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Paths of Extinction Chapter 51 The Commander
“Keep this with you and chase after that which you seek.”Jonathan’s words kept echoing inside’s head as she rested in a cozy and comfortable hospital room. Less than a week ago, she was found at the well-guarded border of the Witch Association, the oldest nation in the Aether planet and presumably the strongest.With the exception of a handful of men, the Witch Association was a female-dominated country, filled to the brim with so-called ‘Witches’. Unique Aether-users that use an unorthodox way to unleash devastating Magic. However, ever since its inception, the Witch Association barred the entry of all men, but it wasn’t something because of sexism or other banal reasons. Witches were prohibited from having any relationship with the other sex as that would be detrimental to their training and, in worst-case scenarios, lead to a painful and horrible death.Nevertheless, the Witch Association managed to survive and stand at the top for a prolonged period of time. Unlike the Nezulian
Paths of Extinction Chapter 52 The Boy
“Are you sure about your decision?”Freya caressed Amelia’s hair as she asked again. It has been since the young girl was discharged from the hospital situated in the middle of nowhere. Neither the commander, Jennifer, nor Freya had forced Amelia to stay in the Witch Association nor train under their tutelage. They give her multiple choices and, eventually, Amelia agreed to stay and learn from the best.In fact, Amelia could have gone to the prestigious academy in the capital of the Witch Association. This academy was no less inferior to Erys, but it only had female students and the overall number of students was significantly less than Erys or the school in the Serey Zhan Empire. However, in return, each and every student was incredibly talented.“Alright. From this point forth, you are my and Jenny’s student.”“I’ll be in your case.” Replied Amelia while politely bowing her head.Once the brief conversation came to an end, the sulking Jennifer sitting behind her desk stood up. She
Paths of Extinction Chapter 53 The Student Council
Sulong was left with the red-haired boy, the former sitting on the ground with his eyes closed and the latter blankly staring at the wall.A deafening bout of silence flowed between the two, one that was broken by an abrupt movement by the two residents.A small wave of crimson fire burst from Sulong’s body, and a squirming black tentacle came out of the boy’s abdomen, both of which shooting in a specific direction.The tentacle was cut in half but the fire couldn’t be as easily blocked. The invisible invader’s body became momentarily visible as she leapt back, her silhouette merging into the wall and then vanishing.“Tsk! I knew it!”Sulong punched the ground in anger and glanced at the expressionless kid. Even though they didn’t directly converse, the two were thinking the same thing and acted simultaneously.This inexplicable occurrence started only recently; Sulong had this uncomfortable sensation of being watched, specifically when Zeke was here.However, Zeke didn’t seem aware o
Paths of Extinction Chapter 54 Agreement
“I-I will talk!”Fylard was unlike Rodrick, who had kept his mouth shut and refused to disclose the truth. Fylard Yak, whose Rank had been ‘stolen’ by Azmer, was a cowardly and shrewd individual. However, he disliked pain and punishment, so much so that he would sell anyone to save his skin. Therefore, when he found himself in an isolated and dimly lit interrogation room, he started panicking and immediately uttered those words.Facing him was Professor Nayro, whose beady and jelly and pupilless black eyes were squirming like worms.Seeing the Zyth’s piercing stare, Fylard unconsciously swallowed some saliva and then spilled the beans.“I-It was a classmate of mine, Maxwell Lepard. He…he gave me some sort of drug that enhances one’s ability when consumed. I tried asking him where he got it from but he never answered. T-...t-that’s the truth! I swear!”“Do you still have that drug?”“I stashed some in the alleyway between Building A and Building B. It’s right under the window of the 2
Paths of Extinction Chapter 55 Aether Control
Like before, Zeke thought nothing of his session with Counselor Mary. Sometimes she was persistent about certain questions, and sometimes she would be satisfied even if he gave a one-word answer. He saw no point in talking to her, but he had to regularly go due to his agreement with the Principal.Fortunately, the session didn’t last long, and soon enough, he was free to leave. The sun had started to set and the canopy was darkening ever-so-slowly. Zeke had nothing important to do so he headed to the Dean’s cabin to complete today’s tasks and train by himself.Next week, the practical exams would begin and he needed to be prepared.Unlike the Theoretical exams which required thorough revision and a lot of studying, the practical exams were a collection of one-on-one battles between the First-Year Students.There would be a huge bracket and the opponents would be chosen randomly, or so most believe. However, Zeke knew that it was slightly more complicated than that; Basically, the te
Paths of Extinction Chapter 56 Protocol 3
“This… you…” Vans Valort pinched his temples and sighed as he saw the unconscious bodies lying near the black van. He tried to say something to the stoic youth but eventually gave up and called his colleagues. Of course, he made sure to handcuff all of them to eliminate any possibility of escape. It was clear that, whoever had orchestrated this, never took into account Zeke’s abilities. Maybe they had underestimated him, or simply never expected him to retaliate so fiercely. “Every time I meet you, there’s something going on. Haaah! And I thought my son was a troublemaker…” “Don’t feel so down, sir. Catching so many bad guys, isn’t that what police officers do?” Vans shook his head and let out a self-deprecating laugh, “Apart from their weapons, they have nothing on them. Clearly, it wasn’t just a simple assault. I will assig-” “There’s no need, detective Valort. I can take care of myself.” Seeing the youth’s adamance, the man sighed again and reluctantly nodded. He already knew
Paths of Extinction Chapter 57 Conduit Implementation
Azmer was also put on an inclined medical bed, but the metallic bounds weren’t tight. They made him incapable of moving, but it was clear they were treating him with care. When the female assistant approached him and was about to sedate him, he glared at her and thrashed around. “What are you doing? Don’t you dare touch me!” His loud shout startled the young girl and made her back away in hesitation and fear. After a couple of seconds, she lowered her arm and walked away, intending to speak with Olivia. “What’s going on here?” Azmer turned his head to the side with difficulty, still startled to see the tube stuck to the upper part of Zeke’s chest and draining a transparent liquid with a green luster. “I should be the one asking you.” Retorted the lethargic Zeke. Fortunately, the quantity of Life Aether dwelling within his body was significantly higher than a normal human, thus making the process take more time. With his precarious situation in consideration, Zeke did not panic,
Paths of Extinction Chapter 58 Assassination
A short while before the laboratory collapsed. “Mister Lorson, we’ve already begun the preparations. The operation shouldn’t take more than an hour, please wait here.” As Olivia and Anthony needed to keep this agreement under tight wraps, William made use of his vast wealth to build a laboratory in the basement of a recently-renovated house South of the Sunken Metropolis. The neighborhood was peaceful and relatively empty, thus making it the best spot to conduct such an illegal matter. William and Jacob were both presents, along with a few of their subordinates. As for the married scientists, they came alone and didn’t seem worried that someone might interrupt their work or barge in. After exchanging a few words with the ever-solemn William Lorson, they swiftly returned to the laboratory. Meanwhile, the head of the Lorson household stood on the small lawn of the house. He was like a robot, motionless and silent as he patiently waited. As for his eldest son, Jacob, he kept pacing
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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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“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
