After resting up a few hours Zac stepped through his private array, arriving at one of the first satellite towns of Port Atwood. Only a brief moment was needed to understand that this was one of the farming-villages that was created to provide the town with a steady supply of grain and vegetables.
Two Valkyries were resting by the gate, but quickly got to their feet when they saw the teleporter activating. Normally there were no guards stationed at the portal, as this place was only acc...
2019-11-12 17:58:26 +0000 UTC
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Zac still wasn’t sure what he should do with Hannah as he slowly walked toward the gate leading to the town proper. When Ogras told him she had been found he felt… nothing. Simply too much time had passed since they last were together.
The time they had spent apart was more than twice what they had actually been together, and since then Zac had experienced one life-altering event after another. And it wasn’t like they were some childhood sweethearts or soul mates. They were two lo...
2019-11-11 18:46:37 +0000 UTC
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Zac’s mind was filled with a burst of information told him how the skill worked, but he still chose to try it out after some hesitation. He headed over to an empty area inside his compound that was still just forest and activated the new fractal. A huge torrent of energy surged from the area and entered his body. This wasn't the same thing as absorbing energy, but rather forcefully ripping it out of the atmosphere.
Cracking sounds could be heard throughout his body as it felt li...
2019-11-09 17:47:46 +0000 UTC
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Zac skeptically looked up at Ogras as he fiddled with the amulet in his hands.
“What are you talking about? It’s impossible that this is something from the Technocrats. I picked this up on Earth years ago,” Zac said, hiding the real origins of the Amulet for now.
“Trust me, I know. The demonic horde is very much in favor of The Ruthless Heavens, which makes the Technocrats one of our prime enemies. Everyone learns to identify their kind, in case we run into them in mystic ...
2019-11-08 18:34:15 +0000 UTC
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After a brief moment of darkness, Zac once again exited, but the unfamiliar sight gave him a start. It almost looked as he was standing inside a world tree, as the walls were living trees sprouting leaves around them. However, they were far taller than the usual ones he’d seen so far, reaching for the skies. There was also a good deal of holes in the structure at strategic places, flooding the floor in natural light.
The demons had been busy, as they’d grown a structure around the a...
2019-11-07 17:42:44 +0000 UTC
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As Zac drove the car through the Dead Zone Kenzie told him much about what happened to her during the six months since they last saw each other. As for Zac, he was a bit hesitant, as there were two others in the car.
Lyla was obviously one of them, but before they left Kenzie insisted they brought one more person. The other girl was Olivia, and he actually somewhat recognized her. She was one of Kenzie’s old friends, and he had met her a few times before the fall. Apparently, the two ...
2019-11-06 17:25:43 +0000 UTC
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EDIT: I realize I have been only communicating this on discord and in old author notes, so I'll add another reminder here.
No chapter will get uploaded to Patreon today (2019-11-05).
Back in October I released an extra 2k words right before the turn of the month in order to not cut the fight between Zac and the Corpse Lord in middle. Since then patrons have been 31 chapters ahead of RR, rather than the advertised 30 chapters. <...
2019-11-04 18:24:41 +0000 UTC
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Zac’s plan to adopt a wait-and-see approach was completely thrown into the back of his mind and was quickly being replaced with far more violent solutions. The stands around Zac started to ominously creak as the air around him distorted, prompting those around him to move away with fear in their eyes.
Zac was unable to control his rage after seeing his brutalized sister. The seat he sat at exploded into splinters as Zac pushed forward, catapulting himself down to the field.
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2019-11-02 16:28:34 +0000 UTC
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A pang of hunger woke MacKenzie up, though she would prefer to stay asleep. She hurt all over from the beating yesterday. These government workers were lunatics. One of them simply walked into her cell and started wailing at her until he was dragged away. She really started to believe the rumors that her brother was on the outs with them.
She simply sat up with a groan and closed her eyes to meditate, as it helped block out the pain and the depressing surroundings a bit.
“What d...
2019-11-01 17:56:39 +0000 UTC
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As soon as he had exited the sphere of protection from Mount Everlasting Peace his core once again had started to absorb miasma. However, it wasn’t a problem for Zac anymore, as the lotus seed provided him with the life energy he needed. Besides, now that his core was balanced the amount of life energy needed to maintain the balance was minuscule compared to before.
It went to show that while the bead was balanced it was still able to absorb more energy. However, Zac wasn’t sure whe...
2019-10-31 18:36:28 +0000 UTC
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“Huh, what do you mean?” Zac asked confused.
“This penniless monk gained some insight into the Dao of Karma from his many decades of meditation. It has given me some unique skills in this new reality of ours. Karma ties you to a location to the east. However, if you leave now you will likely fail in your goal,” the monk said with a calm voice.
Zac thought it over and couldn’t find any reason the old man would lie. Still, it felt like too strong a power to be able to pred...
2019-10-30 17:54:34 +0000 UTC
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Initially when they entered Zac could only see the side of the Abbot sitting on the lotus. However, as Zac was lead around the pond to a seat facing the Abbot his brows rose in shock.
His first impression of Abbot Everlasting Peace was that he was teeming with life, but his appearance truly didn’t match. The old man sat in a classic meditating pose, but there was a huge hole in his chest, right where his lungs and heart should be.
The loose robes the old monk wore co...
2019-10-29 18:07:54 +0000 UTC
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Author Note: Please remember to vote on http://topwebfiction.com/?for=defiance-of-the-fall! It's my main source of new readers, and I've fallen to 9th spot :'(
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Since he heard about it Zac had wondered how a monastery could stand strong in the middle of the Dead Zone, wantonly purifying the area. He would have thought that the undea...
2019-10-28 17:40:46 +0000 UTC
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Various thoughts ran through Zac’s head as he leveled an even stare at Sui, to the point that she quickly started to get flustered.
“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to surprise you. Your face and body are different, but your energy feels the same. I only know it because my class has given me some unique skills. The others don’t know. I promise I won’t tell, so please don’t do anything drastic,” she quickly explained in a hurried flurry of words.
“I understand. Thank you...
2019-10-26 18:02:32 +0000 UTC
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Author Note:
For those who do not hang on Discord, DotF now have a wiki! Thanks grim for the hard work. If you have the time, feel free to add some stuff! I will try to fill out some blanks as well when I can.
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Zac once again woke up from his deep slumber. This time he was relieved t...
2019-10-25 17:00:15 +0000 UTC
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Author Note: Woop woop, miterms officially over. Hopefully we'll get back to normal release schedule again. I just need to start building up a private stock again.
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“I’m not limited by the Ruthless Heavens here. This time I have my legion with me!” the Corpse Lord roared as three huge streams of corruption rose out from the kettles and flew to intercept the emerging hand above Zac.
Zac wasn’t surprised the undead leader had something u...
2019-10-24 17:38:02 +0000 UTC
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Zac’s eyes widened as he saw what faced him. The best way to describe it was that he was looking at a ghost. It was clearly an undead denizen teeming with miasma, but it was mostly translucent. It didn’t really have any facial features, and the only feature of its face was its eyes shining in white and azure.
It looked upon Zac like it was gazing at an oddity, apparently not even considering the possibility of having found itself in danger.
“You’ve strayed quite some ways ...
2019-10-23 17:46:59 +0000 UTC
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Author Note: Came out of a 5 hour Exam not long ago, so my mind is a bit blasted. Might do a second edit of this chapter later.
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The clashes kept going for god knows how long between the two whirlpools in Zac’s body, and the energy contained in the center between them was growing more and more horrifying. Zac knew if something destabilized whatever was going on within the blazing waves of energy he’d explode like a nuclear bomb.
The tenth pil...
2019-10-22 17:29:02 +0000 UTC
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Author note: New week, new chapters! I'm still in the middle of midterms, but we'll have regular schedule. However, I might not have time to quickly respond to any questions or queries.
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Sui sighed as she reloaded her rifle once again. Bullets were running low as they’d harried the endless hordes for two days now. Unfortunately she had no alternative, as her skills were used for healing rather than killing, meaning she didn’t even gain any experie...
2019-10-21 17:41:05 +0000 UTC
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Zac felt he’d stumbled upon something important as he slowly controlled the Dao of Trees to rotate over the wound. It was a way of manipulation of the Dao that he’d never done before. Usually, he just pushed the Dao into his attack or his body, but now he realized that type of usage probably could be likened to back when he was alone on the island.
The way he used Cosmic Energy in the start was to simply push it into his arms and legs to run faster and punch harder. There was ...
2019-10-19 16:13:22 +0000 UTC
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Author Note: We're back! Midterms are still going on, but 2 courses are done at least.
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A horrifying pressure spread out from Zac as he stepped forward with [Verun’s Bite] in his hands. The previously rowdy squad from Perseverance didn’t have time to react before he was upon them. A horizontal swing of [Chop] ripped through most of the group, crushing hastily erected defenses like dry twigs.
“Attack!” the...
2019-10-18 13:00:29 +0000 UTC
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Author note: please vote on topwebfiction :)
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“You know who we are. Open the gates or we’ll open it for you,” Ogras said with a loud voice, looking up at the hapless guards.
There was no response for a few seconds, and the silence stretched on as the humans up on the wall looked at each other wi...
2019-10-12 17:33:43 +0000 UTC
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”Alright, what’s next?” Ogras said with a sigh as he cracked his neck.
It was just like that god damn man to go gallivanting just when he became a Lord, leaving all the boring work for others. Now Ogras found himself stuck with Adran, who was starting to look more and more disagreeable by the day. A quick look at his new watch told him he’d been stuck in this room for over three hours.
At least the new government building was far better than the stuffy old tent that ...
2019-10-11 16:42:48 +0000 UTC
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Zac frowned as his danger sense flared to life. He quickly rotated his cosmic energy as a few large emerald leaves started to flutter around him as though he was sitting in the middle of a hurricane. The next second the door exploded into wood chippings as some unknown assailers were firing automatic rifles from the other side.
Zac didn’t get flustered, and instead only slowly got to his feet. Not a single bullet actually hit him as each and every one was miraculously intercepted by t...
2019-10-10 18:21:19 +0000 UTC
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Zac felt annoyed as he stepped through the door to the back of the clinic. He just wanted to go through the town unannounced and disappear before anyone could remember him. Yet he’d been forced to knock out one of the higher-ups of the town just because of some silly jealousy. Who knew what type of trouble would come knocking if he stayed too long.
With a few quick steps he walked through an unadorned corridor and found himself in an austere clinic looking like some ancient herbalist...
2019-10-09 17:12:37 +0000 UTC
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Zac was currenly speeding along the deserted road, heading east. He was still driving the car, as it was pretty much as fast as him jogging. He’d also found that it was easier for him to use the Dao of Trees while driving compared to jogging, so it was also better for his wound.
Ever since he arrived at the edge of the Dead Zone he had sensed that the atmosphere contained some miasma. It was only a smidgeon, but Zac noticed to his annoyance that his wound seemed to passively absorb it...
2019-10-08 17:31:24 +0000 UTC
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Author Note: Chapter 165 has been edited, particularly the end. Essentially Zac now took out one of his cars while he transformed in the last chapter, and was driving when he chanced upon the Tiger and the trio. The trio's car broke down, and the following exchange happened:
“So, uh.. Do you think we can catch a ride? Our poor Betty seems to have given her last breath,” John said as he looked at the overturned jeep that had smoke c...
2019-10-07 16:54:41 +0000 UTC
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Zac rushed toward southeast along a derelict road. The town Bernard managed, Aubrey Hills, was north of the Dead Zone, and he needed to get to the eastern part. Zac knew there were borther towns closer to the incursion from his conversation with Bernard during the Auction.
They were right at the edge of what was considered the undead influence. Those kinds of towns weren’t under government control but were rather chaotic places under the control of the one with the largest fists.
<...
2019-10-05 18:04:10 +0000 UTC
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Zac felt paralyzed for a second, unsure of what to do now that he found her. But after slightly shaking his head he walked up and sat down next to her.
“Are you here to thank me again like last time?” Alea said with some annoyance when he sat down in the gazebo.
“I’m sorry I doubted you back there. I wasn’t thinking straight at the moment,” Zac said as he looked over at her. “You have been a great support from the start, and I won...
2019-10-04 20:16:45 +0000 UTC
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"Is what true?” Zac asked, not understanding the commotion in front of him.
Ogras only pointed up at a huge signboard that hovered above the entrance. It was over ten meters across, with rays of golden light cascading around it. There was even a painting of Brazla himself, invitingly beckoning for people to enter.
Welcome to the Towers of Myriad Dao,
Home of the Halls of Endless Skills
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