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"How did you know I was in a hospital?""Oh, someone called me from your phone and told me about it."{Hospital staff.}'Maybe.'Edward was walking Neo to his home. He offered to stay with him, but Neo politely declined. He had a lot on his plate and needed some time to figure things out.And he was still hungry. After walking for some time and leaving the city. The building his apartment was in was old and worn, with faded paint and creaky stairs. The neighborhood it was in had seen better days, with dilapidated buildings and a general sense of neglect.{And I moved out a week ago.}Neo felt the irony in that statement as he looked at "his house" when he entered it with a key that he got along with his "Smartphone"The apartment itself was small and cramped. The walls were bare and painted in a dull, off-white color. The flooring was worn-out linoleum, showing signs of age and use. The furniture consisted of a beat-up couch, a rickety table, and a mismatched chair. There was a small
Neo also found that his attributes were stuck between 30 and 40, which should be three to four times the power of an adult. Blaze thought about it for a moment and said, "I can use this time to learn how to utilize my skills manually without the help of the tower." 'Now I know why senior Sev told me not to rely on the Tower.' {Which one was he talking about?} 'That… I don't know.' Neo contemplated for a while before saying, "Then I'll start searching for the citadel." Blaze started simulating the skills in his mind as he formed a mental room which he didn't know he could as he started experimenting with the skills. He wanted to find the correct pathway for these skills required, and he had to do that with his memories of how he utilized them as even in his mind room, he would need to know the path and amount of mana each skill required along with any secret activation key if it had any. Neo looked at the time and it was 8 o'clock. "I should check out this college." He went back
Neo got to see Elaine and Selene for the first time and had to give Edward a silent thumbs-up for his choice.Eliane had an infectious bubbly personality that radiated warmth and joy. She had a cheerful disposition, always wearing a bright smile that could brighten anyone's day. Her eyes were sparkling and expressive, reflecting her vibrant spirit. Her laughter was contagious, filling the air with a sense of merriment.Physically, Eliane had a petite and graceful stature. Her wavy chestnut hair cascaded down her shoulders, adding to her youthful charm. She had a fair complexion that glowed with a healthy radiance. Eliane's features were delicate, with a button-like nose and rosy cheeks that accentuated her lively expressions. Her style reflected her cheerful nature, often opting for colorful and playful outfits that matched her vibrant personality.Selene, meanwhile, exuded an intriguing aura with her unique presence. There was an air of mystery about her, and her gaze held a captivat
He sat on the bench as he tried circulating mana according to the skill pattern that Blaze mentally simulated, but it didn't even reach 1/10 of its path before the mana dispersed.He tried again and again, but the result was the same and each trial was also causing him to lose some mana. With the present situation of mana, Neo stopped when his mana gauge was halfway, to see how long it takes to recharge mana.Ring*His phone rang, and he saw it was Edward."Hey.""Hey, where are you?""On the roof.""Come to the cafeteria.""Ok."Neo put his phone away and looked down. He wanted to jump down directly, but after seeing the crowd down there, he decided against it and took the stairs.After some more walking, he arrived in the cafeteria and saw the students talking and laughing as they talked amongst themselves."Over here."Neo saw Edward waving his hand as he shouted. Many turned their heads toward him, but seeing he wasn't calling them, they minded their business.Neo walked up to the
{I feel anger brewing in me for some reason.}'Learning that I almost died because of being in the wrong place at the wrong time would definitely make me angry.'Neo surfed further as he searched for the citadel. The result was the same as there was nothing about it there as well. He gave this "Dark web" one more glance before messing it up, turning it upside down.{This might make the police too busy to deal with this and affect the Campbell investigation.}"That means that I can investigate this murder minus extra trouble."Neo went to the kitchen, as he was feeling hungry, and made a scrumptious meal for himself. He gobbled down everything, but the hunger was still not going away.{What is going on?}‘I don’t know.’{When was the last time I felt this hungry?}‘I don’t know.’{That’s just great.}Blaze said, as he felt this hunger to be a little abnormal. He dialed the doctor's number and got himself an appointment before struggling with falling asleep.After tussling and turning,
Neo kept walking and by the time he came out of his thoughts; he was already before David's house.He looked at the cloudy sky before and said, “Is it me or is the weather always cloudy here?”{Add it to the list of mysteries of this world.}He was about to knock on the door, but stopped as he looked at the door, ajar.{I'm late.}Neo looked at the door, which had its lock broken by a blunt object.He slowly entered the house, trying to call Nether/Divine blades out of habit, but it didn't form. It made him turn a little more vigilant as he entering, creeping slowly into the living room but stopped.Everything was turned upside down. Someone must have been searching for something frantically and as a result, he didn't care and destroyed everything.Neo arrived next to a shrivelled corpse, who looked like it was sucked dry. Its skin was stuck to its bones and Neo could easily count every bone.‘Definitely late.’{This is a new way to kill someone. A weird fetish if you ask me.}‘I didn
Neo took the corpse out of the cabinet. The body showed signs of desiccation, as if all the moisture had been mercilessly drained from it. The skin clung tightly to the bones, emphasizing the skeletal structure beneath. David's limbs were limp and motionless, devoid of the energy and strength they once possessed.He started examining the corpse again, this time with more focus, like he was searching for something. But even after searching for a long time, he didn't find any traces of it."I knew this was a waste of time, still, no signs of natron."{Natron is just a mixture of salt. It contains sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate. Even if it was used to mummify the corpse, it wouldn't take this short.}Neo nodded as he was about to put the corpse away, but stopped as he found a little peculiarity."Isn't it more shrivelled than the last time?"{It is.}Blaze said as he took the scalpel from the table next to him and said, "Whatever it is, it is still inside."He put on gloves and
Neo washed up as he put on his pants and walked out of his room. He stopped as he found a familiar face in the living room, listening to the news."The police have been successful in catching kidnappers, gangs, and many drug traffickers.""According to our sources, an anonymous tip was received by every police and government department related to health and security all over the world, and now they are cracking down on these villainous people.""In less than a day, over 25,000 people have been arrested and executed worldwide and the count is rising as the governments in the world could track down every malicious activity as the tips continuously are being given by this anonymous person.""Today is the day that villains know what fear is."“Selene?”Neo called out to Selene, who was so engrossed in the news that she didn't notice half naked Neo standing next to her. His voice brought him out of her daze as she turned toward Neo.Her dazed expression made her look charming, but then a r
He strolled with Selene, empty streets, crickets chirping, a peaceful wind blowing and the stars and moon in the sky gave the whole stroll a romantic feeling. Neo and Selene kept walking as he held her hand, a sweet smile on Selene's smile, which could melt even the Nether Iceberg. Neo felt a strange peace and said to her, "Thank you." They arrived at a small hill, waves crashing against its foot. Selene used her hand and slowly put the waving hair behind her ear, asking, "What for?" "Everything." "Didn't you already thank me?" "But it's still not enough." Neo sat down. Selene followed as she grasped his shoulder and put his head over her lap. A smile followed as she used her hand to massage her head. "You charmed me with this." A small chuckle left her mouth as she laughed lightly. Selene was a person who was conservative and that followed with her emotions as well, as she showed too little of them to anyone unless she was alone with Neo, as a smile could always be observed wh
"Kyrie, we need some information." (A/N Kyrie [Κύριε] means sir in ancient Greek.)"What would you like to know about?" Nikolaos asked as he took them to his house. His wife was preparing a meal for them as they sat down.Selene offered to help with preparing the meal, but Nikolas’s wife refused to let her do by telling them that making the guests work was frowned upon in their custom, which let her stop insisting."Is there any ship that sails to the depths?"Nikolaos smile vanished when he heard that and looked at Neo with a creased forehead, lines forming over it. He wanted to ask if Neo was joking, but seeing his calm face, which showed no lack of confidence; it showed no sign of any joke; he was serious."I don't think any ship here would even think about going to the outer circle, let alone the deep.""Why?”Neo asked; he became curious now. There were a lot of anomalies here, like everyone he met or saw till now were non-evolvers. Even the guards patrolling the area were only o
"Man, it's been over a year now." "Well, that's to be expected from that kind of difficulty." "Still, to challenge 10 Fables and still survive till now is unbelievable." "We are talking about the White Devil. He's bound to be that powerful." The blond guy with a giant sword on his back took a drag as he puffed the smoke out and said, "He wiped an entire household in one night. Staying alive should be easy-peasy for him." "I don't understand. From what the reports and news says, he is only a first rank evolver." "And?" "How can someone who just started learning the ropes could kill people from the family that have evolvers of stage 3 and 4 protecting them?" The other guy, who was wearing a hood and a pair of daggers on waist, said as he took a sip from the bottle. He still felt that the story was full of holes. "I don't know, man, but I heard he had an item that could change the shape of his weapon on his command plus the skill that caused white and red smoke coming out of his
『 Ninth Fable: The Fortunes of Serendipity.』『 Ninth Fable has been changed to: Deal with the Devil.』{I knew it, there really was something strange with that Fable.}『➠ The Serendipitous Invitation/Deal with the Devil [Complete: Grade AA+] 』『➠ A game with the Devil. [Complete: Grade AAA+]』『➠ A game against the Devil. [Complete: Grade AAA+]』『 Special Completion: Eliminate the Devil.』『 Special Completion: Connect the Veresa node to the Tower.』『 Final Grade +2』『 Final Grade: AAA 』『 Increasing the final grade by +2』『 Final Grade: S 』『 Contribution Points: +2,000,000』『 Current Contribution Points: 8,503,000』『 Special Reward: The Luck Arena.』Neo turned to his wrist and saw the value changing from 『 VIII / X 』 to 『 IX / X 』This was his first S grade Fable. His attention was quickly grabbed by the connection of the Veresa world, or the Veresa continent, whichever it was, to the tower.{I don't remember doing anything like that.}'Might be that the Tower used us to connect to tha
Selene looked at Michael's frenzied look and then toward Neo, who was also looking at him with furrowed eyebrows, and said, “This would’ve been me if you weren’t there.” Selene remembered Neo’s anger when he grabbed a person by the jaws and tore his lower jaw before grabbing his spine and tore it out of his body. She shuddered when she remembered the bloodbath that took place at the Oswald household. A hand grasped hers, and she felt a warmth spreading through her body and came out of her thoughts. "Thank you." A smile appeared on her face when she heard that. Bang* Michael was finally sent back as Gresda took hold of his fading consciousness and used everything to get him off of his chest and panted, his head regenerating back. Even if he was immortal, he still felt pain. "You bastard! How are you still alive?" He looked at Michael. That bullet could've easily killed him in a matter of seconds, but just like Neo, he was also alive, which was impossible as the bullet was infuse
“Papa!” A little girl with twin-tail hair, big doll-like eyes, adorable dimples, and a beaming smile rushed to her father, Michael. He, too, smiled warmly, reaching out to lift her off the ground and twirl her around, making the little one laugh out loud. Her infectious laughter filled the cozy little house as they shared this joyful moment together. They kept on going until he heard a rebuke from Emma, making him stop. A warm smile was present on Emma's face when she saw the father-daughter duo playing and laughing. She walked slowly toward them as she saw the little girl getting down from Michael's embrace, still dizzy, but then ran around with Michael running after her as her giggles echoed in the house. She then hid behind her as she laughed and looked at Michael sneakily, who also stopped before Emma and gave her a warm smile, Emma picked the little girl and brought her in front of Michael as she asked, "So how should we punish her? Should we summon the tickle monster?" "Noooo
Seated upon the broken throne was a man with golden hair and eyes that seemed to glimmer with an otherworldly light. He gazed around, his expression unreadable, as if contemplating the echoes of an era. "Ugh, why did I have to agree to such a long period? I was already done in the first ten." He sat there, looking at the monster moving around mindlessly. "I wonder how high my view count is?" After entering this world, not only was his level suppressed to Level 99, he also lost contact with the other side. He knew it would happen, but he was bored now because his competitor died the moment he entered this continent, while the other one could not wake up unless someone opened the box. He had put a formation in that box, so if anyone opened it, he'd know. "This is boring." He said, slumping down on the throne with a lazy expression on his face. "Oh really? Let's make it fun then." A voice came next from the throne. Before he could do anything, a foot landed on him and he felt som
Everyone was looking at the beauty that just killed the "immortal" like it was an everyday walk for her, along with the words that she uttered while doing so cemented this thought in their mind."Where is he?"Selene asked Kenneth, who was also looking at her, taking some time to close his mouth, that was opened wide, and this was the first for him. He reeled in his astonishment and knew what the lady was asking about. He pointed toward a carriage, and the next instant that carriage blew into pieces and a body appeared before everyone. It was Neo's body that was suspended in the air with an old man sitting next to him, who was just as confused and was about to take action, but stopped when he heard the beautiful lady’s voice."Thank you."Selene said as she put her hand on Neo’s body and could feel a pulse so weak that it felt like it would go out in the next instant.She smiled ruefully. One can see her hands twitching when she put them over his heart and could feel a bullet penetrat
A warm light embraced their lost companions as they started disintegrating, and the golden motes of light started moving up, dispersing into the air.Kenneth looked at the dispersion motes of light before moving away toward the gate. He put his hand over it, trembling a little. Even a sturdy tree would shake when the strong winds blowing.He took a deep breath and focused. He could feel a dense amount of death energy in the room.Likewise, he started mumbling as he chanted in a low voice, and after its completion, he could see what was inside the room.What he saw made him raise his eyebrow in surprise as the room was fully covered in ice, like they entered an ice palace and in the center of the room was an ice coffin. He tried looking into the coffin, but his spell couldn't penetrate it, but he found the thing that they were looking for."How is it?"Emma arrived next to him, followed by Maria, Seth, Michael, and others."The Lich is not inside."This made them heave a relieved sigh,