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Viridescent Core

Name: Viridescent Core
Rating: 4.57 (416 reviews)
Author: BlurryDreams

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Synopsis

Some mortals see dungeons as a plague to destroy. Some mortals see dungeons as a resource to manage and harvest. Some mortals see dungeons as a place to train and advance.

However, all of them agree on something. Dungeons are unnatural and deadly. Places where death stalks every corner and monsters thrive.

What mortals forget, in their hubris of tools and civilizations, is that Mother Nature is often the deadliest of all.

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Releases are on Mondays and Thursdays. With occasional bonus chapters on Saturdays. Have a nice day ^^

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