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Chapter 836 - Deployment

Aside from weapons, Hera also got some new armor. Although calling it armor was a bit of a stretch. She got padded leather pants, custom made to fit her tail, and also give a bit of cover to that area. There was also a small bag that she could carry around her waist and the base of her tail. Her chest piece was an armless top that wrapped around her body in a tight fit, with the cloth going all the way to her neck on both sides. This meant that she had no cleavage to show, and the sides conne...

Chapter 835 - Sad Upgrade

Just as Flint walked by Hera’s bedroom, he heard a soft sobbing coming from the other side of the door. He frowned and knocked on the door, “Hey… are you ok?”

“Yeah. Do you need something?” Hera’s voice seemed normal, but she was still between sobs.

“Can I come in?” Flint asked.

“Sure,” when the dwarf opened the door, Hera was wiping out her tears with a tissue that Crimson had just passed to her, “What can I help you with?” the Ophidianite asked. 2024-03-18 13:00:13 +0000 UTC View Post

Chapter 834 - Noble houses

Back in their home, there was a large pile of boxes by the entrance. All of them were items for the Harmony Guardians. Everyone was changing pretty much all of their gear, only keeping some items. For instance, Neria still held her staff due to the ability to store liquids to be used later. Flint was the outlier. Instead of buying new equipment, he got some rare materials to upgrade his armor.

Since everyone had to check their purchases, they all just took the packages to their rooms to...

Chapter 833 - Closing Act

##### Author's Note ######

OK so this chapter was very experimental. I never saw dancing in a book. Not when the focus was the actual dance. It usually is the internal struggles, or the romance, or something else. So I gave it my best shot. Let me know what you all thought about it in the comments.

If you want to listen to the song I had in my mind while she danced.  It is called
'Get'em High' by Mert Duran
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Hera could hear the screams of...

Chapter 832 - A man on a mission IV

Romeo and Blade rushed through the lower levels of the lab. There was much to be seen around them, various rooms filled with tests, reports, and experiments still in progress, but they didn’t have time. With the alarm active, the entire facility was aware of their presence. As if to remove any doubt of that fact, some sections of the lower labs closed automatically. Heavy metal walls rose from the ground, blocking a few corridors. They also locked every single door and window with a similar...

Chapter 831 - A man on a mission - III

“And this is the end of our tour,” the guide said as he approached a door with another pair of guards in front of it, “Beyond here we have the cells, and the labs making the actual experiment with the Spirits.”

“Can’t we go there? I need to make a thorough inspection. Especially in the most important part of the facility,” Romeo replied.

The guide shook her head, “Not without the proper permission. I’m sorry. The rules about what goes on down there are much stric...

Chapter 830 - A man on a mission - II

In the last moments of sunlight, Romeo and Blade were getting ready to leave their cave. There wasn’t much to do, they didn’t leave any marks or tracks in the cave, and even if they had, it wouldn’t change a thing. Still, the former chairmen couldn’t help but fall back to his habits of his old explorer days.

“Do you mind if we go over the plan?” he turned to the woman who would follow him in the attack at the facility.

“I remember it,” Blade replied.

“I bel...

Chapter 829 - Man on a mission - I

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We are going to have a small break from Hera's adventures. She is going to be training, dancing, and helping Vulcan remember what he can about the places he was in. And that will be a long and drawn out process. So, for the next four chapters we will be following someone else, who's actions will be very relevant to what will happen with our favorite Empress in the near future. 

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During the last year, Romeo Ball...

Chapter 828 - It's been a while

After talking with Lancel, Hera went to see the rest of the team. Vash was taking a shower and resting for a moment, but everyone else was just hanging out in the living room.

“Are you ok?” Neria asked, her voice full of worry.

“Yeah. I am.”

“Up for another dance?” Flint smirked.

Hera just ignored the comment and walked to the kitchen to get some coffee, “Do we have any sweets? Or pastries? I want a snack.”

“I think we have some bread, but not p...

Chapter 827 - Calling the professionals

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Rhythmic Gauntlets (Dance Affinity)
Very Rare
Level Requirement: 60
Defense Scaling:
Agility X 48 Endurance x 45

Passive Skills:
Shine Under Pressure:
When you are in a critical condition, you gain a boost to strength and agility:
Strength and Agility increase: + 20%

Active Skills:
Dance of Destruction:
When attacking while following a specific rhythm, you can charge the gauntlets with each blow, even if you are holding a weapon. ...

826 - Battle Dance Dungeon

 ##### Author's Note ######

I apologize for some of the cursed imagery I used on this chapter. But if those monster groups are in my mind, they have to be in yours too. 

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Inside the Spy Alley, the team found a long staircase heading down. The place was small, and the walls were close to each other, giving off a claustrophobic feeling. All over the sides of this passage were posters, signatures, old photos, magazine covers, and graffit...

Chapter 825 - Unusual Power leveling

It was only after lunch that the Harmony Guardians received a text telling them it was time to head to the dungeon. It didn’t mention the specifics, only where they should go. Vash was still vibrating with energy, flying around everyone like it was the best day of his life.

“Where do we need to go?” Roan asked.

“The house beside the burger joint. Apparently there is something there that leads to the dungeon,” Skyler was looking over the message, “There is an elf who is...

Chapter 824 - Trauma filled interview

“Are you ready?” a voice asked through a speaker, but Hera could see who was it. A man with tiny round glasses and a sweater that screamed ‘I’m a grandpa,’ was sitting in a room beyond her. He was an old elf, which meant he was ancient. Around him were a few chairs, a couch and a very cozy looking office. Even some plushies could be seen on top of a small bookcase. 

The empress was on the other side of a reinforced piece of glass, also surrounded by furniture. A detailed ...

Chapter 823 - Heading to the interview.

“Are you sure you are not too tired to do this now? I understand you traveled here and even if you are not sleepy, it can be tiring,” Vathrik, the triton who was Ka’mal’s boss, asked.

Hera shook her head, “That’s ok. Like I said, Vulcan won’t be able to talk for long each day and the sooner we start this, the faster we might get the information. Also, thank you for letting my team participate in the power leveling program.”

Vathrik smiled, “Don’t mention it. It...

Chapter 822 - Unseen City

When Hera regained her senses, she was facing a small forest with vibrant colors, or that was her first impression. The green leaves shined in the sunlight, flowers bloomed in a rainbow of reds, yellows, and purples and all the mixture of colors that they created. Looking to the sky, she could see the most beautiful blue spreading into infinity. Yet, the trunks of the trees were a dull brown, and the grass was almost gray with a hint of green. Even the ground had lost some of its color. It wa...

821 - Steps to danger

Hera and everyone ended up having to sleep in that tunnel. It wasn’t that comfortable, and Ka’mal didn’t let the Empress make her bunker, or a campfire for that matter. Even so, they had sleeping bags and still had some sandwiches that Flint packed. Since they were already in a safe place, Hera also awakened Dusa. She wanted to go through her entire court to see what skills they could have. The first different was the look of the diadem. It was still a metallic snake around her head, bu...

Chapter 820 - Hidden Path

Before leaving the city together with Ka'mal, Luthvrol, and Emery, the elven woman who was both their bodyguard and the stealthy one of the trio, they had a chance to sleep for a night and then left, passing by two rooms, which were somewhat close by before reaching the frozen forest. Not in the sense that the trees were actually frozen, but more to the type one would find in the northern parts of Canada and Russia. Sparse vegetation and a lot of snow, with howling winds that seeme...

Chapter 819 - Setting up the rules

Hera passed a small notebook to Ka'mal. This was the one she was using to write down everything Vulcan could remember about his life as a Spirit. Flint made this for her; it was one of his more simple crafts and one that Hera even learned in the last few days, along with pencils. He showed her how to make ballpoint pens, but it was a lot more complicated. Making an entire pencil using only mana took around 400 thousand mana. When that changed to a pen, due to the various materials and the pro...

Chapter 818 - Intelligence Agency

The rest of the journey to the closest Alliance Controlled city went off without a hitch. After Hera told Katarina she would be their ally, the Willful Blades became even more friendly with her team. Having Neria act like a big sister to Mack also helped quite a bit. However, the Harmony Guardians were still careful not to mention their actual mission, just as Hera refused to explain anything too deep about her legacy.

Arriving at the city, Milla set up a meeting with the team who would...

Chapter 817 - Old Connections

After that initial interaction and a slight freakout on the part of the human team because of Mack, things cooled down. They accepted the healing without any complaints, and Hera walked over to talk with the people responsible for the supplies. Everything seemed to be ok, and nothing was damaged in the process. The Empress also asked Daskka to go inside every nook and cranny in the cart to see if there wasn't anyone hiding in there. Luring monsters to attack a shipment and use the mayhem as a...

Chapter 816 - A Helping Hand

"Are you all OK?" Hera asked as she helped the people responsible for the supplies to come out from under the carriage, two beastmen and one dwarf.

"Yeah. Thanks for that," the bear beastwoman smiled, her clothes covered in dirt.

"No worries," the Empress glanced under the cart, "But you really shouldn't hide there in the future."

"What else were we supposed to do then? We are not fighters!" the dwarven woman yelled, her nerves still raw from...

Chapter 816 - You need a hero

Aground 20 minutes after they got the message, Vash was already able to see the group being assailed by a pack of Myradions. The monsters had surrounded the people who were huddled around a large carriage and were doing their best to fend off the creatures. 

"We need to move faster. I don't think they can wait much longer," Vash said as he came back to the team.

"How far are they?" Flint got up but still couldn't see the group being attacked.

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Chapter 814 - What comes next?

After crossing the doorway, Hera and her Team continued moving, passing through another 2 doorways before stopping. Their next destination was 20 rooms away from the Glimmering Graveyard. That wasn't where the closest Alliance-controlled city was located, but it was a place the leaders of the species trusted to be secure. Only then would they give the lab materials to someone who would, on their turn, bring said materials to one of the hidden intelligence places the Alliance had. However, the...

Chapter 813 - The dead need no pants

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Crimson Fang  

Katana - Epic

Scaling:
Strength: X 32 Dexterity: X 28
Endurance: X 15  Charisma: X 10

Active Skills:

Crimson Deluge: Channel Crimson Fang for 5 seconds, releasing a wave of blood energy that damages and knocks back all enemies in a cone-shaped area. The damage dealt equals 20% of the damage you suffered in the last 5 minutes.

Cooldown: 5 minutes

Blood Sacrifice:

By reapplying ...

Chapter 812 - Forge

When the Strength Spirit/Daemon slammed their body into Forge, both of them turned into a red mist. In a way, it looked like the impact turned them into just a blood spray. Slowly, that red fog grew, becoming almost as large as Viper or Crimson. No one said anything. They just watched as that red cloud changed and changed unit it suddenly stopped. It wasn't even moving anymore, just staying still like a drawing. Suddenly, it jerked towards the Empress aggressively, spikes made out of mist jet...

Chapter 811 - Laboratory Supplies

After confirming one more thing, the people they just faced were all dead. The team pulled all the corpses close, just to make sure that, if they had something connected to the box, they would notice. For now, the currier's body was still there, even if its head was about a meter away. 

Before anyone was able to get close to the box, Roan stopped them, "Before we do this. Do we know anything about what can be inside it?"

"Things from their lab, right?" S...

Chapter 810 - What's in the box?

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I mean... there was a box, no one knew what was inside... I had to, I just had to. 

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It took just a moment for the man in the red cloak to realize he was in trouble. One breath inside the mist created by Hera made his lungs burn, his skin itch, and his eyes water. He tried moving away, but the wind clones intercepted the movement, blocking him from leaving that area. The Empress knew the clones would be th...

Chapter 809 - Lab Rats

Loud clacking noises came from the algae forest to the west. They heard some shouting, but the voices were drowned by the sound of what could only be described as a waterfall suddenly coming to life. Hera glanced at Vash, who was in her line of sight, hidden on top of one of the towers close to where they were setting up their ambush. With a knowing nod, Hera told her court to land on their hands. Everyone was close by, but they were hiding in the middle of the ruins just before the tunnel th...

Chapter 808 - Humans Arrive

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Ok... so. Patreon changed their text editor in some way and a lot of things are... weird. But it's just the spacing between pharagraphs.  I tried to make it closer to what normally is but welp. I did what I can. Hope the difference doesn't affect the enjoyment of the story, and if you notice that, no you are not crazy. 

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The Harmony Guardians had set up their camp inside one of the ruined buildings in the room....

Chapter 807 - Underwater Ruins

The Harmony Guardians had arrived at their destination. A room called 'Glimmering Graveyard' was one of the more unique places Hera ever stepped foot on. It was almost a direct competition with the Moon Base. The entire room was underwater, but not inside the water. The invisible wall created an air bubble, letting people essentially walk on the ocean floor. It was also eternally dark here, only some bioluminescent plants gave any light to the area, revealing an eerie sight. 

The s...