Zac had called the palace the Alchemist Palace in his mind, and this room was a final confirmation that he’d been right on the money. It was clear that they had found an alchemist’s workshop.
Thick bundles of herbs were hanging from the roof, and they were likely the cause of the thick scent in the room. Unfortunately they looked completely dried out, and it was unclear whether there was any medicinal efficacy left in them. Along the walls were a few tables fulls of scr...
2019-12-13 17:28:06 +0000 UTC
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Thea looked at him aghast, seemingly not able to comprehend what was happening.
“It’s an antidote pill,” Zac said as he paled a bit. “Or rather a poison pill that blocks other poisons. Kind of fight fire with fire. Do you need one?”
It was something he’d gotten after Alea poisoned him. It wasn’t specifically to protect against her, but he felt he needed some precautions. He’d been poisoned without even noticing it, and there wasn’t much he could do about it after...
2019-12-13 17:26:59 +0000 UTC
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Zac surveyed the battlefield and finally walked over to the corpse of the Medhin member. He was still decked in all kinds of expensive-looking rings and amulets, and Zac unceremoniously threw the body into his sack so that he could look over them later.
He already knew from before that the Medhin had monopolized all the best stuff from their empire, and the power of the rings proved that the man’s equipment might be even better than Zac’s own.
Next, he walked through the whole...
2019-12-12 18:23:07 +0000 UTC
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Zac was almost at the crest of the mountain housing the Alchemist Palace, as he’d named the mansion due to what he hoped to find inside.
He’d entered a couple of buildings on the way up, but he hadn’t found much of value apart from a few minor pills and Crystals. After having visited a couple of buildings it was pretty clear that a correlation between the power of the defenses and how high up on a mountain it was located.
He could essentially burst through the ones close to ...
2019-12-11 17:52:46 +0000 UTC
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Just as he took his first step inside the building his danger sense sparked to life. To Zac’s surprise it actually came from behind, rather than from something inside the palace. He stood completely frozen, and a second later a dagger appeared out of nowhere.
It headed straight toward his neck through a brief crack in the defensive wall of the whirling leaves around him. But he was already ready for the attack and quickly moved his head out of the way and simultaneously grabbed the ha...
2019-12-10 17:11:26 +0000 UTC
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Zac unhesitantly punched out, and a pained yelp escaped from the beast that tried to ambush him.
The next moment the edge of an axe fell down, cutting the animal’s head clean off. Zac stopped to look down at the thing he just killed. He had to say it looked quite a bit like a rat, but one as big as a horse. Its legs were also slightly longer, and its tail was a short stub, and finally its black fur was so thick and stiff that it almost looked like quills rather than hair.
Everything h...
2019-12-09 18:24:34 +0000 UTC
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It was as Zac had suspected. The man in front of him was not from Earth. The foreign names on the ladder made that painfully clear. Another very obvious point was that there was a group of clear frontrunners in this other world. Seven of the top ten names seemed to be from the same family, with three of them even having evolved.
The fact that there were E-Grade Evolved people among the top warriors of the ladder was a bit troubling. Perhaps the Dominators weren’t the only ones he need...
2019-12-07 17:54:12 +0000 UTC
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Only fools would rush up to the mountain peaks, becoming unwitting meat shields to try out whatever trials those places had in store. Because going by how the System operated it wouldn’t simply leave piles of wealth for anyone to grab, there likely was a trick to it.
Besides, even if he might not have the highest Luck of everyone arriving here, he should at least be in the absolute top. That he was dropped off right in front of this specific temple might mean there were some good thin...
2019-12-06 17:26:23 +0000 UTC
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It was close to 9 am and Zac stood ready in his courtyard, his sister and Ogras accompanying him.
[Treasure Hunt commence in 5 minutes – Be advised, no Cosmic Sack allowed. A temporary sack will be provided upon arrival. Failure to comply will result in forfeiture of Cosmos Sack]
Zac’s brows rose in surprise, and he quickly took off his Cosmos Sack while the other two curiously looked at him. Even though he’d handed off most of his things to the contribution...
2019-12-05 18:03:42 +0000 UTC
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Author note: This is a reminder about keeping the comment section civil.
The tone in some discussions lately have been just abysmal, and it's not something I want to see any longer.
I do not mind people discussing parts of the story they don't like or stuff like that, but when insults start flying it stops being a conversation, instead turning into a mud flinging contest.
Since I'm tired of that kind of b...
2019-12-04 17:48:58 +0000 UTC
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Zac also figured out how to advance his quest for [Bulwark Mastery]. There were various ways to block a strike, but the only one that seemed to work was using a shield.
Unfortunately only had an old rusty shield he pilfered when he hunted the Imp Herald in the tunnels. It only lasted for 5 blows at the required power before it broke. That forced them to stop grinding his quest for the moment and instead focus on the other tasks at hand. There were infiltrators to hunt.<...
2019-12-03 19:17:22 +0000 UTC
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Author Note: Thank you for reupping! New month, new chappies!
I'm trying out a new layout for the Status screen, let me know what you think.
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Finally done with the imprinting process Zac checked out the status screen.
Name Zachary Atwood
Level 25
Class [F-Epic] Undying Bulwark
Race [E] Draugr
Alignment [Earth] Port Atwood - Lord...
2019-12-02 19:25:58 +0000 UTC
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Zac eagerly walked rushed toward his Nexus Node, unable to contain his excitement. He was truly curious about what kinds of classes he could expect from his new race. It was in a way both a test run for his level 75 evolution, and a testament to his struggles so far.
If he had available Epic classes now it would mean he was on course for epic E-Grade classes down the road. Of course, he knew that the criterion for getting an E-Grade Epic class was much higher than an F-Grade one, but it...
2019-11-30 18:52:36 +0000 UTC
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First I want to thank you all for supporting DotF. I have a few small updates for Dec that I thought I'd share.
1. Going full time.
As many of you know, I am a university student. I mentioned in my last update that I'm reducing my time to 50% to focus more on DotF. Actually, due to my not really looking up the schedule properly I ended up studying full time in November as well. But that's beside the point.
As of December 6th I will be a full-time aut...
2019-11-30 11:58:25 +0000 UTC
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Author Note: Belated Black Friday two-for-one-bonus! Last chapter for the month at the usual time. Will post a status update for December in a min or two as well, be sure to read it.
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The next moment the two found themselves at the bottom of the crater, both warily looking around. Ogras had already covered them in a sphere of shadows, hiding their presence and muting their sounds.
“The cosmic energy here has an even higher density t...
2019-11-30 11:42:06 +0000 UTC
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Zac could only nod at what Brazla said, his own thoughts running along the same lines. He had started to believe that one wouldn’t become truly strong by brainlessly copying others. That’s why he never had any interest in checking out the heritages he owned.
That wasn’t to say that one couldn’t benefit from the knowledge of the previous generations. However, one first had to understand oneself and keep useful information, discarding the useless.
“Have you also heard of s...
2019-11-29 19:09:13 +0000 UTC
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Suddenly Zac’s train of thought was interrupted by a familiar figure pacing outside his array looking fidgety. He blankly looked at her figure for a few seconds before removing the array with a frown.
“What do you want?” Zac asked as Alea started at the shield disappearing.
“I… Heard from Ogras what happened. I just wanted to see if you were okay,” Alea said with some hesitation in her voice.
“I am fine,” Zac calmly said.
“That’s great. I was worrie...
2019-11-28 17:58:40 +0000 UTC
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Author Note: Not a bonus chapter. Saw the posts in the comment section, thought I might as well release this chapter as well rather than responding, as it touches upon many of the things brought up. But that means no chappy tomorrow.
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“What?” Zac asked with a sinking feeling, hurriedly walking over to a mirror in the house.
He was shocked at what stared back at him, and he finally understood the odd stares from the three earlier. Ogras wasn...
2019-11-26 20:41:18 +0000 UTC
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“She came to me a few days ago, wanting to speak with you. She looked pale and haggard,” Kenzie said with worry on her face. “I tried to ask what had happened, but she wouldn’t say. She only said she really needed to speak with you.”
Zac frowned, an unsettling feeling emerging in his chest. Was someone making things difficult for Hannah because she was his ex?
“I went by her house yesterday,” she continued “It looked some had harassed her. The door was broken.”
2019-11-26 18:05:58 +0000 UTC
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Zac was quite relieved when he put away the half-absorbed cores. He had already expended most of his stock of Divine Crystals, and he was starting to fear that his core was simply a bottomless hole. But now he knew there truly was a limit to it.
Zac closed his eyes and focused his senses on the core, trying to understand what it did. It had undergone quite a change unbeknownst to him the past week. Before he started to absorb the E-Grade crystals it had been a chaotic jumble of gold int...
2019-11-25 17:32:17 +0000 UTC
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As soon as Zac touched the crystal he once again found himself in front of the Nexus Hub south of Azh’Rodum. When he looked around he also noticed two boxes neatly placed right in front of him.
He took up the first one and opened it, finding a densely inscribed plaque inside. He picked it up and a stream of information immediately entered his mind. It was the entrance token to the Tower of Eternity, and there was quite a bit of information it provided.
He could use the token at ...
2019-11-23 19:06:48 +0000 UTC
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The teenager clearly knew the origin of the voice, and he obviously wasn’t happy to hear it. Zac warily took out his axe once again, trying to figure out means to escape.
He truly wasn’t in a condition to fight with someone who made Average this afraid. However, he soon realized the folly of any thoughts of escape as a pressure that felt unlike anything he’d ever encountered before blanketed the whole town.
The next moment a man who looked to be in his forties appeared next ...
2019-11-22 18:43:49 +0000 UTC
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After taking a look at the swollen face of Average for a few seconds Zac let go of his opponent's leg and slowly got to his feet.
“So the ox is mine, right? No interference?” Zac said after spitting out a mouthful of blood and cracking his neck.
It felt like every part of his body was swollen and pulsating, but he had work to do. He simply took out a healing pill and swallowed it to manage the pain.
“I’ve been called many things in my life. Handsome, generous, dashin...
2019-11-21 18:45:48 +0000 UTC
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The youth was decked in a pair of loose pants lined with intricate fractals and a sleeveless vest that went all up to his throat, leaving both his arms bare. His body was of the wiry kind, like something that made Zac think of kung-fu masters rather than bodybuilders, but Zac knew only too well just how much power that was contained in his arms.
Just as Zac scouted out the new variable entering the fray, so did the teenager hesitantly look over Zac. Soon after Zac felt the fractal from<...
2019-11-20 18:46:38 +0000 UTC
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Zac was quickly running through the countryside, idly gazing at the alien landscape as he passed it by. It was a weird feeling seeing both normal things like leafy trees, followed by sights that he couldn't even explain. An example was an enormous flying beast that slowly drifted overhead that reminded Zac more of a zeppelin than a bird.
At first, Zac had thought it was the monster he was supposed to kill, but after using [Inquisitive Eyes] on it he realized it was...
2019-11-19 18:29:44 +0000 UTC
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It appeared the general was about to continue, but drums in the distance interrupted him. It sounded like a call to war, and Zac frowned and walked toward the source of a ruckus. The leaders of the Solvim hurriedly followed behind as he walked up a hill to get a better vantage of the situation.
As soon as he reached the crest he saw a sea of warriors neatly lined up a kilometer away from the army he apparently belonged to. Only a quick glance was needed to see that the armies weren’t ...
2019-11-18 19:06:32 +0000 UTC
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Zac opened his quest menu to begin with and tried to mentally command the trial to start. When that didn’t work he tried to physically press the quest, but in the end he only swiped his hands through the air.
From there he tried various things, from touching the Nexus Node to doing various things with his teleporter, but he had no luck. Finally, he remembered something that Abby said earlier. After he finished the quest his town became a World City.
One large difference between ...
2019-11-16 19:07:28 +0000 UTC
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Zac could only wryly shake his head at the Gnome as he coughed up a deposit for the Crystals. At least the purchase wouldn’t completely financially ruin him.
“There’s another thing,” Zac said as he took out the Lotus Seed. “This came from a lotus flower that emitted intense amounts of life-attuned energy. Do you know what this flower is? My skill couldn’t identify the flower.”
Calrin carefully took the seed and looked it over.
“I can’t tell for certain, but...
2019-11-15 17:56:02 +0000 UTC
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Some commotion took place when people saw a building appear out of nowhere, many curiously looking at what was going on. However, no one dared to get close after seeing Zac enter looking like a stormcloud, allowing him to be undisturbed in his meeting with the Manager of the contribution manager.
“Greetings Lord Atwood,” a mechanical voice sounded as soon as he entered. “Thank you for choosing the [Furem Harq Merit Exchange].”
The voice pulled Zac out of h...
2019-11-14 18:58:59 +0000 UTC
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As soon as his targets were above level 60 [Verun’s Bite] started to absorb blood again, just like it did with the mink he killed long ago. Zac was delighted, as he hadn’t found anything that it wanted apart from blood and the stone.
As he kept going toward the core of the island the fights got more intense, creating widespread destruction in the area. After an hour Zac started to imbue his strikes with his Dao to end the battles quickly. After having walked for two...
2019-11-13 18:50:07 +0000 UTC
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