At this point I'm done with this series. The constant problem of a lack of any meaningful pressure continues with this volume. There's only one big fight that happens, Dave saves the day by doing some super innovative magic, hurray. Any obstacles are quickly and immediately overcome. There's no tension between characters. There's a political plot brewing but the guild found out about it right away and is already taking steps to deal with it.
The setting has tons of potential and I love the premise of inverting the real vs VR in a VR litrpg, but the story itself has just gotten boring. It's a real shame.
