Zeke returned to his normal form, raised the shortbow in his hands and, empowered by ‘Voltage Rune’, unleashed ‘Rain of Arrows’.The glowing blue projectiles poured down on the startled Red Masks. Two of them were unlucky and got pierced by several arrows, as for the last one, he managed to jump back in time only for an extremely and barely visible white line of thunder to go through his mask and then his forehead, ending his life instantly.It cost Zeke a whopping 35PE just for that small attack, but Divine Thunder was by far his strongest skill. It was able to overpower the Dead Ends, so a Red Mask was nothing.Robert and Fin fused their spells, causing a momentary storm of water and darkness to ravage the two remaining enemies. The Red Masks used special artifacts to make their bodies explode, but the shock wave was easily absorbed by Kleya’s magic.When the tremors stopped and the dust cleared, there was an eerie bout of silence flowing between all of them. Everyone was looking at

Were it not for someone viciously slapping his cheeks multiple times, Zeke wouldn’t have woken up. He heard constant rumblings and explosions, but what caught his attention was a floating and half-illusory woman.Her violet-colored eyes and disproprotionately wide mouth made him recognize her identity almost instantly.“Alexia?”She was named Alexia, previously using John as a host. The 5th-grade Artifact, the Talking Sin, had finally awakened from her slumber.“It’s not the time for chitchat!” She half-turned her ghost-like body and pointed to the right, where Jeremy and the White Mask were still going at it.“See that big black eye? Take it from them!”While holding his aching head, Zeke sat up and examined his body. He was feeling quite energetic and stronger than ever before. A couple of moments passed before he rolled to the side, avoiding a large falling boulder.“The entire place is collapsing. It’s time to bail!”The place wasn’t going to last any longer, and his high physica

“First and foremost, I was the Seat of Sin under Edward Heart, who would later be known as the Mad Emperor. Very much like the Seat of Criminality and Seat of Death under you, I had special circumstances and was eventually ‘recruited’ by Edward.”Alexia had a melancholic expression as she faithfully recounted her experiences without missing any detail.“The second, and more important, clarification that I want to make is about the Three Divine Scriptures: The Paths of Extinction System, the System of Sun and Moon, and the Heavenly System. Yes, they are 8th-grade Artifacts, one of the existing 6. However, they were all based on schematic illustration, so to speak. All three originated from the one and only 9th-grade Artifact, the Grimoire of Transcendence. The grimoire depicted how to create the Systems, including the necessary energies, the materials, the rituals, the sacrifices, etc… Moreover, only someone who had become a Divine being, a God, is able to create a System. And even the

The Royal Palace was unbelievably huge, so much so that it took Zeke and Robert close to half an hour to reach the majestic and spacious Throne Hall. The Hall, which was empty except for thick ceiling-high golden pillars, felt a bit chilly and unwelcoming. Still, Zeke focused his gaze on the middle-aged man sitting on the throne. Emperor Ascalon, who was over 90 years old, looked like a 35 middle-aged man; He had a fairly well-built physique, a nice cleanly-cut beard, long light auburn hair, and commanding jawline. His unique red pupils were distinct and his gaze was authoritative but not overly domineering. “Your Radiance, I’ve brought Mister Orland.” Archmagus Robert respectfully bowed and stood next to the stairs leading to the somewhat unremarkable and shabby throne. Meanwhile, Zeke performed a polite bow, “Zeke Orland greets his Radiance.” Besides being a capable and well-respected ruler, Zeke’s knowledge about Ascalon was superficial, at best. Although he was meeting th

Zeke patiently recounted what happened to his mother, who attentively listened with a faint smile on her face. Due to their relatively ambiguous relationship, caused by the tumultuous circumstances of their several meetings, she didn’t forcefully do anything. For instance, albeit sitting right next to him, she didn’t touch his hand or anything, though it was likely due to his reserved and awkward current attitude.She might not know everything about Zeke, but she did learnt quite a bit when she briefly stayed at his apartment years ago.He might not necessarily act like a teenager, but he was still young and clearly needed guidance, especially with everything that has been going on around and to him.When he was finally done speaking, Jennifer nodded her head and said,“All that matters is that you’re okay. To begin with, you shouldn’t have recklessly charged in when they were waiting specifically for you.”“...”Zeke was wont to object to anyone that showed displeasure to his actions