[~3 Hours Later]
Sixteen Divine Cored Hunters arrive back at the central headquarters of the Association.
One of the orange cores is a young man who wields wind magic, dressed in green metallic association-branded armor.
He uses a transmission tablet and a spatial magic-imbued item box linked to all 15 of th...
2024-09-30 23:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
The Saint replies while my divine perception continues to seep out and locate 16 individual gravity wells of red and orange core hunters approaching.
“A demon with a green core? No… no. The one I witnessed plant the throne was a True Core Yellow, yet his aura was overwhelming even thousands of kilometers away… It ...
2024-09-29 23:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
As multiple A-Class scouts are tasked with stealth missions across the world to survey the lands of three nations they believe to be in turmoil, the meeting in Monk’s temple beneath Valor City continues.
While a quick history lesson on the old man’s origins and his thoughts on the global economy shifting from educat...
2024-09-28 23:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, deep in the heart of the Association’s Central Headquarters, a muscular man with bright red hair and a matching beard walks in circles in a large golden room.
His footsteps are light, almost like skips, and the air around him is full of silky yellow-white Divine Energy.
“What is it that I have to offer?”
The old man thinks to himself for a moment, then speaks again.
“I could offer many things. Our ancient techniques, allowing one to let go of their physical body and even separate from the system itself; however, you have awakened your true core and have begun to walk down a...
2024-09-26 23:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
I don’t directly reply to Monk’s statement, as I know the strength of the people that are here, and am quite positive there is no way they can sense Raven.
“Great, I’d like to meet them right away.”
Then, I say goodbye to Lith, sending him a mental wave of telepathy, linking him with another one of my do...
2024-09-25 23:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
The signal I’m receiving from the direction of Valor City is weak, but I’m positive there are three divine-cored beings there, just concealed by something…
Something is blocking me from seeing exactly where they are, and most importantly, blocking me from seeing them as being connected to the system itself.
...
2024-09-24 23:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
The sun continues to rise, and I proudly let my aura gently seep through my growing lands.
Business as usual goes on all throughout the Dark Continent, and a surprising weight of relief is lifted off my shoulders.
The Crimson City is growing faster than ever before, forming many new links of loyalty every few minu...
2024-09-23 23:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
The five of us shift our appearances as we float in a circle around the Vice Region’s director.
It’s a clear morning on the Dark Continent, with barely a cloud in the sky. With my advanced perception, I have a crystal-clear view of the entire Crimson City to my left and the slowly retracting abyss leading to an enor...
2024-09-22 23:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
As white light envelops all three of us, I create a barrier of pure mana shielding around the Vice Region’s director.
If not, the pressure of dense orange divine energy filling the underground bunker in the Crimson City would have shredded him to bits in a matter of milliseconds.
An additional upside to this bar...
2024-09-21 23:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
I go over the notes with Bri and Rodrigo one more time, updating them on the new progress of the doubles I just sent out to expand the kingdom further west of the 8 Great Regions and south of the Dark Continent.
Once transmissions of large amounts of hunters arriving in the empty entrance hall begin to reach Rodrigo's t...
2024-09-20 23:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
I walk down a small curving path within a well-maintained park on the edge of the city.
It’s dimly lit, leading to a portion of housing that looks like hundreds of people live in, near one of the local markets. Like most cities, the outer edges are less crowded than the center, where massive apartment complexes, tower...
2024-09-19 23:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
The 8 Great Regions and Dark Continent fade away from my perception, but the real-time memories of my doubles are still being relayed to me, and I can swap places with one anytime I’d like.
The progress on harvesting the Apex Region’s mana has moved along quite nicely. By the time I have my meeting with the Regional...
2024-09-18 23:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Raven replies as we stand a few meters apart in the crumbling mansion below the night sky.
"Where does my loyalty stand? That’s a good question..."
She takes a step forward, and it echoes through the silence.
"If you were to ask me that question a few days ago, my answer would have been with the Associatio...
2024-09-17 23:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Raven replies as I’m still lost for words.
“As much as I’d love to speculate if our ancestors left us a gift, or if the demons have fed us enough misinformation over the years to make ourselves crazy; it's best we talk about the more immediate problem at hand.”
She holds up the silver device with eight glo...
2024-09-16 23:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
As the sun sets overhead, I allow my consciousness to shift between all of my body doubles, like I’m in three nations at once, continuing my work while sitting here with Raven as she heals.
One double continues to work with Bri and Rodrigo, acting as Mr. Freeman as transmissions are sent out to all of the eight Region...
2024-09-15 23:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
The ceiling continues to crumble, and my red aura extends further into the endless forest around us. Past the decimated area of woodlands that were disintegrated by the divine energy waves, and deep into the thick trees in all directions.
It drains the air, ground, trees, rocks, and every living thing that comes in cont...
2024-09-14 23:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
The body double at the side of the hall dies, and the shock from my attack makes the white threads and divine energy streaming out from the dragon and clones go wild.
The screams from within the dome make the mansion itself shake and rattle.
My purple barrier transmits all of the offputting emotions and thoughts r...
2024-09-13 23:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
In an instant, all paths of escape disappear.
The dragon’s body grows brighter yellow as pulses of energy come off the orb, and the web of threads all around me gets smaller.
Many options run through my mind.
I could use a teleport crystal to get out of here right now without another thought, but I’d los...
2024-09-12 23:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
I feel the outside world becoming far less visible to my senses.
Through the two holes in the mansion floor where I slashed with my full-powered attack to free Raven from the threads, I can still send a weaker pulse of perception through it.
However, the outside world isn’t my main concern right now. It’s the ...
2024-09-11 23:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
As I leave the A-Class suites and step into the elevator, another pulse of divine energy ripples into my consciousness.
Raven’s is even weaker, becoming overshadowed by a bright True Core far away.
If I were in my greater form and released my full perception, I could get a better view of what’s happening.
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Raven’s silver blades swing upward to block the incoming white threads.
Her greater form activates at the same time, and a reality-bending ripple of divine energy shakes the white mansion.
All of the statues, walls, floor, and ceiling shake, but somehow they all withstand the intense pressure of two true Cores c...
2024-09-09 23:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
My gaze sweeps over all the maps, regional contracts, and Association Hunter names scattered on the work table in front of me.
Bri and Rodrigo are across the room, and the meeting that's been going on for about an hour floods back into my mind in full detail.
We pick up right where we left off, while simultaneousl...
2024-09-08 23:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
During my last hibernation process, when I was cleansing my body of demonic energy poisoning, I was fully unconscious until the process was complete.
This time, it's a little different.
While my fully alert and conscious decision-making mind is asleep, my passive perception abilities and the absurd rise in power k...
2024-09-07 23:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
I quickly make some upgrades to the shielding in this underground shelter.
With my remaining few million MP worth of mana crystals and a contribution of additional crystals from my four teammates here there's more than enough mana to get the job done. I imbue the shielding in this bunker to far surpass A-Class shielding...
2024-09-06 23:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
I’m left floating high above a dark crater in the desert, hundreds of kilometers wide.
As Raven completely disappears from my sight, wisps of green mist are left in my vision as my lie detector skill confirms her words are genuine.
I power down my greater form again and place my swords back into storage, letting...
2024-09-05 23:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
As my pulse of perception creeps into the center of the Dark Continent, the cylindrical pillar that grows out from the depths of the abyss becomes visible to me.
The clouds part in the sky to reveal the structure as it seemingly materializes from thin air into existence, climbing higher into the sky.
My divine ene...
2024-09-04 23:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Back in the outer desert, just about a hundred kilometers away from the Crimson City, my teammates sit in a circle, absorbing orange divine fragments.
Weak ripples of yellow radiation from my fight reach their senses, and Maria is the first to speak up.
“That’s Jay… First, he leaves in a hurry claiming that ...
2024-09-03 23:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
My All-Seeing Eye is already activated.
Every bit of my perception has been on full blast since this fight began, yet it’s been hopeless.
Now, as the notification of its upgrade rings in my ear and my Divine Threads tether with the new pulse of aura that radiates out from my eyes, a whole new world becomes visib...
2024-09-02 23:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
The energy surging through me settles into my muscles and bones, similar to earlier when I was learning how to properly use my true core in the battle against the dragon.
Every step upward through the air assimilates this new power into my being and makes my movements feel more natural.
After a short pause, notifi...
2024-09-01 23:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
