Author Frank Morin

Ch 200 - A Government Official Asks For More Money

CHAPTER TWO HUNDRED, BABY!!!!!

Wow, we've covered a lot of ground! Thanks for sticking with Lucas and his team this far. I love your enthusiasm for the story, your suggestions, and encouragem...

Ch 199 - Epic Gear For Epic Guys

Crystal started pulling items from her inventory. They made an impressive pile. All the items were made of various metals from those huge pallets of rare minerals I’d gotten from the Colossus. 2025-07-23 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post

Ch 198 - Old Council, Same Blues

I followed the pair of former councilors to the double-sized, blocky castle in the northwest part of town I’d noticed earlier. As we drew near, I grinned.

“Is this thing made out of Legos...

Ch 197 - Drama Club

Remaining Survivors: 302

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As we walked toward the center of town, Ruby explaine...

Ch 196 - Real Estate Challenges

The people nearby who hadn’t simply collapsed in exhaustion were also checking loot. Excited chatter built, and it sounded like most people got at least 4 levels from fighting so many high-levele...

Ch 195 - I Witness the Power of Potatoes

Using Tether Slide, I launched toward the other whale, leaving the critically injured one to smash to bloody pulp on the stones. As I shot across the sky, I passed through the softly glowing protec...

Ch 194 - I Get a Craving For Sushi

The giant Leviathan crab was moving forward with a slow but implacable stride and would reach the wall in minutes. Thankfully, its back cannons seemed to have a long reloading time.

I set my ...

Ch 193 - I Remember a Really Bad Movie

“Nigel.” That’s all I had to say and the fluffy kitten transformed into his mid-sized flying lynx form, then loped ahead of us, quickly disappearing into the ruined city.

“He’ll sco...

Ch 192 - The Greatest Showman

I opened my menus and instantly spotted the new counters. How had I missed them earlier when I checked the timer?

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Ch 191 - Whale Watching

We appeared on the edge of a bare, stone island at the edge of a vast lake. I blinked at the bright sunlight of late afternoon and looked around. A sheer cliff several miles north sported a giant w...

Ch 190 - I Put the Gloves Back On

Hey, a quick update before we jump into today's chapter. A couple weeks ago, someone had suggested a fun idea - of giving Lucas a Mt St Helens loot box for blowing up that mountain onto the Ironwoo...

Ch 189 - I Get a Knockout Punch Card

I blinked open my eyes and sat up. I felt surprisingly good for having been zapped by a magical lightning bolt. A quick scan of my stats confirmed my health and mana were full, along with a sizable...

Ch 188 - I Try Outrunning a Lightning Bolt

“Well this sucks,” I muttered as I tried messaging again.

I was able to type out messages, but when I mentally clicked send, they just blinked. Somehow the enchantment ringing the cave st...

Ch 187 - A Meeting with Destiny

The sight of my precious ethereal blade jolted my entire system with hope, and also a boiling fury. Martin Briggs, that slimy murderer, had somehow gotten his hands on my sword.

“Time to di...

Ch 186 - Steaks and Quantum Nectar

Just as we passed through the gigantic gate in the huge stone wall, Identify triggered.

“Eryndale Science Academy. Unique. This wonder of the multiverse was a jewel within the crown of the ...

Ch 185 - I Learn the Scent of Sunshine

As we passed a row of fruit-laden dwarf trees, I examined one closely. The fruit looked most like a really big version of those weird star fruit, if star fruit were bright purple. As I studied the ...

Ch 184 - Negative PR

The world flickered and changed as my mind was dumped into another vision of stage 4. Instead of appearing hovering among the rafters with the gargoyles high above Queen Marisara’s huge, vaulted ...

Ch 183 - My Name Gets Added to a List

Together, we scouted the plaza, following the entire perimeter and studying the ruined buildings that ringed the protective dome. They were the most solid buildings I’d seen so far. Still no wind...

Ch 182 - There's Rain, and Then There's Demon Rain

I tossed an elephant steak to my always-ravenous mammoth lion, then we raced back to the blast zone. All the monsters were dead, so I quickly looted them all.

Of course, I got no level, even ...

Ch 181 - I Take A Walk in the Rain

I slowed Switchblade, dropping the hover bike to roll across the ground as we slowed in front of the 2000 foot cliff up to stage 3. Nigel unlocked his front paws from the restraints and back-flippe...

Ch 180 - Some Like it Hot

Ten points for a dramatic entrance.

Elizabeth Maberly marched into the room and her outfit changed. The Tomb Raider look vanished, and suddenly she looked like medieval British nobility. Fanc...

Ch 179 - I Find Out About a Second-Rate Couch Potato

Still pondering the last chat with the Briggs, I returned to town and headed to the central castle used by the town leadership. I was shown into the council chamber where the council was meeting. A...

Ch 178 - Shackletons Never Quit

Day: 12

Survivors: 381

The early afternoon sun felt great when I exited my castle base camp. The heavy fog that had covered the entire stage yesterday had been really oppressive. The to...

Ch 177 - I Set Up An Emergency Fund

I had to clear out a bunch of useless junk from the table, tossing it all into the sell pile, before I got a good look at the table. It was beautifully crafted, with the flat top inlaid with tiny c...

Ch 176 - Demon Hoarder

Even if I eventually made some kind of deal with the demons, no way I wasn’t going to check out the assassin’s vault. I wouldn’t consider selling it whole back to the faction the way I might ...

Ch 175 - I Get An Invite to a Conference Call

“Please, stop!” a new voice shouted.

Sythrak had appeared next to Jeeves, his scales all glowing bright gold, a sure sign that he expected some kind of giant commission. The reptilian hum...

Ch 174 - I Get an Upstairs Downstairs

I shrugged. “I just got up, remember? Did you all sleep in as long as me?”

“No, but we didn’t get out of bed until just before breakfast,” Jane said with a mischievous glance at Tom...

Ch 173 - Breakfast: Superhuman Edition

Yes, this is the start of Nexus Runner 3!!

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I woke up at noon, feeling more rested than I’d felt since, well, since I could remember. Pushing my Night Mask of the Mauvari...

Ch 172 - Stats Check & Full Stats Appendix

Today we celebrate reaching the end of Nexus Runner 2!

Yeah, that massive monster of a book is a wrap! Please share what you think?

Actually, this book is so big, I may have to split it...

Ch 171 - I Get to Play King

The huge wooden rafts supporting Lake Town had settled onto the bottom of the lake at a bit of an angle, with one side propped up on rubble from the broken giant stone array. By the time I arrived,...