PathOfPen

Chapter 340 – Chasing the entity

Percy didn’t even get a moment to ponder over the how or why the entity had responded in the way it had, when he spotted something moving beneath their feet.

“It’s trying to escape!” he exclaimed, already running behind it.

The change was barely perceptible – just a slight shift in the flow of soul mana inside the water. Anyone would have missed it if they weren’t paying close attention. The entity shot away at a dizzying speed, clearly trying to shak...

Chapter 282 – 5000 credits

The Yellow golem was nothing like the bouncing balls of the Red level, or the spider-like constructs of the Orange level. It resembled a person, much like the Green golems, yet it was far smaller than the hulking monstrosities Percy had fought alongside Gabe. Its lean frame was covered in yellow runes, its most threatening feature being the pair of long, curved blades replacing its forearms.

‘Let’s see what you’re made of, then!’

Not waiting for the golem to move,...

Chapter 339 – Grey blot

With his boosting art now at Masterful, Percy was confident he could defeat any solitary opponent on the planet. Well, unless they ran into a Blue beast, but he wasn’t sure there were any on Melodia.

That was not to say that they were out of trouble though.

They could still get swarmed by lots of weaker beasts, and his host needed someone to guard her while she rested. Right now, she was exhausted, and they had no idea if their companions had even survived. Splitting up...

Chapter 281 – Extending the trip

“Glad to hear it.” Metatron said before sending him flying out of a freshly opened exit in the cube with a wave of his tentacle, leaving only Gabe and Tlaloc behind.

“Oh, and I noticed you amassed quite a few credits last time you were here… Tell you what… If you can get to 5000, I’ll give you something you can’t find elsewhere.” the titan added right as the door closed.

Leo’s body only came to a halt after tumbling over a dozen metres. Percy winced as he pulled ...

Chapter 338 – Faces

Rivers of fiends shot at Percy and Sol from every direction, the swarm flying soundlessly above the still water. The only sounds breaking the eerie silence of the lake were the crisp notes released by the beast’s powerful hops in the distance, as well as the girl’s rhythmic breaths.

‘We’re at a disadvantage!’ she said.

Percy nodded, having noticed the same. The mantis wielded the swarm like a mage would their mana. The only difference was that the beast wasn’t...

Chapter 280 – Regret

“I’m listening.”

“I can give you a powerful spell that anyone can use, regardless of their affinity. It takes some effort to meet the requirements, but I promise you it’s worth it.” Percy explained.

“What tier?”

“Refined.”

Some disappointment flashed in the titan’s eyes, yet Percy spoke again.

“I wouldn’t look down on it if I were you. It can be used alongside other spells, and it’s beneficial even for Violets and Whites. In fact, I’...

Chapter 337 – Symbiotic

Having been the first to spot the attack, Percy had an easier time dodging. With two swift strides, he sidestepped the torrent of fiends, watching as it soundlessly phased through the smooth surface of the water. Probably even the ground beneath, judging from its momentum.

Doh had a slightly tougher time avoiding it. He rolled out of the way, barely managing to push himself back to his feet using his hands, just before the surface tension gave way under him.

The Yellow’s luck ha...

Chapter 279 – Tlaloc

“You know… saving you would have been a lot easier if you’d tried running towards me instead of standing there, waiting to be rescued like a moron…” Percy said once he was back on his feet.

Then, he helped the prisoner up, as the guy seemed incapable of standing by himself. He opened his beak to speak, but a few runes lit up around his collar, not a sound coming out. Though he didn’t give up. He tried to communicate via gestures, only for more enchantments to glow o...

Chapter 336 – Chaotic battle

Percy was more than happy with his new Refined spell. There was still some room for improvement, but he doubted it would register another upgrade during his stay on Melodia. It wouldn’t be until he merged it with his Replicating Soul Harvester back home that he expected it to hit Masterful.

In any case, neither he nor his companions got much time to relax, their fight against the jigreets only marking the beginning of their trouble.

It wasn’t an accident the trio had avoided f...

Chapter 278 – Rhaziel

The wine glass shattered into sand, the liquid vaporizing instantly as a tremor ran through the mansion.

‘What the hell was that?!’

It made no sense! At first, the kid had merely screamed his lungs out like a lunatic – just like he’d done last year. But he hadn’t seemed capable of doing any more than that. So… how exactly had the rest of this come to pass?

Thinking back, Rhaziel realized the change had occurred while that teacher held the kid against the...

Chapter 335 – Wisps

‘Seven Green beasts?! Together?!’ Percy spat, cursing inward at their bad luck.

Back on Remior, one would be hard-pressed to find even two or three Greens of the same species, let alone this many. At least if special locations like the Fungal Spire were excluded. But perhaps, it wasn’t that surprising.

On Melodia, the creatures had an entire continent mostly to themselves, with very few sapients to cull them. Furthermore, this was close to the height of the beast ti...

Chapter 277 – Mana Flow?

Mana spilled out of the prisoner’s pores, shrouding his body in a cyan mist. Like with Percy’s Synchronization, the influx of mana was simply too much to fit inside one’s channels. The only way to survive the technique was to let this excess out, essentially storing it externally.

But the captive didn’t stop there. The mana formed whirlpools all around him, in specific patterns that seemed to connect with those on his skin. They drew and mixed with the ambient mana, before pushi...

Chapter 334 – Mirror Lake

According to Doh, the lake stretched for hundreds of miles, making it even larger than the Thirsty Valley.

‘Should be called the Mirror Sea, really…’

It was impossible to see the other end of its tranquil waters even after climbing the colossal trees in its vicinity. Percy would have loved to try anyway, to get a better look at it. It wasn’t every day a mortal got a chance to visit an Elemental Source – and of their own affinity, no less.

Sadly, that wasn�...

Chapter 276 – Guest lecturer

The trio’s hurried steps echoed through the long corridor as they rushed to reach the auditorium on time. And they weren’t alone, several latecomers practically running by their side. Yet, Percy’s thoughts were far removed from the Mana Flow lecture right now.

‘I can’t believe I’m going to miss these guys…’

Klatz and Lyn had helped him hang the painting in his host’s room before leaving with him. Their continued, near-suffocating love had nearly...

Chapter 333 – Swarm

The hunters had expected some changes in their surroundings as they neared the Mirror Lake. It was the most mana-rich location on the entire planet, and that led to a cascade of additional consequences. The plant life in the surrounding area flourished, growing to downright titanic sizes.

While they were still a couple days away, Percy noticed the trees were already twice as tall as before, their trunks as wide as small huts. Even their crowns were larger, their canopies almost blanketi...

Chapter 275 – Bonds

“Are you sure about it?” one of the guards asked.

“Look at it yourself – the runes are blinking!” the other replied. “This only happens when the tanks drop below 25%.”

The first guy raised an eyebrow.

“Is there’s something wrong with the enchantment?” he asked again in disbelief. “The potions are meant to last 15 years. Didn’t we refill them like… 4 years ago?”

But the other one shook his head.

“No way. I’d buy that if it was just ...

Chapter 332 – Nostalgic

Objectively speaking, the fight wasn’t going well.

Percy’s spinning sickles just about managed to keep the bird at bay, preventing it from tearing him to shreds. But he didn’t have an easy time landing a hit either. In fact, he’d come closer to slicing Latt’s soul up by accident a couple times, forcing the man to retreat behind a large tree. Not that the wood would offer much protection from the soul mana, but it seemed to put the Yellow-born at ease.

If that wa...

Chapter 274 – Reigniting one’s will

All things considered, going through the notebooks had been relatively straightforward. Percy had merely had to replicate a few well-defined exercises, without much room for interpretation. And he’d been generously rewarded for his efforts – both at a personal level and with respect to his host’s recovery.

The diary, on the other hand, was a lot more open-ended. Its contents spanned every detail of Leo’s life, and it was up to Percy to actively claw through the mess to dig the m...

Chapter 331 – Twice the results

The following days reminded Percy of his time in the Thirsty Valley. Once again, he found himself in a group of three people – or three bodies, at least – surrounded by an endless expanse filled with horrific beasts.

Only, the situation was a little worse – in many ways. Doh, Sol and Latt were arguably weaker than Elaine, Nesha and his main body. They also had to keep moving, and were operating under a far stricter timeline.

But it wasn’t all bad.

At least, the deniz...

Chapter 273 – Finding Leo

Something warm trickled down Percy’s chin, soaking the fur on his neck. The smell of iron filled his nostrils, his brain feeling like jelly. But he endured.

More importantly, his concentration stretched like a rubber band – or perhaps, like a slingshot, shooting shrapnel through his skull. Staying conscious was just as hard as maintaining the exercise, but he knew he couldn’t afford to pass out. If he did, he could easily lose all his time in the chamber, dooming Leo in the proces...

Chapter 330 – Offer

Percy watched Rei as she sifted through the empty vials in her pockets, her trembling hand probably searching for a healing potion.

It didn’t seem like she had any left.

“Here you go,” he said, startling her. She clearly hadn’t noticed him approach.

Summoning two from his storage, he extended his hand. But she seemed hesitant to take them.

“They won’t be enough anyway. My liver is severely damaged.”

“They will be, if you drink more of them.” he ...

Chapter 272 – Shards of glass

Glancing around, he quickly spotted a strange circle in the middle of the room. It was covered in even more enchantments than everything else, clearly protecting something extremely valuable. And Percy knew exactly what it was.

The Wiseman’s Dust.

There was an indentation inside the circle, about the shape of a palmprint. Percy placed his hand on it without hesitation, prompting an immediate reaction.

Something metallic unlatched with a heavy click, the disk splitting into...

Chapter 329 – Rei

“I survived… again.” Rei muttered, her heart clenching at the sight of her fallen comrades.

She was one of the few remaining Orange cores in the group. Unlike the others, she hadn’t made it this far through sheer luck, however. The other hunters had done everything in their power to protect her. Even the Yellows threw their bodies between her and the monsters, giving their lives for hers.

Because she was a medic.

The last surviving medic in the camp, in fact. She was...

Chapter 271 – Wiseman’s Chamber

Percy arrived at the designated lounge an hour early, unwilling to waste even a second of his time in the Wiseman’s Chamber.

“Good morning, sir.” an attendant greeted him with a deep bow.

He was an older Orange-born. Not quite at Blue yet, though a few silver streaks ran through his mane. His luxurious clothes looked twenty times more expensive than Percy’s robes.

It took Percy a few moments to recover from his surprise at the man’s overly polite greeting. What...