The days when Viers stayed at Ebon Wall City continued to increase. The vestiges of winter had completely disappeared and spring came in full bloom.
Viers hadn't veered from his charted course, grinding exp. From the start, his objective in this frontier land was to do just that. Slowly improving his swordsmanship and Artes, steadily rising his cultivation, upgrading his monster forms, an...
2023-04-22 14:07:42 +0000 UTC View Post“I need the money.”
Viers and Jessica were on their way back, riding the minecart. The bumpy ride was almost unfeelable as they talked.
Viers asked why she participated in underground fighting. Although, he already had a pretty good guess of her reasoning. Sure enough, it was about the cash.
“What for? Tim’s education? Well, going to Sinclair Academy won't be cheap but...
2023-04-19 07:45:14 +0000 UTC View PostViers followed Jessica who walked wearing a long coat. She had taken alleys and roads with few people. Her steps showed signs that she was used to it. Viers, a professional thief plus spy, followed her without her realizing it, even though she was alert to her surroundings.
Hmm, her aura is like someone that is going into battle. Curious.
She entered a warehouse at the edge...
2023-04-15 12:04:01 +0000 UTC View PostViers had been testing the substance that the dungeon core Abby called Nutra. He tested it in various ways. Before, he only got his hands on a small amount. To broaden his test sample, he also gave a small batch to lucky dungeon delvers.
True to her description, the red powder was indeed a cultivation booster.
While using it in his cultivation session, Viers got twice the result for...
2023-04-11 05:45:49 +0000 UTC View PostA green-skinned, and leaf-haired, ten-year-old dryad jumped. Not too soon a tongue of flame engulfed her previous place. With a yell and palm glowing green with nature’s energy, she clashed with the flaming shield that the fire elemental conjured. The clash resulted in both getting knocked back, however, they both were forcibly getting sucked by a squall.
Against the creator of the wind...
2023-04-08 20:33:27 +0000 UTC View Post“Things are going well.”
“I thought so too.”
The baby and Viers were talking about their brainchild. The Dungeon that appeared nearby Ebon Wall City was raking in visitors.
The main appeal was the rich rewards that they could get. Compared to sallying out to Monsterland, the return was higher. There was also a mysteriousness about it that tickled the people’s sense o...
2023-04-05 09:23:59 +0000 UTC View Post“Hey, Nipul. Nice to see you, buddy! Welcome to Ebon Wall. I’m telling you, you came at the perfect time. Have you heard?”
“Hello, Billo. About what?”
“The Dungeon, of course!”
“Huh, hear people talking about it… Is it really as good as the rumors?”
“Dude, I promise you, it will be worth your time.”
***
“Whoa… All these people are ...
2023-04-01 09:05:19 +0000 UTC View PostWhat the hell is wrong with that guy?
The unfortunate-looking baby watched as Tanael left the dungeon in its mind. How it wished to kill the two-faced villain and leave his body to rot.
It tried!
But it couldn't!
After refusing the peace offer, the core tried killing Tanael a bunch of times more but none of it worked.
It had sent Tanael to a water-filled [...
2023-03-26 13:59:10 +0000 UTC View PostA green log struck Viers.
It was actually a haymaker by the orc, Tarrok. Viers’ misconception was not so implausible. The orc’s arms were as thick as a tree trunk.
Viers landed on the wall with his feet. Immediately he constructed the path to counterattack.
While the core summoned more dungeon creatures to defend it, Viers exploded with power. Releasing the full breadth of...
2023-03-22 17:46:40 +0000 UTC View PostViers followed the glowing lights on the cave walls, guided by the master of the Dungeon. Along the winding way, he hadn't seen a single monster or other residents.
After some time, he finally reached the end. In the room, he’d found a familiar face.
The Orc Warchief? So the mysterious attack on Ebon Wall City is related to this Dungeon.
The Warchief did not speak o...
2023-03-18 23:49:58 +0000 UTC View Post“What a sight. Isn't that right, Jito?”
“...”
The Spirit of Fire School was a prominent organization in the region. They had stood prosperously for over a hundred years. Their presence brought stability and peace to the neighboring towns. Their disciples were known to be virtuous and righteous. Countless good deeds and accomplishments gilded the School’s name.
The gr...
2023-03-15 13:57:06 +0000 UTC View Post“Ah, mama’s back. And Kira bro too.”
Tim greeted Jessica and Kira who had just returned.
“Greta, thanks for looking after Tim,” Jessica said.
“No need for that. It’s not as if we’re strangers. I’ll be going now. Bye. You too, kiddo.”
“Yeah,” Viers said.
The woman named Greta was the aunt that served Viers’ food before. He thought she was a...
2023-03-12 10:27:52 +0000 UTC View PostViers was a dragon.
The king of beasts, a monster among monsters, the apex in the food chain.
Last but not least, cool.
Because dragons were powerful and cool, people had idolized them since time immemorial. Some were fearsome, some were divine. Whatever their shapes or sizes, dragons were power given form.
That was Viers now, gliding on top of the sea. Blue scales that ...
2023-03-09 06:28:19 +0000 UTC View PostMonster hunting.
It was a common gig among Pathseekers, and Viers was no exception.
Furthermore, he was also a different kind of Monster Hunter. In another land, another time, he had turned hundreds of monsters into fancy pants and hats. He wore them proudly to kill even bigger, badder monsters. Rinse and repeat.
What was slightly different this time, was Viers doing monhu...
2023-03-04 18:19:48 +0000 UTC View PostWith a sword that left trails of water, Viers slashed a small fry monster on his right. With a kick that glowed with green soul energy, Viers pulverized the charging monster on his left.
Currently, Viers was trying to combine his water and soul affinities in a fight. He could do either without trouble separately but he failed to combine them in a single move.
I’m still not the...
2023-02-27 06:14:29 +0000 UTC View Post“Appearance, check. Equipment, check. Forgotten things… none, check.”
Just as the sun was peeking up from the horizon line, Viers went out of his room dressed in full adventurer gear. He stepped on the cold flooring silently, so as to not awaken the mother-son pair in the house.
His steps were as silent as a thief and his presence was as imperceivable as a ghost. He put so man...
2023-02-22 06:54:49 +0000 UTC View Post“Here’s your room. I hope it meets your standard. Feel free to use the bed and everything else in the room. If you need something else, inform me.”
The young mother guided Viers to a room with a bed on the right side of the building.
“Please, you’re too courteous. I’m already thankful to not sleep at the horse stable.”
Viers had the Picture Room magic item so tha...
2023-02-18 15:55:46 +0000 UTC View PostThe banquet lasted longer than he thought.
After Viers infiltrated the Ebon Wall City, the battle went on until morning before the ‘Horde’ side retreated. On the ‘Alliance’ side, the people were scrambling to rebuild the defenses and save lives.
Viers put his hands together and said Gochisousama Deshita. While most of the souls he got were non-human and thus non-con...
2023-02-13 11:49:39 +0000 UTC View PostWhat Viers saw was a battle involving tens of thousands. The intensity of the conflict was similar to major battles in World War II.
Viers wasn't surprised much because of Call of Duty and modern movies. Not to mention, he was the architect of greater battles in the Book World final stage.
The sun was absent but the torches and various other light sources painted a clear enough pict...
2023-02-09 08:59:50 +0000 UTC View PostA man was looking down on the town from a high rooftop, arms crossed and chin high. The twin moons were full and big behind him. The wind swayed his cloak. The man’s silhouette was looking quite ominous.
Arsène’s target this time was a certain man’s tower in this very town. The owner was only a Level 3 but his lineage had produced Level 4s in the past. From his soul searches, he fo...
2023-02-05 06:47:45 +0000 UTC View PostTsk. I got a boring injury right from the start.
Viers had moved away from the beach and taken some respite under a tree. Although he was grumbling inside his mind it was actually inside his predictions.
Red Zone classifications were given to areas deemed too inhospitable for people to live. In most cases, the local monsters were aggressive and dangerous. In his travels, Vi...
2023-01-31 12:16:28 +0000 UTC View PostBrrr… It’s cold!
The cold and ice made traveling in winter more difficult. Viers had waited until the peak of the winter season had passed before making his journey. However, the temperature was still quite low when he was near the peninsula.
Viers, in his Devadom Orca form, felt sluggish.
Viers’ choice to go to the destination was by swimming. Traveling by land...
2023-01-26 10:12:16 +0000 UTC View PostGeyer, Level 1 water, fisherman.
Leitch, Level 2 earth, mason.
Phokan, Level 0 fire, baker.
Lucille, Idler, mother of ten.
Sumira, Level 0 water, shoemaker.
Dasagu, Level 1 earth, poet.
Gino, Level 3 lightning, spearman.
Nislav, Idler, scribe and conman.
Zaltana, Level 4 poison, killer.
Clade, Level 0 mist, farmer.
And the list went on and on.
People from ...
2023-01-20 16:52:15 +0000 UTC View PostAmidst a lightly falling snowy night, unseen by ordinary men, there was a person whetting his ax on top of a gravestone.
Day and night, he had done this unceasingly. How long he had been doing that, even the man himself didn't know, for the passage of time was inconsequential to him.
“Good evening.”
The man stopped grinding his ax with a stone and looked at the one who cal...
2023-01-16 09:54:26 +0000 UTC View PostFree People Coalition, inside the manor of house Paradesh, an up-and-coming prosperous mercantile house.
“It seems everyone is here,” said a middle-aged woman with a commanding presence. “Let us begin.”
As the last arrivals took their seat, the men and women around the table cast their gaze upon the matriarch.
“What is the issue, matriarch? To ask us to gather so sud...
2023-01-12 03:40:24 +0000 UTC View PostViers didn't give his 100% to become stronger.
He trained his swordsmanship, his Artes, his body, his soul, and various other things regularly but he did so with some leeway. Compared to other power fantasy MCs that he knew of, effort-wise, he was not very impressive.
Those MCs were driven by a purpose, iron-willed, and even desperate to climb one step higher on the cultivation ladd...
2023-01-06 15:49:01 +0000 UTC View Post[I’m baaack~! Hope you all have a nice new year and may you all have a blessful 2023. After my holiday, here I am. Ahh, rest is good. Take care of your physical and mental health, everyone. It's a crazy world out there. Without further ado, enjoy reading.]
A person was floating on a pond of crystal clear water. His body was submerged with only his face above the waterline. Th...
2023-01-01 08:35:44 +0000 UTC View Post[The longest chapter in the series with 3.5k words. Well, this is it. Winter break comes early for me. Thanks for sticking with the story for two years. See you in the new year.]
Dumuzin was the happiest he had been in two thousand years.
The Greater Devil, a being of god-like power on par with the Goddess Estelle, looked no different than an ordinary man.
Of course...
2022-11-27 05:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostFour days had passed since Valkut city suffered the madness of its Governor-King and the Fae Lord. In the ensuing havoc, most of the city had been destroyed and half of its population had perished.
What came after the conflict was another kind of battle entirely. In the relief camp, the members of the Silver Legion were hard at work giving aid to their fellows in need.
“Rejected,...
2022-11-26 14:16:05 +0000 UTC View PostA battle between two master-class warriors of equal strength could end in an instant or go on for a long time.
Viers, whichever version of him, absolutely preferred the first option.
But Ars Skeith’s battle against the parasite version of Georgi, unfortunately, became the latter.
In the dark, a white digital-style humanoid was fighting against a big, horned, floating head. B...
2022-11-23 17:17:45 +0000 UTC View Post