“WITCHES!!”
Keltullis gagged violently, coughing flames into her mouth. A searing torrent of heat surged forth like a pillar, purging every last trace of the stench and poison.
The red dragon was now truly enraged—her fury erupted as a fresh wave of dragonfire, even more ferocious than before, sweeping across the entire Whispering Hills range.
But this time, the three Crones weren’t thinking of fighting back—they were fleeing, purely out of survival instinct.
Nahamah was feeling an intense wave of weakness coursing through its body. Yet its face was still adorned with a gleeful grin. Only, what Sa
Nahamah was feeling an intense wave of weakness coursing through its body.
Yet its face was still adorned with a gleeful grin.
Only, what Sakazuki did next made that smile freeze.
[BOOM!!!]
Suddenly, the volcano behind Sakazuki erupted. A torrent of lava, radiating unbearable heat, surged out in an endless tide.
But in...
2025-07-11 19:13:35 +0000 UTC View PostThere wasn’t much to say about the Godling’s base stats—this was by far the weakest follower Lann had ever contracted. Not even as strong as
There wasn’t much to say about the Godling’s base stats—this was by far the weakest follower Lann had ever contracted.
Not even as strong as Milva when he first encountered her—and back then, the girl was still a starving, half-feral bounty hunter.
But the Godling’s trait was interesting.
This [Instinctive Discernm...
2025-07-11 04:46:00 +0000 UTC View PostIn the forest at night, the chorus of insects filled the air. Once Kal confirmed there was no one around, his gaze sharpened—and in the blink of an eye, his figure vanished into the darkness.
As if what had just appeared was nothing more than a fleeting illusion.
Kal once again entered the game world.
With a flicker of vision, the world shifted—what had been a pitch-black environment abruptly turned into brightness.
Reflexively, he squinted in discomfort.
The...
2025-07-11 04:21:51 +0000 UTC View PostThe moon hung high and bright, yet few stars dotted the sky. The lively clamor in the camp had lasted only a while before gradually giving way to silence.
Pale moonlight bathed the land below, and most of the oil lamps and candles inside the houses had gone out. Only scattered bonfires still burned in the open space, casting flickering light.
Kal glanced at the time dial in the upper right corner of his vision. The moon icon on the dial had already climbed to the center.
Tha...
2025-07-11 04:21:27 +0000 UTC View PostAfter her furious tirade, Cersei finally took a deep breath to force herself to calm down.
Then she looked up at Jaime, her voice turning cold again.
“So you really don’t think it’s odd? Jon Arryn dies, and Robert immediately brings his bastard to his side—and you think it’s just because he’s short one man?”
“Or do you actually believe he’s simply trying to make up for some lost fatherly affection?”
Cersei suddenly let out a sharp, mirthless laugh, ...
2025-07-11 04:19:43 +0000 UTC View PostKal didn’t bother discussing with Tyrion whether he had ever seen snow before, or if he even remembered his first winter.
Because, frankly, he had no memory of it.
Still, the moment he sensed something was off about the dwarf’s mood, he had a good idea what the issue might be.
If a song he casually hummed could stir up such emotions in the Lannister dwarf, even Kal—with nothing more than his big toe—could figure it had to be about a woman.
And what kind of woma...
2025-07-11 04:19:07 +0000 UTC View PostIn front of the Wheel Keep—the grand, mobile tower that served as the royal carriage—Cersei Lannister’s face grew even darker, her expression as grim as a storm about to break.
Her eyes locked onto the two people walking together in the distance, both of whom she despised. The sight only stoked the fire of rage smoldering in her chest.
“Cersei?”
Noticing her expression had turned sour—though he already knew the reason—Jaime gently reminded her, still supporting...
2025-07-11 04:18:03 +0000 UTC View Post“One gold dragon. Because a Lannister is worth more than most!”
As soon as the words left his mouth—without giving Tyrion any chance to haggle—Kal suddenly reached out and grabbed the dwarf by the collar.
Then, as if scooping up a kitten, he hoisted him effortlessly into the air and plopped him down on his shoulder.
Caught completely off guard, Tyrion found himself once again experiencing the miracle of gaining over 1.5 meters in height in a rush of wind and dizzines...
2025-07-11 04:17:03 +0000 UTC View PostTyrion, with a resigned shrug, exchanged a quick gesture with Melinda before turning around, stepping over the threshold, and lifting his gaze toward the approaching, grand wheelhouse.
The wheelhouse was impossible to miss—especially surrounded as it was by a bustling crowd. The place had suddenly turned lively.
After all, it took forty draft horses just to pull that thing. That alone kept the grooms and servants scrambling for quite a while.
Tyrion paid no mind to any of ...
2025-07-11 04:15:58 +0000 UTC View PostAnd just as Kal and Tyrion continued their back-and-forth, caught somewhere between banter and bargaining, Melinda reappeared, holding a tray in her hands.
“Noble little lion, I had them prepare for you some crispy hot bread, roast goose with mulberry sauce, peppered salted pork, and creamy soup!”
As she set down each dish, Melinda made sure to describe them with care.
“Wow, that’s quite the spread. Looks like someone’s hoping I’ll have enough strength for work l...
2025-07-11 04:14:56 +0000 UTC View Post“Wow, I could’ve sworn I just heard someone talking—but I don’t see anyone!”
“Damn it, am I so hungry I’m starting to hallucinate?”
At the sound of the flippant voice, Kal merely tilted his head slightly and saw who had spoken to him.
But Kal had no intention of indulging anyone trying to snatch meat from his bowl.
After all, if he had slept with a Dornishman’s wife, then the one lying down in that song he’d been humming earlier definitely wouldn’...
2025-07-11 04:13:51 +0000 UTC View PostUpon entering the inn again and lifted his gaze to take in his surroundings, Kal immediately noticed something beyond the usual bustling, feverish atmosphere—there were now over a dozen women here who hadn’t been present before.
Their revealing outfits left little to the imagination, and the way they hungrily eyed the soldiers around them made Kal raise an eyebrow. It didn’t take long for him to realize exactly what kind of work these women did.
This inn, after all, was just...
2025-07-11 04:12:46 +0000 UTC View PostThe king rode atop a warhorse with a coat as black as night, save for three of its legs, which were stark white.
It was a powerful beast—had to be, to carry the considerable weight upon its back.
King Robert, bored out of his mind, naturally noticed the silver-armored knight waiting by the roadside on horseback.
The sight of that familiar black hair made him smile, even though moments before he had been on the verge of bellowing at someone just to get the damned column mov...
2025-07-11 04:11:46 +0000 UTC View PostIn the early days, Kal stayed put in Mok Village, sticking to safe and productive tasks that could bring him real, tangible benefit.
After the farm, the next place to consume most of his time was the village blacksmith’s forge.
Not only did he earn some money working there, but more importantly, he gained something far more valuable—experience points, which allowed him to level up.
And what leveling up meant didn’t really need much explanation.
Sure, the experien...
2025-07-11 04:10:42 +0000 UTC View PostSince it was a military march, Kal—serving as the forward scout—naturally had to report his daily route back to the king.
That was, in fact, exactly what he was doing now.
On the way back, with the sun already more than halfway sunk toward the western horizon, Kal rode leisurely on horseback. He reached out and brushed the mane of Fawkes, and without meaning to, his thoughts drifted back to the days when he was still raising donkeys in the valley.
Fawkes seemed to sense ...
2025-07-11 04:09:34 +0000 UTC View PostIn the course of his research on his father, Kal discovered something strange: a girl named Mya Stone—who should have shared the same origin as him—was nowhere to be found.
Eventually, after some subtle prying and piecing together what others let slip, he realized the truth: it wasn’t that Mya Stone didn’t exist, but rather that he was the one—Robert Baratheon’s bastard, conceived during Robert’s days in the Vale, when he was still Jon Arryn’s ward.
The bastard was...
2025-07-11 04:08:00 +0000 UTC View PostKossi was the first one to follow Kal.
Back then, he was down on his luck—barely scraping by in places like Mud Gate, picking up whatever quick-handed work he could find just to survive.
His first encounter with Kal was, in hindsight, rather theatrical.
The moment Kossi laid eyes on him, he was convinced that this young man was in desperate need of his help. So, without hesitation, he stepped forward and eagerly began introducing Kal to all the delights of Silk Street in K...
2025-07-11 04:06:51 +0000 UTC View PostThe royal procession heading north—composed of King Robert Baratheon I, Protector of the Realm, and his retinue—didn't linger long in King’s Landing.
Maybe the king was pressed for time, or maybe he simply couldn’t stand wasting his life on trivial matters. Either way, less than half an hour after Kal had sent young Ewing back home, the king gave the order to depart.
As part of the vanguard, Kal and his men naturally had to set out ahead of the main group to scout the road...
2025-07-11 04:05:45 +0000 UTC View PostKal Stone adjusted the sheepskin gloves he had just slipped on, feeling the awkward tightness at his fingertips gradually ease.
Then he clapped his hands together, brushing off clumps of dirt that had somehow gotten stuck to the gloves and hardened without him noticing. Only then did he turn his head and glance back at the king’s procession from a distance.
It was a dazzling river forged from gold, silver, and steel.
Bathed in the coastal sunlight of King’s Landing, it g...
2025-07-11 04:04:29 +0000 UTC View Post“Joey, five platters of fried chicken. And a Hardman's Fries,” said the cowboy who had just walked into the bar. “Two bottles of Flat Earth Island porter.”
The cowboy sported a neatly trimmed mustache and a full gray beard. His face was sharp-edged, weathered by wind and time, rough to the point of near abrasion. A scar nearly 8 cm long ran from the corner of his right eye, almost ruining what might have once been a handsome face. He didn’t look young anymore. He looked like...
2025-07-10 23:07:12 +0000 UTC View Post“So it’s all-out war now?”
Gen wasn’t particularly surprised that he had been targeted by Pain.
After that pointed, deliberately provocative monologue he'd delivered earlier,
It’d be shocking not to become a priority target.
Anyone would lose their cool after that.
“Wonder how Uchiha Obito’s holding up… and Tsunade too.”
Kitagawa Gen weaved through Pain’s attacks, swiftly dodging as he muttered to himself.
Tsunade was likely still ...
2025-07-10 22:36:28 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Aki and the younger Rathian flew out of the Ancient Tree, a flock of Fire Wyverns had already taken to the skies. Their roars echoed one after another, as if egging the fight on.
In the midst of these cries, the younger Rathian suddenly felt she might have made a terrible decision.
Logan was still in the nest—with absolutely no intention of coming out!
Not only had her plan fallen apart, but it seemed to have made Aki even angrier.
Aki spread her wings wide. Und...
2025-07-10 22:04:24 +0000 UTC View Post“Open your eyes.”
But when Uchiha Keizumi’s cold voice rang out, Naruto realized—this terrifying man scared him even more than the scene in front of him.
Driven by sheer survival instinct, he forced himself to muster the courage and opened his eyes.
“Rookie, take notes. Victim Number One: male, around 7 to 8 years old. Multiple sites of blunt force trauma and compression injuries resulting in shattered bones. At first glance, the caved-in skull appears to be the ma...
2025-07-10 21:24:14 +0000 UTC View PostThe shadow thrown out by the red dragon had limbs and an appearance similar to a human child, with chestnut hair and a headband woven from v
The shadow thrown out by the red dragon had limbs and an appearance similar to a human child, with chestnut hair and a headband woven from vines across its forehead.
From a distance, it did look like a wild child who had wandered off from some nearby home.
Given the state of public order in Velen, such vagrant children were hardly uncom...
2025-07-10 20:13:07 +0000 UTC View PostStarfish World, Underworld— Inside the 'Other-Dimensional Space', Imu personally witnessed the entire process of the King of the Dead’s Cita
Starfish World, Underworld—
Inside the 'Other-Dimensional Space', Imu personally witnessed the entire process of the King of the Dead’s Citadel being forcefully subdued by the Titan army led by Eren Yeager.
Now, atop the city walls of Citadel, the flag of the World Government was flying high.
Throughout the streets and all...
2025-07-10 19:40:18 +0000 UTC View PostThough Valerian was physically frail and fond of reading poetry, after Augustus had last spoken with him, the boy had started to toughen up.
“In my memory, Augustus was still no bigger than Valerian is now.”
Arcturus hadn’t noticed it, but the emotional distance between him and Valerian was slowly beginning to close.
Still, there was a lingering tension—something unresolved—in how they related to each other.
At their last meeting, Arcturus had been surprised ...
2025-07-10 15:46:13 +0000 UTC View Post“Tch. That brat Gen really is a damn jinx.”
After a long silence, Jiraiya finally let out a resigned sigh. A flicker of complex emotion passed through his eyes before he stepped forward and spoke quietly: “Yahiko… is that you? Last time—it was you too, wasn’t it?”
“It was me.”
Pain fell silent for a moment, then gave a faint nod.
“It’s been a long time, Jiraiya-sensei.”
That one sentence left both Kisame and Uchiha Itachi momentarily stunn...
2025-07-10 15:13:58 +0000 UTC View Post“Meow. Keizumi-sama, while the village’s shinobi were clearing the ruins near the Yamanaka compound, they discovered a family of four civilians crushed beneath the collapse of their own home.”
A black cat was leading the way at the front. Tachibana Jirō sat crouched on Keizumi’s shoulder and continued speaking: “It was originally going to be filed as an ‘accidental incident,’ but once the Police Division took over, something didn’t add up.”
“Even though the vi...
2025-07-10 05:04:22 +0000 UTC View PostWeavess, the youngest of the three sisters, stood at the edge of the cauldron, her eyes fixed hungrily on the boiling meat, swallowing hard.
Among them, she was the one who looked most human. Her frame resembled that of a frail, elderly woman—at least at a glance.
—That is, if one could ignore the swarm of flies constantly buzzing out of her hive-like eye sockets.
“The little ones flying out of your face seem to love the scent of this broth,” Brewess chuckled heartil...
2025-07-10 04:35:35 +0000 UTC View Post