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Chapter 249 – Regalia

A few minutes earlier

The Green twisted his body into the space between the two scythes, narrowly evading the spinning blades. Still, the last-second manoeuvre left him in an awkward orientation, forcing him to eat several throwing stars right to his soul. He landed on the ...

Chapter 191 – Exchange

Over the next several hours, Percy and the troll fought many more rounds. Every time the creature’s mana ran out, he gave it a few minutes to refill it. At the same time, the troll consumed one of its verdant mushrooms once every few breaks, to remove its exhaustion too.

As for Percy, he�...

Chapter 248 – Sniping

Forcing her racing heartbeat to calm down, she scanned the battlefield with Mana Sense, observing her opponents carefully. Whenever they attacked, she dodged with minimal movement, doing her best to conserve her mana. At the same time, she took one deep breath after another, slowly refilling her ...

Chapter 190 – Honourable

Before Synchronization was even done activating, Percy rummaged through his sack, hastily putting as many pieces of his armour on as he could manage. Not that he wasn’t confident beating a few Yellow demi-humans without it, but there wasn’t any harm in playing it safe. Regardless, he only got...

Chapter 247 – Elaine vs Divine Root

Elaine swallowed hard as the Greens approached. Common affinities or not, these people were from the Divine Root. Even with Circulation, taking on three of them wouldn’t be easy. Still, it wasn’t herself she was worried about…

‘Will he be alright?’ she stole a glance...

Chapter 189 – Trollsden

Percy wasn’t sure if the central area of the swamp had a name. He certainly hadn’t heard the townsfolk mention one if it did, and he was confident the trolls couldn’t give it one either. From what he’d seen, the creatures could only communicate by gestures, grunts and growls. Thus, at the...

Chapter 246 – Frantic escape

‘Percy! They’re here!’ Micky yelled through the cord.

Startled, Percy nearly messed up the rune he was carving on his scythe. It had already been a few hours since he and Nesha woke up, and he’d decided to take advantage of that to reforge his weapons too.

“Wai...

Chapter 188 – Casters

“A little help here would be nice!” Nesha yelled, capturing Percy’s attention.

Only now did he realize that more trolls had gathered, about a dozen of them surrounding them in total. At least, the newcomers were all Reds, only the first two capable of casting magic. Still, they put a ...

Chapter 245 – Under pressure

Percy’s hands shook as he tried to mould his mana into the correct shape. This was already his third attempt, but the construct crumbled into powder about half-way through, the fine dust spilling between his trembling fingers.

“Come on… not again!” he groaned, nearly slamming his fi...

Chapter 187 – Foresight

“Do you think this place will recover after we leave?” Nesha asked, her voice tinged with uncertainty.

“Sure.” Percy shrugged.

Micky rarely hunted the Red or Orange beasts of the swamp. He only ever indulged in them if he failed to find something else to eat. The lower-grade a...

Chapter 244 – Acton

Acton picked a branch off the ground, sniffing the broken end a couple of times before tossing it aside. The scent was there, but it was faint. More so than usual.

“Gone again…” he muttered, a grimace marring his face.

There was no doubt his target had spent some t...

Chapter 186 – Sorcerer’s Eye

Upon seeing the new Decree take shape in his Status, Percy was ecstatic and, most of all, relieved.

The weeks of blindly brewing pills in an air-tight cooking pot at the bottom of an alien ocean, and the several hours spent in agony trying to repair his Status…

It had all been worth...

Chapter 243 – Unforeseen developments

It took them an entire week to reach the next town. The good news was that bandits never bothered them anymore, probably thanks to Elaine being in the group. Nothing like a Green to ward lowlifes off. Then again, Micky might have preferred to have a snack or two step forward of their own volition...

Chapter 185 – Ea’s Decree

Percy had no idea what to expect from this latest clone of his, but whatever it was, it had to be a lot, right?

And, well... Reality didn’t disappoint.

The silver meteor punched through Percy’s soul like a molten dagger, leaving him gasping for air as memories, pain, and pressure ...

Chapter 242 – Infinite powder cheat

“What are you even doing?” Elaine asked after Percy nearly stumbled on a pebble.

He shrugged.

“If this works, I’ll never have to condense another crystal in my life.”

It was still dark, the trio walking towards the next town, the crow flying nearby. But Percy didn’t ...

Chapter 184 – Advancing in the Grisly Bog

The swamp reeked of decay as Percy and Nesha dragged their feet through the murky waters. Each step sucked their boots deeper into the mud, almost like the bog itself was trying to pull them under.

Had this been a year ago, they might have been attacked by an oversized crocodile or python b...

Chapter 241 – Collateral damage

Countless footfalls broke the oppressive silence of the night, as dozens of men marched through the fields. They moved as quietly as they could, but there was only so much such a large group could do to mask their presence.

Most of them were doomed to die tonight, though they didn’t seem ...

Chapter 183 – Tools for a better future

Following the guard’s explanation, the next couple of weeks passed by in a blur.

Luckily, the man didn’t dwell much on the totem’s strange state. As it turned out, it was a lot more reasonable to assume there was something wrong with the relays supplying the structure with mana, than ...

Chapter 240 – Micky’s choice

“So… that four-armed boy in the vision… you’re saying that was me?” Micky asked once everything had calmed down.

Percy nodded. Evidently, his familiar hadn’t truly regained his memories just yet. Not in any complete sense, at least. He’d merely experienced those scene...

Chapter 182 – Alchemist’s Eye

A soothing feeling massaged Percy’s mind as the totem’s gentle radiance seeped into his host’s head.

Over the next few minutes, he sensed something sprout, almost like a new window opening in his mind, waiting to be peered through. This would have probably felt bizarre if he hadn’t ...

Chapter 239 – Resonance

“Percy! Are you ok?!” Nesha’s distraught voice was the first thing he caught.

Prying his eyes open, he found himself back at the lakeside, resting on the same spot as before. Both girls were by his side, holding him in place. Probably to stop him from hurting himself. The pat...

Chapter 181 – The alchemy test

Another month passed since the activation of Enki’s second core, and Percy hadn’t stopped working on the regeneration pills in that time.

Now that the boy was free from the arduous task of clearing his channels, Percy had asked him to pay attention to what he was doing. After all, obser...

Chapter 238 – Crimson dawn

‘I can’t control my body. No… Micky’s body.’ Percy realized.

It wasn’t that strange. This was probably a fixed memory – nothing like the clones he was used to creating. Everything Micky was experiencing right now had already happened a long time ago...

Chapter 180 – Extraction

Crafting a bandage for Enki hadn’t been too difficult. The concealment rune didn’t have any special requirement – it worked with pretty much any material that contained some mana.

Visiting the town’s marketplace, they only had to beg a few hunters and gatherers for some scraps of ma...

Chapter 237 – Ocarina

“Start by splitting them up.” Elaine said.

Following her instructions, Micky spread his wings wide, channelling mana through them. Percy watched as two streams flowed from the crow’s abdomen, each following a distinct set of channels. With a single flap, Micky sent a harmless spray of...

Chapter 179 – Marble Reef

Percy felt the temperature go up rapidly, as the red glow in the distance intensified, the very water around him vibrating.

Apparently, that light he’d seen the other day was an underwater volcano – and an active one at that! From what Enki explained, his people tended to ...

Chapter 236 – [Redacted]

Percy quietly watched the scene unfold. His stomach churned as the boy practically tortured the poor guy, but he knew he couldn’t get involved. Even if he banded together with all his companions, he’d never get past the Holy Child’s guards. Let alone the little monster himself.

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