Jason stared at Master Merlin with a blank look. Apparently, there were too many things he didn’t know about magic.“According to the theories, the sphere of the cosmos has the minimum power of the four elemental magic spheres. The ability to control the void comes with that. I hope you understand the seriousness of this matter, Jason.”Merlin’s tone turned serious when he spoke about this matter.“You are a wizard with an extremely rare trait. Maybe the only one alive in this era. The others might consider you a competition, or even a threat.”“A threat?”Jason looked at his useless magic.“Don’t be an idiot. It is not working because you don’t know the combination of your magic spheres.”Amelia started to wonder how someone like Jason got lucky to have such a powerful magical sphere despite his idiotic behaviour regarding his unique spell.“Huh? But it should be the four elemental spheres, right?”Jason looked up in confusion. Hanna was watching everything with her mouth gaping open
"How is the situation?""The forum is in chaos as always, chief. But it is not as big as before. Many people are claiming that we did it to grab attention. The only things they are interested in are the two Death Knights and the blue shield around Amelia’s house. And the members of the Black Steel Guild have reached Heaven’s Gate. The videos of the city are out. It is looking much more magnificent than anywhere else we have seen so far in The Endless."Iris answered Chief Magnus as she checked the forum.She didn’t know why they had to be this concerned about The Endless. Jason Hope was their target for protection, but why did they have to protect him inside a game?'It is not like he needs any protection….'If not for looking at his personal file, she would have believed that Jason was some kind of special agent trained in close combat. His fighting abilities looked exceptional in both real life and in-game.Besides, in The Endless, there was a group of powerful NPCs protecting Jaso
“Jason, we are all here.” Dane felt awkward talking to Jason, who had a crown made of flowers on his head. “Sigh, Alright.” Jason adjusted Hanna’s crown on his head in a depressed mood. She was making flower necklaces at the moment, and he would soon have one around his neck. “I wanted to call you all here to tell you one important matter….” Jason turned serious as he looked at the people who had gathered there. “Is it to show us your flower crown, Jason? Hahaha….” Everyone turned their eyes at Xanders, who started laughing at his own sense of humour. People like Scott had serious looks on their faces, since they assumed Jason was about to speak of his magic sphere. However, the others wanted to join in the laughter. “Rude Grandpa… Mommy also has a beautiful crown.” Hanna saw a crown for the first time in a storybook daddy bought for her, and she thought it was beautiful. Her mommy taught her how to make one using flowers, making her thrilled. She was even happier when the Ru
“Ash… We can’t find it….” Freya looked at Ashely who was in a depressed mood. “Sigh. What does that mean, Freya?” “It means there are no places around Heaven’s Gate where players can respawn after death. It is like every other city.” Freya sat beside her little cousin. “This isn’t good….” “Yeah. I think Jason must know about this.” She had a feeling Jason knew more than he was willing to share with them. He warned them against moving to Heaven’s Gate, but he didn’t tell them too much about it. “Did he say anything?” She looked at Ashley again. “No. He is saying he doesn’t know, but I think he may be angry with us.” Ashley felt even more depressed. The letter Jason gave them actually got them through to Heaven’s Gate, but the actual problems started rising when they entered the capital of Alexandria. If The Endless wasn’t a game, she would have run back to where they came from by now. “Ms Freya… Another group of NPCs are looking for our information. The Innkeeper said th
On planet Yuriel, Wizards are divided into five levels, based on their spell capabilities and the number of magic nodes they have opened. The five levels are: - Apprentice Wizard - Novice Wizard - Wizard - Master Wizard - Grand Wizard A person who is accepted by an official wizard as an apprentice/student is called a Wizard Initiate. Wizards are the most powerful of all, and Grand Wizards are considered to be invincible. Apprentice-level wizards have 20 Magic nodes at the maximum, and they can manipulate Mana by circulating them in their bodies. Different spells take unique patterns of circulation and will take some time to complete. A circular Magic pattern will appear around the wizard based on his spell before it is completed. Novice Wizards have a maximum of 40 magic nodes open and they also manipulate Mana. However, from Novice level, there is another requirement for wizards to advance. That is a magic sphere. There are six known magic spheres. Elemental Spheres: Ea
“Daddy! Daddy!” Hanna clapped her hands in joy when she saw Jason coming out of the house. “Hey….” Jason took the struggling girl off Amelia’s hands. “You are finally out. Did you learn it? Where is Master Merlin?” Amelia looked at him with a fed-up mood. She tried her best to teach these people the Mana Breathing for two days, and the results were disappointing. However, Jason’s modified Mana Breathing method impressed her a bit. Of course, Yuriel already had an excellent method spread all around the planet because of millennia of advancement. Still, what Jason brought forward was a tad bit close to the best she knew. ‘He is truly turning into a nerd.’ Amelia admitted Jason was a genius. Even though Jason said the method came from what he learned from Master Merlin, she didn’t believe it. If Master Merlin discovered this, that old man wouldn’t take two entire days discussing it with Jason. Old Merlin even took the initiative to come to her house to discuss this new Mana
“Hey, Jason….” Logan wanted to stand up when Jason suddenly came to him. It was his natural reaction. Even captain Roger and Mr Scott treated Jason with respect. ‘He must be the first pro gamer to earn such respect.’ “Don’t move.” Logan felt like a heavy rock pushing him down when Jason pushed him back to the ground. “Keep circulating Mana. I am going to help you open your first magic node.” “Open? Can you do that, Jason? I mean… Is it even possible?” “Yes. It will be easier for you since you and Dawn have practised the longest.” “Yeah….” For a moment, Logan felt ashamed of himself. He and Dawn learned Mana Breathing just a little more than a week after Jason, but he was nowhere near Jason with the achievements in The Endless. “Don’t be disappointed. You just learned the new breathing method, and opening the first node is difficult, anyway.” Jason wasn’t trying to comfort Logan. It took him months to open his first magic node in his last life. “But… You did it so fast.”
“Chief?” “Yeah. Let’s go. And I am not your chief anymore.” Frank took one last glance at Grandmaster Amelia’s house. He considered his new position seriously. It was much more honourable than being a bandit. He knew some of his men didn’t want this, but he didn't mind. First, none of them had another choice. Second, most of his men liked this place and their honourable living. Most of these people had a family somewhere, and they became bandits because of various difficulties. After Blade took over, many of them learned the true horror of being a bandit. ‘I am close to opening the second magic node.’ His heart thumped with excitement. The path to becoming a Master was ahead of him, and he felt it was no longer impossible to achieve. “Did you check the patrol teams? Argh… I have to do that all by myself starting next week.” He suddenly grunted in frustration. Butch would have to stay by Lord Jason’s side in the future, and Frank was yet to find a replacement for Butch. “I
"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