Skill Eater

In the aftermath of a magical disaster, Edge wakes up in a monster-infested wilderness at the bottom of the food chain. After finding a unique artifact known as the Skill-Eater core, he gains the power to steal the skills of monsters, men, and beasts — and a chance to battle his way to the top. Set in a world where Cores let their bearers wield the planet's magic and Skills grant superhuman abilities, Edge's luck may have finally changed. But power never comes without a price.

Puppet Town has received a System quest: clear a deadly dungeon and defeat its boss to start producing cores for the settlement. Edge and his friends are locked in a race against the bloodthirsty Crimson Claws gang, battling elite predators of both the monstrous and human variety as they push toward the stage-three boss.

Edge has conquered the Savage Garden, but the conflict with the Crimson Claws has entered a deadly new phase. A brutal gang has besieged the expedition underground while a second warband gathers on the surface, preparing to invade Puppet Town. Edge must fight to save his friends and defend his home against elite killers led by the warlord Yussuf the Red.

Puppet Town has won its war with the Crimson Claws and put down an undead stampede, but another storm is brewing. A tsunami of ravenous creatures is surging toward the settlement, led by a kaiju of epic proportions. Edge and his friends have two weeks to prepare for their toughest battle yet.