Nova stood deep in thought, glancing around the room. His clothes were wet and uncomfortable, and his white hair was drenched and sticking to his skin, but he still preferred breathing air over water.
The situation was still hard to understand, though.
"I'm sorry… I'm still at a loss here." Nova spread his hands helplessly. "You want me to kill you?"
"Well, not yet! Can't we...
2025-05-20 18:27:52 +0000 UTC View PostNova turned from the barrier and surveyed the space around him. The structure before him was indeed a mansion, but unlike any building he'd seen before. Coral formations had been shaped and guided to create elegant archways and sweeping walls. Bioluminescent creatures provided soft lighting, their bodies embedded in the living walls like living jewels.
Seaweed curtains swayed in the gentl...
2025-05-19 20:09:44 +0000 UTC View PostAs they swam forward, leaving the dead creatures behind, Nova noticed a strange shimmer in the water ahead. The distortion hung in the water like heat waves, but there was no heat here. It pulsed with a rhythm that seemed almost alive. He slowed, raising his hand to signal caution.
(What is it?) Anny asked, tensing beside him. Her webbed fingers spread instinctively, preparing fo...
2025-05-16 17:49:33 +0000 UTC View PostThe ninth floor stretched before them like a labyrinth of underwater corridors. Though smaller than the vast expanse of the eighth floor, Nova still found plenty of room to maneuver—the passages measured eight meters wide at their narrowest points, with matching height throughout.
But the water distorted distances, making everything feel more confined. Pale blue light filtered thr...
2025-05-15 19:40:41 +0000 UTC View Post"Oh. That's going to be a problem…"
Nova stared past the blue screen in front of him, looking out of the starting room and into the ninth floor. The shimmering surface rippled with distortion, revealing only watery shadows beyond the entrance.
[Floor 9 - Special Effect: The entire level is submerged underwater.]
[Objective: Bring the hearts of the Pr...
2025-05-13 15:36:46 +0000 UTC View PostA good distance from the city, Nova and Anny stood in a hidden alcove where the moon barely reached the ground. The surrounding trees cast long shadows across the small clearing, swaying gently in the night breeze. Small patches of moonlight filtered through the leaves, creating shifting patterns on the forest floor.
Nova arranged a set of protective formations around them while Anny pace...
2025-05-12 21:20:27 +0000 UTC View PostThe moment they reached the top of the short stairway, the blue screen appeared in front of them once again. It floated in the air, casting soft azure light across their faces as they stood side by side.
[Congratulations! Your party has cleared floors 7 and 8.]
[Your loot total comes out to:
395 x Pure KiloSouls
...
2025-05-09 19:04:19 +0000 UTC View PostThe chamber opened to them as they approached, revealing a space unlike any they had seen so far. It was absolutely massive, stretching for an entire kilometer in every direction. The ceiling arched so high above that the crystal formations looked like distant stars against a stone sky. Their footsteps echoed across the vast emptiness, each sound traveling farther than seemed natural in the thi...
2025-05-08 19:51:38 +0000 UTC View PostHello everyone! GoldSphere here with an unfortunate announcement.
Due to life keeping me more busy than it ever has these last few years, I am no longer able to keep the same release schedule as I've had so far.
This means I'll no longer be posting extra chapters on Wednesdays for the Senseless tier, and all tiers will release at the same speed.
I'll understand if people unsub...
2025-05-06 22:05:57 +0000 UTC View PostThe next day went by much as one would expect, similar to the last. They fought a tough battle, then they rested, rinse and reapeat. Until now.
"You really should have been more careful," Nova chided, casting a spell over Anny's leg. "Like I said, regeneration works poorly against poison."
"Well, I didn't know they could shoot those damn pincers!" Anny winced as the healing magic wo...
2025-05-06 21:57:33 +0000 UTC View PostThe other centipede in Nova's sight was undeterred by its companion suddenly bursting apart, continuing its attack through the air. But Nova now had time to dodge with ease while preparing his next spell, weaving through the air, not even looking at the creature.
'What to do this time? Do I make it more surgical, to show Anny how it's done?'
He didn't feel like using the sa...
2025-05-05 17:38:39 +0000 UTC View PostThe eighth floor greeted them with cool air and the promise of challenge. This floor would contain beasts with an average Soul Power of seventy thousand, more than either of them.
‘The only thing saving us from defeat on this floor is our body cultivation. And our experience, admittedly.’
The blue screen welcomed them as usual, glowing gently in the air.
Staring at the chimera, Anny turned to Nova with an excited expression. "Can I have this one?"
"Alone? Are you sure?" Nova asked, studying the massive beast with concern.
"Yeah, there's something I've been wanting to test out," she replied, excitement dancing in her eyes.
Nova hesitated, calculating the risk. The chimera was enormous, at least ten meters tall, with its three d...
2025-05-01 20:02:25 +0000 UTC View PostThe dungeon divers both reverted to their real bodies, shrinking down to the small children they really were. Nova had put on clothes that were larger than usual to make it a convincing disguise, but they still embraced him loosely in his child form.
Anny turned from her scaly, red, and tall form back to her tiny, pale, and slim self. The shield fell off her arm, landing on the stone with...
2025-04-30 19:18:41 +0000 UTC View PostOnce he entered the floor itself, Nova could feel his essence constrict to his body. It happened instantly—a sharp, uncomfortable sensation like his skin had suddenly shrunk. He tried to push his essence outward as a test, but it refused to move once it reached the edge of his skin. An invisible wall seemed to encase him completely.
He breathed slowly, adjusting to the strange limitatio...
2025-04-29 17:08:11 +0000 UTC View PostNova watched as Anny stood in the center of the room, studying the intricate formation he had just finished drawing on the floor. The runes pulsed with a faint blue glow, spreading outward in concentric circles from where she stood.
"So this is how you absorbed the Mountain King's blood," she said, toeing one of the outer runes with her foot. "Pretty elaborate setup."
"It's necessar...
2025-04-28 16:13:16 +0000 UTC View PostThe sun slanted through the inn's window at a harsh angle, striking Nova directly in the face as he dispelled the formations around their bed. He squinted against the sudden brightness, realizing the sun was still high in the sky. Only now it was blinding them from the opposite direction. They had slept through half the day.
Warmth pressed against his side. Anny had wrapped herself around...
2025-04-25 15:27:26 +0000 UTC View PostThe Silver Spear came into view, standing quietly in place just where they left it. It seemed almost abandoned, likely because everyone was gathered near the dungeon still.
‘We will need to be ready for some unpleasant welcomes when we exit the dungeon from now on. There’s no telling what might greet us.’
Anny seemed fine enough to walk alone now, but she didn’t ask...
2025-04-24 16:46:25 +0000 UTC View PostThe crowd erupted into thunderous applause as Nova and Anny emerged through the shimmering blue barrier. Hundreds of faces turned toward them in unison, a sea of expressions ranging from awe to disbelief. The gathered masses maintained a respectful distance, forming a wide semicircle around the dungeon's exit.
Guildmaster Senna stood at the forefront, along with some noblemen and merchant...
2025-04-23 20:56:20 +0000 UTC View PostThe rest of the floor went by in much the same way. Any time they heard a bat, Nova would erect a barrier for Anny to stand behind while he took care of the enemies.
Once his essence was reduced to a quarter of his total, he started using his unification skill instead. His body grew to his full size in a moment, stretching the limits of his clothing. He unsheathed his sword as well, prefe...
2025-04-22 18:30:51 +0000 UTC View PostThe duo entered the final floor of the day, emerging from the winding stairway into a new corridor. The formation on the floor activated, pulsing once, twice, then projecting a translucent blue message that hung suspended in the air before them:
[Floor 6 - Special Effect: No light is visible.]
[Objective: Defeat the Floor Guardian.]
[P...
2025-04-21 16:38:16 +0000 UTC View PostThe troll wasn’t just waiting for them to finish planning. It approached with great steps that shook the ground, made heavier by the increased gravity of the floor. And then it swung its weapons down, aiming to crush them both.
The air whistled around the massive weapon as it descended, promising devastation on impact. Anny moved into position, raising her troll-skull shield above her h...
2025-04-18 20:09:43 +0000 UTC View PostShortly after the message popped up, Nova got up from his kneeling position. He looked through the large open doors, seeing Anny disappearing down to the next floor.
'I knew it. She's scared of confronting what just happened. And I don't blame her—she must still be trying to suppress those emotions. Being forced to kiss me like that…'
It wasn't his first kiss—far from...
2025-04-17 19:42:30 +0000 UTC View PostNova took a deep breath as he stepped forward through the blue membrane and into the muted darkness of the second floor. The most immediate change was the complete absence of sound. His footsteps made no noise against the stone, and even the rustling of his clothes was entirely silent. The effect was disorienting, like the world had been wrapped in cotton.
He glanced back at Anny, who poi...
2025-04-16 20:34:51 +0000 UTC View Post[Party member will not receive rewards for this floor.]
[Party member will be relocated to the correct floor.]
“NO!" Nova shouted. The word tore from his throat with raw emotion. He slammed his fist against the barrier, channeling his essence into the strike.
The sphere started lighting up with increasing intensity. The white glow brightened...
2025-04-15 16:16:57 +0000 UTC View PostThe little trio traveled through the dungeon slowly and strategically, letting Millie try to deal with every group of enemies they faced. Her eager footsteps echoed ahead of them as she took point, blonde hair still floating strangely in the altered air resistance.
The first level of the dungeon seemed to be a battle type, which suited them perfectly. Corridors of smooth, ancient stone st...
2025-04-14 16:03:12 +0000 UTC View PostNova looked past Millie, seeing a small white creature up ahead. It stood motionless in the dim corridor, partially illuminated by the blue crystal light. The beast looked somewhat like an anteater, with large curved claws on its front legs and an elongated face that ended in a pointed snout.
Nova's soul sense easily measured its power—only around ten. The weakest creature this du...
2025-04-11 23:04:25 +0000 UTC View PostThe tiny heat signature shrank back at Nova's yell, pushing against the wall. The outline wavered as if trying to retreat further into the shadows, but there was nowhere to hide from Nova's enhanced sight.
"Undo your spell, now!" His voice was sharp and commanding—so unlike his usual patient tone with her.
Anny, who barely had time to register what was happening, looked at Nova wi...
2025-04-11 23:00:28 +0000 UTC View PostAfter asking Guildmaster Senna a few more questions, Nova and Anny moved to an inn where they hired a single room. The Silver Spear, as Senna had recommended, was cleaner than they expected. It was a three-story building of gray stone, with surprisingly nice decor and thick walls that muffled the constant bustle of the city.
"One week for now," Anny told the innkeeper, sliding across a sm...
2025-04-09 17:01:50 +0000 UTC View PostThe land flew past underneath them, covered in forests and green hills. The sun warmed their backs as they soared high above the landscape, leaving Collport behind.
"Not a bad view, eh?" Nova called down.
"What?!" Anny's voice barely carried against the rushing wind.
"It's not a bad view!" Nova tried again, raising his voice to compete with the air rushing past them.
".....
2025-04-08 15:25:33 +0000 UTC View Post