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Chapter 550 - Start of the 2nd Tournament

POV Kim Min-Jae

We've been told over and over that once a mimic gets inside you, there's no getting it out. Even Tess kept reminding us like we didn’t already know. I still remember those days when we were running from the 2nd Front. The cold biting at us, her eyes always watching, making sure none of us got infected. She never let her guard down—not even once. That’s what I thought.

Even back then, I noticed the toll it took on her.

I should have put ...

Chapter 549 - What do you want?

My good mood from enduring it all with just these hundred or so healing marks quickly fades once Lily starts healing me. She points out the damage I still have and the damage that continues to worsen even now.

I think it’s been a long time since I’ve seen her this worried. With a focused expression, she keeps healing me, even damaging some parts of my body to restore them properly where marks failed.

“It’s okay,” I tell her.

“You always say that! How is it okay t...

Chapter 548 - My way

Warning! The 10th wave is now in progress.

At the same time as I get a notification, an aftershock is sent through our area. A mushroom-like purple and white cloud explodes far in the distance. So far away, a part of me wonders how tall that mushroom cloud must be.

Most of the horizon gains that shimmering purple and white color before another explosion ensues. As if someone drew a dark blue line high from the sky and connected it to the ground where the mushroom ...

Chapter 547 - New plan

No one will ever learn the name of my skill—that’s what I decide right away. I can already imagine the reactions. How the fuck do you even make it sound cool? For example, in combat, I jump in front of the enemy boss and say, “Say goodbye to this world. You cannot handle my [Knitting]!”

Hell nah.

More than anything, I expected the evolved version to be called [Weaving], which would fit my Primary Class, as well as my technique I dubbe...

Chapter 546 - One month later

During the first month here in the valley, I’ve learned quite a few interesting things.

One of them is that swimming for the first time is surprisingly difficult. Even though I can hold my breath for a really long time, it’s incredibly annoying to stay underwater. Water has a certain density, and a normal human with normal strength can swim fairly easily. But that changes once your body becomes heavier and more dense; you have to exert more effort just to stay afloat.

If your ...

Chapter 545 - Beach Episode

I forcefully stop myself from training and let my mind rest. The orbs I was using for practice disappear, and I deactivate the Restrictive Training Emblem. I even reduce the effort I’m putting into Mana Cycling.

It all becomes so eerily still. So quiet.

Once again, I check the clock on the wall and close my eyes, staying on my bed for a while longer. Only then do I stand up and change into black swimming trunks. They fit perfectly, ending somewhere slightly below the midpoint of...

Chapter 544 - Just for a few hours

After hours of trying to open the box, I finally give up. Sophie takes her turn, but she gives up too. For now.

The twins keep at it—trying to figure out how to open this wooden box that has no keyhole or anything similar to it—I head back to the terrace of the manor, the one near that huge tree.

The moment I sit on the couch, Myrra jumps next to me and lies down, resting her head on my legs.

“What are you doing?” I ask.

She just smiles brightly and settles in...

Chapter 543 - Waves

While I work on the logic core connected to Fracture, Tess sits across from me with her legs crossed. Both of us are on top of the hill near the Champion’s heart, which still hasn’t been moved, while the rest of the group goes about their own tasks somewhere in the valley.

Myrra is probably annoying everyone she can now that she has some freedom, while Lissandra is… somewhere.

My knowledge of the logic core has increased a lot, and Sophie experimented as well—together with...

Chapter 542 - Champion´s heart

Whitey and I sit together on the playground wheel—the kind with a disc in the center you spin to make it rotate. At first, it moves slowly, but it gradually picks up speed as Whitey cheats, adding kinetic energy to make it spin faster.

Lissandra is still on the bench nearby, watching us.

“Do you like this floor?” I ask her.

“Not quite, but it suffices well enough for some training.”

“Are you not interested in the floor quest, the mimics, and all that?” 2025-01-20 09:36:36 +0000 UTC View Post

Chapter 541 - Playground

“Little kitten,” I greet her.

Myrra sits beside me and shoulder-checks me, “Not you too, feral angry kitten. I’ve had enough of that nickname. Are you looking for a fight? We can fight if you want. Let our fists do the talking.”

“So uncivilized. Typical lynthari. Go fight Lily.”

"That petite black-haired girl? Fuck no. I already sparred with her—she hurts herself more with those weird moves than I ever could."

“That’s our Lily,” I nod. “You’re...

Chapter 540 - Matter of national security

A week later another notification pops up.

Warning! The 4th wave is now in progress.

The only person remaining in the white cube is me. The rest of group 4 is let outside, likely confirmed not to be mimics.

Well, this is getting funny, isn’t it?

***

Within my mind space, I join Whitey, who is this time dressed in gray sweatpants and an oversized black hoodie. The kind of clothes you might wear to the gym.

This ...

Break Notice

Hey hey! I mentioned this before, but I plan to take a week-long break after finishing Book 6 on Patreon—when it ends for Tier 3.

It's mainly to rest without worrying about chapters and to plan out Book 7.

Book 6 should be finished (on Patreon) in about 2–4 weeks, though it's hard to estimate accurately.

I'm letting you know in case you're thinking about resubscribing on Patreon or in case you would want to pause your membership—if you sub and get screwed by the timi...

Chapter 539 - Minion communication token

Hed, the huge velnar, is still alive, along with only about six more mercenaries. Of the technicians, only he and one thylarin remain; the rest are combat-oriented mercenaries who don’t seem to mind following Tess. One of the reasons might be that Group 4, with their combined powers, can fuck them all up, even if these mercenaries are of a higher level.

If they’re mimics, I have no idea why they’re still staying nearby, knowing where we’re heading. Maybe mimics are just dumb. 2025-01-15 08:42:20 +0000 UTC View Post

Chapter 538 - Green, blue, and purple flame

Me and Leth stop near one of the lines of defense. The web in the sky becomes more dense, and detections become more accurate. There is even that super tall wooden wall with inscriptions, and I’m sure there are scouts or guards nearby, ready to rush in at speeds of racing cars.

“Can you make it from here?” I ask him.

After days of traveling, he seems tired but happy to stand on his feet. “I can. I know the protocols, and after quarantine, they should let me in. With all th...

Chapter 537 - End of the Chase

[Greater Mimic - lvl ???]

[Greater Mimic - lvl ???]

The Mimics following us do so even now, and they seem to be excellent trackers or have marked us in some undetectable way. It’s hard to estimate their level, but what’s annoying is that they can order some lesser mimics and mimic spawns in the area to wake up and attack us.

After a day of flying through the snowy region, unwilling to risk a prolonged fight with them in case more Mimics ...

Chapter 536 - Champion Feroy

The next few days are a race against time.

Do we make the damaged parts Exoria functional enough before they locate us? Will we manage it before the mimic takes over his mind? Will he even be able to activate Exoria in his current state? Could we escape now and leave the Champion behind as he is?

Leth works the most, and I follow him. Sometimes I try to locate whatever the Champion left inside his body, but I’m unable to do so. What a curious thing.

During the times Leth s...

Chapter 535 - A Simple Request

I take myself closer with Wraith Dance, right over the body of the sleeping Champion. [Empyrean Lance] forms over my shoulder, and I fill it with as much mana as I’m capable of before pointing it at his head.

“No! Don’t!” Leth shouts desperately and tries to run, only to stagger and fall. Even then, he continues to crawl, his dagger already forgotten. “Please, don’t!”

After a glance at the Champion, I turn to Leth. “The moment he wakes up, he�...

Chapter 534 - The last question

Not that much later after getting all his answers, Kyralon stops me, “This will be your last question and after that, I won’t ask more of you.”

“That's out of nowhere.”

“Yes. I have changed my mind, and I would appreciate if you do not ask why. I won’t ask anything of you either and you can spend the rest of your Beyond Quest here in the tower or on the spot you like or on the stairs outside of the tower. Nowhere else.”

There are plenty of questions I want to...