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Paths of Extinction Chapter 225 The Promise
“And that’s the situation, more or less.”Zeke was in a big meeting room along with a great deal of people. The teachers of Erys, Celestia, Teresa King’s team, and even Frederic Whitefort.Now that the situation escalated this much and the doom had come, Zeke had no need to resort to secrecy and duplicity.He told everything to Erva and the others, including the mission the System tasked him.“So, what’s your plan right now?”-ErvaZeke leaned back against the chair and looked outside the window, at the barrier holding off the Dead Ends.“How long will the barrier last?”“A week, probably.”Zeke nodded and thought for a moment before speaking again,“The Witch Queen wants me to come here. It must have to do with the Dead Ends and how to completely destroy it. She sent some System users and a Proto-Demon capable of opening portals. Maybe we can use that to our advantage and take everyone to the Capital of the Witch Association. I reckon it’s safer there.”“What makes you think they’ll w
Paths of Extinction Chapter 226 To Be Happy
Essyna opened a portal directly to the capital of the Witch Association. More precisely, it led into Nicneven’s majestic palace.“Zeke!”Jennifer ran up to Zeke and gave him a hug before worriedly checking for any injuries. “I’m fine, mom.”Zeke felt a bit embarrassed as they weren’t alone in the hall. In fact, there were dozens of 5-star witches, and two 6-star Witches.Jonathan Stellar Link approached Kleya and politely bowed before whispering a few words, to which she nodded at.Thereafter, he and his little group left the spacious hall. So did most of the witches, in fact.“Zeke Orland, follow me.”“Can’t I talk to him for a bit?”Although they hadn’t been separated for that long, Jennifer still wanted to spend some time with her son.“Her Majesty is waiting. We’re already late.”Kleya’s voice was slightly apologetic. She was the closest to Jennifer and knew how she had felt. However, due to Zeke refusing to cooperate with Jonathan, the plan was already delayed.He had been suppo
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The Day of Reckoning“I’ll keep Angel and everyone safe.”Early in the morning, Celestia hugged Zeke and gave him a kiss.She looked nervous and unwilling to part with him, but she knew that she wouldn’t be of much help if she insisted on going with him.“I know you will. As for me, I’ll try not to disappear for more than five years this time.”“This isn’t the time for jokes!” She squeezed the back of his palm, which made him apologise.“I love you, Celestia.”“I love you too. Please be careful… and be safe.”Celestia wiped her teary eyes as she watched him leave the room.However, a couple of seconds later, someone knocked on the door. She thought he had forgotten something, but it turned out to be someone else.“You?”The unexpected visitor looked left and right, ensuring that he wasn’t followed, then asked to come inside.…In another room.“You’ve grown, Azmer.”The Dean, who had grown older and wrinklier, was sitting across from his student. They haven’t met for the past couple
Paths of Extinction Chapter 228 The Mysterious Well
An hour after the ceremony, Zeke was taken to the Throne Hall. All Witches, 4-star or higher, were orderly standing with hands behind their back and wearing official military attires.Zeke stared at Nicneven, who had changed from the royal robe to a more unique outfit. It was a silver light armor coupled with matching gloves, sabatons, and shoulder guards.She even had a black katana on her waist.“What?”She coldly looked back at him, annoyed despite him not muttering a single word.“Nothing.”“...”Nicneven checked everything and even wore a necklace made of bones, which was creepy and didn’t suit her style.“All is ready, Your Majesty.”The Witch of Disaster, Hephradet, approached Nicneven and bowed before gesturing toward the center of the Throne Hall.The last Proto-Demon, Essyna, was being assisted by a group of Witches as well as Aether-rich artifacts, all to facilitate opening the portal to her original world.“This is a two-way portal. All Witches will be on standby to fend o
Paths of Extinction Chapter 229 The Might of the Queen
“No harm shall come to her, Your Majesty.”The Sword Saint stood next to Essyna, who kept her arms extended toward the portal. She was supplied with ample artifacts that boosted her Aether output and recovery, thus prolonging the time in which she could maintain the portal.“...”Zeke looked around, spotting nothing but a sea of red fog. Strangely enough, it wasn’t as thick as the one on the Aether Planet, but this one felt more dangerous and sentient.“I’ll take the lead. You’ll save your energy for its Heart.”Nicneven took out an old compass and stared at it for a couple of seconds before she started walking towards a certain direction.Jonathan and Zeke were right behind her, the former looking tired but determined to see this to its end. In a matter of seconds, the Sword Saint and the young Proto-Demon were out of sight.Zeke noticed that the ground itself was sucked dry, for want of a better word. There was no ambient Aether whatsoever, and the dirt was like ash, soft and lacki
Paths of Extinction Chapter 230 Unexpected Development
The Unending Star(Home planet of the Proto-Demons) The Cursed Plains “Your Majesty!” Jonathan ran to Nicneven to support her, but she stopped him and stood on her own. Parts of her armor had been dented or riddled with holes and her complexion got worse. They had increased their pace and were very close to the ominous spire looming within the Dead Ends. However, the closer they got, the stronger the resistance. The Witch Queen had slain over 10 of those adult dragons, that and hundreds of savage monstrosities. Jonathan had his fair share of battles too, but as Nicneven took the vanguard and eliminated the stronger ones, his job was relatively easier. At this point, Zeke felt a bit guilty and contemplated lending a hand. In a land utterly devoid of ambient Aether, it was surprising that the Witch Queen was able to fight non-stop against all sorts of enemies. Furthermore, she wasn’t a System user, so the Dead Ends were affecting her senses, but at a much slower pace than norma
Paths of Extinction 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
Paths of Extinction 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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“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
