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
The White Leopards, with their vision enhanced, broke into the apartment and dispersed to look for Zeke.One of them, a chubby and tall man with an ugly moustache and a silver longsword, entered the bathroom only to see a flash of blue light. His body reacted in time to block the incoming blow, however, the amount of voltage was too much.He was electrocuted and lost hold of his weapon, his body flying backwards and crashing into the wall. The thud was loud enough for his colleagues to hear, their silhouette charging forth amidst the smoke caused by the bomb.Zeke, crouching on the ground, held the Longbow and fired two shots. The rumbling thunder was almost deafening as it cracked the walls and flew toward the two closest swordsmen. One was able to deflect the projectile while the other was caught off-guard and pieced in the shoulder.Zeke quickly switched paths and activated ‘Champion of Speed Mode’. Like a literal lightning bolt, he shot forward and tackled the still-standing enemy
Hansel, Gretel, and Julia were all attacking him simultaneously. Zeke swiftly recovered from the hit and used ‘Over-drive’, his voltage bursting forth and surrounding him.While in the momentary form of a lightning bolt, he shot at the twins, ‘zapping’ them both with a large amount of electricity. Hansel staggered and bumped into the wall whereas his twin brother stood his ground and used the hammer to resist the thunder.Julia, as fast as ever, rushed at Zeke’s rear but wasn’t able to keep up with his speed, at least not when he used ‘Over-drive’.When the skill’s effect wore off and his movement returned to normal, Zeke was facing the incoming girl with the Longbow in hand.The voltage rune in his right hand glowed one last time as an enormous arrow crackling with blue lightning was conjured. Julia, her expression hardening, halted her feet and extended her hand in a seemingly slow punch; It was one of her special techniques that she had once used against the tribulation.The air
“You were looking for me?”Zeke grinned as the Shortbow appeared in his hand. Without waiting for a response from the speechless Viper, he pulled onto his new weapon’s strings and fired a rain of arrows.The small yet lightning fast arrows glowed in the dark, letting out blue sparks as they accurately hit all the startled cultists inside.In literally fifteen seconds, Zeke had knocked down all 19 cultists, leaving only Signora and Viper, who stood at the far back.“Zeke Orland.”“Yes. That’s my name.”Zeke sneered mockingly, seemingly enjoying the dumbfounded look on the man’s wrinkled face.With steady steps, he approached the two Red Masks. He glanced at Signora, but she snorted and haughtily said,“How stupid can you be? Coming right into our nest.”Orbs made of pure white light appeared behind her, spinning clockwise and ready to fire.Viper too, didn’t waste time to utter any monologues. The battle came to a start when Zeke jumped in the air and fired a torrent of shiny lightnin