The administrators are vying for Anthony’s death, and the 100th Run seems destined to fail…

The future as Anthony Franklin knows it is quickly unraveling. As a regressor, his knowledge has kept him one step ahead—but now the event he’s waited lifetimes for has been delayed. The system administrators are split, but most agree on one thing: Anthony is too dangerous to live.

With time running out, Anthony enters the Emperor’s Ascent—a deadly tower climb set inside the Empire State Building. There, he’ll face the elite avatars of the Zodiac and their powerful factions, all for a shot at fame, glory… and survival.

To stay alive, he must win the favor of the Patrons. Without their support, the system will bury him—and his final run will spiral into the worst future he’s seen in centuries.