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As you can see, I’ve started getting fewer and fewer skill level-ups, for some reason. But that isn’t important right now.

A black sootflake just fell on my forehead.

Damn it, damn it, damn it, damn it…

I need to act fast. Just running won’t help right now. I need shelter, but I know for a fact there are no caves until I get to the round mountain. I need to find some sort of solution, some way of doing this, some kind of…

My eyes fall on the woolly drake’s ...

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I whirl around, my eyes falling instantly on the being standing behind me. Simel? Is that—

<Chain broken.>

No, it’s just some commander-looking goblin in a hood, pointing at me. Whew, that really scared me! Not being able to smell some goblins is really starting to mess with me. I wonder what this guy is trying to accomplish, though? I almost wish I could see his face just so I could savour it once I kill him.

His finger, still pointing at me, tre...

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Welcome to the crib.

Huh? You don’t know what crib I’m talking about? Why, obviously, this crib!

See, a while back, I realised something important. Sometimes—on a few rare occasions—violence isn’t the answer. Such a moment is now. Kind of. It all began a few weeks ago—yes, yes, I know, just stay with me—when I was tasked with killing this huge ass giant dude. I tried my whole arsenal. Poison, burning, strokes, immobilisation… Everything you can think of, I...

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And so began my journey across the sandy dunes.

I learned a lot of things and tasted a lot of things, including but not limited to: soot, sand, rock, dog-sized scorpions, small but crunchy flightless birds and the lizards that hunt them, fifteen different kinds of hallucinogenic cacti, soot, a bus-sized woolly lizard that actually posed a pretty big threat before I figured out that they couldn’t turn any faster than an arthritis-struck grandma, a couple of drakes, and also a bit more ...

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—oor. You know what? I’m starting to get annoyed at always having my internal monologue interrupted by a sudden scene shift. Can’t whoever coordinates this teleportation thing be a bit more respectful? As their obedient, humble servant, I should at least be afforded an inch of dignity in th—

<To repay your debt,

your inventory has been sold

for 12 points.>

Hey! You did that one on purpose, you damn—

<Current debt:

109 094 points.>

Context-less spoilers

oh and also moleman lol

btw generally speaking if I draw ho-jae with super long hair then it’s really far in the future while if it’s short it’s more present-time. probably. 

hehe

Drawing request from second-tier patreon!

Here it is. I made like three different drafts before changing my approach completely and doing this slight costume-swap thing. I didn’t know what Mort was pointing and laughing at so I just drew a tiny me in the corner. Sorry. It felt fitting with the way he has haunted me these past years.

Godspeed, you all. 

Kind of unrelated but I do actually do writing and art comissions. No idea if anyone here would be interesting though since you’re already pa...

Ho-Jae + Simel = Friends Forever ❤️❤️

Probably one of the most fun relationships in this story. I mean, what’s more fun than two characters having a drastically different view on what their relationship is? Yes, one of my favourite books is The Collector from 1963, how could you tell? 

If you’re wondering why I’m drawing so much Simel stuff, then, well… What can I say except that the upcoming two floors are quite inspiring?

No spoilers, though. 

Man, I really don’t want to go on a ramble here...

Red rain

courtesy of UZELEZZCRAP on my discord who requested I draw something using his lovely little painting. Very happy with how it turned out, and I hope it’s at least semi-clear who this wonderful fella is

More tutorial rewrite drawings

I keep forget to post these for some reason

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Honestly, the fight itself was kind of disappointing, but it was still fun if only because we got some nice banter going. She’d insult me, I’d insult her back, all the while we traded blows and spells and whatnot. She’d blast off one of my legs, I’d tear off her hand, she made a hole through my stomach, I ripped out her eye… Fun stuff.

In the end, though, I was able to win, if only by a small margin. The weakness of magicians here is that they can only blast you if they can po...

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A bit more than doable, as a matter of fact. With our forces combined, the chimaera was doomed from the start.

At first, she stupidly wanted to just zap it with lightning and stuff, but I was able to eventually dissuade her. After all, I can’t exactly have her lightning go and stain—or even worse, burn—my lovely new hide, can I? More surprisingly, however, was that she apparently did not have any buffing spells. I’m serious. I tried to get her to buff me or something, b...

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The witch takes a few steps back, closer to the back of the room. Oh, by the way, the whole room is full of potions and weird ingredients and a big black cauldron and everything else a witch should have. It’s a pretty fun sight because no matter where you look you’ll always see something new, but, for now, I need to focus on the chimaera.

<Chimaera Lv.59>

Well away from the two of us, the witch points at the chimaera. “Uh, go get 'em, princess!”

And go get me i...

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After repeating this with a few more harpies in a few more places, we’ve got the whole forest up in flames. It’s a pretty sight, but the smell of smoke and burning blood and feathers is kind of gross. That said, I do think I prefer the slightly nostalgic sound of widespread screaming to the previous moans and wails. This really does confirm that whole thing about preferring the familiar over the unknown, huh?

<Harpy (Lv.41) Defeated.>

<Harpy (Lv.43) Defeated.>

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Firstly, let’s strategise. There are two distinct groups of harpies, the solos and the flockers. Sure, I could probably just go for whatever’s the closest and hope to get them all eventually, but that won’t work in the long run. The harpies will in time, as a collective, realise not to be close to me.

It would have been good if I could somehow lure them to myself, but that runs the risk of getting flocked by too many harpies to be able to defeat without getting killed fir...

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My chest feels tight and hollow and I look down at the enemy below me and I feel my foot start to press down, further and further, grinding my heel into the enemy’s flesh, pushing and pushing and pushing and pushing and I can feel bones break and shatter and crack and snap and yet the enemy wont make a sound and wont stop glaring at me so I keep pressing down and down and down until the hard gives way to the soft and the crunch becomes soft and soft and my foot sinks into the enemy flesh an...

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She blinks at me. New, fresh tears stream down her face. “P—please, spare him—”

“Okay, see, that’s question one,” I say, holding up my index finger. “Why are you calling this dumb inanimate arboreal nitwit a he? What’s up with that? Are you dumb or did you just not pay attention in tree class?”

She squeezes her eyes shut before slowly opening them again. Since she doesn’t seem especially willing to answer, I point my clawed index finger at the patch ...

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“Please. Please,” she whimpers, and she was probably about to say something else, but an overhead flock of massive, screeching birds stop her in her tracks. Oh, no, wait, it’s not birds—it’s harpies. Big difference. “No, no,” she whispers in terror, and before I can gather myself to ask her what the big deal is, she backs up to the tree she was previously feeding off, placing her back against it and her wings spread wide. Her eyes bore into me. “Hide!” she whisper-shouts. �...

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—Closes. Yeah, thanks, very appreciated. And now, we’ll get the message about my inventory. Go on, don’t be shy. How much did my own flesh go for? It’s okay, I’m brave. I can hear it. I picked up a lot of my own skulls and hands, I’ll have you know.

<To repay your debt,

your inventory has been sold

for 1 point.>

I purse my lips. Yup. Yeah. That’s… I’m not upset. Why should I be upset that all my shade stuff only sold for one point? That would be...

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<Hydra (Lv.59) [BOSS]>

Ah. Yeah, uh… I see how it is.

Turning around, I run back into the river. It’s littered with corpses, but the five-headed hydra doesn’t seem to mind as it leaps in right alongside me.

But it’s not like I’m actually trying to escape. No, it just so happens that the river is a lot better for me to fight in. As I expected, the hydra doesn’t seem too hot on the heat, but that won’t kill it. However, I happen to know something that proba...

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—Ridiculous! Oh, I’m back here. Yeah, of course I am. Always back here, always…!

<To repay your debt,

your inventory has been sold

for 121 points.>

Oh, yeah, I did grab a fair bit of lady lure parts. You know… just for the sake of it.

<Current debt:

47 107 points.>

…Really? One floor, and I’m back here again? I hate this place. Even if I did get out of debt and escape skid row, the second I inevitably beat a floor—or...

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Uhuh. Thanks, Moleman. Appreciated.

<Riddle 1: incorrect.

Riddle 2: incorrect.

Riddle 3: incorrect.>

<The wrath of the Flaming Risen

has been awakened.>

Ah, here we go.

The tomb bursts open with sharp bits of rock flying everyone, one stabbing deep into my chest and breaking a rib or two, which is totally uncool. I don’t know exactly what I expected the inhabitant itself to look like, but a burning skeleton wasn’t exactly it. Not that ...

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I won’t bore you with the details, but there’s a pretty simple way to catch the lures. See, they aren’t as smart as they seem. Not in the least, as a matter of fact. At first, I just did what I did with the first one by pulling them up on the rocks. This was a pretty good idea. Facing one of these under-water is a very, very bad idea. The agility buff they have down there is ridiculous, so it’s best not to even try it unless you want to wash up on the shore again without any organs or...

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—Ah! Wh—where am I?

I’m lying on something hard and rocky. Hm… Oh, I know! It’s rocks, isn’t it? I try to get up, but then I remember that all the ladies borrowed my limbs. Bummer. I wonder what they need them for? Anyway, by turning my neck, I’m able to tell that I am, indeed, lying on top of a rocky alcove. I knew it! Sadly, this means that I’m all the way back at the start of the floor. Damn it.

But my limbs have started to slowly heal, so within time, I should ...

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Alright then. New floor, new horrors.

<Top—Status—Community>

<00:00:01

Day 259>

<The tenth attempt will begin in

12:23:59:59>

<The tenth floor will open in

23:59:59>

…That whole boss fight took exactly twenty-four hours? Huh. I feel like some time-warping effects of some sorts might have surrounded this all, but… Well, whatever. It isn’t that important. What is important is that this lobby is s...

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The scene flashes with red and a loud angry bzzzzz slashes through the air and I feel my heart drop. I look over at Pain.

“Ooh, bummer! So close. Well, eight out of ten points is still quite high, so for your admirable efforts, you get the wonderful prize of—”

I slam both hands on the podium faster than my brain can process what’s happening. “W—wait!” I shout. “Why shouldn't I pick either? What will happen to me? Will they hurt me? Will Wa...

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I look back at Pain. He doesn’t seem to find the question odd in the slightest. Before I can make up my mind on whether or not to verbally explain to him in the strongest words I can muster why this question is way too personal to put in front of this audience of insects, the answers pop up.

A.) He’s doing good.

B.) Recently picked up a new hobby playing the flute.

C.) Never been worse, suffers daily nightmares, has unwillingly taken a leadership position.

D.) Rece...

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“Information, is it?” His smile broadens. “Is that your wish?”

“Yeah, I literally just—yes. Yes, that is my wish.”

He snaps his fingers. “In that case, I shall grant this wish to the best of my abilities.” Gently, he places me on the floor, and before I can really understand what’s going on, the space around us shifts once more. Suddenly I’m standing behind a podium, and he’s in a weird tuxedo, holding a co...

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<The Goddess of Want

exclaims that if He hates Her so much,

why did He let Her keep His angel?>

<The God of Cowardice

winces and tries to explain

that the betrothal is permanent,

and the exchange of angels is likewise.>

<The Goddess of Want

refuses to accept any excuses.>

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Hm. I suddenly feel a lot lighter. By looking down, I’m able to discern the reason for this, which is that a hole has been blasted in my midsection. Beneath my ribs and above my pelvis is a gaping hole with the only remaining thing being my pristinely white spine. Huh. That’s weird. Where’d my abdomen go?

I try to take a step forward, but without any abdominal muscles, my upper body just folds and falls forward limply, my legs unwillingly following along, leaving me to fall to the...