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Chapter 401

Ajax felt a lot better after he finished his report to the king, despite that however he was starting to get more and more worried. With every attempt the assassin got closer and closer to killing him. The only reason the last one didn’t kill him was because the poison never made contact with him. 

As he lowered the privacy bubble Ajax was prepared to grab Anna, he knew he would need her help to have any chance at getting the arrow. Much to his surprise Anna was alread...

Chapter 400

King Gryndor P.O.V.

The last few months had me considering investing a decent amount of my own wealth into Luna. The royal healer had told me that my headaches were psychosomatic or something like that, essentially I was doing this to myself, so there was nothing to heal but like her recent discovery with poisons she might be able to find something with enough funds.

A single glance at my desk was enough to double the strength of the pulsing in my head. Dozen...

Chapter 399

The situation quickly calmed down once everyone exited the dungeon. Elara muttered a very quiet curse, disappointed at herself for not having thought about a temporal difference with something so precise.

Ajax knew their plan had failed but even in failure it would still do its job in confusing people. As Arianwyn took Aranor to one side so she could use a privacy screen where she could explain everything Ajax contemplated doing the same in order to get in touch with king Gry...

Chapter 398

For the first time in a while Ajax actually had a rather easy time in all the floors of the dungeon. Even the final floor didn’t pose that much of a challenge for him because of the extra stats he gained from his skills. If anything the floor was the perfect wet stone for him to get a decent handle on how his spells worked with all the extra stats.

“That was quite the increase in power.” the prince said as they waited together in front of the arch. “Can you tell me if...

Chapter 397

The team started clearing the dungeon at a breakneck pace. Only two hours into the delve and already most of the group had already finished their kills for the third floor. The only holdout was Benedict, unfortunately for him the monsters on this floor were very defensively focused so he was at a disadvantage being a physical fighter.

“Found a frog type!” Elara returned to the group with a wide smile.

Most of the monsters they had been facing had been ear...

Chapter 396

Ajax was very impressed with Xavier’s new style. From what little he had shared about his breakthrough it seems that besides the usual five skill types that were used as the basis for this style, he had also added the Uncommon skill [Battle Rhythm].

Before getting his battle style skill Xavier had used [Battle Rhythm] to help predict an opponent's next move but now he could not just react, but by carefully orchestrating the fight to happen on his terms he could rely on his ...

Chapter 395

Ajax was glad that Lioriel had at least waited until he had recovered and rejoined the others before she started asking questions but he was in no mood to be answering them.

“I don’t know how I did it.” Ajax answered honestly. “This result was a happy accident.” 

From the way Lioriels face went from a frown to surprise Ajax guessed she had a decently good truth telling skill that confirmed what he just told her. 

“Really...

Chapter 394

Ajax’s [Pain Resistance] was getting the best workout it had ever gotten as his arm sent a spike of pain every time he moved the massive cast that encased the entire right side of his torso.

‘Two damn levels off’. Even though the attack had happened four whole days ago Ajax couldn’t help but still curse the assassin, not for the attempt on his life so much as for being only two levels off from increasing Ajax’s achievement of killing something triple his level witho...

Chapter 393

Everyone present to watch the duel started to make their way towards the infirmary where Xavier and his opponent were being treated. On the way there one of the other young elves kept throwing looks towards Benedict, clearly looking to return the favor by challenging him. Ajax put a stop to that immediately as he didn’t want to waste any more time and they were going to leave the capital. As soon as the elf took even one step towards their group and mirrored him. 

The ...

Chapter 392

The walk to the duelling field wasn’t long but with the suspense building Ajax felt it took forever. Ajax wasn’t sure how the royal family had kept an entire style to themselves, especially when it took a combination of skills big enough that only one in five people who were taught could actually gain it. 

When they arrived at the small arena they were allowed to enter without a single word in explanation, not only that but Ajax also noticed that they were not alone,...

Chapter 391

As he recovered more and more Ajax found himself feeling odd in his own skin, it wasn’t enough for him to have any real issues but it just felt a little odd. It took him a few minutes to realize that this was because of his latest Achievement. He had just gained a little over one hundred and ten stats all at once on top of the eight he got for the final floor of the dungeon. While this wasn’t a big enough change to affect him as much as the first time he took potions, now that his body wa...

Chapter 390

After he didn’t receive an Achievement for pushing his dungeons stat bonus to +100 Ajax hadn’t expected to get one but there it was sitting right in front of his face.

Achievement : Truly Skilled

Gain 100 skills

Reward : Each skill grants +1 to the stat they rely on most.

Each skill grants an additional +1 to the stat they rely on most for each threshold passed.

Slight increase to obtain skills based on already earned skil...

Chapter 389

Ajax and the prince were the only two to remain on the seventh floor of the dungeon, despite the increase in stats Arianwyn, Elara and Darkclaw didn’t yet feel up to challenging such a high floor though everyone knew once they made it to Sylvanthal’s capital all three of them would be taking on the level one hundred and ten mini bosses. 

The floor theme was a large mountainside that was filled with caves that lead into a mine shaft. In the skies above Ajax could feel...

Chapter 388

The situation quickly turned a little awkward for the noble elves once their powerful supporters followed Aranor’s suggestion, clearly they hadn’t expected it to go this way. 

“Not even a shred of courage.” Xavier commented with a snicker to his friends as he saw the nobles their own age look to each other to make the first move.

“What’s that supposed to mean mana-starved?” The most hotheaded of the elves sniped back. 

Chapter 387

A/N : Sorry for the late chapter, had to do an extra half a shift today out of the blue.

There was no issue with the next floor, from what Ajax could feel it seemed to be a standard fire and earth based floor, either a desert or a volcano depending on how the properties were applied. If he had to bet Ajax would have gone for desert for the simple reason that it was missing any metal mana that was usually found in any volcanic themed floor.

“Did...

Chapter 386

Despite the initial shock the prince was nothing if not an experienced warrior. He might not understand what was happening, how it was happening, or even why it was happening. What he could do however was assess what the effects on him were and how to compensate for them. A few runes activated and the prince felt power surge through him the power boost was precise enough that it almost perfectly counteracted the additional gravity

“Is this a trap?” Harold asked as he cove...

Chapter 385

Despite everything going on during the night the team had slept peacefully, blissfully unaware of what was happening outside thanks to the silencing runes the room was equipped with.

“How many years?” Aranor asked. 

He knew exactly what was going to happen to the survivors of the attack. All of them were going to be found guilty in court but their punishments would be replaced with voluntary enlistment. During this time they would be closely monitore...

Chapter 384

As the group went to sleep in their inn surrounded by Lioriel and her guards that night only one person remained awake. 

“Yes, Your Majesty.” Aranor responded. “She is just fine.” 

“What about Ajax?” the king asked. 

“He… He caused quite a bit of trouble.” Aranor answered. 

“He did?” the king sounded surprised considering what he knew about Ajax. “You sure the prince didn’t just u...

Chapter 383

“So… I’ll take that as a yes.” Ajax broke the silence and everyone focused on him once again. “Seeing as I never heard of any such bonds it probably takes some very special plants or some farmer somewhere would have already shared it.” 

All of the elves present focused on Ajax as he spoke, even Elara, Arianwyn and Aranor had been shocked since having an elf bonded to tree fortresses was the way the elves not held their capital palaces but even secured their b...

Chapter 382

The queen stood stoic on the throne and while her words were not friendly and her tone neutral it wasn’t her that Ajax was the most wary about. That honor would go to the a few members of the group he suspected to be the royal family. There was no defining trend on those that looked at him and the rest of the non-elves with hostility, there were both young and old that disliked them and that were indifferent. 

“I would hardly qualify that as an incident, Sylvaris.”...

Chapter 381

A/N : [Basic Truth Detection] was missing from the stat sheet last chapter and has been added, this brings Ajax to 99 skills. Not sure how I missed adding it but still counting it in my number of skill counter but thank you for pointing that out as it would have cause some confusion on his next skill gain.

Waiting for the prince was usually a boring affair where the team would normally already have headed towards their next destination but that wasn’t an option...

Chapter 380

A/N : Sorry about the late chapter, my internet decided to crash and I didn't realize the post didn't go up. Posting this from hotspot.

While Ajax might not have felt or even noticed his own Aura he quickly registered the two Auras that sprung up and smothered his own. Lioriel had unleashed her Aura looking to suppress Ajax seeing his use of it as a method of intimidation, her efforts however were in vain as both her Aura and Ajax’s were completely smothered by Arano...

Chapter 379

Ajax wasn’t taking any chances with his second fight, both him and the prince had wandered through the forest as they waited for Ajax’s mana to recharge back to full and they both searched for the next mini boss.

“That eagle looks like a good choice.” The prince said as he pointed to a bird with a wing span of twice Ajax’s height.

Ajax nodded in agreement as he saw the bird using a Wind affinity spell. With the knowledge of the monster's mana affini...

Publishing announcement

I have joined Mango Media and will be looking to publish. There are a few changes that will take place but nothing major that should affect anyone on Patreon.

I. Title change - One of the things I was really not happy with was the title of Ajax's story ...

Chapter 378

Ajax P.O.V.

The dense forest stretching out all around us is completely unfamiliar, [Danger Sense] is constantly pulsing despite the fact that I haven’t moved from the spot right in front of the exit arch. 

“I know this was briefly covered in the Academy but you haven’t yet faced a monster above level one hundred, take your time to inspect and analyze them.” the prince reminds me as I scan the trees surrounding us.

The academy di...

Chapter 377

Sorry for the delay in getting the chapter out, wasn't all that happy with the first iteration and had to rewrite a part of it.

Ajax panic left just as quickly as it arrived, the moment he felt the statue die he knew that Lexi wasn’t in anymore danger. Despite knowing that it didn’t make him any slower in pushing himself to make sure he caught his girlfriend before she dropped to the ground after she passed out. 

Lexi was only unconsciou...

Chapter 376

As the team woke up they quickly made the transition to the seventh floor, while this floor wasn’t a breeze for any of Ajax’s classmates the level sixties could only be counted as a good warm up.

Ajax had carefully chosen the eighth floor to make sure he got one where he could find a few alchemy reagents so that he could get in the swing of things before he started his attempts at the poison using the ingredients he brought in with him. Not only that, but he was hoping th...

Chapter 375

“What is this mark?” Ajax asked, it wasn’t something he had heard about before.

“It’s an assassin group thing.” The prince said darkly. 

“Pretty much every assassin group picks it up.” Benedict chose to explain. “It also becomes part of their initiation along with some blood ritual and hunting. Hardest part is the initial hunt to unlock the skill for the founders.” 

“You get marked with the blood of one of them...

Chapter 374

Having an escort and a group of academy students tagging along hadn't been that much of an inconvenience at first but that was solely down to the fact that it had only been a few days. Being accompanied at all times meant that Lexi couldn’t practice forming her Domain, and neither could Ajax practice to unlock his Vibration mana. It was a blessing for Ajax that he could keep practicing his Alchemy or he would have gone a little stir crazy.

The second ambush the small convoy...

Chapter 373

The first reaction to the question had been a resounding no. Both Aranor and the prince knew that there was no way it was a coincidence that the students were here. After thinking on it for a bit however they decided to allow them to tag along but only if they could keep up. 

As a whole the group wanted to spend as little time as possible in the kingdom of Deepwood so they would be heading straight for the capital from here. Their timeline would have them exiting the kin...