“I guess it is fine.”It was already the next day, and he didn’t leave The Endless until he confirmed Hanna was fine. She looked lethargic when she woke up in the morning, and she had no memory of anything after touching the mirror stone. However, she regained her energy after a while, and in the afternoon she insisted Jason take her to the stream as he promised. ‘Everything will be fine since Amelia is here, right?’Jason wanted to ask Amelia about Hanna’s origin, but he always felt danger when he met her eyes today. He had no choice but to avoid asking any sensitive questions from her.…“Look… Look… I am floating.”Hanna looked full of energy as she played in the stream.“You are doing great.”Jason smiled as he held her against the current.“Mommy… Look.”“You are doing great, Hanna.”Amelia sat by the shore, watching Jason and Hanna play in the stream. She hated the too many eyes that followed them whenever they came out of the house.“Hehehe….”Hanna loved their compliments, a
"Good evening everyone. I am Chris Hale and welcome to another one of our special shows related to E-Sports. Tonight we are looking at The Endless, as we promised."Chris started with a smile.There was a live audience present at the studio for tonight's show. Unlike many other programs, this audience was mostly the younger generation."Without wasting more time, let’s look at our guests tonight. We have a familiar face, professor Sasha Alfson…."He introduced Sasha Alfson, who came to the USA specifically to meet Jason. His boss's son, Bruce Taylor. Luminous, who actually followed them voluntarily.'I don't know what his deal is.'They just reminded Luminous of this show out of courtesy, and no one expected him to actually take part.They had no one from the World Builders available tonight, but they already got permission. Yesterday he had a chat with an especially happy John Mayer who gave him some valuable information."Then… tonight's star, a name that resounded with The Endless.
‘Huh? Domain?’Jason looked at Bruce.‘Not now….’Bruce slightly shook his head, signalling Jason not to answer the question. “I heard there are two Grandmasters and a powerful wizard in Light Shone. Are you saying it is your domain, Jason?”“Jason!”Sasha interrupted them before Jason could answer. She liked the attitude of Jason compared to this young man, who called himself Luminous.“My student Sam is ready. Chris, can we arrange the duel right now?”“Of course, we can arrange the duel right now. We can continue this topic after the duel, Luminous.”Chris looked relieved at Sasha’s intervention. He didn’t know what was happening in the game, but he didn’t want Jason to get cornered. After all, Jason was their celebrity. “Everyone, let’s get back to this discussion after we finish the live battle with Jason. Before that, let’s go for a quick commercial break.”…“You… You all are supporting him….”Luminous stuttered, pointing his finger at Jason. He didn’t even get to finish his
“Are you saying you will teach for free, but not at our university?”Sasha looked a bit disappointed. “Not really, Professor. Why don’t we let Bruce talk about this? Chris, can we switch to that?”‘He is a nice guy.’Chris felt happy when Jason still gave him priority as the host. Honestly, at the moment, the program was entirely centred around Jason. The people would do anything to see Jason, and objecting to his words would be terrible for Sky News.He enjoyed working with people like Jason. Capable, but not arrogant. “Of course. Let’s switch to the main topic of tonight.”Chris looked at Bruce. Sky News had a lot to gain through this program. They would earn a huge profit tonight, and he was sure these videos would be in high demand. Plus, they were the official media partner with this new website, and they had an exclusive contract with Jason.“Alright! Can we get some visuals, Chris?”Bruce felt his heart thumping with excitement. Jason’s sword dance was more than enough popul
- ‘Light Shone is my domain.’ Jason Hope’s bold claim. What is the response from the World Builders?- Modern-day Achilles - Where is Jason Hope’s Achilles heel?- Jason Hope’s combat skills are almost equal to his in-game fighting footage. Is it possible to master martial arts inside The Endless? - New Website for giving out missions. Will Light Shone be the first place for players to get lessons from the Grandmasters?- Why is Jason Hope considered a normal member of the Black Steel Guild? Are their other members even better than him?- Aegis and Saintess Guilds joining hands with Jason Hope. Why is the Black Steel Guild not moving to Light Shone?- Will Jason Hope leave the Black Steel Guild?- The new missions are out. There are more than a thousand missions around Light Shone. The exchange items are so good!…“How is the response from our people?”Ashley read through the topic in frustration. “It is not actually bad. I mean, they are most happy to join the Alexandria army. But
“This is my village!”“Absolutely!”Jason shrugged at Xanders, who was yelling at him. He didn’t stop rocking his body to the sides as Hanna leaned against his chest. She seemed to be deaf to Xanders’s voice. “Who said it is your domain?”“I did!”“You… You… You… Why do you need my small village? Go to the central continent.” “Too far, I am lazy… And I said about the area, not only your village.”“I am telling you… I am not afraid of your identity.”“You are not afraid of Arch….”“Are you crazy?”Xanders clamped Jason’s mouth with his hands.“Hump… What? I thought you weren't afraid of her.”“You know her name?”“Shouldn’t I?”“Who exactly are you?”“Rude Grandpa… Yelling at my daddy. I am going to tell mommy.”Hanna whispered in a sleepy voice. “I am not the rude one.”…“This drama….”Dawn whispered.Xanders heard Jason’s bold claim from the players in the morning, and he directly came to Amelia’s house. However, Amelia didn’t allow Xanders to enter the house, and he had to stand
“Camila, are you alright?”“Yeah. I am fine.”She smiled at Olga.“You are dozing off again. Are you sure you are alright?”Olga nodded toward the man standing in front of Olga’s desk.“Yes, yes. Here. Let me count that for you.”She flashed a smile at the player standing in front of her. Camila took the pile of herbs to her side of the desk and started counting them quickly. “Let me add the points for you.”She took the piece of paper attached to the board and wrote the number of points for the player with his completed task. All these were tedious tasks that took much concentration and work.She then had to record these points on the player's profile and send it to the people who added them to the website. The records were important in case someone tried to manipulate their data.She also had to send these herbs and other materials for storage. There was more. They had to hand over equipment to woodcutters, fishermen, and miners. They also had to collect them after the players c
‘What is with this guy?’Amelia stared at Jason as he did some weird moves before sitting on the ground in her backyard. Hanna was playing with her dolls in the sand.‘I should wash her before lunch. Well… She looks happy.’She felt content, looking at Hanna’s joyful expression.Hanna wasn’t the pitiful child she once was. Rather, she behaved like a young girl who grew up in a pleasant home. This made Amelia feel happy about her ability to look after children. ‘Should I make something special for her tonight? The boar meat won’t last long with the number of mouths to feed around the village.’She looked at Jason again. He went to teach hunting to the people from his world yesterday. They caught sizable prey, but there were too many mouths to feed.‘Hm? That breathing pattern? Why is he doing that? Is he unable to use Mana? Did something happen?’Amelia realised what she was looking at. It was cruder than what she knew, but it was a primitive version of something she knew of.She fo
"Shit," Amelia cursed under her breath as she deflected blow after blow, desperately trying to protect Jason from the relentless attacks.It wasn’t just her previous enemies; there was another massive threat looming on the horizon. She could feel the presence of a greater demon, its oppressive aura emanating from afar, finally ready to make its move.'I can't take on this thing,' she thought, parrying another strike aimed at her.She didn't have the luxury of time to grab Jason and flee. Besides, with the monstrous force approaching, running seemed pointless. This new threat was undoubtedly stronger than her.'If only he can fight,' she lamented, her grip tightening around her sword. She couldn't even afford a glance at Jason to check if he was still holding on. All she could hear were his painful grunts, each one a stab to her focus.…"Daddy, Daddy, no, I have to go!" Hanna cried out, trying to rush toward the mine entrance.Before she could take another step, Nocturne leapt from her
'This is not going to end well.'Jason barely caught his breath as he hid behind a stone column, narrowly evading the swing of a giant demon's sword. He felt a growing sense of helplessness as his spells failed to inflict any significant damage on these monstrous enemies. Surprisingly, his Arcane Spawns managed to restrain one of the demons temporarily. However, the limitation was clear—he could only summon three Arcane Spawns at a time, and that number was far from enough to take down even a single demon.'I don't think Amelia can hold on much longer.'While Jason was barely managing against a single demon, Amelia was handling all five of the remaining demons on her own. She moved with incredible agility, skillfully evading the swords and other weapons targeting her, striking back whenever she saw an opening. Her blade flashed, leaving shallow cuts on the demons’ thick skin, but it was clear that even with her skill, she was being overwhelmed. Five demons were far more than she cou
"Hanna, you have to be good and stay here, alright?""Alright, Daddy," Hanna responded, her voice tinged with sadness, but she kept her composure.'Hanna is a big girl. I can't cry. Mommy and Daddy promised to come back,' she reminded herself, trying to act brave.Floating behind her, Nocturne extended its tentacles, imitating the action of wiping away tears as if to comfort Hanna in its own eerie way."No, Hanna is not crying, Little Cuttlefish," Hanna tried to argue with Nocturne, waving her tiny fist cutely at the eldritch horror."Make sure everything is okay." Jason gave Hanna a quick peck on the forehead before turning to Samson and Butch."We will handle things while you are gone, Sir Jason," Butch assured him. Despite not being from Earth, he had learned to mimic Samson when addressing Jason. Many of the bodyguards, even those from Yuriel, had learned to act properly under Samson's guidance.Jason's gaze shifted to Dane, who was responsible for maintaining the outer perimete
“Eh….”Hanna turned her head around as she felt a familiar ominous feeling. “What is it, Hanna?”“Little Cuttlefish is here, Mommy.”She didn’t know where it was, but she felt its presence. A moment later, a ripple appeared near them and a small slit expanded in midair. An eerie dark feeling seeped out of it as several small tentacles slipped into their world. “Whee!”Nocturne floated toward Hanna making a cheerful noise. “Hiss.”Ancient Wraith hissed at the foreign creature. “Grr….”Nyx growled at the creature in anger, but it didn’t try to attack it. First, Nocturne was Jason’s pet. Second, her little master had no anger toward this thing. However, Nyx knew that the horrible disease had the same scent as this creature. It was a dangerous and foreign feeling that made them uncomfortable. “Gu! Gu!”Nocturne immediately released a defensive sound and hid behind Amelia, trying to protect itself. “Don’t harm Little Cuttlefish. It is not his fault.”Hanna gently patted Nyx’s head
“No! I will not let you go in.”Brood’s voice was sharp and loud, and Jason felt the surrounding air vibrate with her voice. “It is already spreading. Send out one of your Drones and check the caves to the north. There is a crack.”Jason didn’t care about Brood’s rant at the moment. He was much stronger than before. Even if he failed to defeat Brood, he was confident enough to survive against her and escape. Besides, Amelia should be already on her way here. “But… But… This is the only place I am supposed to protect. I… I didn’t let anything escape.”Brood’s voice broke a little as she tried to suppress the agitation. “Check it out. I can feel the monsters roaming beneath those cracks, and it won’t be long before they escape.”“But….”“There is no time. She is coming, and she is angry. So check it out. We will go in there and finish it, Brood. It doesn’t matter if you like it or not. It is too dangerous and we are going to end whatever is down there.”Jason had no idea what kind o
‘This is bad. This is very very bad.’Jason stared at the crack on the ground with a frown. He thought the corrupted land was beneath the spider mines, Brood’s lair. However, it seemed to be extended beyond his scope of imagination. He felt the pulsating mutated life roaming beneath the ground, and he had to use a lot of willpower to suppress himself from roaring. The mutated monster within him smelled the delicacy. Still, alerting them wouldn't be a good thing for them at the moment. Only two Grandmasters were at Light Shone while the others followed the bandit exterminators in secrecy. Only a Grandmaster could face a hunter, and anything above would be too much for this world.The red mist leaking through the crack corroded the mana in the surroundings.‘Is there a way to stop it from spreading? Should I repair the crack? But we better deal with whatever is inside first.’Jason didn't feel like angering Amelia anymore.‘I better see Brood. She must know what happened here before.’H
“You… You are Jason.”“I am.”Jason smiled at the man as he finally opened his eyes. He felt relieved to slip away from Amelia’s fiery gaze. “My… My arm….”The player panicked as he hurriedly inspected his arm. “The wound….”“It is gone now. Honestly, it wasn’t a wound. It was an infection.”Jason shrugged.“What exactly happened? I don’t think you were in Spider Mine.”The lower level of the Spider Mine was a forbidden place. Even if it weren’t, very few would dare to wander into the swarm of spiders. “No, Jason. I was working in the Northern Mine. We had a small quack at the lowest level, and a new crack popped up in the floor.”“And you were the closest to it?”“Yes.”“How big is this crack, did anyone else come into contact with it?”Jason didn’t want to drag out the discussion.This wasn’t exactly unexpected, but an open crack meant there was a hidden space underneath the mine that was contaminated by radiation. He needed to find out how big the hidden space was. ‘I really h
“Jason! We need to see Jason!”“What is going on?”Amelia came out of the house as she heard the loud voice. No one dared to shout in front of their home, and she wondered why Jason’s loyal guards didn’t act. “Madam…!”“Grandmaster Amelia! We… We need help. He can’t log out, and we don't know what to do.”“Hm?”Amelia frowned as he looked at the people from Jason’s world. She knew these were the selected people of the Crystal Pulse. Even though Samson and the other guards prevented this group of people from entering the house, they also looked worried. She looked at the man they brought in, and her eyes widened for a moment. There was a purplish wound on the man’s arm, and a dark purple smoke came out of it. He was groaning in pain and it looked as if the man was going senile with pain. He was twitching and rolling on the ground as the others held him. More people were gathering near their house, and she knew many wanted to know what happened to the fallen man. “Mommy… That unc
“Is it online?”“Yes, Chief.”“How is the reaction?”“I think it looks very violent, Chief. There is an outburst of responses.”“Good.”Despite his words, Magnus’s face showed no hint of comfort. “And Jason?”“He will stay on Yuriel for the time being, Chief. Amelia said she is keeping him there indefinitely. As long as this problem isn’t solved.”“Do you think she knows something?”Magnus rubbed his temple. Technically, there was no way for Jason to know the gaming cabin could transport him to another world. Even if an NPC told him so, it would be impossible to believe. ‘It isn’t like he could handle that kind of secret with such grace.’He believed it would be too much for even a man like Jason Hope. However, Amelia’s behaviour made him suspicious of her knowledge about their world. She knew how to arrange security and cover blindspots against modern weapons. This shouldn’t have happened if Amelia was from a magical world. Besides, her plan looked almost flawless, and even Magn