“Shit!!”
Viers was already in battle mode the instant the teleportation was complete, because there were hundreds of pony-sized beasts all around him.
Their body structure was designed for agility and melee combat. A variant of insectoid dogs, only they had spikes of bone growing ...
2021-12-15 14:08:04 +0000 UTC View Post“Greetings, Aletro,” Viers gave a respectful bow. He didn't like bowing and loathed kneeling but he understood that Aletro had given him so many opportunities and he was much stronger now because of it. Villain he might be, Viers knew gratitude. “I’ve been thinking about our firs...
2021-12-11 18:44:41 +0000 UTC View PostOnce more Viers and the rest of the trial takers found themselves in the Quantum Main Hub where they were all floating as if in zero gravity. The sky was a blend of bright colors like many painting dyes jumbled together, slightly ever-flowing.
The two Aletro, one wearing white and the other...
2021-12-10 15:41:30 +0000 UTC View PostStage 4 was the grandest Stage thus far. The sight of a towering tree appeared before the trial takers, its trunk larger than a city, reaching far above the clouds and into the heavens took everyone’s breath away, including Viers’.
Out of 226 people that entered Stage 3, only 65 people ...
2021-12-07 18:01:09 +0000 UTC View Post“There, how are you feeling?” Anne extinguished the fire in her hands.
“Much better,” Troy checked his body. “Incredible healing Arte. Not only extremely rare for fire elements, but it works wonders despite my space affinity.”
“It’s because it is my mother's fire,” A...
2021-12-03 10:08:00 +0000 UTC View PostAt the late phase of Stage 3, a gigantic war broke out.
The start was a three-sided conflict between Noble Tiger, Dark Zero, and Oscar. At first, it was just the first two but Oscar joined to reap some benefits. From that, the powder keg blew up. Many more trial takers dipped their toes in ...
2021-12-01 10:06:38 +0000 UTC View Post“Oscar… What have you done?”
Troy felt sinister energy close to his friend’s location so he came to investigate. He found Oscar standing in the middle of a field of corpses. They were the trial takers that flocked to Oscar, followed him, and trusted him.
Oscar had killed them ...
2021-11-30 08:58:58 +0000 UTC View Post“When you left to kill Scorpion, I expected you to return with his head,” Izabella commented. “Instead, you’re carrying an unconscious girl in your arms. Should I be worried?”
“Shuddup,” Viers curtly replied. He had informed her that Scorpion managed to slip away. “Your cond...
2021-11-28 06:48:50 +0000 UTC View PostViers and Sakuya were in a standoff, the heavily injured Scorpion didn't continue his escape, to Viers’ bedazzlement. Perhaps he’d rather watch a good show.
“...Tanael-san, I-”
Sakuya stopped as the words stuck in her throat. Viers didn't react or show any uneasiness. He knew ...
2021-11-26 14:48:38 +0000 UTC View Post“What are they doing? Demon summoning?”
Viers plus four of the Blood Church were observing Green Scorpion and the gang. Both sides were all far from any settlement, near one of the giant Rank 4 monsters, Putrepos Skunk.
The monster’s decaying presence turned the area into a wast...
2021-11-24 09:05:46 +0000 UTC View PostIn a closed, magically secured tent, four people were sitting cross-legged with their eyes closed. Rhythmic breathing, in a peculiar state of mind. In the center of the circle, a white clam was emitting the sound of a waterfall as if it was a bizarre music box.
The magical sound of the wate...
2021-11-22 16:33:34 +0000 UTC View PostRR took down the cover again so I think it is time to get my own cover.
Searching for artist now. If you can give me suggestions that would be great.
2021-11-21 05:06:25 +0000 UTC View PostViers was walking with an earring on the top of his open palm.
“It’s this way,” he said to his companion after getting a reaction from the item.
“...Just kill me,” Jaime said hopelessly.
“What are you talking about?” Viers controlled expression as much as he could ...
2021-11-19 14:46:19 +0000 UTC View PostJaime gasped as he opened his eyes.
I… I am not dead?
“Yo,” a frivolous voice said. “Welcome back to the world of the living.”
“Tanael… Why did you save me?” Eyes still fixed to the night sky, unfocused, tired, empty.
“Oh? You said it like you wa...
2021-11-16 05:23:49 +0000 UTC View Post“Urrrggghh…”
Jaime coughed a glob of blood as he lay broken after the attack of the hateful Aravin and his accursed wolf-girl pet. As if rubbing salt on injury, Dark-Life Invigoration Arte’s after-effect was ravaging his already smashed body.
The battle was over. Seeing their ...
2021-11-13 12:39:00 +0000 UTC View Post“What happened to you?”
Viper Lady asked when Viers approached her. She and her group were consoling the two women that the scum duo had captured. Macho Hunk was lying on the floor with a spear in his chest, lifeless.
“I won.”
Viers said the words without emotion. His cl...
2021-11-10 17:19:11 +0000 UTC View PostBy the morning of the second day, Viers’ had already taken two lives. Viers and his marauders found another settlement before noon. He aimed to hit five before nightfall.
The third settlement was a bit strange. This one was so much better. The buildings were nicer, the fighters were more ...
2021-11-08 16:29:00 +0000 UTC View PostViers could admit without shame that he had never ruled a village before or sat on any other position of leadership. Not even a class rep at school. He was an introvert rather than an extrovert.
But base-building video games were right up his alley.
Confidently, Viers took note of the...
2021-11-06 08:27:08 +0000 UTC View PostBefore Aletro explained about Stage 3, someone wasn't having a good time.
“Hells and Damnations!”
Green Scorpion, whose real name was Fajrin, threw his drinking glass to the ground, shattering it.
“Fucking Tanael… Now everyone knows I’m a mind user. Gathering informati...
2021-11-04 10:03:14 +0000 UTC View PostThe trial takers found themselves back in the Quantum Main Hub. The Path of Paradise resort still stood out like a sore thumb in the distance. What welcomed them was the ranking list plastered in the air, big and bold.
Anne - 33,990 spark shards. Rank 1
Blade of Justice - 33,210 spark...
2021-11-01 15:36:30 +0000 UTC View Post“Hey look. There’s another ‘marked’ ruin over there. Must be housing other good things like the one we’ve just entered. Not going to go in, Viers?” Paina pointed out.
“My marks from the two temples are gone. I won't be able to go in.” Viers said.
“Use your space-jump...
2021-10-29 14:55:00 +0000 UTC View PostViers, Fithel, and Sakuya, the three survivors, were putting black bones into their sacks.
Hm, I’ve gained 3,333 shards. Since we split Pyke’s remains into three, Pyke’s full worth is 10,000 spark shards then. Now there’s only one thing left.
Viers didn't do the logic...
2021-10-27 19:22:48 +0000 UTC View PostAfter seeing the unimaginable, the short-lived silence turned into a cheer. The remaining players that refused the evil god’s offer felt like they had been saved from a death trap.
The hundreds of weapon-bearing skeletons stopped dead in their tracks, no longer moving like the dead thing ...
2021-10-26 13:06:55 +0000 UTC View PostAfter the Dread Pirate's offer, information appeared in the players' minds.
If they accepted the Deep Dweller God’s offer and swore fealty to him, they would instantly gain 3000 spark shards. When Stage 2 came to an end, automatically qualified for Stage 3.
Or they could refuse and ...
2021-10-24 06:39:39 +0000 UTC View PostThe last day of Stage 2 was a beautiful one, two full moons illuminating the dark night. The waves were shy and there was barely any wind. The Frozen Siren floated in tranquility amidst the watery desert. The crew was singing a sea shanty adding more colors to the atmosphere.
After getting ...
2021-10-22 18:47:49 +0000 UTC View PostAfter he swam back and the Frozen Siren was in his sight, only then did Viers’ adrenalin level start to return to normal.
The Bull Shadow Intimidation was a paper tiger technique but it was very convincing. How could such an illusion give off an aura of a high-level monster? It was the sa...
2021-10-20 02:51:44 +0000 UTC View Post“ICE SHIELD!”
A half-dome shield of ice was raised by Viers in an instant. He created the toughest defense he could in anticipation of what was coming.
The assailant did not slow down. It broke the shield and slammed Viers behind it, making the both of them rise meters above the w...
2021-10-16 11:32:00 +0000 UTC View PostViers -in the mood for something grandiose- felt that he had graced the gigantic island which the Favor of the Sky slumbered with his presence.
His arrival was not unnoticed, coming from the front as he was. In fact, everyone with eyes and ears who had seen the famous white ghost ship appro...
2021-10-15 19:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post“Hm, my treasure senses are tingling. Stop by that island, lads.”
Despite the island with the ‘Favor of the Sky’ thingy -a key item for the main quest- that was right in front of his eyes, Viers instructed the crew to make a stop at a nearby island.
“What kind of treasures h...
2021-10-14 14:27:00 +0000 UTC View Post“Haha! That will teach them.”
Felix, a youth that used the alias ‘Youallsucks’ had just fended off pirates. This was the second unsavory company that tried to rob Felix’s vessel today. The pirate ship slunk away because of all the damage.
“Ooh, look what they have done, my...
2021-10-12 13:44:04 +0000 UTC View Post