“What's a Global City?” Zac suddenly asked, having forgotten about the matter from the excitement of the various upgrades.
“At this stage of a world it is not too different from a normal City. Only global cities can have off-world teleporters, but you can’t build this while the planet still is in its emerging stages," Abby answered without missing a beat "But the System works with a very strict hierarchy. A Global City is a step above a normal City. The next, and final, step for...
2019-10-03 17:32:52 +0000 UTC
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The stargazer floated a few meters away from Zac, warily looking at him. She seemed to barely be able to reconcile the unkempt man from a few months before with the man in front of her.
“It’s only been a few months, but you’ve changed quite a bit,” she said, her beautiful eye shimmering with stardust.
Zac turned over and looked straight into the huge eye that looked like a cosmic cloud surrounding a black hole.
“Yes, well, someone told me that the system w...
2019-10-02 18:37:49 +0000 UTC
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Since Zac was already up and about he decided to head over to the contribution shop. There was still 7 hours before it closed, but he thought he might as well spend the points he’d accumulated. He had still not received any rewards from the quest and guessed they would appear when the timer went to Zero.
Ogras had left earlier with some glee, likely happy about his windfall from the shop. The demon had received quite a haul as well, especially as he bought most of the materials in the...
2019-10-01 20:26:06 +0000 UTC
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The pain in Zac’s side kept burning as he sat down and meditated. No pill he owned worked on the wound, as the miasma in his body was stubbornly refusing to dissipate. The demon physician had examined the wound after the battle calmed down, and he was sure that it wasn’t the miasma itself that was the problem, but rather that the miasma contained some Dao.
It reminded Zac of the fight earlier, where the hand from [Nature’s Punishment] rotted into nothingness in le...
2019-10-01 19:28:08 +0000 UTC
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Searing pain exploded in Zac’s chest as a blade pushed into it. He was out of defensive charges from his gear, instead had to settle for desperately moving his torso slightly to avoid getting his heart skewered. The blade still slid in between two of his ribs, and he was seriously wounded though he avoided any lethal damage.
Cosmic energy started gathering as various thoughts were flashing through his head. Were the demons finally making a move on him? Did Ogras’ injuries make him i...
2019-10-01 16:54:14 +0000 UTC
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Author Note: Thanks for re-upping :) I look forward to writing the coming arc, I hope you'll like it.
The chapter number is not a mistake. Chapter 154 and 155 will turn into 3 chapters for RR readers. I didn't want to break up those two chappies right at the end of the month for you guys, but the free readers will have to live with it ;)
Therefore I'll use the correct "future" chapter numbering so that I won't have to do an edit for ...
2019-10-01 15:57:43 +0000 UTC
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The ten-meter monoliths gave off an intensely uncomfortable feeling, as though they emitted the chill of death itself. Zac got goosebumps from their aura even from his hiding spot amongst the foliage. The undead seemed to love it though and even fought amongst themselves to get as close as possible to them.
Zac actually knew what those things were since he had looked up as much general knowledge as he could about the undead forces in preparation for finding his sister. He would likely n...
2019-09-30 17:36:40 +0000 UTC
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“Where are we going?” Sap Trang asked with a frown while looking at his traveling companions.
The world had truly turned crazy. It was just absurd that he was currently walking through a forest with a group of demons. He still wasn’t used to these horned beings, even after a month of living together.
“Zac is attacking the Undead Leaders in a bit, we need to cause a distraction,” Ogras answered tersely as the small group pushed forward.
“With only the four of us?...
2019-09-28 16:59:42 +0000 UTC
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Zac silently stared at the undead entity and was getting himself ready for a desperate fight. However, the corpse lord suddenly blazed into action, and suddenly his bone weapon was in front of him. Almost at the same moment Zac heard a loud bang from the wall. It was a sound Zac vividly remembered, as he almost died the last time he heard it.
The Corpse Lord wasn’t as frantic as Zac was back at the auction house, and didn’t even break a sweat as he blocked the bullet with his weapon...
2019-09-27 18:39:18 +0000 UTC
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“Fire!” Zac shouted and nodded to the grinning beastmen.
The tense situation hadn’t affected them, and they gleefully made some last adjustments to their three cannons, before they fired them. An insanely loud explosion was heard from each of them, and a shockwave even threw away the people closest to the cannons.
Zac knew those cannons would pack quite a punch, but he was shocked at the scene in front of him. He had barely time to register that the projectiles weren’t pel...
2019-09-26 16:10:56 +0000 UTC
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The Town Protection Array was actually blocked by the system. Zac quickly brought out one of his Thunder Punishment Arrays, and to his dismay found them looking like lifeless marbles no matter what he tried.
“The Ruthless Heavens indeed,” Ogras muttered with a sardonic grin. “I guess we’ll have to do this one by hand.”
Zac started to wonder whether the System could actually hold grudges. He had cursed at it quite a bit in the beginning when he was stuck alone on th...
2019-09-25 16:33:37 +0000 UTC
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Zac had a sense of Deja Vú as he stood waiting on the wall, somberly looking toward the inner regions of the island. Next to him stood Ogras and his three generals. Zac had been extremely surprised to hear that Namys was dead, worried that some monster or powerhouse had arrived at the island.
He was even more shocked to learn that she was killed by Alea on Ogras’ orders. Zac immediately called an emergency meeting between the three of them, and it took an hour to finally get to the b...
2019-09-24 16:18:12 +0000 UTC
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Author Note: Don't forget to read the status update in case you haven't.
Also, please don't forget to vote on TopWebFiction :)
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“Little Shea!” the man shouted, tears pouring from his eyes as he scooped up the female Ishiate in a bear hug. “We were so worried when you and the others disappeared. The world turned crazy and we found our town moved to this islan...
2019-09-23 16:53:54 +0000 UTC
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EDIT: Since there has been some confusion from the Status update:
Patron Tier prices will stay the same.
Patron Tiers will give more early chapters.
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Another month has almost passed, and for the finale of September we will kick it up a notch with the third wave. I've been planning it for quite some time now, and I hope you'll like it.
There are some updates for O...
2019-09-23 14:05:21 +0000 UTC
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Zac’s headache was only growing as he walked the movie star to one of the empty courtyards on his compound. He had been forced to let Emma stay here until the promised mansion was built, and he already was that the construction would be fast-tracked.
Ogras had wanted to accompany them, but Alea arrived which seemed to make him change his mind. The poison mistress didn’t have her usual playfulness, and she simply left after she had thrown a glare at the movie...
2019-09-21 16:55:27 +0000 UTC
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In the middle of the secluded garden Ogras was grinning as he deftly dodged an enraged Emma MacHale, who was currently trying to clobber him with a champagne bottle.
“A coffin? A COFFIN? What kind of asshole moves someone in something so ominous as a coffin? That wasn’t what we agreed upon! I’ll shove this bottle up your ass,” she screamed as she threw the bottle full forced at a laughing Ogras.
“I didn’t want you to feel uncomfortable, and the casket was nicely padded...
2019-09-20 16:27:49 +0000 UTC
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“What have you done?” Zac asked with a sinking feeling at the shadows, drawing confused or concerned glances from the others.
“Aren’t you the curious one? I just solved a few future issues for us, but the government might take some issue with my methods,” the voice responded.
Zac had a feeling things weren’t as simple as the demon made it sound, as he’d seen Ogras’ methods in action before. But he would rather sort it out at his own island than here, so he chose to...
2019-09-19 16:07:03 +0000 UTC
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“What do you mean?” the anthropologist asked confused.
“Port Atwood is the only force on Earth who has access to a real multi-verse shop. That has allowed us to gain knowledge of the larger world that is still not publically available on earth. For example, most of the New World Government’s intelligence about the incursions is coming from us,” Zac explained. “It also has allowed us to create a structure that is more in line with our new reality.”
“Port Atwood will...
2019-09-18 17:02:41 +0000 UTC
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“Come join the town of the strongest man alive. We need all sorts of non-combat classes. Doctors, Scientists, Blacksmiths, and farmers. Come one, come all! Carpenters, janitors, brewers, and craftsmen! All are welcome to sign up! Join Port Atwood, home of the Super Brother-Man, the safest place on Earth!”
Zac could barely stop himself from blanching as Sap Trang walked back and forth in front of their gaudy stall, tirelessly shouting out superlative statements about the Super Brothe...
2019-09-17 15:52:08 +0000 UTC
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A lot of Zac’s actions were born from instinct since he’d been in constant battle for months. Without hesitation a green shield encapsulated him, and the Dao of Trees spread through his body as he brought out his axe.
However, he didn’t even have time to look around before an enormous gunshot was heard, instantly accompanied by an extremely strong impact on his shield. Luckily the shield held fast, as the large caliber bullet turned into hot molten metal that fell harmlessly on th...
2019-09-16 17:32:57 +0000 UTC
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Zac walked out of the concert hall with a frown on his face from the information. He still hadn’t found any answers what to do in his situation, and could only turn to his teammates for answers. After a quick glance around he found them sitting at another group of sofas the whole table in front of them filled with various foods and drink.
Zac had thought the demon was once again the culprit, but seeing the little Gnome lying prone with his belly looking like a little ball while the Zh...
2019-09-14 16:40:17 +0000 UTC
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Zac frowned as he listened to Thomas’ speech. While the words sounded good it felt to him that it wasn’t that simple.
“Why don’t you just drop a few nukes on the Incursions? It’s better we get some radiation than having to risk our lives,” a man in the back row shouted, and many seemed to agree by the nods.
“Honestly that was our first thought,” Thomas said with a sigh. “Better we create no-go blast zones than having people get slaughtered or t...
2019-09-13 16:13:07 +0000 UTC
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He let the demon stay curious as he looked at his current status.
Name Zachary Atwood
Level 54
Class Hatchetman (F)
Race Human (E)
Alignment Human (Earth)
Titles Born for Carnage, Ultimate Reaper, Luck of the Draw, Giantsbane, Disciple of David, Overpowered, Slayer of Leviathans, Adventurer, Demon Slayer I, Full of Class, Rarified Being, Trailblazer, Child of Dao, T...
2019-09-12 16:10:42 +0000 UTC
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”Feels good, doesn’t it?”
Zac was interrupted from his brooding and looked over to the grinning demon. They were currently sitting in a secluded group of sofas, and the heavy atmosphere kept any curious onlooker far away.
“I think I might have shown too much of myself,” Zac said with a sigh.
Zac looked at Ogras for a second and shook his head ruefully.
“I have a little sister. I believe I have found her whereabouts, but I am afraid that my identity i...
2019-09-11 18:06:18 +0000 UTC
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Those assholes, Thea thought as she moved back and forth.
“Analyze them,” Henry said as he looked at Thea.
“They’re assholes,” she only muttered as she kept pacing about.
“Thea,” the old man said with some reproach in his voice.
She rolled her eyes but took the exercise seriously this time. She knew that her grandfather wouldn’t stop until she gave a satisfying answer. Some things hadn’t changed just because the world ended after all.
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2019-09-10 17:37:22 +0000 UTC
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The beginning of Thomas Fischer’s speech created a subdued silence in the whole venue. Even Zac was a bit shocked at the numbers. He knew that the Undead Incursion had done a number on both India and China, the two most populous countries before the fall, but that wasn’t enough to explain that amount of casualties.
Six billion lives lost, which meant that only twenty percent was still alive after less than half a year. And Zac knew that the world wasn’t done with its transformatio...
2019-09-09 15:11:21 +0000 UTC
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Author note: As I mentioned earlier, this is tomorrow's (2019-09-07) chapter. Have a good weekend!
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The only explanation Zac could find to the weird behavior of his axe was that the stone in front of him was something it desired. He knew since long ago that it needed to absorb various materials to improve to E-Grade.
However, the only thing he’d found so far that it actually wanted to absorb was blood. And not any blood either, since it was completely un...
2019-09-06 17:18:08 +0000 UTC
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Zac’s hand gripped Ogras’ shoulder, firmly embedding the demon in his chair. During the past months Zac learned that the shadow-skills of the demon were not invincible there were ways to get around them.
For example, if he got hold of the demon and pushed out some cosmic energy through his hands the demon wouldn’t be able to turn into shadows and disappear. It was very convenient at a time like this when he clearly was up to no good.
“Are you insane?” Zac wheezed o...
2019-09-06 16:57:23 +0000 UTC
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“I am sure you’re all aware of the efficacy of an E-Grade Nexus Crystal by now. They are still not available for sale in the stores, and only a scant few have been found or rewarded from quests. Just one contains enough power to gain a whole level for most people. They can also power your defensive structures or arrays when defending your towns, making them a must-have for aspiring Lords.
“The five crystals will be sold as a set, and the price starts at 25 000 Nexus Coins,” ...
2019-09-05 17:34:23 +0000 UTC
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The Ishiate who followed the way of nature frowned as they saw the two steampunk beastkin approach, but one of the elders spoke up.
“We can’t focus on old conflicts anymore. If our kin is to survive we must work together,” he said, but couldn’t help himself from continuing. “The universe has shown us the right path, and I’m sure the lost ones will return into the fold soon enough.”
Zac sort of understood the old druid meant. The two camps of the Ishiate, in essence, ...
2019-09-04 16:04:19 +0000 UTC
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