Earth is now a hardcore server. Permadeath enabled. No respawns. No logout.
When alien ships appear over every major city, they don’t invade—they activate a System.
Accept quests. Gain levels. Unlock skills. Refuse to play, and the System flags you as an NPC—no progression, no protection, and fully expendable.
SYSTEM ACTIVE Respawns 0
Corey Anderson starts at Level 0 with no gear, no guild, and no future. When his girlfriend abandons him for an elite guild, Corey discovers something unexpected—
He’s good at this.
Not because he hits harder. Because he thinks better.
To survive, Corey must form a guild from the bottom up and learn how to exploit a brutal, unforgiving system where mistakes cost real lives. Zones are level-gated, quests branch into permanent consequences, and every fight risks permanent loss.
Inside KillQuest, you’ll A full LitRPG system with visible stats, leveling, skills, quests, and progression
A unique quest framework, where an NPC vendor known as the Ice Cream Man controls fate through branching objectives
Brutal zone progression, from city-scale dungeons to alien-warped wilderness
Guild politics and betrayal, where power struggles are as dangerous as monsters
Raid bosses built around strategy, positioning, and teamwork—not mindless DPS races
The Grand Tournament, where the top 32 players gain the power to reshape reality itself
But in a world where the tutorial boss can literally rip you apart and every death is permanent, Corey must prove that coordination beats raw power—before humanity is locked into Season Two.
KillQuest is a dark, character-driven LitRPG that asks a simple
What happens when the NPCs are aliens—and the only way to save the world is to beat their game?
Perfect for readers Love underdog guild-building stories
Want meaningful character development alongside progression
Prefer strategic combat over power-fantasy steamrolling
Miss the brutal difficulty of classic MMO raiding
Appreciate permanent consequences and high-stakes systems
No harem. No overpowered protagonist. Just strategic guild warfare, hard choices, and humanity’s survival on the line.