The pain was more intense than Alan remembered it, but not enough to make him hesitate or give up. He had opted to start with his feet and go up. After the initial show of drilling into his toe bones, the rest went on smoothly. Soon, he was done with his left foot up to the knee, but the mana stone he had gotten from the Syst...
2024-02-02 12:30:21 +0000 UTC View PostAlan felt a bit silly that he had forgotten to get some furniture, but Kalyntha and Zirida seemed to carry their own. Spatial items flashed and soon the room was equipped with three completely different chairs and a nice table. Alan provided some food and drinks, which didn’t go unappreciated by the women.
“Kalyntha...
2024-01-30 11:30:40 +0000 UTC View PostThe walk back to the outpost was mostly uneventful. The group avoided the areas where the remains of those Kalyntha had brutally slain were left to rot and join the brown soil. Alan briefly wondered if the fractal’s landscape was colored the way it was due to all the spilled blood and guts, but that seemed unlikely. Plus, h...
2024-01-28 13:53:44 +0000 UTC View PostAt first, Alan was pretty confused, but after a few moments, the confusion turned into annoyance. He wanted to examine his new book and think through everything that had happened with the spirit. The title from Thorn hadn’t done almost anything but get him into the Bazaar until now, which in itself was technically one of th...
2024-01-26 12:07:08 +0000 UTC View PostAn additional effect has been unlocked in your Title: Friend of the Spirit World
Title: Friend of the Spirit World
You have met a powerful being from the Spirit World and lived to cherish the memory. For better or for worse that experience has left its mark on you. 2024-01-23 12:44:01 +0000 UTC View Post
The yellow flowers were called Void Jessamine according to Byrr. He seemed to hold deep interest toward them, but still let Alan pick them and stash them away. The two guards were taking their roles seriously even here, not intervening unless it became necessary and not taking anything from him. Alan appreciated that.
V...
2024-01-21 13:57:53 +0000 UTC View PostNOTE: Starting the new schedule today! It's Friday-Sunday-Tuesday.
More waiting and staring at the depts of his mind the System had occupied didn’t bring forth any messages. It was frustrating as whatever he had done to the skill had been very effective against the tiny parasites. He did feel a bit worse fo...
2024-01-19 12:54:11 +0000 UTC View PostIt was almost too easy. It seemed that he had greater control over each process now, which was a welcome surprise. If it was brought on by the four-day-long meditation session and the vision, then he would make sure to repeat the process.
[Mana Zap] went off like a tiny black firework but fizzled out soon after...
2024-01-16 13:34:13 +0000 UTC View PostUnfortunately, the elf called his buddy over too and the three of them made their way out of what appeared to be the eastern gate of the outpost, once again moving toward the creepy Bonez’s house. Alan was not too excited about having one babysitter, much less two, but it was what it was.
For the most part, the Byrr a...
2024-01-15 13:12:48 +0000 UTC View PostHello, dear supporters.
I am writing this to say that I will be lowering the posting rate from 5 to 3 chapters a week, starting next Friday. I have yet to decide on the days as I have some RL factors to consider.
I understand if that's a deal breaker for you, however, I cannot continue at this pace if I want to wo...
2024-01-14 16:47:47 +0000 UTC View PostThe rattling was coming from the depths of the dark room and Alan carefully took a step forward, only to backpedal as something crunched beneath his foot.
“Hello?” he called again and took out a candlestone.
The light chased away the darkness only to reveal more bones. Piles and piles of bones, a floor covered...
2024-01-14 13:45:23 +0000 UTC View Post[Monochrome Armor] activated on its own, or maybe it didn’t. Alan didn’t care at the moment as he had become just an observer of his mind and body processes.
The change was immediate and strange. It started with his skin, making it paler, and colorless, but the shadows didn’t stop there. The change didn’t come f...
2024-01-13 13:52:43 +0000 UTC View Post“We have a few options, considering your… disposition. We can enlist you as a guard, or a soldier. You will be tied to a chain of command and you will have certain obligations relating to that. The benefits are quite nice, including resources and personalized training by an excellent [Class Trainer]. I think a newly integ...
2024-01-12 12:09:08 +0000 UTC View Post“Oh, oh!” the gnome exclaimed. Various fruits, some of which looked almost dangerous to eat littered the small table between them. “Let me introduce myself, dear boy. My name is Wilbis Boombelch, a proud member of the Exploding Library and a passionate researcher. My expertise is wide, and my interests can blot out the ...
2024-01-09 12:42:35 +0000 UTC View PostGetting to the Outpost posed an actual challenge. The fighting was far from them because they were surrounded by rolling hills and terrain that offered little ways of traversing it. All of those challenges became less and less of a problem the closer they got to the large flat terrain that was the actual battlefield. And with...
2024-01-08 13:21:29 +0000 UTC View PostThe climb up was not as humiliating as Alan had assumed. She simply tied him to herself with ropes of blood and let him climb on his own. Alan was silently thankful that this time around she had shown some consideration for his manly ego, although the blood still felt weird. It was more effective than a regular rope because o...
2024-01-07 14:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostNOTE: Had a small personal issue. Sorry for the late post. I might edit it a bit more later, but it won't be anything major.
There was no time for explanations. but if the demon hadn’t reacted by canceling [Soundless] it would’ve probably been too late for them.
Zirida’s skin grew hotter in an ins...
2024-01-06 15:07:00 +0000 UTC View PostZirida listened with rapt attention. She seemed interested in everything involving blood and [Ritual: Enchanted Bones] involved lots of blood. After all, it used it as a tool to dig up the bones much like she was doing with her swords and the rocks. Alan didn’t want to reveal the waterbags of werewolf blood he had taken fro...
2024-01-05 12:32:25 +0000 UTC View PostNote: 100! A bit of info dumps, but I hope it's not too tedious. Our boy has to learn.
Alan woke up with a start as something bitter entered his mouth and started burning on his tongue.
“She’s poisoning you! She’s poisoning you!” Xil’s voice echoed in his mind but Alan could barely th...
2024-01-02 13:01:38 +0000 UTC View PostNOTE: Happy New Year! <3
There was no treasure, just endless blackness.
Only Zirida’s glowing red eyes chased some of the darkness away. It was not that bad. It almost felt calming in a way, and Alan found out with surprise that he could see through the infinite black curtain around him. Just a bit, but it wa...
2024-01-01 13:24:00 +0000 UTC View PostWhat the fuck?
Somehow the sight of the arrogant lisarni running away was more surprising than the surprise attack itself. Kalyntha’s corpse, or whatever pieces remained of it, fell around the now enlarged cave with a dull thud before disintegrating and becoming just piles of steel and iron chips, along with ...
2023-12-31 12:22:10 +0000 UTC View PostAlan relented. Zirida had given an oath and that was as straightforward as things got in the System world. And she had stopped him from getting his ass kicked. While Alan was ready for a scrap, he was unsure how he would fare against someone who had grown up with the System.
“It’s a curse I recently acquired. Today....
2023-12-30 11:54:22 +0000 UTC View Post“What about the parasites?” Alan asked. Were they going to let the things crawl out and flood the valley?
“It’s fine, we need to let some grow so we can farm them for cores. The soldiers won’t let us get much from the frontline. Stingy bastards.” Kalyntha grumbled. Her orbs were still whacking the monsters d...
2023-12-29 11:10:06 +0000 UTC View Post“I see. That girl might be another [Warlock] or a related class. It is not unheard of for certain classes to feel kinship, but it is more pronounced in those devoted to a god or sharing a patron. We have a [Warlock] at the outpost, I will introduce you when we make it and he can tell you more. I just need Zirida to okay you...
2023-12-26 13:04:28 +0000 UTC View PostAlan took one of the nearby paths and didn’t look back. Placing his mark on that huge parasite was a great gain and he was delighted as he now had a constant source of life force.
He kept walking for another few hours. Parasites were rare and in between but he still ran into a few groups; all had their tongues stuck d...
2023-12-25 11:20:36 +0000 UTC View PostNOTE: Have warm and happy Holidays.
The new monster moved with little care about the amount of noise it was making as its large body and the many legs attached to it made stones crumble and fall at each step. It was the same annoying color as everything else and its back and most of its body looked like a bunch of rocks...
2023-12-24 12:01:22 +0000 UTC View PostAlan walked, hugging the rocks and following the weaving paths before him without much thought. He kept looking toward the sky and the cliffs, careful of any flying super monsters or parasites that seemed to enjoy mountain climbing. He would’ve loved fiddling with [Mana Zap] some more but he also didn’t want to stay in on...
2023-12-23 12:27:44 +0000 UTC View PostNote: I've added a list of all the titles, traits, and skills at the end of the chapter.
Congratulations! You have learned a new skill: [Sacrificial Attack] (Epic)
Sacrificial Attack [Epic]
To forfeit part of your own life only to hurt another. Is there another such ...
2023-12-22 11:23:35 +0000 UTC View PostAUTHOR'S NOTE: Thank you for the support. Enjoy!
Alan carefully stalked the creature making full use of the demon’s [Soundless] skill. He felt exhausted and oddly weak. The spell for his new curse was quite draining to his low vitality, which was worrying. At least it felt that way. He couldn’t be sure, but the bloo...
2023-12-19 13:42:01 +0000 UTC View PostAlan’s brain nearly short-circuited as he read over the skills. He was confused as to why the first was there again.
Pact (Epic)
Borrow strength from those who stand at the top.
He was not doing that for now, or maybe ever. Pact just sounded like more than a simple trade a...
2023-12-19 13:40:05 +0000 UTC View Post
