Apocalypse: Regression

As humanity faces extinction, the last three survivors on Earth create a final chance for the hero to travel back in time and stop the apocalypse. But before she can enter the chronomancer portal, both the hero and the portal's creator are killed — leaving only the weak assistant to carry on their dream. Nick must travel back, right the wrongs done to him, and prepare the world for the catastrophe he knows is coming — using future knowledge, training, and dungeon-diving to face down the apocalypse.

Bearing the weight of humanity's future, Nick Gallows toils to prepare the world for the coming apocalypse using his regression into the past. But a new adversary blindsides him — and tracking down information on this enemy leads Nick into exotic dungeons, through shadowy dealings with a Russian criminal gang, and forces him to use his future knowledge and skills as a trainer to keep himself and his friends alive.

Now a guildmaster, Nick Gallows forms the Daedalus Guild to combat both supernatural threats in dungeons and the complexities of leadership. As graduation dungeon tests loom over Hillcrest School of Excellence, Nick faces a colossal Wyrm, a Vampire, and more. Friendships, rivalries, and mysterious events outside Nick's original timeline converge — and a greater threat may be hidden in the shadows.

The first mass dungeon break in history is approaching. Nick and his growing guild train against time to be ready — though no one outside his closest circle knows the true purpose behind their intense tactical exercises. A multi-team raid on the medieval Ecto Sanctuary dungeon promises levels, skills, and rare loot if Nick can get everyone home alive. But the undead are a simple threat compared to Nick's cousins, angling to best each other in a competition to decide the heir to the Gallows dynasty — with the Red Death only days away.

For Nick Gallows, time is his most precious resource — and also his enemy, ticking down to humanity's extinction faster than he knows. The clandestine Forebears of Ingenga snake their shadowy tendrils through every echelon of society, accelerating the end, and after Nick foiled their plans once, their crosshairs have settled on him. Nick trains and dives dungeons, but he remains focused on the Endless Night — the day the apocalypse truly began in his last life, when monsters, dragons, and flesh-hungry demons ripped an unsealable rift between worlds.

Nick Gallows has one goal: prevent the Apocalypse. But time is running out faster than he can imagine, and the Forebears of Ingenga are closing in. To stand a chance, Nick must venture through the rift that unleashed unspeakable horrors upon his city. On the other side: an arctic wasteland crawling with monsters and a fortress under siege — the stronghold of the elusive Black Witch who has haunted his dreams. Nick must decide if aiding her is worth the risk.

After narrowly defending the Black Witch's castle from a monstrous assault, Nick Gallows returns home to a city in mourning. But war waits for no one. A brutal power struggle, a dangerous rescue, and a marriage forged in the heart of conflict push Nick to his limits. To hide Earth from its enemies, Nick launches a coordinated assault against the dragonkin — but victory will take everything, and everyone has something to lose.