Dave was a quiet man and a simple cook that worked in a local deli in a small town. One day a job opportunity comes knocking on his door which could be his ticket out of his simple and mundane life. But things take a strange turn when the job that he was so excited about turns out to be a trick played by supernatural forces to make him agree to play a game…

Tricked and then kidnapped from normal life he is forced to play a part in a deadly marathon called the Race to the Top for the entertainment of the Gods. The rules of the Marathon were pretty simple, players chosen by the gods would be sent to another dimension comprising of 9 different worlds or floors. And the first one to cross the 9th floor successfully wins the game.

Thrown into a world of magic and swords naïve Dave constantly struggles stay alive. He also witnesses a lot of atrocities committed just for the sake of entertainment of the so-called 'Gods' which changes his personality little by little.

There are monstrous beasts in these worlds that could kill him with a flick of their paws while the locals of the world are all scheming and cunning bastards that wouldn't think twice before stabbing him in the back. Armed with a system that could improve his overall stats as well as an inventory with limited space, he decided to fight off all of his adversaries head-on. Now all that is left to see is whether he would be able to make it to the Top.

Note-

1>The word count of chapters fluctuates between 1.6k to 2k words till chapter-11. But from Chapter 12 onwards the word count of upcoming chapters would be at least 2.5k words.

2>Chapter would be released at exactly 9:30pm IST. And for the foreseeable future, one chapter would be uploaded daily.

3>The map and the details of the characters of the book are available at my discord server. Here