, as he is for the survival of the world he came from (humanity, yes, but also the others that have found themselves on the aggregated planet with them). In other words, killing his opponents would be very bad as it deprives humanity of its greatest powers. So he has to be both subtle and determined and work out relationships/alliances with people at a similar power level with himself. This was an outstanding aspect of the story and I loved it more than a little.
What grated on me a bit is the whole outsider invasion parts of the story. People are meddling, pretty much without consequence or check and that always outrages me. Will eventually overcomes, but with great cost. As is the common pattern for this story, really.
Personal issue aside, it's a solid five stars and I loved seeing Will rise to these new challenges and thrive for both his own benefit and for that of humanity as a whole.
A note about Chaste: It's a tournament arc. There's no down time for shenanigans, at least for Will's focus. So this is pretty chaste.
So you know mostly what to expect having read the first. Will is teleported into a tournament and things immediately begin going wrong as outside influences jimmy up the place. Will gets to interact with actual non-psycho humans (and some fully-psycho ones) and start wielding his evil powers for good.
I really liked how Will's perspective begins to change in this book. He isn't so much looking out for his own survival here, as he is for the survival of the world he came from (humanity, yes, but also the others that have found themselves on the aggregated planet with them). In other words, killing his opponents would be very bad as it deprives humanity of its greatest powers. So he has to be both subtle and determined and work out relationships/alliances with people at a similar power level with himself. This was an outstanding aspect of the story and I loved it more than a little.
What grated on me a bit is the whole outsider invasion parts of the story. People are meddling, pretty much without consequence or check and that always outrages me. Will eventually overcomes, but with great cost. As is the common pattern for this story, really.
Personal issue aside, it's a solid five stars and I loved seeing Will rise to these new challenges and thrive for both his own benefit and for that of humanity as a whole.
A note about Chaste: It's a tournament arc. There's no down time for shenanigans, at least for Will's focus. So this is pretty chaste.
August 22, 2024
Book 2 did not surprise me.
This book was worse for how much it takes from other, more popular series. As I said with the first book, there is nothing wrong with being inspired by other works, but something new has to be explored… this was just a repackaged He Who Fights With Monsters.
This book was worse for how much it takes from other, more popular series. As I said with the first book, there is nothing wrong with being inspired by other works, but something new has to be explored… this was just a repackaged He Who Fights With Monsters.
August 29, 2024
Mixed feelings
This series clearly got its inspiration from HWFWM. I don't like to compare series as each story is different, but this one used quite a few tropes in the same way.
The movie references were worse. It tried for humor but fell flat at best. The afflictions were one note. Stick something with corruption and it was a guaranteed win. I dislike this as it ruins all tension. Obviously the MC is going to live, but now every fight is one sided, making the fight scenes dull.
The villains had weak development. The tournament felt contrived. Not the results but that everyone had no issues breaking it. One rank higher than our MC shouldn't be breaking something that gods have to follow. It feels weird.
The one real shining remark is the author does a twist in how MC wins for the climax. I liked it. The interaction could have gone a lot of ways. Instead of a direct and boring resolution, we got something different.
That eked out one extra star, as I thought the series was just okay, 2 stars, but the occasional twists deserve recognition. They aren't mind blowing mind you, but they're unexpected in this genre.
This series clearly got its inspiration from HWFWM. I don't like to compare series as each story is different, but this one used quite a few tropes in the same way.
The movie references were worse. It tried for humor but fell flat at best. The afflictions were one note. Stick something with corruption and it was a guaranteed win. I dislike this as it ruins all tension. Obviously the MC is going to live, but now every fight is one sided, making the fight scenes dull.
The villains had weak development. The tournament felt contrived. Not the results but that everyone had no issues breaking it. One rank higher than our MC shouldn't be breaking something that gods have to follow. It feels weird.
The one real shining remark is the author does a twist in how MC wins for the climax. I liked it. The interaction could have gone a lot of ways. Instead of a direct and boring resolution, we got something different.
That eked out one extra star, as I thought the series was just okay, 2 stars, but the occasional twists deserve recognition. They aren't mind blowing mind you, but they're unexpected in this genre.
August 12, 2024
good
good book but could skip over a paragraph or two sometimes otherwise good book will read #3 all right have a good day
good book but could skip over a paragraph or two sometimes otherwise good book will read #3 all right have a good day
August 16, 2026
Volume 1 is basic HWFWM plagiarism. I gave volume 2 a try because at least the writing/plot/grammar was competent.
Halfway through volume 2 all that takes a nose dive. If you've read enough of litRPG you'll recognize it: more and more filler sentences that make no sense, sentences that flatly contradict previous facts, the main character magically pulling knowledge of the past/present/future out of their ass, incorrect vocabulary, and the oh-so-common "it's nearly impossible to fight up ranks" changing into "our very special boy can fight up ranks but no one else" changing into "well, basically everybody powerful can fight up ranks" changing into "ranks don't really matter except everyone is still in awe that our very special boy can fight up ranks".
Halfway through volume 2 all that takes a nose dive. If you've read enough of litRPG you'll recognize it: more and more filler sentences that make no sense, sentences that flatly contradict previous facts, the main character magically pulling knowledge of the past/present/future out of their ass, incorrect vocabulary, and the oh-so-common "it's nearly impossible to fight up ranks" changing into "our very special boy can fight up ranks but no one else" changing into "well, basically everybody powerful can fight up ranks" changing into "ranks don't really matter except everyone is still in awe that our very special boy can fight up ranks".
January 7, 2025
This is the second book in a fantasy LitRPG series with system apocalypse set on Earth. This book is almost entirely focused on a tournament of champions. I like tournaments but I hated the way this one goes off the rails with lots of rules being broken with no apparent punishment from the system. As with the first books, I still think the progression system is lacking something and I dislike the heavy use of snark/sarcasm. There is one more book available at this time but I think it best that I stop here. I may try this series again sometime but right now I'm inclined to move on to something else.
August 3, 2025
Being honest....it was obvious with the first book, but the second has sealed it - the story is a "He Who Fights With Monsters" wannabe, but without the charm and depth of the main character. Here, we have lots of power, lots of underestimating of the hero, lots of levelling and quick progression...and lots of being an a** for no real reason. The book does show good humor at some points, but I can't get over the lack, when compared to the "He Who Fights With Monsters". I only compare it though, because the world, system and so on seem copy pasted (or near enough) from that series.
September 3, 2024
The story went multi universe and that is always difficult with power levels. The ending opens up so many, many questions.
The writing is still great and the pacing good. But the book centers on a tournament and it's weirdly done. Basically, our MC, Will, is already too powerful for it to be interesting and with the ending I'm not sure the next book will be that interesting.
I like all the nods to different tabletop game settings in the names of the skills.
The writing is still great and the pacing good. But the book centers on a tournament and it's weirdly done. Basically, our MC, Will, is already too powerful for it to be interesting and with the ending I'm not sure the next book will be that interesting.
I like all the nods to different tabletop game settings in the names of the skills.
August 6, 2024
Good book
There were a lot of things I didn't like about this book I like the story and characters but I prefer the mc to not only be op but win at least in the end and not make deals with evil kinda kills it for me ill read the next book but if it doesn't change for better I won't read further
There were a lot of things I didn't like about this book I like the story and characters but I prefer the mc to not only be op but win at least in the end and not make deals with evil kinda kills it for me ill read the next book but if it doesn't change for better I won't read further
August 17, 2024
Things keep getting worse for poor Will
Guy can’t catch a break, things go wrong with the tournament, the gods are screwing with him, and there’s now even more outside interference popping up! Oh and demons! What’s a guy to do? Get stronger and kick som butt of course as step one, step two? Get inventive!
Guy can’t catch a break, things go wrong with the tournament, the gods are screwing with him, and there’s now even more outside interference popping up! Oh and demons! What’s a guy to do? Get stronger and kick som butt of course as step one, step two? Get inventive!
November 8, 2024
Fun enough read, but this book takes way too much from He Who Fights With Monsters. The biggest difference is the speed of the story, but the MC in both are seen as having evil powers and the levelling/stats work kind of the same way. There is even the same concept of souls and the strength of them. I find that this series skirts dangerously close to plagiarism.
November 10, 2024
Gave this one a second chance. It's not terrible, it just doesn't stand up to all the other great litrpg that I've read lately. There are literally hundreds of these series popping up over the past few years due to the success of a few and this one simply doesn't bring anything new to the table and the characters are not interesting or unique enough to keep my interest.
December 1, 2024
WOW
It was good all the way through, the ending was great and at the same time a little confusing with the limited amount of dialogue with the characters and seemed to move over somethings that may have needed a little more seeding. But it was a stellar finale and can’t wait for more.!
It was good all the way through, the ending was great and at the same time a little confusing with the limited amount of dialogue with the characters and seemed to move over somethings that may have needed a little more seeding. But it was a stellar finale and can’t wait for more.!
August 16, 2026
Wasn’t my favourite but necessary
I enjoyed the tournament, but I just didn’t feel like we saw enough. The fights were good, the classes and skills are my favourite parts of this series. But they were off planet and we didn’t see any of that.
Did enjoy the Sentinel moments though.
I enjoyed the tournament, but I just didn’t feel like we saw enough. The fights were good, the classes and skills are my favourite parts of this series. But they were off planet and we didn’t see any of that.
Did enjoy the Sentinel moments though.
August 4, 2024
Great
Really enjoyed this second book, looking forward to more. The pacing seemed good but would like about of a settlement building to round it out more even if it was just a mobile base .
Really enjoyed this second book, looking forward to more. The pacing seemed good but would like about of a settlement building to round it out more even if it was just a mobile base .
August 18, 2024
Great Writing
Shih has created worlds that keep me up reading late into the night. This second book is even better than the first. The characters and dialogue are rich and full of surprises. Well done!
Shih has created worlds that keep me up reading late into the night. This second book is even better than the first. The characters and dialogue are rich and full of surprises. Well done!
September 3, 2024
Another Great Entry
Seeing many parallels to he who fights monsters with the storyline and writing style in this one, but it has its own unique story that is executed well and held my attention start to finish. Really enjoyed and and excited for the next to come out soon.
Seeing many parallels to he who fights monsters with the storyline and writing style in this one, but it has its own unique story that is executed well and held my attention start to finish. Really enjoyed and and excited for the next to come out soon.
September 5, 2024
The story went off the rails in the second half of the book. Tournament made no sense and the Nathan character coming out of nowhere and the crappy humor was cringe inducing. I am dropping the book at 77% read. The MC was too strong and could break all the rules too and there are no consequences. Gods are impotent... I gave the first book 5 stars and this one may lead me to drop the author.
August 5, 2024
This is just fun.
It starts off fast and never really stops. Bouncing around from one item to another without getting confused. Overall a really good story tools quite well
It starts off fast and never really stops. Bouncing around from one item to another without getting confused. Overall a really good story tools quite well
August 23, 2024
Great read
I enjoyed reading this book very much and I recommend this book to anyone who likes LitRPG and progression types of books with lots of action.
I enjoyed reading this book very much and I recommend this book to anyone who likes LitRPG and progression types of books with lots of action.
September 15, 2024
Thr fastest I've ever consumed a book
Read
October 8, 2024meh. Finished book 2. Indifferent about continuing. Not worth trying to complete the series methinks. dnf series
October 19, 2024
Fun read
Thanks to the author for putting together such a beautiful and corrupted world to immerse myself in. Looking forward to the next book.
Thanks to the author for putting together such a beautiful and corrupted world to immerse myself in. Looking forward to the next book.
January 8, 2025
As per my last book, it still continues the trend of being a mashup of popular LitRPGs. It does nothing new but is a fun junk food read.
May 28, 2025
Fast paced and plot driven with good character arcs and fights.
August 10, 2024
Loved it
If you read the first the second was even better. The story continues to succeed where a lot of other LitRPGs fall flat. Read and you'll see.
If you read the first the second was even better. The story continues to succeed where a lot of other LitRPGs fall flat. Read and you'll see.
January 5, 2025
Will starts taking himself a bit too seriously and much of the fun is gone. Happens a lot with these kinds of books. And could everyone stop going on about HWFWFWFM (huhwaffuhwiffuhwaffum). It’s boring. Thanks!
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