Mister Vii

Chapter 233 – Day 518 (Part 2) – You Get Arachnophobia! Achievement Earned

It was getting dark by the time my energy was back in full. I even prepared a use of Air Burst and regenerated my energy just in case. Perhaps my timing on this entire trip had been a bit off. I should have waited at the edge of the level 2 zone and set off in the morning, rather than leaving from Purgatory.

The temptation of warm bread and butter got to me. Well, I wasn’t worried, I had more than enough energy. While the darkness was creepy, my Perception had enough stat poi...

Chapter 232 – Day 518 – Breakfast In The Morning

“Good morning Michael,” Clarissa said as she sat down for breakfast.

“Morning, Clarissa,” I replied.

“Have fun?” she asked. She wasn’t even grinning at me. And with her tone of voice, it was hard to tell if she was making fun of me.

“It was nice, but not something I would do constantly. Soft Voice was okay and opened my eyes to the minute implications of the Body stat,” I said while calmly buttering some toast.

“Oh, like what?” Clarissa asked.

Chapter 231 – Day 517 (Part 2) – ASMR Soft Voice

I was sitting on a cushioned chair in my room looking over the accounting books. I had been disappointed with Doctor Katz. While he had taken over the type research for crafting crystals, he clearly wasn’t talented like Elliot had been in that area. A shame he helped assassins try to kill me.

I had shared my info with him and he would start looking into the crafting crystals I had brought. I was surprised he had moved away from summoning, but he didn’t like the research and it was a...

Chapter 230 – Day 517 – A Concerning Letter

“Michael, surprised to see you back so soon,” Clarissa greeted me after I had gotten a shower and some fresh clothes. I was enjoying a late dinner in the conference room. I gestured at a chair and Clarissa took a seat.

“Well, Naran needed a vacation. Too much time near void zones. They were wearing on him. I can poke the swamp dungeons to the North and South while he rests,” I answered before slurping my stew. It was delicious, we really needed a way to have a cook when grinding...

Chapter 229 – Day 515 – Level 4 Zones

The next day we set off into the frostlands. There were dark blue centipedes that emitted blasts of freezing cold. Dangerous, but not that hard to dodge. Much easier than the force wall gargoyles for sure. Naran and I took turns killing them and turning them into crafting crystals.

About halfway through the zone, I paused for a moment. Why was I doing this? It was pointless. Naran suddenly ran past me and smashed a pink spider monster the size of a very large dog with his massive sword....

Chapter 228 – Day 514 – More Exploration Around Heaven

“Ahh!” Naran let out a shout and came up to a crouch while stabbing his sword above him.

Acid Shot x2. I covered his flanks from the smaller level 2 monsters as he skewered the boss. My attacks lost a bit of cohesion midair before impacting on the monsters to either side. Monster fluid rained down on him and he quickly shifted his sword to toss the boss to the side, ripping the blade through the monster in the process.

It was a level 3 monster, dangerous, but not some...

Chapter 227 – Day 513 – More Exploration, Poking The Zones

We left the temple very early in the morning and raced through the swamp to the Southeast. Thankfully the swamp quickly turned into shadowlands. The overcast sky was a little bit annoying, but not a huge hindrance.

We ran into white leaf beasts, but their mind attacks did nothing to slow Naran and I down in the slightest. We reached the corner of the zone and looked at the three neighboring zones. To the East, was the zone we had already checked, but there were mistlands.

To the S...

Chapter 226 – Day 512 – Scum Lake

The next day we made our way South following the boarder of the swamp and the deadlands where Naran and I had been yesterday. We kept going, processing the spotted twisting vine monsters as crafting crystals.

It was about midday when the curve the swamp swung hard to the West, only partway through the zone. We kept following the curve, since it was still going a bit South and then we ran into a lake, covered with green pond scum.

It might not be a lake, but the boundaries of the S...

Chapter 225 – Day 511 – The Endless Void Of Realizations

Acid Shot. Another one of the leaf beasts died, melted away. I hated this swamp. I really, really hated it. Did I mention I hated it. I would rather give the Ritualist a big fat juicy kiss on the lips than go through the swamp. Well, kissing the Ritualist bit might be too far, but the swamp was quickly ascending up my list of most miserable experiences of my life.

The leaf beasts would burst out of the water or jump down from the towering trees, with little to no warning. Naran...

Chapter 224 – Day 510 (Part 2) – Onwards, With Everyone

“Ow,” Naran let out a groan.

“You alive?” I asked as I got to my feet. The area around where the crystal had been was scorched black and any small rocks had been crushed to dust. Some of that dust had melted into blackened glass.

“That…let’s not do that again,” Naran said. I agreed with that sentiment.

“Well, we have an answer at least, skill crystals only react to blood as a medium, not water, and when they disintegrate, they unleash the skills they have w...

Chapter 223 – Day 510 – Cliff Dungeon And Beyond

We followed the edge of the swamp as it mostly went to the East and a bit North the following day, killing vine monsters along the way. When Naran struck them with his sword it was like an axe splitting apart tubes of toothpaste. Vine juice went everywhere before turning to dust.

We eventually reached some cliffs in the middle of the zone. Each zone was about 20 miles across or 32 kilometers. I had a good sense of my speed after all the traveling we had done. I looked at how the swamp l...

Chapter 222 – Day 509 – Trying To Break Things

It was fairly early once we arrived at Heaven. There were people near the gate, but I ignored them while we got stares and people pointed fingers, but no one tried to stop us. We made our way through the city towards the plaza.

This was the perfect time to try out some things. Once we reached the plaza, there were people standing around and trash all over the place. They hadn’t descended into cannibalism, but the place didn’t look well run.

“Excuse me,” a woman came up to ...

Chapter 221 – Day 508 – A Stirred Nest

We paused in the summoner ant deadlands to the East of Purgatory at coordinates (0,2). I looked up at the mound. I wouldn’t call it a mountain, but a hill with some holes. I was debating about poking the dungeon.

Killing summoner ants was easy if one was quick enough. It was a clear case of quantity versus quality. I wanted to see what a level 3 summoner looked like, so I could make a guess about a level 4 summoner type monster.

I was hesitant about dungeons, but I did want to f...

Chapter 220 – Day 506 (Part 2) – Aftershocks To The Gut From Worms

Naran and I ate our meal in silence. “You noticed it right?” I asked after a few minutes of chowing down some fresh bread and fruit.

“You mean how the majority of the monsters went after you?” Naran asked back.

“Yes. What do you think their behavior is based on?” I lobbed back a question. Naran let out a small sigh and I knew exactly the reason he did that.

“Purchase, stats, aerial combat, or getting wounded, pick your poison. It is one of those three things. N...

Chapter 219 – Day 506 – Leaving Once More

I got up and showered. I stretched as I let the water run over me. There would only be more fights in the future. Another battle I managed to pull through somehow. My old armor was trashed. I put on my new armor. Same as the old. Elise did good work on her designs.

I looked at the chest that I had requested to be put in my room. I left all ten of the flying worm crystals inside of the chest along with the golem crystals I had managed to keep. I was not ready to summon a level 4 monster....

Chapter 218 – Day 505 (Part 4) – Sky Worms, Round 2, Fight!

Four people used the skill at the same time. A wave of burning light swept through the air above me. I felt the heat press down on me. I quickly turned to my left and raced for the store pillars. A quick glance showed, that two of the flying worms were hit while the other two after me were forced to dodged. The top of my house was melted and blown apart, given the top corner a melted and ruined appearance.

General Smith and the skill users quickly retreated back inside a building. I rea...

Chapter 217 – Day 505 (Part 3) – Viewpoints 18

Doctor Katz

I had warned Tim and Elliot. I had warned everyone multiple times, don’t try anything. It won’t be pleasant if you are caught. Now they had been tortured to death. Michael should have just killed them and have been done with it.

The bells began to clang. I had been warned ahead of time as Chief Researcher. “You all know the drill. Secure everything and then to the panic room,” I called out. I made sure the two other researchers still alive and ...

Chapter 216 – Day 505 (Part 2) – Sky Worms

I began to make out the monsters in more detail. Segmented gray and red worms about twice the height of a human, with spikes coming off their backs, pincers at the front like an ant for their mouth with a circular maw of teeth, bat wings, and a wicked looking double edged blade at the end of their tail. There were ten of them and they gave off the impression of a level 4 monster.

You don’t look like something out of a nightmare without being a level 4 monster. It was a small thing I n...

Chapter 215 – Day 505 – What Is Power? What Is Friendship?

“Champion Michael, I was told you wanted to speak to me?” Clarissa asked. I had been doing a lot of thinking during the night and very early this morning.

“Yes,” I said, and she took her seat to my right in the conference room. The fact she didn’t choose to sit across from me was a good sign.  “I would like to hear what you have to say first.” I didn’t even tell her what I wanted to talk about or the direction I planned to take things. It had taken a while for me to...

Chapter 214 – Day 504 (Part 2) – Viewpoints 17

Clarissa

I watched as Michael tortured two men to death silently. I knew something like this would happen the moment I dragged both of them in front of him. It didn’t matter that Elliot was quite capable at his position. A betrayal of Michael was something he took personally.

I held the man’s fake glasses in my hand. He thought he was clever and helping his colleague out. But he clearly knew what he did was wrong, since he had altered his meticulous record kee...

Chapter 213 – 503 – An Impassioned Speech

I was standing a bit behind the balcony, listening to President Bob wrap up his speech. “Thank you people of Purgatory!” Clarissa came up as President Bob stepped back. There was applause and some cheering. President Bob was nervous for some reason, I thought he was a good public speaker?

“Today we celebrate over 500 days since the first arrival. We owe our very survival to him. Forcing the Ritualist back, protecting this city, exploring the boundaries of the Systemic Lands, and t...

Chapter 212 – 501 (Part 2) – That Kind Of Elites

“Welcome Champion Michael to the Crystal Casino,” a woman in a tight red dress greeted me inside the entrance to the casino.

“Thank you. I was told there was a poker game?” I asked.

“Of course, people have just sat down, would you like any refreshments before or during the game?” the hostess asked.

“Something a bit sweet to drink. Some finger foods wouldn’t be that bad either, but I want to sit down first,” I said.

“Of course. Please follow me. Your...

Chapter 211 – Day 501 – A Festival

I looked at the old carts where people were hawking a range of items for sale. Clarissa had assigned me two guards to keep the riff raff away. I had no objection. Melting people would apparently put a damper on the festival and celebration. Better to not let an incident get out of hand in the first place, than making me annoyed.

It was kind of amusing that a big portion of Clarissa’s job when I was around was keeping me from melting people or having me melt people. Well, that was why ...

Chapter 210 – Day 500 (Part 5) – Clarissa The Mastermind

“You are having them kill their grinders to weaken them long term. With the difference in stats, there is no way to easily fight back. Both cities’ growth rates are slowed,” I worked out. Clarissa slowly nodded.

“Yes. They turn the monsters they encounter into crafting crystals and then rob and kill everyone else. They send back the crafting crystals and keep the rest,” Clarissa explained.

“Why didn’t you tell me before?” I asked.

“Because the less people w...

Chapter 209 – Day 500 (Part 4) – The Type Chart, First Iteration

I checked out the City Shield building. It was a bunker with a single pillar to deposit points into the shield and activate the shield. Nothing interesting no markings. It was built like the Prison with very thick walls, of higher quality material that city purchased buildings appeared to be made of.

After that, Clarissa escorted me back to my home and set me up in a conference room with refreshments. I was impressed she was spending time with me rather than foisting me off on some idio...

Chapter 208 – Day 500 (Part 3) – Food Vs Bombs

“You are using government funds to subsidize development for spin off businesses. Which you will then own and make a profit from,” I said calmly.

“Yes, I am. Passive income is the best income. Military expenses are piling up-“ I slammed my hand down on the table with bang, cutting her off from saying anything more. Clarissa jumped in her seat a bit.

“I thought you understood. Perhaps it is your background, or some other misunderstanding that hasn’t been cleared up. I w...

Chapter 207 – Day 500 (Part 2) – Research And Development

“Consumption is only viable for poisoning over a long period of time and a person would notice,” Clarissa countered.

“True. Still, concerning. Also, the amount and preparation would be hard to easily hide. So, it is a dead end?” I asked.

“For the most part. But one can gain a lot of power in a short amount of time. Get up to 500 in every stat and then be unleashed. The damage from consumption happens at the start. And by the time crystals form, regeneration is no longer ...

Chapter 206 – Day 500 – The Chief Administrator Was Administrating

“It was a risk-“ I cut off Clarissa before she could get going.

“Do you understand the threat of a level 4 monster?” I asked harshly. I then let out a sigh and sagged back in my chair. She was quiet as I sipped some fruit juice. Orange juice in fact. It had been so long since I tasted it, the taste took me a moment to place. Actual juice, instead of flavored water.

Clarissa was silent as I thought through the issue. I was frustrated since, a level 4 did not care about quan...

Stats and Skills: Volume 5

System Shop – Day 500

The system store list of Purgatory on Day 500 I made for reference. Purchased city buildings are noted.