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Runesmith: Chapter 575 – Taking The City.

“I can’t see… Is it over?”

A bare-chested Armand shouted as he squinted into the distance. Before him, the soldiers had stopped moving, and the dust began to settle across the battlefield. Beside him stood Roland, clad in armor, his visor glowing as he surveyed the scene.

“Almost.”

Roland stood still. There was no more reason to be concerned. The battle had been won. Yet he wasn’t looking at the battlefield or the motionless army. His eyes were fixed on a singl...

Heavy Metal: Chapter 153 – Summoning Again.

Rusty stood in front of the material shelves provided by the Soul Forge. For his next creation, he needed mana-enhanced twilight steel. Enchanting without it would be impossible. If the mana wasn’t infused into the alloy beforehand, enchantments would usually be rejected. According to the books, it was possible to force enchantments onto almost any metal, but doing so required a high level of skill. Since Rusty was just starting out, it made more sense to take the easier path.

"The So...

Runesmith: Chapter 574 – The Young Nobles First Command.

Alphonse could not believe it. Even as enemy banners rose on the eastern horizon and thousands of mounted warriors charged into view, he refused to retreat. Pride held him fast. His gauntlet clenched around the reins of his warhorse, and his jaw was locked so tightly that it ached.

"Commander, we must fall back!"

One of his captains shouted in alarm.

"Their numbers are overwhelming!"

"Thou shalt be silent!"

Alphonse snapped at the soldier and raised a hand to sig...

Heavy Metal: Chapter 152 – Enchanting.

“These spells are a lot more difficult than the other ones…”

“Hah, of course! Spellcasting is only for the chosen few. I’m sure you now recognize my greatness!”

“Could I just be dumb…”

Rusty scratched his metal head while Aburdon hovered above him, mocking his struggles with even the most basic spells. Their friend Gleam made everything look effortless, but Rusty was having a hard time forming the spells in his mind, even when the diagrams were laid out cle...

Runesmith: Chapter 573 – Buying Time.

The sound of hooves grew louder, rhythmic and deep like thunder rolling over the plains. Dust curled up behind a great column of cavalry and foot soldiers clad in blue and silver. Banners bearing the stag of House Valerian rippled in the wind as Alphonse,  Knight Commander of Theodore Valerian, rode at the front of a force nearly three thousand strong.

They came in orderly lines, disciplined and deadly. Their armor gleamed, untouched by battle, and their mounts were well-groomed. A...

Heavy Metal: Chapter 151 – Lack Of Choice.

“What does it say?”

“I don’t know… Let’s get Big Brother to read it for us!”

Two girls squinted at a note hanging on a large door. The door led to the basement of the house they were currently staying in. After a few moments, they returned with a teenage boy, the only one in their group who could actually read.

“It says not to enter this room or disturb the Mister.”

“Really?”

The youngest girl asked as she stepped closer. As she did, somethi...

Runesmith: Chapter 572 – Enemies Approach.

The great stone towers of Valewatch Keep pierced the afternoon sky, the Valerian banners fluttering in the highland winds. From the highest balcony of the inner keep, the sweeping view extended far over the green plains and hills that formed the core of Theodore Valerian’s lands. The city below bustled with activity: civilians rebuilding walls, knights tending to their wounds, and smoke rising steadily from smithies and workshops. Despite the scars left by the recent dungeon break, Valewatc...

Heavy Metal: Chapter 150 – Armor Puppets.

The silence held for a few heartbeats after the door closed behind Varkas. Commander Arlin's crimson eyes remained fixed on the door for a moment before she turned her attention to Rusty.

"So, you're the one who got 'lost' during the retreat."

Rusty straightened slightly. The weight of her gaze pressed on him with the same intensity as the Orc Warchief he had fled. This was yet another time he encountered someone stronger than him but for the time being, he still needed to hide hi...

Runesmith: Chapter 571 – Gathering Evidence.

"I think the main wave has ended. We should be fine now.”

Roland muttered, his voice carried softly by the wind as he touched down beside the hastily assembled command post atop the battlements. The morning light spilled across the landscape, casting a golden glow over the battlefield. 

The scorched earth and shattered stone took on an almost surreal beauty under the gentle dawn. Wisps of steam still curled up from the pit where the turtle-like monster had fallen. All aroun...

Heavy Metal: Chapter 149 – Max Level E-Rank.

“You’re Edmund, right?”

A guard asked, his voice thick with suspicion as he eyed the armored adventurer.

“Where have you been? You were listed as missing after the battle. We thought the Orcs got you.”

The guard's eyes narrowed as Rusty approached. His armor was still scratched and stained with dirt from the forest. Gleam sat motionless on his shoulder, her metallic body catching the sunlight. For a brief moment, the reflection blinded the guard.

“I went af...

Runesmith: Chapter 570 – Energies Combine.

The massive, turtle-like monster began to tremble, its entire frame convulsing with a deep, earthshaking rumble that echoed across the battlefield. The light in its serpentine eyes flared red with fury. Cracks spread across its shell, revealing glowing veins of magma beneath, like a forge on the edge of eruption.

Its transformation was violent and unnatural, more a forced mutation than an evolution. The three serpentine heads shrieked in unison as their scales blackened and flaked away ...

Heavy Metal: Chapter 148 – Silver Wings.

Gleam zipped past the treetops like a streak of lightning dipped in moonlight, her new wings cutting the air like a razor.  She looped once overhead, then dove toward Rusty, her antennae twitching as she locked onto his position. Shouts from the barbarians echoed behind him, but their voices were meaningless to her. Her only mission was to save her friend.

“ ( •̀ ᵕ •́ ) ”

“You want me to get on?” 

Rusty called out, hearing her familiar chirp in the ...

Runesmith: Chapter 569 – City Defenders.

“Haaa!”

A punch rocketed toward the ogre’s chest with the force of a falling boulder. The massive creature barely had time to lift its club before Armand’s fist slammed into its ribs, collapsing its chest with a sickening crunch. It didn’t even cry out before it was hurled backward, crashing against a stone outcropping like a puppet with its strings cut.

Armand stepped forward, eyes narrowed, blood dripping from his gauntlets. His bare chest, always proudly displayed, wa...

Heavy Metal: Chapter 147 – A Spirit?

A strange scene unfolded inside a tent thick with the scent of herbs, dried blood, and smoke. An old woman, the village witch doctor, knelt before a steel helmet, her hands hovering over it as she muttered unintelligible words. Her eyes shimmered with an eerie light, and the piece of metal beneath her seemed to respond.

"You can hear me? Understand me?"

"The spirit is trying to speak..."

"So... you can't actually understand me?"

Rusty was the so-called spirit. He had b...

Runesmith: Chapter 568 – Turtle.

“What are those strange golems?”

“I don’t know, but they’re on our side!”

Two soldiers exchanged words as more and more magical constructs attached themselves to the castle walls. The process was swift, and before long, the golems were firing cannons that matched the power of their heaviest magical ballistae. Even more surprising, they outnumbered the soldiers’ own magical devices and took up significantly less space. With their relentless fire, monsters began to fal...

Heavy Metal: Chapter 146 – Playing Dead Again.

The barbarians fanned out along the shore, some cautiously approaching the water’s edge, others scanning the surrounding trees for threats. They were a rugged group: tall, broad-shouldered, and built like granite statues, with weathered faces and hardened expressions that told stories of survival in the harsh mountain wilderness. One of the younger warriors, with his beard barely grown in, pointed at a strange armor stuck to a log.

“Looks like something got chewed up and spat out ag...

Runesmith: Chapter 567 – Sign On The Dotted Line.

"You want me to request assistance from you? But... who are you? How did you get in here?"

"Sir, stand back!"

Two guards moved to shield the acting mayor, leveling their spears at the armored figure standing before them. It was Roland. He had barged into the partially deserted mayor’s mansion for a specific purpose, and he needed to fulfill one final requirement to truly begin his mission. Saving the city from monsters was only part of it. For his plan to succeed, he needed this...

Heavy Metal: Chapter 145 – Blasting Away.

Somewhere far away, a beam of light streaked across the morning sky like a falling star. Rusty felt weightless, formless. He could see nothing and feel nothing, yet he was still something—pure energy, or as his guides once explained, particles of light.

Traveling in this form took almost no time, though the distance covered was immense. It was a useful skill for quick escapes, but it came with one major drawback: he could never quite predict where he would end up. He had only used it ...

Runesmith: Chapter 566 – In The Nick Of Time

"Where are our reinforcements? Have you contacted the Lord’s men?"

"Y-yes, Captain Alric. They said they are facing troubles of their own and will need some time to mobilize more soldiers. They ordered us to hold out until they arrive... They mentioned it could take days."

"Days? Hold out on our own? Are those bastards mad? We won’t last another hour like this! How do they expect us to survive for days? Those beasts are going to break through the walls!"

An older man cla...

Heavy Metal: Chapter 144 – Sun Powered.

The Warchief stepped forward with heavy, menacing footsteps, his massive greataxe slung over one shoulder as if it weighed nothing. His tusks gleamed under the moonlight, and his red-painted armor still bore streaks of blood from the last battlefield. The other three orcs fanned out beside him, in an attempt to form a loose semi-circle around Rusty. Each one held a different weapon: a flail, a hammer, and a blade. Rusty took a step back and looked at the classification of the Orcs that were b...

Runesmith: Chapter 565 – Underground Road Trip.

“Lord Valerian.”

“Speak.”

A man with a large metal arm knelt before Arthur Valerian. As he rose, another oddity came into view, a glowing artificial eye, its surface laced with fine runes that pulsed in a slow, steady rhythm.

“Was it wise to let the High Commander leave? What if the monsters break through?”

“If that happens, Sir Wischard.”

Arthur replied calmly.

“You’ll finally get a chance to test that new arm of yours. But even if not ...

Heavy Metal: Chapter 143 – Cleaning Up Orcs.

Rusty dropped from the final treetop like a falling leaf, his landing silent and fluid. The cool soil yielded beneath his feet as he moved along the edge of the orc camp. His hands had claws on the ends of his fingertips, but that didn’t stop him from gripping a weapon. He drew a shortsword from his inventory, its blade forged from twilight steel. Moonlight shimmered along its surface as he advanced, soundless under the effect of Gleam’s silencing spell.

“Let’s go, Gleam. Stay h...