The roars of the people around us thundered throughout the area, with some jumping in excitement."Be prepared; it will be a great battle," Leo said as he raised his hands sideways; a powerful gust of wind built up around his arms, causing an apparent disruption all over him. "This is how I use my Wind magic."Yeah, it would be very painful to get hit with that thing.Without delay, he bent his knees and jumped towards me while generating a strong gushing sound.Due to the activation of his skill, his movement became far faster than before.Does that mean all the damage he took earlier, even before activating his skill, is still counted for his power-up?I shifted my gaze at him while he was surging towards me.There's only one way to prove it."Warrior's rage."His eyes instantly widened the moment he heard what I just said.At the same time, I felt an instant surge of power spreading throughout my body, which greatly boosted my reaction time, so I easily evaded the incoming devastat
I opened my eyes, and the first thing I saw was the pair of Rafaela's blue eyes looking at me while sitting next to me.She gasped when she saw me open my eyes and hug me. "Big bro Troy!" She has some tears in her eyes. "Don't worry, Raf, I'm still kicking."Rafaela smiled at me and leaned her head on my arms after wiping her tears away. I wanted to pat her head, but I couldn't move my body for some reason.Did I end up being crippled, or maybe my last attack was too much for my body?"Oh, you're finally awake."I turned my gaze toward the voice and found Xin leaning on the door while looking at me.Now that I realized it, I wasn't lying in my room. Thanks to the massive pillow I was leaning on, I could see the entire room and Xin standing a few meters away."How long did I sleep?""About three days.""I see," I said. Hephaestus' passive skill was a monster feeding on my mana just like that. "By the way, I can't move my body for some reason."He walked towards me. "Of course, you ca
I woke up with a massive headache the next morning. Rafaela had tried to wake me up, but I just couldn't. I remembered I was checking on my Status and suddenly went to sleep after Cherubim's last words. And when I woke up, what greeted me was a pair of almost opaque eyes. Although I can still see some black part of the pupil in both eyes, most of it was opaque. Nonetheless, they didn't affect my eyesight. What is this? What happened to my eyes!?What the hell![Confirmed: New Active Ability Unlocked: Psyche]Huh? What is that? Ability?[It's a new ability you unlocked. It might have triggered during your fight with the BeastFolk and the desire to know one's Status]Oh? Not a Skill?[No. Ability and Skill are not the same]Gah! I don't understand![ An ability cannot be obtained or imitated. You have it in you; all you have to do is unlock it. Skill is what you can learn but, in your case, imitated.]So what can this new ability do?[Status reading. It's an active ability. It means y
After a few minutes of following the security personnel, who as they called themselves, we finally reached the venue.And oh boy, I think all of the citizens of this faction's territory are here!The celebration took place in the middle of a huge road under the moonlight. Lights were everywhere, and the crowd of people cheered at me.And there's a lot of them!From the crowd, Leo came out and raised his wooden cup. "And here comes the star of the night!"He walked towards me and handed the cup containing booze to me."I didn't expect it to be this extravagant.""Aren't you underestimating the weight of being a faction leader a bit too much? You are now the most important person in this place, and it's the least thing we can do to congratulate you." He walked back and waved his hand. "Let's go in here; everyone wants to see you."I shook my head and turned my gaze to Rafaela; she responded by smiling at me.It's quite overwhelming, especially knowing it is just the beginning of what I
The party continued, and Leo continued drinking like tomorrow would never come.However, I stood up when I saw familiar faces joining the crowd while eating.I approached them, and all at once, all eight of them immediately stood up the moment they saw me. They were already done when I arrived.I smiled. "Woah, isn't it the ever-powerful Leo the invincible?"The one who impersonated Leo before scratched his head while looking down due to embarrassment."I'm glad to see that you three are fine and have some friends with you.""Yes, thanks for helping us back there, ma- master Troy.""I assume your name isn't really Leo, ain't it?"He raised his head. "Ah, my name is Julio."I turned my gaze towards the two."My name is San." Said the demon one."And I'm Shun." Lastly, the one with cat ears. A cat boy! "And these guys are our friends." At the same time, he points his hand to their group's younger members."Nice to meet you. I hope you are no longer going around doing what you did back t
I yawned as I stared at the energetic demon before me, flexing his muscular arms along with the loud roars of the spectators huddling around us in front of the faction base.First thing in the morning, this is what I got after a devastating drinking session last night!He faced me and pointed his index finger at me. "I'll crush you, Summon impostor!" He said with a voice that was full of confidence."Should we start already? I still have something to do.""Huh, don't cry at me after!" He pulled his sword from his back and assumed a battle position. "Get ready to get wrecked by me-"He couldn't finish his sentence anymore because he was already rolling on the ground while covered in fire and crying like a man-sized muscular baby.I exhaled. "That's the fourth one this morning. Does anyone still want to challenge me?"But no one dared to respond and just looked at me with fear."Help! Help!"Yep, that's the guy who just said he's going to crush me.I activated my water magic, poured it
"Go kick his ass, boss!"I exhaled as I entered the arena and went straight to the middle. As I walked, the spectators' roars resonated throughout the place, with some of them jumping due to extreme excitement while looking at me from the audience platform, where a tall wall was separating the arena and the audience platform above.From the crowd, I saw Rafaela waving her hand at me; beside her was Xin crossing his arms, and Leo was conversing with a guy wearing a butler suit standing next to him.I didn't know what they were discussing, so I could only wonder.I waved my hand towards Rafaela."So, you are the new leader of the Fang faction."The fuck?I immediately turned toward the person standing a few meters away from me.Since when has he been standing there? He literally came out of nowhere! I didn't even sense him with my Mana perception![Noticed: Absolute Concealment Skill in activation. Unlike Kuro, this elf has higher Concealment Skill, which includes not just his status bu
I aimed my hands at him and blasted the Fire and Electricity magic at once, but as expected, he was so fast that he dodged my attacks almost easily. [Notice: Fuse possibility has been detected] What is it? Tell me about it. [Fusing Conceal Skill and Mana Perception skill will produce a new advanced skill that will let you see through Advance Concealment. You will able to detect and measure one's mana better] Okay! Proceed! [Note: This fusing will consume a large amount of mana. Proceed?] Oh hell! I'm in the middle of a fight, but yes, please do it. [Confirmed] {Fusing Mana Perception Skill and Conceal skill…} [Note: Consuming mana is in process] Damn it. I will not be able to use too much mana now but rely on my physical and less consuming mana, common elemental magic. I blasted my Fire magic point blank, but he dodged it by spinning in the air while launching an effective counterassault and instantly covered my entire body in a white thread, immediately binding me in place
We walked through the gray concrete pathway leading to the mansion at the very center of the huge place surrounded by decorative shaped bushes and maple trees lining beside the road.However, behind those lines of trees and bushes were huge plain grasslands all the way to the towering fences from afar.Just like what I saw outside, the huge white mansion became a lot clearer now that we were already near it.From our location, the mansion looked incredibly gargantuan. It's the first time I've seen a huge mansion in my entire life.The exterior of the white mansion was filled with chiseled stone pillars and wall decorations, giving it a sophisticated vibe.At the end of the road, there's the white fountain encircled by the roundabout that would lead to four pathways: the other two would lead to the side part of the mansion, the other one would lead to the gate where we came from, and the one in front of us would lead to the staircase towards the entrance of the mansion.Anabelle and Da
The following day, Xin, Leo, and even Leal picked Rafaela and me up and accompanied us to the territory of the Spriggan faction, where I could find Raiden. I wandered my eyes around the place as we walked toward the headquarters of the Spriggan faction. "How's your head, Leal?" Leo asked. "It feels like it's breaking apart; it's all thanks to you, you big imbecile." What caught my attention were the houses and buildings. All of them were built correctly and in good condition; some buildings were made of chiseled stones, and the people walking with us wore tunics and kirtles made of wool. However, it's quite apparent that there's only a handful of them compared to the other citizens of the other factions, where I could see people in every corner. Occasionally, there were some merchant's carriages passing down the brick road. This is the first time I've seen some since I arrived in this town! Are we sure we're still inside the infamous lawless town? I turned my gaze to
With Kuro leading the way, we walked towards the center of the garden, where everyone was gathering.On our way, Leal's butler and maid-themed mercenary members gathered at the side of the cemented pathway and bowed their heads to us."Greetings, Master Leal and new faction leader, Troy."I nodded at them and continued.As I looked back from our location, I could see the terrace where I was earlier.It's a huge white mansion with a red roof with multiple terraces scattered around its three floors. "Boss!" Leo waved his hand at us.I walked towards them, and on our way, I saw a group having a tea party on a circular table.Rafaela waved her hand at me with a big smile on her face. Next to her were the girls in their group sipping the tea in their white teacups.I waved back and continued to our table, where I could hear Leo's loud laughter."You two are finally here; what took you so long?""We just made sure that the booze wasn't poisoned. Unfortunately, it isn't." Leal said as he sa
"Say, Leal," I said as I breathed. "I don't really know about Summons," I added. "How you acted seemed like you knew a lot about my kind." Leal sipped his tea before looking at me. "Summons were the hybrid of Demons and otherworlders' offspring, if not probably one of the strongest. The common Summons were the horn-types, and the rare were the opaque-eyed Summons. They were the race that the Witch Sora Magestus led during the rebellion," Leal replied."Rebellion?" "Yes. Sora was a brave witch who opposed the Grandmaster's order, leading to a conflict between the royals and citizens. With the help of Summons," Leal made another sip in his teacup. "According to the book I read, Summons was Azrael's bloodline. There was a myth about him leading all the races against the Ancient Serpent puppet, the Great Sage. He slaughtered the Sage and freed everyone from tyranny. But the Ancient Serpent cursed him and his bloodline. It was said Azrael knew about the curse and disappeared, leaving hi
(Third Person)Thirty years ago, before the extinction of the Summon Race, Sora Magestus, the last witch, was captured by Lancelot Ardglass, one of the seven corrupted holy knights, and was presented to the Grandmaster Kervil Isambard. Sora Magestus knew that her end was near."Seraphim," she whispered as she was forced to walk despite being heavily wounded and chained. [Yes]"Activate Delete Skill," she commanded. [Confirmed. Delete Skill has now been activated][Notice: Skills that have been acquired will now be under Deletion. Once begun, it will never be recovered]Sora smiled."What are you smiling at, witch?" one of the holy knights slapped her.It was painful, but Sora had to endure it. She refused to give in to the pain they had been inflicted on her. She knew all her hard work would be paid off soon. She accidentally stumbled on her chain, which made her captors pissed. She had difficulty getting up, but suddenly, another Holy Knight pulled her chain, and she fell on the
"I don't hate you, Troy. You look like a very kind person, but... I can't... I just can't." Leal shook his head while looking at me with distress in his eyes. "Don't ruin everyone's life just because you feel like it."While shivering, he slowly moved toward me and raised his fists."I don't think you can still fight. It's over."He spat blood and stared at me. "I can still fight."His body got more devastated than I thought, but at least he can still stand up.I exhaled. "Look, don't worry, I won't ruin anyone's life. I don't know what you people think about the people of my tribe, but I'm not like them. Don't go on judging someone based on your judgment or whatever. Besides, I'm not doing this shit because I just felt like it, well maybe a little bit, but most of it is because I have a goal in mind that makes the difference."He chuckled, but his voice was filled with ache. "Are you saying that you have a goal for this place?"I paused briefly, felt the sun's heat touching my skin,
I aimed my hands at him and blasted the Fire and Electricity magic at once, but as expected, he was so fast that he dodged my attacks almost easily. [Notice: Fuse possibility has been detected] What is it? Tell me about it. [Fusing Conceal Skill and Mana Perception skill will produce a new advanced skill that will let you see through Advance Concealment. You will able to detect and measure one's mana better] Okay! Proceed! [Note: This fusing will consume a large amount of mana. Proceed?] Oh hell! I'm in the middle of a fight, but yes, please do it. [Confirmed] {Fusing Mana Perception Skill and Conceal skill…} [Note: Consuming mana is in process] Damn it. I will not be able to use too much mana now but rely on my physical and less consuming mana, common elemental magic. I blasted my Fire magic point blank, but he dodged it by spinning in the air while launching an effective counterassault and instantly covered my entire body in a white thread, immediately binding me in place
"Go kick his ass, boss!"I exhaled as I entered the arena and went straight to the middle. As I walked, the spectators' roars resonated throughout the place, with some of them jumping due to extreme excitement while looking at me from the audience platform, where a tall wall was separating the arena and the audience platform above.From the crowd, I saw Rafaela waving her hand at me; beside her was Xin crossing his arms, and Leo was conversing with a guy wearing a butler suit standing next to him.I didn't know what they were discussing, so I could only wonder.I waved my hand towards Rafaela."So, you are the new leader of the Fang faction."The fuck?I immediately turned toward the person standing a few meters away from me.Since when has he been standing there? He literally came out of nowhere! I didn't even sense him with my Mana perception![Noticed: Absolute Concealment Skill in activation. Unlike Kuro, this elf has higher Concealment Skill, which includes not just his status bu
I yawned as I stared at the energetic demon before me, flexing his muscular arms along with the loud roars of the spectators huddling around us in front of the faction base.First thing in the morning, this is what I got after a devastating drinking session last night!He faced me and pointed his index finger at me. "I'll crush you, Summon impostor!" He said with a voice that was full of confidence."Should we start already? I still have something to do.""Huh, don't cry at me after!" He pulled his sword from his back and assumed a battle position. "Get ready to get wrecked by me-"He couldn't finish his sentence anymore because he was already rolling on the ground while covered in fire and crying like a man-sized muscular baby.I exhaled. "That's the fourth one this morning. Does anyone still want to challenge me?"But no one dared to respond and just looked at me with fear."Help! Help!"Yep, that's the guy who just said he's going to crush me.I activated my water magic, poured it