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
It wasn’t the right time nor place to think about the new path. Nevertheless, Zeke was almost sure he wasn’t going to take it. Fortunately, it wasn’t time-gated so he wasn’t forced to make an urgent decision. Furthermore, abandoning all his available paths and skills was too much of a loss, even if the Poison Emperor would offer equally strong skills, they wouldn’t be as diverse as his current ones. Shortly after Red Mask Viper died, loud sounds of military trucks could be heard outside. Teresa King and a couple of Special Agents barged into the warehouse but they didn’t attack. When her remaining eye landed on the lifeless corpse of Viper, the Minister grinned and started clapping her hands as she approached the deadpan youth. “I had no doubt that you’ll take him down. A shame I couldn’t witness it.” In response, Zeke shrugged and responded, “Technically, I wasn’t the one who killed him.” He subtly motioned toward Velvet Signora, who wore a red mask that covered her upper face
The talk between Zeke and Teresa lasted for three long hours. The Minister of External Affairs explained everything; Whom to trust and whom to be suspicious of, how to respond to General Zhang if he were to try and dissuade Zeke, the secret location to meet up with the members of the Special Forces Expedition Team, and so on…By the end of it, Zeke had most of his questions answered. As was his wont, he still harboured a bit of suspicion toward Teresa, nevertheless, he felt she was more trustworthy than the General.Her methods might be too extreme, but at least she didn’t force anything on him and was more than willing to elaborate any and all things, whether it was her motives or trivial stuff.“Take care of yourself, Zeke. From now on, Special Agent Elizabeth will be our ‘middle-man’, so to speak.”“Alright.”He nodded, his eyes cursory glancing at the stoic woman standing near the door. In terms of combat strength, Elizabeth might not be the strongest, but she was superior to Kat
“Does it hurt anywhere?”Within the newly-constructed laboratory at the basement of the building, Red Mask Wolf was sitting across Angel and checking her pulse as she shook her head in response.The Alchemical treatment has been proceedingly amazingly well, though most credit was from the artifact provided by Zeke. It has significantly facilitated the use of ‘Alchemy’ for Wolf and rendered him capable of conducting a treatment for Angel.It hasn’t been long, but the petite girl looked considerably better. She had already started trying to talk by letting out incoherent words.It wasn’t enough to hold a basic conversation, nevertheless, it was a massive improvement.“I bought you a gift, Angel! Come with me!”Signora held the girl’s hands and took her to the office, leaving Zeke and Wolf alone.The beastmen scientist wryly smiled toward the youth before explaining,“There have been no mishaps, fortunately. In two weeks, her body will be fully ‘functional’ and no longer suffer from the