The group skirted the edges of the forest, trying to gauge how far the poisonous fog spread and how dangerous it truly was. It did not take long to realize the truth. The entire forest was toxic territory.
Luke stepped inside several times to test it. His resistance held, which was good, bu...
2025-12-24 04:51:09 +0000 UTC View Post“I’ll have to explain a few things about where we are,” Luke continued. “By the way, you once said you grow stronger with beast cores, right? I have a few.”
The wyvern hatchling studied the tent with open curiosity.
“It’s bigger than the one you have in your lair.”
... 2025-12-24 04:49:13 +0000 UTC View PostLuke leapt onto a massive branch, his body far too light for someone carrying that many weapons and intentions. The landing was almost silent, just a faint tremor rippling through the wood beneath his feet. He did not slow down. If anything, he accelerated, pushing off again and weaving through t...
2025-12-22 16:58:11 +0000 UTC View PostLuke had managed to enter the temple that now served as the headquarters for the military forces stationed in that dimension. The structure was ancient, far too solid to have been built as a mere outpost. The stone walls bore marks of heat and pressure, as if they had been shaped rather than carv...
2025-12-22 16:08:01 +0000 UTC View PostLuke held the assassin’s blade, its tip still slick with poison, and turned back toward his cauldron.
“Assassins?” Layla whispered.
“Yes, Layla. There’s a dead guy right next to you,” he replied, stirring the brew without looking up.
“What are you doing?”
...
2025-12-22 16:06:22 +0000 UTC View PostLuke sat inside the tent, his posture relaxed as he watched through Officer Peter’s eyes using Soul Infiltration. The officer was inside the massive temple which, from what Luke could see, had been converted into a military camp and operations base. Only authorized personnel were allowed up the...
2025-12-22 07:22:07 +0000 UTC View PostLayla sat alone in a quiet office in Maine, fingers folded tightly in her lap. She was nervous. The man she had been speaking with had left the room a few minutes earlier, and she knew that silence well. It meant he was double-checking her background, making sure every detail lined up, deciding h...
2025-12-22 07:20:38 +0000 UTC View PostLuke walked alongside the group of soldiers he had run into. From what he had gathered, they were returning from a reconnaissance mission.
“Those damn Ardan Order bastards,” Isolde spat, clutching her wound. “They caught us off guard with their bombs.”
“So this place has bee...
2025-12-22 07:19:12 +0000 UTC View PostAt race level five, Angie unlocked another Ancient-rarity skill.
[Celestial Wings I (Ancient)]: The angel learns to lighten the weight of her wings and adjust the rhythm of flight. The wings become 50% lighter, and flight efficiency increases by 50%, allowing double the flight time....
2025-12-22 07:18:02 +0000 UTC View Post“Oh, they don’t know. The hammer strikes, the hammer sharpens. Lava can only be worked in one place.”
“Yes. Always in that place. The place where not even her light can reach.”
The third demon tilted his head, eyes gleaming with something between contempt and satisfaction. 2025-12-20 06:19:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Luke moved carefully through the area, eyes sharp, tracking every detail around him. The space felt too still, as if the dimension itself were watching his movements. Even so, he needed to test his limits while he was here.
“I’m going to try placing a portal.”
He raised his righ...
2025-12-20 06:17:37 +0000 UTC View Post[You have acquired the Class Skill: Weak Telekinesis]
The true art of witchcraft is diving deep into what actually interests you. And this interested me.
“Telekinesis?” Artemis said.
She was looking at Luke’s screen through his thoughts. One of th...
2025-12-20 06:15:51 +0000 UTC View PostCharlie was bathing outdoors. With Angie’s help, she had tied pieces of cloth between trees and wooden stakes, forming a makeshift enclosure so no one could see from a distance. Bathing was something she genuinely enjoyed. Almost a hobby. It made her feel alive.
She scooped water from a b...
2025-12-20 06:14:31 +0000 UTC View Post“And how exactly do I enter the rift through these… unofficial means?” Luke asked Greta.
Now that he knew the theme of the dimensional rift was tied to the forge of a demon blacksmith, most of the puzzle Azazel wanted him to solve had already fallen into place. Luke was almost certain...
2025-12-20 06:13:17 +0000 UTC View PostThey walked past the Mercenary Guild. Companies could hire mercenaries, and even military forces outsourced work to them. From what Luke had learned, mercenaries were divided into three main roles: Hunters, Gatherers, and Miners.
Miners and Gatherers specialized in resource acquisition and ...
2025-12-17 07:51:09 +0000 UTC View PostJonathan was inside Tobias’s laboratory, the domain of the one who occupied the Twelfth Seat of the Reaper Court. Grandmaster Dmitri had left him there while attending to other matters for the Church of Lasiurus.
More than twelve hours had passed since Jonathan had been forced to read anc...
2025-12-17 07:48:09 +0000 UTC View PostNow that Angie had reached class level 8, she could finally use the equipment. At that same level, new skill options had appeared, and she had already made her choice.
[Critical Pierce (Uncommon)]: The Valkyrie adjusts the balance of her spear and executes a precise strike, capable ...
2025-12-17 07:46:36 +0000 UTC View PostLuke studied all five skills.
[Earth Ball (Common)]: Compacts earth particles into a heavy sphere. Upon impact, it breaks apart in a solid collision, scattering fragments that can slightly destabilize the target.
[Water Ball (Common)]: Forms a sphere of pressu...
2025-12-17 07:45:16 +0000 UTC View PostAngie’s interface was still open in front of him.
“They’re all solid skills, each one leaning toward a different fighting style.”
[Wild Punch] would come into play if she ever had to throw her spear, giving her a way to defend herself while unarmed.
[Weak Intimidating Sh...
2025-12-17 07:43:54 +0000 UTC View PostAs he walked, Luke reviewed the two skills Angie had gained. At level three of her class, she had received a skill that felt familiar, one Charlie already possessed.
[Battle Roar (Uncommon)]: Let out a powerful shout that temporarily boosts physical strength, amplifying melee attack...
2025-12-17 07:41:59 +0000 UTC View PostLuke opened his eyes to find a figure staring down at him.
“Good morning, my love.”
My love…?
“Morning, Charlie.”
She was sitting there inside his tent, waiting for him.
Back when she was just an armored skeleton, she used to do this all the ti...
2025-12-15 20:19:35 +0000 UTC View PostJonathan knelt on the cold stone floor, his knees pressed against ancient rock as he struggled to keep his breathing steady. The silence around him felt oppressive, as if even the air demanded caution before being drawn into his lungs. When he finally lifted his face to look at the being before h...
2025-12-15 20:17:26 +0000 UTC View PostLuke and his group continued along the forest road. Along the way, they passed a weathered wooden sign warning that it was dangerous to proceed on foot due to wolves.
“Ordinary people would’ve been torn apart by a single one of those,” Luke muttered after reading it.
About an ho...
2025-12-15 20:15:53 +0000 UTC View PostThey moved through the forest together, the fog thick but manageable.
“My dear husband, I heard something,” Charlie said.
She possessed an extremely useful skill.
[Enhanced Senses (Uncommon)]: All five senses are heightened. Vision and smell reach absolute precision ...
2025-12-15 20:14:01 +0000 UTC View PostLuke reached the plaza and spotted a familiar figure sitting on one of the benches. Eleanor.
“Am I late?”
“You’re late… again,” she replied without looking up.
“I had a few things to take care of. Bought what I needed for traveling, even got my ship passage.”
... 2025-12-15 20:11:08 +0000 UTC View PostLuke had a plan. During the four months he’d spent apart from Charlie, he’d thought carefully about how to handle things when they met again. He knew she had feelings for him. His intention was to sit down with her and have a long, honest conversation, to explain that what she felt might be a...
2025-12-15 20:08:41 +0000 UTC View PostJonathan leaned against the balcony railing, watching the heavy sky hanging over the city. The black clouds looked frozen in place, as if held there by some invisible force. Rain fell relentlessly. It always did. A full month had passed since he’d left the tutorial, and even in that short span,...
2025-12-12 20:38:23 +0000 UTC View PostEleanor slipped the note Luke had left with the waiter into her purse. She would find a way to mess with him later. Maybe when she and the others went to his place, she’d casually bring up the story of James, that bastard. The thought made her laugh for a moment.
Better not. That...
2025-12-12 20:35:44 +0000 UTC View PostFour months. That was how long Luke allowed himself to stay with the Baumann family, a conscious attempt to reclaim at least part of the time he had lost with them. It was also four months spent researching everything he could about the New World, about how Familiars truly worked, and even dippin...
2025-12-12 20:34:24 +0000 UTC View PostJonathan saw the god who had entered the space alongside the Guide.
The being was gray-brown in color, its face marked by four eyes. It had no fur anywhere on its body and wore nothing but a pair of pants, not even shoes. Its feet resembled the talons of an eagle. Its head looked like somet...
2025-12-12 20:33:05 +0000 UTC View Post