Even while working on the circle, Niall continues talking, “For someone with a Potency upgrade, it is simpler to stop our external mana from being taken over or disrupted. You Amplifiers have to work harder for it. Looking at the modification she told me to make, you seem to have experience, a skill, or a trait that allows you to change the frequency of your mana. So just experiencing it coul...
2024-07-02 08:16:02 +0000 UTC View PostChampion Niall looks surprisingly healthy. Lissandra said she has a few years until in one of her seizures her mana kills everyone in the Workshop. All caused by a damaged mana heart.
There is no sign of that at all. Her steps are energetic, her voice is strong, and her mind is sharp.
I do not use my senses too much as I do not know if it would insult her. She is a Champion even tho...
2024-07-01 08:14:18 +0000 UTC View PostDid I just commit suicide by adding two skills to the mix? Well, poor future Nathaniel indeed. Poor guy. Rest in peace. Hehe.
Fuck.
I activate my [Mana Crown] and extend [Mana Domain] around me, even through my body. Then I use [Focus] to keep my attention split between the skills.
Myrra is currently getting some lessons ...
2024-06-30 08:20:09 +0000 UTC View PostSo far, I have seen multiple places survivors used to live in. The first was the obsolete bunker where Nina and others lived and called the Sanctuary. Another one was the fallen Bastion, the Skyhold Island where defenses were running and that had the feel of a city.
Then there were two bunkers in the Valley. One of them was abandoned, a much higher tier than the Sanctuary, just empty. Las...
2024-06-27 08:25:34 +0000 UTC View Post“Again,” Lissandra says simply.
As before, I collect mana, and after concentrating, I send another burst through my arm. It takes even more damage than before, with tears appearing on it. This time, I feel my mind waver. Having to concentrate and expel so much mana is difficult.
Usually, when I do these kinds of things, I keep my body strengthened, lately even with black mana. M...
2024-06-26 07:58:24 +0000 UTC View PostAfter 5 hours, as if she set it on a timer, the pressure on me disappears, and I’m finally able to move. The entire time I wasn’t even able to twitch my fingers. I could only blink and breathe shallowly.
For one beautiful moment, I imagine myself punching her and think of just throwing all my mana against her.
Lissandra doesn’t even look in my direction, even after 5 hours, st...
2024-06-25 08:06:30 +0000 UTC View PostWhen I open my eyes, the first thing I see is the Veil high in the sky. Feeling a presence near me, I turn my head to the side, and Lissandra sits there on the fallen trunk of a tree.
Myrra is nowhere to be seen.
“I sent her to level up,” Lissandra says.
“Got it.” Sending thermal energy through my body, my passive activates, and it starts healing my wounds.
Lissa...
2024-06-24 08:06:05 +0000 UTC View PostFor now, I decide to stay and not try to run away from this crazy woman. I should be able to get a useful thing or two from her.
This 5th floor seems like a continuation of my instance, so unfortunately I can't loot the Veil Ignition Station again. But there should be more of them, so maybe I can do it along the way. Of course, while working hard on what Lissandra requires from me.
...
2024-06-23 07:39:28 +0000 UTC View PostLike my minion before, I walk from behind the trees and enter the exact same clearing she entered back then. There, these three people greet me.
The murderer from Easy difficulty stands there awkwardly. He is not tied, and there is no mana holding him at all. Yet, he stands there with a terrified expression, not daring to move or say anything.
Myrra looks just as I remember her, tal...
2024-06-20 08:00:27 +0000 UTC View PostThe remaining challenges of the 5th event continue, but other than a few more powerful members of Hell difficulty, we do not pay them much attention.
“So Nat, your sister…” Maya starts carefully.
“Yes?”
“She seems kind of… nice. Hehe.”
“I see.”
“But damn, why do you siblings both fight like that? What kind of combat even is it, regrowing your ...
2024-06-19 08:29:03 +0000 UTC View PostAgainst the man from Easy difficulty, an Avatar appears. The Avatar of the man who won the 1st tournament of the 1st round of Earth’s tutorial.
That rumor spreads fairly quickly, and before the ten seconds to the start of the duel pass, there are plenty of eyes on that screen, examining that man.
He is very tall and extremely muscular. The build you would see on strongmen. His hea...
2024-06-18 07:51:27 +0000 UTC View Post“Hey,” Tess moves closer to me.
“What is it this time?”
She laughs shortly, amused by my reaction, “I wanted to confirm something. Lily seems disappointed with you about that thing with Tacita, but I wonder if it's really it.”
“What do you mean? I’m an asshole. It's simple.”
“Really? Why then was your first reaction to grab Lily and teleport to Tacita...
2024-06-17 07:46:17 +0000 UTC View PostCongratulations, you have won the 4th event - Arena!
Do you want to accept your reward or would you like to put it away to improve the final rewards?
The reward for the winner of the 4th event:
Passive skill combination token (low epic)
“I will use it to improve the final rewards.”
We stay a bit longer and the entire time I keep my eye on Tacita and the knife she is hiding behind her back.
She is like a wounded animal, growling, and showing teeth, but knowing she is getting help and not biting because of that. It's interesting to see her expression as Lily fully heals her, Tacita is now most likely in a better state than even before the duels.
As we are leavin...
2024-06-13 08:19:01 +0000 UTC View PostGareth easily wins against a member of his group. Even though it’s possible to die now, they both don’t hold back that much. The fight still seems dangerous, but also like friendly sparring.
Wanderer is a petite woman using shockwaves. She uses them to attack, to reposition, to mimic flying for a second or two. Sometimes she even concentrates them in a similar way I like to do, but th...
2024-06-12 08:20:02 +0000 UTC View PostMin-Jae returns to the rooftop just when the one-hour-long rest is about to end. He is quiet, but the mood around him seems to be different now. There is still a lot of disappointment, but it feels less sour and dirty. But who the heck knows, it's hard to deal with people. Why can't everyone be as simple as minions and our future animal overlord? Things would be simpler then.
“Such a go...
2024-06-11 08:12:01 +0000 UTC View PostSophie is unable to control her any longer as Tacita changes her field, and the mute girl disappears.
Even while that is happening, Sophie keeps moving her hands and setting up her web. She does it very quickly, the floating constructs the size of bees moving around wildly, pulling nearly invisible threads of mana.
Sophie detects something and waves her arm, the ground a few steps a...
2024-06-10 07:55:38 +0000 UTC View PostI got back just in time to get summoned for the finals of my group. My opponent is Mari from WhiteWing. She uses a dagger and short sword, relying on high dexterity and high mana. She uses most of that mana to increase the damage of her weapons and her speed.
“Being in the top 32 isn't that bad,” she notes.
“There are 31 people from Hell difficulty here in the tournament.” 2024-06-09 08:14:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Appearing back on the roof I keep replaying what just happened. I knew that too much mana could make people with better sensitivity faint, and much more can overwhelm even stronger ones.
It's something I'm sure that at much higher levels turns into what I until now heard being called Mana Radiation. It can be created with less mana through some skills like Savant’s [Dawn] 2024-06-06 08:06:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Blue flames surround a young girl, not to attack but to create an area around her that is as heated as possible.
I can see Isabella staring at Tacita, most likely in an attempt to read her emotions, something I don't think she is able to do because of that field. But Tacita seems to appreciate the effort and smiles at her.
Isabella moves her hand and around her a dozen thin threads ...
2024-06-05 08:05:55 +0000 UTC View PostA new window is accessible to me, and in it, I can see all 16 groups. 2356 participants are separated into 147 and 148-member groups. I belong to a 148-member group, and searching, I don’t find any member of group 4 in it. There also isn’t anyone from Beyond in my group.
In my group, I can see an interesting face: BenDover. That reminds me that I forgot about him again, so it’s nice...
2024-06-04 07:49:21 +0000 UTC View Post"Hello, I'm Miwa," the woman introduces herself with a small bow.
"I'm Vega!"
"It's nice to meet you, Vega."
Both my disciple and I look around the small but cozy kitchen of Miwa's house. Unlike the smithy she rents with multiple people from Hard and Hell difficulty and uses at set times, the house is hers only. On the table, there are some ingredients prepared.
Vega alr...
2024-06-02 08:48:21 +0000 UTC View PostThe first stop is Channeler, where I have prepared some fighting for Vega against lower difficulties. Partially, it's so she can gain some experience in a relatively safe space, but mostly I want to see how these guys will do against the little half-demon.
Locating one of my anchors, I fly up this time instead of teleporting. I head toward where I sense my anchor until I reach Channeler a...
2024-06-02 08:40:53 +0000 UTC View PostJust a few minutes remain until the black wolf returns home. Biscuit's summon was only for 12 hours, unlike mine for 24 hours. In that time, we got some information from him and he got some training from Biscuit. Somehow.
It’s still an interesting sight to see a burrito-shaped corgi floating in front of the giant wolf who just listens and nods once in a while. I bet if he could, he woul...
2024-05-30 07:56:04 +0000 UTC View PostMoving the huge armor is so slow, but it's fun, and I already decided to practice against this kind of opponent. The ones I wouldn’t be able to damage with ranged attacks and instead had to keep closer.
The wolf bites into my side, and my arms move, grabbing him around his neck. But there is something I noticed. The weird field around his body that disrupts and takes mana at the places ...
2024-05-29 07:57:53 +0000 UTC View PostTo break the silence, I ask, “Did you level your [Concentration], [Mana Manipulation], and [Kinetic Barrier]?”
“All of them! [Mana Manipulation] the most. Every day I train with the mana stones you left with me.”
“Hardworking as always, minion.”
“I need to get stronger.” Vega nods ser...
2024-05-28 07:31:53 +0000 UTC View PostWhen the kick lands, Tacita turns away from me and looks at Vega, a look of sheer surprise on her face.
And Vega kicks her again. The second kick lands as well, which is something Tacita allowed.
(Don’t) I warn through the link to Tess and Lily. Yet I still take a few steps closer, ready for anything.
With unusual gentleness, Tacita puts her finger on Vega’s ...
2024-05-27 07:50:00 +0000 UTC View PostIf I tell her it’s me, Miwa won’t reveal the identity of Tent... the top-ranked person in the crafter rankings, right?
But damn, she looks creepy. Is she about to drool at the thought of meeting the 1st ranked crafter of this tournament? Is she a stalker and that's why she bought so many of the items I sold? Was she driving the prices up?
Miwa, noticing I'm looking at the ugly i...
2024-05-26 07:57:28 +0000 UTC View PostMy minion doesn’t seem to like the people I introduce to her very much. I can feel her tension and the way she constantly monitors them.
Well, it’s fine. She is just shy around new people. She even gave a chance to Nevan and liked Duplicaniel because he looked like me. Vega is a good girl! They might not become friends in the 24 hours we have, but she will bear with it because of me.<...
2024-05-23 07:31:35 +0000 UTC View PostThe panic eruption that ensues is glorious. Tens and hundreds of people from lower difficulties run away as they spot the black wolf from a distance.
I admit that I might have underestimated their survival instinct. I halfway expected them to try to take photos of the giant growling wolf that keeps calling Isabella an asshole.
But well, some of them faint just under the pressure of ...
2024-05-22 08:02:08 +0000 UTC View Post