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
Neo waited for the weather to clear a little, as it was snowing heavily. After waiting for half an hour, the snow stopped falling and winds also slowed a little. He started moving again and this time he could cover 3 kilometers before stopping again. The higher he went, the steeper the mountain became, and he had to climb up. He used [Authority of the Armament] and created small blades, curved so that they don't end up becoming the cause of his death. Blaze gripped the blades and plunged them into the mountainside, the blades cut through the frozen snow and Blaze then dragged himself up with that and again created another blade while using the other blade as a foothold. Blaze found that every creation of this blade cost him 5 energy points, Nether or Divine, depending on the type he formed. Seeing the steepness reaching 100 meters up, Blaze went with only two blades and not make any more than the Tower might not regenerate this energy, and he'll be helpless in the next challenges t
There was no more time to think about it as he found himself teleported to the center of a lava mountain, which looked like it was about to explode. Bolt growled as it felt uncomfortable in this extreme heat and he disappeared the next second. Neo was stunned by this, and he hurriedly looked around, but found no traces of it. He opened his panel to see and found Bolt's name and its panel was still there. "Phew." He heaved a sigh of relief and thought that the Tower might have teleported it away. He didn't have the time to be concerned about Bolt and could only hope that it was alright. 『 Conjure a fire shield or gain a high Fire resistance.』 『 Intelligence x 50』 Neo was stunned as he didn't know M about magic, and he was suddenly told to create a fire shield, but then Blaze interrupted his thought process. { [Authority of Flame]} Neo slapped his forehead as he forgot about this ability. {Idiot, Same brain but different usage method.} He ignored that and activated [Authority
"Damn you!" Blaze cursed, but found many stares landing on him as he found himself in the middle of the street. {Just handle it. I'm too angry and might end up cutting someone.} Neo looked around and found that he had arrived at the first floor of the tower, and was greeted by a bustling city. The buildings here were made of stone and reached high into the sky, with carved pillars and arches decorating their entrances. The streets were wide and paved with cobblestones, with vendors selling their wares on either side. The people here were a diverse mix of races, each with their own unique features and clothing. Some were tall and muscular with green skin and pointed ears, while others were small and nimble with furry tails and cat-like eyes. Many of them carried weapons and wore armor, suggesting they were skilled players. As Neo walked through the city, he saw groups of people gathered in taverns and shops, sharing stories and discussing their adventures. He also noticed a few pla
Ash was reluctant but nodded as he knew that he'd only be a burden if he followed Neo. Neo smiled and ruffled his head before following the bloodied footsteps. The settlement was outside the city, so the monsters could be seen roaming around. Neo used [Inspect] and found most of them were level 5 and 6. {Ptui. Weak.} Blaze complained because even if he killed them, it'd only give him one or two experiences and with the way his experience was behaving. Let's forget about it. He followed the steps, which started fading, so he had to look for other things, like dragging marks, broken branches and such. He followed the traces for a while before arriving in front of a cavernous opening surrounded by jagged, menacing looking rocks and an eerie glow coming from the cave. "Well, the dungeons and I must be long-lost lovers." Blaze commented as his mouth arched up. 『 Entering the Vindicor's Den.』 『 Difficulty: Hell.』 "I wouldn't have it otherwise." As he stepped into the dungeon, he w