This is a prequel to The SciFan™ Universe Series, which takes place about 10 years prior to the first installment Conquest: A LitRPG Story.

Law enforcement officer by day, gamer by night. Detective Matt Richards is baffled by a case he can't seem to solve. As he starts leveling up in the newest augmented reality game however, he stumbles across a series of clues that help him discover the answers he seeks for his case... but these answers leave him wishing he had never discovered the truth.