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Paths of Extinction Chapter 216 The Truth Laid Bare
“Hate me and resent me all you want, but the truth remains: I gain nothing by backstabbing you right now. Even if I manage to get your System, which isn’t possible due to how strong you’ve become, I’ll still have to start from scratch. I wouldn’t be able to resist the Dead Ends. I might survive, but what use is that when everyone is dead?”Frederic stared back at Zeke, his voice and expression both serious. “If you succeed in destroying the Dead Ends and want to get rid of your System, then I can relieve you of it. How does that work?”There was a hint of desperation in the Vagabond’s words. He genuinely didn’t know if Zeke would accept or would just kill him there and now.After an inordinate silence, Zeke spoke,“First, tell me what you know of the Dead Ends.”“Do I have your words that you won’t kill me?”“Prove yourself useful and make me change my mind. I’m disinclined to let someone like you free, especially after all the shit you did.”Frederic Whitefort let out a heavy sigh i
Paths of Extinction Chapter 217 The Two-Half Cube
“Trying to find the facility that’s manufacturing the Artificial Dead Ends will take a lot of time. If you’re really hell-bent on killing the General, then why not attack the HQ of the Department of Defense?”Frederic nonchalantly spat that proposition right after his lengthy explanation of the System.“The HQ? There will be hundreds of Special Agents. It’s impossibl-”Vins objected but Frederic interrupted him,“Pipe down, will you? I wasn’t talking to you.”“You’re our captive, in case you forgot.” Kiam Hells approached Frederic and gave him a chilling glare, but he chuckled.“I’m Zeke’s captive, to be precise. If he wasn’t here, I’d have killed all of you already.”“I’d like to see you try, pumpkin head!” Blurted the young and pink-haired Layla.She stomped the ground and gave him a look of anger, but when he stared back at her, she fidgeted nervously and hid behind George Mill.“So… what’s the plan, Zeke? I think it would be best to wait for Celestia and the rest to contact us.”
Paths of Extinction Chapter 218 A Hard Choice (1)
The battle was getting more intense as the two sides were going all-out.A couple of Special Agents had been killed or rendered incapacitated. As for Celestia’s group, they weren’t as lucky as to remain unscathed throughout the fight.Bibi and Maxwell Lepard, whose roles were to offer tactical support, got heavily wounded and almost killed. Were it not for Signora’s timely magic, their bodies would have been blasted to nothingness by the barrage of flashy magic coming from inside the building.Sulong and Signora glanced at each other and nodded. The former then shouted atop his lungs,“We’ll take care of them. You all charge inside!”Thereafter, a pillar of crimson fire burst from his body, followed by an ear-piercing creepy roar, emitted by none other than the flame itself!The ghostly wraith-like silhouette appeared above Velvet Signora’s body, puppeteering her body like a marionette. Her hands were extended forward as they let out a blinding flash of light that split into many lase
Paths of Extinction Chapter 219 A Hard Choice (2)
“I’ll stay a bit behind. I wouldn’t want to get caught up in whatever is going to happen.” As they rushed into the building, Frederic suddenly halted his feet and muttered those words before dashing to the side. Although his actions were suspicious, Zeke didn’t have the time to chase or stop him. Frederic was weaker than he was, but that didn’t mean he wouldn’t have been able to escape if he had wanted to, and that meant that he was willingly following Zeke. Within two minutes, Zeke found General Zhang inside a spacious room filled with the Artificial Ends. Celestia and the rest were also there. “Zeke!” Celestia, Azmer, Xiao, and Ava were inside somesort of translucent bubble that constantly released waves made of Aether. They didn’t seem to be physically injured, but their faces were pale due to the effects of the fog. Zeke moved his eyes to the back of the room, where clashing sounds could be heard. He saw Cecilia moving around and attacking the General from a distance. The
Paths of Extinction Chapter 220 Divine Champion
Zeke found himself back in the Extinction Order after confirming the System notification.He wasn’t alone, Velvet Signora and Sulong Braveheart were also there. The couple were startled to suddenly find themselves in this ethereal place.“Zeke? What happened? The sky turned red and there was an earthquake.”As he saw the confused and anxious looks of the two of them, Zeke took a deep breath and explained the situation.Before he got transported here, he was sure that the System had teleported him out of the Department of Defense HQ, but he wasn’t able to see his destination as it happened too fast.“What about the General? And Angel.”“The General isn’t a threat anymore. The real danger is the Dead Ends. I don’t know what’s going to happen, but it won’t be good. You must regroup with Celestia and the rest.”Zeke paused for a bit and frowned, “If the Dead Ends are really upon us, then there won’t be any safe places. You must resist it until I can reach you.”[Time remaining in the Exti
Paths of Extinction Chapter 221 Advent of Doom
Serey Zhan Empire, Heaven’s End(Imperial Capital)Emperor Ascalon stood atop the castle, his eyes lingering on the scarlet sky. ‘So it has come.”The crimson fog was creeping closer and closer, soon about to engulf the entire planet. However, the Emperor didn’t seem that anxious. He had known about the Dead Ends ever since he was one of the Seats under the Mad Emperor, Edward Heart.When he became the ruler of the Serey Zhan Empire, he had already started preparing countermeasures, which wouldn’t fend off the Dead Ends permanently, but they would buy the empire enough time.The magical pillars positioned around Heaven’s End awakened simultaneously, each giving a distinct and pure magical light. The radiance transformed into a thick and brilliant resplendent pillar that pierced through the crimson canopy and then exploded into innumerable particles of Aether.All the Archmagus were in their respective Magic Pillar, imbuing it with their magic. More than 90% of the Empire’s Mages were
Paths of Extinction Chapter 222 Divine Essence
The tablet had a similar effect to the artifact the Zyth had used to temporarily cancel the Paths of Extinction System.“We don’t have to reason with this brat, Jonathan! Let’s just take h-”Before she could finish, Zeke’s body appeared in front of her and his hand gripped her neck. There was an ever-so-slight milky-white aura around his body, different from the usual voltage.“Stop, Zeke!”Jonathan motioned for everyone to stay still as talked to Zeke. He knew more about their quarry than anyone, especially what he was capable of.Moreover, when he saw the tablet not working, he knew exactly what was happening.“She didn’t mean any harm.”“...”Zeke didn’t actually kill her. He released his grip and snatched the tablet from her hand.While everyone was looking, he literally crushed it in an instant.“Those things won’t work with me now, and I’m not going back with you. If you try to stop me for a second time, then…”He swept his cold gaze across all of them. The woman backed away in
Paths of Extinction Chapter 223 The Devastating Thunderstorm
“This is worse than I thought.” The trip back to the Sunken Metropolis was swift. With his current stats and [Voltage King], Zeke was able to speed at a speed invisible to the naked eye. He was literally like a lightning bolt, rushing unidirectionally and destroying everything in its path. He stood atop a cliff North of the Sunken Metropolis, a cliff that would have given him a good view of the city were it not for the calm yet ominous Dead Ends. It was an undisturbed sea of malicious fog as high as 300 meters, spread across the entire metropolis. Even the skyscrapers weren’t spared as some of the fog wrapped around them, shrouding them almost entirely. Zeke extended his hand and let out Aetheric Waves, and though they succeeded in extinguishing the Dead Ends around him and up to 100 meters away, it wasn’t nearly enough to make any difference. It was theoretically possible to destroy all the Dead Ends, but more would reappear within a short period of time. To completely get rid
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Chapter 239 Sanctus Lucerna
“I and Hephradet personally studied it, but found nothing. Here you go.”Kleya handed back the strange item back to Zeke.“There’s no Aether or any other foreign energy inside. We couldn’t determine its purpose.”“I see. Thank you anyway.”“Don’t worry about it. You should rest more or else I’ll never hear the end of it from Jenny.”Zeke wryly smiled and nodded. His mother kept nagging him day and night, telling him to rest and not continuously wander around the castle checking on everyone and making sure there were no issues.His body was already healthy and he felt no odd disturbances or unexpected awakenings. Everything is as normal as it could be.Just as Kleya left the room, Jennifer came in. Behind her was a red-faced Celestia, which made Zeke frown.“Mom?”Surprisingly, Jennifer grabbed his ear and pulled him to the couch.“Did I not tell you to overdo it?”“W-what? I haven’t done anything!”“That’s not what she told me!”Celestia stood a distance away, her head lowered in emba
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Chapter 238 Zeke and Azmer
“It’s still too early to assess everything, but… over 80% of the entire planet’s population died.” Kleya, whose eyes were a bit red and her face was filled with fatigue, sat across Zeke and Celestia. “And Her Majesty?” When she heard his question, Kleya lowered her head and held herself back from crying. “We… we think she died fighting the System. It’s no longer possible to return to the Unending Star, so we decided to acknowledge that Her Majesty was amongst those who had fallen there.” “I’m sorry.” “Don’t be. She… she died protecting what she believed in. Us. Not just the Witch Association but all of the Aether Planet.” Zeke sighed, feeling sorry when he saw Kleya like that. The Witch Queen was the pillar of the Witch Association, their respected leader. It was especially so for Kleya and the other 6-star Witches, excluding Jennifer. “A-anyway, the situation at the capital of the Nezulian Republic remains the same. We’re still looking for a way to cancel that Frost Spell cast
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Chapter 237 The 5th User
“Huff… huff…” With a hand pressed against his hurting chest, Zeke dragged his tired feet toward the fallen copy. The copy’s head turned to look at him, its eyeballs, which looked as if they were to pop-out, were letting out the familiar yet incredibly dim crimson light. “We had completed our objective. There was nothing left for Us to do.” “That didn’t give you the right to wipe entire civilizations.” “You… wouldn’t understand, Zeke Orland.” Unlike earlier, the System spoke through the copy’s mouth. Its charred and cut lips moved in an unnatural way, but the voice was identical to Zeke’s. “We had succeeded. We had saved the world. Then, We understood that our creation, our existence was only for that purpose. That We were a tool destined to cease existing.” “...” “We could not tolerate that.” “So you manifested a will of your own?” In response to that, a self-deprecating laugh came from the copy. “After choosing our first User, we saw how the Races we were supposed to prote
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Chapter 236 The Phoenix
While the Phoenix battled the System in the Cursed Plains of the Unending Star, Zeke’s fight against his copy continued.Things took a turn for the worst when the Crown was crushed and the System’s powers dramatically increased. Nevertheless, Zeke didn’t lose yet. His body was flung and then crashed into the ground, blood gushing out from his shoulder and back.Even then, he slowly stood up and grinned toward the System.“Still fighting the good fight.”The previously calm ‘copy’, or at least the System’s disembodied voice, grew agitated as Zeke refused to remain on the ground.“My will is not so easily broken.”[Voltage King]Zeke’s eyes shone with an azure light as his voltage grew silent and became white.[Divine Champion][Divine Sreyzhanian Arts]Just as he charged at the System again, its body suddenly turned stiff as if being immobilized by something.The item handed by Kayro Ol Zerg flashed from Zeke’s pocket.[Fist of Fury]Zeke’s fists, glowing orange and wrapped in condens
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Chapter 235 The God's Spear
“What’s wrong? I thought you were invincible in your domain.”Zeke’s taunt had no effect, at least not at first. The System stood straight and looked down on its wounded body.“You know nothing of Us.”The copy raised its hand, and very soon, something familiar appeared.It was a tangible object of an odd-shape, but Zeke knew what it was. The Crown.“You will know what it is to be helpless and defeated, 5th user.”“You’re still talking?”Zeke let out a smile and charged forth, his fists wrapped by thick voltage.The System crushed the crown as the red voltage manifested and exploded in an uncontrollable manner.…“Is it done?”Julia Lopmore furrowed her brows as she looked at the enemy, whose body was crushed, burned, and almost unrecognisable. It wasn’t a body anymore, but a mass of flesh and poison.The silence lasted for a very short time as the Crown also appeared in reality.“Stop it!” Shouted Frederic as took out a blue bead, one with the same size and shape that Nicneven had pr
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Chapter 234 All-out Fight
Xiao, with his spear in hand, actually deflected the Divine Thunder before safely landing on the ground.Several people appeared close to the Witch Queen. As she swept her eyes across the six people that unexpectedly showed up here.“Your Majesty, we’re here to lend a hand.” Frederic Whitefort smirked and looked at her as he muttered those words. He had brought along Azmer, Xiao, Celestia, Ava, and Julia Lopmore.“You… how ar-”“We can save that talk for later, eh?”Frederic motioned toward Zeke, who was standing there and staring back at them with a hollow expression.“As I’m the weakest of the bunch, I’ll just stay behind and offer assistance… as well as try to heal Her Majesty.”The Vagabond knelt next to Nicnteven and extended his hand towards her. He let out a warm and serene white light, which made her feel rejuvenated. It was Holy Magic, something which she didn’t know he could use.“Wouldn’t Zeke die if we tried to kill the System?” Asked Julia while furrowing her brows.“Not
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Chapter 233 The Seat of Magic
Right after the destruction of the Heart of the Dead Ends, Zeke stood there, seemingly in a daze.The Witch Queen stared at him intensely, and when his eyes glowed with a crimson light, she immediately attacked.Jonathan roared and rushed as well, a creeping Darkness exploding from his hands.Nicneven struck out from afar, unleashing a blazing wave of flames, fused with a spinning thick beam of Ice-aspected energy.The Paths of Extinction System, which had taken control of Zeke’s body, retaliated with full-force as well.Dozens of thunderbolts erupted from Zeke’s raised hand, blasting Jonathan back and clashing with the Queen’s magic.“The Seat of Magic.” Muttered a voice that didn’t resemble Zeke albeit speaking from his mouth.It was emotionless and cold, one which no living being would be able to imitate.[Voltage Zap]Using such an elementary skill, the System shot innumerable bolts that arched in the air and concentrated on Nicneven.She jumped out of the way and performed a stra
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Chapter 232 The End of the 2nd Cycle
“I know this is a lot to take in, Zeke Orland. But, I want you to trust me. Know that I have your best interest in heart and I wouldn’t have come unless necessary. I could’ve let you venture alone and complete your objective, after which you’ll be killed by your own System.”Zeke pointed his open hand toward the incoming shades.[Voltage King]A barrage of lightning bolts was unleashed, piercing through the shades and extinguishing them. They vaporised in an instant, leaving only a bit of red fog.The Dead Ends and the Paths of Extinction System, they both had that unique and ominous crimson light. However, Zeke thought it was just a coincidence.Now that the truth was revealed to him, he felt a bit lost. It wasn’t that much of a surprise that his System was dangerous or a threat as he had already suspected as much after learning about Edward Heart.Nevertheless, the fact that it was a tool from the very beginning did make him feel weak and clueless.An eerie silence flowed between Ze
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Chapter 231 The Paths of Extinction System
Thanks to the thunderstorm Zeke had previously summoned, the three of them managed to reach and enter the Black Spike. Strangely enough, the entrance of the spire was fully-opened as if beckoning them inside. “This looks man-made.” “Because it is.” Answered Nicneven as she held the black katana with one hand and controlled five differently-colored elemental orb with the other. The interior of the black spike was empty but particularly eerie. Everything was black and except a spiralling staircase that led to the top, there was nothing else, not even the crimson fog. “Who made it?” “...” “Why do you refuse to tell me anything, Your Majesty? What is the Dead Ends? Who created it?” “You do not need to concern yourself with that. Just destroy the Hearts and everything will end.” Her immediate dismissal did irritate him, but he didn’t press her for answers he knew she wouldn’t give. “This is the final stretch. Jonathan, take the vanguard.” “Yes, Your Majesty.” Jonathan pushed bac
