Kenny King

Chapter 17 Preview - How I Became The World's Strongest Warrior Book 2!

I woke up first.

The workshop was dim, the runes along the walls pulsing with that low amber glow she always left active at night. It was quiet, save for the distant bubbling of something alchemical and the soft, rhythmic sound of her breathing against my chest.

She was still draped across me, one leg hooked over mine, her bare chest pressed flush to my side. The cloak we'd crashed onto was tangled around us like a nest. My arm was dead asleep beneath her back.

And I was ver...

Chapter 16 Preview - How I Became The World's Strongest Warrior Book 2!

Witch circled me with a spool of glimmering thread in one hand and a pin clamped between her teeth. The armor, if it could even be called that, clung to my skin like a second layer of nerves. Lightweight, durable, and somehow both cool and warm at the same time.

“Don’t move,” she muttered, mouth half-full. “This stitch will explode if it’s off center.”

That didn’t help.

I stayed still.

Her fingers brushed along my ribs as she anchored a line of the spider...

Chapter 15 Preview - How I Became The World's Strongest Warrior Book 2!

The next morning started with my usual routine: checking on my sword first. I headed straight to NatTheCat's shop, hoping for good news.

The sign outside had changed again: "SENTIENCE CALIBRATION IN PROGRESS. DO NOT DISTURB. SERIOUSLY."

I knocked anyway.

Peter opened the door, his hair sticking up in all directions and something glittery embedded in his beard. "Chuck! Good morning! You're looking... alive! How was the Tower?"

"I reached floor twenty one," I replied. "I...

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I woke up early the next morning, feeling completely refreshed after a night in the empty safe zone. The automated food dispensers had provided a surprisingly good breakfast. There was some kind of magical fruit that tasted different with each bite and gave a steady buff to stamina regeneration. Not as good as Mayra's cooking, but efficient.

After checking my equipment one last time, I headed for the stairs to floor seventeen. My plan was straightforward: speed run through the floors I'...

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I woke up from a surprisingly restful sleep in the abandoned safe zone of floor sixteen. The automated systems had maintained the perfect temperature in the resting area, and the magical cleansing pools had removed every trace of blood and grime from yesterday's battles.

I took inventory of my supplies and restocked at the automated vendors. The prices were significantly higher than the lower floors, but with the currency I'd accumulated from monster drops, cost wasn't a concern.

...

Chapter 12 Preview - How I Became The World's Strongest Warrior Book 2!

I stepped through the door to floor eleven, and immediately something furry and snarling slammed into my chest.

"Rude," I muttered, shoving the dire wolf off me and rolling to my feet.

The wolf was massive, easily the size of a small horse, with matted gray fur and yellow eyes that gleamed with an unnatural intelligence. It circled me, joined by four others emerging from the shadows of what appeared to be a dense pine forest stretching in all directions.

[Dire Wolf]

[L...

Chapter 11 Preview - How I Became The World's Strongest Warrior Book 2!

I woke up feeling refreshed despite the uncomfortable cot in the safe zone. After a quick breakfast of glowing blue moonberries and something the vendor called "tower toast," I was ready to tackle the next section of the Tower.

Most of the other adventurers were still asleep or just starting their morning routines. A few gave me curious looks, probably wondering about the crazy solo guy who'd broken the floor six speed record.

"Heading up already?" asked the administrator as I app...

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I stepped through the archway onto the second floor, and immediately a cockatrice rushed at me. 

The thing was about the size of a large turkey with scaly reptilian features, a serpent's tail, and a crest of feathers that puffed up aggressively. Its beady eyes glowed with an unnatural petrifying magic that I'd read about in the guild notes.

"Rude," I muttered, sidestepping its initial charge.

The cockatrice spun around, letting out a sound somewhere between a rooster's ...

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I got to NatTheCat's shop at the crack of dawn, my expectations high and my pack fully stocked with supplies for the Tower. The door had a new sign: "CRITICAL ENCHANTMENT PHASE: KNOCK AT YOUR OWN RISK (WE MEAN IT)."

I knocked anyway.

The door creaked open, revealing Peter. He looked like he hadn't slept in days—hair wild, glasses askew, and what looked suspiciously like magical burn marks on his lab coat.

"Chuck! You're early," he said, stifling a yawn.

"You said mor...

Chapter 8 Preview - How I Became The World's Strongest Warrior Book 2!

I woke up early, the bed empty beside me where Mayra had been. She'd left a note on the pillow, something about helping Martin with breakfast prep. I smiled. That made forty-eight notes in my collection now. Not that I was counting.

Well, I was counting. But that's just who I was.

The past day had been productive, at least as productive as it could be without my primary weapon. NatTheCat and Peter were still working on my sword's enchantment upgrade, and I'd spent most of my time ...

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Twelve hours later, I returned to Witch’s workshop. There was still no smoke from the chimney, but the lights inside hadn’t dimmed.

I’d spent the morning in low-level zones, practicing dual wielding on respawning trash mobs. Boars, goblins, anything that moved. I tracked every swing, every timing window, testing combos, and compensating for offhand penalties. Efficient, but unsatisfying. The enemies offered no real resistance, and I couldn’t stop checking the time. Every second ...

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I made it about halfway to The Broken Shield before accepting that Witch was right. I needed actual healing, not just rest. The health potions had stopped the immediate danger, but several deep wounds from the Harbinger's ice spikes still throbbed with each step, and my left arm remained partially numb from the freezing attack.

So instead of turning right toward the inn, I veered left toward the Healers' Guild. At this late hour, most of the specialized healers would be gone, but the em...

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The guild members were getting closer, their torches bobbing through the snow like fireflies on steroids. I needed to move.

My health was dangerously low, and standing around in the middle of a blizzard wasn't exactly an optimal recovery strategy. I fumbled through my Adventure Pouch, feeling past the 37 Pattern Fragments until my fingers found what I needed—health potions.

[Standard Health Potion]

[Restores 50 Health]

[No Cooldown]

[Value: 25 copper]

I p...

Chapter 4 Preview - How I Became The World's Strongest Warrior Book 2!

The library was closed.

I stared at the heavy wooden doors with their brass fittings, a small sign declaring "Hours: 8 AM-8 PM" hanging mockingly in the window. It was nearly 10 PM now, which meant I'd wasted precious minutes walking here for nothing.

Inefficient.

I turned and headed toward the Adventurer's Guild instead. While the main library might be closed, the Guild maintained a smaller collection of texts and quest information available 24/7 to registered adventurers. ...

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"What do you mean, 'gone'?" I asked, staring at Witch's tear-streaked face.

The inn had fallen silent, everyone watching our exchange with that uncomfortable mix of curiosity and awkwardness people get when witnessing someone else's tragedy. Mayra was already moving toward Witch, concern written all over her face.

Witch stumbled forward and collapsed into the chair across from me. Her hands were shaking. "Gone. As in forever gone. Dead. No respawn." Her voice cracked on t...

Chapter 2 Preview - How I Became The World's Strongest Warrior Book 2!

I stood outside NatTheCat's workshop, the five Star Resonance fragments secure in my Adventure Pouch on my belt. The inconspicuous leather pouch hung weightlessly despite containing hundreds of items, its enchanted pocket dimension making it perhaps the most practical piece of equipment any adventurer could own. For me, anyway. 

The building looked exactly as chaotic as I remembered it from my last visit. Metal chimes hanging from the eaves produced discordant notes in the breeze, ...

Chapter 1 Preview - How I Became The World's Strongest Warrior Book 2!

I stared at the luminescent blob jiggling in front of me. The Star Slime's body sparkled with tiny pinpoints of light that looked like a miniature galaxy trapped in gelatin. It was aesthetically pleasing, I supposed, but that wasn't why I'd spent the past fourteen days hunting them.

"Come on," I muttered, raising my Crystalline Evolution Blade. "Drop the damn fragment."

The sword hummed in my hand, its tri-elemental energy cycling through its now-familiar pattern of fire, i...

EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW!

With the massive success of my first book in a new series, I dove into writing a second and YOU, my loyal Patreon supporters, are the only ones who get to read it before it's published! Here's a tidbit about the book and you'll find first chapters posted as well.

How I Became The World's Strongest Warrior - Book 2

He didn’t climb for power.
He climbed for a promise.

Chuck tore through the first fifty floors of the Tower, grind...