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Chapter 67: A Unexpected Reunion

I inwardly groaned while he stared at me. I didn't know if I was supposed to feel the call to some grand quest, but I would prefer if I could hide in a remote corner until the rift ended.

The silence stretched on, and Ventus kept his unblinking and stoic stare. It made my eye twitch.

"Listen... I'm not really sur-"

A low thrum sounded out, thankfully saving me from answering. It wasn't that I wanted to say no; I didn't like the heavy responsibility that came if I said yes. 2023-09-04 08:07:27 +0000 UTC View Post

Chapter 66: Exploring the Unknown City

I woke up a few hours later. Sleep had taken me into a world of dreams rather quickly. Strange moments of the camp raid played out in my dreamscape, but with nonsensical twists that were untrue to the real-life events.

Like most dreams, the details escaped me now that I was awake, but I could distinctively recall Sereza using glitter magic instead of acid. While hilarious to envision, it was precisely the kind of nonsense one would expect in a dream.

Looking around, the cavern was...

Chapter 65: Battle Between Spaces

I grabbed Sereza's hand and tugged her to the portal. She looked back at the scramble of people rushing to the tent.

I shook my head. "We have to go. If something comes out on the other side, we'll need to be there in case."

She scowled but stopped resisting. I turned to Groxl, and he nodded while picking up both of his teammates and diving through the portal.

The sight made me chuckle.

My life is absolutely ridiculous nowadays.

I kept a grip on Sereza's...

Chapter 64: Eating Something We Shouldn't

Several people came to thank us as we made our way through the crowd. I received the most praise, but the others had seen Groxl take on the tentacle horror, and Sereza, with Zharia preening on her shoulder, was a close second.

It was uncomfortable to receive all the thanks. One weeping woman even called me a hero. I hated it. A part of me completely rejected the idea of being some heroic adventurer. I was only here because I was too nosy scouting a place.

My introspection came to ...

Chapter 63: Prisoner Breakout Part 3 (Final)

There was an explosion of sound, cheering and wooting from the back. I couldn't keep the smile from my face. Staring at the two severed halves of the cultist giant, it felt good.

All around, unmoving amongst the crowd of celebrating people, were the cultists. They stood eerily still, facing the direction of their fallen leader. The sight put my nerves on edge.

I was ready to turn and impale the nearest one on my spear, but then I heard screaming mixed in with some shouts of alarm....

Chapter 62: Prisoner Breakout Part 2

His body was a streak of moving water mixed with flowing shadows. The moment he made an impact with the monster, the thing bent in two.

The hit was more than just the large beastkin ramming into its body. The water exploded into a literal wave of crashing water, slapping the thing as fast as an arrow. Both its arms snapped backwards, and the loud sound of bone breaking echoed across the ground.

And then came the shadows. They were like razor whips that sliced and cut deep lines ac...

Chapter 61: Prisoner Breakout Part 1

Pena led us to the camp. You would best describe the landscape as boring. Plain and dull were the words of the day. The ground was white stone with no grass or wildlife. And the sky, when it wasn't a creepy undulating horror, was an unmoving expanse of white flesh.

There was wind, somehow, but that was all. It made me curious as to what this space was. Was it a pocket dimension, as I thought, and if so, was it made to look like this? Or perhaps, the other unwanted theory that we were in...

Chapter 60: Planning the Raid

It took some more time for Áine to finish healing the wound on my shoulder. Regrowing missing flesh was hard and very mana intensive.

During that time, while I lay in the blood of my fallen enemies, the woman kept crying. At first, it was pitiable, but now it was actually sad. Neither Sereza nor I knew what to do, so it was easier to pretend she didn't exist.

I tried to send Magnus over, but he protested and wanted to sleep on my chest. He kept trying to take a nap, and I was beg...

Chapter 59: Wrath Uncaged.

When my body passed through and into the otherside of reality, it nearly caused me to throw up. It was like somebody had forcefully downloaded vertigo in my head. But as quick as it appeared, the feeling faded, and I was able to refocus my eyesight.

I didn't have time to get a detailed picture of the world, but I saw what looked like pulsating white flesh lining the skies. It was hard to get a clear picture as the creature that grabbed me was pulling me in fast.

A jolt of pain cam...

Chapter 58: Curiosity Killed the Cat

"What do you mean you didn't?" I groaned. "I'm literally looking at you."

Sereza gave us both a weird look but kept silent, content to watch the drama unfold. She did, however, keep her grip on her daggers and had the pointing in Isaac's direction.

"Stop being so literal," Isaac complained. "You've seen me use this skill before. Come on, think."

I paused, "Wait. Are you using a clone? That can breach a goddess's barrier?"

"Ding. Ding. Ding." Isaac announced sarcastical...

Chapter 57: To The Outskirts

As we pushed past the illusion and entered the main room, I had to stop because of what I was seeing. Sereza smashed into me from behind, and I reached a hand back to catch her from falling. She glared at me, but then I stepped to the side, and her frown turned into a look of shock as her jaw dropped open.

"Would you like more pudding, Princess Basta?" Mayuma asked cheerfully as she held up a small plate of jiggling pudding.

Basta growled and then slumped his shoulders. "Yes, plea...

Chapter 56: City Exploration: A Little Peek

"So what exactly did you just do?" Sereza asked as she peeked over my shoulder.

I ran a hand down my face and stayed silent. It didn't take long; Erebus' skill activated, and I could feel his mana drop. When he crawled out of the corpse, the body dissolved into dust.

Sereza jumped back with an eep. I once again appreciated the magical mask glued to my face.

I grabbed the loot orb from Erebus' back and carried the spider in my other hand. Sereza gave me a dirty look,...

Chapter 55: City Exploration: Tentacles Galore

"Is there anything I'll need to watch out for? Like giant splashes of acid or super-explodey fireballs?" I asked as we covered the entrance to the cellar with some of the fallen debris from the nearby house.

Sereza grunted and dropped the large chunk of wood next to the pile. "I do use acid, yes. But only one skill, and it's close range."

"What's your skillset affinity?"

"My, you move fast. That's rather personal." I gave her an unamused stare, and she chuckled with a placat...

Chapter 54: Shelter Woes

After the girls' reunion ended in laughter mixed with weepy crying, Osilla escorted them to the bedroom, where they could hang out on one of the beds for a moment of privacy.

Poltor had a talk with Basta, and I was afraid I would have to step in, but the large beastkin walked away from the exchange with frightful glances back to the much smaller human man.

I was too far away to hear the exchange, but I was curious as to what Poltor said to cower the smuggler so effectively.

...

Chapter 53: Switching Shelters

Eventually, it was time to leave, and the beastkin was still asleep. I didn't feel like getting attacked by a scared werewolf, so I kept prodding him in the face with the butt of my spear. It took a couple of pokes, but he started to stir after I began to push harder.

"Ughhh, cut it out," he groaned.

I ignored him and kept poking.

He started to growl and swung a meaty paw, knocking my spear aside. "I said stop! What sadistic bastard wakes someone up like that?"

Chapter 52 Into the Smuggling Den

I lowered my spear enough that it wasn't pointed directly at her. She visibly relaxed but maintained a ready posture. There were two daggers sheathed around her waist, and her fingers hovered near them.

"That's a convenient mask of yours. I wasn't expecting that."

I frowned and reached up to slowly remove my mask. The felkin tensed, and her fingers drifted closer to her blades. I held my other hand up to show her I wasn't doing anything nefarious. With my mask off, I tucked it int...

Chapter 51: Out and About

I made my way down the stairs and plopped myself on the couch. The smell was so intense it assaulted me on my way down the stairs. Thankfully, the room's air circulation was good, thanks to the giant hole in the ceiling.

It was after I propped my legs up that I remembered I had something that could have prevented the olfactory overload. I summoned my mask with a disappointed facepalm and locked it into place. The mask would do nothing to help the me from a minute ago, but it was good to...

Chapter 50: First Contact of Another Kind

The night passed with relative calm. There were bouts of random quakes, but nothing near the level of power the first earthquake had. The parents, who now completely trusted me, were much more approachable and talkative.

They showed me the hidden rune near the seem and the correct way to power it. It was a fascinating usage of the enchantments. It created a magical lock by forcing the rune only to work if powered in the correct sequence.

The added security was a good thing, and wh...

Chapter 49: First Night Turbulence

Memories of the rift flashed through my mind, but I dug my nails into my thigh. The rush of pain stopped the cascade of images, and I let out a dark chuckle.

Of course, the rift included people. There was no reason not to. These souls weren't even real, not complete, half made. They existed as an idea of people with an outer shell but none of the internal components needed to make them whole.

Entrails, blood, gore, a screaming beastkin. Ritual lines, terror, bone dust...