Ryn

Chapter 443

“You got everything?” Freya asked him once again. 

He nodded and just to be safe, rechecked his new storage ring. Since neither Cain nor Freya was well-trained in the art of ring breaking, not even they were able to break into the Tier 5s storage ring.

Luckily, they knew someone who was very good at that sort of thing and asked the man for help. Of course, the man was very busy with other jobs, and although it was someone as powerful as Freya asking, the man had informed ...

Chapter 442

Julius wiped the sweat from his eyes and took a look at the notification he just received.

[Kinetic Energy Refinement lvl 6 -> lvl 7]

In these past couple of weeks, he had managed to gain a whole whopping seven levels in the new skill. He would have gotten more, but the skill wasn't like a normal manipulation skill. It was more of a passive skill, and he found it a little slower to level.

He hadn’t even paid much attention to his other skills during th...

Chapter 441

Fortunately, the spontaneous combustions weren’t as bad as he thought. It was mainly because of Freya’s manipulations that his kinetic energy went out of control. All she did was tweak his kinetic energy with her aura and gave it the last bit to destabilize his control over it.

She did make sure he knew that it would be very hard for anyone under Tier 6 to do what she did. It would require them to overpower Julius’s natural willpower defenses, which wasn’t something easily accom...

Chapter 440

It took him a long time to finally figure out what skill he was going to go with. But eventually, he decided that [Kinetic Energy Refinement] was the best choice for him. Cain also agreed that this was a choice that likely didn’t have any downsides.

Julius could have waited and acquired [Kinetic Energy Mastery] or [Kinetic Force Adept] and leveled either of those two skills to the next threshold. Where he might be offered a similar skill when he was evolving it to epic

However,...

Chapter 439

Julius stepped back, avoiding Cain’s sweeping leg, and then was forced to absorb as much kinetic energy from the sudden blast as he could. He failed to siphon all of it and was staggered backwards.

Cain, like the ruthless sparring partner he was, didn’t let Julius a second to breathe. He was already in front of Julius, swinging an open palm at his skull. Julius didn’t have the balance to dodge, so he had to bring his arm up to parry it. 

Unfortunately, Cain chose to be ...

Chapter 438

Upon his arrival, he found himself being welcomed by Freya right away. If he didn’t know any better, he would have suspected that she had been keeping a close eye on him. However, even if she had been, he quickly forgave her because she had come bearing gifts. 

Wrapped in some familiar parchment paper came a savory smell that tickled his nose. He could already feel his saliva dripping out of his mouth. 

“Is that what I think it is?” He asked her with sparkling eyes...

Chapter 437

They had returned to the village after a long trek back. Emil already had plans to return to the bandits' base tomorrow, but for the time being, they needed to organize some things. There were some very valuable things tucked away in that mountainside, and it would take time to recover all of it. 

Julius wouldn’t be surprised if Emil repurposed the base for something else. There had to be a use for the already established base, and going off the advanced enchantments placed aroun...

Chapter 436

After the Tier 5s were taken care of, the rest was easy. Despite how tired both of them were, the moment the Tier 5s fell, the rest of the fighting ceased. From what he could tell, nobody fighting wanted to die, especially not the bandits. Throughout the entire battle, they had been fighting very conservatively, and they knew that the battle was over now that their leader was out for the count.

That was a good thing because it meant fewer people died. Thankfully, only a relatively small...

Chapter 435

Author's Note: Okay, since you all asked so nicely, I will graciously bestow upon all of you an additional chapter <3

A massive explosion rocked throughout the cavern, and the earth mages who previously tried to collapse it on them were now desperately trying to prevent it. Since they were also in the line of fire, they didn’t want the roof coming down any more than Julius did.

Julius looked over at the Tier 5, who was unconscious inside the ruined set of armor with a frown....

Chapter 434

Julius had never really fought with someone before. Most of the time, he was the person who had to hold back so that his teammates could get involved. This was the first time he was the one barely keeping up.

Emil, the enemy Tier 5, and the alpha Frost Bear were all beyond him. To be honest, it was mostly Emil who was holding them at bay. Julius’s job was to be a pest and to cause as much damage as he could. Even that was only possible because of his new [Void Strike] skill. 

Chapter 433

Lily POV

She dropped to her knees and vomited all over the ground. Thankfully, she had the foresight to eat light beforehand, but she still hated the astringent taste of bile as it dripped from her lips.

“Get up,” Marcus ordered her strictly and used his domain to remove all of the vomit from the floor. 

As much as she wanted to yell at Marcus to shut up and leave her alone, she listened and dragged her tired body up to her feet. After all, she was ...

Chapter 432

Julius quickly found himself getting swarmed by four bears at the same time. It was safe to say that these massive beasts took up his entire attention. He had already made a tiny mistake that was swiftly punished by his getting his entire arm ripped off in a single swing.

These four bears were on top of the two bears he had already killed, thanks to some liberal uses of [Void Strike]. However, even when he used his void skills, the bears were still very sturdy. Their sheer size made thi...

Chapter 431

The bear was already on top of Emil, lashing out with powerful swipes of its arms. Thankfully, the chief no longer had to focus on keeping the ceiling from falling. Since the barrier was no longer up, the bandits must have decided that collapsing the ceiling wasn’t as viable a strategy since they were now at risk of getting hurt as well. This freed up Emil to fight the Tier 5 and the man’s gigantic bear without too many distractions.

Of course, some earth mages were still dropping t...

Chapter 430

Julius could only shake his head as he sensed the barrier slam into place. He had attempted to stall the activation, but he was a second too late. However, during the little clash of wills, he was able to get a gauge of the opposing Tier 5's aura. From what Julius could glean from that small confrontation, the man wasn’t as powerful as some of the other Tier 5s he had come across.

It felt less experienced and forged than a combat-focused Tier 5 should have. That led him to believe tha...

Chapter 429

Emil POV

Emil made sure to extend his senses as far as possible. He didn’t want anyone sneaking up on them. Stealth was key; if they could get close enough and through the barrier without being noticed, they would have a much better chance of succeeding.

Yet he didn’t think he needed to go that far. He looked over where young Julius was walking ahead with pinched lips. He already had a feeling that the boy was hiding some of his abilities. Still, upon hearing ...

Chapter 428

They met with the chief, and Julius told the man as much as he could. The chief took it all in and immediately began forming a plan.

The plan was quite simple. They would organize a group to go out and scout the area. Since Julius was the only person who could sense the beacon, he was tasked with pinpointing the exact location for the rest of them.

The group they managed to gather wasn’t that large. Just over a couple of dozen people, including the adventurers and himself, which...

Chapter 427

With their help, Julius was a lot less worried about taking care of these rescued prisoners. They seemed to know what they were doing and were able to organize the villagers quickly once they found an appropriate place to sleep for the night. They were also glad to see that he had taken the rod with him, and when they set camp, Jakob had activated it to protect them from the cold and threats that might be roaming around at night. 

Julius let them handle all of this and took a backs...

Chapter 426

Julius had sensed their approach right away. They weren’t exactly the most sneaky people, but he had to give them some credit. There was some kind of skill or spell that hid their exact location. If not for [Absolute Spatial Perception], he didn’t know if he would have detected them as easily.

Thankfully, he did, and it could not have been at a better time. The group of prisoners he had rescued was quite large, and he had no idea what he was supposed to do with them. He had grabbed ...

Chapter 425

Rasmus POV

He watched in confusion as the cloaked figure escorted the villagers out of the bandit camp. He had gone out ahead of his team in order to scout, but didn’t think he would come across a situation like this. 

He and his team had taken this mission from the guild and decided to help out this village. Mariann grew up in the surrounding area and had convinced all of them to take the job, despite the low reward and high risk. Of course, it didn't take...

Chapter 424

A wave of unease rippled throughout his soul as [Spatial Crack] and [Barrier of Severance] collided. This impact reverberated throughout his soul and felt very different than his other skill combinations. 

He quickly sat down to meditate and calm himself. The dim orbs that represented his unchosen skills were dragged closer to this mess and devoured before he could do anything. 

As he felt this sensation, he was dimly aware of another person in the area. They weren’t g...

Chapter 423

It was surprisingly easy to destroy the barrier. His little spatial knife did an excellent job at cutting through the inscriptions that enforced the shield. When he finally laid eyes on the prisoners, his heart clenched at the sight.

There was no life in their eyes. They were completely dead, and most of them seemed barely cognitively aware that they were freed. He had to pull them up and out of the cell physically. Upon closer inspection, he saw how badly some of them were injured. The...

Chapter 422

Velton POV

He snapped the metal case back closed and observed as the image in front of him vanished. That had been Sten, and he had asked Velton about the mission. Velton omitted some details, but that was par for the course. It would anger Sten, and Velton would have to be responsible for his team’s actions.

Velton had learned that it was much easier to hide their poor decisions rather than try to change their behavior. He attempted to do that a few ti...

Chapter 421

The sun quickly set on his back. The only visible light came from the night sky, and it was quite a magnificent sight to behold. 

The moon was massive and had this ephemeral blue that lit up the entire sky. What was even more breathtaking was the iridescent rainbow that streaked across the sky. It was subtle, but the sight was positively magical. 

For the time being, he simply enjoyed the sight as he made his way toward his destination. 

He hadn’t been expec...

Chapter 420

Eda POV

She watched as the people slowly exited the room, heading off to their respective duties. There was a lot to be done, and no time to waste. When it was just her, Emil, and Elder Aeron, she finally spoke her mind.

“I can believe the Shattered Winter School would send a meager Tier 3. It would almost be better if they just ignored us and sent nobody at all,” she said, frustratedly.

She couldn’t understand why Emil was treating this boy with so mu...

Chapter 419

He was taken to a small hall in the middle of the village. The village itself was quite lovely. It was clean and had robust buildings. He even spotted several decorative fountains and nicely paved streets on his way through the village. 

The main thing that he recognized, compared to a city like Auraulos or Heston, was that there wasn’t an intense feeling of mana coming from the buildings. Often, these other cities had buildings or structures with massive enchantments running thr...

Chapter 418

Unfortunately, not all of his healings went that smoothly. There were a couple of times when Galten or Freya had to intervene on his behalf. It was especially true on some of the more complex injuries. 

One woman had lost her eye, and Julius attempted to regenerate it. He emphasized that because he made a very minor mistake, the eyeball popped like an overinflated balloon. The woman screamed like she had just been subjected to the worst torture imaginable, and it took Galt...

Chapter 417

After his morning class, he headed off to Freya, where he was met with a surprise.

“Okay, I think you are ready to start healing people,” she said first thing when he walked in.

He smiled brightly. “Finally! So you don’t think I am a danger to patients?”

She shut down his enthusiasm straight away. “Not a chance. However, you have sufficient control that waiting would only waste both our time. If you end up messing someone up, either Galten or I will help you.”<...

Chapter 416

He established a comfortable routine, where each moment of the day was meticulously planned out. In the mornings, he would attend kinetic energy training, where he would often find himself getting slammed to the floor by his opponents. Then he would immediately head over to Freya for his daily lesson. 

After that, he would go to the clinic, where Galten would show him some basics and still not allow him to use healing magic on other people, as he was worried that Julius would mutat...

Chapter 415

He dusted himself off with a click of his tongue. He should have expected that. The implosion was just like the last time he collapsed a spatial crack. Only this time, the damage was many times more violent.

Apparently, it was bad enough that Cain must have heard the noise and come to check. Julius sensed the man's approach with his perception skill and then felt a gentle blanket of aura envelop the room. Upon entering, Cain saw that Julius was alright and looked at the exact location w...

Chapter 414

Julius tested a lot of things with the new skill. Cain was there to help him as well. The man was more than happy to push the limits of the skill and ensured that Julius was being appropriately challenged.

He also tried using his kinetic energy to fly, which was a fantastic thing just in itself. In contrast to his earlier flight attempts, this time he had much more control. He barely needed his wings to help him either. They were still very useful, but he felt like he could go without t...