Chapter 128: Let's Go for a Hunt
Derek appeared back at the dungeon camp, still dressed in his leather armor and facemask. This time, to the shock of all those watching him, he didn’t directly teleport back into the dungeon once he came out. Instead, he backed away and looked towards the ...
2021-10-21 23:45:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 127: Skill Testing
Derek was more than satisfied with his new stats. Although both his Endurance and Vitality crossing the 1,000-point threshold came with massive pain and discomfort, the increased modifiers and extra Health and Defense more than made up for it.
In fact, if De...
2021-10-19 23:45:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 126: Level 100
Derek continued with his next dungeon run, making it midway through level 99 in the process. One more time. After the next dungeon run, he would no longer be eligible to do level 100 dungeons until he upgraded his class. Even then, he would only get one or tw...
2021-10-14 23:45:59 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 125: Undying Again
Derek reappeared in the dungeon just as he had previously done. When he looked around, he was still in the enclosed stone room. The only difference was that he was alone this time. He slid the tomb door open and stepped out into the graveyard.
Looking around...
2021-10-12 23:46:00 +0000 UTC View PostHey all. A while back I did a poll asking about releasing some of my other work on here. One of the suggestions was to release multiple chapters at a time as to not clutter up the System Change releases. This is one of my other works, well, the first five chapters at least.
The working titl...
2021-10-11 15:03:49 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 124: See You in a Bit
Now that the ‘Rudy’ problem was taken care of, Derek needed to figure out exactly what he needed to do. Alanah’s words about needing to be stronger rang in his head. He had told her not to worry about him, and he meant it. He had a few ideas about how to ...
2021-10-07 23:45:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 123: Rudy
Derek stared intently at Rudolph. “Do you want a job?” He asked.
That question seemed to stun Rudolph more than anything he asked before. The man tilted his head in confusion. “Did you ask me if I wanted a job?” He tried to confirm.
Derek nodded. “Sur...
2021-10-05 23:45:00 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 122: Contracts
“Ah.” The guard made a noise and his eyes shot open. Using his hands and feet, he backpedaled towards the wall until his back was against it. He stared up at Derek. “Please. Don’t kill me. You let Jared go, can you let me go too?”
“Maybe.” Derek sa...
2021-09-30 23:45:00 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 121: Oathbreaker
A couple of hours later, the group was back at the village. Brandi had fallen asleep leaning on Derek. The girl had been through a lot recently and she was beyond tired. Derek patted her head, gently waking her.
“We’re back.” He said.
Malorie direc...
2021-09-28 23:46:00 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 120: The Show is Over
A collection of gasps sounded out of the gathered crowd once Katrisha fell to the ground.
“Is she dead?” One voice sounded out.
“Did he kill her?”
“Maybe she’s just unconscious.”
Derek listened to the discussions going on a...
2021-09-23 23:45:59 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 119: *Spoiler*
Derek, with a handful of hair, dragged Katrisha out of the bedroom. She was pulling against him and fighting at his hand the whole way. When he made it out of the bedroom, he found a waiting Rayna, Richard, and Delilah.
“Come on.” He said as he continued out...
2021-09-21 23:46:00 +0000 UTC View PostSo, I, and I'm sure many other writers, like to work on different stories to clear my head so I can continue writing System Change. Sometimes, I hit a block where I know what point 'A' is and I know what point 'C' is, but I'm having trouble figuring out what to do with 'B.' Like, I had Clay going...
2021-09-18 18:12:19 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 118: First Time Meeting Katrisha
‘Now, what do you know about the Overseer here? Katrisha Collins. I’m about to go pay my respects.’ Derek asked Alanah.
‘I don’t know a lot. I know much more about her parents.’ Alanah answered. ‘Wait, what d...
2021-09-16 23:46:00 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 117: Race Against Time
Derek dropped Silvi off at the carriage containing Malorie and Brandi and kept going. He could only hope that the mother/daughter duo were safe. He didn’t have enough time to stay and check on them, and he knew that there wasn’t much that Silvi wouldn’t ...
2021-09-14 23:45:59 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 116: Fury
Derek and Stella were walking down the street in the noble district of the city. Derek thought it was odd because all of their previous meetings had happened either over the communication crystal or in person at the Crown.
“Actually, I wanted to talk to you about t...
2021-09-09 23:45:59 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 115: Preparing to Leave
Walking down the street of the commoner district, Derek put his communications crystal away. Huh… That’s interesting.
He had just finished talking to a man named Avery. He was one of Alanah’s aides. She had mentioned him before, but Derek...
2021-09-07 23:45:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 114: Gerald
“W-what did you two do to me?” Gerald sputtered while clasping at his throat.
Alanah looked at the man, confused. “Mr. Torith, I have no clue what you are talking about. You wanted to have a conversation, face to face, with no communication crystals involved,...
2021-09-02 23:45:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 113: Derek, dear...
‘Derek, dear… What exactly did you do yesterday?’
‘Uh… I pretty much told you everything I did. I met with the City Lord, made a couple threats, didn’t kill anyone, and I left… in that order.’ Derek replied.
‘Wh...
2021-08-31 23:46:00 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 112: Zachary and Lucas
The Next Day…
Alanah reached her hand out and moved the window curtain to the side. Outside, in her private courtyard, Avery was instructing two boys. If Stella was her left hand, then Avery would be considered her right.
After her conversation w...
2021-08-26 23:45:00 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 111: Confrontation
Derek waited for the flustered City Lord to reply. After a couple of minutes of silence, he decided to continue. “I guess it really doesn’t even matter.” His eyes shifted to the guard next to the City Lord. “Well, while he is broken, we might as well have ...
2021-08-24 23:45:59 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 110: King?
Two days later, Derek was walking through the commoner district on his way to pay the City Lord a visit. He had let Alanah know what was happening and that he still planned on keeping his promise from before. He couldn’t promise that he would be too civil, but he would ...
2021-08-19 23:45:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 109: Heart to Heart
Thomas and Derek made their way back to the city. Derek needed to think about his plan of action for the upcoming days. He hadn’t planned on meeting the City Lord, but after today’s activity, he couldn’t ignore him anymore. Well, he could, but he no longer ...
2021-08-17 23:45:59 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 108: City Lord
Bradley and the other guards rushed back to the city. When they arrived, he tasked one of his men to deliver Alicia to her home while he and the remaining guards hurried back to the City Lord’s manor, along with Clay.
Bradley was filled with anxiety after meet...
2021-08-12 23:45:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 107: Mr. Hunt
Derek put his hand on Thomas’s head and gave him a reassuring smile. “You really did fight well today. I was here for all of it. You showed a great understanding of the spear, and a good amount of wariness towards others… at least until you got comfortable. But I...
2021-08-10 23:45:59 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 106: Just One More
The group continued killing the level 50+ Horned Boars for a few hours. It would take mere seconds for Clay and Thomas to slay one of the monsters once Clay began tanking the beast. With each kill, their cooperation increased.
Thomas alternated using his ski...
2021-08-05 23:45:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 105: Attack!
“I said attack!” Clay shouted again. The giant board smashed into his kite shield over and over. Each blow caused his feet to slide back, inch by inch.
Finally, Thomas, from behind Clay, broke off to the right side and thrust his spear forward as the boar char...
2021-08-03 23:45:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 104: Hunting Zone
Derek made his way through the commoner district of the city before finally arriving at the gate. After flashing his adventurer’s badge, he left the city.
If everything Alanah had said was correct, he wouldn’t be too far behind the trio and their guards. ...
2021-07-29 23:45:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 103: Days Gone By
Derek sat in his room at the inn, going over all the information he had gained throughout the day. Silvi was doing fine, and he suspected that the only way he would be seeing her in the near future would be if he visited her in the kitchen.
He also admired Wa...
2021-07-27 23:45:00 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 102: Fine Dining
Not long after, the duo was dining on a mouthwatering range of cooked meats and vegetables. According to Emily, every bit of meat on the table was from a beast at level 100 or higher. Though high level doesn’t exactly mean high quality, the cuts of meat were from ...
2021-07-22 23:45:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 101: Clare II
The three men watched as Clare hopped along a stone path in the water to reach the small island in the middle of the pond. Derek nodded, as the girl never once lost her footing on the path. She was agile, energetic, had a passion to learn, and was a natural pugilist. T...
2021-07-20 23:45:00 +0000 UTC View Post