『 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 it only had one skill, which gave him a chill as he looked at the pile of bones and knew that it was related to that skill. Just as he was about to stop the ceremony, the goblin mage took out a strange knife and plunged it into its stomach.
The body that was lying on the altar started pulsating with a dark grim energy, and as the goblin mage continued its incantation, the body began stirring. The blood gathered into the bowl, which changed in color to black before it seeped into that body.
As the chanting reached a crescendo, the ground beneath the altar began shaking, and a bright light engulfed the room. As the light faded, Neo saw a figure slowly rise from the altar. The goblin mage breathed its last when it saw the figure standing up and an ugly grin appeared over its face, and it died with that grin.
Neo's expression was grim as he could feel a threat from this resurrected figure whose full black eyes were staring at Neo. Neo's gaze landed on the monster's neck, which had a tower the same as he got from the traveler.
"That should be the other part of the tower."
Neo used [Inspect] on the green monster.
[Name: Grommash the Terrible
Type: Goblin King.
Level: 25
Health: 15,000/15,000
Mana: 3,600/3,600
Attack: 750~810
Defense: 600~640
Magic Defense: 400~450
Skills: Goblin Horde, Goblin Regeneration, Ground Slam, Goblin Fury,
Special Ability: Fear Aura]
"That's the goblin king!"
Neo sucked in a frigid breath as he looked at the monstrosity in front of him with monstrous attributes, grabbing a battleaxe of his size, and moved toward him menacingly.
『 Fifth phase: Test your metal against the goblin king and emerge victorious.』
Neo smiled wryly and took out a [Potion of the Divine] and gulped it down. As the potion entered his system, Neo felt his senses getting enhanced as he could observe everything clearly. He could even see the slight twitch on the goblin king's muscle.
The increase in perception surprised him, and he opened his status panel to find the reason which he did.
『 Perception: 5 ➠ 105.』
"This… is amazing!" Neo said out loud, as he equipped his swords and looked at the goblin king.
"How did it increase?"
But he didn't have time to think as the goblin king increased its pace and covered the distance of 15 meters in less than 2 seconds. It swung its axe horizontally at Neo, trying to cut him in half.
Neo looked at the incoming axe and jumped up. The moment it came beneath his feet, he used it as a springboard and jumped again toward the goblin king, using the skill "Whirlwind." His aim was, as usual, the neck of his enemy.
But the goblin king was not like the unintelligent goblins from before and didn't try taking the skill head-on. It moved back but only got cut once before jumping back. Completely out of the vicinity of the skill.
-100
Neo canceled the skill and looked at the king with seriousness, and said, "It is pretty intelligent for an undead."
The goblin king roared in anger as it jumped up, bringing the axe down on the ground. Neo felt a sense of déjà vu and knew what was coming.
He waited for the Axe to come in contact with the ground and just as it was an inch away from the ground; he jumped forward.
The shockwave swept the ground as the goblin king executed the [Ground Slam] skill and because Neo was not in contact with the ground; he was safe and because of the extra jump height; he was safe.
He jumped forward toward the king and again executed the whirlwind. The king, whose axe was now embedded in the ground, wasn't able to dodge in time and a row of damage appeared over its head.
-200
-200
-200
-200
The goblin king roared in pain and a black aura rose from its body. Neo felt a chill crawl over his skin and he couldn't move. The goblin king let go of the axe and swung its hand.
Neo looked at the incoming fist but couldn't move.
Bang*
The fist hit him squarely on the chest, and he flew back like a broken kite.
Bang*
His back came into contact with the wall, and blood flew out of his mouth like an arrow. Neo started having trouble breathing as he took a deep breath and moved his hand into the pocket dimension to take a health potion out of it.
"Ha… haaaa… aaaaa." He was taking a heavy breath, his vision blurring and weakly opening the potion bottle and bringing it close to his mouth.
The goblin king, after swatting Neo away, went back to get his axe out of the ground.
Neo, with difficulty, brought the potion bottle close to his mouth and gulped down the content. After consuming the potion, he felt his vision clearing, and he looked down at his caved-in chest, which was now mending itself.
Hp -1500
[Hp 340/1840]
『 Consumed a health potion Hp +1500』
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
Neo opened his eyes after a while and found himself surrounded by a mist. He stood there in the eerie silence, he couldn't shake the feeling of unease that crept up his spine. It was as if the mist itself was alive and watching him, waiting for him to make a move. Neo's heart raced as he tried to make sense of his surroundings and figure out where he was and how he got there.As Neo walked towards the path, with a broken sword in his hand, that had opened up in the mist, he couldn't shake off the feeling that something was off. He didn't know where he was, how he got there, and what awaited him at the end of this path. The mist that surrounded him was so thick that he couldn't see beyond a few feet. It was as if he was walking into an endless void, and the only thing guiding him was the path he was treading on.As he walked, he could feel the icy embrace of the mist on his skin. It was a chilling sensation that sent shivers down his spine. He was completely alone, and the silence was
Neo looked at the figure, stunned, not knowing what happened. He chose [Order], but somehow he also chose [Chaos]. He looked at the figure for an answer, who let out a chuckle and said, "Don't worry, the other voice was also you as well. Your soul is a little special and the one who spoke just now was your soul part who woke up during your adventure in the dungeon, I had to drag you in this dungeon to wake it up." Neo nodded in a daze, as he didn't get one word of the figure. His soul was special it was a part of him? Why didn't he know that? Just what the hell was going on? Neo felt his head hurting after hearing all of this. "Don't think too much, or you might have a mental breakdown. Time to meet your other half." The figure snapped its finger and Neo saw a new skill appearing before him. [Name: Soul Tandem Description: The user of this skill can connect their two souls within a single body, allowing them to communicate with each other and work in tandem. When activated, the
"Damn it, at least warn before you send someone out." Blaze raged as he kicked the goblin King's corpse. "Wasn't this bastard laughing too much? Tell him to do that now." "So it was you who affected me?" Neo asked as he remembered his rage and recklessness. "Bingo genius. My pleasure." "It was reckless." {Ask that corpse If I was.} Neo stopped conversing with Blaze, who was now communicating with him telepathically. {And don't move the lips, people will think that I'm mental.} Blaze said. Neo sat down, as he was still waiting for the system to give him his reward. While waiting for that, he opened his status panel to see the changes. 『 Status (1 of 2) Name: Neo Orpheus Class: None Level 13 (123,000/409,600) Title: None Health: 1,020/1,020 Mana: 580/580 Strength: 76 + 33 Agility: 59 + 19 Stamina: 68 Intelligence: 51 + 7 Vitality: 82+ 20 Perception: 7 Luck: 33 + 20 Unallocated points: 0 Spells: Isolated Space Creation. Skills: Inspect (Max), Whirlwin
{…} Neo held the egg in his hands, he couldn't help but marvel at its appearance. The surface of the egg was a glossy, deep blue, with intricate markings etched in silver. The markings seemed to shimmer and glow in the light, giving the egg an almost mystical quality. As he turned the egg over in his hands, he noticed it was slightly warm to the touch, almost as if something was alive inside. Neo wondered what kind of creature was growing inside this egg? He had never been much of a pet person, but something about this egg was intriguing to him. As he continued to examine the egg, he noticed a faint crack appearing along the surface. Neo gasped in surprise as the crack grew wider and wider, revealing a small, furry head trying to poke out from within. He watched in amazement as the creature struggled to break free from its shell, its movements becoming more frantic with each passing moment. As the shell of the egg cracked and fell away, Neo gazed in wonder at the creature that emer
Neo was enjoying his peaceful nap, but he felt a sharp jolt on his arm that woke him up. Bolt, who used Neo's arm as his personal training dummy, hit it with a small lightning snake. "Ow, Bolt! What was that for?" Neo groggily said, rubbing his arm. He looked at the clock and saw the time, he had been sleeping for about four hours, and it was already 5:00 pm. He sat up and stretched, feeling refreshed and energized. Neo got out of bed and took a refreshing shower, feeling the warm water wash away all his fatigue. After coming out of the shower, Neo looked at himself in the mirror, towel around his hips. Neo had a well-defined physique, with broad shoulders and a toned build that suggested he was in excellent physical condition. His height, being close to 6 feet (1.83 m), made him taller than average and gave him a commanding presence. His sandy brown hair was styled in a curly quiff, which added to his charm and gave him a playful, carefree look. His green eyes were sharp and penet
"It's not a date" Neo muttered, but still went to a florist and brought a bouquet of 2 potions. Blaze did not give a damn about being conservative or things like that and threw the health potion toward the florist and told it to make the best flower bouquet he could, and if it was to his taste, he'd toss in a mana potion. So the florist earned two potions for a flower bouquet. "Too extravagant" {Too stingy, I should---} "I shouldn't" Neo shook his head as he cut him mid-sentence. He knew that he'd be asking to buy something even more expensive and Neo believed it was not a date. {Need to at least prepare a gift for her parent.} Neo paused because what Blaze said was correct, but he didn't know what to get them, as he never met them in person. "What should I give them?" He asked, as he couldn't come up with anything. {…. I'll give them something good if the father- and mother-in-law are kind and heartwarming, like Bella.} Neo was again speechless and also shrugged as he didn
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,