《Re:write The Authors Transmigration》 Prologue

Chapter -1: Prologue

Stories are things that move one''s heart and fill them with all sorts of emotions one can obtain in their daily lives These stories are different and yet they possess the same attributes as such, the beginning and its end The key figures are the Protagonist and the Viins, the supporters of both factions known to many the Side characters. A few of them are destined to y a bigger role but ultimately die If they were fortunate enough they''d be forgotten and they can rest as they''ve finished their roles. Peace is not without past conflicts, happiness is nothing without sadness and a story without an author Stories are formed with one struggles, experiences, emotions, desperation, and heart. Regardless of whether you cry,ugh, or even cheer for the characters, they aren''t real. A figment of one''s imagination, a tool for others to pass their knowledge or entertain the populous But what if it were true...? One day you suddenly arise in a different ce different from what you recall, monsters appearing invoking fear and wreaking havoc wherever they go. The abducted is to participate in the past time of gods, the beings holding such omnipotence Death, destruction, betrayal, anguish, and blessings from none other than those who use them for one''s entertainment The story is set, and the characters have appeared, but the worst of them all has yet to make his arrival "It''s real!!! All of this is real? Why is this happening!!?" The author himself appeared in this world A world he created and a ce he envisioned to be his reality. Will he die? Or will he persist and suffer when he''s the shittiest of them all? But even with all that underpaying system, hisck of luck, and a reward that''llst him about a week. Did he y it safe or did he bet every single thing from his life, knowledge, and skill just to survive the way he desires? "... is this even my story? Strange... everything is a mess, is it possible that im, not the only one?" As days go by he never was omniscient and only knowledgeable of the past present and future. But he began to doubt if he ever was alone in this ruinous world he had written about and for what was the reason for his arrival. Many desire to escape, some wish for the power they never once hold, others wealth beyond anyone else "No matter what... you can''t die! Maybe you aren''t the hero of this story and you''ll never will. But you''ve yet to learn your purpose, why are you here, what challenges await, and the people you''ll meet," For the longest time, he remained he never felt the least saddened, for all the deaths he witnessed never once did he mourn. The world he had written... was it the world he was destined to inhabit? Unforgiving, relentless, infested with monsters, and yet fair for anyone even for the weak "Answer me... why won''t you die? Everything you''ve done so far hasn''t dealt a scratch in my flesh. Yet you''re still steadfast and full of hope, is your de only driven by your knowledge or have you gone mad? A battle you can''t survive is a battle none would dare lengthen. Or perhaps you''re a fool who enjoys pain and transmit it as pleasure, you filthy slut!" "Kieeuk! Look pal, just because im dying doesn''t make it less sensible to let you pass and go for the rest. They might be right. Once a side character always a side character, but no way in hell am I letting you oppose my way of life. I rather get stabbed, mutted, incinerated, or whatever fuck of a way your gonna kill me with. Do you want to get past me? Over my dead body, bitch!" Even till he reached what may be his final moment he refused to kneel and bought time for the rest. Most of his bones were either cracked or stable, his heart beating from his fatigue and yet he has the balls to act all tough. But from the moment he defied everything for his life and the role he yed was forever changed ([Rewrite system: The body which the author currently possesses is undergoing its character development??? Status: After the trials and hardships you''ve faced greatly on par with what you''re destined to suffer greatly affect yourself Oue: Due to the acknowledgment the system is certain that the limit of your body changed beyond recognition]) ''Side character my ass! Just because im not the main character doesn''t give me a reason to stay as I am. Let this be the day I die not as cannon fodder but as an Author and the creator of this world. This might be the end of Christopher Morris, but even so, a few seconds can make a difference. There''s no telling whether I''ll survive or not, but to hell with fate. What I do and the things I change will be the ones to decide the end of my life and not the text written in my book,'' [System: The system has acknowledged the yer''s unique spell circle to be an original work!!! Oue: The ongoing spell circle you named ''Re:write'' can now be activated by fulfilling the requirements Rmendation: Your life is currently threatened would you like to activate ''Re:write'' as to your previousmand?] Chapter 1: Adaptation

Chapter 1: Adaptation

In the middle of nowhere surrounded by fearsome purple thunderous lightning, a rift opened between the skies. The surrounding areas began to shake as a singr existence arrived, restricted by countless chainstched to his body. This man wearing Eastern clothing was released from such restrictions slowly eroding his existence "This is yourst moment... how bout you reveal your name? Even in the end you still remain anonymous," A dog-like entity speaks to the shackled individual and it replies. "I thought I already told ya? It''s Ligma? You know Ligma ba-" "Finish those words and I''ll kill you! It''s a pity that you oppose thews of the trials. You had so much potential," Without a second to waste the entity disappeared, and the eastern figure was left waiting for his demise [... this is it? Sigh. I never thought I''d say this, but it was fun. The time we had together was chaotic but fun, I hope you felt the same way, ei Morris? Are you still clinging to that ego of yours, I thought you''d be willing to ept your inevitable end] "Maybe she''s right... this must be myst ride, this time I''ll die no matter what I do, I won''t survive. But that doesn''t mean I''ll die a dog''s death, It might be foolish, but I know that for a fact. I''m not the main character so I already knew sooner orter I''ll die and be a sacrifice for his survival," The signs of the raging thunderstorm alerted him of the arrival of his executioner wielding a spear and an aura unlike any he ever faced [System: The proxy of the sinful entity you challenge to a life-and-death match appeared to end thewbreaker''s life!] Onest time he smiled and slowly he trekked the rough terrains to face the monster fated to end his life ''Half a month in real-time and 9 months in the trials... It''s short but it was a life I lived to the fullest. I''m no main character, truthfully speaking im just an author, and here im a side character. The only thing special about me is my creativity and the other is my wackiness, even to this day I speak like there''s someone who cares. You could say I tried talking to myself or pretending there''s a fourth wall, but this is how it ends. But that''s not fun, isn''t it? Let''s go back to how I got here in the first ce,'' 10 months ago |[Hello hello Ladies and Gentlemen, for the time to announce the Global Lucid Novel Competition (GLC) 2030 winners. Staring your host Editor Jim Chavez and Daisy Newman for today''s grandiose event. The event where many authors go neck and neck intopeting with one another]| "Ooh! It''s about to start,e on! Let it be this day, I really want an adaptation!!" |[Jim: The bronze medalist goes to Author Dead Neat Jones for his book [SSS Libido Hunter: My Perversion Is SSS Rank] Daisy: Taking the silver medal is none other than Author Super Rookie for his book, [The Invincible Groper] Jim: Honorable mentions before we unveil our golden seat, we have [After I Woke Up I reincarnated As An Overpowered Futa] now this is one of the wildest books I''ve read Daisy: If you guys love some action the honorable mention [How A Loser Became A Harem King After Gaining An SSS Rarity ss] & [Starting Earlier Than The Geniuses With My Op Time Rewind System] will be worth the read Jim: Now for our gold medalist. The one with two million readers goes to Author Lecherous Manughter for his new masterpiece of a book. [That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Lingerie With An OP System]... that''s all the books this year and I''ll see you in 2031 Daisy: Hey Jim, what about that re-entry book every year? You know World of Trials?]| Jim: You''re seriously asking about that? Of course, it''s still at the lowest of them all, gosh darn I can''t believe Author Reborn mes. I don''t know if you''re hearing this or not, stop it already... are you still trying to get that book an adaptation? Buddy if I were you I would just write a new book instead of continuing a lousy work. Now don''t act like that loyal viewers, I have a lot more experiencepared to him, Jim Chavez won''t say such a horrible thin~]| [Turned off] ''I didn''t even reach the honorable mention even though this is the 10th time. Sigh, my name is Christopher Morris but most people address me as Morris. Age 29 Just an unsessful writer having some troubles with his life,'' ''I try to better myself in terms of writing a story, why you may ask my nonexistent voices in my head. I don''t know the answer, it''s been so long I''ve forgotten my story''s purpose. You could say im only finishing the remaining chapters so I won''t leave any regrets, no matter what happens next in my life,'' "Finally, it''s finished. All I need to do is post this on Lucid Novel," Morris felt his heart aching as he overworked his body *Aack!!!* "I guess 6 hours of nonstop writing have finally caught up to me, I need to eat something... What 2:26 am!!!? Is there even a store open," Morris gazed from the window of his apartment to look for any avable shop "That one store is open, I need to get there before they close," Morris gently closed his door, making his way to the neighborhood, and ran as fast as he could Like always he roughly endured the cold of the early morning breeze. When everything was in his favor he suddenly heard a loud beep that got louder and louder by the second. Before he knew it he saw a shing lighting from his back, it was a speeding truck with no sign of slowing down "Holy shit! I''m too young to get Isekaid!" He jumped to his side before it could have made any contact with the truck. He escaped at the right time before he got his body torn apart by the vehicle which was the average troupe for an isekai. The truck had no signs of stopping even though they almost struck a civilian in their line of work "You moron! Watch where you''re fucking driving!!!" He sighed after his life was no longer threatened and continued his match to the convenience store ''What the hell am I expecting, im unfortunate as ever. How did my life be so dull I remember I aspired to have a great life and look at me now, im just a loser. I''m scraping a few bucks on my story, were my parents right? Should I just be a teacher as they wished? Ughhh, shit I''m so hungry. I can''t even imagine crying over my miserable body,'' He entered the convenience store which had a rxing atmosphere became a dreadful environment when he heard a familiar voice calling for his name "Oh if it isn''t the guy who wanted to be a writer... How''s your dream job treating you? Hey, im talking to you Christopher Morris or should I call you a piece of trash? This is such a lovely reunion, how about we get to know each other," the man said as he ced his hand on his shoulder Suddenly a chill went through the back of his spine after seeing his old ssmate, no his bully!! The viin of his years as a teen, the one who beats him into submission and tramples on his ambition. This was the person that he loathed the most yet he remained frozen unable to move. He was traumatized and he couldn''t do anything but remain on his side "What you''re not gonna say hello to your old ssmate? You''ve got some balls not answering me, did this loser grow some balls when you dropped out of school?" The man pulled on his shirt and lifted him from the ground. Before anything was to ur the shop clerk stepped in and broke their fight when she heard a noise in their peaceful workce *Cough* *Cough* "Why the hell am I so unlucky, it seems like even today isn''t on my fucking side," He grabbed all the things he needed and exits the store. On his way back to his route, he suddenly felt unsteady his consciousness was fading and his weak body could not muster its strength. He grabbed the nearest food in his bag and shoved it in his mouth "It''s a miracle that my bodysted 6 hours with no food. I have to go back home, im starting to feel a little sleepy," He walked slowly down the path he had taken before where he felt a little uneasy for some reason unknown reason That''s when he realizes his worries when he hears a noiseing out from a dark corner of the street. He slowly takes a step back and tries grabbing something from his back pocket. Secondster he identally stepped on a can, crushing it made a sound that alerted a nearby drunkard. It was holding a broken ss bottle and he swung it carelessly toward his chest. But he stopped moving once he pulled out a Taser from his pocket shocking the drunkard before he ran away When he arrived at his home his heart was beating faster than anything that he''d experienced. He falls to the floor which calms his overexerted heart and he hears a notificationing from his phone. He ignored it until he was bothered once again and his jaws dropped when he saw it from the Lucid novel. His tired body rises from the ground and he spokes the contents of the message out loud "Hello, we would like to congratte you that your book was chosen to get an adaptation," He read the next lines after he pinched himself wondering if he was dreaming "Ow, im not dreaming... It''s really real, someone wants to adapt my story finally. Wait let''s read the next message first, as the story goes your plot was great but we thought that it hadn''t reached its maximum potential. Some changes needed to be made, and even so, many of our clients got interested they gave it a 10 out of 10. Hell yeah, im finally getting an adaptation," He jumps around like a fool excited as he was after his career made a big turn for the better "Atst, my hard work paid off. For now, I need to sleep I don''t want to endanger my life any longer. They said I could start tomorrow morning, rewriting that story is gonna be a piece of cake," He lies down on his bed closes his eyes, and a few minutester falls into a deep slumber He hugged his pillow tightly and a voice materialized in his apartment which made an echo that woke his neighbors. But he wasn''t even bothered and didn''t move a single inch. But the echoes dialed down after they found his sleeping body [System: The human has agreed to the terms and conditions, initiating the portal to the world of trials. The limitation that your body possesses has been destroyed. This world will grant you the ability to grow, a world that will make your wildest dreamse true. With the price of it is a horrific experience] A portal opened up out of nowhere and his body floated in the air while it was being pulled into the portal. When he wakes up, he finds himself on a cold floor and the first thing he sees is a white room. He looked a little confused by what he was witnessing until some mysterious entity appeared [System: The Game master has arrived!!! You will now be given a brief introduction to the trials] Right before his eyes was an entity thats oddly familiar even though it was their very first encounter. It had a grotesque figure that can understand theirnguage and it wees them in their confusion. That''s when he realizes after he heard the words spoken by the entity written in his prologue. What it says and the gestures it did, the figure that the entity had were the same in his book "I would like to wee all of you to the world of trials I wish you all the best of luck in your new life," the entity said before it disappeared from the room ''No way it can''t be, that''s impossible!!!'' [System: A trial has now been activated Trial: white room survive for the next 30 minutes as monsters will try and kill you, you''re now able to select a starter weapon] ''Snap out of it I need to act like a side character, I''m dreaming? Seriously a 29-year-old getting too excited about the adaptation of his book. Now he''s experiencing a lucid dream that felt like the real thing. I can even move,'' [System: You''ve picked the sword as your starter weapon please wait as the monsters will begin to appear Warning: To those who still haven''t chosen their weapon if you don''t pick any weapon by the end of the time limit you will be given a random weapon] Soon all the people panicked and screamed while some other people started picking up their weapons of choice that they think suits them the most ''It''s how I imagined it to be if my story became real, shucks im even making a fool of myself. This dream is pretty realistic I should try my best even for a little bit. I might even survive long enough to meet my main character,'' As soon as the time limit had reached its limit monsters were being generated as glimmering lights formed. It was pixted soon and they started to be more and more like the shape of a monster. Once the timer hit zero they began moving and ughtering anything in their sight. Whilst this was happening Morris was still stuck in his delusion where he thought all of this was a dream until... ''Oh, it''s a Backstabber... If I remember correctly, this is white room 3 it''s where one of my side characters was ced, so I became that side character? Out of every side character I could''ve dreamt of It''s that one character. Is he the one who''ll die in the very beginning after his role is finished?'' While he wasn''t paying attention one of the Backstabbers approached him and stabbed him in the back. This causes a ton of blood to flow out and the pain that he described was the feeling he''s experiencing. The monster looked more and more frightening after he realized they were real. It pulled out another dagger, and he responded before it could strike him again. He kicks the Backstabber from its head and sends the little gremlin-like monster flying into the room. He panicked for his next move upon realizing that all of this was true "It''s real!!!, all of this is real, why is this happening!!?" He said and he soon remembered the email he got at 3 am [We would like to congratte you that your book was chosen to get an adaptation] He paused and he remembered one small detail in his book. He once made a side character that was just like him. With his temporary reasonings, he shouts an activation word "Status," He uttered the words and a screen popped out in front of his view with all the details and status of his own body [Christopher Morris LvL 0 [Unregistered] Hp: 18 Atk: 5 Spd: 6 Def: 8 Mp: 15 Stm: 8 Overall rating: You''re too weak to be here just die before you experience hell weakling] "So this is my reality now, haaaa haa haaa... I got transmigrated in my novel?" He stopped his bleeding by tearing his clothes and covering his wound. He grabbed his sword and made a stance when a small horde of monsters soon noticed his presence [Tutorial trial: White room; The yers are transported to a world where they can escape from their miserable lives. Before we could proceed in cing all of you in this magnificent world Requirements: You must survive for the next 30 minutes the system will release a lot of monsters toe and kill you. The thing that a yer must possess is the will to live if you don''t possess such a trait. We hope that you''ll relish the remainder of your days Remaining time: 24 minutes] Chapter 2: Tutorial complete

Chapter 2: Tutorialplete

World of Trials is my unsessful novel that was said to get an ''Adaptation''. Well, it wasn''t how I envisioned it to be... but my wish came true it got an adaptation, where am I exactly? Well I became a side character that I designed to be the embodiment of my personality [Christoper Morris [Unregistered] Overall capability: ? Knowledge: 10, Knows a lot about his enemy ? Mastery of chosen weapon: 1, You''ll just have to swing this right? ? Balls: 3, Scaredy cat ? Power: 2, Weak as fuck ? Stamina: 1, Are you an old geezer?] "Come at me you little freaks!!!," The three backstabbers approached him with the intent of ending his life He wasn''t physically and mentally prepared for his situation, but his knowledge was able to snap him out of his panic. He swings the lightweight sword at one of the monsters before he moves to his right dodging an attack aiming for his back. As their name says they mostly attack their victim through their back and he easily avoided a fatal blow ''They''re too fast... I can''t endure any longer. Fuck it''s not because I ran like a sissyst night this is my overall speed and my stamina''s shit! Luckily these monsters are bnced out even though this room only contains people with signs of recovery from illnesses. I''m really d they bnce shit out for the tutorial and I already know how they fight. I just need to time this correctly,'' The monsters regrouped after their failed attempt which gave him the needed time to recall his knowledge. After he finalized his n, he charged forward holding his sword while the monsters disappeared from his view. He stopped and swung his de onto his back where it met one of his sadistic adversaries fell to his de "Fuck yeah!" The unlucky backstabber had its head soaring to the air upon having contact with such a perfectly timed slice [System: You''ve killed a monster the collected experience will now be given, currently applying level-up passive Status: You''ve leveled up you gain 10 stat points and trigger the level-up passive; <[Restoration]> Oue: Any kind of injuries you had before have been healed due to the effects of the leveling-up passive!] Once he''d heard the notification echoing through his head, the wounds from his back disappeared. His stamina was restored and a flow of otherworldly energy came through his body like he had never before experienced. For others, this was a momentous day of celebration but for Morris, it was the start of a climb through hell ''It''s not a waste fighting these monsters even though it''s a tutorial trial you can still die I remember adding the exp gain. A way to encourage them to fight and easily adapt to this game-like world where the core aspect I survival, stats can be gained. I''m pretty lucky im one of the few tasked to kill a monster, one of the tutorials needs you to kill a person. Luckily that only applies to a select bunch or the promising yers such as my character who can get some early progression,'' "Graaaahh!!!!" The monster growled as they saw one of their kin fall for his attack. Their cries echoed through the room whilst they red at the perpetrator. He had a beaming smile as if to taunt the monsters over the death of their fallen brethren. He raises his right hand gathers some air in his lungs and yells as loud as he can "Don''t get too emotional fuck face!!! You''re the one who started it. At least you could''ve kept yourposure," He flipped them off after he changed his tone and pointed his middle finger. His attempts were a sess and he easily taunted them to attack. In response, he changes his stance. He lowers his body to the height of his enemy making his attack reach their small and feeble flesh [Backstabbers - Just as the name implies they attack their prey on their blind spot which doubles their attack damage Pros: Their appearance is a short and tiny gremlin-like monster, and because of that, their stat specialty is Speed Cons: Being part gremlin they are one of the few monsters to understand yers yet they''re easily ticked and will attack if stimted Enraged: Taunting and provocation make their coordinated attacks more sloppy as they get angry but in doing so will increase their speed] The monsters grow restless and their rage tarnished their ploys making their movements appear to be sloppy. Most of their attempts were miscalcted, which was apanied by their ever-growing emotions. Their attacks weren''t doing anything to him, at this point, they carelessly swung their daggers like a madman "Dance in the palm of my hands," Morris on the other hand was dealing a ton of damage at their constant exchanges of blows ''It''s working I just need to do thest step don''t screw this up, Morris. Our lives are on the line. Just a little more and I can kill them,'' The monsters recovered their reasonings after they fell for his taunts. He remained steadfast and ready whilst his foe rallied together for their next attack. It was fast, it all happened in the blink of an eye when death seemed to draw near in his life [System: A Game master has entered the tutorial! There''s a peculiar anomaly hiding from the heaps of trash. The tutorial is changing by the authority of a certain Game master] One attacked him from the front, while the other was hiding behind his back he waited for his destined moment. His life has been dangling in a fragile string for one single tug could it be easily broken apart with a single tug? But everything so far was nned from the beginning, it was never a bet for every move was embedded through his head ''Okay, after they fail on their full assault, they''ll band together and strike thats perfectly in sync!!!'' He shows an opening when he purposely leaves his body open and the two monsters swing their daggers. They aimed for his head but failed to strike him down, he waited for this moment and evaded their attacks. He tilted his neck to the right, which left him with some cuts from their de ''Checkmate... while you haven''t fallen back to the ground your kind can''t evade an attack from the air. Sucks to be you,'' The backstabbers were agile, but their speed was useless if they were away from the ground. It was a gamble and he could''ve lost his life if he was a secondte, but his knowledge and the movement of his enemy yed a big part. He used his remaining strength took a step forward, and swung his de like never before. It severed both the heads of the backstabbers with one swing before he fell to his knees."Thanks for the exp!" [System: You''ve killed a monster the collected experience will now be given Status: Your stamina and health has been restored Tutorial trial: <[White room]> [Mission]: Survive for 30 minutes as ferocious bloodthirsty monsters materialize in in sight [yer candidate privileges]: ? Chosen weapon ? Experience points can be obtained ? Early battle experience ? Promising candidates will be rmended [Completion rate/Others]: ? Remaining time: 18 minutes ? Candidate ranking: 1st ? Levels obtained: 2] ''Haaaah, there''s nothing I can do in a long-term fight I can''t survive if those guys aren''t killing the monsters. I can use that wait... I can''t I''ll die if I get caught!! Why the hell did I even write that, as a rule, guess there''s only one way,'' He walked away from the monsters after he regained his stamina and went to the middle area of the room. He takes a deep long breath followed by a yell at the top of his lungs catching the attention of the confused candidates. Everyone turned and faced him while others shook, prayed, epted the inevitable, and waited for the final wave "What I might say might be a little unbelievable. If you kill them you''ll level up!! Running is inevitable, blocking as well you''ll only tire yourself out!!!" He yells as loud as he can and the other individuals seem to hear what just uttered Some of them tried to stand tall and hold onto their weapons and fought for their miserable lives. A few wished to run away without looking back, there were a few who stood alongside him and followed his lead. They survived even after the overwhelming number of their opponents wave after wave they fought alongside one another "Shields keep pushing them back!!!" Christoper told them about the monster''s strengths and weaknesses and his choice turned the tides of battle in their favor. Regardless everything went downhill at the finale of the tutorial when heard a terrifying message. His body trembles in fear but it happened even though he told everyone to ignore a backstabber whose color was indifferent [System: You''ve done well fighting them so far as we''re generous to those who like fighting congrattions!!! Status: You have unlocked the hidden boss of the tutorial trial known as the [Elder stabber] Oue: The tutorial <[White room]> is shaking upon the awakening and the collection of the sacrifices] "Shit, did someone kill a different colored Backstabber? That''s the only way this thing will trigger," He looked around his surroundings without any trace of a backstabber. But at the end of his search, he sees a floating entity holding a backstabber''s head. This wasn''t his first encounter with such an existence for one had already briefed them of their arrival They were those who managed the World of Trials known by their names as administrators or Game masters. Entities that have the authority to bend the rules as they see fit to challenge the yers and entertain the gods who oversaw this world. The only downside to them is that they can''t see the stats of the yers they''re given to manage The most worrisome thing of all was the entity standing before Morris, it was the entity Watchdog. The only entity that has the most humanoid appearance, aside from his head which resembles a dog. Out of every Game master, he was rumored to be the most terrifying one of them all ''No way it''s him!!! Was he in charge of white room#3!!? It seems like I can''t even have an easy way out of this tutorial trial,'' "It seems like a glitch has happened yet again... Tell me, how did a seasoned fighter like you get mixed within this heaps of trash? No worries I''ll give you a harder challenge since you struck my interest," Watchdog changed the difficulty of the tutorial when he unleashed the hidden boss [System: The tutorial trial <[White room''s]> difficulty has changed from F -> E Status: Due to the difficult changes, your body has been fully healed, and stamina has been restored Bncing: A penalty will be given to the boss stats reduced from 50% to correspond to the weak yer candidates Hp:120 -> 60 Atk: 50 -> 25 Spd: 40 -> 20 Def: 60 -> 30 Mp: 0 -> 0 Stm: 50 -> 25 Oue: Upon gathering the deaths the tutorial <[White room]> changes to <[Red room]> Red room: yer attacks are doubled whilst decreasing defense] ''Seasoned fighter my ass!!? I''m too weak, I was just aiming for their weaknesses, screw you watchdog!!! I''m gonna die because of you,'' The Elder stabber began to move towards the bystanders whilst it swung its de, which instantly hacked a dozen people. Once it destroys the formation he made to defend himself and the other yers from those monsters is broken apart. Once it is finished, it moves to its location and swings its de aimed at his head. He miraculously dodges at the right time and only receives a graze and his hoodie is torn in the process "You mother fucker!!! This is my only decent hoodie and you tore it apart!!!" He stabbed its legs with his sword, making it scream in pain, and momentarily gave him some time to recover. The monster escaped from his sword and his advancement was put to a stop when he parried the attacks aimed at his vitals "I was saving this forter but I guess it can''t be helped status open," He said when he used all of his points to increase his chances of survival [Christopher Morris LvL 3 Hp: 18 Atk: 5 Spd: 6 Def: 8 Mp: 15 Stm: 8 Stat points: 30 Overall rating: You''re too weak to be here just die before you experience hell weakling] [System: You''ve invested 19 points on Spd you''ve invested 9 on Atk updating Status: Due to spending so much on a single stat you''ll gain a temporary boost in speed till the end of the trial Overall ratings: You''ve gotten a little faster than before even a little stronger yet you''re still alive. I guess some trash would desire to struggle before listening to someone''s advice] The elder stabber stopped its bleeding and it came running towards his spot and prioritizes him before the others. He was recognized to be a powerful warrior leaving him with no time to prepare. The elder stabber thrust its dagger toward him but with his newly acquired speed, he was able to dodge a fatal blow He avoided death but his enemy''s de left him with a deep wound near his abdomen giving him no choice but to fight. He parried another one of the elder''s rapid thrusts with his de making, the elder saw this as an opportunity to kill him once and for all. It enters a stance and Christoper felt every hair within him rise upon meeting the eyes of the Elder [Alert: The hidden boss [Elder stabber] has activated the skill [Quick dash] [Quick dash]: The wielder will dash to a nearby location... The chosen location is yer candidate Christoper Morris''s back!!!] Before its dagger could strike him, a shield blocked his way held by his left arm as he escaped death once again. He repelled its daggers andunched a counterattack and the elder had no time to respond. The elder''s footing was broken and that gave Christoper the edge and pin his shield on his vigorous foe [System: Due to suffering from a deep wound near the abdomen the yer candidate Christoper Morris is bleeding Status: Your health is dropping from 1 digit every 30 seconds! Oue: You only have 6 hp left!!!] Using his remaining strength, he stabs the elder at its feet andpletely cripples the monster if it tries to escape. He didn''t stop stabbing the elder''s head until he finally heard the announcement of its defeat and the recovery of his wounds. The white room was then filled to the brim with blood and only a few candidates surviving out of a hundred [System: Congrattions you have made it to the finale of the tutorial trial!!! Status: You are seen as worthy of participating in the world of trials you can now select the ce you''ll be teleported to Options: Guildhall - where you will have a chance to be scouted to be a part of a guild Starter city - The ce where you can start your new journey] "Send me to the starter city," A rift was about to send him to the city but he was interrupted when Watchdog stopped him in his tracks "I''m sorry about that dear yer... Someone of your caliber isn''t fit to be in that ce, you have the talent to be scouted by the major guild. Why not reconsider your choices hmmm?" Watchdog''s persuasion which was apanied by a weing smile was sickening to his sight ''Talented...? If I didn''t know their weaknesses I would''ve died like anyone else. I might''ve fooled you but I won''t fool the deities they can see my stats and I haven''t received an invitation. Even now they haven''t shown any interest I guess they think I survived by a fluke and that''s all there is to it,'' "I''m sorry but I don''t want to waste any time idling around when I can just get stronger," He chose the starter city once more for his destination. Watchdog was disappointed when he was unable to interfere with the world. He can only watch his back when the portal takes him to the starter city where he begins his journey [System: You''ve been sessfully transported to the starter city] ''This world is the baddest bitch there is, it doesn''t care nor will it take pity on its denizens and fuck us like we''re nothing but whores. If I can''t even get an invitation to be an avatar then I''m good as dead, I won''t waste any more time, I have to get stronger... is this hell? My chance of redemption? Heck, do I even need a reason? How I''ll act and what I''ll choose that''ll determine my destined fate,'' Chapter 3: Knowledge is my weapon

Chapter 3: Knowledge is my weapon

Ah yes, the starter city! This is the ce where every beginner will start their journey of a lifetime in the World of Trials. I am not an exception, as the author himself I understood what I needed to do. Why am I in a rush? I''m not the main character that can idle around, time is of the essence they say. Before the story starts I need to be prepared, and what I need is some early progression [System: You''ve gained 100 tokens from sessfully clearing the Tutorial trial! You''ve gained 50 more as the GM watchdog holds you favorably] ''What the hell!? This guy is getting on my nerves! Haaayah! This is pretty troublesome I should have just yed it safe and waited it out, but if I did I wouldn''t have gained some levels... sigh even if it''s troublesome it''s not a trade that I''m willing to pass on. Since im here I might as well visit that character of mine... I''ll act all desperate and needy of an item but it''s only gonna work once. That guy has a soft spot for beginners so I can trick him to get my hands on some early gear mwehehehehe!'' Once he finally set foot in the city of Grequil his first thought was to visit a ce he had in mind. As a cannon fodder of a character, he needs to gain every little advantage he could''ve gained. One of the said advantages was visiting a shop belonging to one of his characters "Hello is there anyone here? I''m a yer that needs to buy some items... hey! I have some money over here can you open this door you motherfu¨C," Before he could''ve ever cussed the door opens mming his face and a man ranging from his thirties appears. A bearded mug equipped with a variety of scars, an eye that was seemingly red as blood, and the smell of alcohol in his shirt. Many would''ve mistaken him for a washed-up drunk unless they read the sign on top of this old and dusty hut [System: You''ve taken 3 physical damage by the cause of the door!] ''Fuck!'' He gets back up before the drunk middleaged man sees his his sorry ass state "Wee dear customer! Come in,e in, we''re just about to open," The man weed him to the shop which he entered. He caught a glimpse of a room filled with all kinds of items on disy. But what surprised him the most was the man''s face when he''d gotten a closer look "Did Ie in the wrong time?" His expressions change and his tone makes the man aware of his worries. The man chuckles in response and he tells him the reason for his bruises "Hahahahaha! Don''t get so worked upd, I just had a lot to drink and you know the rest I cked out. After that, I woke up with these things on my face. Aside from your worries is there anything else you''re here to offer me...? Something like tokens perhaps," His eye sparkled in delight and waited for him to spout any kind of request "I would like to see more of your items before I make my choice I have 150 tokens on hand," When he was permitted to browse the section, he wandered from left to right for an item that may pique his interest ''This kid is pretty odd... from all the customers I got so far they always ask me what''s the best item suited for them. It looks like he doesn''t even need my help, I wonder what he''ll bring back? Something tells me he isn''t your run-of-the-mill newbie?'' "All of the items I''ve seen so far are great but I need something that''ll help me at the beginning and maybe the long run. 150 tokens are enough to buy me a full set of armor, but I rather not... my strength hasn''t gotten passed on the normal standards," He muttered to himself and continued to browse the shop ''Even after my level up, I can still bepared to my frail body back on earth. My stats are exactly what I wrote in my book, im too weak for my story. Can anyone roll the ending credits? That''s what I''d like to say if I don''t have any background knowledge about this world. The first thing to my advantage is the information of by far the most broken items to ever debut in my novel. Let''s see what we have here?'' [Column one: ? Blood arts - 250 ? Swordsmanship for idiots - 100 ? Bandit knives 25 ? Asian slipper - 5 ? Belt of chaos - 500 ? Cool looking totally useless clothing - 999 ? Mana potion - 356 ? Talk no Jutsu - 777 ? Strawhat - 15 ? Dragonic ball no. 1 - 5000 ? Bleach - 3] ''Man, all of these are pricey as shit. Even if I became a prostitute overnight the money I''d make wouldn''t cut. At least put a plot armor for sale! I''m a side character fated to die. Speaking of my anti-side character death n there''s another game-changing mechanic that a loser like me has. Stats...'' He browses from the many columns in search of a broken item for Christopher could gain an edge even for a little ''Im weak as fuck, average yers start with stats about 28+ while my body right now is lower. However I can feel the effect of the stats, I became faster and got a little stronger. But im still not past the stats of a normal person. Wait... is this what I think it is? But it''s a one-use item. But even that one time can save me and if I use it correctly I can even take down a boss-rated monster,'' He saw an item that made him blink twice whether he was dreaming or not, an item that he designed to be good for the start of the story as it continues. Even though it''s a one-time use, this would help him in many ways beyond his wildest imagination. He grabbed it before anyone couldy their eyes on this item he went running back to the owner "Slow down kid what seems to be the problem that''s getting you riled up," The man looked at the item Morris was holding which lowered his expectation ''Wait isn''t this artifact useless? Why does he need that item from all the things he could pick? Why is this good-for-nothing item?'' "This item... how much for this item? This is very useful for my growth," he ced the item on the counter while the old man paused for a moment ''This kid might have been tricked into buying this if so I can only talk him out of it,'' "Pick another one. That''s not even useful, if anyone tricked you into buying this then don''t even bother. You''ll die if you waste every bit of your penny after passing that trial," The man takes the item away saying it was useless for him to buy "I need this... I won''t ask for a refund please sell it to me, (The requirements might be demanding but as long as I have a certain skill this will be beyond broken)," He begged the man to sell him the item, over and over until he got irritated with his voice ''I guess it can''t be helped,'' "Just take it, that item is useless to me. Nobody ever buys it, but don''tin about what happens to you after you use it," The man gives the item back "Are you sure about this? (Jackpot! Mwehehehehe for a merchant he''s acting like aplete idiot. But I can''t me him, this item hasn''t been a popr choice for a beginner item. But inter years this was one of the items that came to be popr after the first main trial had ended)," Morris takes the item from the owner''s counter after he gained his permission "Just buy something else with your money look around for a bit you might find something that can help you survive," The man said while Morris remained in his view that doesn''t have a clue what to buy after he got ahold of his desire item "Do you have any suggestions for me? I''ve onlye here because some of the things I need can be found in your shop. Aside from this, I don''t have any idea of what I''ll buy," The old man was thinking of what item best suited him. Soon after he had made his decision, he got off the counter and browsed his shop, the old man asked Morris about his ss. This question was crucial for the merchant to know what item suited him best "Have you ever thought about what ss you''re going to choose as you continue your life here?" Morris paused for a moment to think about his ss ''He''s right I forgot about this important part... What ss will I take after I reach LVL 10 should I continue to be a swordsman? I got a good handle on my sword, but let''s face reality for the moment. Starter rarity weapons are lightpared tomon rarity weapons. My body isn''t that strong enough to wield a normal sword should I try a different ss? Wait... how could I forget about this, my main strong point before I even level up is Mp (magic power) should I be a magician?'' "Do you have any items that are rted to magic? I think I want to be a magician," The old man searched for his requested items and brought three items back to the counter. "How about these three items? If you buy all of them I''ll make consider them a set and lower the price to 100 tokens. You said something about items and not any weapons so I thought you might have gotten some prize money," [Standard wizard staff - A staff made of an enchanted wood that resonates well with mana it''s pretty sturdy it can be used as a melee weapon when the user is in a tight situation Attack damage: 10 Magic damage: 15 Mp: 10 Durability: 30 Novice magic book - A book that contains beginner-tier magic spells before casting powerful spells one must start from the basics Magicians ne - A ne that can summon a protective shield for 15 minutes one use only after it has been used the item will disappear] "I''ll buy it," Morris gives the tokens before exiting the shop to look for the cheapest tavern that he could find ''I''m finally finished with my preparations! Now there''s only one thing left before I enter this city''s rower of trials. I need to raise my level before I do so I need to find a tavern, the sun is about to set. I need a ce to stay for the night and I don''t want to get mugged on the first day!'' ... An hourter "Good evening traveler are you here to eat or stay in for the night," The tavern keeper greeted him with a bow "Both how much will that be?" "7 tokens, 3 for staying in the night and 4 for dinner and breakfast," He gave the tavern keeper the required token for his food along with a ce for him to stay "Here please inform me when the food is ready im going to be busy," After he finally set foot in his room he closed the door and ced his equipment on the rough and dusty floor ''It''s time to practice some magic! While this book doesn''t have any value to me In terms of learning spells, it contains where I can find some herbs. That will be important once I gain a full set of a brewing table, why am I so confident of myself? When I was trying to cast a spell back in the tutorial I could feel my body gathering some mana. I thought of performing a spell before canceling it, I didn''t want to get the GM''s attention. If I didn''t stop they won''t easily let me go to the starter city. Now let''s begin the basics of casting a spell only need three things... 1. A full understanding of the spell, 2. The mana needed to activate the spell, 3. Visualizing the shape of the magic,'' "If one thing is missing from these requirements, for example, you can''t visualize the shape of the spell, you need a chant. Second, if you don''t have the required mana the spell won''t work making it an automatic fail. Third, if you don''t have a full understanding the spell will not work as the description said, it''ll cause a misfire..." He paused fit a brief moment and breathed heavily while shutting his eye "Then there''s a ''What if situation'' if a person that has all of the requirements came to the World of Trials. In theory, they would be seen as geniuses since they can do what most mages will learn as they progress. These people were said to cast magic without ever needing to chant," A key aspect of magic was visualization, and many authors like Christopher Morris were known to imagine a scenario. His focus instilled the dormant if not unbelievable source of power known as mana to heed his call. The energy seeped everywhere and circted through his palms little by little exits his flesh. This energy encircled his palm till it formed a spiraling ball that lit the entire room [System: You''ve learned Magic orb - A spell that can act as a light source or an offensive spell Magic damage: 10 Mp: 5] "Rasengan!" He jokingly says and focuses back on the spell when its light dwindles in the loss of his concentration ''The difference between getting isekaid and transmigrating apart from the world is quite easier to find. Isekai will mostly be people who use their knowledge of their past world or are even blessed by the powers of the god of that world. Transmigration however is decided whether you''re a mob character, op side character, or the main character. Every character in a transmigration story already has their power ranking, but how do I ovee this? Knowledge... with that, I can make about anything as long as I have the things I need. For now, a simple spell will do, I can easily learn a spell as long as I know the way they function and as the author, I know lots!'' *Knock* *Knock* "Hello sir, your meal is ready! Pleasee down before it gets cold," the tavern keeper knocked on his door until he heard her voice ''Guess I''ll try learning the other spellster im starving. Now that I''ve thought about it, this whole thing feels like one of my previous fever dreams. If the ce where the backstabber stabbed me was deep then I wouldn''t be alive. But I can''t see my ignorance as my undoing, who the fuck would believe something to be true? I''m a man of logic so I deemed this to be a dream, but now I can finally say that I won''t be as ignorant as before,'' [System: You''ve arrived at Quilgor, a starter city that mostly contains items. Though this ce was said to be harder than Grequil, the rewards are bountiful. Have a wonderful stay, dear yer!] Meanwhile, in a different location in the world of trials, a man appeared at the entrance of a particr city. He dons a hospital gown and was covered in blood whilst he wielded a sword in his hand. A bandage wrapped around his head hints at an injury and an irritated expression. And it waster followed by a loud groaning from his mouth that widely opened after it collected some air "My head hurts!! Grrrh, Morris if you''re here, I''ll find you. And when I do I''ll hit you with a fuckingmp," The mysterious figure entered the city gates once he finishes the tutorial Chapter 4: Invitation

Chapter 4: Invitation

It''s finally morning after a lot of attempts to learn all of the magic I can currently use I didn''t notice when I''d fallen asleep. The only thing I could remember was lying down on the cold floor whilst I heard a knock that woke me up from my sleep. It was the innkeeper that told me that breakfast was ready "Good morning... Sir your breakfast is ready," "Ughh, I can''t even enjoy my bed, maybe at ater date. I need to get ready, the sun isn''t that bright im guessing it''s five in the morning?" He opened the window iid on his room to see a peaceful morning without hearing a person cuss. He kept on staring into the wilderness till he was confronted by his body which alert him of his needs ''My stomach''s getting more cranky... Looks like it''s not that obedient to wait a while longer. I need to eat some food before I start my path of leveling up. There''s going to be a big day ahead of me,'' [System: You''ve learned Haste - A spell that can increase the yer''s speed for a short period of time Spd increase: 50% Mp: 10p] [System: You''ve learned Ignite - A fire attribute spell that can start a small spark in an area of effect chances of applying burns Magic damage: 15 Mp: 10] [System: You''ve learned Shock - A electric attribute spell that shoots out an electrical current that can cause paralysis Magic damage: 25 Mp: 15] ''I can learn a lot more than that but that''s crossing the rules of my book what exactly I can and cannot do? Killing is legal here even theft as long as it''s not in the city anything''s allowed since you can me it all on the monsters. Aside from that rapid progression on leveling is seen as a cheat. There''s no need for an exnation once you''re caught your gonna get killed by the Game masters. You can only dodge this if you''re contracted with a deity which exins why they have an incredible growth rate,'' ''Theirs a limit to my skills as well there''s no actual limit to say but having more skills than your level can will be seen as a cheat. Your die as soon as you slip, my current level can only grant me five skills I''ve only learned four of them. As much as I know all the spells in my story and how to use them there''s a limit to what I can do and that''s my magical power,'' "Thanks for the food" He sat down and fill his stomach till he was a bloated balloon after resting for a couple of minutes he enters his room. Once he got ahold of his staff, and ce his sword on his back he officially began his journey His appearance in his story, wouldn''t appear in his current timeline, so before that could ever ur he wanted to grow. If he wishes to walk freely in this world, someone as weak as he would need to acquire some power. Not that much to be called a talent but enough for him to live for another day "It has to be here... It''s such an important easter egg, I should remember it. I wouldn''t forget such a valuable thing. I know I ced it near the starter city," He finds himself entering a forest in hopes of finding something he had written about in his book "Graahh!!!" Suddenly a monster scream would be heard from his back, followed by a swing of its weapon. Morris quickly dodges whilst its weapon knocks a few branches of a nearby tree. He evades its slow attack even for someone like him to predict [System: Hidden monster called [Butcher] the gigantic ogre has been discovered] ''Why the hell am I always meeting a crisis everywhere I go? At least this guy was the one im looking for, I need to kill him before anyone else spots what im about to do. He doesn''t drop any experience points but what''s special about this guy is that he drops rare items,'' "Oi Butchere follow me you son of a bitch!!!" He flipped his middle finger and sticks his tongue which triggers the monster in response By the time he caught its attention, he ran away from the butcher that blindly follows him into an open area. It was the perfect area that was far far away from the city and its prying eyes. Once it took a step forward one of his spells triggered which resulted in the form of an explosion He ced a dozen or so spell circles as a trap once it''s triggered his spells would ur, and the Butcher appeared to be unfazed. It was a direct attack and yet it kept on charging in his direction with no sense of stopping. He swung its rusted de which splits the ground with an incredible amount of force [Ogre - A race of monsters that feeds on human flesh along with other kinds of meat. They are categorized as a group of monsters that uses yers as their way of military production. This means that their simr to a goblin that can breed with yers. They''re known for their incredible sense of smell, and physical prowess. They also possess a durable body in exchange they''re slow and easy to drain in a long-term fight] "Take this!!!" He increased his speed with the help of haste and climbs on top of the gigantic ogre''s body. He grab a hold of his sword and drove the tip into its head causing the ogre to feel a great amount of pain The Butcher was confused by its situation but his enemy hasn''t yet concluded his actions. Morris descent into its back and stabs its left leg whilst the monster screams in response. The noise it made startled the nearby monsters and soon his worst-case scenario came to be present [System: [Butcher] the gigantic ogre''s scream startled the monsters in the area, his screams showed your location known to his kin Alert: Due to [Butchers] suffering the ogres are now enraged which boosts their stats whilst their anger is directed towards you] ''You''ve got to be kidding me? Out of everything it had to make these monsters pissed. I need to end this before it gets any uglier,'' With the ogre''s arrival, Morris changes his strategy and deployed all of the spells he''d ced in advance. His action causes every spell to activate at the same time, and arge explosion ensues. The explosion was powerful enough to end their lives whilst smoke covered his view He calmly reads his situation before he attacks and that''s when it hit him. Literally, he didn''t notice due to the smoke at present, aided his target in closing their gap. and when he came to learn of this he wasn''t able to react in time. This costs a huge injury to appear in a form of a sh that tore through his abdomen [System: You''ve endured a fatal blow that could''ve killed you, your condition has now reached critical. Your existence is being threatened!! The effect of the magicians ne has been applied, it prevented the attack on severing the lower half of your upper body] "Bluargh!!!" Morris could only do was sit back and puke some of his blood whilst his shield kept on preventing the inevitable. It was pummeled by the swing of the Butcher, with his remaining strength he forced his body to move. But it only for it to backfire and causes an opening in his abdomen to widen its reach. His vision became blurrily, he was unable to see or move On his death bed, he heard a voice calling for him, it wasn''t soft nor angelic it was a deep and husky voice. The voice wasn''t heard with the use of his ear, instead was a voice that invaded the defenses of his mind. There''s only a singr exnation for his current experience and that was the presence of a deity [You''re talented!!? I have tomend you for that disy of magic. Do you want to be my avatar?] "Who are you? Bluargh!!!!!" He replied to the voice wherein he ask for the name of the deity before he puked once more. He feels his body slowly but surely getting colder as time passes reassuring him of his death. The deity came to learn of his injuries once it gazes at the world [Oh how thoughtless of me!!! I''m inviting you to be my avatar and yet im watching you endure this painful experience... Fret not, for I wille and help you] [System: A deity has used his Authority to use a spell that would heal your wounds] ''His healing me? That''s impossible!!! Only a famous deity can get this kind of authority that can rival a Gm. What is the identity of this deity? No, what''s important is that I survive. My vision got better, and I can see again, this isn''t a simple healing process... and the blood I lost was returned to my body? This looks like some weird voodoo shit!'' As soon as his wounds disappeared he made his move without any second to spare. He used the remaining time of his ne for him to pounce on the ogre''s face. He sliced their thick necks before he cast ignite in their wounds The spell circted inside their heads which resulted in an explosion to ur. The force of the explosion sends the head of the ogre to soar into the skies. Before it falls to the ground and became prey to this yer [System: You''ve killed a monster, the collected experience will now be given... You''ve leveled up!!] [Christopher Morris LVL 4 Hp: 18 Ark: 14 Spd: 25 Def: 8 Mp: 15 Stm: 8 Unused points: 10 Overall rating: You''ve gotten a little faster than before even a little stronger yet you''re still alive. I guess some trash would desire to struggle before listening to someone''s advice] [System: You''ve invested 10 points to increase mp. Overall ratings: Your magic power has increased sincest time. At least your trying to increase something you''re naturally good at. Still, you''re far beyond from surviving this ce, good luck asshole] "That''s a lot better I can finally do this" He tries tobine ignite and shock that caused an explosion to kill the damaged ogres [System: You''ve killed a monster, the collected experience will now be given] [Combining two spells to create a powerful attack!!? My eyes didn''t deceive me, atst, I found someone capable!!!] ''Ughh, thatst one took all of my mp even the ones stored on my staff. How the fuck is this guy even alive!!?" Amidst the explosion, he created emerged the Butcher who was badly injured, yet it still has the strength to attack. Morris was exhausted from all that casting, his body was at its limits he can only aplish was to escape. The Butcher chased him until he finally ran out of time [System: The body of the yer is being forcefully moved by their sheer will of survival. The yer''s stamina has reached zero, any further movement will result in a bacsh. Every movement you exert will bring a surge of incredible pain in your body] ''"It''s now or never please make it!!! My fragile piece of shit of a bone, don''t give you dare give up on me!!!! Arggggghhh!!! It fucking hurts!!!" His body was about to lose its strength and the Butcher lunges forward. It soars from the air and it chose tond near Morris''s location He jumps away in time before the Butchernds on his position, and the butcher was surprised. It fell to fall into a trap made by a man who perfectly read every one of its moves along with its finisher. A trap personally made for the Butcher alone to counter its every move and the only thing it saw was its body getting impaled. Dozens of pointy wood would pierce its body, it tried its hardest to escape Though that thought of escaping disappeared when from its mind when it saw Morris on top of the hole."Ignite!!!" He cast his final spell into the narrow hole which slowly burns his target whilst he catches his breath [Impressive, have you thought about my offer...? Brave, yer do you want to be my avatar? I trust you know the right answer after I showed you my authority] [System: You''ve got an invitation to be an Avatar would you ept or decline] ''I forgot about that... I don''t care what kind of deity he is as long as I have a system. I can make it work. There''s no way I''ll regret ever making a contract~'' [System: You''ve epted The Forgotten Sages invitation. You''ve now be his avatar] Silence filled the air and his smile slowly deteriorates after learning of the name of his contracted deity ''Be it fate or a coincidence, I wouldtere to realize that my encounter with him was the start of my troublesome life,'' Chapter 5: First mission [1]

Chapter 5: First mission [1]

11 years ago "Feast for I present you The Forgotten Sage the deity of magic and one of the most feared deities in the world of trial," Morris was presenting his newly created character to none other than his editor [Editor: Jin Kurenai] "Go on..." He conjoins his hands and eagerly awaits the details containing his formted character sheet "His intelligence is unmatched, and his wisdom when ites to magic is seen to be a miracle," He looks back to his editor yawning and he begins to scroll down in his sheet to exin more about his character "He was rumored to even possess the power to match one of the greatest deities. A mysterious figure that''s one of the primordial gods. Because of him magic was forever changed in his grasp," He continued his rambling whilst his friend/editor was listening to what came out of his mouth "Stop!!! Don''t even add that guy in your novel," Jin openly told him about his idea while he ced his palm on his forehead after he received a headache "Why not I thought this character was great what''s the problem?" "For starters, this guy is too op. You''re gonna make the readers expect that he''ll beter added to the story. Why would you add another powerful deity if you''re not gonna add him to the story? It''ll only lead to a plot hole if this guy doesn''t have any rtion to the story why even mention him," Jin handed back the paper for the next chapter of his book "Isn''t this too much? You''re saying that I should rewrite the whole plot?" Morris replied before he got barraged by another round ofints "You fucking idiot... your story has a lot of things it doesn''t have. For starters, you haven''t thought about the requirements to be an avatar. Make it so that every deity needs somepatibility with their chosen avatar just like the forgotten sage. His requirement must be a yer who''s knowledgeable in magic right? Make it so that he only wants to invite someone that fits his requirements," Jin persuaded him to change a part of the story plot to make it easier for them to operate Back to the present ''With his suggestion, I was able to add that character without him being a part of the story. What requirements did I ce on The Forgotten Sage? I made it so that only a beginner who''s knowledgeable in magic would be interested not the average person can do,'' ''They also need to have precise control of chantless magic and out of all that magicbination. Magic that uses two different spells that work perfectly well with each other I forgot about him since I only mentioned him once. I never thought that I was doing all of his requirements whilst I was busy leveling up,'' [What are you doing? You''ve been walking around aimlessly in the forest for an hour or two] "I''m trying to find some magical herbs, I can use them to craft my potions," Morris replied to his question and continued to search for a while [I suggest that you shouldn''t try potions, casting magic and brewing potions are two different types of sorcery. Why not practice your magic instead I''ll teach you how to brew potions once you''ve be stronger] "Look, I know that you''ve been looking for an avatar for quite a long time. But I have to do this It''ll help me get stronger, though these methods are quite dangerous. It''s not like I have a choice," He kept on searching for some herbs, which made him lose his focus and drop a topic that made his deity suspicious [How did you know that I was looking for an avatar? I''ve never uttered to anyone that im searching for a deity] ''Shit I blurted out my secret info, this guy is pretty casual to talk to I forgot that he''s a deity. I have a ton of things I know about him let''s pick the most urate and easiest exnation,'' "Funny you''ve mentioned that I found out when I''ve read the basics of magic no one seems to realize. There was an invisible ink that''s been hidden away by a certain type of magic and once I figured it out it was a paragraph about you. It said something about your need to search for an avatar," He used his memory to get away from the situation that might lead him to be suspicious [Now that I think about it, I did write about it in the basics of magic that the GM requested for the new yers eager to be a magician I wrote that as an Easter egg] ''Sigh, that was a close one I thought he might''ve terminated our contract. I need to be cautious about what I say in front of my deity, if not, then I might get in trouble,'' [Pretty clever you are!! What shall I call my avatar?] "Why are you asking something so obvious? I''ve read about you guys aren''t you able to see through our stats?" [It''s rude to snoop around on someone!! Just because I can doesn''t mean that I should. While we''re talking how about you tell me your name? Isn''t it tiring for you? Looking for herbs what about a mission? I can give you a better reward] "I''m Christoper Morris," He bowed when he introduced himself [Nice name... I shall call you Morris, how about it, do you want a mission? Just say the herb''s name and I''ll give it to you as a reward when you''ve finished a mission] ''This guy... he didnt even budge. I guess acting ignorant wouldn''t work in my favor. If thats the case then might as well,'' "Can I handle your mission? I''m still at level 4 you know? It''s easy for me to die," Morris announced his level which didn''t affect his deities decision [it''s easy all you need to do is kill a "few" goblins. It''s not that hard, isn''t it? I''m only asking to you kill a "few" of those pests] ''Why is he using air quotes? Also goblins, just a "few" of them? It feels a little shady but it''s better than lurking around the forest. It''s gonna be fine let''s ept this I can get my herbs without any problems. Plus if this guy is the same as I designed I can get a ton of resources and skills,'' "I''ll do it!! Give me the mission it''s just a few goblins right? Then what''s there to worry about," His cheerful expression suddenly disappeared from his face as soon as the message popped in front of him [The Forgotten System: Mission: Kill 100 goblins by yourself any kind of strategy is permitted Reward: Any kind of magical herbs ¡Á10 Failure: Once 3 days had passed, you''ve killed 100 but you had some help, dying in the process] ''Oh right... This guy is a lunatic!!! How did I forget about this important design, I can''t ask him to lessen the required number, or else he will just increase it. How is this hard? Let me give you a brief exnation for a secret event only a level 10 and below can take part in,'' ''The 100 Goblin challenge is a way for newbs to easily get some early progression at the start of my story. Killing 25 goblins will spawn a goblin mage killing 50 will spawn a hobgoblin and a goblin mage. Killing 75 will spawn 2 goblin mages and 1 hobgoblin and I haven''t mentioned the worst part oh no,'' ''What will happen if I kill a hundred of these green-skinned fuckers? Talking like theirs a fourth wall really helps with my mental health altogether. Now where was I? Oh right, killing a hundred will spawn 4 goblin mages 2 hobgoblins, and 1 goblin King, and all 7 of them are at LVL 10. The worst part is that a goblin king will be apanied by 20 or more normal goblins,'' "I''ll ept it," Without any time for him to rx, he starts to search for a goblin camp [System: You''ve epted a mission Time limit: 3 days before it disappears] ''Even if it''s hard the reward is too good to pass up I can get "any" kind of magical herb that exists. Although I''m restricted in the things I can get due to the bncing of this world''sws I can make it. A way for me to easily memorize and strengthen my memory with just a little sip from Remembrance. For now, let''s go back to sell these items I got from the butcher and the ogres once I found a goblin camp,'' [I''m looking forward to what you may do in this mission. Even if it''s hard you can get a lot more if you know which kind of herbs you''re going to choose. By applying any, in the text, you might acquire a mythical grade or above if you know their name. Kekekekeke] After a long day of scouting for a goblin camp, he managed to find one. He wasn''t sure how many they were, but based on the screams from afar he was certain it was a nest. The screams of men and women allured him until he saw a horde of goblins making their way to the entrance of their home. With that information, his certain they''ll have enough if they have something they can use as their mate. With that said and done, he goes back to the city and heads to the same shop to visit the old man he met not so long ago "Wee to the shop how may I help¡ª Holy shit!! What happened to you? Your clothes are all tattered and you have blood from top to bottom?" The merchant was stunned after he met the same yer with such a horrid figure and a demeanor close to death "It''s a long story. Can I sell some items here? What''s this? Sorry, I don''t have any money in my pocket," He was handed some spare clothes and a durable ck cloak "You better be grateful since I''m giving this to you for free. Kids these days are always focused on leveling up... what are you going to sell? It better be something good or I won''t buy it¡ª" "This is the butcher''s signature weapon the bloody butcher, it may look like a rusted heavy sword. Apart from looks, it has 30 attack power & 50 on durability and it has a skill called pierce. A skill that makes the de much sharper for one minute. I''ll sell this to you for 80 tokens," He said before entering a room to switch between his tattered clothes to the clothes given to him "Are you sure about this? There might be some other ce that can give you a hefty price," "I''m not an idiot old man, I know this robe can give me some extra stats. This is me telling you that I don''t want to leach on you, there''s no telling what you''ll ask if I owe someone like you a favor," "So my intentions were unraveled by a newbie...? I guess it can''t be helped... keep the robe, and I''ll give you 100 tokens for your weapon. My appraisal wasn''t wrong, you''ve be an avatar right? That''s the only guess I can think of since you''re here with this in your hands. You''re still here? I guess you want to continue buying in my shop?" Even after openly revealing his true intentions he notices the newbie browsing his shop "I need a couple of items can you arrange them for me?" He hands out a paper with a list of items "A tent? Are you perhaps given a mission?" The merchant''s question was answered by a single nod "Three days I''ll be back for three days, if not then I failed. I hope to see you again... I wish you all the luck in the world, Agni the apprentice of Naze," He uttered those words as soon as he left the merchant''s shop ''I should start preparing everything... Agni Felgir is the side character known as the incarnation of greed. A merchant known in every part of the world, but what makes him deadly is his past. He''s the only person that''s taken in by Naze a powerful ranker and willter join the story. I already anticipated that bastard to be in the starter city, he''s the same as I''ve written him to be. A kind senior that has a heart for the newbies even though that fucker will kill anyone else in a heartbeat,'' [The Forgotten System: Mission: Kill 100/0 goblins by yourself any kind of strategy is permitted Reward: Any kind of magical herbs ¡Á10 Duration: 70 hours: 59 minutes: 33 seconds] "Hehehehe, if I survived this ce then it might be enough to get him on my side," Chapter 6: First mission [2]

Chapter 6: First mission [2]

''I''ve finished setting everything up which took 10 hours and 8 hours for a nap and learning a new skill making the duration 52 hours. Even though I prepared for everything im still trembling, at the thought of fighting against those newbie yer killers. I can''t lessen my guard around them, I designed them to be crafty, hostile, and ruthless. Lastly, they''re fearless when they outnumber their prey making them give their lives to deal a fatal blow,'' "I''m gonna kill all of you," He red at them from afar before he leaves his spot and walked to the bushed nearby the camp [System: The Forgotten Sage is excited about what his avatar will do next] The rain covered the forest, which was strong enough for any kind of noise to be heard. Alongside the noise, the raindrops cleansed him of his umted filth andpletely masked his scent "It''s showtime," His wait was no longer as soon as his first victim who unfortunately passed in the bushes. He closed his distance against the goblins before he shoots out shock that spread from one goblin to another The channeled spells shortly paralyzed them which made it possible for him to connect another attack. Using haste as his means of ambush he unsheathed his sword and dashed through their paths. He swung his de at a faster rate than he could need and their lives were taken when it reaches their throat. After he killed the goblins, he dragged their corpses near the bushes and made his way closer to their camp "There''s too many of them, guess I need to burn some of my mp," Once he fully cast his chant a blinding mist engulfed the entirety of the camp [System: The yer Christopher Morris has activated the skill called [Mist array]: This allows him to summon a blinding mist in the area around him] ''I''m d I didn''t return that robe, I can now use some area of effect spells, all I need is to reserve my stamina. I also need to restore a chunk of my mana before the goblin mage would make its debut. From this point on it''s all up to my sword,'' The mist spread throughout the camp and he can hear the growling of the confused goblins about what they are witnessing. One by one their heads started falling to the ground, and his sword would either pierce through their stomach. If not they''ll have their head flying until it reaches the muddynd. He continued his massacre until he finally receive the message he was eagerly waiting to appear [System: You''ve killed the 25th Goblin, the Goblin mage will now appear at a random location near you] ''it''s finally here, the Mist array has 5 minutes left before it disappears...? Let''s use this remaining time to poke some damage, I still have 20 mp, I need to use this chance before it notices me,'' He walks to the area where he ced all of the goblins he ughtered in cold blood which appears to be a mountain of corpses. Not even the rain could hide its putrid scent, the goblin mage screams at the sight of its brethren. Because of its carelessness, Morris was able to slowly makes his way to the goblin mage ''Don''t worry I already booked your seat, enjoy your family reunion, since im gonna send you to hell!!'' He walks closer and closer as the distance between them shortens until he finally made his move. His enemy was at a range where even he could easily dodge its attacks. The sounds of his foot impacting the wet mud with his sprint was heard by the goblin mage, but it was a secondte to react The spell was still casting and was about to bepleted, in response, Morris swings his sword and damages its left arm. This made the channeling unstable and its spell was missed even in such a point-nk range. He kicks the goblin to the muddy ground and before it could chant another spell, he sealed its fate by opening its abdomen It tries to bring along its death, but he already anticipated the goblin mages''st resort. He damages its arms and was unable to keep holding onto its staff. Its final breath was used to scream for help but he drives his sword and finally sealed its fate. His attack opened its chest and its blood kept on dripping beside the corpse it previously mourned. Once the mist had disappeared Morris left the scene taking once he took the goblin mage''s staff [System: You''ve killed a Goblin mage on your own your Mp will increase to 5 and the collected experience will now be given you''ve leveled up] "Finally, I reached level 5!! It''s a pity that even if these mobs can kill me in one strike they drop a low amount of exp. I should finish what I came here for," He enters one of the buildings where he heard a familiar scream He found a lot of naked men and women that were tortured and raped, whilst piged of their items. He hadn''t wasted a second and opened the cage one by one escorting them outside. He points out the ce where he sets his traps to avoid any friendly fire ''The 100 Goblin challenge is not a fun and exciting way to permanently increase a magician''s magic power. It''s known to increase any yer''s mp, however, this effect will only ur once a day. So it''s best to gather a ton of goblin mages and kill them all at once. Once a minute had passed you cannot increase your mp but it resets once a day had passed,'' ''This only works as long as the yer hasn''t reached LVL 10 and if one killed a goblin king then they''ll get an increase in attack. But im only in it for the 100th kill, I''ll bounce as soon as I hear the goblin king has appeared. Aside from the mp, as long as you take their staff before they die then the staff will see you as their owner,'' [Goblin mage staff - A staff wielded by a goblin mage. It''s made of an enchanted wood which been refined for years making this staff cast spells faster than an average staff Magic damage: 30 Mp: 20 Durability: 45 Casting speed: 25%] "Let''s grind some more experience," He entered the camp once more after he sees the departure of thest yer 1 hourter "Damn it!! Their numbers aren''t even decreasing, I need to think of another way," He was sitting in a tower that was surrounded by goblins while tending to his wound ''I can''t use mist array, it''s draining a lot of mana is that the only way? I guess I''ll have to resort to using it, before that I need to apply my points. I reached level 6 not long after I killed 20 goblins after killing the goblin mage, status,'' [Christopher morris LVL 6 Equipment on Hp: 18/9 Ark: 14 Spd: 25 Def: 8 Mp: 35 (+10) Stm: 8 Unused points: 20 Overall rating: Your magic power has increased since thest time. At least your trying to increase something you''re naturally good at. Still, you''re far beyond from surviving this ce, good luck asshole] "My health is too small I''ll apply 12 on that and the rest is on stamina," [System: You''ve invested 12 points to increase Hp, 8 Points on Stm. Overall ratings: You''ve be a little closer to the realm of a normal person. Keep trying and you even a piece of trash like you might survive] ''It''s better than its previousment on me, I guess it''s time to move, burn you fucking animals, Ignite!'' He created an explosion that sent the goblins flying leaving them with burns that were slowly, killing them from the inside out. Morris made his way to the exit and entered the forest where they blindly followed They didn''t know about their uing demise, he climbs on top of a tree while and flicks his finger. It then triggered the spells, which he ced as traps, and the goblins were obliterated. Their bodies can''t be identified if it was a monster or an animal. Their guts were scattered and their intestines dangle around the trees and were painted red [System: You''ve killed the 50th goblin the hobgoblin will now appear along with the goblin mage Alert: You''ve killed the 75th Goblin an extra Goblin mage will be spawned near your location] ''Shit!!! I didn''t think my spells would kill so many, I still have some remaining spells that I haven''t activated. Let''s save that for the 100th goblin kill I need to deal with them on my own. I can''t cower around when I can use this to stimte my nerves. This will make my untrained body fight under pressure let''s take these corpses into a certain location, just like that time with the first goblin mage,'' He piled the corpses near the bodies the ones that were already burning, their flesh was slowly turning into ashes. Their blood started to evaporate which made a putrid scent around the forest This scent made the remaining goblins including the hobgoblin and the goblin mages examine the area. In that spot, they found a yer who was blowing some air in their brethren''s corpses like he was having a barbecue. When he was tired of blowing, he took a fan towards the fire that made the sure grow even brighter "Graaaaahhhh!!!" ''They sure are angry even so there still powerful as I described them to be. I need to kill the mages first before I dealt with the rest, those mages can be a little troublesome. I don''t want them to stay any longer heck I don''t even want them anymore. I already got myself a fucking staff,'' He dodged the hobgoblin''s giant mallet while casting haste and killing off the nearby goblins. He recovered from dodging whilst he made his way through the goblins to aim for the death of the enemy mage His advancement was put to a stop upon seeing that the hobgoblin''s speed was increased. The mages hit him in the back as hended on a tree, puking arge portion of blood. He grabs a potion from his bag and drank it in a single sitting. His wounds were healed and he recovered his missing health "It''s good to be prepared for anything, good thing I didn''t take this one off the list," He switches from his staff to his sword and ran towards the remains of his foe. His body got lighter once he switches from his sword and he can narrowly escapes the enemy''s spells The hobgoblin doesn''t intend on giving him an opening to kill the mages, but that choice ended their lives. Like they wanted to aplish, he focused his attacks on the hobgoblins He charges at the monster whilst he jumps higher andnded on their heads. He shoots out the spell shock and paralyzes its body following the spell Ignite. He aimed at the eyes of the monster and burned the damn thing and taking away its vision It screamed its lungs out, as soon as his attack was finally concluded, without any mana remaining in his body. Morris resorted to activating the spells that were in the goblin mage''s vicinity. It kills the two with thebination of both electricity and fire, whilst he was preupied with stabbing the hobgoblin to itsst breath [System: You''ve killed a monster, the collected experience will now be given... You''ve leveled up from 6 - 7] "Finally, level 7," He stands back up after his stamina has fully recovered after he leveled up along with his destination to his tent [The Forgotten System: Mission: Kill 100/78 goblins by yourself any kind of strategy is permitted Reward: Any kind of magical herbs ¡Á10 Duration: 47 hours: 14 minutes: 01 seconds] Chapter 7: First mission [3]

Chapter 7: First mission [3]

There''s a saying that says when an opportunity arises you should grasp it without ever thinking twice. What a total load of bullshit!! I just got myself in a lot of trouble what happened exactly? Well, I''m still here but I''m impaled by a dozen daggers as I continue struggling to my untimely death. How did this all happen? Since you''re interested let''s go back a day when I received the message 24 hours ago "Finally, after a long day of hard work, I can just rx in my tent," Heid down on his tent after a hard day thats filled with his pain and suffering from the goblins. However, his rest would end before it even began when he was interrupted by a message that came from his deity [Isn''t this a little bit easy? Would you want a challenge I can increase the number of your rewards] ''Easy? What part of that was easy I could have died if it wasn''t for my wits and hard work and you call that shit easy!!?'' "I humbly refuse the offer!!! I''m not suicidal okay, I''m far too weak to face any more hardships," [If I consider adding your overall stats you''re weak, however, it''s being overshadowed by your wits. Cunning you may be, you''re still weak when ites to the power that you could produce] "Correction!!! I only want to acquire a set of herbs and nothing more!!? If you want to give me a challenge then you should change your given mission. What kind of idiot would risk his life for ten pieces of herbs!!?" What shocked him the most when he saw an update to his mission, to his surprise he saw a skill that every magician was dying just to get their hands on a single skill that would aid them in the earliest stages of the story to the end [The Forgotten System: New mission: Survive the 100th goblin spawn by yourself any kind of strategy is permitted Within this mission, you can use a foundation skill of the name ss a skill called [Mana breathing]. Your deity will use his authority to make you use it during the mission Rewards: Skill Mana breathing (F) Failure: Death, once you ept this mission a seal will temporarily lock you in the forest unable to call for help] ''Foundation skill!!? Are you freaking shitting me right now!!! Thats one of the most game-changing skills, I might not get a second chance. Surviving the 100th goblin challenge wouldn''t be that bad, as long as im still kicking in the end,'' [System: You''ve epted another mission from your deity the system will now be processing everything along with your deity ranking to make the temporary skill lending approved] 12 hourster ''it''s finally time... All of my preparation for that mission is finished, I only need to do now is to get some sleep,'' [System: The Forgotten Sage is panicking] "What''s wrong did something happen?" [The Gm''s saw my requests for a skill lend on your mission but they weren''t too easy to deal with. They said I needed to broadcast my avatar''s live performance for all to see] ''Shit!! How could I forget? The system always consults the GMs before the request is going to be finalized. Wait, there''s a loophole for this!'' "Tell them you agree to the terms and conditions~" [Aren''t you forgetting how serious this is? If they find out who you are they''ll recruit you to be their tool. If you decline they''ll kill you!! I won''t let that happen!!! At longst, I''ve found a capable avatar I won''t end it like this] "They can watch the broadcasting who the hell said they can see my face?" His deity finally caught on to his ns and left to make their final preparations 19 hourster ''I knew he could get something like this made as expected he could even craft aplex artifact. It''s a good thing that I have him as my deity, I''ll have a hard time acquiring something that would conceal my identity,'' [Mask of mysteries - Once equipped the yer''s face and stats will be hidden, and appraisal will be ineffective. The yer''s voice will be modified Item: Mask Rarity: ??? Ability: Concealment??? The mask will be able to perfectly conceal the yer''s identity!!!] [System: You''re currently being broadcast this video, which is being seen by everyone in the world of trials Status: skill lending has been approved, you can now use Mana breathing in this mission] He entered the camp and taunted a few goblins and once again he led them to the forest [System: You''ve killed the 90th goblin] [System: The preparations are nowpleted you are now live Broadcasting: The trickster is now watching you!!! The one who wields fire is now watching you!! The Immortal Drunkard is now watching you!! The Dark Emperor is now watching you!!! The One Who Bends Time is now watching.....] Many deities came streaming the broadcast as they saw a familiar name that they hadn''t seen for ages toe "There''s a lot of them, I can''t believe I''m seeing tons of deities at once," Soon the goblins entered the forest where they were once entangled by his trap This time his traps weren''t spell circles ced on the ground, it was a simple trap made by rope. It took him one day to set all of this, he watched from the trees once he saw some of them fall into a pit filled with wooden spikes. The others were caught in a rope that pulled them up and was hooked beside a bell Whenever he hears the sounds of the bell, he makes his way to the location where he slices them one by one. He waited for the message to arrive, he was about to face a monster, unlike anything he evere to face. A monster that possesses a title along with being ced in the elite category [System: You''ve killed the 100th goblin the [Goblin King] will spawn in a random location. On his arrival, two Hobgoblins and four Goblin mages would apany his Majesty] "He''s here, it''s time to look for a king!!" He was shocked to know that a spell was cast on his blind spot. He was unable to react any sooner and he was grazed in the process, the origins came from a goblin mage in his back. Along with the king and his fleet [System: The [Goblin King] has used the skill called [Leadership]. The goblins are now under hismand!! They can''t be affected by taunts and their coordination is enhanced] His army marched forward like they were trained soldiers unfazed by anything and only saw a target in their front. They pounced toward him and he used haste to maneuver and his sword to counter their attacks Because he focused solely on the troops, his guard was lowered and one of the mages bound him to the ground. It created an opening for all the goblins to thrust their daggers. They didn''t stop once their des pierced their opponent, when they pulled their de they thrust them again They chipped away his health and before they couldnd the finishing blow, he cast a magic orb. Because he added an extra amount of mana its shape and power increased to a whole new level of power. He chose the option of turning his spell into a light source and in that short period he escaped Once his opponent recovered their sight he threw the ball to the northern part of the forest. Though it never dealt with the army he manages to fool them of his whereabouts. He quickly takes the daggers off and drinks an antidote and a potion at hand before the goblins track his scent Present ''You''re finally at this part of my story so that''s how it happened. I''m currently getting chased by these newbie yer killers. They turned from a bunch of shithead killers into a war veteran. It''s crazy how much they were influenced by their king''s effect,'' ''As of now, I''m facing a horde that would kill anyone else if they weren''t as knowledgeable as me. How am I going to survive this? I do have a solution that thing that was given to me by Agni, maybe I should use it to get out of this ce. Even if it''s a waste to use it earlier in this story of mine it''s better than dying,'' He led the goblins outside the edge of the barrier that was currently in y due to his agreement. They found themselves in an open grassy area with not a single terrain to restrict the monster or Christoper Morris. The goblins stood their ground whilst he was taking his time drinking a healing potion "Wee to your doom," He didn''t waste a second since the Goblin kingmanded his troops to attack him once more. They rallied together with his army on his side, but slowly they grew wary when their field of vision began to diminish. Although they aren''t as craftypared to a human never have they felt themselves being engulfed in a blinding mist The king ordered the mages to cast a spell that would increase their defenses and yet, the first goblin mage met its end. Its hands were severed from its body when a singr sh was heard from where it stood. The sharpness of the de was something greater than a random noob could acquire thus the king was bewildered [Netharus ne - A ne of the great magic swordsman Netharus Item: Once-use-series Rarity: Rare Skill: Magic edge - Continuously drains 1 mp from the yer to change the attack damage of a weapon to magic damage Added damage: The drained mana will be added to the overall damage as long as the yer''s MP hasn''t reached zero Drain bonus: Once it drains 25 mp gains critical every fourth attack, 50 mp increases sharpness, 75 mp adds pration rate, 100 mp gains Sword ki] [Sacrificial daggers - A dagger that is used for ritual purposes Weapon: Daggers Rarity: Umon Attack damage: 40 Durability: 50 Skill: Dagger arts - Feed the de with the yer''s blood to activate the skill making you wield the dagger as if you''ve gained the experience of a dagger user] 3 days ago "2 medium-grade healing potions 1 pair of sacrificial daggers and 10 medium-grade mana potions where the hell are you using this stuff it''s only 3 days right?" Agni was confused with his list of items upon knowing that it contained more than what his journey requires "Don''t worry about it just give me the potions," back to the Present "Everything is going as nned," He charged toward the goblins with a pair of daggers in his hand [System: Mana breathing has been activated as you breathe you collect 1 mp per second] His de came shing with the goblins whilst they were blinded by the ongoing effect of the mist The Goblin king ran out of patience ordering the mages to cast a gust of wind to disperse the irritating mist. Though thismand only came to be the worst thing it could have ever done The light emitted madeprise their location and Morris appeared and killed the four mages [System: You''ve defeated 4 goblin mages on your own. Your mp will now be permanently increased by 20 stats] Without the support of their mages, Morris had activated his trump card which was a spell circle in the range of the goblin army. The explosion was enough to blow everything from its area though he noticed a figure in the smoke. The King was unharmed when it used his army as a shield to block his most powerful attack [Alert: The [Goblin King] has activated the skill called [War cry]. Every goblin that died will temporarily increase all of his stats by that number] [Alert: The [Goblin king''s] stats have been increased by 30] [System: The Forgotten Sage is using his authority to give you the details about the opponent] [Goblin King LVL 10 Hp: 200 Ark: 80 Spd: 55 Def: 50 Mp: 0 Stm: 40 Skills: Leadership, Warcry, Heavy swing] [System: The deities are betting on your life countless deities bet on your death a few have bet on your survival] ''Is this even the time, for betting? I''m fighting for my life!!!'' He dodged the Goblin king''s swing and it smashed the ground below causing it to break. Before it could pull its sword from the ground, he took this moment and hacked away its health. Although his movement with the dagger was rather awkward there''s no denying the powerful effect of the ne ''That was a close one this guy is insane I wasn''t able to see that!! I need to use the remaining spells I''ve ced,'' A barrage of spells started to go off one by one along with other kinds of spells including haste. His speed wasn''t the same as his adversary but he could now see its de which was invisible to him a while ago. It emerges from his spells and the Goblin king swings his sword whilst hees to block it with the use of his daggers They locked one another in close-quarterbat, where they only used their wits to best their enemy. Their weapons shed with one another over and over until It was finally put to a stop. A powerful swing of the Goblin King sent Morris a few meters away from its spot That''s when he noticed it, he was yed like a fiddle he gave the Goblin King the distance it needed to activate its finisher. Before it was finished, he began to charge up the remains of his that he ced in the ground forter use. His daggers were engulfed in the bright surge of mana and it grew even fiercer when he imbued it further "Graah" The Goblin King screamed as it unleashed a powerful heavy swing of its mighty sword. Morris remained in position and waited for the impact. At this moment he chanted a spell that was even harder for him to aplish. A spell that would make the viewers drop their jaws "I am but a living thing Imand thee to heed my words. Be a weapon of mass destruction. An attack that can travel by air and a power that can pierce my enemy. I call upon the power..." The ever-fiercely growing mana formed a bright glowing de and all that was left was for him to release "Twin Mystic sh!!!" He invokes the chant required and the mana inside the magic circle within the field is added to his de. There he remained still and timed his attack in the moment his adversary made its deciding move. He collided his daggers with the Goblin king''s sword. Their attacks unleashed a powerful sh that could match the Goblin King''s swing The attack was too much for the grassy area of the forest. In a matter of seconds, it became a crater without a trace of its former structure. As the smoke covers the entire area the viewers are excited about the oue of the battle They saw the face of the victor it was none other than the masked yer. He was unconscious on the ground with the right side of his body cut along with his arm. Whilst the Goblin king''s body was sliced into five pieces The match concluded and the winner was crowned. The battle had ended and his level up healed him of his wounds. Finally after three days of struggling hepleted it while he reached level 10 [System: You''ve killed the [Goblin King] in the 100th spawn challenge!! Your attack will gain a permanent increase of 10] [The Forgotten System: Pending missions are nowpleted] Chapter 8: Unforeseen Encounter

Chapter 8: Unforeseen Encounter

Meanwhile, in the guildhall, a lot of important people and core members of opposing guilds arrive to discuss an important topic at hand "Did everyone see that broadcast?" Said the leader of the Immortal Phoenix as the whole room remained quiet while one other individual aside from him started to talk "It looks like no one is going to say anything let me start this meeting some neer just got broadcasted and it''s not even his own doing. we all know that we can broadcast but the system themselves promote this all on our status to watch," said the vice leader of Deep-sea Leviathan while he stood up showing an artifact that recorded the GM''s broadcast Many of them were shocked as they gazed upon the recordings, even their doubts were removed. Even if it''s only for the second time in their lives, the masked yer that was seen leaving a deep impression on these yers. He was said to be a semi-mage and semi-assassin therefore he came to be addressed as a Spell thief His quick movements and mastery of a dagger and chantless spell casting were enough for them to stop and be amazed. These people who were said to be fierce had a calm meeting for the very first time, they couldn''t avert their eyes from the recorded footage. They came back to their sense once it finally ended and they realized that they had been staring at the projection for an hour "Unbelievable I''ve never seen anything like it, is there a chance that any of you know this person''s identity," Said the leader of the magic brigade *Yawn* A yawn appeared at the crowded table where every yer that attended the meeting, gazing at one of the most fearsome yers to be seen. A person feared by many for her power, her talent was something that even a blind man could see. She was the yer rumored to shower in the blood of her prey, a monster possessing human skin. She was known far and wide by her name, Velvet Airis "This isn''t the time to sit and discuss this im done waiting around... Let me just say what these fools are trying to say without wasting anyone''s time. In short, they want us to keep our hands off that guy. If not, they''ll start a war with us isn''t that right? A bold deration indeed, but remember this I''ll be one of your many adversaries," said the leader of the mercenary group known as Red velvet All of them paused as they heard what she said in front of every person in the room, they didn''t utter a single word. She wasn''t wrong, to say the least, all of them attended that meeting to dere war. The war against those who wouldpete against the other group that wishes to take this mysterious yer by themselves Meanwhile in the forest "What''s all this?" [System: You''ve received 300 tokens as your deity wins the bet he ced on you] ''So that''s why he''s so silent when I''ve heard that notification about a betting function at least I got something. But how many did he bet on me? The return is too low or did he cut his earnings before sending this to me, well I''m not bothered by that 300 tokens. Quite frankly it is a lot, I can get some items for this amount, let''s check my status first,'' [System: You''ve reached level 10 you can now officially choose your ss that will decide your role in the world of trials. Reminder: You will be given a choice to reset your stats. as you ascend to your ss or not, once you''ve made your decision the option of stat reset will be terminated] [Christopher Morris LVL 10 equipment on Title: Goblin yer Hp: 30 Atk: 24 Spd: 25 Def: 8 Mp: 55 Stm: 16 Unused points: 40 Skills: Mana breathing (F) Magic orb (F) Ignite (F) Shock (F) Haste (F) Mist array (F) Mystic sh (F) Overall ratings: You''ve be a little closer to the realm of a normal person. Keep trying and you even a piece of trash like you might survive] ''Let''s focus on defense and stamina it''s been bugging me that I have to rely on haste. I need to lessen the consumption of stamina and increase my defense. As much as I want to increase my mana, I can''t ignore the fact that im dying in one hit,'' [System: You''ve invested 20 points to increase Def, 10 Points on Stm. Overall ratings: You''ve reached the average stats of a normal individual don''t get too cocky, your only at the beginning while your Mp is praiseworthy] ''Finally, I''ve reached the average stat of a normal yer I can rest for a while before I go back to the city. Wait a minute the crater!!? If someone sees this they''ll find me in no time I need to change it,'' [System: You''ve learned Earth array - Once you''ve cast this spell the area around you will be the center of the array. Anything within its range of effect will allow the yer to control the rocks within its surroundings. Using it for a long time will slowly drain you of your stamina Mp: 30 Duration: 10 minutes] Without thinking twice about his decision, he activated the array. Manipting the shape of the crater and adding a fewyers of dirt in its surroundings. Making it mistakable for andslide before leaving the area with haste ''This is still a beginner spell yet no one tries to learn It? They can''t see how useful these spells are, and I can''t me them apart from the free skill slot you can get at lvl 0. You can only get one skill slot as you level up, aren''t they focusing on Aoe spells instead of investing in utility? Nevermind it''s their life it doesn''t have anything to do with me how about we check out the goblin spawns drop,'' [Goblin king''s crown - The crown that belongs to the Goblin king is a symbol of royalty Item: essory Rarity: Umon Durability: 30 Skill: Absolute Rule - By giving it the required MP you will be able to control Goblins at will for 10 minutes Mp cost: 60] [Goblin king''s sword - The sword of the Goblin king passed down from every generation Weapon: Greatsword Rarity: Umon Attack damage: 40 Durability: 55 Skill: Heavy swing - The user will perform a stance that will release a powerful swing] [Golden key - A key that allows the person or monster that''s currently holding it the ability to see the invisible treasure trove] "I didn''t get the Goblin mage ne or its robe a pity at least I got a title out of it," Morris said as he checked his titles Description [Goblin yer - A title given to the one whopleted the 100th Goblin spawn challenge without the assistance of anyone Effect: The yer will gain a bonus of 25% extra damage to any kind of goblin. There''s a small chance of invoking a rage state when you fight a goblin Origin: The title was said to originate from a man who lost everything he loved to the goblins. His rage made him seek revenge on these freaks, legends say that he roamed the world and killed all sorts of goblins. It was also said that he formed a team that specialized in ughtering these fiends] ''It''s one of the titles that''s going to help me, in the long run, it''s a buff that increases my damage to a goblin. Not bad I can use this if I try to do some AFK farming, before that I need to check that camp. Does a Goblin king drop something like a golden key? It''s not something you''ll see every day in this ce, it''s practically rare. Let''s not waste any more time the longer I stay here will have a positive impact on my story,'' He went on to the goblin camp which was repaired by the system, the buildings that were demolished. The bodies of the goblins were cleaned andstly, the barrier that was ced in the forest had disappeared without a trace. He was left with a goblin den without its kind walking from every nook and cranny. The key shines brightly once he gets closer to a certain location and reveals the hidden treasure trove A gate appeared inside the Goblin king''s tent when he shoved the key inside it opened a secret room. It was filled with shackles attached to a few skeletons, there was also an abundance of meat. He guessed that they belonged to a few unlucky yers "Shit...! This ce looks like a dump, who am I to judge my room was a fucking mess. Let''s find the items and get this over with, it smells like shit. Arrrrggh god damn!!! I step into one of their shit," Apart from that, the ce was only filled with a ton of garbage and goblin feces He thought it was a bust until his attitude toward that cepletely shifted. When he saw a pile of items inside a giant chest, though it didn''t contain any piece of armor. The chest was filled with a bunch of items that he was hoping to find and most hadn''t met his level requirements ''This is incredible, I''ve struck a fortune let''s just take what I need, too much fortune will only ruin a person''s life. That right there is a joke I just haven''t unlocked my inventory since that thing needs money. It''s a terrible fucking idea to charge 10k tokens for unlocking that shit. I shouldn''t have written that, for now, I''ll take anything that has some use for me,'' He started collecting all the items he saw to be useful for his journey. In his time of looting, he heard a noise appearing out of nowhere. It came from a hidden door amidst the pile of bones. He thought they belonged to the unfortunate yers. The golden key flickered and he was able to open it without having to break a sweat. He searches around the room that looks warm andfortable. At the end, he sees a girl who is shackled on top of the table ''Whoa, now that''s a surprise? Who the hell is this girl? She looks pretty damn fine. I can rate this as a heroine-grade beauty no cap. Should I save her...? No matter how I look at it, she looks like a noble birth. Maybe even know someone who is pretty loaded with tokens,'' He pauses and quickly thinks of the possibilities that aren''t in his favor so he decides to craft a foolproof n ''But there''s a slim chance she''s just a normal girl. If that''s the case I need to know if she''s weaker than me. There''s no way I can guarantee winning and with her face she''ll sell well for a ve. But first I need to get this thing off, check her pulse, and make a great first impression~'' *Smack* He was confused about what happened. By the time thest shackles are removed, he sees himself flying away from the room. For the first time, his face wasnded by a clean and powerful blow. It had a force strong enough to knock him back and give him a few bruises An unforeseen encounter has finally arrived at his doorstep. What lies in this unforeseen encounter will grant him troubles ranging from horror to hellish delight. Was it fate or something else? This encounter with a figure he once wrote about will be the first piece. The piece that''ll allow him to create the team that will shake this world to its core ... Whilst that was happening, there was a ton ofmotion within a certain city. One of the most valuable items to be on sale was stolen. A scale that belonged to a transparent monster that was rare on its own to encounter had its scales stolen No one could find the perpetrator after he took the scales for themselves. They sent a ton of yers on a hunt to catch their thief. But the location of this thief was somewhere they couldn''t have thought. He was in the slums where the figure was sharing his food with the elderly and the poor. A ce where the people who weren''t able to fight had called their home In this dreadful part of the city dwells a red-haired yer unlike anyone else. He was viewing the streamable footage of Spell Thief and continued to gouge down his food [You''re watching that again?] [I am but a living thing Imand thee to heed my words, Be a weapon of mass destruction. An attack that can travel by air and a power that can pierce my enemy, Twin~] "Mystic sh... So you''re here as well?" [Where are you going? They''re still looking for you, it''s not safe for you to leave] "They''re not gonna find me when my next destination is gonna be the starter city, Grequil. I''ve just found the guy I''ve been looking for. I wonder how much you''ve strayed away from your weaknesses isn''t that right Morris?" The red-headed figure said whilst he stared intently at the masked yer''s footage Chapter 9: The very first heroine design

Chapter 9: The very first heroine design

In stories, the protagonist will meet their destined allies by helping them in their hardest moment in life. It can be by saving a damsel in distress, or even a loyal friend who wishes to travel with him. What about me? Well, I''m, not a protagonist... I''ve got punched as a sign of my first meeting with my future ally at the very least I''m still alive "I''m so sorry!" The mysterious maiden suddenly lowers her head bowing and asks for his forgiveness "My reflexes got the better of me, I didn''t think that a person would be able to get this far. I thought that they were finished torturing me and would rail me to their heart''s content. I know I''m making an excuse, please forgive me!!" The blonde-haired girl''s body lowered further where she kneeled and begged for his understanding of the matter."Oh, you don''t have to worry about it missy. People make mistakes. It''s just that your blunders almost killed an innocent man¨C" "I''m truly sorry!!!" The swing of her fist would''ve led to his untimely demise if not for his quick movements. He shifted his body to the flow of the punch resulting in its impact diminished when he was struck. Christoper survived for another day but even this was enough of a punishment the moment he thought of very [System: The deity known as ''The forgotten sage'' isughing at his avatar''s situation] ''Her speed was a lot faster than mine if I didn''t take a step backward to lessen the force of her fist I would''ve died. It''s not a good idea to get on the bad side of someone stronger than myself but damn karma hits fast. What''s more, I''m kind of interested in her identity, I never wrote a powerful side character in the starter city,'' "It''s fine, I would''ve done the same thing if I were in your position. Can you exin what happened to you? I''m just a new yer. I found this ce when I was hunting some monsters for experience," He waited for her to reply only to feel the cold air seeping through his veins and he sighed in response ''I knew this isn''t gonna be easy... who knows she must have seen through my ns. Well, I guess it''s time to drop this scheme of mine. The risk is too high so I''ll only be taking more L''s than W''s,'' "Seeing that you''re fine and you can defend yourselves I won''t bother you anymore, goodbye," He couldn''t help but feel so irritated and without any reason for him to help. He thought about ditching this beautiful brute of a maiden. Although she''s beautiful Christoper prioritizes his life over earning a one-night stand ''Let''s not get involved with anyone that could alter the plot of my story, no matter how I look at it, she can handle herself... she can even kill me barehanded if I let my guard down. Let''s not waste any more of my time, what''s the worst thing that she can do¨C Ow!!! Sweet Mary Joseph that fucking hearts like ass!!! What the fuck she''s gripping my fucking hands it hurts so much!!!!!'' "Please wait," She grabbed ahold of his hand where he struggled and felt her strong grip that was enough to break his bones ''What the hell is with this gori-like grip...? It''s too painful is she a girl? No way she can''t be a girl, she might be transgender, acting like a girl!!? That theory isn''t far off I remember there''s a way for one to change their gender,'' "I-I''m sorry, I''m not good at controlling my strength... I''m so sorry. Please don''t go, I need your help," Her grip tightened after she said those words, although it hurt, her behavior wasn''t that of a murderer. She wasn''t running her mouth to trick nor to entice him to follow his every request like a trained killer. He could see that in her eyes, body movement, and stuttering voice that she was scared, what''s more, she felt kind of familiar [System: The deity known as [The forgotten sage] is dying fromughter as he continues to watch his avatars suffering] ''Just once... If only I could smack that deity, my condition going to be a lot better. She doesn''t look like she''s joking around, let''s ask for her name. If she''s not even mentioned in my novel then I''ll simply help her once, after that she''s on her own. Now that I think about it she reminds me of someone, no way! I must be exaggerating there''s no way... The chances are so low that it couldn''t possibly be her,'' "Okay, Okay I''ll help you just get your hands off of my hands it''s hurting me!!!" ... 1 minuteter "Well, that was a great start. What''s your name? It''s awkward if I just address you as Girly or Female along the way right?" Morris waited for her answer after he handed her a portion of his rations that she ate with no hesitation [First, she asked for help, now she takes your food? What next she''s going to kill you and take your equipment?] "You''re active? I thought you''d only watch me when I''m fighting for my life. What are the sudden changes in your hobby?" He waited for an answer only to be left alone by his deity yet again "Thanks for the food that fills up my stomach..." He was bbergasted when she swallowed a dozen pieces of bread in quick session. "Care to tell your name?" Although he wasn''t signifying his stress, just the slightest change in his tone was enough for the girl to understand. "I''m Esther Landers, an insider. That title means I''m a yer that''s born in this world. My parents are yers who survived thest trial where they settled down and became NPC''s," Shocked by her introduction, he found himself frozen and his eyes widened and he began to remember. This name was etched into his mind something he couldn''t easily forget, no matter how much he tried. The one who stands before him was none other than the first heroine design which he initially wrote but dropped ''Esther Landers? No way, It''s my first heroine design, Esther Landers!!! In my Novel she was dead waiting for help, she doesn''t have anything to do with the plot. She dies before she even gets introduced... I remember writing her case when the Mc found the pendant that recorded her voice in the piles of corpses,'' "Hello, can you hear me?" Esther called for him whilst he was still spacing out after he made a very shocking discovery [Hey, what are you doing?] ''The recordingssted about a week every day she tells that her torture was getting more and more intense as days passed. And on thest day she only said one thing "No one ising to help me, it seems they got tired of torturing me. I''m finally, gonna get raped and eaten after" Looking back at this I kinda did her dirty, killed her before she even made her debut,'' "Hello, I''m done with my introduction what about you!!?" Esther yelled caught his attention and made him snap back to his senses after spacing out for a while "Huh? Oh right, what a beautiful name you have, I''m Christopher Morris. I''m pleased to make your acquaintance Ms. Landers. While we''re on the subject can you wear this, your uh current clothing is rather revealing," He gave her a pair of clothes and averted his gaze after he got a good look at her defenseless body "Are you sure about this Christopher? My clothes are still good," Esther replied to his request he took another look at her body which was covered by a worn-out cloth "Just use it! The purpose of clothing is to be worn not to be held. And call me Morris. My name is pretty long so call me by my surname," He closed the door after he gave her the pair of clothes and waited for her exit ''The hell''s wrong with me? I''m getting all jumpy because of her. This is insane, I''ll get arrested. I''m not even joking!'' "I''m done," She knocked on the wooden door that was opened to him, and to his surprise, he saw an edgy blonde-haired girl She closed the door behind her back and walked closer to Morris after she fixed her hair and wiped her face. "How do I look?" Her actions resulted in a bright aura form with charisma and elegance that was the same as the heroine of his story. "Um, can you say anything?" Clothes aside her beautiful Green eyes were close enough to make him blush with her beauty alone. "Wow, you look... stunning," ''Just wearing that casual set of clothes makes her emit a shining aura like a heroine, I guess I did a pretty good job. So this is the first heroine design. I remember Jin choking me when I suggested turning her into the heroine. His onlyment was that she''s pretty naive, arrogant, and irresponsible the worstbination for a heroine to have,'' ''Aside from that she''s boyish so she''s easy to get along with plus I designed her to be naive so she could be taught by the Mc. But due to her talents and actions, he said she''d outshine the Mc making her a wall so he didn''t agree with my n. Still, I''m quite taken aback by how beautiful she''s portrayed. What''s more, she''s built with all the right curves. Man tomboys are truly a blessing from heaven¨C Ahem where was I going with this again?'' "Thanks for thepliment before but I was asking if it doesn''t look weird?" "It''s better than walking with see-through clothes. Let''s go we''re wasting a lot of time the sun is about to set," He was stopped when Esther''s arm stopped him from reaching the door "Morris, did you hear that?" She threw a rock at a corner that ricocheted to another spot soon after a goblin appeared to be struck by her stone and fell to the ground ''Shit the resets are finished!! I can''t go all out Esther''s here. It''s going to be a problem if she finds out... Wait what the hell is happening?'' Before he knew it Esther was already duking it out with the goblins, with no weapons nor equipment only her bare hands She strangles one goblin to another ripping off their jaws barehanded and pulling apart their limbs with ease. One by one he stands frozen and sees the sight of a massacre in front of his eyes. As soon as the battle took a long time to conclude, he slowly noticed Esther''s weaknesses. While she was great at the start as soon as the battle was dragged out, her punches and kicks got weaker She was about to get surrounded by the goblins, but they were repelled by a swing of Morris''s daggers. He gave her a sword after he killed the ones that were near their location ''Being able to strangle a goblin without any sweat I''m guessing her Atk stat is at 30 plus she''s pretty strong,'' ''''Why didn''t you help me earlier?" Esther wiped off her sweat after most of her stamina was used to fend off the Goblins approaching her location "You were enjoying it so much that I didn''t want to ruin your fun," Morris said as he reached for her hand to help her stand "You sure you won''t regret this? Even if they''re weak, their strong pointes when they''re in a group," She Unsheathes the sword and reveals a busted de with its edges blunt from its countless use "Someone is expecting a lot from me," He replied while his deity responded [Indeed, you have vanquished a hundred of these pests. A simple number won''t be a problem right?] ''I''ll help her but that doesn''t mean I''ll use magic. I won''t let her know of my identity, my lives at stake here if she spread something that would arouse the mercenary and the guild''s attention. Luckily, I''ve been practicing how to use the sacrificial daggers without activating the effect,'' He holds his daggers high up in the air, which he Invoked Haste. He used it to trick her into thinking that he was chanting the skill of an assassin. His movements started to get faster, and he ran toward the goblins whilst changing his stance "I''m getting the hang of this," He swung and changed his footwork in the same style he did when he activated the skill of his daggers ''Maybe if I do this I can get that skill without using the activation requirements of the dagger,'' He tried to imitate the technique without the use of its requirement to eat away his blood Esther was fooled by his tricks and made her y along with his orchestrated y of a newbie assassin yer. He made it look like he had some faults and his back was covered by Esther. They sliced every goblin that respawned in the camp before they made their way back to the city "Fuck me! I''m getting too old for this my back is killing me," "What do you mean, you''re getting old? Aren''t you closer to my age?" "Thanks for the ttery but I''m too old for that I''m turning 30 this year," Once he said those words he noticed her facial expression that said otherwise to his statement ''Did I grow a lot younger than before? Come to think of it, I haven''t shaved¨C Huh...? Why isn''t it there?'' He reached for his chin to feel his facial hair but it wasn''t present and it made him think about the changes within his body "Wait, don''t tell me that I¨C" "Morris please answer truthfully did you hit your head or something? You''re not making any sense right now~" She looked concerned about his well-being and made a worrisome expression "Wait don''t tell me, Esther just stay there for a bit I need to see it for myself," He rushed down to the nearest river to see his reflection when the light was still bright to make a reflection "By the lords, I''m young!!!" He saw that his face was no, not just his face but this whole body reverted to his teens Apart from that, it was a little different due to his stats started to physically affect his body, and he checked his chest. "Holy¨C These are abs? I never had one before... it feels hard," ''There''s no way, how can that even be true? What the hell I''m young! Wait let''s think about this carefully. When did you even write this character before? Was it back in my twenties no... Oh god, it''s that time when I was still in high school!! I gotta say my physique, and my face is better than the one I had when I was on earth,'' ... The grassy ins near the forest "Ma''am, all of the evidence of his presence here has been snuffed shall we move?" The grassy ins Morris once fought against the Goblin King are drenched in freshly spilled blood. A group of people led by a mysterious person and the only information that''s known was her gender. Assassins more or less envoys of countless guilds were ughtered at first sight and at the center their leader says "Yes, our time here is done, let''s hope that our messiah survives. He''ll surely bring forth a change. No, he certainly will!" Their presence vanished once the clock their leader held closely in her palms Chapter 10: Unleashed monster [1]

Chapter 10: Unleashed monster [1]

Status update I became young pretty shocking am I right I never realized it. The height of my adult self never grew up as I got older. I got stuck at 6,2 and that''s when I started high school examining my young body and some muscles that we''re building in some areas. I''m guessing im 18 or 19 apart from that, my hair changed from ck to white. I''m not sure if this is the effect of my transmigration or something else but why do I look like a fucking edge lord? "Hey, did something happen you''re pretty quiet once you''vee back," Esther taps his shoulder to get his attention without hurting him in any way possible "Oh, it''s nothing I''m just lost in my thoughts," He brushed off his thoughts and remained silent for the rest of their journey ... 30 minutester ''I''m screwed. Where the hell, am I gonna get a job? After that incident, the Guild must have made their move. I can''t register in the Starter Cities Guildhall. Even if I don''t join any Guild and remain a mercenary that''s unaffiliated they''ll have to check my stats. They''ll see two of my peculiar stats or should I say my skills Mystic sh and the freaking Mana breathing,'' "Hey, do you have any food in your bag im getting hungry," Esther slightly pinched him for the least of his worries it wasn''t as powerful as her previous attempts "Ow! I do, can''t you stop doing that even pinching me? It hurts like hell. You need some control over your strength¨C" He paused after he saw her showing a broken shackle-like bracelet "What am I looking at exactly...? Huh well, I''ll be damned. It''s an artifact is this the thing that''s keeping your strength at bay?" She nodded at his urate guess Morris grabbed the item in hopes of learning more about its effects [System: Error! The rarity is too high! You can''t appraise it by means of the system''splimentary appraisal] ''Its rarity is high? How the hell does a soon-to-be-killed character have this? I never wrote much in her story sheet since she''s been canceled,'' "It''s because this thing got broken. I don''t know its origins but it was given to me by myte parents. Even myte brother doesn''t know anything about it," She retrieved the artifact into her hands, after learning its purpose in regting her power ''I have no clue whatsoever. Im still adapting to my environment here, I never gave any pictures of what the materials may look like in my book. But im very descriptive when im writing them down. Yet this one is pretty strange never have I seen this, it must be a magical artifact for sure. I don''t have any knowledge that can help her, my book only has my Mc''s viewpoint,'' ''Aside from that everything is a mystery itself even to me the freaking author but it does kinda makes sense. Not every item is in my story and not every ce in the world has been explored so I can''tin. But applying mana in this artifact made me realize one thing. It has a mana stone attached to it, I need to find someone knowledgeable about these kinds of stuff and I already know someone,'' "I''ve grasped some kind of familiar feeling from this artifact. Im not gonna ask about your stats I heard that''s too personal to be shared with anyone. But I think I know someone who can help," "Really?" Esther''s eyes sparkled in delight but she was then quickly taken aback by the sudden change in his tone "But first, let''s get something to eat im starving... the starter city is just around the corner. We can get something after wee to the city''s gates," He pointed to his right from afar she was able to get a good glimpse of the city "Oh, man! But in hungry right now¨C" "Eat this!" He forcefully shoved a bread in her wide gaping mouth and began taking the lead in their voyage Sooner orter they came to be standing on the city''s gates filled with a lot of different races imaginable. He was about to take it slowly that was the n but all went downhill when he heard a worrisome message. The worst thing was that came from his lunatic of a Deity requesting the young yer with another mission [System: The Forgotten Sage is asking if you want another mission] ''So soon? It didn''t evenst a day when I finished the other two. Isn''t he asking a little too much? I''ve been busting my ass for three whole fucking days what the fuck does he want all of a sudden? I need a break as well im gonna file aint against you if I can you stupid god,'' [System: The Forgotten Sage is using its authority tomunicate with the yer through his mind] ''It''s a no why are you going crazy and giving me another mission I barely survived thest two missions you gave me. I need some rxation while im at it might as well make some memories that I''ll cherish. Also, do you know how fucking horrific that experience was? Your avatar might need to seek a therapist do you know how mentally damaged I was? I thought I was gonna get eaten or worse goblin raped!'' [Settle down Morris a friend of mine had foretold a disaster near your location. Do you know that one deity I asked for materials on your mask? I can''t say no you have to do this I already have a mountain of favors yet to be paid off] ''Huh, why bring me into this? It''s your goddamn fault for leaving a ton of debt. I never signed anything in the contract saying I need to clean your mess?'' [You don''t have to do me like that. Just this once I''ll make sure to give you a fitting reward. I can''t imagine how much she''ll keep nagging me to do this request of her. Also, isn''t this what you call a win-win situation? Not only will you get my reward if you ept she''ll give you one of her skills] ''A skill you say? What is the mission I can''t let my guard down around a ton of people I can get caught if the Guild found out about this incident. I don''t wanna end up being hunted down until my veryst breath I don''t like disadvantages. Are you sure that this friend of yours would be responsible for anything that will ur?'' [No need to be pressured. This time my friend will be the one asking the GMs for the request. You only need to go to the location where the mission will start and a distorted space will be created. Not only will it keep you from being caught it also means that you can''t escape without finishing the mission] [The Forgotten System: ept the Deity''s request to aid his friend''s problem that was said to foretell a catastrophe. That would appear within the starter city killing thousands of lives in the aftermath Reward: Elixir x3 Duration: 1 day __________________________ The one who sees catastrophe is requesting for the forgotten sage''s avatar to deal with the foreseeable future catastrophe Reward: One of the skills of the requesting Deity Duration: 1 day] ''It''s a pity that I can''t even have a minute of rxation. How do you want me to exterminate this catastrophe your friend has spoken of? I can''t just simply barge in that ce and shoot that "catastrophe" until it dies I might be held responsible after I did my job,'' [Anything is allowed as long as you minimize the damage you can do anything. If something were to ur we might be subjected to change the rules and allow you to use all sorts of items. Then again that would only happen if you were one unfortunate yer] [System: The mental connection has been severed, you can no longer hear the voice of your Deity within your mind] "Hey Esther, I need to go to the bathroom order me some food before I get back," Morris handed 30 tokens to her and left without a second to waste His next destination leads him to an alleyway he stops in his tracks before his system is updated. The mission granted him a limited ability where a map of the city in his front appeared. The center is where he lies and a red arrow points to the west and then he dashes throughout the city [System: You''ve epted the mission you''re now given a temporary minimap that will show your location and the catastrophe] ''I see it, a red dot just appeared. Wait a minute this kinda feels oh so familiar all of a sudden. It''s heading to the monster Colosseum I''ve written this thing before. This is the reason why the starter city was vulnerable when my Mc entered this ce. I need to get rid of that thing it''s not going to affect the story only the structures of the city this outbreak will only be a pain,'' He rushed into the Colosseum as fast as he could using any means to do so using shortcuts jumping from the rooftop and even the alleyway. While using haste to flexibly move from any narrow corners reaching the colossal building he activated Earth array. When he sees that no one''s inside the vicinity he closes every path that can be an entrance or an exit to the Colosseum. Once that''s finished he makes his way to the room where they kept the monsters shut [System: The yer Christopher Morris has activated the skill Magic orb, multiple orbs have been materialized Status: Without themand of the caster the spell remains on standby Oue: Due to your handling it remains to disappear and feeds off on a chunk of your mana] "Amplify!" The orbs'' light then disappeared whilst his mana kept on surging through his palms and then onto the orbs He noticed a mysterious hooded person opening the monster''s cage and releasing a mysterious gas. The monsters became agitated and their behavior began to grow excessively violent. Before he could see Morris at the entrance the robed person was shot down with a volley of Magic orb Normally it would''ve been slow but lowering its size to that of a bullet increased its bypassed its regr speed. The volley never once pierced a vital part of its body. Realizing this the robed person reveals his knife and decides to drive it through his neck but an extra orb of Morris offsets the thrust "Stop!" As the robed struggled to die his actions were interrupted by a sudden light that came from Christoper''s palm. Because the cut wasn''t too deep to kill it in one slice he was healed by Morris revealing the effect of his spell. He hits the robed person''s neck knocking it unconscious after it''s failed suicide and he walks to the scene of the crime [System: The yer Christoper Morris has activated the skill, Heal; creating a light that whatever it touches fixes the body and recovers a certain amount of hp] ''It''s a good thing I practiced and learned heal when I was fighting those Goblins with Esther. I thought that I only needed to do my part in my book guess not, an unspoken story is starting to appear that even I don''t know of. Is this an effect of that message I''ve got before or was this story here and I only told the Mc''s story?'' "Graaah" The monsters growled as the gas took its full effect enraging them and increasing their powers as they got closer to Morris they got repelled by Ignite running away from the monsters while carrying the unconscious person ''I need to get this person into a safe ce before I fight those monsters, for now, I can''t do anything. Fighting them in a closed area will be chaotic considering most of my Spells are powerful. Unleashing them in a closed area will lead me to get caught with my attack,'' Chapter 11: Unleashed monster [2]

Chapter 11: Unleashed monster [2]

Inside the colosseum [System: The one who sees catastrophe has enveloped the Colosseum in a closed space! Status: The yer and the monsters cannot escape, within this space, time is irrelevant you''ll be sent back to the exact time it was set Alert: The one who sees catastrophe has initiated a private broadcasting only invited deities are allowed to enter] "Hey you never told me there''s gonna be another broadcasting," Christoper kept running in the opposite direction after the monsters broke free from their cage "Graaaah!!!" Fueled by the mysterious gas these beasts'' attempts to relieve their rage made them seek food whereas Christopher was a worthy candidate [What part of it being a ''Private'' broadcasting, don''t you understand? No deity can just enter the stream. Only someone the deity personally invites even someone with a higher authority can''t break this rule] ''Another thing to remember, damn it why am I learning a ton of things even though I''m the author? I think Jin was right I''m making a lot of untold things in my book and now it''s biting my ass. I can''t believe it''s this serious that I don''t even know jack shit about the smallest details,'' [System: The private broadcasting has been set invited deities have now entered Invited deities: The monk that dispels evil is watching you, The bringer of salvation is watching you, The one who seeks true justice is watching you, The Huntress of the night is watching you Oue: The gods have their eyes on you the mysterious masked yer they once saw in a previous broadcasting] ''Shit a lot of them showed up. I don''t know what kind of Deity the requester is but I have a hunch it''s connected to the eye. The lights are getting brighter. I''m lucky that amongst the path I took, I''ve found an exit. I need to make this count, I might get something good out of this, let''s make sure they won''t send anyone else but me,'' Once he got closer he saw the path ahead full of light teasing for an exit that was revealed to be blocked by an iron bar. Unable to turn around he stopped near the bars awaiting the monsters to get closer to his location, and once they did he activated Haste. He throws the mysterious person he carried in a hurry to escape and it catches the monster''s attention "This will do," He ran as fast as he could while he threw the person to the monster building enough momentum to jump at the iron bars "Graaaagh! Kieeeek!!!" The monsters that sought out his flesh had their faces colliding through the bars The momentum he acquired allowed him to jump from corner to corner catching the unconscious person. The monsters yet to recover from the impact slowly rise whilst the two safelynd but not before activating his array. The rocks around them were manipted to hismand the stones rose from their spots and heeded hismand "Geo cocoon," He conjoined his hands, and the stone formed two hands it locked the monsters in ce and formed a cocoon They squirmed and with their all struggled to escape but the slow and faint footstep sealed their fate. "Amplification; Ignite!!!" "Molten palm!" The excess mana paired with the enclosed space allowed his spell to burn them alive flesh and all as they did nothing but wail [Was it necessary toe up with that attack''s name and yell it out like a child?] "Fuck off Sage! You don''t know how cool it is to do that. That moment was like straight out of a novel or maybe an anime," [System: You''ve killed a monster the collected experience will now be given to the yer Alert: Although the monsters were considered lower level their stats were indifferent Oue: Arge amount of experience has been granted due to the mysterious stat increase of the monsters] "That was only a few of them yet their strength got enhanced to this extent?" [No wonder they became a catastrophe, there are only a few LVL 20+ that reside in this city. Half of the high-level yers are busy fighting for territory and recruiting neers. If you weren''t here then it could''ve been a catastrophe] "You''re something of this scale means I''ll get an awesome reward?" Morris cheerfully said and his eyes glimmered in delight and his greed leaked out for the deities present to see [Are you serious right now? You almost died and a buttload of reward is what''s on your mind? That was unexpected] "Oh shut up! With this, I can get something that can make my survival certain! Oh great deity please prepare a good reward," The deities present went silent after his personality shifted from a silent killer to a raging beggar in need of money [System: The deities donated 900 tokens after seeing how desperate the reaction of the young yer] ''What the hell? They think I''m dirt poor because of what I said? Well, it seems even the gods can''t see how greedy I am. They must have thought I had some financial problems. But that doesn''t mean they have to stop donating, I too need to eat as well, oh please gods shower me with tokens!!!'' After he runs the remaining monsters inside his trap he quickly runs back to avoid the roaming monsters. His decision was made after finding out the durability of the iron cage which wouldn''t budge no matter what he did. He tried burning it with his mes, bending it with the use of rocks, and when he was about to rage he thought to himself ''I forgot that I''m in a colosseum where yers fight monsters for an easy earning of tokens. The security would have to be this tough if they wanted to keep dozens of man-eating monsters. Guess I''ll have to walk back, fuck I already hate this mission, but you know the saying no pain no gain,'' He made his way back to the scene where he found the person responsible for this ordeal. The gas that had been released hadn''t evaporated making him have a sniff of it, nothing happened to his body. But as he stayed longer in the room feeling a little light-headed unable to resist the gas he took a step back. Upon the confirmation from his deity, the effects of the mysterious gas were confirmed [Morris let go of that person!!!] His deity warned him but even with his speed his left arm suffered a deep cut, making him lose his bnce. The unconscious person he was holding fell to the ground and began to slowly stand up to its feet. Amidst the gas slowly weakening Christoper he heads the words of his deity and retreats to a safe distance "What the hell is this?" He healed his arm before he looked at the gas slowly wrapping itself around his attacker [It''s a Monster Evo gas, an item made from Alchemical arts and Divine power. It weakens humans while it powers up Monsters in exchange. There''s a small chance they might evolve and what''s worst this thing works on a beast] He sees the person growing bigger and bigger as the robes that were once covering its body got torn apart. It revealed a hairy figure, a long pair of arms double the size of its body, razor-sharp fangs, andstly, a tail that covered half of the room. The identity of the attack was a beast, in its transformation it stared at its injured prey, raising its arm as high as it could "Holy shit!" it smashes the ground and m some rubble flew into the air blinding the beast from its own doing [Morris, run! Take this opportunity to escape. That freak is far beyond your capability. You''ll die!!!] ''It wasn''t a human, to begin with? It was a beast, why the hell is it here? I only introduced it in ater part of my book. The possibility isn''t zero yet the chances of one appearing here are too low. Did I stumble upon another story that my book never contained? A scenario that wasn''t written by me?'' After his sessful escape, he got cornered as some of the missing monsters he never faced arrived at his location. Some of them even embodied a name signifying their strength one by one the monsters charged. It left him with no opening to attack, from all of his sides he decided to go all out with his spells "You want a piece of me that bad?" He cast both Shock and Ignite causing an explosion The recoil damages his left arm and upon recovering from the attack he inflicted and he stores his staff and draws his daggers "Bring it on you fuckers!" [System: You''ve fed your blood to the [Sacrificial Dagger] you''ve temporarily gained the right to use Dagger arts Status: Haste has been activated your speed will now be increased by 50% Oue: Due to the arrival of Dagger arts both your posture and fighting style have been greatly influenced!] ''A thornopus that has the name Grappler, a troll that has the name Defenderstly a watcher that has the named Commander. This isn''t even fair, it''s either these guys or that big one. Both options are terrible yet, I''ve already made my choice,'' He charges through the monsters without a second to worry. The monsters quickly changed their formation as they heard the growl of the Commander. The Defender became the vanguard stopping Morris, while spiky tentacles came out near the Defender. It made him realize that the Grappler was near. Without any hesitation, he ran towards it even knowing the effects of its name "One wrong move and I''m caught," He was surrounded by tentacles thattched onto his body. The spikes were about to rip his flesh apart but it was interrupted by a growling from the defender''s back. It became louder and louder as the tentacles that aimed for Morris were burned. Leaving the other ones unguarded by his attacks were then impaled by a pointy rock that came from below. He shot out a volt of electricity paralyzing the Defender "You should''ve be more offensive or else I shouldn''t be standing here," He cuts down as many of the nameless monsters and tears through their numbers without a hitch. Due to their immobilized tank, he took the chance and butchered their only means of defending. ughtering their meat shield, he charged through the two remaining named monsters with his mana that was recovering from his breathing "You two are the only ones left," Without a wall to keep him from charging forth he ughtered off what remained of this band of freaks [System: You''ve killed a monster the collected experience will now be given to the yer] "That''s all of them, I''ve killed all of those monsters why does this mission say ongoing," He heard a powerful howl that came from the ce where lies the location of the mutated beast [The one who sees catastrophe exin yourself? Why isn''t this mission over? Didn''t you say it''s only a "Monster extermination" what the hell is this?] ''That thing wasn''t a monster it was a Beast a race different from humans, a being that''s from another world. Apart from ours, why is that thing here? The system invitation hasn''t traveled to the beast dimension, yet there''s one beast here, something doesn''t feel right I can sense it,'' [System: The one who sees catastrophe is confused as well for some reason the Beast is seen as a monster] "How is that even possible unless," Morris sees a guess deity speak out of nowhere [The monk that dispell evil is sensing a familiar aura from the Beast~~~] Before he could hear thest part the screams intensified making him unable to hear thest sentence of the deity. The beast appeared before him entering the closed tunnel and emerging from the ground. Its ws got longer and sharperpared to its previous form its body became bigger "Bring it on jackass!!!" He takes a stance to fight the 5-meter beast With a single swing of its hand, it shredded the stone located at Morris''s back so that he could evennd a dent. He used his small figure along with his flexible movement which was increased by his skill. Morris''s stamina was getting depleted, he saw that the wounds he inflicted were healed It ced him at a disadvantage with his low stamina, he parried only the deadliest attack that may be inflicted upon his body. Even though he survived the ongoing attack his body stopped when his chest was pierced by a tentacle. He wasn''t sure if he became delusional when he killed that thing only to ept the fact that the beast was actually [System: You''ve sensed the Aura of the mad alchemist] "So you are possessed?" He sensed an aura from the beast that was the same as a deity after his death was confirmed The tentacles that held his body high were retrieved, making his corpse fall to the ground. The beast leaves in search of the exit along with the army of monsters that rises from the dead. He never once had a chance his fate was sealed, even before he could do anything, is this the end of the author''s story? [He''s gone. Do it now!] [System: You''ve met the requirement to use the elixir the system will now be applied] "That was a close one, a single drop of this can save me from dying, does this count as my plot armor?" [Elixir - A miracle drug that can cure most of the deadliest illnesses while healing the person to full can also restore limbs Special effect: Gives 10 unused stat points if the yer is dying from an injury that wasn''t self-inflicted] [A close one indeed if they didn''t leave a lot sooner you would''ve no choice but to activate it while they''re here] ''One bottle of elixir can only bring me back 3 times even if I''m not as strong as the Mc I''ve procured my very own plot armor. I can only be resurrected 8 times. I can''t waste my time if that beast is being possessed by a deity out of their own will then they can break this seal. That is if he applies enough divine power, let''s check my stats I need to prepare myself,'' [Christopher Morris LVL 10 Equipment on Titles: Goblin yer Hp: 30 Atk: 24 Spd: 25 Def: 28 Mp: 55 Stm: 26 Unused points: 20 Skills: Mana breathing (F) Haste (F) Magic orb (F) Ignite (F) Shock (F) Heal (F) Mist array (F) Earth array (F) Overall ratings: you''ve reached the average stats of a normal individual don''t get too cocky, your only at the beginning while your Mp is praiseworthy] Chapter 12: Unleashed monster [3]

Chapter 12: Unleashed monster [3]

[System: You''ve invested 10 points to increase Spd, 10 Points on Mp Overall ratings: Your Speed has crossed the line of normal, and your MP has reached a point where anyone will praise you. Why not join a guild? Status: Your body is being weakened as every corner of the Coloseum is fuming with Monster evo gas] "So time doesn''t even work here? I can''t even feel hunger or fatigue it''s like my condition when I came here is fixed?" Morris started cing all of the spells within the colosseum he needed to fulfill if he ever wished to escape [Why didn''t you back down on this request Morris? You could''ve asked to be ejected, the deity that''s possessing the beast isn''t something you could handle. You''re still growing, I know it frustrates you, but you can''t kill yourself in the process, I haven''t found any worthy recement!] ''You gotta be fucking kidding me? That''s the reason why you want me to back down because you don''t have a recement. Seriously I think I''d like to die a second because of this deity of mine he fucking doubts me the yer he contracted with? Whatever, the moment I bring down that deity is when he''ll see my real worth, I just need a few more things,'' "I told you time and time again I can handle this I''m an analytical person I''m not gonna do something if I already know I''ll lose," "Plus this isn''t the first time I''ve fought a monster that has a higher level than mine, I can do this," The deities watching him agreed after they saw his feat that [The monk that dispell evil agrees, the bringer of salvation agrees, the one who seeks true justice is watching agrees, the huntress of the night agrees, and the one who sees catastrophe agrees] ''That''s not the only reason if I do well I might get a skill if I make these deities happy. I''m not gonna miss this opportunity to get some good skills or blessings. Also, it''s just a hypothesis but the reason why that deity is using that has is because this seal is restricting its power,'' [Fine I''ll go along with your choices] "Really?" Morris said as he got a new mission from his Deity [The forgotten system: Stop the possessed Beast from getting out of the sealed space Reward: Mana flower Failure: Death. once revived you cannot do the mission again] "What''s this?" Morris said as he was confused about his deity''s action [Sign it, I don''t want you to die when I''ve finally found a suitable avatar, I''ll allow you to fight that beast if you sign this] ''This guy isn''t kind. why the hell is he doing this I''ve never written him as a deity that''s good or evil. Yet his giving me something so valuable the only thing I know about him is the fact that he''s been waiting for his destined avatar. But I''ve never written an actual time for this don''t tell me that he''s been here waiting since he became a deity himself?'' "Fine, I''ll agree with your mission let''s get this over with," He epted the mission [System: You''ve epted another mission] ''The only thing that''s going to be a pain to deal with is that regenerative body if only I didn''t ce a ton of rules in my book. I could have a lot of things to counter it but seeing as I don''t have anything else that can be of use. Hold on, right now this very moment I''m not inside the world but within the grounds of a sealed space made by a deity?'' [Just what are you brainstorming? You''ve suddenly gone silent. Well tell me once you''re done] ''If I''m correct I can do some rule-breaking stuff to manipte this situation to my advantage. Still doing such a thing will take a lot of time before I can handle it, well you know what they say. If the main character can do some incredible feat then the writer (Parent) can do such a thing,'' "The One Who Sees Catastrophe can I borrow the item you''re using to control this sealed space? I''m sure that I can beat that beast as long as I have a few things at my disposal. Would you be willing?" He said while he applied a ton of circle spells within the Colosseum grounds The deities were shocked by his arrogant behavior for asking for such an item that was a possession of a deity. Anyone would''ve taken his request as a joke but these gods weren''t foolish to believe in such a possibility. A yer confident enough to request such a relic from a deity thats not even contracted and yet hes face didn''t show any worries. Paired with a smile along with his aplishments to boot he wasn''t a yer they would easily ignore [System: The One Who Sees Catastrophe has answered your request. The spatial ring has been ced within your inventory the deity said: The unseal function is locked] "I''m not chickening out, and thank you for allowing me to borrow this item, I''ll dly beat this monster to a pulp," With every material within his possession a big and beaming smile was noticeable for all the deities to see His body was filled with excitement along with a few uncertainties yet they never felt any feeling of defeat. "Now back to work," ''It''s perfect!! I already have all the pieces I need, now everything will go ording to my n. For now, let''s start by learning the secondary tier,'' [Give me that device I''ll refill it with my energy when the seal starts weakening] "You sure about that?" Morris said as the spatial ring disappeared from his bag [You''re getting a little big-headed after you managed to survive the 100 goblin challenge. If you were destined to die even after I lock you up in another sealed space connected to this area. Then I''llugh at your failure, seeing your face that was arrogant to think you could do whatever you want, be broken. Once you lose, nothing will be more entertaining apart from what I stated] ''They see me as arrogant? I can''t me them there''s currently not a single person that can fight a possessed even if it''s my MC. I bet he''llst for some time and ultimately fail in the process. Utilizing my ns will count as breaking the rules but this space isn''t considered the world of trials. It''s a different story when it''s a sealed space meaning im not ountable for breaking any rules whatsoever,'' With the spatial ring within his hand, he began his preparations for his fight with the possessed countless hours spent in his practices. The spare time was used for his circle spell, he could neither sleep get hungry, or perish. The only thing he thought as he progressed within a space where time was irrelevant was to improve his magic until he confronted the beast once more ... 15 dayster Meanwhile at the edge of the seal "Why...! Why can''t I break this seal!!? It''s been here for a long time, what''s keeping this from falling? The yer that was sent to stop my ns is dead. Why can''t I escape?" The beast was no longer in control of its body, the only thing that remained was a hollowed vessel being controlled by a deity "All of you attack! -" Before it continued to punch the seal andmand the monsters to strike, a familiar voice came from his back "Yoohoo! Hey there handsome! Why don''t youe here and check if what you say is true?" He shoots out a ton of magic orbs at the beast that was blocked without any hurdles to be see. "How are you still alive? I''ve seen it with my own, you were dead!?" The beast said as his foe sent another one of his spells, to poke his vessel "I''mparable to a tumor if I were to die im gonna bring you along...! This is a great reunion unfortunately, I''m here to beat your ass and after that, I''ll report you to the Gm," Morris said as he waves around the spatial ring for the Deity to see taunting him to attack He rushed to the location of the alchemist where he met a ton of monsters on his way, different kinds of monsters that made his movement to be precise. Dodging every kind of attack that was sent to his location, his foe on the other hand used the remains of his evo gas to mutate the remaining monsters. Turning them into an elite whilst increasing their overall capabilities, when he found himself to be surrounded. His movement shifted to counter or avoid their flurry of attacks, waiting for the opportune moment to release his newly gained advantage "Manipte my movements and give me the ability to lower my weight. Secondary tier Haste -> eleration!!!," With only a second left for the monsters topletely cover his surroundings. A sh of light was imbued within his body granting a temporary effect that was faster, and longsting. A spell that overshadows hastepletely, this momentum he acquired was used to hack every body part of the monsters. That was closing in his body heads, arms, legs even their organs would fly into the air once he was finished with his foe Without any point in stopping the alchemist lunges to his location and enters the fight with the yer he thinks was burned of his stamina. Thought it was a fight that already decided its victor only to be confused to discover his opponent wasn''t even tired from his little brawl. Along withnding in the location of the yer, he found himself on a floor that suddenly copsed within hisnding. It was one of the spells of his opponent he was lured after he thought his match was finally decided. Momentarily trapping him in a pile of rubble Morris uses it as the perfect time to strike his back "Secondary tier Ignite -> ze," Instead of being satisfied by his aplishment in adding a lethal wound to his foe. He ces his palms deep within the wound he created and his spell bursts forth a me that would burn the back of the beast The pain was transferred to the alchemist provoking the deity into using his authority upon Morris. Making the body that he currently possessed emit a toxic gas from its body turning the mutated beast''s body into a more monstrous form. The injured monsters that he wasn''t able to kill before got stimted and their wounds slowly healed up along with gaining back their severed limbs "That''s not gonna work this time I''ve found out my mask has an air purifier function," Morris said as he donned his mask while using the spatial ring to seal the gas in a fixed position he closed it after he threw a scroll that closed and made a tiny seal [System: The mad alchemist is furious with the yer Christopher Morris, the yer is getting a debuff lowering speed by 25%] "I have enough of your games you insolent pest!! I''m gonna rip you to pieces and use your body as my materials," The alchemist said as he pushed forward attacking Morris His attacks drag Morris away from the injured monsters, in the hope that he won''t use them to level up as they sh with each other, spells, fists, and even their own body as a weapon. not even one of them stopped to take a quick break from the battle as the possessed body of the alchemist was getting tired. Morris, on the other hand, wasn''t even sweating he poured his mana into the dagger chanting the lines to activate mystic sh that was parried with the possessed body. The Colosseum was falling apart, as their battle raged on everything around them was reduced to ashes if not rubble "Boy you seem to be talented why not leave your Deity and be my avatar I''ll help you grow at a faster rate than he can, don''t you know that you can level up by killing yers as well why do you have to risk your life of you can''t just kill them," The alchemist stopped after his vessel endured a fully charge mystic sh. That was strong enough to overwhelm the body of the beast ''Pk? I''m the one who added that in my novel it''s the most despicable thing that I created now that I''m experiencing my novel first hand. I''m wondering if I''ve made this ce a little too chaotic. It''ll be disastrous if there are some yers or deities who would do such a despicable thing like this for fun it disgusts me on a spiritual level,'' "I don''t give a fuck with your request just call in your army of monsters and let''s get this over with I have my fair share of enjoyment and annoyance in this sealed space," Morris said as he gets back on his feet "You''ll regret this Morris," With a growl from his possessed body, therge stomps were getting louder and louder as they made their way to the open field of the Colosseum. While the named monsters didn''t evolve any further, the newly mutated monsters formed a line and the elites were positioned to protect their master Thinking that his opponent wasn''t a match for his army, he was proven to be wrong once more. Using the spatial ring he opened the sealed space where he ced the remains of evo gas. Once opened half of the Colosseum was filled with 100 Goblins. Which includes 1 Goblin King that evolved into a Goblin emperor 2 Hobgoblins who evolved into war goblins and 4 Goblin mages who evolved into Chaos goblin mages. The once rampaging elite monsters became dead silent and kneeled to his front after he equipped the crown he acquired from his mission ''That Goblin scroll would''ve been great for a level-up material but it''s better to use it as an army,'' [System: Absolute rule has taken its effect for the next 10 minutes all the Goblins near you will follow your orders] "Charge forward mages fall back provide enhancements to the rear. Goblin Emperor take control of the soldiers within your reach, don''t even think about leaving a single one alive!!" Hemands his army of monsters equal to his opponent in both numbers and strength, only their minds will decide how the oue of the battle will end [System: The Goblin Emperor activated warfare the allies of the Goblin Emperor will be given a buff on their stats by 25¨G] The Goblins marched forward pushing away the monsters distancing themselves, from the alchemist whose body was still recovering from fleeing from the scenes. He sees that the floor his standing on was filled with spells that triggered a massive explosion, he tried to escape in time yet he wasn''t able to do so. The seal itself that locked the two of them from the outside world was, closing into the center of the arena. That''s when he realized his mistake if he didn''t get taunted by his opponent, it wouldn''t be like this a deity that''s said to be omnipotent is being toyed with by a yer [System: The chaos Goblin mages granted the yer Christoper Morris a magic damage boost. That willst for the next 3 minutes, boosting the effects of the targeted individual''s strength by twofold its power] "This is the end, oh great deity secondary tier magicbination ze + Electrocute," His magic blew up the colosseum into smithereens using the goblins near him as a shield to lessen the damage. he would suffer yet thebination was too great to be blocked. He got caught up in the explosion losing his limbs and dying a horrible death with his body burning along with his bones [System: The yer Morris has been inflicted by a powerful attack making him lose his limbs in the process. One drop of the elixir will be used, due to the attack being the spell of the yer it counts as self-infliction no stat points will be given] [System: The yer haspleted both missions he acquired from a requested mission and a mission given by his deity] Chapter 13: Author and the Beast

Chapter 13: Author and the Beast

"Morris im right here!!!" Esther yells in his direction that was trying his hardest to look for her after he came back from his mission "Thanks for ordering me something I''m starving," He sat down while another individual would cling to his robe "Hey kid can''t you see this seat is already taken," She politely told the kid to go away, which made him realize that he hasn''t introduced his newly gained ally "No, he''s with me I forgot to introduce the two of you Esther this is mypanion," Morris said as pats the kid''s back making his worries fly away A few hours ago in the sealed space Christopher Morris found himselfshing out and acting like a child who had lost his favorite toy. The result of his battle was his victory, but he wasn''t smiling nor was he cheerful, and his eyes were filled with disappointment. After his death was seen as an act of suicide, without any knowledge of how powerful the second tier truly was. He identally ended his life, leaving him with only 7 more drops before he was to fall into any kind of danger [Get up I''ve caught the Deity that''s responsible for this... hey!!! what''s wrong didn''t you win why aren''t you celebrating] "Celebrating? I died from my spell there wasn''t even a single monster that survived not even a goblin to kill me! It''s a pointless death I didn''t get any stat points, plus the monsters were under my control, and I didn''t get any experience aside from the ones controlled by that deity," He acted like a spoiled child that couldn''t listen to anyone''s orders until he heard of an interesting message. It''s from the deity that gave him the mission to subdue the forces that would''ve broken the defense of the city. That happened to the original plot of his novel [System: The one who sees catastrophe is honored to see a birth of a powerful avatar. The deity wishes to bestow her blessing upon you, she sees you as a yer worthy of her blessing. Would you like to ept the offer] ''A blessing I got a blessing let''s go!!! Wait a minute I need to consult my deity before I can receive such a thing,'' "You don''t mind right?" [You''re insane, arrogant, and irresponsible! I''m not sure that having my blessing which I will eventually give you as you be worthy. It won''t be enough to keep someone like you alive, take it I''m not some old-fashioned deity that''s obsessed with keeping you to myself. It''ll beneficial to acquire more perks and skills aside from me, your way of solving things isn''t as ordinary as it can get] "I''ll ept, your generous offer great benefactor of my growth," Morris said as he vow to respect the Deity [System: You''ve received the Blessing from the God of foresight your eye has the passive appraisal. Many functions will be unlocked as you grow. You''vepleted the mission you can now check the skills of the deity. choose one as a reward for your sessful aplishment] [Skill selection: 1. The eye of trickery 2. Foresight 3. The eye of madness 4. The eye of maniption 5. Status modifier Scroll down for more] ''Everything is beneficial but I''ve got her blessing. Then I''ll choose the most useful thing I could use,'' [System: Status modifier has been added to your skills, you can now alter your status as you, please. Name, ss, level, and skills do note that you''ll only be changing your status, even if you ce a skill within your modified status it wouldn''t work. We suggest that you take a disguise befitting your skills and level] "Well that solves our problem with my identity being leaked should we leave? Even if my body is currently unaffected by hunger or fatigue after all that I''ve done I want to sit back and rx on a sofa," Before he could take a single step from the coliseum, he heard a twitching sound near his location [What the hell is this!! I thought the mission said it waspleted. Be careful, it might be something that''s out of your power to deal with. You wouldn''t want to have a scuffle as of now, you don''t want another taste of death? Even though you''ve already experienced it twice] ''Don''t tell me it''s another deity? I''ve barely survived thest one, if only his host was a lot stronger then I wouldn''t be standing right now let''s walk closer Morris no need to rush,'' He walks slowly, approaching the location where he heard the sound looking if there''s a sinister aura that''s afflicting the area. Only to see the beast, its body reverting to its previous form slowly revealing its true shape as a boy. With animal ears and a tail, from its appearance, he guessed that the beast was the age 10 or below "A Beast person? It''s an offspring between a beast and a human being this is a rare find," He checked the little beast''s stats. With his appraisal after he was curious about its identity [Kyo min soo LVL 5 condition: critical Titles: none Blessing: none Hp: 44/4 Atk: 30 Spd: 20 Def: 18 Mp: 0 Stm: 34 Unused points: 0 Skills: Ancestral awakening (C) Overall ratings: for an offspring of a Beast and a human you are worse than the average Beast your future doesn''t look bright] [It''s just that Beast person, leave it we can''t do anything to help this person] [System: The monk that dispell evil tears up, The bringer of salvation prays for the beast to have a better life in its next life, The one who seeks true justice averted his eyes from the victim of an evil deity, The huntress of the night hums a melody for the fallen yer] Not even the Deities wish to save this boy they only pity and prayed for his suffering to go away while the sage urges Morris, to leave the scene as his mission waspleted he didn''t hesitate to use thest drop of the elixir on the dying boy saving him from death and bringing him back to the living the Deities were shocked by Morris thinking that his actions were like a saint that he even cares for someone that once tried to kill him [System: You''ve used thest drop of the first elixir, the yer Kyo min soo, that died from yer Morris''s attack will gain 10 stat points] [System: The monk that dispell evil thinks your crazy. the deity donated 50 tokens, The bringer of salvation acknowledges your kindness. The deity donated 50 tokens, The one who seeks true justice respects your decision. The deity donated 50 tokens, and the huntress of the night sees your unwavering sense of humility. the deity donated 50 tokens] All of the deities were stuck on their delusion that Morris was a righteous yer, a Saint, and even kind-hearted not knowing the real reason for his action ''It''s Kyo min soo the wandering loner this guy wasn''t introduced in the story but as he travels far and wide stories of his greatness were known I wrote that he isn''t an avatar yet he''s strong as an avatar. a yer that was tricked by a deity and the aftermath awakened his power while he didn''t get over his past errors,'' ''The price of his growth made him despise the deities, whether they had good intentions. I guess in my novel he was weighed down by the guilt of killing thousands of people just to get stronger. While I stopped that from happening, the ancestral awakening, is still here I''ve struck a diamond hidden in a coal mine at a small price to pay to give him the elixir and I even get 200 tokens from those deities im rich,'' Morris crouched down, he uses hisp to be Kyo min soo''s pillow waiting for him to wake up while caressing the boy''s head as little min soo woke up being pampered by Morris. He immediately got up and leaned in to beg for mercy crying and even bashing his head to the ground. He remembers all the horrible things he did when his body was possessed by the alchemist. He was expecting to be beaten up by Morris but he only gained a hug along with his calming words "It''s ok you weren''t at fault you''re just a victim I won''t hurt you. Still leaving you alone will be problematic would you apany me on my journey? I''ll raise you as my own, I''ll try to be like a guardian that''ll guide you as a parent should," Morris said as he pats his head, he continued to do so until he hears Kyo min soo crying out loud and clear ''I''ll win him over with affection treat him like he''s important train him and when he''s ready I''ll use him as much as I want,'' "W-Wo-Would you take care of me?" Kyo min soo stuttered whilst he shed tears after he felt another person that cared for his condition "I will little one im not sure if I''ll be a good role model but I''ll try my best," Morris said as the colosseum seal disappeared and they left the ce while the Deities authority fixed it back in time "Where are we going boss," Kyo min soo said as he holds Morris''s hand *Stomach growling* "How about we grab something to eat," Morris said as they walk to the restaurant Back to the present "Nice to meet you im Kyo min soo," He said as he greeted her whilst he lets lose of his formalities and reveals his childish behavior ''I''m not dying just because I was fated to, no matter what kind of things I''ll do, I''ll use it to my heart''s content. Be it people or skills, I''ll use them as I desire, a world where even a loser like me can gain what he desires. I''m not gonna let this life end, no offense, but I''ll use you as I want, Kyo min soo. After you''ve fully grown, I''ll use you to my heart''s content, mwhehehehehehe,'' Chapter 14: Private Mercenary

Chapter 14: Private Mercenary

After the three of them were finished their meals they soon headed out to finish their long-awaited journey. For her it was just a few hours when he left for him it was a month or so, being trapped in that ce for a long time. Made him realize that in the real world his time wasn''t as grandpared to the distorted space. He hasn''tpleted most of his goals and his story was entering the beginning "Ugh, my stomach is aching did we eat too much," She leaned against the wall of a building and her left hand was covering her mouth, if she were to try and puke her meal ''She ate 5 servings of Smander meat what kind of appetite is that? Does she even have one? Wait this isn''t the time for this I need to check her stats I want to see the origin of her ridiculous strength. I know that she''s my first heroine design but how is it that she''s powerful yet I''ve killed her on the get-go,'' [Esther Landers LVL 10 Title: None ss: None Blessing: the God of war Hp: 50 Atk: 46 (+30) Spd: 29 Def: 34 Mp: 22 Stm: 26 unused points: 30 Skills: hand-to-handbat (E) Physical boost (E) Swordsmanship (F) Fortitude (F) Fighting Spirit (F) Overall rating: you''re too strong to be in the starter city join a guild you''ll get a seat of an executive without a sweat] ''what the fuck she has the blessing of a deity!!? Well, that exins why she''s strong im guessing that relic she gave me is something like a limiter to lessen her strength. It''s not a bad idea the only problem is that she can''t control her strength when it''s broken Agni might have something to fix her relic after that''s done... Esther and I are nothing but strangers I can move on and start training Kyo with my knowledge of this world. Too bad she''s not gonnae with us, I know her from the back of my mind, she''s not someone that''ll easily join just anyone,'' "Need a hand?" Morris reached his hand out and waited for the response of this naive and ignorant character he created. However, his actions made her rely on him even more than he could''ve imagined "Can I get a piggyback ride Instead, I can''t move like I normally would," Hearing her words at a close distance that not even he could pretend to ignore. Morris crouched in position to let her cling to his back before they continue their walk. Surprisingly she wasn''t that heavy, making it easier for him to carry her without putting any strength on his back The only problem he could find was her chest that was pressing against him while her hands were holding onto his body. Carefully as she can to avoid causing him any harm, everything was going as she nned but as she bumped into his hair, she smelled such a soothing odor that made her tense and nervous body. Calmed down when she feels his''s warmth while she gets a glimpse of his face that isn''t reacting to their situation ''Wha the fuck is this scenario!!? Focus Morris, you have to focus don''t even think about it your 29 years old calm the fuck down, Esther is 16 calm down, let''s breathe for a moment let''s chant it over and over. It might relieve my stress, im, not a pedophile, im, not a pedophile, im not a pedophile. How the heck did that even work, is this how the monks chant work when they try to resist their temptations?'' They were stuck in a position where they can only think of one another while Esther was distracted from his body. Morris, on the other hand, was keeping his sanity while Kyo was watching from the sidelines admiring his act of kindness this continued until they finally arrived at a certain shop that was open at the night. It was a ce like any other shop except that this one houses one of the most influential characters in his novel "Esther, get down, we''re finally here," Kyo pointed out that their travelingpanion was asleep on his back "What now, Boss Esther, isn''t waking up," His current situation made him wonder why was Morris have such a nervous expression. Instead of waking her upon arriving at this shop, he entered after he learned that she fell asleep They were weed by Agni that anticipated Morris''s time of arrival, the firece was lit and some warm cocoa was prepared on the table. All the artifacts and equipment, around the shop, were nowhere to be seen "Kyo whatever happens grab Esther and make a run for it" He whispered as he sees Kyo nod with his order and the two of them proceed slowly entered the building and arrived at the table Agni was taking a sip on a bottle of rum Harnessing a portion of mana on his hand he steeled himself if Agni has any ill intentions towards him after he became the talk of the world. For vanquishing 100 Goblins with only his skills and mastery of magic not to mention being alone without any outside help. Someone like that would fetch a price to be given even a piece of information, which made him wary when he finally came back to his shop "No need to be so nervous im not going to hurt, do you want a warm cup of cocoa?" Agni holds out one cup of cocoa in reach for Kyo while Morris remained to bear his hostility after he made his conclusion about his current situation ''What''s your n Agni even if I wrote you, your someone dangerous to be acquainted with once you''ve gained an interest in someone else, should I use my appraisal... Oh, so that''s the oue you''ve chosen,'' "It''s fine Kyo, drink it there''s nothing wrong," He gives a smile to reassure Kyo that didn''t hesitate to take his offer, he drank the cocoa without a single drop being seen. Kyo started to feel a little exhausted, moving toward the seat where his guardian was located, he clung to his clothes until he fell asleep. while Morris ce Esther down on the lengthy sofa before Agni guided him to a room where he sees him making a peculiar walk that opened a hidden room, after he entered a message popped out from his view [System: You''ve entered a room that''s been enchanted with sound maniption, no matter how hard you scream not a single sound will be leaked] "Let''s begin our discussion, shall we dear customer," Agni snapped his finger which made the floors contract to reveal a hidden furniture for their chat. Without any hesitation, he reclined to the seat and didn''t even bother to suspect him even further "Finally, I can rest you won''t believe what happened to me throughout 4 days before I got here," "I''m guessing you''re here, to get a job?" Agni stared at his client who shows no sign of fear even though he was standing in a room where his voice can travel from the outside world "Let''s cut to the chase, I''m not looking for a job that pays a lot but it needs to have some privileges," He takes out the goblin kings sword in his bag "You''re selling this!!?" His jaw drops when he sees the item that was ced on the table "You''re a merchant, am I correct? I need someone who can get me some information if a sub-trial appears. It doesn''t have to be that informative just the name and its location," Agni was stunned by his proposal and quickly search his drawer after hearing the end of his sentences "Only the information you sure about that?" Agni ced a contract out of nowhere "I need that contract for multiple people, two for now and the restter, im, not someone blessed with power or luck. I''m always thinking as I take a step forward so don''t assume that im talented in my field of work. Im, not someone who wants to die because my contract only makes me work, alone," He said before he writes anything within their contract ''I can''t understand this kid, I thought that he was an idiot for a second now he''s finding faults in my contract. I can''t let someone like him escape my grasp, if it''s him I might find a way to track down my master''s location. Hes already being given a ton of attention from the deities around him, if he were to grow even further. He might even get the attention of the contracted deity of my master,'' "I''ll make a note of that, Christopher Morris this is a life and death contract if you ever try to deny the terms we agreed upon you''ll die. while in exchange I''ll die if I didn''t fulfill my side of the contract. Do you wish to continue?" The contract started to unleash an ominous aura that leaked out of the room waking Esther and making her barge into their current location "Morris are you here there''s a sinister, aura that''sing from here~," She doesn''t see anyone inside the room, so she closes and checks the other room for his location. They were in the first room that she entered, but an illusion that Agni sets up faded away revealing the two of them after it wasn''t able to detect her energy. The two of them finished their contract and he finally received his first job after he came into his novel "Congrattions you are now, a private mercenary that''s managed by me, if you need some funding I can make it that you''ll get what you want be it a discount on the items or information that even the guild doesn''t know," [System: You''re now a mercenary of Agni felgir the merchant, Congrattions you''ve moved up from unemployed to private mercenary] ''Did it have to mention my status, oh well I need to check up on those two,'' [What do you think you''re doing signing a life and death contract without a care of the consequences] "It''s fine, he doesn''t have any ill intentions," He opened the door to see her try her hardest to wake Kyo min soo "Wake up Kyo this isn''t the time to sleep we need to get out of here I felt a malicious aura get up!!!" She shakes Kyo''s body until he started opening his eyes ''There she is let''s just say it, she''s gonna leave after we got her relic checked out who knows maybe she''ll agree to be a part of my party,'' "Boss, your back how long was I asleep?" Kyo jumped at his body after he woke up from his slumber Esther was confused when she sees Morris inside the room, she looks at every corner for him, and when she was busy waking Kyo he suddenly appear out of nowhere "Morris, where did you go? I was looking for you," "I was talking to the owner about your relic are you worried about me," He teases her which made her silent for a moment ''Oh, shit is she mad she''s so quiet did I blow it I was trying to calm her down she looks a little scared when she worked up sensing that aura,'' "Of course, I thought you were in trouble isn''t that what arade will do," Esther said as she sees Morris confused with her answer ''Comrades? Isn''t she acting a little bit friendly I never once treated her like one I just helped her, and now this question, popped out from my head? Did I write her as easygoing, or wasn''t she a stubborn person I have no clue, wait a minute didn''t I discuss this with Jin? If Esther did be the heroine the chances of her following the mc were to save her,'' "Morris, dude what are you ring at don''t tell me you fell for my charms," She tried to tease him a little after he was ring at her for a short time before he came back to his senses "Not a chance I just didn''t think that you saw me as yourrade," Heughed as he say those words ''I wish that I only triggered the conditions for her to be my ally and not fall for me that would be disastrous,'' Chapter 15: The Beginning Of The Story

Chapter 15: The Beginning Of The Story

After I satisfy my tired body with a bed after a long time inside the sealed space. I was on my way to convincing Esther about signing the contract, it took a while but I manage to win her over. And now the three of us are private mercenaries for Agni, we''re subjugating monsters or running the shop 24/7. Soon it became my 12th day here while I was working as a mercenary "Thank you for purchasing at Agni''s store have a wonderful day," Esther smiled at the customer ''How did my profession as a mercenary be something like a shop clerk? If it weren''t for my sry getting an increase, I wouldn''t have agreed. I can''t get a read on Morris''s thoughts, he''s so mysterious, I wonder what I''ll get from following someone like him. The weirdest part is that his an outsider someone who''s sent from another world, how can he easily adapt to my world?'' While she was busy attending to the side conditions of her contract. A door leading downstairs started shaking and alerts her whilst she continues running the shop "I have to admit im kind of jealous of Kyo. He''s training with him while im stuck here organizing these items," She walks close and pushed a button near the door which stopped the shaking. Without any problems left, she continued to tend to the shop thats flooded with a dozen yers asking for all sorts of items On the other side of the door, we see Morris facing Kyo Min soo without any kind of weapons or magic in his arsenal. They fought with the use of their vare fist enhanced with his mana which boost his physical capabilities to their max. They were stuck in a deadlock as their strengths matched each other, no matter how much they outmaneuver one another Their fists collided and cause the room to tremble in their force, Kyo min soo swings a downward punch followed by an upward kick. But it was predictable, to say the least, his fighting style became sloppy once he came back to his sense. It looks like the alchemist learned of this and turned him into a puppet due to hisck ofbat knowledge But it wasn''t something that he couldn''t fix, in their training, he saw it in Kyo min soo''s unusual results. It would''ve taken him a long time but he managed to perfectly anticipate his attack and calcte the collision of their first. But he wasn''t a pushover to easily lose to a child. He countered by sending a fully injected mana-imbued punch to Kyo''s abdomen. It knocks Kyo min soo to a distance where the two of them catch their breath "I can''t believe it, even with all of those handicaps I can''t even put some pressure on your body, are you a magician as you say, boss?" Kyo fell to the ground While his opposition remained standing which ends their match at his victory ''Looks like my writing took its form, even if he has the lowest stats if Ipare him to a pure-blooded beast. His agility wasn''t normal. He can only materialize his awakening from his legs and arm, apart from that he enhances their power and speed to this extent. I think his plot armor is acting up, I remember writing one of the side characters that spoke about Kyo min soo. He always has this incredible talent of grasping the teachings given to him,'' [Kyo min soo LVL 8 Titles: none ss: none Blessing: none Hp: 44 Atk: 30 Spd: 30 Def: 18 Mp: 30 Stm: 34 Unused points: 0 Skills: Ancestral awakening (C) Overall ratings: You''re slowly moving towards the level of the average strength of a beast] "Well, I can''t lose before I teach you how to win against me. Before that, point arises I''ll beat the shit out of you until losing became a normal routine," Morris healed the scratches within his body before tending to Kyo min soo''s wounded body "Where are you going boss," He catches his breath and notices his weakened caretaker hastily trying to leave the room "Let''s just say someone important is about to begin his journey in this world," He left the basement and quickly interested his room When he opened the door that he previously locked and forbids anyone from entering his room at all costs. His room was revealed to have a dark and dreary atmosphere with only a table and a chair. Aside from that is the other room for bathing and theboratory used for his experiments. He walks closer to the table and a ton of test tubes holding a dangerous substance along with his final ingredient in his palms ''It''s time I finally manage to obtain it after applying a ton of mana in the mana flower, I have everything I need. If you''re wondering why im talking like someone watching me it''s because im inside my book. I thought that there was a chance that someone out there can read a paragraph where im saying this,'' ''First of all, I don''t want any stupid questions about my potions, why can''t I just sell expensive herbs and make some quick bucks? Bruh thats the stupidest thing I can ever think of doing, do you think a high-ranking yer will bargain with a newbie? They''ll just kill me and take my shit, and if I can make an immortal herb do you think I would know better if that''s possible. Curiosity is such poison to the mind if there is a type of game-breaking shit I would''ve chosen it already! Might I remind you this is the beginner stage it doesn''t have end game fucking content,'' [Whatever you do, don''t even flinch if you see an abnormality in the reaction or else you''ll lose everything from this experiment of yours] He opened all of the tubes cing every drop of the liquid tainted by the herbs he requested into a single pot as he continued formting the final step for his creation, the liquids started colliding with each other showing signs of rejection toward one another while Morris used the mana he kept storing inside the flower to rearrange the liquid''s properties causing a massive explosion [Do it now] [System: You''re using the option of the mana flower to pour down the collected mana] The abnormality that he feared came true, yet he didn''t give up he applied all of his Mana to minimize the impact bearing the outrageous pain he kept pouring out his mana until it came to an end finding himself holding onto a glowing plot amidst his room that was burnt to a crisp even his sheets that were known to be unaffected by fire wasn''t able to tolerate what happened "Finally, I made it before the story started," He said gazing upon the glowing pot which amazed him with his creation, he can''t believe he was about to pull off an incredible feat, which blinded him from his current position and continued to follow the steps he wrote from his novel [Remembrance - A potion that will help the person that drinks it remember even the memories which he/she has long forgotten and strengthen their memory to a certain extent] [System: You''ve created the potion remembrance, you''ve achieved an incredible feat you will be rewarded with 10 stat points] Without hesitating he gulped the potion without letting a single drop, yet nothing happened, he was confused as he can''t recall anything, the room where once was disappeared his surroundings turned pitch ck as he sees a tiny light following it while he walks the endless abyss only to arrive at a particr scene which he can''t remember, he even doubted if it was an illusion of sorts but as he heard a single word his mind started to react violently forcing him to close the memory ''Our promise!!!'' "Aghhh... what was that memory, I couldn''t bear it my mind kept telling me it was dangerous over and over until it forced me to reject the memory sealing it back to my mind," He got up from the ground, feeling a little tired hey down on his bed after he regained such stimting memory that affected his vision ''It''s a little fuzzy at the moment but I can remember all the things that happened in my book''s first volume let''s not dig any deeper than I can. My body hasn''t fully adapted to the effects of remembrance let''s just remember the things I wrote about my mc''s introduction. I need to remember everything about my novel before it officially starts,'' __________________________ Chapter 1 countless ythrough My name is Hugo Miller just an average person that spends thousands of his time doing one thing and one thing only ying my favorite game The world of trials is a vrmmo that became a big hit in the year 2030 and after its 5th year the game shuts down with not a single update to be seen Only countless trials were left unfinished, and as I finally cleared them all, I realized I''d turned 18 over the years of ying this game I''ve decided that I should drop it and continue with my life That''s what I thought when I received an email from the game developer himself the same day I finished thest trial with only one thing to say [Creator: If the game can get a sequel would you y? Options: [Yes] or [No] What will you choose?] Without a doubt, I pushed yes and proceeded to my school, meeting my friends and telling them the news I got then it appeared the surroundings glitched as it circle in with my friends [System: Selection process has beenpleted sending the chosen participants to the world of trials] By the time I could remember opening my eyes, I was inside a white room while my phone started beeping without a sign of stopping opening it and it lead me to the game developers message with a hidden link below I pushed it and it showed me the creators final message along with a gift [Creator: Thank you for your answer to this one absurd question my games sequel has been aired I hoped my gift will be of good use to you] [System: You''ve gained a golden ticket for a Deity selection, note you can only choose one of the select few] What kind of journey will I take hold of what mysteries are waiting for mestly, what the hell happened I got sucked into this life-threatening dilemma __________________________ ''Hugo Miller, I wonder how long you''ll trulyst in the world of trials? I wonder what kind of journey will I experience in my novel, but I can''t shake off this feeling of uneasiness. I don''t have any kind of clue why I''m here, apart from the message I received before I''ve been transported to the prolog Chapter 16: Stares From Afar

Chapter 16: Stares From Afar

It''s finally here the message that will send all the yers in a hell of their choosing. The main trials, also known for it to be the world-ending events that''ll take the lives of every single yer if they aren''t overseen. I had a hunch I wasn''t the only person that transmigrated in this novel of mine, at one point I was even hoping to meet someone that I hold myself responsible for his condition [System: The time limit has been reached every single newbie yer will be sent to the starter city Grequil as the world materialized the trials] ''It''s been 15 days. If I counted the time I''ve practiced magic on the sealed space I can count it as 39. That''s how long it took me to even use the 2nd tier. If someone else were to use that method they''ll take 3 months inside just to get some progress. But even with that kind of time limit, you can only get something if you''re talented in creating a visualization of the spell,'' "Boss, you gotta see this!! A ton of people are swarming through the entrance!!!" Kyo pushed his door which made it return making the other side strike Morris''s forehead that pushes him back and sending his body to fall to the floor He stands back up and holds his forehead, casting a minor heal to tend to the pain while he was dragged by Kyo min soo to the shop''s general area. It was flocking with a ton of yers while the two of them are met with a ferocious aura apanied by a piercing gaze that wasing out of Esther, who was managing the store alone. Her face had a dissatisfied expression, even going so far as her mana began to leak from her surroundings, disying her power and sending out a message without even opening her mouth "What are the two of you doing? I''ve been busy here yet not one of you bothered to help me," She said as they saw her clenching her hands on the reinforced wooden pole that broke without even using her full force ''Holy shit she''s gonna kill us!!!'' "Get a move on Kyo, let''s help her out," The three of them began tending to the engaging atmosphere that arises at the earliest time. Even though the two of them joined in the shop the yers kept on flowing in their shop as soon as one exited. A ton of them made their way to buy supplies, weaponry, andstly armor due to the long-awaited trial made its debut in the starter city "Shit! We were too busy with selling our merchandise even though we haven''t even picked out our equipment," She panicked after most of their needed equipment wasn''t that easy for just any yer to find "Does that mean we''re pushing through the trials with only the worn-out equipment that we used on ourst mission," Kyo remembers his items that were beyond repair? He can already feel the pressure when he thinks about engaging in a fight with a monster just relying on his strength alone. Apanied by the teachings of his guardian that he hasn''t even fully grasped for it to be applicable inbat "Settle down can''t the two of you remember our contract with Agni, in the second paragraph it said that he''s the one responsible for our equipment while in return, we need to achieve the results he expects of us to achieve ourmission," Morris shows them a copy of the contract between Agni and the affiliated members along with Morris "So, we''re waiting for Agni before we make our move," Kyo took a deep sigh and calms down from his previous worry "Hold on Morris, where are you going? You just said we need to wait for Agni?" She got a little curious about his next destination, even though the three of them were waiting for their equipment "I need to check out the yers. Who knows I might find something interesting along the way," He smirked and left the shop to begin his journey of searching the area in hopes of catching a glimpse of his main character. Upon entering the streets he sees his surroundings flooded with people to his right or left front and back The once deserted city was now crowded, with dozens of yers. He missed the silence in his surroundings while walking to every district. Searching for his main character, with no luck whatsoever, when all his hopes are lost and he tries to make his way back to the shop. He sees a rather familiar hairstyle paired with its natural hair color, something that he can''t forget no matter how much time has passed. It made him think of that person that he was begging to see once more "No way, can it be? Hey, hold on for a moment!!!" He shouted at the person he was trying to call out in the middle of the crowd, unfortunate he was, since his location was overwhelmed with a huge crowd He used haste to move around the crowded street, calling out for that person in hopes of his voice reaching the mysterious individual. He let his mana flow through his legs, strengthening its power to a certain extent. Launching himself to the rooftop and gets the attention of the people around him, before catching up to the person he was chasing. He jumped from the roof andnded at the person only to be shocked as he sees his face "What the hell is your problem man?" The man said as he saw Morris, shocked by his misconception, he escaped from the crowd after he made a fool of himself. He continued to run and covered his face until he reached the shop, where hey on the ground. Panting after he used up most of his mana and stamina to catch a glimpse of the individual he deemed as his close friend "Morris what happened to you, you''re looking a little tired," Esther shuts the door after she was alerted by seeing herrade in a panicked state ''It wasn''t him... why!!! Just why did I think that he''ll be here? He''s not even part of the story. I''m only running around from the delusion that my head he created!!! Even if he was here, he wouldn''t like to see me, I remember ourst encounter quite clearly. I''m such a terrible friend,'' Sitting on the ground, his memories of hisst encounter with his only friend started to resurface, the potion that he drank not only made his memories more detailed and have. better visuals. He can also remember his trauma, regrets, and the most horrible things he did his entire life. And one of them was hisst encounter with his friend who was also his editor. He remembered quite clearly how a fight not only broke their friendship but he remembers sending his only friend to the hospital 1 year ago It was a rainy evening that was apanied by a thunderstorm when most of the people were hiding in their homes. They wouldn''tpare to these individuals that were having a feud with one another. Even though such a life-threatening was simply waiting behind the other side of the door of their apartment "I had it with your ideas Jin! You''re always denying my creativity. I just want to write my story, the way I wanted!! Why aren''t you letting me!!!," "Can you repeat that? Did you just say "your story" aren''t I a part of it? I helped you in making this story work if you''re the one who''s in charge of how it goes and never even consider your reader''s opinion, then you''re doing more harm than your making this story as interesting as it can be," "What did you just say?" Morris clenches his fist and waited for his friend''s response "Your story is a wreck, garbage even if I weren''t guiding you this would''ve never got any attention at all~" Soon his words were put to a stop when Morris''s fists collided with his mug Breathing for a very long time he gets near Jin that returns a punch at him causing the two of them to be driven by their emotions. started to fight with each other, while Morris was pinned down by Jin, he struggled to stand up whilst he received a ton of hits to his face. He wasn''t a match nor did he have the power to fend off his friend. After some time had passed Jin gets back hisposure stopping himself from crossing the line he ced Morris on the sofa before calling an ambnce only to get hit by a metallicmp. That was swung by his presumed to be unconscious friend with every strength he had left knocking Jin to the ground Back to the present ''That was thest time I saw him, after the ambnce arrived they said they were toote to help Jin. He wasn''t dead but if they arrived sooner they said that he could have woken up for a week, the swing of thatmp damaged his brain even now his not waking up. He''s currently hospitalized, I tried what he did in hopes of my readers would stay. I never thought of him being transmigrated here but I let my thoughts get the better of me I would have liked it, if I don''t see him here it''s a dangerous world,'' "I''m fine Esther I thought I saw someone I knew only to see that I was just delusional," He while he makes he forces a smile that made the two of them both worry and back away from asking him any question "You sure? You looked a little pale to me," She replied and ce her hands on his face with an and she had an expression filled with nothing but worry "No, it isn''t I just ced some powder on my face, anyway let''s get going, I think I''m hearing Kyo''s footstepsing towards us," The two of them saw Kyo with Agni that called for the two of them to check the items that they requested "Everything is here just as we requested, boss, now that our items are sorted out, are we going to the trials?" Kyo had a cheerful expression in his eyes that started sparkling while his tail was wagging "You''re right we''re going to the trials, the two of you packed everything you''ll be needing. Clothes, food, equipment, weapons, anything that you can think of, the trials aren''t something that we can do for a day. We''ll be living inside that ce as long as it''s not cleared," The two of them left and he was alone with his contracted character "What are you going to sell me after you''re done with the trials?" "It depends if I''m lucky so don''t get your hopes up, but I do wonder, maybe if I had some little motivation. I might find something that''ll interest someone of your caliber," He hinted about his previous request for a particr item that he wanted to obtain "Very well, I''ll just have to wait for the results. I can''t get enough of your choices. It''s like you''re the fitting employee that I''m looking for after I''ve settled down in grequil," He replied before he gave the item on his palm, which made him agree upon acquiring his needed item "Okay, I''ll bring you the results that you want. I can''t believe you''d risk your life to get me this item. Even if you were strong that ce could''ve killed you," He left the shop to see his allies waiting at the entrance of the shop and the three of them had made their way to the predetermined location of the main trials. A mysterious figure was revealed that was shaped as a person that glitched through shifting from visible to invisible. That was looking directly toward the three before it fled away from the scene after its presence was detected by Agni "You''re here as well," The figure before it disappeared into its surroundings while Chapter 17: Pillar Of The Past

Chapter 17: Pir Of The Past

Trials, what exactly are they? Well, it''s hard to provide the best exnation for this so I''ll make this short a sign of the end, the signs of miracles, fortune, or maybe even death. I''m not sure what''s the best answer as the trials only choose the ones who desire to enter [System: The time limit for the yer''s preparation has ended, get to this location for the trials to materialize Warning: yers that won''t heed the orders given will be killed, by the Gm thank you for your cooperation hope to see you again] When they finally arrived at their predetermined location, the three of them stumbled upon a hundred or even thousands of yers from different kinds of races. Shapes, and sizes, were all gathered near a huge and towering pir. That was rather peculiar to the eyes of many, those that have trained their senses could feel such a malicious intent within its walls. A feeling of danger mixed with agony, despair, torment, and death, and yet he didn''t flinch "Boss, look over there it''s a huge tower," Kyo cheerfully pointed upon a structure that was the embodiment of death and every nightmare that would linger in a mortals body ''Sigh... It looks like he can''t detect such a thing, no matter how talented he may be he has a lot to learn about this world. Now that I''ve thought about it, the "Wandering loner" Kyo''s adult self was the type of yer that travels the world of trials. He didn''t have any destination; he only travels wherever he pleases, a person that was severely affected by his past mistakes. I think he wanted to find a ce to settle down after all that he experienced was pain and if he wasn''t the one experiencing such a horrible fate. Those around him would be threatened to perish after they were used as a means to capture him in hopes of making him their ve,'' "Pretty close it''s a pir it''s not a tower if you look closely it doesn''t have any entrance just a tall pir that just materialized," He remembered the lines of the first tragedy that came in the form of a pir __________________________ Chapter 7 Pir Of Past Cmities Upon the materialization of the pir, it will take anyone that gets closer to the past making them relive the tragedy of the fallen yers "After a long time, I didn''t think I''d see this once-in-a-lifetime event. Guess I''m pretty lucky. Since this is the only ce I can obtain some of the most busted items on the game," Hugo, on the other hand, didn''t hesitate to make contact since he can get some answers if he became one of the top contributors to the trial __________________________ "It looks like a normal pir to me, we''ll finish this in no time," Her words were filled with enthusiasm that had a hint of arrogance in her tone "Leave that attitude behind, once you experience the true horrors of the pirs. You wouldn''t have that kind of attitude from the get-go," Morris said pointing out that Esther''s overconfident behavior "What''s wrong with being confident?" She replied to his discouraging words of advice "It''s not wrong, but having too much can beparable to a slow-killing poison. Arrogance and boldness will only bring you to a self-destructive path," He said whilst patting her back telling her that he was only concerned "Whatever I can''t win against you anyway, what are we waiting for exactly? We''re standing here for 30 minutes," After they waited for a long time, she started getting impatient for the start of the main trials ''I''ll just say nothing about. Telling them too much is already suspicious. If I told them everything they''ll start questioning where I got this information from, but what are we waiting for exactly? Well, that''s because the Game master hasn''t arrived. Without them, the trials can''t start until they order that system to do so,'' The yers all gathered near the Pir waiting for the arrival of the Gm while some of the ones who are scared to risk their lives were seen fleeing the city only for them, to be taken backed by the Gm showing the yers near the Pir an example if they wanted to stay alive [System: The Beginner Gm [Kishar] had arrived along with the rule breakers] "It seems all of you still can''t understand what we said on the Tutorial trial very well, let me make this clear for all of you," Kishar grotesquely killed the yers in front of thousands of people waiting near the Pir spreading fear as they get overwhelmed with the Kishar''s bloodlust ''I did a pretty good job making this ce a hell hole, at least this guy is doing more than what I designed. By disying this scene in a ton of yers, they can show their dominance in the hierarchy. At least the two of them aren''t even shaking in these past few weeks. I purposely made the three of us stumbled upon a camp of yer killers. I''ll tell this story once I find a reasonable time and ce for that bloody day of ughter,'' "Looks like all of you aren''t using your brains? Let me repeat these words properly, the world of trials is a ce where you can gain what you desire. But the price of that is your endangerment we don''t care whether you die or not. As you can see, I''m a Game master. I can''t directly kill everyone, but I can punish anyone that has broken the rules. In any case, wee to the main trials," Kishar said as he opened the trials, making the pir shine so bright [System: The trial of the past has been generated the yers can now enter] "We''re going in, get ready for anything. Once we enter the only one we can rely on is our own," He said as the three of them marched onto the entrance of the pir [System: You''ve arrived at the first stage, each tragedy will be split into 10 stages we wished that you survived] "We''re here Kyo, Esther," He was all alone in the middle of the sinister forest [It seems this trial was programmed to split you up with your group by the time you entered] "Sigh, let''s move along, waiting here will only slow our progress. Let''s find them while we walk," He inspected his surroundings, and his voice echoed throughout the area. Which made him guess he was on top of a mountain, having learned his current area. He could only think of fleeing from such a suspicious-looking mountain ''The two of them can hold their ground even when we''re not with each other, which reminds me of the thing I did before. I acted like I''d gotten a fatal attack from a monster on ourmissions. So I pointed out a campfire that was filled with yer killers making them fight with one another,'''' [What are you smiling about] "Nothing just remembering the time I gave my teammates some stimtion to further increase their powers," Morris said whilst the two of them revisited such a dark and bloody scheme [Ah, yes that one time, I''m proud that you''ve got the results that you needed to happen] ''While protecting me I''ve slowly weakened the two of them by activating the hidden effect of their artifacts. Making their movements slower and weakening their strength altogether. At their lowest point, I acted like I woke up in the middle of the fight and purposely made one of the yers stab me. Which angered the two of them to a certain extent Kyo went on a rampage and awakened his power while Esther, on the other hand, dirtied her hands and ughtered a ton of them,'' [And you call yourself a nice person who doesn''t believe in violence] "I''m not a hypocrite even if I''m acting nice I know my weakness as well. I''ve made a mist that surrounded their camp making their powerful allies lost in the woods. And seeing as im their leader, I''ve killed them with my own two hands the first time was always the hardest," [I remember that like it was yesterday. You were puking your guts out from the very first kill when you had dozens left to ughter. Tell me are you a demon disguised as a human, I won''t tell anyone, just be honest with your question] "I''m a human, I''m just picking an option that no one else is thinking of achieving. I chose my teammates whom I saw as worthy of being my ally. Esther was always Jolly and loyal towards her allies, making her kill if she needed to do so. While Kyo is a kid, they''re easy to manipte while they''re still young," Morris said as he unsheathes his dagger, and swings it to his left revealing a monster [It''s a human, well it was human from the looks of it they''ve been turned into a mindless cannibal from a disease] [System: You''ve arrived at the start of the first tragedy known as Famine fever] ''They say that being cruel will only be attained if you''ve fallen from the depths of despair but I beg to differ it''s an option that a person can make and it''s the best choice you can do if your life depends on being cruel,'' Chapter 18: Side characters

Chapter 18: Side characters

A long time ago, in the distant past, an unexpected drought had begun. The people of that time along with its yers tried their hardest to ensure that their trials would give them anything. They''ll bet their lives to get rid of this crisis, while a few of them prayed to the Game masters and deities for their mercy. The others started to make any means to survive as they dive into the forbidden section of the trials stealing a crop that they thought would help their world. Only to find themselves rotting away as their body turned into hideous monsters. That nourishes themselves upon their kin uninfected kin [System: The trial hasmenced the deities can now stream the broadcasting] "Thus the age of the seed of gluttony was unleashed by the people themselves," He pointed his dagger as the infected humans rallied towards him Using haste he enhanced his movements that dodged their attacks while he examined their moves. Even though he can kill them with a swing of his dagger he never thought of doing so. His enemy wasn''t something that he could easily underestimate. Which made him focus on their movements with a closer and safer set of movements that were made possible. By the use of his skill, when he was finished jumps on top of a tree [Why aren''t you killing them?] Morris pointed out that there were some of them hiding near his previous location. Revealing that they maintained a few of their intelligence. And a few of them were infected yers of the past. That has higher levelspared to his avatar "You saw that right? They''re still a little piece of their brains left for them to cooperate. I need to reserve my energy forter, I don''t know what I''ll encounter apart from that. It''s best to y it safe before I try anything that''ll hinder our ns," Morris said as jumps from the tree to another [Isn''t leveling up a top priority] "It is but finding my teammates is something that I can''t pass up," Just when he was about to jump into another tree. Without any kind of warning, his feet were pierced. By a powerful arrow, that was released into his blindspot. Without a second before his body could react, he closed his mouth and covered it with his hand. Sealing his screams whilst he continues to suffer from the pain that the arrow has inflicted [What was that?] "It''s a fucking arrow!!! Can''t you see? Arrgh I got a motherfucking arrow stuck in my feet!!!!? Who the hell shot that!!!?" By the time he broke free from the rage that his body had produced. He gazes into the area where the arrow wasunched. Afraid of having another onee in his direction. He only looked for a second when he sees a figure closer to that of a human ''It''s a yer? Are they here to Pk me? I just killed someone 5 days ago, I guess this will be a routine of mine. Oh goody, you know what they say, those that shoot you with an arrow are already a good reason to kill someone. From my observations, they haven''t spotted me let''s use this knowledge tounch an attack,'''' After he healed his wounded leg he made a loud noise in the opposite direction to distract the yer. Thinking that theynded a finishing blow on Morris, he sneaks upon the yer whilst casting an earth array to the ground. Making it shake, causing them to panic amongst themselves, he takes his time and prepares the finishing touches for his n. With everything in ce, he controls a portion of the dirt andtches it into his adversary. Apart from the dirt, the array manages to control a few stones in the mix, just in case they try to escape. Like one of the yers did only to get their stomach stimted by Morris''s mana-imbued fist "You better have a good exnation why I got hit by that fucking arrow," With only a little of the patience that dwells inside his body. He hesitated and only pointed his dagger at one of the yer''s neck "It was an ident we thought... yo...ou were-," The girl said struggling to talk "Hold on for a moment... Now is that better? I''ve loosened up my spell that was residing in your neck, now talk if you don''t want this dagger inside your throat," "I didn''t know it was a person... I''m sorry I didn''t mean to strike you," The girl said while her restraints were ced back in their original post [Should we trust what she said or kill her and take her items? There wouldn''t be any kind of problems, plus she doesn''t look like she''s from a guild. We don''t have to worry if you''re concerned with that kind of problem] ''This is a tough one to figure out, should I use my appraisal to check their names? Fuck it, there''s no reason why I shouldn''t use my skills right? Plus their talents are quite intriguing, I might find something that''ll answer my question. Plus, I need to get a move on, Esther and Kyo min soo must have been searching for my location. Let''s get this over with,'' [Cha Yoona LVL 14 Title: None ss: Ranger Blessing: None Hp: 51 Atk: 66 Spd: 32 Def: 34 Mp: 40 Stm: 29 Unused points: 20 Skills: Sharpshooting (E) Precision (D) Hearing (F) Dexterity (F) Mana-infused arrow (F) Rapid shot (F) Aiming (E) Overall rating: What the hell is with these stats if the Gm see this they''ll think you''re cheating] ''Cha Yoona? Why the hell am I so unlucky, I''m finding my side characters while I can''t even meet my main character. Sigh, I''ll leave her alone. She''s one of my Mc''s allies in this trial. Plus that guy has monstrous stats. I don''t want to be his enemy. Even though he''s pretty weak in this storyline, no one could easily match him in strength,'' He canceled the earth array that releases the three of them altogether. After realizing the name of one of the yers, he wasn''t interested in the identity of the two. Since he already has a very high guess about their identity. Before anything was to ur, he tried to flee before he gets involved with his side characters "I''ll give you a warning, but there won''t be a second chance if you strike me again," Sheathing his daggers back to his scabbard, he was about to escape. Until he was stopped by the voice of his side character "Wait, can you join us?" Yoona said while the two were shocked when they heard about her ns "Are you insane? you''re gonna let this guy in our temporary alliance," The guy said with a furious tone behind his words "I know Gale''s not the best one to be our vanguard but he''s trying his best and I agree with him," The girl said as she picks herself up after she got out of the rock "You''re not the one who decides what can and what can''t happen to our alliance. Shin, Gale aren''t you guys the ones who are fixated on turning me into the captain? If I am the one who''s calling the shots, then I respect it if you agree with my choices," Yoona takes a step toward Morris after she patched up the injury Shin has gained from Morris''s punch ''Shin Chaerim, Cha Yoona, andstly Gale khan, these guys were his teammates. When the trials started Hugo got separated from Yoona. Later the two of them are reunited alongside these two that''sparable to a bundle pack of allies. Damn it, I need to help them. I remembered killing someone inside this vani group. Why vani? Not one of them even has a taste of killing someone with their own hands, anyway to save that dying person, Hugo needs to do something dangerous, I can''t let that guy die, since this is the real world. There''s a chance that he will die,'' "Tell me, why would I team up with you three, One of you tried to kill me," He said with a cold gaze that was aimed toward the three side characters "We''ll help yo-" Yoona was suddenly interrupted by a rampaging infected that pounced on her blindside. Before it could even touch a single hair within her body. It was already subdued when it was struck by a disposable dagger imbued with mana. Where its origins came from the white-haired yer standing in front of them "Help me? You guys can''t even sense something like this," Before he could say any more than he could have uttered. The four of them were surrounded by a dozen or so infected. That was drawn by the sound they emitted ''Shit they were lured by the fire!! Damn it, that guy didn''t give any important information about the trials to his ally. You could''ve even just hinted to keep their fucking mouths shut! Hugo you irresponsible main character... It looks like I need to get a good smack on his face if I ever met him in person,'' [System: The deities are currently spectating the yers gued with a life-threatening situation] ''This is perfect I''ll use this as an excuse,'' "You want me to be in your alliance right?" Morris gazes at his character that nodded in agreement to his question "Then get up, if I see that you''re capable I''ll join you without a word ofint," The three of them went into a formation while he uses the remaining time of the earth array. That forms a tiny slope where the three of them were forced to fight the infected with the assistance of their allies "What''s the big idea you fucking idiot!!!" Shin shouted at him after they were ced into such a disadvantageous terrain "That''s your job to survive theing waves of the. infected in your area. I''ll mow away the ones that areing to me. Best of luck to the three of you adios," He said after he ced the daggers back in his inventory and switched to his staff ''It''s been a long time since I''ve used this, hope that I didn''t get rusty with all that dagger training,'' [Appraisal: Multiple enemies detected Five LVL 10, Eight LVL 7, and One LVL 17] [System: The yer Christoper Morris has activated the skill Mana cirction, which grants the yer a boost to its stats. Which temporarily increases, attack, speed, defense, andstly stamina. The stats will increase depending on how much mana has been circted throughout the body] The infected attacked him with their advantage of numbers, making him chant and activate haste. While simultaneouslyunching himself at the infected punching and kicking from every direction and using his staff. To poke and cast spells whenever he was in a tight situation. When he was outnumbered and unable to find an exit, he cast a dozen magic orbs. That we''re floating around his body and attacking any kind of danger that reaches a certain range from his body. Whilst his mana was continuously recovering from his breathing he shot down the ones that were hiding in the trees. And continues bashing the infected that were closing into his body [System: The yer Christoper Morris has activated the skill Ignite, the spell is being amplified by adding excess mana] Conjuring the spell on his staff he created a continuous flow of fire which he swung back and forth. Which burns the rotting bodies of the infected while he searches the area if he allows one of them to escape. When he reached a certain point, he saw a few remaining infected that were on their feet. They were trying to escape in the middle of the chaos. They were unfortunate to meet their end when they were shot with a magic orb. When his hunt came to an end, he arrived at the area where he ced the three [System: The one with a thousand eyes donated 25 tokens, The Ravenous Beast has donated 25 tokens, and The one who sees catastrophe has donated 25 tokens] "It''s nice to see you again great benefactor," [Hey, why aren''t you that respectable towards me you even gave her a bow] "You only gave me an invitation you never wrote anything, if you have any sort of request," [Oh I forgot about that, in any case, are you going to keep your promise with those three?] "If they''re alive I''ll fulfill my promise if not then I''ll leave without any problems," He was startled when Yoona appeared on his back when he checked the slope alongside the two side characters "I guess you were talking with your deity, well I''m alive and the two of them as well. You wouldn''t go back on your word right?" Yoona said while she disys a big and noticeable grin Not a single second pass he noticed a message from Yoona inviting him to the temporary party which he agreed with not a singleint just as he promised Chapter 19: Safe zone

Chapter 19: Safe zone

[Hold on for a moment...! You know what''s going to happen if you continue right!!?] He didn''t even hesitate and continued with his choice when he saw out of nowhere that they were surrounded. Infected in all shapes and sizes were encircling them without any signs of a perfect route to escape. The things that he never would''ve imagined to ur so earlier on have risen from his wildest nightmares. With a few seconds left, he takes a deep breath to acquire arge amount of mana and he quickly chanted his spell "Yoona there''s something wrong with Morris''s condition!!!" Alerted by Gale''s voice the two of them saw arge amount of mana surging directly into his palms [System: You''ve entered a dangerous level of mana fluctuation within your body. Any more than what you can take may result in a critical injury, even with the warnings. The yer poured a ton of mana even with the warnings given by the system, reasoning isn''t applicable. The system will not interfere with the yer''s decision] "1st tier magicbination Ignite + Shock amplify!!!," Bybining the two separate elemental spells that reside within his hand he releases its power which results in a loud bang. It was loud and even powerful to boot, the noise could be heard from a mile away and seen as an explosion from afar "What did that idiot just do!!?" Shin along with the rest had their ears ringing for a second. Whilst they saw a such horrific sight to behold The smoke had finally dispersed in the area which revealed the corpses of the infected ripped apart. Three individuals were stunned at what they''d seen, an ambush that could''ve killed them was instantly wiped out. A spell originating from Morris who resided in the center of the crater was badly wounded in the process. He tries to stand back on his feet to avail, but his hands suffer a major injury, his right hand was burnt. And the left one was fried until both of them had the smell of a perfectly cooked flesh "Graaahhhhhh!!!!!" The crater grew so muchrger than it was before, and an explosion that came from Morris''s body. The worst thing that his deity warned him to have urred has be now his present matter. When he received such a horrific sensation that came from his chosen oue [This is the worst recoil record you have. It even exploded on a piece ofnd. I told you that you shouldn''t push to the limit] ''Shit, it stings my body''s burning up from the mp recoil, what''s that you may ask? imagine that in this world a magician is like a walking mortar. Even if they''re powerful in terms of Aoe damage ites with a price and that''s mp recoil. My magical power fluctuates resulting in a disturbance in the flow of mana circuits within my body. This is the reason why why I didn''t want to use magic even if it was powerful, if I use too much I''ll beparable to a suicidal maniac,'' "Morris, don''t worry~~~," His eyes were in perfect condition, however, the explosion made it harder for him to hear. Whilst he slowly realizes that his vision is cking out, the pain that gued his body was disappearing ''Huh, my visions fading away...? I can''t hear them what are the hell are they talking about...? Forget it, I''m too injured I don''t care anymore...! There''s no reason for something like this to ur, it might be a simple guess but I can bet on the oue,'' "Sage... Use your authority and record thest thing I concluded in my head. Once that''s over, possess my body and give the letter to those knuckleheads," [I''ll do it, so don''t push your body any further than you already have...? What the!!? How could this happen at such an earlier phase of the main trials!!!?] His deity fulfilled his request, whilst it received such a shocking oue from the system. That he added the information he acquired from the note he was asked to deliver With just a breeze his body falls to the ground unstable and filled with grazes he can''t maintain his vision as his body gave up resulting in his copse He noticed that his vision turned ck until a light shed before him, he saw a familiar ce. Which made him assume he currently has a lucid dream about his childhood. Since this ce was a yground of his childhood home, he wasn''t able to move his body with his thoughts. The strangest part was the fact that it moves on its own, he guesses it was reenacting his previous movements ''I''m dreaming? When was thest time I had a dream concerning my past? This yground is the one that was close to my house when I was a kid!!? I wonder what I''m doing here, don''t tell me I have that sort of past!!? A scene in every novel where I will make a promise to a childhood friend? Now that I''m thinking about it, that sounds like a luxury, I''m too much of a loser and a sickly brat to ever have one. There''s no chance, let''s just enjoy this dream of mine,'' He shut his mouth and enjoyed the soothing dream. He can only see and hear the things that are happening but he can''t act as he desires. It felt like he was possessing his body, whilst it acted without his permission. Looking back he never remembered any kind of memory like the one he''s currently dreaming about. He was curious to know more after his body walked for a long time. Which led him to view a crying child "What''s wrong, why are you sad?" His body said as he never remembered anything like this in his memories ''Chotto matte kudasai...! Who the hell is this child? I never had this memory in my entire life and why the hell did I just say a Japanese line? Focus on the big picture Morris, your body is approaching a weeping child. Howe I don''t remember anything? At this point shouldn''t I get a little dose of Deja vu?'' Soon as the child sees the young Christoper Morris, a smile is seen that changes the child''s sorrowful mood. Into a bright and cheerful expression, seconds pass and the child jumps at Morris''s young body. Landing on top of him before it uttered a single word "You came back I thought you would have forgotten about our promise," The child said while Morris''s head started aching again and again ''It''s you, you''re the one who''s making my head, like this!!!! Who the fuck are you!!!'' His voice couldn''t reach the child, he could only gaze at the sight of the child whilst it constantly repeated the words. That gave rise to his headache until he woke up in bed. A different atmosphere, environment and to make it worse his body was butt naked. He never had any recollection of his current situation, and wanting to unravel the mystery he stands up. He forced his injured body to move whilst he feels a surge of pain that rises back when he awakened "Argh, my body''s aching, I need to know where I am," His deity steps in and interfered him from taking another step [System: The Forgotten Sage is using his authority to restrain his avatar] Suddenly, his body flew up into the air, unable to react to what was happening. His body regained its weight when he arrived on the surface of his bed only for his weight to increase. It was to the extent of making him powerless to struggle, andter on when he tires himself out. He epted his condition while his deity spoke when he finally epted his fate [You''re not allowed to leave this room until after you recovered your strength] "Where are they...? I need to look for them, where''s Yoona and the rest," He said whilst checking his status [Christopher morris LVL 12 equipment on Title: Goblin yer ss: None Blessing: God of foresight Current status: The yer is in a critical condition Hp: 30 Atk: 24 Spd: 35 Def: 28 Mp: 65/0 Stm: 26 Unused points: 30 Skills: Mana breathing (F) Magic orb (E) Ignite (E) Shock (E) Haste (F) Mist array (F) Mystic sh (E) Status modifier (F) Heal (F) Mana cirction (E) Earth array (F) Overall ratings: Your speed has crossed the line of normal. And your mp has reached a point where anyone will praise you why not join a guild?] ''Looks like my hair changed back to ck when I turned off Mana breathing,'' [The three of them are fine, but why are you concerned about them? Their just a bunch of strangers they have no rtion to you at all] "They can''t die, yet. They still need to y their role before they die," His deity looked confused about what he just uttered [What do you mean, when you say they need to y their role?] ''Fuck it, I can''t hide this secret for a long time. He''s already suspicious of my knowledge. Let''s just make something up,'' "Would you believe me that before I came here I was having a ton of nightmares that didn''t look believable until I came here?" Morris said while he changed his position on the bed to a different and suitable posture [You''re a Seer? Well that exins why you''re knowledgeable about this world] "Yeah in my world, I was a Seer nobody believed my prophecy and thought I was crazy. Who''s there...? I thought I heard someone," He after he heard a loud thuding from the other side of the door He continued with his discussion with his deity to fool him, by believing his lies. On the other side of the door, Cha yoona was covering her lips with her hands whilst she remained crouching on the ground. There was a pitcher filled with water which she dropped when she simply overheard Morris''s lies. She quickly left after the fear of being caught had risen from her mind, and she slowly stood back up. And fled before he would notice her presence [You''re telling me the uing events will be unpredictable even for you because of your choices? Making the visions you''ve once seen irrelevant to this point in time, yet you need to help those powerful figures. And your reason is that a lot of people will die, and unknown catastrophes may appear if you don''t aid them in their weakest state?] "That''s the gist of it, mind telling me where my body is located? It doesn''t look like I''m inside the trials," [Were in the Safe zones thest words, you told me to send to your temporary teammates. I received a certain message a while ago about what had urred and the reason why you''re here. Because of my added message, I wrote a map along with your message in response to your current state. Which led them here, it looks like the Gm''s made this because of the difficulties of the trials. For now, you need to rest, I''ll tell you the other information once you recovered] ''Safe zones? There''s no such thing as a safe zone, in my book, unless something happens again!!!!? Something unusual that even the Game master had to be involved in!!!? Calm down Morris let''s take a deep breath, I need to learn a lot of things concerning this predicament. First, let''s open the system it might have some useful information,'' A message popped out after he opened his system. It was something he hadn''t heard until now. Which made him worry since he doesn''t have any recollection of adding a message. Like the one, he''s currently witnessing with his eyes [System: You''ve arrived at the safe zone. You can now ess the yer servers where you can talk with different people in your safe zone or another channel Current location: Safe zone #6 a ce that is the center and biggest out of the 6 zones] ''What the hell is this?'' Chapter 20: Mission activation

Chapter 20: Mission activation

That ambush we encountered... It was unbelievable their numbers were at 30 plus or more making me use ignite and shock. While amplifying their power to the max, there''s no way this would''ve urred if my story progressed as it should. Even with my interference with the plot, which leaves me with only one theory. A transmigrater or a ton of them screwing over my story. A reader may be...? But the fact that they did something in the world of trials caused this change of difficulty. It makes me want to interfere with what they''re doing [What are you doing?] "I''m using the server to find someone," He entered the registration process on the mysterious function [System: You''ve entered the yer server Please enter a nickname: __________] "This kinda looks like a discord server, let''s use my alt ount name from Lucid novel. There must be a few readers that''ll recognize my name," He said as a keyboard materialized itself near the message. He quickly entered his name which made him wait for a few seconds or more [System: The nickname has been locked wee to Server #6 [Benevolent Sage]. That name will stick with the yer until his untimely death. You can now ess the yer server, we advise you to be polite, we''ve recently muted a ton of yers] [You''re calling yourself a sage? You''re not even close to my level yet] "It doesn''t have anything to do with you! Just sit back and watch. I''ll find us a few people that can help us in our current state. There are a few people that I have some connections or know a few things to make them repay me," He said as he entered the Server [System: Wee Benevolent Sage Striking leaf: A new yer arrived at the server Killer doll: What kind of nickname is that is this guy an oldie Benevolent Sage: @Killer doll I''m not an oldie you brat I can beat you with one finger. Anyway is there anyone here who met a person affiliated with the cult of persevis? Foolish swordsman: I''ve heard that before they said that they''ll move to server 7 right after] ''If I were a random transmigrater I''d probably join this group. In my story Persevis is one of the few rankers in the world of trials, he''s known as a person who spreads false predictions. Regardless everything he says became true that''s because in the early story most of the trials are in the game. Later new trials after a volume one, if I were a transmigrater I''ll join without a doubt because he gives a ton of perks if you join his crew,'' [Are you done...? I thought it would be a long process to track down someone who''s hiding their true name] "I''ve just sent a direct message to one of his followers, I think that''s enough to find them," He grabbed one potion in his bag, drinking it to the veryst drop. Resulting in a few of his injuries within his body being recovered. However, he was far from doing anything reckless, for the reason to be his overloaded mana circuits [You''re going to stir up another trouble without a doubt...? If your vision is irrelevant then you could die if you didn''t n on your sess, howe you''re still confident?] "Just because I don''t know what''s going to happen next I''ll get scared of my surroundings. Even a seer can die, even if they can see the future it''s useless if they can''t change the present. Most of them are always secretive about their work, and because of that, those geezers are dead," He took off his bandages which revealed a ton of stitches in his body. After a few seconds, he notices his clothes folded clothes in the table close to his bed Apart from the stitches, he notices that his body was always covered in a thick ck robe. Had developed a physique that was the result of his training, even though he mostly focuses on magic. A few seconds after he was intrigued about his new figure. He wore his clothes and proceeded to walk towards his only exit [You''re going now?] "I''m not a lunatic even with the potion''s help my body is still... Arrggg, I''m just going to explore this safe zone whatever it''s called. Andter on, I''ll discuss my ns with the others, I just need to cool my head. I''ve recently escaped death, I need to walk off my frustrations," He jumped from the balcony of his room andnded directly on top of the rooftop. After that, he safely made his way back to the ground and took a morning stroll ''I''ve found something interesting from sage, the reason why my recoil became a threat. The fact that I had mana breathing on, made the newly gained mana I received from breathing fluctuate. Causing it to explode and gush out of my body, you''re wondering why this never happened before? I never once abused my mana breathing except for the time I fought the Goblin King. Why didn''t I suffer from a recoil? Mystic sh is kinda the hardest tier 1 spell it sucks away every mana from the user''s body, which is why I never had this ident before,'' Taking a turn to the right Morris bumps into a random yer that dropped a crate that looked important. Seeing as the yer quickly put the items back while Morris pitched in to help "Sorry about that," Morris said with a soft tone while he reached out for a handshake "It''s alright, I was rushing myself! I didn''t even notice you even though I had a clear view," The yer said, fleeing the scene with haste. Witnessing that strange urrence, he was a little weirded out from his encounter. But he didn''t make that lose his cool, after all, he wanted to take a stroll to loosen his stress After he minded his own business he continued his tour in the safe zone. Walking and even looked at the gorgeous scenery, until he saw a familiar canister simr to the yer he bumped into. Curious he was to learn about the origins of the item, he picked up the canister. Whilst he appraises it only to be shocked by his discovery ''No way this is a~'' [Monster evo gas, It''s not as potent as the one we''ve encountered before. Nevertheless, it''s still a dangerous item if it''s held by the wrong yer. The infected yers are seen to be that of a monster, evo gas can mutate and enhance monsters. This must be the origin of those infected you''ve faced before, weren''t they a little too intelligent? It''s like they were acting like the monsters you''ve fought inside the coliseum] "They''re behind all of this...? I''m gonna make them all pay!!!," He was enraged after he found a clue rting to his incident. There wasn''t a doubt, it was a yer or a reader of his that was affiliated with the mad alchemist. After a few seconds have passed his body started to ache. The mana lying dormant in his body had reacted with his rage causing him to lose his bnce [Let them go!!! You can''t do anything with that body of yours!!! You can''t even use magic properly in that state. How are you going to fight them huh...?] He attempted to stand up after his body felt stunned by the sudden fluctuations in his mana circuits. Without any way of following the yer, he gave up his chase, only for his body to copse. He could feel his vision ckening once more and thest memory he had was an encounter with a yer "What are the odds!!!? It''s you... I''ve found you, oh no what''s happening with your body..?," His body was caught by the stranger who was eagerly surprised by their encounter. After that, he woke up in an unknown location while he smelled the scent of the evo gas. Surprisingly, his body felt normal. He could move without any problems and the greatest part was that he can feel his body rid of his injuries "Thank you for your assistance back then, and today. It seems that I was given huge luck when I simply followed my deity''s instructions. If you didn''t pick this canister I wouldn''t have been unable to track down that troublesome alchemist. Pay no mind about your situation, I''m your ally, as you can probably notice I''ve healed you," A mysterious yer was walking away from the shade Which reveals a tall handsome face with green hair and wearing a whiteb coat. He gave a bow and a sign of respect towards him by healing him of his wounds. The biggest issue was that he was emanating an aura simr to Morris an aura of an avatar [System: You''ve sensed the aura of the deity known as [The Apothecary That Makes Miracles]. The deity has a good image of yer Christoper Morris, for his acts of stopping the mad alchemist] "Nice to meet you, Mr. Morris, I am ke Belfast I am the avatar of the apothecary. The one that''s been fighting the hell created by the mad alchemist. Would you like a cup of hot tea? I''ve always brewed a couple before I start my journey," ke said kneeling before his sight and granting him a cup of tea ''I don''t know if he''s a normal yer or a transmigrater but the fact that he healed me can''t be left unanswered. I''m not someone who likes to get into a lot of trouble, for now, let''s y along. He doesn''t have any intentions to kill me, plus being unconscious was the perfect ce to strike. Also, he mentioned the alchemist, "That would be lovely Mr. ke my mouth feels a little dry after all," He takes the tea that ke has offered ''Just a sniff of it confirmed his identity he''s a real apothecary. I can smell the ever-soothing and fragrant odor of well-brewed herbal tea. There''s nothing to fear, let''s drink it,'' Before he could savor the taste of the tea some familiar voice startled him making him drink it in one gulped "You''re finally awake, thank god for the three of us. We''re wondering when you''ll wake up," Yoona startled Morris, which changed the rxing atmosphere to utter chaos. He wasn''t able to savor drinking all of the tea when he barely even had a taste *Cough* *Cough* "What the hell is wrong with you...? No, that''s not even the worst part, why are you here!!? I made sure that no one could follow me. Wait, don''t tell me, hey you told them didn''t you? Did a cat bite your tongue...? You traitor, why aren''t you speaking sage? Speak already, you know something that I don''t," Morris was furious when he found out his deities schemes behind his back [I thought a stroll around the city would help you loosen up. How should I know that you would''ve met a very troubling person? So I''ve alerted these three and gave them an item to track your location] "Ok, I''ll forget that you''ve followed me. Yoona, go back to the others and I''ll arrive when this is all over. I need you three to find out the activation of the stage 3 mission," Morris said while Yoona disyed a smug expression "This whole thing is the activation for the stage 3 mission to progress. When you were asleep we received an important message from the system. It was from your deity, and due to his help, we were able to make our way to the safe zone. If you want to read the other contents, then here," Yoona handed out the paper which was given to her by hid deity ''System: A difficulty change will nowmence Alert: You''re near the activation requirements for the stage 3 mission Mission: Search the safe zone for anything suspicious, you might find the activation for the 3rd mission,'' Chapter 21: Story Quest Commences

Chapter 21: Story Quest Commences

I knew It, I was hoping that it wouldn''t ur but it did. A story quest popped out! Due to the change of difficulty the four of us along with this apothecary who''s rted to the mad alchemist that goes by the name ke. We''re on our way to an area that my characters found to be the next ce where the 3rd mission will appear. If the difficulty didn''t shift the four of us would only need to kill the number of monsters needed to clear this stage. The thing that annoys me is that a story mission needs you to listen to any kind of information no matter how stupid it may be. Since the answer in clearing the mission is rted to the story [System: You''ve found a valuable clue connected to the story mission, you''ve earned 200 contribution points. 100 points will be given to your teammates for piecing together the clue you''ve found with their investigation. Now that you arrive at thest abandoned building that was the only remaining lead to the story quest] ''Right off the bat, I''ve got 200 points that''ll be useful for my ns! I gotta say this ce looked like a steampunk civilization, the design and everything looks appealing. If I didn''t know any better I''m inside a book, that''s right I forgot that I transmigrated in my book. Even with the advanced technology in their possession, it wasn''t enough to create a solution to stop the famine. This makes me curious to ask how a heavily guarded city fell. There must be something that I don''t have any kind of knowledge about, the only lead I have is him. ke Belfast, from what I''ve heard the guy has some issues with the mad alchemist,'' "No matter what happens, don''t panic... The people in this underground city would immediately use you of treason. Don''t talk to anyone, and don''t look directly into their eyes, it''swless but the thing they hate more is a snitch. They''ll call the guards and kill us, no matter what you need to stay on your ties in this side of the city. If not, then you might as well pray if you have a deity that you''re contracted with," ke warns the four of them after they arrive at the darkest corner within the safe zone "From what you''ve just said, it sounds like this isn''t your first time wandering this side of the safe zone. Are you guys sure that we should trust this guy? I don''t see anything that''ll make me believe his words," Gale questioned ke''s knowledge while his suspicion of him grew bigger as he exined a ton of information ''Bruh??? This guy healed my wounds, he was polite to me, and he even gave me a medium-grade healing potion. I know a killer when I see it, but what kind of murderer would do so much for their target? I don''t even know why this character is too hostile to the same yer that saved my life,'' "Gale can''t you stop picking a fight for once in your life," Shin sided with ke while the rest looked in his direction "You two aren''t you guys getting a little close with that stranger? Even Morris''s reaction is a little saner than this guy seriously he healed him for free what kind of apothecary is that," Gale turned the tables against him when he questioned his motives ''Shut the fuck up Gale!!! Nobody asked for your opinion, this is my normal I''m not siding with a knucklehead like you!!'' His expression remains unchanged even though his inner voice was cursing at the ignorance of his character. Since he didn''t want to lose his position or any favorability in his characters. Morris chose the viable option where he could gain the favor of both "I can vouch for him, he''s an avatar of some saint-like deity because I swept away his problems in return he healed me. Can you put your trust in me just this once? I''ve saved the three of you from that overwhelming number of infected. I know my way around this world, plus the name of his deity sounds familiar to my ears," ''Amazing Mr. Morris is truly a saint just as the deities had gossiped about, he went out of his way to wee me into his team. When I heard my deity praising him so highly I thought his another madman thirsty for blood. I was too ignorant, this man is truly an ally that I''ve been trying to find for a long time,'' "Morris, I agree with what you''re suggesting but can you trust a person you''ve just met? Even if he helped you, this ce isn''t simr to your world, you''ll die at any given moment. Are you sure you want him to join our team?," Yoona felt a little guilty when she looked at his wounds. The same wounds that he obtained when he risked his life to protect three strangers he recently met. Apart from that, she couldn''t forget about the time when she heard his talk with his deity "You have a point, but we don''t have a lot of choices, are you guys forgetting that we''re not the only yers participating in the trials? You guys are an exception to the yers that are greedy and have the tendency to kill just to get their hands onpleting this mission. If you want to progress in this newly changed difficulty, then we need all the help that we can acquire," Morris replied to Yoona''s question that puts all of them in his trap, they weren''t able to ignore Their group consisted of people who didn''t even have a single drop of blood in their hands. He asked the three of them if they can survive with only their talents for their survival. After they paused for a long time and soon after the three of them weed their new ally ''Of course, I just added a new tool, a meat shield. Even better, this shield can even craft some potions. I need to get on his good side since I''ll get a ton of potions for free im not going to miss this chance... No matter what kind of bullshit I have to do, I''ll extort some potions in the name of friendship. That''s right, let''s call it friendship from now on this apothecary is my friend, ahahahahaha,'' "To tell you the truth, my pride''s making this hard for me. what you''re not gonna shake it? I''m getting tired over here," Gale initiated a party invitation in the form of a handshake ''Get along now I need the three of you to build an evesting bond with ke, so I can use him as a scapegoat if we''re put into another problem sacrificing one life in exchange for a million is not a bad choice at all Arriving at their destination they were near an abandoned warehouse when they saw a person entering the building. Shin jumps from the skyscraper and using one of her skills, she then safelynds on the ground tailing the person in question. When she was busy with her side, Morris and the others spread out and entered from the other side of the warehouse their n was simple. Find any clues regroup and when there''s trouble kill if they have to. Once they entered the warehouse, they saw nothing it was just a normal abandoned warehouse "Something isn''t right about all of this. We''ve followed the scent correctly, I can even smell a hint of evo gas. There must be a few things that I haven''t discovered, I need to learn more about the story asap!" After he notices that there wasn''t any kind of traps, Morris then notices a timer that suddenly appeared at the top of his head [What does this timer even mean? Countdown will start after 0:59] Morris remembered a design he made, something that he had forgotten when he entered the trials. He designed the Gm''s to y tricks on the first people to arrive at a story quest. After he realizes this, he uses haste as he ran through the building and screams for all of them to gather as the timer continues its countdown "Everyone!!! Gather, it''s a fucking trap!!! we''ve been yed by the Game masters!!!," Morris yelled at the top of his lungs, while he drew multiple circles and ced his mana. Activating multipleyers of earth array at once, he continued his n and used his mind as a blueprint for his countermeasure. With the idea that he came up in the nick of time, in return, the circles form a pattern With the remaining time, they have before it finally triggers its activation. The four of them rushed through the area where they heard Morris''s voice. They realized that it came from what appeared to be a giant ball made out of rubble before the time limit would reach its end. Every one of their members simply trusted his voice and jump at the area where he hadn''t yet sealed [Everyone''s inside close that hole] When the countdown arrived at 0 the whole area revealed a ton of circle magic that was ced by none other than the Gm Kishar blowing anything into oblivion while the building remained unchanged unable to be destroyed by the explosion, because of thew that can''t be broken, the Gm''s can''t destroy an area that''s meant for yers [System: You''ve survived the Gm''s surprise you''ll be given 50 contribution points for your survival Alert: the story quest has nowmenced, the chimera will now be spawned] The mobs materialized inside the warehouse while the ball of rubble remained intact. Once they appeared, they naturally targeted the ball of rubble when their incredible hearing picked up a heartbeat. These monsters jump and climb up to the rubble the chimera that surrounds the ball has thrust their ws, fist, or even their heads. They didn''t stop and intended to smash through the rocks until they felt them shaking, again and again. It grew stronger making them hold onto the rubble after they got too high that they were afraid of falling to the ground [System: The yer Christoper Morris has activated the skill Mana breathing, the yer will now gain mana as simply as breathing] On the top of the rubble, the chimera gazed upon a white-haired person wearing but a ck robe. He controlled the rubble that they were holding onto, reshaping the ball into a t area while he bonded them to the rubble. Struggling to escape they were killed within a minute, after taking care of the ones that chose to climb. The five of them looked down only to see a ton of chimeras waiting for the arrival of their prey "Yoona, stay inside this tform and provide air support when we''re getting pinned down. Shin don''t waste your energy in killing, just circle and strike their vitals ande back after. Gale, you''re the vanguard, kill or stall them. It''s optional just don''t let them get close, andstly ke you''ll be helping me at the center, we''re going to control this battle. I''ll cover you if you need some time to brew some potions, with all that said and done attack!!!" Morris yelled out a battle cry when he jumped down the tform he created. The four of them went into the separate formation and their battle have finally begun [Story quest: The mercenaries, the yers are titled, as mercenaries that are investigating the mysterious increased power of the infected luckily, you''ve found a clue that led you through a warehouse Requirements: Kill chimera''s 150/16 Find any kind of evidence left by the perpetrator Failure: Death] Chapter 22: The Laboratory [1]

Chapter 22: The Laboratory [1]

Like the legends of old or even a tall tale that''s hard for anyone to believe, the five of us are currently fighting a monster stronger than the infected. Drugged by a chemical that increases their overall strength as time passes. A tale of five individuals vs a hundred and more, what kind of situation did I get myself fucking involved? "Earth array, Maze construction!!!" Morris used the remaining time of his spell to construct a maze to get an advantage of the area. While does his part, he was being supported by ke who''s restoring his stamina with his ssh potion The ground trembled when Morris manipted the entire area with his spell thatpletely changed the structures of their area that of a maze. After his design was finally constructed he created four entrances on each side in the center. After he was finished with his duty, he wore the gas mask which was provided by ke. They were able to avoid the effects of the monster evo gas that appeared out of nowhere "Haste!!!" Shin yelled to activate one of her skills and she began running to the open path where she encountered a chimera. She uses the walls he created as her stepping stone and with her agility in y, she was able to safely maneuver her attacks. She slices their vitals before she moves to another target only for them to meet their end with her de [Shin chaerim LVL 15 Title: Predator ss: Assassin Blessing: None Hp: 38 Atk: 56 Spd: 44 Def: 33 Mp: 40 Stm: 37 Unused points: 0 Skills: Haste (F) Flexibility (E) Trap detection (F) Backstab (D) Evasion (F) Forward sh (E) Stealth (E) Smoke Field (F) Bloodlust (F) Pierce (F) Overall ratings: You''re like a ticking time bomb your strength is praiseworthy but your murderous intent is unbelievable] ''She''ll be fine, her stats can help herst without any kind of backup though I''m worried about Gale... He''s not built-in mobility. He focused everything on health, defense, and attack but his skills can make up for his stats. Even though it''s fucking slow he hits like a truck that''ll send you on an isekai journey,'' [Gale khan LVL 15 Title: Protector ss: Warrior Blessing: None Hp: 89 Atk: 57 Spd: 23 Def: 44 Mp: 16 Stm: 22 Unused points: 0 Skills: Protectors roar (E) Shield crash (D) Heavy swing (F) Heavy m (F) Taunt (E) Reflect (F) Overall ratings: You''ve turned into a concrete wall your body can''t even be called soft what kind of human are you?] ''Ughh shit this feels exactly like what would it feel to have your whole stamina drained out of your body and there wasn''t a girl to be seen a sad life to the fullest potential,'' "Here drink this, it must be exhausting after using your mind to construct all of that. You can rely on me when ites to potions, I''m going to be of great help," ke reaches out his hand to give him a potion that was meant to restore his stamina "Haaaa, thanks I''m feeling a lot better now. It''s a good thing I''ve finished building this tower. With this, we can see the whole surrounding area which consists of a hundred or more chimeras. For now let''s assist those two, ke I need you to defend the other pathway," After he regained his stamina Morris fired a round of magic orbs at the chimeras "Wait, are you seeing this!!!? Look there''s a ton of them in this warehouse!!! It can''t be, don''t tell me they exceeded a hundred. There''s something wrong with the system?" Even after they killed a dozen of their kind, they kept on charging from the maze he created. ke notices something wrong with the spawn circle which was uncontrobly glitching ''How could I forget this is a trial for everyone... This means that we got tricked, this setting I remember writing about. Even though the trials are cleared, this trial can be repeated by a new batch of yers to gain their share of the contribution points. The Gm''s must have increased the difficulty because we''re easily mowing the trial like it was nothing. Damn you Kishar!!! I won''t forget this!!'' "Everyone fall back there''s a change of ns and regroup immediately!!!" Morris fired a ton of magic orbs in the entrance where Gale and Shin were being overwhelmed in their area. After he was able to kill the ones closest to their location, he continued with his n When the three of them are making their way to the center, they saw Morris who was scribbling a ton of circles. He didn''t waste a single second and continued writing down his circle spells on each side of the entrance. Whilst he has ke dragged his worn-out body to the next one while he was handing him a potion. He continued to draw without a second to rest since his n would decide the lives of everyone in their party "You''re all here... The two of you split up on each side ke and I will cover the other two entrances. Shin, I need you to check out the area for anything unusual, once you''re done get back here asap," Exhausted and restless from applying a ton of circle magic on each side of the entrance. Morris was getting sick and tired of overdosing his body for the fifth time he drank ke''s awful vored potions "Wait, why do I need to leave?" Shin asked the two of them whilst she had a minor confusion about their situation "The chimeras aren''t decreasing. It''s the opposite. This ce has been rigged by the Gm''s. We need Ms. Shin to locate a hidden gate or anything like that. It''s the only way!!!" ke replied after he drives the sixth potion in Morris''s mouth after he refuses to do so "Blegh, that''s the sixth time im getting sick of drinking a ton of potions... There''s not going to be a next time right? I''ll puke the seventh potion... Just as he said, we can''t waste any more time we need to move," He made his way to his side of the entrance while the others supported his ns. Before Shin was to return by their side, they''ll have to hold the entrance from the chimera''s [You''re still alive? I thought you would''ve died after cing a ton of circle spells without a single rest... Though I''m not surprised in the slightest, how do you feel after your sixth potion? Do you feel like you want to die?] "That''s how far I''ll go to get a ton of points. Seeing that you''re active, are you giving me another mission? If not can I politely ask you to shut the fuck up!!!" His deity updated his system as soon as he curses him for interrupting his focus ''Holy shit he''s trying to kill me!!? But if I think about it, the reward is quite valuable and for starters this shit is rare!!? I need to prepare for the mission, I have a way to make it possible... Looks like he''s making me use my head if I decline this or not, I''ll show you my growth, just you wait you crazy deity,'' Morris ces his staff in his bag and took a pair of daggers while the chimeras are closing in on the four of them. They took their time preparing their weapons and activating their skills whilst they waited for their enemies to get close. His present finally appeared as soon as they got closer to his circles [System: The yer has activated the skill mana cirction. The yer will now gain mana as simply as breathing] While Morris was busy at his side, Yoona, Gale, Andstly ke noticed his little surprise. On Gale''s side, he was enhanced with the circle spells that contain his spell haste and heal along with his heavy yet powerful attack. Gale became an unstoppable tank that can''t be brought to his feet, on Yoona''s side she was getting a ton of mana supply This made her use her skills without any need of preserving her mana,stly, ke''s location was filled with a ton of aoe spells. It triggered as soon as the monsters got close, their sense of pain was enhanced when he threw a ssh potion at chimera''s smooth. They kept hacking the monsters until they heard a message that confirmed theirpletion "Everyone, fall back," Morris said while he finished thest sketch of a gigantic circle in the center. Onest time, he applied the mana inside his mana flower to activate its effect Before the dy, he scribbled in the circle were to pass he left the scene once his circle started channeling his mana. It created a color that shows how much time he had before it finally activates once he escapes its range. His circle spell activated that was abination of both his powerful spells, resulting in a powerful explosion He was able to leave the range of the spell before his body would have been burned for the second time. After it was finished the four of them were in a state of confusion. Their ears were ringing and they suffered a severe injury when some of the rubble pierced through their flesh. The explosion he created made a wall of rubble that separated them from the monsters "We''re alive!!!" Gale yelled while the others sighed in relief at their survival They took their time to restore their strength while they drink ke''s potion that rid them of all their injuries. Soon after they began their journey to Shin''s location after they didn''t hear from her once they set the other side of the warehouse on fire. She was close to their location since the artifact that the three of them gave each other started glowing brighter. They kept on moving forward and they slowed their pace after the four of them were exhausted "A tracker ring I have one of those as well. It''s a handy artifact for regrouping with a teammate," He showed his ring to Yoona upon seeing the same ring in the hands of his character "Aren''t you worried about them?" Yoona ask whilst he took a second before he finally answers her question "I am who wouldn''t be worried about their allies? But they''re not average, one of them even has a blessing. She''s pretty arrogant but loyal. The other one is a kid. He''s a little clingy. They sound like a pain in the ass but they''re the only ones I have," Morris looked intensely at his ring hoping even for a little flickering light to appear Before Yoona could say anything, a part of the warehouse started contracting. The walls near their side started shaking and they couldn''t do anything but run towards the noise only to see their missing ally at their front. Shin was safe and sound while she stood near the hidden entrance that appeared as soon as her presence was detected. However, it was locked and she tried her best to unlock its mechanism after she was given an important task "You guys arete... I''ve been standing here for a long time," She wasn''t a person who was honest with her feelings, but from that moment on. Shin was relieved after she found her teammates without anyone losing a limb or two "Who the hell would miss someone like you?" After Gale said those words, Shin appeared on his back and gave him a powerful punch which she aimed at his liver "Please everyone can I get your attention, we''re about to enter theboratory of the alchemist. I''m only gonna say this once but my deity might be correct that the one we''re about to face is the human known as Deniro Alphas. The person that will be the mad alchemist," The door finally opened to reveal a powerful scent of monster evo gas that was closer to the one Morris had previously encountered [System: Mission update you''ve found theboratory of the alchemist responsible for the increasing Power of the infected Requirements: Kill chimera''s 150/150 Find any kind of evidence left by the perpetrator] Chapter 23: The Laboratory [2]

Chapter 23: The Laboratory [2]

While we were about to enter the gate all of us voted to take a nap, but most of us noticed that we weren''t in our best condition. Like it wasn''t obvious after all the things we did before we reached this ce. Without anyoneining, we headed to get some shut-eye while I had another dream concerning my past The story started inside a school to be more precise in the afternoon at the cafeteria. The memory started to move by the time a ck-haired kid (Morris) was kicked in his abdomen. Not a single person would reach out to help him, and the bully seeing this went for a punch aiming at his face. Unfortunately, his actions were stopped midway by a kid who threw his tray at the right time. This knocked down the kid while he walks closer to Morris "Are you ok?" The kid said while Morris stand up with a smile on his face "Thank you, stranger. If you hadn''t interfered I probably wouldn''t skip a minute''s worth of getting my ass kicked. Now if you''ll excuse me I need to continue my notebook~ where is it!!? Don''t tell me I misced it?" Morris shakes the child''s hands while the bully''s friend focuses on getting him to the nurse''s office. They thought about getting back at the red-haired kid, but a single re made them scared and ran away ''What the hell is wrong with him he''sughing as if nothing ever happened. Huh?? That''s the book he mentioned, isn''t it? Looks like he hasn''t noticed, World of trials? Is that a title for a story, more importantly, it has a cool-looking design for a cover? Let''s take a peek at this story shall we?'' After he grab ahold of his notebook, Morris swiftly snatched it with his quick and slippery hands. He thought that nothing could go wrong only for him to fall onto the floor when he slipped into his spilled soup. Before he could recover from the fall, it gave the kid the time he needed to open his book. His expression suddenly shifted from happy to bleak when he saw a ton of typos on every page he looked at. It was so horrible that it made most of the written words look like a foreignnguage to him "If it wasn''t for the prologue I would''ve thought that you''re an exchange student. Your handwriting sucks!! Can''t you see that you made a ton of typos in a single paragraph?" The kid said while he helped Morris stand back to his feet "I''ve heard that!!! You only said ''typos'' does that mean you liked it?" Morris said while his eyes glowed when he hears the kid''s opinion "The concept of the book is good, but you''ll have to rewrite your mistakes... By the way, I''m Jin Kurenai. I just transferred here. Well... See youter I guess," Jin said returning Morris''s book while he leaves to grab the tray that he threw at his bully "Wait, up I have to hear what you have to say next!!! By the way, I''m Morris. Nice to meet you Jin. Also, your name sounds pretty awesome, to me, it sounds like you''re the main character of this school. Also is that red hair natural or did you dye it?" He said while Jin epted his handshake "It''s natural, my hair I mean, and the thing about my name sounding like a main character? I don''t know much about my name since I''m an orphan. And it looks like I don''t have a choice but to be your friend, is that guy a big shot here? I didn''t think he''d be so weak, I wasn''t even trying to throw it that hard," Morris''s dream was cut after thatst scene. He woke up hearing Yoona''s nagging voice. He doesn''t have a clue how long they have slept, but her voice was making him and the others annoyed by her repeated sentence "Come on, wake up it''s been 6 hours, 6 hours wake up I can''t be the only one who''s awake, Morris!!!" Yoona shouted when she gets startled by Morris that appeared in front of her back ''Lately, I''ve noticed that she''s following my ns without ever questioning my motives even after ke''s confession. I agreed with our vote for him to join our team, she didn''t even oppose the idea. Does she know something about me, well it''s not important she''ll eventually ask me about something. The way she''s currently behaving is out of curiosity. She''s wondering why her group is not suffering any casualties... Let''s y along and act like a clueless side character. I think I''m doing a good job with that role of mine, I hope so,'' "Yoona what''s wrong you look a little pale, I can ask ke to procure a potion if you are ill," Morris switched back to his kind and caring personality "If I ask you something would you answer it? There''s something that I''m curious about," Yoona whispered in his ear making Morris understand that it was a personal question "It depends on the question whether I can answer or not... But I''ll only answer your question in an area far away from where we currently are. Since you''ve gone so far to whisper your suspicion of me," Morris led Yoona into an area far away from their camp and they stopped until he was sure no one could hear their conversation "Why are you helping us? I''ve heard your conversations with your deity... Y-your some kind of prophet or something like that?" Yoona said while she sees Morris walks back to their camp after he realizes it was a simple question "Yes, I''m a prophet, and my motive for helping you is to prevent a ton of deaths, that might happen that''s all," Morris said while Yoona stopped him after she was unsatisfied with his answer "That''s it. ? If we die then there are a lot of yers? How can you be sure that we''re the ones who have to stop that from happening!!?" Yoona grab ahold of his clothes and pushes him back to the wall after she didn''t ept his reason "Beats me, I''m just a prophet. I can only tell you what I see, it''s up to you to believe it or not. For the record, you should be grateful that I''ve even said the truth most prophets would only give you a clue. After that''s said and done they''ll cease to exist. The best example for them is like your father after he said he''s going to buy some milk," He pushes her back with a single hand and realigns his clothes after they got a little messy After arriving at their camp they continued their journey and wore their gas mask and stepped forth to theboratory. In a ce that was overflowing with monster evo gas, they prepared their weapons and formed a circle. They continued marching ahead and the sight they saw was a ce hidden from the world, a mysteriousboratory. The ce where the alchemist was conducting his experiments looked like an ancient bunker filled with sketches and drawings of the old civilization "What is this ce? This looks like a different settingpared to the outside world~ Ahhh!!! I''m alive?" Gale said while he almost fell into a gorge that was rigged with illusion magic. ke pulled his clothes before he could fall from a depth that no one has a clue "Be careful now, this ce isn''t anything you''ve ever seen, this ce is where it all started the darkest age of alchemy. There live two prodigies in a small town,plete opposites you could say. They were meant to be rivals; one of the prodigies was a kind man that will be the apothecary. While the other one became known as the mad alchemist he was engrossed in his research to achieve something?" ke''s tale was interrupted by Shin''s curiosity "What was he trying to achieve? With his gift he could''ve changed the world alongside the other prodigy," Shin said while ke continued with his tale "Nobody knows what he''s working on, even in his downfall the apothecary that stopped him from achieving his goal never found out his reasons. Even after his death, the gue that came from the seed wasn''t able to wither. It led everyone in that time to perish without a trace," ke threw a potion that exploded right after. The smoke created were spread across the room and revealed the hidden traps ''What a dramatic story he''s the perfect narrator if someone was making a movie in the world of trials. But I gotta say these traps are over the top. How did the alchemist even enter and exit this ce alive?'' "I can get past all of those traps, watch carefully. I won''t do it again," Shin said while she rushed ahead avoiding every kind of trap. In doing so, she was drained of her stamina only to see Morris catch up to her "Ho-How did you get here?" Shin was confused about what she was witnessing in her own eyes "I made a tform to step on after I analyzed the room I''ve found out that we can easily cross just like this," His actions were seen to be annoying and downright one-upping her efforts. This made her enraged when she sees his face ''Seriously as much as Shin is one of the best assassins out there, she''s not that cunning and quick-witted. Her only strength is to subdue anyone that could be a threat to her team. This made her the biggest obstacle if you want to join their team. Was she suspicious of me? well, that''s to be expected,'' They made their way into thest room where they found a ton of empty canisters lying around the room. It was quite a strange sight from the other sights they came from not even a single speck of dust was to be seen. It''s filled with fresh air making them able to finally take away their mask. When they reach the only table in the room, they''d found a clue while a voice suddenly yed in the background "Puhehehehehehe, you''re toote. I''ve already finished my purpose in this dump but I''m a little impressed to think that person would have noticed my irregr behavior. It was a good thing that I left a recording since this is thest thing you''ll ever hear!!!" The recording stopped while something descended from the top of the room. It was aboutnd at their location only for it to be repelled by Gale''s powerful roar followed. His attacks were then followed by Shin''s backstab killing it without breaking a sweat [System: You''ve killed a monster, the collected experience will be shared with your teammates] "Everyone get ready, 1st tier magicbination Ignite + Magic orb!!!" Morris shoots out a spell hitting a Monster hidden in the ceiling A grotesque figure with four heads, two gigantic arms, and legs that was filled with eyes and mouths in every part of its body. It made a disturbing scream that resembled the cries of the human subjects, the elderly, children, and teenagers. They were not spared their fate of bing a test subjects of the alchemist [System: You''ve encountered the named homunculus Quadrex] [Quadrex LVL 20 Hp: 500 Atk: 100 Spd: 35 Def: 60 Mp: 30 Stm: 50 Skills: Acid spit, Poisonous breath, Self-destruction, Regeneration, Aura] The monster leaped onto the ground causing it to crack, jumping at the exact time itnded they used the corners of the room as their stepping stone while ke apanied Yoona to a safe ce, while he joins the three of them in attacking the monster,nding on its head, and they began to shed their way through its thick flesh only for it to regenerate Outside of the warehouse "Kyo, are you sure that Morris is inside that ce?" Esther knocked out the other yers that were following them "I''m sure I can smell Boss''s scent and he''s with a bunch of people. I don''t know who they are," Kyo said while he threw a rock into his blindspot revealing an unknown person hiding without the two of them noticing Esther quickly engages in a one-on-one battle with the person while Kyo was restoring his energy. Even after she uses her skill, Esther wasn''t a match for the person in strengths and talent. This made her use her blessing along with a ton of dirty tricks that she learned through Morris. With her newly gained strength, she overpowered the stranger and points her sword at his neck "Wait, a minute I''m not here to fight you, your friend just said your ally was with a bunch of people? I think one of them is my teammate, my name is Hugo Miller I don''t mean any harm," Hugo said while he catcher Esther''s de with nothing but his bare hands While Morris was busy keeping his characters alive an encounter that he would have never believed would happen. It was the encounter of his main character with a bunch of powerhouses that was never mentioned in his book Chapter 24: The Laboratory [3]

Chapter 24: The Laboratory [3]

Everyone always boasts about how it would be pretty cool to transmigrate in their novels doing all that unbelievable stuff. The people will surround you and shower you with praises, I thought that''s what a transmigration experience would be. I stand fucking corrected as ever, I feel like a single parent that has to take care of a ton of children. Characters in my position but these guys were written by me... From this moment, I feel like a single parent [System: Quadrex has used Acid spit] "Earth array construct a wall," Morris quickly formed a wall from the stones inside the room. With his quick sense of dangerbined with his wits and the use of his skill. He manages to block the liquid from ever reaching their skins "We''re not doing anything it''s too strong," Shin uttered as she points out the deep and gaping cut was instantly healed They kept attacking the monster''s body until it trembles even though it wasn''t even fazed by their attacks. This urrence alerted everyone if it had activated self-destruction which made them stop in their tracks. Once they leave its range they prepared any kind of item they have only to see that its body was detaching itself. As soon as a fee chunk of its body and flesh reached a surface it consumed the evo gas. The pieces of discarded body parts rise from their location and turn into a weaker version of the boss. They had a tail and an agile focused body structure and a hint of venomous properties [System: Mini quads have been spawned] [Mini quads LVL 10 Hp: 130 Ark: 50 Spd: 45 Def: 20 Mp: 0 Stm: 30 Skills: Poisonous cut, Haste, Paralyzing sting] ''This isn''t looking too good I need to retreat I can''t finish my mission while I''m stuck, my precious babies. My child hasn''t even killed their very first yer, and you expect them to fight a boss? What the fuck did I ced my newborn babies into?'' [Are you going to ept the mission or not?] "I''m working on it, everyone fallback, we can''t fight them it''s too risky. Kill the small ones if they get close we can''t risk getting one of us paralyzed by their sting," He cast a ton of magic orbsbined with Ignite which he use to attack and clouded the vision of their enemy Giving them the time to put on their mask while they escape through the room that was fuming with Monster evo gas Shin and Morris fought their pursuers giving the others a chance to escape from the room while Morris sealed them inside the room along with the monsters when he blocked every exit with a bunch of rocks "I never thought I''d fight beside the likes of you," Shin slices through the flesh of the monsters while Morris assisted in fighting the ones on his side. The two of them covered each other''s backs whilst they let their weaker members escape "It''s a mutual feeling, now, start hacking instead of yapping," Morris goes on to activate haste while he fought four monsters at the same time With their allies out of the picture, they turned the room into an all-out assault between the two of them and the monsters. With every swing that came from both sides daggers or ws marked every nook and cranny until the ancient-lookingboratory. Their heated battle bring about the destruction of theboratory and it was reduced to a pitiful state of rubble andter became ruins. Their long and tiring sh with both sides ended when Shin and Morris outwitted their opponents [System: The General of 299 warriors is amazed by your skills, the deity donated 50 tokens. The Sneaky killer is amazed to see you survive, the deity donated 25 tokens. The Killer of 8-headed serpents praised you for being adaptable to any situation, the deity donated 75 tokens] "Thank you for the donations, everybody I love that you''re still watching even if my content isn''t exciting," Morris gave them a bow to show his appreciation whilst he stabs thest homunculus in his sight "This isn''t the time to read your broadcasting," She replied to his irresponsible behavior while she hacks away the remaining monsters on her side ''Wow... I just looked a second away from her and now she''s in her rebellious phase? Damn parenting isplicated when I received some time I''ll write a new book called The transmigrater is a babysitter. So far I only get into a ton of trouble because of my kids (characters). Ungrateful to your parent, your first words weren''t even papa or daddy when I first saw you hmmp. To think the first words I heard from her mouth was fuck you, shitty intruder!!?'' "Let''s go... The others might be worried about us let''s not waste any more of our time bickering with each other. I know you hate me but this is Yoona''s decision... If you have a problem with me then ask her to kick me out after this whole ordeal," The two of them heard a loud explosioning from the location of their allies Whilst Morris and Shin were making their way, to aid their alky in need. Yoona and the rest of their team encountered a homunculus that has a humanoid shape. Spikes came out from its body that appeared out of nowhere and block their only exit. Its power wasn''t a problem however its agility and quick attack overwhelmed the three into a corner [System: You''ve encountered the named homunculus Severerous] [Severous LVL 20 Hp: 300 Ark: 70 Spd: 59 Def: 10 Mp: 30 Stm: 20 Skills: Frontal stab, Spike shots, Cross sh, Rampage, Bloodshed] "Shit, what now? We left two of our main damaged dealers to escape," Gale deflected the homunculus''s attack from ever reaching the two whilst he received a major hit "It''s too fast I can''t see its movements," Yoona grabbed her knife when she realizes that her arrows are of no use "Give me some time to prepare, I have a solution for our crisis," ke handed the two of them some healing potions "How long will that take?" Yoona entered a stance whilst she paid close attention to the homunculus''s next move "10 minutes," "We''re fucking dead... Just kidding this isn''t the time to punch me Yoona I was kidding. Get a move on I''ll try my best to give you the time you requested," The two of them charged toward the homunculus where they engaged in a close-quarter fight. With theirbined attacks they stopped the homunculus''s advances when it switches its target to their support This choice made them experience a ton of near-death situations with every passing second. They focused their eyes on their opponent''s movement only avoiding its deadly attack. Those that didn''t threaten the two of their lives were permitted tond "Apothecary''s protection," In the nick of time, ck cast his spell healing them of their injuries. He shouts their next move and they do as hemand, they apprehended the homunculus. Though this might cost them their lives, it gave him the time he needs, and threw the potion that irritated their foe. This resulted in its spikes being flinged Not only was it sharp but the amount that the homunculus removed from its body was enough to fill them with a ton of holes. But it was repelled by three individuals that appeared to save their lives. One of them was familiar to Yoona while the other two were a pair of powerhouses that manages to repel the spikes "Sorry I''mte, I got lost in the middle of the forest," Hugo kicked the homunculus while the other two had a ring shining brightly that had a design simr that of Morris''s ring "Are you perhaps Morris''spanions?" Yoona said while Kyo''s eyes sparkled "You know the boss''s location? Please tell us we''ve been looking for him," Esther interrupted Kyo''s conversation when she deflected the spike that was aimed at his body "Keep yourself, alive, before you get excited, take a rest we''ll handle where you stopped," Esther unsheathed her de and Kyo morphed back into his awakened state ''Who the hell are they? They caught the spikes like they''re nothing and a beast? No, what is he? I haven''t heard of a beast that can change into a human form whilst having a pair of ears and a tail,'' [System: Severous has activated Rampage, along with Bloodshed increasing its power, as its health goes down and increasing its agility when it feeds on blood] Before they could react the blood that spilled from the fight against the homunculus was collected. It drank Gale and Yoona''s blood while it changed its stance from bipedal to all fours, whilst driving back its foot. It looks like it was a spring its body builds momentum and charges at Kyo. Piercing him of his body only for it to be surprised by the results [System: Your ancestral awakening has now be mediocre] Kyo transformed into a furry beast that and his height changed from 4 feet tall to 6 his once small arms and legs mutated into a beast-like form. He held his own in front of the homunculus while Esther and Hugo closes in shing their des that were stopped with their materialized spikes. It then notices its spikes to be broken once Kyo had regenerated his wounds "You need to try a lot better than that my boss''s attacks hit harder than your pitiful sh!!!" Kyo punched the homunculus down to the ground cracking the surrounding floor in his area This gave the two of them, the needed time to apply a barrage of shes that severed the homunculus limbs. Finally, it stopped moving, and Kyo pulls out his ws which reverted to his previous form. He returned to look like a harmless 10-year-old boy covered with bruises "I can''t believe all of you survived with these kinds of monsters roaming around this warehouse," Esther wiped off the blood stains she acquired from hacking the homunculus "Well, they wouldn''t stand a chance if the boss wasn''t with them... I can imagine it clear as day, his stressed-out face," After a few minutes of rest, they were waiting for the arrival of their allies The ring of the two glowed brighter and brighter as seconds pass soon after they met a ck-haired person that looked exactly like their missing ally. They didn''t doubt their eyes and jump at Morris revealing a different personality from the one they disyed back in their fight "Woah there you guys are always jumpy it''s nice to see that the two of you are still breathing," Morris notices that a nearby body part of the homunculus moving to shoot out a spike. It was aimed toward Shin, without hesitating, he jumps to take the attack head-on "Boss!!!" Kyo screamed as he sees Morris lying on the ground while his heart was pierced with a spike. Esther subdued the body part and her eyes broke out in tears. After they got separated for a very long time, she sees Morris on the brink of death "Morris, no, no, no!!! You can''t die!!! You idiot, Morris wake up, don''t close your eyes, please don''t do this to me," Esther said while Morris kept bleeding and everyone gathered everything they have to heal him only for it to have no effect whatsoever "Damn... They''re overreacting it''s just a mirage of myself I can''t believe them... I thought Kyo would''ve realized that it wasn''t the real me," He was crouching in a room near the Quadrex where he was controlling an afterimage of himself through his mind [You''re such a fucking clown... Fooling everyone around you, like their your toys] "What can I say, I need them to escape. I can''t let them see my schemes, I want to finish that mission you gave me. Thank you for letting me use it before I epted your mission," He bowed to his deity to show his appreciation [Thats what I like about you, the way you act and the knowledge you have it''s like the seconding of the forgotten sage] [The forgotten system: Mission: Kill a boss-level threat with your own. Within this mission, you can use Mirage the forgotten sage will use his authority to make you use it during the mission Reward: Mirage Failure: Death, you''ll be sealed after you epted the mission the seal will disappear uponpletion or death] ''If someone was in my shoes they would''ve declined this without a second thought. I wonder what''s making me confident about epting this mission. Is it the fact that I''m the author, or is it my ignorance? We''ll never know,'' Chapter 25: The Laboratory [4]

Chapter 25: The Laboratory [4]

A powerful figure behind everything that''s urring in the world as we speak. With a simple swing of his arm, he could create a whole world in the blink of an eye. This figure was said to be invisible, powerful, and all-knowing it was none other than the author. Well, that only applies if it''s just a story not in real life the only thing special about me is the fact that im breaking the fourth wall. Anything could happen in this world, who knows maybe all of this is just a story "Status!!!" Morris said after scribbling thest circle spell [Christopher Morris LVL 14 equipment on Title: Goblin yer ss: None Blessing: God of foresight Hp: 30 Atk: 24 Spd: 35 Def: 28 Mp: 65 Stm: 26 Unused points: 50 Skills: Mana breathing (F) Magic orb (E) Ignite (E) Shock (E) Haste (F) Mist array (F) Mystic sh (E) Status modifier (F) Heal (F) Mp cirction (E) Earth array (F) Overall ratings: your Speed has crossed the line of normal, your Mp is has reached a point where anyone will praise you why not join a guild] [Hmmm, this is a tough one what will you choose to raise before you engaged the enemy?] "I think I found the right choice I''ll increase my Mp to 100. I''ll use the remaining for Health and considering that im, not a tank I''ll just ce the rest to increase my agility," Whilst he was cing his stats a ton of deities entered his private broadcasting in exchange for sealing their recording function [System: You''ve invested 5 points to increase Spd, 10 points to increase Hp, and 35 Points on Mp. Overall ratings: Your mana has reached a point that not even the strongest-ranking magician has achieved. From useless trash, you''ve reached the realm of beyond-normal best to stay humble!! You might get yourself killed if you be any more arrogant] "Wtf is with these ratings? it''s pissing me off in more ways than one... Wee everyone to my broadcasting today I''ll fight a boss-level threat by myself," He greeted the deities whilst he address the content within his current broadcasting [Ruler of the underworld is watching you, Conqueror of winds is watching you, Dreadful dragon of narsch is watching you, The bringer of thunder is watching you, etc] ''No way even Naze''s deity entered my private broadcasting!!? He''s not the type of deity to care about these kinds of stuff I wonder why he''s here? It must have been a coincidence, there''s no way he has some sort of I interest in me,'' [Are you done staring at the deities? Fight that monster already, you''re testing my patience] After he got scolded by his deity, Morris went to the area of the homunculus only to find that it was gone. There were no signs of it escaping the door leading to the exit, it was fully intact even in the dark corners he doesn''t hear a single scream. He kept on looking until he found a mysterious hole beneath the room leading to the sewers. He guess that it was the emergency exit that the alchemist had used. When he ventured deeper into the hole, he sees the homunculus bashing its head through the seal that the forgotten sage had applied [System: The yer Christoper Morris has activated the skill Mana cirction. It''ll grant the yer physique that''ll be enhanced as you circte mana through your body. Though this skill has no cooldown, using this for a long time will take a toll on the yer''s body] When he had a whiff of the toxic aromaing from the monster evo gas near the sewer he puts on his mask. In case he gets weakened due to its effect, he rushes to the homunculus''s back whilst he holds both of his daggers. He quickly move his body andnded on top of its back he was a little weirded out by the fact that the homunculus grew smaller in size. Once he has driven his dagger to the neck of the quadrex he finally notices the reason for its size "Why isn''t it going through," He noticed its body, had developed a scale that could even block one of his sharpest daggers He was left with no other option but to withdraw only to meet the reason why it became so small. Bear the exit were three other homunculi that were holding a weapon made through their flesh and blood. Morris cast a spell to manipte the shape of the sewer after he controlled every piece of stone to block their attack. It was easily reduced to a piece of rubble after the three homunculi broke his defense. With only a few seconds before they could react to what had urred in their eyes, he use haste to maneuver from the sewers "What the hell are they? I thought I was hunting the Quadrex, Appraise!!!," He appraises his enemies which reveals the identity of the four individual homunculus [Appraisal: Multiple enemies detected four LVL 20 Quadrex variants; sher, Archer, Tanker, Binder] Seeing that all of the four heads that were once stuck with each other formed their own, bodies. They changed into a small and deadlier version of their previous form. With their mutated body that wasn''t even pierced by his weapon, he quickly fled from the scene to enter another area. The four homunculi saw this and they chose to follow him whilst they attacked him from his back [Go back you''re not a match for them!!!] "I''m on it just shut your mouth for a second I can''t think properly with all of this noise," Morris injected his body feet with a chunk of his mana in his feet, the surging power gave him the power to jump back to the surface The homunculi focused on attacking and giving him no time to retaliate the sher closes in on his spot. Morris got distracted and due to hisck of focus, the archer was able to shoot out a volley of spikes toward his spot. He dodges all of them by overclocking his mana cirction that''s draining away his excess mana. Which prevented another recoil to ur which would''ve been the worst-case scenario at a time like this "Twin mystic sh!!!" He shoots out his powerful spell toward the Archer''s rain of spikes. However, his attacks were blocked by the Tanker''s shield withoutnding a single hit on the Archer. Among the smoke that was caused by his spell, the sher used the smoke to its advantage tond a fatal blow on Morris''s body His right hand was lost in the process, whilst he dodges the attack that came from his legs and escapes with just a gaping hole. If he was a littlete to react his leg would''ve fallen off of his body if he takes another step. They cornered him until he experienced a gruesome death But a secondter they became more and more suspicious about his body, something doesn''t add up. The fact that his body wasn''t dripping with a single drop of blood made them scatter only for the body to explode. They were able to escape before they got caught by his attack but they didn''t escape from his ns. There was an unknown liquid covering their body to the brim. The four homunculi were dumbfounded as an attack pierced through their skin They notice that there were too yers that were identical to each other whilst they pped. They kept on pping until another one shows in front of the Quadrex variants, the copy no the original was holding a bottle filled with an aromatic scent. This person whos identical to the two that attack the variants pped after disying the fantastic scenery which they disyed *p* *p* *p* "Congrattions on killing one of my mirages well, that one was a gift for you a liquidized Feijin flower. They are also known as healer killers and are known for their beautiful nature and lovely smell. The best part is that they can destroy regenerative cells inside a body. This ability was feared by any kind of monster with just a whiff of their scent," After he arrives at his spot his copies came back to his side after they sessfully injured their foe The deities that were watching Morris''s broadcast were shocked by the turn of events, as the second fightmenced. He applied the amount of damage needed to the four homunculi to enter their 2nd phase making them faster and stronger than before. With the aid of his copies, he shes with the quadrex variants along whilst he applied the feijin flower [System: The Quadrex variants have entered the 2nd phase. This unlocks their hidden potential that was sealed away by the Mad Alchemist] "Mana cirction overclocked!!!" Morris gained a burst of movement speed which he used to apply the liquidized flower through his de and shes different parts of the homunculus In response to his aggressive fighting style, the homunculus burst out a powerful scream that could break his ear. He didn''t have a choice but to stop and cover his ears, the was loud enough that it created a shockwave. This attack caught him off guard and knocked him to a wall while his copies dispersed He gets back to his feet and sees the homunculus breaking the walls of each side of the room. It opened its mouth that acted as a suction cup and gather all the remaining monster evo gas while the four variants hadbined [System: Error, Error, Error, Error, Error the homunculus is gathering the Monster evo gas forcing itself to go further beyond phase 2] The deities froze upon seeing something unbelievable happen with their own eyes, a monster that denied the system and forced its body to evolve. After the error, he gained a ton of messages from the system telling him to withdraw from the mission. The homunculus transformed into a difficulty beyond the rank of the trial''s difficulty. He chose to decline their offer without even listening to the Gm''s words of advice ''600 tokens? You want me to give you this big chunk of Exp for 600 tokens? The fucking audacity of this Gm... I''m not giving up a big catch, let''s get this over with,'' [Quadrex LVL 30 Hp: 800 Atk: 100 Spd: 85 Def: 60 Mp: 70 Stm: 50 Skills: Acid spit, Poisonous breath, Self-destruction, Regeneration, Aura] After it consumes the remaining gas it finally finishes its final form where it stands on its feet. This 20-meter tall monster moves to his location and stomped its feet towards that he dodges at the right time and swings his de. He parried the spikes that came from its body dodging all of them while he uses the remaining few as a stepping stone. He got closer to its head which he stabbed and applied the feijin flower through its wound [What now? You''re out of options is there any way, to win?] "There''s still one thing that im betting on I just need to lure it to that, location," Morris activates mirage to trick the Quadrex while he prepared for its arrival "Graaaaaaaahhhh!!!," The quadrex screams shook the undergroundboratory with every passing second Fed up with fighting Morris''s illusion it used its extraordinary sense of smell to track him down. It quickly ran towards the traps that weren''t even a problem to cross over and destroyed a wall just to enter the room where Morris was preparing his final attack. He holds up his mana flower which he used every mana he stored to spawn five copies of himself. With their help, he shed away the homunculus''s health "Haste!!!" Morris yelled while his mirage did the same thing, they kept on copying his attack whilst they chip away at its health. The Quadrex uses all of its skill to ward off his attack which also brings about the end id his copies Even after all of his efforts and skillsbined, he wasn''t able to vanquish the homunculus. His vision darks as the feet id the homunculus darkened his view and with a loud shockwave, he was ttened by the homunculus''s attack. But this only brings about the final phase of his n and his corpse was nothing but a mere copy of the original. It spawned a root that covered its leg rendering the homunculus unable to move for a short time [System: Vineyard Amulet has activated its effect rooting the enemy that came in contact with the amulet will be rooted for 10 seconds] The Quadrex sensed a powerful surge of mana near its area where it sees the original standing at the top of the pir. He takes a peculiar stance while all of his mana was focused on his sword and it glowed so brilliantly. His stance wasn''t just for show, it''s real purpose made him channel the mana in his surroundings and ce it in his sword "Mystic sh, 1st form Vertical swing!!!" He said as he swung down his sword that weighed as much mana that he applied. Unleashing a powerful swing enough to finish the homunculus and leave a gigantic mark in the underground ruins. [System: You''ve killed the hidden boss Quadrex the collected experience will now be given you''ve leveled up!!! Your level has changed from 14 - 22 Alert: Due to the great amount of experience gained the Gm''s will convert the remaining exp to 300 tokens since they wished to bnce the game] "I''ve jumped through 8 levels, I need to head back before they do anything stupid," Morris uses haste to traverse the ruins [The forgotten system: You''vepleted your mission, and the skill called [Mirage] will now be applied to your skill slot] [Mirage - Spawns a perfect copy of the yer with all of their stats and skill they can be piloted or ordered Mp: 100 Duration: 10 minutes] He rushes outside the warehouse where he sees Esther and Kyo we''re confused when his copy disappeared from their hands. Since it''s been a long time since he reunited with the two. Instead of giving them a proper reunion, he stands behind their backs while they mourn his death. He wanted to give them a spook so he came up with the perfect idea "I''m alive," Morris hugs the two of them whilst his hands reach up to their head where he gently caresses their head. Those two words were thest thing he could''ve ever said after he got punched when he startled Esther. She believed that Morris was his ghost that came back to haunt her till the day she dies Chapter 26: Jackpot

Chapter 26: Jackpot

[Leader of the red velvet mercenary group Name: Velvet Airis Title: Mercenary queen, Cold-blooded killer, Martial genius Traits: Dominant, Sadistic, Power Hungry Weapon: Sword] "This is a very strange sword intent im not feeling any sort of chi only mana," Velvet Airis a figure shrouded in red was happily enjoying the scenery left by Morris''s attack. Soon after, a masked man appeared behind her immediately crouching in her presence "Ma''am we''re finished with the mission''s requirements... There are no casualties with our squadron and we can move whenever you gave your orders," The man said while she continued to re at the gigantic cut "Tell me what do you see in the direction that I''m looking at?" Airis asked for the opinion of her subject which he casually replies to her simple question with an honest answer "It looks like an incredible rock formation for a mere underground ruin... I''m sorry if I didnt meet your expectations this is the only thing that my eye had discerned," The man said while she stayed silent and waved her hand up and down. This gesture of hers told him to gather everyone and move after their sessful mission ''Every cut that''s applied on these stones is filled to the brim with mana, the cracks in the floor, make me envision an all-out sh. Pure skills and wits, andstly the ruins with not a single drop of human blood. This only reassures me that he''s here, Spell thief, a yer that''s being eyed by the countless power-hungry guilds. However, it seems that he has no such desire to join the hands of anyone. Hepletely rid this ce of his mana, im impressed that his this cautious Hehehehe, Spell thief, I wonder what you''re doing,'' While the leader mercenary group was deeply absorbed in the ruins where she reminisced about the battle with the use of her mind. On the other hand, the yer she desires to find was currently inside a tavern along with his team. He drank a ton of alcohol like there was no tomorrow and yet he hasn''t fallen to the effect of the alcohol "Tavern keeper, I need a refill!!! My booze is about to go empty," In a single sitting he gulped down a ss of wine, and soon the counter was filled with a ton of empty mugs. He kept on drinking as soon as he recovered from the punch he received from none other than Esther ''Nothing like some good-tasting booze after a long day of potentially dying in the world that I created. This would''ve been the perfect ce if it weren''t for these fools, seriously why the fuck are they here!!? Deep breathes Morris, you must remain your cool just breathe don''t even think about your kids,'' "You want some soothing herbal tea, Mr. Morris? It might help you once your body feels a little dizzy," ke prepared a cup of his handmade tea at a temperature that anyone can easily drink "Thank you for the tea, I was hoping you would''ve asked me... I can understand why ke''s here, the only thing I can''t understand is the presence of these uninvited guests. Do I need to call you out? State your business before I get bored andpletely ignore you," He sees through the disguise of Hugo and the rest of his characters that were hiding in in sight When they were called out by the person they were trying to observe, they revealed their identities. Kyo and Esther remained expressionless in their presence, while ke was shocked and falls to the ground. He looks like aplete fool before he was given a hand by that came from Morris that slowly raises him back to his feet. When he finally bnces his footing he goes back to his seat and remains silent whilst Hugo was surprised by his awareness "How long have you noticed?" Hugo asked "By the time we entered this ce, I already told you our deal''s off... You''ve met with your team and I''ve found mine," He replied whilst his eyes met with his main character "Wait, what about me where am I going?" ke got his back patted by Morris which made it clear they were on his side "You''re with us, they''ll eventually kick you out of their team. Haven''t you seen it for yourself all of them are damaged dealers, and their formation is aggressive. cing support will only hinder their movements, so they''ll eventually ask you to leave," The four of them were stunned by his analysis even though he hasn''t seen them in battle [So this is where you stop meddling with the future? I thought you would''ve yed this whole charade for a longer period. I guess you also have something apart from your mission as a seer] "Didn''t you say you''ll help us?" Hugo whilst he casually takes a seat near his father [Hugo miller LVL 18 Title: All-rounder ss: None Blessing: None Hp: 70 Atk: 67 Spd: 50 Def: 41 Mp: 36 Stm: 38 Unused points: 0 Skills: Hand-to-handbat (D) Weapon master (C) Physical boost (E) Stealth (E) Dexterity (F) Haste (D) Foresight (E) Overall ratings: You''re stats are incredible if they found out they''ll kill you without any hesitation] ''Like father like son his currently not picking a ss. You might be wondering why I haven''t picked my ss even though I''ve exceeded the requirements. It''s because of skill synergy just like Netharus the person who owns the ne I used before. That ne contained [Magic edge] if youbine Mana application with swordsmanship giving birth to [Magic edge],'' "I think you''re confused about the word help and annoying a person... I told you that I''ll help you when you need it the most," He gulped down another ss of beer while he sees Hugo leave along with his team ''Finally, they''re gone, I can get some rest... If Hugo looked after the three of them, I can rest assured that I fulfilled my duty. Let''s hope that I can rest for a day or two im not asking for anything in return. I only wish they''ll grow without the aid of their parent (Author) I don''t want them to be dependent on me,'' By the time he noticed howte it was Kyo and Esther couldn''t keep up with his energy he took the three back to their Inn. Once he was finished he takes off and returned to the tavern unaffected by the alcohol where he goes back to his seat. He noticed that a couple of men were close to his spot, minding their own business whilst he ordered a ton of alcohol to drown his pent-up stress. However, he heard some gossip among the yers that piqued his interest "Hey, do you think our boss is after Spell thief," The yer said while Morris walks near them pretending to be a drunkard? Without any hesitation, they point their des to scare him away "Hello, their homie''s mind If I hic, take a seat here? You wouldn''t notice me, I just wanted somepany, my friend, just recently passed... We couldn''t even bury him," Morris cast a basic spell that made him procure a tiny bit of water in his eyes which resulted in some tears. He made his voice sound pathetic making his acting believable "No, no, let him stay this guy ain''t even sober, look at him, he''s aplete wreck...! Let him stay we''ve been in this kind of situation as well," The yer said while they weed him with a mug full of alcohol ''Free beer!!! This is the best, not only did I fool these yers I even got myself, some beer!!! Nothing makes a beer taste wonderful when it''s given to you for free,'' The yers chat until all of them werepletely wrecked by the alcohol which made their words harder to understand and as thest yer fell asleep, Morris had enough "Now, back on topic, we''ll scout the areater when our boss gives the order. I heard she''s obsessed when she finds a new toy. Don''t you dare forget what we all talked about for our boss, Velvet Airis," The yer said while most of his team was drunk [Let''s go they''re not moving I think it''s safe to assume that they''re asleep] "You''re right im tired of this whole charade," Morris walked towards the exit after he paid for his alcohol He encountered a beautiful red-haired beauty on his way to the exit that was close to his real age. Their eyes met and the two of them couldn''t avert their gaze whichsted more than thirty seconds. He took the initiative and brushed away his nces after he collected his thoughts and exit the tavern. With his remaining energy, he strolled the cold and dark streets where he recalled the time of his arrival in the world of trials [What''s so funny, you''re grinning like a madman have you lost your sanity?] "Nothing I just remembered that I came a long way to get where I am... I remember walking in the cold and dark street with my heart racing... I was scared that I might stumble upon a thief or a drunkard, at that time I never thought that I can even move properly," He continued to walk until he reaches his Inn ''What a strange, ck-haired boy I never thought anyone would look directly into my eyes. I remember that it can mentally affect those who are weaker than me, yet he looked directly into my eyes without even blinking. He didn''t show a hint of fear in his eyes, too bad I can''t make him my toy if only he was Spell thief,'' Arriving at his room he checked on his teammates before he head into his room closing it, as he retrieved an item from his bag [Quadrex loot box - a box that contains an item that''s rted to the Quadrex] "Everything''s in ce I never thought that I would''ve gained a ton of tokens in that broadcasting gave me 300. This increased my tokens to 1,175, to think most of the tokens I''ve earned in mymissions will be used to buy this," He grabbed a scroll from his inventory [Rate up scroll x10 - One scroll can increase the yer''s luck by 10 percent] [Youre going to use it? Isn''t that expensive I remember you spend more than 2k gathering 10 of them] "You''re right about that Kyo and Esther spend their tokens, on their equipment making them have higher chances of surviving. I''m fine with the ck robe that gives me 10 mp, these items will get more expensive. It''s best to buy them as earlier as you can get," He rips every scroll that immediately activates their effects [System: Your luck has increased by 100 this stack will disappear after you opened a loot box] It shined throughout his room due to the increase in his increased luck. This change resulted in the randomized selection of the box going out of control. When he opened his eyes he sees a pair of cats thats sitting on the top of his bed "A cat? Theirs two of them what gives....?" A message appeared before him that shows the true worth of these creatures [System: You''ve acquired the two bundle packages familiar/homunculus Sun and Moon. A creature that''s mixed with various types of magical beasts ultimately leading its final form into a pair of cats] Chapter 27: Familiars [1]

Chapter 27: Familiars [1]

[System: Homunculus test subject no. 77 code name Sun and Moon is one of the mad alchemist''s projects. By dissecting tons of magical beast organs and special traits of their body parts he tries to create a being that can act as the perfect protector and killer. They''re disguised as a pair of harmless-looking cats, these homunculus was lost when Deniro Alphas made all of his 100 test subjects fight each other. The one who remains will guard his undergroundb, they lost their original strength when their body got devoured. Their remains afloat on test subject no. 26 code name Quadrex the endless growth, until you manage to summon them from the box] [System: Homunculus Sun and Moon will now be registered as the yer''s familiar, would you like to ept? If not you can sell these families to the system with a fair amount of tokens] ''I gotta say I never expected to get a familiar as a reward... I assumed that I''ll get a weapon that can make me use one of the abilities possessed by the Quadrex. But a familiar right of the earliest part of my story? That''s gotta be quite rare, they didn''t appear till the end of volume one,'' [System: Registrationplete Sun and Moon will now be seen as familiars instead of a monster. Please wait for a second we''ll be applying a seal to confirm the pact, your chest has been selected as their home. A dimensional space will be reconstructed in the yer''s heart] "Finally, I can see their stats appraise," He lies on his bed whilst his familiars joined him [Sun LVL 0 Title: Familiar Hp: 40 Atk: 5 Spd: 15 Def: 35 Mp: 18 Stm: 30 Skills: Heal, Taunt, Fortification More skills will be unlocked after they reached a certain level] [Moon LVL 0 Title: Familiar Hp: 15 Atk: 35 Spd: 25 Def: 15 Mp: 30 Stm: 19 Skills: Poison fang, Paralyzing sh, Corrosion More skills will be unlocked after they reached a certain level] [Sun has its stats focused on defense and Moon is focused on damaging] ''A pair of opposites like the name says sun and moon... I''ll try and level them up, outside the safe zone, for now, let''s get some good night''s sleep,'' 7 hourster outside the safe zone "Boss, why are we here, shouldn''t we be preparing for the 4th, mission," Kyo was walking beside Morris on their way to the outskirts of the safe zone and into the forest "Well, I don''t have to im one of the yers that found the clue. ke''s deity said after the mercenaries found the clue they''ll report back to his past self and their numbers were reduced from 150 - 80. This means, that you guys are either gonna fight for the position of the mercenary title. ke has the clue and the fourth mission will activate once we give the clue, I told him to wait for a while," The two of them weren''t alone in their journey, Esther arrived at their destination as soon as she finishes her hunt "Sorry... I''m a littlete, has it started yet?" She wipes off the blood that covered her clothes and when she begins to sweat, she takes off the top her of leather armor. This resulted in her revealing her smooth skin and a piece of sleeveless cloth that only covers her chest ''I don''t know why but whenever I see Esther acting so clingy or doing these sorts of stuff in front of me... It''s like I could hear a police sirening from a mile away, even though my body reverted to my teens. I just can''t forget the fact that I was once a 29-year-old man that''s 13 years apart. I don''t want to be the generic isekai try-hard or the forty-year-old reincarnated guy that digs someone younger. There''s none of that for me im a fully functional adult im, not a pedophile,'' "Yeah, the thing you were talking about, actually, what are we doing? You''ve only said you''re gonna show us something," The two of them look closely at him after he crouched down on the ground He started scribbling a circle that looked a little strangepared with all of his previous spell circles. Even the symbols didn''t t look rted to the elements while in the middle he scribble an animal-like face After he steps into the middle of the circle he poured his mana and a despicable aura manifested. Kyo and Esther prepared their weapons for any kind of situation to arrive o only to see two harmless cats appear in his chest. One of them was grey and the other was light orange "It''s just a pair of cats how could they even manifest such a horrible aura?" She tried petting the cats as soon as she extend the reach of her hand. However, the cats responded by backing away before the two of them hissed at her attempts "Esther, you''re scaring them you shouldn''t approach them by patting their heads... That''s a little bit aggressive you need to reach out your hand and let them get near it~ Ow!! Ow!! Ow, what the heck is with this grey cat it stings wait why isn''t it healing?" Kyo awakened his left hand to heal Moon''s bite and was stunned by his ability [System: You''ve been afflicted with Corrosion, your Hp will be consumed as long as this debuff is currently active] "I told you these two are my familiars the one that bit your hand is called Moon I think he used Corrosion. It''s a skill that applies the corrosive status that can drain away a living thing''s Hp. The effects will disappear after some time had passed, and Esther can you watch over Kyo? I''ll help you guys with your training once im done," He head into the forest while Sun and Moon were dangling on his shoulder ''I''m running out of time I need to get stronger before some yers affiliated with a guild find my location. I''ve already attracted the attention of the Velvet queen one of the strongest mercenaries in the world of trials. I can''t forget about my side quest and which is to find and stop the other transmigraters, well I can''t level up that easily. Nowadays I''ll need a ton of exp its best if I can make my allies level, including my familiars,'' [Mana flower - A flower that''s been modified by magic, it wasbined with a mana crystal making it one of the handiest artifacts for the mage ss its storage will differ from the quality of the item Storage: 500 Durability: 70 Option 1: The yer can store Mana in the flower forter use Option 2: The yer can use the stored Mana to activate his/her skills] [System: You''ve activated the Mana flower''s option 1: The mana flower will now drain you of your mp] "Sun, Moon prepare for battle I''m fighting along with the two of you," They stopped by at the center of the forest, where theirs a ton of infected lurking around the corner. It was the perfect ce to increase his familiars level, he unsheathes his dagger whilst he leads the two of them in his skirmishes. He struck the enemy with a little bit of force, lowering its health enough for his familiars tond the finishing blow. It growled so loud which made the other infected caught them in their attempts [System: Familiar Sun is activating Taunt] With the help of his familiar, most of the infected that were close to him redirected their attacks and hatred toward Sun. It gave him and Moon the upper hand by cutting off their limbs without them worrying about a single attack. Moon executed the damaged infected with his skills that were focused onnding a massive blow. Poisoning, paralyzing, or even eating away their hp with his corrosion making this agile familiar strike fear in the minds of infected [System: Familiar Moon is activating Corrosion in this state his attack applies the corrosive status that eats away the opponent''s health] "Kill the ones I damaged, I need to help Sun," He rushed to the center of the infected whilst he saw an imprable cat sitting on the ground. The ws of the infected aren''t even dangerous for Sun''s stats along with the use of heal and fortification. This only made it harder for anyone to inflict any damage on her [System: Familiar Sun has activated Fortification, Heal the familiar''s health is healed while its Hp and Def are increased by half of its stats] "Mana flowers halfway filled... Let''s finished this with 1st tier magicbination, Mana cirction + Haste!!!" He notices that his surroundings slowed down, he entered a realm he never experienced When hebined his mana cirction that increases his overall physical strength along with haste which doubles his speed. He enters a speed exceeding 100 before he could examine his findings he gently cuts away all of the infected near his defense focused familiar [System: You''ve created a new magicbination you''ll be given 10 stat points Alert: Due to the trial''s low difficulty your magicbination of Mana cirction & Haste will be given a major penalty... You can only use it once a day had passed, if you try to disobey the system won''t allow the skills to bebined] [What was that for a second you disappeared from your location and after a second has passed you appeared while the infected were shredded] "I don''t know I only created it thinking that the two spells can synergize, I never expected it to be a big deal," Morris said while Sun and Moon killed the injured infected ''Now that I think about it, I never wrote any kind ofbination like this. Due to remembrance''s influence, I can piece together some info that I wrote about my skills. Merging them to create powerful spells will be useful as I progress,'' [System: Familiar Sun and Moon leveled up, they gain 10 stat points you can now invest on their stats] "After all, the infected we killed their levels only increased by one? I think I have another penalty, I haven''t seen any other yer that has a familiar. My familiars exp collection is nerfed, someone''s screaming? It''sing from the south," He dashes to the location while Sun and Moon climbed up on his shoulders He yed anything thates in his way, be it a magical beast or an infected while he made his way through the forest. He saw a bunch of people wearing a robe that has a symbol of an eye. It wasn''t a mere coincidence it was the same symbol worn by followers of Persevis, they were surrounded by fifty or more infected. It was twice the sizepared to the ones he killed they mutated, unlike any other mutations he ever saw. It wasparable to the events that happened at theboratory. A mutation that wasn''t crafted by the system rather it was made by a human [System: The yer Christoper Morris has activated the skill called [Mana breathing]. Once activated the yer will restore mana as simply as breathing] He puts on his mask before he charged in and shoots down one of the infected with his magic orb His familiars aided the cult members and protect them from any iing threats, Sun taunts every infected targeting the followers. This gave Moon the upper hand to dispose of the enemy without the need of protecting the followers. Sun healed the injured members who were shocked by what they had witnessed. A pair of cats was fending off the mutated infected''s that were difficult for themselves to handle "What are these animals? Are they perhaps a magical beast that''s been applied with an illusion spell? It''s unbelievable that they''re this strong!!" One of the cult members said, whilst they were alerted by an explosioning from the north where there was a ton of infected. They walk to get a closer look at the situation, but they only saw a mountain of corpses, and standing on the top was a masked yer. A yer whose identity can''t be mistaken for anyone ''It''s spell thief, I can''t believe I''ve finally met him in person, atst, I found another transmigrater. I''ve read the author''s work from start to finish, are you the cause of the change? What''s your goal for doing all of this or are you as confused as me about the change of difficulty?'' Chapter 28: Familiars [2]

Chapter 28: Familiars [2]

You know what they say about duality, for example, you can''t be a hero without a viin. You can''t be a kind and gentle main character without the most hated douche known as the antagonist. Naturally, a person can''t be a writer without a loyal reader, this is a tale about my fateful encounter with one of my readers "Do you have a death wish or something? Why did you enter the center... Even if you''re strong you can''t underestimate the trials. Do you think it''ll care if one of your teammates dies? Do you think it''ll give you a time-out when you''re about to die?" He ordered his familiars to kill the mountain of disabled infected. Whilst he walks closer to the followers of his maniptive side character ''Shit he''s getting closer don''t tell me he''s gonna kill us? Wait a minute, he asked us why were here in the first ce. I might have a chance to survive,'' "Were sorry if we bothered you, I didn''t think we would get ambushe~ Arrghhh!!! W-Why are you doing this?" Morris grabbed the only yer brave enough to reply to his question. He didnt hesitate in choking the yer even though he was a part of the cult "I''ll let the rest of you go, I''ll give back your ally once im done asking him some of my questions~ sucks to be you. your allies are a bunch of pricks. They up and left as soon as they were given a chance to flee," He freed the yer from his hands as soon as the yers were far from their vicinity [You got one of them what''s the next step? Torture, him to spill his secrets, feed him the infected? Or maybe you''re going to leave him in the darkest alley butt-naked so he''ll get raped? I don''t know the oue I''m so excited, Kekekeke] ''I always forget that Sage is a bit of a lunatic from time to time. Anywho, I need to get close to this guy, he looks like an easy way to get some information within the cult. For now, let''s check if he''s a huge fanatic that''s a try-hard follower,'' "What''s your name I sent a private message to one of your members on the yer server and yet they didn''t reply!! I want to join the cult, you could say that my behavior is because im pissed. It''s like you don''t even know who I am and I have to wait before I can join," Morris said walking closer to Hyunsu ''This guy might be a transmigrater he''s the only one who has his stats perfectly invested he doesn''t put a ton on Hp. A decent amount on def, andstly, his Mp, Atk, and Spd are enough to fight a ton of enemies by himself. Even though his skills are meant for the early story he''s too suspicious, too bad he got caught up in the ambush. And that''s not the worst part he met me,'' [Park Hyunsu LVL 13 Title: Strategist ss: Ranger Blessing: None Hp: 50 Atk: 45 Spd: 43 Def: 30 Mp: 48 Stat points: 0 Skills: Sharp sight (E) Paralysis shot (F) Mana-infused arrow (F) Focused shot (F) Sniping (E) Aiming (E) Poison shot (F) Overall rating: You''recking a lot of skills, but you''re strategic nature and natural sense of leadership make you a valuable warrior, not someone else who''s looking at a yers status] [Did you see that the ratings suddenly changed when you peek at his stats? The overall ratings hate you to the point it mentions you hahahahaha] "I''m Park Hyunsu a lower-ranking member of the cult, you must be the rising rookie Spell thief? I''ve heard about you from the systems broadcasting. Thank you for saving us, If you''re still mad about having to wait for you to join our ranks I can help you. I''m just a lower rank but I''ll dm one of the senior members ~ Grrrrgh!!!?" Hyunsu tilted his head to show his appreciation, but as soon as he did, his neck was met by Morris''s hands ''Boo!!! Can''t you even act like you''re in a life-and-death situation? This guy is way too calm. Sigh, to think you stayed alive for so long, he''s too naive, this guy didn''t even pull out his weapon. He''s a bonafide transmigrater to the bone, plus I read about Koreans who would tilt their heads. Whenever they show their gratitude or whatever, I''ve read about it because I put some foreign characters in my story,'' "Nice to meet you transmigrater, do you think I wouldn''t notice," Morris tightened his grip as soon as he confirmed the origins of his chosen yer "H-how did you know that!!? I wasn''t even doing anything suspicious to be noticed arghh!!!," Hyunsu got mmed into the rough surface of a nearby tree, whilst his neck was being held by Morris "Who the hell would act so nice in front of a stranger? I would''ve let you go if you acted a little hostile to me. Guess being honest, isn''t doing you any good," He injected Hyunsu with a serum before he let go of his body. Hyunsu tried to make a run, however, his vision became unstable. His body felt heavy andter on, he noticed that he had been injected with a drug As soon as he fell unconscious on the ground, he recollected his arrival in the world of trials. It was a memory that he couldn''t forget that felt like a dreame true or a nightmare thats worse than his life ''My name is Park Hyunsu a 25-year-old sryman in Seoul. I have an average-paying job and a normal life I don''t have any hobbies except reading. The World of Trials is my favorite book, which was a system novel. This story revolves around the viewpoint of the protagonist Hugo Miller,'' ''That book was a good read, but sadly, it ended. I still have all the chapters downloaded on my phone. I thought I should ept the end of the novel until a message popped out of my view. It was a strange urrence it was a status screen with the same design as the book I read about. I thought I was drunk and carelessly agreed, but then I heard a voice that came inside my head. Before I could hear the voice, I cked out and when I woke up I was in the prologue of my favorite book,'' After some time had passed he woke up in a cave filled with bones that may have been from a human being. From a distant location, he heard the sounds of swords shing with each other. Curious he was to know the origins of the sounds, he walked to get a closer look at the fight. When he was halfway through he was startled by something that touched his leg it was the familiars whotched their tails on his feet. Within this dark and suffocating cave, Morris was fighting without batting an eye at arge and horrific monster "Meow (Looks like we can finally move with our ns. Moon tell our owner that he''s finally awake)," Sun kept on rubbing her head on the side of his leg whilst she purrs Moon appeared in front of the entrance of the cave, this alerted the monster which noticed his presence. He kept on the same pace without the need to increase his speed to reach his owner. He didn''t care about the gigantic monster ever after it swung its hammer which aimed to end his life He jumps at the same time the hammer could hit him and hends on top of the hammer''s end. At this very moment, he chooses to run through the handle of the hammer toward the body of the monster. He prepared his skill and paralyzed its right arm before it could even react. He executed the monster''s life with the use of his corrosion that devoured the head of the monster "Owner, the yer you as us to guard has finally risen from his slumber," ''I think this is the effect of the seal ced within their bodies... I''m the only one who could understand what their saying. This only applies to me, anyone else would only hear a meow,'' "Sage, are you there?" [I''m here, do you need anything?] "I just want to inform you that the guy I kidnapped is a seer. Log off for a bit, we need to talk about something confidential," [Why should I? I''m not even rted to your world. If I hear something confidential I won''t spread It] "I''m not asking!! Either you leave now, and you can enter after 10 hours or I''ll disable your broadcasting privileges. You know what will happen right? You''ll have to wait for a whole week before you can enter," He threatened his deity until he gave in to his request [System: The Forgotten Sage has logged out, and the yer has now disabled the broadcasting mode. It will be avable after 10 hours have passed] ''He''sing here I need to hide before he catches me!! I don''t want to experience another one of his attacks,'' "I wouldn''t venture forth that path even though it''s the exit, that ce hit its respawn it''ll bring back all of the monsters I killed. Are you confident that you can escape? Why don''t the two of us have a wonderful chat, you don''t have a choice but to say yes. Btw, I have this thing that you''re carrying inside your pocket," He reaches out to his pocket and reveals Hyunsu''s phone which contains every chapter of his novel ''What should I do, im not a match against him. he''s on another level that''s beyond my ability, even if he''s not the one who caused the change of difficulty. If an irresponsible person gets ahold of that phone they could change the story itself. Even if I die, I won''t let him get away with that, phone in his possession,'' "If you''re thinking this phone is important and you''ll do everything in your power to stop me you know what that makes you? Don''t try answering, heroism isn''t the word it''s called foolishness. Why would I need a pocket-size version of my book," He throws his phone while Hyunsu catches it before he can piece out what Morris openly dered ''This fucker had the nerve to pull off something like this? He has a copy of my novel he can visit whenever he needs. If I didn''t know any better this guy was a Kim Dokja wannabe. But the way he acts, it doesn''t look like he has the balls to mess with my story there''s no harm in revealing my identity,'' "You the author? Who the hell would believe such an obvious lie? I don''t know why you brought me here, I''m guessing that you''re searching for the cause as well," ''Sigh, this isn''t going to work let''s just lie it''s better than telling the truth. I wonder why Sun and Moon strongly reacted to this hidden dungeon. There wasn''t anything special about this ce, unless, is it rted to the mad alchemist?'' "Well, I can''t let anyone know who I truly am let''s just say im one of the top fans in the world of trials. I think being a fan will be more believable than pretending to be the author. It looks like you saw through my tricks if you want to get out of here you need to choose. Would you wait till I finish this dungeon or will you help me," He calls back his familiars whilst he dives into the remaining stage He didn''t look back at his reader, rather than wasting his time, he continued to enter the dark path ahead. Hyunsu who was left behind sees his equipment near the entrance of the stage. Which was the stage that Morris had recently cleared without any of his equipment missing "You''re leaving him behind?" Sun questioned her master''s orders "What the hell is wrong with you? I''ve told you our orderse first anything else is second to none," Moon replied to his other half with an irritated tone after she questioned the decision of their owner Morris stopped what was supposed to be a potential fight amongst his opposing familiars. He was worried that he might get hit as the two of them are currently residing on his shoulders "Silence!! I''m not in the mood for any of you''re quarrels!!! I''m having a hard time because I followed your delusions, are you sure that you''ve felt something? I haven''t appraised anything that would''ve stimted your whole body," He waited for their answer before the three of them entered the remaining stages "We''re not sure, by the time we''ve stumbled across this ce something bothered us. It was too stimting to the point that we regained a few of our memories rting to our previous owner," Moon replied to his question whilst the three of them heard some footstepsing from their rear ''It looks like he made his choice... I''m not leaving this ce until I get some answers. Transmigrater or not whoever you are im gonna beat the shit out of you. for messing with my book, for now, it''s not bad if I teamed up with my reader. Who knows we might talk about my novel afterwards,'' Chapter 29: Familiars [3]

Chapter 29: Familiars [3]

Dungeons they''re like trials, the difference is that they act by their own rules. The system or even the Gm''s wasn''t able to uncover its mysteries. Respawns that the trials can do, even materializing a monster ssified as a Boss-level threat, and so on. The mystery that they can''t answer is simple the dungeons, are the manifestation of negative energy. Fear, hatred, and agony, also death y a big part in a dungeon manifestation. They trap the souls of the ones that died, feeding on their regrets and sadness for all eternity "Earth array, Construct a pir," He activated his skill and reshaped the stones around him into a pir. His reader Hyunsu used this as a tower to strike down the monsters in a safe ce [Appraisal: Multiple enemies detected Fifteen LVL 13, Ten LVL 9, and 16 LVL 8] ''Some of them, are hiding their presence...? Too bad, that I have to do this, first-tier magic water attribute spell, mana amplification, Wave!!!'' [System: The yer Christoper Morris has activated the skill called [Wave]: A water attribute spell in a form of an orb if thrown it''ll summon a wave. The excess mana has been seen as a means to amplify the spell!!] He unleashed a gigantic wave that appeared as a ball of water until he threw it at the dungeon dwellers. It pushed their enemies away from the newly built pir and flooded the entire room. He finishes with his lightning attribute spell known as Shock, which traveled through the entire stage and was paralyzed. They''ll soon meet their end at the hands of Hyunsu''s arrow [System: The Familiar Sun and Moon have killed a monster, the collected experience will now be given... We would like to inform you that they leveled up!!] ''You gotta be kidding me? I made them kill hundreds of monsters and they''re at LVL 2? Why can''t the system help me for once I could die at any moment. After I arrive at the safe zone I might get recruited to a guild and bam someone slit my throat. Maybe I got relentlessly stabbed to death? The worst part is when they force-fed me a ton of cinnamon without giving me a ss of water. Pure evil I tell you!! I''ll choke to death before I could see my life sh before my life,'' "Owner, I''m wet do you have a nket?" Sun hung on the back of his robe. Momentster, he sees Moonpletely drenched near the pool of water he created. He was scared to move away from his position when he witness his life shing through his eyes. He almost got swept away in Morris''s attack After Hyunsu gave him the signal, Morris manipted the stones near him and formed a deep hole. All of the unnecessary water exited the stage, and the floor was back to its original form. Once that was concluded, he ced his familiars inside a nket where he rubbed their fur. He kept on rubbing until they emerge as nothing more than a ball of fluff "I''d like to ask why did you bring me here in the first ce? You don''t look like you''re having any kind of problem," Hyunsu collected any reusable arrows from the corpses of the dungeon dweller "I nned to interrogate you through a series of physical and mental torture. That''s what was supposed to happen, your pretty lucky since it got postponed. My familiars found a clue rting to the mad alchemist. There''s a chance that it''s connected to the change of difficulty," He uttered those words whilst he browses the statuses of his familiar [Sun LVL 2 Title: Familiar Hp: 40 Atk: 5 Spd: 15 Def: 35 Mp: 18 Stm: 30 Skills: Heal, Taunt, Fortification Stat points: 20 More skills will be unlocked after they reached a certain level] [Moon LVL 2 Title: Familiar Hp: 15 Atk: 35 Spd: 25 Def: 15 Mp: 30 Stm: 19 Skills: Poison fang, Paralyzing sh, Corrosion Stat points: 20 More skills will be unlocked after they reached a certain level] ''They can''t die but when their Hp hit zero it will take a long time before I could call them out. Let''s increase Moon''s Hp by 10 and 5 at Atk and Spd. For Sun let''s give her 15 on Spd for mobility and 5 on Def,'' [System: Stat cement has been applied your familiars will now gain the stats you added in their body] "Spell thief, can you tell me what''s your goal in the world of trial? You do know that If you interfere with the plot you''ll trigger an anomaly? An unpredictable dilemma that isn''t written in the book?" Hyunsu warned him about the dangers of interfering. He said all of this whilst he browses his downloaded chapters of the world of trials "You''re asking the wrong person, I''m the one who''s trying to prevent our end I met with the mc. I protected his teammates there was a part of the book where one of them died even if they survive nothing will change. I''m looking out for the mc if he dies then all of us are dead. My familiars are somewhat rted to the main antagonist of this trial. They told me they sense something inside this dungeon," He throw a quiver filled with arrows that he bought from the system as a gift to his temporary ally "You''re giving me this?" Hyunsu was a little too cautious about his way of helping, he was too quiet. If their topic wasn''t important he wouldn''t speak a single word Quiet as he may be, Morris was considerate enough to give Hyunsu the impression that he was hostile toward strangers. He was unwilling to open up, making him a loner that despised everyone The next stage they entered was filled with monsters that specialize in their incredible hearing. Later he found out using his appraisal once they entered this dark yet silent room "Hey if you''re~~~," Hyunsu got kicked out before he sees an illuminating lightnd on his previous location The light near his location gradually decreases and revealed the blinding light''s true nature. It was a monster that relies on its sense of hearing, and because of that, the two of them kept their mouths shut [System: You''ve entered stage 4 [Lair of the illuminates]: A map filled with monsters that arepletely dependent on their incredible sense of hearing to catch their prey] ''How many are they? I can''t see anything except those lights I can''t rely on what I visibly see. Let''s use my appraisal?'' [Appraisal: Multiple enemies detected twenty LVL 12, five LVL 18, and twelve LVL 8] The two of them were stuck in a situation where they can only rely on some simple hand sign that anyone could understand. They took their time to collect their thoughts before they made their move and walk close to one another. They entered this stage with not a single flicker of light to be seen except for the ones emitted by the monsters. The design made it clear that there was a reason why the fourth stage was dark ''What''s that hand sign? Let''s look at it closely, ok he''s showing me his arm and swinging it? Now he attacks his other arm? He''s trying to beat up an imaginary enemy? Does he want to fight them? We''re gonna die!!'' After he sees Hyunsu nod in his ns, he told him to crouch down when he starts to use Earth array. The constant shake of the ground confuses their enemies about where the current whereabouts. Tormented and annoyed the monster''s body started flickering and they used it against them Hyunsu shoots the enemies from afar while Morris, on the other hand, used Wave and throws it to the light before he activates Shock. His familiars took the finishing blow after their long and tiring fight in the dark was concluded. They were visited by light in the middle of the stage and heard about the systems message [System: You''vepleted stage 4!!! You can now proceed to the final stage] "Finally!! After five hours of fighting," Hyunsu takes a deep long breath after their present matter hase to pass "What''s wrong? Why aren''t you celebrating we''re almost at the exit," Morris said with a joyous tone that sounded like a mockery in his reader''s ear They entered the final stage, Hyunsu can''t shake off his fear of facing a monster that would''ve needed a ton of yers to kill. However, they were met with nothing but an empty stage. Not a single sight of the boss-level threat monster to be seen? It was strange until he remembered what Morris had anticipated "I get it now, this has been cleared!!? I forgot that you can''t repeat the boss battle once it''s over," Hyunsu sighed in relief after his realization "Aren''t you forgetting the most important part? Whenever a dungeon is cleared the yers can take the core. In doing so it''ll release the shackled spirits as well as extra profit which is weird why no one took the damn core. Unless they turned this into a secretir, are you following my theory?" Morris quickly cast Ignite and burns every piece of cloth inside the stage which reveals a secret hole ''It''s like he knows everything was Spell thief nim telling the truth? Is he really the author? No way!! It can''t be, if he is why is he behaving like he''s unfamiliar with this world? If he''s the author then he would''ve all the answers by now,'' Unfortunately, Hyunsu overestimated Morris''s capability as a writer. He was unknown of the dangers outside the reach of his book. He survived with only his wits in a ce that can kill anyone by only making a single mistake [System: You''ve entered the mad alchemist''s secretb] ''This guy is a natural!! This is so clean I canpare this to a teenager''s browser history there''s not a single thing that''s out of ce. There''s some research that I can''t understand and some canister lying around the whole room. Wait what''s this? It''s a magic ball meant for recording? I wonder what''s inside,'' Before he could open the recordings the two of them heard a noise from the stage it was none other than Denio alphas. He entered the final stage only to see everything was out of order, even the cloth he used to decorate the ce was burned down to the ground. The entrance of hisb entrance waspromised as soon as he came to notice the mes "It seems like a rat has entered myir I need to teach you some manners," Deniro ran through hisb where he sees two robed figures that were holding a few canisters filled with monster evo gas They weren''t a match for Deniro or was it even a fight, to begin with? The two of themunched a ton of spells, only for it to be unaffected by their attacks. One of them tried to push Deniro away to let the other one escape before Igniting his entire body along with the alchemist Before it could do so, Deniro countered by redirecting his enemy''s flow of mana which reversed the flow. This resulted in the person activating his spell within his body and burning away till its death. He goes out to pursue the other one that was running towards the exit that got his chest impaled by Deniro "Bluargh, The apothecary sends his regards," The person said while he did the same as his ally. He exploded his body in an attempt to injure the alchemist though Deniro was unaffected The explosion revealed his hideous body that was transformed into a chimera. His body was filled with a bunch of traits from a variety of different races. This included his scales that could endure the hottest temperature He won the war but loses their battle. He came to realize that he was fooled. The dungeon core was removed which sends Morris and Hyunsu out of harm''s way and Deniro was trapped inside the dungeon Chapter 30: Hidden Role Unlocked?

Chapter 30: Hidden Role Unlocked?

What a good day nothing brings my heartbeat to its highest whenever I came across something exciting. Today had a lot of twists I''ve met a reader of mine, and found a clue to the conspiracy that''s happening. Lastly, I yed hide and seek with my reader Park Hyunsu when we fooled the alchemist 5 minutes ago "Shit!! The magic circle I ced to alert us has been triggered the alchemist is close. We need to hide or else we''ll die a horrible death!!" Morris closed the entrance with his formation-rted spell earth array. He sealed the two of them inside whilst Hyunsu started panicking when he heard of their circumstances "Isn''t the mad alchemist!! The antagonist of famine fever? Even if the system nerfs his original power he can still kill us without breaking a sweat!!" "Settle down, we''re not gonna die. I call upon my spell which copies the body of the caster and shape along with my skills. My shadow clone-like spell, appears before me, Mirage!! Okay nutjob, here''s what I want you to do make a clone of yourself... Perfect then put on some robes. Make sure you don''t let him see your faces so we can get away capeesh?" He ordered his mirage to do as he pleased while cast mist array onto their surroundings [System: You''ve used activated [Mist array]: Your area will be consumed in a blinding Mist for the next 10 minutes] "Do you think that guy is an idiot? to not even noticed a couple of people hiding behind the smoke," Hyunsu questioned his n whilst he continues panicking for his life "Settle down I haven''t activated my artifact," He takes the artifact he obtained from Agni and ces it on his finger [Ring of the Mist lord - The ring that belongs to the lord of the Mist. The originator of mist spells which gives you the power of the mist if you spend the required number of mana Durability: 100 Option 1: When you''re inside the Mist you''ll gain an increase in attack and defense by 50% Mp: 100 Duration: 10 minutes Option 2: When you''re enemies are inside the Mist summon Mist killers to attack them over and over this effect will disappear if the enemy dies or the time limit has been reached Mp: 200 Duration: 10 minutes Option 3: You''ll absorb the Mist around you gaining invisibility and stealth. whenever you''re in this state no one can feel your presence or hear your voice this effect will be shared with your teammates Mp: 300 Duration: 10 minutes] [System: You''ve chosen option 3, error you don''t have enough Mp searching for Mp, you have some spare Mp inside Mana flower would you like to ept?] "Yes," Morris said as the Mist around them was swallowed by the ring leaving nothing behind [System: Option 3 has now been applied, and the artifact will now enter its cooldown the next use will be at 10 days] "Aaaaaah he''s here... Wait why can''t he see us?" Hyunsu watched as their body had be invisible with the help of the mist and his clones fooled their enemy with their act "Looks like he fall for it lets go we need to leave the effect won''tst forever," The two of them ran back to the exit of theb Morris''s left eye was connected to his copy and gave him the view of a living deity, whilst they were looking for the dungeon core. In his copy''s final moments, he sees the body of the mad alchemist. It was merged with a ton of monster parts as well as a magical beast that turned him into some kind of chimera "Spell thief nim!! I''ve found it, let''s go before he returns," Hyunsu pulled out the core and they were sent back to the entrance while they trapped the mad alchemist "Ugh, It''s a miracle, that you survived now hand me the dungeon core. I need that to help the main character," Morris said while the two of them are making their way out of the entrance of the dungeon "Here you go, I think we''re far from the dungeon let''s open the recordings of the magic ball," When they weren''t paying attention someone appeared on their back and startled them both. They thought it was the man alchemist, but it was Esther and Kyo who were looking all over for him "Morris, what took you so long didn''t you promise that you''ll train with us? It''s already 6 pm, and who''s that guy," She red at the person when she confirmed him to be a stranger ''Wait, Spell thief nim''s identity is Morris? As in Christoper Morris the side character? How''s that possible there''s no way he said his a transmigrater. Don''t tell me he''s connected to the author. But that bluff he said before is it true or is he lying?'' ''She looks pretty calm, but I can sense her overflowing rage aimed at me. I pissed her off, didn''t I? It seems like this training of ours meant so much to her. It seems that I can''t ignore my allies. Even if she looks a little pissed I think she''s worried about me?'' "Whoa, calm down Esther, I have a logical exnation. You see this guy his name is Hyunsu and he was attacked by a monster. There were too many of them and I ran away with his injured body," He grips so tightly in Hyunsu''s shoulder which signals him to cooperate with his lie "Yes, yes that''s correct!! I would''ve been a goner if it weren''t for Morris nim''s help!! I''m so sorry if I made him skip over you''re training. Please don''t get mad at his heroic act," He lowered his tone and acted like an injured person to the point that he faked an injury in his leg ''Not again... This sounds like the time, Morris was injured and we met a concerned stranger from the forest. I thought they wanted to help but I find out that they n to kill us for exp. This person sounds too suspicious I''ll be watching his every move,'' "Boss, I got to ask where are your familiars?" Kyo looked into their surroundings whilst he tried sniffing for their scent "Oh that I canceled their summoning that''s why you can''t see them," After that the four of them made their way back to the safe zone "Morris nim, I''ll be heading back to the cult and I''ve sent you my id. You can contact me on the yer server. I''ll tell you every single detail if it needs your attention," He left after they entered the safe zone ''He''s acting a little friendly, I guess finding out my identity did the trick. I want to take a nap before I opened this artifact I wonder what''s inside,'' "Hey guys, I need to get some rest~ Don''t look at me like that! I''ll train with you tomorrow morning, I won''t ke out again I promise. I''ll even do you guys a favor if I did," He said as the two of them agreed to his demands After all, that urred Morris was tired to the point where he can''t even imagine learning a new spell. He didn''t even plot to open the artifact and kept his promise, he slept when his body collided with his bed. He didn''t even resist his urge to rest and he dives into another dream rting to his past This yed in a time of his youth when hey down on the grass. He waspletely blocked from writing his next chapter and he started at the cloud while a shadow covered his face "Did I make you wait?" Jin gave him a bottle of water and proceeds to lie down on the grass "Not really, I was distracted by the clouds. Sometimes I wonder if there''s something more to life than status, wealth, and fame. Many tend to turn a blind eye, but it''s true. Those three things are the thing that decides your fate," He said while he drinks some water "You''re at it again... It''s like I''m talking to an adult or even an emo who''s depressed about his life. Don''t think so hard about it, that''s just how the world work. You can''t change a thing," He tried tofort him with his sugar-coated words "I have a question for you... If you have the choice to be born in any kind of world what would it be?" He leaned toward the shoulder of his friend and waited to hear his answer "Hmmm, that''s a tough one maybe a world filled with adventures and extremely difficult challenges. In exchange, those three things you''ve mentioned can''t determine your fate. In that ce it''s filled with trials difficult and life-threatening trials," Once he heard of his answer, Morris found a breakthrough in his book. The words that Jin said formed a connection to his world-building "Jin you''re a genius!! The things you''ve just said helped me, I think I''ve finally decided how my books going to y out," He jumped in excitement after he finally broke through his writer''s block His dreams were cut after his past self replied to his best friend. He woke up and heard a familiar voice calling out to him. The voice kept on ying until he finally woke up. It waster revealed to be his annoying deity [What took you so long? I''ve been trying to wake you up for 2 hours!!!] "Ugh, the hell''s wrong with you? It''s 7 in the morning I can''t even imagine anyone waking up," His words were easily proven to be wrong once the both of them heard someone knocking on his door "Morris, are you awake? It''s time for you to get up and don''t you dare run away from your promise," Esther kept on knocking until she heard a reply and she left right after [You were saying? Come on say it again, did I hear that right you said, no one''s awake at this time!!] "Give me a break!! I had a stressful chore I did some seer-rted stuff. If you''re curious I need some time to restore some of my strength," After he folded his sheet, he grabbed the items that he obtained from the dungeon [Magic ball of recollection - An artifact that can preserve the memory of the previous owner who activated it] [System: You''ve activated the artifact the preserved memory can now be seen] Log no. 459 I came to realize that I was not real. all of this is just a recorded history of how the world crumbled from the famine I''ve met someone who''s emitting the same Aura as mine he exined everything to me. he wants to help me with my ns along with many other yers that are following him he said that with their help I could achieve my ns [System: You''ve unlocked a hidden role that was newly added to the trial? You can now change from mercenary into a member of the shadow institute!! Would you like to change your role [Yes] or [No] you can halt this and you can choose whenever you please to shift your role] Chapter 31: Different path

Chapter 31: Different path

Shadow institution I never thought that this time there was a group of people that dealt with threats before they could be announced. A group of people that swore an oath to remain in the shadows, they sound like my kind of peeps. But they kinda sound like a bunch of edgy and mysterious dorks like a wannabe main character "Put some weights on your punch," His fists collided and brings forth a powerful blow upon Kyo min soo''s face ''Oh hello there, im currently training the two of them, you might ask is this child abuse? Don''t worry about it, I made them sign some papers, I won''t get into any kinds of trouble,'' The two of them were fighting in an arena inside the safe zone and standing in a circle that negate the activation of their skills. If they do so the arena will strike them with a powerful shock. The two of them were locked in a situation where they could only rely on their skills. Zero enhancement whatsoever which made the two of them suffer a concussion before they got fed some potions "This is too brutal even for me, why do we need to do this?" Morris forces a potion into his mouth even after he got so cheeky and wanted to rely on his regeneration "I heard about your troubles from Esther you''re too dependent on your beast counterpart. This resulted in you bing powerless in your human form and this battle proved my point... Even though my stats mainly relies on magic and not on attack and it''s lowerpared to yours I beat the hell out of you. You need to train your human counterpart, do you think you''ll survive with that kind of power? Nevermind, you''re far too naive, ke escort him," Just a few words that came from the person he looks up to as his role model came to break his heart. Though his words were harsh he couldn''t tell a lie, it''s better to openly say the truth until he could easily control his character. Once that was over Kyo min soo was supported by ke and he was ced near a table near the training grounds ''It might be a little too harsh, but I can''t let him stray away from his human counterpart. That''s the only way for him to progress to the next level... Kyo min soo you night hate how you were born but mastering both your human and beast form will prove to be useful. You must ept the shitty side of yourself no matter how inferior it is. Who knows you might unlock something that hasn''t even been discovered in this world,'' "That''s a tough pill to swallow, I never thought that you would say that to him. It must have hit him a considerable amount of his confidence considering that he heard from his role model. You do know that he wanted to be praised thats the reason why he trained his beast form," His nextpetitor was none other than this girl, Esther Landers She was different from Kyo min soo and was a yer who honed her de till she coughed some blood. Morris could sense a hint of bloodlust which lies deep inside her body "Don''t try to guilt-trip me... I have no choice but to be hard on him!! The changes that urred in the trials are even more dangerouspared with what they used to be. He needs to grow if not he''ll be a hassle and even be a dead weight," Before their training could start he called for his familiars and spawns a single copy of himself "Is this my training? It''s just a clone of you and your familiars this will be a cakewalk," She says whilst she unsheathes her de and waited for their fight to begin "Yes, it is if you want to back down you can say it anytime," After he reclined on a chair he ced his consciousness within his copy and control it to his heart''s content ''I''ve felt something odd from thest time I saw her fight... When I stimted the two of them in the forest she awakened her blessing''s active function. It gave rise to a powerful surge of power whiches with a price, whenever she stayed in that form she gets wilder. It''ll keep on getting unstable until she can bepared to Kyo min soo''s rampage,'' "Ten minutes... If you can survive the onught for 10 minutes I''ll give you a pass," With that said and done his mirage along with his familiars charged at her with their advantage in numbers Esther had the upper hand in the fight even if she was outnumbered by the three of them, they were fighting inside the safe zone. Because of this sole reason, it restricts any dangers, that could threaten the progression of the trial. His copy was restricted with his option and their fight ensues and brought forth suffocating pressure in their area "Physical boost," Her movements and physical prowess got faster and she locked herself into a fight with his mirage. But her skill wasn''t enough when he used mana cirction to boost his physical strength Because he came to control the body of his copy hecked his sense of pain along with his body became weaker. Like what she predicted, the worst part was that he couldn''t know if his body had suffered a major blow or not. His dagger shed with her de and the two of them showed a beautiful scenery that was close to dance. Though it was their footwork that allowed them to be more mindful of their movement "Sun, Moon... Distract her!!!" He used his water attribute spell, Wave at its normal power that pushes her away. When she recovered from the blow, Sun and Moon finally initiated their attack Before she knew it, her fight changes from her advantage to her downfall when we came face to face with his familiar. Moon''s speed, power, and minuscule size gave her a challenge when fighting an enemy, that can avoid all of her stacks. She can only do was anticipate the next few attacks and counter them only for Sun to ruin her ns when she used her taunt. It changes the flow of her attacks and redirected the attack in her body and Moon escapes without a scratch [System: the yer Esther Landers has activated her blessing called [Ruthlessness]: This blessing allows you to enter a state and gain ess to your inner power] ''It''s about time she used that I wonder how much she''llst if I use some of my skills. I can''t use my amplified spells...? Guess I can try some normal spells, it''s been a long time since I did,'' [System: The yer Esther Landers has activated the skill called [Fighting spirit]: It increases her speed and power while she''s unaffected by any sort of crowd control] With Esther''s current state she was able to break down the formation of his familiars and inflicted a ton of damage. He canceled their summoning and disappear in the middle of the battle. She was left with Morris''s copy which activated a blinding misting array and diminished her vision. She kept attacking the copy that was running around until she anticipated its movements and pinned his copy to the ground "It''s a tie," He quickly dispersed the mist around them and reveals a ton of circle spells She understands the mist array''s real objective wasn''t too blind her but to weaken her vision. In the end, she wasn''t able to realize that his copy scribbled some circles, but he move around the arena, and in theter stages she notices he became quieter. In truth, he was cing the finishing touches in the spell circles, and the battle ended with a tie "I thought I would''ve won that fight I guess I still have a lot more to learn before I beat you," Morris handed her a potion to recover her stamina before he exits the arena and into the safe zone ''Sigh... He''s still unreachable, I wonder if there''s a time when he will abandon the two of us? Even if that timees I''ll keep supporting him without any suspicion, he kind of reminds me of myte brother. He''s responsible and kind but sometimes he can be strict with his lessons,'' Before the start of his next scheme, he visits a district of the safe zone, that has ess to the outside world. They can''t exit trials but they could chat with some none participants of the trials. This is mostly used for sending supplies for a group of people [System: You''ve entered thework you can now meet a person from the outside world please enter their yer ID] "Agni felgir 490162," He uttered and the next thing he knew, he was ced in a room created by thework. It sealed him off with a chair and a ss wall dividing his room from another Without a second that passed, a person materialized on the other side it was Agni. He had a big smile attached to his annually grumpy face. He came to wonder why he was called and if the reason might be rted to his request "Why was I invited here? Do you need some supplies or did you have the item I requested?" He got to the point of their discussion and Morris brings out the dungeon core in response "Is it ok if it wasn''t the size you requested?" He takes off the item attached to the core and reveals its true shape a core that was 4 feet tall and 6 meters wide. Its size was brought back to be a marble after he ces the item that reduces its size ''When we found this core I found out that the mad alchemist put a size reduction item which made it harder for anyone to see. Its previous size was that of marble, but when I took off the item I found that it was bigger. Its size was something elsepared to the cores mentioned in my book,'' Amazed by the size of the core he had never seen anything like it a core that grew to a size bigger than a ball. A ball was already ssified as the biggest core recorded but Agni saw a core that could power up an entire city for decades of use "How much do you want for it?" Agni quickly retrieved his thoughts after he was amazed by the size of the core "The price of the Ring of the Mist lord was 10k tokens deduct that from the dungeon cores price. Give me the right price for my achievements, I read about the highest recorded size of a core. You can''t fool me so just give me the right price," He said when he waited for Agni''s decision "I''ll give you the price of 40k tokens... The fact that I can even feel the surge of mana flowing through my side of the room reassures me. This could bepared to a national treasure, the size of the core is beyond the scope," Agni said while the two of them agreed on the price of the core and he leaves thework with what he just heard ''40k? thats a lot of money I never thought that I''ll get this much for following my familiar''s advice. Well, thats all of the things I needed to do before the 4th mission. I even learned a new spell aside from Wave it''s about time I give ke the message,'' "Kyo, Esther, it''s time for us to depart we''re heading to the apothecary''s workshop," ke made his move after he was given the orders by Morris himself [System: You''ve changed your role from mercenary to a member of the shadow institution. You''ll now receive a different mission] Chapter 32: Uninvited guest

Chapter 32: Uninvited guest

[System: Enter the hideout of the secret organization in the northern district] "This looks like the ideal hiding spot of a secret organization?" He found himself standing in front of a weapon shop that was bustling with a ton of yers [24/7 item shop? Are you sure about this? I haven''t noticed anything thats suspicious] ''Of course, they''re not going to promote their real jobs, the only clue I have is that poster... A ton of them was mostly rted to night, dark, or shadow... It sounds like a coincidence but if youbine every title of the poster it says, the darkness we lurk, our enemies are many. Our purpose is to maintain peace and stability in the world as we see fit,'' [System: You''ve entered the main hide-out on your first try!!! You''ll be given 50 contribution points] "Hello, there wee to our shop what can I help you with?" The shop clerk said while he points to the posters and said "Do you have a few stocks of shadow puppets?" He replied while the clerk grab him by the hand and dragged him to the back of the shop "What was that!!? You sounded a little too suspicious!!! Forget it, I have to go back to my spot. Go through that door, the higher-ups want to speak with you," She left and he notices a hidden door that appears once she was certain of his identity [System: Enter the door right in front of you, your next mission. It''ll depend on how you attained the role] ''It looks like they see me as their fellow member... I need to find out what''s the 4th mission I hope it''s rted to Deniro Alphas... That deity, I didn''t think I''ll meet him at the trials. If I want to beat that prick I need to learn about his avatar if he gained a new puppet,'' He opened the door and reveals a closet, he looks a little closer and he sees some circle spells. There were threeyers which consist of Identification, Teleportation, andstly, a spell meant to eliminate anyone who wasn''t recognized by the Identification circle. The closes once he entered the closet after that he got scanned by the circle spells When everything was verified and he was seen as a member the second circle activated and teleported him to an unknown area. He finds himself in the center of an audience where his spot was the only ce touched by the light. He could feel that a ton of eyes are darting at his presence and scanning his body from the inside out "So this is the outstanding recruit? To think he''s the one who discovered the mad alchemist''sb. Quite talented I say, he even brought the information we''ve been looking for," said an old man while he praised him in the shadows "Captain you shouldn''t praise him, thats a poison to our way of work... It blinds the young, praising them would only grow their ego," The man beside him said while another one stopped their quarrels "Sigh, this isn''t a discussion it''s a meeting of our next move... Thanks to our recruit that did a job well done, I suggest that we vote that he rise to intermediate instead of beginner... I''m not that old for my eyes to be fooled, he''s not an ordinary person. He''s skilled in the art of stealth, what could be the reason he stands before us right now?" They all started to vote and it ended with his promotion ''Intermediate ranking...? Sweet!!! I might be able to get the most points out of this trial, I just need to do my best,'' "Now thats finished let''s get to the point member 397 we need you to enter these abandoned buildings that we marked. We suspect that the group consisting of Deniro and he''s followers might stir amotion. The rest of the members are investigating the city for any irregrities," Je was given a map before he got teleported back to the closet [Story quest: Search and destroy, you''ve found the secret hidden from the public!!! Searched the abandoned facility that was marked Requirements: Investigate the marked facility for anything unusual: 10/0 Apprehend a follower of the mad alchemist, we need to catch a person who''s rted to their ns Failure: 10 days, If you can''t finish the mission in 10 days it''ll automatically be a failure you''ll face a contribution point drop] [A new journey awaits the most popr yer in the world of trials... But first, how about we get you some equipment? You have a ton of tokens from acquiring the dungeon core, we need some items as well. You can''t avoid this requirement, every yer needs a piece of armor or two] ''I wasn''t lying when I told Hyunsu about my n one day, or another, Hugo would need a ton of money. When that time arrives he''s going to do a lot of useless and despicable things just for money... It''s a waste of everyone''s time, im just gonna mooch around his luck when he asks for money. I gave him a god tier fucking luck if he opens a normal chest it would be filled with an expensive item that he just got for free,'' "Thank you for your purchases," the clerk said and he quickly wears his new equipment before he exits the fitting room [Sprinter set - A set of items that consists of 3 parts, sprinters boots, sprinters gloves, andstly sprinters chain mail which gives the yer the following stats Hp: 10 Spd: 15 Def: 10 Attack speed 10%] [Christopher Morris LVL 22 Equipment on Title: Goblin yer ss: None Blessing: God of foresight Hp: 50 (+10) Atk: 24 Spd: 55 (+15) Def: 38 (+10) Mp: 100 (+10) Stm: 26 Unused points: 80 Skills: Mana breathing (F) Magic orb (E) Ignite (E) Shock (E) Haste (F) Mist array (F) Mystic sh (E) Status modifier (F) Heal (F) Mp cirction (E) Wave (E) Nightmare (F) Freeze (F) Drain (F) Overall ratings: Your mana has reached a point that not even the strongest-ranking magician has achieved. From useless trash, you''ve reached the realm of beyond-normal best to stay humble!! You might get yourself killed if you be any more arrogant] "It''s better than storming the facilities without any preparation this is the only set of equipment that can''t hinder my movements," Once that was over he sprints to the closest facility whilst he didn''t notice that he passed through the Velvet Queen and her men ''That''s the surge of mana...? I''ve felt that in the trials... It''s spell thief, I need to catch him it looks like he got stronger after his sh against that boss,'' "Carry on without me, I think I''ve found something to entertain me for a while," She followed the traces of mana he left whilst she donned a sinister smile [To think there are a ton of abandoned facilities in the safe zone and they never checked them out until now] "Stop acting so superior... If this timeline has their technology so focused on alchemy then these buildings might have a ton of toxic waste. It might be poisonous to humans or other kinds of races that they avoided any kind of contact," Before he could enter the building he wore his mask and entered a small hole in the roof He entered a rusty and outdated, workshop filled with scribbled walls and a lot of toxic fumes. There were a bunch of opened rooms that seemed to be sealed and he finds a few cues of a break-in. He was about to leave the facility and that''s when he noticed something strange The shadow of a certain object was strange when he points his magic orb that lit his way through the rooms. He was curious about his findings and he took a closer look at the door, and his hand passes through. It was an illusion spell? The door that he''s catching a glimpse of was fake [Appraisal: Illusion detected] [Someone entered this ce!!! You have to inspect that illusion-filled room who knows the reason that they put a spell was to obtain a ton of chemicals?] "It''s not tampered with a sound enchantment which nullifies any traces of sound... It looks like no one''s inside...? I need to check out the remaining rooms... Mirage!!! Spread out and check every locked room," His copies answered his orders and investigated the remaining room Without anything for him to do he used his spare time scribbling his traps against the Deniro''s followers. He was sure that they''lle again for some potions since the illusion was ced an hour before he arrived. With the story quest hasn''t yet been updated, he guessed that his mirage finished their search. Within a small amount of time before they could disappear he peek at their memories. He didn''t find any irregrities and the only lead he has was the room that was the room emitting an intense radioactive glow [Story quest: Investigate the marked facility for anything unusual: 10/1] "This will be a long day of waiting, should I just ce a ton of detection circle spells?" He asked his deity for his opinion and before he could get an answer he dodges an attack It was a dagger that was thrown into his location with the help of the reflection emitted he escape without any kind of damage. When he turns around to face the perpetrator it was revealed to be a red-headed figure a "My oh my it''s a pleasure to finally meet you Spell thief," ''Her hair was red as blood her smile is a sign of danger, her personality is that of a tyrannical ruler. She was a person that can''t be swayed by any man and she toys with a man that gained her attention. She was the one and only ruler of the Red Velvet mercenary group. This character was said to be a symbol of both death and destruction a character named Velvet Airis,'' Chapter 33: Avatar vs Avatar [1]

Chapter 33: Avatar vs Avatar [1]

Ever wondered if your previous wish will be one of your greatest destruction? I don''t know about you, but I wished that I became popr I was born as a weak-ass loser so I did want my turn in the spotlight. Apart from being Mr. Popr maybe find a girl thats obsessed with me... Oh the irony of that wish, if only I take it back and buried it in the depths of the world [System: The yer is using one of the passive applications of his blessing called [Appraisal]: This function allows the yer to ess the information about the thing he/she focuses their mind on. The amount of information you''ll receive differs from the rank of this function. The passive application is currently at its lowest rank F] He activates his blessing and he gazes through the stats of his character that taken a liking to his power [Velvet Airis LVL 27 Title: Tyrant, Hired killer, Sadist ss: Swordsman Blessing: God of hunting Hp: 86 Atk: 76 Spd: 46 Def: 33 Mp: 49 Chi: 50 Stm: 46 Unused points: 10 Skills: Swordsmanship (C) Demonic sword Arts (F) Bloodlust (D) Murderous eyes (E) Evasion (F) Bloody hunter (E) Physical boost (F) Chi regeneration (E) Hand-to-handbat (F) Crimson Field (D) Energy detection (F) Overall ratings: To obtain the power of Chi at such a young age...? You''re already seen as a genius. Yet you honed your abilities until to the point that your name became a symbol of destruction] ''I never thought I''de face to face with one of the most dangerous characters I added in my novel. I can''t win... It looks like I have to ditch the story quest, I rather lose the rewards instead of my life. But howe she''s hesitating? Did shee here to recruit me or something, even if that''s the case, I''ll only be troubled by the guild if they ever found out? No matter what, I need to stall for a little time so I can prepare a n,'' "I''ll give you a choice either you be my pet or I have to get a little bit rough on you," Airis said while she activated her gaze that didn''t affect Morris in the slightest [System: The yer Velvet Airis has activated the skill called [Murderous eyes]: Any yer that''s 6 levels below the yer will be pressured by her aura. In addition to that, there''s a small chance that they''ll gaze into the memories of the yers she killed. The targeted yer is uninfected? The effects of the skill have been neutralized] ''Of course, it only works on yers who are below her on six levels im just as at five it''s a good thing I leveled up. That skill attacks someone''s mind and fills their head with the memory of every single murder shemitted. Not a powerful skill but it''s good for disruption, I can say the least is that im not affected by her eyes. Come to think of it, she''s the hot chick I met at the bar, I might be a little drunk but she''s that same yer!!!,'' "Sorry, but that won''t work against me, it''s not bad at all that someone tries to pin a talented yer like me down to the ground. Sorry miss, if you want me then you''ll have to do better than that. If you want me toe then you better steel yourself!! I''ll break a bone or two from your body!!!" He cast an amplified his water attribute spell Wave that took Airis by surprise and he follows with his ice attribute spell Freeze "Demonic sword, the sh of the forsaken!!!" Before she could''ve been trapped she unsheathes her dder and knocks every ice and water near her body. With just a swing of her sword, she was able to release a pressurizing swing. Its power was equal to the mystic sh that he used to vanquish the hidden boss [Thats a lot of power... That volume of strength isparable to your trump card!!! You can''t fight that!!! Just leave before she does anything that will stop your escape] "Impressive it''s just, as they say, you''re not some random individual... Even the magicians that I toyed with weren''t this fast at casting... Spell thief, you truly are an existence that captivates me the most. Because of that don''t even think about disappointing my expectations!!!" She swings her sword toward him which he countered with a mystic sh and denied her from ever going further "How about we settle this in a bet?" She waste to realize the reason why her enemy stalled their confrontation. She founds her body sumbing to thews of the function he chose to activate. The two of them stand on top of an area that was influenced by the system of a circle which forces them to bet [System: Betting is now in effect!!! The requirements have been met, two opposing yers can''t decide on an oue. With the help of betting the losing yer is forced to obey the winner. Please ce your bets before we continue with the fight!!! Any form of violence can''t be performed before this has been concluded] "I bet 10k, to ce a seal in our location, what about you?" She points her dder toward his body whilst their surroundings was engulfed in seal "Tsk, tsk, tsk tokens might be valuable but that''s not enough for the satisfaction of the system... I bet my life in exchange for a condition!!! If I survive my enemy''s attack for 30 minutes I win, I can escape and my enemy can''t abduct me... But if I lose my life is at the hands of my opponent," He sealed his pledge and thus the bet was put to a close, and the circle that restricted Airis''s movement was no longer [System: Betting has now been locked a seal will now be ced in the area trapping the yers until 30 minutes have passed] [Isn''t this a little bit dangerous?] "It might be the craziest thing that I decided to do, at least she can''t kill me," Morris said dodging another dagger that Airis threw "It''s time to hunt a thief!!!!!!" She activates her physical boost and her body was filled with a temporary increase in her power She jumps from the rusty bars and descended from the 2nd floor, she aimed herself toward her target. She swung her sword at full strength that aims for his chest but it waster countered by his dagger. He spent a ton of his mp and activates mana cirction that empowers his physical strength. With that h was able to thwart the attack from hitting his chest [It''s hasn''t been a minute... Don''t tell me you''re already tired?] ''Never thought she''d go all out from the start... This will be a lot of fun, now grant me the power to heighten my movements... Haste!!!'' After he warded her attack he, began his move to return her advancement after he increased his movements. He was able to match the speed of her swing and with his daggers, he ce a ton of strength to pressure her body. Because she wasn''t to sessfullynd a blow to her foe, she could only do was counter his attacks Their exchange of attack got longer and longer because his stamina was at its end, and he resorts to using his traps. The spells he ced for the chemical hoarder were used as a way tond a powerful blow. Once he flicked his finger he kicks her to the area and found himself watching a magnificent explosion. But she quickly dodges every single spell as if she already knew what was about to happen [You saw that right? She avoided all of those spells without evennding on her body??? That''s insane, how did she do such a thing!!! This is cheating!!!!!!] ''Energy detection, she can sense the energy in her surroundings and she can rey the flow of energy. Reying Its simr to a video, with this skill she has a clip and she could watch the flow from start to finish. Thats only a passive skill if she used its active skill she can sense any flow of energy in her limited range. If she did she''ll be unstoppable if she ever gets close to her opponents since she could anticipate their next movement,'' "What''s the matter is that all you got!!?" Airis drives her sword aimed at his legs but her action were stopped. A bunch of stone pirs came out of nowhere from the ground she was currently standing. It ruptured and messes with her bnce Before she was able to react, her whole body was bounded to the ground. Her imprisonment was followed by a triplebination of spells that struck a fatal blow. First, she was drenched from top to bottom, and after that, she received a shock to her whole body. Before the moisture around her could''ve been repelled, it instantly froze with the help of freeze. Morris trapped her inside a cocoon that was made from pebbles mixed with ice. The air around her body reeks the smell of her skin being fried by his spell and he didnt sees any sort of movement ''Even if she can sense the energy it also causes her a ton of negative effects, for example, temporary weakening of the body. Abnormalities in her breathing, andstly, her sense of pain will turn into pleasure. Because of that, she became a battle junkie who''s ruthless but then again weak at the same time,'' [System: Remaining time 25 minutes before the match is concluded] "That was just five minutes?" He suddenly heard a crack at the cocoon and before he could turn around he was blinded by the pebbles. In his temporaryck of vision, a ton of des were imnted in his body without targeting his vitals. He saw a figure that came from the smoke and he was surprised to see her walk even with all of the wounds he inflicted "You''ve dealt a decent amount of damage in my body... It''s a shame that this is the end of our little game... I wish it would''ve taken longer than five minutes but you''re far too weak for me. It seems that you''ll be my pet," She strikes a vital point on his body and it gave rise to a temporary paralysis throughout his body She carried his body only to be surprised when he resorted to setting himself aze with the use of his spell. With the help of her skill, she prevented his demise and his body was back to its original state [System: The yer Velvet Airis has activated the skill called [Crimson field]: She chose to activate [Option 2]: This grand the power to heal and annihte anyone in range in the range of crimson field. You can only activate this effect twice a day, this is your second avable heal. After this, you can no longer heal your body until the next 24 hours] "You think that killing yourself will make your body escape from my grasp? You should enjoy your next life as my toy~" She got assaulted in her abilities range but she was unable to detect such an attack. She got swept away from the attack and loosen her grip on her toy. She immediately recovered and for a second saw another copy of her opponent helping the one she recently healed "Shadow clone...? No, a mere illusion can''t gain the weight of its yers or its power... Don''t tell me, this your blessing?" She stands up and sees two other copies of her enemy that revealed themselves at the back of the original "Yes, it is... My blessing allows me to make a perfect copy of myself," He lied whilst the field that their stepping into gushed out a liquid that resembles that blood. It gathered the liquid into a single location and it became bigger than before. Once it was finished it explodes [System: The yer Velvet Airis chosen to use the Crimson field [Option 1]: By sacrificing the blood inside the crimson field you can create a Blood bomb] Chapter 34: Avatar vs Avatar [2]

Chapter 34: Avatar vs Avatar [2]

A tragic past that gave birth to the monster that she had be, an irreversible choice she cannot abandon had continually haunted her at the present. Her smile which was once filled with hope has now be one filled with madness [Get away from that location!!!! It''s a powerful bomb] With his deity''s warning, he ran away from the location along with the copies that supported his body. When they were sure about his safety they quickly healed his wounds. Airisunched an all-out assault sending a ton of blood and turning into a dozen daggers that struck him not long ago "You''re not getting away from me," [System: the yer Velvet Airis has activated the skill called [Bloody hunter]: The yer''s strength and speed increase whilst the yer loses her blood] ''To think that she would heal me, I was going for a full-blown explosion and used the elixir to resurrect myself. At least I got her to use the life preservation part of her 2nd option, all she has left is creating those daggers. She can no longer heal her injuries which is a big advantage for me. The only problem is that she activated her High-risk high return skill... She''ll get a ton of buffs at this point it''ll be too much for me sigh... Should I use it?'' With his bluff, Airis pushes through using the crimson field''s second option which creates a bloody dagger that came falling from the ceiling. His copies countered with the use of Earth array and covered him from the ever-falling daggers. He made his move along with his copies and they ran towards their whilst dodging the daggers as their life depended on moving [System: The yer Christopher Morris has activated his blessing called [True sight]: Whilst active the yer unlocks a series of optical abilities] By the time he activated his blessing, he enters a state where he can see every detail of his surroundings. The energy that was invisible to the naked eye, information about everything he sets his eyes on. Lastly, he was given a detailed condition of his enemy whether it was their buffs or their injuries. Whilst his blessing remains active, he sees every strength and weakness posse by his enemy "Ignition Orb!!!" He fires a ton of magic orb that wasbined with Ignition and Airis dodges in response to every spell that targets her body But that''s what he predicted to ur because of that her stamina was drained and made her vulnerable to his copy. They made contact with the back of her body and cast abined spell at point-nk range. There wasn''t a doubt that anyone could dodge that attack no matter how fast they move. Instead of avoiding his spell, she used another one of her demonic sword arts. It strikes down two of h''s copies and leaves three of them behind where she goes on to receive a heavy blow [You need to be a little careful of your magical power... As long as that field''s in y it will suck most of the mana in your surroundings... You''ll be left drained and not even your mana breathing can do anything to help you in your battle] "Gee, thanks Mr. Obvious!!! If you don''t have anything good to say then shut your mouth," He goes on and recovers his mana before the field would''ve taken it for itself. He notices that the field of blood was changing and it became his worst nightmare. In front of him was a castle created with nothing but blood __________________________ Chapter 186 Crimson castle With the pir of the past about to end, I made my way to the gate leading to the outside world. But I was stopped by none other than Velvet Airis that turned the entire final stage room into a Crimson field... She tells me that If I desire to escape then I have to do so by killing her... I was finally able to get the upper hand until she manifested a castle from the blood that she gained from her victims __________________________ [System: Remaining time 16 minutes before the match is concluded] ''It feels different when I imagined thendscape but there''s one thing simr to the book... In that in the middle of it all, she stands and reigns supreme over the castle and vanquishes those who enter... She came to be called a monarch but most of the yers addressed her as the one and only crimson tyrant,'' [System: The yer Velvet Airis has activated [Crimson field''s] third and final option... arge area of effect/structure [Crimson castle] [Crimson castle]: Transforms the blood within the crimson field into andscape that can be manipted by the yer''s will. In this field, the yer can call upon an army made of blood. Blood bombs will be increasingly powerful and Bloody daggers will receive an increase in pierce rate] "I had enough of your tricks Spell thief, I came here, to turn you into my property... If you surrender to me now, I won''t harm you... Your choices are that of a fool, Spell thief I warned you now prepare for my final assault!!!" Airis gave him another chance and he responded byunching a surprise attack and flipping her off with his middle finger [Status: Crimson field has now be Crimson castle... Any threat that the yer Velvet Airis sets her eyes on will be executed by the forces of the castle... The sleeping guards have now awakened and answered the call of their queen] In the sea of blood that she collected from the yers, she murdered a castle was formed and the guards appeared. Once the gates were opened they rushed toward Morris''s location along with their weapons that were created by blood. They went into a formation led by Airis herself and came face to face with Morris and his copies "Mystic sh!!!" He quickly made his move and the other copied his attack anded fended off the guards. "1st tier magicbination Drain + Ignite!!! Bathe in a fire that consumes you of your hp, stamina, or mana!!!" He amplifies his spell and it burns everything while he drained them of their mana. Since they were just mere puppets he was able to receive any sort of hp or stamina in exchange. Once he had enough the required amount he needed, he used it and activate anotherbination [System: You''ve used thebined spell Haste + Mana cirction!!! The next use will be in the next 24 hours] With his insane speed, he pushes through the remaining guards and grabs Airis before he goes all out... With the remainder of the mana, he gained he uses it to supercharge his speed and they left the vicinity of her crimson castle. He istes the two of them in another room and seals them in ce with the use of his earth array. In their current state, not even one could pull off another powerful move yet the two confronted each other. With their remaining strength and a low amount of health, they pushed their bodies to their limits [Warning: You''re in a critical condition!!!!!! We advise that you rest and recover your health. Your current state isn''t near close to being of perfect use inbat] Onest time. They shed each other des and their arms came to be numb from the pain and their heartbeat, was close to death''s door. Nheless, they kept fighting and fighting without each side with a hint of fear in their eyes. Not one of the two backed down until the very end where two of them decided to end it with one powerful strike "Demonic sword arts, Vicious thrust!!!" Airis thrust her sword and applied every ounce of mana along with her chi to form a terrific attack "Mystic sh.... 2nd form, Upward spiral!!!!!" He responded with an attack he came to have performed and his de was timed to perfection. Not only did he parry her final attack he swept away her de and knocks it into the air Without any strength left to swing his dagger, he chooses to drop his weapon and gave her his final attack. He changed his footwork and posture to match and let his energy flow into his right hand. He grits his teeth and catches a gust of air in his lungs, when all of the requirements was met he shouted the name of his skill "This hand of mine is but a way to express this technique... Grant thyself the needed strength this person had not gain, clenched his fist but gritted his teeth... His palms filled with calluses were spread like paper, I call thee original buddhist palm technique... Full force heavenly bitch p!!!" The sheer force was enough to kill a person to its fullest power but as of now it can only do was knock a person unconscious Airis fell to the surface of the ground and the system has spoken about the victor of this battle [System: The match has been concluded 30 minutes have passed the victor is none other than yer Christoper Morris] Theirst strike was unstable, yet the victor stands tall while the loser''s vision slowly fades away. She was in a deep sleep her uneasiness and rage were no longer dwelling in her body. At longst, the oath she made to her master was broken "Disciple, do you know why I named you Velvet Airis?" The dying man whilst caressing his disciple''s head "D-Don''t talk anymore more than that... p-please... m-master you''re bleeding won''t go away, hic, I can''t do anything to help you," She cried in front of her master while she holds on to his cold hands and never obeyed her request "From the moment, I saw you in the Velvet field of the trials I participated, in that field that was only filled with nothing but death... yet I''ve found life... A beautiful yet gentle girl, the meaning of Airis, this will be myst lesson for you... No matter what happens never show your weakness and be ruthless and unfeeling. In this world as long as you show a hint of your true self your enemies will use it against you," The man said as he pushed his disciple into a river breaking her fall The man stood tall and grabs ahold of his sword and fending off the horde of monsters, and he paved the way for his disciple''s escape [Why didn''t you kill her?] "It''s none of your business," He quickly left the tavern after he treated her wound and clean her injuries ''Esther was destined to die, while Airis lived with the ideals, that turned her into a ruthless murderer... If I have to say who had it worse then it could be the person who kept on living the destructive path she took. In any case, this is a gift for the character that I tortured with my writing. It''s not much but I wish that you''ll find a new reason to live except for those ideals you believe to be, true,'' Chapter 35: The invasion

Chapter 35: The invasion

It''s been six days after the incident, and in the time that I''ve spent, I managed to investigate the ten marked facilities. I got a lead on their next move after myst investigation it looks like they were gathering outdated machinery and some dangerous chemicals with the help of Remembrance I predicted the next ce their going [Story quest: Search and destroy, you''ve found the secret hidden from the public. Searched the abandoned facility that was marked Requirements: Investigate the marked facility for anything unusual: 10/10 Apprehend a follower of the Mad Alchemist. we need to catch a person who''s rted to their ns Failure: 10 days. If you can''t finish the mission in 10 days it''ll automatically be a failure you''ll face a contribution point drop] [Direct message to Humble caretaker Benevolent sage: ke do you know where Hugo''s room at? I heard that you guys are staying at the workshop for the selection process Humble caretaker: Yes, I just had a meal with them... They asked me if I could make some potions for them Benevolent sage: For free? Humble caretaker: Of course, why would I not it''s a duty of an apothecary to help the ones in need Benevolent sage: Do you know what rooms are they staying in? Humble caretaker: Yes I was even invited before, it''s room 335 the girls are in room 210 is there something wrong? You''re acting a little bit strange Benevolent sage: For now just listen to my orders whatever happens don''t sleep. Check every area around you and the three of you prepare for what''s toe. I''ve been having some worries that the mad alchemist will strike at the workshop Humble caretaker: I''ll call the two of them immediately and Mr. Morris Benevolent sage: What? Humble caretaker: Don''t push yourself to your breaking point. I''m not telling you this as a doctor but rather as your teammate, I''ve seen a lot of yers like you. You''re the type of person that always tries to handle things on their own Benevolent sage: Will do, and remember kill anyone that tries to open your door. Don''t even hesitate, tonight is going to be a big and unforgettable moment for you and the other yers] [System: the Direct message has been ended] [That deity scum to think that he had the nerve to fight back after we just reported him] "I have a feeling that you''re going to use this chance to give me another mission," When he finishes his chat with ke he jumps from one rooftop to another and traverses the rainy evening [It''s still early for that I had a lot of fun when you tried to blow yourself up... What kind of person would do that if not for a lunatic kehahahahaha. Also, how are you going to solve this problem? You said that this person you''re facing knows something about the future as well. Why would he try to change the oue?] ''I wish I know the answer as well, I don''t know why there are some people that like to mess with my story. Their next target is the workshop, most of the facilities that had any signs of a break-in were rted to one thing and that''s alchemy. First was the abandoned workshop, the second and third were a storage that contained harmful monster drops. The fourth one was a ce filled with broken equipment that was beyond repair. I can''t forget ke''sst message before I leave, their mission was a selection for the mercenary role. The participants are at 100+ it''s too connected, there are only a few numbers that can gain that role,'' ''Sun, Moon I need you to get out we need to prepare for everything,'' When he was preparing every single item on his inventory, he called out to his familiars. They answered his call and came out of his chest and woke the two in their deep slumber. They followed hismand and the three of them runs toward the workshop "Owner, it''s raining, I don''t want to get my fur all wet. Can''t we just appear when you need us?" Sun continuously waves her head back and forth in an attempt to shake the rain falling from her body ''I''m not asking this is an order the moment we stepped into the workshop there will be a fight,'' "Are you sure that it would ur?" Moon yawns whilst he acts more disciplinepared to his counterpart ''I''m sure those alchemist bastards aren''t something that would miss the perfect opportunity to strike. It''s a rainy day it''ll be a lot harder to fight against them if they make a mist that''s spiked with their potions. If you don''t listen to mymands I''ll stop giving you my mana and spend your lives looking for food,'' "Fine, wipe our fur once we get inside," Sun and Moon hid around the bushes whilst he came forward to the gates of the workshop "Excuse me, hi Christoper Morris im a member of the shadow institute... The institution is an undercover organization that protects the world. I''m kinda like the men in ck, I''m here to see the apothecary, it''s pretty urgent like the end of this trial urgent," He said after he stopped in his tracks and stared awkwardly at the guards "We''ve been waiting for your arrival follow us," The guard escorted him and when they turn their backs he shoots Shock and instantly kills the guards without a single sweat [System: You''ve killed a yer, the collected experience will now be given] [Why did you kill them aren''t they going to help you? I know that you have a habit of killing but this is not the time~] "I''m a member of the shadow institute do you think anyone knows me? Do you think these groups of assassins go about their daily life saying hey im an undercover killer? I kill people but most of the ones I killed are corrupt and downright crazy for blood. These guys are lower-ranking followers of the alchemist, the raid has begun," He said while his appraisal confirmed his guess [Appraisal: Poisonous Mist has been detected Status: You''ve entered a field filled with poisonous airborne chemicals spread by a few hostile yers] "Sun, Moon I need the two of you to find ke and the others, I''ll be heading in a different direction," He puts on his mask and he waster met with a ton of enemies that were surrounding him [Well, is this a warm wee, look they even brought you a ton of exp!!! You''re one lucky fe Morris, in my time they would just ce a hitman on me. Your enemies are so thoughtful these exp are so many... Let''s kill them without leaving anyone behind] "Yeah I need to get some experience killing a person at least I have to get used to it," He appraised every single yer before he makes his first move [Appraisal: Multiple yers with the intent to kill are detected!!! Rankings: Low tier theirs not a single one that met the user''s condition all of them are now branded as exp. Anything that the yer brand as exp is considered as food to nurture and grow his level. It''s confirmed you can now kill every single one of them to your heart''s content] "What are you waiting for kill this bastard!!!" With no ns or a strategy for their next move, they were swept away by a massive wave knocking most of their group. When they try to recover from the attack, Morris freezes the wave until it became a cage of ice "There''s a saying about this, just because you guys are many doesn''t mean you can get cocky. I''m not some sort of protagonist in an action pack block buster with a plot armor, im just a guy using his brains. You should learn from me, next time don''t group up with the rest, you don''t know if the yer has any crowd control skills!!!" He rushes forward and slices their limbs one after another and their blood sttered on his clothes He continued to kill them without any problems he''s feelings yed a big part he was rageful. He was confused about why his readers choose to ruin his plot and because of that, he couldn''t hear their cries for help. He killed all of them on the cold rainy evening and the drops slowly cleans the blood on his body "Guess the rain is truly a friend for a killer, the drops of liquid that wash away the stains of blood. The killer runs away from the scene, cleansed with the rain he looked like none other than a civilian." After his massacre, he searched the yer''s corpses for anything useful such as their items and whatnot [Aren''t you a Seer? Howe you sound like a poetic person] "Poetic... I don''t think I sound poetic in any sort of way... You should check your ears or ask another person. There''s nothing poetic about those things I''ve said," He continued his search after his appraisal made sure of the death of every yer in his sight ''I need some extra hands... Mirage search the corpses, even if their lower-ranking they might have been spiked with any of the mad alchemist''s chemicals. I won''t let him do as he pleased, still, I wonder who became the avatar of that lunatic,'' Before he could find anything inside their bodies, a figure appeared in front of him that threw a canister at the corpses. It agitated the once-dead yers and triggered something inside their bodies. With the effects of the canister, they slowly turned into a homunculus "Member of the shadow institution, this will be the day of your death... I won''t let you get in my master''s way," [System: You''ve met an important character [Seper Alinea] the disciple of the mad alchemist] [Story quest: Mercenary selection has been activated, survived the assault of the mad alchemist Requirements: 12 hourster/Till morning arrives] Chapter 36: The 4th story quest begins

Chapter 36: The 4th story quest begins

It''s finally happening at the moment in every story where all of the pieces are gathered together. The viins and the heroes, we can''t forget about the side characters, while the main character might have encountered the viin. In this trial, I was making my way through the hundreds of mutated homunculus [It''s been a while since Ist saw you fight, kill them and I''ll give you a good reward] "Ignition Orb, Amplify!!!" He dodges the attacks of the homunculus and countered their advances with his spell A loud and beautiful explosion came about as a result and he remained unscathed by their attacks. But even with that point-nk range and even if he aimed it towards their head, the homunculus manages to survive. Vigorous they werepared to the previous forms that only took them one or two spells for them to die [Isn''t this a little strong? Their power far surpasses the ones you''ve faced in theboratory] ''It''s the same power as that time I fought the evolved monsters in the colosseum... This potency there''s no doubt about it, this is the mad alchemist''s doings. I can rte to the characters in every show when the viin that they once defeated suddenly shows up unannounced. God damn those guys are so annoying, the only thing the alchemist is missing is a one-liner after their defeat,'' [System: The yer Christopher Morris has activated the skill called [Shock]: A beginner lightning attribute spell there''s a small chance of paralysis. The yer has chosen to amplify its effects, the chances of paralysis have been increased along with its damage] He unleashes an amplified version of shock that traveled through the dozen homunculus in his vicinity. The rain yed a big part and it results in triggering a chain reaction, and before he seals them in a block of ice "That was tiring... And they''re not even dead..." His body was trembling in fear and before he could take a breather he warned by an attack [Behind you!!!] Without a single moment to pass he dodged an attack that came from his back, and Seper rushed to his spot. He engages Morris in a close-quarter fight and attacks him with his mutated body [System: The character Seper Alinea has activated 25% of his transformation. He will now acquire a form that''s suitable forbat purposes] "Just die!!! A baboon like you can''t even imagine the significance of my master''s ns can''t be left alive," Seper said driving his fist towards Morris as he continues to dodge seeing as each seeing creates a shockwave that can easily kill him ''Holy shit that''s 25% one hit of that can stter my whole body, wait a minute for some reason why is he slow? If he''s an important character then his stats should beparable to that of Deniro. And yet his speed is abnormal,'' [What''s your n? Dodging every time he tries to hit you? You''ll only tire yourself] "I''m still trying to figure out what I''m dealing with, it''s hard to use appraisal with all of this moving. Wait I got it, I''ve found a good way to deal with this, Earth array x3," He ces three circles that made the ground tremble with a flick of his finger. His spells broke the structures of the ground, he used the terrains to construct an arena. Whether it was a disadvantage to him when he trapped himself alongside his enemy [Wait doesn''t this look exactly like] "Yep, It''s like the Crimson castle but it''s made of rocks, let''s call it the Stone fortress, it''s about time I used this spell. Let''s face it, im not gonna live, this guy is on another level even if I increase my stats. I wasn''t able to highlight this when I fought Airis since we were inside her field... Let''s say that even if I''ll waste a drop of the elixir I can still lessen the damages he''ll do," He synchronized his thoughts on his spell which made it easier to manipte the stones around his fortress "This is your n...? Trapping me inside a pile of rubble, I can break away with just a single punch," Seper was sent flying to the right side of the fortress after multiple stone pirs simultaneously strike him from the ground ''Ah yes, a human-size pinball machine I always wondered what it would look like... It''s great that I didn''t skip my training, this is the best... Shit, he found me I guess it can''t be helped, there''s no doubt I''ll be dying here. At the very least I need to hold him off,'' [System: The character Seper Alinea has activated a skill Shockwave] "Construct wall x5," He countered the attack by cing a wall next to each other that weakens its attack. After it pushes through everyyer of the walls, Seper charged against it and made his way through the narrow space. When he reaches his target he swung another Shockwave at point-nk range [System: The yer Christoper Morris has activated the skill called [Haste]: For a short time, the yer will gain a burst of movement speed] ''Okay, I think it''s safe to assume what type of monster he fused with... Slow but powerful, this concludes my examination, he fused with a juggernaut. Tough as a tank and hits hard like the brute making them one of the deadliest enemies. No wonder he''s the mini-boss of this trial before we could reach ever reach Deniro Alphas,'' "Don''t tell me this is your limit isn''t it? To think that you can''t even force me to increase my power arghh," Seper was struck by a dozen spikes, that he nted in case Seper found his location. It pierces through his thick skin and he cast Wave alongside Freeze, keeping him stuck within his trap. When he was finished, he e made his way to another location [Why are you running? You''re just tiring yourself] "A Juggernaut has a low amount of stamina, and do you think I''ll have a chance? Fighting that guy in the close-quarter range is off my area, I''ll die in a matter of seconds. He''s not the type of person who''s going to use his skills in front of a single yer. That''s the reason why I''m running," He weaponized the path he took after entering the next area where he waited for his enemy He reshapes the stone into a sear and changes the walls thickening it so there''s no chance of using his shockwave. His preparations for Seper''s arrival were finished, and for some unknown reason, he was feeling a little uneasy, shaken even. Until he finally heard it, a Shockwave, no it''s a heartbeat, that''s traveling through theyered stones that he prepared. He kept hisposure and he waits for his arrival toe even at this very moment [System: You feel like you''re heart is about to stop, your body is trembling as it feels the beating heart of a single person] ''No way don''t tell me, wait that''s not even possible how can he use that we haven''t even passed story quest 5 for a mini-boss,'' [Brace yourself, it looks like that monster is about to begin his rampage] "Can''t you just die it''s not hard just let the spikes strike your heart I''m not asking... whoa looks like you''re not in the mood for a simple chat," He dodges his attack without any time to even counter his speed has improved [System: The character Seper Alinea has activated 50% of his transformation he will now acquire a form that''s suitable forbat and mobility] "Did you think my master would create such a w in his mutations? You''re dead, to think you''ll be matched with my power," Seper hurled a boulder at his location and he dodges and he met Seper at his back. Another punch was ready to annihte his existence and responded to his impending doom. He used his most powerful spell to block his attack "Looks like they nned this out, to think that they''ll go so far as to stop me from getting inside the workshop. This isn''t personal but I''m going to have to kill you, I can''t let anyone touch my golden goose," He finally realizes their ns and he finally unsheathes a new pair of daggers [Christopher Morris LVL 22 equipment on Title: Goblin yer ss: None Blessing: God of foresight Hp: 50 (+10) Atk: 24 Spd: 55 (+15) Def: 38 (+10) Mp: 100 (+10) Stm: 26 Unused points: 80 Skills: Mana breathing (F) Magic orb (E) Ignite (E) Shock (E) Haste (F) Mist array (F) Mystic sh (E) Status modifier (F) Heal (F) Mp cirction (E) Wave (E) Nightmare (F) Freeze (F) Drain (F) Dagger arts (E) Earth array (F) Overall ratings: Your mana has reached a point that not even the strongest-ranking magician has achieved. From useless trash, you''ve reached the realm of beyond-normal best to stay humble!! You might get yourself killed if you be any more arrogant] System: You''ve invested 20 points to increase Atk, 10 points to increase Stm, 20 Points on Mp, and 10 on Hp. Overall ratings: You''re increasing your overall stats? What are you a jack of all trades?] "Mist array," He engulfed the entire area with a blinding mist which gave him the advantage in the match. Seper tried to remove the mist with a swing of his fist, but it was stopped by a stone wall ''This is only the beginning, mana amplification terrain maniption... I construct, bring forth the sones warriors, begin your march and pin him down,'' Meanwhile at the Workshop "Looks like my disciple is keeping the person who you talked about in check... Are you sure that my ns will seed?" Deniro gazes from the window and observes the constructed fortress "Don''t tell me that you have some concerns about my ns. Aren''t you forgetting that I''m the oue of your failure? To think you''ll question someone that has already lived your life. I reyed that moment of defeat over and over again just to help you," The mad alchemist replied whilst he''s possessing a yers body "Don''t worry, about a single thing as long as we keep Morris, out of the frame, we will achieve our goals, that fucking hurts can''t you be a little more careful this isn''t your body," The Mad Alchemist countered a knife that was hurled at his location while he''s consciousness shifted through the owner [Hugo, kill these two I sense the origin of the trial''s disturbance... It''s originating from the two of them, they''re the ones that caused our misfortune] "So the two of you are to me for the trials changes," Hugo said while his deity showed his Aura [System: you''ve sensed the Aura of a powerful Deity the Monarch of destruction] Chapter 37: The editor

Chapter 37: The editor

Oh, your back again? I see that youre enjoying yourself watching this author died in every way possible... Okay, I''m in a good mood so let''s get this over with. I''ve made some progress in finding the trangsmigrator that''s responsible for all of this [Quick create a wall!!! You can''t dodge that attack, it''s force is beyond that of you''re current vessel] A few seconds were left before he was about to meet his end. Christoper Morris created a wall of stone and blocked the shockwave from ever reaching his body. Though it wasn''t able topletely block most his attempts reduced the force and he was sent flying into the air ''Hi so d you made it, I''m currently flying did I learn to fly? Not exactly you see I got punched through the face, it''s not as bad as you think it is. My whole life I got a daily routine of someone whacking me and I built resistance. But you know, even after all of that beating it hurts as hell, and they say it only hurts for the first time. You know what forget thatst thing I said, I think that wasn''t rted to getting hit,'' [Get up quickly he''s almost at your location] "I''m amazed for such an ant like you could handle 50% of my power. If this wasn''t an order I wouldn''t have kept you alive. I was thinking of turning you into mytest experiment. But killing you right now isn''t that fun, what the thrill if I can''t even feel a little bit pressured am I correct?" Seper drives his fist toward Morris''s body and the whole stoned fortress tremble at his attack "Is this some sort of trick?" Before Seper could respond the stones around him locked onto his body and temporarily sealed his movements. Above him was the same individual he struck not line ago. Alive and well he couldn''t believe what he was seeing before his very eyes That''s when he realizes the dispersion of mana in the location where he thought he dealt the final blow. It was empty until he sees a shadowy figure that came on his back revealing another mind-breaking mystery. It was Morris? How was that possible? Seper was clueless and he couldn''t move from his position "The spell which creates a perfect copy of the yer I call upon a mirage. I asked you to mimic the exact movement of the caster itself. Mana cirction, Singr flow overclocked!!!" Alongside his copy, the two of them circted a ton of mana into their hand which increases its power. With the demonstration of Morris, his copy quickly resolves its next move. Once their movement was synchronized their fists collided with Sepers face It sends their target by their powerful blow through the ground where he was forced regenrate his wound. He didn''t waste any time for an opening to be wasted and heunched his stone warriors to strike Seper''s defenseless back. Their spears were coated with liquidized feijin flowers and slowly stopped his enemies s regenerative abilities. While the stone warriors kept thrusting their spears until he broke through Morris''s trap. He destroyed anything that was doused with his weakness and with a scream it sends the nearby rocks to break [Direct message to Fanatic ranger [Fanatic ranger: Morris nim Persevis agreed with your alliance, I hope you''ll read this message when you are free Five days ago] Benevolent sage: Hey Hyunsu sorry for thete reply can you answer your dms now? Fanatic ranger: Morris nim you have terrible timing! I''m trying to survive the mad alchemist''s onught Benevolent sage: Th that''s funny my clones are currently fighting one of the mini-bosses. If you''re that cranky should I release this guy and sent it to the workshop? Fanatic ranger: No... No way that''s overkill we''ll die just keep it to yourself Benevolent sage: Rx I got this under control. The little prick can''t even tell if he''s fighting is the real me~grhrjrmekrkendk Fanatic ranger: Ugh can you type that again? I didn''t understand what your trying to say Benevolent sage: Catch youter Hyunsu the mini-boss found my location. Also, be careful I think that the transmigrater is rted to the mad alchemist. Last but not least I think famine fever''sst boss is there so good luck Fanatic ranger: The mad alchemist is here!!!] [System: The Direct message has ended] "I wonder if this one is the real copy?" Seper transformed into a hideous form while Morris saw the ruins he created. In his palm was his immobilized copy with their limbs torn apart and one of them had their eyes pierced. One had its head disfigured the other one has lose its body and was but a head connected to its spinal cord ''Three horns on the head arms that have the same size as a Grizzly Bear, and legs that are faster than a Hunter-type monster. A body that''s flexible enough to counter any attacks head-on. Its body is the personification of a demon, fuck! He''s the 8th stage mini-boss Devilous seperious chimeric,'' [System: The character Seper Alinea has activated 75% of his transformation. He will now acquire a form that unlocks the abilities of the monster he''s fused with] ''He''s standing on his feet? In the story, he''s already a monster that has no control over his mutation. He walks on all four, there''s no way he could stabilize this kind of power by himself. Don''t tell me that the alchemist, that bastard he messed with the first trial to this extent? I need to find the thing that''s maintaining his condition, I''ll try to keep myself alive, this guy ain''t giving me a ton of time to get something done,'' "It''s about time we Bury you to the ground," Seper lunges forward to Morris overwhelming him with his newly gained strength while he continues to throw some punches at him that shook the entire fortress without a sweat "Haste," Morris increased his movement whilst they move to another area after theypletely wrecked the fortress. He used his control over the fortress to his advantage which gave him the ability to manipte everything inside the fortress. He constructed anything that covered his shorings while he slowly chips away Seper''s health [System: You''ve activated the effect of your weapon [Raven''s devouring] is now in effect!!! [Raven''a devouring]: Your daggers will now deal extra damage from hitting an injured part by 20%] "Mana cirction, Dual flow," He circted a ton of his mana throughout his feet that supercharges his speed. Most of his attacks were getting parried by the ws of his enemy. The fast movement of Seper''s w broke his momentum and it causes him tounch all of his structures to attack "This is nothing but child''s y" The shrparness of his ws wasn''t just for show and he demonstrates its fullest potential. While the ws were still active, he didn''t receive a single scratch and Morris backed away from entering a closer quarter brawl. His current physique was near its breaking point and most of his body was broken and some were screaming to die [System: The character Seper Alinea has activated the skill [Pursuit]: For the next 3 minutes Seper will gain a burst of movement speed. Until the target has been eliminated the speed he''ll gain will continually grow. The yer Christopher Morris has been branded as the target of Pursuit] ''You gotta be kidding me? Haste is barely making me see his movement and now this... How much does this freaking world hate me? I just wrote a story. A story what''s bad about that, I can''t even catch a single break,'' [This is a bad time to tell you this... The item you''re buying at the shop is having some difficulties. You''ll have to~] "Just spill it... What''s the problem? Im already having my hands full on anticipating this guy''s next move... Holy shit that was a close one," He dodges another attack on Seper''s increasingly difficult pattern It was getting on his nerves without a single thing to counter his ever-growing speed. He resorts to counter by creating two copies which made their very own mirage until they fill the entire room. Their numbers were enough for his next n and with their simr aura it was hard to discern the original from the copy "I''m sick of your silly tricks graaaah," Seper howled at the top of his lungs and utilizes the abilities he gained through his transformation. He intends to kill all of the copies with a single howl, but the entire terrain shake, and this time it wasn''t his own doing. [System: You''ve reached the limit of mirages you can only create 20] "All of you pin him down," He cast another Earth array after he ordered every copy of him to attack his enemy. With their ess to his abilities, they weren''t easily defeated and they simultaneously stall some time for the original. He manipte the stones around him and it continuously drained him of his stamina as he proceeded ''Come on Morris this isn''t the time, you need to do your best... We''re gonna die if you don''t, just push through god damn it!!! Ignore the pain!!! Channel the remaining mana, ughhhhh!!!!!'' After forcing his body to its breaking point Morris didn''t stop until he was convinced that with his ns, Seper will be contained. He was about to be interrupted by an attack that came from Seper''s location but it was stopped. his hidden copy manages to construct an impregnable wall in time. He continued with his n and he channels a ton of mana into the ground and the whole terrain began to shake Meanwhile at the surface ''What in the hell is he doing? I just took my eyes off of him just from the start of the trials and now he''s doing something crazy? Sigh, I guess I can''t expect anything else from a lunatic like him. It''s time for my debut plus I need to pay him back for hitting me with a fuckingmp,'' An unknown yer plunged into the hole where the stone fortress was previously located. Morris dragged it down to the ground as a means of sealing his enemy "God, im drained from all of this... Thanks for the help fake me," He said to his mirage who gave him the mana left inside its fleeting body while it nodded to his gratitude [You''re certainly quirky. To think you''ll try and make a conversation with yourself] "Can''t you even tell me the situation before you start with your nagging?" Before he could even hear or be warned of an attackz his left hand was severed. He scream with his all before he collected his thoughts and wrapped some of his cloth and forms a temporary bandage "My arm!? My fucking arm!!! It hurts! Holy shit how can someone else be so calm in this kind of situation!!? This fucking hurts well at least it''s not my right arm~ Arrrgh, d to see you''re alive and well you prick," Morris had his neck choked up by none other than Seper that took apletely different form "To think that you survived to the point where I have to use one of the artifacts that my master gave me. It was fun while itsted anyst words? That''s the best thing I''ll ever give you since you''ve managed to entertain me," Seper loosened his grip on his neck and gave him one final word before he kills him "I just want to say that... I will never gonna give you up... Never gonna let you down~ Arrrgh hahaha worth it," He fooled Seper without him knowing what he just did while he closed his eyes and epted his death [I don''t understand... Why is it funny?] ''Welp I did my best it looks like I can''t avoid my death. God this is going to be a tough one I rather have my heart pierced or fall to my death. Seriously choking? That''s the slowest kind of death you could bring to a person, well beggars can''t be choosers... I guess this is my third death, let''s get this over with,'' After he blurted out hisst words, Seper didn''t waste any time, and soon after he puts some pressure on his neck. He slowly loses his breath and he sees Seper grinning at his pitiful state. His expression mocks him while he tortured him with a slow and painful death but he never expected this to happen "Looks like I''m not thatte!!!" His act of torture gave enough time for the mysterious figure to make its entrance. The stones that make about the ceiling were broken and a hooded figure crashes down in their location The mysterious yer pulled out a gigantic hammer from its magical bag and swung it toward Seper. It knocks him to the ceiling and Morris was released, not long before that, he came to be in shock "Jin is that you?" When he saw the figure''s face he could only spoke of a name "I can''t let you die yet... A prick like you owes me a lot, let''s start with me hitting your head with a fuckingmp. But that''ll have to wait once we get out of here," The yer said while he reached out his hand Chapter 38: Compensation

Chapter 38: Compensation

What a turn of events, my left arm got torn to shreds I almost died andstly, I met a figure that resembles my old friend. You''re probably wondering what happened after that, well I''m wiping my tears and I realize, god damn I look so ugly when I cry. Apart from our fateful reunion, we got the Gm''s involved "Jin is that you?" He said whilst he shed some of his tears "What you can''t even remember someone after bringing them to a hospital?" When he sees his banged-up state, he quickly reaches for his bag and grabbed his severed arm "Need a hand or an arm?" He jokes while he pulled out a canister filled with a mysterious ooze. A strange creature emerges and reveals itself as Jin''s familiar which applied the liquid to his arm. And it quickly glued his body back together even though his sensation wasn''t back to its original state [Is this perhaps the one you always mumble when youre sleeping?] "I thought you weren''t here, you should''ve told me that you were here this is a dangerous world," Before he could do anything stupid he was stopped by Jins familiar from doing anything rash. Once it was sure of disengaging any kind of resistance it enters its final procedure and connects its severed arm back to its body [System: You''ve sensed the aura of a powerful deity [The Originator of weaponry] looks at you with a darting gaze] Before they could proceed with their reunion after a long time had passed, an aimed directly toward Morris. But his friend''s quick response manages to avoid any kind of casualties. Jin blocks the attack with his hammer before it got pushed back by sheer force and he could only do was release his grip from his hammer. But even though he wasn''t able to fully parties the attack, he manages to redirect its flow to an area close far from their vicinity "Another one? Why isn''t this a little bit unfair, surely you wouldn''t be mad if I call my creations?" Seper howled until his echo reaches the surface where it alerts every homunculus and they dive into the hole and w their way in [Jin, isn''t this a good chance to use our brand-new creation? We can test it out, and even though you''re on bad terms with this man his the perfect fit don''t you think? Just give him a past for now, or do you think you could escape on your own?] "Great idea it''s time, to earn a little bit of Exp after getting holed up in a cave for a long time," He said whilst he stretches out his hand and took out a ck sword from his bag [Jin Kurenai LVL 16 Equipment on Title: None ss: cksmith Blessing: God of forging Hp: 80 (+20) Atk: 39 Spd: 50 (+20) Def: 49 Mp: 60 (+30) Stm: 49 (+10) Unused points: 40 Skills: Dexterity (D) Temperature sensory (E) Metallurgy (E) Crafting (F) Luck (F) Hammer arts (E) Item collecting (F) Appraisal (F) cksmiths rage (F) Metal maniption (F) Sharp (F) Empower (E) Overall ratings: A promising cksmith that''s known far and wide! Your future is looking bright unlike a certain someone who''s peeking at your stats] "Take this, will talkter... I need you to live before I beat the hell out of you," Jin tosses the sword in his direction and goes off to retrieve his hammer [Morris, your left arms are attached. There are no signs of irregrities you just can''t feel any pain. The nerves in your left arm aren''t connected with the rest of your body I''ll help once we''re done] ''Restoration gel is a rare drop from a regen slime... It functions just like how I wrote it can even re-attach severed limbs as long as it''s applied correctly. Well, I better get workin, there''s nothing more frightful than Jin if he''s pissed. I''m surprised im still alive even after the things I''ve done, now this is what I call a miracle,'' When he gets back on his feet, he grabs the sword and he was stunned in awe at the effects and power of this weapon [Tormented de: A ck sword that''s been created by the cksmith Jin it contains the creator''s emotions filled with Resentment and despair, the sword created a skill from his emotions (Resentment) [Passive]: The yer can deal extra damage (30%) to the target if they were previously struck by this de (Despair) [Passive]: Uponnding a hit it has a 30% chance to generate [ck out] which blinds the target for 30 seconds. If this stacks they''ll lose their ability to hear, smell, andstly feel pain. This effect willst for 15 seconds and every sessful triggering will increase the duration by 5 seconds. This passive will enter its cooldown phase which willst about 1 minute before its next use [Type]: Sword [Requirements]: LVL 20, Atk stat 30+, Spd stat 40+, Mp 50+ [Attack damage]: 50 [Durability]: 80] "Never thought that I would see you here, nice to see you Jin," Morris replied to his friend and he sees a smile on his face before they rushed to the homunculus [System: Resentment has been activated you''ll deal an extra 30% damage toward the foes you''ve previously struck with this de] "1st tier magicbination Haste + Mana cirction dual flow," He rushed to Seper''s side and stabbed him in the arm before a spark appeared in his hands It traveled through the hilt until it reaches the tip of the sword. What came after was a direct hit of shock and Seper who was paralyzed with not a hint of any kind of movement. Before this debuff would lose its effect, he took the initiative and attacks his vitals one after another. This sequence came to an end when he scores a critical injury and lowers Seper of his strength as he bleeds "Item bag release," Jin opens up his bag and drops a ton of metal into the homunculus [System: The yer Jin Kurenai has activated the skill called [Metal maniption] [Metal maniption]: He''ll now enter a temporary state where gains the power to manipte metal at will for the next 10 minutes] The metal was shaped into a cuff thattched onto the homunculus''s legs or a spike that pierced through their body. No matter what form they change to they met their end at Jin''s enormous hammer that crushes their bodies before they could resort to regenerating. They tried any means of ending his life but their convictions left them to be ttened kn the presence of his hammer [System: Despair has been triggered!!! Your enemies are now blinded for the next 15 seconds] "What are you looking for im right here Seper!!!" One of his copies punched his face whilst the other ones used their bodies as a means to chain him down. The original version focused on gathering a ton of mana through his sword and releasing a powerful attack Hisck of vision and the countless copies that shared his energy frequency made it harder for him to discern his location. But there is one thing he couldn''te to agree with. At this time he felt a shiver going down his spine and a feeling he thought he''d no longer meet It was fear, all of his attacks were now countered with just a single unpredictable variant that came in thest second. But thats not all, even though his blind he wasn''t an amateur who can''t feel the pressure of mana flowing from a single spot He was warned about the possibility of the battle being drawn out and he thought it was nothing but a fluke. But now he was certain, this yer whom he fought was vigorous and relentless, to say the least. And now his paying for underestimating him in the most painful way to ever ur "Mystic sh, third form resentful thrust!!!" He pierces Seper''s chest while a ton of mana burst from his sword and flows all over his target''s body. It released a brilliant explosion and he was sure of it that his enemy was no longer able to fight. Surprisingly his body hasn''t fallen even after his match against such an unfair adversary. Because he hasn''t heard of the system calls, he walks closer with a sword in his hand to finish what he started "Looks like it''s finally over~ Aagh!!!" Before he could even turn his head he got hit by amp that was held by Jin "Now we''re even!!! You''re lucky that I haven''t earned that many tokens, I was nning to hit you with a tinummp! Get up we need to clean this mess before the Gm arrives... Oh the irony of what I just said, don''t tell me you''re here to intervene? That guy tried to kill us and now you''re here to make a fool out of us?" Before the two of them could even get close to the Seper that copsed at the end of their fight. The Game master Kishar arrives and uses his power to restrain the two of their movements "I''m sorry for my insignificance even though the two of you are backed by a powerful deity I can''t let you do as you, please. But I''ll give youpensation for this mess, I hope you''ll find this reward to be worth the price. If you don''t have any questions I''ll take my leave," Kishar disappeared from their sigh when he used his authority to teleport Seper in harm''s way and a message confirmed his actions [System: The yers will now be given 4k tokens aspensation. The characters Seper Alinea, and Deniro Alphas have been returned to their rightful ces. They can no longer move without having the system monitoring their every move] ''That fucking cheapskate!!! This isn''t even worth how much I''ve suffered,'' "Owner we''ve reached our destination you can now use the scroll," Moon'' voice appeared in his head where he told him of the sess of his given task "Sigh, hey Jin wanna grab a beer," He said while he reached for a scroll within his bag after he heard the voice of his familiar "Sure... But your paying, and give me that sword," Jin said while he reached for his sword and he only sees his hand being pped away "No, take backs you gave me this fair and square im not gonna pay for it," "You motherfucking asshole!!! Give it back!" After their little scuffle, they''d got wasted for an hour or so Chapter 39: Captive acquired

Chapter 39: Captive acquired

After we drowned ourselves with a little alcohol, we bought from the System we made our way back to the surface with the message I received from Moon [System: The deity known as [The forgotten sage] has logged out, [The originator of weaponry] has logged out. The yer has now disabled broadcasting mode it will be avable after 10 hours had passed] "You got younger from thest time I saw you," He said while the two of them searched the corpses of the homunculus "I could say the same for you, it''s like we''re back in the good old days," He replied while he threw the corpse to the right side where they put the ones they''d search "I have to ask how did you even wake up from your Coma I remember them telling me that you won''t be waking up anytime soon," Morris was confused about his situation, and his encounter with Jin made him gain some mixed feelings he was afraid and happy at the same time "Do you remember that line you put in your book? The world of trials is a world that kills its inhabitants while it bestows fairness to the one who agreed to be sent. Their disabilities will be fixed, illnesses would be cured, andstly, equality is its goal. I was stuck in a deep sleep dreaming about my old life before I met you until a message showed up. It asked me whether I want to participate and I agreed, next thing I knew was that I woke up in the White room. You''re confused as well so you don''t have a clue what''s happening?" What Jin said made it weirder on his side of the story and he came to be confused about his transmigration "That''s weird I didn''t get a message from the system, I only received an email concerning our books adaptation that''s it," When he said those words Jin grabbed his clothes and pulled and their bodies brush against each other whilst he equips a deadly re "An email? You got an email did you ept their offer?" He stared directly at his eyes and he was immediately pushed back by his friend "Settle down will ya! I''m not that dumb, who the hell would agree just because they heard that they''re getting an adaptation? I just replied that I''ll meet them face to face before you know I sign the contract," When he heard his exnation he calmed down right after, but this led to another question? Not even the author nor the editor himself was confused about their situation. The two of them were asking themselves if there was something that they did and yet nothing crossed the minds "Sigh... I guess being transmigrated will remain a mystery to us for a long time. Let''s get out of here I already checked thest corpse, I didn''t see anything strange," Jin waited until Morris opened up a scroll that made a portal leading them through Esther and the others ''Allow me to introduce the portable Teleportation scroll it''s a 300-token artifact that works wonders. It has 2 pairs of scrolls if the other one was opened the other pair will do as its pair would do. I attached the 2nd pair to Moon''s back after I made them go through the workshop,'' "Mr. Morris your back! We''ve been waiting for your return, oh and who''s this person behind you might be? A colleague or perhaps an acquaintance?" ke said while the two of them saw themselves appearing in the infirmary where there were a bunch of injured in every corner they looked "Yes, also where are the others?" Morris replied while he asked for the other members of his team "They''re in room 21 on the right side if you exit the infirmary," ke replied while the two of them leave the room towards another location "Aren''t we going to check on your team?" Morris stayed silent and did not long after, he gave in and answered his question "They''re okay... I made sure they can survive before this trial even started so let''s get going shall we? Our main character... He Dm me a while ago and said that he caught a person rted to the changes. This might be thest chance I have inpleting my secret roles mission," Morris said while Jin imagined most of the things that he would''ve done for it to be possible They rushed to Hugo''s destination when they heard about his message making them blindly pursue their only lead to this whole ordeal. Their search had led them to Hugo''s room where they saw him heavily wounded and with a ton of bandages wrapped around his body. Whoever was in charge of covering his wounds exaggerated and instead of being a patient he would easily be confused as a mummified corpse "What the hell happened to you?" Before he could do anything else he sshes a greater healing potion on Hugo''s body. It had a quick effect and most of his injuries were healed but his body was still required to rest because of all his fatigue [System: Greater healing potion has been applied to the yer Hugo Miller!!! This led to most of the yer''s wounds being healed, unfortunately, this cannot restore stamina. The targeted yer of this potion will be required to rest if he wants an earlier recovery of the matter] "I''m cured? Did you use a healing potion on me? " Hugo was surprised when most of his life-threatening injuries disappeared whilst his savior pulled him closer to his side. The newly healed main character was now in a condition for a chat and so he asked him about the content of his message "Where''s the captive? I need to see him now!!!" "He''s there in the next room the others are looking after him," Hugo was quickly released from his grasp and he was out of the room and head towards the next [Story quest: Search and destroy you''ve found the secret hidden from the public. searched the abandoned facility that was marked Requirements: Investigate the marked facility for anything unusual: 10/10 Apprehend a follower of the Mad Alchemist. we need to catch a person who''s rted to their ns 1/1 Failure: 10 days. if you can''t finish the mission in 10 days it''ll automatically be a failure you''ll face a contribution point drop] [System: You''vepleted the story quest, Captive high-ranking follower of the Mad Alchemist] ''Yes!!! I finally finished my mission and it''s a high-ranking follower!!! Bless my mc and his god-tier luck... What the hell! I need to wait for the mercenary role to finish their story quest before I proceed with the next story?'' "Morris, why did you storm in all of sudden can''t you see that we''re in the middle of an interrogation?" Yoona said while Morris entered the room "Dude, It''s been forever since Ist saw you how are you... Come on guys the two of you are always looking for Morris and now he''s here you go all tense? At least you should cut him some ck and enjoy hispany isn''t that right buddy?" Galetched his arms on his neck and messes with his hair. But in this brief warmth, Shin and Yoona questioned his disappearance and why he suddenly appeared "We didn''t want to see him again, we''re just concerned about his deal with Hugo," Yoona replied to Gale''s tease while Shin remained silent "Nice to see you guys as well. Guess being a nice person died out for the two of you, It''s been a good reunion bye I''ll be taking this guy with me," He said while the captive vanished onto thin air [System: You''ve used the exclusive skill for your role called [Teleport] [Teleport]: Everything that is rted to your mission will be directly sent to the Shadow institution if it''s too big for you to carry] "What did you do?" Shin pointed her knife at his back and another near his throat before they were stopped by Hugo''s arrival "Stop it, guys you need to hand over the captive to Morris, Jin has already filled me in on their situation. His role isn''t a mercenary his a spy that works in secret hired by the workshop owner. He''s here to get that man who''s important for the progression of the trials," With his presence, the atmosphere of the entire room calmed down ''Oh what a good boy my son is for sticking out for his father, you know boy your friends are a little rough. Discipline them for me will ya!!!'' "Well, I''ll get off of your hair, I''ve done what I need, im going to see my teammates adios... Wait I forgot something Hugo this is another potion I have, thanks for the help! I''ll catch you on the flip side," He gave another greater healing potion, and he left right after their encounter. The two of them were now on their way to the room where it upies his teammates "You''re telling me that you saved your first heroine?" "Yep, also I met with another person who''s a powerful side character in theter stages of our book," "Guess this will be our story," "You bet a story that we made a journey filled with mystery in every direction we go doesn''t that sound fun?" "I guess it is I''ll let you lead the way," Jin said while the two of them walked into the room to find them asleep after a long fight that burns away the remains of their stamina "They''re asleep, let''s not bother them they earned a few hours of rest after that whole invasion. Wanna get wasted again?" He closed the door whilst Jin nodded in agreement and they made their way to the exit in search of a tavern [It''s as you said ke, the two of them, can achieve what I failed to do. No matter what you have to help them on their journey] "Yes, I will I''ll dly pay back my debt to you even if it cost me my life," ke said while he continued to assist the injured yers after he concluded his chat with his deity Chapter 40: A day with a prickly rose [1]

Chapter 40: A day with a prickly rose [1]

Let''s take a break, even for a moment, shall we...? I''m currently inside the safe zone, resting im not even with Kyo, Jin, Hugo, or maybe even Esther not even close. I''m stuck in a room with Airis, I know right you might be wondering did shee here to kill me? It''s a littleplicated so let''s y a short shback to know my situation "Ugh, this is too boring you expect me to wait quietly in this room for the next week? Do you think im some kind of pet that can be abandoned... At the very least give me some painkillers, my fucking arm stings as hell even after its treatment," Even though he acts helpless, in front of these two where his words weren''t reaching their hearts "Boss, as much as we want to be with you we can''t... We''re going to another location before our final evaluation has ended," Kyo''s tail never once wave and came to be down which reflects his current mood filled with nothing but despair "It''s as Kyo said, Mr. Morris, I humbly ask you to wait until we arrived, you wouldn''t want your left arm to be in that state forever right?" ke gave him a few painkillers and they left him alone in the infirmary ''How should I exin this after Jin''s familiar connects the nerves of my left arm, I suddenly felt an intense pain coursing through my head. It looks like it wasn''t just a cut, Seper''s attack did a number on my arm but that''s an understatement of what he did. That motherfucker turned my left arm into tiny bits of piecesparable to a sushi set,'' ''What about drinking a healing potion? Dude, I would''ve done that if that were the case, that potion can only speed up a person''s healing abilities. Regeneration and healing are two different factors and im left bedridden until im fully recovered. This is why im stuck inside this room for an entire week, I wish there was a way to speed things up. I can''t be in such a sorry-ass state when there''s a literal reader who can shit on my stories plot,'' [I can''t believe someone that got his heart pierced, got killed by his spell, and blew himself up to beat a redhead would cry over a single arm? Hahahahaha, sometimes I tend to forget but you''re still a fragile human, even though you possess a heart of a demon. Tell you what, if you can find a way to amuse me I can help you right here and now] "Laugh it up once im out of here, I''ll find a way to torment you," He reached for the streaming function that had Sage''s icon as a means of threatening to block him and he was found to be silence ''Where''s Jin you might ask? He''s busy at the moment, well we can''t survive in the world of trials with just a few tokens. Plus our old job doesn''t exist here, im an ex-writer and now became a private mercenary, and his an ex-content editor and now a cksmith,'' ''While I make some money off of themission given to me by Agni, an important character of my book. Jin, on the other hand, has a more delicate job ahead of him. Being a cksmith might be amazing in creating weapons and equipment but that''s only the tip of the iceberg. It''s a tough and way more demanding jobpared to a mercenary... But if he can make something like that sword I can''t concern myself, with his condition,'' He gazes at the ck sword that was ced near his bed, he was concentrated on the sword and he hadn''t caught her presence. Esther approaches him from his back and he was startled and in response casts a spell aimed at his back. Before his incantation was about to release his spell, she stopped him before he wrecks the building with his might "It''s me, Morris you need to calm down," She called his name and was relieved upon hearing the voice of hisrade "Esther I thought you were with Kyo?" He was surprised by his discovery when he sees her in front of him carrying a tray filled with food "Didn''t they tell you that they''re going on a trip? I never said anything about me joining them," She replied once she fully canceled his chant "I know about that why are you here?" He was met with silence and not a word would escape her mouth. Before she could even reply, Esther ced the tray on his chest, and soon after that she spoke "You see, I kind of passed the first test with flying colors and I was officially put into the roster. The two of them manage to fail to meet the requirements and they were given a second chance... That''s all I know, now open your mouth can''t eat with your condition," Her hands reached his face and gently assist him in opening his mouth whilst she tries to feed him with a spoonful of soup But amid such a process, she copsed and Morris responded by creating a copy of himself. The mirage catches the tray along with Esther who copsed with not a hint of warning for him to detect. He was curious about her condition and he checks her temperature before he appraises her whole body if any irregrities urred His worries disappeared when he sees the cause of her copse was not in any way rted to some sort of infection. There wasn''t anything strange but his appraisal notices a lot of pressure previously etched in her neck and in seconds she appeared The mercenary queen is known for her sadistic nature and murderous tendencies Velvet Airis appeared on the back of his bed. He wasn''t able to move since his body needed rest and he wasn''t able to avoid his head being caressed Her hand would travel from his head and goes totch itself in his face before she changed her posture. Her body meets the surface of the bed and pressed against his body and hugged him till her chest was pushed into his back. He could feel its plump and voluptuous assets colliding in his body and even for a little his body manages to react [Status: The yer is being deeply affected by an external object!!! Hisher regions are hardening and one of his limbs grew to be stiff] "It''s a pleasure to finally know you Spell thief or should I call you, Christ it''s such a cute name," Airistched onto his body while she rubbed her skin along with him inhaling the scent scattered in the shop. Before he was unable to resist the effects of the scent he aimed a spell at her along with a menacing re "To think that the almighty Velvet queen would attack a defenseless man... I thought you''d y fair. And here you are now ambushing me in my lowest point," He replied to her answer while Airis holed his hand that was gathering a ton of mana before she blew some wind onto his ear [Snap out of it! This is the art of seduction it''s one of the most deadly tactics... It''s an art where they use any means such as stimting scented fragrances and bodily features to in means enticing them until they''re attacked. Don''t be fooled by her beauty, there''s a lot of fish in the river, it doesn''t have to be this psycho!!!] "I''m not here to fight you Christ I just want to return a favor, to think that an enemy would dly take pity on me do you crave me?" Airis bites his neck while she continues to caress his half-naked body that was sensitive to her touch due to the odor in the air [Appraisal: Airborne Crescent re detected Odorless and affecting the yer''s body making it more sensitive than ever] "What kind of favor it is? I don''t need it...! Get the hell away from me!!!" His eyes were filled with bloodlust when he meets with her own and in an instance, it shows his awful personality for all to see "What a beautiful glow in your eyes, I wasn''t joking when I said that I''ll return the favor," With a swing of a butter knife that she found in his tray she cut the cast ced in his arm revealing a horrific state of his limb ''Now that I think about it, I never saw how my arm was cut seeing it in person it''s perfectly cut... It''s like im seeing a famous sushi chef at work the way he cut my arm was in a way that I can no longer think if attaching this back. It looks like a ton of sushi that was pieced together with some glue, just imagining it makes me wanna throw up... Ow! What did she inject inside my arm...? Wait the swelling isn''t there, I can move it without any problem,'' [System: You''ve been injected with sacred milk from a magical beast Licowrus that''s known to heal any ruptured bones and heal a person''s internal wounds] "This is the Velvet queen''s gratitude I loved to stay for a while but something important came about by the time I came here. The auction house that everyone is going to has been announced and today''s the day. Would you like to apany me?" Airis hands over a ticket that he quickly appraised due to his issues with her and he did the unthinkable and epted her bait [The auction house it''s been a long time since Ist saw one. Did you know that this ce was filled with a lot of weirdos they often sell body parts, blood, and even people. As long as they have some value, you can sell anything] "Do you see anyone here who asks?" He looked around the auction with its magnificent and elegant style "A ck hair without a mask is your perfect disguise... I''m not judging I always wanted to see the face of the man that defeated me," Airis grab a hold of his arms and dragged him to their seat ''And that''s how I came across Airis and it''s worth it, do you know how long the system holds an auction house? It''s not that much and this is why my mc isn''t here, he''s broke he doesn''t have the money to bid on a single item. And that''s why im here, there might be some hidden goods and I can buy some whilst the others have no clue of their use,'' "I''m a little curious how did you get a hold of my identity, I''m not a person who''ll leave any clues behind," He tries to pull away from her grass but it only make her tighten her grip on his arm with a heavier weight "Do you know that I have an alliance with the Persevis cult where you want to sign in as a hidden member? We all know that you''ll need to reveal your identity to join them and as an influential person. I just wave a ticket in front of Persevis and he told me everything that he knows," Airis said while she waves to her left revealing Persevis and Hyunsu''s location ''Hyunsu... That fucking bastard if I find that you''re involved in my identity leaking to the mercenary a queen I''ll personally manage your funeral service!!!'' Chapter 41: A day with a prickly rose [2]

Chapter 41: A day with a prickly rose [2]

The greatest battle doesn''t concern your physical capabilities, intelligence, or even strategy. This is a battlefield where everyone can join a fight where numbers dictate the winners... Yes you know it, the auction house where money is your ultimate weapon "Are you enjoying yourself, Christopher...? You don''t like it when I call you that? Let''s continue with Christ, I guess we''re not in that stage as well," Airis tried a ton of ways to get his attention which was more or less getting on his nerves Most of the things she did were through physical contact, teasing, and even pampering but they never once worked. He was unaffected by her appearance, and instead of beauty, he was constantly aware of her capability. Those around him only see a fair maiden in red, but what will their faces shift when they know of her true identity ''She''s too close... At least I can lessen my guard against her, she''s way older than Esther, don''t make her appearance fool you. Airis is closer to my real age, the only problem is that she can drug me after this is all over. I can see myself strap me in a chair paired with a dog cor with my name on it. I have my kinks, but there''s no fucking way I''ll be a toy, from that point I''ll lose my dignity,'' [System: You''ve unlocked rarity appraisal within your blessing!!! Oue: Upon reaching the required usage of appraisal on inanimate objects, you can now see the rarity of an item] [Finally, your hard work paid off!] The auctionmences and the lights are turned off except for the center where the host who''s a minion of Kishar. It was an entity that has a minor authority that can bend this very space, by every means the ruler of the auction. He''s someone who intends on killing anyone who doesn''t follow his rules [System: The caretaker to the auction house Gremil has appeared] "Greetings everyone it''s time to follow the rules... Hand over your weapons and they''ll be returned to you once we''re finished. I suggest you do as I say until my patience could endure it," Gremil searched every yer''s pocket and took their belongings without a care about their names "Owner I sense something rted to Deniro it''s inside this ce," Moon''s voice echoed through his mind ''An item rted to the mad alchemist...m I wonder what that is? Guess I''ll find outter. Most of the yers that requested their item''s immediate return are killed guess they forgot about the unspoken rule. There''s a rule that''s mostmon kn this world, it''s toomon that they never speak of it once. That rule was to never mess with an entity that has the authority to control a piece of the trials,'' "You''re eyes, they''re sparkling for the first time do you want to buy an item? I could help if you''re short on tokens," Airis gets his attention when she bit his ear. The shock flew throughout his body before he avoided her next attempt ''What''s wrong with her...? Oh shit, she''s acting the way she acts in front of Hugo in their next encounter after her unbelievable defeat. It was a little bit surprising to my readers, and they thought she was the heroine, but sooner orter they lost their hopes,'' ''In their next encounter, she didn''t want to kill him, rather it was the opposite she was drawn by his strength. It was at the point that she wanted to bear his children, and her obsession was close to a yandere... Why do I feel defeated because she wasn''t reeled in by my looks? I''m not ugly, but I am socially awkward, but still, she fell for my strength?'' "It seems like today''s auction house will have some big bids," Morris chuckled and he slowly dons a menacing smile he often makes in his schemes ''My familiars can feel the item''s presence then I have to keep in mind that I''m not the only one who''s going to bid on that item. Top appraisers and many big guilds will have their ces in the bidding war. This is a battle where the victor isn''t decided by stats, instead, it''s money,'' "Owner, should I sweep the area for any kind of leads?" Sun''s voice appeared out of nowhere ''No, I can''t let you do that, this ce doesn''t allow any kinds of weapons if a magical beast appeared they''ll be eradicated. You guys are a creation of the mad alchemist, you''re practically a living breathing weapon meant for destruction. Plus, anything that can be used to kill is considered a weapon, just alert me when the two of you feel its presence,'' "Understood," The two of them disconnected their thoughts and focused on detecting the relic ''Since I have some time, it wouldn''t be bad to review the rules, what are the rules exactly? Well, it''s quite simple 1. No weapons this is an auction after all I made this ce a pacifistic atmosphere 2. No magical beast they''re not allergic but the fact that they''re a living weapon counts as dangerous 3. If you want an item you have to bid on it no matter how much it cost 4. Stealing is prohibited you''ll die if you snatch the items while you''re inside the auction 5. Thest one is simple, the ones that buy an item will acquire a seal making it unusable for anyone except the owner, however, this can be negated if the owner has sold the item,'' [System: The deity known as [The forgotten sage] is using its authority tomunicate with the yer through his mind] [I heard you''re conversation with your familiars, what''s your next n if you can''t act freely inside this ce] ''Rx aren''t you forgetting that inside this ce money is the most powerful weapon a person can use? If they''re here then they''re stuck with the same restrictions as well, if there is a follower we still have ourst option. But I think that won''t be a big deal even if it came down to that,'' [What''s ourst option, wait you''re not suggesting there''s no way...! You''re serious you want to bet your life on this psychotic redhead?] ''Don''t tell me you''re not seeing this...? She''s all clingy towards me and most of them are quite disturbing in more ways than one. Sexually harassed me and the second one is her constant acts of seductive manner apart from this I''m fine. But hey, she has some money, it''s not bad if I asked her for some tokens if I asked,'' [Sigh, I can''t believe you''re letting her do as she pleases. Still, I can''t disagree with you''re n it has a ton of benefits, say how about we ask her for some money] ''You sure that I''m shameless I think you should have a glimpse of your personality, Sage,'' [Shush! The auction''s about to start, let''s check every item look carefully or we might miss out on the most eye-catching items] The auction house finally started when Gremil brought in all of the items before he shuffled them back to his dimensional ring. With that sneak peek, he made most of the yer''s eye at one of his items. They''ve found a clear view of the items they want and they began their move and opened their pockets "First item on the list, a max healing potion the bid will start at 200 tokens," Gremil showed one of the items that made most of the yers bid on while the two of them were unaffected by his bait [Max healing potion...? They''re going crazy about something like that?] ''The price is on the lower side,pared to its market value so it''s a trap that heid down. Those clueless yers are going to lose a ton in the earlier round. Once we go to the other items, they''ll soon realize, they''ve wasted a ton of their tokens,'' [I agree with your guess, it''s not even that valuable. If you sell a drop of your elixir it will cost as easily as a national treasure] ''50k isn''t that too much?'' [Not really, if I have to say it''s more than 50k as long as the yer or any person that recently died can be resurrected. The effects aren''t half-baked, by resurrection I meant as flesh and all while they retain their consciousness. But it doesn''t work on a corpse thatsted about a day, so you''ll have to know that this potion doesn''t work after a day] "We have a winner of 800 tokens for the max healing potion on table 21, now to our next item the sword that was once owned by the older generation''s sword saint," Gremil''s audience was shocked when he revealed its stats to the yers [80 attack damage and 100 on durability I gotta say that''s decent] ''I agree the stats aren''t the problem but it''s the age of the sword, you need to invest a ton to maintain it. Look at those edges, fuck is that even a sword? It looks blunt even at this angle,'' "A big spender the one in table 49 for 5k tokens, and next we have an orb that increases a magician''s casting speed and it can empower their attacks," The silent audience that were nowhere seen from the bidders before stood tall and raises their numbers and began their fight for the item [Oh god this is the worst thing that I could ever imagine] "The auction house''s items aren''t that great, hey Christ should we leave?" Airis said while he remained seated ''As much as I love to exit this ce, I have an item that I''m looking for... I just need tost for another hour,'' [This is awful...! I can''t evenpare how disastrous this ce ispared to my time] The two of them waited until Morris''s familiars responded to an item that popped out of Gremil''s dimensional ring "Andstly ourst item is a book about alchemy from an unknown author, but don''t be disheartened folks. While it may look like an ordinary book, it contains both alchemical knowledge and recipes to bend nature itself. One of the examples is bringing back the dead, or rejuvenating one''s youth," Gremil said while most of the yers that saw thest item went to the exit leaving only the two of them behind "It''s the book, it''s rted to the mad alchemist," ''I can''t believe that after all of those yers, I thought even one of them would buy this at least I bought this for 300 tokens,'' [Are you interested in alchemy?] ''Yes, I need to learn everything about my opponent and the best way to beat them is to know how they act. It wasn''t a thrilling day but I guess this will be counted as a vacation since I didn''t even tire myself,'' "That was a good afternoon I should invite you to the next one," Airis holds his hands without him showing any signs of rejection [You''re letting her have her way with you?] ''She deserves it, and I told you before she''s not that dangerous the only thing thats~~~'' Before he could notice her movements, she closed her distance toward him, and her body brushes off of his chest. She held him tightly as she could, and in this process, she gave him a deep kiss. Itsted about a minute without him pushing her back and releasing him from her grasp "That tasted too sweet, I might get addicted, I''ll be leaving now... I hope you''re not gonna ask me to escort you back to the infirmary. No that would be ridiculous. It was fun, thanks for apanying me Christ," Airis vanished from his surroundings while he stands bewildered by what had happened to him In her absence, he could still feel the warmth that touched his lips. He never looked irritated and he had a whiff of the maiden''s ephemeral scent and he was taken aback. For some reason, he doesn''t harbor any disgust or hatred, and he walks down the path that''ll lead him to the workshop ''It was a weird experience for me, to be honest, I suspected that she''ll do something to my body. I never expected that out of all of the things I imagined she did the most harmless and adorable choice that she could think of. The worst part about my time with Airis, is the fact I enjoyed it?'' Chapter 42: End of the selection process

Chapter 42: End of the selection process

Time passed away and before I knew it five days had passed after my date with Airis. Once that whole thing was finished I began reading this book. I''m currently inside the workshop, needless to say, I was also checking up on Mc kun''s condition [This guy is extraordinary isn''t he!!? His recovery is a little faster than your Beast subordinate. Hey, answer me!!! Don''t ignore me im talking to you right this instant!] ''What do you expect from the Main character? I can''t believe he got that skill so earlierpared to the timeline of the book. I guess his deity rewarded him after withstanding Deniro''s attack. Aside from him, I''ve heard that he had an aplice when he fought against Hugo,'' [Hugo Miller LVL 18 Title: All-rounder ss: None Blessing: None Hp: 70 Atk: 67 Spd: 50 Def: 41 Mp: 36 Stm: 38 Unused points: 0 Skills: Hand-to-handbat (D) Weapon master (C) Physical boost (E) Stealth (E) Dexterity (F) Haste (D) Foresight (E) Inhuman regeneration (F) Overall ratings: You''re stats are incredible if they found out they''ll kill you without any hesitation] [For a deity to give something as powerful as the Inhuman regeneration I wonder if I know that person] ''The monarch of destruction I remember writing him as the edgiest deity, his name was known throughout the world. He was a powerful individual who single-handedly defeated an army,'' ''His wicked nature gave him a ton of enemies, and his techniques were revered as the very best for their superiority to any kind of style. Lastly, his a cold-blooded killer that encourages Hugo who''s a pacifist from the start of the story. I tried drawing him as a pacifist since he lived in a world where there''s no such conflict,'' "Morris, do you have any more questions aside from the robed figures I fought with?" Hugo stands up when his cast was finally removed from his limbs "There''s nothing else, I just wanted to see how you guys fight," He replied to Hugo''s answer and he proceeds in reading his book "Hugo, do you know that Morris is an advanced magician? I bet you my tokens he''s gonna be a tough one to beat... I''m not even taunting you, he''s slippery as an eel and punches as hard as a gori," Since the opportunity presents itself, Gale mentioned his capabilities after he brutally suffered a loss on their spar ''Wow! Way to keep it a secret jackass!!! Since it''s unavoidable. I should say there are a ton of magicians in the world of trials and each of them has some unique way of casting their spells. We have the Chanter who chants the lines to cast a spell, Defier those people that put their scientific knowledge to create an image,'' ''Rune magicians who''re the ones who wrote a circle to cast a spell. Advanced magician mages can cast a spell with only a few lines of their spell chant. Now to my real category ''Chantless'' I didn''t want my worth to be leaked to their team so I tricked them by acting like I''m an Advanced ss. As much as possible I don''t want to have any connection with these nutjobs,'' [Hugo you should fight him!!? An Advance magician close to your age, it''s like my time I remember this ''know-at-all'' who''s engrossed in magic and he even beat me even after I used all of my power. I''m not asking you to kill him, just use some of your strength... You need to learn how to fight any opponent thates your way] ''What!!? The monarch of destruction was the strongest deity in the game, don''t tell me that the creator of that game was intending to create a new story. Aside from that a mysterious deity that I haven''t heard of before... This makes me wonder If Morris''s deity is the Trickster. It thought it was because of his copies or is it an unknown deity?'' "A little brawl won''t hurt, I''ll fight you but I have a condition that you need to follow... No matter what you can''t leave this circle am I clear? Construct minor change," Morris created a circle with his Earth array and he timed it with his words [It looks like we didn''t have to persuade this person at all, prepare yourself, Hugo! Remember to be serious even if this is a spar you don''t know what can happen. I best remind you that a magician is something that every swordsman hates to be matched,'' [System: The rank of your skill [Earth array] has risen from F ->E!!! Its range of effect has increased and construction speed has increased] "Would you look at that it seems I''ve got an upgrade, Mana amplification, Terrain maniption, construct pirs," Morris made the area tremble by applying a ton of Mana not a second had passed the area went back to its natural state before he picks his book and continued reading "Hugo you need to move!?" Gale warned Hugo just in time before a pir emerged beneath his feet. Its power wasn''t threatening Hugo''s existence, but his opponent made sure its enough to send anyone away from the circle "Gale has a point! These pirs will attack anything that I pointed my attention to. No matter what you do, this will lock onto you in three, two, one!" Morris flipped over another page of his book while he sends a ton of pirs toward his opponent [You''re not gonna fight him?] ''Hugo might be the Protagonist of this story, but I know him with every fiber of his being. No matter how strong he''ll be when he fully grows. A human is still a human they''re not gods they have a weakness, and for him, it''s distance. He''s an all-rounder for sure. But how can he win a fight if he can''t reach his enemy?'' The pirs, won''t stop rising until they hit their mark. When he dodges one of them Hugo triggers another in its ce, until he''s ced into a position where his movements became predictable. No matter what he did he''ll always be countered. He soon realizes that within this restricted circle Morris was untouchable. And before he takes another step, he activated his trump card [System: The yer Hugo Miller has activated the skill called [Foresight] [Foresight]: Inside a limited area near your body, you can see its future oues before they were to ur] Absent-minded from the fight Morris neglected his opponent, which overcame his formation. He predicted the next pir before it appeared while Hugo used them as his stepping stone to get closer to his opponent. Finally, he reached his goal But in this short amount of time which amounts to seconds, the oue changed to an unexpected turn. The oue he saw changed instead of a glorious victory he''s pinned to the ground. When his vision ended the target he struck was revealed to be a mirage in ce of his opponent. His real enemy waited until he let his guard which led to his demise and his abdomen was struck by his knee [How did he do that? A magician can''t be this agile!!!?] "What a great match you shouldn''t have relied solely on your foresight just because you''ve gotten close. If this was a life and death situation, who knows it might have been your end... I''m done healing you. I''m gonna go back to my room," He fled the scene right after he tended to Hugo''s wounds On his way through the long andplicated area of the workshop, Morris leaned over a wall and closed his eyes. He remembers hearing a voice that echoed throughout his mind to the point that he acted without his judgment. His boy moved when he heard the voice that stimted him to the point of triggering his survival instincts ([Dodge!!!]) [What''s the matter?] "Did you hear that voice?" Morris gained a headache after his stimtion by the mysterious voice [What voice!? I didn''t hear anything... Don''t tell me, are you on drugs!!!?] "The fuck!!? What do you take me for jackass!!! Of course im, not a druggie," ''There''s no way that it''s a deity? Even if their authority can bepared with Sage or the Monarch... No deity can invade a person''s mind, I wonder if I got cursed or if it was an item that was used on me. Every possibility that I could think of has a loophole, there''s not a single thing that I could use to piece it with my affair,'' [Should I ask a Gm to scan your body?] "Never mind... You might be rough, it must have been my imagination. In the meantime, I''ll finish reading this book," After his headache subsided he continued his path toward his room ''There''s a little difference between potion brewery and alchemy but they have this one principle they must follow for its sess. They both need to pour a ton of mana into a single experiment. Now, this gave me an idea of how they get a ton of mana supply this could be pieced together with the missing people I''ve heard about. Those people kidnapped and his followers who threw away their lives... I wonder what he''s going to do with all of this mana? And for what reason?'' He enters a dark and suffocating room that was disturbing to the point where he can''t move a single inch. He was frightened by his situation and he forced his stiff and motionless body to move when he heard a noise getting closer and closer. When it reaches its highest volume the noise became clearer and lower until it sounded like a voice calling out to him ([Proceed as you are now the choices that you''ve made aren''t going to dictate your life they''ll only severely affect the lives of others. Whether it will be positive or disastrous, be sure to check your changes and be prepared for the consequences of your action. You''re not from around here, I wonder if you have what it takes to change this world? For now, it''s just a mere guess, however, once you''ve obtained a certain item you''ll know your purpose]) He woke up in a cold sweatpletely bewildered by his situation. For instance, all of the things he saw were nothing but a dream. His room was never dark nor was it suffocating, all of the things he saw were simply his imagination ''I copsed on the floor? Was it the after-effects of that voice? I don''t have a clue about its origin!? Proceed with what im doing that''s a tough one. I''m not sure what impact I''ve made on this world, nor will I be alive after all of my choices are finished,'' Chapter 43: Disciple

Chapter 43: Disciple

Everyone has something they fear it might be as small as a spider or big as a rampaging truck. No matter how hard they reject their fear it lingers around their body awaiting the right time for it to strike. Simr to a tumor they''ll drown their host to depths of despair till they''re incapable to resist and atst kneel and sumb to their fucked up reality [Morris where are you going? You''ve been ignoring me since we left the workshop. I haven''t even heard of the next part of our n, you do remember that you have to keep me up to date. I''ve already tolerated a lot when I didn''t care about the time you kicked me out because of your mission as a seer] "It''s time to go back to the institution. I''ve alreadypleted everything for me to advance to the next story quest..." He gave a summary of their situation, and it opens with his reason for jumping from one roof to another ''I hope they have a good mission for me, it''s fine, for me to do as I please I''ve got this information from Hyunsu. It appears that the fifth story quest will be rted to the original plot of my book. If it weren''t for my readers then the plot wouldn''t be ruined, but I can work with this,'' ''In my book, the ones that failed the fourth story quest are given their very own redemption arc. Most of the qualified mercenary extras died and the ones who survive the surprise attack ultimately led a second chance. But to enter the brigade now in stage five, be given a new mission to surveil the outskirts of town,ter on, will be ambushed,'' ''Since this is just the start of the story it''s not a full-on survival quest. They''ll be given a time limit and once that''s over their backup will arrived to save their asses... But if I were them it''s best to get it over with and die earlier in the story. Even if you''re a reader who knows the plot, you''ll automatically have your ass screwed by not bing an avatar,'' When made his way through the institution''s whereabouts, he''s movements were put to a stop when a knife appeared in his neck. He didn''t show any signs of struggling and the figure released him and a cutscene yed amid his stroll. The figure was revealed to be a member of the institution and berates him for his stupidity "Member 397 the fuck are you doing!? Running around without a mask to cover your face do you want our enemies to know our secretir?" The npc proceeds to in scolding him for his action that could''ve leaked their secret ''Oh right!? I have to do a little role-ying in this story quest. I forgot about that lemme just grab my mask,'' "Forgive me as my mask was stained by the follower''s chemicals... I thought it might be a nuisance if I''d get infected so I haven''t used it for a while. It mostly disinfected so I think it''s fine to wear it once more," Morris revealed his mask which he purposely sttered some ink to fool his fellow member [You fucker!!!? Be careful not to stain it! Do you think I could make another one if you ruined my design!!?] "I can ept your reasons forgive me if I offended you... If it happens again then you should mask your appearance. The institution won''t be held responsible for your death if somebody targeted you," The girl sighed in relief before and she guides him into a tunnel that leads him to a spell circle encrypted with a teleportation enchantment [Another gateway? It looks like this institution isn''t as bad as I imagined. Their not a bunch of closed-minded people that would only make one entrance to theirir] The girl closed the entrance and Morris stepped into the circle teleporting him to their hideout where he meets an unweing atmosphere. It was the same ce as his first meeting with the leaders of this fine institution and their faces remain hidden in the shadows. He lowered his head and took a kneel to show his respect towards the npcs that awaited his return "It''s an honor to be able to meet with the elders once again... This member is delighted to witness such a marvelous opportunity. I''m here to report the sess of my mission to the leaders of our organization," Morris took a few seconds remaining in his position before a voice ordered him to stop [Story quest: Search and destroy you''ve found the secret hidden from the public. searched the abandoned facility that was marked Requirements: Investigate the marked facility for anything unusual: 10/10 Apprehend a follower of the Mad Alchemist. we need to catch a person who''s rted to their ns 1/1 Failure: 10 days. if you can''t finish the mission in 10 days it''ll automatically be a failure you''ll face a contribution point drop] [System: You''ve captured a high-ranking follower of the Mad alchemist you''ve earned 300 contribution points] ''That''s what I''m talking about high contribution points I''ve got 500!!! If I add the ones I got for killing a ton of infected in the 1-3 stages I get 800 contribution points. I''m such a sessful yer,'' "It looks like this one gained some mannerspared to hisst visit. Don''t you agree with me Vice-captain?" The Leader grinned in the shadows while the others around him were stunned by his reaction "It''s ''Vice leader'' we didn''t approve of calling the two of us captains since it lowers your status to mine. But I admit, this neer has some incredible potential. To think he captured a high-ranking follower without any problem. How should we reward him?" The vice leader appeared beside him revealing his face and Morris was stunned upon learning of his identity [System: You''ve met an important character Genis Cromwell the second inmand of the shadow institution] "You pricking brat that''s not how the second inmand should act!!!" The Leader yelled at Genis''s action while the other core members were shocked ''Genis Cromwell this guy!? I remember this name... This name is associated with the weapon called ''Cromwell''s dagger'' but it wasn''t an item that Hugo had obtained from clearing the famine fever. This weapon was famous as that good-for-nothing murderer''s trump card. I can''t believe that I''m looking at the owner of that overpowered dagger with my own eyes,'' [System: You''ve been affected by the character Genis Cromwell''s Killing intent!!!] His vision quickly darkened when he was met with Genis''s Killing intent. It was the first time he felt this pressured in his entire life if he could describe his feeling it was fear. He was afraid of losing his life, his body tried to avert Genis''s eye and yet his body didn''t follow through with hismand It was purely just the pressure of someone intent on ending his life and yet his body warns him of his demise. He froze and he watches the overwhelming pressure in his state where his incapable of withstanding its force. When the effects of this bloodlust field his body to the brim, he pictures a ton of probable deaths within his mind. He died in all sorts of possibilities and most of the reason was that he moved when he was within the range of his oppressor ''Hold a little bit more... Urgh, you can do this Morris you''ve been through a lotpared with this. You were beaten up until Jin came along and before that, you had some difficulties with your body. You were frail and most of your life you''re a loser, you''ve faced many shits that could''ve killed you. Don''t event think that this is the end!!! Resist stupid body of mine! This won''t be enough to scare someone like me,'' [System: You''ve withstood the overwhelming pressure of a greater existence!!! Status: You''ve gained a passive skill after resisting such an overwhelming force. The skill [Mental fortitude] has been added to your skill slot!!! You can now resist iing mental attacks] [You''re still awake after all of that? The tenacity of this prick is incredible!!! I knew you were the perfect fit to be my avatar] "Give me your best shot... I''m not going to run away from the likes of you," Morris''s body was trembling for all of them to see yet his mind was unfazed by his situation [System: The rank of your skill [Mental fortitude] has risen from F to E!!! Your resistance has greatly increased you can now withstand a mental attack whilst being unaffected for 30 seconds] "Genis that''s enough!?" The leader consumed Genis''s killing intent by exhibiting his very own. Since his intent was far too great in promotion, it nullified his attack and freed Morris of his suffering [Morris, are you alive?] "Calm down Leader, I was just testing the kid to see if he''s that capable," "What do you mean by that Genis? Exin your actions before I lose my patience, this was supposed to be a calm and rxing meeting!! Yet I find that to bepletely different from what I witnessed today," The Leader gathered his Killing intent so it wouldn''t frighten a single person in their meeting "Just as I said, and from what I understand I found myself an apprentice he was able to withstand my pressure," Genis grabbed Morris to his shoulders before he ced a mark on his right palm [System: You''ve been given a special role!!! Status: You''re no longer a member of the shadow institution your new role is Cromwell''s disciple] ''What the hell I got a new role!? This isn''t even possible. I never heard of a special role before and I never even wrote one in the first ce,'' "Why you little brat!!! I was going to ask him to be my disciple you''ve ruined my ns," The Leader grits his teeth in front of Genis "What can an old fart like you teach the younger generation? You''re too old school, he might not even learn with your level of expectation," Genis replied in a manner that insulted his leader while the others kept their mouths shut "Ugh, what''s going to happen?" Morris recovered from the shock that he experience when he epted Genis''s killing intent while he stands back to his feet "That''s a good question kiddo you''ll be joining me in my missions. Aside from that, I''ll teach you how to rise to my level," Genis replied to his question while he pats his head before he notices his big smile that spelled danger ''It looks like I''m not going to have a great time on my fifth story quest. Whoever is listening to me, there''s only one thing that I have to say, I need your help. This might be thest time you''ll see me breathe,'' Chapter 44: Chi acquired

Chapter 44: Chi acquired

"You''re the one who''s going to interrogate me!? You look more like a beaten captive than an interrogator... Hahaha, do your best shot!" The follower nced at his injury that''ll easily mistake him for a walking corpse "Let''s get this over with I need to go to the infirmary and you want your breakfast... Spill your secrets, or the only thing you''ll be eating is the whole set of a knuckle sandwich. I''m not suspecting that you''re a masochist but the possibility that you''re into this isn''t low. But I''m not that im judging you," Morris locked himself inside the room along with the captive that he''s yet to extract his needed intel [Hahahahahahahha!! Even the captive is sympathetic towards you. I can''t believe that you didn''t quit after all of that bruises. Can you just change your role? It''s boring seeing you get all beat up] ''So this is the result when I became the first-ever disciple of Genis. From a writer that became a mercenary that hunted monsters to an assassin that worked as an agent. At present I became a human punching bag I gotta say, fate isn''t on my side. At this point, it''s not even surprising that I''m in such a statepared with my previous injuries,'' 3 hours ago "Our first lesson is for you to unlock an energy source simr to Magic power or what you call Mana, but we''ll be unlocking Chi. You''ll have to do everything that I told you, or else you could kiss the opportunity to unlock it at a lower level. It''ll be harder for you to unlock it with that body of yours," Genis ced a pair of bracelets on Morris''s hands and feet, and sooner orter the items had taken effect [System: You''ve been suppressed by the Arcane cuffs!!! Status: You won''t be able to harness a single drop of mana] "What''s the purpose of taking away the best part of my kit?" Morris replied to Genis''s instruction until he demonstrates a powerful attack without a single flow of mana "Now, this is where it getsplicated Chi is an internal power hidden inside our body, while Mana is an exterior source of power. I need to teach you how to harness it, learning martial arts is the best way to fully understand Chi. Imagine your breathing and focus all of your attention on a single part of your body, and release..." With his guidance, Morris performed a normal attack, and in the end, lies a flicker within his palms "Not bad I saw a spark... Even if it''s a little hard, let''s continue with yourbat prowess we''ll fight without the use of Mana. You best prepare yourself and visualize this as a deadly encounter!!!" Genis went on a stance while Morris imitates his movements The two of them remain unfazed and unmoving till their bodies rx and immerse in their stance. The tension in the air began to change and the weight of the atmosphere became heavier as they wait. Initiating the fight we''ll grant the upper hand in the match, nevertheless, it can easily be their end with an unexpected counter ''Apart from all of the hidden stats that require a lot of time and effort, Chi is one of the hardest ones to unlock. I can''t use everything within my book since my body was weak and nonathletic. Hugo is a different storypared to me. He''s designed as a genius, he didn''t even have a problem unlocking such aplicated stat,'' [I need to record this it''s the first time I''ll see you fight without even relying on Mana] In their long and tiresome wait, the match had finally begun to shift. Genis began his attack by thrusting his wooden sword, toward his opponent without any signs of stopping. His attack could''ve easily won him the match and Morris decided to counter in response He predicted his next attack and repel it back to its origin, and in an instant, he changed his footwork to match his towering opponent. His defensive stance shifts to a full-on attack and he swings his dagger while a part of the edge continued to flicker [System: The yer is emanating a never before detected power in his body!!!] For some reason, he can''t release his pent-up energy which favored Genis and heunches a barrage of attacks. His attack was fast and Morris wasn''t able to parry in time and from his feet making their way through his head, his body was marked by Genis''s attack. His leg had given from the fight and he fell to the ground and there his body continuously bleed in the oue of their match ''I didn''t evenst a minute...? Shit!!! I''m weak when im not able to cast any of my spells! This is the first time I got injured multiple times,'' "We''ll stop here, I need you to continue your assigned mission... Even if you''re my disciple you still have your duties as a member. Make sure you learn to dodge, or else you''ll get a ton of bruises when we continue our lesson," Genis vanished without leaving any tracks of his aura and he was left alone on the training ground [You''re going to interrogate that person now!?] [System: The yer Christopher Morris has activated the skill [Heal] [Heal]: You''re now recovering some of your missing health!!!] "Let''s stitch all of those cuts, I can''t remember how much blood I lost from that fight. The only thing I know is the fact that I''ll copse if this keeps going," Morris stitched his wounded body with the help of his mirage before he made his way through the interrogation room ''It''s a good thing these braces only work when im inside that room. I can freely use my Mana as soon as I left... Seeing that he isn''t a talkative person I''ll use every means that I can to make him talk,'' "You''re not going to tell me anything no matter what I do to you right!?" Morris closes his distance from the follower while he unboxes a kit full of harmful tools [System: Thank you for purchasing our rmended torture tools for beginners] [You''re going to proceed with a kit for beginners?] ''This is such a lucky find! It has everything a sharp nail that can easily pierce through the flesh. Stimnts for the captive to experience an increase in his sense of pain. There are also some drugs here that would make them incapable to faint,'' ''There''s also a hammer, slow-killing poison, and there''s even this liquidized Chilli for a freebie. How should we use this? ce it on his wounds or eyes we can do both? Oh boy, im going to have the time of my life breaking this guy to his breaking point. But instead of all this, I have a better idea...'' "Wait, you can''t kill me! You need me alive, or else you won''t get any lead on the Mad alchemist am I right~ Aaaaaarrrrggh!!!" The screams of the follower filled the entire room whilst he trembled from the pain inflicted by the bundle of nails in his palms But Morris never stopped with such a in and simple way of tormenting his foe. He inserted it over and over and he even went for the follower''s eyes, and face, and pierced the side of his cheeks. He didn''t stop until he finally degraded the follower to a lump of meat in his face What he visualizes as a never-ending suffering, slowly faded away from his thoughts. His body was no longer able to distinguish between a human carcass and a monster. But his horror soon ended and he realizes of being free from Morris''s grasp or so he thought He felt his own body reconstructing itself just when he finally died. He then meets the eye of his interrogator and before he could utter a word he felt his inevitable end. His newly recovered face was mmed to the ceiling with a swing of Morris''s hammer "Do you think you''ll die just like that!? We''re a group of killers, do you think I''ll kill you because you won''t say a word? That''s where you''re wrong. No matter how injured you are as long as you''re inside this room you won''t die," Morris relentlessly breaks all of the follower''s joints and smashed every bit of his bones The severed hand he amputated with a swing of his hammer was then waved as a form of yer gesture of a demon. His chuckles became a sign of another round of his suffering. Slowly he realizes that the entity he''s faced with was nowhere near the cripple he thought "Hahahahahaha!!! This is fun! How about I skin you and mince you like a piece of ham? Good thing I have a Cleaver now off to the next part mirage," Morris along with his copies shredded his body until it fully recovered "This will be my greatest torture performance and our guests, the torture tool for this rounddies and gentlemen is a pair of pencils," Morris gouged out his victim''s eyes as soon as the pencil made contact [System: You''re injected with a stimnt] "Arrrrrg make it stop, please I''ll tell you everything I know," His screams filled the room and his copies slowly made their way into his body Biting off the victim''s flesh, he heard some crunching noises and the copies were tearing his body limb from limb. They gnaw on his organs straight to his bones, while some of them slowly bite off his ears and another gripped his teeth. One of the copies bit his nose like a rabid dog until it was torn down and blood came bursting from the opening They painted the whole room with his blood. His organs were ced on his neck as if to mock him for hisck of resistance. His eyes were used as marble and four of his limbs were waved around by his copies like their a bunch of toys [Morris, do you think that guy will talk?] "I don''t know you''re the one who said leave the torture to my clones, and we''ll check out why I can''t release my Chi," Morris was sitting in his chair while Sage was scanning his body while his mirage was torturing the follower ''So what happened? That''s a good question it''s none other than the skill ''Nightmare'' it''s a mental attack that induces fear and trauma. I arrived at the time when he was asleep and just made some mirages to control the intensity. Aside from that I can torture him without killing him, every pain that he suffered inside will leave asting mark on his body. The sensation that he experiences is enough for me topletely break his mind... Golly im such an evil person ehe!'' [How long did he die inside his Nightmare] "33rd death and he was killed from a cartoony way a boulder was dropped. It crushed him until his body gave up," Morris sets up a reminder to pull out the follower after his 50th death [Aha I found it, Morris I found the reason why your having trouble manifesting your Chi] "What''s wrong with me?" Morris waited for his deity''s reply until one of his mirages shifted toward him holding a few needles [Your meridians are blocked. I have never seen something bend to its core!!! It''s in such a horrible state that if you try to manifest your Chi it will bounce back. Even if you try your hardest, you could only harness all of your external Chi yet you can''t release it] "A blockage...? Do you know a way to arrrgh!!!" Without any sort of warning Sage controlled his mirage and impaled him with a dozen needles throughout his physique [Envision it, Morris. Feel the Chi that surrounds your body an energy source that''spletely different from Mana. It''s a power that you naturally have. Just like what Genis said before focus all of it, in the palm of your hand] Before he knew it a surge of Chi was overflowing throughout his body. He remained focused on what he initially nned and spread his Chi on the wounds that he gained from his training. It quickly enhanced his regeneration to the point where his body stopped aching from the pain [System: You''ve acquired a hidden stat, Chi!!! Status: Your natural source of Chi is 16, it will now be added to your status screen] [You nailed it on your first try, you''re a genius] "Well that''s a no-brainer, I just followed the instructions now that''s all over should we continue with the interrogation... Holy shit he''s trembling how long did we ignore him," The two of them saw the follower lying on the ground while his body wildly trembled in response to his mental torture Chapter 45: S stands for slave

Chapter 45: S stands for ve

Before I could even respond to my situation, I''m running away from a bunch of yers in pursuit of my life. A brand new adventure to the east we go where I will encounter my foolish readers! Yes the ones responsible for all of this unnecessary difficulty 15 days ago [Run, Morris run! That guy''s trying to kill you!!!] "Kiddo if you keep ying it safe then you''ll die without striking down your enemy," Genis executed a roundhouse kick that was infused with his Chi "Chi Overflow," In an instant Morris gathered every Chi in his body to enhance the durability of his arms to block Genis''s. He felt his bones breaking and before his enemy could act, he grabs ahold of his feet and threw Genis to the ground. The floors broke from the sheer strength he disyed and his enemy quickly recovered from his attack They continued their long and tiring spar with each swing of their fist creating a pressurized air that aims for their foe. And when they''re close to one they''ll pour all of their remaining stamina for a deciding strike. But every time they do so only their fist collided alongside their kicks. In the end, even in such proximity to their opponent, the two weren''t able to push through their defenses ''He''s pretty good, im having a hard time dealing with his incredible amount of Chi. Aside from that, I''m handicapped since I can''t even use my Mana. It''s a good thing he''s lowering his strength to match my own or else I''ll be dead. This is truly a battle between an expert and a newbie,'' ''It''s easy to enhance a person''s physical prowess just by using Chi... The fact that it''spletely different from Mana which maniptes its surroundings at will. Chi maniptes the user''s body making it one of the best things a melee yer wants to unlock. Magic has its faults. It''s the reason why I added daggers in the mix of my spells, but now that I have Chi... I''m open to a whole new set of skills and training methods, I might as well try and do some cultivation,'' [You''re doing great for a magician!!! You realize that what Chi requires isn''t the same as Magic am I correct? You need someone knowledgable about the physical method or should I say Martial arts] "For a magician to quickly adapt to a realm that''s different from Magic? I gotta say, im impressed. Come back when you''re finished with your patrol. I have a meeting with the higher-ups, you''ll have to do your mission without my assistance," Genis tossed a pouch toward Morris containing an item and a map for his next destination [Story quest: Night patrol you''re ordered to search the Eastern district for any irregrity Requirements: A lot of people are reported to have been taken away by the followers of the Mad Alchemist find a clue to pinpoint their whereabouts 1/0 Due to you''re hard work, you gained a ton of information about the followers you can kill all of them without leaving anyone alive Failure: 25 days, for this quest, you''ll be given a disaster gauge it will disy how much damage the Eastern district has suffered. if the gauge has crossed over 50% you''ll lose some contribution points] ''It''s a little harder than my previous quest! I can''t believe this is the fifth story quest... I''ll die from overworking my body, hold on what''s this?'' Aside from the map, he noticed the item that was given to him by his master. Not only did he gain a limited event item, it even solved the issue he faced. Theck of manpower for his mission was no longer upon the arrival of such a marvelous trinket [Shadow insignia x5 - A badge of honor that represents the secret institution that lurks amongst the shadow Effect: Once used the yer can switch to the secret role to be a member of the enigmatic [Shadow institute] [Shadow institute]: You''ll gain a separate mission that tackles the hidden side of the story of this catastrophe] ''Hmmm, who should I choose to be myrades...? Persevis isn''t an important character, but his one of the greatest Cleric in the story and has a mindset of a leader. How about Airis? She''s known as one of the strongest yers in the early stages of my book,'' ''On second thought, let''s not get her associated. I can''t rely on her and she has a part to y in this trial. That only leaves a few yers that I know, Jin is already ced on the roster,'' "Do I have to form a team? How big can one district be? What the...! This is the Eastern district?" When he opened the map, he realized the size and reach of this massive district he''s been ordered to patrol [By the looks of it I can predict that they have a lot of hideouts located on each street] "This is the reason why I''m going to have a hard time! It''s gonna be tough since I''ll burn my mana to create a ton of nonsting copies," [You know there''s a ce where a ton of paranoid yers like you are likely to go to if they desire some trustworthy allies] "Do you want me to purchase a ve?" Morris stopped by at the nearest alleyway before he continues his chat [There''s nothing wrong with having a ve right!? You can train them, bathe them, and even if they loathe you they can''t kill you, the perfect disposable tools toe. Don''t tell me you weren''t thinking about this possibility or are you backing down? I know your true self, a selfish man that would make him do anything for his desire to happen. You''re not even denying the fact] "Nah I just want to see how far you''ll go to persuade me... Oh, look a random alleyway that has a ve shop! What a coincidence," He entered the shop unfazed by the scenery that illustrates one of the darkest sides of his story This was one of the things he left unchanged, a side of the world that he never mentioned in his tale. Since this ce reeked of death, something like ves and all sorts of things will appear when yers are given a lot of freedom. Battle assistance, sexual pleasure, or a yer just buying a ve to flex his bountiful wealth ''There''s amon and yet unspoken rule in the world of trials... Whenever a yer hits the lowest of their lives they''ll be visited by an entity called ''Loan shark''. Like the name implies they loan some tokens to the desperate yer. But its all a trap,'' ''There''s no limit to the number they can borrow, the only catch is that you need to pay them on time. What''s going to happen if they don''t? That''s easy the yers will be branded as a ve and they''ll be on their merry way to a cage inside of these questionable shops,'' ''Before they''re off to their future masters, they''ll get to experience the life of a ve... Getting whipped every day by their sadistic owners and abandoning their pride to eat some food that we''re meant to be for animals. There are other ways to be a ve but thats for another time,'' "For a ve shop, this one''s putting on some work! Sage look how shiny their floor is, I can even see my reflection. And the cage is well preserved, I can''t see a single rust," Morris evaluated the shop as soon as he entered the room "That''s to be expected for a long-standing profession. Nice to meet you I''m the owner of this fine establishment. Are you here to get yourself a ve of your own? I''m very knowledgeable about a peperson''saste you don''t need to be shy about it," The owner offered him a helping hand in choosing his future toy [I envy you, I never had someone mistake me for a lecherous individual... They only see my grimoire and they already knew I needed some diseased body parts of a rare species. It''smon for a limb or two, to be seen, lying around the shop] "No offense, but I''m not sure if what you''re selling is verified as a safe... I don''t want to gain an unknown disease just because of a simple desire like that no siree. What I want is your finest quality ofbative ves male, female, and even genderless will do! They can be fugly and I won''t care, just bring me the brutes," Morris declined the owner''s offer and informed him of his desire for power over his lust ''I''m not joking about that. The world of trials invites a ton of species across the multiverse. By chance that they have a disease that would make me resort to purchasing a purification potion. What''s worst it will cost me a fortune, gettingid is optional, unless you don''t care about the std,'' "Follow me, dear customer I possess the merchandise that you desire. Be it an Elf that has a great aim, a Beast that''s durable enough to be used as a shield. A lizard man that can freely move even if the situation was against him. Lastly my prized ve... It''s not as outstanding as the ones I showed you before, but her race is one of the rarest of them all," The owner showed Morris a cage marked with a few protectiveyered spells only to seal away a malnourished girl that was the same age as Kyo min soo [I can''t believe it!!! It''s a Gremphis, a race thats mostly made of pure energy while they possess a physical form that resembles a human being. They''re mostly known to radiate powerful surges of Mana from time to time] [Quon LVL 12 Title: None ss: None Blessing: None Hp: 23 Atk: 13 Spd: 8 Def: 8 Mp: 26 Stm: 11 Unused points: 120 Skills: Mana regeneration (D) Intelligence (C) Absorb (F) Overall ratings: A promising genius if only your situation wasn''t that of a ve] ''She looks like a corpse! I wonder how she ended up in a ce like this. Well, I don''t care a single bit about her origins, her name isn''t in my book. I can use her as much as I want,'' "How much for the girl I''ll buy her," Morris took a step back while the owner opened the cage and disable the seals iid in the cage "Her prize will be 18k, 10k for her race, and 8k for her level. Should we write you a monthly fee for your purchase?" The owner was surprised when Morris sent him the tokens with the system''s help "18k tokens right? Let''s apply the crest I don''t have a lot of time to browse your other merchandise," Morris proceeded with the crest application, where he spilled a few drops of blood within the ink. It waster applied to the girl''s body and the crest of the ve appeared on her chest [System: Crest application has beenpleted!!! You can now invest in the branded yer''s stats! They hold no freedom even with the allocation of their stats] Morris stared into Quon''s nk eyes along with her tight-lipped demeanor foreseen due to her environment "Kid if you can understand what I''m saying just nod... Looks like you can, as long as you do what I say I''ll give you what you want. Be it riches, power, or your freedom... It''s not freed and you might as well die in the process, but I''ll treat you better than that slums," At that moment Quon didn''t speak she only nodded agreeing with his decision while they travel across the district toward East ''What a smart kid. She knows how to choose correctly, I''ll teach her whatever she needs to know. Her race is something thats close to the epitome of a mage. Since she''s young I''ll turn her into a wonderful tool,'' Chapter 46: An important clue

Chapter 46: An important clue

Within the borders closing through the Eastern District a man and an elderly, we''re running with all their might. There weren''t any signs of a figure following their tail yet these two were frightened and managed to find shelter. The abandoned warehouse felt so eerie yet they chose to stay rather than remain in the open "Hey, have you heard about this particr story? They said that in the Eastern District, there were a ton of sightings of the Grim reaper," The Elder spoke a tale for them to pass the time before theirrades were to arrive "What''s the origin of the name?" Said the man upon his sessful attempt at creating a fire "Recently there''s been a lot of sightings of corpses lying around in every part of the Eastern District. What''s more, a Robed figure is sighted every time it urs and many specte it as such. Why exactly? It was because of the unimaginable power it possesses," "Doesn''t that sound like any serial killer? What''s the difference between this story and the rest," The man brushed off his feelings of fear when he denied the elder''s tale bone-chilling tale "The thing is whenever the Grim reaper was said to have its body faded away into nothingness. The other one was the ability to manifest a blinding mist and yet it does not affect the reaper. What''s more, the reaper wasn''t alone, many said that it was apanied by a pale-looking spirit that resembles a little girl," Before he could finish his tale the two heard a crunching noise on their side When they face the direction of the noise, they catch a glimpse of a robed figure munching on some popcorn. "I gotta say, you have a knack for storytelling, old man. Since you''ve already heard of my story, I guess it''s unnecessary to say my motives. Ahem... the Grim reaper hase to collect the souls of you sinners!" The Elder grabbed his weapon hidden within his clothing and swung it to his neck. "Arrogant little prick, do you think I''ll let you kill me without a fight!!!" "Sheesh! You have no chill for an old geezer... I heard it''s bad for your age to be this stressed. Can you just let me kill you? It''s better than struggling and spending the remainder of your days in pain," With so little effort on his side, Morris managed to stop the elder''s sword and negated its fullest strength The two of them begin a brawl with one another to decide who dies and the one who''ll survive. The Elder''s sword style was unpredictable and overwhelmed him to a degree where he would''ve perished with the simplest mistake. But for that to happen was easier said than done, his training was not in vain and he viewed a new set realm apart from magic [System: The yer Christoper Morris had continuously flowed the stat [Chi] to a certain body part] The reason for his survival is the cirction of his Chi surging into his eyes and further enhancing its capability. In doing so he perceives the Elder''s attack and dodges everything targeting the end of his life. Once he grew weary of such a battle, he puts all of the data he gained through his fight into y "Haste," Morris took a step back before he responded with Elder''s attack that aimed at his chest Next was his right shoulder to his left before it shifted to aim for his legs. He countered every thrust until he broke the stability of his opponent before he ended it with a horizontal swing. His attack tore through the elder''s stomach and his innards were free to gaze upon the world [System: Your knowledge concerning martial arts has greatly increased due to the improvement in the yer''s footwork] "Do you think you''ll get out of this ce alive!? My men will soon arrive and surround the whole building... there''s no way you''ll bluarghh!!!" The Elder vomits a ton of blood while his pulse shortly fades away "The question you should be asking is how did I even get here...? and he''s dead. I hate it when they won''t even let me finish my words. Fucking disrespectful. Oh, looks like the three of you are done?" He killed thest surviving hiding behind the shadows and along his way, he met with his familiar along with his ve [System: You''ve killed a yer! The collected experience will now be given] "Master im hungry," Quon approached himpletely drenched in blood, and following her was the tantrum of her belly [Would you look at that she''s able to cast the same spells without a single chant? I guess her passive skill ''Intelligence'' yed a big part in her results. But this level of growth is unbelievable! She''s far too simr to those two] ''The fact that she only learned three skills is my biggest concern... She killed all of them with Magic orb, Wave, and Freeze. I''m impressed. I guess the overall rating wasn''t joking, she is a genius,'' "It''s a bust, I can''t believe the only threat was an Elderly man. Our 14th massacre and they''re not even rted to the Mad alchemist. Never mind it''s only the fourth day of our patrol. I say murdering a ton of people on 14 different bases is good enough. I haven''t seen any changes to the disaster gauge," They began to make their escape after they killed every single one of them [Disaster gauge: 7%] [Do you think they notice our move? they haven''t been doing anything else] [Ding!] [System: You have one unread message!] ''Hold on a second I received a message from my Dm... It must be the other members. Never mind it''s just ke. I''ll open itter,'' [System: You''re gaining an increase in your movement for a while!!! The effects will disappear once all of the circted [Chi] has been used] "So Quon what do you want to eat? Sushi, meat, vegetables...? We need to regroup with the rest. Before that, we need to restore our strength," Morris leaps from one building to another while he carries her on his back "I want some bread and milk," Quon quickly replied and he change his path to the Eastern district''s busiest market [They weren''t joking when they said this was the most overpopted area amongst all the other districts. Watch out for thieves. They might pick your pockets] "That''s why I have the System, it''s the safest ce to store a person''s currency. Excuse me madam do you have everything that''s on my list?" Morris approached one of the stalls that sell multiple items while he waits for his groceries "That will be 50 tokens," The owner said and he gave her the money after he checked everything in his bag "Give me my food!!!" "Just wait until we arrive back at our base," Morris proceeded with his path toward their next destination This led the two of them to an abandoned house, which they entered at the back of the door. When they open the door a clean andfortable atmosphere awaits their return. The outward appearance made it the perfect ce for their base and thus they chose this building "Hey, Jin we''re back! Quon, I think he can''t hear me. Can you check the basement while I make our dinner?" Morris ced the ingredients in the kitchen while Quon started her journey toward the basement [Oh you''re going to make that food your always talking about? I can''t wait to see it] Down she goes to the basement that was unlike anything that she has experienced. The whole room was rigged with an illusion spell making anyone else be tricked by its ability. It altered the room''s shape along with its path would easily mislead them back to the start Most of the tunnel would lead to a dead-end, making anyone easily quit while they''re ahead. But she was different, she could sense the Mana which is responsible for preserving this endless maze. Once she was certain, Quon chose the path that had less flow of Manapared to the others. It led her towards a warm and narrow room with the sound of a hammer colliding with a chunk of metal in each passing second [Thats it Jin. Just a little closer and you''ll be able to craft the item... don''t rush the process, and slowly hammer it until it formed the shape] [System: The yer Jin Kurenai has activated his blessing!!! [Master builder]: Grants the wielder a higher level of control over one''s body while increasing the overall talent in forging] "cksmiths rage!!!" Jin pulled every remaining strength inside his body to hammer down the enormous chunk of metal It created a shockwave that overwhelmed Quon and she hide behind the door waiting until he finishes his newly created masterpiece [Nameless - A hammer created by the cksmith Jin it contains it contains the creator''s hard work and dedication Rarity: Umon Attack damage: 65 Durability: 100 (Ability 1) Weight maniption - The user can manipte the weight of the hammer by applying the required Mana (Ability 2) Erge - The hammer can grow bigger making its durability and power stronger than its original form] [We seeded in creating another one] ''It''s stronger than my first creation. To think that we''re able to craft umon weapons in the early stages of the story. Oh, looks like Morris''s little helper was watching the whole time,'' "Quon hase to fetch you," *Stomach grumbles* "That smell... no way. Did he recreate that? With the ingredients inside the trials, it''s not impossible. Let''s go, Quon, we''re gonna have a feast," Jin carried her on their way to the kitchen table while the others that arrive were tied to the table "Boss, hurry It up I''m starving!!!" "I can understand why Kyo''s tied up, but why am I getting the same treatment as him?" Esther tries to escape from the rope while her view shifts to the entrance seeing Jin along with Quon ''Esther Lander''s... the dead side character and Morris''s first design for the heroine, along with Kyo min soo the character that didn''t get his debut. Most of the characters the main character met had a tale or two in their encounters with him,'' "Why are you tied up? Hmm, have you forgotten about the time when you have eaten this before, and it wasn''tpletely cooked? It was medium-rare. Who the hell eats a burger patty that''s not entirely cooked, oh you guys arrived at the perfect time. Dinner is served by yours truly," Morris walked toward the table with a te full of burgers each for everyone that arrived He released the rope around Esther and Kyo and the four of them enjoyed their meal. Morris on the other hand was immersed in ke''s message that solved one of the mysteries he''d been dealing with. "Everyone I found the most important part of this trial, it looks moreplicated when I piece the information I got from ke. It looks like there''s an Npc that''s helping Deniro''s followers with their kidnapping. He gave me a few names and all of us will split into two groups. We''re going undercover in the morning and patrolling at night... oh looks like ourst member arrived wee Yoona," Chapter 47: The perfect scam [1]

Chapter 47: The perfect scam [1]

I never thought I''d experience something like a spy mission going undercover with the six of us against a swarm of yers. Let''s y the overly used spy theme and we''ll start the game "Wee to Aries pharmacy what can I assist you with dear customer," Morris greeted with a warm and friendly gesture and bending his head forward [This must be a frustrating job for you isn''t it Morris?] 2 days ago "Will split into three groups and each will have a partner. You''ll be assigned to apany employed by one of these three . Malcolm, Garm, andstly Aries. They''re the names that were given to me by ke, yes Esther what''s your question?" Morris paused for a moment when he notices Esther''s hand "It''s not that I don''t believe in ke. He''s a viable source of information, but why do you trust in every word he tells?" Esther reluctantly asked this question when she notices the silence of the redt of their group "Good question that needs to be answered. Most of you that''s inside this building may or may not know of ke''s importance. He''s rted to one of the characters that became a deity, any other question. Yoona, what do you want to ask?" "Do you have a n for everyone inside this n of yours? I don''t look like a randomly selected individual. Do you have to choose me of all people?" Yoona noticed something crucial to their ns [She''s not to be underestimated... Looks like she noticed your ns. I guess she wants to follow with the ns you''ll put in action] "Yes, your assumption was correct, everyone has a crucial role in every part of their mission. Every move you guys made will affect the entire result of our mission. Jin, can you show them our investigation? I''m on cleaning duty so can you take the lead," Morris grabs ahold of their te and proceeds to the kitchen leaving everyone in Jin''s care "This is our collected investigation when we''re patrolling the area. The location of every kidnapping and the information we gathered from the victim''s guardians. All of them have the same issue 20 years or below, this isn''t a coincidence, today''s abduction is now their 65th target," Jin showed every missing person''s contact information status and their traits only for them to share one thing inmon they were 20 years or below "That''s why I''ll need everyone to apply for a job in these areas. The teams will now be announced team 1 Yoona and Quon we''ll be ced in Malcolm''s pharmacy. Team 2 will be Jin and Kyo. I need the two of you to find a way to get closer to Garm; he''s the only one who''s known to be close with Deniro. Lastly, team 3 Esther and I will infiltrate one of the most heavily guarded pharmaceuticalpanies that I mentioned," Some of them felt uneasy in participating on a mission they haven''t yet experienced but in the end they agreed Present time ''That''s why i''m here pretending to be a goody-two-shoes. The requirements was too fucking difficult. Esther was given a job that suits her the most. She became a bodyguard of Aries. On the other hand, I applied to be an Alchemist. It wasn''t a waste reading Deniro''s book since it contained most of the basics which I needed. The two of us are working while we''re disguised by a randomly generated disguise we gain from one of the perks of our role. We can change our voice, appearance, height etc. Well thates with a price. Were stuck with this disguise as long as the mission isn''tpleted,'' [It''s a shame that these skills are only applicable to this trial. It would''ve been great if you could keep this skill... but I rather not, its fun seeing you suffer and yet survive at every hurdle that arrives in your path] "Mr. Gaia, we have a problem with the production branch! It looks like they came across another problem," A man named Kros approached Morris calling him with his undercover name [Whenever I hear your made-up name it sounds like you are a freaking environmentalist. How long are you going to pretend?] "Kros take my spot, I''ll check the situation," Morris rushed towards the production branch was stationed, and out of nowhere an explosion urred His body was close and yet his body was sent hurtling to the wall. If it was not for the door his body would''ve been set aze by the raging mes. Was it all a coincidence or did he perfectly aligned everything to minimize the damage he''ll receive whilst maintaining his cover [It explodes just as you predicted. I can''t believe you perfectly measured the time of the explosion. Since you got caught up, they wouldn''t suspect you, right?] ''Howe a potion that was meant to be a healing potion production became abustible liquid? Apart from that a whiff causes paralysis, nausea, inmmation? Let''s just say I rigged the whole production branch with a drop of some mixed chemicals. It violently reacts to any potion that''s meant for recovery. I''ll use this time when every founding member is away making me the hero that saved thepany. With this I''ll earn their trust but that''s not thest part of my foolproof n,'' "Everyone evacuate the area one of you call the higher-ups and tell them that I''ll be held responsible for what i''m about to do," Morris grabbed a bunch of chemicals inside his pocket and threw it on the toxic gas slowly pushing the chemicals back Everything was going as he schemed, he sat on a stool while he wears a gas mask and awaiti for Esther''s message before he continued with his move |[Morris can you hear me * Bleep* Hello, can you hear me? *Bleep]| "Yes, I can hear you loud and clear, is everything in position? We only have one shot and we need to pull this off. Wait a second I hear someoneing," Morris threw a chemical that burned the entrance preventing everyone from reaching his spot "Mr. Gaia everyone''s safe, we need you to escape from that room," Kros yelled near the entrance along with the rest of the employees that weren''t able to extinguish the mysterious me l [On our second day in our pharmaceutical profession we did a lot of arson than selling some medicine] |[Morris everything is ready, I have every exit locked and every window sealed with the experimental slime you gave me]| "Mwehehehehehehe, it''s about time, Mirage," Morris created a copy of himself [System: The deity known as [The Forgotten Sage] is using his authority to possess the created copy of its Avatar! The deity used his knowledge to increase the copies duration by 10 minutes -> 60 minutes] "I never thought that I''ll be back in the trials well in some sense. Should we continue our scheme? I''m all ears with our next course of action," Sage grinned and dons a replica of Morris''s mask before they continued with their n "Mr. Gaia I''ming to get you," Kros bathed his body in a bucket of water before he made his way through the crowd. The unknown mes disappeared and Morris was perfectly thrown andnded on Kros. His body lessen the impact and soon after a figure emerge from the ruined workshop ''Perfect throw Sage! Inded on something to break my fall,'' "Hahahahahahahaha all of you are about to witness the Grim reapers wrath!!!," Sage overwhelmed the crowd by releasing his overwhelming mana. Its volume revealed his explosive energy and he shoots Ignite to the ceiling that causes everyone to flee Chapter 48: The perfect scam [2]

Chapter 48: The perfect scam [2]

Well, this is chaotic, I never thought I would create a stampede while I''m taking care of these NPCs. Why don''t you guys head over to Esther''s side of the n I''m mostly finished on my side I also heard my editors there. Well as long as Jin''s there I guess I wouldn''t have to deal with any sort of major crises he''s someone I can put my trust on With a loud explosion that confirmed the sess of his mission, Esther was watching over the building at a safe distance, waiting for his signal before she could move to the second part of the n |[Esther it''s going pretty well, open the scroll that I connected to the magic circles I ced throughout the ce. Sun and Moon will be approaching your destination at ater time]| "Understood I''ll make my move," Esther triggered all of the spells that Morris ced whether they were distant or near [What makes you trust that person without a single doubt of his motives] "It''s you, I never heard your voice after I got caught in that Goblin camp why are you here? I remember you terminated our contract yet I can still hear you," [Is that what you believed? Im here to help you don''t you want to be my Avatar again? I''m willing to forget your failure] Before they left for the trials "There''s this one time or another I heard a voice that was connected to my mind, is that a deity?" Esther fell to the ground after she said those words ''I never heard of something like this, her deity only spoke to her a few times and she vanished. the weirdest part is that she already had her Blessing at such a young age, a story that I do not know of if that''s the case the only thing I could say is,'' "Don''t ept her invitation! Esther no matter what happens... you can''t be an Avatar to your previous deity," Morris reached for Esther''s hand after they concluded their match "Why not? Even though I didn''t get a lot of missionspleted I was told to be one of the best Avatar she acquired," Esther replied standing back on her feet "That''s the reason why you shouldn''t ept her offer, the fact that you''ve be so violent and furious when you activated her Blessing. It means it''s not suited for your fighting style you''re the opposite of your deity, still, it''s up to you. If you want to be her Avatar just remember that it might destroy you," Morris climbs up the stairs that lead to the store that was crowded with a ton of customers Back to the present [System: You''ve declined a deity''s invitation] "No matter what you offer to me, I won''t let you be my deity, never again even if I can''t get another chance to get one," Esther blocked her previous deity call making her continue to the area where Morris''s spell circle was triggered "It''s Sun and Moon they''re fighting the guards tasked with guarding thepany, I need to help them, Physical boost!!!" Esther increased her speed along with her strength for a short period before she made her way to the battlefield changing her appearance to a different form [System: You''ve used an exclusive skill that''s only avable for your role shroud of darkness, you''ll be engulfed with a shadow that will hide your true appearance] Every swing of the guard''s des or their useless ranting, favored her situation the noisesing from the battlefield made her able to sneak from behind. allowing her to strike the overwhelming number of their opponent before they could realize her [System: The yer Esther Landers has activated the skill [Basic sword arts]; frontal stab] Back to the building The NPCs along with Morris are hiding in the emergency room which was built in case of a meltdown [System: the forgotten sage is using its authority tomunicate with the yer through his mind] [How long am I going to pretend that your hiding spot isn''t noticeable if this was a real crisis the killer already found them all] ''Stop with your nagging and do your part aren''t we doing this to capture that Alchemist bastard? We need to investigate where he is and who his Avatar is, well that time wille just be patient. Also, do you still remember your lines, you need to know your lines for the next part,'' [What was it again? I kind of forgot about half of its content. Don''t worry I''ll adlib I don''t you know I''m very good at acting?] Morris ced his palm on his head dealing with his deity''s forgetful personality, he looked through Esther''s situation. The link of his soul through his familiars permitted him to share his vision to his advantage. He witnessed her overpowered by the guard''srge numbers. Seeing this with his own eyes he made a call to their order teammates who were avable to apany Esther ''She''s pretty reckless if I didn''t look at her situation she could''ve been captured by the guards. Sage your character is the rumored Grim Reaper the one that I made while we were killing off those kidnappers. You have an injury that can only be cured with the help of an oh-so-knowledgable and handsome Alchemist,'' [Yes that''s the one you told me, I can remember what we''re going to do for Act 2. Also, do I have to mention the handsome part? That sounds quite narcissistic on your side don''t you think?] "Mr. Gaia, what are we going to do? ourmunication artifacts aren''t working it''s like something''s blocking its signals," Kros panicked while the others plugged his mouth with a piece of cloth when they heard some footstepsing from the other side of the door "Ignite kehahahaha I finally found you it looks like our game of hide and seek ends here," Sage tricked the Npc thinking that he''d shoot the Mana that he gathered on his palm "What is it that you want? Money? Potions? Oh, are you here to get all freaky with all of us from the get-go?" Morris came out of the crowd walking closer to Sage while they acted their part "Mr. Gaia! This isn''t the time to joke around!?" Kros tug hisb coat in "Oh, hoh looks like someone has a brain amongst all of these fools, this is what I want kid I need an Alchemist that''s smart enough to craft me a difficult potion to make," Sage tossed a paper filled with a solution for aplicated potion "Do you think that we have anyone who knows how to make this all of the senior employees are on their break we''re just a group of newly hired employees," Kros replied to Sage''s demand only for his actions to be uneptable making him point his spells towards them "Wait a minute this potion I can make it as long as you promise me that you''ll let the others go I''ll help you," "Mr. Gaia you can''t¨C" Kros''s advancement was put to a stop with a wave of Sage''s finger knocking him back to the crowd with a pir "Silence you good-for-nothing waste of a human being. Very well I''ll agree to your proposal I''m not a fan of murder it''s just my profession. Lead the way Alchemist brat," Sage enclosed the room with Earth array while the two of them made their next move Chapter 49: The perfect scam [3]

Chapter 49: The perfect scam [3]

To be honest... fabricating a whole terrorist attack was a ton of fun. I got to trick my targets, and the best part, I got them right where I wanted. And this is how I did it "Wait we''re going to make that potion...? I thought that was just a part of the script," Sage questioned Morris''s ns which seemed to be irrelevant to their ns "This is how I nned on getting a promotion! I''ll make one of the mostplex potions I could find... and surely they''ll see me in a different light," "You''re telling me that all of this was leading up to this moment? I never thought that you''ll be so foolish... in this fight were the ones taking a massive hit for what a simple promotion?" Sage snapped and before he came to terms with his beliefs, Morris convey a different view of his n "You don''t get it, those guards are feeding all of our lower-leveled allies... I gave them some stimtion drugs that I formted, you could say it has the same effect as monster evo... the only difference is that it weakens monsters and enhances the capability of a yer''s or npc''s. But there''s a catch, the experience points they drop gets a bonus," Morris exined every single piece of his ns to his deity and the fact that he set everyone up enemy or allies he had them under his grasp "Hahahahahaha, I know that you are somewhat crazy about their improvements... but to think you''ll drive them to their breaking point. You truly are a menace even to your very own men," Sage was surprised by his Avatar''s n |[Seriously... if I didn''t hear about this n I would''ve stopped you. Then again pushing them to the next level was one of our goals. I don''t really care how it''s done, as long as their alive in the end it doesn''t matter to me]| "Keep them alive... but make sure they''ll get beaten up. We need them to be reactive from their surroundings," He continued brewing his potion whilst Jin was yet to reply in his favor ... Outside, the southern district near the workshop "Roger that! I just need to finish the ones in this area," Jin quickly evades his enemy''s sneak attack while and counters with a swing of his hammer [System: You''ve activated one of your weapons skills [Erge] & [Weight maniption] [Erge]: Your weapon will now grow depending on how much mana the wielder invests [Weight maniption]: The chosen function of the skill has been appointed to [Decrese]! The weight of your weapon is lowered by the chosen effect] "Metal maniption, weapon shift," With the newly activated skills, he changed his hammer''s t surface. With his mind, as its basis it formed spikes on every side of his weapon. The reduction of its weight abled him to move with the flow of the bombardment of his enemies [Nice! That''s the way Jin! Do it, obliterate them all... I want to see the worth of your newly created masterpiece in battle!] With his nimble physique, he attacked the guards without dodging any of their attacks and countered them by attacking head-on. His hammer arts and dexterity proved to give him an advantage even for a production ss like himself. He outsmarted his opponents with his tricky ystyle that''s unique and their attempts failed in reading his pattern. Pressured, the guard captain called for all of their units that were stationed on the south side of the building "Snap out of it! He''s just a single person, everyone focus all of your strength and kill that bastard! Those who can bring me his head will receive arge reward," The Captain encourages his troops and in their greed, they blindly follow hismand and rush with their des in hand The guards ambush Jin on all of his sides, but they weren''t ready for the attack he''s yet to unleash. His reserved mana lowered the weight of his weapons once more and he spins around until It gained the momentum he required. But the guards were too blinded and in the heat of the moment charged and assumed his action was no more than a bluff "Rest in pieces you greedy motherfucks!" He swung and release its weight and with the added momentum resulted in such a destructive force "Arghhhh!!!" Slowly he could hear the cries of his foe for his attack shattered everything in its path. The screams of the surviving guards were crippled by his attacks and their limbs were no longer able to function as they were before. It leads up to Jin assassinating all of them with a single to easily put them off their misery "Spare me please, I can give you anything is it money, or do y-yo-you need some connection? I''ll do anything please¡ª" The Captain pleaded for his life, but Jin''s reply was certain, cold and murderous eyes and a knife nailed to the captain''s neck "Pay with your life," He forcibly pull his weapon, and there he sees that bastard dying in the most painful way he''d made Kyo appeared in his back covered in blood, while Jin looked at his side stacked with a bunch of severed corpses. "Jin I''m finished killing the ones on my side! Can finally go to Esther''s location? I wanted to see her so badly," ''This isn''t even a challenge for him...? no wonder Morris, stimted all the guards, he was said to be a genius that grows stronger from every fight he wins or survived. I never thought I''d see a sight that can be considered brutal. Guess I was worried for nothing,'' The two of them quickly made their way to Esther''s side of the road, surrounded by hundreds of guards. She stands in the center along with Sun and Moon that awaited their enemy''s attack. Heavily injured she was, her eyes were sparkling, she never felt so excited about her situation outnumbered and outmatched. Esther grabbed her sword cing it in her left while another de she gained in her skirmish to the right [I can sense the blood of a warrior inside that girl... even if she''s born to be a fighter she''s going to have a rough time if she can''t recover. Look closely, Kurenai... pay attention to her movements, and copy her ways, a genius that''s yet to bloom] "Kyo help her... I''m going to watch the situation, if things get ugly I''lle to the rescue," Jin remained in the back and Kyo jumps in the center this revealing his spot to Esther ''Kyo min soo and even Jin? I guess I can''t hide everything from Morris. Sun and Moon might have notified my dilemma... the fact that Jin''s watching at that corner means he''s only stepping in if we can''t handle all of them. At the very least he''s not ruining my fight, I''ll make sure to grow when I''m granted the choice...'' "Show me something impressive," Jin became transparent when he activated his cloak and his body blend with their surroundings [System: You''ve activated a skill embedded into the equipment [Cloak of transparency] [Transparency]: The cloth of the cloak will blend with your environment as long as you possess mana] "Kyo take the right, and I''ll take the left," Esther pounced on her first victim slitting its throat with her sword while she parries a de with the other "Roger that," Kyo tackled a guard, pinning him to the ground while the others stabbed him without any hint of hesitation in their de [System: The yer Kyo min soo has activated a skill [Ancestral awakening] [Ancestral awakening]: The host will awaken the bloodline he possesses and the transformation into a beastlike form Status: You''ve chosen to awaken your internal body parts] With Morris''s hint, Kyo min soo found out one of his most incredible traits of all. His current form wasn''t as powerfulpared to s his full awakening, yet his vitality, stamina, and regeneration were increased to a new level. His transformation as of now made him durable enough to withstand an attack that could end him "Ancestral howl," Kyo''s powerful roar disrupted the guards granting him the time he needed to escape from their des He partially transformed his hand into a w that he used to shred, pierced, and tore his enemies apart. Even with his newfound power, they were getting pushed back by their opponent''s overwhelming number. That''s when Morris''s insurance made its debut when this pair of familiars joins the frail ''Make sure you do your part, youzy feline,'' ''Wha the¡ª Say thay again you cocky piece of shit! I''d like to see you do any worse,'' With theirbined strength they trim their numbers using Kyo min soo as their tank along with Sun who taunts the guards in her range of effect. Those two pave the path for Esther and Moon to eradicate everything that we''re near their sight. Her overwhelming sword style severed their limbs along with Moon''s damaged focus skills breaking every piece of armor they had [System: You''ve killed a human, the collected experience will now be given] "Nicely done the four of you! It''s a good thing that you didn''t kill all of them," Jin threw a gas that induces anyone that sniffed would fall asleep "Goodbye Esther, our break times are almost over, good luck with your mission!" Kyo waved and in turn she repeats his action while the two of them jumped from one roof to another in their escape Esther''s transmission started beeping nonstop for her to reply. It was none other than Morris that called for her, to do the final part of the n. She rushed through the scene he staged for their growth and distraction for his n to work ''After that, was all done I made Esther confiscate the potion I made that she will send to Aries... it was such a great potion and they gave me a promotion to one of their highest position. So why did I want a position...?'' ''On my first day I sneaked on the night before they locked the factory, and found a hidden entry only essed by a higher-positioned worker. Why didn''t I just open the door? It was armed with a dozen of detection circle spells, one slip and I''ll be sted with a ton of traps, even I can''t escape from that. So this n came as a sess and this will slowly result in the grand scheme I made along the way,'' Chapter 50: Time hindering cube

Chapter 50: Time hindering cube

[Angels touch - A miraculous drug that can purify one of the most intoxicated yers affected with rare ailments. It can also heal a critical conditioned yer which is said to be cured only by a cleric. Do note that a critical conditioned yer can only be recovered if their health reaches zero but their body requires to be inract] "Gaia Taneric is the one who made this?" Aries waved around Morris''s perfectly made potion whilst the Alchemist remained in awe with such results "Follower Kros you''ve outdone yourself!! To think that out of all the followers that were aiding one newly recruited individual seeded in finding a Genius. Alphas didn''t I tell you to be careful with my body? That''s not a problem Theodore, puehehehehehehhehe!!!" The mad alchemist and his Avatar were fighting with each other whilst Kros was confused only for his attention to be redirected to Aries "Follower Kros make sure you watch over Taneric... he''s somewhat capable, it''s not bad if we gain some extra allies in our organization. In the meantime use your remaining three days to investigate this terrorist attack. Whether it was the institution or just a serial killer find their identity!" Aries ced the potion in his drawer and Kros left for his next mission ... Christoper Morris''s current base; the Mansion *Yawn* What a wonderful day the birds were chirping the sun was shining and Morris was reaching for a fresh pair of undies in his drawer. "What a good night''s sleep," [I can''t understand why you like to sleep without any piece of clothing, I never once thought that once the day I''d see your junk. What a disgraceful yer have I contracted myself with. At the very least cover that dagger equipped with not one but two priceless jewelry] "What do you mean by that? I always sleep in my birthday suite... the reason why I won''t sleep in a cheap Inn is because it''s he dirty!! If I notice even a single cockroach I won''t go nude," [Why are you even telling me that?] "... why? Because you asked," [Unbelievable!!] He entered the bathroom where heid his body down in the bathtub filling It with a stream of water. Once he''s settled heter lowered its temperature when he applied a small amount of Mana to cast Ignite on a smaller scale. After doing so he prepared for his bath he conjured two clones, ordering them to help with his morning bath. Not only that heze around in every moment, but he did so while he used his magic to increase his mastery even if it was for a little [You can modify spells with such efficiency... whether it''s amplification or small-scale invocation. I''d say you''ve be more and more fluent with the world of magic] "Really? I just did that shit because I''mzy, in any case, it''s a wonderful way to start the day," He opened his door he rigged with a sound nullification spell only to be met with bundles of noise originating from the living room "Motherfuck!!!" His smile vanished and his eyes lost the slightest hint of life andter became lifeless filled to the brim with annoyance [So much for a wonderful day ain''t it Morris?] "You took the words out of my mouth," He slowly walked down the stairs where he saw a lot of people who weren''t rted to his mission "Mr. Morris you''ve woke up just in time for all of us to finish checking our gear," ke greeted him who remained silent all the time he was spouting such a blissful set of words to quell his rage ''Why the hell are those clowns here? What''s more, why is that psychotic woman here of all ces!!? Who the fuck ruined my morning? Show me the culprit, I''ll murder his/her ass!!'' His cold nk gaze reflected his motive. It was clear he wanted to know why there was an uninvited guest in his base. What''s more a Red-haired girl reeking the smell of blood was pampering Kyo Min-soo without a care of his hostility ''Hugo, Gale, Shin, ke, Hyunsu, andstly Airis... what the hell are they here for? Who invited them? That fucking noise was enough to piss me off, now I''m met with these guys?'' [Calm down Morris you''re letting your killing intent flow around your surroundings] "Good morning Morris. It looks like everyone''s inside the living room we can nowmence our joint training day," Jin walked in the middle of his breakdown, and Morris concluded his situation after Jin appeared before him and looked straight into his eyes while he said those words "God damn it Jin," Morris collected his killing intent after he takes a cup of coffee "Is that it...? You''re done releasing your anger? Huh, I thought you''d do something I don''t know destructive. I guess you woke up on the right side of the bed, or has it been that long since you slept in your birthday suit?" Jin takes a cube from his little inventory that could store his equipment "I''m letting these three enter that cube since they know one of our members. But Airis... mind telling me why Airis is here in this weaponized house? I spent hoursying down those traps, how did she get here in the first ce?" "Long story short, It happened 2 hours ago," Airis intervened with the two of them and started telling what happened from the start ... 2 hours ago [I can smell your prey inside that house] "How did Christ end up in a dump like this? Front doors rigged... guess I''ll enter the back door," Airis felt the energy building up inside the house. It had an abundant amount of Mana hooked to a trap meant to activate if anyone else entered without the owner''s permission. She took a step back and assessed its pattern with the use of her skill [This is your chance, Airis. There''s no other reason than your prey being hunted down if he''s staying in such a torn-down house] ''She''s having the wrong idea as always. I can sense an illusion-type item that''s changing these ces'' outward appearance. I do wonder why he''s so distant from me... it''s been 17 days since Ist heard of his whereabouts, what are you nning Christopher?'' Airis slipped in through the back door with utmost focus centered on the pattern of Mana in her midst. She avoided every hidden trigger ced in the area that would have triggered the traps with a single mistake. Her flexible body proved to be a good counter to all of the problematic triggers lying in the area which she crossed over with a few moves [Impressive as always... which makes me wonder why the two of us were not a match for that under-leveled yer Christopher Morris?] "You''re acting like a sore loser. The two of us are perfectly synced. I was in my best condition, and on top of that I wasn''t holding back my punches... it''s either I fall for his tricks, but that''s not possible. I had the upper hand, and we were badly beaten. Christ is just as rare as a diamond in the rough," She walked closer to the living room undetected by anyone else except for Shin who sneaked up on her back Shin was immediately detained with her neck caught by Airis''s powerful grip. "H-How? yo-you didn''t see me¨C Urgh!!" "Little girl, didn''t your parents teach you to say hi before you meet someone new? I almost forgot but can the six of you stay put," The rest who''d noticed her presence upon Shin''s detainment started to act upon seeing her face but they were unsessful [System: You''ve been afflicted with yer Velvet Airis''s skill Murderous eyes!! The pressure you are receiving is making your body shiver, you cannot move] Airis''s ck and in eyes turned bloody red disabling the movements of the seven of them. One by one they all fell when she activated her eye''s true ability. Which was targeting their minds making them see all the ughter she hadmitted. Soon they would''ve faint but a figure in their midst appeared and managed to calm her rage "Nice to meet you. Velvet Airis, a gift for our first meeting. I heard that you''re looking for Morris?" Her attempts were put to a stop when Jin arrived along with one of Morris''s sweaty shirts that caught her attention to its fullest [Easy their Airis. You shouldn''t drown yourself in your desires focus on your goals!] Airis postponed her celebration and ced the gift she had received inside a small storage space before her sweet and loving personality came back after Jin neutralized her potential outburst "Out of the people inside this room, you are the only exception... your body has a scent that only Christ would have. Are you perhaps his friend?" "Correct. That idiot and I go way back to our childhood, maybe not but I met him when I was 13 and we''ve been a pair of idiots ever since. What can I help you with? If it''s Morris you''re after then wait for a while he''s a heavy sleeper, want some coffee?" Back to the present "And that''s how it all happened after a short chat and some introductions. All of us started to get along, somehow. I even promised to teach them a thing or two about fighting since you''re preupied with this little angel," Airis held Quon in her arms while she continued to pamper her with such care ''Come to think of it I remembered writing her as an extrovert. But she doesn''t believe in "personal space" now that I saw her pampering both Quon and Kyo. It''s not a bad thing that she''s on our side, for now at least... I take it back, you''re good at controlling them without me Jin, even snagged a teacher for Esther and Kyo I''ll dly invite her to the cube,'' "Ok everyone let''s not waste any more of our precious time, do you think we''ll get a second chance at this it''s time to enter the cube," Jin activated the cube which grew into a 7 feet tall and 5 meters door wide enough for all of them to cross over It led them to an open space that could be altered with a flick of Morris or Jin''s finger in a matter of seconds. The nk space shifts to a lush grassy area, to a heated desert. The space inside the cube could be turned into anything the wielder desires, and that wasn''t its greatest function [Time hindering cube - A cube that can make a sealed space, time moves incredibly slowpared to the outside world after the yers leave the space the cube will disappear] "Okay folks, may I have your attention!? All of us, and when I say "us" I meant my group but because someone invited a few faces I''m not gonna tell her name. You guys will be given some training camp experience. Jin and I will be busy with crafting and doing some alchemy if you guys have anyints get the fuck out the doors right over there," [System: The yer Christopher Morris has created a doorway leading to the outside world] Morris manifested a door leading to the outside world and not a single one of them left the area which made him close the door upon finishing their preparations "What are you waiting for? All of you get moving. This isn''t a summer campy the tent and grill the food move your asses people!!" Jin changed the structure of the cube to a different environment it turned into a dark and cold forest inhabited by monsters [System: Landscape has been changed from normal to hell difficulty, an artificial monster has been added! The temperature has been lowered, and the creator of the structure Jin and Morris wishes for your greatest results after this test] Chapter 51: Simulation [1]

Chapter 51: Simtion [1]

"Run!!?" Gale screams traveled throughout the entire forest which only attracts a ton of monsters in their location "What the hell Gale!!? You''ve just attracted a ton of them, you fucking idiot!" Shin shouted in her fit of rage The monsters jumped out of the tall and withering trees, locking onto the noise which was Gale, and Shin. Their attack was prevented by Esther, Kyo, and Hugo from ever reaching their flesh "Ancestral awakening, Agility boost," Kyo''s eyes became that of his Beast counterpart giving him a better view of his battle along with his feet reconstructed to aid him inbat [System: The yer Kyo min soo has activated the skill Ancestral awakening, you''ve awakened your lungs, feet, and eyes] Kyo used the trees tounch himself at the monsters. His eyes could let him see a mark etched around the monsters; it was giving him a different feeling once he saw it. And when he finally closed into one of the monsters he experimented with his newly found ability. He strikes the marked area of the monster, and the result he found was a killing blow. His eyes weren''t only helping him see through the cold and dark forest but he can see through his opponent''s weak spots [System: You''ve unlocked Ancestral eyes! You can now see your opponent''s vulnerable spots that will be shown as a marked area] "Basic sword arts, Duel wield, Physical boost," Esther activated multiple skills in quick session In a split second, she noticed Kyo''s attack knocking down a monster with a single strike. She paid attention to the spot he struck and used it toe up with her way of dealing with those monsters. The monsters were sensitive to their hearing, she mmed her scabbard into a tree causing all the nearby monsters to surround her "Basic swords arts, de dance," Before they could strike her, she vanished from their view and reappeared on their back Her de shredded their limbs while she moved to her next victim. With every move she took her form changed from one attack to another. In the moonlight that shone in the dark forest, she appeared to be dancing while she saw the monsters as her partner. With every swing of her sword, she cuts their arms down to their legs and when they came near her she stabbed them through their hearts [She''s amazing isn''t she?] "Her sword style changed from thest time I saw her," Hugo was killing each monster that was getting closer to the others until one of them slipped from his range and broke through his defense [Hugo one of them got loose, catch it immediately] With just a simple mistake his defense was broken which leads to a breach in their formation. The monsters rallied together and charged toward Shin, Yoona, Gale, andstly ke. Even if the four of them grouped and cover each of their blindsides the monster''s overwhelming numbers were too much for them to handle "Everyone duck," Quon appeared in the middle of the battle along with Airis After she notices that everyone followed her orders, she began to release a volley of Magic orbs perfectly aimed through their weak spots saving the four of them from the simted monsters ... 3 days ago "What the hell, oh it''s you I guess you wanted to talk about something? Welle inside it''s awkward if we''re talking at my door," Morris was met by a visitor the night before they would apply for their targets "You can''t be serious? Morris, I''m not sure that I could protect a little girl while I''m working in Malcolm''spany," Yoona said upon hearing her rageful tone Heughed at her concerns like a madman and didn''t stop until she gets closer to him and pulled on his robe shaking him like a rag doll "Do you think this is funny? Lives can be lost, and I don''t want to be a part of this if you''ll give me a mission that won''t suit someone of my talents... im not a babysitter, Morris," Yoona''s eyes were staring directly at his equipped with murderous intent and he replied with "Do you think you''re underestimating her a little bit? Aren''t you forgetting that my allies are second in power to me? I''m not recruiting just any person that I met, all of them must be gifted or born with something. Request denied. You''ll notice that she''s someone who''s going to be a great asset to me, " Morris gave his answer to Yoona before he opened his door and escorted her outside [Quon LVL 12 Title: None ss: None Blessing: None Hp: 43 Atk: 13 Spd: 30 Def: 26 Mp: 75 Stm: 29 Unused points: 0 Skills: Mana regeneration (D) Intelligence (C) Absorb (F) Magic orb (F) Freeze (F) Wave (F) Discharge (F) Overall ratings: Your mastery in handling the flow of energy that your race is capable of has been helping you control your spells at a higher level!! If only you weren''t a ve to a filthy human you would''ve been the talk of the town] With the monsters eliminated, she gets closer to the others, unable to notice a monster that was hiding amongst the trees. It pounces on Quon she quickly reacts to her situation, and she casts Wave that she controlled to encircle her. It stopped the monsters from ever getting closer and before they left her spell she Freezes the entirety of the wave "Resistance is futile!" The water forms a rounded sculpture before she finishes them with Magic orbs aimed at their heads. Their brains stter, showering Quon who''s incapable to escape the spells she used to counter their attacks. She turns around and calls for Airis once she depleted most of her Mana upon obliterating her foe "Big sis Airis can you help me out of this," Quon asked for her help which she did without a second thought ''B-Big sister? Isn''t she a little polite? I haven''t even known her for a long time... but isn''t she quite daring? She must''ve been thought by Christ, it''s feint but I can smell his scent on her,'' "Quon you should learn how to kill your enemies as cleanly as possible. Look at your face, it''s covered in blood, you don''t even know if that blood carries a disease. How about after I get you clean I''ll teach you how to properly kill a target doesn''t that sound fun," Quon nodded at her answer while Airis wipes away her bloody face [Testing, Testing hello can anyone hear me? Morris what the hell are you doing it''s on. It''s on? Okay well, sorry about that folks. I thought we were having some technical difficulties. I''m just here to inform everyone to stay together and don''t even think about splitting up. You saw the oue right? Anyway back on topic in the night, you should start a campfire every monster we generated are not a fan of light so good luck and have fun] "Should we start a camp here?" Hugo asked the rest of them and they agreed to his idea and each of them left for their task He tailed Esther, in the woods while he waited for the perfect time to ask her something which infuriated her. The fact that she noticed his presence before they could even leave the others. She finally loses her cool and confronted Hugo by throwing a knife at his location before she walks closer with the firewood she collected "Sorry about that, I thought it was a monster. I''m good at sensing living beings. The only problem is that I can''t determine if they''re a yer or not," Esther lied about her capabilities to the point that she acted concerned about his condition [That''s a close one, you could''ve died... that girl is unbelievable I can''t even imagine that she could change a lot since west saw her. Too bad that she already partied with that mage] "No worries, I just want to ask something also do you need a hand with that?" Hugo looked at the amount of firewood she was carrying twice her size "No thanks, I''ve carried something heavier than this, it''s not even close to a light workout" ''Seriously!!?'' "Do you know about the world Christ was born on? Even if you can''t tell me, the year of his world would be enough. I just want to know. He''s too knowledgeable about this world, the fact that he''s able tobine a series of spells and amplify their power... there''s no way he could pull that off if it weren''t for countless practice, he Transmigrated here just like me," Hugo''s persistence we''re visible to her and instead of avoiding she answered his question before her irritation became worse "I don''t know what realm he came out of was called. I vaguely remember that he told me that he''s from around the year 2030th. That''s the only thing I know," Hugo stopped once he heard her reply. The year of his arrival was the same as Morris, he thought that he encountered another yer from his world. But little did he know that Morris wasn''t from his world "What''s wrong hey Hugo!!" "What?" Hugo snapped away from his thoughts once she heard her loud and irritable tone from Yoona "It''s nothing I just have something that I was thinking about," "Must be aplicated thing if you stand around for 15 minutes," Chapter 52: Simulation [2]

Chapter 52: Simtion [2]

While the others were trying to survive using their skills and teamwork, Jin was busy with crafting. I on the other hand am trying to master every kind of potion in the alchemical book that I acquired at the auction While the others were panicking from their dark and silent campfire, holding tightly to their weapons as the strong winds could snuff the mes of their campfire at any second Morris along with Jin was cozy with their artificially made house that wasn''t affected by the space''s influence [Okay, so far so good, now add the next fluid just as the instructions said, in 3 2 1] "I get it already, just a little drop and we''re ready to go," With a drop of thest two fluids it made a reaction that wasn''t written in the book, which made him panic and ce his mask before he smell the intoxicating gas [System: you''ve created a new potion out of a failed attempt from a potion what name would you call it?] ''So far nothing has happened yet, guess I can call this an abnormality it didn''t explode but I didn''t get the results I wanted. let''s try out what can this potion do I''ve already remember the mixing process to make another one,'' "Materialize, Human body replica," His mask wasn''t taken off until he confirmed the safety of his life, he calls for the system to make an artificial body that would react like a human [System: filtering the bones, limbs, organs, and blood, the Human body has been created] [I wonder what will happen when you pour that fluid into the body, will it explode or maybe leak some toxic gas,stly became a living corpse and multiply Till no one remains] "You guys have a zombification potion here?" Morris was curious about what his deity has spoken of [It doesn''t turn a person into the undead, what I meant is that if you applied that into a corpse they''ll rise back to the living] "Who the hell would even make something like that, anyway let''s get back to work let''s see what this failed attempt could do," He quickly poured the fluid into the body and waited for what was toe, either an explosion or airborne poisoning even the chance of the body gaining a radioactive glow [Look something is happening in the body] He took a closer look at the body even to the point where he crossed the line that ensures his safety, just to see if his deity was certain of his guess. he was shocked by his creation, the body that was ced on the table was melting along with its bones "Morris, what the hell are you doing? it smells like a fucking drug den what, what''s that in your hand," Jin entered the room that reeked of chemicals while he searches for Morris [Your friend is here, how bout you take a break from your alchemy and called it a day] [System: The forgotten sage has logged out] "He just left? what''s his deal he wouldn''t just leave, I''ll be right there," Morris leaves his small-scaleboratory after he disposed of the mess he created [System: newly created potion has been named Acid spread] "So, what do you want to talk about," Morris entered hisb where he experiments with the least hazardous potions of the mad alchemist along with his restoration and healing production that he''s manufacturing "I just wanted to let you know that the weapon you requested is mostlyplete," Jin browses hisb for anything that will help him "Is that it?" Morris noticed he was prolonging his stay which made him curious about his ulterior motives "You''re good at noticing these sorts of things, tell me how many readers are you going to kill?" "Is that what this is all about, I''m not a psychopath I''ll let some of them live after I confirmed that they''re not a threat. do you think that I''ll let them go after they tried to destroy my life''s work. even if that wasn''t the case, let''s say I let them go do you think they''ll sit idly by when they know what''s toe they''ll do something, and if they seeded the plot will change, might as well say we let them kill all of the yers in this world," The atmosphere became heavy as their simple chat targeted his ns for the future he steeled himself to ughter anyone that could end up being a new variable to his novel "I''m not telling you to stop, everyone could die if we let them do as they pleased. I''m only telling you that you''re not the only one who can do this, don''t tell me you''ve forgotten about me, I''m your teammate we built this story together and we''ll fix it as well," "Did you juste all the way here just to tell me that or did you want my help with something else?" Morris uncovered his true motives which he needed his help for something "You know me, I like buttering you up before I asked you for a favor, follow me I have to show you something," The two of them leave Morris''s room where he leads him to a secret passage that could only be opened by Jin which opened a room filled with items that were dropped by monsters to rare and valuable metals that any cksmith would want to acquire "Out of all the weapons I''ve created only the staff is the only one that I''m having trouble with creating. I thought I wasn''t built to make a staff and that''s when I read about this book rted to a particr staff called the Ego staff. A growable weapon that has a mind of its own unfortunately I''m not that good enough to make one but it did solve my problem," "What do you need?" "Your Mana, it might sound stupid but to make a staff that was built for a mage you need their Mana. with that, the staff will transform into a weapon that would greatly decrease the caster''s charging of their spells, to casting speed and refunding their Mana," Jin pushed a switch that revealed all of the weapons he created along with a ck rod thats emanating a powerful surge of energy [Dark fellin oak - a wood that originated from the dark forest located near Grequil it was said that this oak tree would darken when ites in contact with Mana for a long time] "What do you say, want to help me with my brand new masterpiece?" Jin reached his hand toward Morris which he took without any second to hesitate "Do you have to ask? of course I want a new toy to use this staff of mine is already outdated, how bout I give this to Quon after we meet them again," Chapter 53: Simulation [3]

Chapter 53: Simtion [3]

[Attention everyone may I have your ears, so something happened and it needs the two operators of the sealed space so there won''t be any monsters. but there will be a penalty if you don''t spar with anyone three times a day then expect a temperature change from a moist forest into a deserted one apart from that we will be training all of you the two of us after we''re finished with our little side project] 4 dayster [System: the yer Esther Lander has activated her blessing in this state she''ll gain ess to her inner power] "Give it your all Hugo, strike like you mean it, hand-to-handbat," Esther charges toward Hugo that was recovering from herst blow "Foresight!!!," Hugo didn''t fall behind and he unleashed one of his most powerful skills which gave him the ability to see through the foreseeable future The two of them were duking it out, in the center of the forest, which was the battlefield to the others as well which were filled with pieces of wood and rubble. which gave the two of them the edge they needed for their attacks. Esther used the rubble that was piling up in their surroundings to blind Hugo before she closes in and swung her legs at full force. only for them to be caught by Hugo''s hand that she immediately regrets resulting in her flight to the nearby trees when he finally lets go of her leg "So, who do you think will win?" Shin brushed off the dirt that was on her clothes after she got herself knocked down by a flick of Airis''s finger "Tell me, what do you see when you look at their capabilities," Airis carefully observed their movements while she feels the energy umting in their fight "Doesn''t it look so obvious? Hugo already had her with that counter what can she possibly do to injure him in her current state," Airis chuckled from her conclusion of the match which makes her curious about Airis''s opinion "It''s not about who has the highest stats or refined ystyle it''s how you adapt to any kind of battle. so what''s you''re supposed to ask is who''s more adapted to their situation and not in their abilities," The two of them took a step closer to gain a better view of the match as Esther and Hugo''s fight was at its climax, Hugo went straight to her location to perform his final move [System: the yer Hugo Miller has activated the skill Mana cirction, the Mana has been charged at a singr point of his arm] "Household sacred arts, weaponless technique, Destructive palm," Esther unleashed one of her household''s sacred art that needed a set of Mana control along with her concentrated breathing which manifested an attack simr to Hugo "Demonic sword arts, Repulsive swing," The moment she sensed a surge of energy that could easily have incapacitated the two she swung her sword at the speed at which she could intercept the collision which redirected all of the pent-up energy to erupt causing all of the nearbynd to be destroyed in the process [That attack she manipted Chi perfectly at this point of the trials that''s not even possible unless she unlocked it at a young age] ''I knew she wasn''t normal when we met her for the first time, Chi maniption, Energy detection, andstly Murderous eyes, I can only imagine that she''s contracted with a demonic deity,'' [System: The Crimson demoness that likes to drink blood is impressed with your spection, she wants you to learn a skill] [This yer is rather mysterious, I can sense an Aura that I can only hope to witness in a life time] "It looks like my deity noticed that you are talented, I''m not going to force you to ept my deity''s skills is a little risky for someone like you. I''ll give you a day or two, just thinking about your life instead of the skill, more importantly, Esther, that''s your name right? I''m curious about that attack you activated," Airis reaches her hand at Esther while she gives a warm and weing smile ''Her eyes aren''t normal I know it I felt like I was enacting a person''s death when j gazed at her eyes. she''s not to be trusted, I need to find a way to get rid of her I can only imagine what she''ll do once were asleep,'' "It''s a technique that originated from my ancestors, it''s just a little trick that they were able to make that could make a normal person as deadly as a monster. it uses the flow of Mana and the concentration of one''s breathing to unleash an attack that could bepared with a skill," Esther exined her attacks origin while she ys along with her act The two of them could sense it from a mile away that they couldn''t get along while they hide their true faces in the fake smiles that they disyed for their next attempt. which was to form a rtionship with each other even if they hated their situation making them throw away their arrogance just for the sake of this act "It''s a great technique mind if you tell me how to utilize it I''ll share some of my knowledge as well," Both of them lived by a principle they can''t turn a blind eye to their enemies, which makes them more attracted to forming a bond as much as they can they''ll learn each other''s weaknesses and use them against each other "What''s up with those two I can feel a rather disturbing Auraing from their location," Shin handed over a bottle of water to Hugo before they went back to the camp Their journey was rough and tiring along with the traps that they have ced in every part of the forest they were never disabled which they currently used as a sort of training when they weren''t sparring. time passes by and the morning light disappeared as it finally became noon the sun was shining brightly considering that they were inside a dark and cold forest which they travel across which tested their endurance and their stamina. and after a long day of hiking, they reached their destination where they are greeted by ke who''s finished with the potions that restored their depleted stamina "You guys are early, drink this you must be parched, everyone''s in the campfire we were just about to cook our lunch," ke handed out the potions before he goes back to his tent that was filled with a ton of ingredients for his potions [What a tiresome day it was the only thing that was interesting was the sparring matches aside from that everything was gloomy] "I wonder what was that side project they were busy with," Hugo was curious about the sudden change of their training in the middle of the afternoon while he remained silent in the campfire until one of them said something about Morris "Yoona do you remember the time when we first met Morris?" Gale got Hugo''s attention after he tried everything to snap him out of his silence "Of course, the three of us got buried while Shin tried to break free only to get punched in her stomach," "What the hell I thought we agreed to never speak of this ever again," "Hey Shin, don''t tell me that was the reason why you hated him," Gale''sugh that could''vested for a minute or two was forcibly stopped by a single swing of Shin''s elbow which she aimed at his throat "First encounters are such a joy I even remember the first time I met him," Airis smiled as she heard a story that concerned him "How did you meet him?" Esther asked her while she was reminiscing about their encounter "How about all of us share our encounters," Airis was interrupted as a figure suddenly approach her in the back while the others were startled "Declined all of my encounters with all of you was either fatal or deadly," Morris interrupted them in the middle of their conversation along with Jin that was apanied by ke "Boss, what took you so long I was worried," "Master Quon is lonely," The two of them hissed at each other while they came in contact with Morris,tching their arms around him after they haven''t seen him for 10 days [When did you be a caretaker it looks like you have some potential in that area if only your personality was a little more friendly] ''That''s his words after I barely survived the crafting process of my staff, If only you weren''t giving me some skills that I could utilize I would have muted you for a long time,'' "Alrighty as much as I would love to hear your experiences living in this environment, we''re already behind our schedule. it''s time for the long-awaited match you guessed it the sparring match that you''ve been waiting for," Morris changed the structures of the sealed space while Jin edited its details [System: the sealed space has been changed to a differentndscape, the creator of the structure Jin and Morris, calls for the yers inside the sealed space for their final training] Chapter 54: Simulation [4]

Chapter 54: Simtion [4]

"Before you get closer to fight yours truly," Morris stepped out of the arena "You''ll have to go through me, and if you fail then you can''t get to the finale of the training camp," their first opponent appeared in the center, he drags a big hammer that was bigger than his own body, he was filled with arrogance and had a simr personality to Morris with a short temper he''s likely to have no ounce of mercy once he''s furious "Doesn''t he reminds you of someone else," Gale notices some simrities between the two of them in more ways than one "You mean he''s kinda like Morris then yes, he''s like that Know at all, let''s hope he''s not all talk and has something to back his words," His patience suddenly snapped once he heard he was gettingpared to a blockhead "On second thought, all of you attack me, I''m giving myself a handicap I only have to be beaten by one of you and you''ll pass my training. but if I knock you out of the ring you''re immediately disqualified," Jin made a proposal that gave everyone a shock, not only was it favorable for the others they could even gang up on him "Aren''t you guys a little bit cautious about this fight?" Hugo noticed Quon, Esther, And Kyo while they were wearing every gear they could''ve ced within their body before the battlemenced "You should be a little curious about his confidence if he''s the boss''s friend then without any doubt he''s strong," Kyo reminded everyone about Morris''s capabilities which made them question Jin''s ystyle making all of them waste not a single second and ce their protective gear "You shouldn''t have told them, why are you such a loose-mouthed fool," Quon detests hisck of knowledge by warning theirpetitors "Grrrh, what''s the matter with you, it looks like you want a fight or something? I just wanted to warn them," "Oh please, you''ve just threatened an easy victory for us didn''t master told you anything, he said that the ones that reached the finale will get a reward," Kyo walks closer to Quon, he lets out a growl and she returned his aggressive behavior by letting her energy flow which showed her overflowing amount of mana. they were about to start a fight between themselves before they were interrupted by a loud p that was imbued with mana amplifying its power which came from Esther which was overflowing with a killing intent that was second to Airis "Break it off, this isn''t the time for your quarrels if you''ve calmed down then I''ll see the two of you at the ring," Esther collected her killing intent before she made her way to the arena "This isn''t over," Kyo backs away from Quon after they were warned by Esther "Who said it was over, to begin with," "I never thought I''d see kids in this kind of light, they looked more like a pair of ravenous hyenas than a pair of bunnies," Morris sounded the rm that was used to call everyone to gather near the arena [System: Constructionpleted, Metallic circle has been created for any yer that steps inside the circle will be seen as a participant, those that are knocked out of the circle before the time limit will be disqualified, An attack that belongs to the yer Jin Kurenai will be harmless yet the impact will remain the same as his real strength] "Well then how about all of you start attacking instead of standing all day long or else I might have to fetch you myself," Jin taunted everyone else in his vicinity while he holds his hammer high waiting for the right time to strike [System: cksmith passive skill Metallic pulse has been activated, you can now hear the impact that''s being done on any metal] He remained calm and unfazed by his situation while he focused all of his attention on the vibrations that he was receiving in the circle they were standing on every stepped and every little detail that was revealed by his skill the enemy''s weight, Breathing, and location he could feel it through the vibrations which gave him a better view of the battle "This isn''t the time to rx," Shin strikes him from behind which was countered by a piece of metal that was manipted through the circle before she could have reacted her feet were caught in the very metal she was standing on making giving Jin an opening to strike her down with his hammer "Shield crash, that was a close one, now can you get out of that trap," Gale dashes toward the two of them with his skill which negated Jin''s heavy and destructive attack that created a crack at the circle "Well, isn''t this a surprise I''m not even getting serious and you just barely survived do you want a time out?" Jinughed at Shin''s reckless behavior that could''ve caused her the match before he dodges an attack that wasing from his left and right Esther came from the left wielding her sword that she imbued with mana sharpening her sword while increasing its damage on the right was Hugo that was wielding his ck sword that had a certain skill raising its speed and sharpness. making Jin tilt his body at the perfect angle which made their swords collide with each other before he counters them by lowering his Hammers size and increasing its weight swinging it towards the two which sent them flying to the air before they were pushed back Kyo and a wave that Quon had casted "What a good way to start the match, I''m open who wants another try I''m ready when you are," Jin held his ground without a single sweat, holding his Hammer along with a smile that was irritating his opponents The others were surprised by his abilities which made them admire his charisma and his ystyle even to the point where they asked for a break toe up with a n for their next move. while ke who''s the only nonebative yer cheering all of them along with Airis that didn''t participate in the match "What''s wrong don''t tell me you''re regretting your decision to not participate in the match," Morris gave her a bottle of water while they watched the fight in the building they constructed "If I wanted to fight you then I would''ve preferred if we''re alone, I''m not good with keeping my audiences alive since my skills can kill them even if I did my best to prevent it from happening. now that I think about it the two of you really are alike it''s like I''m seeing a charismatic version of Christ beating down anyone that came his way," Airis continued to watch as the battlemenced when they heard the rm ''Charisma? he''s only hiding his true nature towards those guys if he would have wanted to knock them down he will unleash the might of his Hammer along with his control over the circle. well, he''s not that aggressivepared to me, I would''ve wiped everyone else if I''m the one they''re fighting,'' Gale took the lead in their pursuit of stalling Jin until the time limit would have ended using his skill which taunted Jim to target him, while the othersunched a sneak attack on every side of his body striking his joints and his shoulder to restrain him. which was blocked with the metal that Jin manipted from the circle even if he can only target Gale in the limited time it didn''t stop him from using his skills to protect his weakness. after he broke free from Gale''s taunt he quickly made his way through the obstacle he made to slow down anyone that gets in his way He aimed for their weakest ally, making him knock Shin out of the circle after he restrained Kyo and Quon''s movements making them unable to act which knocked her out along with Yoona that was stationed at a location far from their location leaving only five remaining yers in the circle for him to knock off "You guys are going for a time limit? then I better get a move on, it''s time to send someone flying out the circle, cksmiths rage!!!" Jin unleashed one of his powerful skills that turned the battle to his advantage [System: the yer Jin Kurenai has activated the skill cksmiths rage giving him a boost on Attack and Dexterity along with fire application to his weapons] Jin didn''t waste any remaining time he quickly head straight to the nearest opponent who was Gale, making his Hammer grow twice his size, swinging it before he added its weight which was getting pulled back by Gale that use Shield crash when it struck him he was able to survive his attack. that was before he manipted the circle and it became a weapon of his own the mes were heating the metal to its highest which he wasn''t affected because his passive made him resistant to the scorching temperature Which tested everyone else in the circle forcing them to quit before they could even make it to the final round Gale didn''t hold out any longer his armor made him sweaty and his atmosphere made it worse. leaving the four of them behind that continued to suffer an irreversible choice it felt like their skin was melting their body at the entrance of hell while the metallic circle was slowly turning into a liquid state. Hugo was circting all of his remaining mana towards his skin protecting him from the heat while Kyo used his regeneration to pull through the pain. Esther used her remaining strength gathering all of it into her arms which she used to m the arena knocking all of the fluids in the air while Quon shielded her with Wave that she immediately turned into a fortress of ice with Freeze [System: time limit has been reached, congrattions to the surviving yers, Kyo, Esther, Quon, and Hugo the four of you will now face the final test and that is the host itself, Christopher Morris] Chapter 55: Simulation [5]

Chapter 55: Simtion [5]

Things are heating up after the remaining challengers survived Jin''s sparring match they were about to fight me. before that, we needed to take a little break making all of them recover their exhausted stamina while Jin arrived with the weapons that we''ve promised for the winners "Ok knuckleheads here is your prize by reaching the finale of the training camp I''ll call you once I got the weapons. first up Esther I bestowed upon the Needle it''s a de that''s designed for fast and reactive ystyle. The second one is Kyo which is a pair of gauntlets called Behemoth, that can shift from a gauntlet to a de. next is Quon, you''ll obtain your master''s old staff it''s been modified and reforge giving it an increase in stats and it receives a skill in the process of reforging. andst but not the least Hugo," Morris interrupted at thest minute, he took the item from Jin''s hand and personally brings it to Hugo "For thest challenger that''s not a part of my group, Hugo Miller I bestowed upon you the Philosopher stone. though it might not be a weapon it can save you from your demise, this is a gift from a fellow yer of the world of trials," Morris whispered in Hugo''s ear the ssified information of his sentence before he leaves his sight [You''re giving that away? what a shame I thought we were going to keep it] ''The Philosopher stone myths about this relic were said to give you immortality and rejuvenate once youth. but in the world of trials, it can only be used as a scapegoat whenever the user will die the damage will be redirected to the stone, and it will provide a damage immunity buff for 30 seconds upon the yer. I''ve used up every single item I had that we''re for alchemical purposes, It might look like a total loss on my side but once he fully grows I can get more than I invested,'' "Wait can you answer my questions?" Hugo tried to reach for his shoulders with his right hand only for it to be brushed off by Morris that turned around to reply to his question "That''s going to be problematic for me, best that you prioritize yourself before you worry about another''s life, and make haste with your preparations our match will begin shortly after all of you recovered your strength," He left shortly after he told his answer to Hugo which was left with more questions that remained unanswered making him wonder why he''s so secretive about his knowledge ''I''m killing it with this Mysterious character persona I looked like the knowledgeable and reliable character, though my rtionship with the girls is not that great. speaking of girls I noticed that Airis and Esther are a bit hostile towards each other, I suspect that Airis sees her as apetitor not that I like her. I can only hope that ying with her feelings that we''re directed to me after I beat her inbat would be useful if I yed my cards correctly. In any case, I''m not stopping those two from fighting it''s like I''m watching a simr plot of a story where the two of them are the heroines fighting for the Main character''s affection,'' [Do you think he''ll use that staff in his uing fight with the four contenders?] "Chances of that happening is Zero, he''s not the type of person that would take a shortcut but I have a feeling that he''s going to show us a spectacr show my gut feeling hasn''t let me down even once, Land construction, Paste edited battleground file name Finale," Jin reconstructs the entire lead space turning it into a room that was burned through Morris''s memories a ce where he gets beaten up to the point where he''s bones would snap and his blood will color the entire room It was the room where Genis told him everything from hand-to-handbat to the art of weaponry, the ce that filled him with fear and determination the only ce where he felt the need to improve his weakness and sharpen his wits. while the others were amazed by the scenery Morris entered the room without his items, or equipment not even a sight of his robes that were always attached to his body only a set of training clothes which he could freely move on "d all of you could make it, I like to have a chat with all of you sadly this isn''t the time and ce for that, attack me when you''re ready," Everyone was confused with the final round, the arena didn''t have anything extraordinary it was just a in room unlike their previous battle with Jin which proved to be a challenge. a battlefield that was designed for Jin to be superior in any way possible yet nothing inside this room could give Morris the upper hand "What''s wrong with the three of you it''s just a normal room, ready or not I''ming boss," [System: the yer Kyo min soo has activated the skill Ancestral awakening] Kyo lunged forward at Morris''s location striking him from above with his Gauntlets making him dodge the attack by jumping into the air which Kyo had wanted all along revealing his evergrowing leg that was transforming into a Beast as time passes by which he sends it flying towards Morris. making him counter the attack with Wave which he quickly froze stopping the attack from striking and leaving him vulnerable for a few seconds giving the rest of them to strike "1st tier magicbination Wave + Freeze, all of you attack at once im going to preserve the ice," Quon cast another Wave while she turned it into a small cocoon trapping Morris inside while the others made their way [System: you''ve been struck by Wave Alert: you''ve been temporarily immobilized by the water that enclosed your body to be frozen] "Serves him right for being too cocky now he''s paying the price," "Don''t get so full of yourself, youre not even able to see the whole picture," "Ms. Shin I suggest that you shut your mouth the others are getting irritated by your unwantedment, while I can''t get a good look at the fight I think that Mr. Morris isn''t even trying his hardest," "ke what do ya mean just look he''s getting pinned down by the four of them what can he possibly be plotting except no way is he going for an OTK?" "Christ isn''t someone that likes to get himself hurt in exchange for a powerful finisher," "Maybe he''s luring them for a close-range fight? but that doesn''t make any sense at all he''s a mage aren''t they weak when their enemies are closer," Airis was confused about their views on Morris which they see as a mage while she experienced a different kind of fight that can''t bepared with a simple mage ''Mage? if that were the case then I would''ve won our fight, he''s such a peculiar one he often uses his spells whenever I fought against him. yet he never used his superior mana supply to outmatch me, It looks like he was struggling with his body, unable to control the right strength to jump nornd perfectly on his feet. it felt like I was fighting an amateur when ites to his physical stats, it looked like he wasn''t fully adapted to his newly gained strength in his body,'' After Kyo broke out of the ice that bound him to the ground he reunites with the others entering a small opening inside that was filled with reflective shards of ice that were seen in every nook and cranny while Morris''s voice echoed in every part of the cocoon as if he was surrounding them "Imprisoning me inside a block of ice well I have to praise your creativity what''s next youre going to throw some dirt in my eyes? I guess it''s time I make my move it''s not eptable if I only dodge your attacks right?" The area began to release a Blinding Mist that covered the entire field making the close and restricting area became a nightmare for the three making them trust their sense of hearing to find their foe. before they could move even take a step forward they were ambushed by Morris that released a volley of Magic orbs that proved to be irritating for the three that got their vision lowered. a surprise was in store for them he didn''t use the spell to tire them out nor attack them from a safe distance he uses the noise that they created from hitting his opponents sword to striking the ice which made them vulnerable for a sneak attack [Time for retribution, eliminate them at once] [System: the yer Christopher Morris has activated the skill Shock] "Youre in for a shock," His right hand was empowered by his spell and made contact with Kyo''s body along with the paralyzing effect he''s fist was imbued with Chi making his first heavier apanied with an explosive force that created a light that making the two noticed his location "Basic sword arts, Rapid thrust," Esther realizes the capabilities of her sword the shape made it pierce through the wind making her thrust faster than ever "Mana cirction, dual flow, Weapon master form of the sword," Hugo activated the skill that grants him a series of sword arts that was inside his skill while he increased his movements with dual flow On the right side, Esther was pushing through Morris without a sign of stopping while on the left was Hugo that was performing a few stances to activate a sword art that was slowly making his way. the situation wasn''t in his favor and it proved to be on his opponent''s side once he sees that Kyo recovered from the paralysis effect of his spell along with Quon that fired an amplified Magic orb that was flying in his direction "Haste," Morris instantly shifted to Esther''s location tripping her to knock her bnce which resulted in her losing her form leading to a disruption of her attacks, after he was finished with Esther he threw a concentrated Wave orb at Quon which exploded creating a massive Wave that he controlled hitting Kyo, Esther and Quon before he freezes them into a cube "Ancestral howl!!!" Kyo''s howl negated his perfectly executed attack with a mere second of his loud growl that was aimed through Morris which made his hearing temporarily blocked [Behind you] "Moonlight stance, the sword of the moon," Hugo surprised him while he called forth Sun and Moon to distract the three while he was dealing with Hugo [System: the yer Hugo Miller has activated one of the Weapon master''s skills Moonlight stance, giving him the sword arts of the Moonlight swordsman] Morris picked up an ice shard that he imbued with some of his Mana making it durable enough to handle Hugo''s de that could cut a rock with a simple swing. even with hisck of talent within a sword, his training with Genis proved its worth his footwork made him able to fend off his de no matter how strong a de could have it wouldn''t matter if it cannot hit its target which proved to be useless against him "Moonlight stance, Lunar stab!!!" Hugo unleashed the remaining skill he could y before his Moonlight stance was to reach its limit while Morris countered it with his attack "Mystic sh!!!" With that attack, the ice shard was shattered while Hugo remained unfazed by his attack the two of them were falling after they destroyed the tform that they were stepping on. Morris was the first one to fall and Hugo came out of the smoke created by the collision of their attacks he stepped into a shard andunched himself towards Morris. only for his attacks to miss when they got in range of Sun''s taunt while the others were left paralyzed by Moon''s attack, giving Morris the time he needed to initiate his trump card [You only have one shot at winning, it''s about time you finally use it in a real match, your practices were useless. I can''t believe I''m believing the words of that Npc well there''s no reason to doubt him since he is a memory of a great and powerful yer now remember the steps, breathe and let your Mana and Chi flow at the same time] Morris created three Mirages that were mimicking the way he breathes down to his control over his Mana circuits along with his Meridians. the flow of two different types of energy was flowing through his body starting a conflict between the two energy until he forcefullybined them with his will. the amount of power that hebined was enough to destroy his body if he did a single mistake, yet he wasn''t filled with difort or signs of rejection the energy epted each other making him awaken in a new state for only a few seconds at most [System: Congrattions you''ve acquired the skill Concurrent flow a skill that grants you the ability to circte both Mana and Chi temporarily giving you a boost in your body, in the first 20 seconds you''ll enter the state of duality which will further improve your ability] [System:your Mana cirction and Chi cirction have been removed from your skills, the two skills have great synergy with each other that created a new skill Concurrent flow] [System: you''ve gained 10 stat points for your achievement, you''ve gained a new Title Maniptor of one''s body] [Heavenly Swordmaster is trembling, Demonic Emperor is impressed, Monk with a thousand palms is amazed, The Young master that resides in heaven has his jaw drop from the yer''s talents, Wandering Swordsman wishes to know if the yer is interested in a skill, etc] The screen that broadcasted the entire battle to the deities that reside in the Murim dimension was shocked to witness a yer that unlocked one a skill that was impossible for a newbie to acquire which made an uproar to the entire server since unlocking Chi was already seen as a genius "Gale, I think your right," "What do you mean by that Jin?" "He''s going for an OTK," "Basic martial arts, Destructive palm!!!," Even with the Systemsmand to protect anyone inside the arena, his power was strong enough to destroy the arena''syout while the others were safely teleported into harm''s way by a push of a button by Jin that anticipated Morris''s actions [System: Concurrent flow has been turned off] "Pack your bags everyone it''s time to move out after we celebrate a feast tonight will be gone when the sun rises," Morris carried the others back to ke''s tent where their injuries were treated Chapter 56: Incomplete skill?

Chapter 56: Iplete skill?

This happened the night we came back from the sealed space 2 days had passed since the repairs on Aries''s workshop were about to be finished when the sun finally shined. I''m just doing some normal Author things kinda like night patrolling and brooding in the shadows like im some cape crusader that had his parents killed in the alleyway only to meet some troublemakers the ones that ruined my book the Transmigraters, before that I''ve met someone that will give me a skill 5 hours ago Outside the mansion at 7:12 pm, Morris was dressing up for the asion that happens every night, patrolling every corner of the district looking for any signs of his readers while he was apanied by his team "This cold and rainy night reminds me of the time when my parents died in the alleyway, they were robbed of their money and got their lives stolen never to be returned even to this very day~" "Morris, what gives, are you pretending to be the Dark Knight again?" "I''m not pretending this is my Alter ego''s backstory my name is Morrito Chrysalis an orphan that became an assassin overnight and I only have one goal and that is to find the man that murdered my parents," [I can''t understand why you''re like this when nothing is transpiring in your daily life] "I forgot about that, Alter ego isn''t that kind of like a defensive passive on our role?" "Exactly even if our disguises have been destroyed in the process of someone finding out that Gaia Taneric is a spy, my face will shift into the Alter ego I made Morrito Chrysalis. It''s a win-win role our identities are safe and we can''t get our faces leaked in the process of our disguises falling off," [I thought this role was sketchy before but now that we''ve unlocked most of the passive and exclusive skills I wonder if this was a gold mine filled with privileges] "We''re finished putting on our disguise, let''s get back to our patrol we only have a few leads, but from the looks of it they''re making a move recently I''ve heard that some people are disappearing again," ''They can''t even learn their lesson even though I posted on the yer server all of the corpses of theirrades showing their faces and even their status screen. guess you can''t scare off an arrogant pest once they got their heads inted because they read my book, in the meantime, I need to check out this deities proposal,'' "I''ll catch up with the rest of you, I still have some stuff that I need to take care of," Jin disappeared into the shadows after he heard his answer [System: The Wandering Swordsman wishes to know if the yer is interested in a skill, a deity has reached out to personally give you a skill would you like to connect with the deity?] [I wonder how powerful is this deity, I know that we broadcasted that fight into the Murim dimension but out of all the deities you could choose tomunicate why him?] "Connect me to The Wandering Swordsman, I want to hear what his reasons to give me a skill without any requirement," [System: Connecting to The Wandering Swordsman, you''re now being connected to the deity in the Murim server] [I''m talking to you don''t ignore me!!!] "I''d like to see what he''s offering out of everyone that gave me their proposal he''s the only one I could pick," ''I''m not knowledgable about their history and achievements, most of the deities I mentioned were from myths which gave me a lot of people reading my book. there are some deities that I randomly made for example Hugo''s deity, even Sage is a part of that group. but im certain of one thing, names the deity''s names reflect their biggest achievement in life, most of the ones that wished to give me a skill were split into three categories,'' ''The Demonic group, The Nameless masters, andstly The Heavenly faction. the Demonic and Heavenly factions are opposing each other''s side if I get myself rted to them I might be a target of a Heavenly contracted yer or a Demonic one. which only leaves me with the Nameless masters, they are yers from the Murim world that seeks to perfect one thing in their life while they leave everything they once had, be it their loved ones, wealth, responsibilities, or even their identity only for the sake to travel across the world learning different things, to perfect their sacred arts,'' [Sytstem: Connectionpleted, youre now temporarily connected with The Wandering Swordsman] |[I guess youre interested in my proposal]| "I am might I ask why you want to give me a skill without even giving me a condition, I suggest that we don''t further discuss this matter if you want to try and make me cancel my current contract," |[Not at all, I just have a good feeling that it was fate that I saw your broadcasting, I shall give you an iplete skill]| "If it''s iplete then why do you even want to give it to me in the first ce!!?" Morris showed a little bit of his true side to the deity which is a disrespectful person toward a God |[I know that most people would like to get their hands on a powerful skill but this iplete skill contains martial arts and the art of weaponry. the only problem is that when I was about to finish thest part, well you know what happened next I died next thing I found out is that I forgot thest requirement. someone that was able to achieve Concurrent flow at a young age and as a newbie will surely pose no threat to you]| [System: The Wandering Swordsman wants to give you the skill Radiant footwork, would you like to ept?] |[Dont even try and swear I told you it was iplete, you must learn the entirety of the skill before it unlocks the whole thing. that''s the only thing I could say best wishes to you this era''s prodigy may your future be filled with fewer hardships]| [System: your connection to The Wandering Swordsman has been cut off] ''Well, that was a strange urrence I never saw a deity that would give a skill without anything in return, I need to catch up with the others before they start nagging me again,'' [System: you''ve epted the skill Radiant footwork] Chapter 57: Base raid [1]

Chapter 57: Base raid [1]

[Morris, isn''t this the opposite direction where are we going, k thought you said you''ll regroup with the others?] "Jin already has it under control in the meantime, I have a few ways to get some information about those followers," Morris entered a tavern where he was greeted by all of the workers, the entirety of the tavern was empty while a single individual was waiting for his arrival [An Elf I haven''t seen one in ages, thest time I met their race was the time I needed their bodily fluids for a potion] "I''m not even gonna ask," He walked until he arrived at the table where the Elf resides, while he raises his ss filled wine towards Morris "It seems that you''re having a hard time finding them am I correct? well, I will help you I just need the Insignia badge that you have," Persevis flicked his finger and the table near Morris moved before he even reached it with his hand [You still have one but you have 5 teams unless your ve became a member by ownership of the yer?] ''That''s the perks of having a ve their seen as an object, not as a yer which made me save one Insignia, I never thought of giving this to ke. even if he''s useful he isn''t fit for this kind of mission which ultimately lead to him joining Hugo''s team as Yoona''s temporary recement for her absence,'' "Are you a little ufortable with how I look? well, I can''t help it, the only thing I remember was ying the game and I was sent here with the face of my character while my items are missing," Morris didn''t answer his question he only ced the Insignia near his side of the table while he didn''t show any signs of giving him the item before he says his demands ''How could I forget the face he was using was an illusion, I remember adding these characters that took the form of their characters. simply put they were sent into this world while they were ying the game, if I remember correctly I called them the Shifted, the yers that possess their character''s body and stats along with their race''s unique ability,'' "I need to borrow some of your followers and I need that piece of information that youre holding on and you''ll receive this Insignia without any further requirements do we have a deal or not?" "Don''t worry about any casualties in the district I spread across all of my followers, so you should focus all of your time on clearing this story quest," Morris left the tavern after he heard hisst words along with Persevis''s followers that revealed themselves as the employees of their so-called informationwork that was disguised as a normal tavern "It''s nice to make your acquaintance, I''m the leader of this group of six people, you''ve already known me as Park Hyunsu the tactician everyone introduce yourselves," They appear in the shadows of the objects that surrounded the two of them without any signs of stealth only an overflowing amount of Mana that was seeping throughout their entrance giving him a shock at how much Persevis''s men had grown in the early stages of his book. making him suspicious of their growth, making Hyunsu that noticed his suspicion drag him away from his party members "Slow down Morris nim their not doing anything sketchy, they''re a bunch of Seers (Transmigraters) like us, they''re not a threat im sure of it," Hyunsu whispered the ssified information in his ears while the others were a little confused with their disappearance [There''s a lot of your people inside this trials] "No wonder some of you learned how to void walk, If I didn''t hear any sort of exnation I would''ve mistaken them for a couple of Demonic worshipers. I can hear one of their voices let''s get back before they get suspicious also don''t call me Morris in front of them, I don''t want anyone learning my connection with the Grand seer (Author)," The two of them created some codednguages that made even the deities wonder what they''re talking about [Is that guy powerful enough to kill all of you?] "His kind of a problem," Morris came back to meet the other Transmigaters aside from Hyunsu "Hello, I''m Yuuko Nakajima, I''m the Aoe Mage on my team and the one responsible for our entrance," She bowed to show some respect for her senior member ''It''s the Void walk user I thought she would look a little more threateningpared to what I imagined,'' "Were using our real names? I''m Kang Sei Yeong, I''m the cleric, and I''ll introduce the rest since we don''t have a lot of time on our hands. this is Grey Williams our Tank, Xiao Fen our Assassin, and ourst member Quinton Argyle our Control Mage," The five of them showed a simr manner to Hyunsu they prevailed in the world without any problem which made him conclude his theory of how much his story could help his readers [Appraisal: All of them are above the average person at best, some are talented while some of them survive the world through various strategies that are not in the range of your skill to appraise] "Nice to meet all of you that are attending my joint endeavor, if everyone is concerned about their death you''re free to leave. I''m not going to risk my life for someone who doesn''t have the will to fight for their life if anyone were to fall into this category I suggest you take a hike," He was waiting for one or two of them to leave before he could make his move only for his question to be answered by on person "No offense, senior member but we''ve already seen through your ns, we know that what we''re venturing into will might give us a taste of death. were not as fragile think we are if you asked the cult for some backup then surely they''ll send upon their best forces to assist thee to his mission," Quinton replied to his answer while the others nodded in agreement with his statement [He kinda sounds like you when you''re making that fake backstory of your Alter ego] ''I like him this guy is my kind of person he sounds and looks like a yer in the book, while the rest are oddly simr to Hyunsu. well, beggars can''t be choosers I''ll have to work with them for now,'' "d to hear it you can Spell, or you can call me Thief, either way, it won''t change the fact that I won''t reveal my true name to you. I''ll take the lead the six of you will follow on my back," Morris changed his ck hair and turned it white while his physical appearance to his voice has been unidentifiable when he ced his mask [System: the item Mask of mysteries has taken its effect, you''ll now be a yer whose stats, appearance, or voice could be seen through by any optical skills] They made their way to the Eastern District where every night was the best time for the sinners to pige, kill, or even molest their victims on thiswless side of the city where every crook would lurk in every corner making their search harder. if not for Persevis''s lead they would''ve been circling the whole area, only to gather a few pieces of information that were not even rted to their mission. making them arrive at a certain building that was heavily guarded, with only a few openings to be seen in every corner [It''s too guard down for us to enter that ce, even if we could how do you think will escape after rmed the ones inside?] "Owner I can sense something inside that ce, I''m not sure If it''s rted to the Alchemist but I can''t sense it," Moon appeared from in the opening around his chest while Sun follows him to the outside world [Sun LVL 4 Title: Familiar Hp: 50 Atk: 5 Spd: 30 Def: 40 Mp: 28 Stm: 30 Skills: Heal, Taunt, Fortification Stat points: 0 More skills will be unlocked after it reached a certain level] [Moon LVL 4 Title: Familiar Hp: 35 Atk: 40 Spd: 40 Def: 15 Mp: 30 Stm: 29 Skills: Poison fang, Paralyzing sh, Corrosion Stat points: 0 More skills will be unlocked after it reached a certain level] [I think they''ll unlock a new skill at LVL 5 I''m impressed with your taming skills to think you''ve grown them to this point of the trials] ''It''s a Familiar to think someone could find one in the early stages of the story who is this guy but the fact that they''re a bunch of cats make them more useless, It might not evenst for a minute at best. I have to ask him where he got them I want to summon my own familiar as well this chosen reader Quinton Argyle will summon forth a powerful beast that even I could tame,'' "Here''s the n I need that two of you to gather every guard that came into your way, Sun I need you to Taunt them and Moon to paralyze them," Sun and Moon jumped off the rooftop and made their way to the building while the others waited for their return "Are they gonna be okay?" Yuuko replied while a depressing tone could be heard in her voice "It will be fine if Senior Spell had trained them until they could be ordered to do aplex order. then I would say that they can handle themselves properly that''s to be expected," Grey was the only one who could''ve felt the lingering Aura inside his Familiars that had an absurd Bloodlust that could rival a predator "Guess you know a few things, stand aside I don''t want you guys to get wet there about to arrive," Morris was holding onto a concentrated Wave orb in his right hand while it was flipping through the entirety of their time until he sees the guards that covered with bruises made by his Familiars and Taunted towards their location [Appraisal: multiple enemies detected Thirty-six LVL 17 Fifteen LVL 13 and Three LVL 19. all of them have been detected with the familiar Aura that was mentioned by Familiar Moon, you can now kill them] [System: Familiar Sun and Moon have been called back to the yer''s side] "1st tier magicbination Wave + Shock, Amplify!!!" Morris threw the orb below their location which created a massive flood that shocked anyone that woulde in contact, their bodies weren''t able to handle the powerful surge of electricity that was amplified to its highest quality Morris jumps down from the roof once he deactivated his spell, he was looking through the corpses which made him find a key while he Ignited a few of their clothes which were dried for them to wear as a disguise. while the corpses he left would melt away from the acid that he allowed leaving not a single bone to be found Chapter 58: Base raid [2]

Chapter 58: Base raid [2]

A disturbance caught the attention of the guards that were inside the building with their Swords ready and Spears pointed at the entrance, while their Tanks held their shields high and low awaiting as one of them approached the entrance. opening the old and rusted door that had a creaking noise as he pulls the door only to be surprised by a man dressed in their robes injured and bleeding while his life was about to meet its end *Cough* "Cough* "I can''t believe our forces couldn''t handle a small number of yers, Bluargh," The robed person vomited blood that spread all over the filthy floor before he gets himself escorted by the guard to the nearest healer in their team "where''s the injured follower, guide me to the room where he''s being treated asap, this might be an attack from the institution if so we need to relocate before they find our real base," One of the guards guide him to the room where the injured guard was being treated till he felt a chill running through his spine a malicious Aura filled with darkness was engulfing the room. forcing him to enter alone while he ordered his men to gather everyone in the building, he reached for his scabbered revealing a polished sword that had a mysterious glow, before he opened the door to see Morris who''s currently disguised as one of his men was loosening up his body on the remains of his men while he eats some mochi waiting for his next victim [Someone has entered our vicinity] "Oh, I didn''t see you there, want some vani-vored mochi it''s delicious you''ll love it. if you''re wondering why I did this to your men then hear this, they haven''t tasted this God-sent sustenance and they refuse my offer so I got a little mad and tear them limb from limb, Hmmm damn this mochi taste so wonderful want some?" He quickly tilted his head when a certain light suddenly shed before his eyes, momentarily disrupting his vision before he heard the sound of the guard captain''s sword being unsheathed from his scabbered making him dodge at the right time, while he catches the remaining piece of mochi that was cut apart by the opponent''s de [System: you''ve been hit by your opponent''s weapon Luminescent sh, you''ll be blinded for the next 15 seconds] [This isn''t the time to joke around this person isn''t your standard Npc attack him right now!?] "Concurrent flow, hearing enhancement," Morris quickly reacted to his opponent''s speed, which made him enhance his hearing, to cover up his weaknesses. without his vision, he could only trust his ears to give him the location of his opponent by detecting every sound in his surroundings, each breathing, and every step his opponent took he could see them as he lets a surge of chair flow around his surroundings. he could see a pattern forming in his mind, an image of the entire ce, he entered into a new understanding of his newly created skill which made him recreate a skill simr to a danger sense giving him the edge to counter his iing attack [System: you''ve unlocked a special ability of Concurrent flow hearing enhancement, by releasing a surge of Chi making you able to detect nearby invisible objects or prey] "Radiant footwork, Rising force," He created a series of movements in his legs that created a surge of energy that resembles the flicker of his shock when he released the pent-up energy he received a burst of movement speed making him dodge an attack that was aimed through his chest while he aimed a concentrated Magic orb at his opponent at point-nk range, that sent him flying outside the first aid room [System: you''ve sessfully recovered from Blind, you''ll now gain a little resistance] [Let''s steal his weapons and let''s use them to build up some blind resistance, like the time you electrocuted yourself to gain paralysis resistance from Shock] "It''s not the best time to talk about those things, let''s just continue thister, shall we? hey, I know you''re alive, do you think I''ll be stupid enough to approach you and make you have a free hit on me?" A sparkter appeared that could''ve blinded him again was easily dodged when he figured out how long it was charging up for the skill to work [Appraisal: Lunar bark is a piece of wood that can even conceal the most blinding light] ''So that scabbered worked as some sort of a protective gear if he isn''t careful he could blind himself, there is also the fact that he waited for me to finish off my sentence earlier which makes it easier to know that it has a high charging rate in exchange for a powerful debuff,'' "You''ve dodged that? I''m impressed with how you''re holding up, most of my enemies that see my de would''ve begged for their lives, the moment they see it," He quickly pulled out his sword when he notices Morris that was changing positions from his usual, one into his closebat along with his daggers [System: You''ve activated the effect of your weapon Raven''s devouring is now in effect you''re daggers will now deal extra damage from hitting an injured part by 20%] His daggers started from his opponent''s abdomen, and through his chest where their des confronted each other, Morris perfectly devised a n that worked in his favor. his opponent can''t unleash his blinding light if he could have easily been struck by his attack, making him suffer an overwhelming exchange of swordy which he was struggling to find his opponent''s weakness. he neither had form nor skill yet his de intended to kill, even if he didn''t have any form his intentions created a way to create something like a technique, whenever he sees an opening that leads to the joints or its vitals. even if he repelled the attacks Morris wouldn''t seize the opportunity to strike, which made him create a deep wound in his opponent whenever he gets denied of his intent "Where did that confidence go to hmmm?" Morris made a beaming smile toward his opponent, taunting him to attack instead of defending his body, even though he can''t attack as the price of his defense left him open to being attacked on his flesh most of his skin was torn up until his body was painted in red until he couldn''t muster his remaining strength which made him fall t to the ground while his bleeding continued "You''re almost dead, wow I thought you would''vested longer guess I overestimated you, It didn''t even increase my rank in martial arts. dang it what a waste but you are a good exp the only reason why you lose is your to dependable on your de, you''re supposed to wield it not the other way around. well, it''s toote for you to do anything about your situation, so do you want to take my offer once again I have a cold vani mochi, no? guess you''ll die without tasting this," Morris poured down the remains of his acid which slowly melted away the guard captains body giving him a slow and painful death while he, on the other hand, left the room while he was eating thest mochi on his hand [System: You''ve killed an Npc, the collected experience will now be given. You''ve leveled up all of the inflicted damage will be healed. Along with your stamina being restored, you''ve gained 10 stat points] [That Npc sure held his ground until his final moments, I wished he would''ve begged for mercy and eventually will kill him once he got a glimmer of hope, that would''ve been the most satisfying ughter that we havemitted] "I wished he could''ve been a challenge, but my expectations were too high, I need a tremendous stimnt for my skills to grow," He opened his status upon his level up [Christopher morris LVL 23 equipment on Title: Goblin yer, Maniptor of one''s body ss: None Blessing: God of foresight Hp: 60 (+10) Atk: 44 Spd: 55 (+15) Def: 38 (+10) Mp: 120 (+10) Chi: 46 Stm: 36 Unused points: 10 Skills: Mana breathing (F) Magic orb (E) Ignite (E) Shock (E) Haste (F) Mist array (F) Mystic sh (E) Status modifier (F) Heal (F) Wave (E) Nightmare (F) Freeze (E) Drain (F) Dagger arts (E) Earth array (E) Mental fortitude (E) Martial arts (E) Concurrent flow (F) Radiant footwork (F) Overall ratings: Your mana has reached a point where not even the strongest ranking magician has achieved from a useless trash you''ve reached the realm of beyond normal best to stay humble you might get yourself killed if you be arrogant] "Let''s put 5 both on Chi and Stamina I haven''t had any problems with my other stats," [System: you''ve invested 5 points to increase Chi, 5 points to increase Stm. Overall ratings: your stats have reached a point where a ton of deities are looking at you with the intent to grant you a skill, you have a lot of things to do before you get cocky trash] After he was finished with his investment he was startled by none other than Yuuko that was annoying him with her questions about his previous spell that killed a ton of Npc "Senior Spelle on just tell me how you one-shot them so I could copy your methods,e on pretty please with a cherry on top, pleeeease im begging you!!!" Yuuko was amazed by the sight of his spell to the point where he constantly bothered him for an exnation while they were searching for the uses of the mysterious key [What the hell is she rted to a screaming banshee I can''t even remember how long she''s been asking you, just tell her off it''s getting on my nerves] "She''s not going to stop once she gets curious about something," Xiao Fen arrived along with the rest that was finished with their side of the building "Fine, I''ll tell you what happened back then, before it even began I search the most narrow area near the building, you wouldn''t know this since it was dark but I ce a ton of stone pirs that acted like a wall for all of the water that came from Wave to stay in one ce. once that was over I made a small opening that wasn''t covered by the pirs where they were led by my Familiars and I closed it when I saw thest person entering," "Wait, that doesn''t make any sense at all, multiple casting of spells, and the amount you need to amplify to create a flood. I haven''t even mentioned how and why they didn''t escape from that attack," Yuuko was running her mouth after she heard his exnation "It''s simple, I''ve guessed how it all turns to his favor Senior Spell took the Npc''s armor within his n in motion. they were tough and durable but heavy at the same time making it hard to move on, so if he created arge pool of water he can drown them without any problems. but we can''t avoid that some of them died from being directly hit by Shock that flowed throughout the water, which weakened its power even if they didn''t die from Shock the paralysis debuff would make them unable to take their armor in time which resulted in their demise," Quinton perfectly pointed out Morris''s n making him amazed by his knowledge and understanding of that one spell that he only witnessed for a second or two [This kid is a natural to think he saw through thatbined attack as if he saw it many times before] "Ok that''s enough chatting, we need to search for the uses of this key I found, look at every room and every floor, we wasted an hour, just to arrive at our current location," They began to search for anything, that would be seen as peculiar for an abandoned building, luckily their enemies weren''t that clever in hiding their hidden passage that was locked from the inside with only a keyhole to open the reinforced door. they met a terrible sight a ton of corpses dangling from the ceiling attached to a hook they could smell the putrid scent of a rotting corpse along with the unmistakable smell of blood that was haunting the entire room that was designed to preserve the corpses in that cold room that resembles meat fridge ''This might be a little unfair for me to say for all the ughter Imitted, but I can''t let you live, even if they weren''t real people if you have the determination to kill them without batting an eye, then I can''t let you escape from this ce, I''ll turn this ce into a graveyard,'' Chapter 59: Base raid [3]

Chapter 59: Base raid [3]

[System: you''ve been invited to join a long-distantmunication by alias Alchemical genius] "It''s the Lord what the hell does he want, thest time we talked to each other was the time I got stationed at this building. grrr, It''s going to be troublesome If I don''t attend, I can see the other vassals joining It must be pretty important," His body plummeted to the ground while his soul was taken away by the system which ced it in a space where he met with the other vassals without any signs of the avatar [System: alias Bringer of diseases has entered the long-distancemunication, all of the aliases that were invited as entered, the meeting shall nowmence] "Why are youte? I thought we discussed before that we will enter immediately after we received a new order from Lord avatar," Alias Venomous tongue scolded her fellow vassal for histe appearance "Shut your trap I didn''t agree with anything, aren''t you pleased that I arrived before anyone of you could Dm me? I thought my entrance is a little different from my usual arrival," "Enough with your useless bickering, we''re here for an important matter all five vassals are called by Lord avatar surely it would be our next step to our ns," Alias Evolved specimen interrupted their conflict while the fourth vassal had spoken about the situation "Lord avatar had something important that he has to deal with, the fourth vassal will speak his written words, before his arrival ahem. my vassal''s Specimen the first, Venomous the second, Bringer the third, Krosselis the fourth, andstly Doom the fifth. I ask that you shall obey my orders and remain on your grounds to protect the assigned materials for our final n, the shadow institution Is growing a little bit impatient and made its move. they raided dozens of our men and even infiltrated one of our benefactors the Aries pharmaceutical, they are a threat to our ns, fight them if you can and flee if you can''t you must survive by any means," Alias Krosselis said his avatars words while the others made amotion from his message "He wants us to flee if we can''t fight them? why for what reason shouldn''t we fight they''ve killed dozens of our brethren and you want me to guard my station?" Alias Doom became furious after he listened to his avatar''s written words until that anger disappeared when he felt his whole body burning his flesh aching and his blood boiling. his avatar arrived and he was disciplined for his outrageous behavior [This vassals of yours are a little untamed if you want I can kill the one that tarnished your honor] "No need for that alphas, Doom the fifth do you know what did you do to be disciplined? I gave you power something that you werecking, even though the four of you have read the book of revtions just as I. You can''t even match me In any manner that you could think of why Is that because you never even finished even one volume while I kept on reading till the day it was finished," Theodore walked closer to his vassal''s soul that was experiencing the pain of his body for disobeying his orders "As you wish Lord avatar, we will continue to guard our stations," The four of them left in a hurry while Doom was left alone inside the space with Theodore that called off his punishment "I''ll forget what had transpired today, do remember that if I hear your opposition towards me then be prepared. there might be an opening to the fifth spot if you didn''t tread carefully, that''s all I have to say for a good for nothing like you," Doom left without any hesitation in his movement after he felt the pressure inside his body vanishes along with the punishment that he received [Christopher Morris, I can''t believe that outrageous yer was a Seer, maybe that was the reason for my defeat. but that''s all in the past, now that I acquired someone who can match your knowledge] ''That shitty side character? I''m a little confused that guy is a piece of trash, how can hepete with a possessed yer unless the author has Transmigrated? if it''s the author, surely he knows the capabilities of his character. the fact that he''s only using a disposable trash as his puppet. I wonder if he could stop my ns, author Reborn mes It would be an honor for a fan like me to meet you in person kehahahahahaha,'' Back to the building "Hmmph, Bluaargh!!!" Everyone except for Morris was vomiting after they left the sight of the nightmare fridge filled with the corpses of the victims that were refrigerated like a piece of ham [System: the system-exclusive skill Resistance has been activated by yers Xiao-Fen, Yuuko, Sei Yeong, Grey, Quinton, and Hyunsu has increased their tolerance to any gruesome sight] [This kind of reminds me of your first kill it was so wonderful after you slit their throat that you instantly cover the corpses with your vomit. truly a sight to be remembered I wish I could''ve recorded that, in any case, aren''t you going to help your pawns?] "They can handle it on their own if I helped them in warding off their body''s reaction then I''ll only slow down their adaptability to this kind of stuff. plus Persevis didn''t say anything about keeping them alive, I can just leave them here and go on with my life if only I don''t require an extra pair of hands. they''ll be normal after a minute let''s check the items that we got from that guard captain," Morris opened up the bag which contains a randomized item of the fallen Npc [Treasure bag - a bag filled with treasures that contain the following items of the guard captain, Luminescent sword, Umon armor set, Mana crystal] [The two items are great, except for the umon armor set I doubt that you''ll use it, seeing that you''re rather picky about your items] "Shut up do you think every piece of armor is built for every person? I can''t even imagine wearing a high-stat armor set without any concern for my movements. a yer that''s using both Mana and Chi requires free ess to one movement," Morris ced the item in his inventory before he gets up and checks the condition of his pawns [What''s the hold up just open it, we can''t control the probability of getting what we want] "I have a gut feeling or something my Mirage''s vision that was connected to my left eye suddenly gone nk. this ce might hold something that we''ll give us a ton of benefits I''m hoping for a chimera or homunculus that''s roaming around this ce, it''s a good thing that I conducted my very own bootleg version of Monster evo gas," Morris took a canister field with the dangerous toxic gas to a hole leading deeper into the underground base ''As the author, I need to give my readers a treat for apanying me on my expedition, ready or not you''ll experience a hell made by yours truly. it''s not that bad if you want to grind some levels I can even teach them a thing or two about something that will be beneficial to their sses,'' Chapter 60: A vassal with a venomous tongue [1]

Chapter 60: A vassal with a venomous tongue [1]

"Come on knock that chimera down, do you think they''ll give you a break stop running and start fighting," Morris encourages his readers that were faced with a stampede of chimeric monsters that were twice their size and a number that could easily overwhelm them if they got caught. while he was spending his time killing every monster that came into his way [System: the yer Christopher Morris has activated the skill Drain, the next target you ever make contact with will be drained by one of the following options, Mana, Hp, Stamina] He wasted no time in watching his tools suffer from his own doing, he asserted his eyes and redirected them to his targets a dozen or more Chimera were making their way into his area. he used Earth array as a means to knock them into the air, he used the stones that were scattered around the area tounch himself to their location where he performed a series of drain attacks on the enemy "Concurrent flow, Mana cirction," [System: you''ve used one of the skills inside of Concurrent flow, Mana cirction to enhance your movements] With every drain, hemitted he would release what he acquired in a form of a martial art that was infused with Mana which boosted its power and lethality while he finishes them off with the help of his newly acquired skill [System: The yer Christoper Morris has used the skill Radiant footwork Fleeting step, by spending 30 Mana and Chi the yer will unleash a series of steps that''s imbued with lightning] His body disappeared from his previous location, leaving a trail of sparks that exploded dealing electric damage to his path while he continues to destroy everything that came in his way. the monsters would either be killed by the concentrated energy in his fist or be eliminated by the trail of lightning he left behind for anyone unfortunate enough to be struck [System: you''ve killed a chimera, the collected experience will now be given] [System: you''ve increased your understanding with the Radiant footwork, Fleeting steps will now be added as a skill] [System: your martial arts have drastically improved, it''s rank has risen from E to D. you can now perform aplex movement of your body] ''Finally, I can feel a lot of changes inside my body, I think I became even more flexiblepared to my previous stance. in any case, I wonder how they''ll ovee the situation that I ced them in, a message who''s trying to contact me,'' [Direct message to Arrogant smith Arrogant smith: how''s your investigation any luck? Benevolent sage: I haven''t found anything yet, but I got a lead that''s rted to the Mad Alchemist Arrogant smith: is that so, I''ll contact you once we''ve found something don''t forget about the teleportation scroll Benevolent sage: I know if shit happens I''ll immediately leave if I can''t handle it Arrogant smith: at least you remembered most of it, also don''t forget about bringing those readers. we might find some clues to our Transmigration Benevolent sage: sure I''ll keep them alive] [System: the Direct message has ended] "Grey hit taunt all of them at once, Sei Yeong prepare to buff Grey, Xiao Fen attack the taunted Chimera''s,stly Quinton, Yuuko. I need you to prepare a spell into position people," Park Hyunsu''s sense of leadership proved its worth at this very moment he created a miraculous n to turn the heated battle to their advantage his quick and calcted orders were on point which made them escape with their lives The five of them leaped while they leave Grey at the bottom where he taunted every monster in sight, being encircled but the monsters that were chipping away at his health were prolonged by Sei Yeong''s spell that enhanced his Hp along with defense. Grey ovees the attacks until help arrived, his taunt created a perfect circle which made Xiao Fen use one of his skills that hacks away the nearby chimera that was damaging Grey, Hyunsu was supporting him from a safe distance where he can see all of his teammates and their movements. after they treated Grey''s injuries theirst attack was abination of Quinton''s Wave orb and Yuuko''s gravitational pull, making every chimera drown until Quinton added Shock finishing thest remaining chimera ''I gotta say, Hyunsu is perfect for the role he has quickly seen through that situation without any problem. I envy those talented bunch of people it''s a shame that I could only rely on my knowledge of this world, speaking of knowledge. ke sent me a full summarized version of this trial, I can''t believe I have to ask someone else, which concerns the anomaly of my book,'' ''Anyway, this trial was at the time when a year had passed after the yer that nted the forbidden seed of gluttony spread a terrible fate. Alexis Ferio, the apothecary was the rival of Deniro Alphas the two of them had never seen eye to eye. their principles were different from one another but they can''t be separated no matter how one of them tried to distance themselves from the other. Deniro was a little engrossed with the study of evolution, he wanted to achieve perfection which made him secretly snuck a living infected into hisboratory.ter he was diagnosed as a lunatic and he escape from prison, soon after he arrived, after that he was nicknamed The Mad Alchemist by the people who witnessed his irregr behavior,'' "If that was true then howe a skinny and frail person like Ferio defeats someone like Alphas, that guy was jacked up with a ton of mutations. I haven''t even mentioned his body that''s been reced with a monster counterpart, or maybe he didn''t kill him defeating someone doesn''t mean being the one to strike the finishing blow. of course, how could I forget the shadow institution, Genis''s dagger that was one of the loot you''ll get in the final boss of this chapter it makes sense he hired the shadows," While Morris was celebrating what he discovered the Hyunsu and the rest had finished killing every single chimera. making them travel deeper inside the underground building where they were ordered to stop by none other than Morris at a location near the next room where he felt the same malicious Aura that his Mirage had experienced along with a pitch-ck room that''s simr to the one up ahead "Looks like a dead end to me, I''ll check the area for anything strange while I''m doing that can I ask you guys a little favor?" "What is it, Senior Spell?" Xiao Fen replied to his question while his tone was a little uneasy considering that he experienced a ton of near-death situations during their time inside the underground base "Don''t be surprised but I just need the six of you to enter this scroll and bring this to a person named Jin," Morris opened the teleportation scroll while he handed them a bother to be given to Jin he escorted them with a beaming smile that reassured them of his safety even Hyunsu was fooled into believing his scheme ''Well, I delivered them as you requested, I can''t let this person escape Sun, Moon get out of your dimensional space and confirm the Aura that I just sensed,'' His familiars arrived when they heard their owner''s tone that seemed unusual it never contained a tone that they were currently hearing it was a tone that was mixed with both anger and irritation along with the intent to kill. his familiars were even affected by their owner''s malice as it continuously grew as time goes on he''s calm and forgiving nature shifted to a different personality that was never shown to his team and was only known by Jin [System: the yer Christopher Morris is leaking out his killing intent Alert: you''re being pressured by the yers killing intent] "It''s as you said, we can feel a strong surge of Aura thats close to the Mad Alchemist," Sun replied while they distance themselves from Morris that continued to leak his killing intent "The two of you make sure that he doesn''t escape from this spot, I''ll handle that yer by my own two hands," Morris puts back his mask before he entered the pitch-ck room where he could feel the rising flow of Mana in a certain area that shoots a few poisons to his direction that turned into a blinding gas which would grant anyone that inhaled the gas would fall for its effect [Appraisal: poisonous gas - once inhaled you''ll gain the following debuff ckout, Hearing disruption, Nausea, andstly Breathing disruption] The figure closes its distance to Morris which a spike to his back only for it to be repelled by his sword and a kick that was enhanced by Mana and Chi sending the yer to the ceiling where it falls andnded on a metal wire "I''m surprised that someone was able to hold their breath in that kind of situation, don''t tell me you''re part of the shadow institution. woohoo, If I defeated you, would you agree to surrender Lord avatar might reward me for my aplishment," Alias venomous tongue was jumping with excitement as a yer came into her territory "You don''t have a name?" "Oh my how naive can I be you can call me Venomous tongue be grateful that you''ve heard of the name of the person t hay will take you aack-" A Magic orb pierced through her neck before she could even finish her words, Morris was a little impatient with his situation which angered his enemy that retaliated by sending out a fast and durable tentacle that came out of her body. her anger cannot be quenched she can no longer calm her mind and let her emotions get the best of her choices which backfired. she aplished capturing Morris but the only thing she didn''t think about was his magic that burned her body making her release him from his restraints [System: the yer Christopher Morris has activated the skill Ignite, which was amplified by an excess amount of Mana] "I''m ashamed for my previous actions but you were running your mouth that I wasn''t able to introduce myself. let''s start from the beginning I am Spell thief and my purpose foring into this underground workshop is to kill you," Morris spread his killing intent that took shape of a ck and suffocating aura that''s covering his entire body Chapter 61: A vassal with a venomous tongue [2]

Chapter 61: A vassal with a venomous tongue [2]

[I wonder what he''s doing this time my magic orb is strongly reacting to my connection with Morris. don''t tell me he''s in a dangerous situation, I need to connect with his eye before it''s toote] [System: the forgotten sage is watching the yer Christopher Morris] "Concurrent flow, Singr flow, Full force Bitch p!!!" Sage witnessed the weirdest and most confusing of his life, he sees his avatar who was beating up a defenseless girl [What the hell have you been doing while I was gone!!?] 1 hour ago ''That was an amplified Ignite at point-nk range she would''ve died if it weren''t for her mutations and the fact that she''s a vassal. those titles are limited to a number, unlike an Avatar that can be changed once the deity got tired of its Avatar it can sever its ties without any problems. but a vassal is selected by talents alone they can''t change their deity once they''ve chosen who to follow. if youpare an Avatar and a vassal then surely it''s the Avatar who''s prioritized by its deity will be more powerful while they hold a power closer to the Avatar they''re a Guardian whose only duty is to follow the Avatar''s bidding,'' "You insolent pest, what have you done to my beautiful face I''ll make you pay!!!" Upon the burning rubble emerge a disfigured face of a girl while her lower half turned into a chimera giving her the traits of the monsters body parts along with her regenerative function that was shown to him when she survived a shot that was perfectly aimed at her neck "I don''t have a lot of time on my hands, so how about you spill everything, the location of the main base, the identity of the avatar, andstly if you''re one of those pricks that screw with this story," The women chuckled at his question which made her think he was just another reader that got Transmigrated into this world "A reader, so that''s how you''ve gained your power but that knowledge can only give you so little, how about joining us in our ns to create the perfect body, as long as you kneel in front of me I''ll forget about what happened before," The woman lured him into a trap where she peered at his eyes which influences his next move. one of her traits allowed her to charm anyone that would gaze into her eyes, believing that she allured him to get closer to her and enact her retaliation against him the tail she was hiding in her back was cut into a tiny bit of pieces while she gazed back at Morris which shocked her as his eyes weren''t charmed at the very least he only yed with her mind to get close enough for her to feel his killing intent that froze her body [System: you''re being pressured by yer Christopher Morris''s Killing intent, your movements have been fixed as your body detected a figure that could end your existence in a matter of seconds] "What''s wrong aren''t you going to show me the power that would bring me to my knees, make me undergo a painful experience. don''t tell me you were just barking without having any teeth to bite me? since you''ve insisted on fighting I''ll give you a chance if you could survive until the time limit has ended I''ll let you escape," Morris initiated a bet between the vassal and him where he stated that if shested about an hour she was free to escape without any further request [System: Betting is now in effect until the time limit has been reached, the victor will not be decided] [System: you''ve been ridden off the terrifying Killing intent of yer Christoper Morris] ''I just need tost about an hour it never said anything about leaving this ce I''ll escape before he catches me,'' Before she could even take a single move, Morris appeared in front of hernding a punch at her chest that released his pent-up energy, knocking her to the ground and crushing the whole stadium while she counter-attacked by shooting out her poisonous tentacles that were chasing after him. while she was moving to a safe distance from her opponent before she spawned a dozen more tentacles that followed her opponent until it finally struck him which was imbued with paralyzing poison Excited she was fornding a clean hit she quickly recovered her tentacles that she noticed were punctured by a ton of stone pirs, which made her wary of her surroundings until all of her were put to a stop when she wasunched into the air by the surface of the ground she was stepping on. while a figure was waiting for her in the air where she was kicked back to the ground which was shaken up with a kick that came out of Morrison, he wasn''t showing any signs of mercy even after her constant cries for help. yet he didn''t respond to her wishes he kept swinging his fist again and again and again and again until her body changed back to her previous form "Please stop I''m begging you I can''t take anymore, please I''m begging yo-" Morris punched her in the face with the amount of force that wasn''t enough to kill her while his Mirages aided him by healing her wounds which he continued to beat her to the point where she would beg for her life over and over again "Mercy, you want out? that''s not how it works sweetheart, imagine I''m an assassin, and you fucking kill my dog. imagine that dog as a book you''ve messed with my book and you''ll have to pay with your life," Morris took a deep breath as he gathers all of his remaining energy in his right hand, while the girl epted her fate as he vents out his anger towards her "Concurrent flow, singr flow, Full force bitch p!!!" The force that was created by his attack was enough to make the whole underground base be buried without him knowing that she was guarding. if it wasn''t for Sage''s appearance he wouldn''t have been able to stop the cave from copsing Back to the present [So she''s one of the yers, that created this whole difficulty change aren''t you going to revive her you didn''t shatter her body. you just hit her with the right amount of force to get her to hit 0 Hp] "Yeah, she''s in a critical condition, it''s a miracle that the trials can put a person into a reanimated state. in this state, they''ll remain dead and alive at the same time, only a cleric or an angels drop would cure her of her situation," Morris shrunk her body with the artifact he gained from the dungeon while he ced her body in soft and protectedyers of paper before he ced it on his inventory ''I never thought that I would''ve vented my anger at her so willingly, it seems that I never knew this side of myself since no one screwed over my book before. if I count my outburst towards Jin then I could say that was a minor sample of my rage, butpared to this I might have to get myself in control as an outburst of mine would create a catastrophic event,'' [Do you have anything else to do inside this base or shall we depart from our long-term expedition it''s about time before we meet the others] "I don''t have anything left to unravel in this underground workshop, it only contained the stored body parts of the victims," Morris withdrew from his expedition after finding out the building only had the remains of the victims that were butchered, without any remnants of The Mad Alchemists'' research Chapter 62: A vassal with a venomous tongue [3]

Chapter 62: A vassal with a venomous tongue [3]

"Where am I?" The vassal m remembered dying from Morris''s powerful attack, which makes her confused about her current situation, alive and chained to a chair. did she survive his attack? that''s what she wanted to believe but as soon as she moved her body, she received a surge of pain that traveled throughout her body. all of her bones are shattered along with the cuts she receives but the most important clue she found in her time being restrained was the fact that her outer appearance waspletely healed. she was sweating and her eyes started tearing up once she realizes she''s alive, she wasn''t relieved she cried for what was about to happen to her [I can hear someone crying inside that room] ''Looks like she''s awake, Jin and the others will be back after they''ve finished their patrol, it would''ve been a waste of everyone''s time if I joined the search. I wasn''t able to control my temper and I ended up causing PTSD in my reader, she had iting after she ruined my book, im going to give her a second chance those cries for help that Ipletely ignored, her true colors were shown at her lowest point. she didn''t curse at me or tried to resist, she only begged for mercy I never thought I''ll be a hypocrite for being sympathetic to her situation, I kind of saw my old self when I too tried to beg, killing her is unavoidable, if she even tries to waste my time I''ll end her life,'' He entered a certain room in the mansion that he only has ess to a ce where he kept his potions, along with his tools for torture which had a separate room that was all white and a single chair in the middle of the room where he chained his reader. the whole ce was rigged with a soundproof spell that make any noise inside unable to escape from the outside, he opened the door with his left hand, and he carried out some food that was prepared in his right. the girl started screaming once she saw his ck-robed that made her remember her experience in the underground workshop [Oh my she''spletely afraid of your presence look she''s going to have a heart attack if it weren''t for those drugs that you''ve injected inside her body she would''ve died by shock] [Lillith Rivera LVL 19 Title: Vassal of the Mad Alchemist, Chimera ss: None Blessing: None Hp: 97 Atk: 34 Spd: 50 Def: 45 Mp: 57 Stm: 40 Unused points: 0 Skills: Charm (E) Regeneration (D) Tentacle spawn (E) Venomous w (F) Poisonous gas (F) Invulnerability (E) Debuff boost (E) Chimeric transformation (C) Overall ratings: due to countless experiments on your body youre fragile body you''ve be a new being that has the blood of a human mixed with a few other races] "Wh - Wha - What do you want to do with me?" Lillith stuttered with her words once she saw Morris''s unmasked face revealing a white face that can bepared to snow and Blue eyes that were shining like a jewel she calmed down once she saw a warm and caring face unlike the one she encountered with the ck-haired yer that resembles the devil "I''m sorry to disturb your rest you can call me, Christ I was tasked with taking care of you my Hyung is standing on the other side of that door over there," Lillith gazed at the ss that divided the room she couldn''t see his face that might''ve been shaded by a shadow "Why aren''t you torturing me?" Lillith asked him her question while her eyes were trembling with every passing second [I can''t believe she didn''t see through your disguise, It''s a little disappointing that you can fool anyone by changing your hair and the tone of your voice] ''She finished eating everyst bite, at least she has some good qualities inside her, I have to ask her my question I don''t want to make our pointless conversation,'' "Very good you''ve finished eating your fill lemme just wipe your face, it might be a little rude to ask you this since we met like a minute ago. Hyung asked me to inform you of your situation, he says, that if you want to live then-" "I''m not going to snitch on Lord Avatar, whether you torture I won''t ~" Lillith falls asleep without her sentence being finished, Morris ced a drug inside her food which made her unconscious, the effects of the drug had taken effect shortly after her question has been given making him draw his de that was hidden from his back, he went on to a stance to strike her neck giving her a painless death out of his sympathy, only for his actions to be stopped by none other than his deity [Morris, hold on a second] His voice interrupted his stance which sends his de that was to strike her neck, in a direction where he could''ve split her body in half which made him change his footwork and redirected the thrust of his dagger near Lillith''s body "What heck Sage, why did you interrupt me at the worst moment possible, what do you want to say can we talk about itter?" [What if I tell you there''s a way for her to betray herrades and side with us, wouldn''t that be more beneficial?] Sage''s question posed a better solution for their ns which made him interested in his deities n for a vassal to betray their avatar along with its deity "I''m listening if there''s such a way for her to betray herrades then tell me I''ll do anything. as long as it''s a foolproof n I''ll listen to your suggestion," [Have you heard of Brainwashing?] "The fact that it''s a type of mind control but in this case, it''s on another level, you''re going to change the coded memories of their brain by will," [Bingo, I was thinking that she''s a perfect vassal, I know that it might look impossible but I''m a high-ranking deity. as long as we''re finished using her to get the location of the base and kill that deities avatar I''ll turn her to my vassal] ''When I''ve written him as the deity that''s was the most knowledgeable in terms of magic I didn''t think he would touch the door leading to hypnosis. or is there a spell that can brainwash a yer I doubt it, but if he''s this excited might as well give it a try,'' [Normally a person would be able to recover from being brainwashed but if their mental state was too weak when they were manipted then It''s a different story. first, we need toy her down on a bed, and the other requirements I''ll tell you once we''ve moved] At that moment, Morrismitted an act that plunged him into a vast amount of ways for his life to be as he envisioned, with the guidance of his deity he did the most astonishing act he could''ve ever done he brainwashed a person who was one of the vassals of a deity changing her personality along with her memories of her previous world. he created a fake memory of her being his long-time friend from her childhood after their separation with each other which yed a big role in her brainwashing. it continued from her teens to her present self he created a ton of fake memories that overshadow her cruel and unfair life of being abused by her parents, which led her to run away from her home where she met with Morris and reunited with him after a decade of separation Only for that fateful day toe when they were once separated by fate, she woke up in the World of trials, she was afraid and scared of her situation which leads her to meet the avatar, that turned her into his vassal. she rejected his advancement telling him that she already has someone else that her heart beats for which angered him the most. thest thing she could remember was overhearing her avatar''s n to kill her, she can''t ept her fate and heard a familiar voice that saved her from the underground workshop it was the voice of her childhood friend [Atst, we finally brainwashed her that took a lot of effort to maintain her emotions and previous rtions with her deity and avatar] ''This is going to be a little troublesome once she wakes up, Sage told me that I have to make myself a figure that she trusted the most. which is pretty much what I did I brainwashed her to think of me as her childhood friend and that she has a major crush on, oh looks like she''s finally waking up,'' Lilith opened her eyes to see a cozy and warm room while she was covered with a nket, she remembered copsing in the underground workshop, and thest thing she could have heard was her beloved voice calling for her name while she falls to the ground "Lilith are you, okay, you must have experienced a tough time when I was away," Morris entered the room which made her speechless making her jump at him while she starts to cry "Christ it''s you, it''s really you, I''ve looked everywhere for you," Lillith hugged him while Morris was grinning at his sessful operation ''Kehahahahahahahahahahahaha, im delighted to reunite with you as well my childhood friend, I wonder how you''ll survive after I get every information concerning your whereabouts Alphas,'' Chapter 63: The perfect spy

Chapter 63: The perfect spy

A childhood friend named Lillith, a mboyant girl named Esther, andstly the obsessed girl that might be a potential stalker Airis. if only my life was that of a ro I would''ve been happy, sadly my life ceases to amaze me, with all of this development that I''ve made of my efforts. a brown-haired girl that has ck eyes and the most calming scent, if I added the fact that she''s clingy and her age is 27 which was a surprise for me considering that she looked like a high school girl "Morris, can I ask you something?" Esther was a little weirded out by the turn of events after they didn''t see each other for a couple of hours "Sure ask away," Morris flipped over a page of a book he acquired from Lillith "Umm who is she?" Esther redirected her gaze at a new individual in their dining room that had a flowery fragrance and the personality of an angel "Christ open up say ah," Lillith was feeding him in front of his team without a single care of her surrounding [What kind of azy yer did I contract myself with your using the fact that you''ve brainwashed her to eat without even using your hands] ''I never asked for this kind of situation either, I''m merely using the situation to my advantage, plus isn''t this your idea in the first ce?'' [Grrh, don''t pin all of this on me, we''re in this together I might be the one that suggested Brainwashing. but the fact that you are the one that could choose your path, yet you didn''t even take a second once you''ve heard of a better solution] ''Morality can''t feed a person, you already knew that plus kindness? Do you think that''s a personal trait that will make a personst in this world? all of those people might as well have perished or met with their most trusted allies but it''s mostly thetter,'' [Well, I for one think that you might have tried to save her if I''m not mistaken even if you say that you wanted to make her your pawn. We can''t forget that you created fake memories that revolve around the two of you. I can''t ignore the fact that you even kept the memories of her abusive parents for her to rely on your fake self] ''You''re delusional, I''m not getting soft because I saw her horrible past, even though I felt a little sympathetic. but it''s mostly the fact that will be using her to do a lot of things for us and I can''t ask her to do that if I''m not that important in her life, so I imagined what if the request was from her lover. will she decline? Or would she agree, either way, it always leads to her being used in the end,'' Morris recognized his personality that he never knew existed within his body, a pursuit to constantly be in control of his situation. a personality that never revealed itself before because he wasn''t able to unearth this until he was able to grow and became stronger than his previous self. yet he doesn''t see this personality of his as a result of his book rather it was the result of his selfish desire to survive Being in control of his situation made him feel special yet it drives him to a path that would lead to his destruction or his adaptability in this world, which was fairly obvious that he became a ruthless predator that will either use his power or trickery to lead his prey to their demise. seeing this development for himself he''s a little curious as to why Jin never stopped him from walking this path that he had chosen he must''ve experienced the same fate as he did that drove him to kill a person with a gaze that resembles Morris "Lillith is my childhood friend, I thought I wouldn''t see her again, but fate sure did grant me a favor. she was one of the captives that were inside the Underground workshop that I happened to stumble upon," "Doesn''t anyone get a weird feeling that she''s not suitable for surviving this world," Yoona''s incredibly urate hunch made the two of them very silent once they heard her reply [Do you think she''ll find out?] ''There''s no way in hell that she would notice our doings, I made it clear that she''s somewhat important to our mission,'' "Rx Yoona, the boss always says that you shouldn''t judge anyone by their personality," "I know that but look, isn''t she a little bit weird? Come on Jin back me up over here," "Your exaggerating things, I don''t want to act like a prick but you''re not giving me any choice, I remembered the time when you guys were underestimating me. I''m not saying that it implies our current situation, but the World of trials is a vast world filled with all kinds of people heck you might even meet someone who casually talks about a murder on a daily basis," Jin brought her suspicion down after a few words that seem to make everyone else see her differently making her stop before anything ur "If you guys are a little bit uncertain of her identity then I was trying to hide it from you but she''s a member of our enemy I know that it looks a little weird that we''re eating our breakfast with an enemy. she just got dragged into this she never wanted to hurt anyone, she was manipted into believing that what they were trying to aplish was right, she was just a victim," Morris patted Lillith''s which made her blush while he reassures the others of her position "So she''s a spy is that what you''re trying to tell us?" Esther didn''t waste her time and replied after his exnation. she was the only one out of the rest that didn''t grab her weapon after she heard her identity "I wouldn''t have wanted to go back there if I wanted to, but they''ve already stepped out of the border which made their way to bing a bunch of lunatics running a mock. if they remain to live their lives then I might have just been an aplice, that turned over a new leaf. even if you see me as a criminal or a monster that once toyed with a humans life then I''m sorry, I wasn''t in my best condition, but I want to help by any means necessary," Her words down to her tone were sincere and apologetic, she delivered her identity to the others perfectly to the point that they''ve felt guilty of what they were trying tomit, she even made Kyofort her that also was a victim because of his search for power ''What a wonderful sight to behold, I executed their encounter perfectly, I guess my way of introducing a character is a little dramatic but it worked. things that you gain from writing, I waited for the right time and ce after that Iid back and watch how Lillith''s socialization gave her the upper hand making her won their hearts with her tragic tale, I never thought she would have changed ording to what I predicted. her personality and her previous one are opposites, which goes to show that a person''s behavior differs from what they experience in life, her original memory was that of a gloomy girl born into a family that always abuses her on a daily basis, she didn''t have a friend nor did she had a lover. her ssmates ignored her and the teachers scolded her for slowly understanding the lectures, a life of a miserable girl that clings to a better tomorrow. she only had one thing that helped her it was my book, the very book that she wishes to be born in,'' "A flower that''s born from a severe and atrocious ce, a white angel will cure you of your imperfections and bring you to the light," Jin whispered to himself while he looks at Morris with a smile before he sets his gaze on the solution he made with his own two hands Chapter 64: Catch me if you can [1]

Chapter 64: Catch me if you can [1]

"Don''t let him escape!!!" Theodore called every follower he has to chase after Morris A hundred chimeric yers along with the homunculus that they''ve created we''re chasing after Morris, he wasn''t able to do anything with only himself, against a 100 and more! making him flee with his legs being his top priority and preserving his stamina to a certain degree he made his way to a hole where he seals it off, with the help of Earth array that constructed a temporary seal and created a difficult maze that was paired with a Blinding Mist ''You''ve made it, I know right 15 days just to get at this very moment, I''m getting chased by my readers and some Npc''s that we''re mixed with the crowd. so I suspect you''ve got the gist of it, Gaia Taneric aka me infiltrated this base and now I''m running, since you''vee a long way might as well have the Good O''l Rewind in three two one,'' 12 hours ago "So, they invited me to their secret base and spew a ton of bullshit about them working on a cure for the infected and what not, but I didn''t find anyone that has the description Lillith mentioned before, The Avatar Theodore Castillo," His report were paused when one of his team brought along another yer "ck hair and brown eyes, with the ability to shift from yer to deity, I''ve fought him before his fighting style is a little different. and he may even have the ability of a skill that''s simr to foresight," [If that Avatar was a seer then he could''ve seen his fighting style in his predictions] ''That reader intended to kill off Hugo I wonder why and the weirdest thing is the fact that he''s a reader. why does he want to break my plot I never had any dispute apart from my bully, and his name ispletely different from him,'' "We can''t be sure but we can assume he has that skill, what would it change if we know of his skill? if he can see our next moves then it would''ve been impossible for you to survive," Morris reminded him of the scars he gained from the incident which were pointed to his organs and joints that could''ve ended his life "So what''s the strategy this time, Lillith told us of their overwhelming numbers and that''s not even the main reason for our worries. the fact that this trial is the birthce of the deity, for what I know about deities is the fact that they get more powerful once they''re inside their territory," Jin pointed out the most crucial problem in their ns and it was the trial itself the territory of their opposing deity Morris smirked and proceeded to exin the rest of his ns which surprises them with a n to perfectly lure them away from their base and seed in aplishing their missions. after their discussions, all of them continued with their temporary assignment to monitor the other buildings to see if they might have been secretly supporting Theodore''s schemes in the shadows "It''s so good to see you again Mr. Gaia how''s your day has your wounds been doing well?" Kros greeted him at the entrance of the workshop, to which he responded by changing his posture to an injured person while he uses a cane to support his leg ''Krosselis the fourth, I''m not sure if you''re truly one of the vassals my reader is so proud of due to your achievements in finding an intelligent person, apart from the need for a batch of young people to work. you''re also in need of schrs that are knowledgeable in the world of alchemy, I kind of have a clue about some of your ns which are rted to the infected. this isn''t the time to get so worked up I need to use that skill,'' [System: The yer Christopher Morris has activated the skill Personality alteration, you''ve chosen the File name Gaia Taneric] ''Due to my sess in Brainwashing Lillith, I received a skill meant to help to neutralize my emotions. I can Brainwash myself to a certain degree to cancel my emotions and my fear altogether, which can turn me into a cold-blooded killer once I''ve changed to my altered personality. still, I can utilize this skill in many ways, for example perfecting my acting, it''s just a little precaution if I were to slip and attack Castillo,'' [System: you''ve sessfully changed your Personality to that of Gaia Taneric, any kind of emotion, mood swings, or intent to kill will be neutralized if it''s not in the programming of the selected Personality] "Thank you for worrying about my condition, the medication that the workshop gave me is doing wonders for my body, in any case, we need to continue on our work my injuries will heal. but the fate of humanity must be made before the infected break our walls," The two of them made entered the workshop, attending every branch, and supervise the ones that were new to thepany. he was a shining beacon for the oldest employees and the new ones that recently arrived to work, this kind of arduous task didn''t faze him the slightest. it even helped him, to have a reason to connect with the people that were in the range of the abducted individuals by cing a bug that will show him their locations he did this, with every remaining time he had left before the sun goes down. and they''ll be the next bunch of people that will mysteriously disappear without leaving a single trace [Did you bug everyst one of them?] "Yes, now shut your mouth I can''t speak any more than I could, it will draw too much-unwanted attention towards us. these people are too wary of their surroundings that they even bugged every single ce except for the restroom," Morris checked the cube which disyed a dot of every single one of the employees that were a target of abduction after he confirmed that one of them was taken to his location below 40 kilometers. confirming a secret tunnel leading down to a location where they kept them alive due to another feature of his nted bug which detects a person''s heartbeat. after he concluded his assumption he sends the message to his ally to wait for his next orders which made him exit the toilet after leaving a solution that imitates the smell of a discarded waste "Mr. Gaia are oka- oh god what''s with that smell, I can''t breathe," Kros quickly left the bathroom stall after getting a whiff of his artificially made gas, leading him to a nearby trash can where he vomited his guts "I told you to wait, didn''t I tell you I have a stomach ache, it must be something that I ate I never experience anything like that. can you lend me a hand I don''t have any strength remaining to walk on my own," Morris ce his right hand that was soaked with the same liquid that he spread inside the toilet, which stimtes Kros''s nose which sends another wave for his vomit to enter the trashcan [Hahahahaha, I can''t stop it, this is hrious I can''t believe he fall for it, Morris put your hand near his nose] His facial expressions didn''t change due to the effect of his skill, he looks concerned about Kros''s well-being. which was the opposition to his true feeling, Morris wasughing at his pain and suffering. which wasn''t seen in his current state, no matter how hard he tries he''s skill won''t allow him to override his chosen personality [System: an emotion that''s not implemented in the Personality of Gaia Taneric has been neutralized] After a short rest, the two of them who shared a meal gazed at the empty hallway of the workshop that was brimming with all sorts of patients thate and go after they receive their medication. after their remaining time was spent they headed to the entrance of the secret base revealing metallic stairs leading down below. when he wasn''t paying attention to Morris''s movements he sends out his familiars along with a Mirage to the location where he detected the abducted victims of his reader [System: your left eye is now connected with your familiars, this effect willst until they are called back or they gained the required distance] ''It''s time to start my grand n,'' Chapter 65: Catch me if you can [2]

Chapter 65: Catch me if you can [2]

I''m finally here, the base where my readers, reside on, not gonna lie they have a pretty good taste. the scenery that you can only find in the fantasy world, a room filled with a ck light that gives off the ult vibe, andstly, robes they wore a ck robe apanied by a gue mask. sheeeesh they got the drip unfortunately I have to burn this whole ce down Their travels were put to a stop when they met a masked person that handed over a pair of robes along with a mask "Where this Mr. Gaia and we can continue to our next destination," Kros handed down a ck robe that stretches to his feet, with the ability to block appraisal and a gue mask that was modified with a voice maniption spell [It looks like we''ve underestimated their vignce, be sure to check every person that you''ve encountered. your eyes are useless, in our current situation] ''Noted, keep an eye on my Mirage, we need it tost longer than ten minutes, even 30 will do I need it, to set something inside the vault where they''re keeping the captives,'' Morris paused after they entered a room that was filled with a ton of alchemical items and ingredients along with a form and a body of an infected for them to dissect. everything was going well in his favor and a figure that caught the attention of everyone else after he uses some sort of item that enhances his voice. he wasn''t sure of the person''s identity it was aplete mystery that made annoyed him to some extent "Hello, everyone I''m so d that you could have attended today''s once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to witness a great change in the world of alchemy. we''ve been able to find a way to recover the nervous system of this particr infected," The masked figure unraveled a cage that was keeping an infected locked in a piece of metal, he takes a metallic rod to the infected and mmed it into its head which made the infected scream. the audience wasn''t against his action it was the opposite they cheered the masked figure for the demonstration he showed and kept on whacking the infected with its rod until it wasn''t able to hold on to its rotting body and started breaking apart with its body. the sight of this filled Morris with a whole new level of rage that was neutralized by his skill he could only do so was watch and clenched his fist [System: an emotion that''s not implemented in the Personality of Gaia Taneric has been neutralized] ''What a bunch of people they are, it makes me want to go and start a rampage and tear their limbs apart from their body. sadly I can''t the mission must be second to none, even if I want to kill all of them right away from this very location. I have to learn more about their research, it will be a pain in my ass if I have to ve away to find a solution for their ns, just like the saying goes, keep your friends close, and your enemies closer, its all about timing and it''s not the right moment to strike,'' "That''s it for our demonstration if you look to your right you''ll see a table that has a living infected that''s chained down. for us to achieve a cure we must dissect and analyze every single detail of the infected we''ve learned that their mutations differ from each other that''s why we''ve called for talented young people to assist us in our goal to purge this illness and regain back ournds from those infected," The crowd praised him for his half backed speech, they won them over through a series of lies that he poured into their minds giving them a false hope to boost their morale [Morris, I manage to preserve your Mirage from disappearing should I just follow your familiars. hey answer back should I follow them or not Morris?] ''What... oh sorry I was spacing out, I need you to follow Sun and Moon, I''ll try my best to uncover a ton of their secrets with the time we have left,'' He wasted no time in any chat or discussions that were sent in his way once he started dissecting the corpse with a perfectly clean cut from his scalpel. he wasn''t disgusted by what he was doing he''sposure, wasn''t affected by his scenery after tearing down a lot of people he wasn''t the type of person that will look away after he dealt a finishing blow. he was a person that would examine his cut and the effects of the technique that he tested on the person''s corpse, he was a person that carries the people he killed like they were his toy once he broke them he will examine them after hearing their regrets, screams, and slurs that were directed to him "Who is this guy he''s too talented for us to not have heard of his name," a man that has a wavering envy said "Do you think he''s handsome, I have a feeling that he is, from his body shape and height and manner of speech. I can tell that he''s a forbidden fruit and that we can''t ever touch his body, the ultimate taboo," a girl that admired his skills and proficiency in his work while she imagine his face "Could he be the newly assigned supervisor of the Aries workshop," a man said that was being sandwiched by the crowd after he spoke his word "Who exactly?" replied a clueless person "You haven''t heard they said that a Green haired man with confidence and the Aura of an angel roams around every single room to check out his employees," "He sounds so dreamy if you put it like that I wish I could see his charming face for myself," "Kros I''m finished with dissecting the corpse I need you to examine every single part of its body," Morris took off his glove after he was finished dissecting the infected A flood of people who were interested in making a rtion with him rushes to his side which overwhelmed him the experience he was witnessing could bepared with a flood that was moving him from every direction. their attempts on building their rtions were a failure once their voices collided with the others seeing that a huge crowd of people was flowing at his direction he used this chance to nt a bug within their body''s without them noticing he''s touch "That''s enough, all of you must go back to your post immediately," The crowd dispersed after they heard the voice that Morris guessed was the one that demonstrated that gruesome act of violence, that was walking toward his direction while he reaches down to lend him a hand "Thanks for your assistance I wasn''t able to make them leave," Morris epted his hand which he was wary about nting a bug that might be detected at the moment he ced it down "Likewise, you have a very firm handshake, what''s your name, you can tell me I know how to keep a secret," The man asked for his name "I''m Gaia Taneric, a pleasure to meet you, sir," "Castillo, you may call me Castillo it''s a little unfair if you don''t know my name after I asked for yours," Theodore revealed his identity after he heard an honest reply to his answer [What a turning point for us] ''What the hell are you doing here? I thought we agreed that you''ll have to maintain my Mirage,'' [I''ve already settled everything that your familiars told me, it''s a great thing that I was able to get here at the perfect time. what do you say, shall we attack him andmence our n? or should we wait for a while] ''Screw it, let''s get start our operation, I''ve already nted our distraction,'' "The Infected got away!!!" The infected that were chained to the table with their limbs forcibly removed started to regenerate a new pair along with their rampage. that caused a ton of damage to followers as their schrs were being killed by the very monster they were torturing before they killed everyone that stands in their way ripping their limbs apart from their bodies while the others were devoured and met with a slow and painful death. the infected started tearing off their flesh and made their way to bite and crush their bones while the others targeted their organs, livers kidneys, intestine, and lungs were flying in the air while the area was painted with their blood "Kehahahahaha, I wasn''t invited so I let myself in, hello their losers," Morris controlled a Mirage that he created after the infected got everyone''s attention including Theodore that saw a bloody sight and the person that stands in the middle of the chaos was none other than Morris "Attack him!!!" a few of them were brave enough to face his Mirage that shifted to their Chimeric form which was slowerpared with Lillith''s transformation [System: the Mirage of Christopher Morris has activated the skill the Ignite, which has been amplified by adding excess Mana] He shoots out Ignite at his opponents causing the entire room to raise its temperature due to its small and rigid surface, causing one of the unfortunate bunch of people to die from intense building heat along with the death of the guards that appeared in front of him. he wasn''t satisfied with his actions which leads him to taunt Theodore to pursue him "The Author sends his regards your nothing but a piece of trash," "All forces kill that yer this instant!!!" Chapter 66: Catch me if you can [3]

Chapter 66: Catch me if you can [3]

The room was burning the temperature was rising to a point where no man could have survived and the mutated infected have been lurking at every corner of this maze of a room "Mr. Gaia let''s go we can''t stay here it''s dangerous," Kros carried him on his back pretending to be exhausted even when he''s not if his guess was correct that one of his reader''s four remaining vassals is within his grasp. he used this situation that he created making Kros prioritize him over the battle [It seems that they care about you, even going to so many things just to save one individual. I wonder why they want you alive, in any case, you need to remain your identity a mystery] ''Considering that Kros is here with my body, I can focus on my goal, it''s time to send that signal to the others,'' Morris plunged his consciousness into his Mirage that was being chased down by a swarm of Npc''s, Readers, and Homunculus along with the Avatar of The Mad Alchemist. he leads them to a tunnel and sealed himself within using Earth array that created a maze along with Mist array to blind his enemies once they''ve entered into his vicinity [System: you''ve sent a message to a group chat, your message has been viewed by 5 out of 6] [System: the forgotten sage is using its authority to prolong one of the yer''s skills, the skill Mirage has been granted a buff which increases its duration by 1 hour] "Mana breathing overclocked, Terrain maniption!!!" [System: you''ve sessfully amplified the spell Earth array with 60 Mana, granting you better control and the ability to construct and reshape at will] The Mana that was surrounding the area was immediately sent in his direction not long after he sends the acquired Mana into the ground which greatly amplified his spell while he adds another one in the mix. the first batch of enemies that arrived in his vicinity was met with a maze that he created along with the Blinding Mist, they got a little confident due to their overwhelming numbers and headed for his direction once they picked up his scent. without no knowledge of the horrors that they will experience from their poorly made choices, the ground suddenly moved and the maze was changed into another level of difficulty. the rocks that were far apart were now closed to each other once they kept on pursuing his scent they noticed that the walls around them were getting thinner as they progressed [I''m surprised you''re holding on after draining your body with all of its Mana, I know that you were practicing a ton ofbination spells some of them were easy to master while most of them could have killed you. now I that I think about it remember our first fight with the Alchemist you blew yourself up in the process of defeating him, after a hundred errors you''ve sessfully cast this one] [System: the synergy between the two skills Free & Earth array arepatible with each other, you''ve unlocked a new synergy skill would you want to fuse to unlock cial array?] "I ept," [System: cial array has been added to the skill boxed Earth array and Freeze has now disappeared from your skill box, you''ve gained an empty skill slot, and previous spellbination that''s rted to Freeze has now beenbeled unsuable] A chill could be felt as they go deeper within this maze the temperature was changing for the worse, it was freezing and the tight and narrow path they took only have a little bit of venttion. making them trapped while the bodily fluids that leaked from their constant sprinting turned into Ice thattched themselves in their flesh if they were not careful in taking off those Ice would open up a wound causing them to bleed. with their remaining sense of reasoning, they tried to go back unfortunately the walls turned into a wall of Ice and shaped themselves into a spike thatunched itself at the unlucky few that died of getting impaled a dozen spikes of Ice while the rest died from the cold temperature "That trick isn''t going to work with the rest, it''s time to be in the offensive zone, cial array Construct icicle weaponry," Morris weaponized the entire field with his deadly traps that we''re able to kill a portion of Theodore''s men without any progression he called for his vassals that were inside the base to apany him in dealing with a certain pest that entered his domain In a certain area where the schrs are being sheltered by the dilemma that was created by what they called a terrorist that was trying to stop them from achieving their goal to cure the infected. one of the people that dwelled in this room was Morris''s body that was left by his consciousness rises from its slumber to monitor his surroundings after he heard Theodore calling for his vassals. with the sess of his n to drive away the guards from the vault along with the ones that were guarding the schrs he goes back to his body and left his Mirage in the control of his deity "Mr. Gaia you''re awake," Kros was waiting by Morris''s side for him to rise from his slumber and was met by none other than his assistant''s face "Did I pass out?" Morris asked once his tone and personality shifted back to Gaia "Yes, you did I have to ask you for something," Kros continued his request once he sees him nod in agreement "I have been requested to help the others that might have been trapped in the room, will Mr. Gaia be fine if I leave?" ''Wow, requested to help the others to be evacuated here, you have a good bi on you Kros. it''s a shame that I can''t kill you at the very least you were a good pretend assistant, I had a lot of fun,'' "I''ll be fine," Morris forced a smile that reassured him and immediately leave right after their conversation ended [Direct message to Venomous tongue Venomous tongue: every vassal has gathered at one ce the vaults have been hijacked by the others Benevolent sage: Okay, I''ll finish the rest of my ns, and Lillith Venomous tongue: What is it? Benevolent sage: be careful Venomous tongue: I''ll be fine, worry about yourself] [System: the Direct message has ended] [System: The personality Gaia Taneric has been deleted, rerouting to the yer Christopher Morris''s personality, the feeling of anger, intent to kill, is erupting to your mind] "1st tier magicbination Ignite + Shock amplify!!!" Morris burned every schr that was within his sight, their clothes were burnt down along with their flesh and organs leaving only their bones as their remains in this world before he entered a portal that his scroll created [System: you''ve killed an Npc, the collected experience will now be given] [Story quest: Night patrol you''re ordered to search the Eastern district for any irregrity Requirements: A lot of people are reported to have been taken away by the followers of the Mad Alchemist find a clue to pinpoint their whereabouts 1/1 Due to you''re hard work you gained a ton of information about the followers you can kill all of them without leaving anyone alive Failure: 25 days, for this quest, you''ll be given a disaster gauge it will disy how much damage the Eastern district has suffered. if the gauge has crossed over 50% you''ll lose some contribution points] [System: you''vepleted the fifth story quest you''ve gained 250 contribution points] "Think of this as my Deration of war," Morris exits the building after he took a book that had been heavily guarded by the workshop that he easily acquired by using Theodore''s handprint Morris burned down their only entrance that was located in Aries''s workshop before he reunites with the rest and fled the scene before anyone could have noticed them.ter they unchained every captive and escorted them to their families Chapter 67: Date or investigation? [1]

Chapter 67: Date or investigation? [1]

Everything needs a break from time to time, which goes to show that this Obnoxious Author needed some rest. but you know how fate is a pain in my ass? I can''t even imagine myself having my dream vacation, this happened when all of the yers were given a shocking announcement. it looks likew No.321 Hiatus decree the act of postponing the trials to bnce out the needed rest for the yers, this wasn''t supposed to happen so early in the story. well, it did because of Castillo''s doing [System: A Hiatus decree has been ced by the Game masters, the trials will be postponed after 15 days had passed] "Kanagawa San I - I''m sorry that I can''t return your feelings, my heart has fallen for Reiko," Iori walked away after he gave back the letter she had given that contained her emotions, leaving her alone on the coldest night of Tokyo Unhappy, she was her emotion was hidden in the rain that engulfed her surroundings, even the sky was saddened by her defeat. while Iori leaves the cold and rainy night with Reiko in his arms, as the two of them continue to walk away from the city that contains an awful lot of their depressing memories that transpired. the tears that were dropped by every rival that lost, the face of their friend which was broken by their rtionship, andstly the broken smile of the most cheerful person they ever encountered. with the ending being a total trash Morris threw the book that mmed in the wall in his room before he yells at the top of his lungs "Are you fucking kidding me!!? Kanagawa Sana, I was rooting for you, that one girl that was filled with misfortune out of every heroine. the loss of her parents at an early age, and the bullying that traumatized her to the point where she tried to kill herself.stly that unwavering big and glowing smile was the only thing that kept her living, why are the girls with short hair the ones to suffer. forget it why did I even try reading this book that they featured in the System shop," Morris burned thest volume of the Elegant Rose Of Tokyo not long after he ced the others with the same fate as thest volume [I never thought I''d say this, but I agree with your actions. that the main character should burn in hell the fact that the only girl that always been on his side. wasn''t the one he ultimately chose, in the end] [System: Elegant Rose Of Tokyo Review: this fucking novel is a piece of shit, the author made a ton of depressing scenes and the ending wasn''t very satisfying at all Confirmed] [System: You''ve given a 1-star review on the featured book Elegant Rose Of Tokyo] "I''m never going to binge-read another book after I touch some grass," Morris exits his room and made his way to the kitchen that was overflowing with a ton of people "d that you could make it, we were just about to have breakfast. would you like to join us, Mr. Morris?" ke was cing everyone''s te on the table after they bought some food from the city ''I forgot that they came over here after they were notified of the Hiatus decree, I wonder what Hugo''s team has nned, will they ask Jin for a training session? I think that will happen at some point, meanwhile, I''ll try and find the author of that book, I might break his or her fingers for writing that horrible ending,'' His ns took a turn for the worst once he was invited by Esther and Kyo to join them in solving somemissions that they received from a random Npc. he tried to refuse but as soon as he sees the reward for the sess he''s attitude took a 60-degree turn and agreed with their proposal. after they fill their stomachs they entered a Guildhall that was filled with yers in search of amission to do as their reward and exp were increased by 3 three times. Kishar saw this as an opportune moment to give the yers somepensation for his sudden pause in the trials [Commission: find where the mysterious noise that''s bothering the civilian in the western district Difficulty: E Reward: 2400 tokens, 30000 Exp Failure: after five days had passed, the Commission willbel you as unworthy and relinquish themission] ''The Quadrex gave me 13k Exp once I''ve killed it, even if the Exp would be split among the three of us. it wouldn''t matter as long as I get closer to reaching LVL 24, but I''m getting a little bit skeptical about something,'' "Boss, I need to do something at the moment, why don''t you and Esther patrol the Western district I''ll catch up, once I''m done," Kyo left the Guildhall in a hurry while the two of them were left alone "Morris, hurry up or we''re going to miss out on the fun," Esther grabbed him in his right arm and dragged him to the Western district patrolling [Morris, I think the time and ce for your patrol is a little strange isn''t it?] "Esther, can I ask you something?" "What is it," Esther stopped for a moment to turn her haze in his direction waiting for his action before they make their move "Are you sure we can find a clue in this area?" He pointed out the fact that they entered a Cafe that gives off a calm and soothing atmosphere, the strangest part was that he can sense Kyo min soo in his vicinity with the help of his Chi ''Patrolling at the earliest hour possible, entering a Cafe with just the two of us,stly, Kyo''s sudden disappearance which leaves the two of us alone in this cozy-looking ce that has a discount price for couples. do you think I''m born yesterday I might be wrong to assume her actions, but it''s too much for a coincidence, also the fact that Esther hasn''t been releasing my hand within her own. fuck I did turn myself into her fated one,'' ''I remember writing the part where Hugo was supposed to save her in the Goblin camp which ultimately leads her to be a loyalrade. I assumed that she fell in love with him due to him saving her at her lowest point in life, oh no, there was that time she had a fever and Kyo was already capable of subjugating our Commissions by himself. I remember it like it was yesterday, she was having a nightmare, and I calmed her down thest thing she saw once she opens her eyes was the sight of being pampered along with my soothing voice that gave her peace. now that I think about it my concerns made me forget that I was inside a teenage version of my body. you stupid shitty author, you''re not as stupid as a rom harem protagonist but you sure did trigger a fucking g,'' [System: the forgotten sage is using its authority tomunicate with the yer through his mind] [They''re not fooling anyone, still, we have a lot of time in our hands how about we spend them correctly] ''Sigh, guess it won''t harm ourmission but seeing as the three of us are not even trying to patrol. Sun, Moon I need you to check the area for any sounds thats peculiar also can you gather some intel from the Npc that might chatter about this incident,'' "You can count on us Owner," Sun replied to his orders and the two of them left his body to patrol their area "Morris, this is a part of investigating, we can''t just walk around aimlessly I heard that the Cafe owner was one of the few that was unlucky enough to encounter the screams," "So what''s your n on getting close to her, for us to extract our clue?" Esther pauses for a second before she hands out a menu that says if they eat a lot of the meals they''ll have a chance to be attended by the owner for any suggestions ''What the hell all of today''s menu has the word couples and the fact that it''s enough for two people to share,'' [Isn''t this a great opportunity to eat new and exotic food, you always cook unhealthy cuisines] ''What did you say about my burgers!!?'' [What are we talking about again? in any case this whole thing is their ploy or is it an investigation you must not forget to achieve sess. were talking about a Commission that has a ton of value apanied by a ton of failed tries recorded from the previous yers] His deity escaped from being muted after stepping into andmine that would''ve infuriated Morris if he wasn''t careful, leaving him to exit the scene [System: the forgotten sage has logged out, there are no current deities that are watching your every move the system will automatically close your broadcasting] Chapter 68: Date or investigation? [2]

Chapter 68: Date or investigation? [2]

"So cold, I''m hurting all over Mother, Father... Big brother where are you... I''m scared," Possessing a terrible fever, she was faced with a horrible nightmare she was alone on the cold winter night crying out for anyone to hear her voice. till she heard a voice that answered her calls for help while she feels warm and fuzzy which was the nket Morris ced on her body. the first thing everid her eyes on after a frightening nightmare was the sight of Morris hugging her that was wrapped around in the nket that she envisioned in her dreams "I''ll stay by your side, even when you''re hurting I won''t look away, rest assured that I will be someone that would have a special ce within your heart. I''ll stand beside you with all of the trials that will test you I''ll help you and I''ll care for you so don''t cry," Morris caressed her burning forehead before he continues to calm her down with his soothing voice reassuring her safety, without even knowing she fell asleep without any traces of her nightmares reurring ''Holy shit that was close, her body was so warm I thought my libido would rise to a new level. good thing I kept myposure,'' Back to the present "Open up Morris," Esther avoided making any eye contact once she tries to feed him, her heart beats raising with every second her hand''s movements were wobbly along with her red face which was the result of her daring action that ended once he took a bite of her food "Let''s switch our roles I might have my eye punctured if you''re not careful," Morris noticed the surge of Mana building up within Esther''s hand that was transferred to the utensil which was aimed at his mouth, the Mana was enough to pierce his defense which made her do as he suggested "Oh I''m so sorry, I''m a little out of the weather," Esther was flustered by her actions, Morris was concerned about her well-being which made him ce his chair close to her side of the table, "It''s a little hot so don''t force yourself okay," He took a sample of their food and blows it before he reaches for her beautiful red lips which entices him, it was hard for her to chew the food wasn''t the problem but her surroundings the light that shined upon his location which shows her the face of his grouchyrade along with their distance that made her whole face red as an apple On the second floor of the Cafe, Kyo min soo was happily watching the two of them have a wonderful time, even with their busy schedule which made their time together lesser than when they were a trio of mercenary "Hahaha, I knew this was a perfect n to get those two together, I would''ve waited, but recently Boss''s childhood friend appeared, and I can''t forget that red-headed girl, her whole body stinks of blood. if I didn''t take this chance to formte my n then Esther''s progression with the Boss would be for nothing, out of the three of them, Esther was the one who''s morepatible with the Boss. when I first gazed at the two of them a spark was happening, Boss was so gentle when he carried Esther on his back. a lot of women are bound to notice his greatness, so I have to work harder than ever to help her win," Kyo misunderstood Morris''s intentions he didn''t know his true personality whatsoever as he faces a man that always had a fake smile, he disappeared and made his way to the whereabouts of the Cafe owner ''Wow, If it wasn''t for the fact that I''m older than her I would''ve fallen for her, the vibe she''s giving off isn''t charismatic and outgoing. is this what they call Gap moe? she acts sopletely different from her usual self which makes me wonder if she''s the same character I''ve written as an edgy heroine. the fact that I''ve written her design that matched my type makes this whole scenario a little troubling. Kyo''s Aura disappeared now where did he go,'' After they spent their time alone inside the Cafe, they waited for the owner to appear in front of them. only to be greeted by Kyo min soo that obtained their clue, Morris and Esther stayed silent for the rest of their journey, they both have undergone a stimting situation where they were inexperienced. the ce that the owner had spoken about was a popr tourist attraction that was a couple''s favorite. she exined that she heard the noise close to this location "Now that I''ve looked at these Commission''s history of failed attempts, in the earlier stages it wasn''t that easy but as they venture deeper into the mystery they were only given two choices. one was to flee and never return and two is their survival, most of the ones that progressed further witnessed theirpanion''s end, and only a few survived along with some missing limbs," Morris read every report that the Guildhall was able to gather from those who witnessed theirrade''s death they gave a warning to any that will try in clearing this Commission "High risk and high return, this is the reason why Kyo suggested that the three of us should take this Commission for ourselves. out of everyone on the team, our teamwork and synergy with one another are higher thanbined with the rest. also, the fact that this Commission''s highest progression rate was only 39% we can''t invite any of our under-leveled members to join us," Esther entered the amusement park that had a ton of rides along with their goal to find their next clue within this ce ''So that''s the reason why they were in a hurry to start the investigation, but I''m a little confused if Kyo min soo could enter the owner and interrogate her without our help. then why was I subjected to that sort of situation, Esther''s out of the picture she couldn''t n this her face was flustered at any given time. So, it was Kyo? I gotta say I never thought that he''s a cunning little boy, or was this a part of his personality I don''t know the answer since I never worked on his personality only his achievement and power that was mentioned,'' "I''m getting some goosebumps It''s time for the Felgir Trio to make their way into solving this mystery," Kyo jumps around as the three of them goes on their regr adventures with the three of them united "Kyo I''ve already told you that''s not the name of our mercenary group," Esther replied in his inurate title "Wait, I kind of forgot about our name, Boss can you tell me again, it was a little hard to remember that name you''ve chosen," "A name that''s rathermonly known as a mystery, a symbol of our goals to take the rewards and leave not a single clue for the unwanted individuals remain in the background and watch from afar. a group of people that aims to achieve the most incredible feat in the trials seek not glory nor fame, but rewards thate with our journey a mercenary group called Enigma," Chapter 69: Those that dwell in the smoke [1]

Chapter 69: Those that dwell in the smoke [1]

The bright and noisy atmosphere within this certain area is filled with Joy and Laughter of the ones that may enter. this steampunked themed amusement park took the form of the modern rides that were familiar to Morris yet he never had any recollection of writing such a thing "Hey, Boss how bout we go back here once our Commission is finished," Kyo was amazed at the sight of the joyous rides that were thrilling to observe, yet one of them is a little skeptical about their situation "I think we''ve stumbled upon a Side quest," "What makes you say that?" Esther replied to his assumption "Just look at this ce isn''t weird that our next location looks a little crowded if this was a Side quest then we''ll experience a change of scenery. when I say that our time will change to the same time that our intel said which will activate the Commission''s influence. so keep your guard up for anything," Morris warned them of the dangers that linger in the area that they''ve stepped on [System: You''ve arrived at the first part of the Side quest, the area around you will be shifted to the time when the storymenced] The area around them was engulfed by a force field imprisoning the three of them until they haven''t finished the mission. the walls around the structures of the buildings and the people as well disappeared without a trace, the Side quest showed its true form making them realize why it had a ton of recorded failures. their surroundings grew so dark that they can''t see much of what they were facing as they heard a particr noise that appear to be a growl of a beast [System: the forgotten sage is watching the yer Christopher Morris] [I''m back what did I miss?] "The two of you into positions," The three of them closed their distance which covered everyone''s side to prepare for the worst thing that would strike them in this situation they got themselves affiliated [Side quest: First part the appearance of the noise You''ve sessfully found the first area that shifted you in the time where the noise appeared, after locating the origins you were suddenly met with a ck smoke that mysteriously appeared out of nowhere making your visions worsen as time passes by Kill the required number of monsters 300/0 Or survive until the time limit has been reached: 12 hours] ''Nooooooooo!!! this is a disaster I was nning on having the two of them go on a romantic ride together, Grrrrrh that does it I need to kill all of them before our time here is prolonged,'' Kyo transformed a portion of his legs to pounce on the monsters, before he could even touch the ck smoke he got sent back to his previous location as an Ice pir emerge from the location he jumped [System: the yer Christopher Morris has activated the skill cial array, all of the stones within your vicinity have been turned into Ice. for any opponent that entered the area their movement speed has been slowed down by 25%] "Settle down Kyo you''ve heard the message right once we enter that ck smoke our vision will worsen. we''re stuck in this spot for 12 hours," Morris turned every stone in their surroundings into a cold and lethal Ice ''50 Mana this is such a draining spell, that smoke wasn''t the only reason that made me push him back to our location. the fact that the monsters that are hiding behind that smoke are a little too quiet, it seems like they have some brain cells to devise their tactics. I wouldn''t want to mentally exhaust myself with controlling a ton of Mirage at the same time,'' "We can''t move, we can''t touch that smoke, Morris can you control our surroundings with that skill?" Esther grabbed her sword from her inventory as she hears the footsteps of their enemies that were making their way into their small and narrow spot [Esther Landers LVL 17 Title: Ferocious killer ss: Swordsman Blessing: the God of war Hp: 50 Atk: 66 (+30) Spd: 69 Def: 34 Mp: 55 Stm: 45 unused points: 0 Skills: hand-to-handbat (E) Physical boost (E) Swordsmanship (D) Fortitude (F) Fighting Spirit (F) Mana application (E) Household sacred arts (E) Dexterity (F) Bloodlust (E) Critical strike (F) Basic sword arts (F) Overall rating: You''re understanding of the sword is worth praising, countless deities in the Murim server desire in forming a contract with you] "Wee back Esther, mind telling me why you were red as a cherry back then~," Esther runs toward the monsterpletely ignoring his question, which was apanied by Kyo on the edge of smoke. the first monster that appeared startled them with its incredible speed that was able to outmaneuver the two, which was stopped by a shard of Ice that emerged from the ground. after Morris was convinced of its death he dragged the corpse within his sight to see what they were dealing with [Smoke dwellers - a tiny monster that dwells inside the mistiest ce in the World of trials, they were known for their supernatural powers that grant them an increase in speed, power, and intellectual property as long as they''re within a smoke/ misty environment] "These guys are empowered by that ck smoke, be careful and strike them at their weakest point," Morris constructed a few towering pirs in their surroundings with the only entrance left was guarded by Esther and Kyo min soo [Kyo min soo LVL 16 Titles: none Blessing: none Hp: 75 Atk: 40 Spd: 35 Def: 42 Mp: 30 Stm: 34 Unused points: 0 Skills: Ancestral awakening (C) Martial arts (E) Physical boost (E) Empower (F) Gauntlet arts (E) hand-to-handbat (F) Bestial rage (F) Durability (E) Seismic fist (F) Rampage (E) Overall ratings: With the right guidance you were able to master both your Human and Beast counterparts which were able to cover your weakness that was troubling your body] The monsters rallied to strike down their enemies, the smoke that empowered them gave them the upper hand which made their mobility faster than the one that previously entered [System: the yer Kyo min soo has activated the skill Seismic fist, his next attack will emit a powerful vibration that can be used to strike an enemy or start an earthquake] "That''s not gonna work, Seismic fist!!!" Kyo uses his skill along with his awakening fist that amplifies its damage that sends a powerful vibration to the ground the monsters weren''t paying attention to his attack sending the cial flying along with a few of their troops [System: the yer Esther Landers has activated the skill Physical boost, granting her an increase in speed and power] She used therge ciers as her stepping stone to reach the ones that weren''t able to dodge her quick reactive sword style,nding back to the ground she was met with the remains of the monsters that rallied together. she wasn''t able to match their speed once their de was about to reach her body an Ice shard would appear out of nowhere that would either block or pierce the monster''s body. within this small area, he can catch a glimpse of everything that''s happening he could feel the vibrations that were made by every stepped of his opponent or ally "Household sacred arts, sword technique, horizontal sh," Esther charged a portion of her Mana in her sword before she released it creating a sh that struck the ones that tried to ambush her [Looks like the monsters, we''re smart enough to leave] "Now that''s over, how about we check the area for some clues, the seal hasn''t disappeared and the smoke has weakened. let''s use the time that we have before that smoke appears once more," The ck smoke that was devouring the amusement park weakened that causing the sudden disappearance of the monsters. they were rmed once they heard a voice that came from their back only to find an Npc that was wearing a uniform that was the same as the employee of the amusement park Chapter 70: Those that dwell in the smoke [2]

Chapter 70: Those that dwell in the smoke [2]

"Who the hell are you?" Esther points her sword at the face of the man they have met during their quest "Please don''t kill me, I''m only a poor man that was assaulted by those monsters that appeared out of nowhere," the man pleaded for his life even to the point where he kneeled in front of their presence when he felt the Killing intent that was overflowing within Esther "Hold on Esther, he might have some information about those monsters," Morris grabbed her by the shoulders to calm her down, her body was a little red with a simple touch of his hand, her memories inside the Cafe resurfaced making her ufortable with his body closed against her own [What''s wrong with that girl, she''s looking a little shaky all of a sudden] ''Hmmm, this is a good idea all I need to do is to interrogate this person, which leaves the two of them all alone,'' "Boss, leave this job to me, we can''t waste our time while I interrogate this person the two of you should explore the area for any clue that was left by the monsters," Kyo dragged the injured man inside a building that was durable enough to leave him alone 2 days ago "Hey, Esther you like the boss right? so listen I got a hmmp" Kyo was dragged away from the kitchen along with his mouthpletely covered by Esther''s hand Kyo was carried to the roof where no one would ever enter as the entire ce was covered with a lot of roots along with the smell of the failed potions that were thrown away. her killing intent was pouring out into their surroundings as her heart skipped a beat after she remembers what he said "You''ve misinterpreted my actions, I don''t like Morris I just think of him as a great leader and nothing more. so can you do me a favor and forget that sick joke of yours," Esther denied his assumptions before he pulled out a book that belonged to her "The White-haired Tyrant and the Blond-haired ve, it''s a little strange that the Tyrant kind of reminds me of the boss. I''m not here to spill your secrets or anything I want to support you in your endeavors," Kyo returns her book after he witnessed her other side that waspletely different from her usual self "Wh - what do you mean? do you know that he isn''t that kind of person, he''s not even treating me like I''m a girl. whenever he sees the two of us it feels like we''re his siblings," "Esther, I know that you''re inexperienced in this sort of thing, but you can''t ignore the fact that he''s going to be snatched from the two of us. your rtionship only stretches to your contract with Agni, I''m someone that he promised to raise, ignoring your feelings will only make it worse I can help you. just call me once you''re ready to go," Back to the present ''I wasn''t this shy when it was the three of us but as soon as Kyo left my heart won''t stop raising once I''m alone with Morris,'' "Esther, hey Esther, hello Esther can you hear me?" "What?" "Your spacing out again is there something on your mind? I kind of noticed that you''re a little distant. seriously how do you expect me to call you when you are 2 meters away," Morris noticed her irregr movements once he got closer to her body, she was averting his gaze along, he tried to ce his hand on her forehead that was knocked away with her hand ''Shit it''s a little troublesome, her emotions are getting the best of her, sigh I didn''t want to do this knowing that I created her but thats the only way. I''m gonna get arrested after this but fuck it, I can''t have her in a stats like this,'' [Whoa, I never thought I''d see something like this] Morris leaned over her body and reach her lips, Esther was surprised by the sudden turn of events, she was witnessing the person she admires connecting his lips with her own. he stroked her back with his left hand and ced his right on her face, her overflowing emotions were suppressed with a single kiss [Appraise: the yer Esther Lander''s emotional condition has been stabilized] ''He kissed me? no way is this a dream yes maybe I''m dreaming, no I can feel his lips. calm down I need to keep myposure, Morris this isn''t the time for this sort of stuff, I''m not even ready,'' "Looks like you came back to your senses, I''m not good with my words so I let my body do the talking you and Kyo are important (Tools) to me I won''t let the two of you go. since losing the two of you would lead to my death (Im not joking) I need some trustworthy allies (Tools) in my journey but the two of you are different from everyone, watch out," Morris grabbed her body and cast Ignite that destroyed a ck spear that was aiming for their body "You were able to block that? it looks like I found a mortal that can entertain me," a shadowy figure appeared in their presence its body was simr to the monsters that they defeated yet it was bigger than the rest and had the intelligence to speak the human tongue [Side quest: You''ve encountered the mini-boss, Ageris the leader of the smoke dwellers] Before Ageris could even take a step forward he wasunched by a powerful punch that came from Kyo min soo that was watching them from the sidelines along with the Npc that was tied at his back ''Damn it!!! why the hell did you have to ruin the moment, you useless pieces of shit I''m gonna kill you,'' [System: the yer Kyo min soo has activated the skill Rampage, turning him into a Beast that will annihte anything that he targeted, the mini-boss Ageris has been the target for Rampage] He severed the rope that was keeping the injured Npc bound to his body before his whole body turned into a beast-like form that pummeled Ageris to the ground creating a powerful vibration that was the same power as his Seismic fist, he kept on swinging his arm. Ageris managed to break off his continuous attack and attempted to disappear into the shadows that send him to a location where his minions were awaiting his next orders injured from Kyo''s attack he sends his army to attack only for them to witness the face of a monstrous figure that was faster stronger and vicious killing their men in a sh [System: the yer Kyo min soo has activated the skill Bestial rage, increasing his speed and power, it will only work once Rampage is activated] "Come back here!!!" Kyo''s rampage didn''t stop as long as his prey was alive, he charges with a murderous Aura that frightened Ageris''s subjects some were able to move but they were slow to dodge his ws that tear them limb from limb while the others were frozen in ce. even with the injuries, they inflicted on his body they were not even enough to make him cautious as a second there was a deep cut it was healed without a trace of it being afflicted. they could only do was to surrender struggling would only prolong the inevitable even Ageris tried to beg for a painful death that wasn''t provided "Please even if I can''t escape from your grasp send me off with a painless death," "You would ask me for mercy? I can''t let you die without knowing my pain, I had a hard time finding the perfect weather, along with giving the two of them some time to be alone. they were progressing just as I predicted, but you have to step at that moment and ruin everything and for that, I can''t forgive you," Kyo sshed a potion in Ageris''s body healing his woundspletely before he starts tearing down his body limb from limb. his screams echoed through the silent night whenever his arms and legs were to fall apart he would pour another healing potion and repeat his actions over and over. until Ageris even resorted tomitting suicide by stabbing his spear into his chest was repelled by Kyo''s arm and continued with his attack until he finally kills Ageris by pulling every single organ inside his body and feeds it to his mouth [System: the mini-boss Ageris that was targeted by Rampage is dead, the yer Kyo min soo''s skill has ended] [System: You''ve killed a monster the collected experience will now be given] "Boss, Esther, I can''t move I''ve used up all of my energy," After his rampage was over he returned to his previous form [Side quest: you''vepleted the first part of the Side quest, the one that contributed the most will be announced 1st ce, Kyo min soo 2nd ce, Esther Landers 3rd ce, Christopher Morris] Chapter 71: Favorability

Chapter 71: Favorability

1 day ago "Im hungry I need some meat, Boss give me another piece of meat," Kyo was devouring a ton of food after his penalty has been applied [System: the yer Kyo min soo''s skill Rampage has activated its penalty, the yer will suffer an Insatiable hunger] [Thats the 20th piece of meat he''s not stopping if this continues you should prepare to hold a funeral for your tokens] ''If it wasn''t for his human counterpart thats controlling his Beast impulse then I would''ve knocked him down and strapped him in a chair until the penalty was over. it''s a good thing that he isn''t a full Beast that would''ve been disastrous, known for their powerful form the Beast race was feared by many. what many people didn''t know is that ites with a price if it''s not fulfilled they''ll slowly lose their minds and be feral Beast that will seek food to quench their bottomless hunger. at this point, they became vulnerable to attacks their bodies awakening will appoint their remaining strength to increase their vitality,'' "So, I need to watch over the brat while the two of you are gone? you know im not good with kids," "Come on, Jin you''re the only one I could ask for help, just this once please look after Kyo. you''re the only one apart from me who knows him best," Morris ced a rare ore in his hands that made him agree without another word Jin took a long sigh before he takes a cor from his back and ce it on Kyo''s face which prevented him from eating any more than he could swallow. The cor not only stopped him from eating but it had a function that released a potent gas that was enough to knock a Beast like Kyo min soo with a single sniff "I''ll handle the kid, so finished that Side quest as soon as possible. my schedule is tight, I can''t squeeze any more than I can handle, so if you meet another problem then you''re on your own," "Aren''t you getting a little bit cocky since Kyopletely wrecked the first part?" Esther was back to her usual self, which was currently packing all of their items in ce of Kyo Back to the present [Morris im not knowledgeable about this topic called romance but I think confronting it will make your life easier. that''s what one of the deities that still has a connection to me said] "So about what happened back then, are you avoiding me because of what I did?" Morris stopped in their tracks when they were near the entrance of the underground sewer system "Im not avoiding you, it''s just that I can''t understand why you did that. Was it to calm me down, or was it something else," "To be honest, I did it to calm you down, you''re just like an open book. Even Kyo could notice your feelings right away, I was avoiding this sort of thing since it''s not onlyplicated it will also negatively affect my standing as the leader. I can''t imagine myself being the kind of guy you''ll want to spend your life with a leader would choose the most painful situations just to save his teammates and Im that kind of person. I don''t have anything that I desire only for our growth, if youre angry that I can''t return your feelings then you could hit me," Esther paused for a moment before she made her decision and walked closer in his direction, to which he responded by closing his eyes to cover what he may experience as the worst beating that he will receive. That''s what he anticipated but he felt a warm and fuzzy feeling that was pressing on his body when he opened his eyes he saw her hugging him along with her lips touching his own. He was stimted with the womanly charms Esther was disying, but he wasn''t able to muster his strength, by the time she was finished her face turned red yet she didn''t stutter "If you don''t have any sort of feeling towards me, then using you as a way to suppress my urges won''t be a problem right?" She looks straight into his eyes without averting her gaze that making their hearts beat faster than the times their lives were about to be taken away ''What kind of development is this? I was expecting her to beat me up and leave what changed I can''t understand my predicament,'' [System: The one who sees catastrophe has unlocked one of the passive skills inside her blessing, The Eye of favorability] ''Hold on I received a new message it''s from the deity that gave me her blessing, The Eye of favorability should I use this?'' [Eye of favorability: Esther Lander''s Favorability: 69 The target of affection: Christopher Morris Likes: White-haired prince, Dominant figure, Reliable older brother figure, Easy to wear clothes Dislikes: Dresses, Weaklings, betrayal Overall ratings: She enjoys her time with the one she admired the most to the point that she will stand beside him even if he doesn''t hold any feelings toward her] "What do you mean by that?e on Esther this is a joke right haha, that was a great one this is a prank right?" Morris broke free of his delusion and took a step back from Esther which she responded to walk closer to his location "I won''t force myself into your life I just want to say that I want you to help me with my urges," [System: The one who sees catastrophe is telling the yer Christopher Morris to ept, the deity sees it as an absolute win] Before they could even move the Side quest had affected their surroundings it shifted to a time where the entire ce was gued by a ck smoke that covered their visions. along with the growls of a monster and a scream that sounded simr to a human being [Side quest: Second part the location of the noise You''ve managed to find out the location of the noise through the intel you receive from the injured Employee, you must find a way to cross the ck smoke and find the right path that will lead you to the noise] Chapter 72: Inhabitants of the sewers [1]

Chapter 72: Inhabitants of the sewers [1]

What a crazy day it was I got kissed by someone younger than me I haven''t got arrested and I uncovered the reason for the noise. if I have some time left on my hand im gonna teach Kyo a lesson for setting me up with Esther. that brat yed me like a fiddle, at least he learned a thing or two about deceiving others, goes to show that if I teach him one thing he''ll learn another [System: You''ve been afflicted by the ck smoke, your vision is getting darker, you receive the status effect, ck out] "This is the reason why most of the yers that gambled their lives, speak of their warnings. I was expecting something a little scarier than a little Blind effect," [System: the yer Esther Lander has activated the skill Fighting spirit, which boosts her power along with the ability to resist any sort of Crowd control] The monsters attack her at her side, yet their footsteps made it clear where they were dwelling, which made her thrust her sword at her back after that she swings it to her right and shes with the other monsters. her vision was just a fraction of her sense the ck smoke wasn''t able to block off her sense of hearing nor sense of smell. every step they take she could predict their next move and with their smell, she could discern whether her enemies are close or distant by the magnitude of their scent "Basic sword arts, Rapid thrust," Esther adjusted her footwork to adapt to her situation where one of her senses was blocked in the stance she had taken she could easily move her arms along with her legs to strike from every side of her body. that releases a barrage of thrust that encircled her position while the monsters that tried to attack her were filled with a dozen holes making them unidentifiable "Graaah," Without a second to react she didn''t notice that one of them stayed behind to strike when she was at her most vulnerable state. she would have suffered a vital injury if it weren''t for a dagger striking the monster at its head that was infused with a spell thatter activated sending a powerful shock to the monster [Youre learning to dy the activation of your spells, I thought it would''ve taken you a long time. but you surprise me when I least expect it, anyway are you not going to use your other spells?] ''After the Colosseum incident, I''ve be more cautious about casting a powerful spell in a restricted area. I never thought I''d learn why the 2nd tier and above skills are forbidden. if that building wasn''t armed with the deities seal I would''ve caused an explosion that can blow up, half of the city, the forbidden tier skills are game-changing,'' "I had that under control," Esther boldly replied to his act of assistance "I begged to differ, that de would''ve struck your leg and within its positioning and momentum. will result in your incapability to function one of your legs, I don''t want to carry you like a princess in this situation that we ced ourselves," Morris gave her a bottle of water to quench her thirst after their long and tiring trip in the Foul and Blinding sewer system "Im a little curious about their origin, normally a monster would inhabit a ce field with a ton of resources andnd for them to cultivate yet their living in the sewers," "They don''t have a choice, it''s either death or adapting to a new environment, these monsters are strong enough to fend for themselves. but what if a muchrger number invaded their homes," Morris punctured a nearby mutated rat that was twice his size, the rodent wasn''t agile enough to even make him dodge which made him sever its head from its bloody corpse after he was done he threw the head into a hole where there was a bunch of mutated rats that were smaller and weaker than the one he killed. their hunger made them lose their reasonings andmitted cannibalism upon their fallen kin, they never expected Morris''s next move that set the rest of them on fire, their squeal echoed throughout the sewers while their bodies were burnt to crisp "Do you mean that they were invaded by a monster that was stronger and had a ton of forces to overwhelm this kind of monster that gets stronger as long as they stay in the ck smoke? wait don''t tell me that it was infected right, it''s the only thing I could have guessed, the Npc that I met along the way inside the Safe zone turned into one of them," "Bingo, those monsters were overwhelmed by the infected, the Book that I acquired inside the Aries workshop contained a lot of things rting to the infected. not only could they increase their numbers from a bite, but they can also regenerate their missing limbs as long as they eat the required amount of flesh. they have no interest in fruits and vegetables, they are pure carnivorous monsters that would eat anything that contains meat. monsters aren''t an exception which leads a few of them to reside in these sewers lowering their numbers that stretching from thousands to a mere hundred they hunt the mutated animals that originated from the toxic chemicals that were discarded from the top," "If some of them have emerged from the sewers, does that mean their supplies are running low?" "Yeah, I was thinking the same thing it''s a little odd that they''ve emerged after lurking kn the sewers for a year. if they wanted to start a war then they wouldn''t have waited for a year, their numbers will diminish over time, and there''s the part where they can speak the human tongue. Ageris was just a mini-boss then we might have to prepare for everything that might assault us, Mirage make a clone of yourself and scout the tunnels," Morris created five Mirage that ran towards the other remaining tunnels [Don''t tell me that you''re going to use that staff you''ve been hiding for so long] "I thought that thing was for a disy," Sun manifested her body from within his chest along with Moon that followed her lead "Owner do you need our help? we''ve been waiting for your next orders after our long-term break," Moon licks his fur after hended on the mutated rat''s corpse which fancied his taste and even made Sun aroused by its delicious smell until they couldn''t resist their urges and ate the corpses till they were full [System: The yer Christopher Morris has activated the skill Concurrent flow Hearing enhancement, you can now use the skill Chi detection] Morris sshes a ton of his Chi in the tunnel they were carelessly wandering around his Chi showed him every turn and every monster that was lurking around the ck smoke waiting for their prey to enter. without any further dy, he halted his skill after learning about their twist and turns with just a simple nce ''Uggghh, it feels like my brain is turning into a piece of jelly once I try to overuse Remembrance, apart from the Mirage I sent to the other routes they haven''t seen anything unusual. waiting here won''t solve my circumstance Esther and I need to move if we want to solve this problem, if things turned out to be disastrous then I might have a use for that staff. I wonder why Jin was a little nervous when I said I''ll use this right away, he might be afraid that I''ll break it before I can use it,'' "Morris Im kind of curious about your survivability when we first met you didn''t look like a person that came from a World where Magic wasmonly known as a tool," Esther asked him a question while they walk the tunnel "Oh that you could say I have a problem in my world we were called weird, some of my people wear an eye patch without a missing eye and a ton of bandages. if I can remember, I think we''re called Chuunis a small number of people that dabble with otherworldly arts, we strike a pose that summons demons and we can unlock a world-breaking when our eyes fully awaken. but the more we try to further develop the power we acquired our minds would slowly break, I''ve seen myrades die from corruption and in the end, I was the only one left along with Jin," Morris told the horrors of his past in the most urate way he could think of [That ce is incredible it makes me want to explore when this whole trial is over] "That must have been a lot to take in, is that the reason why you agreed with the invitation you want to learn more about Magic and how to perfectly wield it," "That''s why I walked this path I''ve set myself, but I never thought I''d share this story with someone else. it was hard to speak of the horrors I witnessed," The two of them kept walking around their chosen tunnel while the other Mirages either died from a monster or simply vanished as their fleeting life slowly faded away within the ck smoke. their lives were only a few minutes yet they''ve aplished their goals in every tunnel they entered the noise that echoes every once in a while weren''t heard from the other tunnels which reassured Morris and they continued their journey Chapter 73: Inhabitants of the sewers [2]

Chapter 73: Inhabitants of the sewers [2]

In the deepest part of the sewers lies the throne made with bones along with a dark figure that remained seated while he hears the cries of his subjects. powerless from the infected they fled to the only ce they can pin their hopes the ce where it reeks of discarded waste along with its mutated pest that they hunt to prolong their lives "My liege ourmander Ageris that was appointed on procuring our subjects meals are nowhere to be found. the others are suspected of his life being taken away from his own by an individual," The monster kneeled in front of his ruler that remained seated and stayed silent to mourn his fallen subject "Ageris that fool reached his end, not even bringing a single person for our subjects to feast, the prophecy bestowed upon us is making its way a demon among man will approach our shelter. Ravaging anything in his way leading up to my battle only failure awaits me, gather my subjects take the remains of our rations, and flee. I must stay for I will be his only target, the rest of you are simply a tool for his growth," The monster stands up from his throne moving his colossal body into the entrance of theirir holding his gigantic axe he awaits his fate to fall in ce [Do you want power? I can grant you the power to transcend your current abilities. The price will be that yer''s resting ce to be inside this very ce you''re standing on] Hisst nap was interrupted by a voice that asked him if he wishes for power a voice that was filled with malicious intent along with a pressure that could even make the power that he was proud of lookparable with an ant. desperate he was he longed for the power to lead his weak and starving subjects "If there was such a thing, how can I acquire such power? I beg of you great and powerful deity give this one a sign," [Instead of a sign I''ll grant you an offer, this power that I will grant you it''s only temporary but with this, you can put to an end the suffering of your subjects, I only ask of one thing in return all you have to do is] The voice whispered in the monster''s ears his resolve to obtain a power that could save his subjects was too tempting he took the voice''s request and his body received the power it promises. influence by the deity''s power his body undergoes a series of changes it''s big and slow body shifted to a smaller and agile state along with his weapon that changes over time "As you wish I''ll bring you the head of your former Avatar Esther Landers without any problem. Someone that wields a former contacted deities blessing is unfit to wield It," He waits for his victim to reach hisir where he''s emitting a powerful Aura that was increased by Esther''s former deity. yet the two of them are still traversing the ck smoke that turned a normal tunnel into a maze that was designed to trick anyone that wasn''t affiliated with their race [Morris, can you hear me?] His deity called for his sleeping Avatar that was dangling on the ceiling where he ce the hammock that contains himself alongside Esther who was asleep while her body pressed against his face he felt something soft that was simr to a pillow [Morris wake up I need to tell you something] "Fuck off im tired," Once he said those words he fell asleep without a single care in the world Even with his deities calling him over and over he simply didn''t care about his useless warnings that weren''t even applicable to his situation. the fact that he ced his hammock at the ceiling and Sun along with Moon guarding their bodies he didn''t have any worries about his surroundings [Morris, I can feel an Aura of a Deity that''s overflowing with murderous intent pointed at your direction. Also, the pillow you so love to fondle is the cleavage of yourpanion] "Holy shit, you could''ve told me sooner," Morris woke up from his slumber after his deities message, making him leave his wonderful hammock and woke his familiars that we''re guarding them at their most vulnerable moment ''A Deity that''s pointing its Murderous Aura at our positions, if it was The Mad Alchemist he would''ve attacked us without any warnings whatsoever. yet this one has the balls to alert me before it makes a move, aside from that perfectionist I wonder why a Deity is targeting me the only thing I could''ve offended is him. wait I forgot about her Deity I remember her saying that she was given another contract from her Previous Deity it might be that guy. well I can''t miss this chance a monster that''s given the power of a Deity will have its exp and stats increased to a certain extent,'' "Sun, Moon I need the two of you to watch over Esther I have some business that I need to deal with," Morris gave his familiar a meat that he purchased in the system shop before he heads in the direction where the Murderous Aura where he encounters a ton of monsters that we''re fleeing from the area carrying a ton of bag which contains their rations [Only a hundred monsters, they took a massive hit once the infected had taken over the entire wilderness] "Let''s kill them for some Experience points," Even with the sight of the monsters suffering from starvation, he never had an ounce of sympathy the only thing he had on his mind is to grow whether he kills or not [System: the yer Christopher Morris has activated the skill Shock] He shoots a bolt that paralyzed a portion of the monsters and proceeds to unsheathe his sword that leading to the death of a ton of monsters in a single motion. they stood frozen as a ton of their kin fell with a single strike which made the weak protect the children and the ones that were able to fight wielded their weapons and charges against him, the ck smoke enhances their strength along with their movements encircling him before they all thrust their swords at the same time, only for their footing to be disrupted when he shows a child of their own was being held by his arms. they weren''t able to stop at the right time which made the child Morris was carrying be his living breathing meat shield the child''s body was shredded by their kind, stopping the des from reaching Morris''s body [System: the yer Christopher morris has activated the skill Magic orb, the spell has been amplified by adding 40 mana which increases its range and damage] The Magic orbs that acted like a bullet prated their skin and their cries would be echoed reaching the ce where their king was waiting for his opponent only to hear the cries of his subjects that were getting brutally murdered [Where are you going we had a deal you must do as I say] "My people are in trouble and you want me to stay and remain seated to await your Avatar?" He rushed to assist his subjects only for him to meet with his destined end the sight he had foreseen which would end his life alongside his entire n was standing in front of him a man that he called a Demon that was hiding behind human skin. It smiles when it tortures its men a white hair that was apanied by a ck robe that was covering most of its body which wielded a weapon that manifests out of nowhere. the future that he deemed to be unavoidable was created by his own choices driving away his subjects which led them to encounter the human and his desire for power that made him wait until he arrived at the time when most of his kin were ughtered for him to see. he can''t control his anger which made him threw his axe at the demon that would take his life was easily repelled with a swing of its de [Thats the monster that contains the Aura I have sensed, its power, and the intent it carries out. It''s simr to the behavior which youpanion disys once she uses her blessing] "Men and Women, you ughtered them all, even after that you didn''t spare a single child why did you do this? Is it because you lost your own to us monsters or are you just a man that enjoys himself from ughtering the innocent," "Innocent, Dude have you forgotten about the ughters you havemitted after being inside the sewers? Its blood for blood I don''t care if I have tomit Genocide if I can summon you without having to worry about walking in that tiring maze you created. And what about it if I enjoyed killing them, would that change anything, the children youbeled as innocent tried to attack me after they smell a hint of my blood that I purposely spilled, it''s basic nature all of you have a thirst for human flesh. No matter how much you said you''ll change it won''t matter once you''ve smelled it," Morris threw the severed head of the children which engaged him to attack with his all [Side quest: You''vepleted the second part Instead of locating their camp, you massacred everyone yet your mission isn''t yetpleted. The third part will nowmence kill the king of the Smoke dwellers 1/0] Chapter 74: Inhabitants of the sewers [3]

Chapter 74: Inhabitants of the sewers [3]

[System: the yer Christopher Morris has activated the skill cial array, every stone around the area upon casting the spell will be turned into ciers] The axe that the King of smoke was swung at full power yet it was blocked by a fewyers of ciers that acted like a shield, he counters by forming an Ice pir which heunch at his opponent which was enough for it to knock anyone yet the King remained unfazed. Without a second to react Morris used the ciers that surrounded the King as a way tounch one of his spells, which were closed strong enough to affect him yet the floating ciers were manipted after he throws his dyed spell that exploded which he wasn''t affected due to his shield "This isn''t enough to kill me!!!" The King threw its axe which made Morris dodge by bending his body which made the axe fly to his back it was caught by none other than the King who swings the axe vertically to tear down his opponent which was countered with three pirs of Ice that stopped his swing which was resumed after Morris escape his dilemma and returned the favor by sending a Chi enhanced punch on its abdomen [System: Youre reaction speed is improving your martial arts rank remained unchanged] ''I thought I would''ve been able to raise its rank, Sigh guess I can''t take the System as n ally it would make it so that anyone will have to struggle to raise their ranks. Even though Hugo isn''t affected by thisw, I wish I have his ridiculous luck in any case, I wanted to test the ability that he acquired. Yet on our exchange of blows, he never once used his skill did he get a little cocky or something? Wait it must be that he''s'' "Hey, buddy, can you be honest guy to guy re your skills temporary and there''s only limited use for every one of them. I''m right aren''t I the fact that your trying to overwhelm me with stats alone proved my assumption, so is this kind of like a deal you made with Esther''s former deity" Morris boldly assumes his opponent''s weak spot yet his attitude shifted the moment he was startled by Esther that appeared before his back without him noticing her presence "This whole thing is about my former deity?" "Gaaah, where the hell did youe from I thought I ordered Sun and Moon to watch over you?" Morris instantly created a wall of Ice upon their location before he continues with their conversation "Those two fell asleep the moment, you left," [Would you look at that you can''t even tame a few familiars to do your bidding] ''Those two will have a taste of my wrath once im done with this Side quest of mine. Anyway, she looks a little mad about this whole ordeal, I can see it as the day im not in a hurry to leave plus I want to see her development. Kyo was always the one that tries to impress mepared to Quon and Esther so I want to see my own two eyes, you better show me a good fight,'' I''m going to have to ask you to step down. I have a score to settle with my former deity, plus I''ve heard about the Side quest update it won''t be fair if I didn''t contribute anything. Just step back and watch I''ll show you my growth after we left the cube," He nodded at her request, after he''s approval she unsheathed her de and leaves the Ice chamber in a small opening that he created [Appraise: Qeulgar LVL 26 Status: affected by a deities wrath Hp: 500 (+200) Atk: 95 (+30) Spd: 100 (+35) Def: 87 (+34) Mp: 130 (+40) Stm: 93 (+28) Skills: Mist boost, Axe arts, Regeneration, Blink, Outrage, Atrocity, Butcherer, Impact, Empower] [Thats her kill her and this power you possess will be rightfully yours to take] Quelgar ignored the deities voice and took a hold of his axe that he lose his grip once he recovered from Morris''s punch that ced a hole inside his chest which regenerated time "Little girl I don''t seek any sort of grudge upon you, I only ask of you to stand down and let me kill that monster hiding behind that chamber of Ice. I must take his life, whether I will perish from the process a King is but a ruler of his subject one''s no one is left for him to protect that person will be a lost soul. yet I stand here as a warrior to take revenge against my fallen brethren... So this is your answer to my proposal," Qeulgar blocked her sword with a single swing of his axe, seeing as her sword won''t go through. she slowly pulled it back and tried for a thrust which was repelled by a strong left swing that was enough to slice her body in half which was easily dodged. even with his superior speed, she was able to read his next move and jump before it could strike which resulted in a cut to go through their sh. After she took a deep long breath she broadens their distance "The two of us have something that the other has, you want my ally and I want to kill you in hopes of humiliating that deity of mine. Either way, we can''t reach our goals without killing the other, sorry in advance but I''m not a talkative person we should solve this with our actions," Esther stands in that field as a warrior that''s filled with the intent to kill him only for his rtions with her former deity, she charged with the momentum she gathered and swings her sword that was infused with her Mana which further increases its power and durability. which Quelgar happily replied by swinging his axe upon using one of his gained skills that teleported him to a nearby location which made her miss her attack along with her opponent appearing at her back, [System: the monster Qeulgar had activated the skill Blink, which sends him to a nearby location from his previous spot] She quickly changes her movement with her nimble footwork making her sword reach his opponent, the two of them swing their weapons at the same time. Esther was having a hard time from constantly sending a ton of her Mana upon her sword to repel her opponent''s swing. Which was proven to be useless which made her change her tactics, instead of applying her energy to repel she uses the breathing techniques that were passed on by her ancestors, which had the same features as Mana cirction yet their effect waspletely different. Instead of increasing one''s power, its purpose was to stabilize the body''s condition which makes her body strain along with her stamina to be temporarily locked making her apply a ton of devastating blows [System: the yer Esther Lander has activated the skill Household sacred arts Stability Control, which stabilizes her physical condition as long a Mana flows within her body] Their sh continued tost until one of them was to fall into the other''s attack which wasn''t to be caught a glimpse of as their weapons started to create a sh from their powerful swings. When the other was closing at each other''s distance they''ll find a way to halt their attempts, yet she was slowly seeing an opening as their long exchanges of blows wereing to an end. Qeulgar was having a hard time with her nimble footwork that was hard to uncover yet it wasn''t enough for him to drop as he activates a series of skills [System: the monster Qeulgar had activated the skill Outrage, he will now gain the following increase in attack along with speed while his mind slowly broke down from madness] [System: the monster Qeulgar had activated the skill Impact, every attack hends will now be amplified] "Guess I''ll have to use it even though I wanted to handle this with my own strength," Esther closed her eyes and channeled the Murderous Aura within her body which activates her Blessing along with her maintaining a state where she''s not influenced by its power [System: the yer Esther Lander has activated her blessing Ruthlessness making her tap into her innate power] Before she could notice her opponent''s disappearance reappeared on her right side, she had a stance that channeled a ton of her strength within her sword to neutralize her opponent''s attack, along with striking the vital parts of her opponent [System: the yer Esther Lander has activated the skill Critical strike, which increases the damage she afflicted] She wasn''t influenced by the blessing that fell upon her hand. It was a fight between an unskilled fighter against someone who honed their talents and has a better grasp of understanding her skills property. Even with her opponent''s overwhelming stats, she wasn''t fazed she only has one goal and that was to humiliate her deity. The uncontroble power that surges within Qeulgar was slowly corrupting his mind degrading him into a monster that has no intellectual property. with every swing of his axees with no form only pure power that could have ended her countless moments if it wasn''t for the fact that he lost his reasoning that was consumed in the power that he was proud to use [Side quest: You''vepleted the third part Contributions will now be given from the first to thest part of the Side quest 1st ce, Christopher Morris, Kyo min soo, Esther Landers Each of these yers scored 50 points, the rewards will be cut in half] "I did it," Esther was battered after her blessing and her skills wore off she immediately falls to the ground while her deity was trying to make an escape that was stopped by none other than Kishar "Tsk Tsk Tsk, you must face the consequences of your actions, for interrupting the System, granting a monster your power without the authorization of the System. Lastly, the act of viting the block filter that was ced upon you by the yer Esther Landers. if it was me I would have banned you entirely luckily this fine young man who reported the incident was the one that caught you, he will be the one to judge your fate," Morris walked into the area where Esther''s deity was being held, he didn''t take his time and said what he wanted and left carrying Esther in his arm. By the time she woke up she was in her room, along with Morris that was asleep by her side "Where the hell do you think you''re going," He dragged her back to the bed and forced her to sleep after her long and arduous battle "What''s happening?" Esther was confused with her current situation where Morris was sharing a bed with her [This is the nicest thing you have ever done] Morris was concerned for her health, her body was at critical condition, and her bones were damaged in the fight along with her organs "Consider this as my way of gratitude for a job well done, now sleep your body has been injected with some anesthesia. Rest for a bit I''ll be here until you''re fully recovered," ''I wish that day wouldn''te,'' Chapter 75: The Hunt Begins [1]

Chapter 75: The Hunt Begins [1]

I thought that I''ll take the rest of the Hiatus decree and read a book, that would''ve been a better what am I doing exactly? Simply put that I''m chasing after my readers along with the characters within this trial. I only said the trials are halted it doesn''t affect the characters and so a brand new adventure unfolds "Ms. Esther''s conditions have been stabilized. I arrived along with the shots that you requested," ke entered the room after Esther had finally fallen into a deep sleep with the toxins they ced in Morris''s body that prevented her from suffering an unbearable thates with her medicine "Aaaaaaghhhhh," Esther cried out after her medicine had taken its effect she could feel her bones being crushed and restored right after they were broken apart she tried to escape yet was stopped by Morris when he chained her down and ced the remaining anesthetics inside her body which alleviates her pain [She was injured, right? That didn''t look like an injured person to me she was swinging her arms and legs that could have knocked down a person] "Thanks for the help ke, now that we''re outside our patient''s room, mind telling me what you want?" "I don''t know what you mean by that I''m just d that I can be of service to our team," "Spare me the bullshit, even a Saint has ulterior motives they won''t randomly help anyone in the blink of an eye. Tell me what you seek you know that I''m not someone that likes their precious time to be wasted," Before he could take another step to reach the door he was stopped by an anxious voice along with the Aura of a deity that was growing stronger by the second until it possessed ke''s body giving it the same state as his first encounter with The Mad Alchemist ''Possession? I haven''t seen this gimmick for a long time, if it''s the deity that''s showing itself could only have two things It''s either one the request will be difficult as hell, and the rewards won''t be that great. or two they are the deities that took a liking to their chosen yer and wish to bestow upon them their skills or blessings to aid them in their rigorous journey,'' "Much appreciated ke for letting me borrow your body, it''s nice that the two of us can finally have a chat. I am Alexis Ferio I stand here before you to humbly ask for your Avatar''s assistance," "Hey, do you think he''s misunderstanding our contract?" [I have no problem whatsoever heck we might obtain one of his precious skills as long as we keep maintaining this misunderstanding] ''Contracts are the thing that binds a yer to a deity depending on the type you choose the things that you''ll receive will differ. There''s the Singrity they are the Avatars that doesn''t take a quest or skills given to them by a third party yet they have the highest level of growth. Possession is the contract that makes the yer call upon their deity to momentarily possess their yers to escape from death.stly, we have a Mutual contract where each side doesn''t ask the other side for anything in return the greatest thing about this contract is that you can receive a lot of skills along with a variety of blessings,'' "What kind of assistance do you require?" Morris pulled out one of the chairs that were ced below a table and remained silent before he hears an exnation "Recently, there''s been a lot of talks about a ton of people dying without any sort of exnations that can urately reflect their cause of death. Copse, sudden loss of breath, heart attack, all of this death are a little bitmon but the fact that it happened to 100 or more sounds rather foolish to be called a coincidence doesn''t that sound a little bizarre?" Alexis ced a ton of papers that recorded a ton of yer''s causes of death that were rted to his suspicion which intrigued Morris with a hint of malice after he browse through several documents he prepared [What''s wrong with you, you''re acting a little furious with strangepared to your usual self?] ''Are you fucking kidding me? They''re trying to lower the number of yers on the trials, aside from the selected few that were able to acquire the mercenary role most of their targets appear to bemissioners. If this keeps up another anomaly may ur the reason why Persevis and Airis''s mercenary group was able to participate was the fact that they were one of the chosen few that we''re lucky enough to be picked from the millions of yers. If this isn''t solved by the time it created a new problem then It''ll be a pain and I''m the only one apart from Jin that can do anything about it,'' "Sounds like a problem that you can''t handle on your own, I''ve already got this brat in his most stable condition," Jin threw Kyo at the second floor of the room which he recovers from within a few seconds leading to his escape when he noticed the restrictions he always senses vanished after he reaches a certain distance away from Jin "Whoa, I have never seen you as the type of person that would cooperate without a single exnation," "Says the guy who''s hell-bent on "not standing out" you''re the embodiment of what you want to destroy the most. White hair, Wears anything that is either white or ck, wears a mask, I haven''t even mentioned your hostile behavior which makes people think that you have a sad childhood," Morris stopped his point that targeted his ego by stopping his sentence to continue their topic which he quickly realized that he struck him at his most vulnerable spot that made him smirk "Don''t worry about the rewards that you''ll acquire by the end of this journey you are about to embark on. For I detest fraudulent I will give you anything that this Era of the world of trials can offer," ''A gift from a deity and it''s in the Era where Alchemy is the thing they put their whole lives along with their children and the ones after them. Not only did this motivate me to hunt down that reader of mine I''m getting something in return,'' Meanwhile in the alleyway that no sane person will try to enter if they value their life, lies the followers of The Mad Alchemist that were running out of breath as they moved from one ce to another to mix a giant vat that was dangerous for anyone who''s a naive enough to make contact as the radiation it emitted was enough to make anyone faint "Our goal is almostplete, no matter how much the Author tries to interfere with my ns it would prove to be useless. The followers that were willing to pay the price for what they desire have been reaching out for my assistance," Chapter 76: The Hunt Begins [2]

Chapter 76: The Hunt Begins [2]

Life is a mystery I thought I''m going to kill Theodore in the finale of the story quest but who guessed it would be at the Hiatus decree? Guess you can''t control how you meet or reunite with someone you previously met, still, you''re the one who will decide which window you''ll throw them at "Follow my lead everyone I know the area more than anyone else," Jin walks while the others followed at his back "Arrh," Esther groaned in pain when she felt the remains of the after-effects of the drug that was given to her, the culprit behind all of this remained silent while Kyo and Quon were concerned "What''s wrong Esther you don''t look like you were injured in any part of your body," Quon examined her body for anything strange yet she didn''t find a clue about her source of pain "It must have been my imagination. But I''m d that you''re worried about my health," Esther brushed off her uneasiness that was caused by the pain that was flowing throughout her body, it wasn''t a problem for her, yet it caused her to feel irritated "Oh, Hoh what''s this that I smell? It seems like you hit it off with Boss when I wasn''t around. His smell has beenpletely engraved on your body, this wouldn''t happen unless the two of you were sleeping together during the quest," Kyo teased her yet she didn''t care which made him curious about what urred in his absence [It seems that we''ve found the culprit behind all of this, you can turn off your hearing enhancement you know] ''That brat oh he''s gonna pay for this now what kind of person am I if I damaged one of the most important tools in my collection? Let''s think of something lethal and powerful enough for him to survive its full strength. I think I need to do some shopping after this has been concluded,'' "Hey, Morris do you think these deaths are a little bit easier to solvepared with the Story quest five?" Jin pointed out that a lot of the murder logs were pinpointed were always close to a nearby tavern which made him suspicious of their surrounding area after he was warned by Jin [What''s getting you so riled up] "Shit they must have rigged the ce with an explosive or something wait a minute this guy is busy with his research. I can''t forget about the smoke that Alexis mentioned before, thest person that exited there died after a couple of seconds. That''s it, chemical poisoning their using poison, everyone listen up I need you to wear the mask that you receive from ke," Morris quickly alerted the rest that was minding their own business when his Familiars suddenly felt a strong sense of danger "Poison, it has no color and its scent is close to being untraceable," Moon quickly jumps out of his chest, everyone else was wearing a mask yet he was unfazed by the scent that he swallowed within his body that retracted till he turned to into an inted version of his body [Immunity to poison can''t say I''m surprised the one that created them was a Madman] "Boss what''s going on you asked us to put on our masks and the next thing we see is that your cat has been inted to the size of a balloon," Kyo''s question was ignored when he sees that Morris was focusing his attention in their entire area for any nearby enemies that might be hiding behind every corner within their area "You should shut your trap, a brat like you would only be a nuisance in this kind of thing If you don''t know this inted cat just saved our lives. I''m a little fascinated with its capabilities I might ask Morris if I can borrow him he''s having a hard time preserving this form of I can feel it. Watch over Morris in my stead I''m gonna find a ce where I can safely throw away this toxic gas," Jin quickly withdrew from the rest taking Moon with him that was maintaining his shape to fool the others for him to track down the ones that ced the canister "This is far enough, what are you doing I heard that you can eat and drink poison as some sort of food. That''s better now I''ll ce you down on the ground and tap my left hand if you know where the crooks are if not and you need me to follow you tap my right hand instead. Left huh looks like I''m going to pay a visit to those bastards, hey if you can see in this familiars eyes, then you already know that we''re splitting up right?" Jin forgot to give Moon an instruction to do if he was given that sort of answer until a voice suddenly materialized within his mouth "Yeah, I get it, I''m borrowing Moon''s mouth for a sec to converse with you. The reason why Moon ising with you, and the fact that you have to protect him is his sense of smell," [Your friend sure is a little quirky, isn''t he? Im already surprised about Magic along with his Martial arts but his Taming skills only happen if the familiar shares a bond with the tamer or he dominated them by beating them his order] "I get it, Bust the origin of these drugs, and we can stop them from their ns, it sounds like an easy job if only I wasn''t given a ton of potion. I can guess that it''ll be painful as ever maybe even more than the time we fight that Seper guy. A big operation meant to have an increase in security, along with a set of new weaponry seeing as their druggies then I can guess that they modified their bodies or overly mutated them," "That''s what I''m expecting to happen if the chance arises that Theodore is inside the factory. Where they made these chemicals then I want you to pull out the portable scroll that''s linked with the one I have. That guy has no use to us his only an irritation I don''t want him to be as permanent as a tumor I found a clue about what they''re trying to create. The need for a ton of human sacrifices, the meat locker I found with Hyunsu, andstly the reason why they wanted to dissect the infected. They thought it was burnt in the fire but I took it and now we can finally loosen ourselves, looks like they wanted to talk to me, catch youter Jin," Morris''s voice disappeared from Moon''s mouth after his final words were told, Moon rushed to a certain direction that was leading Jin to the south while he was maintaining a distance where he can easily be protected by Jin if anything were to attack them. They ran from every alleyway, through the busy and popted streets that were brimming with yers and Npc, the area was crowded that they resorted to walking while Moon was getting carried on Jin''s shoulder, unable to converse with Morris''s he made Moon bite a rod that he uses to point out the direction where he smells the origin of the poison ''The investigation I''ve made with the friendly readers I''ve met wasn''t helpful, aside from that I''m curious about this ne it''s been with me before I encountered Morris. The weirdest thing is that it reacts to him like it was calling out for that fool, good thing I safely had it sealed by a priest. The first thing I felt when I touched this was an ominous power that resembles the feeling of death. that''s another reason why I can''t give this to him it might kill him or turn him into a Lich or an Undead so far those two have the highest possibility of happening,'' Jin continued to traverse the crowded area until he entered a part of the city that was near the location of their target a ce field with murderers, smugglers, and druggies as hebels them they entered the dark side of the southern district. Awless ce that was more brutalpared with the Eastern district when it was gued by the followers mixed with its depressing atmosphere, the cries of times citizens that was heard in every second he stayed in that ce reminded him of his old world. He only had eyes that pity their circumstances and soon after he went back on his journey to find the origin of the smoke that attacked them a while ago [I thought you would''ve helped them, this isn''t like you I remembered our encounter you were even feeding a poor old man most of your food] "If they were real I would''ve helped them the moment I saw them it''s my principles help the weak and whack the strong," [Thats the reason why you hit your friend?] "Nah he deserved it, he''s lucky that I didn''t ce a ton of my strength at that swing. That fool was once a wimp theplete opposite of his old self he gets beaten up every time," [Did he ask for your help? In order to deal with his oppressor? If what you say is true then howe he''s talented] "You don''t get it, that ce was unfair from the start and being born with his frail body that would copse if he gets a minor fever that''s a p in the face, a body that won''t grow like the rest. Yet even if he gets hit he never kneels in front of everyone he would rather die, even though he got his face covered in bruises, his lip injured and his lungs were hurting just to breathe after he got his back kicked a dozen times he won''t do it. A coward but he isn''t a loser he never once kneeled, well that''s it for today''s story it looks like we''re here Moon has finally dropped the rod," He was outside of an alleyway that had a tavern within its wall along with Moon''s constant hissing after he smelled the potent and putrid scent of the poison that he swallowed earlier. Seeing his reaction Jin ced him in his bag before he entered the tavern filled with a bunch of yers that were covered in tattoos along with their height which was twice his size. He slowly approached the bartender for a drink or two while everyone had their eyes on him at every passing second, impatient they are Jin didn''t prolong his act and he stands on the stool he had once taken a seat on "Hello, I''m here to kill anyone rted to making that poison, if you''re kind enough can you please raise your hand?" Chapter 77: The Hunt Begins [3]

Chapter 77: The Hunt Begins [3]

By the time the rest of our group have been sweeping the whole Safe zone for any unwanted toxins that wereid by Theodore. Jin on the other hand was about to break a ton of bones by that I mean he will be the one who''ll break them not the other way around [System: You''ve activated one of your weapons skill weight maniption, you can now change the weight of your weapon by infusing Mana] "Metal maniption, reshape my weapon the image that I desire,e at me you little punks," Jin changed his small hammer to the size and shape of a sledgehammer that he uses to block an attack that was aimed at his head. While there was a swarm of yers along with a bunch of followers that tried to attack him yet they were stopped by his sledgehammer which surprised them when they see him hold his ground even though he was holding something so heavy [Why did you announce your purpose!??] "Because it''s fun you should try it from time to time, the thrill their screams that echoes the room whenever I break their body parts. Don''t get me wrong I''m not that kind of person that likes those sort of stuff I just like the fight," Even though he wasn''t paying any attention to his opponent he could easily block their swings to their projectile while he finds a way to punish anyone that tried to attack. Their hands would be broken, their stomach filled with a hole that was the size of his hammer, and if anyone were to get close to his hammer it would change to a metal spike that would fill their body with a ton of holes [Isn''t this a little bit more brutal than your way of disposing of your enemies?] "I don''t have any hint of mercy to a bunch of assholes that already crossed over the fucking line," Jin charges against the remaining followers that were trying their hardest to hide in order for them to strike him only for their end toe when he threw a chunk of metal in the ceiling of the tavern. That turned into a chain that binded thatter developed a dozen spikes that strangled them until the ceiling was dripping with a ton of blood, the battle ended when all of them either fled with the injuries they suffered or die in his grasp he didn''t chase the ones that escape his hammer and continued at his true goal to find and destroy the chemicals [Looks like everyone else is dead, except for you how about we search the area for any kind of clues? Wait a minute, why the heck are you bringing out the drill? There''s no use for that tool of yours] "We don''t have the time to search for some clues a ton of lives that I don''t care about will die, still it''s my responsibility as an ally to help. Moon,e out of the bag and start sniffing the building for anything that has the smell of the chemical you''ve eaten, so I can start drilling this ce," Moon made his way through the tavern where he uses his keen sense of smell where it led Jin to the basement along with a metallic door that waspletely shut from the outside world [If they''re trying their hardest to lock themselves inside then guarding the chemicals must have been what they prioritize. You better prepare for the worst thing that might ur once you stepped inside, we could always call for help?] Jin ignored the worries of his deity and he simply made his drille into contact with the metallic door which prove to be a challenge for his tool to destroy. The door that was used was durable enough to handle his drill that could pierce a rock without any sort of problem, yet this door remained unchanged which made him decide to crank his drill to its highest. Using both of his hands he drives the drill further through the door until a lot of sparks were flying as the drill started to create a hole that was big enough for a person to enter. Needless to say that the followers heard themotion that was happening at the entrance for what they saw was the door that was created through alchemy that was said to have the same durability as a magical crystal had a hole "Who could''ve done such a thing~" the follower wasn''t able to finish his sentence when a hammer was flung to his face and the others were met with a spike that impaled their hearts the others their heads and the ones that remained alive saw a red-headed figure that his brain described was a devil [System: You''ve killed a yer the collected experience will now be given]l [Looks like your stealth has been improving] "Aren''t you forgetting I have a cloak that turns me invisible to the naked eye? It''s quite a handy tool for this kind of thing. Anyway, I don''t have a clue what their exact numbers are so in the meantime I''ll kill as much as I want," Jin activated his cloak before he moved to another person that he killed with a seeing of his hammer to the head after that he moved them to a corner where no one would notice their corpses after that he moved to kill his next unlucky victim [System: the yer Jin kurenai has activated the skill Metal maniption, you can now control any metallic items for 10 minutes] "Another one bites, the dust," Jin charges against a group of people that were headed in his direction they weren''t able to see his image but one of them was able to smell his body thatunched a tentacle in his direction which he dodges after that he sliced it with a sword that he pulled out of his bag seeing as the others were confused about the situation Why did theirrades suddenly attack and why was his attack countered they notice that there was an intruder that was either fast to be undetectable or invisible to the naked eye Which made them alert and they formed a circle to look at every corner yet each one of them was suffering from an attack that they can''t see until Jin had enough of and he threw a chunk of metal in the middle of the circle they formed that transformed into a spike that impaled them which gave him the time to easily slice their necks "Whew that feels incredible I feel like I''m inside a spy movie, one man vs a ton of crooks yet I remained uninjured through the battle. Moon, you''re not poking me anymore? Does that mean that our goal is right in front of us? Let''s get there destroy their chemicals and regrouped with the rest I''m getting a little homesick after I left an hour or two," He walked closer to thest room and he saw a massive vat that was filled with a ton of chemicals, his mission was about to end after he ced Moon to swallow every single ounce of the chemicals until he heard a canister that was opened at his location that unleashes a poisonous smoke that made him back away "Hehehehe, sorry about that I might be a littlezy when ites to my job but I can''t let you destroy our ns. My name is Bringer I''m the third vassal of The Mad Alchemist and I''ll be the one that will end your life," A man that was bearing a body that has the scales of a snake and as agile as a monster appeared in front of his path. He wasn''t affected by the poison it only made him stronger than ever after Jin felt the change in his body after he had swallowed the poison that he used to disrupt his ns Chapter 78: The Hunt Begins [4]

Chapter 78: The Hunt Begins [4]

While Jin was having trouble destroying their chemical supply the rest alongside myself was chasing after the followers that were spreading the poisonous gas without any sort of rest. Along the way, I met some of my readers that were not happy to see me apart from that I''ve found someone I was hoping to meet on my journey "Follow me I can smell the poison it''s just right around this corner," Kyo jumped from one building to another after he smelled the sample he goy from Morris "What''s the matter with this mutt he kept on telling the two of us to follow him," Quon was carried at Esther''s back while the two of them follow his lead when Morris gave them his word His nose leads him to the ground where he saw a tiny little hole that he entered without consulting the two that were following his lead which led him to a dark and eerie ce. It was filled with a ton of decorative arts that were hanging at every corner of the room before it got any weirder Quon and Esther noticed that the entrance they entered disappeared into the shadows. The three of them were cautious about their surroundings until a voice that sounded like their leader arises from the shadows "Guys what took you so longe were about to capture the ones that were responsible for all of this," Kyo didn''t hesitate when he heard the voice of his leader while the two were suspicious about their current situation, they never saw Morris leave the ce even if he did they didn''t even notice his presence which made them warn Kyo about the dangers that lurked inside the shadows "Hey dumb mutt, stop for a second that''s not master," Quon tried to warn him yet her voice wasn''t able to get through their distance made it sound like she was muttering yet he can''t hear her correctly and proceeded to enter, his suspicion only urred when he slightly opened the door which revealed the scent that waspletely different from Morris. Even with this knowledge, he took its bait after he prepared his body to transform into a Beast if needed Esther and Quon saw their voices fail them after they saw him enter without even knowing the dangers until a loud bang made them worry about his condition. Until they see for their own eyes a figure that came out of the room to be injured by a w that revealed Kyo''s suspicion "Who the hell are you? What''s this ce, why did you lead us into this ce huh," Kyo pounced on the person who had his upper body wounded by his w the moment he tried to attack him *Cough* *Cough* "I don''t have anything to say to the likes of you, I''m only here to fulfill master Specimen''s ns. All of you are now trapped inside his maze if you want to escape and help your allies then you must conquer this domain," The follower died shortly after he had uttered hisst words which made Kyo drop his body to the ground. after they had a look at the rooms they were met with a voice that echoed throughout the ce a voice of a man in his twenties that exined their current situation [Hello, I''m called the first vassal Specimen, all of you are here because you interfere with our ns. So my master had ordered me to dispose of the three of you while he have a little chat with your leader] "Show yourself and fight I''m not a fan of cowards," Esther unsheathes her sword after she heard his introduction [I''m not sure that you''re the one that''s in charge of this Domain, if you want to fight me then you''ll have to look for me inside this ce that''s the habitat for a hundred homunculi. If you''re scared then I can arrange your death after you died from hunger or you''vemitted suicide under all of this pressure, now then what will you choose] "Talking with this person will only be a waste, let''s not waste our energy and fight his challenge. Master told us that we must exterminate the ones that caused all the crises that were currently facing. If the two of you aren''t in any position to lead then I''m the only one from the three of us that can lead," Quon took the lead in the three of them before they set their mark on the exit that was nowhere to be found in their area Meanwhile back at the tavern Jin encountered a rather peculiar man who was holding a ss filled with poison without any kind of weapon in his hand. Yet he proved to be a challenge with his trickery paired with his body that was growing stronger after he devoured a chunk of poison that was enough to kill anyone that woulde in contact. Jin used his hammer along with the metal around them to his advantage creating a ton of metallic spikes that aimed at his opponent giving him the distance he needed before he strikes him with a full-force swing of his hammer sending his opponent to the wall [You''ve managed to escape from his clutches, what now, you can''t dodge him every time he sends an attack. You''re already at your limit after manipting all the nearby metals "Bluargh, can''t you please tell me anything else that would help me instead of repeatedly telling me of my disadvantages? This is the reason why I mostly mute you," Jin bandaged his wounds that were afflicted by the poison along with the cuts he suffered from his opponent''s sharp and pointy nail that was equipped with poison [I''m only telling you the truth, it''s not my fault if it''s depressing, so do you have a n? Your opponent will arise from that wall to end your life at any given moment] "There has to be something inside this bag of mine," Jin opened up his bag to look for anything to solve his dilemma with nothing to be seen that would prove to be applicable to his current situation the only thing he had was a gamble to bet his life in a certain n that he crafted not long after he found out his opponents strengths and weaknesses [Do you think this will work?] Jin prepared every weapon he has inside his body along with the armor he once wore when he first arrived to assist Morris in his battle with Seper. He waited for his opponent to recover from the blow it took, he became impatient, and curious about his opponent which made him look inside the crater only for an attack that came from above made scratch his chest. It was none other than a mutated version of Bringer his hands changed to a monster along with his feet, he became faster than his previous form with his body manifesting a ton of spikes that restricted Jin''s movement from pulling any sort of attacks [System: the yer Jin Kurenai has activated the skill Hammer arts, the yer will now gain ess to a bunch of techniques inside the skill] "Empower physical strength, Hammer arts full force swing," Jin closest within a range for his hammer to strike Bringer dodging the spikes that were flung in his direction while he countered with his attack that sends him flying to the air [System: You''ve activated one of the skills inside your boots, you''ve activated the skill Haste you''ll now receive an increase of movement speed for the next 3 minutes, the next usage of the skill will be in the next 30 minutes] Jin connected his attacks after he strikes Bringer he dashes to his next location where he continues to pummel him after hended back on the ground. Bringer had enough of his attacks which he recovered after he devoured a chunk of chemicals that force him to stop his attacks from continuing any further. That''s what he thought but Jin forced his way through the poison along with his hammer that struck his body until his mouth opened giving him a few seconds to enact his n before his body was pierced by the spikes that manifested in his body. Along with the poison, his body was oozing which paralyzed him for a second for Bringer to unleash a powerful hit that broke most of his bones [System: Youre health has dropped to a dangerous level, your existence is being threatened by the vassal named Bringer] Bleeding from head to toe, his body was undergoing a series of status illnesses that made his condition worse as time passes. It wasn''t as bad as his enemy was slowly making its way to his injured body and Bringer grabbed him by his neck choking him until he felt a certain aching that was urring in front of his body. He never knew the reason for his condition until he sees his injured opponentughing at his current condition. He knew about his condition and he wasughing without a care in the world about his injuries. His condition was getting worse by the second before he knew it he was down On his knees without a second to move, his abdomen felt like it was burning, his heart was racing and every second he felt like he was getting weaker [You did it your n had worked] After the paralysis wore off Jin reaches for a potion within his bag thatpletely healed his wounds without leaving any wounds for the naked eye to see. He slowly approached the wounded Bringer that was dying while he walk closer to his location without showing any lingering killing intent that he was previously showing with every swing he made was nowhere to be found "Looks like that cat was able to do his job properly, you''re curious about your condition? Well since you''re dying and all then let me tell you. There''s currently a Cat stuck inside your body devouring every poison that you previously devoured, it looks like you''re slowly reverting to your previous form. And it looks like you''re heavily reliant on that stuff. You''re kinda like some red dude that I watched without your skills all you have is cancer, well, as much as I''m sympathetic about your situation killing people isn''t something that I can ignore. Well, who am I to judge I killed a few myself but I never killed them without an exnation, Moon kill this guy so we can leave this ce," Bringer''s body turned into a pale man that had his stomach torn apart by Moon that transformed into a mutated monster after drinking the chemicals inside Bringers body [System: You''ve killed a yer the collected experience will now be given] After he made Moon devoured the remains of the chemical before he activates the potable scroll which opened a portal that sends him inside his bag which sends him to the location of the three. He was a little confused with his situation when he remembered that the other half was at the hands of his best friend yet he was stuck with the characters Morris was nurturing ''Morris where the fuck are you!!!'' *Sneeze* [What''s wrong do you have a cold?] "Nah I think someone''s talking about me, more importantly, I thought you would''ve brought a ton of your men alongside you. Yet I only see two of your vassals, ey Theodore how about we settle this once and for all," Morris was outnumbered yet he shoots a volley of Magic orbs that exploded after it was at the range of his opponents Chapter 79: The Hunt Begins [5]

Chapter 79: The Hunt Begins [5]

Nothing exciting is happening in my life, I''m only getting into a ton of trouble that I never thought I''d do for starters, I''m fighting against my reader who has the intention of killing me, wait a minute. I haven''t even told you how I got myself into my current situation. You''re interested in my suffering? Huh guess I should write about my life from time to time it might be worth the effort A few hours ago [System: You''ve detected multiple enemies with Concurrent flows enhance hearing] ''The hell they have us surrounded? What the hell are they waiting for if they want to attack us then now''s the perfect ce. Sigh, it looks like I''ll have to do all of the work, what do I have Jin can handle clearing out their chemical supply. And the others how about I leave the three of them in a wild goose chase, that only leaves me with ke, seriously doubt that he''ll be useful in my fight well beggars can''t be choosers,'' "Boss, Boss I smelled something that has the same scent that attacked us should I track it?" ''Great timing Kyo I needed a reason to get the three of you out of my way, Hmmm, but I''ll have a hard time believing they could survive without me. Let''s ce the other half of the portable teleportation scroll inside his bag, with Jin babysitting the three of them I wouldn''t have to worry about any other problem that might ur,'' "That''s a perfect idea, we should split up into a group of three, I need the three of you to go on a wild goose chase I mean, an important mission. ke and I can handle the rest so you should prioritize the mission that I gave the three of you," Morris ced the portable scroll in his bag before he sends the three of them away from his location [Appraisal: Multiple hostile targets are gradually shortening their numbers, the current number of people that have ill intentions to the yer Christopher Morris has dropped to three individuals] ''They''re not even hiding the fact that they''re after me, looks like the identity leakage that I gave to Lillith has reached Theodore''s ears. Seeing as their goal is to end my life, I can guess that The Mad Alchemist is ordering him to wait for my most vulnerable moment to ur. Well, I''m not someone who can wait I''ll give you the best opportunity inside this alleyway if you can''t even attack me then I''ll have to retaliate after,'' Morris entered the dark and narrow alleyway which was perfect for anyone to attack him in his most vulnerable situation. The alleyway was narrow which gave him the edge to be attacked at any corner along with the walls closer to his body making it harder for him to dodge any kind of attack. Yet his opponent wasn''t paying attention to his current surroundings he didn''t feel any sort of tension in his surroundings. Traps, an assassination attempt? He didn''t receive anything to his expectation only a pair of idiots that was stalking him till his patience met its end which made him abandon ke for a second to attack his pursuers from their backs Back to the present "Aren''t you surprised to see me? Seeing as your stalking me I guess this little Alchemist changed his profession from an intellectual to a stalker," Morrisunched another wave of Magic orbs before he closes his distance between the three of them to unleash a powerful right hook that was enhanced with his Mana alongside a portion of his Chi, which was easily blocked by Kros along with Lillith that bonded him to the ground for Theodore tond a powerful blow at his back, which was stopped by a cial wall that he created by the time he was binded by Lillith [System: the yer Christopher Morris has activated the skill Mirage, you''ve created a controble clone that possessed your stats along with your skills] His Mirage controlled the cial array which froze Theodore alongside his weapon before he retaliated at the two vassals sending a concentrated Shock that knocked the two of them and free the original from their trap. After he was freed of his shackles Morris pounced on Theodore before he collided with his fist that was charged with Chi knocking him to the abandoned building. While he was busy duking it out with Theodore his Mirage created another copy before it proceeded to attack the two vassals that recovered from its previous attack "Isting me that''s your greatest n? I thought about a ton of ways to end your life yet you decided on your own. Do you think this was going to be like thest time we fought? I agree that when we first met I wascking in terms ofpatibility with my host, but that problem has been solved. What would you do If you were faced with something that has achieved its full potential? I''ll tell you the answer you surrender since that''s what''s going to happen next," Theodore''s voice echoed throughout the abandoned building while it shifts from his voice to his deity, Morris was preparing for the worst when he finally hold his staff while the voices were traveling from one corner to another, it was changing with every second that passed until he was met with an attack that was aimed for his head [System: the yer Christopher Morris has activated the skill Haste, for a short period of time you''re movement speed will be increased by half of your stats] Morris tilted his head to the right while the attack came from his left and knocked down the walls that were closed to his location, the dust that came from the wall blinded Theodore giving Morris the time he needed to counter his attack by sending a powerful kick sending him to the wall which was paired with an amplified version of Ignite. After he disrupted his movements he created another Mirage that was holding a pair of daggers that he threw before they began to tear down Theodore''s mutated body a new "This is my counter-attack," He enhances his movements which his Mirage copied right after he strikes his abdomen his Mirage would repeat his process while its dagger goes through a series of fatalbinations of attack. Whenever Morris attacks a particr part of his body he''s Mirage will do the same thing it was mimicking his every move which proved to be a challenge for Theodore who was constantly regenerating his wounds. Before he could anticipate the copy''s next movement it suddenly avoided one of Morris''s actions it made its movement and attacked the other sides that were unchanged by neither the original nor itself, tearing down the body of its inexperienced victim [Did thatst attack of yours finally end your battle? What''s wrong why are you throwing a bomb at a corpse?] Morris wasn''t fooled by his tricks after he read every content of the book he acquired, it told him the reason why the book was created and research within. Seeing as he fully understands the book he took the most attentive way to confirm his opponent''s death by throwing an explosive while he remained at a safe distance from the carcass. The bomb explode after it reached its destination, no reaction not even a twitch which made him close the distance between the unconscious body lying on the ground. Till it stabbed him to the chest, Theodore arise from the ground after suffering an explosion that was healed with his skill. It looks like the victor has been decided until he took a closer look at the body he impaled which turned out to be his Mirage that injected him with a liquidized Feijin flower before it uses its own body as the catalyst for a powerful Ignition to explode lighting the whole building in mes [Do you think he''s still kicking after receiving an attack that can bepared to an explosion?] "It''s best to assume that he''s still alive, lowering your guard inside the battlefield is asking for an early ticket to the Purgatory. Plus, his affiliated with a deity that''s rted to this trial, a deity within his territory can''t be killed with something as simple as that. For example just like this sneak attack, I can''t believe that you''re still alive, Theodore," Morris dodged an attack that came from his blindspot it was none other than Theodore along with his regenerative body that neutralized the effect of the Feijin flower ''Shitty bastard if I didn''t have a way to deal with his altered body, my situation would beparable to a horror movie. And I''ll tell you there''s no such thing as a final girl I need to rely on my skills along with my wits. Still, there''s something that not even a prideful deity like Deniro can''t escape from,'' Morris activated one of the Systems effects which made Deniro that was currently controlling Theodore''s body stop without any hesitation in his movement. He was offered a bet along with the appearance of dozen Deities that arrived as soon as they were notified of Morris''s broadcasting "Deniro Alphas, A.K.A The Mad Alchemist I challenge you''re Avatar to a duel if you truly believe that he''s better than I, should we hold a duel. The rules are easy and anyone can understand them without any difficulties, we will have an all-out duel all skills must be used along with the blessings that the yer received. Deny my invitation and you''ll find yourself bing a mockery in the Deities to avoid a challenge of an Avatar even though you''ve already had the upper hand by standing in front of your domain," Morris taunted him he used his opponent''s prideful nature to his advantage, making him decide over a challenge that would benefit him the most since he can apply a condition for him to win "What''s this, course we''re going to have to declin~, I ept, hey Alphas what do you mean you ept? Just as I said we''re going to abide by his bet, we already have the upper hand just by standing on this ground. I know what you meant but this is our chance if we ept that bet then what can we gain, I had enough of your pointless remarks about my decision I hereby strip you of yourmand of your body, Christopher Morris it''s about time that I settle the score with you," Chapter 80: Wits and Trickery over Madness [1]

Chapter 80: Wits and Trickery over Madness [1]

It''s finally here, the time when I will face one of the greatest pain in my ass, Deniro Alphas. Never thought that he was preparing for this very moment, talk about putting the finishing touches on our deciding battle. I gotta say he''s a real keeper who in the world would put so much time and effort into an enemy imagine being his wife [System: the yer Theodore Castillo has agreed in participating in the Betting function] "The rules are simple, two of us will fight, and one of us will leave here alive, we can use anything to our advantage as long as they''re our possession. Now if you''ll excuse me, I have to catch my breath before our fight transpired, seeing as I''m a normal person that has a limited amount of stamina," Deniro tossed a potion at his location containing a drug that was to restore his energy along with its effect of neutralizing his physical strain "Drink it, I might have ill intention towards you but I''m not a coward that would make use of drugs to kill my opponent. I''m a person who will destroy you with my own two hands, whether you''re in your best condition, I''ve alreadypleted my experiment," Deniro crouched on the ground while he waits for his opponent''s next action whether he would trust his words or deny his offer and wait for his body to heal on its own [Youre gonna drink it or not, just do it already you''re making all of these deities wait] [Rejuvenator - a potion created by The Mad Alchemist not only does it restore a yer''s health along with their stamina, but it also can be used to rejuvenate one''s youth Rarity: Rare Heal: 50% Stamina restoration: 100%] "Thanks for the gift I''ll make sure to use it when I need it," Morris created a Mirage that injected the portion of Chi residing within its body healing his injuries along with restoring his depleted stamina while he remained seated in the process of restoration [System: Youre body is currently being repaired by the injected Chi please remain seated, your body is in a state where foreign energy is being used to heal your wounds] [The Chi enhances your healing capabilities while your Mana flows throughout your veins to stabilize your condition. Looks like you copied one of the skills that your pawns possessed. This method of yours is unbelievable its better than letting your Chi do all of the processing with thebination of Mana you can stabilize your condition to allow more Chi to flow through your body] ''Chi overflow was already putting pressure on my body if I added the Mana cirction to maintain my body''s condition then I would have passed out. With the help of my skill Mental fortitude that''s making my mind endure the exhausting pressure being weighed down on my body along with my title''s effect that allows me to flow energy within my body without any failure. I can manage to be a little reckless with my body, plus I can increase my mastery of Concurrent flow. I see this as a win-win situation while I entertain these Deities that are amazed by my aptitude in both Magic and Martial Arts,'' [System: You''ve been gifted 2000 tokens from the countless Deities watching your broadcasting, most of the ones that will be mentioned are the deities that gifted the most, The one who sees catastrophe, The bringer of thunder, The Trickster, Heavenly swordsman, Patriarch of the Demonic sect, Monk with a thousand arms] ''Again? Naze''s deity what the hell''s going on, that stingy Deity is giving me tokens? Zeus is one of the most popr Deities in the World of trials and the one that has him as an Avatar contractor is none other than Naze. Short for Nazeroth Malteuse, one of the most feared and powerful Side characters I created even Hugo acknowledges his power, a man that possessed the power to bring forth Countless thunderstorms with a flick of his finger. This isn''t a coincidence he wouldn''t waste his time watching another Broadcasting if it didn''t entertain him. If that''s the case I need to get my act together y hard to get and make him think that I''m not interested,'' Upon his recovery, Morris threw the empty bottle at The Mad Alchemist after he secretly hid the potion from his sight cing it in a different canister. The two of them were about to duke it out after a long time of restoring their body''s conditions in hopes for them to reach the pinnacle of their strength. Morris equipped his ck staff that was hidden from the eyes of the public after its creation, while The Alchemist injected a Tonic that turned out to be the trigger for his desired form. His body ckened and his figure changes into the form of a figure that was shrouded in darkness, a body that was filled with the power of the infected was it Hunger? Or maybe it was the power to control the infected. Yet his answer waster solved when Deniro chewed on arge portion of human meat that he gained from the Npc he abducted his body grew bigger than before stronger and faster along with his Insatiable appetite [System: Error, the yer Theodore Castillo is using the power of the trial, #$#''?#-#+# Error has been solved the co-owner of the trials The Mad Alchemist has allowed the yer Theodore Castillo to use the exclusive item of the trial] [Theodore Castillo LVL 25 Status: Possessed by a Deity, Affected by the seed of gluttony, Mutated Title: Augmented individual ss: Alchemist Blessing: The god of alchemy Hp: 199 (+100) Atk: 142 (+80) Spd: 126 (+60) Def: 104 (+40) Mp: 94 (+20) Stm: 78 (+10) unused points: 0 Skills: Augmentation (E) Alchemy (C) Chimeric mutation (D) Potion boost (F) Regeneration (E) Poison spread (B) Potion mastery (F) Recovery boost (F) Vengence (F) Homunculi creation (E) Evo mutation (F) Gluttonous recovery (A-) Inhumane reflexes (D) Overall rating: A brilliant yer that was able to pick the very best ss that he had an aptitude for not only was he a prodigy in the art of alchemy he was noticed by a deity thats knowledgeable in his expertise] "Graaaaah, finally ultimate power. It works even if I failed to unlock this in my time as a yer, I''ve managed to unlock this just for this asion. This is your end, Christoper Morris, prepare to die!!!" Deniro lunges forward along with a momentum In his arm that was built after his arrival which he mmed into the ground causing the whole ground to shake creating a seismic activity that wasparable to an earthquake destroying the nearby terrains along with the destruction of the Eastern District [System: the yer Theodore Castillo has activated the skill Augmentation, the user Augmented his movement speed which enhances it by 50% for the next 3 minutes] Morris wasn''t able to react in time for Deniro''s first to collide with his left leg which twist his bones until it broke after he was sent to a wall crashing to another and another until it stacked up breaking most of his bones in the process. He was filled with nostalgia after his body was stimted to the point of his death he remembered the time when he felt a simr painful situation, yet he wasn''t filled with despair only a smile was etched on his face. The pain that was surging throughout his body the numbness that came after knowing that hes body wasn''t able to endure, filled him with joy, the feeling of death, the thought of knowing that his life would cling to hope that''sparable to a string. He drank the potion he hid not long after which repaired his broken bones along with the missing health he lost. He walked out of the ruins he was once lying on, holding his staff with a smile on his face before he charged against his opponent "Concurrent flow Speed enhancement, Radiant footwork Rising force!!!" Morris concentrated on his Chi to flow throughout his body into his feet, enhancing his movement before he could connect a series of footwork that belonged to his Radiant footwork which gave him a burst of movement speed [System: You''ve entered the state of duality for the next 20 seconds your abilities will gain a boost] Many days ago "Listen, Morris no matter what the situation maybe never use the staff, Umon weapons are already a pain in the ass to deal with. And here you are holding a fucking Rare staff, I don''t know if I should be excited about my aplishment or be concerned with how you''re going to control this weapon," Jin handed over to Morris his newly created staff which was made with the Fellin oak along with a material that he requested to add "I''ll be responsible for using this don''t worry about my condition and cheer up you''ve gained 10 stat points for being the first to create a weapon of this rarity in this stage of the game. Looks like having the Luck skill increases the RNG of the rarity cement of the weapons, it''s a good thing that I didn''t decline your offer," ''I''m not concerned about your well-being moron, I''m afraid that I might have given him a tool that would lead to a catastrophe. Wait a minute this is Morris I''m talking about he doesn''t have the balls to do something so reckless, hahaha right?'' Back to the present Even with all of the skills hebined to match his opponent''s speed, he would only be able to see his opponent''s movement yet he was slower, seeing as another swing of his opponent''s fist wasing from his right he didn''t shake with fear nor was there any hesitation in his movements. He didn''t dodge it since he saw it as a pointless struggle before it made contact with his body he injected a ton of Mana inside his staff [Morris, do it now!!!] [System: You''ve injected the required amount of Mana to activate Option 1 of your staff, Weapon property conversion] Which altered its shape into a durable shield absorbing the full power swing of Deniro''s fist. Along with draining a portion of the momentum he used tounch a powerful attack was returned to him by a full-powered ram of Morris''s shield with the same power as the punch that was deflected earlier [System: You''ve sessfully parried the attacks you''ve activated the passive ability of a shield Deflect] [System: a ton of Deities are confused with what had transpired] Standing on top of the ruins where Deniro was lying on the ground, Morris taunted him after he got a glimpse of his staff that shifted to a ck shield. Along with his body being drained of its mana after his collision with the shield of his enemy were to strike his body. Morris stands tall and wasn''t affected by the full-force punch that he parried with his shield Chapter 81: Wits and Trickery over Madness [2]

Chapter 81: Wits and Trickery over Madness [2]

A few years ago [You''ve died, your character will now be sent to the location of absolute zero] "God damn it! What the hell is with this shitty game, no wonder only a few people could beat this shitty game," Morris was about to throw his phone after he rages on about the game''s unbnced mechanism After he retained hisposure even after his rage overwhelmed his body he sat down and started brainstorming a way to clear the game. In his struggle to use his experience to gain an understanding of weaponry for his novel, along with his struggles he came up with a n. Thatter earned him a Title that was recorded inside the game for anyone to admire ''Shielders have the greatest survivability but have the lowest damage, Assassins can kill most of the mobs with a hit or two yet they''re squishy as hell. Ranger sucks at closebat and Melee has no way of winning a fight with a Ranger. There''s also the Spearman, Hammer wielders, Healers, andstly, Mages, all of them have something the othersck. Wait a minute what if there''s a way for a character to have them all?'' Back to the present [System: You''ve sessfully parried the attacks you''ve activated the passive ability of a Shield Deflect] "What''s wrong are you a little overwhelmed by that blow? Should I fetch you a nurse you might be injured," Morris taunted him right after he parried his attack that was selected right after sending Deniro to the same fate he received being pushed back into a corner by a powerful attack "Man that attack sure as hell would take my life if I didn''t dodge that ram at the right time. Are you surprised that I''m the one who came out of the smoke? That fool might as well be a genius but he forgot the duration of possession, in his stead I''ll finish what he started along with your end," Theodore created a horse of Homunculi that made their way for the ruins of that their battle had created their bodies were mutated to the point where they were giving him a hard-fought battle that was slowly draining him of his stamina [System: the yer Christopher Morris has activated the skill Mirage, creating a clone of himself that possess his stats along with his skill] Morris created a Mirage where it copied his previous choice and conjured another and another one came to be standing upon the battlefield. Four copies and One original coordinated attacks along with their tricks of sending their attackers to the original for him to parry their attacks this deflecting them until he damages them for him to Unsheathe his sword that he hid inside his inventory shredding the Homunculi into a new. He was at a disadvantage not so long ago, but once he changes his staff into a shield things turned in his favor seeing this development firsthand "That shield is the problem all I need to do is to break it apart, it was able to parry and deflect even the Homunculus that I created. Those monsters that I painstakingly created just to overwhelm him only to fail me. Well not anymore, Christopher Morris. I acknowledge that you can hold yourself after all of the things that came in your way, this I see why the Author chose you as his pawn. Yet a pawn is no less than his master, whether you learn the most powerful spells nor you possess the most powerful healing item that''s currently avable in this story you won''t live to see the day that all of your efforts were put. Since you were already destined for death, so why not join me for my cause I''ll forget about this whole thing as long as you tell me of the Authors location," Theodore dispersed his troops and entered the battlefield he tried to persuade him thinking that Morris offered himself salvation which he took as a way for him to win him over to his side. He didn''t respond only to his actions showed that he understands his intent he didn''t hesitate to drop his weapon and slowly make his way through the ruins to his side Theodore thought that he would swear his allegiance after he coated his words with hope for his survival only for his guard to be lowered to the point where Morris use the body of his Mirage that was hiding behind him to be a catalyst to unleash a concentrated Shock. That paralyzed him for a second longer that was enough time for him to inject a serum that was made by Alexis to neutralize his ability to ward off any sort of drugs that would fall into his body He used the remaining time to inject a liquidized Feijin flower that lessened his ability to heal his wounds before he utilizes his Mirage reflecting Theodore''s attack with the shield he purposely dropped to gain his trust for a second. For his ns to take effect on his opponent seeing his n seed even if the stakes were high that he could lose his life which ultimately ended their bet he escaped with not only harming his opponent but neutralizing his ability to nullify any sorts of status ailments that may gue his body "Do you think that just because you''ve read his work, you could decide whether I live or die? That''s not how it works and while we''re on the subject of this matter. Are you curious about my knowledge? You said it to yourself he might have told me all of this, but are you sure that was the case? Or is it that I came into this world, knowing of its fate, even if we have the same origin I do know of the location of the Author if you wish to know thene at me," He taunted him to attack Theodore''s reasoning was forgotten after he reassured him that he knows of the location of the Author something that he was after a person that he wanted to meet was shrouded in a veil of mystery that was unknown to him yet the one standing before him. Knowing the identity of the person he wanted to meet he didn''t hesitate to attack after he was close to his goal he took Morris''s bait without any second thoughts leaping from his location and building momentum along the wag before he swings his fist to his opponent yet it was different from before he''s power was increased due to the mutation that was growing stronger by the second. He''s fists were stopped by a wall of Ice that slowly lessen its force along with its impact making it easier for Morris to counter it with his attack [System: You''ve injected the required amount of Mana to activate Option 1 of your staff, Weapon property conversion] "Nice punch how about I let you taste my own," His staff which shifted to a Shield became a Gauntlet that was injected with a ton of Chi which enhances its power that was enough to create a shockwave within their battlefield. Before he knew it Theodore was in a state where he can no longer dodge after his body remained in the sky he had not a single thing for him to step into which leads to his most vulnerable condition [System: You''ve activated the passive ability of a Spear pration, youre attacks can ignore a percentage of the defense of your target] Without any kind of warning, he was impaled by a ck spear that made him realize his condition, his opponent''s weapon was draining his Mana which Morris used to change his weapon to another manifestation. Even after he was drained of his Mana the mutations that he was controlling burst unleashing the sealed power hidden within the seed of gluttony he consumed. Which turned his body into a variant of a demon that was able to wield the power he was keeping in check along with its downside. The insatiable hunger he had control over was revolting within his body making his reasoning blurry and making himparable to a savage beast ''Shit, the Gluttony core he acquired from dissecting all of those infected that has a fragment of that power is changing him to a monster. I never thought that he would use it even using one ability of a Sin isparable to a Blessing yet he''s trying to tap into the full extent of the seed. This was already hard, to begin with, and now I''ll have to fight him in my current condition,'' Morris called forth one of his avable Familiar after he witnessed the transformation of his opponent that was brimming with a suffocating Aura along with the murderous intent that was seething from his body. His speed was unpredictable to the point where his image was blurry after he move from one ce to another, even with that power his body sumbed to the influence of the Sin. He could only think about the uncontroble desire he had to devour everything in his way, which made his movement relentless he would aim for Morris''s head to his arm after he would tried to slice off his legs. He already knew it was a pointless struggle if he would let his attack continue for it to finally hit his body he ced his life in the hands of his Blessing [System: the yer Christopher Morris has activated his Blessing True sight, giving him ess to a vast amount of optical abilities] Apart from his ability to learn about his opponent''s weaknesses at the cost of his bleeding eye, he could also use it as a means of predicting his enemy''s movement. His vision was fixed at a speed that let him discern the movement of everything that was around his range of sight, he could see Theodore''s location along with a detailed description of his condition. After he leaps from one stone he is already prepared to swing, yet he wasn''t able to perfectly time his thrust, making his remembrance aid him in his most recent challenges. He remembered the exact flow of time which differs from the vision that lets him see the image of his speeding opponent [System: the yer Christopher Morris has activated the skill Radiant footwork Charging momentum, which increases the yer''s attack by performing a set of footwork] Morris swung his Spear while Theodore showed his ws which resulted in a sh between their strength which created a crater in the city that they turned into ruins. As the smoke dispersed the two of them remained standing, Morris fell into the range of his w that shredded his upper and lower body to the point where he couldn''t take another hit. While Theodore had his chest pierced until a hole was visible to the naked eye, both sides were unable to go any further than what they can handle. Their body was no longer capable of unleashing their skills which "Get up. Didn''t you hear what I said? This isn''t over till one of us dies, and it ain''t going to be me," Theodore threw a starter sword at his location as they can no longer muster the strength to wield their own, making them make use of the lightweight weapons they acquire from the tutorial [Can you keep going?] Morris slowly picks up his body, and he reached for the sword while he treks toward his opponent''s pointing the sword that he received from the reader. That gave him a fair amount of time to prepare for their finale against each other "You''ll regret your choices of giving me the time to reach this sword," Chapter 82: Wits and Trickery over Madness [3]

Chapter 82: Wits and Trickery over Madness [3]

In the depths of the Dark continent, a ce that was filled with death and despair where most of the inhabitants are monsters while a select few were able to adapt to its hazardous environment lies a man like any other. He didn''t look like anyone who was on the brink of death yet his eyes were filled with boredom while countless hours were used to annihte the monsters with a barrage of thunder that came falling through the skies [System: You''ve killed a monster the collected experience will now be given] "Huh it''s a little strange that I haven''t heard any kind ofints from that geezer, don''t tell me did he severed my contract and looked for a new one. Hey, geezer I know you can hear me, what''s with you I haven''t heard your irritating voice in a while. What gives don''t tell me you''re finding a recement just because the two of us are stuck in this God-forsakennd?" A man that looks like he was in his thirties apanied by Blonde hair and green eyes, called for his deity after he notices his strange behavior [Would you shut your mouth for a second, is it that hard to believe that I just found a way to satisfy my boredom after the two of us got stuck inside this ce] "Oh, looks like you''ve found something that you''ve taken an interest in, mind telling me of this wag of yours that satisfied your boredom? You''re not the only one who''s sick of this routine of killing these monsters, I also have a limit on my patience so how about sharing your hobby," The man exited the battlefield that was engulfed in a see blood along with terrible weather that signifies theing of the rain in this wastnd he called home [Do you still remember your apprentice?] "Agni what about him? Don''t tell me that Oaf is still trying to figure out where my location is?" [Well that Oaf had stumbled upon a gem, a yer that I recently found to be quite interesting, not only is he talented in the way of Magic. He''s also adaptable being able to aplish a feat that defies the normal range of a genius, someone that was able to master Martial arts. I haven''t mentioned his mysterious backer even if I do not know its identity he already has the Authority to give him a skill that he deserves] His Deity shared his screens which showed Morris''s ongoing battle against The Mad Alchemist the two of them were amazed by his Talent. Alongside his skills which he didn''t rely on to the point where he can manage to find a way out of his predicament, what Naze saw brought a sparkle back to his cold dead eyes that were bored with his dilemma. A newbie that wasparable to one of the rising stars in the world of trials, his name was nk and his identity was unknown to the public. Yet this single Deity figured out his rtions by sensing the Aura Morris acquired after he made a deal with his contractees apprentice "You sure he''s rted to Agni?" Naze asked his Deity after he had seen his potential after a single clip of his fight against The Mad Alchemist [His items are mediocre yet he wields an unusual staff that can change to a different variety of weaponry. Along with his identity being unknown, I can say that he''s rted to your apprentice if you don''t believe that conclusion I came up with what would you say if I told you that I sensed a Life and Death contract that''s rted to your apprentice? Isn''t that a lot more believable if he survived this situation of his we might have found our way out of this mess? The irony of our actions, to think that strength wasn''t the problem but the requirement to leave this trial and head to the next stage needs two or more people. Where do you think you''ll find a person capable enough to survive this ce?] "To summarize it you want to help him grow so we can use him as a means of our escape? I''m a Gambler so I know if the stakes are high or low, seeing his potential I''m not gonna doubt that those guild bastards are plotting to kill him if he refused to join their cause. Then again watching his story unfold brings me the smile that I lost after being stuck in this wastnd, for the sake of our escape let''s give him a helping hand. Even if I can see that he''s a ticking time bomb that can explode at any given moment, it only brings me joy to know if he''ll survive or not," Naze continued to watch his broadcasting which took a turn for the worse to his advantage and in the end, the two ended up suffering an injury that made them incapable of using their skills. They decided to end their duel with each other by wielding a starter weapon that they acquired from the tutorial trial. A weapon that was light as a feather and can be wielded by an amateur, they pick their injured bodies and entered a t circle that was in the middle of a hole that was high enough for one to fall for their end "If I beat you, then you''ll have to tell me the whereabouts of the Author, I don''t care about this bet I''ll call off the fight after I hear what I wanted. I''ll even force myself to deny my Deities pursuit of your life, giving you enough time to make your escape," Morris remained silent, at his proposal which he nodded after he sense his Aura that wasn''t showing any signs of hatred towards him. Without a second to waste, they started their final duel with each side wielding a tutorial sword, that was simple and easy to use even for their injured body. Their injuries made their movement wobbly and their swings inurate which lowered their chances of ending their opponent''s life "Put some muscle in your swings," Morris who''s maintaining his body''s condition by injecting his remaining Mana throughout his body, turning it into a body capable of running while avoiding the swing of his opponent. Theodore on the other hand uses the remaining energy he had to Regenerate the wounds located on his chest along with the ones that targeted his vitals, which stabilizes his condition making his conditionparable to his opponent Their sh wouldst for an hour yet their body was being damaged in the process, by forcing their limbs to move even though it reached their limit. Moving until their nerves were injured which ultimately led to what may have looked like another stalemate, Morris lured his opponent into the position that would lead to his victory. Taunting his opponent to finish their fight with a sh that would result in one''s defeat turned into a trap when he quickly moved to his right kicking his opponent''s feet and knocking him off his bnce. Which led to Morris''s sword puncturing his chest, that was the case if only Deniro didn''t intervene at thest second, possessing Theodore''s body, he forces a mutation to ur in his feet that knocked Morris to the edge of the circle with only his hands that kept him from falling into his end "Kehahahhahahaha, you should have counted the cooldown of Possession now look at you. Dangling in the circle with only your hands would decide your fate," Deniro stomped at his left hand which made him release his grasp leaving his right hand that was keeping him from falling into the pit. Deniro chuckled at his predicament after he sees the one that stopped him at the coliseum be put into his demise which he can decide whether he lets him live or die [System: The Deities that are watching your Broadcasting are praying for your survival] ''Gee, d that they''re more supportive than my Deity, Sigh, I forgot that I can''t buy anything from the shop while I''m in the middle of a duel. If this guy wasn''t that naive he could''ve won before I could reach my pocket, oh I know how about I piss him off? This will be our final confrontation with each other, so I should make the most of it,'' "Wait, I have to know the location of the Author, keep your mouth shut you''re nothing but a tool for my revenge. I don''t care about your goal nor did I approach you because of your talents, you''re simply but a fool that I tricked into bing my body. Now that Ie this far I won''t let you live Morris," Deniro aimed to stomp Morris''s right hand which was stopped after he saw his opponent reaching for a knife in his pocket that he stabbed himself to activate a skill that turned the oue of the battle A few days ago [What did you request from that former Deity of your pawn did you perhaps ask for his blessing?] "Blessing? Nah that ability is too unsuitable for my ystyle even if I have the Mental fortitude skill. To prevent me from sumbing to my rage it would only make me vulnerable to an attack," [Then a skill? Can you tell me what it is even if it''s just a little hint so I can guess what it is?] "Hmmm, if I have to put it into a word, maybe an alternative solution for my problems. If I were to fall into a corner I can still use it as a means to change the oue of the battle. I might as well call it a Plot armor that I painstakingly created," Back to the present [System: You''ve activated the requirements of a certain skill in your Skill slot, Adrenaline once you reached a certain percentage of your Hp you''ll gain a boost to Strength, Speed, andstly Critical hits] Morris leaped into the air, while he appraises his opponent''s body giving him a detailed description of his condition for him to unleash an attack. That started with his legs cutting his tendons for him to lose his ability to walk while he dodges the tentacles that Deniro unleashes on Theodore''s body. With the strength, he acquired from his skills activation he was able to activate Rising force increasing his speed which he uses to safely slice away the tentacles. Along with Theodore''s arms and legs making him incapable of moving while it lowered Theodore''s Health until he can no longer use his body nor his regeneration [System: the match has been concluded, the victor is none other than yer Christoper Morris] With the defeat of his Avatar, Deniro De attached his contract with Theodore while he curses the yer that foiled his ns once more [This isn''t the end of me, I''lle back again and again, I''ll hunt you down till the day you finally lowered your guard I swear upon the name~ wait what''s happening to me?] "A loser should admit his defeat and a rule breaker must receive his punishment. It''s nice to meet you Mr. Alchemist I hope that you had fun after you made my job a mess!!!" Kishar appeared in front of him along with a space that sealed the Deity making his Authority useless once it faces the power of a Gm that was able to use the Authority of the System "This is your end Alphas, you''ll be banned from streaming the World of trials if you keep your actions as it is. So this is my final warning to you since I''m the one that reported you. I hold your fate, I''ll give you an offer that you can''t deny there are only two choices. One you''ll leave me alone and you can''t touch my allies and give me somepensation for your actions. Or Two you''ll be banned from essing The World Of Trials," After a long time had passed after Deniro made his choice, Morris ended the Broadcasting which ejected the Deities along with his own, giving him the privacy he needed to finish off what he had started "You''ve noticed that I was alive?" Theodore chuckled when he sees Morris in his view without any weapon being pointed at his body "I think that my identity is obvious no?" "It sure is you''re Reborn mes, hahaha it was a great experience to finally meet my idol, I know that my choices are not justifiable. And I can''t use the fact that I was tricked as my means of escape, I''ve already known that I was irredeemable. At the very least I''ve met my hero, I know that the story wasn''t ced in the dark fantasy but that was only Mc''s point of view. The world he was sent to was a world that killed countless lives," Theodore tore his chest apart and handed him the Gluttony core that was wrapped into a paper that hides its Aura from the Gm "Take it, I have no use for it, even if you won''t believe me, I was your ally that night, that I attacked the workshop some people were making their way into the Mc''s room. They were holding a lot of items that could''ve killed him at his weakest point in the story, I did what I could to stop Alphas. I knew that I was going through a change I killed innocent people before I met Alphas just to ensure my survival. I didn''t save the Mc in hopes of being forgiven I only wanted to help you even if it''s just a little, to the one that saved me from drowning in my sorrow I''m d to have read your book~" After he took the core from his regenerated arm Morris silently walked away from the scene after he buried his reader''s body, as an act of his gratitude he didn''t see him as a person that would lie. He kept resisting his Deities urge to end his life which proved his good intention "To my one and only reader that I saved I wish you the best of luck in your eternal slumber," He walked away from the ruins which he sets on fire burning the corpse of his reader along with his mutated body parts for no one to use mess with his rotting body Chapter 83: Protect At All Cause [1]

Chapter 83: Protect At All Cause [1]

You know what they say about parenting, the part where you shouldn''t Ignore your kid and you should watch over them as they grow? Well, I think my predicament is the same as that I can''t trust anyone and I can only hope to believe is Jin. Well Theodore''s a special case whether I believe it or not, I should meet my Mc from time to time, get all that father and son bonding after I ignored him once we left the simtion After a few days were left for the trials to ur once more, Morris waspletely engrossed in the final words that were uttered by his dying reader. The fact that someone was trying to kill his Main character came into his mind, yet he never suspected his readers for they know the oue of the world if the person that was maintaining its bnce. Yet another pressing matter came into his life a certain Deity that he was trying to impress had sent him a message [System: You''ve received a message from the Deity titled The Bringer Of Thunder] ''That''s weird, Zeus isn''t someone who would immediately send a message to a yer that interests him, I''m betting that Naze hase to know of my rtions with Agni. I do remember signing a contract with him, that must be the reason why Zeus came to my broadcasting in the first ce. Well, his reasons didn''t matter a single bit, one of my side quests was to find him and brought him back into the World Of Trials. The only thing Is that I didn''t write his location I only wrote in my book that he was stuck inside a trial,'' [Dear Anonymous yer, I havee across your Broadcasting by chance. It''s a pity that you''re already contracted yet I want to aid you on your journey. I shall grant you a skill, something that would allow you to grow faster than the other yers ¡ªThe Bringer Of Thunder] [Looks like someone other than me who holds a ton of Authority has noticed your talents, I rmend this one. You''re already ustomed to wielding a thunder attribute spell why not ept his offer? You have nothing to lose in this exchange, plus you can discard a skill if you see it as a bother] ''Yep, that''s Zeus he doesn''t say any word just drops a letter and if I ept the letter will turn into a scroll where all of his skills are written. I never thought I''d even chat with the guy, plus the only thing I could ask him is how many kids he has. And that''s not something you want to ask, I''ll just pick the skill that suited my ystyle the most,'' Morris epted his offer which turned the letter into a scroll where all of his skills were ced for him to choose from all of the skills. Which wasn''t a tough decision since he already knew what skill he would choose [System: The chosen skill will now be added to your skill slot, you can now use the skill as long as you met the requirements for its activation] [Now that''s over how about we practice youre mastery in Magic hey where are you going?] "I have some pressing matters that I need to solve, I''ll practice my skills once I''m done," Morris ejected his Deity after he continued his journey down the mansion where he bumps into Quon along with Kyo that were making their way to his room "Master you''ve promised that you''ll teach me how to use a new set of Magic," "Stop cutting in line, Boss already promised me that I''ll learn how to use Chi, surely he wouldn''t forget his promise," Kyotch onto his body after he saw his movement that said otherwise. which brought him to his current situation where he brought the two of them in his journey along with fulfilling his promise after they were finished "Start moving your legs you mutt can''t you see we''re not catching up with Master," Quonined about her mode of transportation which made him lose his cool after he heard his luggageining "Shut up, how about you walk instead of using me as your tool you can''t even begin to understand what I''m going through. Seriously, I have to carry a luggage thatins every second and I don''t have a way to make it go mute," The two of them started another of their quarrel which Morris teases them about "Hey if the two of you kept on fighting you might as well be a married couple," His joke not only enhances the mes of their argument it also prolonged the quarrel between the two where heughs at their situation made him feel nostalgic. About his parents'' constant fights within their house that would echo from the neighborhood ''It''s a good thing that I sent ke in Hugo''s care not only did I lessen the troubles that I have to undergo to find him. I have a meat shield that I can manipte to act as his meat shield, now that the day hase when he''ll face the first Death g. I only mentioned that he suffered a loss after I skipped the time for a better story arc, I only mentioned that one of his allies died. Now, what could be the most appropriate guess that I can make? In the earlier chapters, he kept his identity as the number one spot a secret, he joined a ton of subjugationmission where one of his teammates is a guild member,'' ''After that, he ran away after they ced a target on his head, and if the story checks out I think he met Yoona that was targeted by a guild as well, seeing that a ton of yers were making their way into their room I think they''re the Guild members that know their faces. Sigh, and to think that I would have to face those idiots after I tried my hardest to avoid any confrontation, I can''t let one of them die. Because the story will be harder for Hugo if their formation suddenly became unsuitable for his ystyle,'' Morris along with Quon and Kyo min soo continued on their journey to the ruins of the Eastern District that was the battlefield of Morris with hisst fight with The Mad Alchemist. While a portion of the District wasn''t affected most of what they''re stepping into was the main location of the gigantic district where many lives were lost in the process. Yet they took this path since it was the shortest route to the Western District, the location of his Mc, along the way they took a break in a nearby inn to quench their thirst and satisfy their hunger before they continue on their journey [System: The Forgotten Sage is watching you] [What''s the big idea for ejecting me huh?] "You''re as loud as ever Sage, this matter is rted to my mission as a Seer. If you can''t keep yourself from asking me about my mission then I suggest that you shouldn''t pry In my life," [That''s all? I thought It would be something catastrophic, I''ve met a ton of Prophets on my era. So I know a thing or two about maintaining on what I can and cannot poke my interest] "d that you can understand, now if you''ll excuse me I have to go to the bathroom. I need you to give me some time alone give me 20 minutes and you can enter," Morris entered the bathroom stalls where he aplished his goal of releasing his pent up luggage. Before he could reached the door he heard a conversation amongst the ones that were outside thinking that no one else has entered the room "Hey, did you bring the poison that we requested from our Guild?" "Quiet down you can''t be too unaware of our location even if there hasn''t been another person that entered this stall," ''Guild? what are they talking about let''s wait for a while until they finished their topic,'' "Rx ive already checked if there was anyone else inside this room before we entered. So do you have the poison? We can''t fail this mission of ours, the ones we deployed died on the workshop. The Guild leader isn''t happy about our results if we fail we might as well say our goodbye to the Guild," "What''s all the fuss about a single yer? He''s not that great and his ability is mediocre, yet the Guild leader asked us to kill this yer what''s his name again? Oh right Hugo Miller, a newbie yer that''s rumored to be a pro on the game," ''So their a bunch of side characters in pursuit of my Mc? Well a father can''t look at the eyes of his child if he turns a blind eye to all of this bullying. I need to converse with ke after I tracked down the enemies base of operations, seeing as the best way to kill the tree is to look for it''s roots,'' Chapter 84: Protect At All Cause [2]

Chapter 84: Protect At All Cause [2]

After their short break they continued at their journey after Morris nted a bug at the man that he deemed to be connected from the one''s met their end at the hands of his reader. Along with their topic of using poison made him rush to his Mc without any signs of stopping. He would jump over the ruins and crossed every alley, only for him to reach his destination, that was a pitch ck apartment where their was a sign of a break in. The doors were broken and the windows were shattered, apart from him his pawns could smell the scent of blood which made them wary of their surroundings [Appraisal: Multiple abnormalities has been detected, the floor is filled with blood, the walls are filled with shes. Lastly, the area has no signs of a single life form, caution has been ordered upon the yer] "Kyo, Quon, keep your guard up, who knows if we encounter a fight inside this ce," After he uttered those words they were ambushed by a group of people that had a coordinated attack along with an item that spread a poison that would paralyzed anyone unlucky enough to have a whiff. Making their small group split into two which made them undergo a change in their appearance to mask their identity in the perks of their role. Afraid of his identity leaking out to the Guild he turned his staff into a sword which he used a technique that''spletely different from his usual movement [System: the yer Christopher Morris has activated the skill Haste, which gives the yer a burst of movement speed for a period of time] He was met with a yer that was talented in the way of the de which led to his disadvantage being reliant on his Dagger yer along with his Spells. He uses a technique thatbined both the basics of Swordsmanship along with his wits. Even with his enemy pushing him to a corner he got back after he chained an attack thatbined his footwork in his swordy, with every swing he would undergone a set of footwork that aided him on his battle Which brought him to a point where he could counter and overwhelm the robed person that aimed for his life, yet something felt strange that he had seen his opponents technique. He couldn''t get that thought out of his head yet he continues the fight against his foe with no sign of stopping after he received a barrage of thrust that could''ve pierced his body altogether. Their sh between their des slowly affected their surroundings the corners that supported the building were sliced the floor that their stepping into were filled with cuts, yet the two of them continued using the walls tounch themselves to their target and the terrains where there sword would tear to pieces Yet every duel woulde to an end, Morris''s foe took the bait that he prepared where he created a situation where he looked to be vulnerable to be attacked. By making him fall down the wooden beam that were holding the building which made him fall to the ground, without any hesitation his opponent came to his location while it thrust it''s sword that was aimed to his chest. Which was blocked by arge piece of wood that he acquired from cutting a portion of the wooden beam, that was thick enough to act as his shield which he kicks knocking out his opponents only weapon and using the fall by pressing his foe while he pointed his sword "Who are you?" Morris''s altered voice asked the person he apprehended with no answer to his question he took his disguises off which revealed her gender along with her face that was none other than Shin "The two of you disengaged!!!" Morris yelled as loud as he can after he heard a loud bang that was in the location where the two of them were located After some time had passed that made them catch their breath after their misunderstanding that would''ve led to each sides end. They were now at a condition where they can converse without any need to pull their weapons out of their inventory. Along with a negative impact that only grew after Shin was yet again humiliated by Morris her intent poured out of her body all the rage wasn pointed into his direction which he brushes off without a care in the world. Their cold and silent atmosphere was broken after Morris told them of his reasons to visit [Why are you ignoring it? Even i can sense her killing intent should we end her life i dont feel safe after she''s aiming all of her anger towards you] ''What do you want me to do? She hates me to the poin where she''ll aim her knife if i got in a certain distance that she deemed to be an attack. Now that I think about it she''s not this agressive i remember writing her as calm character fillef with patience. Who the hell is this gremlin and where''s the real Shin?'' "Ahem, now that we got that misunderstanding out of the way can you tell me of Hugo''s whereabouts? This attack that you suffered from is only the beginning, other Guilds woulde to chase the four of you if the wordes out that a certain Guild is hunting a yer. Wouldn''t that spark a rumor that he''s a rising star? Which will lead to your constant life of on the run, Shin didn''t your mother told you it''s rude to aim a knife at a persons back?" Shin her Dagger at his back after he spoken his reasons that cause suspicion after his knowledge was urate to the point where most of his guess made Gale along with Yoona to use him of their current situation "Where did you get that information? Or is it that you''re a part of the Guild to begin with?" Her actions lead Kyo to transform his legs along with his body which knocked the knife pointed at his Leader. While Quon aimed a concentrated offensive spell at her back, the two showed a side that overshadowed their child like appearance which was reced with a faceparable to a cold blooded killer "Kyo, Quon the two of you need to calm down, Ms. Shin must''ve misinterpreted Mr. Morris''s good will," ke tried his hardest to persuade the two that were enrage after they saw their leader in a situation that would led to his end. Their rage weren''t snuffed by his reasonings was extinguished with a single flick of Morris''s finger "Kyo, Quon if you keep being irresponsible with your choices instead of exining your reasons. Then you''re only implying that their assumptions are correct? Well, this visit of mine had been a wonderful experience to think that all of you woulde to despise me. After I allowed the rest of you to stay and train with us in the cube, or have you forgotten about the time I saved Hugo by giving him some potions? Aren''t you all a little bit stingy to think that I''m being suspected of betrayal," Morris used the rtions he built to use their emotions as a means to resolve their misunderstanding, which led the two of them to believe his word while Shin continued to doubt him "You''re right, it''s a little unfair to suspect you even after you helped us a ton even though you didn''t ask anything in return. Hugo, he um lured the rest of the troops away from the apartment, he told us to wait for his return. We kept waiting for an hour and he never came back," Yoona couldn''t look at his face after their loss thinking that one of their own has performed for their survival "Don''t be so dramatic, Hugo''s not dead," "How can you prove it?" Gale asked for an exnation after he heard his words that was filled with confidence that he''s alive Morris reaches for his pocket revealing a cube that had a glowing dot that was constantly shifting from ck to read "This dot is Hugo, and the reason why it''s shifting is the fact that his still alive. It''s a function that shows if the bugged individual is alive or diseases, I''m in the same situation as Hugo. So I know a thing or two about hiding along with being paranoid, to the point where I bugged the people I see as a threat," Morris gave the cube in Yoona''s hands which showed hisck of interest in helping them to save their ally "Can''t you apany us? It must be hard to trust us after our suspicions but... We need every help that we can get, facing a Guild isparable to fighting an army. Please... Help us we need your assistance," Yoona kneeled even though her body was covered in the wounds she receive from their previous battle from the Guild members. ke tried to stop her since he was concerned about her conditions yet she continued kneeling as long as Morris agreed to assist them in their crises The first thing that she saw once she heard his footsteps slowly walking towards her wounded body, was a pitch ck view after her eyes were affected by a type of poison. Was neutralized by a ssh of a potion that came from Morris''s bottle which healed her injuries, along with curing her of the debuff inflicted on her body "Buddy, your gonna help us~" Gale was knocked after he tried to hug him with his sweaty body which Morris denied him from reaching his newly washed clothes "Okay, if you have some stuff that you''ll need to pack then you should better do it now, Hugo''s on the move. It looks like the ce he was resting a while ago was inspected by some Guild affiliated yers, sooner orter he''ll be held as their prisoners or have his head skewered in the middle of the town. Both of these options isn''t something that you''ll want to happened so get moving," Morris ordered them to pack their items along with their belongings since they''ll soon leave the ruins for their apartment in search of his missing Mc ''Hugo, you better stay alive while we reach your location, it''ll be a shame that I''ll see you''re end at this point in time. Even if you lose an arm or leg I''ll find a way to re attach it to your body, if not I''m gonna have to make your grow a new one,'' Chapter 85: Protect At All Cause [3]

Chapter 85: Protect At All Cause [3]

In the rainy evening they marched to the location of their ally who led the overwhelming number away after he promised to return. Yet they came running to his location after a long time had passed which made them worry about his condition luckily they''ve reunited with a yer that aided him on their journey. He was more adaptive to his surroundings and he already tasted the feeling of ughter something that still haunts the four of them even after they killed dozens ''Seriously, they''ll make a big deal for killing someone? Dude that''s basically a normal life in this world, No wonder one of them died their a bunch of cowards. Deep breaths Morris everything will be fine, I didn''t like that skill to begin with so might as well use it to solve this problem. Well, I''m not leaving them after they became more susceptible to the act of taking another persons life. I''ve already have some experience with this kind of thing, I''ll manipte the situation just as I did when I boosted Esther and Kyo''s power along with their adaptability in killing,'' Morris let''s out a Maniachalugh after found a solution for his characters sudden growth, he thought of attempting the same process he did to his pawns. To drive these unfortunate bunch to the edge where they''ll face despair, making them choose to take a Mother''s life to sustain their own. After he made his decision he led them to a ce packing up a ton of Guild affiliated yers where they were scouting the area of any traces that would lead them to Hugo''s location "Shit they''ve already caught up with Hugo''s trail, everyone we can''t leave them alive, it''s a tough decision to make. But what will you choose your ally or their deaths," Morris ced them in a situation where apart from ke, Kyo, and Quon had their faces seen which made them a target. Which only leaves them to kill in order for their identities to remain a secret, The two were about to unleash their strength upon their foe but they were stopped by their Leader before they could overwhelm their opponents "What''s the matter Boss, I thought were gonna fight them?" Morris slowly turned to his view with a smile on his face "Didn''t the two of you asked me to teach you how to get stronger? Now''s the perfect time, Quon even though you have some mastery to your spells, which makes the chant lower and the power stronger. I''m seeing that yourcking in preserving your Mana, as for Kyo you''ve already have some knowledge in Martial Arts the problem is you exert a ton of force in your attacks that leads to an overkill. Bothe of you are stillcking in preserving your strength, so I thought why not let you experience a drawn out fight? Would you survive or would you drown in the sea of blood that the battlefield had created," The two of them were shocked by his urate exnation of their strengths and weaknesses. As well as giving them their desired training that they were thrilled after hearing his overall view of their current abilities "Master that''s great and all but what about the rest of them, I can already calcte their lives tost for a few minutes or so. Seeing that they refused to kill and they only do so if they have no other choices I can confidently sag they''ll perish," ''Dang even she knows that those guys would die even with kes supply of potions, well I thought about their stimnts for their growth to skyrocket to a new level. Let''s just make an excuse that I''ll help them, even though I might be the reason for their current situation to be more deadlypared to what their facing against,'' "Don''t worry about them, while the two of you are handling this side. I''ll aid them with all of my power, and remember a drawn out fight make sure they think that they have a chance maintain your enemies and maintain your energy. I expect that you learn from this lesson that I''m teaching you if so, we can move on to your next lesson, for now I''ll leave the two of you I expect that you''ll have a wonderful time learning about your body," Morris left them after they were filled with joy after they were given an assignment that targeted their growth making them believe his words without any doubts about his motives [Looks like your about to do something evil, this will be worth to watch after all this side of yours is rather enjoying to see from time to time] In spite of everything that happened, even though he already knee thus world is his new reality which he epted after he arrived on a conclusion that he was Transmigrated into his novel. He never felt any kind of empathy for his characters he only sees them as a piece that''s needed for the gigantic clock tower that is his story to keep on moving to the next phase. Even though they have their own lives and their own personality that was unheard of in his story he never seen them as a person which makes him unaffected by their circumstances. Which led to his decision to throw the sk that mutated the Guild affiliated yers, enhancing their overall stats while they received a bonus for the stats they''ll acquire if they were killed In the background, where he remained undetected he stood watching his characters pain and suffering, he sees himself in a manner where he writes. The viewpoint that he perfectly honed for year''s toe he imagined himself in the background while their characters were fighting for their survival. Even as cruel as he maybe he didn''t let them die he constantly fire a spell that killed a yer that they can''t react with their swift attacks or a bruiser that had slow and powerful attacks "What''s with them all of a sudden did they took some kind of drug or something? Yoona I need some back up I can''t keep holding the front lines," Gale was struggling to hold the overwhelming numbers that suddenly acquired a change a power that enhances their capabilities. He could no longer repel nor hinder their movements the was brought to a situation where he''s life would be threatened by their numbers. Unable to ept his only way of survival he was about be impaled by the yers weapons, only to he surprised to what had urred they saw a fully drugged ke that drank a ton of status effect potions that increases his stats stabbed the yers after they were affected by his paralyzing gas [ke, are you fine, overdosing your body will lead to a variety of side effects] "I''m fine, what''s wrong with the three of you? Do you think this ce is some sort of yground? Do you think t-that yo-you''re t-talent would help you survive this ce? Mr. M-Morris, w-was right about your predicament you won''tst long in this w-world if you can''t adapt to it''sws and it''s normal behavior," ke stuttered after his vocal cords was slowly being affected after he overdosed his body to save Gale along with his body showing other signs of rejection [System: You''re slowly showing your true colors, the system has now identified you as a neutral yer someone that does good and heinous deeds without his views being affected] ''Hahahahhahaha, way to go ke! Guilt trip those idiots until they sumbed to their desires, make them look like their a bunch of useless pieces of shit. To think that he''ll be the catalyst for their own awakening in their path to Man ughter, go forth ke, spread your wings and do my job for me. Huh? It looks like the yers I bugged before are making their way into Hugo''s location, I''ve already seen their stats their not that powerful, than a normal yer even their bodies aren''t hone like a seasoned warrior. With Inhuman regeneration he can ovee various kinds of life threatening situations, I''ll just focus on my side characters,'' ke charged against the yers that were after their lives upon recognizing their faces that we''re rted to the one they were hunting. The drugs that was coursing through his veins were helping with his current condition. After his previous battle in the hiddenboratory he felt ipetent that he''s ss wasn''t that capable of being offensive which made him undergone a training session. The fruits of his own hard worked has flourished his own technique, even with his ss that was different from abatant that was focused on production led to a ystyle that was unheard of. He came up with a technique that would only appear on theter rounds of the story [System: The yer ke Belfast has activated the skill Alchemical overdose, the yer will now acquire a body that can handle multiple applications of potions] ke injected another set of potions within his body which boosted his movement speed while, even if he can''tnd a critical hit his de would inflict a paralysis effect. His awakening wasnt unpredictable even Morris was surprised by one of the techniques that would appear in theter part of his story emerged from the early stages within the form of an Apothecary that he never focuses his attention to. Even though he cleared a bunch of yers he can''t escape the worst thing a yer can make, he forgot the duration of his skills, after a period of time, had passed he noticed his body aching and the side effects of the potion he drank would finally taken it''s effect [System: You''ve reached the point of your skills duration, your body is now receiving the after effects of the potion you drank] Morris was about to enter the battlefield after his downfall to ur yet he stopped after he seen a glimpse of an arrow that flew to the yers aiming for his life apanied by a series of attacks that were aimed to the yers that aimed for ke''s life even after they were shot. Their hands were severed and the oens that we''re closer had their heads we covered in shes, and the ones that stood still after they were shot had their bodies crushed into a ram of Gale''s shield. His reckless behavior flickered a light on the others that finally epted their fate of killing instead of hindering their movements. After some time had passed they see themseleves hacking away at their opponents number, yet they were only capable of cutting their numbers in half, their strenght wasnt enough and their body has reached their limits [System: The yer Christoper Morris has activated thebined skill Ignition orb, the yer has amplified the spells pierce rate and explosion by adding 90 aditional Mana] "It''s a good thing that you''ve survived," The things that they were struggling to ovee was oblitereated in a second by someone with great control of magic that incenerated their corpses without a single trace to be seen [System: You''ve killed a yer the collected experience will now be given] "Tell me why the hell would I join a Guild if I possess a firepower that''sparable to a Guild leader?" Standing in the sea of mes, they started to see him in a new light a person that they only see as a man filled with Ignorance along with his Pride to be a person that can annihte an army with a wave of his hand Chapter 86: Protect At All Cause [4]

Chapter 86: Protect At All Cause [4]

''Self Proimed Titles, Trash, Newbie, Veteran, Rising star, Elite, and finally Guild leaders these are the titles of the yers in The World Of Trials. And the one Title that currently reigns supreme on the pinnacle of these titles are the Guild leaders,pared to the average yers they either have Talent or a variety of Skills that widened the gap between the the other Titles and themselves. Yet someone who''sparable to a Guild leader apart from Hugo, is standing before me, another ck horse that has both Technique and Mastery over his body and his Skills. No matter what I Shin Chaerim would surpass you the only man that defeated me in battle,'' "Mr. Morris are you ok is there anything wrong with your body? Do you want some potions or something, just call for me if you need anything," ke was in a state of panic after Morris unleashed a powerful Spell that might have trigger a recoil [Thats the first time ive seen you used a chunk of your Mp, I''m even concerned about your health] "I''m fine, do you think I''ll use such a Skill if I know it would have a horrible bacsh against my body?" Morris gave the four of them some handmade potions he acquire from his free time "Can you tell us about your ss? It''s a little weird that you can exert that kind of firepower without receiving any sort of recoil," Yoona was curious about his ss a long with rest even Shin was trying her hardest to look like she wasnt interested on what he was about to say ''ss? I haven''t even bothered checking it since I''m not at any dangers that would require me to gain ess to a passive skill given along with it''s perks. Well, I did show my overwhelming Spell that would arises suspicion, if I''m not careful they might assume I made a deal with the Devil,'' "Since your still recovering might as well educate you in the ways of Magic, to summarize my exnation I''ll just tell you how I pulled out such a powerful Spell without receiving any side effects. Simply put, the reason behind it is the staff, the reason why a yer that chosen this ss wields a wand or a staff is a means of protection. It''s already known that a Magician can manually cast a spell without the help of a staff, so what''s their purpose? A Catalyst if a Magican use their body as the Catalyst to activate the Spell it might lead to a Recoil, and that''s where our items makes it''s debut. Injecting our Mana into the staff or wand they will act as the catalyst for the spell so if you''ve seen a staff explode or a wand that means that the Recoil urred in their weapon," Morris exined on what answer they might have to extinguish their boredom until the four has arrived at a point where they won''t receive any sorts of bacsh when the my move "Master we did as you requested we left, a few of them alive on our side, after that it was easy to n the big," Quon arrive covered in blood along with Kyo that was holding onto a crest that symbolizes their Guild [Appraisal: Crest of the Raging Hyena''s - A Guild crest that belonged to the infamous Guild that we''re known to use underhanded means to disposed of their enemies along with a potential threat] [It''s just a bunch of thugs that uses all sorts of trickery to gain power and territory] ''Wits and Trickery are they one of my people? This would be easier than I imagine it would be if they''re all about using tools to win. Then their a bad matchup against me, apart from that it looks like the ones that Quon bugged are heading back to their base and their dead. Wow, now that''s what I call maintaining their location, they just killed their own men just to conceal their hideout, ive already found the location close to their hideout. All I need to do is to keep Hugo alive, after his protected by the trial protection protocol that restricts the Guilds movement, seeing as I dont know their name they must be a newly made Guild,'' [Looks like you''ve found their location what are we waiting for let''s kill them!!!] "I''m not in a rush, plus my mission isn''t to kill them, I''m here to protect this group they''ll be an important figure in the future well if they remain breathing that is. Hey break times over get moving everyone there''s a man that''s fighting for his life while you guys are sitting your asses," Morris led them to Hugo''s current location that was inside a run down building abandoned with a lot of warning signs that told any passersby the hazardous materials along with the chemicals. That mutated the animals that resides within the building paired with it''s obnoxious odor and it''s creepy atmosphere. They entered the building with their weapons out and ready for any sort of danger that might approach them ''Someone who''s strength isparable to a Guild leader yet he tries to avoid them it doesn''t make any sense when I keep thinking about it. And why is he acting like his close to Hugo even though from time to time, he acts like he doesn''t even want to have any sort of rtion. I can''t forget the time where he asked us to leave after we with Hugo, I can''t put my finger on it but I know that he''s behavior is kind of strange even though we spent so little time together its like he knows a lot about our personality,'' Shin was right on the money yet she wasnt as lucky as Yoona that learned of their fate under the guise of a Seer he fooled her into believing that he knows of their importance and prevents her from knowing more. Even with her suspicion of his motive she continued to tolerate his presence since his the only chance they have to save Hugo. Following the directions given by the cube they were met with a choice whether they fall back or enter a tunnel that leads to the sewer, after their long journey they decided to continue [System: The yer Christopher Morris has activated the skill Concurrent flow Hearing enhancement, you can now use the skill Chi detection] "Holy shit, it fucking smells I wonder if these are the sewer system connected to the Npc''s toilets like fuck. I''m smelling all sorts odor that I found to be rted to the word stink. ke, do you have some Gas mask that has the an air purifier filter?" "I''ve already used myst batch of mask after the attack that we suffered from the Guild, how about you use your Mask doesn''t it have the same effect?" "Good idea, no one could even recognize me when I wear this so even if the Guild sees my face. They can''t tell my identity not even appraisal would work," Morris puts on his Mask which engulfed his body with an effect that altered his voice a long with changing his appearance "Spell thief!!?" The three of them shouted when they saw Morris''s appearance changed to an appearance that was known throughout The World Of Trials. He never felt like he had to hide his identity from a couple of yers that''s being treated as a fugitive on the run. Yet he didn''t knew the impact of his choices as the three of them were trying to figure out his identity in order for him to be recruited only for his identity to be the man that they were trying to avoid at any given moment "What''s the big deal, Boss just showed his mask, it''s not something to fuss about dont you agree Quon?" "I''m a little confused about the fact that these buffoons knew Master way before I came along and they still haven''t figured out his identity. What''s hard to believe Master uses a variety of Spells, has White hair and I can''t forget about the most important thing that revealed his identity his Irregr ystyle which hebined Daggers and Swords to his Arsenal. Even a ten year old could piece it altogether yet these three are dumber," "Slow down their Geek, you''re not a normal ten year old, all of us knew that once weve seen your Passive skill that enhances your progression. To think that a mute girl would turn into an irritation over night, it''s like you''ve been reced with an Elder," "I can''t believe it, you''re Spell thief the maniac that soloed the 100th Goblin challenge before he hits LVL 10 the one thats being hunted by the Major Guilds. No, no way that your Spell thief this doesn''t make any sense this must be a dream, no this is a nightmare yes this is a nightmare," Yoona was in a state of panic after she was given a shock that was unbelievable for her to see as the truth. While the two remained silent without anything else to say "Would you calm the fuck down, what''s the point in Fan girling over me? Come on get it together people it''s like your forgetting that there''s a person that might be dying while you make all racket for nothing. And you just brought uspany wow, perfect I wanted to exit that topic it''s a good thing that you guys came to our location," With a few words that came out of his mouth the group consisting of the six of them apart from Morris suddenly formed a circle. After Morris hinted that they werent alone when he felt the Aura of a few yers that were aiming their Killing intent that wasnt noticed by the rest "My oh my! It''s looks weve been found, I would''ve wanted it if our meeting would urter when you fell into our traps. But seeing that you''ve noticed us that won''t be happening? Kill the three of them capture the rest u remember their faces, their the allies of the one that were hunting," Before they could get closer to their location a Dagger was flung to the enemies location that was armed with a paralyzing poison. That stopped their pursuit while a hooded figure came to their rescue that was none other than Hugo "What are you doing here? Along with Morris''s little helpers and Spell thieft!!? You guys found him? It''s such an honor my names Hugo, oh right the poison won''t hold them we need to go, follow me ive found a way out," [Does the four of them share the same Brain cells? It''s like I''m seeing the same reaction] Chapter 87: Protect At All Cause [5]

Chapter 87: Protect At All Cause [5]

Secret identity, Alias or might as well say a person''s Alter ego, there''s a reason why they hide their identities some are afraid to harm the ones that they love. Others make an Alter ego as an image thatpletely differs from their personality. What about me? That''s a tough one for me, a secret identity is like an Author''s pen name, well, my identity to this date is simply a guy with White hair apanied by a Mask. Seriously, I never even changed my robe why can''t everyone piece it altogether, there''s literally a guy whose secret identity is a pair of sses [System: Option 3 has now been applied, and the artifact will now enter its cooldown the next use will be at 10 days] "That was a close one, Good thing that I haven''t used this Artifact of mine," The Mist was consumed within a matter of seconds turning them into a state wherein their bodies have be transparent along with their voices to be unheard of. They used this opportunity to make a couple of Mirage that he used to make their enemies chase his copies while they make their way out of the sewers [System: The Mirage of Christopher Morris has activated thebined skill Igniting fuse, The Mirage has amplified the spells st radius and Damage by adding additional 40 Mana] The Mirage enclosed them to a location wherein the walls along with most of its area were sealed before they started to Invoke their final orders to set their bodies to explode. After they safely exit the building, which was set aze by the explosion created by Seven copies, without anything left for the five of them to return to Morris suggested that they can stay within the walls of the Mansion. A ce that was rigged with explosives along with a ton of escape passages from the highest floor to the lowest, a ce where they can take refuge while the trials haven''t Arisen from its Hiatus "They''re finally asleep, Phew I thought it would''ve been a lot harder to escape that sewer system. Good thing I didn''t use that Ring for a long time toe," Morris entered his room after a long day has passed, even though he already knew of the Guild''s reasons why they were after Hugo. Something felt a little off to his guess he asked himself the answer to his question, why would they send so many just to kill a single person to the point where they will invest a ton? Hugo hasn''t fully grown and his power isparable to that of a Vice Guild leader, even so, why were there so many that weremissioned for his death [Dont you think that it''s a little odd that a ton was sent for one person?] "You''ve noticed as well, it is odd strange even, it doesn''t feel like this is your average Manhunt for a Guild they''ll send a few members and they won''t care what happens next. To think that they would do something like this? It''s unheard of and the fact that their known for being Cunning and Unfair is by far the most puzzling thing to boot," Morris tried to search for the answer in his memories yet there wasn''t anything that aroused suspicion only for one small thing that Hugo possess ''The Corrosive ck Sword is a Rare category weapon, In the game if you were lucky enough to acquire The Monarch Of Destruction as your Deity. He will bestow upon a Sword not only will it reshape itself to bepatible with its wielder it has a broken effect, Corrosion status a skill that was avable toter stages of the story. Having anything that has an effect of Corrosion is pretty Rare it can even be worth 30k worth of Tokens, maybe that''s the reason why they''re after his life. Rare weapons are different from Starter, Common, and Umon Rarity they acquired a new feature called Ownership as long as the previous Owner is alive they can''t use the weapon no matter what,'' After he finally found his answer he backs away from his Bed and left his room sneaking through the Mansion in the evening while the others have fallen asleep. He entered the room where he practiced his skills on a bunch of new mixtures that was also the room where he stores his potions, he never had any reason to stay longer than a few minutes after he obtained what he was after. Yet his body stopped when he felt a Dagger being pointed at his back by a mysterious figure he thought that it was a Guild member that found their base till the figure started hugging him while a warm and soft feeling was pushed to his back. Apanied by a stimting aroma with his ears being bitten, he was being toyed upon by none other than Airis that turned to his side and gave him a peck on his lips "You smell so fresh out of the bathroom, let me guess you''ve done something dirty? I guess that you killed a few or a dozen yers this night, I missed you. I thought ofing every day but my job doesn''t allow me to do so, even though that''s the case I won''tin as long as I see you," morris shrugged off her advancement and remained hisposure, he asked for her reasons of visiting after he escaped from her clutches [That Lunatic why is she here? Are we gonna fight her this ce wouldn''t be able to hold if we get all serious? We might as well say will destroy the Mansion if we start anything] "What do I owe the presence of The Velvet Queen, I''m busy at the moment so I can''t entertain you," "Of course, who wouldn''t be busy when I can smell that you''ve been in contact with a few other Women? Who am I to judge but you know if you want you can ask me and I''ll apany you in the night, we can even cuddl~" Morris ced his palm on her mouth when he heard someone''s footstepsing from the other side of the room There wasn''t anyone else that could open the door only one other person that he trusts the most that can enter his room. It was Jin that saw the two of them alone in a dark room surrounded by a stimting aroma, Morris was pushing her at the wall her mouth was being covered by his left palm and his right was holding both of her arms. He was about to close the door only to be dragged into the room by Morris closing the room and activating the soundproof enhancement "Okay, I get it Morris your already old, but why did you drag me into this mess?" Jin misunderstood the situation his confusion was shortly answered with a gaze at Morris''s expressionless face that quickly solves the problem "It''s great that someone suspected that we''re doing something wrong, hello their Jin I have something to talk about with Christ," Airis dispersed the aroma after they have taken a seat inside the room "Care to tell us why you''re here? In the middle of the night, a perfect time for someone to assassinate an individual," Morris suspected that she was nning on abducting him when he was about to sleep She threw a Guild crest at the table with a simr design to the one that Morris received from Kyo in the brawl they have with the Guild-affiliated yers. Seeing this in her hands a Mercenary that would take any kind of Job if it gives her the right amount of money meant that she was either their enemy or her ally. The two of them slowly reached for their inventory after they saw the crest while she remained seated answering their suspicion of her being their foe [Looks like she''s on our side] "You want our help?" Jin took a sip of the coffee that Morris brewed after they learned about her situation "Help isn''t the word that I''m going for how about Coboration? We have the same enemies so why not join me in my mission I can even give you a cut on my reward. Since it''ll be a special day it would be my second date with Christ," Airis cling to his arms after she said those words "To sum it up, I''m gonna be a third wheel, my friends going on a date and the location would turn out to be a ce that will turn into a new battlefield. Filled with blood, agony, screaming and we''re getting paid? That''s an offer I can''t ignore when are we going, I''m already having some problems with Tokens that selling my weapons on the System shop isn''t enough to buy a new set of materials," "If you let me borrow Christ for a while my man can give you as many materials as you desire, ores, monster drops even a new set of Crafting tools. If it''s for Christ''s friend then I don''t mind how much you require as long as you gave me some time alone," Airis ced a Rare ore in his palm as a sign of her good intentions along with amunicator thats connected to her henchmen "Deal that moron has been spending his time a lot inside the Mansion, he should get some fresh air once in a while. It''s not good for his health if he stays inside for a long time, it''s great that you want you came if not he would''ve stayed inside and read a ton of books," Even his friend wasn''t able to resist the perks of what money can bring which made him forget his conscience. Selling his friend over for a couple of materials along with the reason of him being inactive. He didn''t speak a word since he already knew that his voice won''t reach his friend that drowned in his desire ''What the fuck, did I just get sold?'' Chapter 88: Kill The Pest [1]

Chapter 88: Kill The Pest [1]

Have you ever wondered how easy it is to have someone like you that''s loaded with Cash, has an army of loyal warriors, and has a beautiful body that''s fully developed and the same age as you? That would''ve been a dreame true but Airis no way in hell, I know that for a fact that I can just imagine myself being a kept man without ever doing anything. It would''ve been perfect if she wasn''t sadistic I wrote her as a dominant figure that will trample on anyone her lovers aren''t an exception, I can''t picture myself getting whipped and being attached to a chair while being chained. I''m not in that sort of thing I''m a guy that likes something, simple Tomboys "Christ, can you remind me again as to why that snake is attached to you?" Upon their arrival at the outskirts of the base, Airis found an obstacle to her ns to spend her time alone with Morris to be blocked by a Brown haired girl [Finally, we seed in severing her ties to The Mad Alchemist, now you''ve finally gained your first Vassal. Deadly flower? That''s the Alias you could think of it doesn''t even sound like her] "Didn''t I tell you that I''ll bring my Vassal along, her name is Lillith, Airis meet Lillith, Lillith meet Airis. You told me a while ago that you can''t use your troops since your client doesn''t want this to have the name of the Velvet queen. So why not call one of my Vassal to assist us on our mission, you told me that this whole ce is armed with a few deadly poisons," Morris used Chi detection sending out a ton of Chi in the area revealing every trap that was reached by his Chi [This yer that you have your eyes on has greatly improved in a short time, I haven''t seen anyone apart from you have the talent to unlock Chi] ''That''s not even close to the surface, he already has his Mana circuit along with his Meridians to have a stable connection. I''m not feeling any sort of rejection between the two Energy within his body. Just what did he do to reach this sort of understanding before he could only let the two Energy flow through his body? now he''s able to use them in a way that would look like he achieve Harmonization,'' "Christ, who the heck is this Airis chick? You know you shouldn''t continue to work with her I can smell the scent of blood within her," ''Aren''t you guys a bunch of psychics? It''s like whenever I see someone mention Airis they''ll always say that she''s not to be affiliated with,'' He ignored her warnings about Airis that were constantly being mentioned by a ton of his allies and continued with the mission he took a piece of paper that contains the map of the area. He would draw a ton of symbols that signifies what kind of trap they''ll stumble across in the area, traps that would set them on fire, fill their bodies with holes, and a field that engulfed the whole area with poison. Apart from that, they''ll have to deal with the security that was scattered throughout the area while most of them were wearing disguises that would match their terrain making them look invisible After he finishes drawing theyers of traps he gave the map to Airis every trapped that was ced within the area along with the location of their base that he found from the bug''s coordinates. He felt unbearable pain in his head after he used Remembrance for far too long that he felt his head being torn apart, with the help of his skill along with his Vassal''s ability. That stabilizes his condition he was able to neutralize the threat of having any sort of Mental damage [System: You''re currently suffering from a headache that you received through overusing Remembrance] [System: The passive skill Mental fortitude is lessening the Bacsh of Remembrance] "Here it''s some Anesthetic it can help you numb the pain for a while, I said that you should look into the traps I never said that you''ll have to tear your mind apart. If that were to happen I can take care of you till youpletely heal your injury," Airis''s calming voice relieved him of his pain along with the warmth that came from Lillith [Im just a little curious but are you trying to build a harem? I''ve seen a ton of yers in my past] ''I''m not like anyone else I''m only maintaining Esther''s libido and I''m trying my hardest to satisfy Airis''s constant attempts to seduce me. That''s the summary of my life, I don''t care about their feelings them having these emotions isn''t a disadvantage. Rather it''s a gift that I can build up their favorability so I can easily manipte them to do as Imand, still, this situation is a little troubling. I would''ve wanted Jin to apany me but seeing as our circumstances are a little bit rough I need him to watch over the kids along with Esther, Kyo, and Quon to guard them if anything were to ur in my absence,'' After he took a few minutes to rest along with the help of the Anesthesia that he injected into his body he can now use his body without any problems with his movement. The three of them made their way to the forest, which was supposed to be one of the most rigorous parts of their journey through the base, came to be easier after they have a better grasp of their surroundings. With the help of the map, they could easily avoid the traps while they disposed of the yers stationed in the forest [System: The yer Lillith Rivera has activated the skill Chimeric transformation] Lillith''s form changes to a different version when she was the Vassal of The Mad Alchemist, her body turned into a stabilized form that''s maintaining her human shape. Along with her unique ability to make use of her Mana that extends the range of her tentacles while it acts as if it had a mind of its own. The tentacles would divide their numbers into four with one of them slithering to a different location from the other, it was in search of a prey in the dark forest along its way it would knocked the trees if anyone were hiding at the top. Which one unlucky yer met its end it fell from the top of the tree and the tentacle chased after it "Monster!!? Somebody anyone can you hear me I need some backup! Arrrgh, it got me but I escaped I just need to take this road and I''m safe~" The yer had his right leg prated by the tentacle yet he reaches for one of the traps that temporarily rooted the tentacle only to see hisst resort was filled with the corpse of his fallenrades. They had their bodies sliced smashed, and torn down while the rest were filled with holes, and to his horror, he met three other tentacles that were blocking his path he tried to run back but he slowly realized that his abdomen was pierced. By the very tentacle that was chasing after him, he thought that his end hase and he''ll die from being pierced. To his surprise, the horror continued the tentacle drained him of his flesh along with its organs until it only left hollowed corpse that only contained the bones [Isn''t it wonderful? Thebination of both Magic and Alchemy has created a Mystical Chimera. A life form that can use Mana to enhance its ability to a certain extent, something that a normal Chimera can''t imagine achieving. We''ve created a monster, but its purpose lies in themand of its Avatar] ''Whether its appearance looks to be beautiful, once you''ve taken a closer look you''ll only see yourself be a new victim of the thorn that it carries. A flower that has an image thats aplete opposite of its true nature, that kills hundreds or thousands that were fooled by its appearance. Would see themselves be its nourishment until it fully blooms,'' Along with his Arsenal of pawns, he adds a new piece to his board a piece that''s not tricky as a Knight nor powerful as a Rook. But a pawn that reached the end and turned it into a Queen that can move from every corner and grew stronger as she devours every piece that came in her way Chapter 89: Kill The Pest [2]

Chapter 89: Kill The Pest [2]

Unaware of their current situation the Guild leader along with his right hand were discussing the failure of their hunt. Other Guilds would''ve given up after receiving a report of their Fifth failure, yet they kept on searching for the wielder of the ck sword. Not knowing that their greed would be their downfall as a yer along with a few who aid his journey were tearing down their numbers [Guild Leader: Razor Zenova Standing: Alpha Race: Beast, Hyena n Traits: Greedy, Unforgiving, Murderous ss: Brawler Weaponry: Gauntlets] A man that was eight feet tall apanied by a bunch of trinkets around his body that was granting him an increase in stats even with a simple glimpse anyone can tell that he mostly relies on his stats. While a man that was 5, 7 feet tall that wasn''t carrying anything in his body had a mysterious air dwelling inside of his body, they were different from the rest. Yet their personalities remained to be unfair they would hunt their prey in an overwhelming number and use any means to acquire victory "Sieg why haven''t the six troops that we deployed haven''t brought even a clue about the Owner''s whereabouts?" Razor was seething with rage after he received the news about their Fifth failure that was close to achieving the death of the Owner along with retrieving his sword [Vice Guild Leader: Siegfried Dross Standing: Right hand Race: Human, Insider Traits: Strategic, Mysterious, Silent ss: Summoner Weaponry: Whip] "I told you countless times if you have a problem with the results then might I suggest that you apany our troops? Not only will you have a better chance of getting what you want having the Guild Leader with the members will boost their morale. If you want an answer then I already have a hypothesis the Owner has fled to the other Districts and left the Western side or he resides in a ce where Detection skills are ineffective. Or it could be both who knows of his whereabouts but aren''t you taking this lightly?" Siegfried hinted at the possibility that they attracted a monster by targeting a yer that can grow if they allowed him to live "Aren''t you a little paranoid? Even if that yer grew up to be a monster, our troops along with our Guild have already grown too much for him to take his revenge against us. Ever since you''ve heard the reports of a bug being found amongst our own made you a little jumpy. Don''t forget who we are The Raging Hyena''s not only known for its terrible reputation were also known for ourrge number that''sparable with the top Guild in The World Of Trials," Razor reassured him with their advantage against a single yer he wasn''t able to brush off his concerns which leads him to send reinforcement to guard the entrance of their base Without any word reaching the two of them after Morris hides the yer''s corpses after they were dealt with, even with the fact that the Guild he was fighting wasn''t in his novel. He acknowledges their feat of having a ton of members that were on their way to his post, holding a shovel that he used to bury the ones he ughtered he encountered his enemy at the worst possible time. He was burying his newly killed target while the rest were bewildered by his actions [Morris, another wave of yers just arrived] "Hello There, can you give me a few seconds im not finished with your ally here, don''t worry you''ll get your turn look there''s a line that you''ll have to wait on," Morris pointed at the trees where he hanged the corpses that he poured a liquid that made them glow at the dark apanied by a different variety of colors. The ck and withered tree looked beautiful from afar but from a closer perspective it was only a gruesome sight of their ally''s humiliating defeat Furious they were they attacked him without any concerns about their surroundings were a little peculiar to a few that remember the area having lesser treespared to the other routes. Their bruiser tried to ram its shield to his location but was dodged when Morris leaped into the air that making him vulnerable to attacks that woulde from their Mages or Archer, the number of arrows along with the spells fired at his location was too much for him to counter. Leaving him with no choice but to use the trees as his footingunching him from one tree to another to reach his first target that was the Archer [System: You''re injecting a ton of Mana within the shovel it''s Power and Durability have been temporarily increased] He swings the shovel every time he leaped from a tree building it''s the momentum that he gained to be released at the Archer, that perfectly severs its head from its body. He takes a seat on a nearby wood after he killed the Mage by throwing the shovel that impaled him into a nearby tree, they tried to call for help yet their Exclusive chat box won''t work. They were stuck with an agile yer that killed two of their allies in a matter of seconds, the strangest part is that he stopped once he killed their range attackers *Yawn* "That was a great way to start our meeting, hello my name is Christoper Morris if you finally realized my strength I guess that you tried to reach for help in your chat box? You see im here in regards to my child, I heard that you were bullying him so why not stop by and teach you guys a lesson or two? Do note that this will be your resting ce as I don''t have any reason why I should spare your lives," Morris disappeared from their view, along with the arrival of a Blinding mist that engulfed the entirety of the area. They were scattered throughout the area in search of the exit only to see a ton of trees that blocked their way making them think they were far from the path they took [They''re finally making their move] Slowly they realized that their area was getting thinner after a certain time had passed the trees that were far from their location seemed to have moved. Making them wary of their surroundings, it felt like it was alive until one of their own was dumb enough to attack the trees, that meet his end. The trees would gather around the corpse until they grew a pair of arms along with a face that was apanied by a mouth, the scenery they saw was frightening the trees tore apart the corpse sharing it with the others. Eating their ally''s body parts while it made a crunching noise that broke his bones Morris was sitting on top of a tree while he enjoys his time reading a new book that had taken his interest, the Guild-affiliated yers were screaming their lungs after they saw the horrors he bestowed upon them. A nightmare for the yers and a gift for Morris he canze around while the trees would do his job without him lifting a single finger [Looks like they finally angered the trees, can''t you even do something more productive than reading a new book? I can''t understand how you find joy in reading for me reading is but an act to gain new knowledge of the world] Morris ignored his Deity and continued with his hobby, he didn''t want to strain his body seeing that he hasn''t taken a nap. Which made him rely on one of the Options that were inside of his staff an Option that created the hell that the yers were currently experiencing at the bottom of Morris''s location ''Dark fellin oak, their known to be a dark tree that resides in the Dark Forest, yet no one knew that it was but a corpse. The tree''s origin came from a monster called the Fellinarus a tree-type monster that''s an omnivore, it will eat anything from fruits, vegetables, and meat as long as it met its criteria. Mana for it to remain in The World Of Trials it would have to eat a chunk of Mana that would satisfy its need. Once they die their bodies would root themselves to the ground, and their hands would turn into a branch, Dark fellin oak is none other than a monster corpse. They''ll grow as long they kept consuming Mana and they can use the stored Mana inside their body to regenerate their bodies, truly a monster that belongs to the Dark Forest,'' The Fellinarus marched to the yers, their arms were armed with a sharp and pointy end that they used to pierce through their enemies, panic they were the yers that were desperate to escape charges at the Fellinarus for the kill. Even with his superior stat line, he wasn''t able to continually swing his sword when his opponent was regenerating their wounds and if one were to fall they''ll shield them for it to heal. In the end, no one was left to save them, the reason why Morris killed the Mage and the Archer a while back was to make sure that he leaves the only yers that doesn''t have any sort of skill or range to deal with hisckey Without any hopes of escape, they met their end by getting their bodies impaled to the Fellinarus and the unlucky ones had their limbs ripped out while they were still breathing. The area was filled with blood and screams of the victims of the Fellinarus, whilst they consumed their bodily fluids they grew bigger than before. And once more they moved to their assigned post awaiting their next meal toe, disguising themselves in a harmless ck tree that was scattered around Morris''s post [System: You''ve leveled up from 26 to 27] [System: You''ve received a new Title by meeting certain requirements you obtain the Title Murderer in the shadows] "Cool now off to the next page," The mist dispersed and he continues to read his book while he wait for his next victims toe to his post Chapter 90: Kill The Pest [3]

Chapter 90: Kill The Pest [3]

I never imagined myself pulling an all-nighter seeing as I''m not even a Writer I thought I wouldn''t have to worry about having this sort of thing. Well if your life depends on a Character that might die from a certain event then you might as well do it, the onlyint I have is this job of mine doesn''t seem to give me any money. Rather im losing Potions, my House has be rowdier, andstly, I have to beat up a couple of troublemakers on behalf of my Mc. If it wasn''t for the reason that the guy that''s sleeping in my House is the key to solving the trials, then I would have been inside my room and reading this book that I recently purchased [Appraisal: No hostile yers have been detected in the range of Chi detection] [All of them have been dealt with I thought we would have been here for more than an hour] There wasn''t a single corpse in sight after all the Fellinarus had devoured every single piece of their bodies that contains a hint of Mana. Without anything left for them to consume they soon began to either until they became a tree that stood at the entrance of the base. He awaits the arrival of hisrades that joined him on his journey while he wielded a crest that would allow him to enter without setting the rms. On his right, he catches a glimpse of a trail of blood, and within the center was Airis storing every ounce of her victim''s blood inside her Skill. On his left was Lillith that''s overflowing with the Mana she acquired from draining her opponent with all of their life force along with their intestines to further satisfy the thirst of her Chimeric counterpart ''A Murderous tyrant and an Ex test subject and here we have a Delusional writer that might''ve reached his 30s what a weird bunch of people we are! The one that''s standing between the Guild that would end the world if they killed the Mc and im just a guy that was having trouble making a few bucks a few months ago. During that period I was able to get good while I found some trustworthy tools to join me in my team, reunited with my friend, and had a brawl with one of my readers. I could never imagine that my life would turn out to be like this, im notining it''s better than when I was on earth,'' "Christ, did we make you wait?" Lilith leaps to his side where she begins to wrap her arms around his body along with her soft voluptuous chest to make its way into his body "Mind if I join in?" Morris was being sandwiched by the two in her front was her brainwashed childhood sweetheart caressing his back and pushing her warmth while at his back was the devilish redhead that liked to toy with his body she started licking his ears making his whole body sensitive apanied by her soft hands making their way through his chest [System: The yer is reacting to the attacks of yer Lillith and Airis] "Hey knock it off. Aren''t we on a mission? This isn''t the time for these sorts of things," Morris knocked the two of them, making them fall to the ground "It''s not fair!!!" Lilith shouted with her all while Airis remained silent [What''s going on?] "I heard from Kyo that you''re giving Esther a reward from time to time, in the form of intimate acts. It''s not fair, I''ve been with you since we were kids you idiot why would you prioritize someone else before me!!!" Lilith leaps to his body making him fall while she hides her head after she started tearing up when he denied her advances ''Kyo what the fuck!!! First, you plotted that quest for Esther to make her stimted by that date of ours, now you''ve gone and spilled that secret to Lillith. I thought you would''ve learned your lesson when I rigged your room with explosives yet you''ve made my life harder than it is. I''m already having the edge when I was only dealing with Airis, and when Esther came along it got even worse now Lillith has joined the fray. Sigh, deep breaths Morris, deep breaths first of all I became a pir of hope after I brainwashed her if I want her at her best condition then I''ll have to bite the bullet and do the same as I did to Esther,'' Morris holds her body and pampers her until she finally got back to her senses yet he didn''t stop he pinned her down to the ground and devoured herpletely. On the coldest night, his hair would illuminate their surroundings his touch would stimte her again and again, and his lips would reassure his feelings apanied by his tongue that swirls around her mouth. Whilst he would reach to herher regions and touch her until she would let out a moan that echoed throughout the forest Morris didn''t stop until her lust for him was satisfied. Under the full moon, the two of them were covered by the thick trees that shielded them from those who might watch their indecent acts [Eye of favorability: The yer Lillith Rivera''s favorability for the yer has exceeded 70, she will now begin to show signs of intimacy towards you] "Christ that was~" Morris ced his finger on her mouth while he caressed her face after he satisfied her lust "I''m sorry if you were hurt about my actions I never thought that you''ll gain some interest in that sort of thing. I was waiting for you to be ready im sorry again if you''ve seen my previous action as a sign of rejecting your feelings," Morris lowered his voice while he shifted from his awful personality to a saved file that he recently created a gentle and loving man that was quite good at getting a hold on his lover "Hello there, I think you''ve forgotten about me, I must say it''s a little daring for a girl like you to do those things in a public ce. You must be raring to go as long as you''re in the mood, how naughty, and to think I see myself as the most daring one out of the three," Airis teases her which made Lillith cover her chest after she finally gets a hold of her self. Her face was red as a rose after she felt embarrassed to show her indecent side to his lover "Now that little missy has calmed down let''s enter the base and Christ I have been gone for a while, and I can''t seem to get my mind in the right ce. Won''t you be a dear and help me with my problems, I don''t know what will happen if I were left in my condition any longer than I could endure," She stared at him intensely while she bites her lips and ced her palm within Morris''s ears. Out of the three, she was the most unstable yet the most dependable ally that he acquired ''Ohe on, I need a break from the three of you, I need some time for myself and I have to think of another way to punish Kyo min soo. That brat has been doing all sorts of things behind my back, if im not careful he might have led something that would end my life. That will have to wait until I finished this mission of mine, I''ll have to kill a thousand to save millions of lives,'' The three of them entered the base of The Raging Hyena''s while they haven''t encountered their foe they were met with a rather confusing situation. Every room was identical to those that came after there weren''t any numbers that showed which location they were in nor a map that would guide them inside the base. The only option they could think of was to search every room and marked it once they were done, the first room they entered was the ce where they kept most of their weaponry along with a few trinkets that turned the situation in their favor [ce everything inside and shut it off] He ced the poison he found inside the vents that traveled throughout the entire base filling every room with the poisonous gas that they were so proud of using. Those that manage to escape in time before the poison could take its effect upon their bodies were shut down by a Magic orb that was in ce of the entrance to the Arsenal that shoots anything that was not matching the frequency of the Mana flowing through hisrades "Sun, Moon, it''s time for the two of you to make your way through the base," Morris summoned his familiar that went through a series of changes, after Moon swallowed a ton of poisonous chemicals that mutated him changing his appearance from a cat to a size of a leopard. The thing that shocked him the most was Sun''s transformation even though she wasn''t able to swallow any sort of poison, unlike Moon the two of them were identified as Singr Familiar. Whether they have opposition towards each other while they contain a mind of their own "As you wish," said the two of them before they make their way into the maze-like base pursuing any kind of yer for them to devour Chapter 91: The Sinners Downfall [1]

Chapter 91: The Sinners Downfall [1]

I finally arrive at a point where im inside the Base of my enemy, and you won''t guess how much of a hassle it was to kill every single one outside the forest only for the three of us to enter without alerting anyone. Reality is often disappointing, I even experience the troubles of a Harem protagonist you thought it would be fun, but that''s just the tip of the iceberg my friend. What I did a while ago to Lillith would be the trigger for my demise but that story is for another time, so without further ado let''s start the show With the unforeseen attack of an unknown enemy which leaked their poisons through the very vents that connect the airflow from within their Base to the outside world contaminated with their poison. The ones that were able to act before they were affected grabbed the nearest mask making them untouchable Yet they remain indoors while theirmunicators were used as a means to let the news of their sudden ambush leaked to the other members along with the Guild Leaders. Holding on to their weapons apanied by a sense of fear, after they heard about the news of how their numbers were reduced to 2000 members to a mere 1400 The crest that detected the heartbeat of their members was nowhere to be found leaving only the System to detect their overall numbers which were instantly reduced by 600 without them being warned [If everyone is listening to your alpha''s message then you better follow my orders, don''t even think about leaving your post. Our enemies hadunched an attack. Their identities have not been revealed before we give out the next of our orders. In any case, barricade the entrance, wield your weapons, and don''t even think about trying to be a hero. There''s a difference between being brave and being an idiot, The Raging Hyena should take this matter seriously] Whilst they were giving the orders to ensure every one of their safety, the three of them were listening to any sort of feed that they would intercept with their stolenmunicator. Even hearing some news about one of the rooms being torn to pieces by two leopards that had a peculiar color, one had a Grey fur that would disappear once it came in contact with the shadows. While the other one wasn''t as a threatpared to the Grey leopard that was reported to kill anyone in cold blood within its path, the Light orange leopard was by far the most troubling out of the two. It was the oppositepared to the Grey one its weak on attack and slow with its movement it would cause an area of effect skills, creating a blinding light, taunting them until their lives would soon be taken by an attack that came from its partner ''So that''s their strategy to counter our advances, Sage do you think that we should push forward, or should I y it safe?'' [You''re asking me for some advice? If I were to judge your situation, it''s most likely that you should push through their numbers. They have better knowledge of their surroundings, they know where the location of every single item in ce. If you''re thinking of making this a drawn-out battle then you might as well as say you want to waste a drop of your Elixir] ''That seems to be the case, im not even sure about the exact numbers of the members inside the Base, it looks like they might have predicted that we''re listening to their messages. Seeing as the Guild Leader didn''t leak their numbers and only told them a few orders before he hung up, I might as well check on the mansion''s conditions, Jin must have activated the traps,'' [I guess you have a conscience, it''s a little bit unbelievable that someone like you can be concerned about another person] He entered the yer server where he quickly switch to a direct message with his friend, only to find that he couldn''t send a message as the other side had temporarily blocked him for some unknown reason [System: The yer is currently unavable to be a target of direct messaging] ''What the hell, why isn''t it working? why can''t I message did something happen in my absence did he get in some sort of trouble? Calm down Morris let''s think this through if I leave now I can still make it the Elixir can revive anyone as long as their corpses haven''t reached the time limit,'' "Christ what''s with you did something happen?" Airis left her post when she saw his face which was filled with worry and panic "Did your headache reur? Stay still for a second Christ Im gonna help you," Lillith activated her skill when she made contact with his body by applying the Mana within her body along with her regenerative capabilities to aid him with no signs of his condition getting any better His concern that was able to be seen through his face attracted the attention of both Airis that was guarding the entrance and Lillith who was sitting on hisp while she wrap her arms around his waist. Something shocking enough for his expressionless face to be affected, something that never happened within his time within The World Of Trials he felt worried until he received a prerecorded message from none other than Jin [System: You''ve received a prerecorded message from a direct message] ''Is it Jin? What did he send,'' [Direct message to Arrogant smith Arrogant smith: Dear shit face if you''re reading this then just do your job, Im someone thats not easy to be eliminated by a few pricks. Plus im an Avatar it won''t be easy to bring someone like me down unless they''re tough and stronger than me but that won''t happen I learned a thing or two about ying dirty ¡ªFrom your shitty friend Jin Kurenai] After his friend''s reassuring letter he calmed down after he made a blunder that worried both of hisrades. Without anything left for him to do he sets out to continue with his ns after he wastes his time by sitting in a chair while the members of the guild were being ughtered as they walk through the bloody path that was created by his Familiars. Every room they had entered had the doors broken and the inside ruined of their designs without a trace of their bodies to be seen, as the two have changed that even he was surprised to hear of their ability [Sun LVL 8 Mutation: First awakening Title: Familiar Hp: 70 Atk: 5 Spd: 30 Def: 50 Mp: 18 Stm: 50 Skills: Heal, Attraction, Fortification, sh, Deflection, Invulnerability, Petrification, Mutation seal release Stat points: 0 The Familiar has entered its first awakening some skills have been strengthened] [Moon LVL 8 Mutation: First awakening Title: Familiar Hp: 45 Atk: 40 Spd: 60 Def: 20 Mp: 30 Stm: 19 Skills: Poison fang, Paralyzing sh, Corrosion, Void walk, Backsh, Mutation seal release Stat points: 0 The Familiar has entered its first awakening some skills have been strengthened] ''They got some new kits, Sun''s Taunt has been raised to a new rank its name even change to Attraction increasing its range and overall crowd control. If I get the chance I might try and join the Familiar league where all the Familiar trainers seek to be the Familiar champion. I remember that I created a forever ten-year-old character I called Crash Miltum someone that strives to be the world''s greatest Familiar trainer,'' Chapter 92: The Sinners Downfall [2]

Chapter 92: The Sinners Downfall [2]

Within the space manipted Base there was one room that was filled with a Raging thirst for revenge upon seeing his members obliterated without heating any reports from the ones that were guarding the entrance. He presumed them to have perished and became some sort of sustenance for their uninvited guess along with the excitement that came from the Vice Guild leader. Seeing that he found a monster that caught his interest, thinking that there were a bunch of untamed Beasts from their wild behavior, apanied by their great sense of coordination which makes him assume that they belong in a certain tribe "600 of our members were killed in an hour, something like this can only be described as a deration of war. I''ll have to check out the Base, Sieg I need your hounds in dealing with that leopards, and while you''re at it we can search for the intruders," Razor was in a fit of rage when he saw the reports of their Base has been infested with some pest. Along with the arrival of a pair of leopards that we''re tearing their members apart while their intruder''s location remains unknown to the members and the Guild leaders "Kekeke, what a fine specimen they are if I can find a way to make them obey me would you mind if I turn them into my summons?" Sieg''s face was filled with joy which was always stuck on a facade that would fool everyone else to see him as a man who doesn''t find any sort of joy "You sure about that? I heard the reports submitted by our members, it''s said that they have a stat line that can even overpower them," Razor''s words only enticed him the more he hears about their abilities along with their teamwork "Kuuuggh that''s the best part of being a Summoner we tame every kind of Magical Beast in the world. Our pleasurees from dominating and leading the ones below my power, if I added them to my roster my Summon Damage would not only increase. But my military power would increase if I can add another weapon of mass destruction to my arsenal," Sieg''s sses were shing after he met a rather interesting situation, The appearance of their enemies. And the other one was the leopards that were ughtering everything in their path leaving not a trace of the remainder of their victims With their lives on the line, they set their goal of eliminating their enemies, along with their ns for containing the Magical Beast that entered their Base. While they were making their way into the surface of the Base that was fuming with an abundance of toxic chemicals at every floor level. The team thatprises Morris, Airis, and Lillith we''re on the lowest floor where they were targeting the troops that we''re hiding behind the barricade they have painstakingly built from the ground up just for it to be brought back to the ground. With an explosion that took the lives of those near the barricade that was impaled by the broken wood or were crushed by the heavy equipment they used to block their entrance "Hello, It looks like you need to call the repair man for that busted door, hi im Christoper... Morris, seriously? Is that how you treat your guess charge at them with your weapons, hey bastard can''t you stop crying out loud? I''m trying to introduce myself here, not gonna what I say. Well, that guy is dead," He killed the yer that he severed an arm a minute ago after he didn''t listen to hisint against the noise he was emitting. After he pulled his dagger out of his body Morris nced at the ones that were frozen in ce, from the Killing Intent he was emitting they saw him as a devil, and one brave soul unlike any other asked his reasons for arriving in their room "What do youe here for?" Said the yer while his whole body was shaking in fear with the malice that he was spreading all over the room Surprised by the yer''s actions, instead of pointing his weapon in his direction he kneeled after he dropped the weapon to the ground instead of attacking. The results of his sudden visit to the room were not to his expectations yet he only gave them a chance to exin their actions "Tell me why are you kneeling even though you already knew that your death, has been decided don''t tell me you want to join my side? You want to be useful to me in order to leave this ce alive, is that what you want? I''m a busy man so I''ll remain to be seated only for a few minutes," Morris grabs a hold of a chair that he reclines while he sets a timer that would alert him after a minute had passed [Why are you being so hesitant? Just kill them, if they''re you''re enemy then you have to kill them] ''His right, I know that it''s a hassle to wait for their answer, but my Appraisal hasn''t failed even once,'' [Appraisal: A yer with simr origins to the yer Christopher Morris has been detected] ''No doubt about it, one of them is my reader if they notice that line, I said they''ll already have the answer to my question. If they weren''t able to give me the right answer then my I might have some yers for Sun and Moon,'' "Owner, how long will we have to wait?" Sun was feeling her stomach grumbling after she breathes in the air with a hint of blood that came from the yer he recently killed "Can''t you wait, it''s like im talking to a child, the two of us had been a month old for Familiars we''re basically an adult," Moon scolded her inside the distorted space within Morris''s chest ''They''re truly a mystery, Familiars would adopt the personality of their owners the two of them are a special case. They''re an entity yet they share the same mind, my personality has been cut in half. Moon adopted my Aggressive behavior, Energetic, and Wits he''s very loyal to me, while Sun is the opposite of Moon, she adopted my Laziness, Stupidity, Arrogance, and Cautiousness. She''s not loyal she''s a fucking mess, now that I think about it, dissing her is kinda like dissing a part of me,'' "You hear that even Owner agrees with me, you''re alwaysying down on the distorted space you''re not even moving. You''re a slob and a disappointment how is it that im paired with you," "Shut up, I can''t control my hunger okay, you never adopted the Owner''s worldly desires, you can''t me me if imzy!!!" They argued on and on about their differences from each other, while the timer that he previously set created a noise that even the members were able to hear. After he shuts the timer he only had one yer approach him a ck haired boy that was in his teens slowly walked toward him, covered in bruises at every corner of his body. The boy''s face and his bruises were a spitting image of his youth it was like looking at a mirror that reflected his horrible past, the boy got closer and he retrieved his Killing Intent only for a yer to yell at the boy to disturb the two of them "Zeke you little brat if you know the answer then hurry it up you piece of shit!!!" A single yell from the yer that was hiding behind the crowd sends shivers to the badly beaten boy. This whole scenario reminded him of his own experience, even though he felt sympathetic to the kid he still needed his question to be answered. He sends out a Shock that created the sound of lightning, near the area where the voice of the yer that threatened the boy The power of the spell was enough for anyone who came in contact would easily perish while their body would sear once they came in contact. The boy''s face brightens a little bit with his actions to scare the yer that he assumed to be the kid''s bully. Without anyone to interfere after he disyed his strength they soon began to freeze in fear when they saw the spell burn a hole in the wall he struck. The kid told him his answer to his question that no one was able to answer for no one was a reader except for him "I don''t kneel for you to spare my life, I''m but an ally of your enemy whether I got lucky and was able to join your team. I would only slow the process till the day has finallye when im not useful, to be kept alive. I only wished to be given a swift and painless death with a single swing of my enemy''s de instead of a painful death that would fill my body with pain and suffering. I kneel to you for your mercy if I don''t have another day toe please kill me without just a single strike," Zeke uttered every line that he could remember and raised his head after only to see a Mana that was building in Morris''s hands. Ready to cast a powerful skill to be unleashed he kneeled again when his death was about toe, yet the oue he predicted was not what he believed. At his back were the remains of his previousrades and at his front was a man that wouldter be his superior "Your name is Zeke am I right? Good you know how to nod to my question, congrattions Zeke it looks like you remembered it from start to finish. As a Congrattory reward for your great performance back there how about, I introduce you to my own, this person who is standing before you is Christoper Morris. If you wish to leave this ce and start a new, would you like to take my hand?" Morris offered his hand to the snot-nosed brat that cried once help had finally reached him. An angel didn''t descend only a monster that came from the depth of despair came into his aid and devoured hisrades ''A loser unlike any other person and a great figure that would reach out to aid him on his journey. A cycle that I once experienced has now made its way back to me, yet im, not anyone that''s great. For I am only a person that knows how to survive, if he wishes to live then I''ll teach him what I know, for he is the weakling that I once was,'' Chapter 93: The Sinners Downfall [3]

Chapter 93: The Sinners Downfall [3]

After their journey has taken a few turns for the worse, not only of the member''s tight-lipped act they had another situation where they have a little trouble finding the exit of the first floor onto the next. Within their darkest hour unable to find the entrance Morris stumbled upon one of his readers, brutally injured to the point where only a fool would think his conditions were fine. Anxious and traumatized by the acts of his superiors he never felt any sympathy for their sudden deaths, he was even d and sneak a smile in there final hours of their lives "Right this way, the entrance that leads to the 2nd floor is at this corner, there are 5 floors the 1st to 3rd floors are for the members. The 4th floor is the ce that houses the elites, the members that have greatly contributed to the guild even apanying the Guild lead and Vice guild leader on their expedition. And the 5th floor is the ce where the Guild Leader or more known for his nickname Alpha, along with his most trusted ally the Vice Guild Leader. Im warning you that each floor contains a guardian if we wish to go any higher we need to kill them and obtain their Authority," Zeke activates a hidden mechanism that shows the entrance to a dark corridor where they met with a few stairs that would stretch through the skies [Are you sure about your decision? Even if we can use him as our guide to reach the highest levels of the distorted space. Do you think he''s a person worthy of your trust without anything for us to use if he would try and betray us] ''There''s a difference between being paranoid and just downright skeptical about a person, plus do you think he''s going to betray us when he didn''t even flinch when I killed hisrades? The little bastard even sneaked in a viinous smile which I interpret as "You shitty pieces of shit, serves you right for mistreating me I don''t give a fuck about what happens to you," that smile has that sort of vibe when I saw him, really spells out that he has a grudge against them,'' [I guess you''re right, I''ll head out for a while, im going to do that request of yours since I earned my share ofughs along with this entertaining show you always make] [System: The Forgotten Sage has logged out, the yer has now disabled broadcasting mode it will be avable after 10 hours had passed] ''Looks like I''ll get that thing earlier than I expected, apart from what I told Sage is that I left the part that he''s my reader. This guy has the same problem that I face before so I know how to handle him properly, aside from that I wonder if the guardian he has spoken of is strong or not. I haven''t had the chance to use the Skill I acquired from epting Zeus''s proposal,'' "Hey, Christ are we going to kill him after he has no use?" Lillith whispered in his ear while the four of them are making their way up the stairs that would lead to the next level along with their unavoidable encounter with the guardian "I thought about it, and I think that I''ll make him a new member of Enigma after I healed his wounds with my Skill along with the help of some potions. I found out that he''s beenbeled as a piece of trash within their ranks, you might be wondering why I want someone like him on our team. Let''s just say that his quirky, like you and everyone else in Enigma, you guys have something that you are gifted with some sort of talent," "If I were to say, aren''t you amassing a ton of yers to join your Private Mercenary group and I thought that you would like to keep your numbers limited?" "Airis where did you learn about that information?" Morris was started by the information she recently uttered in front of him, a piece of information that would be disastrous if the word was leaked to the Guild "Oh, It''s nothing I just had a chat with my men that was running a full sweep of Grequil for any kind of mark that was left by Spell thief. Recently they reported that you were known to be a clerk at a run-down shop called Felgir''s Weaponry And Equipment For Newbies. And they happened to sell a few of your information when I gave him 25% of my life savings. He was too generous not only did he give me a documentary about your behaviors and such I even snagged your clothes that we''re repaired that has some of your scent and this was given to me as a freebie," Airis takes off a part of her clothes to show him his worn-out hoodie that was stitched back in ce. His face was filled with anger that slowly was foreseeable in his facade the fact that his identity, information, and his clothes were sold. The identity of his that he wholeheartedly tried to hide, the information about his whereabouts was at the hands of Airis''s men, and the clothes that were said to be damaged beyond repair were being worn by the most dangerous person he had encountered ''Ugh, I fucking forgot that guy is the same as Naze, little greedy bastard don''t tell me he had that hoodie as a means of a material to track me down if I betrayed him. Now he used that shit as a freebie to sell my information, God I want tond a few punches in his face, I hope that I got something good forpensation. If im not too careful at handling Airis I might as well turn her into a yandere,'' He didn''t reply to her and simply smile and continued their match to the entrance to the 2nd floor where they met a Giant troll that was holding a hammer to his right. Zeke was shocked when he saw what seemed to be a myth a monster that guards the entrance to the higher floors, but what surprises him the most was that in the circle etched in Morris''s chest. Lies a pair of cats that free to the size of a leopard once they''ve gained enough space for them to transform, the rumors that were circting through theirmunicators. Speaking about the arrival of a Magical Beast that resembles a leopard was making their way to engage the Giant troll "Christ, hold on, what why aren''t we going?" Lillith was stopped by a single pull in her arm that was enough for her bones to be twisted if she wasn''t mutated into a Chimera "Little missy, aren''t you a little bit worried about Christ? Aren''t you forgetting that he''s a yerparable to a Guild leader, something like this isn''t even a problem. But the fact that his not attacking the monster instead is controlling the movement of his Familiars, just give him a few minutes. He''s just trying to improve his Mastery, why not join me for dinner? The two of you need to maintain your strength, especially you what''s your name again Zeke or something like that, eat as much as possible you''re too skinny for your age," Airis ced a nket that she acquired from her inventory along with bringing out a few of her emergency rations With his Familiars taking the lead he rushed to the Giant troll Moon was running to the right while Sun was running on the left, Morris stationed himself at a location where he can see the whole battle from afar Manipting the rocks around him chasing their temperature down to their shape and structures the surrounding stones have changed into a block of Ice where he ced his unconscious body and slowly focused his target of possession on one of his Familiars The process of possession required his body to bepletely untouched for his soul to have a ce to return to after he was done, inside the frozen igloo he created. He slowly tries to ess the chains that bonded him with his Familiars the soul contract that forbids his Familiars from dying by cing their true forms within their Owners While they project a perfect copy of their body to the outside world he was trying to connect to their bodies. A process that waspletely different when he was borrowing his Familiar''s eyes, ears, or mouth but a way to temporarily linked his body [System: You''ve sessfully made a connection to the soul of your Familiar, the connection has been forcefully created by the yer Christoper Morris. The estimated time is 4 minutes, after the timer has reached 0 you''ll be ejected] [System: You''re now able to use the newly created Familiar exclusive skill Familiar link, a Skill that won''t use one of your Skill slots. As long as you''re within the range of your Familiar you can protect your soul within their body, do note that this process causes your body to be unconscious leaving you vulnerable to any sort of attacks] [System: You can now pick a body to possess, the current option is either Familiar Moon or Familiar Sun] "Moon, im gonna borrow your body for a second, Sun once I possess his body I''ll send you the ns in our telepathic link," Morris contacted his Familiars and discussed his ns before they make their next move [System: You''ve chosen Familiar Moon as the target of the skill Familiar link, your body will now possess the body of your Familiar. Due to forcefully creating the connection between your soul and your Familiar your possession will be reduced to a duration of 4 minutes] Morris entered the body of his Familiar along with his newly gained hearing, heightened senses, and his body structure that made his possession take a turn for the worse. He didn''t have any sort of practice making his Familiar control its feet while he gives out the orders for the body''s movement, with a few problems with his newly formed bond he continues with his n. With his soul piloting the body of his Familiar he charges against the Giant troll that swings its Hammer which he dodges in the nick of time by jumping through the air before its Hammer collided with the ground [System: The Familiar, Moon has activated the skill Backsh, enhancing the Familiars next attack while hitting the Back of ah opponent will ignore 40% of its defense] He ran through the troll''s arms while he continuously dodges its arm that was targeting him until he could no longer dodge giving the signal for Sun to make her debut. She jumps into the air and activated Attraction which led the troll''s arm to attack her without any way to shake her crowd control, which shebined with Deflection, reflecting the damage she had taken from the palm of the troll. Whilst the two leap through the air and used the momentum they built from their fall and swing Moon''s ws that tore the trolls back until it spews a ton of blood [System: The Guardian that protects the 2nd floor has been defeated, you''ve obtain the Authority of the Guardian you can now enter the 2nd floor] Chapter 94: The Sinners Downfall [4]

Chapter 94: The Sinners Downfall [4]

We finally arrived on the 2nd floor after all of what we''ve been through, it''s a littlete but I think that I''ll have to give her what she wants. I already knew that I need to pay the price for taming a murderer like Airis, but the things I''m getting in return are worth it "Demonic sword arts, sh of the forsaken," Airis hacks away at the yers at the front meeting a gruesome fate when their missing limbs and the wounds she inflicted upon them started gushing out their blood. Flowing out of their bodies they were stored in one of her Skills until they die of a horrible death having their blood not only taken but their organs shredded for every blood that resides [System: The yer Velvet Airis has activated the skill Physical boost, granting an increase in her strength, Speed, and stamina] She made her way into the center of the enemy''s formation after she disyed one of her skills on the frontline that was left with not a single survivor. No one was able to escape her clutches once she inflicted a wound upon them a skill that would bring anyone down to their knees. Except for the limitation, something so powerful will be seen as unfair to the GM making it have a small range only those who are within her reach would be drained of their blood. Even with the numbers were against her she didn''t flinch and continued to move to her next target [System: The yer has activated the skill Murderous eyes, any yer below your level by 5 will be shown a glimpse of all the murders the yer hasmitted] One gaze at her eyes was enough for them to freeze In fear after they had seen the countless murders shemitted not one of them had any issues moving. But what they saw within her memories is that she brutally kills anyone who would run away from a fight they already knew of her superiority. Making them ept their fate and wait for their untimely end that was given a swift and painless death when she notices they were willing to offer their life "Thanks for sharing your meal with me," Morris approached her while he was still eating her share of the food "It doesn''t matter I only need to circte a tiny amount of Chi and I can maintain my body without eating," "Even if that''s the case, you can''t ignore your health, here take a bite I''m not confident if my blood would fill your hunger. At the very least I can say that I don''t have leukemia so I think im a delicious meal," Morris takes off his robe and reveal his neck within her reach, his sweats would arouse her along with his pale skin that would match the snow. Without a doubt, she can no longer fight back her urge to feed on blood, she pulls him closer to her body and a pair of fangs appeared and we''re then impaled to his neck whilst he felt his blood being sucked ''Velvet Airis was born in a certain trial and its main purpose was to cull a few yers before they could advance to their next destination. Her parents are unknown and she was found as an infant, for then on she was raised to be a martial artist wielding a sword and improving her hand-to-handbat. But what differs between her and their peers was her hunger, she never had a taste for cooked food, she would always eat the prey she hunted raw. For that reason alone she was hunted down as a monster, a girl that was born from a vampire, and a human. A little Dhampir that was hunted down by her acts of eating until the elders could no longer ept her as their own, afraid that their disciples would be eaten they formed a team that was meant to kill her but met their end at the de of her master,'' After Airis had a taste of his blood she found herself being obsessed even further than she could have expected. The blood she tasted wasn''t the same as the others she had sunk her teeth into his blood was bitter from the start but the more she sucks the sweeter it be. Until she lost herself in her hunger "Airis calm down, ow you''re biting too hard I can feel myself getting dried out. Stop! My visions slowly fading away," "Sorry about that, I got a little bit overboard with tasting your blood. Still, it was enough to satisfy my lust I thought you wouldn''t notice that I was a Dhampir. Guess my appearance and the fact that my skills mostly use blood as the main material for it to activate," Airis took a bandage cing it in the wound that she created on his neck. After she licks the remaining blood that stimtes Morris when he recently felt a shock that was brought upon her bite "Hahaha stop that it tickles," Morrisugh when she licked him all over his wound, and after her meal was over he notice a side of her that she never had previously shown. A gentle redheaded girl was tending to his wounds her face was red, an innocent-looking girl who''spletely embarrassed by her actions that anyone wouldn''t think of her as a murderer. He felt a little guilt before it was thrown away by his reasoning, even if he was the one that gave her a horrible fate, he was only writing a story ''What am I getting so worked up about? This isn''t like me, even if I was the one that gave her this fate I never thought she''ll be a real person. Still, at this moment, I can see that she improved better than I expected having someone that''s equal to her strength was the only wish she ever wanted someone that she can see eye to eye. In the story, she has never seen that from Hugo, even though he won against her he could only do so with his equipment, she was obsessed with his power she never sees him as an equal. Marking her unchangeable as her final hope to escape from the ideals that we''re given from her master stuck within her for all eternity,'' "Hey, you know if you''re still hungry you can suck my blood from time to time," "Oh, my have you started to fall for my womanly charms? I know that I''m beautiful, but im not that easy you know~" Airis saw his expressionless face when she tried to hide her embarrassment "Who the hell said I''ve fallen into your charms? I''m only implying that you can use me to satisfy your hunger. I''m not that easy to fall, I have my own experience with this sort of stuff, even before I met the three of you, I found myself having a bitter ending and received a massive impact upon my life. Even with that, you''re still beautiful I can''t deny that, beauty just isn''t enough for someone like me to be chained, thanks for patching up my wounds," Morris gave her a big fake smile that was beaming after he brushes off the topic of his bittersweet story that he didn''t continue nor he wants to share it with anyone else. Soon after their conversation his face which contain a few emotions were brought back to his facade along with an awkward silence that gued their surroundings. The two of them marched to their next destination to hunt down the ones that were hiding behind the doors that they barricade for any unwanted visitors "This must have been where the mechanism is located, seeing as the two of you came running after you checked the right side?" Morris along with Airis found a gigantic door upon their journey of ughtering everyone they could find in their path in searching for the exit of the 2nd floor Out of breath after he ran through the left side of the Base, Zeke''s body was hurting all over, with a little rest he walks closer to the door along with a Book that disys the activation pattern. With a little bit of failure on his first and second tries, he finally opened the gigantic door that leads to the next floor They were surprised when they saw it wasn''t a pair of stairs only a circle that acts as an elevator that can send them back to the 1st floor or the 3rd, it was already known just by their behavior that they want to continue. He already saw a few deaths that ur during his journey that were apanied by Lillith, which made him see the deaths of the other members that he has no knowledge about their names or their standing He could only here are the screams that echoed throughout their side of the base, Lillith''s tentacles that would stretch as long as she has the Mana. Plunge their way to the body of their next victim swallowing their organs until what was left was their bones along with their skin, Morris has already prepared his first test. He wanted him to develop resistance to the site that no normal person would find to be beautiful, he made him watch countless killings until he found them to be a normal reurring process [Appraisal: Resistance to any gruesome scenes has nearly reached its maximum capacity] ''What a wonderful kid, it feels like I adopted him rather this situation sounds like a series that I once read about. Where im a billionaire who''s secretly a vignte and instead of taking him to a therapist I just jumped the gun and made him my sidekick. The only problem is that I don''t have an arch enemy like the Mc, I did however have Deniro who knows of his condition,'' "What this is strange where''s the Guardian of the 3rd floor? Why isn''t it here, wait, the door that leads to the 3rd floor why is it open," He opened the door that showed him a terrifying scene while the three notice his body that froze with a glimpse of the 3rd floor. Hundreds of yers are fully equipped and the missing Guardian was waiting for their arrival along with the presence of the Guild leader and Vice Guild leader. On the middle floor, the intruders and the Guild members have finally found a ce big enough for an all-out war. To their surprise, it was only a group of four people that entered, only four were enough to kill most of their members, while the yers were getting full of themselves, Razor cans smell the blood of his members in the three of them. While he smells one of the members that was standing before him was at the side of the intruders Brimming with rage after he found out about his member''s betrayals hemands his fleet to eradicate their opponents. While he joins his men and charges against their foe and Sieg stayed at the rear, bing the general of their army "Leave no one behind, eradicate them all!!!" Chapter 95: The Few Against The Many [1]

Chapter 95: The Few Against The Many [1]

Overwhelming numbers, Top-notch equipment, Overgeared yers, andstly Floor guardian? Must be nice to have all of that gear and numbers something that I can only dream to acquire, the only thing I have on my side is Tool A and Tool L along with a yer that will be Tool Z. Might as well call myself a handyman for having a ton of tools [System: The yer Velvet Airis has activated the skill called [Crimson field]: The area around the yer will be swallowed up in a sea of blood. The mana that resides within the area will continually be swallowed up by the Crimson field whilst it remains] "Crimson field option 3, Turn the blood that I bestow upon you to grant me the power to reshape my offerings... Turn my blood into a weapon that will vanquish my opponent... With my orders, I call upon the power to create a cloud that rains my chosen weapon," The sea of blood rippled as she said those words while it slowly form a blood cloud. It came to her side she created and ston of bloody daggers rain down on her opponent [System: The yer Velvet Airis has activated the skill called [Blood maniption]: You can now manipte the blood that''s been offered to the Crimson field] Their armor protected them from her attacks while they continue to charge, and the gap was getting shorter. Her daggers weren''t piercing their bodies if they were it will only leave a graze. Though they never predicted an attack that would pass through their defenses "Gaaaah!!!" Their screams yed like a melody once Morris unleash an amplified Shock. It traveled throughout the sea of blood and shocked anyone that would approach their location. They were paralyzed by his attack yet their armor wasn''t like any other it was able to withstand his spell. It gave a few yers to reach for their potion while the rest were put to their end once they were punctured by a dozen tentacles "Don''t waste your energy Lillith!! Even if we can cull a few of their numbers it would only lead to our defeat. Airis activate the other option you have, their armors are too thick," He shot down a few of his foes when he altered the implemented volume of his magic orb. He lessens its damage while he increases its pration, he shoots out another volley and killed a dozen yers. Most of them were shot in the head, he retreated once he saw a rain of arrows aimed at his location [System: The yer Christopher Morris has activated the skill called [Haste]: You''re granted a burst of movement speed for a period of time] He avoided every arrow whilst he continues to run away from the front of the battlefield, after his opponent''s swift and relentless pursuit. In their attempts of reaching his body, he fires off another round of magic orbs that diminished their numbers Everything was proceeding as he expected till an unexpected variant arrive and antagonized his ns. His body could sense the danger that was vastly approaching. His ears could hear the sound of the wind that was gathering at a certain ce. The ground was steady without any kind of force being brought upon by another individual ''No vibrations? Then it''s the air!!!!!'' Like he predicted the attack came from above yet he didn''t know where it was positioned. The answer waster solved when he turned his back to see a yer in the air that was about to swing his fist. Its attack was filled to the brim with mana and it was enough to bring about his end. He quickly reacted and took a hold of his staff that resides in his inventory "Weapon shift, Hand cannon," [System: Option 2 of the yer''s weapon has been chosen, [Error???]: The requested design has no specialty. The yer has insisted on changing the staff to his chosen shape] His staff turned into a liquid substance thattch onto his right hand before it created his chosen weapon. With the short and fleeting time, he had left he invoke the activation of mirage that multiplied himself into five copies. They overclocked mana breathing and take the mana inside the Crimson field, and inserted it into the copies Morris aimed his cannon towards his opponent and charged his cannon whilst his tories reached his body. They acted as a generator of sorts that sent him a ready supply of mana and chi. All of the mana he receives was then poured into the tip of his weapon and awaits his chant "Beastial technique, Grand Aerial Hook!!!" Razor applied a ton of his energy to power up his fist along with the momentum he acquired from his jump. He alsobines the wind with his palms increasing the volume of his attack "1st Magicbination Igniting fuse!!!" All of the stored mana within the cannon changes to the color of his spell. The chi he acquired was used to enhance his defense and lessen the recoil of his attack if it would backfire Their attacks collided with each other, which causes an explosion that resulted in the elemental properties of their attacks merging. Increasing its volume and range until each side suffered a major loss, the guild''s overall, numbers were reduced by a single attack The crimson field dispersed after it was used as a protective shell. Anyone who has seen their exchanges would think that both of them suffered from the attack One person was able to use the situation in his best interest. The explosion left them to be vulnerable to any kind of attack as they spiral into the wall from the explosion they caused. Morris sacrificed his copies to change his weapon to a shield before the explosion had urred and his opponent had an item that creates a shield that was durable enough to withstand the blow Whilst he continued to spiral towards the wall while he enjoyed the moment after meeting with a yer that matched his power. He was interrupted by a sudden call from hismunicator that was none other than Sieg ''What a beautiful spectacle I can''t believe someone was able to match my power, even if I have to take his life... I should be informed of his name. Being able to match my power is truly a name befitting to be remembered, god damn it!!! Why does this annoyingmunicator have to ruin my moment? It''s Sieg...? What the hell does he want?'' "What''s going on?" Razor answered themunicator after he saw the name of his right-hand man [There''s no time hurry up quickly, Razor watch out!!! The leopards their out to get you, you''re on your own for a while after the explosion urred. Most of our troops have been caught in the range, for now, you need to Escape... Escape at all cause Razor!!!] In the background, he could hear the sounds of Spells beingunched along with the screams of his men. They were under attack by their intruders he wanted to go as soon as possible Yet he remembered Sieg''s warning of the leopards that were responsible for diminishing their numbers. They were sprinting and making their way upon the rubble into his location. One of the familiars has a scroll in their mouth, the light orange leopard leaped into the air. He readied his fist tond a hit on the beast only for it to spat out the scroll. It opens a portal leading up to the arrival of his aggressor "Magic orb, Pration augmentation!!!!" Without any hesitation, in his actions, he sends out an augmented version of a magic orb. Their distance made him open for an attack, Razor used the remaining durability of his shield to deflect his attacks But it slowly shattered at every side while a few orbs were able to pass his defense, he wasn''t as vulnerable. With the barrage of spells making their way into his shield it was even harder for anyone to notice his ns. When hepleted the charging phase of his attack he revealed his arm "Tough luck, you made me change my skill!!! Checkmate you piece of shit!!!" He thought he had the upper hand in their exchange of blows but he was ignorant that his opponent wouldn''t notice The Leopard that was once close itself to his location would taunt him and redirect his attacks on Sun''s location. Morris finally chipped away his shield and changed his weapon to a gauntlet. He gives Razor a powerful blow in his face and knocks him down to the ground. Hended on a location not far from Razor''s crater ''What a durable bastard, I stumbled across a real-life whale... Seriously this guy is flexing all of his items!!! Let me guess one of those things would heal him? That''s the thing that im curious to know but seeing as how the situation is either he drinks a potion or has something up his sleev~'' He was struck by a speeding thrust of Razor''s arm that was close to being unperceivable and knocks him to the ground. He tried to connect another swing of his fist but it was immediately countered with Morris''s kick which redirects his fist. Before he could recover he struck him with a fist that was imbued with Shock He entered concurrent flow just to match his opponent''s sudden changes to his ability. Locking both of them in an all-out brawl that makes them rely on their senses and the power of their fist. They exchange blow after blow, with each thrust of their first pack the strength of their mana. Morris was soon caught up in his opponent''s superiority over martial arts At first nce, anyone would think that he made a slip that would end his life for good, but he recovered from the blow. Hetched his arms to his fist which left him vulnerable for a few seconds for Moon to appear in the shadows behind Razor. His back was torn apart by an empowered backshbined with corrosion "Are you okay, Owner?" Moon retrieved his ss and asked him who was holding his ground after he took a powerful blow [System: The yer Christopher Morris has activated the skill called [Heal]: You''ll now heal a portion of your missing health along with your injuries] "Get me out of here... He''s not gonna go down that easily be it corrosion or backsh it''s not enough for someone like him to die," He takes a second to glimpse into his opponent''s item before he was dragged by his familiar. They entered a different location where he could restore his missing health and energy [System: The yer Razor Zenova has met the requirements to activate his one-use item Ring of resurrection!!! Effect: After the yer has died once while he possesses the item he will gain a protective shield. After a few minutes he''ll be brought back to the world of trials once more] "You filthy intruder, fight me!!!" Razor rose back from the dead after his ring finally activated before he turned into a gigantic hyena. Once his transformation wasplete h chased after the scent of his foe. Not even the durability of Sun could handle his overwhelming strength. She was easily defeated in two hits, yet her sacrifice wasn''t wasted as the two were able to escape ''So this is the rampage of a full-blooded beast? What a fucking hassle,'' Chapter 96: The Few Against The Many [2]

Chapter 96: The Few Against The Many [2]

Beast n is the race that came from a Dimension called the Predateareo gxy they live in a world where their Bloodline predetermined their fates. Their true forms are gigantic animals that can shapeshift into a human form, a race that evolved, to suit their worlds harsh, but fair environment. A long-standing belief that they should only vow to the strong and trample the weak, a world where absolute power dominated the world and Technological means or Currency is seen as false power. Savages that live in a world where their Rulers would shift once their previous leader has been defeated [System: Familiar Sun has reached its limits, you cannot summon Familiar Sun before her vessel has beenpletely restored] "Owner, that man''s power has grown stronger than ever, I died after getting struck twice," Sun was ejected from her vessel that matches her body sending her back to his chest ''Shit I never thought I''d see how crazy a Full Blooded Beast, on its rampage, the worst thing about this is the target of his skill that''s none other than yours truly. If his from the Hyena n then his main point of Awakening has been pinpointed in his speed, Hyena is known for their agile build while they hunt in a pack even one of these animals is difficult to deal with. Even if we escape from this ce that guy would be a pain in the ass, being Full Blooded suffering from the bacsh against his skill would lead to a catastrophe,'' [You''re pretty bright for a newbie no?] A voice suddenly startled him instead of the irritating, Deity he always hears a soft voice from what he perceived as a gentle and fairdy came to his head. He thought that he suffered from a mental injury after the impact of his head that was pushed to the ground with Razor''s fists, till his Blessing resonate with the voice. Revealing her identity as the goddess that bestowed upon her blessing to the yer she''s currently talking with "Great benefactor? Howe I can hear graces divine voice such as yourself," Morris ttered her with his sweet and savory praises [Dont tter me I''ve been praised too much that I hardly ever try to make amotion, I thought you would expect such a thing to ur, Sage has asked me a favor once more. In exchange for letting me able to talk to you as well as gaining ess to use his privileges to watch over you. I gave him the materials he asked of me, items that only I can produce are something worth more than what he offered in return, if not for your talent wouldn''t agree to that foolish sorcerer] "I''m d to hear that Great benefactor has taken a liking to me, that even one of the most precious items is worth to be exchanged as someone as lowly as me," [Your tongue has gotten sharper when west met, I supposed that''s to be expected from someone bent on acquiring skills. Not that I have a problem with your actions of praising me, even a fly can see your motives, but you''re not like anyone else. Even if you boast about your strength you never fail to achieve your goal and keep your promise, for that Imend you, I wasn''t going to use his privileges earlier than I thought. But seeing you struggling to find a way out of your predicament makes me want to know if you have the talent to use it] "Care to tell me your idea?" [It''s easy you''ll only need to do is~] Before the Deities'' words could be uttered a loud noise apanied by a crack from the Igloo he created with cial array was broken. Along with the arrival of a Hyena thatunched its body to the Igloo''s corner to reach his destination which was harder than said when Morris manipted the Ice, creating ten Ice block that was stacked against each other. Reducing the power of his ram enough for him to make his escape before he adjusts the broken Ice turning into a shell that contained Razor, that was torn down to its ruins while a copy of him was preserving the cocoons shape "Grrrrgh, let me out of this prison, fight me like a man what''s wrong aren''t you afraid of my form?" Razor was trapped in the cocoon he created whilst he drinks the remainder of his potion ''Seriously how many items does he have in his body, it''s like he fully recovered from the attack that I previously struck. That''s gotta be cheatinge on is there anything that I can do? Even the Deities advice is great and all but that''s not gonna happen, it''s too much of a risk. And that''sing from an idiot that would charge against a monster without even nning ahead of time, at a time like this it''s good that I have the System shop give me something good. Oh, mama! now this is what im talking about well Razor I guess you met your match, you''re about to face a free-to-y that recently whaled,'' [System: The items you''ve bought have been ced within your inventory, As always thank you for purchasing at the shop] Without a second to waste he makes his way to the cocoon after he fully recovered from the attack inflicted by Razor to continue their ongoing battle with each other. Opening a small hole on the top he enters the cocoon changing his Gauntlets to a Spear and equipping his newly bought item. While they were fighting for their lives the other side suffered from their first exchange, 200 of the enemy were obliterated without any I''m of their remains to be seen. While the three were closer to the explosion that would''ve ended their lives if it weren''t for Airis sacrificing the sea of blood she acquired from her ughters to act as their shield. That was being torn apart over and over and above all else after its defense were to be broken it would use the rest of the blood to repair its shield, in the end, I''m not a single drop of blood was left to be seen and a massive crater was made by the explosion [It looks like will have to take a ton ofmissions to target some yers once more. There isn''t even a drop of blood that remains within the Crimson field, well I would dly give that away instead of losing my prized Avatar] "Are we alive?" Zeke was being carried at Lillith''s back after they got spiraled away from their location after thest of their shield wasn''t enough to withstand the full blow. Luck was on their side seeing as the shield broke after most of the explosion has urred and they were only faced with the aftermath that blow everyone away by a powerful gust of wind "What''s the n, Airis, and where''s Christ? I didn''t see him inside the cocoon," Lillith gently ced Zeke on the ground after he suffered from the blow that knocked him to a rock that was enough to shatter most of his bones "Christ was at the area where the explosion had urred," "Is that so then we need to help him," "We don''t have to worry about him, the bandage I ced on his neck is detecting his pulse, even changing his location that a wounded person cannot. The three of us will fight the rest his keeping their Guild leader in his arms, that''s already a fair trade care to join me on my massacre?" Airis pulled out the sword that was secretly given to her by Jin ''A de befitting of a murderer don''t tell me, is this is your wedding gift perhaps? That''s a little bit too early for that I haven''t even made him mine. In any case, I don''t know his motives for giving this weapon to me, but I already knew how im going to use it,'' The three of them sets out on a journey to the ce where the remains of their enemy''s army were hiding, along with her purpose to turn the rest of those she hunted as an offering to her skill. At the top of the crater where the Floor Guardian and the Vice guild leader await their arrival apanied by his unheard summons that wasn''t seen on the battlefield making their appearance a mystery to their foe. Yet another figure hiding behind the shadows of the Base was watching their every move a masked individual along with a few that was unknown to the ones inside "Isn''t this a wonderful world that you created I wonder if you''re still mad about my disappearance then I can only me myself," Through a device that recorded everything that was transpiring within the Base, she was disturbed by one of her men that called for her after they''re finished with what they came here in the Dark Forest "Ma''am, we''ve justpleted our mission foring into this abode shall we leave or would you want to stay for a while longer?" The man appeared at her gaze while she was given a written report of their findings, without anything left she made a hand gesture that made the guard disappear "I wish I could have said hi or even ask about your condition, but seeing that face of yours tells me that you don''t want anything to do with me. For that, I shall fulfill your wish my choices can''t be changed whatsoever, even if I can''t be with you in this lifetime I shall look after you without any failure, I shouldn''t have left you," In the Dark Forest she kills the remains of the Guild members that were making their way back to their Base once they saw the message sent by their Guild leader. Only for their lives to have ended by a girl bloodied after her brawl that wields a sickle apanied by a shadowy figure Chapter 97: The Few Against The Many [3]

Chapter 97: The Few Against The Many [3]

Today is my luckiest day I finally have a way to leave the Guild, I was scouted by a Side character who''s incredibly powerful even though he differs from the story. He must''ve been influenced by a fellow reader since the words he spoke about was a famous line in one of the most epic and heartbreaking moments in The World Of Trials. The worst part is that I''ve grown to be more resistant to seeing corpses and torn-out limbs, I think im bing evil "Intruders!!!" That were the yer''sst words before he got impaled by one of the tentacles that came from Lillith''s body [System: You''ve absorbed the Mana inside the yer, you can now use your Mana to increase the capabilities of your Chimeric transformation] "Increase capabilities to the max," Her body was suddenly wrapped in a Dark shell that covered most of her body, the monster''s parts were slowly bing more and more unstable. Her tentacles along with her body have undergone a change she was faster, stronger, and the most terrifying thing of all is herck of empathy for her victims. She couldn''t care less, the yer that was untouchable by her tentacles blindly charged against her only to realize that he sealed his fate "Kekekeke, another meal for me to devour," She broke the spear stabbed into her abdomen and use her tentacles as a means to hold her down before she tears the armor with her sharp ws. wing at her bones and tearing down her organs while the tentacles would develop a mouth that would consume anything that contains Mana Her ughter continues after she killed one person she quickly made her way through the mountains of corpses lying around searching every corner for her next victim. Even with her uncontroble rampage, she wouldn''t dare turn to the side of her allies, she has a heightened smell that differentiates her allies'' scent from the foreign odors that she stumbles upon Frozen from what he had witnessed Zeke was about to be but from his back, by his previous allies, which were killed on the spot when Airis severed her limbs, for thinking that it was right to attack someone that''s frozen in shock. After he saw the trail of blood being sucked into her body she slowly walked toward Zeke with her Killing intent pointing at a nearby location, it was a pair of survivors that were badly injured in the aftermath. Frozen in ce she waved her sword from above before she plunge it into the yer''s chest, giving him a slow and painful death while she stared at his fleeting vision with a smile on her face [System: The blood of your fallen opponent has been offered to the Crimson field] [If we take a fewmissions about a hit on a certain somebody then we willplete the Crimson field in a week. I''m a little concerned about this idiot who recently joined this team of yours. Completely different from the rest of his subjects it makes me wonder why he recruited this weakling] "He''s a little bit different from the rest but If it''s Morris, his intuition wouldn''t fail him to see a person''s talent. Hey, brat how about you start pulling that trigger and aim for their bodies, a fine gun is as useless as a dead body if it''s to be wielded by a hesitant ranger. Are you afraid to pull the trigger? It''s not hard if you think about it, as long as you think it''s worth the shot then why not shoot no?" They were suddenly ambushed from above by a pair of Archers that rained upon a dozen arrows that we''re deflected with ease when her sword disassemble turning into a whip that increases her range. Blocking every shot fired she swings her sword upward to reach the Archers only to hear a few rounds of ammunition fired near her location that fills them with a hole targeting either their hearts or brain [You''ve finallye to agree with this world, now that you''ve seen it for your own. Killing is not a crime but a cycle that continues to turn like a clock that never stops] [Guild Member: Zeke Croft Standing: Pushover Race: Human, Outsider Traits: Calm, Decisive, Patient ss: Ranger Weaponry: Pistol] Due to his lower standing in terms of physicalbat, he wasbeled as garbage as the Guild leader doesn''t see the use of Technological means as power, pushing the talent to the lowest of the low for what he imagined to be a high-ranking elite. He was treated as trash whilst no one would acknowledge his talent his aim and shots would dwindle as he continues to be beaten, losing his form. Bing traumatized by his daily struggles, in the end, he was afraid of doing what he saw was right at the beginning, to take one''s life, after his fateful encounter with Morris he showed him what he needs to see. Death of his members at every corner he looks yet he didn''t feel any remorse only excitement and Airis''s advice was the trigger for him to finally ept his predicament [System: Huntress Of The Night is watching you] Along with gaining back his passion, he heard a familiar voice in his head his Deity that didn''tmunicate with him after his falle back to congratte him for epting his decision ''I can feel an Aura of a Deity? Did Morris predict that this would''ve happened,'' [You''ve made me wait for a long time, I thought you would''ve died in that area before I guess luck is a promising trait. I see that you''ve gotten back the passion that you once lost. I thought I would''ve used my connection with the Deity that granted his blessing to spare your life] "Is that so?" Airis interrupted their reunion when she quickly dragged him to a wall once she senses a threat that was vastly approaching their location. A Wyvern that swings its ws, shattered everything in its way along with the arrival of their toughest adversary "I have been waiting for your arrival, now face me for I am Siegfried 2nd inmand and holding the title of number 1 in the Summoner ss," Siegmands his Wyvern to fly from their location while it swings its ws that was sharp enough to cut one of the hardest ore that''s currently avable. With its advantage as it hovers around the air, the two could only dodge its attack waiting for the opportune moment to strike, they ran away from its range after they were attacked the second time [System: The yer Velvet Airis has activated the skill Physical boost, granting an increase in her strength, Speed, and stamina] "Hold on tight," Airis carried him on his hack whilst they were getting chased by their flying enemy that was catching up with their speed. Apanied by attacks that were made by the Wyvern along with a few spells that were cast by Sieg. Airis dodged every single attack that came from their back with her superior agility that even the Wyvern couldn''t match, yet everything was about to be decided once and for all. Sieg''s Wyvern got closer for him to cast a powerful spell that not even Airis could escape unscathed. Yet they managed to fool him as his casting was interrupted when his Wyvern seems to have been attacked, the two of them weren''t simply running and dodging his attacks the explosion that was caused by his spell, and their location was close to Lillith''s location [System: The yer Lillith Rivera has activated the skill Tentacle spawn, the yer has increased the range and damage by adding additional 60 Mana] Shebined all of her Tentacles to form an attack that pierce the Wyverns and left arm whilst she interrupted Sieg''s spell from activating. She swings at the two of them while they were dangling from the Wyvern, her appearance was back to her usual form, along with a better grasp of her ability once she came to her sense. They began to fall once Sieg canceled his summons making them fall whilst he summons a giant Centipede that crawls its way down awaiting their arrival as it contracted its shell to reveal a dozen spikes that it shoots as some sort of projectile. Airis managed to block a few of them while the rest was used as their stepping stones, making their way back to the ground [System: The yer Zeke Croft has activated the skill Precision, the yer will ess to an optical ability that enhances his aim] Out of bullets, he switches to his secondary weapon a huge and heavy crossbow that fires a bolt that Pierce through the Centipede''s hard and durable shell. Before they open a Spell scroll that contains a circle spell, putting all of their remaining Mana they activated the Spell releasing a powerful surge of electricity that was able to bring their adversaries to the ground. Defeated he was Sieg got caught up in their final attack, thinking that he doesn''t have any cards left to y they aim their sword at his head only for hisst resort to activate [System: The yer Siegfried Dross has activated the skill Grand summon, the yer has called upon all of the Magical Beast he made a pact] "Kekekekeke, do you think that what it takes to bring me down? this is just the beginning of your end. Now I''ve shown you my cards it''s time for us to end this little game of ours," Standing beside his corner lies the Wyvern and the Centipede that was healed due to his skill, apanied by an Ape wielding a mallet, Two headed dog and arge Serpent. He stands again to face his intruders with everything that he remained hidden has finally arrived on the battlefield Chapter 98: The Few Against The Many [4]

Chapter 98: The Few Against The Many [4]

5 hours ago "Morris take this with you," Jin threw the Ne that he was debating for the fate the Ne [What an odd looking Ne] "Oh how sweet, you got me a gift," Morris jokes which he shortly takes his actions seriously when he sees his face. That was telling him it wasn''t aughing matter "I had that Ne before I met you, for some reason, it seems attracted to you. It had an ominous Aura before so I debated if I should give you this or not. Since this mission of yours requires you to fight a wave of enemies then fuck it, I already had it checked before it only increases a person''s Mp. Still, there''s something about that Ne that gives me the creeps, then again I haven''t found anything unusual since I observed its behavior," Jin warned him about his gut feeling which he remembers until the moment of his fight with Razor Back to the present "Wave, Spell augmentation, reduce power, increase the tide," Morris starts the fight off by dropping an augmented version of a Wave orb that flooded the cocoon with water that turned into ice, seeing as the ice was about to be shattered by Razor''s overwhelming strength. He shots out Shock which is paralyzed Razor''s body before he connects a kick that sends the two of them falling into the crater that was the result of their first exchange. The two fall into the side of the crater where they used the remains of the grounds as their stepping stonesunching the two of them at the center where they connect another one of their attacks [Nows the perfect time for you to use it] Out of his pocket, he pulled out a mysterious syringe that he injected into his neck filling him with a feeling that was simr to Adrenaline. That defies the word limits, filling his blood with a stimnt through his organ and even modifying his bones, filling his body with an addictive power that made him sprint when he could only walk. [System: You''ve used a Limiter shot, your body will now temporarily gain the ability to exert power beyond your current capabilities] "Mana cirction overclock!!!" Morris jumped on the side of the crater and leaped to another one until he reaches Razor where he thrust his spear and jump back to the side of the crater he did the same thing over and over filling his regenerative body with deep cuts while he shakes off the paralysis. Shortly after hisst strike was about to make its way he catches the spearhead and swung in his fist that was filled with Mana which he dodges without any problems thats what he thought, but a second passed and he saw his right arm shredded with dyed activation of a gust of wind. His injuries had affected his form while Razor broke free of hisbos and punches him to the ground where he recovered in mid-flight and takes a second to heal his wound only to be interrupted by an attack that shattered the ground "Mirage x20," Morris spawned a dozen of his copies where they overclocked their Mana breathing and turned the stones into a block of Ice, a few of his copies aid him in healing his injuries while the rest constructed a hundred Ice soldiers that they control. That was immediately sent to Razor''s location with only the sounds of ice being shattered with every passing second until he had enough of his tricks and sprinted to his location destroying everything in his way. He ignored his copies since they didn''t have his scent yet he didn''t allow them to intrude and ughtered a few before he makes his way through the Ice into a small and narrow area where Morris resided. Holding a pair of ck Daggers he awaited the arrival of his opponent ''He didn''t even flinch after all of that damage in his body, I gotta admit he''s powerful even without appearing in my Novel, he could already give Hugo a run for his money if they were to encounter each other. Sigh, I guess this is why a ton of parents are so tired every day, having a kid on my own that I''ll have to protect and watch over until he grows is taking a toll on my body. Can''t even feel my legs, to hell with it, im going to use it even though it''s gonna hurt a ton, remember Morris you still can''t die we haven''t even found an exnation for our arrival. Let alone why was I given that message in the first ce, it''s a mystery that I haven''t found a clue about even after I used my connection with Agni to find anything within his reach,'' The two of them were locked in a position where they have so little space to move, it was an advantage for Razor and a weakness for Morris yet his reasons behind this area remained a mystery, and once everything was in ce. His copies locked them within fulfilling Morris''s finalmand over them which was giving him the edge in their battle like what may everyone would think he wasn''t a match for him in terms of closebat. Yet their battlefield was even more restricted than their previous scuffle, Razor''s body was unable to use most of his attacks on Morris because of restricted movements which Morris has no problems with. Their height and size of their body differed from one another even if one was stronger than the other in terms ofbat, would it even matter if the person can''t exert it? [System: You''ve sessfullybined more than 10 attacks, The Daggers passive has been triggered once every 10 attacks has beenbined your critical hit will be boosted] He continued chipping away at his health without him being hit by Razor, if he were to get caught in one of his attacks the Ice blocks would either move him in another direction or stop Razor''s attack from connecting. He felt powerless in his current situation where he could only watch as his body was torn down by the de of his enemy, and he can no longer ept his predicament. Letting out a powerful howl that shattered every Ice within his body along with his fist that heter drives toward his enemy. He opened up a scroll that transports him to a location instead of falling into the ground that only awaited his body being crushed by the force of his enemy''s fists "What''s happening?" Razor was shocked by their situation which was only possible because of Morris''s request from Lillith to throw the scroll into the sky when she received his signal. Opening a portal that sent the two falling from their lives as their battle was interrupted by one of his schemes. Their range widens when Morris pulls out another one of the items he bought in the shop. A bomb that absorbs that air around it before he threw it to Razor''s location causing a Gust of wind to explode tearing anything close to its explosion to pieces while the things around it would be pushed back [I didn''t think that would''ve worked] "Same here Great benefactor," Morris plummets to his death after he found himself in a situation where the height of the scroll Lilith threw crosses over his ns. It was high enough for his body to be crushed by the impact of his fall even to the point where his bones would break. Till he saw the only way for his escape it was a Wyvern hovering in the air that was gathering a ton of air that was building within its wings tounch a powerful attack "Weapon shift, Chains," He changed his weapon to a pair of chains that would extend as long as he injects a portion of his Mana. He threw the chains which he controls to a certain extent made their way into the Wyvern''s feet which he pulls himself until he steps to its back. He thought of using the Wyvern as a means of breaking his fall but just when he was about to stab its neck, he was alerted once more, he could hear the build-up of a surge of wind that was aimed at his location. The force of the attack was enough to crush his body which he escape only having his arm torn down by the attack and his left leg grazed, the force shredded his skin but that wasn''t his biggest concern for Razor arrived at the back of the Wyvern in his Beast form that took the shape of a human body "This Wyvern it''s one of Sieg''s Summons, he''s close by, but I don''t need his help. Like I told you before I''ll kill you and have your head disyed in my vault to be known as the first yer to ever match my strength," Razor pounces on his location after Morris ced a Mist array in the back of the Wyvern while he summons a copy of himself [What are you doing? Your opponent can smell your scent, he can''t be fooled even if you make a dozen copies of yourself] Chapter 99: The Few Against The Many [5]

Chapter 99: The Few Against The Many [5]

There''s a saying that if a person had a good life they''ll be a kind person, if someone had a horrible one they''ll live to be unsuitable for the world. What about having a shitty life? You''re looking at the results it seems like wherever I go there''s always a bigger and stronger person that''s a douche standing in front of my way. I know what you''re thinking I stand up to them. That would''ve been the worse thing I could''ve ever done I got my ass kicked a dozen times and I''ve been living under that cycle till I became an adult, since I know for a fact that if my life looks too good to be true there''s gonna be an asshole to ruin it. It seems like that curse hasn''t left me even though I Transmigrated into my Novell Razor pounced on his location which heter regrets as the Wyvern started to plummet back to the ground after it gathered concentrated wind particles to strike his allies. Along with his copies, they dangled from the Wyvern''s feet holding onto the chains while Razor somehow managed to get a hold. His Rampage was getting worse than before once a Beast enters this state it''s known to be deadly for them as their rampage slowly would corrupt their minds and fills them with rage after they could no longer hold their minds. Once they entered this state they becameparable to a Monster his vision became blurry and his animal instincts took control of his body "Must kill you!!!" Razor holds onto the chains while Morris''s copies fired a barrage of Spells within his location, he didn''t even dodge and charge at his location like a Madman. Yet their brawl was interrupted when something fired at them causing the Wyvern''s swings to be damaged. Making their trip to the ground rougher than usual the copies sacrifice themselves and ram their bodies knocking them out the chains reach along with Razor. With the remaining Mana, he has left he made another Mirage that took a hold of the chains while they steer the Wyvern [What did I miss?] [Sage your back, d you could join us] "Hello, can the two of you have this conversation when im focusing on steering this shit!!!" Using his Chi and what has remained of his Mana he activates Concurrent flow whilst his copy followed his moves. After their preparations, they pull as much as they can at each side of the Wyvern''s wings. Even with its damaged area, it was able to hover in the air the only problem was that the Beast wasn''t able to control its body with one of its limbs badly injured, leading up to this moment where he pulls the swings in a certain angle while he holds it till their fall. Even with his bones twisting and his vision fading away from all of the blood he had lost in the fight, in the end, his fall was too much for his body to handle making him think he had perished. Only to see an irritating glowing from his chest and his body hovering in the ruins they fell upon covered by a shield that was projected by the Ne [System: A mysterious phenomenon is urring within the yer, Deities or Game master cannot hear the recorded message within the Ne] "What''s happening?" Bewildered by his situation he sees his body hovering from the ruins whilst a shield was projected by Ne ([Rewrite system: Wee Reborn mes Host:The wielder is in a stable condition Rewrite progress: 0.1% Statistics: This is the first time that signs of changes have transpired Prerecorded message: We would like to congratte you for managing to Rewrite your wonderful Novel, we are expecting great things for you as a result of your hard work. We''ve given you the Ne Of Mysteries if you wish to find the answers we will be waiting for your arrival at the end]) Shocked by what the prerecorded message contained it was the same format letter as what he received before his arrival. A letter that he can''t forget that tricked him to believe that his book gained an adaptation would brought him to the hell he created. He didn''t have any ounce of strength to move while he looks at his surroundings which were destroyed by the concentrated energy that the Wyvern was carrying. Along with Razor''s corpse that died from the fall, he wanted to move e tried to ask the question which wasn''t answered that only led the system to knock him out, his constant iling was uneptable as his body needed to rest ([Rewrite system: The system has seen your constant iling as a threat to your health, you''ll now be subjected to experience brute force procedure]) Once he came back to his senses he woke to find his body inside the mansion with a ton of Medical artifacts hooked onto his body. Along with the recovery of his right arm, he tried to stand but his body denied his actions, a second pass he felt his stomach grumbling he saw a bowl of fruit within his arms reach. He took a banana where he peeled to take a bite to satisfy his hunger which was interrupted when Esther saw him arise from his slumber hugging him while a few tears were caught a glimpse from his view "Hic Hic Morris you''re awake this isn''t a dream Hic you''re really awake," She wouldn''t let go of his body after he just woke up, he was weirded out by his situation Until Jin arrived with just a glimpse of Morris''s face he gave him a Callender that shows the present date. 20 days, he was asleep for 20 days, it made sense for Esther''s sudden behavior, yet the weirdest thing is that he felt he slept only for a few hours, only to find out he was in aa "It''s good to see you again, shit head ugh Esther can you give us a few minutes I have something to ask Morris," Jin interrupted their reunion before he sealed the door with a seal and turned on the Soundproof magic circle. He told him what happened over the time when he was asleep, leaving no information left untold "The Trials have been cleared, I found the Dagger if you''re concerned about that serial killer from acquiring it. Apart from that Hugo and the rest of his little brigade visited, while the girls are concerned with your condition. I pity ke for a while he was bothered by the three of them asking for your conditions every time they saw him," Jin poured out a ss of water and ce it within the table where Morris could reach [System: You''ve earned 325 contribution points collected by your ve] ''Looks like he isn''t joking, I was in aa for 20 days, who the heck pushed the skip button? Anywho after that day inside the Base, I have this separate system. Rewrite? Seriously I thought it would''ve been more like the Abyss system, or or maybe a Divine system. Why can''t I gain something broken like those pricking system novels I read about, guess I can''t do anything even if Iin all day. Seriously Rewrite doesn''t that title sounds a little too straightforward, but it kinda sounds like a good title for a new book im thinking of writing,'' [You''re finally awake I thought you would''ve slept for eternity] "Is that so thanks for the info Jin I just need to rest for a while," With those words, Jin left his room to recover while he leaves the room unlocked Later he was met with a few yers that were concerned about his conditions, whether they were his allies, his Mc, or readers that heard about his conditions. Ruining his peaceful room with their cheers and smiles apanied by their emotions filled his gloomy room with colorful emotions. Whether he likes thepany or not, he dly talks with them while he was bedridden with only an irritating Deity on his side along with two disrespectful Familiars. Before he knew it time passes by, two weeks had passed and he was hunting the Monsters that spawned outside the Safe zone, not a single infected was seen in sight only monsters at every corner he looks ([Rewrite system: Rewrite progress has changed from 0.1% to 0.5% Status: You''ve Sessfully Rewritten your awful Physique]) [System: The first Trial out of the five has been concluded the map will be a permanent ce for all yers to visit once the Trials have beenpleted] ''I guess that''s how the cookie crumbles, I wasn''t even able to see the end of the Trials, but I do know one thing, and that it''s going to be a lot harder than ever. Even if we clear the Trials with each clear the World Of Trials will undergo a difficulty increase Monsters will be more dangerous Trials will be harder than before. But I think it''s fair, all of these privilegese at a price, no one would think that you can repair a severed arm, revive the dead or even change one''s appearance. A world where you can achieve your dreams without fail. This might be the beginning of Re:write The Authors Transmigration, still sounds straightforward but im well known for being terrible ating up with a good title,'' Chapter 100 The Meeting Chapter 100 The Meeting It is known to many but after all the yers have died an Era will disappear without any kind of trace, it''s safe to say that all kinds of disappointment are safely discarded, killed where they stand even though they live in the time where all the yers have perished. Every Era dies and it starts a new one, nowes the Era of Labyrinths dungeons that haveplex paths, traps, and terrifying monsters. Instead of an epidemic or a curse that has befallen their bodies, the thing that killed them in this Era is their worldly desires, Greed, Lust, and Hunger if they want to quench this thirst they''ll have to bet their lives and explore the Labyrinth. The Era of Alchemy had long passed away whilst it was reced by the Era of the Labyrinth raiders [Remind me why we''re here in the first ce?] Morris was inside a room with Persevis along with the executives and high-ranking members along with their newest member They were gathered by their Leader after they safely arrived at the second Trial without any crisis urring. Apart from the ones he knew from his encounter with Hyunsu and Persevis, he also had some close ties to one of their new member which he not so long ago tried to impale a Dagger within his throat "It''s been a long time since we have an important meeting with our Core members if you have any questions feel free to raise your~ what is it, Morris?" Persevis points his attention to his location "Why am I here again? You said Core members im just a yer at the senior rankings if I remember correctly," Morris pointed out his arrival which might''ve been a mistake "Well, you wouldn''t have known since you wereatose, along with the arrival of our new ally member that you''ve mistaken for your former enemy. Magical Beast expert Seigfried Dross can you enlighten your superior about his importance and achievements in this Cult," Siegfried stands up from his seat after he was ordered by Persevis to ry Morris''s achievements written on a piece of paper that was given to him by Persevis "Former senior ranking member Christoper Morris, ced in the elite group that''s known for their great skill, after requesting for a batch of fresh recruits he given the Cult leader a hidden role. That leads to our great leader providing the member''s ess to the Shadow institution where they''re given not only training but sustenance, while we do lose a bunch of our brothers and sisters. The payoff in the hidden role was enough to expand our influence and further increase our numbers, apart from that his allies spared a character named Siegfried Dross thatter became a member of the Cult," Siegfried addresses all of his achievements and contributions n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om ''Oh right the Ownership effect, because the members belonged to the Cult they werebeled as his possession, the Shadow Institution not only provides food but training as well. The Assasin group has arge Base on the underground that can house more than 10,000 people, I found out about the Basesyout when I made my way to Genis''s training room where he beats the shit out of me. Free lodging and food must have helped them save some of their expenses, I can''t believe these guys have 3000 people that are three timespared with the Major Guild''s total number of members. In the story, he''s always happy to have a lot of tools to control yet the numbers differ, he''s supposed to have 1500 the numbers seem to have increasedposing of readers and yers,'' [You gave them a ton of herbs, Where the hell did you find all of those herbs?] "I have some connections okay, well now that I''ve been informed of my promotion Cult leader Persevis. Please continue with our topic in today''s meeting, I want to know what''s going on since most of the yers here are some members that have some ssified missions they need to attend. It must have been something threatening if you call every one of us," Morris remained in his seat while his gaze was focused on Persevis, along with his curiosity about their current predicament. Where they are all greeted by Hyunsu''s arrival and exined their situation ''Morris nim has sessfully recovered from his injuries, I should find a way to thank him after he goes out of his way to make the Cult improve even further. But the report must be first and foremost I need a little more time to think of a way to show my appreciation,'' "Ahem, what you will hear in this room, would only be kept to your own or some people that you can trust, it all happened 18 days ago when the Cult made their way to thest floor. Where it contains the hidden boss that''s only avable to the Shadow institution role, along with the Elite, Core members apanied by the allies of Core member Christopher Morris we were able to win. Unfortunately, this was the start of our crisis, when the Allies of ouratose member left we found the most valuable item, Mr. Kurenai had mentioned. The Gluttony core. With that item in the hands of the hidden boss, he became a demonic variant that can wield the power of the Sin to a certain extent," Morris interrupted Hyunsu when he was about to finish his report "Where''s the Gluttony core now?" Morris waited for his answer to his question Hyunsu pauses for a second before he told him "Sad to say about this Morris nim even though your allies along with you have greatly contributed in this mission it was stolen," [Stolen?] "Before our members could bring it to the Cult leader amotion urred in the sight, it was the appearance of the yer wearing a Mask that has the shape of a fox. File name Kitsune we don''t have any knowledge of his/her background, identity, even his/her reasons is a mystery. Kitsune didn''t kill any of our members on that day, but she/he gave us a warning before she/he left, "This power isn''t as simple as you may think of" with that Kitsune left, stealing the core without anyone strong enough to stop she/he," Along with the end of his report, Persevis ce an artifact that recorded the fight against Kitsune The yer''s body was covered in manyyers of armor making its gender indistinguishable while bearing different types of weaponry. The yer''s ystyle was close to being identical to Morris''s fighting prowess paired with an ability that makes Kitsune dash from one ce to another making it easier to avoid any kind of projectile that was fired. It caught Morris''s attention without any fail, stealing an item that would be disastrous if utilized by someone who has no prior knowledge of its effect. In the end, the masked yer escapes without harming anyone to acquire the item before making its grand escape, using a portable teleportation scroll to leave the ce unscathed ''Probably a yer that has the Skill Copycat can either mimic Skills, Spells, or a fighting style this Skill has a ton of uses. Too bad it''s pretty rare, which made me stick to the basics and learn every kind of weapon to use Weapon shift, If this is all about the core then I can give them the one I got. I also need a favor from Persevis since having all that yers can make me cover a ton of ground, but im a little curious about Kitsune''s identity. I only exined the Skills, Items, Weapons, and Armor thats powered by the Sin in chapter 567,'' "In addition to what Hyunsu has reported, we''re going to find whoever that thief is~" All of them were surprised by what Morris was wielding after he took off the seal. Filled the whole room with an ominous Aura, and those who weren''t resistant started to feel like their stomach was churning from the inside out. Hunger filled their body and the ones that were able to resist was slowly being influenced by the Sin, they too would fall like their subordinate which made him seal its power within the paper Apart from Morris that gained resistance after he experimented with the core after he acquired it, was unaffected when not even Persevis could resist the Sin''s influence "Ugh, w-where did you get that? Not even the core we found could match the power and influence it has," Overwhelm by the core Persevis along with the rest fell from their seat as he makes his way up after he wasn''t influenced by the power of the core "Remember the strange urrence of The World Of Trials? When it was just a normal day in the First Trial and suddenly in the 3rd stage it turned into hell and raises its rank," "What about the difficulty increase?" "A yer that will remain nameless was used by the Deity who was the main antagonist at that Trial. It''s safe to assume that I killed that guy before he could damage the Trial even further, and I found this core at his corpse," He mixed a few lies within the truth that he had spoken of yet they didn''t care about the yer mentioned in the story. Their eyes were focused on the core that he wrapped in the seal that he acquired from Theodore "Seeing as how your willing to show that in this meeting are you going to give that?" Persevis focused his gaze on Morris that remained quiet before he made his decision "Of course not, I''m already a Core member what do you even have to offer that''sparable to this I don''t even need your permission to request a few yers. I only wanted to show you this if it have some use that I have no idea," Persevis''s stare intensified that turned into a gale that was filled with his anger that was aimed toward his body ''I already know why you want this core. Even if I killed you in my book since you were too much of a hassle for Hugo''s team. By the time you''ve gained power, you would ce your men in every entrance to the Trials that were ced within your territory. But that time hasn''te you haven''t turned into a Viin, since your sister is still alive, you would do anything for the two of you to be reunited. But you''re an unlucky one by the time you''ve found thest material it got swept away from your hands, what are you going to do now, Persevis Nah let''s get more familiar what is your choice, Felix?'' Chapter 101 Heroine Where Are You? Chapter 101 Heroine Where Are You? After the rest were able to recover from the influence of the Sin, they saw a pressing issue that urred. The room was suddenly filled with a pressuring Aura that was on par with a Killing intent, each side was showing their Deities Aura that worked as a sort of ominous energy from a Contractless yer. The power it contained shows the Authority that their Deities possessed they continued to flood the room with their Aura. Before Persevis stopped, as he prioritizes his members before his Desire [Why do you always like to provoke anyone?] ''Oh please do you think im a fool? I see youughing every time I found myself fighting anything or when im suffering at every hits I take. If it weren''t for the fact that you give me some Skills and Items that greatly reduced my workload I would''ve canceled our contact a long time ago,'' [You know if you''ve gotten tired of Sage you can always contact me I can take you as my Avatar] [Shut It you annoying Prophet, you''re not even powerful or all-knowing, if it wasn''t for your achievements in creating Optical Skills. You wouldn''t even ascend to be a Deity, you''re nothing but a good for nothing] n/?/vel/b//in dot c//om [You want to go there you stupid Sage, you''re not even close to being as sessful as I am, because of your constant addiction to gaining knowledge. You can''t even find yourself doing anything with that knowledge of yours, there''s a name for the likes of you, oh now I remember it''s called a Dead beat] In themotion, theymenced he found the reports near his side of the table after they began to feel the Sin influence. Without anything left for them to discuss he made his way through the members and their subordinates that were either unconscious or lying on the floor. After their little exchange of re brought their wrath to the yers around them, with nothing but a waste of time he lefts before he said a few words to Persevis "I''ll leave first since you have nothing else to inform if you want to send the location or ns for the Cult just send it to the exclusive Chatbox. And Persevis never mind it''s a little bit ufortable, isn''t it? Being called by your false, So Felix I''ll give you some time to cool down your temper, and once I see that you''re ready to talk call me. Since I''ll be busy for a few days, Siegfried, Hyunsu by the order of this Core member follow me, while you''re at it bring along some of your most trusted allies," Morris left the room where he quickly takes out amunicator to inform one his tools that watched his back from afar |[Captain what''s wrong, the whole room was in a state of panic is that a signal for me to shoot?]| Stationed building far away from the Cults Base wielding a gun that''s powered by Mana crystals that can act as a sniper. With only a window as his entire view, that was located near his leader. Zeke was ready to pull the trigger at any given moment once heard of the signal given to him by Morris "Disengage Zeke the meetings already over, meet me at the entrance were about to follow our schedule for today. It''s a littlete to ask this but how did you even find yourself joining the Cult, Siegfried, don''t tell me you''re nning on some sort of revenge if so, do you know that im, not a kind person," Morris ced his palm on his shoulder while he gives out a menacing smile "Of course not, im but a simple leach Itch onto someone stronger instead of being the one I charge. It''s a hassle to recover the Raging Hyena when Razor''s out of the picture, aside from that most of the survivors are either traumatized or can''t even find the will to hold their weapons. It''s a sinking ship and im as loyal to drown just to say I''m loyal to my Guild, simply put I gave the money hidden in the vault to your allies as means of my survival," ''Anyone else would see this guy as an absolute piece of trash but his way of thinking is understandable. Even a 10-year-old could see that he lost everything within his palms, fighting would only be the worst thing that he could think of I can even see myself in his shadow. Plus another tool to use isn''t something that I would pass on, and its a Summoner, they use Mana to summon their contracted Magical Beast,'' ''Morris nim why did you even provoke Cult leader Persevis, what could you even ask if he would make a deal with you? He''s not even blessed with God-tier luck like Hugo nim, it feels like you''ve only ced a target within your head after you left the meeting as if you were the boss. Wait a minute, it was once mentioned in Persevis''s death, how could I forget he''s doing all of this just to find his sister? He created a Cult that houses a ton of powerhouses while he controls them with his knowledge of gaining tokens efficiently and effectively apart from that his knowledge and strategic mind are outstanding. I can''t even assume that I can reach his mind even if I work harder than the others,'' The three of them made their way onto the path that leads to the exit, while they cross the room where Morris supplied them with herbs and bought most of the items they need. In the station where they kept the monsters, they were able to capture them while they used their bodies as a means to test the potions. They walked into rooms that were either the training room, the cafeteria, or their production branch The Cult wasn''t as simple as the other Guilds it was a ce where they did not rely onmissions to keep their group from disbanding. Equipment, Materials, and potions are what they''re known for the book he obtained houses a ton of ways to create any kind of potion with every kind of herb written in the book [It''s finally time, to leave this ce and enjoy the game it''s one of the most sought Trials of all Labyrinths store the treasures left by an old civilization. It was said that they have other means of using Magic, and Weaponry and their Technology is by far the most mysterious thing they have in store] Upon opening the gateway between the distorted space and the real world introduces a new World along with Npc and the monsters that can only be found in this area. Yet the main attraction out of everything was the Labyrinths storing tokens and ancient treasures, yet they could only enter the small ones. While the gigantic door leading down to the underground was locked, usually a key would pop out in a randomized area for anyone lucky enough to be blessed with a Bonus buff. Making any yer kill one another, only to obtain an increase in their rewards [Ding! You''re receiving a call from Jin Kurenai] The arrival of Jin''s call out of the blue, paired with the heavy breathing that made him realize it wasn''t aughing matter |[Morris get here quickly, I think I found her same descriptions alias and all, get here as quickly as possible. I''m getting chased by a bunch of Elite tier Monster horde, the other yers that were chasing after her alerted these pieces of shit also I lost track of them. I''ll send you the coordinates, do your job I already did mine I need to do some farming these monsters are gonna be a good material for my weapons]| From the roars of the monster that chased after Jin, the yers continued to chase after her when they brought a ton of monsters on the only yer that could''ve helped her. A ck-haired girl was running for her life in this deadly forest, where she encounters monsters if not yers that were trying their hardest to kill her. The key that unlocks the main Labyrinth would be in their possession, without knowing their actions ced a target on their backs, the yer that was known for the very rumors he spread that wiped out a Guild on his own woulde for their lives The Novel will be updated first on this website. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!