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The Ones Not Chosen – A Litrpg Apocalypse (Rewrite Out Now!)

Name: The Ones Not Chosen – A Litrpg Apocalypse (Rewrite Out Now!)
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Author: J. T. Smith

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I, J.T. Smith am the rights holder to this work of fiction, any reproduction on any other site is unauthorized! Amazon, I am writing to you from [email protected]; please remove the stolen copy from your site.

Wheelchair-bound and terminally ill, Clover wanted nothing more than to live a normal life. However, fate had other plans for him. On the worst night of his life, the System violently appeared, scrambling the Earth’s geography and creating hordes of monsters.

Amidst the chaos, he now has only one goal: Raise his Level high enough to fix and cure all the problems his failing body was plagued with.

There’s only one problem with his grand plan: How is a skinny guy in a wheelchair supposed to slay dragons and win sword fights?

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