Hairline cracks covered on one of the shardflies, followed by a grain of unease within it. The moment he saw it, Dallion reacted. Faster than lightning, three instances leapt at the target. Three blades struck it, all shattering the creature in two.
TERMINAL STRIKE 2023-03-25 13:21:35 +0000 UTC View Post
MAJOR HEAL
Your health has been increased by 50%
Dallion thought he saw a red rectangle hover before his eyes. After he blinked, it was gone. Still, he was starting to feel a lot better. The dartblade was on his chest, surrounded by a layer...
2023-03-24 15:07:00 +0000 UTC View PostThere was no rationale for pain. Dallion was fully aware that Nil had been manipulating him for centuries and more, and yet refusing to his face made him feel as if he’d lost a friend. It was easy to claim that it was the lingering effects of emotional blackmail, the overall stress he was subje...
2023-03-23 22:32:33 +0000 UTC View PostEven in his occasional moments of desperation, Dallion had to admire the construction of the prison realm. If things were different, he would have even asked to learn how to make them himself.
It turned out that the three-dimensional maze surrounded the room, while also being surrounded by ...
2023-03-21 22:27:09 +0000 UTC View PostThere was nothing more satisfying than using a bit of high-school physics to get out of a bind. It would have been nice if simultaneously heating and cooling a wall were enough to help Dallion escape from the prison realm. Even Dallion wasn’t that optimistic, although he wouldn’t have had any...
2023-03-19 22:35:49 +0000 UTC View Post“It won’t work, you know,” Nil said.
At the other side of the room, Dallion kept on hacking at the wall with his Nox dagger. Each strike would leave an unmistakable mark on the transparent surface. Unfortunately, no matter the number of cracks, the wall refused to give in. Not even th...
2023-03-18 02:58:54 +0000 UTC View PostPurple symbols appeared on the walls and ceiling. All that was missing was the sound of sirens to make it clear that the building was under attack. Given how calmly the apprentices within had reacted to the destruction outside, Dallion thought they wouldn’t make a big deal out of it. He was wro...
2023-03-17 01:47:32 +0000 UTC View PostDozens of instances of Dallion rushed through the building as quickly as their skills would allow. Some didn’t bother with the door, choosing to leap out of available windows.
Isn’t your reaction a bit extreme, dear boy? Nil asked.
Dallion didn’t bother arguing. He had ...
2023-03-14 01:45:55 +0000 UTC View PostA thin shimmering layer covered the sword once Dallion returned to the real world.it wasn’t the standard shimmering of an otherworlder, at least not entirely. There was a slight nuance to it, making it appear both to be part of this world, but also not.
“This what you wanted?” Dallion...
2023-03-13 00:03:36 +0000 UTC View PostIt had been ages since Dallion had improved a sword. The last weapon he had actively level up was the training stiletto that his mentor Vend had given him back in Nerosal. That had stopped once Dallion had reached the magic material barrier. Although there were constant talk of people improving s...
2023-03-11 21:49:02 +0000 UTC View Post“Art skills on a metalin?” Palag asked. The confusion in his voice was only surpassed by concern. “That’s a strange choice.”
Crap! “Sorry,” Dallion said, pulling all his magic back. The rectangles around the metalin abruptly disappeared. “I didn’t sleep too well l...
2023-03-09 23:08:34 +0000 UTC View PostHeya, all.
I'll be taking a few days break in the hopes of fixing my sleep schedule and dealing with stress.
Chapters should continue at the end of the week.
Take care, all
Lise
2023-03-07 17:56:22 +0000 UTC View PostIn more cases than not, fatal strikes were enough to defeat any creature. In this case, it was like fighting an egg—the outer shell had cracked, leaving the creature itself unharmed. Thankfully, with the information rectangle now visible, it was clear that sixty percent health had vanished alon...
2023-03-06 21:53:04 +0000 UTC View PostAETHERIZER level 1 has been cleared!
Continue to fulfill the AETHERIZER’s destiny.
So far, so good. Dallion had hardly broken a sweat this time. With a bit of effort, he could have gotten things done faster and possibly in a more elegant ...
2023-03-04 00:51:59 +0000 UTC View PostIt took half a week for it to become clear that Dallion’s self-imposed deadline was far too optimistic. While it could be said he was making good progress in some areas, it was obvious he could get nowhere as close as where he wanted in the allocated time. Furthermore, he had abused his fame, a...
2023-03-03 15:34:56 +0000 UTC View PostMost of the night was filled with sleeplessness. And in-between bouts of sleeplessness, there’d be brief periods of nightmares, lucid to the point that it was impossible to tell whether they were real or not. In all instances, Dallion would witness the Learning Hall destroyed by waves of emeral...
2023-03-02 00:02:40 +0000 UTC View PostDallion didn’t have any lessons with Katka the following day or the day after. The woman would always come up with an implausible excuse. Even without that, though, Dallion felt drained trying to keep up with his remaining lessons. Just three disciplines were enough to exhaust all the available...
2023-03-01 00:27:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello, all!
After midnight tonight, the first book of Leveling up the World will be available on Kindle, Kindle Unlimited, Audible, and Paperback!
Thank you so much to all for making this happen! It's a huge thing for me and it's only thanks to reader support that I managed to get thi...
2023-02-27 21:43:44 +0000 UTC View PostThe seven-point star was a strange concept. It seemed random and illogical in so many ways. Usually, it took seven points to determine a location in space: six coordinates and a point of origin. The third-contact race used eight. Whoever discovered why might well be halfway towards discovering th...
2023-02-27 21:30:26 +0000 UTC View Post“How do you deal with the waiting?” Sof asked.
It had been over a hundred hours since we departed from the previous system. The Fleet had managed to stabilize the front, even going on a slight counteroffensive. On the surface that was good. Looking at the big picture, though, I wasn’t...
2023-02-27 21:28:52 +0000 UTC View PostIt had been ages since Dallion used the combat arena of his awakening realm. In fact, he had barely set foot in it since the transformation of his realm. Even his echoes didn’t bother, since there was no way for them to increase their skills, plus one good hit would mean their death.
“W...
2023-02-25 23:12:09 +0000 UTC View PostIt was natural for the dragon to attract the eye. However, that was just the start. Examining the rectangles, it became clear that they were skills—hundreds of skills combining elements of the common twelve skill groups and many species unique ones.
“Great Dragon Aurum,” Palag said. ...
2023-02-24 13:26:08 +0000 UTC View PostA single day was enough to completely transform Dallion’s training regimen. If before he was forbidden from joining a vast majority of classes, obtaining the Moonstone granted him access to all of them, even those reserved for prodigies like Cheska. Ironically, the vast choice combined with Kat...
2023-02-23 21:52:52 +0000 UTC View PostGraduating high-school was a weird experience. Dallion remembered being a bit bummed out that he might not see his friends, yet at the same time was looking forward to the freedom college life offered. The final meal with raven and the rest felt something like it. Part of him was relieved he woul...
2023-02-22 10:57:28 +0000 UTC View PostSeconds turned to minutes. Initially, everyone gathered round the portal tear, eagerly waiting for something to happen. After a few minutes, interest began to wait. By the tenth minute, only Raven remained, everyone else directing their attention on the fallen obelisk. After another five minutes,...
2023-02-21 13:28:32 +0000 UTC View PostIlleva System, Cassandrian Front, 609.2 A.E. (Age of Expansion)
Second defense line collapsing, Higher Sign transmitted. All ships move to tertiary defense!
I’m too damaged to move, heavy frigate Light Sphere said.
She was one of ...
2023-02-21 00:02:51 +0000 UTC View PostThe seven-point star was a strange concept. It seemed random and illogical in so many ways. Usually, it took seven points to determine a location in space: six coordinates and a point of origin. The third-contact race used eight. Whoever discovered why might well be halfway towards discovering th...
2023-02-21 00:01:17 +0000 UTC View Post“Don’t be sad, little guy,” Dallion said. “We’ll see her again.”
The reassurance failed to remove the blob of sadness that had filled Ruby’s body. The shardfly kept on fluttering close to the space where the portal had been, as if hoping that it would open again, or maybe even...
2023-02-18 00:14:26 +0000 UTC View PostThe sensation of omnipotence vanished, bringing Dallion back to reality. Confusion quickly followed; confusion as to what he was doing, why the magic had faded, and why Ruby had sliced his hand off. Looking at the small creature, it was easy to forget that shardflies were actually rather deadly c...
2023-02-17 01:42:08 +0000 UTC View PostMODERATE WOUND
Your health has been reduced by 20%
A hundred of instances proved useless against the new attack. While the armadil shield protected Dallion from the raw force of the wave, it didn’t come without its consequences. It had be...
2023-02-17 01:14:32 +0000 UTC View Post