“Stop!”Gajin, who was struggling against Michael Lopmore, shouted and twisted his body to the side, firing multiple flaming arrows toward Bragdt’s direction.Alas, their potency was too weak as they were hastily fired, so Bragdt was easily able to deflect them with a swift sweep of his long spear.Essyna, who had been severely weakened from Kleya’s magic, knelt on the ground and gasped for breath, her body trembling ever-so-slightly.Like a hideous monstrosity, Bragdt’s mouth opened wide until it covered the entirety of his ugly face. His intention was clear as he crept closer to Essyna, seemingly about to devour her.Zeke leaned forward and activated ‘Champion of Speed Mode’ while using ‘Self-Injection’ to boost his stats. Like a literal bolt of lightning, he shot at Bragdt while unleashing multiple deafening thunderbolts.Fortunately, his interception did work on Bragdt and forced him to side-step and thrust his spear.As the spear was inches away from his torso, Zeke’s body let ou
Michael Lopmore’s ability allowed him to control the speed of his movement. However, very much like Julia, he had trained his body beyond the limits, thus rendering him akin to a moving tank.Even though he had fought Gajin and clashed with Jennifer, it didn’t look like he was going all-out. He was capable of much more.When his rapid body appeared next to the fallen general, he felt a chill run down his spines. A creepy aura of death and decay descended upon him as Zeke swung down the long scythe.He raised his arm to block the strike, but, much to his surprise, the scythe ripped through his skin and caused a nasty wound.Zeke, who had used ‘The Reaper’, slashed with the Scythe three times, successfully wounding the Hero. However, he felt a powerful blast that flung him in the air.Tiny buzzing projectiles made of Jennifer’s ability latched onto Michael’s body and exploded, making him stagger to the side and groan.Three humanoid Proto-Demons, wielding longswords, charged toward Gaji
“...”Kleya’s calm expression changed slowly but surely as Zeke’s Aether was replenished and his wounds started healing.A crimson fire enveloped his charred left arm, burning resplendently. Six blinding orbs of white light were floating behind him, forming a circle, and lastly, there was a creepy and ghastly silhouette that hovered right above him, threads linked to its bony fingers as it controlled Zeke.The surge of power was unlike Zeke had ever experienced. He felt rejuvenated as all the stats and skills of Sulong and Velvet were temporarily transferred to him.“I will not let you kill any more of them. It is not up to you to decide who lives and who dies.”Right after saying that, Zeke’s body literally vanished only to instantly appear in front of the Nightmare Witch.The ominous darkness burst from her hand, but it was too late as Zeke used his flaming left fist to punch her.Much to everyone’s surprise, the 6-Star Witch was sent flying like a cannonball. Not only that, but a b
Zeke was breathing rapidly while pressing his hand against his chest. He was on the brink of falling unconscious, however, he still kept pouring out voltage while glaring at the Nightmare Witch.She was also weakened, but not entirely incapacitated. Her pale face and the beads of sweat trickling down her forehead notwithstanding, she stood straight and silently looked at the seemingly defeated youth.“Your Excellency, I think this is enough. We should tend to the wounded.”General Zhang and Minister Bhak order the Special Agents to help those affected by the Death Door. As for the Proto-Demons, most of them fell unconscious and only 5, including Essyna, were able to resist the Death Door’s soul-rending aura of decay.Instead of attacking the youth, who clearly wasn’t going to give up even while in such a condition, Kleya walked to the Witches and took out an elixir from thin air.She knelt on the ground and, one by one, she poured a few drops into their mouths. The effect was immedia
Due to Gajin Cordis’ condition, which, albeit got better thanks to the Healing Elixir, was still not enough for him to awake from his slumber. Only after a whole week did the General regain his senses and wake up. Zeke had stayed with him and Essyna the whole time, but he wasn’t mistreated by the Department of Defense. The infrequent reports he would get from Special Agent Elizabeth were enough to satisfy his curiosity about what was happening outside. Michael Lopmore was taken back home and didn’t wake up yet. The Nightmare Witch returned to the Witch Association along with her kin, and a public funeral was held at the Central Plaza of Poudel City. Albeit slowly, peace was returning and the civilians felt reassured that all the streets were guarded by Special Agents and large tanks. Zeke met up with Sulong and told him to return home, which the latter didn’t oppose. After all, Sulong too had been locked up, but not in a cell. Ever since his capture, he was locked in a hotel ro
The talk between the Proto-Demons and the humans lasted for almost two hours. There was a minor vocal opposition from Minister Bhak Djinn, but ultimately, things ended in a favorable outcome for Zeke and Gajin.[Grand Mission #2 completed: Calculation of rewards will begin once the time limit has reached ‘0’.][Optional objectives completed:-Kill Bragdt, Vice-chief of the Silver Hawk Tribe.- Rescue the imprisoned humans]*[Objections not completed:-Locating and saving Madam Jevani- General ‘Gajin Cordis’ survives until the end of the Grand Mission.][Time remaining: 7 days, 14 hours, 10 minutes, 49 seconds.]Zeke was given a nice and spacious room to rest for a day. The Proto-Demons were freed but remained closely monitored and guarded by Special Agents.As he laid on the comfortable bed, Zeke was inspecting his numb and blackened left arm while musing about the System’s intentions.‘Either it didn’t know about the Dead Ends or it wanted me to know. It could also have been an atte
A deep rumbling and an explosion of biblical proportions. The whole area was razed off the ground, sparing almost no one. However, the missile was modified and left no traces such as large clouds or fluctuating Aether. Instead, there was an enormous crater in which the water from the sea spilled into.Essyna’s eyes flung open, her breathing rapid and her eyes filled with shock and momentary confusion. She looked at her trembling hands then at her surroundings, recognizing the familiar forest.However, she knew that it wasn’t an illusion, and the reaction of her body was proof enough. With a bit of difficulty, she got to her feet and walked 20 to 30 meters before reaching a steep cliff that faced the crater.When she and Gajin had noticed the missiles, they immediately unleashed their magic to create another barrier, but they were too late. In those moments before the impact, when the barrier put up by the humans was breaking, Essyna used her unique magic to open a small rift for her p
[Grand Mission #2 completed: Calculating Rewards.][+600 EXP][+30 Aether][+50 Strength][+50 Agility][+10 Fortitude][+170 PE][You leveled up!][You leveled up!][You leveled up!][Variant Optional Path ‘Bow Collector(100 PE)’ can now be unlocked: 250 Agility | 250 Aether][Variant Optional Paths: A unique type of Path available only where certain hidden requirements are met.][Bow Collector Variant Optional Path: The combination of the Shooter Path and the Voltage Body Path.WARNING: The following skills will be lost upon upgrading to ‘Bow Collector’:Spark (Proficiency 95%)Voltage Zap(Proficiency 100%)][Time left until the Variant Optional Path ‘Bow Collector’ is permanently locked: 6 hours.]Zeke was overjoyed by the generous amount of PE and stats. He could feel an intangible power surge within his body and empower it. It is an exhilarating sensation, experienced only when his basic stats were increased by a significant amount within a short period of time.Although he wante