Delghar roared. His battle axe chased Altair through the sky. Her rapier flashed golden light against Delghar’s brown, muddy tentacles. A jab of her rapier struck a patch of his muddy brown suit. It felt as if she were cutting through hard rubber. Sheena scoffed from a distance when she saw how Altair kept her distance after a few strikes.
“Stop running around like mosquitoes!”
“Are you sure you’re an eagle? Your skin feels like clay or mud. Sticky and disgusting. Why do...
“Sir knight, I have cured your legs. Could you check them for any issues?” Eli puffed out her chest as she cleaned the table where she treated Bernard. Count Shadowstep had given Eli permission to treat the wounded soldiers at a building near the town square.
Eli thought she would need to do it in a shack near the wall or something. Most free clinics were in a somewhat rundown state back on Earth due to the lack of funding, but the citizens here assaulted her with free housing. Rich...
“Hm…” I stared at the enchanting recipe, and a question popped into my mind.
“Felicia, what kind of enchanting could I do? I don’t think I could craft those tower collectors.”
“The standard enchanting recipe usually offers Anathema penetration damage. There are ways to change them, of course. If you buy skills related to alchemy, you’ll be able to modify the enchantments. Since you’re now a level 10 Alchemy Enchanter, new skills are available for purchase. I reco...
“James, Sanders, three of Xiaoming’s group, and three of Bernard’s group from Australia will explore the new area while we handle the defenses of the settlement. If we can find water, that would be for the best,” Andrew said.
“I can use water magic.” James shrugged. Water had never been an issue for him. He realized how blessed he was to have obtained a water mana core early.
“Thanks, James. Anyone else with water magic? No? Then that will be your specialization, Deh...
“Dungeons are dangerous. It is your obligation to tend to weaker survivors so they can get stronger,” the mercenary said.
“No. I would rather dive into the dungeon by myself in that case. Begone!” James spat at the incredulous statement these assholes had made.
“James… Please wait a minute, everyone. Ahem. Let us discuss this more thoroughly. I do not think that would be preferable, Captain Xiaoming. That would be unfair. We higher-leveled survivors need gear and coins...
Altair and the general moved their armies toward Sicily, preparing for a second siege. Now that she knew about Sheena’s tricks and the guns, Altair felt confident. It had been two days since their battle, and her hand had fully healed. She was eager for a rematch. Alas, Sheena had not come out to meet her.
“Has Sheena come out from her hiding spot?” Altair asked.
“No, Divine Host Altair. We have not seen her,” the soldier replied.
A message from Guardian Command interrupted me before I had the chance to apply for that movie’s audition two days later. It asked any available Guardian for their service in the Next Leap project. I ultimately agreed because I wanted to gather some essence for myself and test how my tools had worked.
I didn’t gain any levels, but my class level had shot up to level 10 just by crafting bullets, shelters, and decoys.
“Are you sure this is normal? It only took a day for my lev...
“So they decided not to raid dungeons anymore?” James scowled as Ryan finished the report. The recruits had taken money for doing nothing, and when the actual work came calling, they backed out. Admirable—true leeches. James wasn’t the model employee, but he never backed down from a job.
“Yes. They’d rather guard the city against the upcoming red dungeons.”
“If they don’t want to raid dungeons, get them off the payroll,” James said.
[Congratulations, you have leveled up to Level 59. Your Attacker class has reached Level 42. You have earned 500 coins. You have obtained a novice dungeon core.]
James stared at the core in his hand. A dungeon core—obtained in less than three hours. Before he had the chance to do anything, all the monsters vanished, leaving nothing behind. James felt cheated. He had been diving into dungeons for months, risking his life fo dungeon core, and now the system had decided to just drop one ...
“How much time do you think we have left before tackling that hard dungeon?”
“Six months at the latest. You’ll probably have one or two more attempts at medium dungeons before attempting a hard dungeon.”
“Silas, I need to tell you, but that is impossible. We need to conquer at least four dungeons—no, make that five, just to be safe. Five medium dungeons before we can even attempt a hard dungeon. Otherwise, we would just be rejected, just like my experience with mediu...
“We have returned!” Kaina jumped and hugged Kouki. “We won! We defeated a medium dungeon!”
While the lovebirds were celebrating, James noticed four soldiers talking over their walkie-talkies in the distance. Two soldiers came over and saluted, only to be pulled into a hug by Sanders.
The sun shone on the horizon, casting a familiar orange glow. James had already missed this sight. This natural sun was the best. The never-ending daylight inside that dungeon had worn him out...
“Welcome. Please make yourself at home.” I welcomed the two girls to the condominium.
“Do you live alone? Where are your parents?” Francesca asked.
“Um… no. Apart from the staff — Sebastian and Edward — my uncle Kageyama lives here. He was busy today, though; he rarely sleeps at home. As for my parents, Kageyama forbade them to meet me without his supervision.”
“Eh? Kageyama can do that?” Alice turned to me. It was unheard of that an uncle could ban my ...
“Ugh…” Nausea and lethargy weighed on Elidranthia as she walked past the field hospital. Too many were injured—lacerations from monster claws, poison from fangs, bodies mangled beyond repair, half-eaten by the hungry horde.
Eli was a level 6 mage, true, but far from omnipotent. Without the proper training and knowledge from the Mage Union, she had to burn more mana than her peers to heal a single soldier. She had managed to save everyone, yet the effort left her drained and coll...
“Fuck! James! Why didn’t you help us sooner!” It wasn’t Andrew, but Hain who roared at James. He had been promised a chance to become a knight—a chance to improve, to gain something from this hellhole—and James had ruined it by not intervening.
“The knights are still alive. They would have attacked me if I showed up.”
“Why the fuck would they attack you? They were busy dealing with the monsters! And you too, Kouki! You should have killed that monster sooner! Why ...
“You’ve got to protect me!” The grandmaster raised his orb toward three seraphs of Pestilence: one with a halberd, one with a sword, and one with a short spear. The seraphs were smaller than Andrew remembered, but why should he be surprised by any changes now? Their numbers made up for their strength, even more than the originals. Andrew realized that somehow this dungeon had gotten harder since he was last here.
“Kouki! Deal with the one in the middle. Hain and I will deal with...
“Yuri-sama! What a nice day today! You have been going to classes for one week in a row now, so I thought we could have lunch together! We are friends, right?” Nana hopped onto my desk, bringing three lunch boxes. Was she planning to give them to me? There is no way she expected me to finish two lunch boxes, right?
“Hm? Are you trying to bribe me, Nana? Do you need something?” I smiled teasingly, but she denied it, her face flushing.
Leafa was hard at work. The campaign on Latvin affected not only Cecile and the others, but it indirectly affected her territory. Thanks to the master blacksmiths they had in the region, she had no trouble making the gun. All that remained was the ammunition.
She could make the bullets, but not the gunpowder. The alchemist from the neighboring town could, but they lacked material for such a big order and were overwhelmed. Whispers had already spread that they wished for Hiro’s help.
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Alarms rang through the silent night, breaking the peace that lulled the city. Jadenbale woke from his bed with a start. Despite partying all night, Shadowstep hadn’t forgotten to post a night watch. It was rare, but night monster raids had happened in the past. The last time it happened was ten years ago.
“What the heck? Who is the ass that rang the bell? Can’t they take care of it themselves?” soldiers groaned.
“Phew! That was a lot longer than I thought. I thought we were goners back there. How long have we been fighting?” Kouki plopped onto the floor, his arm sore. It had been an awful experience. Thanks to being the squire, he had some leeway when infected creatures splashed their goo on him. But it still hurt when they attacked. They would have devoured him whole if he had let down his guard.
“I didn’t have a clock back then or now, but I didn’t think it would take that long eith...
“They want us to reignite the star ourselves? That’s crazy! If this is so important, why don’t they do it themselves? At the very least, help us!” Kouki was distraught. He couldn’t believe they told them to light the star on their own just because the knights had to guard the village. They really had no shame!
“Well, that’s about right—as old RPG games went. I still remember when we had to invade castles with just a party of four.” Andrew smiled wryly.
“Can’t you do a class change by yourself? Why do we need to do it inside the Guardian Command?” I asked Felicia.
“It is done as a formality so Guardian Command knows how many Guardians have which class.” The answer surprised me. I thought they had some sort of unique equipment with Guardians sleeping inside a pod to change classes.
“Formality?”
“Ah, it is also to ensure safety. This pod checks if the class change was successful. A class change basically adds ...
“Hm… Those bandits certainly had more loot than I expected.” Count Shadowstep called an appraiser to evaluate some of the loot taken from their hideout. Shadowstep had recouped his debt from John’s trial just from these.
“Milord?”
“Ah, Rodrick! How is it going? Have you told Duke Slane and Duke Bron about our three mages and the five merchants?”
“Yes. I have messaged them, Milord. They said they would support you. And my name is Rodrique, Milord.”<...
Hiro tilted his head, wondering what had caused the level-up. He didn’t recall doing anything, but soon got a ping from his clones that inhabited Leafa. His level-up came right after his session with her.
When he opened the notification window, a blue box appeared:
[You have leveled up to Level 2]
[Level up achieved!
STR: 70 → 72
DEX: 70 → 73
MAG: 0 → 2]
The Magic stat, which had always stayed at 0, had finally risen...
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“Hm… there is nothing here. Where do you think Andrew planned to reignite the star?” James looked around. It was wasteland and forest as far as the eye could see.
“It should be in that ruined city. But it’s in shambles—we only have the cores. I have no idea how he planned to do it. Andrew kept most details to himself. We did get briefings, but I didn’t read them.” Kouki shrugged. Andrew had gone with the rest of the team, leaving Kouki and Kaina to tend the dragon...
“Phew. That was nerve-wracking. Thanks for the help. You came at the right time,” James said. It could have been dangerous—he didn’t think he could win against it alone. The seraph was fast, and he had been caught off guard. If he fought it on open plains, he might have had the advantage. But here, in the tight spaces where it could move erratically by grabbing walls and rails, James didn’t think he stood a chance.
“I left you for an hour and this happened? You worked too ha...
