Alex finally returned with chip word $500,000 and placed them in front of Emma.
She could hear whispers from behind her, some said she was not crazy enough to place all of it at once, others said she must be the daughter of some rich mogul so she was just spending daddy's money.“Place your bids ladies and gentlemen, please be aware that this would be the last bid for the night and this table would be no longer open for any bids”It wasn't anything new to the bidders, if the jackpot kept getting bigger, the loss would be on the house and no casino would want to lose that much in a single night.“All in on 32" Emma announced as she pushed the bags of chips worth $500,000 forward.The sound of gulping could be heard loudly as many observers gathered around the table. To watch the game.Zane also smiled as he placed his bid of $200,00 also. He was going all in“Bids have been placed,” the dealer called.A hush felZane smiled as he stepped out of the Casino with Emma. His plan was actually working better than he had expected. He was previously thinking of a way to convince Belle’s bodyguard but she wanted to ditch him so it made things easier for him.All he needed to do now was to take her to the club where he and a friend of his would swipe everything off the card.The Rolls Royce Emma came in pulled up at the front of the Casino and the passenger automatically opened. Zane gave Emma in hand in getting in and he got into the car. Zane complimented the car lightly before he said “I know of a club not too far, roughly twenty minutes drive, it's going to be a good place to have a nice drink to celebrate your victory. What do you think about it?” Zane turned to look at Emma who now sat at the right side. “I think we have a different plan for tonight's party. Why don't you relax and enjoy the ride there?” Emma smiled back"Relax?" Zane was confused
After they had driven for a little while, Nexus stopped the car and conducted a search on Zane for trackers or anything of that sort.After searching him, they tossed his phones and every other electronic device on him before Nexus corrected their route and they drove back to the house.Arriving at the house, Nexus carried the immobilized Zane down to the basement to a room he had prepared earlier.As Alex and Emma follow Nexus into the basement, their eyes struggle to adjust to the inky blackness within. With a snap of metal fingers, Nexus commands the overhead lights to activate, though they emit only a pale sickly glow leaving the windowless concrete walls still shrouded in shadow.Along the cracking floor, Emma spots ominous dark stains surrounding a single rusted metal chair outfitted with straps and wired cables. The chair faces a basic table holding simple tools - pliers, knife, vials of liquid. Shackles dangle from the ceiling pipes running above. The entire macabre scene look
Calculating the total amount of Copper he had received. Left Alex stunned.A heep of copper was roughly two thousand copper pieces then two heeps would total about four thousand pieces.This was more than enough for the quest he was currently on, A Dimensional Gate. If he gave these to Nexus, he would still have more than enough to craft some weapons and equipment. To make use of later.Looking up, Alex still had 5 more boxes to open. Just from the first two he received rewards worth more than he had expected. He couldn't imagine what was in the remaining boxes.Tapping the third box, it opened revealing an armor. Its appearance had Jagged icy plates edged in pale blue and frosty vapor trails came from the spines and edges.Tapping on the information about the armor. A pop-up appeared:Armor Name: Drakaina Hail GuardRarity: MythicArmor Type: PlateDescription: Forged from the impervious scales of an a
Six reward boxes opened, the final one remained.Tapping on the seventh box, a pale frosty light brought into view a gun. “Finally, a weapon" Alex rejoiced. Weapons received from reward boxes were often better than those crafted or bought from the market. And this one was a gun, a weapon he had full experience using.“Glacier Frost CryoblasterGun Type: Submachine GunRarity: Epic”The gun had Sleek angular lines with glowing icy blue accents converging on the rear cooling core that generates perpetual frost mist. The liquid nitrogen cartridge contains arctic gasses visible through frosted glass.“Stats:Extreme cold damage over time35 rounds per second rate of fire80 round capacity magazinesEffective Range: 200 metersCryo Shot consumes 3 ammo per trigger pullEffects:Standard shots slow enemies by 30% on impact.Cryo Shot (consumes extra ammo): Encases the target in ice for 4 seconds stunning them plus increases all cold damage taken by 50% for the freeze duration.The cutting-e
Two final notifications left for Alex to open. His rewards have been bountiful to a fault.Opening the notification "Dragon Sorceress Blessings received” he tapped on the information destials.“Dragon Sorceress BlessingsA rare boon granted by ancient dragon matriarchs to honored mortal spellcasters seeking deeper draconic power. Bestows dangerously intense yet transient near-draconic dominance.Activation Phrase: "Embrace the dragonfire within!"Effects:Transforms spellcaster into a half-dragon hybrid for 30 seconds gaining:Dragon's armor plating and wingsBreath attack matching dragon patron's elementSpell damage and resistance doubled500% increased mana regenerationDrawbacks:If slain while transformed, cannot be resurrected.3 day recharge before blessing can be invoked again.Burns through mana rapidly, can leave user energy depleted.Repeated use risks b
“What????" Alex yelled with his mouth wide open “Have you lost your mind? Damn you have no mind, has your programming been corrupted? How would you allow such to happen? You clearly know that the mad man is out to get me and you allowed him to keep tabs on me for days? What the hell is wrong with you?” Alex was pissed.“This reaction and low level of reasoning is the main reason I didn't tell you from the onset, of I had told you what would you have done? Would you have destroyed all the bugs and drones he used in following you? Of course no, you don't have a way of stopping them on your own. If I had told you, was there a way I could have possibly been able to access their networks without them knowing? Of course not. You're always quick to rush into conclusions. You barely give anyone a chance to explain things to you. You are such a handful, I wonder how Emma managed with you for twenty two years” Nexus lashed back.If Nexus was having a face of flesh, the anger
Morning came much faster than Alex had expected. When the alarm rang, he was deep in his sleep until Emma came to pull it out.It was time for their morning run. For days, they have been strictly following Nexus's schedule for training and building up their strength.After the run which lasted 30 minutes, they returned home for their physical exercises. By 7am, all exercises were done, they had refreshed and were down for breakfast.As always, Nexus had prepared breakfast but he wasn't waiting for them at the table. This was the first time since they had arrived at their new home Nexus wasn't available for breakfast.“What happened Alex? Did you have a fight with Nexus last night while I was asleep"Alex almost choked on the bacon in his mouth when Emma asked the question “Hell no, why would I? We actually had a nice conversation last night" Alex replied with an evil smile. " Oh, what did you guys talk about?” Asked Emma as she
Requesting the blueprint, Emma grinned with excitement as she slid the parchment containing the staff's specifications over to Alex. "According to this, it is a blueprint for an epic level, triple-banded sorcerer's staff in one of my loremaster books! It's called the Staff of the Four Winds or as legends would know it, Aria's Grace. I won't be able to have high enough crafting skill to make it myself even if I switched to the subclass of blacksmith but I was hoping with your master blacksmith ability you could?"Alex studied the ornate blueprints depicting a slender elmwood staff with three shimmering bands of engraved silver and copper winding around it from top to bottom. The bands swirled with delicate leaf and vine filigree. According to the description, when powered with the proper reagents, the staff allowed casting of wind-based spells that normally required group ritual magic. Spells included Whirlwind, Cyclone, and Summon Storm Elemental."Hmm,