Chapter 144
Levi ended up leaving Elmire with Ward, since the two gremlins liked working together anyway, but since Peter was going to stay with their group Cassandra argued that they didn't need two ogres. 2022-05-19 15:37:40 +0000 UTC View Post
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Chapter 143
[Edited May 27th: adjusted the calculations on leveling dungeons to better match actual projections.]
Levi initiated almost two hundred people over the course of the convention...
2022-05-18 15:41:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 142 (Laurence; Levi)
Laurence was in a bit of a tight spot.
Not officially, not technically. Everything had been going off without a hitch. He’d negotiated with a dozen players across th...
2022-05-17 15:26:00 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 141 (Irene; Levi)
“Irene! Hey, heeeey, Medic lady! Over here!”
Irene turned, her eyes landing immediately on the nametag hovering above the head of a young man rushing toward her.
Drakonias: ...
2022-05-16 15:51:00 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 140 (Various)
[Edited 5/14: changed Leana to Riana; just realized I have way too many L named characters already.]
Riana was unreasonably excited to finally be back to an anime con again. After th...
2022-05-13 15:56:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 139
It didn’t take long to reach their destination the next morning, leaving most of the minions behind at the first dungeon they reached that was close to the venue with instructions to hold the ent...
2022-05-12 17:29:00 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 138
As they continued south, Levi split off some of their minions into two side groups to clear dungeons on their own, with orders to catch back up with the main group as soon as they were done. Since ...
2022-05-11 17:36:32 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 137
Levi stood a bit straighter, watching tensely as Peter ran forward, closing in on the slime. Henry sprinted back into the fight ahead of him. Peter swapped weapons as he ran, switching out his cros...
2022-05-10 15:41:00 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 136
At first, Levi thought the boss was a Nature Essence, but it was far too small for that. Only about as big as Becca, if she were curled up in a ball. Not that he’d ever seen her do something like...
2022-05-09 18:19:23 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 135
Nature Dungeon: Level 2
This one was located in a parking lot, which had been blocked off with caution cones and hazard signs.
The blocked off area was quite large, and...
2022-05-08 02:17:35 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 134
Levi pinged the area, receiving a number of faint signals, none strong enough to be a dungeon. Probably other Awakened in the city. He was momentarily impressed that so many had managed to gain acc...
2022-05-07 19:37:49 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 133
They had a website.
Cassandra showed him her custom-printed shirts for all of them, with the URL printed across the back in bold silver lettering, then showed him the site itself when ...
2022-05-07 14:36:59 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 132
The time passed surprisingly quickly, with Levi splitting his time between training Gordon or Peter, talking with Irene, and answering Cassandra’s occasional questions for her efforts online. Mos...
2022-05-06 12:34:31 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 131
“Since we’re going to travel on foot, we all need to be able to stamina drag if we don’t want anyone left behind. We can’t rely on cars any more.”
Gordon shook his head and sighed. ...
2022-05-04 17:17:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 130 (Laurence)
Laurence Haynes wasn’t good at lying. He would consider himself very good at deceiving - by omission, by selective truths, by insinuation and implication - but straight out stating a falsehood ma...
2022-05-01 01:53:14 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 129
Levi again looked over the lists Laurence had given him. They were a tangible reassurance against his nebulous concerns of how much would be impossible to accomplish, the overwhelmed feeling that h...
2022-04-29 11:26:00 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 128
[Aster here, with a quick note: I have performed a minor retcon on Conduit - after comparing the posted text with my original story notes, I realized I'd accidentally broken the universe, so it...
2022-04-28 17:27:45 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 127
“Gordon… how many weapons do you have stashed in your trunk?”
Despite Cassandra's rushing, they still had two days before they needed to worry about reaching the convention, so they wer...
2022-04-28 01:33:35 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 126
[Aster here, with a slightly delayed but fresh and shiny chapter for y'all. :) One quick personal note before we get on with things:
As a result of the power outage last week, some of the ma...
Chapter 125
"Get up, you're going to stain your clothing and goodness knows you’re not going to be able to buy replacements forever as long as you’re out of work." Gayle stood on the front porch, hands on ...
2022-04-22 16:25:11 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 124
“Everyone in this timeline and their guns,” Levi grumbled. “Is it so much to ask that they practice using the weapons that will be effective against the invasion that’s coming in j...
2022-04-22 13:42:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 123
[Quick note, in case you didn't see the update on last chapter, power has been restored and all is well with the world! I do still have some irl obligations over the remainder of the week, and ...
2022-04-21 16:09:00 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 122
[Heya! Aster here, with an even better excuse for being late this time. xD While I did know that I had a lot of things scheduled IRL this week, what I did not have scheduled was the massive sno...
2022-04-20 20:04:11 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 121
Levi’s stamina was out, mana was out, and health was at eight.
Another few seconds in the corrosive and he’d have been dead. If the kalvex hadn’t abandoned the chase, he’d be dead. If...
2022-04-18 15:26:59 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 120
Levi stared down into the dimness. Faint light glinted off something he couldn't make out, but it was far below. Easily fifteen to twenty feet. Once he jumped down, he wouldn't be climbing out easi...
2022-04-16 18:11:52 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 119
“How about we call you… Maggie.”
Gordon groaned.
Levi ignored him and brought up the magma snake’s stats, then a comparison against Crimson.
Maggie: Level 1 Magma ...
2022-04-16 16:28:07 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 118
Of course, taming a giant snake with magma dripping from its fangs was easier said than done. Even as only a level 1 boss, the snake wasn't something to be taken lightly. While the little Crimson-s...
2022-04-16 13:06:36 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 117
"There's going to be lava around," Levi warned as they neared the entrance. "It's usually in pretty obvious crevices, but you have to stay alert. Do not fall into it, it's very dangerous."
Pe...
2022-04-12 23:10:58 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 116
Levi charged in, moving faster than the ogre could track, Destruction sword leveled at its chest. The ogre bellowed a challenge and stabbed its sword out at Levi, the two blades clashing in a scree...
2022-04-12 12:57:06 +0000 UTC View Post