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Leveling up the World (Chapter 496)

The speed of the bullet was too great for Dallion to react. The bullet pierced the neck of one instance before he could do a thing. Dallion felt the pain of the projectile as it punctured his flesh. It was merely a spheric projectile half an inch in size, made entirely of sky iron, but somehow the pain it caused was significant.

Dallion saw a red rectangle appear indicating a terminal wound, before it vanished along with the instance. Moments later, all other instances vanished as well,...

Slight Schedule Fluctuations

Hello all,

Apologies for my chaotic release schedule. I’ve been having sleep issues lately and it seems like they are getting worse.

I’ll be taking a few days off work in the hopes to remedy this.

Leveling up chapters will continue daily, although there might be cases of catching up.

Elcy and Dungeon should reappear next week (each week if my issues are resolved, and once every 2 if they don’t).

I’m very sorry ...

Leveling up the World (Chapter 495)

Sleeping on a bed of metal wasn’t particularly comfortable, but it was better than nothing. All the time, Dallion had Lux and Nox watch over him, in case the Star’s echo proved to be less reliable than she claimed. Surprisingly, she didn’t try anything, patiently waiting for the moment they’d officially fight.

There were no further instances of invasion in Dallion’s own realm. All item links were re-established, allowing him to summon weapons and familiars freely.

Crimso...

Leveling up the World (Chapter 494)

Gleam’s destructive power wasn’t in the least diminished when in her natural form. If anything, the shardfly appeared to be a lot more terrifying, making even void creatures hesitate. And if that wasn’t enough, July had also joined in adding his music skills to the mix.

Dallion had no idea why or even how the young echo had joined in the fight. According to Ariel, all other echoes had been sealed off safely. Clearly, that wasn’t the case. The only conclusion he could reach was t...

Leveling up the World (Chapter 493)

“Think you can manage a few dozen more line attacks?” Ariel asked.

It was obvious that he wasn’t serious, even if at the present moment there was little else that could deal with the newly emerging swarms of creatures. Unlike before, the bladeroaches hadn’t charged forward, but were gathering above the archways, filling the sky like black clouds.

Dallion could tell there was a strategy behind all their actions. The first wave had rushed with the aim of overwhelming all def...

Leveling up the World (Chapter 492)

REALM INVASION

72% ongoing

Entire sections of the realm seemed to explore, ravaged by line and point attacks. In terms of the land itself, the cure was definitely far worse than the sickness. While this was the only method of dealing with vast amounts of enemies, the attacks were indiscriminate, occasionally even threatening the existence of the echoes themselves. So far, none of them had died, but this was just the start of the battle....

Leveling up the World (Chapter 491)

For the first time in a very long while, Dallion found that he could no longer improve any of his skills. The absurdity was that it wasn’t a matter of him being too weak to do so. Rather, it was the complete lack of items that was the limiting factor. Everything in his backpack was improved as much as possible without rendering it useless. That had barely been able to increase Dallion’s athletic skills to sixty-seven and his guard skills to seventy-two. Dallion’s clothes, armor, and sev...

Leveling up the World (Chapter 490)

Dallion’s trip through the jingle continued for half a day. During that time, there were several attempts of creatures to kill him. Some relief on their camouflage, choosing to strike from the trees without warning. All, without exception, were capable of combat splitting, attacking with up to half a dozen instances. Unfortunately for them, Dallion had gotten into the habit of keeping twelve instances at all times, rendering their attempts unsuccessful.

The follow up was always the sa...

Leveling up the World (Chapter 489)

You’re taking a huge risk, dear boy, Nil said.

The old echo was not at all pleased with what Dallion had done, although he had become a lot calmer since they had left the Star’s pyramid. Virtually everything in the temple was made to be a trap for suspecting and unsuspecting alike. Dallion had found that the hard way. Even now it broke his heart thinking of the amount of special metals left behind. He knew that was for the best, but there was one he could keep himself from ...

Leveling up the World (Chapter 488)

Even after all this time, the “Armoury” remained well stocked. There were dozens of weapons made of sea iron and even rarer metals. The clothes that went with the suits of armor had long rotten and dissolved to dust, leaving nothing but metal fragments on the floor. However, that wasn’t the whole of it. A barred section was further in. A quick glance revealed that the more exotic weapons, such as bows, swords, and even crossbows, were placed there, safely locked away. Furthermore, a lar...

Leveling up the World (Chapter 487)

There was no way to be certain what the pyramid looked like when initially built, but majesty emanated from it even in its current half buried state. Sand and time had failed to blunt the walls and edges of the monumental structure, then proceeded to bury it instead. Looking at it, Dallion could recognize the three distinct balconies on the façade. In the past, they must have been places from which important dignitaries waved to their people. Now, they were the only means of entry into the b...

Leveling up the World (Chapter 486)

You have broken through your fifty-eighth barrier

Your level has increased to 58

Choose the trait that will serve you best

The green rectangle emerged as Dallion landed on the floor. Veil had already vanished, making Dallion feel slightly sad. He would have liked to have chatted a bit more with the echo, even if he knew that it wasn’t the real Veil. Still, there was nothing stopping him from visiting Dherma on h...

Leveling up the World (Chapter 485)

The attack was completely unexpected. Not only that, but it did something that Dallion didn’t think possible. There was no way he had imagined this! The skill had to be a hint from the Moons of what was possible by specializing in a single skill.

Dallion barely had enough time to jump aside as the corresponding line attack flashed past, splitting the entire hall in two. Unlike his previous trial, nothing broke off, but the power of it was plainly obvious.

“Surprised?” Veil a...

Leveling up the World (Chapter 484)

PERSONAL AWAKENING

The jungle disappeared, replaced by the tropical paradise that was Dallion’s domain. A deep sense of warm calm filled the air, reminding all that this was a temporary shelter from reality. However, even here, elements of the external threats were seeping through. The sky, usually deep blue, now had several black clouds floating about.

“You worry too much,” a familiar voice said.

Turning around, Dallion saw Nox confidently ...

Leveling up the World (Chapter 483)

The revelation that the Luors were related to every overseer in the empire was enough to send chills down anyone’s spine. However, that paled in comparison to the realization that one of Dallion’s friends might end up in that position for their own village should it ever obtain a city status. The worst of all—that was most likely the best thing that could happen to them. Given that they had already attracted quite a bit of attention, thanks in a large part to Dallion, they could easily ...

Leveling up the World (Chapter 482)

Star-touched, platinum blond, unfallen… there were many ways to describe them—the humans that long ago had been tempted by the Star and had turned their back to the Moons. According to what Nil had said a while back, those were the first human cultists that came into being. Unlike the modern equivalents, they had made a vow to remain with the Star, and thus had kept their sanity and consciousness. Sadly, as with more things relating to the star, the arrangement didn’t last long.

T...

Leveling up the World (Chapter 481)

The work of the shardflies was visible at first glance. A bit too eager to please, they didn’t just create a series of footholds, but carved a ladder on the side of the tower leading all the way up to the top. As Vihrogon liked to joke, Dallion had that effect on beings. Naturally, there were a few additional decorations that could be described as more artistic, almost modernist. Dallion had no idea what they were supposed to represent, but had no doubt who had created them. Without mutteri...