Hello everyone!
I decided to pause the billing for two months so nobody will be charged to make up for the months of no content. Unfortunately I've been sick since the start of December and haven't done much other than resting until I recovered a few weeks ago. Chapter posting will restart in a few days.
2025-02-01 15:24:01 +0000 UTC View PostA carriage raced on the rough dirt road, wheel spinning with surprising smoothness despite the surface they dealt with. The horses pulling the carriage galloped with easy energy, their slick coats shimmering in the afternoon sun.
Inside the carriage, Cal sat annoyed, with Tavia looking at the side of his face with amusement.
“I know someone who can get us good seats in a restauran...
2024-12-04 02:32:58 +0000 UTC View PostYou have destroyed 361 Karnathis (Arcana Level 38)!
You have destroyed 273 Karnathis (Arcana Level 39)!
You have destroyed 2 Karnathi Mages (Arcana Level 38)!
You have destroyed 3 Karnathi Mages (Arcana Level 39)!
These must be the kills that contributed to my growth. The rest didn’t matter. But th...
2024-12-02 06:22:57 +0000 UTC View PostIt felt strange to focus more on his attacks rather than the monsters he was attacking, but that was precisely what was happening.
Kade concentrated on three skills: [Rapid Strike], [Elbow Smash], and [Rising Knee].
The names of the skills were self-explanatory. He threw jabs, contorted his body to destroy a karnathi with his elbow, and used his knee to break through a karnathi’s ...
2024-12-02 06:21:51 +0000 UTC View PostKade didn’t like this at all. Several hours had passed, and nothing had happened.
He had taken a spot on top of a dune as his sitting place. Hellion continued to patrol the area from above and seemed he could do it for days on end if needed. And Eliza took the extended break as an opportunity to practice her spells.
Kade was jealous that such a thing was possible for her. All his ...
2024-12-02 06:20:58 +0000 UTC View PostYou have destroyed a Mole Titan (Arcana Level 48)!
Footwork (Level 13)—>(Level 15)
Spear Thrust (Level 12)—>(Level 13)
Level-up! (x5)
Arcana Level 38—>Arcana Level 43
Free Points: 0—>7.5
Constitution: 40—>45
Kade timed his reentry well.
The mole used one of its claws to shield its face from the frequent sand spikes sent by Eliza while its other claw was busy trying to swat Hellion out of the sky. With how slow the mole’s movements were, that would be of little worry, but its tail had joined in.
It was far quicker—as he experienced. Similar to a whip. Hellion had multiple close calls...
2024-11-29 08:43:16 +0000 UTC View PostThe mole’s whiskers twitched before its eyes locked onto him. Kade could feel the air around him shift. Something was coming his way, and he acted before the mole released another loud roar.
Kade cursed when his feet couldn’t find purchase in the sand. He had tried jumping down the dune but slipped like a clumsy fool. He could only stare at the mole’s colossal form as its amber eyes...
2024-11-29 08:42:30 +0000 UTC View PostVaela stared blankly at the wall as the Initiates argued furiously around her. She heard Liora passionately saying her piece to get a better split of the profits from the artifacts found this month.
It was an unnecessary shouting match that occurred like clockwork since the splits were decided months before, but nonetheless, everyone tried to get that extra copper.
Vaela would usual...
2024-11-25 09:10:36 +0000 UTC View PostCal could sense Tavia moving her fingers slightly within the house as her mana followed every motion. It was a new spell she was trying to learn, and she had progressed with frightening speed the past few days. Just like he had progressed tremendously with his nascent spell.
It won’t be long before she succeeds. Same for me.
She had been right when she deduced that someth...
2024-11-25 09:07:36 +0000 UTC View Post“Apprentice Cal!” Drex tried to sound happy, but the waiver in his voice said otherwise. “What can I do for you today? If it’s about the carts, they are set to arrive in four days.”
… I don’t think I’ve told Drex I’m an Apprentice. It seems the information is public. This could explain the townsfolk’s reaction to me.
“Who told you I’m an Apprentice?...
2024-11-23 02:03:37 +0000 UTC View PostMaelor’s words were true.
Cal watched from a distance as Tavia hugged her friends in disbelief. As Maelor said, some were worse for wear, but there was nothing to be concerned about. It might take the injured some time to recover, but they were alive. He was more concerned about the other figure who watched the reunited group.
Faelor, the niece who had her finger chopped off, star...
2024-11-22 18:46:57 +0000 UTC View PostYou have destroyed a Karnathi Mage (Arcana Level 40)!
You have destroyed a Karnathi Mage (Arcana Level 38)!
You have destroyed 2 Karnathi Mages (Arcana Level 36)!
Spear Thrust (Level 11)—>(Level 12)
Spear Throw (Level 4)—>(Level 5)
Level-up! (x3)
The water mage was the only one that paid more attention to Eliza than him. Kade saw Eliza attempt an attack, but the ground below the karnathis turned to ice, preventing her from completing it.
It was still a plus. She had the attention of one, and he only had to deal with two.
Kade slapped away a lightning bolt with his [Soulrend] and rushed to the karnathi that attacked him. He t...
2024-11-20 20:24:29 +0000 UTC View PostHe sniffed in irritation when he heard one of the members approach him. There was some hope that he would be left alone at least for one day, but no, something always required his attention.
On the bright side, life had never been as easy as it was now.
“Lord leader protector alpha! There’s another that’s approaching the sacred land!”
He growled ...
2024-11-19 19:45:12 +0000 UTC View PostKade watched from afar as Hellion continued to taunt the karnathis that split off from the army. They followed the group, but didn’t even think of showing themselves until the army was well out of sight.
He might have asked Eliza if she wanted to go after the army, but most of that was just bluster. While his previous experience taught him so many close bodies were highly conducive to s...
2024-11-18 17:14:53 +0000 UTC View PostCal brushed off the nonexistent dirt from his clothes as he studied Maelor. The man came alone, as expected, but he was more interested in seeing if there were any visible changes.
“They won’t stop you,” Cal said loudly. Maelor stood far from the farm with the wolf pack standing between. It hadn’t stopped him the previous two times, so he wasn’t sure why that was the case now. 2024-11-18 02:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Cal was tempted to revisit Mariner’s Rest—specifically, Seris’s house.
No. I need to prioritize my time. I spent far too much time yesterday chatting with Tavia and wasting the day away.
He felt the golem pull mana from his mana core as it cast [Rainfall]. It hadn’t stopped since he returned to the farm last night. His instruction was for it to cast the spell contin...
2024-11-17 02:15:57 +0000 UTC View PostBrin wasn’t much of a talker, and Cal preferred it that way. He spent the short walk trying to sense who wanted to speak to him.
It wasn’t hard to figure out who it was, but he wanted to confirm it by measuring their strength. Unfortunately, no matter how hard he tried, he failed to sense a presence.
He only met three people who qualified: The Guildmaster, Overseer Marek, and Be...
2024-11-16 03:32:02 +0000 UTC View PostAN: Didn't post yesterday since I was changing some things in previous chaps due to wanting to take this a different direction. They are extremely minor in the chapters posted. Pillar count in the Rift Zone went from 4 to 2. MP Recovery has been increased to 12.7% due to [Arcane Lancer].
“Are you sure he saw something?”
Ka...
2024-11-15 02:23:28 +0000 UTC View Post“Where are all the ships?” Cal asked the man he had seen working as Drex’s assistant. Almost all of them were gone from the harbor. The one he was most curious about was Benan’s. The small trading vessel was nowhere to be seen.
That made little sense to Cal. He remembered the deal that Benan was highly insistent on. The man wanted Cal to do him a favor in the next several days, an...
2024-11-12 22:54:57 +0000 UTC View PostEliza had been using the last of her strength to keep herself upright on the ground, likely not to be completely defenseless when the last of the surviving karnathis attacked, but after Kade’s help, she let herself fall on her front.
“Thanks,” Eliza mumbled into the ground as she took deep breaths.
“Were all the karnathis just as weak as the ones I killed?” Kade asked as h...
2024-11-12 16:18:43 +0000 UTC View PostCal was amazed at the quietness of Orrin’s place. Every other time he had been here, he heard the constant noise of hammer meeting metal.
It almost felt wrong for it to be so quiet. He checked the smithy in the back of the house and saw it was empty, as expected. He glanced at the half-finished multi-bladed plow before leaving, heading into town.
It wasn’t often that Cal was at ...
2024-11-11 20:19:48 +0000 UTC View PostThe warning growls were like a siren’s call to Kade. He wondered when they would finally realize that before realizing it was impossible.
They never learned, since I left none of them alive.
Three karnathis were waiting for him. Kade didn’t want to make them wait any longer.
His walk turned into a run, and the karnathi reacted by roaring at him while flexing their...
2024-11-11 06:16:44 +0000 UTC View PostHe exited the house was scratching his cheek. He had slept well the night before, better than almost any other night in the past month.
Cal attributed this to many things falling into place. He had only one significant worry left: Overseer Marek and the Celestial Order.
He expected news on that very soon, not only because of his help exposing the smuggling ringleader in Silverpine b...
2024-11-10 05:27:08 +0000 UTC View PostKade flipped his [Soulrend] so the blade was facing away from the karnathi. He was almost certain that a soft strike would immediately reap its life. That was usually his goal, but since he wanted to save these cannon fodder for the chick, he would need to keep them at the edge of life and death.
The karnathi visible to him raised its club-like weapon as if it would ever have a chance to ...
2024-11-09 23:17:04 +0000 UTC View PostKade warily eyed the fine lines that spiderwebbed across the eggshell. It revealed a soft glow coming from within.
Suddenly, a tiny, glowing beak broke through the shell, emitting a spark that sizzled in the air. The egg fractured further, and a small head emerged — eyes like molten gold met his gaze. He could tell that it contained uncanny intelligence.
Kade had to resist the urg...
2024-11-09 09:05:26 +0000 UTC View PostHe scratched his chest when he felt the phantom pain of the gashes that were there a few minutes ago. The interface was beeping softly to get his attention, but he was more interested in searching for a hidden door that must’ve opened after he killed the last falcon.
Not only did Kade want the reward behind it, but it would also confirm that he had cleared the challenges this chamb...
2024-11-08 08:19:33 +0000 UTC View PostKade somehow weaved through the attacking falcons and survived their first combined dive with no harm.
He quickly backed himself to the chamber wall. He blocked off their option of surrounding him and striking him at a blind point. The less area he had to pay attention to, the more he could focus on retaliating.
The falcons were about to make another attempt. This time, he had a con...
2024-11-07 16:16:15 +0000 UTC View PostCal didn’t know how long he had been drooling at the pond. He could think of plenty of possibilities with his new discovery, but none that he could test right now.
Forgetting how his mana core was already strained on the overnight use, he recalled how much worse it was when he formed the golem by using the hearthstone.
If he had accessed the pond at a level that required him to re...
2024-11-07 05:51:42 +0000 UTC View Post