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Chapter 672 - Chocolate

How interesting logs to be deciphered. But I should also take into consideration that it might have been planted and left behind to confuse us.

Or the Last Elf just doesn't care.

That second option is also very likely, because so far, all the attempts on our lives were half-assed. At this point, I think I would prefer my next opponent to be a demon. At least in that case, there would be no mystery, no backstabbing stuff.

Holding yet another halo from the Last Elf’s gilded ...

Chapter 671 - E-3

“I think that crazy girl did it,” the vyssari woman says once again.

Even though she was so quiet most of the time, she now stands tall and points at Tacita nearby, who just lifts her eyebrow with a curious look.

“Io, I also think she did it. You saw what she did to me when I just touched her,” the gray, lanky man joins the vyssari in blaming the mute girl.

Before Io reacts to that, Malika joins as well with a smile that shows she doesn’t give a shit that Barion ju...

Chapter 670 - Like children

Io is first to talk. “Before any of you do something stupid, how about this. The item is something we got thanks to Nathaniel and Barion, and it’s possible we wouldn’t have gotten it without their help at all, since I don't think we would have been able to open the door. I think we can all mostly agree on that.”

He looks around and waits for someone to argue, but no one does.

Nodding once, he continues. “I would suggest that the item is sold, and Nathaniel and Barion spl...

Chapter 669 - Fellowship

There is no panel next to the door we could use to hack the controls or anything like that. That leads us to think the replicas of the last elf have some kind of Bluetooth like item on them that sends a signal to open the door.

Hell, maybe he opens it mentally, or maybe behind every door there's some poor dead monster with a golden halo opening the way for him.

Our little fellowship already went to check all the hallways, and we fought another wolf there, like the one Io sent into...

Chapter 668 - Contact

Now that I think about it, I’ve visited plenty of secret bases, underground bunkers, floating cathedrals, fallen floating islands, and more. I even went to a base not dissimilar to this one back on the 4th floor during the hunt for The First One. Even though this one doesn’t offer a view of an Earth-like planet, the sight I catch once in a while through the windows is also nice.

The planet we pass by or orbit around appears completely red, giving off a dry, desolate vibe. But as I s...

Chapter 667 - Altercation

I wait for a few heartbeats, but no message comes, and the halo doesn't activate in the end. It just floats there.

I run a few more checks and assign part of my mind to keep monitoring it, while also setting up some defenses. Only then do I leave it alone and let it float above my head. It draws a few looks, but no one says anything.

Following behind Io, we move through the hallway. There are still so many questions I have about the gilded wolf thing that just ended up outside the...

Chapter 666 - Anyone home?

Io stares at the drawing in the dusty window, then at the brown-haired girl, who meets his gaze for a brief moment before lowering her head, letting her hair fall into her face. Her presence weakens further, to the point I’m sure someone with a low level would likely not see her even if he were staring directly at the spot where she stands.

It isn't camouflage or anything like that. It's just that strange field around her, the one that almost makes your senses stop sending signals abo...

Vacation and stuff

I just remembered I didn’t properly notify T1 and T2 patrons about my vacation. I’ll also use it to annoy T3 again; those assh... ehm, guys might think this notification they get is bonus chappy.

Anyway.

As I threatened before, it’s time for my vacation, the one I’ve been putting off. This time, I’ll be taking two weeks off. Chapters will be paused everywhere: RR, SH, and Patreon.

The next patreon chappy will be posted/unlocked August 3rd at around 10:30 CEST - th...

Chapter 665 - Difficult to work with

“Hello,” she says.

“Hello.”

Then there is silence. Neither of us seems to want to break it. She likely wants me to ask the question or react to her appearance, but I also know she wants that, and I don't want to give her the satisfaction of doing so. So I stay quiet as our allocated time here ticks down.

In the end, it's she who breaks the silence while trying to act nonchalant about it.

“I have a Beyond quest for you. It’s an eradication-type quest. You an...

Chapter 664 - Acceleration

When some time passes, I start getting a bit nervous, not gonna lie. That little ass of a security lady will surely complain again, and Weslin also won’t be happy. And the branch leader… if I’m right, he snuck something into the contract that he can use against me in situations like this.

Well, only one option remains.

I will lie.

I could probably damage my body a little or ask the others to do it for me. Some of them, I'm sure, would do it gladly. Tess’s lightning a...

Chapter 663 - Just one more day

“You can pet Biscuit twice if you tell me what those lines are,” I tell Maya.

“Sorry to tell you, but Biscuit is surprisingly cheap. He lets us pet him just for a few pieces of any smoked meat. He tried to make some on his own, but it went badly, so he relies on us to do it.”

As she talks, her [Focus] completely turns off, and her expression shifts back to her usual one. A bit sarcastic in her way of speaking, but easy to talk to, and someone who likes to ...

Chapter 662 - Demon cosplay

There must be a reason why even a Ruler called this body impressive, but that also raises a worrying question.

Did the Ruler of Kindness maybe off an important native? Did she just ruin a rewarding quest line?

I wouldn’t be surprised.

“She has really tough bones, even stronger than mine!” Lily says while touching one of the arms. “I think she might even be over level 400 with a third trait.”

“I don’t think we’ve seen demons that powerful in the area,”...

Chapter 661 - Not what it looks like

“I wouldn’t say awfully curious, maybe just a little bit? But don’t people do that often?”

The demon woman smiles, and something audibly cracks, likely another bone breaking.

“That’s true, people ask about us a lot, but you asking brought my attention. Can you guess why?”

“Is it this?” I ask as a tiny black orb forms over the palm of my hand.

As always, its oppressive presence fills the area, and even though I haven’t used that much mana to create i...

Chapter 660 - Awfully curious

“Where are Dennis and Aaron?” Min-Jae asks Tess.

“They went north to observe the area that’s always covered in mist. They brought Noodle and Maya along because they planned to go deeper into it.”

“I’ll go and grab them so they can see Nat before he goes back to Beyond.”

“Sure. Be careful.”

As she says that, Min-Jae starts pulling on his body and quickly moves through the jungle, leaving me, Tess, and Biscuit behind.

Tess glances at the puppy c...

Chapter 659 - Sisters

While we travel through the 9th floor, I let Min-Jae handle most of the monsters, and we talk a lot. It's been a long time since it was just the two of us, and I’ve always felt more at ease when talking to only one person. Something about that makes it easier for me to speak up, too.

My intruder dosen't count. Sophie is getting more nervous the closer we get, and I can only think that she’s constantly considering not “returning.” I think if she wanted to, she could disappear, di...

Chapter 658 - Fragile

The time finally comes. I leave the primordial knights without any goodbyes, just a promise to return in a few days and make my way back to the 9th floor.

The humidity of the 9th floor immediately hits me, and the near-claustrophobic, all-surrounding jungle wraps around me.

Min-Jae sits nearby with interesting items around him. A few shelves filled with books and mana stones, some desks that seem like they belong to a library, and some more furniture. The most eye-catching is the ...

Chapter 657 - Rumors

“Hey, Mik.” I greet as I barge into the smithy.

The velnar in the corner of the room groans, and the heat inside rises. Partially ignoring me he takes a piece of metal he is hammering and throws it back into the forge, and the heat rises up even more.

So silly. He’s long since known it won’t work on me.

As I absorb the heat, I move closer and observe the axe he has thrown into the forge. He already carved pathways into it using his golden-colored tools. I know either...

Chapter 656 - Temperature control

POV Nathaniel

When I'm finally done with yet another round of examination with Doc, I use [Ley Line] to teleport to my room. It took over ten days to create one that would work within the defensive array of this building. But I had taken it as a challenge. A game of cat and mouse.

Then the voice of said cat echoes in my room.

(I will ask you again, no, I plead with you, please no more teleportation inside the main building. I had to call...