William is back in town. The first thing he did was return to his room and restore his mana. It's always good to be prepared. After his encounter with Garry, he was even more confident in his strength.
He had to be ready at all times, just in case someone stronger came out of him. He had never been in a bad or unfavourable situation before, but that didn't mean he would always be that way.
William was also one of those people who always wanted to be one step ahead of the others. The fact that his power was higher than theirs and that he was progressing step by step in this regard, always put him in an advantageous situation, thus reducing the risks.
Normally, William was not afraid of anyone, but this world was different. There were millions of ways to die that you couldn't even imagine, and William didn't want to be caught in one of them. With a quieter, simpler life, he just had to be strong enough not to die with his
The next day, Galen and his team arrived at the meeting point one kilometre west of the camp. Everyone was dressed in armour and ready for battle. In addition to their team, there were nearly fifty apprentices at the meeting point, most of them second-rank. There were almost no first-rank apprentices, and the number of third-rank apprentices was close to twenty.After the team arrived at the meeting point, Galen gathered the team in a circle and they checked the magical tools and potions in their dimensional bags one last time. The five magical tools given to Galen as team leader were distributed evenly among the members of his team. Among them were tools that provided a strong defensive barrier and a magical tool that made him lose his sense of direction.After everyone confirmed that they were ready, Galen walked over to the other team leaders a few feet away to go over the plans one last time.While the team leaders met, Seren watched them. Especially the apprentice named Cabal. Th
Twenty-seventh day...Seren felt a bit more uncomfortable today. After leaving the area where the decomposing bodies were in the cave, she came to a small space. Here, she both urinated and vomited a bit. After vomiting until she had almost nothing left in her stomach, she tiredly swung back to the small camp at the entrance of the cave. Everyone was starving. Eating the flesh of the same creature for nearly three weeks had driven them to death.She sat in the corner of the camp, leaning against the cave wall, and began to inspect the cave entrance. The attacks continued. The situation was beginning to break his psyche. Knowing that the enemy was always there, living in fear of death every day, a sense of danger from all sides overwhelmed her.In the past month, the Seren's sense of danger from the Cabal's team had grown exponentially. Now they looked at the enemy the way the enemy looked at them, sharing the same sense of danger. That was one of the main reason
" Boom!" "Crack!" The sound of Galen's bones breaking echoed through the cave.But he could still move. He dragged himself over to the Cabal, crawling with difficulty. Meanwhile, the five creatures around the Cabal lay motionless on the ground. They were not dead, but they seemed paralyzed.Just as he tried to stand up in front of the Cabal and grab the Cabal's neck, a whistling sound was heard in the air." Swooooshh!" With that whistle, an arrow pierced Galen's right shoulder. "ARRRGGHH!"With that arrow, Galen was paralyzed in the position he was trying to hold his arm, and remained in the same position, motionless. He was not dead, but he could no longer be said to be alive.Meanwhile, two more arrows went in two different directions. One for Beck on the other side of the cave, the other for Cora in the centre. The arrow to Cora wasn't the only one. Andre's dagger was pointin
Moments after Cora had trapped the Cabal under her weight, Seren's finger tweaked a body that had split two meters away. She had been unconscious for several minutes. Though she was paralyzed, the pain from the dagger in her waist acted as a protective mechanism, shutting her body down and causing her to pass out.When Seren opened her eyes, she realized that she couldn't move her body. There was almost no feeling in her body. She saw that there were more than ten creatures with Galen and that Jacob and Andre were chewed with him. Before she even had a chance to feel sorry for Galen, she realized that if she didn't act, she would also die.She had to do something. She was also unaware of Cora and Cabal's condition, as the only sound in the cave was chewing. At that moment she remembered something. A gift from someone earlier.William had left something on her desk before he left, and Seren now remembered that among the p
Returning to the cave, William found the trio in the same position. He then took some wood from his dimensional bag and tied them together. Finally, after placing all four on this primitive stretcher, he carried it with both hands and left the cave. Lying next to the Cabal was disgusting to Cora, but she needed some rest before she could move. William soon passed the apprentices collecting the dead and reached the Blood and Sword Tower campsite. Here he let the trio rest and waited until they were able to walk. The trio did not talk until they had recovered, and William accompanied them when they decided they could come to their senses and walk. No one even asked why he was in that state, even though the Cabal was still tied up beside them. The journey took a little longer, of course, as William's teammates were still tired. During this time, William asked them what had happened. Cora was the most willing to talk and she explained without leaving anything out. Some of Cora's words w
"Then the cave opened out into a large underground lake. I found many valuable potion ingredients here and took them with me. The most important ingredient I found in the lake was Thorn Whiskers Carp. After I hunted twenty of them, I realized that there weren't that many, so I gave up hunting them. Later, William took a wooden box out of his dimensional bag. This wooden box was something special. It could be considered a magical tool that he had made himself.Thanks to the small array inside, it kept a creature intact. "I brought you this as a gift." William gave the box to Alyna. Alyna took the box with both hands and opened it.Inside were two Thorn Whiskers Carp with an arrow wound on its belly and blood still flowing from the wound. Well preserved, fresh. Thorn Whiskers Carp is a delicious meat with high nutritional value for knights.The size of these carps was much larger than usual. Each one was at least a meter and a half long and forty centimetres wide. This was enough to fee
William followed Alyna as she climbed to the upper floors of the tower. As William watched Alyna's back, he involuntarily had obscene thoughts. Especially after being with Seren, his desire in that direction increased greatly. Seren was like a locksmith who opened the door for him. And it was up to his will to keep the now unlocked door closed or open. Moreover, it became more and more difficult for him to keep the door open because of something inside of him that he did not know.After climbing two floors, something happened to William that made him forget his obscene thoughts. He began to see official mages, not apprentices. He couldn't remember ever seeing so many official mages in the tower.While most of them gave him a casual feeling, they were all of them were Grand Knights and also official mages. He thought more and more that he had underestimated the power of the tower.One floor later, they came to the door of a large room. It was a big door that opened on two sides. As soo
Of course, William had not intentionally shown his full strength. If he had, he was sure that even the second-rank official mage would have a hard time seeing him.Einor's look was a bit strange. Unable to contain his excitement, he stood up. He examined the elements around William. It is not just one element. There is light, wind, fire, metal and even some earth. 'How strange. Is there something I don't know?'Einor had thousands of different ideas running through his head, and he desperately tried to answer them all. After seeing William's heart, he decided to do some more research. It seemed that he had to work harder. He had to look for secrets he didn't know, and discover new ways. This was no longer about strengthening the heart. It was something else entirely. Maybe it was a power that could compete with some powers.Then Einor sat down and spoke calmly. "Okay, William. We thank you. After leaving the gate of the tower, you are no longer our apprentice. You are free to go where
William didn't notice, but even his posture began to change. Now his chest was further forward and, most importantly, his nose was a little higher in the air. With his height, he began to look down on people.Worst of all, William didn't even realize it. Arrogance was slowly seeping into his blood, taking over his body without him wanting it. Since William was not aware of it for the time being, he entered the main hall of the mansion, thinking that he would show his usual behavior.He was wrong, as he thought he would only meet the City Lord. There were more than ten people in the room, and they were all sitting quietly in their seats, discussing something passionately. As soon as William and Doravoli entered the hall, the woman sitting at the front raised her hand and everyone suddenly fell silent.Then the woman stood and smiled.William recognized the woman. She was one of the three people who had helped him survive the attack of the mysterious bandit mage and complete his mission
William was watching the bedroom of a house five hundred meters away from the roof of a two-story house. His eyes and face could not be seen in the darkness of the night. But a person standing next to him might have the impression that William was deep in thought.Strangely enough, William wasn't thinking about anything at that moment. It was as if there was a black hole in the bedroom of the house he was watching, and it was sweeping everything away, including William's gaze and thoughts.William felt lifeless right now, like a rock with no IQ.'How did this happen?' William had been on this roof for two hours and had asked himself the same question hundreds of times.Doravoli and Elasha for a few minutes, thinking they would leave after a farewell kiss, but he had listened to the lustful voices of the duo for two hours.'How did this happen?' At first, everything was normal. There was no conversation that contained any suggestive hints. These were normal everyday conversations and s
Elasha thought this was the most boring day of her life. Following his sister's agreement, she was forced to come to Valimar and open new trade routes to several surrounding cities and towns. Opening these trade routes was never easy, as Valimar and the surrounding cities were surrounded by incredibly dense forests. Cutting down these trees and establishing observation points and crossing points were time-consuming tasks. And the hardest part was finding apprentice mages to work at these points.Nevertheless, she succeeded as usual because she was surrounded by hardworking people. Everyone loved her and her sister, except for a few people who didn't care much about money. If they did their job right, money would automatically fill their pockets.Meeting Enid had been a bit eventful. At first, she wanted to refuse Elura's deal, but Enid and Elura's plans gave her enough reason to be convinced.Elura had started making plans as soon as Elasha had left the White City to start the purific
"Then we agreed. I'll get you the best flame I can find. But first I have to find it, you know they are very rare." William smiled and packed up the camp. They had spent enough time here.Just as they were about to start their journey deep into the forest after packing up the camp, William felt a vibration from his dimensional bag. He immediately took the vibrating device out of his dimensional bag.It was the seal of the Expedition Organization, and it contained a message from Fabian.[Go to Valimar. Find Enid, the City Lord. She will explain everything to you].William's face darkened. Valimar had not left him with good memories. Elura named woman had been a real nuisance to him, and while he had forgotten that story, taking on a mission like this spoiled his mood.Frankly, he wanted to relax in the White City for a few months. His journey had improved him enough, and he was ready to make another breakthrough at any moment. Of course, the most important problem on his mind was Dorav
"Have you finally woken up?" Doravoli looked at the weak William lying in the shadow of the rock. He had a sad, tearful expression on his face. He was sitting across from William, gnawing at the flesh of a small creature. It was a small lizard.He had a bandage on his cut foot.William felt more tired than ever, but when he discovered that he could move his hands with a snap of his fingers and a little bit of mana, he pulled hundreds of useful items from his ring. Most of these items were healing potions and blood crystals.He spoke with difficulty, as even the movement of his jaw was painful. "Blood crystals, put some in my mouth."Doravoli was also very tired. He even hunted down the small lizard he had gnawed, using his magic only because the lizard was too close. He waved his hand and, controlling his mana, took some of the blood crystals and brought them to William's mouth. Then he used some himself.Half an hour later, William regained some consciousness. He could move a little
"Absolute Cut!" William shouted at the top of his voice, attacking the real body between the two copies with the strongest ability he had.The wind blade that came out of the tip of William's sword flew unblocked toward its original target, too fast for the two clones to react. The moment William's sword emerged, it struck the man's body. William knelt in weakness, but he still had one eye on the man. He wanted to see him die with his own eyes.When the ability hit the man, his body split into two, just as William expected, and the two clones vanished instantly. The sword in the hand of one of the copies fell to the ground as if it were a real object and not a spell."Hğğğğğ..." (Blood-filled guttural sound.) A growl came from the body of the man who had been cut in half.William barely raised his head and looked at the man's body in surprise.Two separate body parts were resisting falling to the ground. He was still standing. The six-centimeter gap between them was covered by an invi
"No matter what happens, I will be with you and we will fight together." Doravoli heard everything that was said and realized that this man was after William. Even though names like 'Storm God', 'Nicolas', and 'Nak'kato' were unfamiliar to him, Doravoli would help in any way he could because he was his friend. -He knew who Nicolas was, but he didn't understand why the man in front of him cared about Nicolas.-William bowed his head. At the slightest movement of the man, he was ready to pull dozens of potions from his ring and cast his spells. He knew that this was a classic cliché and wasn't surprised that he found himself in it, but he only remained on the dark side as to why.While William was in deep thought, the man's voice filled his ears."I...You..." Suddenly the man froze. He made incomprehensible noises and his body bent slightly. William knew this was the perfect moment to attack, but he held back, for soon the man straightened his body and showed his old smile again.He rai
"Hey Doravoli, you can't carve that wood like that!" William grabbed the flat chisel and the piece of blue ironwood out of Doravoli's hand."You never listen to what I say! Look at it again and pay attention." William began to get angry. Today was two weeks after he started teaching Doravoli blacksmithing. The two of them had almost reached the middle of the rocks. They were a little slow, but it was an acceptable pace.William held the piece of blue ironwood in his left hand and tucked it between his knees. Then he supported it firmly with his left hand and began to "float" the flat chisel on the surface of the blue ironwood with his right hand."Look, if you hold the flat chisel like this, none of the lines you make will be crooked. You have a strong body like mine, so this shouldn't be a problem for you. But you stubbornly insist on holding the flat chisel sideways, and that causes you to make little notches in the wood. Doravoli, if you want to do something of quality and worthy o
The two guarded the area for a day and had fun until the next day. The townspeople never set foot in the area because Lennard had warned them. Occasionally, a few brave official mage-level adventurers would stop by, but thanks to William's ability to throw cups, the wounds they received from hundreds of meters away, and a few minor scoldings, escaping became their priority.The next day, Fabian appeared again like a meteor over Greyscar. The way he flew was so dominant, like an unstoppable rocket. It seemed as if he could crush anything that came his way. William realized that day that Fabian's speed was even slightly faster than the strengthened Lennard.Fabian came alone. There was no one behind him, and as soon as he arrived, he looked at William briefly and then quickly examined the surroundings. He didn't speak at all, and although that made William a little uncomfortable, he didn't care. He acted the same way in the first ruin he discovered. The second time he saw Fabian, he rea