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Chapter 369.

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“Finally out of the tunnels. We’ll arrive in another eight hours or so,” the Council liaison said as he walked next to Zac with quick steps.

His name was Murk, and he was one of the molemen who also possessed a ranger class. He was in charge of showing Zac’s army the correct path in the underworld, as the roads leading to the Flame Golems were pretty confusing. The incursion itself was in a sense placed in the open underwor...

Chapter 368.

Joanna initially wanted Zac to hold a rousing speech as well, but he staunchly refused. Instead, a few Valkyries walked alongside the army and told the news about how only one incursion remained, and that they were heading to war against the Fire Golems. 

The procession only stopped when they reached the teleportation station, where the back-up from the surface already stood.

"You set things up at Rennbach while I visit the Council," Zac to Verana as he jumped down from Grub�...

Chapter 367.

Zac was just planning to stretch his legs before sitting down to continue his meditation, but his first session lasted much longer than he expected. So he could only give up on trying to improve his other Dao Seeds for now and headed toward the town proper. As he walked through the woods of his private domain he took the opportunity to take a gander at the attribute gains from the evolved seed.

Sharpness (Peak): Strength +15, Dexterity +90, Intelligence +10, Wisdom +5 2020-06-01 16:58:19 +0000 UTC View Post

Chapter 366.

The Cyborg utterly destroyed his shield with its final punch, and Zac didn’t have any good replacement. He had been using a much weaker spare during the battles, and he realized that using a low-quality shield weakened his class skills to a certain degree.

This hadn’t proved too large a problem against the Incursions so far, but Zac was afraid that it would negatively impact him if he encountered a real threat like the Dominators or the natives in the Mystic Realm. He was already lean...

Chapter 365.

Zac looked around the rubble, slightly shocked at the ferocity of the battle. Less than 20% of the Abyssal Demons had chosen to retreat and instead opted to fight with furious intensity against the Tal-Eladar attackers, even after their leader was decapitated. They were true berserkers, roaring on top of their lungs as they tried to rip him apart. But the Abyssal Demons were not the only ones who fought with reckless abandon. 

“You people are lunatics,” Zac muttered with a shak...

Chapter 364.

Zac was back in New London soon enough after changing back to his Mr. Black persona, and he was relieved that nothing too alarming happened while he was gone. The two incursions who previously traded with the Union had begun raiding settlements in the area, but Zac was already about to deal with them in any case.

Verana and her Beast Masters didn’t need a lot of prodding as most of them were bored from staying put in New London or taking stock of the various properties that were previ...

Status Update: Summer Edition

I realized that it's been a while since I posted a Status Update, and with the summer months coming up I thought it would be a good opportunity to post an update.

First of all; Schedule will stay unchanged during summer, barring unforeseen circumstances. I am currently in the process of beefing up my private stock to ensure this even if I take a vacation.

However, release times might become a bit more erratic, where I post a whole week's worth of chapters in one g...

Chapter 363.

Zac stepped through the Port Atwood teleporter and immediately rushed toward the government buildings. After he left under the guise of darkness he had been rushing without sleep for over two days. Without adjusting his speed to the slow-moving army he was able to cover ground quite a bit faster, but he did take a circuitous route to keep a lookout for any threats lurking ahead of the army. 

Luckily there was nothing apart from the occasional beast pack, nothing that would prove to...

Chapter 362.

“What?” Zac couldn’t help but blurt out. “Impossible, the array is far from finished.”

“It doesn’t need to be finished to work, but it will charge much faster if it is,” Void’s Disciple said.

“Changing the alignment of a whole planet is an enormous undertaking for people at our level, so all hope is not yet lost,” Void continued, throwing over a crystal. “The information is there. I guess that you have between one month and two to take the undead down. When...

Chapter 361.

“What's the point of delaying the stay?” Zac asked with a frown.

“There are all kinds of reasons. The Tower of Eternity is the gathering place of young elites and a way for forces who would never be able to contact each other to interact. It’s a great opportunity for trading or making connections. Some of the larger forces have a permanent presence there, hosting auctions or the like,” Ogras explained with excitement glimmering in his eyes.

“Auctions?” Zac said, his ...

Chapter 360.

Both Ilvere and Janos sported a new collection of scars, but it looked like both of them would be fine after some rest.

“Not quick enough to prevent Alea from being wounded,” Zac sighed after hearing what Ilvere said.

“That lass is strong, I believe she will be able to overcome this,” Ilvere said as he thumped down on the ground in front of Zac and Ogras.

Zac only nodded, though he knew that the situation, unfortunately, wasn’t that easy. Being strong-willed wasn�...

Chapter 359.

Zac wasn’t actually in great condition after unleashing his three strongest attacks in short succession. He had used almost two thirds of his Cosmic Energy and his body hurt all over. The upgraded [Nature’s Punishment] was responsible for the largest part of the cost, whereas [Deforestation] was the source of the strain. 

He had barely managed to heal up his body while he traveled on the Flying Treasure, and using the first two swings of 2020-05-22 16:59:02 +0000 UTC View Post

Chapter 358.

Zac looked down at the unmoving form of Alea. He had seen her getting attacked by the group of wraiths while he stood on the flying disk, unable to do anything to save her. The feeling of impotence had quickly turned into rage. But his smoldering rage was finally overcome by a sense of panic as he saw her close her eyes in his arms. His mind was a mess, and he didn't know what to do.

“Alea? Alea!” he said with horror, before quickly turning to Sui. “Can you heal her?”

Zac ...

Chapter 357.

Lord Atwood wasted no time as a storm of energies started to churn around him, and a palpable sense of dread instinctively entered Alea’s heart as an extreme killing intent blanketed the area. She wanted to walk up to him, but her body wouldn’t listen, so she could only watch him from afar.

A huge woodsman’s axe suddenly appeared above him, and the next moment it swung in an effortless motion, drawing a wide arc in front of Lord Atwood. Alea’s brow furrowed, not understanding th...

Chapter 356.

Ilvere roared in defiance as the huge ball belonging to his weapon shuddered with power, and its trajectory suddenly turned impossible to predict. One second the chunk of metal looked as though it was so light that it might as well be a mirage, but the next moment it gave Alea the impression she was gazing upon a towering mountain.

The two opposing impressions kept swapping until they superimposed, making the weapon emit a shocking energy. The weapon slammed into the Corpse Golem that w...

Chapter 355.

“Young lord… The Tir’Emarel clan would be happy to buy any such crystals you have in your possession,” Tylia said, her eyes not leaving the crystal for a second.

Zac knew he had hit the jackpot when he saw Tylia's reaction. She wasn't even a Beast Master, yet she had such an overblown reaction. 

“Those are pretty good things,” Ogras said with a whistle. “Just the normal purity ones are even more valuable than attuned crystals, the high purity ones are treasures....

Chapter 354.

"They were a bit stronger than we expected," Zac simply said, not wanting to go into detail just how close they came to dying a few hours ago.

Ogras played along, donning a lackadaisical look as he hid the fact that he couldn't put any weight on one of his legs. Zac obviously wouldn't divulge that his right arm still wasn't working either. 

"I just wanted to tell you that we're fine, but that we're heading out again. We're going to search for our people, it might take a few w...

Chapter 353.

Zac immediately realized the same cloaking technology was being used in the settlement as down in the battleroach cave. The camouflage of the technocrats was truly amazing to completely trick one's eyes while not emitting a speck of cosmic energy. 

The drone moved about the desolate town, scanning the buildings one by one. Soon afterward it flew over to the battlefield and scanned the hundreds of corpses that Zac and Ogras had left where they were. Finally it flew over to the newly...

Chapter 352.

The seconds passed but the darkness of true death never arrived, forcing Zac to finally look up to see what was going on. The cyborg still loomed above them like a mountain, completely unmoving. But the terrorizing aura it emitted up till now was gone, making the thing seem like a hollow shell.

"Is it dead? What did you do?" Ogras soon ventured with a weak voice, also realizing something was up.

"I didn't do anything," Zac croaked, confusion filling his mind.

He wasn't sure ...

Chapter 351.

The enormous fist of the three-meter humanoid whizzed downward with tremendous force, aiming to finally end everything. But just as it was about to reach its target the air shuddered, and the arm was cleanly cut off. The ground shook slightly as the arm that seemed to weigh over a hundred kilos fell, but not a drop of blood escaped from the grisly wound.

Of course, the Corpse Golem didn’t even flinch from losing an appendage and immediately tried to attack Thea with its remaining arm....

Chapter 350.

In just the blink of an eye the diminutive leader turned into a huge monstrosity reaching over 3 meters, whose bulging muscles would put even Billy's constitution to shame. Even the large wound from [Verun's Bite] was gone, the axe pushed out of its body as the wound closed in an instant. Even the expensive-looking exoskeleton had been discarded as it was bent into scrap metal from the alien's expansion.

Odder yet he had turned into an amalgamation of metal and flesh as...

Chapter 349.

The fractal in [Verun's Bite] had long been recharged, and he didn't want his battle with the E-Grade powerhouses to be interrupted by the remaining forces. Verun understood his thoughts and immediately stormed into the thick of it, it's oversized maw snatching up Technocrats and drones alike. 

If the Technocrats equipment could be seen as a counter to Zac, with his inability to activate [Deathwish] against attacks that relied on technology, then t...

Chapter 348.

"Defend!" one of the Technocrat warriors screamed, and the four-legged war machines pushed forward to block the rapidly closing hole in the shield. 

"I'll go right," Ogras said from behind before swirling forward in his shadows and effortlessly passed the machines.

Zac grunted and pushed forward as well, though missing the demon's grace. He stomped forward like an angry bull, tanking a few beams the drones launched at him as he squeezed through the regenerating shield.

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Chapter 347

“Persistent bastards,” Alea muttered with displeasure as a poisonous cloud billowed out from her hand, causing one zombie after another to stumble before they fell down into a rotting heap.

Her skill [Gift of Talasa] only possessed limited effect against the undead, but it was one that did not require an actual compound to empower it. After the past few days, she knew she would need to ration her basin-sized stockpiles because it was becoming increasingly obvious th...

Chapter 346.

Ogras only grunted in an exasperated agreement before taking out his large spear with one hand while he threw an offensive array at the drones. The crystal sphere ripped through the air, but the machines seemed to understand it was dangerous. They immediately started to spread out, but they didn't have time to move too far before the ball cracked, unleashing a sea of electricity in the sky.

Two of the drones managed to dodge the offensive array, but the other two were swallowed by the d...

Chapter 345.

Zac was ready to go, but Ogras held up a hand to stop him before he rushed out into the wilderness.

“You should know that this mission has a pretty decent risk of failing. The Technocrats possess all kinds of tools that don’t really conform to the conventional grading system,” the demon said.

“What do you mean?” Zac asked with confusion.

“I mean that their technology can be pretty hard to predict. For example, their shields might be way stronger than the arrays w...

Chapter 344.

“You can’t take time to rescue your people? Most of our elites are in that army. My three generals are there. What the hell is going on?!” Ogras growled causing the shadows in the room to shudder.

“I can’t go until I close an Incursion,” Zac said as he shored up his resolve.

“The flame golems? They might be a problem, but not to the point you should abandon our army. Worse case we can simply make our surface teleporter public, allowing everyone to escape. Besides, th...

Chapter 343.

Just a few meters away the gem-studded wall was flickering in and out of existence, intermittently displaying a well-lit tunnel leading into the distance. Zac wasn’t too surprised the alien was able to create a back entrance. If the technocrats possessed the capability to drill through the fortified rock in the Underworld all the way to the surface, then this was a cakewalk. 

The alien that Zac killed had been one of the researchers for the Incursion, responsible for finding and ...

Chapter 342.

“I am not really part of Firmament’s Edge,” the alien wept. “My company was just one of many contracted by them to scan newly integrated planets. I just wanted to use their name to make you back down.”

Zac couldn’t help but shake his head at the Technocrat’s bad luck. Perhaps Firmament’s Edge was a terrifying existence in the multiverse.  But unfortunately for the little grey man, Zac was perhaps the only Draugr who had never heard of them before.

“Who is th...

Chapter 341.

A/N: Thanks for resubbing! 

I'm very happy to have read the generally positive response to the early chaps from last month. Hopefully I'll keep the momentum going and make this the best month yet. 

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Zac wasn’t too surprised that the alien could identify his origins. He hadn’t worn his mask during his time in the cave, which exposed his pallid skin and signature pitch-black eyes. 

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