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Energy Eater - Chapter 40 - Fort Ennis

I walked toward the fort carrying some of the meat from the Crookstrider in my bag. That wasn’t something I was going to share with the people who lived here. After all, what I got were my own spoils. But showing up without anything to prove that the monster was real would be stupid. So my solution was to take one of its hooves. Even if they didn’t believe that I had killed one of those creatures, they would still see the proof that something did die.

Fort Ennis was just a few minut...

MAZE - Chapter 943 - Alternative tournament

Vulcan jumped towards one of the cloaked figures. They were on the taller side of the group and had an aura of heat coming from their body. At first, the idea was for Livy to face this person, but the Leviathan ended up getting tangled with the bald man. Brandishing the forging hammer, which was his original form, in one hand and Clay in the other, Vulcan attacked the demonic cult member. For now, he asked Clay to pretend to be a regular sword and not reveal the segmented blades of the chain ...

MAZE - Chapter 942 - Demon Cult

#### Author's Note ####
Ok there were a couple of moments here where Hera felt really badass. Was I the only one?
Also, I'm doing something a bit different when editing the chapter, I hope it lower the amount of mistakes but let me know if you see something odd, or if it feels better.
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Not just Hera, her court, Helena, and Yulan, but all the sects there were participating in the Sky Sword Meeting rushed out of the arena. The elders were yelling orders, ...

Energy Eater - Chapter 39 - The city of Ennis

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So, I'm a bit lost on which chapter I should be doing. Especially since I'm posting two on the same day. For now, just trust me that the math will math.
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It took me another 2 days to reach Ennis. If I’m being honest, that only happened because I took my sweet time. Instead of powering through the night, I opted to stay in houses that felt safe enough, even if I found them in the middle of the afternoon. It was better to be safe t...

MAZE - Chapter 941 - Finals

After the tournament Hera and the group stayed out, enjoying the festivities. More specifically, they were enjoying the stalls that were everywhere in the city. From food stands, to game stalls, to small shops selling various books, accessories and knickknacks. Every other sect was also there, each of them joined by their own groups and taking part in the grand festival. Eventually, Hera and her group decided to stop by a proper restaurant. In there Twiggy gave everyone an idea about what the...

MAZE - Chaoter 940 - The tournament begins

The arena located at the very peak of the Heaven’s Edge Summit was, in one word, magnificent. To enter it, one had to cross the gates that blended seamlessly with the mountain. It was to the point that Hera could barely believe she was seeing things correctly. The very rocks were opening a path for the cultivators and the audience that would watch them battle. Inside, pillars of red, black, and gold spread around like roots of a tree who fought against the stone for dominance. Yet, those ba...

Energy Eater - Chapter 38 - Upstream

I walked upstream alone. Which was very much expected, considering the situation. Still, I was upset about them not letting me sleep before kicking me out. To be fair, they had a reason for that. If there was an Eater following me, letting me sleep in the village could put the people there in danger. And fine, technically, it was my fault since I was the one who didn't want to talk to them about the System. But still I had a very long day and I really want some rest.

'I guess just you a...

MAZE - Chapter 939 - Heaven's Edge Summit

Heaven’s Edge Summit was a sight to behold. Hera had been through her fair share of incredible places. Ancient Zaxalam during a vision, the Sand Temple, the Moon Base, Neptara, the Abyssal Deep, the Golden Dragon Archipelago, Clockwork City, and many more. And this was on par with the best.

The city of Heaven’s Edge was built around the mountain, with various places that were carved out, leaving large terraces where buildings could be raised, mirroring the rock formations. Heaven�...

Energy Eater - Chapter 37 - Destination

I rushed to the infirmary. Who knows how long they would let me stay here to say goodbye. And that was just messed up. I killed the Eater. Nothing would be chasing after me. But instead of being grateful, my reward was being exiled.

Fine, it was mostly my fault. If I told them about the System, they wouldn’t do that. But that would open a massive can of worms that I wasn’t interested in opening. Not now. If Marco connected the dots and realized that I killed the supply crew, then pe...

MAZE - Chapter 938 - Hard Mode

Helping Master Yu breakthrough the bottleneck of her cultivation, as odd as it sounded, was the way to trigger the hard mode. And with that, the dungeon was over. Master Yu’s friend appeared and sent everyone away in just a moment, leaving the mother and daughter to catch up on several years’ worth of stories.

It was really heartwarming to see the two of them like that. But the abrupt ending to the dungeon still felt jarring. Hera found it even stranger that the guide gave her the e...

MAZE - Chapter 937 - Second Run

Hera and Helena came out of the forest again. For a place called ‘the Forest of Lost Souls’, it was surprisingly peaceful. They didn’t find a single monster in the entire area. No bugs either. Just the vegetation and a soft layer of mist that gave an ethereal feeling to everything. 

The first enemy they found was that Orc man chasing after Yulan and Yuwei. They never learned the name of the ‘Young Master’ type Orc. And in all honesty, neither of them intended to waste tim...

Energy Eater - Chapter 36 - Leaving

#### Author's Note ####
Hey everyone! Sorry about the delay on this chapter, and all the mess that has been going on these past couple of weeks.
The gold card explorers tier and above are all more or less aware of this, but now I'm saying this to everyone.
Long story short, I got sick, had to help people move, and had some family problems. Everything is fine for the most part, but things spiraled out of control HARD.

Because of that Energy Eater is a mess, I missed more chap...

MAZE - Chapter 936 - A masterful gift

After they finished drinking tea, Master Yu’s friend arrived, and everything progressed very quickly. The man was also an Orc, of course, but he was very cagey about getting close to others. Still, he did introduce himself to the group. Huo Jingyun was his name. Both Yulan and Yuwei were in awe when they heard that, which made Hera understand this man was a much bigger deal than she imagined.

It was truly a shame that he didn’t seem to care about them, and once Master Yu explained t...

Energy Eater - Chapter 35 - Eater Attack

Rushing outside, the screams of the people from Madison flooded my ears. It didn’t matter that we were taught not to make noise, not when an Eater had arrived. Crossing the doors, I was greeted by chaos. In front of the village’s main building, everyone was running like headless chickens. Some tried to dive inside the houses, while others just went for the river, slowly being dragged by the current. To my left, where once the gate was located, now only had broken pieces of wood were every...

MAZE - Chapter 935 - Meaning of isolation

Hera woke up with a headache and some pain in her neck. But all in all, she was doing fine. The bed was comfortable and warm, and there wasn’t any looming sense of danger over her. Slowly getting up, the Ophidianite pulled up her tablet to check the time. It looked like only a couple of hours had gone by.

Still in bed, she called Daskka out of the necklace.

“Hey, are you ok?” she asked as the snake blinked a couple of times, looking groggy.

“Yeah, I’m fine, mum. ...

MAZE - Chapter 934 - Where is the milk?

#### Author's Note ####
Ok this was a really fun fight to write.
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Hera watched as Master Yu leaped from the pagoda, floating in the air. The cold wild serving as a foothold as the Orc woman stood on snowflakes that were mid descent. Dozens of floating blades of ice hovering behind her. All weapons of different shapes and sizes, much similar to the ones in the Empress’ own court. However, their movement was stiff. It took her but a moment to realize she wasn�...

MAZE - Chapter 933 - Master Yu

#### Author's Note ####
Two things.
First, while I was sick I reread some of the latest chapters and felt my descriptions were lacking a bit. I think I over corrected, but let me know what you think about them in the comments.
Second... I did not plan for that ending... but yeah it fits.
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Everyone walked slowly towards the pagoda. Yuwei still being carried by Vulcan. The girl wasn’t able to wake up, but her complexion was improving. According to Forge...

Energy Eater - Chapter 34 - People of Madison

“Does this hurt?” an older woman, nearing her 50s, asked. She was one of the first ones to be born after the fall. She had dark hair and a suntanned skin that made her look much younger. Her eyes were green and the small button nose made her age show even less. The woman was gorgeous, and having someone like her take care of you when you got sick would make any man or woman swoon. She was fit and had large breasts that made me a bit jealous. At least her ass wasn’t that big, proving tha...

MAZE - Chapter 932 - Invaders

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I will say, it feels very ironic to write a chapter about a cold place considering how cold these past days have been here. I can't even go to the beach in my imagination T.T
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Nimbus took to the skies, but as he passed by the opening on top of the cave, the island started attacking him. Shards of ice and large chunks of frozen water flew at the Sentinel with deadly precision. If it wasn’t for his barriers, he would have a hard time flyi...

Energy Eater - Chapter 33 - Rushing back

We ran across the forest, and it wasn’t even intentional. Our bodies were moving almost like they were possessed. Possessed by the instinctual fear of a prey trying to escape its predator. Neither of us said a word during the entire time, the only sounds we were making were our steps, and heavy breathing. Occasionally, one of us would call out, just to point a better path or some track that could be from an animal. The last thing we needed was to find another monster wanting to attack us fo...

MAZE - Chapter 931 - Ice Island

Hera and Helena decided to split up. The mage would fly on Nimbus, who had a [Royal Quest] to allow for him to be a bit farther away from the Empress without causing problems. Riding along Helena was Yu Yuwei, her yellow flower dress looking like a streak of sunlight across the sky.

Just below them, Livy was taking Hera and Qing Yulan. In reality, the Leviathan was more than capable of taking everyone just by herself, but Yulan vehemently refused to let Yuwei travel in the cold wate...

Energy Eater - Chapter 32 - Horrific sight

The Eater that landed in front of us was much different from the one I faced before. Its legs didn’t tower over me, its tentacles were thinner, and looked almost brittle. Instead of a constant undulation, they were solid, coiled like curly hair around the body. While the smaller tendrils moved franticly, as if they were trying to make up for the lack of motion of the larger appendages. The mouth was also considerably smaller, not a perfect circle, but an oval shape with a single row of larg...

MAZE - Chapter 930 - Moonlit Harbor

Hera was on the cart, with Helena by her side, talking with Qing Yulan. She, like everyone who was a part of this dungeon, was an Orc. But instead of the burly barbarians that one would expect, here, all Orcs were very proper and acted like characters in a Chinese story about martial arts. Long flowy robes with bright and specific colors signaling their sect. In Yulan’s case, it was the classic jade green with some light pastel tones of beige and white. But oddly enough, Yu Yuwei’s...

MAZE - Chapter 929 - An escape attempt

Qing Yulan looked back at the road, her eyes full of worry. It was hard to say if they would move fast enough, and even harder to believe they would escape their pursuer. But there wasn’t much she could do. Her mission was to bring back Yu Yuwei. No matter the cost. Those were the words Elden Huo said to her.

It was only due to bad luck that they encountered some from the Ironwood Fortress Sect. And an even worse luck made that person be one of the promising young masters on the way t...

Energy Eater - Chapter 31 - Back to the hidden horn village

Pops and I finally left Madison to go back to our old home. A lot of people advised against us going there, most were worried about us getting killed on the way. Either because of a monster, an animal, or an Eater. However, a vocal minority had a different issue. So much so that they asked the guards to arrest us before we left.

Their issue was with a possibility. Not one where we died outside the village, but one where we returned and our tracks lured an Eater to Madison. In all fairne...

MAZE - Chapter 928 - Claw of Night

“So we are stuck… For how long?” Helena asked.

“I don’t know, but hang on,” Hera pulled Ariadne from her waist. The relic hadn’t seen much use lately aside from expanding the range of her court. Even the new ability of echolocation was yet to be used in any form that helped. She did use it every now and then, but all attempts at finding a hidden path ended up failing. Still, what Hera wanted now as a more basic function, “How long it will take for us to be able to leave ...

Energy Eater - Chapter 30 - Distance

#### Author's Note####
Hey everyone. Sorry for the delay on this chapter. I mentioned I got sick last week and this was one of the chapters that were supposed to be posted way earlier for the gold card tier patrons and up. Because of the frenzy in getting this out I forgot to add the post for the explorer tier patrons too.
Also, I'll take a moment to give a head's up. Because of me getting a cold, a lot of things went out of order in the background. So I ask you all to bear with me whi...

MAZE - Chapter 927 - Dunes of Isolation

Hera and Helena, and the titled blades, were walking by a beach, their bare feet shuffling through the sands. In just two days, they should reach the home of the Strength Spirits. It should be four days, but in the past few months, the Alliance had found a room that served as a small shortcut to connect this path. It was a bit higher level for Helena. Monster here could Reach 48, one level beyond the mage.

“What is the next room called again?” Helena asked.

“Dunes of Isolati...

Energy Eater - Chapter 29 - Decisions

One week, that’s all it took for me and the people from the hidden horn village to adapt. To a certain point, at least. No one was going to be deep in the political landscape of Madison Village, not now and not in the near future. But everyone was welcomed properly, even Peter, despite his zombie-like state. Cindy quickly became close to some of the other mothers in the village. The kids also enjoyed having more children to play, instead of just one class. Sure, the numbers were not that mu...

MAZE - Chapter 926 - On the road again

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Sorry everyone. For some reason I skipped this chapter when I was scheduling everything.

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Two days later, they boarded the Moby Dick once more. All members of the army who came here, including Kaela and Thalion, were heading back out to perform their duties. They climbed up the waterfall and crossed to the previous room again. Everyone continued to move together until reaching the Underground Babel. Only then did the groups split off...