She stepped carefully over a platforms above and pulled herself above a stone house to take a better look. She activated Mana Sense, scanning for any hint of more Corrupted Molten Wasps.
What immediately got her attention was a series of pillars made of black metal all around the place. They had fine engravings that made her raise an eyebrow.
It’s so hot that stone is literally melting—then why are those things looking cool...
2025-01-22 22:09:08 +0000 UTC View PostDing
You have slain [Corrupted Molten Wasp, Scout – Level 120]
You receive extra experience and skill proficiency for killing a creature fifty levels above you.
You receive extra experience and skill proficiency for killing a creature infected by Corruption.
Ding
You have slain [Corrupted Molten Wasp, S...
2025-01-21 21:11:43 +0000 UTC View PostThat evening, the party reconvened in the military barracks.
Over a small meal of dried wolf meat, Monica cleared her throat.
“So… about my second Class,” she began, passing a quick glance around.
Ted looked up from nibbling a strip of wolf jerky.
Monica continued, “I have four options, but one stands out: Phoenix Forge. The dwarven forging knowledge could be crucial. Even if we did wake some d...
2025-01-20 21:22:09 +0000 UTC View PostThe cradle was empty.
A chill seeped into her heart despite the warmth of the temple’s runes. “Where’s the Spear of Dhoznil…?” she murmured, stepping closer. Dust coated its surface, yet the runes etched into the metal cradle flared faintly when her fingertips made contact.
All at once, an electric jolt surged from her hand into her arm. Her vision blurred; the temple’s hall vanished around her. She heard her own breath...
2025-01-18 20:01:16 +0000 UTC View PostMonica saw the Reward notification, but was also swarmed by the notification of the Black Widow kill and the levelups that came with it.
Ding
Class – Phoenix Healer (Rare, Enhanced) Level 34 -> 50
+80 VIT, +80 END, +80 STR, +80 DEX, +80 WIS, +80 SPI, +80 INT, +80 CHA and 96 Free Attributes
Ding
Healing Skill ...
2025-01-17 19:43:20 +0000 UTC View PostDust swirled in thick eddies around the corpse of the Black Widow, slowly dissolving into black ichor that seeped into the cracked stone. If one perked their ears, they could have heard the distant crackling of fire, but here, in this collapsed nest, the only sounds were ragged breathing and the soft chime of System notifications.
Dotty lay sprawled against a chunk of rubble, Twilight’s Edge still clutched in her trembling hand. Her br...
2025-01-16 17:44:44 +0000 UTC View PostThe two rows of sharp metal teeth clashed with a thunderous clang. Dotty felt her skull vibrate from the metallic snap, causing her teeth to tremble for a moment.
Half a dozen Corrupted Spider Constructs caught mid-lunge, shrieked and scraped as they were sliced cleanly in two. Their shredded bodies collapsed in a shower of silver fragments, leaving the street littered with twitching metal limbs.
She hunched forward on her kn...
2025-01-15 20:06:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe Black Widow jumped at Monica. She dodged the bite attack by a hair's width. The monster was much faster than its previous form.
Monica tried to hit back like she had against the Matriarch. The Black Widow dodged each attack with precise movements. This wasn't the overwhelming force of before. This was pure speed and accuracy.
A metal wire shot at Monica. It cut through her Nightshade Battle Wear and grazed her arm. The cut went...
2025-01-14 21:12:22 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 54
Monica found Gromorlig sitting on a broken pillar in the courtyard. Ted sat cross-legged on the ground nearby. They both looked up when she entered.
“You look terrible,” Gromorlig said.
Monica touched her face. She was covered in dried blood. Her clothes were torn in several places.
“I’ve been training,” Monica said. She sat down on a piece of rubble.
“Training? Is that what...
2025-01-13 21:15:54 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 49
“Where did everyone go?” she asked Gromorlig.
“They got tired after a few hours. The knight stuck around longest but even he gave up eventually.” Gromorlig scratched his beard. “You’re the only one who even got the Skill.”
Monica checked her Skill with the monocle again.
Skill List
Meditation - Lv. 12
Rank: Iron -> Bronze<...
2024-12-19 21:13:47 +0000 UTC View Post“First things first,” Gromorlig said, sitting cross-legged on the stone floor. “Everyone, sit down. Yes, you too, Sir Knight. Take off that clunky armor.”
Sir Tristan looked like he wanted to object, but after a moment he began removing his plate armor, piece by piece.
“Now,” Gromorlig continued once they were all seated in a circle, “close your eyes. We’re going to learn something that used to be fundamental to any...
2024-12-16 21:03:10 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 45
The group gathered on the bleachers, and everyone looked at Ted, not knowing if he had just conceived the best idea of his life or the most foolish one. Ted was sweating profusely and had to wipe his hands on his shirt several times before taking the vial from Monica's hands with shaky fingers. Monica had gotten a reward after killing the Crystal Wolf Boss that everyone had forgotten about. But when Te...
2024-12-13 20:58:43 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 41
Monica placed both hands on the crystal doors and pushed. Nothing happened. Not even a groan or a scrape. The surface remained smooth and unyielding under her palms.
She tried channeling the Obsidian Flame into her hands. The black fire spread across the crystal but didn’t leave a mark. She increased the intensity until the flames roared against the surface, but the doors didn’t even warm up. The cry...
2024-12-12 14:34:21 +0000 UTC View PostKeep in mind, Patreon chapters are not proo
2024-12-10 20:44:42 +0000 UTC View PostI will from now on post chapters only in bulk a
2024-12-10 20:43:32 +0000 UTC View PostReleasing a few extras to cover the lost chapters and the weekend! Enjoy!
Chapter 111 – Lady Naia
Naia opened her eyes as soon as the first rays of dawn started peering through the windows. Silently, without making a single noise, without the blankets even rustling, in an eerie ghost-like manner, she rose from the bed and entered her bathroom. She looked at the mirror and resisted the temptation to scrunch her fa...
2024-11-22 21:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostTalia stared at Kehai's smirking face through the bars. "How did you get that key?"
"[Life Cloak]," he said, twirling the key between his fingers. "Makes stealing from guards quite easy when they can't see or sense you."
"Why are you helping me?" Talia asked, narrowing her eyes. She hadn't forgotten that he'd snuck onto their boat uninvited.
"Because this place is fascinating," Kehai said, unlocking the door with practiced ea...
2024-11-20 21:37:56 +0000 UTC View PostKeanu sat in his family's small house, which had been carved out of an old government building. His father, Ka'imi, paced back and forth while his mother, Ana'ili, sat quietly in the corner.
"You must make her understand," Ka'imi said, his voice tight. "She trusts you more than anyone else here."
Keanu stared at the floor. "I won't manipulate her," he said quietly. "She's been through enough of that already."
“Manipulate? W...
2024-11-17 20:53:23 +0000 UTC View PostKehai looked around the docks, and once he ascertained that the coast was clear, he jumped off the boat. He had never been in a city that was half-swallowed by vegetation. Before coming to the Water Rider Academy, he had quite a few adventures on his own, which was why he had put most of his Talent Tree points into the agility-based Talent Tree, Carmine Thunder.
The fourth Skill he had unlocked, [Life Cloak], could completely erase his p...
2024-11-16 22:39:26 +0000 UTC View PostThe vertical road of water deposited their vessel onto a modest dock that jutted out from the floating city. A small gathering of people had already assembled, their thin frames a stark contrast to what Talia was used to seeing in the archipelago. Even in the poorest islands she'd visited, people were usually well-fed thanks to the abundance of fish and Mana-enriched vegetation.
"The city requires most of our Mana," Keanu explained quiet...
2024-11-15 21:52:36 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 104 – Departure
“My lord, you’ve received a missive from Rongo Moana.”
Professor Iakopo raised his eyes to meet Saikai’s, his trusted right hand. He extended his hand and took the sealed letter. Sitting in his study dealing with the organization of the school, but mostly worrying about Talia, he opened the seal, feeling the Tempest Water-attuned Mana coming from the letter. The Mana signatur...
2024-11-13 22:08:10 +0000 UTC View PostProfessor Tukupa shoved them inside the house, which brimmed to the ceiling with books and scrolls. There was barely any space to sit, and he casually threw some books from two chairs onto a couch and had them both sit.
"I'm Professor Tukupa," he said, "and I know you both. I also know that no one else, as customary, will come to this lesson, so we might as well start. I hate when people lose themselves in chitchat. And if you're asking ...
2024-11-10 19:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostSorry for not posting the chapter yesterday! These are yesterday's and today's chapters!
Chapter 101 – New Student
Talia hadn’t told anyone about her meeting with the mysterious masked stranger, not even Professor Iakopo. She had asked the man about Space Water and if he had any way of getting anything out of the Star Field. Predictably, the man said he had tried, but nothing had happened. He suspected that if...
2024-11-09 19:30:03 +0000 UTC View PostTalia found herself in the same room that Elder Krakatoa had used for his weaponry class during last year. She laid her hand on the statue that led to Leviathan Hall. She suddenly found herself in the octagonal space, looked around at the different walls, and soon found one with a silver star upon it.
Talia walked up to it and drew a simple series of runes that Professor Iakopo had taught her. One moment, she was in the hall where she ha...
2024-11-06 19:30:02 +0000 UTC View PostTalia sat with her friends in the common area of Professor Iakopo's School. The room was abuzz with talks about Principal Kaimana's announcement.
"I can't believe we'll only have two months of classes," Fiora said. She fidgeted with the sleeve of her uniform.
“It must be really bad,” Takai nodded thoughtfully. “I wonder why the Abyssal Creatures are so agitated. Could it be another test? Maybe the Principal’s exaggerating....
2024-11-04 19:30:02 +0000 UTC View PostAll the students of the Water Rider Academy were about to attend the commencement speech for the new school year. While the 1st year students would get a separate commencement speech from the Principal, all the others were going to get the same welcome from year 2 to year 5.
There was a sort of an anomaly this year, not a physical one, but one in mood. Most of the students from the 2nd year had faced the tragic events of Placid City. And...
2024-11-03 19:30:02 +0000 UTC View PostSorry about forgetting to post yesterday's chapter! The holidays got me...
Chapter 96 – Hearts in the Right Place
There were four major schools inside of the Water Rider Academy. The strongest ones belonged to Elder Krakatoa and Elder Kahua. However, that was because Elder Kawena had only just returned to the academy. Now for the upcoming academic year, there would be a third contender to the title.
...
2024-11-02 20:20:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe anemic light of the Dimensional Dungeon shone through the ruined ceiling and bathed Talia, whose skin was covered in runes, and the Abyssal Jaw Boss, which had just opened its maw to release an earthquake-inducing roar.
The green and brown scales of the monster glowed with Mana and, in an instant, several constructs appear beside it.
[Mud Water Golem - Level 35]
Talia fro...
2024-10-31 19:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post[You unlocked the Life Thief Talent Tree.]
[New Auxiliary Skill obtained!]
[Magic Funnel]
Talia focused on the Skill and immediately grasped its effect.
[Magic Funnel], not unlike [Blood Confluence], was a passive Skill that stayed on at all times. However, unlike [Blood Confluence], it didn’t enhance her overall combat capabilities but instead allowed her ...
2024-10-30 19:30:02 +0000 UTC View PostTalia held her breath as she read the notifications.
[Your Skills are resonating.]
[Your Skills are about to undergo a Fusion Evolution.]
[Auxiliary Skill - Bloodbath has been consumed]
[Auxiliary Skill - Bloody Tracks has been consumed]
[Auxiliary Skill - Blood Fortress has been consumed]
2024-10-29 22:19:55 +0000 UTC
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