“It's one of the information pieces we paid for. I think it was one of the most expensive ones,” Hadwin glances at Tess, and she nods, confirming it.
While taking the rest of the mana stones I didn't pocket off the table, he continues, “The first one we learned about is the Colony. We...
2023-10-09 07:45:21 +0000 UTC View PostNot messing around, I quickly explain it to Sophie. "Lissandra left something for me: coordinates to her world. You probably can't see them in the system shop because you don't own any, and they seem high up there when it comes to pricing, but I do. The prices of coordinates start at twenty thous...
2023-10-08 08:06:17 +0000 UTC View PostWell, it's not as confusing as I expected it to be, and I don't even feel dizzy after using the skill.
It's as I thought: [Tether] will currently allow me to teleport back to the place where I left the anchor, which is something like a construct or imprint.
When I try...
2023-10-05 07:10:30 +0000 UTC View Post“Oh, we can deal with them later, can't we? I see that you got a haircut and went shopping a bit. Why don't you look around our base? We kept a nice room for you.” The way Tess says it makes me even more suspicious and I notice a cheeky shine in her eyes, but she is right. It would be best to...
2023-10-04 07:46:36 +0000 UTC View PostI already know where to look for the rest of Group 4, but it takes me some time to reach them. I slowly walk through the city and take in its atmosphere which makes me shiver. The city is so confusing, so exciting. Everything feels so… new.
Unlike small towns with barely a few thousand pe...
2023-10-03 06:13:57 +0000 UTC View PostSo, after investing stats from all the level-ups, my mana is well over a thousand. That means no more leveling for a while. I grew way too quickly and I need to get used to it. My own pride won't allow me to have all that mana and not be used to it or not be able to handle it. In the same way peo...
2023-10-02 07:39:46 +0000 UTC View PostDid I just get caught in the net or cage-like thing by a bunch of ants? It sure looks like it.
Still, I'm not that worried, as the ants seem to be able to pass through that net easily. At some point, the net turns into something like a mana barrier that seems to allow only them to pass in a...
2023-10-01 07:33:53 +0000 UTC View PostThere is no hesitation as my mana swirls through my body and powers up the skills I need to use. It moves with all the confidence I feel and is fed to the skill that transforms it and reaches out from my body toward the fireball flying at me.
The giant ball of flames pauses in the air and r...
2023-09-28 07:28:43 +0000 UTC View PostBefore they get to react, the orb filled to the brim with thermal energy leaves my mouth and floats near me. Then I start releasing short bursts of concentrated flames from it instead of exploding it at once.
The already darkening area lights up with the yellowish glow of my flames, and mon...
2023-09-27 08:14:29 +0000 UTC View PostSo the ants are still there, waiting on the mountains but not entering the plains. Car and bus-sized nightmarish monsters with their dead-like eyes are crawling creepily over the rocky surface of the mountains or anthills or whatever it is. Even though they have no human-like eyes, I keep getting...
2023-09-26 06:48:57 +0000 UTC View PostThe plains spread as far as I can see, and only Tess says that she sees some hills in the distance. It's noticeably warmer here and the ground is rocky with patches of grass here and there, and some trees once in a while.
But best of all, there are no bus-sized nightmarish red ants. I mean,...
2023-09-25 06:50:24 +0000 UTC View PostOn our way back from the hole, everyone is surprisingly quiet, deep in their own thoughts. Learning about how deep that hole was, I also start to watch our surroundings more carefully.
The mountains that surround us are all terribly tall. Yet there is something that I do realize: they are a...
2023-09-24 07:58:32 +0000 UTC View PostMore days have passed and this time, during the night, all of us are awake and staring up at the clear sky. At the debris that orbits the planet, reflecting the light of the moon. Some pieces are giant, probably much bigger than we think as they are so far away; other ones are much smaller and lo...
2023-09-21 07:25:02 +0000 UTC View PostA bit later Hadwin asks to talk with me and I agree.
His first question is, “She went easy on us?”
“Yes, I think she just wanted to punch me a few times. Don't ask me why; I always treated her nicely,” I shrug my shoulders. “She most likely wanted to keep us on the third flo...
2023-09-20 06:57:23 +0000 UTC View PostInteresting floor quest, to say the least. At least we have an option to pick one of the four Calamities. As for what the Calamity is, I think we will find out as time passes. As before, we could easily spend a few months here.
Another interesting thing is Community. I've joined it a few ti...
2023-09-19 06:45:13 +0000 UTC View PostPride could be offered because of my own pride and confidence in myself, which sometimes borders on recklessness. Yet time and time again, I choose to trust in myself to the point that it might kill me one day.
Patience could be something I got due to my willingness to end...
2023-09-18 06:38:57 +0000 UTC View PostAs always, there are no explanations. Just a few sub-classes offered by the system.
This will take a bit more thinking. I already have an idea of how the system works at places, so it should be better than before. Plus, I have some information from Lissandra. I also have told others to wait...
2023-09-17 07:37:31 +0000 UTC View PostLissandra then pauses and closes her eyes again, taking in a deep, slow breath; the smile on her face increases.
I don't feel any mana from her, none at all. It's as if her heart isn't beating and creating it. Yet the danger I feel from her is extreme. My instincts, my senses, all of them w...
2023-09-13 06:18:23 +0000 UTC View Post"What have you done?" For the first time, the king's voice bears emotion in it. "How do you have that mana!" he screams. "You shouldn't be able to!"
The small black orb in the palm of my hand doesn't let out any sound; instead, it's as if it's devouring all the sound around, and un...
2023-09-13 06:18:15 +0000 UTC View PostPOV Kim Min-Jae
Nylian and Aias immediately disappear in a blast of golden flames that engulf them immediately. The flames explode toward where Nat is pointing, right toward the trio of warriors sitting to his right.
Golden flames devour everything in their path. A hu...
2023-09-12 06:21:25 +0000 UTC View PostThe third and last warrior is a woman called Nylian. A tall redhead with a sharp look in her eyes. She also wears similar armor to the other two but it's bracketed on her left arm that is connected to somewhere in the middle of the tower.
In silence, we walk through the hallway, our steps e...
2023-09-11 07:52:18 +0000 UTC View Post“So I do it like this,” Lily lifts up her hand, and in the shine of white light, her pinkie disappears. At the same moment, I feel mana in her body rise up, even if only slightly.
I'm not jealous at all, not even a little bit. What she did now is [Sacrifice] her finger ...
2023-09-10 07:58:03 +0000 UTC View PostYeah, Edwal is bonkers. Gone, not that well. He said adios to his sanity and jumped over the cliff. He locked it and threw the key away. No matter how much he tries to cling to what I guess is life from before the Decay, he is not normal.
I don't know if it's caused by the Decay or...
2023-09-07 07:02:36 +0000 UTC View Post"Nat, I think I might have fallen for Tess," Kim says.
What the heck? Why are you throwing such a bomb at me out of nowhere?
As if knowing what I'm thinking, the boy continues, "I can't tell it to Aaron or Dennis. They would surely tell her, and I don't know how I would survive that. ...
2023-09-06 07:33:43 +0000 UTC View PostI spend ten minutes going through the cabinets and the box powered by a mana stone that freezes the food inside it. Then there is another one that only keeps it cool, similar to a fridge.
All the food, all the ingredients, all the drinks, everything is perfect and fresh.
While throwin...
2023-09-05 06:25:47 +0000 UTC View PostLily and Tess leave, and I immediately take what seems like a super comfy giant armchair in the corner of the room with a nice view through the window that covers nearly the entire wall, offering a view of the garden outside.
Then I gesture to Biscuit, and with one bark, he starts running t...
2023-09-04 07:09:27 +0000 UTC View PostOkay, let's not send mana towards the man. Seeing question marks, he should be in the level range between 150 and 300. Sentient being with high stats and plenty of levels in skills.
Something much more dangerous than a beast with mostly limited intelligence.
While Tess and Hadwin talk...
2023-09-03 07:28:01 +0000 UTC View PostA quiet laugh sounds from the brooch. "So, you've realized it," she says.
I stay quiet.
"Won't you change your mind? I could be a valuable help if I get back my body, even if I still won't have my mana. I believe I would be able to restore even my heart, given enough time."
The ...
2023-08-31 06:57:33 +0000 UTC View PostSo, that's it. The fourth construct is something I would consider a huge success. The mantle takes around ten percent of my mana, which continues to change through the mana pathways that cover the entirety of my body.
I can turn it off or on when needed, but I decide to have it permanently ...
2023-08-30 06:12:34 +0000 UTC View Post"You can't hurt Soph!"
"I'm not going to hurt her."
"Lies, you really want to punch her every time you see her." The little girl squeaks at me while looking like an angry kitten.
Damn, Izzy, you are getting better and better at reading me. The problem is that your skill works wi...
2023-08-29 06:06:12 +0000 UTC View Post