Chapter 128: Let's Go for a Hunt
Derek appeared back at the dungeon camp, still dressed in his leather armor and facemask. This time, to the shock of all those watching him, he didn’t directly teleport back into the dungeon once he came out. Instead, he backed away and looked towards the old adventurer from the Adventurer’s Guild.
He walked away from the dungeon orb and approached the old man. Without any words, he took out the walkthrough of the dungeon and handed it to the m...
2021-10-21 23:45:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 127: Skill Testing
Derek was more than satisfied with his new stats. Although both his Endurance and Vitality crossing the 1,000-point threshold came with massive pain and discomfort, the increased modifiers and extra Health and Defense more than made up for it.
In fact, if Derek had to choose, he would certainly choose to accept a few moments of agony for permanent increases in his survivability stats.
Naturally, the next thing that he needed to do was check on his ...
2021-10-19 23:45:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 126: Level 100
Derek continued with his next dungeon run, making it midway through level 99 in the process. One more time. After the next dungeon run, he would no longer be eligible to do level 100 dungeons until he upgraded his class. Even then, he would only get one or two more runs before leveling to 101.
His whole plan was to level to level 100, so little else mattered once he made it to 100.
Derek appeared in the camp once again, and with no fanfare, di...
2021-10-14 23:45:59 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 125: Undying Again
Derek reappeared in the dungeon just as he had previously done. When he looked around, he was still in the enclosed stone room. The only difference was that he was alone this time. He slid the tomb door open and stepped out into the graveyard.
Looking around, Derek could see that the amount of skeletons he was going to have to fight was not nearly as abundant as they were when the dungeon was in ‘Extreme Overflow.’ He identified the closest skeleton ...
2021-10-12 23:46:00 +0000 UTC
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Hey all. A while back I did a poll asking about releasing some of my other work on here. One of the suggestions was to release multiple chapters at a time as to not clutter up the System Change releases. This is one of my other works, well, the first five chapters at least.
The working title is 'System Driven' but I plan on changing that as soon as I figure out what to call it.
Thanks for reading. Any suggestions or critiques is appreciated. Enjoy!
Chapter 1: Awaken<...
2021-10-11 15:03:49 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 124: See You in a Bit
Now that the ‘Rudy’ problem was taken care of, Derek needed to figure out exactly what he needed to do. Alanah’s words about needing to be stronger rang in his head. He had told her not to worry about him, and he meant it. He had a few ideas about how to increase his strength quickly. Luckily for him, he was already close to where he needed to be.
“Rudy.” Derek got the man’s attention. “Of all the people that are in the village, where wo...
2021-10-07 23:45:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 123: Rudy
Derek stared intently at Rudolph. “Do you want a job?” He asked.
That question seemed to stun Rudolph more than anything he asked before. The man tilted his head in confusion. “Did you ask me if I wanted a job?” He tried to confirm.
Derek nodded. “Sure did.” He answered. Before he continued, he turned to look at Mal, Brandi, and Rayna. “Would you guys mind working with this man? Or would you rather not? He was one of the guards of the Overseer...
2021-10-05 23:45:00 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 122: Contracts
“Ah.” The guard made a noise and his eyes shot open. Using his hands and feet, he backpedaled towards the wall until his back was against it. He stared up at Derek. “Please. Don’t kill me. You let Jared go, can you let me go too?”
“Maybe.” Derek said. “It depends on you.” He clarified.
“Okay, okay. What do I need to do?” The guard asked.
“How much did you see with the other guard?”
“Just the end. I was unconsciou...
2021-09-30 23:45:00 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 121: Oathbreaker
A couple of hours later, the group was back at the village. Brandi had fallen asleep leaning on Derek. The girl had been through a lot recently and she was beyond tired. Derek patted her head, gently waking her.
“We’re back.” He said.
Malorie directed the Equvins towards a makeshift stable that had been created outside the village due to the influx of adventurers recently. Everyone hopped off the carriage, and she tied the beasts to a post befo...
2021-09-28 23:46:00 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 120: The Show is Over
A collection of gasps sounded out of the gathered crowd once Katrisha fell to the ground.
“Is she dead?” One voice sounded out.
“Did he kill her?”
“Maybe she’s just unconscious.”
Derek listened to the discussions going on around him. Finally, he decided to clear the confusion. “I have killed the Overseer. She is dead. Not only did she fail to reliably do her job, but she also acted in a way unsuitable for a person in ...
2021-09-23 23:45:59 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 119: *Spoiler*
Derek, with a handful of hair, dragged Katrisha out of the bedroom. She was pulling against him and fighting at his hand the whole way. When he made it out of the bedroom, he found a waiting Rayna, Richard, and Delilah.
“Come on.” He said as he continued out the front door.
The trio looked at each other, some worry in their eyes, before finally just following along behind him.
“Derek.” Richard spoke. “The Overseer is sanctioned by the K...
2021-09-21 23:46:00 +0000 UTC
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So, I, and I'm sure many other writers, like to work on different stories to clear my head so I can continue writing System Change. Sometimes, I hit a block where I know what point 'A' is and I know what point 'C' is, but I'm having trouble figuring out what to do with 'B.' Like, I had Clay going after Thomas planned out before my characters even left the village, but I hadn't planned out how.
So, when I need to refresh my mind, I work on other stories.
I thought I might as ...
2021-09-18 18:12:19 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 118: First Time Meeting Katrisha
‘Now, what do you know about the Overseer here? Katrisha Collins. I’m about to go pay my respects.’ Derek asked Alanah.
‘I don’t know a lot. I know much more about her parents.’ Alanah answered. ‘Wait, what do you mean when you say you are going to pay your respects?’
‘She let everything happen today.’ Derek said. ‘She arrived after Rayna was already dying, so I can’t bla...
2021-09-16 23:46:00 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 117: Race Against Time
Derek dropped Silvi off at the carriage containing Malorie and Brandi and kept going. He could only hope that the mother/daughter duo were safe. He didn’t have enough time to stay and check on them, and he knew that there wasn’t much that Silvi wouldn’t be able to handle. Right now, he was in a race against time to save Rayna.
Derek could vaguely feel the pull from the communication crystal in his storage going off, but he ignored it. It wasn...
2021-09-14 23:45:59 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 116: Fury
Derek and Stella were walking down the street in the noble district of the city. Derek thought it was odd because all of their previous meetings had happened either over the communication crystal or in person at the Crown.
“Actually, I wanted to talk to you about tomorrow.” Stella said.
“Oh, what is it?” Derek replied, curious as to what Stella was thinking. She was acting odd.
Stella looked down and spoke in a soft voice. “Well, I have been...
2021-09-09 23:45:59 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 115: Preparing to Leave
Walking down the street of the commoner district, Derek put his communications crystal away. Huh… That’s interesting.
He had just finished talking to a man named Avery. He was one of Alanah’s aides. She had mentioned him before, but Derek had never talked to him directly.
According to Avery, Alanah was going to be busy talking with the King for the time being. He contacted Derek to let him know what happened with Gerald Torith, ...
2021-09-07 23:45:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 114: Gerald
“W-what did you two do to me?” Gerald sputtered while clasping at his throat.
Alanah looked at the man, confused. “Mr. Torith, I have no clue what you are talking about. You wanted to have a conversation, face to face, with no communication crystals involved, so that is what we are doing. I must say, you acclimated quite quickly. Very impressive.”
“N-no! You made me stab myself… in the throat. I… I remember it all.” The man screeched.
<...
2021-09-02 23:45:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 113: Derek, dear...
‘Derek, dear… What exactly did you do yesterday?’
‘Uh… I pretty much told you everything I did. I met with the City Lord, made a couple threats, didn’t kill anyone, and I left… in that order.’ Derek replied.
‘When you said that you made a couple of threats, what kind of threats exactly?’ Alanah asked.
‘Nothing much, really. Just the usual. I told them exactly how much their lives were wort...
2021-08-31 23:46:00 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 112: Zachary and Lucas
The Next Day…
Alanah reached her hand out and moved the window curtain to the side. Outside, in her private courtyard, Avery was instructing two boys. If Stella was her left hand, then Avery would be considered her right.
After her conversation with Derek about the class system, Alanah had sent Avery out to scour the cities for candidates. Alanah was very strict in her choosing.
She would not choose anyone who had a loving family, nor a...
2021-08-26 23:45:00 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 111: Confrontation
Derek waited for the flustered City Lord to reply. After a couple of minutes of silence, he decided to continue. “I guess it really doesn’t even matter.” His eyes shifted to the guard next to the City Lord. “Well, while he is broken, we might as well have a little chat. I’m Derek.”
The guard narrowed his eyes slightly. “Captain of the City Lord’s guards, Herrett.” He replied.
Derek smiled. “Well now, we both know that you are mu...
2021-08-24 23:45:59 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 110: King?
Two days later, Derek was walking through the commoner district on his way to pay the City Lord a visit. He had let Alanah know what was happening and that he still planned on keeping his promise from before. He couldn’t promise that he would be too civil, but he would do his best not to kill anybody. In reality, it all depended on how the City Lord and his people acted.
He preferred it this way as well. A little intimidation could go a long way. He was still ...
2021-08-19 23:45:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 109: Heart to Heart
Thomas and Derek made their way back to the city. Derek needed to think about his plan of action for the upcoming days. He hadn’t planned on meeting the City Lord, but after today’s activity, he couldn’t ignore him anymore. Well, he could, but he no longer wanted to.
Derek hated to take Silvi away from her cooking lessons. She was having such a good time and learning so much. According to Stella, the bunny was making outstanding progress. But thei...
2021-08-17 23:45:59 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 108: City Lord
Bradley and the other guards rushed back to the city. When they arrived, he tasked one of his men to deliver Alicia to her home while he and the remaining guards hurried back to the City Lord’s manor, along with Clay.
Bradley was filled with anxiety after meeting the purple-eyed man. He didn’t know how he was going to explain everything to Lord Torith. The higher ranked and the Lord’s personal guards all knew about the mysterious Derek Hunt, and there ...
2021-08-12 23:45:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 107: Mr. Hunt
Derek put his hand on Thomas’s head and gave him a reassuring smile. “You really did fight well today. I was here for all of it. You showed a great understanding of the spear, and a good amount of wariness towards others… at least until you got comfortable. But I can’t blame you for that, as I was even beginning to think they weren’t going to make a move.” He glanced over at Clay and the guards.
Thomas ducked his head and whispered in a low tone o...
2021-08-10 23:45:59 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 106: Just One More
The group continued killing the level 50+ Horned Boars for a few hours. It would take mere seconds for Clay and Thomas to slay one of the monsters once Clay began tanking the beast. With each kill, their cooperation increased.
Thomas alternated using his skills to kill the beasts. He would use Soul Spear for one, Flurry for the next, then the third would take a little extra time as both of his skills were on cooldown, bu...
2021-08-05 23:45:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 105: Attack!
“I said attack!” Clay shouted again. The giant board smashed into his kite shield over and over. Each blow caused his feet to slide back, inch by inch.
Finally, Thomas, from behind Clay, broke off to the right side and thrust his spear forward as the boar charged again. Thomas went for a probing attack, aiming for the wound that Clay had created at the beginning of the fight.
Derek nodded. It wasn’t a bad tactic.
His spear made contact with t...
2021-08-03 23:45:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 104: Hunting Zone
Derek made his way through the commoner district of the city before finally arriving at the gate. After flashing his adventurer’s badge, he left the city.
If everything Alanah had said was correct, he wouldn’t be too far behind the trio and their guards. Derek found one of the trails heading east and took off.
Sure enough, after traveling only a few minutes, he caught sight of the guards trailing secretly behind, and was also able to spot Thomas...
2021-07-29 23:45:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 103: Days Gone By
Derek sat in his room at the inn, going over all the information he had gained throughout the day. Silvi was doing fine, and he suspected that the only way he would be seeing her in the near future would be if he visited her in the kitchen.
He also admired Water’s swift actions. In less than a week, the man was acting on the advice he had received from Derek, and Clare was the perfect student. All Derek could see when he looked in her eyes was resolve. ...
2021-07-27 23:45:00 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 102: Fine Dining
Not long after, the duo was dining on a mouthwatering range of cooked meats and vegetables. According to Emily, every bit of meat on the table was from a beast at level 100 or higher. Though high level doesn’t exactly mean high quality, the cuts of meat were from some of the finest beasts in the kingdom.
The coffee was an absolute hit with Walter. Like Derek, after trying it multiple ways, Walter found that he preferred it black and strong. The man could...
2021-07-22 23:45:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 101: Clare II
The three men watched as Clare hopped along a stone path in the water to reach the small island in the middle of the pond. Derek nodded, as the girl never once lost her footing on the path. She was agile, energetic, had a passion to learn, and was a natural pugilist. The girl was all any teacher could ask for in a student.
“So.” Derek broke the silence. “What exactly are your plans for the girl once she finally gets a class?” He asked Walter.
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2021-07-20 23:45:00 +0000 UTC
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