A blue tentacle emerged from King Angus's neck, morphing and shifting colors. The tentacle molded itself until a second head of King Angus formed. The blue tendrils showed texture like that of skin, perfectly replicating The King's head. It reminded Hiro of the special effects he'd seen in...
2025-03-25 05:26:36 +0000 UTC View PostLeaving her village behind, Marissa rode a carriage toward the capital of Litmus, Ventianne, accompanied by Maroon and her maid. For a duke's daughter, this level of protection would seem inadequate, but for a village chief from a poor village, it was more than enough. Marissa found hersel...
2025-03-25 05:24:35 +0000 UTC View PostWell, now that exclusive contract with amazon is over, i can re-release these back in my patreon and scribblehub! The sweets are back gentlemen!
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Before Hiro began, he inspected Marissa's status. As he suspected, her stats were abysmal—she was level one with t...
2025-03-25 05:23:27 +0000 UTC View Post“The iron was certainly there, but it was lacking, wasn't it?” King Angus looked at the report.
“Well, the soil mining is picking up. But with this, we can decrease more than 30% of our iron imports,” Prime Minister Darius said. Despite the lower-than-expected yield, he remai...
2025-03-21 17:01:42 +0000 UTC View PostAnother sigh escaped me as I gazed out at the busy street from my car. That meeting had been the epitome of insanity. I was heading home alone, having left Lily at the school gate. She said she wanted to travel, so I indulged her. Even though I had given her the freedom to go wherever she ...
2025-03-20 17:14:09 +0000 UTC View Post“Gah!” James emerged from the water. Sanders and the rest of the team pulled him out, and then James lit himself on fire, dissipating the frostbite effect it had on him.
“Are you okay, boss? Maybe we should use the frost armor? It has some resistance to ice magic,” Sanders ...
2025-03-19 06:06:37 +0000 UTC View Post“Damn. This dungeon is wider than I thought,” James said as they finally reached a tree as large as a skyscraper two days later. Even though there was a system-made compass, it still took them two days to reach the tree.
The tree had a door at the base, and James entered it. Agai...
2025-03-19 05:47:07 +0000 UTC View Post"Well, here we are. There are repurposed motels down there. You may leave the day after tomorrow. Is there anything you need?" Silas asked.
James raised his hand toward the translucent purple barrier. The nuclear reactor's cooling tower was within view. A message appeared before...
2025-03-19 05:25:13 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Marissa woke up, it was already noon. The butlers and maids didn't wake her up, fearing they would intrude on the symbiote’s bonding. On one hand, Marissa was glad that they valued her privacy. However, she dreaded what Leafa would say to her. She had knocked on Leafa’s bedroom in...
2025-03-15 05:17:10 +0000 UTC View Post"Alright. I am Lily, and you are Yuri. We need to act as if we are different people, right?" My clone said confidently.
The reality that I could create clones and now had to pretend to be myself was baffling. How did Guardians without clone abilities manage to keep their identities secret?<...
2025-03-14 04:27:44 +0000 UTC View Post"I shall introduce you to our new American heroes—Mr. James, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Anderson. Together with their new comrade from afar, they have successfully freed our earth from dungeons. Not even a day has passed, and they are eager to embark on another dungeon. Together…”
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2025-03-13 05:27:18 +0000 UTC View Post“Greetings, Mr. Anderson. I am glad to finally be able to meet you once more. Finally, we have some good news. I am Silas, a guild representative in America. You must be Mr. James, am I right? Greetings to you as well, Mayor Douglas!”
“Have a seat. My office is closer to here than you...
2025-03-13 04:58:24 +0000 UTC View PostJames winced as the coin rewards had decreased. He didn’t know what merit was. Moreover, instead of a cloak, he got a selectable armor chest, but no actual chest spawned before him. As he was about to question the system, another system notification showed up.
**[A selectable arm...
2025-03-13 04:36:05 +0000 UTC View Post“Hiro… I’m not playing right now. This is important,” Luna said as Hiro poked her cheek.
Hiro had chosen Parallel Thought as his level-up reward, allowing him to observe both Luna and Cecile simultaneously.
She was packing her things and studying the neighboring nation ...
2025-03-07 15:19:42 +0000 UTC View Post“Sir James! I bought a Level 2 shop!” Anderson gave a military salute.
“So, what’s in it? Can we sell that junk?” James pointed toward the scrap that was once a giant mech. He scoffed at the robot and said, “That should cost millions of dollars.”
“Hahaha. That...
2025-03-07 05:50:12 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Agneya returned, the welcome was lukewarm. Several Guardian staff bowed and greeted us, while a few civilians came with their children, waving at us. There were no boisterous cheers like when Agneya had destroyed Anathema’s gate.
After docking, we were taken to Guardian Comman...
2025-03-06 17:30:21 +0000 UTC View Post“Well, the portal is here, but let’s take a break on this floor and gather some supplies,” James said.
This floor was a good floor. James wouldn’t have camped on this floor before because of the open terrain, but with the three teammates taking turns on night watch, he felt secure.<...
2025-03-04 14:31:31 +0000 UTC View Post“Was that the theme of this floor?” James wondered as he saw a human with the head of a bull.
“A minotaur! Never seen that one in my life before. Hey! It looks like you, James.” Sanders nudged him with his elbow.
James rolled his eyes as he looked at him.
“He doesn’t...
2025-03-04 14:03:33 +0000 UTC View PostKaina, Sanders, and Anderson dragged James toward the chapel.
“How is he?”
“He doesn't have a human body, so I don't know. But his breathing seems stable. That's good, at least,” Sanders answered.
The golden gate leading to the eighth floor was right inside the ...
2025-02-27 19:42:42 +0000 UTC View PostMeanwhile, before the girls ventured into their second dungeon, Luna skipped toward the training ground, eager for her first sparring match since receiving Hiro.
As she arrived, she noticed not only her instructor but also the Prime Minister and her father standing there.
“Pa...
2025-02-27 13:05:56 +0000 UTC View Post“Congratulations! We won! No one died! Except for us, though. Hehehe. But as long as one of us survives, we will prevail!” One Yuri said, cutting the cake and handing me a slice. She was Yuri, not Black Lily—her black hair flowing just like how I styled it.
“Sorry for letting...
2025-02-26 12:32:25 +0000 UTC View PostThe sun began to set as James ate his dinner. As he prepared himself for bed, the purple moon began to rise. When the purple light shone on the group, a system message flashed before them.
[Very weak Life Drain activated. Survivors are advised to take shelter. As long as survivors ...
2025-02-24 07:07:52 +0000 UTC View PostMorning came, and the girls woke up feeling refreshed except for Rebecca, who kept reminiscing about sex. Hiro spotted some wolves patrolling the area, but they ignored the camp. Hiro did not bother to chase after them either. After getting dressed, the girls ventured into the next dungeon...
2025-02-22 06:52:51 +0000 UTC View PostI pushed the jeep to its limits, speeding through the darklands. Ten minutes later, before we could arrive at the designated coordinates, five Gloams blocked our path. They were facing away from us, but I am sure they would notice if we came close.
“What should we do? Should we tur...
2025-02-21 10:40:57 +0000 UTC View PostThe path on the seventh floor of this dungeon reminded James of the last floor in the dungeon trials. It was a rocky mountain full of cliffs. Sometimes, the path was narrow; sometimes, it opened up.
“Careful, it’s over if you fall,” Anderson warned Kaina, who was frolicking n...
2025-02-19 05:11:09 +0000 UTC View Post“Come back here!” James chased after the fleeing octopus. Of course, it didn’t slow down as it slithered through the narrow corridor.
“Was this common? I never heard Andrew talk about a fleeing boss monster.” Sanders nudged Kaina.
“No. I have never seen a monster ...
2025-02-19 03:56:52 +0000 UTC View PostJames opened the door to the topmost deck on the bow. There, a chest lay at the center of a helipad platform, while the group was admiring the crab and pillaging the monster’s gun.
"Sometimes they are hidden, and sometimes they are laid out in the open," James muttered as he strolled towa...
2025-02-17 04:19:43 +0000 UTC View Post“I will use my Signature. We must take out the boss here. Sapphire, stay out of sight,” I commanded the girls. “Legion!”
My Signature caused all of my clones to have the same stats and abilities as me, including my shield aura. I summoned 11 clones, making a total of 12 Lilys...
2025-02-15 05:31:49 +0000 UTC View Post"So this kind of soil can yield iron ore? That's news to us." The minister examined the brown soil with interest.
Hiro expected him to try dismissing Marissa's discovery, but to his surprise, the old minister beamed with excitement as he turned toward her symbiote.
<... 2025-02-14 05:39:31 +0000 UTC View Post“Wait. We should travel only when the sun rises,” Anderson said. Such words not only came from his training and common sense but also when he looked at his companions. They were tired. However, James didn’t care about such things. He believed in his instincts.
“Then you can s...
2025-02-14 05:04:41 +0000 UTC View Post