<---Chapter 60 - Inkling|Table of Contents|Chapter 62 - Plans for Expansion--->
The torrential rain soaked the earth of the Culdao Peaks, the soil and roots turning into sludge as birds and animals alike took shelter. Some...
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Deep underground in an unknown location of Versia…
The sound of panting and grunts filled the wide cavern, with the flashes of metal striki...
2024-03-31 17:33:30 +0000 UTC View Post<---Chapter 58 - Double Agent|Table of Contents|Chapter 60 - Inkling--->
A week later…
The Seven Snakes were in a complete frenzy as Kyle began to ramp up the production.
Keith was over the moon with the Ba...
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The procession was public as the Versia diplomatic team arrived via a wagon convoy, protected by more than three dozen guards. The diplomats stared in curi...
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Despite the sanctions against the Seven Snakes’ shopping arcade, it had been holding up well for more than a month since its inception. Already, it had b...
2024-03-31 17:30:59 +0000 UTC View Post<---Chapter 55 - Undercurrents|Table of Contents|Chapter 57 - Arms Industry--->
Kyle deftly sidestepped the incoming punch before ducking as a sword swung horizontally over his head. With a quick counter swing of his hammer, he f...
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A week later…
“Why hasn’t the shopping arcade been taken over yet! They should be bankrupt by now!” The chairman tapped the table wit...
2024-03-31 17:28:28 +0000 UTC View Post<---Chapter 53 - Ambush|Table of Contents|Chapter 55 - Undercurrents--->
“Berth 9, wagon arrived ten in the morning. Attacked by small-time thugs, with light damage to its exterior. The driver says that a restaurant was doing r...
2024-03-31 17:27:51 +0000 UTC View Post<---Chapter 52 - Hierachy|Table of Contents|Chapter 54 - Retribution--->
Leyton breathed slowly as he lay flat under a shrub, the dense foilage masking his presence save for a small little opening through which his eyes peered ou...
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“My god, you actually did it!” Reese celebrated as he and Gordon watched Kyle demonstrate the Mechanical Arcia Regenerator. It was quite a sight to wat...
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Three days later…
Sebastian sipped on a cup of tea at a luxurious restaurant in the Central Sector. As he placed the cup down, he could alrea...
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The opening day of the shopping arcade was in full swing, with hundreds of visitors flocking towards the shopping malls.
Kyle watched the entire a...
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One month later…
Baron Cain shifted his gaze uneasily as he adjusted his necktie and collar, glancing around the ballroom nervousl...
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“It is Nona, our goddess, who have shaped the earth as it is. Who has laid out every food, animal, monster and plant for our needs. And the Word of the ...
2024-03-31 17:23:35 +0000 UTC View Post<---Chapter 46 - Innovation|Table of Contents|Chapter 48 - Protests--->
Two weeks later…
G...
2024-03-31 17:22:30 +0000 UTC View Post<---Chapter 45 - Trump Card|Table of Contents|Chapter 47 - LightThrower--->
A month after the fall of the Ilysian Punks…
“So I just have to stand here?” A little girl with pigtails glanced around the room, wh...
2024-03-31 17:21:48 +0000 UTC View Post<---Chapter 44 - Aftermath|Table of Contents|Chapter 46 - Innovation--->
Bishop Vernette frowned as she read through the reports over the last few days.
While the raid on the Ilysian Punks had been going on, someone had bee...
2024-03-31 17:21:09 +0000 UTC View Post<---Chapter 43 - Demise|Table of Contents|Chapter 45 - Trump Card--->
Kyle grabbed the head of yet another Ilysian Punk and punched it hard, his fist cratering the punk’s face in. While he had managed to clear out the Ilysian P...
2024-03-31 17:20:33 +0000 UTC View Post<---Chapter 42 - Close Quarters|Table of Contents|Chapter 44 - Aftermath--->
Makoa gasped for air as he crawled on the floor, the broken pieces of his metal gauntlet stabbing into his arms. A hand grabbed his head and lifted him ...
2024-03-31 17:19:54 +0000 UTC View Post<---Chapter 41 - First Volley|Table of Contents|Chapter 43 - Demise--->
Eric Dicar winced as he plugged his ears with his finger, the screeching sound of the mortar tubes and the deafening thuds nearly blasting his eardrum...
2024-03-31 17:16:18 +0000 UTC View Post<---Chapter 40 - Allocating Points|Table of Contents|Chapter 42 - Close Quarters--->
“So, you’re the Seven Snakes’ dedicated brewer?”
“And you’re the new arctech designer. How did Kyle enslave you?”
Gord...
2024-03-31 17:09:03 +0000 UTC View Post<---Chapter 39 - No Holds Barred|Table of Contents|Chapter 41 - First Volley--->
Two weeks later…
Keith woke up groggily, noticing he still had bandages all over his body as he lay on a white bed. He gingerly tou...
2024-03-31 17:08:14 +0000 UTC View Post<---Chapter 38 - Boss Fight|Table of Contents|Chapter 40 - Allocating Points--->
All the inquisitors could see in the morning was a smoldering wreck of a wagon, crashed into a building. No bodies could be found, and if there were...
2024-03-31 17:07:16 +0000 UTC View Post<---Chapter 37 - Rescue|Table of Contents|Chapter 39 - No Holds Barred--->
The arena devolved into a frenzy, the audience thinking that the ensuing fight was part of the show. The fence surrounding the ring shook violently, the c...
2024-03-31 17:06:22 +0000 UTC View Post<---Chapter 36 - Kidnapping|Table of Contents|Chapter 38 - Boss Fight--->
Gordon inspected the new prototype barrel that came out from the factory floor, checking the engravings. “It’s a bit rough around the edges, so the eff...
2024-03-31 17:05:44 +0000 UTC View Post<---Chapter 35 - Preparation|Table of Contents|Chapter 37 - Rescue--->
Two weeks later, at the Lusty Arcian…
“What? We’re expanding the brothel again?” Slavin was shocked, with Keith presenting the numbers ...
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Kyle did not expect to be treated this well by the enforcers when he came in to report about finding a crate of military equipment. He also did not expect to ...
2024-03-31 17:04:09 +0000 UTC View Post<---Chapter 33 - Auction|Table of Contents|Chapter 35 - Preparation--->
What the fuck is an exosuit spine doing here? Kyle Hawthorn was stunned, but he quickly controlled his expression, aware that Master Xen was watchin...
2024-03-31 17:03:29 +0000 UTC View Post<---Chapter 32 - Failsafe|Table of Contents|Chapter 34 - Bidding--->
The Central Sector was not free of crime, though its crime was of a higher class. Rather than petty protection rackets and inane extortion, it was here where mo...
2024-03-31 17:02:44 +0000 UTC View Post<---Chapter 31 - Secret War|Table of Contents|Chapter 33 - Auction--->
The factory churned with a never-ending rumbling sound. Soot and fumes blanketed the entire factory floor, with large arctech furnaces melting metal, slag dri...
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