Wallenberg took in the views as they drew closer to the Death Lord Mega Mansion, up from the sky of all things.
He looked behind Princess Bianca and saw the opening in the city where gray fumes and orange sparks from the Slag River rose into the air. He saw the sprawling and maze-like bazaa...
2024-11-01 19:01:19 +0000 UTC View PostWallenberg and many other young men had once gone through selection tests as children. The Crossdeath Captains would call them out of their shanty homes and have them report their stats and conduct some exercises.
These events would usually happen for those between the ages of eight and twe...
2024-10-31 22:48:25 +0000 UTC View PostWallenberg had to beg Princess Bianca to let him down from her shoulder to avoid the horror of emptying his stomach on her person.
Once back on his feet, he remained steady on his feet with the help of Princess Bianca. Someone else passed him a cup that could fit well in human hands, thankf...
2024-10-30 20:28:17 +0000 UTC View Post“You looking red there, puny human,” grunted the massive troll as he towered over Lord Gilbert.
Wallenberg shrank backward, becoming deathly afraid. The troll was fifteen feet tall and the most muscular troll around. He made Lord Gilbert look truly puny, and Lord Gilbert was relatively ...
2024-10-29 22:31:18 +0000 UTC View PostWallenberg looked up as acid rain appeared in a flash above them. He was back on his feet after promising he wouldn’t run away and would answer some questions later for Lady Hannah.
Wallenberg was deeply scared of Lady Hannah’s intense curiosity, but the acid rain concerned him more. 2024-10-29 02:47:03 +0000 UTC View Post
It would usually take a day and a half to travel safely from the edges of the Old Goblin Forest that bordered the Blood Prairies to the center of the Crossdeath Region. But Wallenberg’s new associates cut the travel down to only half a day while dragging him along.
They arrived with the t...
2024-10-26 16:23:30 +0000 UTC View PostAs Wallenberg ran with all his heart, he dug into his alchemy belt. He grabbed a rounded vial that contained a cloudy stink bomb he’d used to escape from powerful beasts or monsters. He snatched up one of his spare spears he had lying around nearby as he dashed down a small game trail.
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2024-10-25 20:17:30 +0000 UTC View PostWallenberg couldn’t believe what he was hearing as five strangers jogged through the fog and forest surrounding the Crossdeath Region. The five strangers were singing … loudly … without respect or fear of the Death Lords and the cruel men and women on their payroll.
Wallenberg’s tho...
2024-10-25 19:21:31 +0000 UTC View PostEzda felt excited by her new god’s interest in local lore. “There is, of course, the fear of corruption by tangling with the corrupted goblins at Grimrock. There is also the evil human city between us and the foot of the Grimrock Castle Mountains. This city is a favored servant of Carrowmore ...
2024-10-24 22:45:22 +0000 UTC View PostThe Blood Prairie Savages’ strong hold and ancestral home centered on an immense skull that dwarfed the nearest castle mountains and fortress hillocks.
It was wedged between four such low-lying mountain structures while resting upright on its upper jaw. Each eye socket had bone scaffoldin...
2024-10-24 21:24:33 +0000 UTC View PostBefore the Floridians arrived, Ezda was taking stock of changes and improvements while waiting at the entrance of the stronghold. She recalled how she went from Level 94 to being a Level 96 Blood Brute after surviving the Chimera Tyrant Lair.
She’d gained a new trait and new skill levels....
2024-10-24 20:44:38 +0000 UTC View PostHe didn’t bother using Aura Mastery + Identify on his cursed item.
He wanted to hear Ruvaria talk about her gift for him, which he prompted with a nod.
For Zarian, Ruvaria explained, “The Barbed Crown of Ravthar the Absolute King, Mythical Quality.”
Zarian stiffened. This ...
2024-10-23 23:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostWith a wave of her hand, Ruvaria summoned five objects that floated around her. “These are cursed items of great power. With these five, you will either succumb to their curse and suffer horrible fates that will bring your adventures together to an end. Or you all will become far greater, far d...
2024-10-23 22:57:39 +0000 UTC View PostZarian noted how Hannah was done with studying the Spatial Satchels now. She’d turned her attention to crafting on the fly by turning mundane earth and stone into enchanted objects made of numerous cubes.
She made spears. She made swords. She made axes of all kinds. Then she pushed hersel...
2024-10-23 03:16:45 +0000 UTC View PostZarian noted it took four days for Naomi to fully recover from her debuff. Having her back to peak performance led to some interesting, brutal, and badass developments.
They were on their third day journeying to the central stronghold of the Blood Prairie Savages. The stony forests and tree...
2024-10-23 03:15:14 +0000 UTC View PostHannah pushed her hands down on the rune cart’s roof and sat up. She breathed hard and deep, eyes squeezed shut, before she committed her aura in what must’ve felt like an impossible battle against an aura titan.
Zarian stood over her the whole time, barely easing the pressure until he ...
2024-10-21 22:27:27 +0000 UTC View PostThe lakeview hotel was already gone when Zarian returned to tell the others how seriously bad his little sister was. Para regained consciousness by then. She was just learning about the truth, too.
However, Zarian didn’t give everything up at first. He started by alluding to the connectio...
2024-10-21 21:00:31 +0000 UTC View PostLoner buckled and dropped to one knee. Everyone except for Zarian was more or less open about their concern for their favorite skelly boy, but nobody stepped in. Zarian was already next to Loner and waiting as the goblin skeleton went through a metamorphosis.
His bones blackened and thicken...
2024-10-19 23:31:08 +0000 UTC View PostZarian had to go fishing on the other side of the lake away from Gilbert.
The Knighted Healer was still steaming mad after the Zombie Jesus joke. He needed distance from the Madness Wizard before he could finally cool down.
The others milled about near the hotel.
Bianca helped c...
2024-10-19 22:33:53 +0000 UTC View Post“We know you screwed up again,” Gilbert replied. “I knew it the moment you faced down that Sinfeast false idol and didn’t call on us.”
Zarian swallowed his shame and kept speaking. “I want to avoid that for the next time. Things got way out of hand. Again.”
He rubbed the...
2024-10-18 19:29:43 +0000 UTC View Post“There,” Zarian said, checking the new folktale added to Gator’s pages. Once he had a decent preview of it, he dismissed the mean and grumpy grimoire. He turned a stern eye to Morph. “You need to toughen up. Gator is going to test you for sure when you’re both out.”
The timid gr...
2024-10-18 19:28:25 +0000 UTC View PostFeeling hyped, Zarian couldn’t stay in bed anymore.
He drained the last dregs of his cool coffee and used Aura Mastery to send it flying out of his room. He guided it down to the kitchen on the ground floor, where Bianca took it and washed it super fast.
He used more Aura Mastery to...
2024-10-17 22:10:29 +0000 UTC View Post<Achievements opened!>
<You Got a Friend in Me (Epic): This is an achievement for accomplishing your quests of doing nice things for your friends and seeing them get developed. Thus, you get this: Scroll of Friendship Revival.>
Zarian blin...
2024-10-16 23:02:10 +0000 UTC View Post<You’ve defeated Greater Boon Avatar of Sinfeast, Level 119 Transfusion Warper Master!>
Zarian frowned at the defeat notification for the Greater Boon Avatar. He would’ve preferred his enemy’s true name to be displayed as Chimera Tyrant Ogrul, the Last Orc Shama...
2024-10-16 22:26:41 +0000 UTC View PostZarian woke up ravenously hungry and had a panic attack.
Prior to waking, he dreamed of looking down on a world covered in little castles with little caves under the surface. His friends were down there. The Ride-or-Die kiddos were down there. Ruvaria, Foodie, and Arnold of Ambrose were dow...
2024-10-16 22:00:59 +0000 UTC View PostOnce Zarian finished with Sinfeast, there wasn’t much left of the avatar body and only a few scraps of divinity remained inside. Zarian left those there to send a message to the whole of Sinfeast that existed in God Land.
He let the Star System drag the torn apart, close-to-dead body from...
2024-10-15 19:06:29 +0000 UTC View Post“No!” Sinfeast screamed, whirling around. He desperately struck at the spot where he last heard Zarian.
But Zarian used Void Waltz again. He stepped in and out of the void midair, ending up behind Sinfeast once again. His arms and sides returned to normal as he took over his body again....
2024-10-15 19:05:20 +0000 UTC View PostA few notifications appeared for the inhabitants of Corma and for many other concerned parties. Zarian cared little for the notifications while filled with nearly blinding anger. But many who thought themselves affluent and powerful cared deeply.
Once again, they found themselves at the mer...
2024-10-15 17:14:53 +0000 UTC View PostEzda collapsed with a groan. Her body was dying after being horribly ravaged by the invisible trap and a short but intense battle with Level 100s. Her Shifter Form +2 and Blood Growth +2 could only do so much for her.
Her toughness and vitality had run their course. Ezda knew she was going ...
2024-10-14 18:40:11 +0000 UTC View PostZarian caught sight of Ezda in her giant hyena form. She was running over the edge of the citadel pit with whirlwind speed, and the spider scouts up there weren’t able to signal for her to stop in time.
Descending into the cavernous pit, Ezda had on a big goofy smile as foul air and draft...
2024-10-14 18:36:57 +0000 UTC View Post