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Chapter 513 – Boulders

‘Straight to Refined, huh? Not bad!’ Micky thought, pressing his excitement down before it showed on his host’s expression by mistake. The last thing Marnok needed was to have to explain to his crewmates why he was the only one thrilled to be starving on a deserted island.

Thinking back to the spell, Micky had to admit that he wasn’t all that surprised by its classification. The new field of magiscript that he had just invented had an extremely high barrier of entry. In...

Chapter 512 – Internal

Lacking enough information to determine with any certainty what exactly was making the sailors ill, Micky decided to let the situation unfold, and to deal with everything as it came.

Ignoring the coughing men, he took a moment to bask in the warm sunlight, and to take a few deep breaths of the cool, salty breeze, appreciating his leisurely stroll along the coast. His host didn’t know where exactly their destination was, but according to the others there was still some ground left to c...

Chapter 511 – Coughing

Everyone felt a lot less tired by sunset, though the sailors agreed that it was best to wait until morning before beginning their journey into the island’s unwelcoming depths. Granted, time was precious, and it wasn’t like they were completely safe on the beach, but delving into the jungle at night would have been even riskier.

A small campfire burned amidst the sleeping men, giving the fine sand a rich, golden hue. Many had argued against lighting the flame up, of course. The harde...

Chapter 510 – Robari

Micky had several questions, not the least of which being “how did a barren world without elixirs ever produce demigods?” He wasn’t in a rush to voice them, however. First, he and his host had to take a few precautions to raise their odds of surviving the upcoming trek.

After giving Marnok a brief explanation about himself and the second core, Micky began emptying ridiculous amounts of healing potions and mushrooms into their stomach, allowing the gluttonous vortex in their abdome...

Chapter 509 – Survivors

The sound of the tall waves washing over the coast was strangely soothing – almost like the sea had forgotten the horrific massacre that had taken place in its depths just then. The sailors didn’t seem to care about the ocean’s cruel irony in the slightest, too busy whispering to one another while gawking at Micky’s host.

“Marnok?! How in the reefs did ya pull that off?!” one of the survivors barked, holding out a hand to haul him up.

Micky found it odd that he could r...

Chapter 508 – Marnok

Micky watched the sailors swim toward the island with all their strength. The poor souls didn’t even dare to toss a glance back as their crewmates got dragged to the dark depths one after the other.

Some tried to resist the monsters. Colours of every common affinity flashed beneath the surface as the distraught men fired their spells at their hunters. Micky guessed that a couple of blasts might have even landed, though he failed to spot any carcasses. The dead creatures were probably ...

Chapter 507 – Micky’s clone

It wasn’t a greater or even a lower spring that the clone had found himself approaching this time – just a barren world. At least, he hadn’t sensed the presence of any gods or powerful mortals, yet he still felt more excited about this trip than he had in a long time.

The fact that he’d given himself permission to relax for once, focusing more on the experience itself than the potential benefits, certainly played a huge role, but there was more to it than that. He hadn’t even ...

Chapter 506 – Gamble

Countless thoughts passed through Phoebe’s mind in an instant, as even somebody as experienced as her struggled to digest the shocking events she’d just witnessed.

Strictly speaking, the strength of the cloaked figure wasn’t worth mentioning to a demigod – let alone a titaness. Even if Percy managed to reach the Clear grade himself, the power of a paragon was more of a threat to weaker gods – not those who had mastered several concepts and climbed even further up the cosmic la...

Chapter 505 – Mistake

As expected, Phoebe watched Deimos toy with Percy and the crow, effortlessly ripping them apart. Seeing the Violet preparing to finish the boy off, she knew that her time to interfere was quickly running out. Yet, just as she was about to step in to save him, the broken familiar leapt in the way of the blast, clearly intending to sacrifice everything to protect its master.

The sight made Phoebe hesitate, thinking that letting Deimos destroy the crow first might not be a terrible idea. 2025-11-04 07:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post

Chapter 504 – Stalker

A few days earlier

Unbeknownst to Percy, there was an ancient, wise, and arguably pretty pair of eyes watching his every move. In fact, learning how long these eyes had been observing him would likely send a chill down his spine.

Admittedly, spying on the boy wasn’t Phoebe’s classiest move, but it couldn’t be helped. Percy was just too important to leave alone, and this was the only way to prevent any accidents from occurring – save perhaps for making her ...

Chapter 503 – Percy’s version of a vacation

Tired as he was, Percy couldn’t help but keep his eyes glued to the egg during the first couple of hours. The bundle of souls rolling inside the obsidian orb calmed down after a while, showing no immediate signs of collapsing – which had to be a good thing. It was still a mess in there, of course, and the familiar’s soul had no defined shape, making Percy question whether something had gone terribly wrong with the operation.

Then again, he didn’t have anything to compare this to...

Chapter 502 – Without laying a few eggs

The Violet wasp had obviously laid countless eggs in her life, since populating the hive was one of her most important responsibilities. Naturally, she had to be quite experienced at this – at the very least, there was no doubt in Percy’s mind that producing a Starry Breeder’s egg was downright effortless for the Queen.

Giving birth to a new descendant, however, was clearly as far from effortless as anything could be…

Through their connection, he felt the strain on her sou...

Chapter 501 – Can’t make a familiar

The elemental body conveyed the human’s findings to the Queen, her giant frame sagging slightly with disappointment as a result.

‘Is there nothing you can do?’ the creature asked in a tired, shaky voice.

‘Not with these eggs,’ Micky shook his head. ‘How long has it been since you laid them?’

‘A while,’ the Queen admitted after thinking for a couple of seconds. ‘Do you think a fresh egg might stand a better chance?�...