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MAZE - Chapter 978 -Behind Door number 1

Blade guided the bulk of the group deeper into the facility. The hallway they were taking was very long, much longer than any sensible person would create for a place like this. Maybe it had something to do with how the roots would spread around the room or something else they weren't aware of, but it was still strange.

After a couple hundred meters, they saw the first change from the black and gray walls in the corridor. It started with a shift in the colors, or more specifically, in h...

Energy Eater - Chapter 65 - What to do with a dungeon

~~~~~~~~~~Author's Note~~~~~~~~~~
Hey everyone. I'm really sorry for missing the last couple of days. I'm struggling a bit with some personal stuff. I'll talk more about everyhing once it's over, but hopefully I can pick up the pace soon.
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Even though it hadn’t been that long since we last slept, Astrid and I were exhausted after the fight. Not just physically, but also mentally. Whether we liked it or not, fighting for our lives took a tol...

MAZE - Chapter 977 - Entering the lab

The entire group was waiting in the elevator. No one had been left behind, and no one had noticed them getting there. Or at least, there were no signs that the humans had noticed them. Whether they had been seen or not was still a toss-up. They would only come to know once the elevator doors opened.

Flint and the other crafters were all placing the final lines on the cameras to activate their invisibility effect. Thankfully, the ride was long, allowing them ample time to set everything ...

Energy Eater - Chapter 64 - 3 levels and a dream

With the Ice Devil dead, I fell to my knees, only to quickly get up again as the cold started to sting my limbs.

"Fuck, this is cold," I gasped, noticing most of my skin was turning ashy. Some parts were even turning purple, which didn’t make any sense given my complexion. But it wasn’t just frostbite. Ice was starting to grow over my skin.

I looked around, trying to find a good place to rest, and noticed Astrid’s state. She was covered in bruises, with a couple of cuts on h...

MAZE - Chapter 976 - In the cover of Dark

Sirlo walked to the center of the camp. Everyone who was taking part in the operation was already waiting for him. He took a look around, making sure no one was missing before he started.

"Everyone, listen up. We are starting the operation in one hour. You have this time to prepare yourselves. Thanks to Hera, we were able to find a good route through the woods. I have given the information about the path you are going to take to the explorers in each team. Everyone is to leave their tab...

MAZE - Chapter 975 - Last night of rest

"I still can't believe you figured that out," Sirlo gasped as they walked back to the camp.

"Honestly? Me neither. But I felt it was a good idea when it crossed my mind," Hera smiled.

"It really was. I just hope Al won’t feel bad about this."

"Why would he?"

"You have to admit, this is a bit manipulative."

Hera frowned. "How so?"

"Are you serious? Look at the question. You’re basically asking him to do your job for you and doing it in a way that makes h...

Energy Eater - Chapter 63 - Snow covered tomb

Once the snow hit my staff and I was pushed back by the sheer force of the tsunami, I knew how heavy snow could truly be. During my childhood, there were a handful of times when a large clump of snow fell from a tree and landed directly on top of me during winter. But even then, it was more the surprise of being hit by something slightly heavy than the weight itself that made me fall to the ground.

This, however, was very different. It wasn’t just a sudden weight—the sheer force beh...

MAZE - Chapter 974 - The Ashen Guide

Hera went into a spiral for a few minutes, worrying about the ramifications of her presence in this operation. She got so distracted that she didn’t even notice when Vyra crossed back through the doorway from the other side.

"Hera?" the harpy asked.

"What?" The Empress snapped to the side, surprised by the sudden appearance.

"You're up. Here’s the tablet with the questions," Vyra explained.

"Right. Right," Hera replied but missed Vyra’s attempt to hand her the ta...

Energy Eater - Chapter 62 - The Lair of the Ice Devil

We were staring down the Ice Devil, which had just stood up. There were no two ways about this. We were going to have to fight it if we wanted to escape. And I really hated that idea. The creature was massive, and it was clearly higher level than either of us. Not to mention that Astrid had just gotten her Tier 1 class. There was no world where this would be an easy fight, but complaining about it wouldn’t change a thing.

Before we started to move, I took advantage of the physical con...

MAZE - Chapter 973 - A few question

Once the teams left the agency, they continued moving for a few days. They had already gone dark, meaning no one was able to send messages to anyone outside of this operation. The only moments when they got any information about what was going on in the MAZE and with the war were when they found the checkpoints prepared by the agency. These were spots where other people also working on this operation were organizing things and making sure they would be able to do the live stream without any p...

Energy Eater - Chapter 61 - Trap

"Morning," Astrid said once I woke up.

"Good morning. Actually, Sys, what time is it?" I asked.

[It is currently 4:13 p.m.]

"So, good afternoon," I smiled.

"How?" Astrid frowned as she put her axe to the side.

"The System is able to keep track of time. I saw a clock a while back, and now I’ll never have to worry about not knowing the time again. It can also do a bunch of other minor things like that. You should test things out."

"Interesting," Astrid paus...

MAZE - Chapter 972 - Vital Information

"Okay everyone, settle down. This is the last meeting we're going to have before you leave. I'm not going to go over the plan again since everybody's already sick of hearing it, but I am going to talk about the expected threats you're going to find in the lab," Ka'mal said as he walked into the room where all 20 members of the assault team were gathered. It was the second time he was doing that. After the last members arrived, he explained the plan to everyone. After that was done they stoppe...

MAZE - Chapter 971 - Upgraded spells

For the next couple of days, Blade kept teaching Hera’s Court how to connect spells and skills. The process was simple in theory—all it required was copying the mana signature from the skill into the spell. But that was nowhere near as simple as it sounded. The problem wasn’t just copying the signature, but finding it in the first place. Skills behaved differently than spells. The way they interacted with magic wasn’t through any kind of rune or spell circle; it was something much mor...

MAZE - Chapter 970 - Preparation

Once the duel was over, everyone headed back to the central room. They still had a day without any additional arrivals, and another two before the full team was assembled. This meant that, for the rest of the day, they could rest and prepare for the operation.

In Hera's case, this meant talking with Blade. During the fight, the human had used a flashbang spell that was far more powerful than the one the Empress could use. Hera wanted to talk about that and see if there was anything she ...

Energy Eater - Chapter 60 - New power

Before checking the skill I gained after eating the bear’s leg, I decided to check my level. This ended up being a big one. My spare point went to Mind, but I also got one extra Memory slot and an extra point of Energy, finally reaching ten. That was something I had set as my goal. I wanted all of my attributes to be at least at ten points. Even if I couldn’t directly control Memory and Energy. But it seemed like Memory was going to be the thing that took longer to get there. Since I was ...

MAZE - Chapter 969 - It's time to d-d-d-duel

Ka'mal led the group down a side corridor to a wide, open area that could be used as an arena. It was originally meant to be a place to test various abilities and, to a certain degree, the teamwork of those involved in the operation. The elf was under no illusion that people wouldn't end up sparring in this arena, but he hadn’t expected it to happen so quickly. Everyone gathered behind the protective glass to watch the fight while Hera and Blade walked to opposite ends of the room.

"I...

Energy Eater - Chapter 59 - Classing up

We had to run from our location with the two bear arms in hand. By the sounds around us, it was clear more monsters were getting closer. If everything went well, they would be distracted by the bodies we left behind instead of chasing us.

But, of course, that wasn’t entirely the case. We managed to find a path that Astrid felt comfortable with, but there were still footsteps following right after us—the loud thumping sounds of large beasts. There were moments when those figures got ...

MAZE - Chapter 968 - The plan

Ka’mal grabbed his tablet and displayed a presentation on the big screen. It showed a central structure surrounded by eight rings.

“This is a representation of the lab. This square in the center is the actual building. The rings are the many barriers placed around it. I have to say, the humans outdid themselves. They created these massive spell circles with mana crystals, and rare materials to enhance their effects. But because of that, we are sure it won’t be easy to change the e...

Energy Eater - Chapter 58 - Goldilocks

Astrid was now level 8, just two levels away from Tier 1. Even then, ideally, she would get a few more levels to gain skills for her new class before we could fight the Ice Devil. So, our priority stayed the same: finding a way to leave this place. But the more we walked, the less likely that seemed. Every tunnel we took seemed to head down, and the sparse few that had an upward incline led to dead ends—either parts of the structure that were clearly incomplete or places where walls had col...

MAZE - Chapter 967 - A plan to end the war

Once they arrived at the Agency, they had a chance to rest properly before heading to a meeting. Since they were a day ahead of schedule, there was no rush, but the Harmony Guardians decided not to wait too long. After a meal and a shower, they went to headquarters. In just a few minutes, they were greeted by Ka'mal, who guided them to a private reception.

"Before anything, I need to ask a question. Are you all in or out?" the Elven spy asked.

"What?" Skyler frowned.

"Just l...

MAZE - Chapter 966 - Cyr Wheel

Once the Harmony Guardians got the message from the Agency, they left the room. It had already been a day since the humans retreated, leaving only a handful of stragglers behind. According to reports, the same was happening in the two adjacent rooms. Despite the progress, it wasn’t even half of the territory the Alliance had lost to the Guild during this assault. But it was still progress. If things went well with the Agency, they might be able to widen that gap even more.

However, de...

Energy Eater - Chapter 57 - Farming Levels

We ran from the bear’s corpse, being careful not to encounter another of those monsters in the tunnels. Even if neither of us was injured during that last fight, it was only due to the sneak attack. The bear was sleeping when it was struck. Not to mention that Astrid must have spent every drop of Energy she had. A new encounter—one with a monster that knew we were there—even if it was looking away, we would have, at most, one strike each before it could fight back. Not to mention the ot...

MAZE - Chapter 965 - Change the tide

“Okay, everyone, I’m going to need your help,” Hera announced as she approached the slowly awakening Anaya. “Daskka, head back to the tent and spread some silver mist on the ground. White would be better, but I’m not sure if you can manage that. Viper and Crimson, stay behind me and make sure you’re not in Anaya’s line of sight when she looks at the tent. Use hidden frontal screens to stay out of view. Lurize, take the guy with the backpack and pull Vash aside. Ask him to make s...

Energy Eater - Chapter 56 - Polar Brown Bear

#### Author's Note ####
Hey everyone. I'm really sorry about this week. It was one thing after the other. Had to pick up people from the airport, internet problems, and then yesterday a power outage x.x
There is a lot more going on and that's why I'm so behind, but those are more general issues and not specific problems. I talked a bit about it on discord and you can read a very long rant about that on the patreon update channel if you want.
Here is the chapter and if everything wo...

MAZE - Chapter 964 -Inside the tent

Inside the tent, Hera looked around. Everything was a strange shade of green, thanks to the smoke coming out of the human's backpack. Despite being an Ophidianite for a while already, using her infrared sight was still a bit odd. Either way, she could still see the three remaining humans on the other side of the tent. The one who activated the backpack was slamming his fists against the tarp. He had already tried to open it from below, but no matter how much strength he put behind his back, t...

MAZE - Chapter 963 - Old friend

As Hera and Vash approached the humans, they were finally able to take a good look at the team members. It was a group of five in total. Three of them radiated an energy that clearly came from strength mana. Their almost glowing red skin, unsuccessfully hidden by their clothes, was just a confirmation of their abilities. But the other two people were a bit strange. One of them was a man carrying an odd-looking backpack. It was white and seemingly made of a hard kind of plastic. There was a vi...

Energy Eater - Chapter 55 -A New weapon

Making the bonfire was more trouble than expected. It took ages to gather enough wood and set it up in the right way so it would burn. As if that wasn’t enough of an issue, the ice wood, as I was calling it, took a long time to ignite. Even if there was no actual ice in the fiber, the cold SP made it take forever to heat up.

According to the System, those specific particles might be more receptive to ‘cold fire,’ but even it couldn’t explain what it was talking about. Still, it ...

MAZE - Chapter 962 - Tunnelers

Hera and the Harmony Guardians rushed out of their tent. It was very strange to think that the humans were attacking the camp. Any team that tried to get here would be sandwiched between two armies. Even if part of that army would need to cross a large area to arrive, that didn't change the fact that they would be trapped.

No general worth their salt would be stupid enough to send a hit squad to the middle of the enemy camp, knowing they would accomplish nothing. The Empress might hate...

Energy Eater - Chapter 54 - The Ice Devil

Going back to where I left Astrid was easier than I was expecting. There was a specific feeling here that guided me to that room we were hiding in. Namely, the cold. It wasn't something that caught my attention at first, but it was pretty obvious that the closer I got to something, the colder it was. My assumption was that the Ice Devil was the source of the low temperature, or the room where it was sleeping. Which also meant we were going to sleep near the coldest area of the mine. If I coul...

MAZE - Chapter 961 - Arcane Cirque

"So, what you're saying is that I can get a loan?" Vash asked.

"Pretty much. But instead of having to pay some points back, you're just going to stay without a new skill for longer. Like, a lot longer," Hera nodded. The two of them were in the living room of their tent, talking about the intricacies of having a Legacy.

"That's good to know. My herald didn't tell me."

"They might not be able to tell you. Daskka only became aware of that option after I already had a few skills...