I entered the labyrinth without thinking much more. Even if I could be giving the enemies ammunition to fight me, I didn’t care, since I would be rewarded twice now. The only problem was that they could split up and then attack the Skarnash Tribelands. Still, that was no longer my problem since I did what I could to slow them down. Helping people was fine, as long as it didn’t put my life at risk.
“Mew, mew, mew!”
“What is with you now? You don’t look nervous, so I gue...
2024-11-12 12:39:34 +0000 UTC
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I didn’t know what their abilities were, but they were similar to vampires… so they would be hard to deal with. In essence, the Forsaken are failed experiments of the vampires. They can’t reproduce that often using normal means, so they turn others they found interesting into lesser vampires to serve them.
Still, pretty often, the experiments don’t work and then some vampires end up with deformities. I shouldn’t think about that… it was clear that those guys came to th...
2024-11-12 10:36:41 +0000 UTC
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After using my bike for three days, I finally began to approach the area of the next labyrinth… I knew that this place was big, but it was still a bit surprising. It was also surprising how the weather didn’t make any sense and the area ahead was completely cold and covered in snow.
“I wonder if this is because of the mana in the environment or something… in any case, you are from here, right? Why did you leave this area?”
Glacien didn’t say anything, she just meowed o...
2024-11-12 09:11:05 +0000 UTC
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I looked around, trying to find what had killed the wolves. I imagined that the mother of the kitten had done that, but I couldn’t see traces of it.
“Are you the one who got them?”
“Grrrrr!”
Although it was wounded, the creature still had enough energy to growl at me. Understandable… Come to think of it, animals never liked me that much, so I wondered why it would be different now.
I approached the creature to check its wounds, but soon it got up and ...
2024-11-11 22:41:47 +0000 UTC
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I didn’t know if rumors about me had spread, but when I decided to check one of the towns along the way, I furrowed my eyebrows when the only guard around didn’t try to stop me.
I wanted to believe that they had better things to do at times of war instead of worrying about someone like me, but I knew it better. Regardless, the few people there were still helping in the preparations for the war, so they weren’t going to make business with me while helping the others. All the materi...
2024-11-11 16:12:52 +0000 UTC
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I was pretty sure that my misinformation amulet was working, so it seemed that Shanra knew who I was based on my appearance. Most orcs, goblins, and ogres didn’t know who I was based on those characteristics, but she should know the value of some good intel.
“I hate people who think that their asses are the center of everything… they can’t think logically or put themselves at the foot of others. It is because of shitty people like that this war started, and…”
Shanra pr...
2024-11-11 12:03:33 +0000 UTC
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I moved away from the battlefield and then used my camouflage amulets to disappear while I was resting under the shade of a tree. I got used to resting while hugging my knees, but the moment I sat down and relaxed my back a bit, I fell asleep.
When I woke up, everything was dark around me. I didn’t know at which time I fell asleep, but I could guess that a very long time had passed since I was starving.
“... I did something unnecessary…”
I let out a long sigh. It was...
2024-11-11 10:08:44 +0000 UTC
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When I finally reached the first section of the labyrinth, the water was half a meter away from the ceiling. I couldn’t even remain seated on the boat anymore.
While the monsters could no longer attack me, the current slowed me down enough to think that I was a goner… I had over forty kilometers to cross and no less than half an hour.
At this point in time, I had lost the notion of how much time had passed since I began my escape… I couldn’t think of anything anymore. Ther...
2024-11-11 08:52:36 +0000 UTC
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The humans and Aquarians were expecting that the orcs, goblins, and ogres would take a bit more time to gather their forces, but on the third day after they set their camp to block the advance of the invaders, they decided to launch an attack.
That was unexpected since intel said that they still had a lot of allies coming to join them. It looked like their nature to ignore strategy had reached a limit after they saw more than ten clans being decimated. At first, Remi went to join the fr...
2024-11-10 15:06:24 +0000 UTC
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The magic bag didn’t explode… but unleashed a torrent of water that covered half of the body of the monster and it began to freeze as well. I had this idea while I was living in the cavern about filling a magic bag with the water that the flask could produce and then drench a target and then shock it, but this worked as well.
Flask of Endless Water: Produces freshwater indefinitely until it is full.
Durability: 05/10
It was the only use I found for the effect, asi...
2024-11-10 13:00:59 +0000 UTC
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Although I increased my movement speed enough to clear four sections of a labyrinth in four days, I was still getting tired… probably because I didn’t take time to rest for even a minute and because I kept using my mana.
Still, that would be a good experience for me. I had to make this kind of memory even more intense to learn from my mistakes. I was a bit too worried about making things as efficient as possible. Instead of that, I had to obtain all the tools that I would need for a...
2024-11-10 10:49:18 +0000 UTC
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‘My luck is truly the worst… if there were a luck parameter, I would make it reach over nine thousand!’
It wasn’t like I was expecting that things would be that smooth… Come to think of it, there were many ways to make the water come faster inside the labyrinth despite all the sand, I soon confirmed that when the temperature began to drop in the room.
The boss ignored the water and just charged at me, making some droplets splash on me even when I used Shadow Step...
2024-11-10 09:16:42 +0000 UTC
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Honestly, I wasn’t expecting much of those who follow the empire… but they really surprised me this time around. They found a new way to get in my way and prevent me from getting more power. I had barely started to explore the third section…
The creatures there are a mix of some beetle with a scorpion. They didn’t have a tail to poison anyone, but they had a pair of antennas that were quite pointy and sharp and they used those to stab those who approached. They were fast, ...
2024-11-09 15:48:29 +0000 UTC
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I reached the end of the second section after three days. Those guys made me waste so much time… after the second attack, they decided to use their heads a bit more and thanks to it; I took more time laying my ambush.
‘It will be annoying if they attack me soon after the boss is defeated, but I can’t waste time setting up traps either… Since they have mages and healers on their side, they can cross the labyrinth faster than me. I need to just get ready as soon as the...
2024-11-09 13:01:20 +0000 UTC
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It was time to make my point abundantly clear, so I decided not to hold back. I looked for the longest corridor in a straight line that I could find and then waited for the enemies at the end of it.
This time, I equipped my hand crossbow and then pulled the string with all my might… the moment the enemies appeared in the distance; I shot the bolts. A large explosion happened that made the entire floor shake. The five bolts had the Flame enchantments, so they all exploded, but I saw th...
2024-11-09 10:15:24 +0000 UTC
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I decided to speed up my exploration of the labyrinth since I was against time… even more than before. I also wondered if I could make an amulet using the carapace of the scorpions. The size was enough, but it certainly couldn’t last for many uses… I couldn’t say if that would make me gain time or not.
‘I should try to find a way to automate this process… it shouldn’t be hard once I am able to mess with metals, but I will have to make a decent workshop. One that needs to b...
2024-11-09 09:04:45 +0000 UTC
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I slowed down on my progress to think about the actions of the empire. I wanted to focus on myself, but I couldn’t simply ignore it completely. I also had to find the people ahead of me before they realized that I was following them, so I had to be cautious. Fortunately, it didn’t take long for that to happen.
“It looks like we are behind schedule and the commander isn’t liking that.”
“It can’t be helped. We didn’t know the land well, and it isn’t our fault that ...
2024-11-08 15:18:18 +0000 UTC
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‘As I thought, they are attacking several points in order to split the population.’
I headed north when night came after moving from the labyrinth area. It didn’t take me more than two hours to find another town that had already been taken by the empire. Much to my surprise, I saw some Aquarians too working with them.
‘I have no idea how this happened only two years after that other war… thinking about it won’t help me either. So, I just have to keep ignoring all of th...
2024-11-08 13:10:08 +0000 UTC
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“Regulus, don’t interfere… we have orders to follow. For now, you aren’t considered an enemy of the empire, but if you do any more, that will change.”
“I was considered an enemy of the empire from the day I was born, so it is fine either way. I am fine with letting you guys go and then follow your merry way later, but you guys had the back luck of me being around this time. I won’t interfere in this war unless I am forced to. So, retreat. Unless you want to end up with arr...
2024-11-08 10:57:45 +0000 UTC
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I did consider that my blood could be a very powerful poison, so I did some tests, but Poison tipped the bolt only worked with my blood. Not with my spit, sweat, or any other bodily fluid.
I didn’t know if that was true in this world, but vampire bodily fluids usually had dangerous stuff since they are dead. Unless some people obtain their blood in the right way to become a vampire, they become monsters. There are also legends that their blood has necrotic energy and so on… Regardle...
2024-11-08 08:48:37 +0000 UTC
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“Hmm, I have the feeling that I got really unlucky and this labyrinth only has thirty floors.”
I reached the third boss chamber after just one day as planned. In the third section of the labyrinth, I faced more copper skeletons. This time, they summoned bows and arrows to face me. It was funny… that was supposed to be a spike in difficulty, but it was a lot easier for me, who was also an archer.
While they could attack from a distance, they were less sturdy, so I finished th...
2024-11-07 16:28:23 +0000 UTC
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While Regulus was defeating the first boss of the labyrinth, the human fleet finally reached the Skarnash Tribelands. Weirdly enough, they reached the port town that Regulus had visited a few days prior.
“Get ready, we will invade as soon as they give us the order and we will be at the frontline.”
Remi declared that as he watched the cannons being fired at the port town with his arms crossed and a serious expression on his face for a change. Ulric nodded while holding tightly ...
2024-11-07 16:01:16 +0000 UTC
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Another copper skeleton exploded into several parts after being hit by my arrows in the blink of an eye. I smiled when I saw a piece of copper and a mana core side by side in the next moment. Not having to process the bodies of the monsters was quite satisfying, but it was even more satisfying to see the monsters being killed so fast.
‘If I only could see the damage caused by numbers and then having a pet to attack after every single shot, then my nostalgia would come at full force....
2024-11-07 11:51:13 +0000 UTC
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‘Two high ranked classes truly make a difference…’
You received 200 experience points.
You completed a trial. Please choose between the classes: Archer, Spearman, and Corsair.
The choices were a bit odd this time… without considering Corsair. I already had the other two and even upgraded them. Still, I didn’t level up their skills all that much. It was a good chance to do that now and get new skills in their classes. Still, picking up the Corsair class could open n...
2024-11-07 09:20:24 +0000 UTC
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I headed to the next floor of the dungeon, but I found nothing worthy of mention. The skeletons were getting a bit stronger, but a single attack on their back was good enough to destroy them. I decided to Berserk a bit as well and soon noticed the difference… my skin got redder and my muscles bulged. It wasn’t that impressive since my body was still pretty scrawny. I could only think that vampire physiology was allergic to muscles or something similar. Then again, I was only fourteen.
...
2024-11-06 15:13:55 +0000 UTC
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‘Well, what now?’
I could sense a group following me while keeping themselves hidden. They were quite good at that, but not good enough. In any case, I already knew what I was going to do. The question was how. Well, I trained for one and a half my skills for that kind of situation. At the same time, I could see a clearing ahead.
… …
The group of goblins moved with speed and skill as they didn’t leave any footstep on the ground or made any noise for that matter. St...
2024-11-06 13:16:17 +0000 UTC
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There were two things that I needed in this town: information and magic implements. I wanted to know where the hardest dungeons in this land could be found, and I also wanted to learn the effects of the magic implements and weapons they had here. Perhaps I should buy everything I could since obtaining more information about any given effect still gives a lot of experience for my main enchanting skills.
‘I guess all the time alone helped me a bit. I am able to ignore those eyes on me. ...
2024-11-06 10:38:03 +0000 UTC
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I woke up thanks to the morning sun. As usual, it never fails to make my skin tingle. I stretched my body while enduring the feeling of weakness taking over it. It didn’t get any easier since I was little, but I got used to it.
After eating the leftovers of last night’s dinner, I grabbed my pickaxe and then moved to the end of the cave and then began to look for some ores. A year and a half had passed since I escaped the labyrinth. After recovering the remains of the crew, I fulfill...
2024-11-06 08:38:42 +0000 UTC
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