Hell Mode

Hamuo

Oct 2021 · Hell Mode Vol 1 · J-Novel Club

About this ebook

“‘Level up even while offline’?! That’s not a game on ‘easy mode’—that’s just an AFK game!”

The online game Yamada Kenichi had been playing religiously is shutting down its servers, leaving him with a void in his heart. He looks for a new game to fill it, but everything he finds is way too easy. The kind of game he likes—the kind punishing enough to make players want to spend thousands of hours on it—just isn’t around anymore.

“What’s this? ‘You are invited to a game that will never end.’”

Kenichi stumbles upon an untitled game, one promising incomparable challenge with unprecedented potential. Without hesitation, he selects the “Hell Mode” difficulty. Lo and behold, he finds himself reincarnated in another world as a serf!

Now called Allen, he sets out to unlock the secrets his mystery-laden Summoner class; without the convenience of walkthroughs, game guides, or online forums, he must grope his way to the top of his new world!

Ratings and reviews

Pretty good story. The characters feel authentic and well-written. The ending even made me feel a tear coming in. Never once almost cried for a book before.

Well, I was coming in expecting your average Mary Sue MC to just become the next Anos Voldigoad but after giving it a try, I was genuinely surprised how invested I am into the growth of our main character, Allen, and using his general knowledge of mmorpgs to level up his stats and skills. Although the novel is called Hell Mode, unfortunately, most of the hellish trials is just progression based difficulty instead of mobs gaining increased stats in proportion to a characters's difficulty setting that you'd come to expect from your average RPG. That still didn't deter me from enjoying the journey Allen set foot to increasing his stats while also being responsible for the well-being of his family in the game. The pacing for the story overall is perfect, Nothing felt rushed and I thoroughly enjoy how our main character slowly but surely become stronger. I wholly recommend reading this one if you enjoy experiencing the journey of a character growing stronger.

I absolutely loved this book. The pace is slow but not to slow. You get to see actual charecter development without huge time gaps. You see the charecter come into his own role in this new world. This is also the first light novel i actually read the afterward for and totally understood the authors stand point. I really can't wait for the sequel im sad i have to wait over a month but also filled with excitement of something to look forward to. I will definitely recommend this book to anyone willing to listen.