Pirate Phantom

Chapter 100: Intersecting Quests

The Forbidden Lord of Cinder, who abandoned the duty of kindling, sought the mysteries of the Ancient Dragons.

After reviewing the information on this Lord of Cinder, Miss Maria went over it in her mind but found no corresponding NPC record. That was only natural. What Maria’s memory and notebook contained were the events she had personally experienced and well-known NPCs, not some omniscient book.

As for versions 1.0 and 2.0 of the Fractured, Maria hadn’t personally ...

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Chapter 99: The Forbidden Lord of Cinder

Lady Liline quietly sobbed, looking so delicate and sorrowful that it stirred deep pity.

They were all people who had endured Chaos corruption.

They understood the danger of Chaos, knew that in the face of that power humanity longed to save but could do nothing, and in the end could only collapse into despair, shouting: “There’s no way…!” “Not a single one can be saved…!” “Kill them all!” That kind of hopelessness. When Lady Li...

Chapter 98: Lady of the Lake

“Just three people…” Maria gazed thoughtfully at Arthur. The savage scar across his throat was hidden by the Scarf of Silence; if not for the archbishop’s report stating this man wasn’t mute, Miss Maria would have truly suspected that this expressionless man, who hadn’t uttered a word, was in fact a real mute.

A special squad of only three.

And not even the traditional warrior–mage–priest setup: one Scholar, two Priests.

But soon Maria’s expression...

Chapter 97: Arthur and Liline

Fanatical crowds always spread like a plague. While out, Maria easily observed this so-called force of compulsion. The citizens of Torrent City couldn’t possibly all be believers of the Radiant Church, yet under this abnormal fervor—this atmosphere of sacrificing for the gods—very few could truly remain calm.

The church indulged, while the secular authorities maintained control.

Maria could see clearly that the guards and city watch under the secular government...

Chapter 96: Noble Council

Avoiding the procession of fanatical cultists, Su followed the trail of Sister Maria. Even though he had long lost sight of the black-robed nun in his vision, his expression was as casual as if he were strolling through a marketplace. To be precise, there was no difference between what he was doing now and window shopping.

He clearly had no idea where Sister Maria had gone, yet he was still wandering about.

But this did not last long.

When he passed a certain dark a...

Chapter 95: Attempting to Jump Ship

A long dream, a hazy dream.

The dream’s scenery was vague, only the bright moonlight remained the same. In her daze, Felia seemed to arrive somewhere, surrounded by moonlight and white mist, as if something terrifying lurked behind the glow and fog. Instinctively, she turned and ran.

She ran toward the direction that felt familiar.

The unknown presence didn’t stop Felia—perhaps it simply didn’t care. That chill rising from the depths of the soul was the indiff...

Chapter 94: Even in a Dream

“Huh? What? Don’t tell me your father never mentioned this to you?” Gehrman scratched his head, looking utterly baffled, as though this family was the strangest he’d ever seen. Something this important, and not a single word left behind?

In the Fractured world, stepping onto the Transcendence Path is not uncommon.

Bloodline, potions, insight, training.

And of course, the most straightforward—and most prestigious—method: being directly enlightened by a hi...

Chapter 93: Night Raid?

Night had fallen. The moon was bright, the stars sparse, the sky clear. A pure white moonlight hung over the center of the courtyard of night, setting off the scattered stars.

In legend, every star was said to be a god’s dwelling, distant and unreachable, just like the Holy City of Avalon forged by the elves.

The moonlight was so bright there was no need for lamps; with her own eyesight, Maria could clearly make out the writing on the white paper atop the table.

...

Chapter 92: The Deal

Maria suddenly felt as if she had returned to her previous life, back when she had just entered [Fractured] as a player, enjoying the surprises this so-called “second life” game brought her.

Yes—surprise!

Right now, it was as if she had stumbled upon something extraordinary, a tingling rush like electricity ran down her spine. It was pure, unexpected delight that made the corners of her lips curl slightly before she pressed them shut again, her pale throat ...

Chapter 91 Chaos

“Su?”

When Miss Maria, walking quickly, saw Su again, the turncoat who had defected from the evil camp wore a sunny expression, his clothes neat and pleasant. Thanks to his appearance, with an innate hidden attribute of considerable Charm, Su had been getting by rather well during Maria’s absence by leveraging his strengths.

At the very least, he hadn’t been cut in half by that Paladin who shouted that all evil must die.

“Good day, Sister Maria. To see you...

Chapter 90: The Players’ Actions

During the time when Lady Maria disappeared, what were the players in Torrent City up to?

Possessing frightening initiative and unafraid of challenges, players had thrown themselves with passion toward the mysteries of the Sun Gods. But what could they actually gain from that fervor? To answer this question, there was one rather unique player who could not be ignored under any circumstances.

From the noble faction, Cerys, Gear Deacon of the Church of Steam, and Hedda, Inq...

Chapter 89: The Volcano

Torrent City, Luminous Cathedral.

When Maria’s squad finally arrived at the Luminous Cathedral after their long and tiring journey, they found throngs of worshippers gathered under the resplendent structure of gold, silver, and white. Their voices rose in unison, chanting hymns to the Sun Gods, so fervent and overwhelming that one could hardly bear to look directly at that blazing radiance.

Fortunately, the zeal had not...

Chapter 88: The Oracle

Solar Calendar 999, March 2nd.

This was a very important day. Not because it was a holiday or festival, nor the birthday of some great figure. But the events of this day were destined to be recorded in history as something extraordinary: the long-silent Sun Gods finally descended with a new oracle.

Nearly five months had passed since the delayed Harvest Festival of 998. Now, at last, a new divine oracle was issued from Lordran, and delivered to the eleven...

Chapter 87: The Seth Incident, Ends

When Felia noticed the bloodstain on her sister Maria’s calf, something churned within her chest, making her want to cry out her true feelings.

But just as her rosy lips parted—

A flash like lightning split through her mind, the cruel and decisive execution carried out by Maria flashing before her eyes. It was utterly unlike the gentle, kind sister she knew. Something within her had completely changed. Whenever she thought of this unfamiliar Maria, Felia’s instincts...

Chapter 86: Heart Knot

“Legend” — in Fractured this is both a rare and common word.

Common, because those who can reach the realm of Titled Wargod or Legendary Magus are without exception renowned figures — founding emperors of empires, or undefeated war gods of great campaigns.
Rare, because for centuries now, Fractured has not seen a newly ascended Legend.

The reason is unknown.

These beings, who stand at the peak of humanity and look gods in the eye, are un...

Chapter 85: Burial Blade

“Die! Die! Die!”

Invisible white ripples spread from Gehrman’s weapon, harvesting the corrupted one after another with nimble, precise cuts. His specially forged weapon was a single-bladed scythe that most transcendent beings would never dare wield. Its deadly edge always slipped in at impossible angles, tearing flesh from his enemies.

Forged from rare materials—it was a legendary weapon. And since it was crafted by Gehrman’s own hands, the weapon and its master...

Chapter 84: Background

Upon learning that one of the leaders sent by the Luminous Cathedral to provide support was the Steel Nun, Sister Dolores, Miss Maria immediately felt a faint ache in her shoulders.

She always thought that the Steel Tome in Dolores’s hands could easily smash open the skull of a mighty Ogre.

After all, this was the woman who could swing a double-bladed battleaxe as if it were a thin rapi...

Chapter 83: The Ruins of Seth

The ruins of Seth Town after the great fire were a shocking sight.

Charred walls and broken rubble, the acrid stench of burnt flesh still hanging in the air, and everywhere the grotesque, twisted corpses. They looked as though they had tried to flee when the flames devoured everything, but for some reason could not escape, forced instead to watch themselves burn alive.

It was nothing less than a vision of hell.

Though the fire had been extinguished, the air around S...

Chapter 82: A Hollow Sense of Loss

To be honest, it had been a long time since Miss Maria had felt such palpable hostility.

This Radiant Priest of the Sun was no fool.

On the contrary, he was very shrewd. He knew that in the wake of a calamity this grave, heads would roll. Surviving something so terrible made Maria, in his eyes, a dangerous anomaly. His instinct told him to seize control of the black-clad nun before she could seize it from him.

But first—he would observe her.

Chapter 81: Reflection

The blood of a high-ranked transcendent naturally came with a guaranteed quality.

Faced with the bottle cap of blood that Gehrman handed over, Miss Maria hesitated for a moment but still accepted it. Rather than continuing to endure at the risk of harming Felia, she chose to drink this small mouthful of blood.

How regrettable…

“What, is that not enough?” Gehrman, watching Maria’s faintly strange expression as the wound on his wrist healed in an instant, wond...

Chapter 80: Blood

A calamity swept away the lives of thousands in the town, leaving only three survivors and a single horse. Such a tragedy would be considere

A calamity swept away the lives of thousands in the town, leaving only three survivors and a single horse. Such a tragedy would be considered dire even in the northern frontiers, where clashes with orcs, wildling tribes, and White Walkers are a brutal norm.

All the more so, since this was in the prosperous and peaceful Southwind Prov...

Chapter 79: Never Alone

“Ugh!!”

After her sword-staff pierced down, Maria collapsed to her knees, vomiting violently. The disgust and terror that welled up from her heart made it impossible even to hold her weapon steady.

Felia might comfort herself with the excuse that her parents had already turned into monsters.

But Maria could not!

In the instant she struck, their eyes still carried traces of humanity! That feeling of killing her own parents ...

Chapter 78: Repose

Throughout his life—so like an epic legend—he had hunted countless mighty prey.

But none of them were as hideous as this wall of green flesh.

Its very existence was a blasphemy against life. From the core of your being you could not help but loathe it, hate it, and know with instinctive certainty that the only correct course was to crush and annihilate every inch of it from this world. For the briefest of instants, the Foreigner’s usually lazy, careless expression s...

Chapter 77: The Foreigner Arrives

Perhaps it was because this world was still sheltered by the fading flame of the First Fire, and Chaos had yet to fully take hold.Perhaps it

Perhaps it was because this world was still sheltered by the fading flame of the First Flame, and Chaos had yet to fully take hold.Perhaps it was because of their devotion as pious believers, granting them a fleeting chance to resist.

Whatever the reason, even though their bodies were already warped beyond recognition, Pastor Lynn and his wif...

Chapter 76: Protection

The Plague Demon was a corrupted warrior of Chaos, serving as a kind of vanguard among Nurgle’s legions.

In the fully Fractured version without divine blessing, each appearance of the bloated Plague Demon signaled the arrival of Nurgle’s armies, spreading pestilence in their wake. But in this closed-test version, the Green who had forcibly transformed himself into a Plague Demon was clearly just a cut-down imitation.

Even so, he was still far beyond what the cornered ...

Chapter 75: The Plague Demon

“Ahhh, if only I were a transcendent too…”

Pinned down and bullied by the Foreigner, Felia huffed and plopped back onto the ground. She had no grasp of the horror unfolding in Seth Town, thinking it was nothing more than another ordinary cultist raid.

In her mind, her father and sister were surely sweeping aside those reckless cultists together. To her, there was nothing her father and sister couldn’t do. Though she still felt a pang of anger over...

Chapter 74: Waiting

Pop!! With a sound like a balloon bursting, the writhing, elastic flesh barrier was finally pierced under Maria’s relentless effort. She alm

Pop!!

With a sound like a balloon bursting, the writhing, elastic flesh barrier was finally pierced under Maria’s relentless effort. She almost toppled into the putrid, maggot-ridden meat as she staggered forward in a disheveled state after breaking through the last obstruction.

She had lost far too much blood.

[AR] Chapter 15: Sprouting

How much time had passed? Maybe only a few minutes, maybe far longer. Luo Yuan kept running forward in numb silence.

No one followed beside him anymore. Only he remained, clutching the unconscious Chen Fengling in his arms as he staggered onward.

Her blood had already seeped into his clothes, soaking him in her scent.

Luo Yuan reached the entrance to the gymnasium. Climbing the steps, leaving behind a trail of sweat and blood, he finally reached the top—only to be...

Chapter 73: I Still Remain

Cainhurst True Blood

This resplendent gift from the Great Ones—called by some the High Ones—was no less exalted in stature than Chaos itself. In version 3.0, Nightmare Blood Plague, Lady Maria von Cainhurst, guardian of the Astral Clocktower, began wielding the power of Cainhurst True Blood upon entering her third phase. Each slash forced an all-attribute Constitution Check—failure meant a high chance of being gun-parried, and an even greater cha...