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Rank Zero

(2026)
(The first book in the Last-Rank Porter series)
A novel by

 
 
At Veyrfall Academy, even the servants have ranks. Kellan Rook wears canvas. Rank Zero. Porter.

Kellan never expected glory. He only wanted a real chance.

But when his Awakening gives him Empty Slot, a class with no combat tree, no spell path, and no future anyone respects, Veyrfall Academy rejects him as a student and accepts him only as a porter.

His job is simple: carry gear, stay silent, and remain invisible while noble duelists, mages, guardians, and healers train to become heroes.

Then the System whispers.

Skill acquired: Static Resistance I.

Kellan discovers the truth about his ''worthless’ class. When he stands near someone with a higher skill, he may gain a lesser version of it.

He cannot choose what he gains.
He cannot copy mastery.
He cannot stop the academy from treating him like baggage.


But in a school full of stronger people, every insult, every training hall, every injury, and every dungeon dive becomes a chance to grow.

When a controlled academy dungeon run goes wrong and Kellan is abandoned below, the students who once ignored him will learn the truth:


A porter knows what everyone carries.
A porter knows what everyone leaves behind.
And sometimes the lowest-ranked person in the party is the only one who can keep it alive.


Rank Zero is Book 1 of The Last-Rank Porter, a LitRPG academy progression fantasy series featuring weak-to-strong growth, dungeon survival, random skill acquisition, academy rankings, noble rivals, and a porter who becomes far more dangerous than anyone expected.


Genre: Fantasy

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