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Chapter 68: A stumbling colossus.

Before Cerion and I could even come up with some kind of strategy, a giant stone fist came flying down, right at the both of us. We dodged out of the way on time, but only barely, because a split second after I activated aura step and Cerion used his wave movement skill, the fist landed on our pr...

Chapter 67: An opponent of epic proportions.

The next day, Cerion and I packed up and mentally prepared for the final challenge the [City of tears] had to offer. Revan had kept us safe throughout the night, not that I was particularly worried about any threats in the first place. If this dungeon had proven us anything, it was that it liked ...

Chapter 66: Three more to go.

It seemed Cerion had stopped hesitating.

With a grin, I cannoned into the seating area on the other side of the arena, using aura step. I drew my sword and tore into the ghosts, which ran away like an actual crowd would when frightened.

The moment my mana touched any of them, they dis...

Chapter 65:The time for action.

“So this is it, huh? It looks more impressive from up close.”, I commented.

Before us stood the arena we had previously seen from a distance. Now that we were actually here, its true size became apparent. It wasn’t quite as wide as the theater that had served as the previous boss’ a...

Chapter 64: Calm before the storm.

Cerion stood across from me, staring me in the eyes with a serious expression on his face.

“I’m sorry. I did not mean what I said. I hope you’ll forgive me.”

I crossed my arms and sighed.

“Forget about it. I understand you were in some kind of trance at the time. I won...

Chapter 63: Turning friends against each other.

Cerion and I stood before the entrance to a large amphitheater, as my knowledgeable friend called it. We were located on the outskirts of the city, on a hill near the city walls of the city of tears. After deciphering the code on the barrier around the clocktower, Cerion and I had made...

Chapter 62: Time to hunt.

After defeating the duo boss, Cerion and I retreated further back into the city, to a place that we had previously explored, and set up camp for the night inside one of the empty houses. Both he and I had to recover from some wounds and exhaustion, though my wounds were healing more quickly, a fa...

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Sorry guys, but I've sat at my desk for like an hour and the inspiration isn't coming right now. Daily uploads are hurting my personal life, so I'm going to start uploading once every other day, instead of every day. My apologies. There will be a chapter up tomorrow, though. ...

Chapter 61: A strange pair.

After Cerion and I had rested, we decided to finally enter the core of this dungeon, the city itself. No more monsters had come out to the gate since we had killed the ghostly knight, and with some luck, he wouldn’t respawn for another week at least. Because of this, my partner and I felt confi...

Chapter 60: A knightly stomping.

“So… how do you want to approach this fight?”, Cerion asked me.

“What do you mean? The same way we always do, of course. We just run up to the bad guy and start swinging.”

Cerion sighed and rubbed his temples.

“Can’t you at least ambush him with an apparation first...

Chapter 59: I’m not ready to hear the truth! Spare me!

As the ghost started shrieking in frenzy, Cerion and I prepared our skills in preparation. Right as we expected the ghosts to rush in, they did something strange, instead. Several of them flew into one of the blue fruits that lit up the cavern, disappearing inside. A few dozen flew into the trunk...

Chapter 58: The city of tears.

The next morning, Cerion and I prepared ourselves for our dungeon run. I had been a little too excited to sleep much, but thankfully sleep became less and less of an issue as constitution rose. We were stuffing our spatial trinket chock-full of provisions, a sleeping roll, and some tents as well ...

Chapter 57: Great motivation.

I looked at Rashid questioningly.

“How did they find out so fast? I only intended to reveal my affinity for the tournament itself!”

“It was inevitable, wasn’t it? You started traveling with young Cerion not too long ago. Of course, they would be interested in you. The guild st...

Chapter 56: The list of seeded participants.

What happened next was a half an hour-long dressing down about my mistakes. I had to calm elder Rashid down by exaggerating the critique Andross had given me. After a while, his tangent ended. We both drank some lemon tea to calm down.

“You’re lucky the skill you got from the merging cr...

Chapter 55: [Aura step]

I increased the speed of the flow of the mana in my veins and pushed myself off the ground, jumping after that annoying man. I didn't want to apparate yet, because it would reveal my affinity to all of these other hardened witch hunters. A stranger with a dark affinity chasing after a senile old ...

Chapter 54: Keeping up with your elders.

The gates to the capital were something else. Massive golden doors that could fit a hundred people side by side, adorned with gems of all kinds and engravings depicting historic battles. It was clear that the kingdom did not hold back when it came to making first impressions. To the citizens of R...

Chapter 53: To him, I was a hero.

The path to the capital required us to travel west from Reito, through several towns and trading hubs. Because we were travelling through the centre of the country, the roads were paved and monsters were rare. This made for smooth travel, though it wasn't as exciting and eventful as our travels t...

Chapter 52: On the road again.

A few hours later, we were packing up our camp for the last time. Cara and Emer had arrived after finishing the clean-up, which meant that it was time to return to Reito. Cerion and I would then head straight for the capital so that we would make it on time to sign up for the tournament.

As...

Chapter 51: All hail the rare classes!

We watched the spectacle from a distance. Anyone observing us from the outside would have described us as an unlikely trio. Two young men accompanied by a bloody old veteran, just watching the horizon.

It could've been a sentimental moment. Cerion and I could have talked about our affinitie...

Chapter 50: Sink as low as they have.

The red blast enveloped me. It was so bright that I closed my eyes out of instinct. I had no time to put up any kind of defence, and it was too late to apparate away. Was this the end? Already? I hadn't even gotten started!

I expected his suicidal blast to tear my body into pieces, but even...

Chapter 49: Arrogance means recklessness.

A sudden gust of wind and a fireball suddenly flew at the origin of the attack, slamming into the sandstone surface of the bandits' base. The rock crumbled and fell to the bottom of the clearing, though Kazach emerged from the dust unscathed. He looked similar in build to his son, Nareo, but unli...

Chapter 48: The rat was caught.

Cerion was pacing the cave nervously.

"Calm down, man. Emer is not going to wake up for another few days at least, and even if it does come down to another fight, we'll have the advantage. Two tier 4s and us against a single tier 4 and two tier 3s. We have a numerical advantage.", I said to...

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Chapter 47: Little monsters like you.

"Cerion, duck!"

Both of us jumped behind a boulder, right before a red lightning strike struck our previous location.

Ueron started hurling more and more bolts at us, forcing us to stay in one position. Normally, I would be confident ins taking him on by working together with Cerion, ...

Chapter 46: Running away.

Cara stared back at us from her seat next to Emer.

"So, you managed to clean them up properly?"

Cerion bounced cheerfully.

"Sure did! Arthur took care of lieutenant Nareo and I took care of the weaker bandits."

She eyed him for a moment. Neither broke the stare down, thoug...

Chapter 45: A heart to heart.

Nareo was getting cocky because he got one lucky hit in. Idiot. I would show him who was superior between the two of us.

I turned to Cerion, who was sweating in exertion. He was attacking everyone around him wildly while clenching his teeth. To be honest, he didn't look to be all there. I s...

Chapter 44: First encounter with the bandits.

As I opened my eyes, I took note of my surroundings. I was staring up at a large, rocky cavern roof.

I blinked as the memories of the day before came back to me. We had been fighting a [Sand elemental], when Emer had created a storm of flame, which had overheated me while I had been flying ...

Chapter 43: A large wave of sand.

After some deliberation, I chose the skill [Ghost apparation]. It just had the most future potential. With my new core, the time to focus on mana efficiency had passed. On top of that, I needed a trump card to fight and escape higher-tiered opponents. [Ghost apparition] fit the bill perfectly. 2022-06-21 14:19:28 +0000 UTC View Post

Which new skill should Arthur pick? (Chapter 42)

[Dark apparation]

Use locations with sufficient dark mana in the environment as a medium instead.

[Greater Shadow apparation]

A direct upgrade of [Shadow apparation]. Use less mana and cover more distance.

[Ghost apparation]

Become intangible fo...

Chapter 42: Arid climate.

The next morning our travels resumed. We summoned our mounts in the morning. Revan had gotten along great with Emer's fire-breathing lizard, but Cara's bird seemed to despise him, because he avoided Revan whenever he was around. Despite being tier 3 mounts, neither the wind-summoning bird nor the...