As Shreya was thinking hard, Blue Dog whispered in her ear. “Let’s go to the wolf city.” “Don’t be foolish,” Shreya spoke without restraint. “Just because you two fought together a couple of times, you can’t trust her and enter the wolf’s den. Once we get there, it’ll be easy for her to restrain us.” “You have my promise,” Verella assured. “If you don’t touch Myles, I won’t let anyone touch you, either.” “How can I trust your words?” Shreya asked straightforwardly. “There’s nothing I can say that can make you trust me,” Verella leaked out flames all over her body, “but if you are trying to kill Myles, you should be ready to face my wrath.” Shreya frowned. “It’s hard to believe that someone so cold-hearted like you is…” she glanced at Myles, “fond of some guy, especially considering he’s already married. You two must have known each other for a while, I suppose.” “If we fight here, it won’t do good for either of us,” Blue Dog told Shreya plainly. “The criminals and others will com
The wolf city was more than 10,000 miles away from the now-fallen cobra city, and the aerial route between the two islands was fraught with danger.However, the special military drone Myles and others were in traveled much faster than the speed of sound at about 22 kilometers above the ground, so it provided little to no time for many flying beasts to attack.Nevertheless, harpies were the most troublesome of all, for their screams wouldn’t just disrupt the radio signals but also send humans into a trance. When their numbers were high, they could destroy even the soundproof glasses with their screams. The drone fired hundreds of laser bullets, but that didn’t even bring the count of the harpies down by half.Shreya had to use her powers to send a psychic wave that knocked out most of the remaining harpies, making the rest scatter.Justin, Biskie, and Casey were greatly astonished by Shreya’s abilities.“Can you teach me how to get strong, ma’am?” Biskie quickly asked.Shreya looked at
Myles might be one of the strongest mages, but he was also spiritually and physically sensitive because of his awakening. Due to the spiritual seal on his powers, he was no longer able to seal his carnality away like how he had done when Verella tempted him. The after effects of sealing his own carnal desires away was that his sexual desire would be unnaturally high right after the seal was taken away. When Casey started touching and squeezing his thigh, he found himself shivering. This only made her become all the more active in her approach, feeling that it was working. (This is easy. I bet nobody ever did this to him.) Casey thought, giggling on the inside. No bright lights were switched on inside the drone for safety purposes as lights would attract insects, but this only made things easy for Casey to do her work without getting noticed. (I’ll soon make him beg me for a quick fuck. I’ll make him my shield in the coming city.) She kept going at it, slowly moving her hand to the in
Wolf city was an island with multiple climate zones. With almost a million square miles in area, it had thick forests as well as rocky barren lands.The drone landed at a parking zone, which was an extended rock on a cliff at 4000 meters high from the ground. The sheer wind blowing at that region made Biskie and Casey shiver as they stepped out of the vehicle.Biskie felt a little dizzy because it felt difficult to breathe at such a height.“I’m hungry, Justin,” Casey wrapped her arm around Justin. This was the third time she complained about hunger, not at all reading the situation they were in. Even though he was frustrated, he couldn’t scold her. He was more interested in observing the new surroundings.There were red-clothed humans with masks covering their faces from their noses and below. They were taking care of all those that arrived at the city.A dozen of these red-clothed men surrounded Myles and others and drew their swords out. Their eyes lacked any warmth. Casey and Bisk
The sword came slashing down at Myles’ head at a terrifying speed and seemed as if it would easily cleave him in two, but it didn’t.Its tip just missed Myles by an inch, which startled the double-chinned man who was a beta-ranked member of the Red Blade squad. (I missed? I’m sure I entered his range.)“This poor thing,” Myles was looking at a dragonfly whose feet got stuck in the cracks on the drone. Though it was one of the dragonflies that had attacked the drone in an attempt to kill him and others, he still pitied this animal as it reminded him of his pet dragonfly.As he approached, the double-chinned man warned, “You don’t want to do that. The dragonflies are easily irritable, and these diamond-backed dragonflies are known to be super strong and aggressive. If it ends up freeing itself, it can chew your face up in seconds.”Myles still approached the dragonfly which kept buzzing in anxiety. “Hey, buddy…” he gently called it.“It’s no use. You think a couple of words would calm d
Trial Quarters, as its name suggested, was a place where the outsiders would be put through trials to decide if they were worthy to step foot into the wolf city or not.Myles and the other three were left at the base of a steep cliff, and they weren’t alone. There were a few more survivors of the cobra city that had managed to get there. Both Kong and Sukazu were among them. They were all looking at the large guillotine.Those who failed to climb the rope and reach the top of the cliff in three attempts were taken to the guillotine and were beheaded then and there. Only the men were killed but the women were taken away into the nearby cave.The rope was forty feet long. Trying to climb it, some fell midway and broke their limbs or skull because they weren’t wearing any safety gear. They, too, were brought and beheaded the same way.“Anybody who isn’t even physically capable of climbing up a rope is not worthy of entering our city,” the executioner, a woke giraffe, said, laughing and f
Myles’ heart started beating faster after failing in his first attempt. It felt quite humiliating, but he was somehow able to smile through it. He had to, or the spiritual seal would only strengthen its influence on him.“Get your ass up,” a guy struck Myles with a whip. “Try it again.”Myles barely cringed. Still, he got up with effort. He had to take that little rest as his arms were still hurting. He blew his breath on his arms before trying for the second time. However before he could climb ten feet, he was viciously hit by the whip, forcing him to immediately let go of the rope.He looked back at the pointy-nosed man, who casually snorted and said, “You took your sweet ass time on the ground, so I made the second attempt a little harder. You should start the third attempt right now if you don’t want me to disturb you again.”Myles controlled his anger as that would be wasting energy as well. He spat on his palms before trying for the third time. He didn’t use any leg-lock techniq
There were four types of mages in the world, ranging from alphas, betas, and deltas, to omegas.In the past, there was only one kind called Omegas who were naturally affected by the changes in the world and developed new powers like the beasts and plant life. They were the ones who saved humanity in the past. However, over time, more and more omegas died, and less of them were born.This was why humanity was forced to absorb the star crystals and thus become mages on their own. Mages created this way were called Betas in their initial stages. However, upon awakening of at least one ability, they were called alphas.Deltas, on the other hand, were mages who never absorbed any star crystal but used the star seals manufactured by humanity to fight the monsters. Star seals also came with many risks and side effects, but the desperation for survival forced humanity to keep using the star-seals.Delta level mages were divided into four stages: Tyro, Genteel, Adept, and Expert.Kong was an e
Aero’s attack was deadly enough to easily kill a group of individuals without them even realizing what happened.The table where Myles and others were sitting was utterly destroyed.However, nobody was harmed because Myles had warped them a few meters away at the last moment. The only being he didn’t warp was Dusty.Dusty took the attack head on and was injured just a little. “This is…” he didn’t take more than a second to understand who it was. “Don’t say anything and just run away!” he shouted in ant language.“What nonsense are you talking about!” Aero attacked him with his spear-like limbs. “Her Majesty trusted you and sent you on a mission, but here you are, eating sugary things!”“You idiot! I didn't have any other choice!” Dusty defended himself. “I was forced to work for these humans!”“Shame on you! How can you work for humans?” Aero grew all the more aggressive. “You surely deserve to die!”“Who is that bastard?” Sercy asked angrily because part of the cafe was destroyed by
General Aero of the Battle Ants leaped toward the two old timers and used his jelly-like body to set himself on fire, causing a nasty explosion that covered almost a hundred feet in every direction.It was so hot the ground cracked and the metal melted.Aero used this opportunity to fly away fast. Some automated machine guns recognized this intruder and shot at it, but Aero was able to easily slip past the bullets and flew away into the distance, covering a mile per second.Wise Servant and Sweet Beggar stepped out of the explosion, and Wise Servant sucked in the explosion and contained it in her single hand and squashed it into nothing. The compressed flames no longer existed as a candle light would turn off.“Are you going to go after that thing, or do you want me to go instead?” she asked him.“You’re the wiser one,” Sweet Beggar picked his teeth. “So you should go, since you decided to let that little ant go.”“I thought he might lead us to the one that escaped last time,” she rep
Outside the forever S-rank dungeon where the Battle Ants were present, Wise Servant and Sweet Beggar stopped playing chess and started drinking a strong tea made out of boiling many potent green herbs.And both of them felt energized and relaxed right now as they sat laid back in their chairs.Wise Servant lost in chess once again. She had been trying to win just one game of chess against him for so long. She grew experienced enough to be easily called a grandmaster of chess, but still, she was not able to win against Sweet Beggar just one more time. All she wanted was for him to forgive her and say ‘I love you’ just once more.Both of them had long crossed 100 years of age. So, they weren’t thinking of sex or anything like that. They were purely thinking about each other’s souls.Wise Servant had already beaten him 999,999 times, but she really wanted to win another game; however, Sweet Beggar didn’t make it any easier for her. He remained ruthless all the time so that she couldn’t e
In the dungeon swarming with ants of all kinds numbered in trillions, with more of them joining the ranks as seconds passed by, this dungeon was becoming more and more of a threat to the very existence of not just the Venture city but the very existence of humanity.The queen of all ants, Queen Wiggles, was currently crunching on wafers and looked to be in bliss.“Mm… these are the best things I’ve eaten in a while,” Wiggles looked at the captain ant that brought her a single packet of wafers. “What are these things called?”“Wafter, Your Majesty,” the captain ant kept his head and antennae lowered.“Water… it’s crispy, sweet, and easily melts in your mouth,” Wiggles was drooling. “I think I can eat a mountain of these. Why did you bring only one of these?”“The guy that entered the dungeon had only one of these in his bag,” the captain ant replied.“Oh, I thought you managed to leave the dungeon and then come back inside,” Wiggles said. “But some fool entered the dungeon, huh. Did you
Sercy found an A-rank healer, but he asked for a lot of gold in order to heal Judas and Glint because it wouldn’t be an easy task.“Instead of money, I’ll give you the spoils of an A-rank dungeon we’ll clear,” Sercy told him.“That’s even better,” the healer happily agreed to it.After forming a contract, he came to the Dawn guild to heal Judas and Glint. However, when he approached Judas, Judas attacked him by grabbing his throat and lifting him up.“Who do you think you are…” Judas coldly said. “Did I give you the permission to heal me?”“Judas!” Sercy unleashed a flaming punch and struck his face, sending him flying into the wall right next to him. His head went halfway through the wall. “How drunk are you to attack a guest who came to help you!”Judas pulled his head out of the wall and spat a few pieces of bricks out. “I’m not drunk, Sercy. And I don’t want to get healed because I’m perfectly fine.”“No, you’re not fine. You are mentally disturbed,” Sercy blurted.“Hmph, you thi
In Basil District.Sercy and Ria were heading toward a certain address.“Why did we have to travel so far?” Ria expressed discomfort without hesitation. “Couldn’t you find any healer near our district?”“I could, but I doubt they can fully heal Judas and Master Glint,” Sercy replied. “Judas has been drinking a lot. I’m sure his liver and other organs are not healthy. We need a proper health potion that can improve his health significantly. And Master Glint also needs to drink a health potion because he’s not eating properly.”“His daughter died long ago, so why is he still depressed?” Ria asked.Sercy glanced at her with a bit of a surprised look. “You lack emotional depth. Were you not raised by your parents?”Ria frowned. “Do I have to be raised by my parents to know a father’s love?”“...Not really,” Sercy said. “Some lives can be explained by pen, but some… only by pain. By emotion. If we haven’t experienced the same emotions ourselves, it’ll be hard for us to put ourselves in oth
The glass cube was torn open like it was jelly, which genuinely dropped Sercy’s jaw for a second.Dusty was also not expecting that at all, but he grinned as he unsheathed his sword, ready to attack Myles. However, just when his eyes looked up and his gaze was set on Myles, he suddenly felt invisible pressure crushing him down from every direction.Myles was not even moving his eyelids, but Dusty couldn’t move. In fact, his body was trembling slightly. (What’s this feeling?) He looked very anxious. (This regal aura he’s giving… It’s as if I’m looking at Her Majesty. No, perhaps, dare I say… he’s even greater than Her Majesty Wiggles?)“Myles!” Sercy yelled. “How did you do that? I mean, how could you do that!” She quickly caught Dusty with her hand. “What if this little monster is more dangerous than we think?”“Then why are you holding it in your hand?” Ria asked.“B-Because he’s like a little doll,” Sercy said. “I feel like squeezing him to death.”“Eeek!” Dusty was terrified by her
Myles and Ria came to the canteen while Biskie and Casey were so tired and beaten they had to take rest in the basement training grounds. Myles wasn’t the one who fought them, but they fought each other to the extreme just to test them and so wounded themselves a bit too much.“Our guild has good core fighters now,” Sercy told them while they were eating crunchy leaf burgers. “We only lack a good healer. If we can get someone who can not just heal the wounds but also boost our skills, it’d be wonderful.”“Someone who can do those things will be in high demand,” Ria opined. “Do we have enough money to recruit such a person?”“Money? Screw that,” Sercy snorted. “I want someone who will willingly work with us and share our burdens and not expect too much in return. I don’t want those types that go after money and fame as they cannot fit into anything. They are only going to abandon you when a better opportunity knocks on their door.” She then looked at Myles. “You explored some districts
Dusty stealthily entered the guild building, expecting there to be tight security. However, all he found was an old man mumbling something in his sleep.“What’s this? They have the dragon king’s item, and they’re this relaxed?” Dusty frowned. “Are they that confident in their abilities, or are they just that stupid?”Nevertheless, he kept his guard on and traveled in the hall while using the objects as his cover.He saw Sercy who was loudly talking at her reception desk.“I’m telling you that I will buy those lands!” Sercy was shouting. “Sell me those infested lands, you bastards! If you do that, We’ll become ghost-venerers for you and clear three dungeons of your choice in the next year. How does that sound?”“Five dungeons for three years is okay for me.”“Three years is too long, and five dungeons is too much,” Sercy said. “Three dungeons and one year is final.”When a dungeon breaks, the nearby lands and environment get corrupted. This would cause the value of that land to drop, e