Rico

"Welcome to CosmoMart. We are technically closed, but for you, we’ll make a painful exception." Elian just wanted a quiet shift, a meager paycheck, and some sleep. But the universe had other plans: dropping a Zombie Apocalypse right when he clocked in four minutes late. Trapped inside a Jakarta convenience store with a micromanaging boss and a wise-cracking parking attendant, Elian accidentally triggers a mysterious System after a freak lightning accident. Now, he is a living generator, and his store is the only lit beacon in a city of darkness. But surviving the end of the world is complicated when your teammates fear a Stock Audit more than the flesh-eating monsters outside. Mr. Hendra (The Manager): "Don't kill the zombie in Aisle 3! You’ll get blood on the premium diapers! Think of the inventory value!" Rico (The Parking Guy): "Boss, do I charge these zombies an hourly rate or a flat fee for parking their carcasses on the asphalt?" *The System: [WARNING: Instant Noodle Stock Critical. Riot Probability: 99%.] This isn't a story about a hero saving the world. This is the story of a night-shift clerk forced into "mandatory overtime" to slaughter monsters, manage logistics, and climb the corporate ladder from Intern Cashier to the CEO of the Apocalypse. Read now before the stock runs out!

Rico West thought love was his only treasure. At twenty-three, he worked endless hours as a delivery rider, saving every coin to buy his girlfriend the perfect gift. But one delivery shattered everything. Behind a hotel door, he found the woman he loved in another man’s arms—and in a single night, he lost his job, his home, and his dignity. When black cars and bodyguards arrive, Rico learns a shocking truth: he is the lost heir of the powerful West dynasty. Welcomed into a mansion of wealth and luxury, he believes he has finally found a place to belong. But the family’s smiles hide a deadly secret. The Wests are dying, and only Rico’s blood can save them. Dragged into a ritual meant to drain his life, Rico awakens the very power his mother died protecting—a cursed bloodline with the ability to heal, to endure, and to conquer. Betrayal forged him. Bloodline awakened him. Now, the boy they tried to destroy will rise as the Cursed Heir… and no one will ever break him again.

In a world where magic and the black market collide, Rico “The Alchemist” Maldino, once the most notorious drug lord in Eldramar, has turned his back on crime — or so he claims. After years of dealing Enchanta, a powerful illegal magical substance, Rico now lives a quiet life teaching meditation, selling herbal potions, and trying to forget his fiery past. But peace doesn’t last long for a man who once ruled the streets with spell-laced fists and flaming rubber ducks. When a new threat rises — a dark organization flooding the realm with a mutated version of Enchanta — Rico is forced out of hiding. Pursued by magical agents, hunted by enemies, and haunted by his past choices, he must use his old tricks, twisted humor, and explosive magic to survive. It's a heart-pounding, action-packed, and hilarious adventure where redemption has a high price — and Rico’s not sure he can afford it.