When a system-wide apocalypse arrives with a week's warning, Alex seizes the chance to escape his mundane college life and worthless career prospects. Magic and deadly challenges promise the adventure he's been craving—until his only friend betrays him by shoving him through a portal into hell itself. Thrust into a nightmarish realm where even insects outmatch him, Alex discovers he's been cursed with a Summoner class. Most would perish in this warped world. Alex thrives. Where others see inevitable death, he recognizes untapped potential. Armed with the ability to absorb monster powers, he transforms catastrophe into conquest, climbing from the bottom of a broken hierarchy through sheer determination and an obsession with challenge that borders on suicidal. In a LitRPG apocalypse blending Pokémon-style creature collection with Solo Leveling's dungeon mastery and JJK's intricate power mechanics, one summoner refuses to be another casualty. He'll rise or die trying—and he might actually prefer it that way.