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Chapter 125 - Sharing pain together

She then doesn't say anything and only stares at me. The others are already gone and now there is only this girl, a head and something shorter than me. Her small face is framed by black hair and a tiny nose rests in the middle of it.

Ehm? Please say something.

She does not. Her eyes are piercing me as she grabs my left hand, the one she sacrificed her own left arm to restore. It's still pale, hairless, and both wounded all over.

Without uttering a word, she sends her mana in...

Chapter 124 - New skill

[Manipulation]? Get away from me with that crap! I want [Mana Infusion]!

As we awkwardly sit there with Sophie touching my hand and infusing my body with mana, I continue to observe it, and the more I watch, the more I like her [Mana Infusion].

She is directly infusing my muscles and organs with mana and then, with the help of her [Manipulation], makes them stronger. Can something like that even be seen as manipul...

Chapter 123 - You owe me

"What the fuck!" Sophie screams at me, already getting on her feet and holding her broken nose, blood flowing down her fingers. "You asshole!"

"Great to hear that from you, mind blender bitch," I hiss and try to stand up, only to be sent back on my ass and have to deal with my mana and strengthening my body instead of what I probably Sophie did up until now.

"Mind blender? Are you dumb?" Mana flares up around her and a second later a short burst of electricity hits her, causing he...

Chapter 122 - Saved?

This time all my attention is on the Rogue Revenant and oscillating mana appears around my hand as I let the monster reach me.

I'm slow, my body barely boosted, as I only focus on enduring the disruptive skill of the Templar and it does come. With the help of [Focus] and [Mana Manipulation], I'm able to endure it and barely dodge a stab against me, at the same time I too, attack, my hand aiming right at the monster's body.

Four seconds until ...

Chapter 121 - Mage Hunters

It's been already a few hours, and while running and avoiding the revenants' attacks, I was able to level up once by burning a group of Rottenfang vermin and level up one. I invested the gained stat points into constitution.

Hey, it's something, isn't it?

But in the state I'm in, it feels like pouring a glass of water and hoping to save your house from burning down.

I'll die if this continues much longer. That's something I can say with absolute certainty.

If I don't f...

Chapter 120 - Hunted

Okay, I knew one day I'd have to pay for my excessive reliance on mana and ignoring physical stats as much as possible.

I jump from the roof and barely absorb the energy of my fall, trying to use it to propel myself. The skill fails, and I continue to run on my two legs, hearing the monster crash on the ground behind me.

I grab hold of my mana and focus more, finally able to boost my body for half of a second before losing control over mana.

But even that is something, and I...

Chapter 119 - Templar Revenant

My eyes keep going between the group of people and the doggo that proudly shouts (Food) while pointing at them with his tentacle.

While I try not to think about what it might mean, Isabella continues to pull my sleeve, reminding me that I promised her she could play with Biscuit 13 times even though I know for sure that I promised it 12 times and she added one, perhaps thinking that I wouldn't notice.

But enough of that, there's more important stuff going on! Did the...

Chapter 118 - Food

Here I am, alone in the desolate city, a noble human on his graceful hunt. Only my prey isn't a powerful beast, a majestic dragon, or a sneaky griffin.

No, it's a goddamn sparrow. A bird not much bigger than the oversized pigeon, and apparently blessed with the agility of Biscuit when he is trying to steal some food.

I stalk my nemesis with inhuman determination... well, let's call it the determination of a bulldozer, as I'm currently crashing into walls here and there, unable to ...

Chapter 117 - Sparrow

"So, your first floor was to survive in the forest for one month, but there was no deadly rain, no nights without the sun, and in the end, you only had to fight against groups of monsters or continue to run away from them."

"Yes, that's it."

Damn it, isn't it more like easy difficulty?

"And the second floor?"

"A mana-infused kingdom and the floor quest was to witness the destruction of the capital. It was really terrifying. They called him Paragon, and he totally destr...

Chapter 116 - Rumor

"So, my best friend Samantha did go out without me. Even Elie was there! And they didn't even call me! They also took Elie's cute cat with them, I always wanted to see it!"

"Wow, that isn't very nice of them."

"Right? I didn't even see Elie's cat because we all got to Hell."

"Wow, that sucks… that's too bad."

Isabella continues to talk and talk while I answer her once in a while.

Help.

Help me.

"I'll tell Doggo to play with you if you stay quiet for...

Chapter 115 - Don't worry

POV Aaron Dalton

Damn, why me? Why did I have to end up with these two psychos?

Once again, I watch as Tess and Sophie stand against each other, their mana flaring ominously.

"It has nothing to do with logic. People don't think logically in situations like this. It's you and him that are not normal!” Sophie screams at Tess.

Their confrontation scares me. Tess is terrifyingly powerful, and Sophie is too. But maybe it's good if they talk this out like ...

Chapter 114 - Saint's Eternal Bastion

First heartbeat.

Armor made of mana appears on my body. As always it's super simple and not very intricate.

Second heartbeat.

The Gargoyle reaches me and I use all this kinetic energy to strengthen my body, but this time not only my endurance but also my speed while my head rings and my body continues to complain.

Before the fist reaches me, I grab it and, using the energy of the monster's swing, I throw it over my shoulder, against the wall of the ho...

Chapter 113 - Rage

Isabella comes closer, her eyes wide as she stays nearby while looking up at me.

"I spoke with Alie," she begins, referring to the girl who still shyly glances towards us, "I told her about Biscuit."

Ah, I see. The first conversation with a different civilization is about the gluttonous telepathic dog. Nice.

"At first she didn't understand, but then I described Biscuit to her a bit more," she pauses dramatically for a second, ensuring I'm listening and with a serious look on...

Chapter 112 - Natives

Oh boy, I swear I spend most of my time here complaining and trying not to lose my left arm. I look at the aforementioned arm; even days after restoring it, it remains pale up to the shoulder.

The light here isn't exactly made for sunbathing and I'm wearing warm clothes, but I expected at least some hint of a tan? At least on my hand. Maybe it's not as perfect as I thought it would be? Lily's skill level might not be high enough, so the arm is pale because of this.

It's a pretty m...

How the heck am I that good?

Sometime next week, I should be able to upgrade Patreon memberships once again!

Lvl 3 will go from 20 to 30 chapters,

Lvl 2 from 10 to 15 chapters,

and Lvl 1 from 5 to 7 chapters.

You guys better shower me with praise!

Chapter 111 - Victoria

Once again, I release the kinetic energy before it builds up, and clashes against the wind outside. My heart continues to beat, building more and more kinetic energy. For the first time, I feel my mana reserves depleting. Really slowly but surely.

The construct works differently than I thought. It doesn't only use 30% of my generated mana. Well, it does, but it also starts reaching for more as time passes. Currently around 35% of my mana?

Interesting. So, what did I screw up?

Chapter 110 - Heartbeats

For one more time, I check our surroundings and the room next to the one I'm in, and then I close my eyes, focusing on the flow of my mana and my body as I sit down.

I cast a glance over the room again, taking in the sparse furniture and worn rug underfoot. It becomes quiet and I stop feeling the cold of the room as I delve deep into myself. Slowly, carefully, I reach out and start deeply inspecting the construct I made before. Now, after some time has passed, I realize even more how te...

Chapter 109 - Poker face

Flames flare up around Isabella, the girl most likely acting on her own or under the influence of Sophie's skill, assuming she's in danger. Without any hesitation, the flames intensify to the point where we can feel the heat, and then she attacks the three men.

My [Disruption] skill, boosted by a surge, activates, and her flames die off before reaching the trio. Then, before she has a chance to try it again, I hit the back of her head without saying anything.

Chapter 108 - The trio from Hard Difficulty

There are three of them, two men and one woman, all of them around my age. I quickly identify them as people from Hard difficulty, the main reason being my inability to see their levels.

Well, either I can't see them because they are also from the Tutorial, or their strength is at a similar level to that of Lissandra. Seeing them fight, I'm more inclined to believe that they are from the Hard difficulty.

They aren't doing badly at all, and small groups of rats are dealt with by th...

Chapter 107 - Dumber than Soph

We burn the first group that reaches us. Even Isabella helps, as there are just so many of them. Tens of rats led by some weird, bipedal monster.

[Parasitic Wererat - lvl 76]

It's not a named monster, but somehow it's controlling all the rats and even using some probing skill, able to detect either our mana or our presence.

Obviously, I kill it first, but the scanning still continues and one of the rats screeches, turning into a wererat.

[Paras...