Zac! a few voices shouted after him. And he could only sigh and turn around.
Since he saw her last time Emily had undergone a drastic transformation. She was properly cleaned and wore new clothes. Zac noted with some interest she had chosen the mens style with the pants and leather armor rather than the dress-robes that the two demons by her side wore. Her messy hair also was turned into a pixie-cut instead of the uneven mess.
All three, especially the teenager, carried an a...
2019-08-07 14:32:03 +0000 UTC
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Ill give you 100 000 Nexus coins as an investment to get you and your fellow villagers on the right track. You should know that the number of crystals I can sell is limited at the moment, as we need them for the war preparations. But enough to last you for a few weeks of cultivation shouldnt be a problem, Zac said after mulling it over for a few seconds.
There were only 6 villagers with four eldery men and two old ladies, and their expenditure shouldnt really impact their dail...
2019-08-06 15:28:49 +0000 UTC
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After another day of travel they finally reached Winterleaf village. Zac slowed down before entering the town though, not wanting to make it look like he charged at them.
Careful, this is a beastman village! They are usually very strong, Emily hastily said as she pulled his cloak.
I know, I am friends with them, Zac offhandedly answered as he entered the town. He slightly frowned as he saw that the village was almost completely deserted, with no one in sight. Had something...
2019-08-05 19:35:32 +0000 UTC
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Author Note: After your feedback I have decided to just skip the whole intermission chapter thing, and put them into the story at their chronological order. I will make some small changes to them to connect them to the chapters before and after. "What is the System" will go up on RR today as chapter 77.
The chapter numbers will in other words shift two spaces, which makes this CHAPTER 100! It feels crazy that we're already here, I uploaded my first 5 chapters...
2019-08-03 15:31:43 +0000 UTC
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As Zac stepped out of the bar he saw that there was already a small crowd gathering. But after a glance it was clear that no one was there to help, but rather to watch a show. All the noise came from three grimy looking men who cornered a kid.
The men all had somewhat matching clothes, with a large uneven R-patch sewn to their ches...
2019-08-02 18:36:51 +0000 UTC
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EDIT: Changed Chapter number. Original Number: 96
It would be more appropriate to call the wall that ran around the small town a large fence. It consisted of trees with their edge sharpened, and was between three and five meters tall, as the length of the poles werent uniform. There even were some holes in the wall due to uneven placement, giving enough room for a person to sneak thro...
2019-08-01 17:28:06 +0000 UTC
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EDIT: Changed Chapter number. Original Number: 95
Zac looked down at the slain beast, satisfied with the sharpness of his new axe. The swing almost fully decapitated the monster, and he swiftly cut the last pieces off with another swing, bringing the progress in his class quest to 1. He realized that he didnt really need to use Dao of Sharpness of an enemy of this level, his new axe a...
2019-08-01 15:56:45 +0000 UTC
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Assistance? Zac asked skeptically.
As you know wildlife is quickly changing. A beast has appeared in the mountains, and we fear it will evolve soon if left alone. It has started hunting citizens of Winterleaf Village and the neighboring settlements. The people are unable or unwilling to join us in fighting it.
Most of...
2019-08-01 15:52:25 +0000 UTC
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EDIT: Changed Chapter number. Original Number: 93
Selas sighed as he stood in front of the teleporter, waiting alongside with the rest of the village leaders. His nerves were fraying, as he didnt know what would step through the magical inscriptions. As Leader of the Hunt he had always been in charge of protection of the village, even before the Great Fall, but it was different now.
2019-08-01 15:51:50 +0000 UTC
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The last guard soon remembered his position, and angrily drew his weapon and pointed it at Ekz.
“Immediately return the young lady and you might get a swift death! You’ve kidnapped the young mistress of the Varseth clan, there is nowhere in this country you will be able to flee. Don’t implicate your family and friends!” He growled as he moved threateningly toward Ekz, careful to not accidentally touch the Dungeon Stone as well.
Ekz was starting to tire o...
2019-07-31 14:06:25 +0000 UTC
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Ekz was elated that he managed to snag his first customer in such a serendipitous manner. He didn’t care about who chased him and why. The important thing was that he finally completed the quest he received by the System some time ago. It was good timing too, since he barely had a day to spare.
Active Quests:
The First Dollar: Gain the first paying customer within a week. Reward: 10 Incursion Credits, Incursion Design System (IDS) activated, Spin of Lott...
2019-07-31 14:05:53 +0000 UTC
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The rewritten chapters. First half of chapter 1 pretty similar (the intro), after that it starts to diverge.
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Ekz sighed as he got ready for another day of work. He couldn’t believe that the System forced him to open the store at 9 am sharp every morning, even though there hadn’t been a single customer so far.
[A strong work-ethic will create success over time. Strive for greatness, Employee 34-SLB676-82-DSS7L-VDM]
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2019-07-31 14:04:57 +0000 UTC
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EDIT: Changed Chapter number. Original Number: 92
Author Note: Early chapter, and last chapter of Defiance for July!
It has been a good hustle, with over 40 chapters uploaded during the span of one month on Patreon (The first chapter uploaded was Ch 52 on July 1)
I hope you have enjoyed it so far, and we'll keep it up for August as well :)
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2019-07-31 11:01:19 +0000 UTC
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EDIT: Changed Chapter number. Original Number: 91
Zac was overlooking the reconstruction and cleanup taking place around the battlefield. There werent many demons working, but they were efficient. Ogras had already taken most back to the mines to refill the stocks of Crystals for the next horde. The demon only gave his underlings one day of rest before work resumed. They only had tw...
2019-07-30 12:03:23 +0000 UTC
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EDIT: Changed Chapter number. Original Number: 90
Author Notes: An early chapter since its already getting crazy hot, and I plan to get day-drunk.
And so ends the wolf-arc, and tomorrow I switch up the pace.
Don't forget to read the August update post from a few hours earlier.
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The wolf obviously was able to ...
2019-07-29 09:27:32 +0000 UTC
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The support that I've received over this past month has been amazing. Many of you have also provided helpful feedback that I believe have improved the quality of Defiance.
Since we it looks like we will maintain the goal set (famous last words, I know) there will be some changes to the Patreon.
- 1. The early chapters will increase with 0/1/2/3 chapters depending on the tier. The chapters are already written and will be added within 24 hours or so after I've made sure that the...
2019-07-29 05:26:58 +0000 UTC
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EDIT: Changed Chapter number. Original Number: 89
Author Note: Its worth noting that some things get changed before the chapters hit Royal Road. Patreon is in a sense also a test-reader site, and I often get good input that I feel is worth to put into the story. With 20 chapters ahead I can luckily do most changes without having to do any changes on old public chapter...
2019-07-26 17:52:28 +0000 UTC
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EDIT: Changed Chapter number. Original Number: 88
Author Note: To my battle-weary readers, we are approaching the end. just two more waves ;)
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The psychic wolves werent as deadly in close quarters, but Zac still was constantly pelted with waves of mental attacks with strained his mind. Fortunately his stats made him able to barely hold on, but he was wo...
2019-07-25 17:10:25 +0000 UTC
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As the days passed the fights got increasingly desperate. Zac had improved quite a bit over the last weeks enabling him to pick up some of slack. But the same thing couldnt be said about the demons. He was surprised to hear that most of the demons that entered the incursion were actually level 75 already, stuck in the first bottleneck....
2019-07-24 18:39:00 +0000 UTC
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EDIT: Changed Chapter number. Original Number: 86
Zac intercepted the group of wolves some distance in front of the walls, not wanting to give them a chance to ruin his fortifications. These hulking things really looked like they could cause a dent it the wall. Zac really wished that the walls were inscribed with protective inscriptions like the whole Shipyard, since then he wouldnt h...
2019-07-23 15:58:08 +0000 UTC
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EDIT: Changed Chapter number. Original Number: 85
Author Note: This chapter calls Janos (one of Ogras' four new generals) an illusionist. In the initial description it said he was a support mage who focused on gravity fields. I have changed my mind since I felt gravity was a high-grade Dao that an F-Rank class shouldn't touch upon. So I've decided to change his support-style to ...
2019-07-22 17:28:51 +0000 UTC
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“Hurry up!” Var’Ewella impatiently exclaimed as she practically ran toward that mysterious store in the slums. Stupid Gregor hadn’t allowed her to play even after having confirmed it was safe, and instead insisted that they reported back to father before doing anything else. How was an illusion going to hurt her? Gregor didn’t even move an inch as he played.
Her father was extremely intrigued by the details of the shop, and ordered a few men to find out more. She understood wh...
2019-07-21 09:41:20 +0000 UTC
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It was not only for the money he wanted to complete the sale, but he also had a quest given by the System.
Active Quests:
The First Dollar: Gain the first paying customer within a week. Reward: Training Center Starting Kit, Spin of Lottery wheel. (0/1). Failure to complete results in punishment.
The voice in his head had explained that the purpose of the store was to gain worldwide recognition and become a hegemon in the cultivation wo...
2019-07-21 09:40:46 +0000 UTC
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Author Note: So This is something I've been work-shopping a bit lately now that I only need to write to write 5 chaps a week.
It is a Slice-of-Life shop-management LitRPG set in the universe of Defiance of the Fall. follow Ekz, or Employee 34, as he manage the Boundless Dao Training Center, an experimental facility that's testing the possibility of a "soft-integration approach" for integrating new universes, instead of the system's usual heavy-handed techniques.<...
2019-07-21 09:40:05 +0000 UTC
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EDIT: Changed Chapter number. Original Number: 84
Author Note: Finally Filled up Heaven's Chosen tier :)
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Zac opened up his eyes after an hour of meditation. Alea sat next to him like an ever-present shadow, but even she lacked the energy to banter lately. Even Zac felt exhausted after the last three weeks of wholesale slaughter, and the demons were ev...
2019-07-19 15:42:31 +0000 UTC
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Kenzie blew an errant wisp of frizzy auburn hair out of her face as she once again opened the Ladder system. It had almost become a compulsion over the last two weeks since the new function was enabled.
Browsing for a husband again? a teasing voice came from behind, as another girl moved up to the fire and sat down. It was Lyla...
2019-07-19 05:33:14 +0000 UTC
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Zac turned toward Ogras a bit skeptical.
Why are there already more monsters pouring out? How does the System decide? he asked hesitantly. He felt that it was too big a coincidence that new monsters just started spawning after Zac and Ogras arrived here and killed the boss.
You ask me, but who am I going to ask? Ogras...
2019-07-18 15:01:07 +0000 UTC
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Author Note: This is the Second intermission chapter planned. This will probably be put on RR after the second beast horde is dealt with, but I haven't made a decision.
Same as last time, the chapter is written and it doesn't really contain spoilers, rather information about the history of the multi-verse and how some other things work so you lovely Patrons get to look ahead a bit.
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2019-07-17 04:47:45 +0000 UTC
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It actually handed out a town protection quest Ogras exclaimed gleefully, as most demons around him looked like they had eaten stimulants.
Whats going on? Zac asked as he looked over at the grey pillars. Nothing had emerged from them yet, but he knew it wouldnt be long now.
Its a bonus quest. Everything you ki...
2019-07-16 14:52:04 +0000 UTC
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EDIT: Changed Chapter number. Original Number: 80
Only wind and creaking from leather armors interrupted the silence as Zac stared out from his fortified position, a steely glint in his eyes. He was trying to gain any hint of what was to come when the timer went to zero in ten minutes. Everything that could be done to prepare had been finished in the last month, and the only thing remai...
2019-07-15 18:03:15 +0000 UTC
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