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The infinity dungeon 96

Chapter 96

Upon returning, Michael found himself swamped with work. His sister had rushed to him, telling him that Old Dave had gone into an anomaly and that she was worried about him. When she saw Michael’s puzzled expression, she quickly explained herself.

“Johanne said it could be bad,” she explained, “...

The infinity dungeon 95

Chapter 95

“David Chestermill wishes to notify you that he is about to enter an anomalous building at Redbud Ridge,” a robotic voice said. It had features that made it somewhat human, but something in its way of speech felt off just enough to place it deep in the uncanny valley.

“I see,” a woman replied, d...

The infinity dungeon 94

Chapter 94

While Michael and Travis were away, people worked hard to keep Site 00 going. One such person was David, who had been asked—kindly, but with not much room to wiggle himself out of the assignment despite being the CEO of the whole company—by the head of Candle Light to oversee the happenings at Redbud Ridg...

The infinity dungeon 93

Chapter 93

“Think you can replicate it?” Travis asked on the way out. They crossed the shield again, causing some tingling in their skin but nothing more, a sign of a clear escape. Now that they were out, there wasn’t much danger to them anymore.

“I don’t think so,” Michael replied. They were talking a...

Little delay

No chapter today, sorry, and possibly even tomorrow. Will resume almost-daily chapters afterwards for sure 👍🏻

The infinity dungeon 92

Chapter 92

The black SUV slowly approached the compound, under the careful watch of armed guards. There were two checkpoints on the dusty road leading in and out, while barren brown soil surrounded them, with occasional plumes of dust reaching into the car through the rolled-down window. It wasn’t a problem for either...

The infinity dungeon 91

Chapter 91

“You skipped the last two sessions together, is everything okay?” Stephan’s voice was strange over the phone. The man had an old model that barely qualified as a smartphone, but he refused to get a new one unless his current phone stopped working. “Phillip, of all people, has been asking about you.”...

The infinity dungeon 90

Chapter 90

They continued sending teams and men into the dungeon until there were none left. The pace at which they sent people in, which had been frenetic at first, soon became dictated by the speed with which they managed to process the people coming out. Throughout it all, Michael kept playing his role well into the ...

The infinity dungeon 89

“The Elements?” asked Michael. “What do you mean?”

“Unlike higher forms of energy, the Elements appear to need less structure to convey meaning. My preliminary tests with Elemental stones seem to confirm this.”

“Really?”

Johanne nodded, “Indeed. There was a whole team of programmers trying ...

Little timeout

Here right now, chilling a little bit today and tomorrow. See you this weekend with more chapters!

The infinity dungeon 88

Chapter 88

After spending the morning with his sister, Michael returned to the Valley. The road was finally completed, and going to and from the dungeon was finally smooth enough to make it even pleasant. There were trees and moss covering the sides of the road, where concrete had been poured to stabilize the gravel, ma...

The infinity dungeon 87

Chapter 87

Site 00 never slept.

Travis could confidently say that this place was quickly becoming a sight to behold. Behemoths of concrete, rebar and steel were being born of the earth, hiding unspeakable things beneath their peaceful façade. The earth itself was a tomb of alien and magical things, only some of w...

The infinity dungeon 86

Chapter 86

Jennifer sat at her desk, back held upright despite the uncomfortableness of her simple chair in the middle of the spartan room she worked from. This was just a temporary accommodation, she told herself to stave off the discomfort, until the actual offices were completed. She had looked at the plans for the S...

The infinity dungeon 85

Chapter 85

Michael stood in the middle of a storm of magic. Arcane energies swirled in a vortex around him, mana and Qi and Intent clawing at each other in the air like hungry beasts fighting for supremacy. The storm, while fierce, was centered around a thin bubble of calm, like the eye of the storm. Where Michael’s a...

Chapter 84

Chapter 84

“Tell me about aura masking again,” Michael said as he and Johanne approached the threshold leading into the dungeon. There was work to be done, and time inside the dungeon had a whole other meaning compared to time in the real world.

The cave entrance was a yawning mouth, full of jagged rocks and v...

Chapter 83

Chapter 83

As he lay flat on the ground, feeling the stones embedded in the soft earth beneath the yellowing moss poke at him in uncomfortable ways, Michael thought back to the chain of events leading up to this moment. Travis was beside him, scouting the compound with his binoculars. They were on a vantage point atop o...

The infinity dungeon 82

Chapter 82

The morning was a blur of activity at Site 00. Some of it was normal administration by now, construction crews and occasional feats of magic bent towards raising the many buildings that would make up the bulk of Unity’s headquarters for the foreseeable future. There were literal skyscrapers being built, wit...

The infinity dungeon 81

Chapter 81

Family for Michael had always been a difficult thing. Ever since his father, and then his mother soon after, threw him out he felt as if he had no ties with them anymore. The only exception to this was his sister Maggie, who he still loved dearly, but didn’t see nearly as much as he thought he should. She w...

The infinity dungeon 80

I decided to release my full backlog on Patreon, one chapter every day until I run out. Of course, I also aim to write one chapter a day so in theory i should never run out. We shall see...

Chapter 80

“Different from the dungeon, eh?” Travis asked. They were surveying the area, the dark of the night b...

The infinity dungeon 79

Chapter 79

“Get in the car!” yelled Josh, shoving the shivering woman in the back of the vehicle. “And shut your damn mouth!”

He raised his hand, ready to deliver yet another slap when a shiver ran through his body and had him clutch his chest in pain. Cursing, he turned to see the Bulgarians drag the olde...

The infinity dungeon 78

Chapter 78

Six people and a monster emerged from the dungeon: the team at its full. Drullkrin was wearing a glamour, magic that was nothing more than a little trick of the Fae that made it so he could appear something he was not: a human. It was a trick he could not perform himself but one that a friendly Fae had taught...

The infinity dungeon 77

Chapter 77

“I have to ask,” Trevor said as they walked their way through the icy tunnels of the glacier. “Why don’t you just hoard all the skills? All the useful ones, at least.”

“A fair question,” Michael said. He was using Fire energy to subtly keep the cold of the glacier at bay, countering its Ic...

The infinity dungeon 76

Chapter 76

Trevor checked his own skill list for the last time before approaching the staircase leading back to the first floor of the dungeon. He had two common skills that were of the more classic kind, at least according to how the boss saw them through his video game interpretation of magic, which were [Mana Shield]...

The infinity dungeon 75

Chapter 75

“The laptop?” Michael said with a chuckle, “I had Bob help me bring a setup down here. Yep, he was given access to this floor before you all did.”

He took momentary pleasure in the shocked reactions.

“No,” he then said, predicting the question that was coming from Travis, “I did not ...

The infinity dungeon 74

Chapter 74

They stood at the threshold of a doorway leading down into a dark, foreboding staircase. The steps were carved stone, but they were so uniform in their making that it was like they had been cut with a laser, with no imprecisions or veins showing, nor even a layer of dust. At the end of the stairway light coul...

The infinity dungeon 73

Chapter 73

It felt good to be back in the dungeon. Michael felt like he was more at home in here than outside, nowadays. He had slept more times in his treehouse in the Misty Valley, the former residence of the Forest King that he repurposed as his own house, than in his real home lately. He had no love for his actual h...

The infinity dungeon 72

Chapter 72

Travis was walking from the new prefab building attached to the temporary HQ to his car to grab a quick bite, feeling like he was back at the beginning of his career, when he suddenly saw the plume of smoke rising from the forest. Already several people were pointing their noses at the sky, and orders were be...

The infinity dungeon 71

Chapter 71

Michael took careful steps inside the large cavern. In the middle of the room, the Throne of the Ice King was like a shining beacon of azure, blue and white energies bright enough to outshine the light of all the torches in the room, at least when seen through magical means. It stood there empty, testament to...

The infinity dungeon 70

Chapter 70

Michael struggled to keep his aura under control, feeling its edges begin to flay and fracture after absorbing way too much mana from the air and the coins. He couldn’t do anything about it though, surrounded as he was by a raging inferno. The forest had caught fire all around him after Josh had carelessly ...

The infinity dungeon 69

Oops, i seem to have posted an empty chapter. Pretend it never happened

Chapter 69

Michael studied the man who was shouting obscenities at him. Suddenly the realization struck him like a physical blow.

“Josh?” cried Michael, “is that you?”

Josh’s face was twisted with rage, “Michael!” he ...