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683. Mother Frost

“… You’re from the Nexus…?” Gerina’s voice shuddered.

She was in the presence of the equivalent of Gods.

“It’s not important right now, but it’s something like that. You’ll learn in time.” Frost winked.

Cer silently pouted with jealousy, as did Lurnaria.

“Speaking of Serums, were Inflow Direct preparing bombs in those canisters?” Abadona questioned. “I recognized the shape, since shortly after I attained this body, I was tasked with dismantl...

682. Outskirts of the Bellum Empire

The Bellum Empire.

Various territories divided the Empire along its expansive lands. A single mountain range further split the Empire into two halves.

Only two major cities resided in the north; Ranta – an isolated city surrounded by villages; and Highrock – a City that was built into the central mountain range. It was a fortress city meant to house upwards of tens of thousands of soldiers close to the borders of the D...

681. All Pieces Are In Place

Amplification magic.

Frost could see a number of disastrous outcomes already. There were Conditions that might be applicable to it as well. She wondered if the Seeds could be used in conjunction with it too.

Whatever the case was, she could not let the Impuritas achieve it.

“The Aztra Res is a Gift, huh.” Frost ruminated over this Gift. “It sounds useful.”

Gerina froze. She seemed to sense what Frost desired. Was it worth asking them for help in exchange for wh...

680. A Princess' Determination

“The smoke they breathe maintains that illusion! There isn’t a single sane person in the Bellum Empire anymore outside of us! But you –! You were able to kill a Knightmare! With your help, we can –!”

“Firstly, while they are our enemies, it is not our goal to fix what is happening in the Bellum Empire.” Frost crossed her legs and erected her posture, appearing higher than the woman as she looked down at her. “It is not in our best interests either. We’ll be drawing too...

679. Another Princess

Alternatively, there was a method to forcefully wake Gerina up.

Dream Shatter had the ability to instantly drag a person back from unconsciousness and keep them awake forever. That was so long as they were on the receiving end of her fists.

Additionally, though it stated that it would prevent people from losing their minds, it did not mean that it could prevent a person from Corrupting. At least not through Elysia’s interference.

A part of her had to wonder if it was the r...

678. Silicon Rot Removal

Silicon Rot

< A disease that spites the living flesh and transforms it into silicon crystals. The shades of the crystals depict the experiences of an infected person’s life. Incurable >

The description of Gerina Aztra’s disease was eerily similar to the colors of the Black Dahlia’s flowers. Red and blue glowed faintly within the opaquely grey crystals, reflecting the woman’s physical tra...

MA: 37. An Apple Unlike the Others

Berries, fruits, and apples were not as tasty as meat. Red pondered on the reasons why this might have been the case as she looked over her Stats. Noticing the constant mention of ‘hunt’ in the description of her Skills, she realized that what made them so tasty was that it was earned.

Plucking fruits from a tree was too easy. It was like taking berries from one of the village children. The tree had to be living for her to gain any sense of gratification.

“There is no thrill...

677. What Is a Resonance?

Jury couldn’t believe that they were Stars and Moons of the Nexus. While it was no secret that the Stars despise those that weren’t Blessed, she could not imagine them being this sadistic.

If anything, she would have believed them to be the Stars and Moons of the lower half of the Nexus, if that was even possible. She witnessed over the course of only a few days how the forest that separated the north from central Grandis was replaced with a forest of hanging Impuritas.

The gh...

676. The Dark Side of the Moon and Desolate Stars

Central Grandis sat still after the monsoon. The light of the afternoon sun failed to penetrate through the darkening clouds. It was as though the world was mourning the upheaval of Grandis.

“Smoke being released northwards. It’s thicker than what permeates the skies of the City of Spades.”

A Seci Response member of Time Reverberation reported their findings from the summit of the eastern mountain range. It was located to the west of the devastated Divas Pass and oversaw the...

675. The Red-Eyed Black-Suited Demi-Human

“Ugh… I messed up. See those doors over there?”

Deiman looked at the illustrious doors that carried the symbols of many circles, dials, and geometry that had no rhyme or meaning. It was an expressive collage of etched symbols, but Deiman could make out that they were at least manipulatable due to the grooves between each symbol, like they were one giant puzzle.

“It closes a few days before the moon’s perigee. It’s the point where the moon is closest to Elysia. So much ...

674. The Secret Passage

A torrential downpour swept through the central regions of Grandis. Runoff from the great mountain ranges flooded rivers to as far as Little Tais. The very land was upheaved by the might of the wuthering storm.

Old trees that have lasted the test of time were uprooted along the earth like a wave. Everything moved away from the eye of the hurricane, which sat above the heights of Mount Saris – the highest mountain in Grandis.

It always stood in the backdrop of the Region much lik...

673. Mae Stro, the Pitiful Purple-Haired... Demon?

A beast in the form of a young woman huffed down the last of Autumn’s rations. Crumbs and juices dribbled from the purple-haired girl’s mouth. When she was done, she lapped her fingers twice and chirped happily for the meal.

“Food at last! Not bad, humans! So you can achieve this without having to sing your hearts out!” The girl exclaimed.

She sat as a street thug would, a hand arched over a raised knee and lurching forward without a care in the world. Her strange eyes fli...

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MA: 36. Warming Up to Hearth Village!

Red moved like a bullet through the woodlands.

Her impressive speed allowed her to chase down deers head on. Elusively light steps concealed her movement as she closed into an unsuspecting boar.

It sat in an open field, grazing on the roots of a lonely apple tree. Its leaves shuddered, as if in pain.

Even the wind did not carry her scent. Snow had [Cleansed] her before the hunt, removing all traces of civilization as nothing but mud, filth and the early dew stuck to her skin...

MA: 35. Snow's Goodnight to Red

Soft quilts enveloped Red in every direction. A warm bed, a fluffy pillow, and a heavy blanket turned her mind to mush as she melted in its embrace.

“It’s so… So…!”

“Ahaha. It’s not the best, but it’s better than sleeping on the ground.” Snow cheerfully watched as Red squirmed beneath the covers, brushing her arms and legs along the soft fabric with glee.

“Sooooft~! I’m melting! Snow, this is amazing!” Red cried, snapping upright with stars in her eye...

672. She Who Devours Nightmares

The Knightmare could not move. No, his body refused to. It locked up like it was no more than a cadaver. Within those eyeless sockets Frost saw a pair of hallucinatory eyes trembling with terror.

“… Healers… to understand…”

“Speak up.”

“UNDERSTAND!” He hoarsely cried, some semblance of emotion returning, as if the influence of Frost’s Healing Magic had brought back pieces of his true self. “WHY HEALERS CAN’T REDEEM US!”

But it ultimately remai...

671. The Knightmare

The Amalgam to the Impuritas was what the Devil was to humans. A force written in text and believed to exist, only that the Amalgam’s existence had continued to consolidate and grow since the day they put their faith into Cinder’s Prophecy.

A legend, to a warning, to a belief and now to a tangible threat. Their lives hinged on the very existence of the Amalgam who they believed harbored the end, with unbearable flames akin to the depths of hell.

Darkness pervaded their world. ...

670. First Contact With Fear Itself

Gerina Aztra needed to be over level 80 to use Tier 5 elemental magic. Boney arrow tips snapped upon contact with the multi-layered barrier. Those that came through were cut down with extreme haste.

Projectiles like arrows were one of the worst weapons in Elysia, as any Skilled Adventurer worth their weight could easily cut them down.

[Enhance Body – Featherweight], [Enhance Body – Haste III], [Eagle Eye – Field of View IV], etc.

They were all standard body-strengtheni...

669. Gerina Aztra and The Corpse Snatchers

“Hah! Hah! Haaaa!”

A lone horse galloped through the animal paths of a great forest. Overgrown weeds and vines wrapped its hooves as it passed. The steed screamed as it tore off the encroaching plants, leaping over rotting logs that were disguised to hide the bellies of these plants.

Pitcher plants decorated the canopies of the forest like bells. From a distance they would appear like fairies of an enchanted forest. A pair of delicate hands held onto the neck of the steed tigh...

668. The New Phase of The Electric Fang!

< SALVATION CRITERA: Craving Electric Wolf desires to be consumed. Salvation is enacted when 90% of Craving Electric Wolf is devoured and target has over 90% HP remaining >

< “So that I will always stay next to them.” >

SALVATION CRITERIA

< The Unrealization of individuals and the transfo...

MA: 34. Yummy Food At Last!

“Woooooah!?”

“Waaaaaah!?”

“Ooooh!?”

Red’s tastebuds exploded with delight underneath the starts of Hearth Village. A small feast was prepared tonight thanks to Red’s catch. The scent of roasted roast meat had Red drooling like a wolf throughout the day.

And finally, as she sat on a log across a firepit, she dug into a bowl of stewed meat. She huffed down the bowl, her fingers dipping into the soup as she held her spoon like a toddler would.

“Dew...

667. Feasting On An Electric Wolf

Shadows concealed Cer’s vision.

They were like Darkness Stacks attempting to blind her, to convince her that there was no light beyond Elysia’s reach…

No.

Elysia held out her hand, kindly asking Cer to take it.

Suddenly, Cer’s brows furrowed. A spark of lightning coursed through her veins, jumpstarting her heart.

“… do you think that I need your help… Just to reach the other side…? To be the perfect me? All of these shadows are of...