"The System calls him Corrupted. The shadows call him King." When a glitched dungeon devours his guild, gutter-born hunter Kaine has one choice: accept a pact with a shadowy entity or die screaming. Now, branded Corrupted by the System, Kaine wields forbidden magic that devours enemies… and his sanity. Every use of [Soulrend Claws] or [Eclipse Step] inches him closer to becoming a monster. The Hollow King whispers in his mind, urging violence. The Cleansers hunt him with holy-tech blades. Even his former allies see him as a threat. But survival isn’t enough. The Hollow King hungers for more. The System is a lie. And the guild elites hoarding power? They’re hiding a truth that could burn the world to ash.