Rule or Die 5: A LitRPG Adventure

Daneel wanted a chance to breathe after the Olympics. Instead, he walks alone into the mountain nobody climbs unless they want to die—and introduces himself as a man who doesn’t exist.

The Hidden Kill Sect is the blade every king fears in the dark, the nameless hand behind “accidents” and “mysterious disappearances.” Daneel’s plan is insane even by his standards: impersonate a legendary formation master, break the sect’s most guarded defenses in front of its leader, and then quietly make the entire organization his.

While he learns to maneuver the ancient sect and its odd netizens, the noose tightens. Axelor is secretly maneuvering to conquer the Hidden Kill Sect and weld its assassins onto their army. Representatives from all four of the Big Four roll into the mountain with their own agendas.

But every lie has a cost. To keep the mask of Master Novrain in place, he has to lean harder into arrogance, walk closer to the edge of madness, and use the people around him—good, naive, or vile—as pieces on a board only he can see.

If he fails, far worse than death awaits…but if he succeeds, he adds an assassin empire, a suicidal inheritance, and the hatred of half the Big 4 to his growing pile of problems.

This is Book Five in the Rule or Die series and picks up directly after the events of Book Four. Start at the beginning to watch Daneel climb from nobody to king—and then into the kind of monster the world needs on its side.

About the series: 'Rule or Die' is the official, re-written, and polished version of the critically acclaimed webnovel enjoyed by millions. With over 2 million words and still continuing, it delivers LitRPG elements including a powerful exclusive system, weak-to-strong progression, innovative magic system, kingdom-building, and isekai power progression.