UpStream: The Knight Rising — Volume 2: Urban LitRPG Fantasy Adventure

This story continues the events of the first book in the series.

After returning to his own realm—seven years after he vanished—Alex White decides to join the Knights: Gifted individuals capable of entering other worlds through anomalous tears in reality called Rifts.

Though his license a low-level Black Rank, Alex carries a secret—a system that allows him to grow stronger as if he were an RPG player. His first raid with the Chain Dogs clan changed him… especially the moment he took a human life for the very first time. Ahead lie uncharted worlds, unfamiliar powers, and trials that will test far more than strength.

A modern LitRPG / urban-fantasy story where protagonist gains a visible leveling system. This novel will appeal to fans of Solo Leveling, The Beginning After the End, Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint, Re:Monster, and Arise from the Shadow.