A week's warning was all the system gave before the world shattered. For Alex, drowning in a meaningless college degree and a future he despised, the apocalypse wasn't a catastrophe—it was salvation. Magic. Challenge. Purpose. Even death seemed preferable to the hollow existence he'd been sleepwalking through. Then his only friend betrayed him, hurling him through a portal straight into hell. Abandoned in a nightmare realm where even insects outclass him, Alex discovers a grim truth: his summoner class feeds on monster essence, growing stronger with each creature conquered. Where survival instincts demand retreat, Alex sees only one thing. Potential. Thrust into a warped world of relentless danger, he'll need every ounce of cunning and desperation to forge something from the chaos. As a summoner bound to the creatures he commands, Alex must navigate dungeons that demand solo excellence and powers drawn from forces beyond mortal comprehension. In a realm where death lurks behind every shadow, only the obsessed survive—and Alex has always loved a challenge.