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The infinity dungeon 68
Chapter 68
While Johanne was putting herself in unnecessary danger, Michael was at his property—that some had taken to calling Site 00—to deal with annoyances.
“What should we do with him?” asked a gruff Old Dave, hands on his hips, as he looked down at the bound form of Mustang. The fat man looked like a formless blob on the ground, and he really was in the broom closet lik...
2024-08-16 15:43:43 +0000 UTC View PostThe infinity dungeon 67
Chapter 67
The alarm blared in Michael’s ear like a tornado siren. Bleary eyed, he noticed that it wasn’t even light outside and momentarily cursed himself for having a better physique that didn’t require as much sleep now as it did before. It robbed him of the little moments, he felt as he refreshed himself with [Healing Aura]. Not that sleeping in was any good. It felt nice while ...
2024-08-14 15:33:28 +0000 UTC View PostThe infinity dungeon 66
Chapter 66
Two courageous martial artists who had the strength to train despite the late July’s heat exchanged whispers among themselves. The dojo was a small, cramped affair with only a wall of mirrors and a diminutive window to the side, with barely any air circulation. It was an uncomfortable arrangement, but it drove the price of the class low enough to make it worth it, at least mo...
2024-08-12 18:27:15 +0000 UTC View PostThe infinity dungeon 65
Chapter 65
The biggest gains, at least in the stories, are always said to happen in the heat of battle. Where the threat of dying is the stronger, in the struggle to stay alive in the face of impossible odds, something clicks inside the main character’s brain and he finally finds a way to gain the upper hand. Michael always liked to read of such occurrences happen in books, but now that...
2024-08-10 15:20:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe infinity dungeon 64
Chapter 64
The third floor was similar to the first floor. However, while the first was made of a series of dark caves in sequence, leading to the boss room, the third was a collection of rooms. They were carved out of sandstone, and connected via a series of tortuous corridors that confused the senses. Torches lit the space with an flickering warm light, and motes of elemental fire and l...
2024-08-08 19:33:50 +0000 UTC View PostThe infinity dungeon 63
Chapter 63
Travis Tyrell, CEO of PetroLink Global, now a subsidiary of Unity Corp, paced around his spacious downtown office. He had just finished convincing the board of directors that yes, renouncing their independence to go under the control of a newly made, small, insignificant company with no assets owned by a nobody was in their best interest. And not just that, but also that th...
2024-08-06 17:25:09 +0000 UTC View PostThe infinity dungeon 62
Chapter 62
The next day, Michael was back in the dungeon. Real life felt hazy at times, compared to here, where everything was more vibrant and real. Only around the dungeon, where mana was spreading, and inside of it did reality feel solid. Michael pondered over these questions as he walked around the valley. Soon he would have to explore deeper, he knew, and he couldn’t delay it much ...
2024-08-04 07:21:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe infinity dungeon 61
Chapter 61
That night, Michael slept fitfully. It was an unexpected thing, especially after many days spent in the dungeon with not even a hint of a bad dream. It was as if the spirits themselves were encroaching upon his mind, coming from other planes of existence and from the mana in the air itself. It was a stifling, claustrophobic sensation, with Michael drowning in a sea of Gold-rank...
2024-08-02 08:18:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe infinity dungeon 60
Chapter 60
“What’s the name you came up with, then?” Travis asked, clearly impatient.
“I will call it: Unity. And its vision shall be to shape a better future for humanity and all other sapient races we might encounter in our travels.”
“You have come to a decision, then.” Said Old Dave gravely, yet not without a hint of pride in his voice. “You realize that of ...
2024-07-30 18:07:34 +0000 UTC View PostThe infinity dungeon 59
Chapter 59
Michael stared at the white skill stone in his hand as if it was a white-hot, scalding piece of molten metal. For all intents and purposes, it might very well be one. Not that he did not earn it, because he sure did. More like because, in light of what he learned about the dungeon, he was growing ever more wary of power handed to him by the strange, inscrutable entity. It wasn...
2024-07-30 08:57:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe infinity dungeon 58
Chapter 58
“What’s your name?” Michael asked.
“I am called Johanne of the Roses,” the woman said. Far from meek, now that she knew Michael would not abandon her it was like she was living for the first time. She was energetic, studying even the dull room they were in with interest.
“An lovely name. I’m Michael. How did you end up here? Did you come from Earth?”...
2024-07-28 18:18:19 +0000 UTC View PostThe infinity dungeon 57
Chapter 57
The dungeon had mentioned a companion as a reward for clearing the second floor’s quest, long ago. Michael had long thought Drullkrin was going to be it, a loyal followed he had earned through hard work, but it seemed that it was not to be. Drullkrin was dead now.
Instead, the dungeon had transported Michael to what was clearly supposed to be a reward room. Here he had ...
2024-07-26 15:22:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe infinity dungeon 56
Chapter 56
They spoke for a long time. As per agreement, Michael shared things about his world: the presence of technology, how society operated, how several powerful nations controlled the world, the whole introduction. Theobond was not as surprised by technology and the scientific method as Michael thought a member of a fantasy race would have been, nor did he take too long to understan...
2024-07-24 09:32:44 +0000 UTC View PostThe infinity dungeon 55
Chapter 55
“A monster?” Michael asked reflexively. He didn’t know if his strategy worked, but he had a theory that displaying emotion and quick reactions was throwing Theobond off balance.
“That is correct.” The king of the castle said, “you must understand how you look from our perspective. The difference between an intelligent monster created by this wretched place and...
2024-07-21 15:01:37 +0000 UTC View PostThe infinity dungeon 54
Chapter 54
Michael wiped the sweat from his forehead. It was a hot day, heading into the thick of the summer heat, and the late hour had done nothing to diminish the discomfort. If anything, it seemed to have gotten more humid, the heat stickier and even more uncomfortable.
He had been doing multiple dungeon runs. After a while, the dungeon had given up on cleaning his clothes and s...
2024-07-19 14:15:54 +0000 UTC View PostThe infinity dungeon 53
Chapter 53
A message appeared in Michael’s field of vision as soon as the process was finalized.
You have gained a Skill!
There is a seed of truth to a martial system developed in a remote corner of reality. Something can be salvaged. You gain the common skill [Okinawan Mastery], a simple stepping stone to greatness.
Michael...
2024-07-17 15:41:34 +0000 UTC View PostThe infinity dungeon 52
Chapter 52
When Michael woke up the next day, he realized just how tired he had been the day before. While yesterday’s paranoia had been entirely justified, perhaps his state of mind had amplified it by an excessive amount.
Now that it had all boiled over, like a pot of water left on a stove, all that was left was a little nugget of residue at the bottom.
If they betray ...
2024-07-15 14:57:35 +0000 UTC View PostThe infinity dungeon 51
Chapter 51
There was a momentary pause after Michael announced that he would think about the vision for his future company. During that time he thought he had somehow fucked up, and some of his insecurities came back. He tried to school his face under the hard gazes of the other two men in the room, and he thought he was doing a lousy job at that, at least until Travis beamed a smile at h...
2024-07-12 22:07:07 +0000 UTC View PostThe infinity dungeon 50
Chapter 50
After Dave was gone, Michael went to talk with Dr Kavins. The doctor was ecstatic to tell Michael all about the newest people now working at Saint Hernest, about what sort of research they were doing and about how it would help Michael do a lot of good in the world.
When talking to the doctor about recruiting other people, Michael had been worried about unethical research...
2024-07-10 18:57:14 +0000 UTC View PostThe infinity dungeon 49
I'm thinking about making a discord. It would be a community to talk about my books, chat and discuss the chapters of the day. You could point out mistakes, discuss theories about what's going to happen, suggest new characters and plot points, skills and much more. There would also be a patron-exclusive tier with access to discussion about the advance chapters. On top of that, I was thinking ab...
2024-07-08 14:28:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe infinity dungeon 48
Chapter 48
The stampede was an endless outpour of monsters, coming from the far end of the tunnel and boxing Michael and his team in with no means to escape. The tunnel leading to the king’s chamber had been a long and winding thing with no side exits, and now that the monsters were coming from behind, the only way they could go was back in the maw of the icy monster that was the king.<...
2024-07-06 08:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostThe infinity dungeon 47
Sorry for the late chapter, but yesterday I was away and could not post. I'll make it up to you, though :P
Chapter 47
The fight went on for what felt like hours, but there was no way to tell the passage of time deep down below the ice. The only thing that was changing was that Michael felt increasingly exhausted, despite his healing working overtime to keep him alert. It had gotten ...
2024-07-05 08:22:08 +0000 UTC View PostThe infinity dungeon 46
Chapter 46
The first enemy was waiting for them at the bend of the tunnel and, like an inactive sentry, it immediately locked onto them as soon as they got close enough to it. It was a creature made of ice and spikes, deep blue like the walls of the tunnel it inhabited. It charged at Michael with a roar, crossing the space between them with considerable speed.
The team reacted at on...
2024-07-02 15:13:29 +0000 UTC View PostThe infinity dungeon 45
Chapter 45
“Sire, changes are happening in the valley, many changes.” Drullkrin, who had rushed to Michael as soon as the man had appeared in the valley, said.
“What sort of changes?”
“The scouting parties of the snow people, they stopped all of a sudden. I had thought it was a good thing, and it was only thanks to your teachings about contingencies that we avoided c...
2024-06-30 15:43:25 +0000 UTC View PostThe infinity dungeon 44
Chapter 44
Later that morning, Michael went to the private care facility that he owned to perform some partial healing on a few patients. With the improvements to his skill, it felt easier and quicker than ever to do the miracles, and a new streamlined procedure ensured that there were no incidents.
They had changed the procedure in order to address two problems. On one hand, a part...
2024-06-28 14:01:25 +0000 UTC View PostThe infinity dungeon 43
Chapter 43
“Chi and Jing,” Michael repeated himself, “I just got a skill upgrade, identifying what I’m seeing as those two kinds of energy. I have never heard of them before, though. Do you know what they are?”
Judging by Stephan’s hard and focused gaze, Michael knew that he knew. Stephan sighed, wondering just how the young man in front of him had managed to gain knowle...
2024-06-26 14:57:45 +0000 UTC View PostThe infinity dungeon 42
Chapter 42
Michael sat in the back of his car, enjoying the ride. The day was far from over, but his long rest inside the dungeon had him feel like this was a whole new day. Only ten minutes has passed in the outside world while, to him, it had been a few enjoyable days of rest.
However, returning to the real world made some of his worries come back, and his mood took a turn for the...
2024-06-25 15:07:23 +0000 UTC View PostThe infinity dungeon 41
Here it is, bonus chapter while Royal Road is forced to wait mwhahahah!
Since blue boxes don't work on patreon, you will have to imagine them whenever you see an empty line. Sorry about that...
Chapter 41
Five demolition charges, the sort used to blow up chunks of mountains or to reduce entire buildings to rubble, all blew up at the same time inside the stone king’s weakened...
2024-06-24 13:53:38 +0000 UTC View PostThe infinity dungeon 40
Extra post tomorrow to increase patreon chapters to 11
Chapter 40
The stone king did not have a castle. He was at the center of his faction’s encampment, but he did not have a tent. He did not even have a throne. He stood there, a mountain so big his head appeared tiny when looked at from below, in an open field of brownish stone. The king’s body was made of black obsidian, here...
2024-06-23 15:04:18 +0000 UTC View Post