Astralium

Chapter 208: Thunder’s Double Agent

“I don’t understand what you’re talking about,” Victor answered slowly. Of course, as the “brightest” of the NPCs, he played his role well. There was no way that Victor would admit such a thing when someone asked about it for the first time.

“Don’t play dumb.” Thunder clenched his fists. “I have proo...

Chapter 207: Interview Session

After several adjustments and rounds of trial and error, the three Teleportation Waypoints were finally functional. With these now operational, all that remained was to deploy them in strategic locations, ensuring they were ready for use when the next update rolled out.

The three locations Victor had in mind were obviou...

Chapter 206: Finishing with the Experiment

After having a hearty meal with both Lillie and Lizbeth, Victor didn’t rest. Instead, he headed straight to meet Eleanor. As he stepped into the Artificer’s Hall, he could smell the familiar scent of metal and oil mixing with the ever-present heat of active forges. The clatter of tools, the rhythmic pounding of hammers, a...

Chapter 205: Lillie’s Other Power

Victor sat in his office, absentmindedly rolling the voidstone between his fingers as he waited. His thoughts were already several steps ahead, considering all the possible implications of what he was about to attempt. If his hunch was proven correct, then the potential benefit would be endless.

Before long, a knock cam...

Chapter 204: Seeking Intellectuals Among Players

Other than Prominence’s post, there were several others that caught Victor’s attention. Many players were doing their best to gain recognition and become popular among the online community. A considerable number of them were engaged in speculation about future updates and new content; one of them claimed that the full rel...

Interlude: Revealing the Shocking Discovery

Sean sat at his desk, staring intently at a world map on his monitor as he scrolled through various research papers, archived geological surveys, and satellite data. He wasn’t looking for just any location — he was searching for places where elemental particles were the thickest on Earth and where the connection to the Pr...

Chapter 203: Putting the Pieces Together

Victor blinked at the unexpected remark before a chuckle escaped him. “Ha, what are you saying? I’m back safe and sound, aren’t I?”

Lizbeth pouted but didn’t argue. Instead, she fluttered over to perch on his shoulder, seemingly content with the answer.

Unbothered by her antics, Victor descended into the...

Chapter 202: Escaping From the Dreamscape

“Lillie, how much longer?!” Victor shouted.

Lillie was kneeling in the corner of the room, her heterochromia eyes shining as she concentrated on opening a passage. A shimmering circle of light was forming before her. “Almost… there!” she called back.

Victor clenched his jaw, glancing back at the piano. T...

Chapter 201: Facing Off Against a Dreamscape Entity

The sight that greeted him was a vast, grand chamber. The room was filled with instruments of every kind lining the walls — violins, harps, flutes, drums, saxophones, and even strange, otherworldly contraptions whose purposes were unknown to him. Each was crafted with extraordinary detail, shimmering faintly under the light...

Chapter: 200 All Hail King Lillie!

After the throne was carefully lowered onto the platform, Lillie gracefully descended, waving excitedly at the crowd as they parted to make way for her to walk down the red carpet. Toy soldiers flanked her on either side, marching in perfect rhythm.

One thing that Victor found particularly amusing was that she was actua...

Chapter 199: Exploring the Fairytale Land

Beneath the floating island where the white castle loomed like a silent landmark, a lone figure strode through the streets of a civilization seemingly pulled straight from the depths of a dream. The figure’s hood concealed his features, blending them into the surreal surroundings as he moved forward through the crowd.

Interlude: Bragging Rights and Hidden Truths

William’s laughter boomed through his dorm room as he threw his arms wide, his face alight with pride. “Third stage! That’s right, I’ve done it! Finally! Took me long enough, but now I’m officially ahead of every other player in the game once again!”

[Player Overall Ranking: 1]

“Hey,...

Chapter 198: Truth or Trickery

“What if I refuse?” Victor questioned, with a slightly raised voice.

“Oh, I wouldn’t recommend that.” The cat’s tail flicked, but Victor could sense the dreamforce gathering subtly around it, coiling like an invisible thread. “The marsh is a maze. Without my guidance, you might as well wander...

Chapter 197: Temporal Riftstorm

In haste, Victor looked around his surroundings for shelter before settling on the lake. It wasn’t ideal, but it was the only viable cover within reach. With the storm raging around him, he flew toward it as the sand bit into his exposed skin like shards of glass. Thankfully, his new Magus robe, reinforced with protective e...

Chapter 196: Dreamscape

Lillie opened her eyes, blinking in surprise as she stared at the portal she had conjured. “Wow! It’s just like in Lillie’s dream…” She then glanced at Victor for reassurance. “Has Lillie succeeded?”

“Mm, you have. You’ve just done something most Magi wouldn’t even believe is possible,” Victor repl...

Chapter 195: Telling the Truth

Victor stood frozen for a moment, observing the brilliance emanating from Lillie’s glowing heterochromia eyes as she placed herself between him and the supposed “shadow.” Her stance was resolute, a stark contrast to the trembling girl he had first encountered in the forest.

Indeed.

It was all part of the pla...

Chapter 194: That “Something”

Lillie’s days at the academy were some of the happiest she could remember. Even now, as she rolled around on her bed in her room, a pure, radiant smile spread across her face. Life here was different from the loneliness of her past. Everyone was so kind to her — especially her mentor, Victor.

He had taken her in, pa...

Chapter 193: Teleportation Waypoint Idea

Stepping out from the crack in space, Victor appeared in front of the Artificer Hall. It had been a while since his last visit, but the sound of machinery and occasional clatter of tools had become a non-stop thing ever since Eleanor and the players started working here. Well, she spent most of the day in the Artificer Hall a...

Chapter 192: The Progress So Far

Victor yawned in his chair as he looked over the blue holographic screen before his eyes.

[Mission Accomplished!]

[Congratulations on passing the mission. You have successfully demonstrated your strength against the foreign invader and stopped the invasion.]<...

Chapter 191: The Everyday Life in the Academy

The private dorm room was the epitome of luxury for veteran players, especially one equipped with customized furnishings, a personal alchemy station, and even a spell-detection barrier to ward off nosy intruders. Sitting at his desk, Brian let out a yawn as the glow of a crystal lamp illuminated stacks of scrolls and notes sc...

Prologue [Volume 4]

Sean Christian was a college student who had just graduated not too long ago and also a popular game critic in the gaming community. Despite spending all his time in the fully immersive VR game “Magus Academy Online” as KuroUsagi, he got a summa cum laude for his major. This was all thanks to the exceptional contributions...

Chapter 190 Invitation to Join the Academy [Book 3 Epilogue]

Victor’s sigil flared brightly, releasing the accumulated mana into the spell he cast. A massive, violent spatial rift erupted at the heart of the monstrosity’s grotesque form. It swirled with a void-like energy that defied comprehension. The air warped and twisted around it, the very fabric of space bending as the rift's...

Chapter 189: Last Final Battle Against the Flesh Monstrosity

[A bloodthirsty extraordinary life form has been detected!]

[The life form is expected to possess power equaling a peak Elemental Adept Magus.]

Before Victor could fully process the sudden alert, a massive form hurtled toward him with terrifying speed. The impact landed with an ea...

Chapter 188: The Players’ Last Resort Attempt

But the second they were about to execute the plan, the assistant fairy, Lizbeth, sent them a message, ordering them to cease their suicide plan immediately and instead stall the flesh monstrosity. This meant Sean’s plan to distract it would still be in motion.

“Cease the plan? Will the storyline advance somehow —...

Chapter 187: All of This Was Just For…

But in order to resolve this and keep his life intact, Victor spoke earnestly to the Ghost Necromancer. “Just tell me what you want, and I’ll do my best to fulfill it.”

Valeria’s monstrous form shrank back to its human-like state, regaining her calm perplexion as she raised an eyebrow in interest. “What I want...

Chapter 186: Meeting the Mastermind

Deep within the forest, late at night, in a region where the land was withered and lifeless, and the undead roamed aimlessly, the space a hundred meters above the ground warped and rippled. From the distortion, Victor’s figure emerged, his blue Magus robe gleaming faintly even in the dim, desolate environment.

He hove...

Chapter 185: Last Power Up Before the Final Battle

Fully immersed in his meditation, Victor sat cross-legged in the dimly lit room deep beneath the academy, completely detached from the abovementioned chaos. Around him, the intermediate-grade mana crystals, once vibrant with energy, now lay in piles of dust. Slowly, Victor opened his eyes, a faint purple light shimmering with...

Chapter 184: Reinforcement is Here!

When Sean regained consciousness, he found himself pinned beneath a pile of rubble. Gritting his teeth, he pushed the debris aside. Staggering to his feet, he clutched his side, which had been punctured by someone’s blade, and glanced around. Dust filled the air, and the sound of groans, coughing, and distant clashes reache...

Chapter 183: One Decisive Plan

Kevin, or better known as SuperNova, stood at the forefront of the undead contingent he commanded. The pale glow of the moonlight bathed the skeletal figures and decayed forms surrounding him, casting elongated shadows across the forest floor. Before him lay a massive pile of vegetation scavenged from the woods.

Gue...