Neo calculated the time again and found that he was left with less than 20 minutes before the potion effect ran out, and he didn't know if this dungeon was done with him or not. Well, he didn't need to think more, as a notification blared before him.
『 Fourth Phase of the Goblin King's Keep will start when ready.』Neo looked at the notification intently like he wanted to tear it apart as the frustration along with nervousness was building in his heart because if this was not the last phase of the dungeon or that if it took longer than the potion stats boost time, he was dead meat.He took a deep breath and removed the sphere from the goblin before saying, "I'm ready."『 Fourth Phase starting.』Neo was teleported from this hall to another one, which was identical to the one he was in before. This puzzled him, but his hair stood up on their end, and he hurriedly jumped back.Bang*A huge mace struck the place where he stood, and the earth trembled a little because of the power behind that strike. Neo looked at the culprit behind that. Standing well over seven feet tall. Its muscular body was covered in coarse, dark fur, and its face was an abomination of human and animal features. Its eyes glowed with an eerie red light, and its broad mouth was filled with sharp, yellow teeth. This green monstrosity was a hobgoblin, an evolved, or some might say, that it was a devolved version of a goblin. The hobgoblin wore a suit of spiked armor, and in one massive hand, it held a heavy mace, the spikes on its head glinting in the dim light of the chamber. Its beady, red eyes glared down at Neo.Neo gulped as he looked at the monster and used [Inspect][Name: Grimor, the HobgoblinType: HobgoblinLevel: 22Health: 9,600/9,600Mana: NilAttack 640~690Defense: 550~600Magic Defense: 300~390.Skills: Crushing Blow, Ground Pound, Iron Will, Tough Hide.]Neo sweated when he saw the health and its other stats. He wanted to shout that it was totally an unfair fight but couldn't as he hurriedly dodged the mace that was swung at him. He tried attacking as well, but when his sword landed on the skin of the monster, it only gave it a superficial wound and a number appeared.-30Neo looked at the number in a daze but hurriedly got out of it as he saw the mace arriving toward him from his peripheral vision. He even checked whether the effect of the potion faded without him knowing, but that wasn't the case. The damn skin of the monster was too tough.Neo jumped around as he came up with a plan and kept on striking only one place, but that was difficult, as he had to dodge the mace.Suddenly, Hobgoblin moved the mace above its head and brought it down on the ground. Neo was surprised by his action but then remembered one of its skills, [Ground Pound].Neo jumped up the moment the mace came in contact with the ground as he found that this might be the only way to not be affected by the skill. And his luck was great as what he guessed was right and the shockwave that was generated by the Ground Pound only influenced the targets whose feet touch the ground. But he couldn't keep himself forever in the sky and was descending.Neo gritted his teeth and hoped for the best. The moment he landed on the ground, he was hit by the shockwave and got swept away by it as damage appeared.Hp -190The good thing was that he wasn't hit by the first wave and was only impacted by the secondary waves, so the effect was smaller, larger but still small.He hurriedly stabilized himself and moved toward the panting monster, who was also affected by its skill, as pounding the ground with that hulking mace was difficult.Neo moved closer to it and the monster swept toward him with its mace, horizontally. Neo took advantage of his agility and used the mace as a foothold as he zoomed toward the monster with his sword, targeting its left eye.'𝘓𝘦𝘵'𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘪𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴.'Puchi*The monster wasn't able to dodge the strike, and the sword lodged itself into its eye.Roar*The monster roared in pain as it swung its hand toward Neo, who hurriedly jumped back, leaving the sword still stuck in its eye. After getting rid of the pest, the monster grabbed the sword and got it out of its eye. It threw it toward Neo in anger."Thanks for returning it to me."Neo stepped to the side and grabbed the sword by its hilt before moving toward the monster from its blind spot. The hobgoblin felt Neo vanish, and it looked around in confusion, but then roared in pain as Neo targeted the left side of its neck.It turned toward its left, but Neo was again missing as he kept himself in the monster's blind spot and attacked the same part of the neck again.The monster roared in pain and swung the mace to the left, circling in an arc, but it wasn't able to beat Neo's agility and its low or no intelligence wasn't helping it at all.Neo kept attacking the same spot again and again while dodging the mace that the monster was now flailing around helplessly.Just as Neo felt that the victory was in sight, the monster's skin turned a little bronze and the moment his sword came in contact with it.Clang*A clang sounded, and Neo hurriedly moved back. He looked at his hand, which was shaking and in pain."What was that?" He said as he looked at the monster again and used his inspection skill to see what he had missed."Iron will or tough hide. Must be one of them."Neo clenched the sword tightly to shake the trembling off and started another round with the monster.[00:07:00]Clang* Clang*A clanging sound sounded in the hall as a human could be seen fighting against the monster, but his attacks were barely putting dents on it, still, the hope was not lost as the area where he was constantly striking was now overflowing with blood.Just as Neo was about to attack the same spot again, the Hobgoblin put its hand over it, covering the left side of its neck. Neo arched his eyebrow up in surprise but didn't let it get to him as he targeted its right eye, wanting to completely blind it. But the monster moved its head forward, and the sword struck its forehead, again numbing Neo's hand."Is it learning?" Neo was puzzled, but this discovery made him wake up as he felt that the longer he dragged the fight, the more danger he'll be in."Should I use whirlwind?" Neo thought but then shook his head as the area of effect of the skill was too wide and the skin of the monster was too tough. Even if the attack was infused with mana, he doubted that it'd do much damage
Neo sat there, stunned. He looked at the silver ring that appeared before him in a daze. This was absurd. Even if he had not much knowledge about the Dungeons and the items, he knew this much that the ring and the amulet he received before were not something that could be granted easily. Even one of them could be the reward of clearing a C-rank dungeon, but here he got it as a reward for clearing the floor, not even for conquering the dungeon.『 Teleporting to temporary safe zone in 2 minutes.』"Wait what?" Neo stood up but regretted as the pain assaulted his head, but he shook it away as moved toward the monster's body to get his swords as he didn't want to end up being weaponless.He also took the sphere out of the Monster's body and found that this one had a red shade deeper than the one he got before, but he couldn't appreciate the color as his head buzzed with pain, and he collected the spheres that dropped from his pockets when he fought with the Hobgoblin. Usually he put them
"You are lucky, kid, that I'm a good traveler, otherwise you would have been dead before you knew it after you showed that to me," Davis said as he motioned for him to pass the sphere.Neo did so but his words still shook him as he didn't understand why such a thing that was found in almost every monster would bring a great disaster to him.Davis, meanwhile, was scrutinizing the sphere in his hand. Examining its color, and said, "It is full of essence. A miracle if you ask me." He mumbled to himself as he questioned and then answered himself.After examining the sphere, he asked, "Where did you find this?""Do I need to answer that?" Neo asked, hesitating to tell him about it. He didn't know what those spheres were. He started thinking about getting rid of the ones he had at home."Oh, being cautious, are we? Anyway, that's a good thing to do. Catch." Davis said as he tossed the sphere toward Neo, who caught it and hesitated for a while before throwing it back toward Davis who ca
"Thank you for telling me all that." Davis shook his head and said, "I promised you a question, so I'm only holding my end of the deal. Now, would you like to look at my wares?" Neo nodded and was about to know where his wares were when a notification popped before him.『 The Traveler House:The Sword of Elemental Fury—This blade has been imbued with the power of the elements, allowing the wielder to unleash devastating attacks. (Cost: 500 stat points)Boots of Elven Swiftness—These enchanted boots grant the wearer incredible speed and agility, making them perfect for quick getaways or chasing down enemies. (Cost: 300 stat points)The Amulet of Life-Stealing—This amulet drains the life force of enemies, transferring it to the wearer to heal their own wounds. (Cost: 400 stat points)Ring of Resistance—This ring provides a boost to the wearer's resistance to elements. (Cost: 200 stat points)The Bow of the Aslo—This bow is perfect for taking down prey from a distance. Its arrows strik
Neo was speechless as he looked at the rows upon rows of potions in front of him, but that was not what made him yell out loud. It was the price of these things that made him say that.[Potion of Regeneration (Restore 25% of health over 10 seconds)—1 stat pointPotion of Speed (+10% movement speed for 30 seconds)—3 stat pointsPotion of Invisibility (Become invisible in 60 seconds)—8 stat pointsPotion of Fire Resistance (Reduce fire damage taken by 50% for 30 seconds)—10 stat pointsPotion of Water Breathing (Breathe underwater for 2 minutes)—5 stat pointsPotion of Flight (Allows flight for 1 minute)—20 stat points.]These were still expensive, but when he saw the temporary boost potion that he had yearned for, on the list, it left him wanting to curse that store manager.[Low level Berserk Potion- (Increase all stats by 90 for 3 hours with a minor backlash)- 2 stat points.]Maybe Neo didn't know the value of the stat points. That was why he felt that the store owner cheated them.
『 Fifth phase of the Goblin King's Keep is starting. 』 Neo found himself teleported to a dimly lit chamber, unlike any he had seen before. The walls were lined with strange glyphs that glowed with an eerie, green light. The room was dominated by an enormous altar, made from a dark, twisted wood that stood at the center of the room. The goblin shaman was busy at work, chanting and pouring strange substances into a bowl on the altar. Next to that bowl was a huge green body, surrounded by candles and strange objects. The room was filled with the stench of sulfur and rotting flesh, and Neo could see piles of bones and other gruesome remains scattered about the floor. The shaman paid no attention to Neo's sudden appearance, lost in his dark work. Neo used [Inspect] on the shaman. [Name: Garbiri the Shaman Type: Goblin Shaman. Level: 22 Health: 10,000/10,000 Mana: 3,000/3,000 Attack: 200~250 Defense: 350~390 Magic Defense: 320~380 Skills: Blood Offering.] Neo was surprised that
Still gasping for breath, Neo looked at his health and was filled with shock and fear. He almost got one-shot, if not for the damage absorb ability of his equipment. His breath stabilized as he looked at the goblin king with wariness."What skill was that?" He asked himself as he again used [Inspect] and checked its skills.His gaze stopped at the special skill and thought about the chill he got before getting yanked away."Must be this one." He concluded, looking at [Fear Aura] as he gripped his sword, the other one was dropped during his flight. He moved toward where that sword was and picked it up, while thinking about how to deal with that skill.He didn't know how to remove the stun effect from himself, but he remembered the black aura rising from the goblin before that skill activated, so he had to use that window to get away from the monster.He gripped the swords tightly as the things got more dangerous than he evaluated them to be, and now he had to be more careful."Let's do
『 Level up!』『 Level 13 (123,000/409,600)』Goblin King gave him a hefty amount of experience. So much so that a player can level up several times. But he only leveled up once, not even midway through the next one. Still, he was happy that at least he leveled up.Then the ball formed from the "soul" of the goblin king and entered his body. Neo looked at it with bated breath, as he wanted to know what was going to happen now.There was only one line after his victory against the hobgoblin. Now he wondered if the line will disappear or not.The ball of "soul" merged with his core as the line on it glowed brightly.Neo held his breath, waiting for it to disappear, but it showed no sign of doing such a thing.Neo's expression was changing along with the glow that was dimming down. He looked at the core after the glow died down completely and found that the line was still there, but now it was rotating around the core like Saturn's ring.(minus the meteorites)This phenomenon gave him a brea
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,