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Chapter 426 - Court of blades - 1

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If you are coming from the discord. April's fools! C'mon I wasn't about to stop now.
A small heads up, however. Because it's a freaking legacy, there is a lot that needs to be explained, and I don't want to do all that in the background. So this chapter and the next will be heavy with notifications and a bit of theory crafting on Hera's part. 

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Court of Blades - Legacy

The Court of Blade...

The test of the tower pt3

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Hey everyone. I apologise for taking so long to post this. My wrists are still being a problem and I'll have to do some physical therapy. Not to mention that this month was a mess.  
We are going to have one more chapter for this side story and it will come out in the next couple of weeks.
Now, here is the thing, keeping anyone 'hostage' because of this side story makes me feel really bad. So, if you for any reason whatsoever (and you don't have to ex...

Chapter 425 - A sword, an axe, or a dagger

Hera was pacing in the armory once again. She failed her third attempt at the legacy test. Still, it wasn't like she was sad because of it. Her attempts weren't for naught. She managed to figure out how to remove the weapons from the ground and that something else needed to be done. What she was trying to do now was find a way to identify the degree of mastery that each wielder had. If luck was not on her side, and the weapon she picked next was from a very skilled blademaster, Hera might los...

Chapter 424 - Blademaster Legacy

Hera was pacing around the armory, replaying everything she had seen inside the legacy test in her mind.

"I'm missing something. I know I am."

Daskka was sitting on the edge of the box, staring at the dagger in the ground. She then turned to Hera, calling her over, and pointed at Yarnball with her tail.

"I know I have this, but I'm thinking about what question I should ask. If I go 'where is the blade master weapon?' and just get 'here' as an answer, I swear I'm hitting some...

Chapter 423 - Back at the temple

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Ancient Beastmen language

[Alphabet] [Vocabulary] [ Grammar] [ Search] [Translate]
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"Oh wow," Hera gasped, looking at the notification. She looked at the vocabulary, and there was a list of all the words she already had translated, even some that she only translated once. It was like she remembered the word as she read it in the window. Looking up the other options, she could see the verbal structure of the language, the alphabet, and...

Chapter 422 - Party like a Guide

"But you look like an apple. How do you want people to call you?" Hera's voice was slurred, and she kept hiccuping.

"My… My name is Peaches. If you were going to say that I'm soto… somo…. Something different it should be a peach," Peaches was spinning around on the kitchen table.

"No, no. That's your name," Laika heaved from the couch, "Hey, Hera. Would it be weird if I drank water from the toilet?"

"What?" Hera and Berthellemy asked at the same time."

"I'm a dog...

Chapter 421 - Meeting Room

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You have completed the test given by the guides.

You will receive a new skill for completing the test.
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Meeting Room

When you are alone inside your private room, you are able to communicate with the guides you have met during your travels. They can send you messages on the room's screens, and you can invite them to your private room.

This interaction can only happen inside your private room, and the...

Chapter 420 - A way out

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I really wanted to make a pot joke here... but I forgot what was the punch line.

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"Of course, it's your fault. You're the one who said this was easy," Hera put up another stone barrier between her and the battalion on the other side of the room, "Yes, it is… yes, it is. Stop giving me lip and toss something at them."

Hera was using her wind feathers trying to stop the attacks, but it was hard to use that spell ...

Chapter 419 - Wrong Research

"What?" Hera gasped, unsure of what she had just heard.

"Oh, you are one of those who enjoy hearing me beg? Fine, either kill me or let me go. Please. I can't take this anymore," the voice replied in the same pained tone as before.

"No, wait. Where are you?" Hera started to look over the cages, trying to find whatever was talking to her.

"I'm… Here," the voice stopped midway to let out another groan. Something one would hear when a wounded person tried to shift their posit...

Chapter 418 - The last theory

Hera's idea about the items seemed to have worked. The quest tracker was now showing 2 out of 3 additions complete. But the next part was giving her some trouble. Ten hours had already passed by, and Hera was feeling dizzy. She went through so many books that it was hard to keep her focus, which made her feel weird.

"Are you OK, kid?" Peaches asked after noticing that Hera was rubbing her eyes too often.

"I think so. My eyes are just weird," Hera replied without looking back.

Chapter 417 - An important meeting

"OK, everyone. Settle down. Find a spot before we start talking," Peaches voice rang out, louder than usual, but it was simply because he was the one in charge of the meeting. If you don't have a seat, let me know, and I'll make you one."

He was in a large circular room with several chairs, benches, and excessively large pillows forming rings on the edges of the area. In the center, there was a small sphere with some holes that could be used to create projections.

Little by little...

Chapter 416 - Increasing ones knowledge

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Secrets of the MAZE

This is a study of the MAZE and how it classifies its secrets is a subject that many look into. As the theory goes, by learning more about the MAZE and understanding its patterns, one can use that information to infer the location of secrets even in brand new rooms.

A warning for those who desire to study this subject to increase their chances of finding rare and valuable items. This theory still is a work in progress, and no definiti...

Chapter 415 - Researcher Role

After triggering the quest, Hera went looking for Alex in the library. Ever since they came back from the temple, the assassin was looking into some magic spells. Apparently, she and Kirouhebi talked about the wind spell he used and other ways to control the battlefield that could work well with her fighting style. She was also looking into some curses but doing so in moderation not to make what she saw in the painting worse. Alex wanted to find a way to get rid of what was in her mind. That ...

Chapter 414 - Unexpected Skill

Hera spent the first twenty minutes of the test running straight ahead to look for something unique, but she couldn't find a single thing that stood out in the middle of what she was now calling the Weapon Graveyard. Not to say that there weren't any unique pieces of gear here. She found a lance that was two times taller than she was, a handaxe that had a blade longer than its handle, a black sword with golden edges that made it seem like it was glowing hit by the light. She wrote down what e...

Chapter 413 - Test

Hera walked through the temple for what felt like hours. Even if she knew she was in the right wing of the structure, there were still too many rooms to look through. To make things worse, there were corridors inside corridors which caused her to backtrack several times through hallways that she had already seen. While looking through the temple, Hera found a place that seemed secluded and even tried to call a guide, but the skill didn't work.

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You already have ca...

Chapter 412 - Barren Room

Alex watched Hera move away from the map room. She waited until the explorer turned to another corridor and was out of sight before turning to Kirouhebi, "What is going to happen with me?"

"As I have said, hopefully, nothing. You should just feel an urge to learn more about the curse and its effects. The reason for that will vary. Some might think that there is a hidden strength behind the curse. Others will say that it can give them an answer they seek. In the end, it is all part of th...

Chapter 411 - Curse

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Sorry for the delay on today's chapter everyone. I finally went to be at 10 (my time) which is usually the time that I post the chapter lol. Monday's should be on the regular scheduled time. 

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Hera and Alex were staring at the giant face of this dragon that came from the cloud ceiling. The mouth of the dragon changed into something that could be called a smile.

"That is correct. I am Kirouhebi. That is both my nam...

Chapter 410 - Deciphering a poem

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Hey everyone! A small heads up about tomorrow. The chapter might come out a bit later. I've been struggling with sleep and doing the final edit when I'm sleep deprived is worse than posting the first draft lol. The chapter will still come out on saturday, but it might be later. I'll give you all the heads up on discord when it's posted. 

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Hera took a moment to see the dragon-shaped roots before focusing on the wooden tablet...

Chapter 409 - Kirouhebi

The first thing Hera did when she fell inside the maw of the Juniper Birdtrap was activating her stone elemental armor. She knew that the odds of it helping were not the best, but considering the thorns and the appendages inside the flower bud, that was the best idea that came to mind. Hera tried kicking the petals open, but the monster held her tightly. Moving her arms was almost impossible, she could barely move, and she was already starting to have trouble breathing. She tried to use a poi...

Chapter 408 - The heart of the junlge

"This is far enough," Lecter looked back towards the city. He was now outside the range of the illusion, which meant that the sensors wouldn't pick up his raft. If he used it inside the city, there wouldn't be any big problems. However, there was a chance that the interference of his magic would create a small gap in the sensors that would allow a monster to sneak by. As a failsafe, when that gap happened, the walls would trigger the strongest shock they could, and if anyone was touching the ...

Chapter 407 - Charting a raft

The new jungle village wasn't all that unique by itself, not to say that it wasn't an incredible view. Surrounded by the silver steel walls, there were a number of treehouses everywhere. Each of them was in a different tree, but most of them were small structures made with logs and large palm leaves that didn't belong to this room. On the ground, the houses and buildings were more normal, but they were all made out of wood of varying colors. In comparison to the Waperath Kingdom, this place w...

Chapter 406 - The new jungle village

Hera felt a tug on her mana. That was Daskka's signal, "Alex, two o'clock."

Without speaking anything else, Alex and Hera counted to 5 in their head. As the count reached the end, both of them threw their spells close to a tree above where Daskka was waiting. A wind blade and a potion arrow flew through the jungle and hit a Skull Head Panther. It was a monster with green fur and a skull on top of its head, almost like a helmet. As a survival measure against the other monsters in the roo...

Chapter 405 - A different option

Hera locked the door to the room and confirmed that Alex was still inside the dungeon. Now that she had an idea of where the temple could be, her first instinct was to run to the old Jungle Village right away, but she wasn't sure if that was the best option. She considered what she found a solid lead, but I was still just a guess. While coming back to the hotel, Hera kept thinking about her guide skill. Using it was an option, but if her guess wasn't right, she might end up wasting her skill....

Chapter 404 - Not found

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Sorry about the delay in this one everyone. The files went crazy, and I lost the edited version. Instead of letting you guys read something with a bunch of mistakes, I decided to sleep and finish this up as soon as I woke up. Hope you all enjoy it!

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"Run that by me again. I want to see if I got it right," Alex rubbed her eyes.

"OK, so the Blademaster came here to talk to the people of the kingdom about the rampages," H...

The test of the tower pt2

The test of the tower pt1

"Is… this it?" Dark Star asked.

"I mean, we are in the right location, but this is… underwhelming," Becca rubbed her eyes, "Am I repeating what you guys just said before we came here?"

"You are," both Dark Star and Bright Night replied at the same time.

They were currently inside the tower after accepting the test and being transferred...

Chapter 403 - Bookworm

"Miss Kingsley? Miss Kingsley?"

Hera felt something tapping on her shoulder and jolted up.

"I wasn't sleeping!" she gasped and looked around, rubbing her eyes.

"Yes, you were, and that's not the issue. As long as you didn't drool on the documents," Krioz, a beastmen with bear ears, leaned over the table to check if everything was still intact. After confirming that there wasn't any damage, he turned back to Hera, "If you are tired it is better for you to go back to your hote...

Chapter 402 - The end of a war

"S…S…So…n…n? Ish…Tha…You?'' The creature's voice was cracked and gargled, barely able to make any complete words. Yet, Malva stopped in her tracks for a moment. Even through that odd, mismatched string of sounds, she could recognize a voice behind it. It was the voice of the previous chief of the centaur, Khagril's father. She looked to her brother, hoping that this was just a trick and that she was the only one who heard that sound.

"Father? Is that you?" Khagril asked, but...

Chapter 401 - A far away struggle

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I'll give just a small heads up. This chapter might feel different and confusing, but I promise it's the right one. 

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Fresh snow was covering the forest as Khagril slowly approached a hollow tree that had fallen several seasons ago. For a long time, that was the home of a few horned rabbits, rabbits that he would come to talk to when the troubles of his tribe became too much for a single soul to bear. During the past two ye...

Chapter 400 - Waperath Kingdom

Waperath Jungle was a room considered out of the norm for one simple reason. It was massive. According to the guild, the room had an area of approximately 213 794km², and most of it was part of a rainforest. Rivers and lakes were peppered around the jungle, and there was a huge diversity of creatures here. Bugs, monsters, birds, even some animals that were supposed to only exist on earth were here. They had the level to match the room, but the animals were complete copies of those outside th...

Chapter 399 - Run or get stuck

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Hey everyone! Hope you are all doing well.
A small piece of bad news. I Strained my wrists and it is a bit hard to type rn. I'll be taking a day or two off to let my hands rest. This means that I won't be able to post the 2nd part of the tower challange this week. Hopefully I can make it for next week but it is going to depend on how much the pain improves. I'm really sorry about this but I don't think the regular updates will be in trouble. 

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