Chapter 43: Follow Me
Derek smiled at the room. “Well, I figured I can knock out a few plans all at once after all of this happened.” Derek stared directly at Rayna. “How long do you think we have before the noble house or Adventurer’s Guild thinks that something is wrong?”
“If it was a noble house from the Capitol, they would probably already know that their own was dead. But seeing that it is Gracefall, we most likely have weeks before they get suspicious and check o...
2021-01-07 21:15:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 42: What to Do
“So, what exactly happened?” Derek asked the room.
The first to answer was Brandi. It seemed like she had been suppressing herself since her first outburst. Finally, she had the chance to speak up. “It was my fault. They wanted the hides you gave me. B-but I wouldn’t let them.” She ducked her head. “They took them anyway, so I…” She trailed off. “I tried to take them back. The bald man hit me. I don’t know what happened after that....
2021-01-05 21:15:59 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 41: Cleanup
After taking out the trash, Derek used Rejuvenate on Rayna. It pulled her out of the unconscious state, but she still looked pitiful. He walked over to her and crouched down. He turned her unconscious body over and pulled out another health potion. With one hand, he tilted her head back, and with the other, he poured the potion into her mouth.
After checking and seeing most of the wounds on her body visibly healing, he stood. He walked to each ...
2020-12-31 21:16:00 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 40: After the Dungeon
The blinding flash faded away and Derek looked around. There was a group of seven people gathered in the area around the dungeon orb. They were staring at Derek and Thomas with different emotions. Some were frowning, some were surprised. One, whom Derek supposed was the leader of the group, and level 47 was looking at the duo with a face filled with confusion.
I’m glad I thought about wearing these facemasks. I’m guessing that man tried to
2020-12-29 21:16:00 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 39: Dungeon Vacation
Thomas sat with his back against the wall, staring at the ceiling. He had almost grown numb to everything over the last several days. The armor that Brandi had painstakingly crafted him was not in good condition anymore. There were holes and cuts where the mandibles of the ants had finally been able to break through.
He had thought that the ants would have been tougher than the beetles, but after fighting the first one, he realized his mistake. As long...
2020-12-24 21:16:00 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 38: Something about a dungeon...
Thomas reached for his daggers on his hips. With slow movement, he drew them from the sheaths created by Brandi. Looking at the disgusting insects creeping and crawling ahead of him, he tightened his grip on the weapons. Thomas’s thoughts were racing. So much so, that the boy himself could not keep track of them.
He was going to have to fight these things. Derek was only there to protect him from catastrophe. Thomas knew that there was al...
2020-12-22 21:17:00 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 37: To the Dungeon
After the duo left the confines of the village, Derek stopped and pulled out his makeshift map and looked at various dungeons. Hmm… This dungeon gives a support skill. Maybe I could get a beast taming skill or something, and I wouldn’t have to worry about Silvi killing everyone we meet. We’ll probably only be able to run two of the level 25 ones before I out level them. Derek put the map away. He seemed to have made a decision.
We’ll...
2020-12-17 21:20:14 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 36: Leaving
"Okay, you're level 10. It's time to choose a class. Make sure you pick the best one, it's always a good idea to look into the higher rarity or growth classes. If you need help, ask me." Derek explained to Thomas. "Got it?" He asked.
"Got it." Thomas replied, then closed his eyes.
Derek stared as he watched Thomas’s face go through a range of emotion. He remembered what it was like when he first had to choose a class. He had managed to accrue quite a fe...
2020-12-15 21:15:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 35: Training
Rayna stood along with Derek. “I hope I’m not going to regret this.” She mused.
Derek looked at Thomas. “Are you ready to see if you really want to use daggers? It’s much easier to get yourself killed with short weapons like that.” He warned.
“I’m ready.” Thomas seemed resolute in his decision.
“Okay, let’s go.” Derek led the group out of the residence. Then he turned back to Rayna. “Uh, we should probably not do this insi...
2020-12-10 21:16:00 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 34: Meeting
Leon pulled out a chair and had a seat. Now, sitting at the table was Derek, Rayna, Leon, and Richard. Rayna spoke. "Okay, now that we are all here, let's get down to business." Derek could still the glow in her eyes that she had from receiving her new sword. She turned to Derek. "You wanted this meeting. The floor is yours."
Derek nodded. "First, I wanted to ask you all something." Derek waited for the group to nod before carrying on. "I had an interesting con...
2020-12-08 21:14:14 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 33: The Next Day
Derek opened his eyes and looked around the small room. He stood up and stretched, letting out a deep breath in the process. He checked the system for the time. They should be awake. Might as well go get this meeting business over with early. With that, Derek opened the door and headed to the bar.
Bart was wiping the bar down with a rag, and there was a young woman setting the tables and moving the chairs into their positions. Derek walked over to...
2020-12-03 21:16:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 32: A Day in the Village
Thomas took a deep breath and then let it out. “Woah… Okay, I’m done.”
Derek smiled. “Those first stat points invested are a hell of a thing, huh? An instant increase of over two times is quite the feeling.” Derek remembered the first stat points he invested. He had only gained one level, so it could not have been as dramatic as what Thomas felt, but it was still memorable.
Thomas smiled back at him. “Yeah, it was something. It...
2020-12-01 21:17:59 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 31: Gifts
Derek went in the direction where Brandi and her mother had been relocated to before he left. He was hoping that they were still at the same spot. If not, he would just have to go ask the chief.
Soon, he arrived at the area where he was surprised to find Thomas. He was sitting on a bench with his back turned to Derek. Oh, I wonder who that boy is. It looks like Thomas has a friend. Derek looked at the shorter boy patting Thomas on the back. It seemed tha...
2020-11-26 21:15:00 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 30: Return
It had been over a month since Derek left on his quest to upgrade the Giant Slayer Award. Now, he could tell that he and the bunny were drawing closer and closer to the edge of the forest. During their travels, Silvi was just as aggressive towards any creature as before, however, she had relented, and no longer attacked Derek.
Derek had done a remarkable job at not earning any more experience since leveling to 18. In fact, he was so worried about getting more ex...
2020-11-24 21:16:59 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 29: Accident
Derek got up the next morning after a restful night of meditation. With the sun finally out, he could make sense of all that had happened. First, he did a quick once over of his chest to see if there was any residual damage remaining. Fortunately for him, it seemed that either his multiple Rejuvenations or his Greater Meditation had been able to completely heal him without allowing any scarring to occur.
In fact, as he looked ...
2020-11-22 10:21:54 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 28: Dungeon
Derek looked at the three options given to him. View. He thought.
Oh, that’s informative. He thought as he viewed the different aspects of the dungeon. Level 100. Derek frowned. I wonder if the adventurers that Torith is going to send will be able to do a level 100 dungeon. I wonder what the levels actually look like in a big city. Sure...
2020-11-22 10:15:41 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 27: Growth
Derek rose from his meditative state at sunrise. He took in a deep breath and let it out while stretching. Meditating is so much better than sleeping. It’s much easier to enter a meditative state than it is to fall asleep. Plus, if I were to enter deep enough, I could sit there for days or weeks without feeling time passing by. Derek could not help but to appreciate his Greater Meditation skill. It was his favorite skill and the one that he...
2020-11-22 10:06:41 +0000 UTC
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