Eric yawned and stretched as he came to from yet another dream where he was burning alive. He found it a bloody miracle his friends weren't glaring murder at him, since he slept three ti...
2022-05-09 06:35:43 +0000 UTC View Post“Morlekai!”
Alice’s awful terror was a palpable thing.
"Hold, Alice! Don't fire. Not until they're in range!" Morlekai hissed, and Eric could taste the edge of the man'...
2022-05-09 06:34:36 +0000 UTC View Post“Eric, fuck! They’re coming right for us. Set your spear! Eric?”
But Eric had already tuned out the panicking Drake as not the expected one or two, but a full half dozen muta...
2022-05-09 06:29:19 +0000 UTC View PostEric feigned sleep when Alice knocked on his door, which wasn’t that hard since he had been asleep two minutes ago. “Get up, sleepyhead! Bro wants to talk to you!”
Ten minute...
2022-05-09 06:25:44 +0000 UTC View PostDespite the exhilarating rush he felt with his skill and stat gains, he was humbled every day that he was put in his place by the pair of grinning 19 Strength monsters. Because whether i...
2022-05-09 06:22:56 +0000 UTC View PostOnly after leveling up his Bardiche skill did Eric finally take a break, sitting his ass down right there by the pel and power napping for who knew how many hours before getting up with ...
2022-05-09 06:19:22 +0000 UTC View Post“You sure about this, Eric?" Asked Drake, rubbing his eyes and cracking a yawn, holding a pair of unsharpened bardiche. The shorter, heavier ones that were more like a cross between ba...
2022-05-09 06:14:15 +0000 UTC View PostMorlekai turned to the smith who had witnessed their no-holds-barred sparring. “Thoughts?”
The smith gave a thoughtful nod. “He’ll do well with my spear bardiche. As for th...
2022-05-09 06:13:19 +0000 UTC View Post"You might want to pick out a new name, kid," said Morlekai with a smile, waving him over to the bemused-looking blacksmith and his associate, clearly having the same ideas Eric was. "On...
2022-05-09 06:02:46 +0000 UTC View PostEric gazed at the harvester in genuine admiration before turning to look at the mountain of neatly prepared cuts of meat and organs, massive plates of extremely tough lizard hide, a pair...
2022-05-09 06:01:44 +0000 UTC View Post“I’m sorry, Morlekai. But as much as I would be beyond grateful for your party’s continued and much appreciated help… what you’re asking me… to betray my nation’s trust......
2022-05-09 05:59:47 +0000 UTC View PostA completely unfazed Morlekai dipped his head Eric’s way as Drake tossed him a dark ale caught without even shifting his gaze. The absurdly graceful man with the aura of a tiger in rep...
2022-05-09 05:58:44 +0000 UTC View PostNote - low key Adult Content in the last part of this chapter.
“Who the hell is this?”
Those were the first words Eric heard a...
2022-05-09 05:57:52 +0000 UTC View PostEric nodded in satisfaction, pulling out five extra silvers from the ether, and in very short order, Velvet was showing Eric not only how to assemble each type of boxed crossbow, but the...
2022-05-09 05:55:21 +0000 UTC View PostFor just a second, Eric found himself smiling with a certain fond warmth as he caught sight of people strolling from one clapboard building to another. It wasn't too hard to imagine ever...
2022-05-09 05:54:08 +0000 UTC View PostEric blinked, taking a second to register her words, and he couldn’t help but feel a surge of excitement at the unexpected turn to their conversation. “Color me intrigued. What exact...
2022-05-09 05:35:46 +0000 UTC View PostAs fast as he could think it, Eric was sprinting, forcing his legs to MOVE like he never had before, crashing into a startled Alice, brown eyes alight with surprise and killing ...
2022-05-09 05:34:27 +0000 UTC View PostEric's voice earned a number of startled cries and shouts to identify himself. He cautiously backed up before it clicked what the problem was, why people were squinting his way as he ref...
2022-05-09 05:33:18 +0000 UTC View PostSlowly, almost ceremoniously, he prepared for his expedition, double and triple checking both his equipment and supplies.
But not before frying up and generously spicing with salt,...
2022-05-09 05:32:19 +0000 UTC View PostEric lurched awake with a terrified gasp. His ears roared with the sound of his own pounding heart, his fist tightly clenching the hilt of his saber as he quickly scanned the room, befor...
2022-05-09 05:30:16 +0000 UTC View PostPerception check made! You have successfully spotted 2 Rat Sentinels.
Stealth check made! You have successfully snuck past Rat Patrol.
Congratulations! ...
2022-05-09 05:29:05 +0000 UTC View PostIaido skillcheck made! You have critically struck your Training Pel in the blink of an eye!
Eric couldn’t help smirking, deliberately allowing his interface combat notes...
2022-05-09 05:28:09 +0000 UTC View PostEric shook his head, a wry smirk dancing across his scarred features. Of course these mutated monsters were hunting him! He had seen the mad gimlet of hate-filled cognizance flickering i...
2022-05-09 05:26:23 +0000 UTC View PostPerception check made! You have successfully spotted: Rat Sentinels.
Eric froze where he stood, peering around yet another brownstone corridor as he dared tunnels winding ...
2022-05-09 05:24:48 +0000 UTC View PostEric took a deep, steadying breath as he found himself before the metal door once more, the slightly gnawed but still perfectly serviceable lock once more in hand.
It didn't matter...
2022-05-09 05:23:04 +0000 UTC View PostEric swallowed his anxiety as he made himself approach his sister’s room, her door secured by yet another combination lock, one that he hadn’t even tried to open. Determined to respe...
2022-05-09 05:21:26 +0000 UTC View PostHe couldn’t help but smile as he looked at the weight room that had been the source of so many grueling workouts, his mind already racing with plans, Mr. Vincent's words echoing in his...
2022-05-09 05:20:13 +0000 UTC View PostEric normally woke up with no real sense of time, always having lived according to his mother's schedules. But now he knew exactly what time it was. As if his interface was equipped with...
2022-05-09 05:19:10 +0000 UTC View Post“Faster, Eric. You wanna die with a rats eating you alive? Pick up your feet and RUN, boy!”
He could so easily picture Mr. Vincent, his fitness coach who looked like a...
2022-05-09 04:14:33 +0000 UTC View PostCongratulations, challenger! You have successfully survived full neuro-network integration!
Crystallization complete.
The words washed over Eric as he slowl...
2022-05-09 04:10:53 +0000 UTC View Post