Belgianfri

Chapter 154: Aho.

I breathed in deep through my nose, smelling the ocean air. I hadn’t spent much time by the oceanfront in my life so far, so this was a welcome change. The salty air, the gentle rocking of the bo...

Chapter 153: A bright smile.

We spent the next few days returning to the border. Thankfully, the journey wasn’t as arduous as it had been the first time around. Perhaps our fight with the paradise bird had scared off the mon...

Chapter 152: A final cry.

Though I was confident that we could slay the beast, I had killed a peak tier 4 classer before, after all, I still felt somewhat apprehensive.

“Are you sure we can’t just sneak in and tak...

Chapter 151: Paradise bird.

Over the next few days, we spent most of our time searching for the elusive heart severing liana. Supposedly, it could be found near this area, its distinct flowers located just below the crowns of...

Chapter 150: Monsters.

At least I could take solace in the fact that the monsters surrounding us weren’t as large or as tough as the ones I had hunted during the tournament. On the other hand, they were present in far ...

Chapter 149: Traversing the dark forest.

The dark forest turned out to be surprisingly dark. Who would have guessed it, right? What was interesting about that was that it wasn’t dark everywhere. Small patches of sunlight were sparingly ...

Chapter 148: Hilda

Looking at the dried-out husk that was laying on the bed, I suddenly had an easier time empathising with Agard’s plight. His wife looked like a corpse, and not a recent one either. Grey, rippling...

Chapter 147: Agard.

Emeri took her stance and aimed her spear at Agard, whose facial expression remained glacial. He pulled a long, thin sword from his scabbard, which I recognized as a rapier, a weapon that wasn’t ...

Chapter 146: Family conflict.

Everic’s eyes narrowed once he’d heard my request.

“Even if I could, it would require a significantly larger… contribution, on your part.

This time, it was my turn to grow suspi...

Chapter 145: At the border.

“Here.” I said, as I pushed a small wooden figurine into Emeri’s hands. Her eyes went wide, and she turned the little statue around to take a better look. After a moment of silence, her cheek...

Chapter 144: A thoughtful gift.

Rolla had never been much of a town, economically speaking. Sure, all of the basics were present. You had a few bakers, a few butchers, and the like. But for anything more than that, you’d have t...

Chapter 143: Rejoining family.

I regarded the older man at the other side of the table with suspicion. What was this guy scheming this time? Had he really not been involved in the situation, or was he looking for a convenient sc...

Chapter 142: A slightly holy meeting…

As I entered Reito’s cathedral, I couldn’t help but admire its architecture, despite my hesitance. The outside of the building was adorned by elaborate murals that were visible from anywhere in...

Chapter 141: Departure from the between lands.

The next morning, I rose early. With my body rested and my equipment gathered, I felt that the time had come for me to draw this quest to a close. What had been a dangerous but straightforward miss...

Chapter 140: Do stars move?

After sinking into the murky waters of lake equilibrium, my vision turned black and my other senses were muted. This feeling of non-existence lasted but a moment, soon to be replaced by wonder. As ...

Chapter 139: The lake of equilibrium.

“So about those rewards...” I began, glancing at the dry man.

He chuckled lightly and set Maria down, before heading for the tent’s exit. As he passed me, he waved at me to follow him. ...

Chapter 138: Interlude: The drought.

Trigger warnings: Suicide(but not really) Character death (but not really)

Pov: The dry man.

I had expected this trial to be hard, no doubt. But did the system have to fuck me over righ...

Chapter 137: The aftermath.

I awoke with a terrible headache. Honestly, for a moment I was convinced a rabbit was jumping inside of my skull. I hadn’t had a headache since... I couldn’t even remember.

I opened my ey...

Chapter 136: BET.

“Ready?” I asked the gathered warriors.

After receiving a few half-hearted replies, I just shook my head and went over the ‘plan’ a final time. We had set up in a semi-circle around t...

Chapter 135: The storm.

Golems, classers and beasts streamed out of the canyon, quickly forming files and columns. Clearly, they had been expecting our warm welcome, and they were well prepared to handle it.

Vaguely...

Chapter 134: The calm before the storm.

A few hours had passed since the strategy meeting and I was currently stuck guarding Maria. She seemed to be the most scared out of all of us, at this point. After spending years alone in a tower, ...

Chapter 133: War plans.

The next morning, my little camping site had turned into a full-on war encampment. After Ash had declared the need to raise an army, he and Olgierd had set off to gather the men and women that serv...

Chapter 132: A good king.

The four of us had made ourselves comfortable a little ways away from our previous campsite, since they were probably going to take a while to catch up.

Though the dry man’s reunion with Ma...

Chapter 131: Shame

The light at the end of the tunnel brightened with each step I took and, before I knew it, the dead trees of the dry forest hooved into view. Just a little further...

Moments later, we crosse...

Chapter 130: Light at the end of the tunnel.

The guard couldn’t follow me inside. I knew that, but still, I felt like I was being chased. Maria hadn’t recovered from that guard’s last remarks either. Entertaining the idea that the dry m...

Chapter 129: Shivering thoughts.

Maria was clinging onto my back as I jumped higher and higher, until I reached the plateau. The explosions and crumbling sounds were still going on behind me, all the while.

“The tower is f...

Chapter 128: Escape

I slowly made my way down the tower, Maria in tow. She had shared some info she had overheard the guards talking about, which made me fairly confident that the tower would indeed be empty at this t...

Chapter 127: Maria

Faced with the massive stone fort, it was clear that I would have to come up with a plan. Unfortunately, reconnaissance was out of the question, since I didn’t want to be forced to stay in there ...

Chapter 126: Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

It didn’t take long For Revan to outrun the attacking golems, thankfully. Despite their powerful and fast attacks, their bodies were slow and clunky, so they had trouble keeping up with us.

Chapter 125: Green night.

Warning: claustrophobia (only a little while)

The necromancer’s essence disintegrated upon my touch, slowly unravelling at the seams. It was an enchanting sight, to see another’s existenc...