Her eyes widened in disbelief as she looked at that stat, then at Neo, not able to believe what she was seeing. The highest she ever heard in humans was 15, and that person was crowned as the "Luck King" among humans in the whole tower. If he was a king, then what about Neo? She shuddered and thought about what sort of monster Neo was. But that thought passed as soon as it came, as she had been with Neo for like 7 years now and there was nothing about him that hinted that he was not a human. "Perhaps, you are blessed by the Luck Transcendent?" Bella said slowly, but not so much that Neo couldn't hear it. He was stunned by what she said. If that is true, then what about his other stats and his classes as well? Did every Transcendent turn their attention toward Neo and put a hand of kindness over his head? 'Did they?' {Don't be an idiot. If they do, I will cut down that hand. We are self-made not out of someone's pity.} Neo nodded and said, "No idea why it is so high. Perhaps all
"What are you thinking about?" Blaze asked when he saw her lost in thought. "Nothing." Her attention was brought away from that toward Blaze, who was also looking at her. Before the atmosphere turned awkward again, Blaze said, "You know, for a noble party, this isn't half bad." "What's that supposed to mean?" "I mean, I was expecting stuffy old ones sipping on champagne and discussing the stock market or something. But this is pretty lively." Bella chuckled. "Well, my parents know how to throw a party. And not all nobles are stuffy old farts, you know." Blaze shrugged. "I guess you're right. But I have to admit, I've always found it amusing how some people act like they're better than others just because they were born into a certain family." Bella raised an eyebrow. "Are you poking fun at my family?" Blaze grinned. "Maybe just a little. But don't worry, I won't cause a scandal or anything. I'm on my best behavior tonight." Bella playfully nudged him. "Good to know. But just r
"Miss. Hildr, the Valkyrie." Blaze teased when he saw Nico and his troupe running away. Bella's cheeks flushed a little when she heard that and looked at Blaze with interrogating eyes. "What?" He was simply charmed when he saw her puffy red cheeks. "You shouldn't do that." "Do what?" Bella asked, confused about what he was talking about. "You shouldn't pout like that or this city will go to war against me for stealing you." Bella was stunned at first, but the red hue reached her ears as she looked down, not daring to meet his gaze. Blaze chuckled when he saw her acting like that and left her to Neo as both of them were birds of feathers and teasing her too much might backfire. Neo was pretty stunned himself but controlled himself from ruining the atmosphere but then he saw Bella's father going to a high ground and tapping his glass, which made a sound and brought all of their attention toward them. His gaze moved through the crowd and paused a little as it reached Bella, who
Neo and Bella returned home, as both were no longer in the mood for the party. He arrived in front of his door, taking out his key, but then remembered something and looked away from Bella toward his door, which wasn't there anymore. "What happened here?" Bella asked, her eyebrows raised as she entered his apartment and saw the condition inside. "Bolt happened." Awo? Bella looked at the charred furniture and fried electronics, then at Bolt, who was looking at them with a cute face. She thought for a while and a red hue spread across her face as she asked with a weak voice, "How about you stay at my place tonight?" Hey voice got so small at the endpoint that it was difficult for human ears to pick that frequency. But Neo got the idea from the first few words and didn't know how to reply to her? "Let's go out and eat. I'm famished." Blaze said as he picked up Bolt and looked at Bella with a smile. Bella nodded and left the broken apartment. As if there was anything worth lootin
Neo wanted to strangle Blaze, but Bella will think that he's a freak if she saw him strangling himself. "So, did you gain Intelligence attributes from any of them?" He asked as he combed her hair with his hand, admiring how beautiful they were. Bella replied with a 'hmm' and then asked, "How did you do it if you didn't use forbidden art?" She looked up, sitting on his lap. Neo looked at her lips when he heard Blaze's spitting voice. {Ptui} Neo came back from his imaginations and took out an Essence Sphere before giving it to Bella. Her eyes turned into saucers as she held it, then looked at it, then toward Neo and back and forth. Her eyes again filled with tears. Neo wanted to laugh at how easy it was to impress this simpleton. {Look Who's Talking.} Blaze wiped her tears and said, "Silly girl, stop crying, or I might end up burning this world. This will be our little secret." He planted a kiss on her forehead and then put her head on his chest. Bella, meanwhile, felt that she
The Tower Association building stood tall and imposing, made of blackened steel and polished glass that reflected the gleaming spire of the Tower beside it. The building was several stories high, with wide, arched windows that let in the sunlight, and a grand entrance that was flanked by two massive stone golems. As Neo approached the building, he saw that it was bustling with activity. Elves, dwarves, humans, and other races bustled in and out, carrying scrolls and books, or engaged in animated discussions with each other. A pair of centaurs stood guard at the entrance, their equine bodies and manned heads towering over the visitors. As Neo walked into the building, he was struck by the stark contrast from the outside. The lobby was clean and modern, with sleek metal surfaces and glowing panels on the walls. At the center of the room was a large circular desk, behind which sat numerous receptionists, each busily typing away on their holographic keyboards. To the left of the lobby
A powering sensation took over him as he roared and punched again. Boom* Boom* He punched a hole in the wall, giant enough for him to pass through. Blaze's grin got wider, his eyes flashed. "Let's get more powerful and fast." Blaze then activated [Rune Fury] and [Dash of the Wind]. His muscles bulged, and he looked as time passed . 『 00:00:20』 "Let's go" Neo blasted through walls as Blaze looked around for traps and such. "Bolt, hang on tight." Neo said as he dashed through the hole that he created and punched the wall in front of him and dashed again. Boom* Boom* Boom* {Jump} Neo did as told and jumped high as he kicked the wall in front of him and kept ongoing forward. Boom* The booming sound echoed as Neo blasted through the wall and entered from one side of the wall and came out of the other side, his face covered in dust and rubble. Bolt shook its body and all of it got transferred to his body as well. There were many traps and pitfalls in there and if not for Blaz
『 Calculation complete, Congratulations on completing the trial.』 『 +20 Strength points, +5 Chaos Points.』 {Guess 20 is the cap} Neo nodded and then saw that the Chaos points were higher than the amount rewarded from before. He felt a boost as energy coursed through his muscles, strengthening them. 『 Third trial [Trial of Finesse]』 『 Reach as far as you can.』 The white room disappeared, and Neo discovered himself standing on a steep hill. He looked down and found nothing but darkness covering the whole area. He then looked forward and saw a rope attached to the end of the hill and moving away from it, its other end, unknown. Neo gulped and started thinking before saying to Blaze, "Wasn't I a master of control and such" {Well, I didn't know I was, but sure, I got precise control over myself.} "Just handle this one." Neo said as he let Blaze handle this who grabbed Bolt under his arm. "Let's do this." As if it was not dangerous enough, Blaze activated [Dash of the Wind] and
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,