Chapter 217: 3v3
The earth user clenched his fists and growled. “What did you do to Gerald?”
“Oh, if you want him back, all you have to do is beat me.” Derek stepped forward. The second his foot touched the ground, spikes shot up from below him. They tore through the soles of Derek’s shoes, but weren’t even strong enough to make his feet bleed. “That tickled.” He smiled. Inwardly, he was fuming. Now I got to get another fucking pair of shoes. Luckily, good...
2022-08-12 22:30:59 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 216: Reinforcements
Derek moved quickly through the void, gradually getting more and more of a lead on Edgar. He was shocked at how fast the prince moved as lightning. Derek was still faster, though, even if he had to drink thousands, if not tens of thousands, of gold worth of potions. It didn’t matter to him… Still faster. He thought, smugly.
Soon, Derek arrived a good distance away from what seemed to be a giant black dome around an area. That looks like...
2022-08-12 22:01:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 215: Struggle
“Ugh!” Edward grunted as a shadow protruded from his stomach and shoulders, severing both arms from his body and dropping his HP back to critical.
“Be still. Move again and I’ll end you.” The Shadow Witch said.
“End him now!” Gerald shouted.
“You…” The Shadow Witch paused her attacks on Avery and pointed at Gerald. “Do not get to tell me who to kill. I am here to provide support and help you escape. Don’t forget it.”
<...
2022-08-11 23:45:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 214: First
Minutes earlier…
Crown Restaurant—Savannah
Alanah stored her communications crystal in her storage ring and sighed. “That was Avery.” She looked pointedly at the King. “Edward has been ambushed and lost all of his men. He avoided the attack, but is currently tied up with another enemy and unable to restrain Gerald.”
“What?” The King stood. “But how? Did he know we were coming for him?”
“I doubt that. Gerald is one to have ...
2022-08-09 23:45:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 213: Three vs One
Of course, nothing could ever go as planned. Gerald was already standing, no worse for wear. There was something to be said about having 1500 point in Vitality. He may not be strong in a fight, but he could definitely take a beating. Other than the light damage to his armor, his wounds weren’t even bleeding anymore.
Plus, Avery’s dagger wasn’t enough to cause any real harm to Cliff, either. The heir to House Aarden must have invested a good amount i...
2022-08-04 23:45:59 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 212: Avery Steps In
Avery stepped forward, activating some skills in the process. His excitement was palpable when Alanah contacted him to keep an eye on the situation with Gerald Torith. He had hoped that the man would give him reason to step in. The man was an absolutely disgusting individual. And that was Avery’s take before he found out about some of the things he had done.
Just the way he talked to and about Alanah had already rubbed Avery the wrong way, so when his...
2022-08-02 23:46:00 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 211: Confrontation
The group all ate and had pleasant conversation, much more pleasant than their introductions had been. Of course, Derek still wasn’t a fan of the King. Still, with such a spread made by the best chefs from the Crown, it was hard to not be happy.
Though the dinner was mostly under a cheerful atmosphere, there was still the problem that was Gerald Torith hanging over everyone’s heads… well, some more than others. And that problem looked to solve itse...
2022-07-28 23:46:00 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 210: Return
Three hooded figures walked out of a warehouse located in one of the city-sized villages outside of the Cydarian Capital. Left behind in the warehouse were two men. One stood tall in plate armor, lingering half a step behind the other.
The other was a middle-aged man with long, flowing golden hair. He had half a smile on his face, almost a smirk. Gerald Torith looked as complacent as ever as he watched his ‘guests’ leave the warehouse.
Ever since his ...
2022-07-26 23:45:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 209: Bad Guy 101
The room went silent, though, other than the buzzing sound of electricity coming off of the King, there wasn’t much noise to begin with. The King only shifted his gaze from Derek to the recent addition to the gathering.
“Miss Savannah.” The King composed himself, but still narrowed his eyes. “What do you mean?”
The small woman tilted her head sideways while looking at the King. “It’s just as I said. It’s a fight that you will not win....
2022-07-21 23:46:00 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 208: Alanah's Gathering
“Are you sure this is a good idea?” Stella rushed back and forth, making sure everything in the room was prepared for such company. They had decided to use the top, most private, floor in the Crown Restaurant to host such an evening.
“Oh, no.” Alanah smiled. “It’s most definitely a terrible idea. But it will no doubt be fun and eventful.”
“Why not just wait until the auction? At least then, they will have something else to focu...
2022-07-19 23:45:59 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 207: Tier Four
Derek still couldn’t quite wrap his head around the system and its stats. Maybe this system isn’t as stingy as I thought it was. He shook his head and inwardly sighed. It’s just something I’ll have to figure out for myself, just like Alanah says.
“So.” Derek shifted the conversation. “I know you’ve moved the auction up and even combined them, but nobody has told me why. What happened?”
“I was wondering when you wer...
2022-07-14 23:45:59 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 206: Presentation
Derek smiled and sat, leaving his Void Storage open. Inside it were the over thirty Void Beasts he hunted, along with dozens of mana cores from the golems. "It is a good presentation, isn't it?"
“So, this is what you were doing while you were gone?” Stella asked.
“More or less.” Derek answered.
“How many?” Alanah asked.
“There are thirty-five Void Beasts in total. They range from weak beasts to strong ones. I would say Silv...
2022-07-12 23:45:00 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 205: First Meeting
Derek stood from the couch and openly gawked as Alanah walked out of her bedroom. Finally, he knew why the Crown chose emerald green as the primary color for its palette. The woman’s lush green hair flowed just down past her shoulders. Derek could just make out a pointed ear hidden underneath. An ear that reminded him almost of the elves he saw, but more closely resembled a half elf.
Alanah was taller than most women he’d seen, human or otherwise. De...
2022-07-07 23:45:59 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 204: Suite
Derek woke up the next morning after discussing multiple things with Brandi. The kid was going to grow to be a monster, that was for sure. He also wanted to find a way to help her separate her stats a bit, so she wouldn’t have to experience the pain of facing multiple breakthroughs at once.
Luckily, with her first ten levels, she had skewed her stats more toward Dexterity and Endurance, so those two stats were separated from the other four. Endurance was most ...
2022-07-05 23:45:00 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 203: Maniac
With Silvi on his shoulder, Derek headed downstairs to see what Brandi was up to. As soon as he opened the door to the basement, he could hear the clanging sound of metal on metal. Must be smithing, then. Sure enough, when he made it downstairs, he could see Brandi’s small figure standing in front of her blacksmith station, banging on a small piece of metal.
That was when Derek noticed that the girl was dressed from head to toe in protective gear. Sh...
2022-06-30 23:45:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 202: Home
Derek sat in the middle of the final area of the dungeon. He was finally finished. With his most recent run through the dungeon, he reached level 171. Finally, being past level 170, he would no longer be able to enter the dungeon.
He rubbed his temples. That wasn’t near as bad as that mind potion that Roman had me drink. Derek had just finished going through the breakthrough for what he considered his third most important stat, Wisdom. I guess with...
2022-06-28 23:46:00 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 201: Edgar's Breakthrough
Edgar wiped the sweat off his brow as he sat in the empty dungeon. The last levels to 250 took way longer than he ever thought they would. It ticked him off that his brother was closer about how long it would take than he was. Though, Edward’s predictions were based on Edgar having an epic class, not legendary. Edgar had kept that nugget of information to himself.
He had just maxed his Wisdom out and it felt like his brain exploded. He honestly ...
2022-06-23 23:46:43 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 200: More Questions than Answers
Soon, Derek finished the boss area of the dungeon and stored the mana cores before leaving. Once outside, he checked his surroundings, making sure there was still no one around. After doing so, he reached out to open his Time Prison once again.
Derek pulled the void apart, revealing the door to the Time Prison. He reached out and grabbed it, and pulled. The second the door was ajar, the clawed hand of the Void Beast reached out. That an...
2022-06-21 23:45:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 199: Void Farm
The next Void Beast to come out was slightly above average. It seemed to be on the verge of intelligence, but was still a monster through and through. Derek wasn’t entirely sure about the Adventurer Guild rankings, as the only Onyx Ranked Adventurer he’d fought was Shae, but he would put the Void Beast at lower Onyx or upper Platinum… solely based on Shae’s capabilities.
It was the strongest Void Beast he’d faced other than the intelligent one. Ins...
2022-06-16 23:45:00 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 198: Void Call
Derek pushed all the questions about his stats to the back of his mind. It was something he would have to talk to Alanah about later, and there was no sense dwelling on it when he still had things he needed to do.
One of those things, of course, was using Void Call. After going through another breakthrough in his Endurance and Vitality stats, he felt much safer. The last Void Beast he fought was aware, and Derek didn’t know where it was in strength compare...
2022-06-14 23:46:00 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 197: Breakthrough
Derek removed his clothes and sat cross-legged. He took in a deep breath, then decided to increase his Endurance first. Even though increasing Endurance had felt much worse at 1,000 points than Vitality did, he knew that the Vitality threshold had a much higher chance of causing real damage to him.
He prepared himself, then put one stat point into Endurance. He waited for the skin crawling and itching, but it never came. Derek snorted. I guess 1,500 p...
2022-06-09 23:45:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 196: Level Up
While the higher ups in the Kingdom were scrambling because of the new dungeon and upcoming auction, Derek continued his training. As soon as he left the dungeon, he would repeat it, spending almost no time outside. He didn’t want to waste a moment.
In the almost two weeks since he started, he had finished running the dungeon dozens of times. His skills improved at a speed he didn’t know was possible. Now, Derek was sitting in the boss area of a completed...
2022-06-07 23:45:01 +0000 UTC
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Note: I actually meant to release this yesterday at 6:45, but I had a pretty shitty day that ended with a toothache and the inability to see my dentist until Tuesday. So, I completely forgot. Anyway, Extra Chapter!
Chapter 195: Edgar's Ability
Edgar dismissed another level up notification from his vision. He was level 243 now and only had a few more to go before he could quit running the damn dungeon. He had overly surprised his brother when he stopped him from going in...
2022-06-04 11:41:51 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 194: Edgar's Dilemma
Edgar clapped his hands and let lightning fall on all the surrounding beasts. He hated this. This was the one thing he never dreamed of doing. Every time he used a skill, it felt dirty. Oh, how he resented his brother and father for making him do something he was so against.
Why did Elouise have to go and get herself betrothed? She would have been perfect for this task. She didn’t care about how she got her power. She was more than happy to be given ...
2022-06-02 23:46:00 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 193: Crown's Decision
While Derek was busy training in the golem dungeon, the whole upper echelon of the Cydarian Kingdom was in an uproar over the news of the level 250 dungeon with a time distortion. The same was true for Alanah and the rest of the Crown Restaurant.
Alanah leaned back in her chair and sighed. I came to Savannah early to meet Derek before the auction, yet he was already gone by the time I got here. I should have talked to him before I left the capital...
2022-05-31 23:46:00 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 192: Start of Training
Derek jumped up into the air with Void Steps so he could access the dungeon orb. When he got close enough, he placed his hand on it.
Derek let out a sigh. Well… I guess that was to be expected. Shae said that the rewards were pretty shit. Still, there are a few potions that could come in clutch if I were to get them. Derek shrugged and stored the ...
2022-05-30 23:45:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 191: Boss
Derek gathered the final core from the last fallen Earth Golem. The process took longer because he had to wait for the Multi-Strike skill to come off cooldown, but he also didn’t have to worry about being beheaded by a chain explosion. Plus, he got to level one of his best skills at the same time.
He looked at the remains of the Earth Golems. Only the cores seemed to be useful, once they ran out of power, the remaining stones turned into regular rocks. They wou...
2022-05-26 23:45:59 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 190: Earth Golem
Reappearing in the fourth area of the dungeon, Derek looked at his surroundings. Looks like another cave, he thought. Unlike the previous cave from the second area with the Fire Golems, this cave wasn’t stuffy and humid.
He walked forward and pushed a boulder, which was blocking the exit, to the side. When he walked out, he took note of the area. It was a mountain-like terrain with moss-covered rocks scattered throughout. The air was cool, with ...
2022-05-24 23:46:00 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 189: Third Area
Derek avoided the final shrapnel from the last Fire Golem. Soon, another orb appeared in the middle of the cavern. One leading to the next area. Instead of immediately warping to the next area, he checked some of his notifications. Dismissing most of the kill notifications, he pulled up the last one.
Derek let out a breath and smiled. He knew doing a level 175 dung...
2022-05-19 23:45:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 188: Next Area
With his fists covered in void, Derek kicked off the void using Void Steps and flew at the closest Water Golem. With precision, he launched his fist directly into its core. Using the impact, he flew backwards, away from the now pulsing core of the Water Golem. He kicked off the void once again and landed far away to avoid the explosion.
Once again, a golem exploded and sent both big and small shrapnel flying everywhere.
By that time, the Water Golems h...
2022-05-17 23:46:00 +0000 UTC
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