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US: Chapter 328 [ Next Arc Start ]

“Hey! Come back here!”

A young woman was seen running through a forest. Her hair was messy and her clothes didn’t seem like they had been washed in weeks. Calluses had formed on her bloodied feet as she was bolting into the distance. She kept looking back while hearing angered shouts that were getting closer with each moment.

“Damn slave!”

“What?”

The girl was preoccupied with looking behind her while escaping but suddenly she heard a voice from the front...

Runesmith: Chapter 116 – Runic Groupie

“What’s going on here?”

“Sir. Robert, please behave yourself, we didn’t come here to cause a ruckus!”

Silvio arrived at the scene to pull Armand away from the confrontation. Lobelia needed to have Roland point out that her bodyguard was close to fighting one of his party members before she reacted.

It was a bit strange to see two people that he disliked almost get into a fight while he had to break it up. If the situation was somewhat different he would just grab...

US: Chapter 327

“Well then… are you really sure about this?”

“Yes Mr.Matthew, we have all talked this through.”

Zhang Dong was in the human kingdom and in the capital city where he first met the King. He was standing with the group of four heroes. Takeshi and Ami were standing on one side while the two sisters were on the other side.

“I left you the knowledge required for crossing over worlds but without a nucleus, it’s not usable…”

“Yes we know but you won’t cha...

Runesmith: Chapter 115 – Setting up the camp.

“It’s hot…too hot...”

A young lady moved the collar of her robe to the side to air it out. She felt warm and sweat was slowly building upon her ivory skin.

“Charlene please, the knights might be looking…”

The girl quickly moved her hand away while looking to the side, for a moment she forgot that there were many men around this encampment that they were building.

“What are those useless knights doing, is our tent ready yet?”

After the boss chamb...

US: Chapter 326

“Ahh….huh?”

The young girl opened up her eyes only to see the white ceiling above her. She still felt a bit drowsy and had trouble keeping her eyes open. She tried to move but her body was quite stiff and weak.

“Ugh… what is this?”

After managing to raise her top half from the bed she noticed something. She felt that something was tugging on her left arm. When she saw a strange golden chain of some sorts was there and it was attached to someone.

“Isabella...

US: Chapter 325

“Cold...everything...so...cold…”

A naked girl was floating around in a dark place. She was curled up in a ball as she tried to conserve the warmth but the more time passed the colder it became.

“D-did we do it? Are Isabella and Mr. Leigong okay?”

….

Beatrice remembered a haughty spirit that she met. He was sometimes overbearing while other times quite peculiar and hard to get along with. There was a certain light radiating from him, she knew this as their s...

The Runesmith: Chapter 114 – Knights in a dungeon.

A group of annoyed adventurers was standing outside the Albrook Dungeon. They had to stop as a large group of knights forced them to remain behind. They surrounded the whole entrance and were keeping people from going in or even from coming out.

The thought of going over and pushing through never crossed their mind. The noble crests were a clear indication of trouble. No person with an inkling of intelligence would ever involve themselves with nobles unless it was work-related. Without ...

US: Chapter 324

The human was no more, it was replaced by a shadowy figure that was ever-expanding. Ten...twenty...fifty… the ground rumbled as the many monstrous creatures flew towards the darkness within.

The mirror-like barrier that protected people from the demonic continent started to break. Many thin spider-like web cracks appeared before everything shattered into pieces.

People gathered here gasped out of fright but instead of an army of demons attacking them a massive surge of demonic e...

Runesmith : Chapter 113 – Slow starts.

Roland felt a little jittery this day. They had waited till almost the middle mark and the longer it took the more stressed he was. He had almost forgotten that his family could even be looking for him after all these years but now he was about to face one of their members.

His older brother Robert that he didn’t really get along with was riding on the horse a bit behind an expensive-looking carriage. He was one of the accompanying knights that hailed from the Luxendarc Knight Academy...

US: Chapter 323

An older man with a somewhat gray beard and scars all over his face was glancing over to a pillar of light. He could see two young girls holding hands together with their eyes closed.

He turned to the other side, there explosions and sounds of monsters being killed greeted him. The whole place was a warzone with many lesser demons trying to get to them. Everyone was busy with the fight so he was sure that no one would block his way towards his mission.

The man’s armor had the cr...

US: Chapter 322

“So that’s the Demon King? He looks strong…”

A small group of people were looking at a slightly blurry crystal ball. In it, they could see the Demon King dressed in black armor clashing against Zhang Dong’s light sword. They could see the battle from his point of view thanks to this magical device that was created by him.

These people were the group of four heroes that were sitting outside the large formation that was created to fuel Zhang Dong during this fight. The fou...

Runesmith: Chapter 112 – Making them wait.

“Uff…”

“Hey, what’s your problem?”

“You think that just because you can sense mana that it makes you better than me?”

“What are you even talking about? I never said anything like that, is your head made out of mush?”

“Shut up!’

“Hey, stop it!”

Two children of young ages were seen fighting. One was clearly older than the other and the height difference was apparent. The smaller child was covering their head while the larger one wa...

US: Chapter 321

“So this is the demon continent?”

A man radiating golden light entered through what looked to be a crack in the mirror-like barrier. This rift in the demonic barrier quickly mended itself as if it was never there before.

‘Good… I can still feel the connection even with this barrier here.’

He had examined it beforehand, it seemed to only bounce the energies that were from this world. His soul energies were something slightly different, thanks to this and his connect...

Runesmith: Chapter 111 – Nobles arrive.

“It’s hot…”

A young lady with long blue hair was peeking out from within a lush-looking carriage. She could see the outlines of a city in the background. The interior was quite spacious and the moment she closed the blinds the warm air was unable to pass inside.

“So this is Albrook? Why do we have to be the ones being sent to the sticks?”

Another voice that belonged to a girl was also heard. This one was more high-pitched and belonged to a golden-haired girl.

US: Chapter 320

“Hey.”

“Hey…”

“Is something wrong, you look a bit down?”

Isabella called out to Beatrice that was leaning against the railing of the large elven flying ship. The battle with the two remaining demon lords was now over. They were resting right outside the barrier to the demonic continent.

After Zhang Dong had taken care of the Demon Lord of Blood, the larger Demon Lord of Destruction went down with ease. There was no need for Zhang Dong to get involved as T...

US: Chapter 319

“Line up the cannons… Fire!”

Explosions filled the air as many bat-like creatures filled the sky. They all came from the fog and were now trying to bring down the shields from the flying ships.

“Ghouls and Vampires, it must be the Lord of Blood!”

Someone from the elven race called out while defending the ship. Most of the members from the elven race that were here were proficient barrier mages. They were placed in certain strategic locations on the ship and fueling...

The Runesmith: Chapter 110 – New Party.

Roland was able to get a good seat in the back thanks to arriving early. Thanks to this he was able to examine everyone that would be taking part in this expedition.

The first person was the nun that arrived earlier than he did. Then there was the duo of Armand and Lobelia that he had the pleasure of meeting again. It didn’t seem that this martial artist had any goodwill towards him. This was understandable as not much time had passed since his firing.

Then there were the member...

US: Chapter 318

“Uh, finally we are leaving… I need to get new clothes…”

A rather annoyed Isabella was looking at the entrance of the seemingly active volcano. After Zhang Dong’s victory, a week had already passed. The dwarves were celebrating for a few days and everyone was drinking themselves stupid.

The young members from the royal family nor the hero party were safe from this. Everyone got drunk with the exclusion of Zhang Dong, Beatrice, and Isabella that were safe thanks to their ...

Runesmith : Chapter 109 – Pre-Preparations

The time for the dungeon expedition was just one day away. Roland and Bernir were both inside the workshop while Agni was keeping watch outside.

There was some business Roland needed to take care of at the guild today before the nobles arrived. He needed to meet up with his temporary party members as everyone would be given a specific job that would fit this mission. The party leader had apparently arrived and he would be assigning the positions.

This brought Roland back to that o...

US: Chapter 317

“Ugh…”

The sound of coughing was heard while four youths with darkened faces crawled out of a wreck of a golem. They were the party of heroes that were just defeated by something that was very familiar to them. All of them came from the country that the design Zhang Dong used his inspiration for.

“D-did we really lose?”

“Using that is cheating!”

Takeshi cough into his hand while trying to rub out the dark sludge that was on his face. He remembered the sur...

US: Chapter 316

“Hillmane household takes the win again, let us give a round of applause for the king candidate! With this, only one match remains! Who will be our next king!”

A large white golem strode back below the arena while the people cheered. This was the semifinals and Zhang Dong’s side had managed to clear them with suffering only minimal damage and tear.

The combination of cultivator automaton and the technology of the dwarven race proved quite effective here. The only real proble...

Runesmith: Chapter 108 – Another expedition and preparations.

“You want me to be a babysitter?”

“Hah, that's what I like about you kid, you catch on fast.”

Roland was rubbing his templates while looking at the guild master. The man was dangling the manufacturing methods to the mana alloys and to the special smelter in front of him. The horrendous price seemed like it was just an excuse to shove a particular mission on him, one that involved the nobles.

“This mission isn’t even that hard kid, you just join the expedition and...

US: Chapter 315

“That Hillmane household golem looks strange…”

“Yes, it doesn’t seem like they are taking this seriously…”

Two nobles that were sitting in the VIP booth conversed with each other while staring at the two large golems in the even larger arena.

Zhang Dong’s mecha-inspired golem was not in line with the esthetic perception of the dwarves here. Its design was sleeker and less bulky while also having more radiant colors of blue, red, and white. It made some of the...

Runesmith: Chapter 107 – Don't like where this is going.

“I should just activate it?”

“Yeah, do it as many times as you can.”

“Okay, boss.”

Bernir and Roland were standing outside in the backyard. Agni was in the background chasing his own tail while the two were performing some tests.

While holding a meter-long iron tube Bernir started to insert mana into it. This tube had a couple of mana stones attached to them and they lit up the moment the runic components were activated.

“Hm?”

Bernir could f...

US: Chapter 314

Zhang Dong performed a grasping motion with his hand. Instead of seeing his own hand form a fist a large one made from metal did it for him.

‘Good, the response time is far greater than what the dwarven golems can output…’

The large golem that he created was now moving around while he was piloting it. There was no cockpit for him though, he was actually spreading his mana molecules through the whole large robot. It was as if this golem was his own body that he could more fre...

US: Chapter 313

Thondin looked at the large mechanical contraption that was before him and scratched his head. He started recalling how he ended up in this situation in the first place.

He was the oldest son from the Hillmane household. His father was already too old to compete for the position of a king and he didn’t really want it either. Their noble house was considered to be on the lower end of the high noble families and no one was really considering them to win or even to participate.

Out...

Runesmith: Chapter 106 – First Evolution

‘An orphanage huh?’

Roland awkwardly went into his house while thinking about the conversation that he had with Bernir. With nothing much to talk about, the conversation shifted to Elodia. Bernir had seen her going around the city with some young children not more than five years old.

At first, Bernir thought that maybe the woman was the mother but soon he discovered the truth. Some of the shopkeepers spoke up about how she was a hard worker. How she tends to an orphanage with...

US: Chapter 312

Zhang Dong along with his two golden-haired summoners rushed to where this secret meeting was taking place. Apparently, his side was not informed for some reason or another.

He was more inclined to believe that the people from the royal family pulled some strings instead of the dwarf side. This race of people didn’t really interact with him in anyway shape or form before this so there shouldn’t be any animosity between them.

‘They probably want to keep us from gathering any ...

Runesmith : Chapter 105 - Getting drunk.

“Hm…”

“So what do you think, Kid? Should be a good deal for ya!”

Roland eyed the parchment in front of him. It had already been an hour since the hearing took place and Armand was probably relieved of his position by now. He on the other hand was led up to the guild master’s office and was now looking through a sort of contract.

It wasn’t an actual contract yet though, just a list of what he would be getting for working with the guild.

He would need to st...

US : Chapter 311

“Ugh, what’s that smell?”

“Think that’s motor oil?”

“Motor oil?”

Beatrice asked not knowing what Zhang Dong was talking about. The hero party had ventured into the underground city of the dwarves called Kalburim. This was supposed to be the capital of innovation.

It looked quite steampunk-inspired. Which made things uncomfortable as placing a city filled with steam and smoke underground wasn’t the best option. There were large vents that funneled all ...