Astralium

Chapter 49: Facing the Queen Lesser Hiveborne Arachnid

The player nearest to it tried to mount an attack by thrusting his spear at the monstrous creature. However, despite the queen spider’s apparent stillness, the weapon couldn’t pierce her scales. Instead, as her human-like hands reached for the player, his body disintegrated into countless fragments, much like a balloon burst by a sharp needle. There was no sound; he simply ceased to exist.

“Holy shit!”

“Is the event going to fail?”

“Will our progress so far be ...

Chapter 48: A Standoff Between Players and Spiders

The fire’s intensity surged with every passing moment, and multiple factors fueled this inferno.

First and foremost, the fire didn’t just stay still and wait to be extinguished; its fiery tongues were licking hungrily at the surrounding trees and vegetation. It was as if the flames had a life of their own, guided by the wind, spreading wildly in a frenzied dance.

Adding to the escalating blaze were the trees themselves. These were no ordinary, run-of-the-mill trees; they were ...

Chapter 47: The Start of the Invasion Part II

On a three-meter-high earthen wall.

SirLaughsALot and ButaYaarou assumed their roles as the watchmen of the first night shift. They had opted for the night shift because they had the flexibility of working from home, but they quickly regretted not wrestling for the daytime shift.

The two players stood behind a parapet formed by hardened mud while peering into the dark forest twenty meters away. From time to time, strange noises would creak from the forest’s depths; they would ev...

Chapter 46: The Start of the Invasion Part I

In the following days, a growing number of players with high-grade mana aptitude successfully ascended to the Initiate Attunement rank, amounting to a total of seven individuals. Thanks to the introduction of “Assist Casting 1.0,” some of these newly promoted players began to dabble in spellcasting. While incidents of players killing themselves hadn’t happened yet, some careless players had suffered injuries during their practice. However, Victor made a noteworthy discovery: The pool in...

Chapter 45: The First Player to be Promoted

If his real-life friends and family were to know that he was dedicating himself to studying something that came out of a fantasy game, they’d mock him for wasting his time. But this was no laughing matter; the game always brought him the thrill he never experienced. Despite the often dirty thoughts that occupied his mind, William could be dead serious when the situation demanded it.

William’s eyes flashed with determination as he sat cross-legged and initiated the meditation for the...

Chapter 44: Lumen’s Innate Ability: {Gigantification}

Victor left the wood cabin and made his way toward the northern wall. And as he got closer, the more crowded the place became. Every player who spotted him would cease their tasks and offer respectful greetings, which was enough to make him smile in satisfaction.

As he approached the wall, the magnitude of their progress became even more apparent. The once flat forest ground had transformed into a rising, strong, and imposing earthen wall — a testament to the players’ hard work.

Chapter 43: The Preparations for the Invasion

Five days passed in the blink of an eye, just like a fleeting dream.

The player count had surged, and the total number had spiked up to double its previous numbers, now standing at a staggering ninety-four players. Unsurprisingly, the players’ demographic was more askew toward male players, with female players comprising only a modest 20 percent of the total player base. Though Victor had made sure of one thing: Whenever new female players joined the game for the first time, they woul...

Side Chapter: The Emporium Assembly

Michael, the owner of the Computer Emporium store, stepped into the meeting room with a gleam in his eye, clutching a presentation pamphlet. His four employees had to hear his exciting proposition and joined him in this endeavor.

As he strode inside a room with sleek, modern furnishings and a sizable conference table, his four employees were already seated and waited for him with confused faces. “Good morning, everyone,” he greeted with an opportunistic smile, putting the pamphlet o...

Chapter 42: Ten Days

Beads of sweat built up on Victor’s palms as he carefully counted the eight cyan crystals resting on the pedestals; they were advanced-grade mana crystals, after all. Their energy was more potent and condensed than their novice-grade counterparts, and they were worth at least ten thousand times greater than those common mana crystals. On top of that, even if you had ten thousand novice-grade mana crystals, no Magi would want to trade their high-grade mana crystal for them.

It was just...

Chapter 41: Solving the Puzzle with Programming

Victor observed the players exploring the new virtual shop with a faint smile. He overheard some of them expressing dismay about the prices, but he had purposefully set them at these levels for a reason. In his days back at the Arcane Radiance College, even for an acolyte to purchase a single Aleph-tier spell model, they would have to fork out ten mana crystals. Thus, the price he set was beyond fair and even dirt cheap.

It was essential to note that a novice-grade mana crystal was equi...

Chapter 40: Everything Here is a Fair Price

As Victor gazed at his newfound treasures, excitement coursed through him. These magic tools would undoubtedly aid him greatly in the future. Even the other magic items, while of little use to him, could find purpose in the hands of players. However, he wasn’t done yet; one more lootbox remained to be opened — the Elemental Adept lootbox.

Filled with curiosity and hope, he shifted his attention back to the holographic screen and initiated the final lootbox draw. The familiar process...

Chapter 39: The Key to the Puzzle is Actually…

Led by Lizbeth, Victor stood in front of one side of the walls on the basement floor, just opposite the Nexus Beacon.

“You said this is the place?” Victor pointed skeptically at the unremarkable wall, squinting his eyes as if expecting it to reveal its secrets.

“Mm-hmm!” Lizbeth declared with unwavering confidence, “Without a shadow of a doubt, it’s right here.”

“I can’t sense any mana fluctuations or any signs of an entrance here. It just looks like an ord...

Chapter 38: Alpha Version 0.2 Update: the Arachnid Invasion

Official website:

Magus Academy Online Testing Server Alpha Version 0.2 Update Announcement

Major Update:

1. New Storyline — “Arachnid Invasion”
Brace yourselves for an enthralling expansion! The “Arachnid Invasion” is now online: There will be an invasion of hundreds of arachnid creatures known as “Lesser Hiveborne Arachnids” in the academy. The timeframe for this event will depend...