‘Is this… Light Shone?’Coal failed to understand the reason for the sudden change this small village had experienced within two short months. The last time he came here, he almost lost his life, and that was the reason he hesitated to come to this small village at the edge of the world. However, today he came to the front of the small village to see an entirely different scene.Of course, everything was different since the moment he stepped into Forestedge. That place was swarming with alien humans, but that was the case for all the remote towns, and he heard it was the same with many other countries.Still, things changed much more when he came toward Light Shone from Forestedge. This was a road that anyone rarely travelled, and there were many signs of animals occupying it at night.However, today he met travellers along the way. In fact, he left Forestedge with a group of twenty people. All of them were aliens travelling to Light Shone, and he met some of them travelling back fr
“Does this fit your requirements, Mr Coal?”Amanda wrote the last details of the contract by herself. The lack of personnel was a significant burden to them, but they had no choice. Every one of them stayed after dark to practise Mana Breathing and took turns practising during the day. ‘I only opened two magic nodes until now, and I am worried.’All of them had to work since three distinct organisations joined around Jason, and this young man wasn’t interested in assigning or managing their duties.All of them had to work together since none of them could cause trouble with Jason around. Amanda eventually found it relatively easy to work with the US government and Aegis while Jason was the leader. They all had a common goal, and no one wanted to expose too many details or cause a scene. ‘Why am I even complaining here? Is it because I am afraid of the future?’She knew she couldn’t say a word to Jason.A young man who barely stepped into society, who just wanted to play a game. Stil
“Here!”“Ah! Thanks!”Jason thought little when he didn’t hear Amelia approaching him, but it surprised him a bit when he saw the steaming mug in her hand. He silently watched her taking a seat far from him on the pavement; just as he did.He wasn’t good enough to hear her movements at all. He tried to track her movements from time to time during the last week, but it didn’t work at all.‘But I can detect Xanders sometimes. How strong are you actually?’Jason had a feeling that Amelia might have reached a stage that clearly surpassed the limitations of the Grandmasters. ‘Well… Everyone has secrets. I hope she won’t be too angry when I ask some of them….’He sipped a mouth full of warm water from the mug Amelia brought.It was a chilly night, but his stats were too high for him to feel it much. He just appreciated the feeling and the memories of having something warm during a cold night, and he knew Amelia was doing the same. “Is she asleep?”“Yeah. I covered her up enough so she wo
“Omg! It is Jason. Can you see it? And there is Grandmaster Xanders. Will we see a showdown like that time?”“I can….”Jason wore common black pants and a grey shirt, and he had two swords with him; one on his back and the other on his waist. His hair seemed to be longer than what she saw the first day, and his eyes scanned through the crowd in a calm phase. Gillian didn’t feel too excited about Jason’s appearance. Of course, Jason was the uncontested leader of the Crystal Pulse, and many new exclusive members of the Crystal Pulse idolised him. ‘Did I make the right choice?’The doubt she had in her heart was the reason for Gillian’s lack of excitement. She was among the first few people selected as the core members of the Crystal Pulse. In fact, she didn’t have to apply for the exclusive membership, and she got an invitation from the Saintess Guild. Gillan knew this was because of the conversation she had with Amanda a couple of days ago. However, what made her feel nervous was t
“Everyone back on the line! We are done mapping here, and we are moving to the next mine.” Samson tried his best to look confident, but the sudden attack that happened to the group had shaken him to the core. He felt like he was back on the battlefield, and if not for all the therapy he had, he would have run back to Light Shone. Even Butch, the third strongest, looked scared and vigilant, and the players in the logistic group looked terrified. Luckily, nothing else happened for the last few hours. ‘They are so calm.’ He saw Jason looking at everything with an indifferent eye, and he seemed to be more interested in finding fruits for Hanna. Samson saw Jason putting everything into the pouch on his waist that looked like a normal purse, but it seemed to have no bottom. He heard this was something Jason created, and it had a space-time rune embedded in it. One needed Mana to use such an item, and it was basically a magical inventory from those fantasy stories. Samson heard from
‘I guess… It is okay to be scared….’Xanders felt several people he restrained with aura falling unconscious, but he didn’t know if it was due to fear or disgust. Either way, he didn’t care about them as long as they were alive. ‘This thing can’t be weak! Jason is taking it seriously. And it can speak very well… How the hell such a thing exists?’The spider-like creature was at least six metres tall and had sixteen eyes that rotated without stopping. He noticed a unique purplish glow in those eyes from time to time, and he wondered if it was an illusion. The more he looked at the creature, the more Xanders felt worried. ‘Shit!’He cursed when he felt more spiders appearing among the trees and from the old mines, these were the size of the first ones they saw and weren’t strong, yet there were many.“Jason! I will attack it!”He whispered from the side, waiting for an opening.“She can hear us, Mr Xanders. And she will kill you even before you scratch her, right, Brood?”…“You know
“Let’s go back!” Jason turned around after he no longer felt Brood’s presence. He had too much on his mind at the moment. “I… Still can’t move.” Xanders wasn’t the only one who had fallen under the petrifying effect. “Sigh! Let’s wait a bit. Carry the ones who are unconscious, and name this mine as the spider mines.” Jason shook his head when he saw Xanders’s expression, and this old assassin truly looked terrified. “Don’t worry too much, Mr Xanders. She can easily kill a Master Wizard. Samson, message me when everyone can move.” He ignored the sheer surprise he saw on the old man’s face as he walked into the forest. He wanted to find more fruits for Hanna before going back. “Ye… Yes, Jason! But… But what about the spiders?” Samson heard the entire conversation between Jason and the massive spider, but his skin crawled when he thought of the smaller spiders that had the body size of a bear. He suddenly understood what it meant to be a genuine leader. Jason calmly faced the
- We give you food, and you give us magic stones! Nice deal! Now I think Jason Hope is a Lunatic. Who else can say a twenty-foot spider is not unreasonable?- I know you are inside. Seriously? I peed myself after seeing that thing. - All the players in Light Shone. Start running! - Exclusive players of the Crystal Pulse! Are you happy now? Mining operation for Magic Stones in Spider Mines. Great. Get eaten by a spider. - Holy Moly! The currency no one knew about until now! Standard magic stone is equal to a hundred gold! The Crystal Pulse has secured three mines.- Is this a new trend? Befriending a field boss instead of attacking? Can this work? Is this a new feature in The Endless?- New tab on the official Crystal pulse website. Allied factions! Brood and her hive are number one. These people are lunatics.The internet had turned into another explosion and the truth about magic stones came out, but the actual issue came with the appearance of Brood. Many people had a phobia towa