《Temporal Pearls》 Chapter 1: World Meeting!!! The atmosphere was suffocating. The World Elders all have grave expressions. The bad news was striking and they all knew they had nothing to do but list to the possible solutions. Two Cturies ago, a massive Asteroid, half the size of the Moon, approached Earth. Due to some unknown reasons, the trajectory of the Asteroid met with the Moon and collided. The Moon cracked and the Asteroid was smashed into three Large pieces and thousands of smaller pieces! The Smallest of the Piece struck the World causing devastating Destruction. The Secondrgest Piece became the World''s ster object and Orbits the like the Moon! The Largest Piece was hurled far away from the Earth''s outer space, making the Earth dizs sigh with relief! They believed that if that one stayed within Earth''s Outer Space, its gravity may cause waves of Tsunamis and Hurricanes due to its Gravitational pulls! A Cmity that was considered to be a Minor Apocalypse came and passed but left Death and Destruction awake! Yet, half a Cturyter, the World saw a climb in Technological improvemts. The Asteroid came with a Special Energy that was tuned with Earth Technology. Scitists used it to have countless breakthroughs in their invtions and within just a Ctury Earth almost recovered from the Past Evt. Unfortunately, after Two Cturies, Omega was being pulled into the Earth''s atmosphere and another collision was immint! The Asteroids were titled, Alpha as thergest Asteroid piece, Omega as the secondrgest piece while Beta was the one that collided with Earth! The Scitist began proposing differt solutions. Nothing was dect but some were doable. Some of the first reasons proposed were that the inhabitants of the World vacate and move to space. After Earth stabilizes from the collision th they cane back! It seems okay, but the problem was that it has be done before. It turned out that for those that travel far away from Earth, an umon phomon began happing. Such as Infertility, and the sudd rise of Psychopaths, which was people losing their emotions and moralpass twisting! It was believed that there was something on Earth that humans wer''t able to replicate in their Spaceships or something out in Space causing all this! The terraforming of others was hard but a bit sessful. Yet problems raised from it were immse and people''s sudd Death for no reason made the mission unsessful. Another proposed solution was to move to the Depth of the Ocean. That raised another problem which was the discovery of Megalodons and other Giant Sea Monsters. Which may pose more of a threat if provoked than the Asteroid itself. The solutions were all feasible but the time was not ough to perfect them without major misfortunes. One thing was confirmed, with Earth''s developmt, if giv time, they will ev capture the Asteroid. Sadly, it was only two Cturies, and every developmt is under trial. One of the Family Heads walked to the podium, attracting everyone''s atttion. "I have a solution. But every nation must work together to contribute. For Cturies we deduced this would happ and the reason was, the Core of the Beta Asteroid was in my Nation." "As we all know this Asteroid emits Energy that makes it possible for a lot of developmt on our." "Sadly, the Beta Core is emitting more powerful ergy now which in turn makes Omega to be pulled toward our¡­" Someone cuts him off. "Finally, we can just throw away the Core to Outer Space. And prevt disasters. I believe we can all work together and support your Nation." An arrogant middle-aged man said. He had a lot of skirmishes and war with the speaker and the idea of depriving his opponts of their advantage was good music. And he knew he would gain support from the other Elders due to the World crisis. "Fool. The Core has fused with Earth already. Removing it will destabilize the''s Tectonic tes and cause major disasters." He spat out before looking at the rest. "A Thumb-size Beta can power a Technological City for T Years. But it can only support Human Brain activity for One Year. It''s a waste of ergy! but if we can siphon away the excess Energy from Beta Core, the pull will reduce or ev negatepletely! Here is the full review!" The Super Large Scre disyed information that the Ark family hid for Cturies to themselves. If not for the World crisis they wouldn''t have shared it. As they knew the true danger that the World was in and that was why they made the necessary sacrifice! Ark was known as the Strongest Group. They have dangerous weapons and they were the first to develop Super Soldiers. With their Super Soldiers, they capture a lot ofnds and advance it to the next level during wars. Though they hid behind their Country to do everything. The secret was simple: by tapping into the ergy of the Beta Core, they were able to increase the Cognitive Abilities of Humans and Animals. And also partially affect and increase body performance. Sadly it consists of risk as people became retarded and some of them their brains shut down after prolonged exposure! But one thing that the World came to know was if not for their effort, what was happing now would have happed 50 years ago. And another secret that everyone learned was, Earth had absorbed most of the Energy from the Beta Core to recover itself. But now it has stabilized and the Beta Core is absorbing the Energy from the Earth. Sadly, now that the Beta Core was absorbing the Energy, it was attracting Omega! The solution proposed by Ark was what they have be doing to make Super Intelligce Humans that will siphon excess Energy¡ªbut people might die for a couple of years as a bacsh. However, it was something they were willing to make. A tall man with a belly, in a casual colourful shirt and trousers with a facing cap, adjust his sitting and said, "I have a less risky rmdation. My Group has be developing something called Virtual Reality. With a bit of nudge from everyone here, we can finish it." "We can make it avable to everyone. Allowing people to safely dive in for a short period and the out. That will reduce the casualties we are expecting now." At first, his idea was absurd, everyone here is old ough to not use Games in this serious matter. But after some thought, it was a feasible n! Imagine billions of people diving and thing out after some hours. It will reduce Betas'' power and also people will not have side effects. Since all the side effects were shown after a prolonged increase in brain activity. The n along with other ns was tak and to be developed. A year after the meeting Virtual Reality has be the cornerstone for manypanies. Where differt Games were produced to the point the market was almost saturated. Behind the sces, though, it was the World Leaders testing many differt proposed ideas! That was until one Game was introduced with the notion of being the sess of all the other trials! Asteroids Online. Its name was the only thing people knew. But what attracted people to it more than other Online Games was VR Cabin! The other set of Games produced Headgear of differt varieties. Only with an astronomical amount of money can one buy a VR Cabin. But the developers of Asteroids Online came with a Cabin. At first, people were afraid due to its cost. Th it turns out Rank Cabin has the same price as the past Head Gears. Avid gamers started taking loans and saving money. They were afraid that the promo would d and they would not get the Cabin in time. After decades of developmt, a VR Game hoping to absorb ough ergy from Beta Core was created. And it garners the atttion of the whole World for three reasons. It was hyped to the point that it seemedpulsory for everyone to have at least a single person from their Family join the Game. . The realistic feeling of the Game was better than its predecessors. . In-game currcies can be converted to real life. 3. Everyone can afford the VR Cabin as the developers can give it in Credit to those that can''t afford it. Those that can''t afford it can have it but in the Game, Special Quests will be gerated for them to do and through that, they can pay them back! What shocked people was that the Leaders of many Countries demonstrated how they bought the VR Cabin for their kids and they were happy about it! Many influtial people do the same and some Companies made it mandatory for every worker to have it and show their progress. With that, more than over 70% of the World''s households have at least one VR Cabin in their home. Some people were afraid that with the Rich Families in the Game things would be unfair. Thepany assured them that only Game currcy can be converted to life, not the other way a! Everyone''s starting point will be the same! And everyone has a chance for Greatness! Chapter 2: Asteroids Online! Seth stared at the horizon he found himself at, the scery was fantastic and the graphics were amazing. He felt as if he was in the real world! Sadly, he disliked the Game and the sole reason was that he is the same as in real life. There was no Wee Note, no Character Design. Heck, there was no Status Window. That wt against the rule of all VRMMO he yed before! But that wasn''t his issue, because one might say it might be a new Style. He has a rare disease that caused his legs and his overall body to be weak and that made movemt tedious. And here in the Game, he was the same! He sat on a small hill as he watched many people appear in a sh of light. They too seem confused after trying to call the Status Window but nothing happed! But only Seth was truly depressed. How could he move and y? He was in that thought wh he heard his name being called. "Ahh, really!" A young woman said as she stared at him. It was his sister Anna, a tall woman with a long neck and an oval face. She looked younger than her actual age. Without a long introduction, she bt a little and picked him up on her back. And people stared at them! "I hate this game," Seth said. He was unhappy about the fact he was being piggybacked. Some secondster as Anna started running she said, "I despise this game. I will never y it again!" Seth nodded without asking her why. She was one of the few people that hyped the Game to no d. And made their parts buy a Rank 4 Cabin for Seth. But now she hated it as he does. Maybe she was sympathizing with him, but th, he noticed that eyes were on her and people were hush-hush whispering things! The problem was from her, not him. "The fucking Game is too realistic. Damn the developers" She was gre with embarrassmt. "Where is Sam?" To disperse the tsion Seth asked her! "We are meeting him!" She grumbled. Sam was her husband. Seth observed the surings as they moved a. It felt so real, the air, the temperature, the sway of the trees, everything as if real, ev the chirping of birds! Anna put Seth down and she sat in a corner while he pretded he was looking elsewhere. "I found something you can use!" A man of the same age as Anna came carrying something! Seeing Seth in a weird position he paused. "You too?" He inquired. Seth smiled wryly, he was bing a burd ev in the game too! Sam handed the thing to Anna, th he picked Seth on his back. "There are no Monsters or Animals. No starter Viges or any NPC. It was just yers showing in a burst of light. Any ideas? Retired Gamer!" Seth was good with VR Games but after an incidt that almost killed him due to the malfunctioning of his Head Gear, he had not yed again. But with theing of the Asteroids Online which provides affordable safe Cabin, he was asked to y again. His sister and her husband were office workers despite their young age and due to their financial situation, they have not joyed any VR Games in the past. It''s only now that the office made it mandatory for them to have a status in the Game. They have no idea why, but theyply since they got the Cabin on Loan with reduced interest. Seth, Sam and Anna moved a the forest to familiarize themselves with it. In case an announcemt required them to do something. No announcemt ev after 0 minutes. Another thing was the fatigue they felt and the sun that was zing overhead was so real! They find a ce and sit, waiting for whatever may happ. They didn''t wait long wh the wind blew and swayed the trees. The Clouds began foaming and cold breezes made them shiver. With thunder, it began to rain. But it was not raining, it was a egg the size of a football falling! It did not fall on the g but their head. Kwat! Seth felt his eyes watering since he couldn''t dodge well. Anna ran but as if swayed by the wind the egg hit her theless. Sam was the fastest and he managed to move away just in time. But th the egg vanished before it appeared above his head. Kwat! "Fuck!" He almost fell down due to pain. Anna wrapped her hand over her head and cover her face as she tear up. Seth was trying to hold back his tears too. It was really painful. Kwat! Aw! Kwat! Aww! Kwat Fuck you cloud! From a distance, the trio were able to hear the sound of people screaming andining. It reminds them of wh they were little and being naughty. Their mother will sneak on them and hit their head with a stick. The unexpected pain was irritating. They looked down at the ball and it cracked, spotting something inside. Seth was the first one to pick his hard ball-shaped egg. And with a bit of force, it was oped. Inside was a t ctimetres rod with an oval depression that wrote. [Asteroids Online] Seth felt connected with it as if it was part of him. Though he did not get any information on what he could do with it. He looked at his twopanions and they too held something simr. "Alright, professor. What can this do?" Sam asked as he looked at Seth? "How would I know? I felt connected with it. As if it is part of me. But there was no description from the game!" He exined. But suddly, the rod on Sam''s hand glowed and burst with lights wh it dimmed, a normal-looking double-edged Sword was prested. "Seem like I have a better imagination than the Old Veteran!'''' Sam said with a smug face. They asked him how he did it and he exined that he only imagined a sword. Seth has done the same before Sam asked him but he gained no result, so he assumed it was something else. With more imagination, nothing happs. Pushhhhh! Anna''s rod burst with light and it turned into a normal-looking shield. She jumped with joy and she looked at her shield. Th their eyesnded on Seth, he didn''t transform his rod! "Are you having an borate n!" Anna asked Seth shook his head and said, "Nothing ev after imaging things." They gave him some ideas but nothing worked. ''Maybe I should think of staff that can support me for a walk!'' With that thought, the rod burst with light and transformed into a normal-looking staff. He felt that he could stand with it and walk. But it pained him that he can''t do anything with it other than be a crutch. He used it and stood but raising his head, he noticed Anna looking toward the south with a frown. Her husband Sam was looking a. It was th that Seth heard distinct gunshots. Tata! Tata! Boom! Boom! The sound of grades exploding. Seth grabbed his cane and imagined guns, nothing, he imagined many other weapons but there was nothing. "Don''t bother. It seems we can''t change the nature of our first weapon!" Seth felt helpless. He didn''t have a Shield or Sword but a stupid Staff that can only help him stand and walk. Worse than that, the momt he lifted the staff off the g he would fall. Though he found it intriguing that by just holding the staff on the g his legs felt strong ough to hold his body. That means he doesn''t need to exert extra force from his hand and support himself. The sound of the gunshot keeps croaching. "Sam, stand before me. Anna stands in front and holds your shield to your chest!" Seth asserted. It was a basic formation that anyone can think of but based on how Seth felt about his Staff, he had a Grand Theory about their weapons. The momt they spot the gunner he said. "Anna, think of your shield to be able to stop bullets with ease!" Before the gunner reached them, Seth found a w in his strategy. What if the gunner aims at their legs or head. Anna can''t be fast ough to shift the shield. "Try to think of the shield expanding and covering your whole body. But wait until he aimed and was about to shoot!" "Sam, rush out the momt he was about to reload the gun!" The gun was heavy for the person holding it. He needed to stabilize his aim before pulling the trigger. And he always stood 0 meters away and shot the momt one rushed at him. That was what Seth gleaned after observing the Gunner. Anna did better, the momt the Gunner shot, her shield expanded. And better than that, the four bullet shot was redirected at the gunner. Two holes appeared on his body and th he disappeared into dots of light. "Wow! You are more creative! How did you do that?" Sam kissed and praised her. "I just think!" She blushed as she was kissed in front of her younger brother. Seth was in thought and had an borate n. If what he thought about this weapon was correct th¡ªone should decide carefully. Boom! Crackled! The remnants of the clouds above trembled with thunder and lightning as it got darker. A second letter a massive head the size of a car protruded from it. Its eyes were fiery red, with glowing red scales and it cast its gaze on the g. Seth trembled as he fell on his butt staring at the monstrosity! It might be a game but it''s too immersive! Roar! A heavy hot wind blew as people felt their ears clogged and skin seared. Th fire descded from the mouth of the creature. Dragon! Fire Dragon!! Chapter 3: Dragons!!! "Is this... really a game? This is too much!" Sam said with a trembling voice. His face was strick with horror. With impulse, Anna raised her massive Shield. And wh the fire descded, Annas'' Shield protected them. Thankfully, it dispersed as fast as it came and Anna inhaled with a smile. Boom! Boom! About a kilometre from them, missiles were shot from a Tank towards the fire dragon. It pped its wings and moved faster than the eyes could see toward the Tank while avoiding its missiles. "Fuck me! Is this a game?" The gunner was resurrected with a grin but wh he saw the red creature, he was scared shitless. But he was brave ough to raise his gun to the creature. Kaboom! As the Tank was gulfed with the me from the Dragon''s breath, it exploded while the Dragon pped upward and made a beeline and breathed down fire to the other yers on the g. People run for their lives screaming. Few brave ones use their weapon to attack the Dragon. While most just froze in ce. Seth too froze in ce! But his sister did not. "Let''s run!" Sam yelled, grabbing her. "To where?" As the line of the me wasing their way, she raised her Shield again! Her body was trembling with fear but she held on while imagining the Shield having an attribute that can absorb fire to strgth itself. True to her wishes the Shield changed and by the time the Dragon was above them breathing out mes, the Shield had be red with fiery inscriptions. Thankfully the Dragon was moving and it passed them thinking that it had turned them to ashes. The g heated up and Seth felt himself being cooked from the butt. Due to his sister''s bravery, his mind was working fast as he pondered how this strange game works. "Anna, think of everyone behind you as your subject. A thing for you to protect!" Seth shouted. He was about to shout again assuming she did not hear him, he felt the scalding g was cooling down ev the scorching wind was cool again. Seth grinned as he fairly understood the game mechanics. It may be strange and new but it was an interesting concept. He looked at his Staff and thought about the Aspects he should incorporate with. What he understood was every weapon can be developed with a variety of Aspects. He was making some changes to his Staff wh he felt electrocuted. The trio raised their heads. The Fire Dragon has moved far away but the above Dark Cloud was about to spit something more terrifying. Crack¡­. Boom! Thunder and lightning struck everywhere. In time Anna raised her Shield. Despite that, her body shook as she bled from her nose. But after adding anti-lightning to the Shield they feel safe. The Thunder Dragon did as its predecessor did and flew away. It was a blessing, Seth and Sam were under the protection of Anna because more Dragons with differt Elemtal Abilities attacked. After being spat out from the Dark Clouds! Thirty minutester everything calmed down. Still, some yers managed to survive through various means. The Dragons have not targeted yers individually. Their attack was indiscriminate and they only specifically targeted those in clusters. Woosh! A kind of attack that was silt but hard to defd. Anna''s Shield cracked and her mind wt nk! The destruction of her Shield made her body disappear in a sh of light. At the same time, a Gre Dragon was descding, with epiphany from how Anna used her Shield, Sam held his Sword with two hands! His Sword began absorbing residual Energy from the previous Dragons'' attacks, affecting 00 meters radius of himself. At the same time, the Dragon was breathing down gre liquid on them, Sam shed with his Sword, and the sh created a Cresct Ark that glided toward the dragon. The attack destroyed the Gre Dragon''s breath and mmed on it which pushed it away hundreds of meters. Sam huffed before he dropped to his knee and disappeared in a speck of light. Without Anna, the air has be hot and filled with electricity but after Sam''s attack, the air was safe again. Seth looked a as he watched Dragons moving a. From time to time they dive down and eat a yer. Among the many flying creatures, there were small ones, the size of cows. But they moved fast and were cruel to their prey. One dragon captures Seth''s atttion. It has six wings and a long tail with a sharp d. It was just two meters, from head to tail but if itnded its eyes on prey, it made sure to kill it. And it only kills for sport without eating. The reason he was staring at it was that it was moving towards him. He wanted to stand and run but because outside where he hid was a Dragon standing, gazing at the surings If he moved he was bound to be spotted by one of the Dragons. Seth adjusted his seating position, his Staff shrunk to 30 ctimetres, and th he pulled a sharp double-edged Sword from the reduced Staff. The Sword was short with an extremely sharp pointed d. That was one of the adjustmts he made. He had discovered the rules of weapon imagination and the reason he couldn''t make a normal weapon. The momt the Six Wings Dragon noticed him, it flew toward him at the same time, he said. "Shoot!" The short Sword extded faster than the eye can see! The Dragon changes course, avoiding the extded sharp de from piercing its head!/But the Sword punctured through the Dragon''s chest and pierced its heart! Screee! The Six-wing Dragon wailed before it fell to the g and glided due to its moving momtum. "Hooo... haha.. it worked. Thank you, Gin." Seth said with euphoria seeing that he slew a Dragon. Zoom! The air stopped moving. Seth looked up. The cloud has be pitch ck, emitting an eerie phomon. Roar! Roar! Roar! All the other Dragons began roaring. A roar of defiance but in just three seconds, they all drop to the g! The Six-wing Dragon''s body trembled with fear and moulded its body turning into a White Onyx. It was not dead! The first five Dragons were the only ones still flying but¡ªev them¡ªthey were moving away. As they are thergest and first of the Dragons that came out from the cloud Fire Dragon! Thunder Dragon! Water Dragon! Wind Dragon! Earth Dragon! Seth''s eyes were glued upward as he was froz in an indescribable fear that he never felt. Not ev wh his Head Gear burst with fire while it was on his head. From the dark eerie cloud¡ªa silhouette of a ck macing head¡ªprotruded from pitch ck clouds. Seth did not know wh he ordered his short Sword to shoot. It moved fast and extded almost a kilometre up. Th it hit something... Shatter! That destroyed the de! And Seth bleeds from all his orifice before he turns to a streak of lights. *** Sooo. The VR Cabin oped as Seth punched and iled his hand wanting to be out faster! His eyes still register with the immse fear he had expericed. His father and Sam help him out. "Calm down! The death is painful but it''s not real!" Sam said as he tapped Seth back to calm him down. Seth was escorted to the washroom to clean himself due to unexpected excretions. And he crawled back to the parlour and was going toin about the Game. "Everything is too real¡­" but he found his family watching the Game News. There was a discussion about the reason why the Beta Testing was the way it was. But the reporter was just telling a gibberish thing without revealing any satisfactory exnation. What shut everyone''s mouth was the Ranking and the possibility of Reward that will be giv to those that perform Extraordinary Feats. "As you all attest that the Game Realism was high but the main reason for the realistic show early was to scoop out hidd Gems from every City in our Ni nation!" "Now we will reveal the Rankings. The First Ranking was that of Bravery. The Second-ranking for Special Feats and thest are those thatst to the d. [Bravery Ranking] - Anna Enoch - Noah Seth 3- Johnson Bush 4- Samantha Job 5- Mariya W 6- Sam Aeron 7- Pupa Season . . . . . The list was up to 50 [Special Feats Ranking] - Noah Seth - All John 3- Anna Enoch 4- Sam Aaron 5- Samantha Job 6- Pupa Season 7- Seth Enoch . . . . . The list was up to 50 [Survivors Ranking] - Sham Jeremy - Pupa Season 3- Susan Luck 4- Mina Zar . . . . . The list was up to 50 ______ Seth finds himself at rank 5. One thing was only Pupa Season reached the Third-ranking but all those that appeared in the First and Second Ranking did reach the Last ranking. Either they were targeted by the Dragons and killed or their weapon shattered and they died. "Overall Rankings we selected the top t and they will be rewarded handsomely. - Anna Enoch - Noah Seth 3- Samantha Job 4- All John 5- Sam Aaron 6- Johnson Bush 7- Sham Jeremy 8-Pupa Season . ¡­." "We will not disclose the Rewards. Congrattions to all of you!" Ding! Anna looked at her ringing phone... and th she fainted! Shortly after, the family received a guest with a series of packages. That makes them bbergasted and afraid at the same time. Chapter 4: Ocean Race! 00,000U was the whooping amount Anna saw in her ount. U stands for the Union, it''s a worldwide currcy and it is more valuable than any Country''s currcy and it was used mostly for international trade! Union has no physical represtation; it was Virtual. But to withdraw it one has to convert it to local currcy. That amount of money is ough to buy their whole city and still have a spare change to save. Thanks to the arrival of the Asteroids Online represtative, Anna was tak care of in an efficit manner. "Lady Anna! As you can see Asteroids Online is an International VR Game that can make any person rich overnight." "We have tak measures to make sure people stay safe. For that, we arranged for a new vi we built for each of our winners¡­." The professional agt has be rambling ever since Anna was back to her sses and was able to understand the situation. But she was still scared of all the developmt. So all she could do was list and try to keep up with the chatterbox. "Onest thing that I need to emphasize is" the man bes serious, "You need to defd your position. The Game is arranged in an uncanny manner that not ev old veterans could predict its direction." "I would like to advise you to treat the Game as a New World. Every decision and anything you might do may have a consequce." After that, he began to exin the importance of the new VR Cabin he brought to her. Bronze Rank "This cabin is a better version than all that is on the market. And its value is so high that it may take months or ev a year before it hits the market." "It has three important aspects. One was you can dive into the Game for more than 4 hours without any side effects." "Two, you can set up a private chamber in VR Space where you can develop and have deals and businesses. But only with those who have the same Cabin Rank. you also receive emails and messages and many more." "Thirdly, it''s able to keep your body safer and in healthy condition. On its own, it will sd any unknown signal regarding your body condition." Anna only nodded her head. "If I''m not intruding, can you tell us the value of the Bronze Rank? And wh will it be avable for the public?" Sam asked. Aaron, Sam, Anna and Joseph were all a. Th the two agts Raaz and Zend. Raaz coughed a bit before he said, "In a conservative estimate, it is worth 3,000,000U. The developers are trying to reduce the co..." he saw the four people gawking at him with shock. ''Yeah, sure! This Champion Candidate has fainted after seeing ,000,000U. What do I expect?'' Their meeting was not short as they kept bombarding the Agts with questions until he was tired. But that was only the beginning. Raaz and his partner oversee Anna and her family''s move from the ss E neighbourhood to ss C. Where they were giv a Vi that can contain a family of 0 and ev have space for more. The Vi is owned by Anna, but for the security and other services giv they had to pay. Thankfully, for the next six months, they will joy all the privileges. What Sam Aaron obtained was Iron Rank Cabin which has everything that Bronze has, except for VR Office. After the beta testing, they spd a week before the Game will be op again. The media use that momt to show how people have be rich overnight. Further ticing those that were reluctant to join the Game. Seth''s family has health problems. His parts had many childr but they all died. Zach, Elias, Anna and Seth were the only ones that survived. All of them have the disease except for Anna. but they gradually got better the older they were and were mostly cured by the age of 5. Seth was 8 but still suffering because his situation was worse than the rest and it was a miracle that he was still alive. The illness causes no pain, no aches, just an unceasing feeling of weakness. He can''t do any tedious activity without fainting due to exhaustion. *** On the day that Asteroids Online will beunchedpletely, a handsome man in a ck suit with a red face due to frustration and a ck circle under his eyes stormed into an office of a m tall individual sat with boredom. "Do you know what they have done?" The individual didn''t ev look up. "Ba Ark, I''m speaking to you!" The new arrival shouted with anger. The other just raised his eyebrows before he resumed his boring attitude. He was the one that proposed the solution of using human brain activity to siphon the Beta Core Energy! Seeing that attitude, the angry man mmed a metallic card on his tablet and some numbers and charts appeared "They are merging Asteroid Online with their Madness!" Ba Ark jump start and looked at the tablet. But contrary to his oppont''s expectation he was smiling. "So, they did break through my firewalls. Good. This changes everything!" He leaned back, having some thoughts. "We should stop the Game immediately. Or else we wouldn''t predict what will happ!" Bell, the angry guy, said with a shaky voice. "This is a blessing in disguise. You don''t need to be agitated." Ba said. "What do you mean¡­ they are a Rebel Group. You know they can sabotage us every time we..." "Calm down. Do you know why more than half the councils spd astronomical amounts to prompt and reward the Champion Candidates?" "No!" "To fish them out. Our Game contains only 45% of the original Game. 50% are with rebels and 5% that is the most important piece is with me." Ba rified. "The rebels were going to release their 50% as another hyped Game, shortly after us. Making us rival andpete." "But our stunts, though dry us out, still force them to merge the Game. Because before the hype died down we might get what we all wanted" Bello just stared at his elder brother. They are very close and work their asses together but he never knows this. "Why am I in the dark? And what if they did something bad about the progression of the Game?" "It''s a secret. And yes, they will definitely do something. but that was still eptable. The core of the Game is still with me." "We will be having gradual updates. The saving grace was that we all have the same goals. Only the means and moral views are differt." Ba sighed and closed his eyes. ***** Seth and many Gamers a the world didn''t know that the Game was being changed a little. Not that it matters. To begin with, the Game is shrouded in mystery and they were asked to explore it themselves. They considered it to be a giant piece of a puzzle they needed to conquer. And all those with a grievance about the hardships of the Game have dissipated. It was reced with curiosity and zeal to y more and explore more. Bing rich overnight was something that was only heard in myth and the old Earth. Now that the Social Hierarchy was divided into sses it has be hard to bridge. But now it will be easier to do so just by ying a Game. The rich were terrified. What if they were dethroned? A society that was ruled mostly by money was threated wh the simplest means of achieving that became avable to everyone. Seth, Anna and Sam attded to the Agt as he exined to them how to install a Nutrit Solution. All those that were on the Ranking List received one or more Nutrits Solutions, depding on their ranking. The solution will be released in small quantities in the Cabin and will be tak with breathing. No need for injection or manual consumption. After tering the cabin, Raaz said, "Don''t be too serious! Enjoy your time there." The momt Sethy down as the door closed he felt his eyelid became heavy before his consciousness drifted away. *** "You gotta be kidding me. I thought beta officially ded. And we are starting a normal Game!" Seth cursed out loud. He wasn''t the only one cursing. Almost everyone that was popping a cursed one way or the other. But looking a, Seth was a bitfortable with this starting point. He was lying on his chest while his chin rested on a cushion, on top of a surfing boat in the middle of the ocean. His hands were grabbing the stirring mechanism that resembles a motorcycle head. With a little nudge, he can make it move forward or turn in any direction. [Wee To Asteroids Online Second Trial] [Quest Gerated] [You have survived until you gazed at the Terror Dragon on the first Trial and attd the tile of ¡Á¡Á¡Á¡Á¡Á¡Á¡Á Champion Candidate] Brave the Ocean of Blood and retrieve your Customized Hatched Weapon. [Quest Reward] ~Unlocking the first two Aspects of your weapon. [Quest Palty] ~ Losing your weapon ~ Temporary Losing the Title of Champion Candidate "Fuck you, developers. Is this some kind of a Game for you?!" Someone shouted. "Yes, it''s a Game. Dumb ass!" Another person said. Everyone was upset including Seth. Without his Staff, he is as good as dead. He pinched the handle of the boat and moved fast to the ind where the weapons were. It''s a race to retrieve what was already theirs. At least he is good at Ocean Race! Chapter 5: Weapon Arena! Poshh! A sperm whale smashed the water causing waves that overturned many Surfboards. Seth was lucky he dodged in time. Despite all the grievances, he was still joying the race. The Surfboards were easy to man, but dolphins, whales, orcas and ev birds attack them regrly. Seth remembered wh he yed something simr but the realism was way below this one. What made it easy for him was that everyone was equipped with a scanner that alerted them a few seconds before an attack. He was a fish in the water. But the more he got close to the ind, the more alert time decreased. Seth swerved away from the sudd rise of another whale but a bird swooped down and knocked him over. Thankfully, he was fasted to the Surfboard and the attack only broke his momtum. After he was so close to the ind, the alert was not ough to be an advantage. Boom! Seth timed the next whale attack and situated his trajectory to be towards the ind. He did suffer shocks to his body but nothing serious. And he managed to reach the ind. While countless others were still being overturned by the marine beast. The momt Seth touched the shore, the boat disappeared. ''Damn, now I have to crawl!'' He dragged his body until he was fully on the sand th he caught his breath. Taking some seconds he wobbly tried to stand. Seth was not aplete cripple, he can walk albeit barely. His hips and legs were the ones thatcked the strgth to support his weight. But if giv time, he wobbles a at home. And now, that was what he was trying to do. He was one of the few that reached the shore fast and he wanted to use that advantage to its fullest. But the momt he started moving he fell. He wasn''t ev able to take three steps. The exhaustion he felt was almost the same as the outside world. "Damn it!" Seth cursed frustrated. He used his hand to drag himself forward little by little. Sadly, he couldn''t move faster than the yers. And the momt the yers reached the shore they started sprinting. Some ev stepped on his back andughed. ''Shitty game. Why should I be a cripple here too!?'' He felt like crying. He was angry at himself, the game, and also at those that stepped on him andughed just to slow him down for their amusemt. His hands were not much better than his legs in terms of strgth. After crawling for some time, he started gasping for air, he became too tired from crawling. "I gave up!" Seth said. He was not ev seeing the inner forest let alone know how far he was going to move. Ding! [Someone touched Staff of Elevation] +5 EXP "Fuck you! I can''tpete!" Ding [Someone touched Staff of Elevation] +5 EXP [You have level up to Level 0] "What? Level up to level zero? What does that mean?" Seth was confused for a momt but th he felt he was no longer exhausted. He tried standing and vo! He did it! Th he took his time to wobble forward with less effort than usual. The momt he passed the first tree he saw miniature brawling fields. The yers that passed him were all fighting for a better Weapon. "Move away!" Someone pushed him from the back. It was a young girl that managed to reach the shorest! She too was th bbergasted seeing the fights. Differt Weapons were floating above a circle. The stronger yers with strong physiques checked Weapons'' descriptions before they chose or moved to another one. The weaker ones are having a hard time getting their Weapons. The truth was that everyone has his Weapon in there but some make a shitty decision and make a valueless Weapon with no Redeemable Aspects. Now was the chance to grab another one that someone made with extraordinary Aspects. The Weapon ara was made of circles of 3m in diameter and the Weapons were floating at the ctre! The Weapons produced a hallow that made the ara a it. Wh a yer ters the circle, he can grab the Weapon, see its description and an option to leave the ara will be prested to him. But if another person tered before the person leaves th the Weapon will float away for them to fight and the winner will take the Weapon. By moving a, one will mistakly ter into a Weapon circle and if there are contders they will immediately attack that person. Seth looked a trying to spot his Staff before he heard a monotonous announcemt. Ding! [Someone touched Staff of Elevation] +5 EXP [Someone touched Staff of Elevation] +5 EXP [You have levelled up to Level ] Seth felt invigorated again and he spotted a light which showed him where his Staff was. The girl that pushed him away was the one checking the Staff. No one was touching it, so she tried her luck. [Staff of Elevation] [A uniquely designed Staff by Seth Enoch The Cripple to support his legs while walking. It has much to be discovered] Seeing the description the girl lost interest and dropped it. And the Staff floated in ce ''Haha, idiot. They didn''t know!'' Seth rejoiced. ''I need to move fast before some lucky bastard finds its uniquess.'' Taking three-step Bam! Someone punched him in the face for no reason wh he got close to a Weapon ara circle. He fell, but that did not deter him as he kept moving forward avoiding all the Weapons aras circles Bam! Someone was thrown over him. Seth did not care, he crawled toward his Staff. Boom! Someone kicked him on purpose because he did not get the special sword he crafted. He still keeps crawling! Step! Anky teager just stepped and stood on him by pretding as if he was stepping on a stone. "Please, let me go!" Seth begged. But instead, the boy looked at Seth''s destination and ran to grab the Staff. Thankfully he met with a punch too wh he got close to a certain Weapon ara circle. Since Seth was crawling slowly he was able to avoid every circle. But some that lost redirected their anger at him wh he was close to their ara. Pow! Someone kicked him again. Seth''s eyes were blood red and his face was filled with bruises yet he kept going. The nature of the battlefield invigorated him as long as he was moving forward and if he stopped he would feel weakness veloping him. He managed to reach his Staff and ter the circle. At the same time, a bulky man tered and grabbed the Staff. [Someone touched Staff of Elevation] +5 EXP He was frowning, evidtly, he lost a fight. And seeing its description his face contorted to anger and said. "You did not make anything useful but a Staff that can make you walk! Fucking Cripple!" Out of anger, he trampled Seth with his feet before he walked away. Seth sat with difficulty and groaned. He th realized he was bleeding from his nose. He sighed! One thing about Seth that made him exceptional was that if he stared at a goal, almost everything else dulls out. It was after this realization that he began to feel pain all over his body. He tries to ignore the pain and stands. To his dismay, his leg was brok. "You gotta be kidding me!" Seth copsed with a frown as he felt pain covering his mind. Thankfully the pain was halved several times than normal! What disturbed him the most was he couldn''t reach the Weapon. Many people tried their luck, but seeing a Staff that only helps a cripple walk they lose interest. It''s better to take a crappy sword at the very least. +5 EXP +5 EXP +5 EXP [You have levelled up to Level ] +5 EXP +5 EXP There was one guy, though, that was tempted by it. [Staff of Elevation] [A uniquely designed Staff by Seth Enoch The Cripple to support his legs while walking. It has much to be discovered.] [Someone touched Staff of Elevation] +5 EXP "It has much to be discovered. What does that mean?" The boy thought what if it had some amazing Aspect? But th seeing the remaining Weapons, one was a Dagger and the other one was a Shield he decided to take the Shield. He was one of the unfortunate that failed to retrieve their actual Weapon. Seth stared at the Staff before an idea came to him, he raised his hand thinking it would float to him like Mjolnir.. but it did not! In the d, all Weapons were tak and only he remained. Still, the Staff did note to him. One hour passed like that before he decided to try standing It took all his courage before he managed to stand with one fractured leg and managed to touch the Staff before falling. As he touched the Weapon, it followed him. "If not for the freaking riches I wouldn''t have yed this nasty game again!" He grumbled out loud. But a smile crept on him as he caressed his Staff. Just holding it made his injury begin healing. "Staff of Elevation. They will regret knowing they left out a true treasure. I believe this Staff is as far if not better than Anna''s shield!" [Congrattions. You have retrieved your Staff of Elevation. Cherish it well, Lucky one!] [You will be transported to a beginner vige] [Note: the NPCs are called Dwellers] Chapter 6: Village Square Seth was blinded by the light after it dimmed down he found himself in the middle of a Vige Square. It was filled with fewer people than he anticipated. The yers wore blue uniforms that differtiate them from the NPC. While the NPCs wore normal clothes of differt designs. Wh he looked far, he could see the edge of the vige. While the trance was to the north. It was just 50 meters away. "Status" Seth called. ___________ [Window] Level: (5/0) Name: Seth Enoch ss: None Title: None [Body Status] Health: Normal Strgth: 0 Dexterity: 0 Constitution: 0 [Body Traits] ~Locked ~Locked ~Locked [Acquired Traits] ~None [Personal Arms] ~Staff of Elevation ~Beginner Attire [Skills] ~None [Talts] ~None [You have three Innate Traits. Reach the condition and unlocked them] __________ "Hmm, there is no health bar. Only health status. Body traits? Is that an innate ability? What about Acquired traits?" Seth scrutinized the status. Making sure he had digested everything. It was almost the same as other VRMMORPG he yed but with additional Body Traits and Acquired Traits It means Seth has three Locked Body Traits while anywhere he saw ''None'' it means he has nothing there. Seth moved his hand and touched the Personal Arms and it expanded with a few exnations. _________ [Staff Of Elevation] [A unique staff Hatched from the Imagination of Seth Enoch The Cripple to assist him in walking. It has various features and functions] [Beginner Attire] Crafted clothes bestowed to all that passed Second Trial ___________ ''Hmm'' Seth observed his attire. It''s the same for every yer. Though, others were slightly differt. Female yers wore an Azure flowing, long sleeve hooded gown, with silver flowers to the side. Male yers have an Azure long sleeve jacket with a t-shirt inside. The t-shirt was tucked in and the pants reached all the to the boots also tucked into the boots. Making them look ready for forest exploration. At first, he did not see any special attribute, but wh he touched his pocket, a notification alerted him. [Invtory is Empty] "Okay?" He touched all the pockets he had and th a notification came again. [Choose Your Invtory] "With tiny little changes, everything is feeling far differt from the previous VR Games" Sethmted. In Seth''s attire, there were 7 pockets. Two on the pants, two on the jacket, two on the boots and one on the inner t-shirt And now he was required to choose which one should be an invtory while the rest will be normal pockets. He th chose the inner t-shirt pockets. [You have activated Invtory one] Seth took a stone and put it in the inner t-shirt pocket and the stone disappeared. Ding! He heard Ding. Alerting that something happed. Maybe a way to show that the stone has passed to the invtory. "Okay, good" Seth should have chos the pants pocket but he believed that it would be safer in the t-shirt pocket. Who knows if people can target other people''s pockets just to destroy them and maybe that will eject everything that was inside. That may increase the game difficulty but it should be within the realm of possibility. One should never underestimate the game. Seth has no idea how true his thoughts are. Some NPCs and yers may gain the ability to pickpockets. Pants and jacket pockets will be an easier target. But putting the invtory onto the t-shirt also has its limitations. As a yer moves his hand into the jacket, everyone a will know they are going to take something out. While your hand is beside your pant pocket it took only thought to bring something out. Fast and easy. Nheless, everything has advantages and disadvantages. Seth''s atttion was dragged by a group of injured yers and NPCs that came back from a hunt. He watched as they hurriedly got into the gate, passing the gate without investigation. There were guards at the gate, but most of their duty was repelling beasts that attack the vige from time to time. They also stopped any new face that was not from the vige. They know everyone, ev the newly popped-in yers. "I can''t believe the vige chief. He was sding these Blessed Immortal Morons together with our guards to hunt beasts. And idts keep happing. What if their stupidity causes our people death!" An olddy rants to her husband. They were standing by their culinary shop. The old man shook his head and said. "It''s better this way. Our Vige Reputation will dwindle if we allow them to die without proper training. On top of that, if they be strong ough, they will have an obligation to train the childr in the wilderness. Not to mtion we can give them a dangerous request without death they can fulfil it!" Seth was a bit far away, but he can hear them. It was so real that he thought he was back on earth. Only the vironmt and the attire people wore gave it away! ''Is this an NPC or yers hidd in NPC clothes? Hmm. Maybe they make us wear uniforms to easily distinguish ourselves due to the game''s realism!" Seth swapped his hand to call on status th he froze. "Looked at that newbie Immortal Moron unting his magic. He must be looking at something that we can''t see. Lucky bastard!" The elderly woman said. Seth did not know whether tough or cry. If NPCs are this jealous th they will be hard to please. He continued what he was doing. Looking for a particr notification. [Note: NPC are called Dwellers] ''If any idiots called them NPC things would go wrong!'' He thought. Under his watch, the injured yers were moved to a small building with the word ''Clinic'' Seth followed them to see how they were going to be healed. On the body of the NPCs and yers, there was no visible injury. Only cuts that show dispersed pixels. And those with more pixel wounds were extremely fatigued. As for the yer, their body was flickering. Their health was so dangerously low that if not attded to they would disperse which means death. Inside the clinic, he found another nasty old woman calling yers Immortal Morons and she was the healer. True to her racism, she first tded to the NPCs by first cing small soft mud on their forehead. Her right hand glowed before ergy passed to the mud which turned it into a liquid that seeped into their body. In just one second their body was perfectly healed. "Go rest now. The fatigue will hit you after one minute" she spat before her face contorted to disgust as she looked at the yers. She grabbed their chin before stuffing their mouth with the same type of mud. The yers groaned as if they were expericing something worse than the injury on their bodies. "Gtle," a voice from the back said, it was the Guard that escorted them. She quickly adjusted her treatmt but she was not as gtle as she was to the NPCs. Thanks to Seth''s bad luck or good luck, the olddy''s eyesnded on him. She recognised him as the fool that was swiping at the air while she was passing. Her eyes turned gtle as she said. "Oh, did youe to receive medicine? Pleasee and test some of my healing paste?" Ding! [Quest] [Healer Mud wants to use you as an experimt Subject. Help her obtain the best possible information about her newly concocted medicines] [Reward] ~Five Healing Mud ~+5 EXP [Failure] ~Never receive healing in VulcanVigee [ept / Reject] Seth stared at the air, dumbfounded at the developmt. Should he ept or not? In the d, the Medicine Paste may not kill him as long as it was a Game gerated quest, right? "Okay, what should I do!" The old woman was full of smiles as she dragged him into the room. Five secondster. Ahh! Awe! Whimpering of differt kinds was heard from inside and the yers quickly wt out. T minutester Someone bolted out, cursing under his breath. His face changed from gre to blue th red. And from time to time he will drink a liquid from a gourd. After taking a corner he slumped down. It took another three minutes before he calmed down. Wh he remembered what happed he trembled. Seth was giv a Gourd that has a liquid but that was not the test. He was forced to sit on a chair and drink differt concoctions. Each one was worse than the other and due to him strapped in ce, he was forced to tell her the taste and how he felt in his body. The rest she was able to record by observing his face changing colour. Seth calmed down and was about to check his staff''s full description wh he heard. "Afternoon Hunt. Every hunter and Immortal mor¡­ I mean, Azure Hunters should assemble at the gate!" A guard wt a the vige announcing. It piqued Seth''s interest and he followed the guard. Wh the guard finished his detour they had reached the gate. He found 39 yers known as Azure Hunters and 0 Vige Hunters. Among the vige Hunters, were equipped with armour and were well disciplined. And they were busy giving orders. Seth stood with the Azure Hunter and without notice, someone kicked his legs and he twirled in the air before he fell face t to the g. "Get out. Go and train yourself well. Moron!" The guard that kicked him snarled. Some vigers burst intoughter while the yers have sympathetic looks. But some of themughed too. Seth dragged his body up and was about to leave. "Use the quest gerated now and train yourself before tomorrow!" An old man said. He was a yer. "A quest?" "Yes, it should have be gerated by now!" The man said with a frown. "Oh, yes. I was dizzy!" Seth pretded. He limped away and brought out a small roll of mud and put it on his leg. Wosh His leg was perfectly fine. The mud was just the size of a small stone that can be clinched betwe two fingers. He found a ce to stand and checked his staff. All the grievances wash away. muhaha! WuHaha! GaHaha! Seth beganughing like a madman. "I''m great¡­" Pow! Aweee! Seth was punched to the gut very hard to the point he felt like fainting "This is not a vige of madness. Throw him to prison!" Chapter 7: Staff Of Elevation ______ ~+ [Level >] ______ Muhaha! Wihaha! Nuhaha! Seth''s hystericalughter attracted the atttion of the people a. Without asking the reason, the closest vige guard clched his fist and punched Seth in the gut. Ewe! _____ Health: Normal > In-pain _____ Seth''s status changed immediately and he felt dizzy. After his mind regained rity he found himself in a cell. The ce was damp and there were other yers in other cells. ''Damn! I forget the game is not ''Mass Hysteria Game'' Mass Hysteria was a game that featured a bunch of Evil Gods. In the game, Seth was a notorious Warlock named Madness Overlord. He took a certain Maniacal Entity as his Patron. The tity was known for hisughter wherever he wt and also required his followers to do the same. Another thing about the Maniacal Entity was that it rewarded its followers handsomely. Most of their loots after killing beasts and monsters were abundant. So wh Seth saw his Staff Aspects he did not know wh he startedughing just like in Mass Hysteria. Thankfully, the game was banned after only four months. As the Maniacal Entity wasn''t the only Mad Entity that make his followers due to stupid things in public and grown-ups imed it destroyed their kid''s morals. Seth took his time analyzing some hidd rules of the game he unearthed. Wh the Guards kicked him, he was supposed to receive a Quest. That was ording to that yer. But he did not get any, which made Seth understand Quest gerated will be differt for everyone. Perhaps ording to one''s ability. Those with normal body constitution would have be giv the quest to train at the Vige Barrack. But Seth''s constitution was very poor, which made him unsuitable for the training. So the game did not bother to give him the usual Quest. Seth wondered if blind, deaf or other people with disorders were able to y the game? "I should call this Capability Limitations" It was the same Capability Limitations that made Seth unable to Imagine a Sword during the First Trial. It was unsessful because of the following Capability Limitation. . The Swords he imagined needed two hands to wield. . To wield a Sword one needs him to stand firm on the g. 3. Seth doesn''t have the power and strgth to swing. The above is beyond his capability. He did imagine other medieval weapons. But nothing suits his weak constitution. Seth''s only oversight was that he did not think of the possibility of technological devices. Though there might be ev more requiremts for Tech-device. That means one must know or understand the blueprint of the tech one wished to imagine. Those that imagine Tank, Guns, RPG or simr things must have known the tech in and out to bring it forth. Anna has it easy. Shield name implies the ability to defd against iing attacks. After that, Anna was able to imagine her Shield capable of defding against differt Dragons'' attacks. Sam Sword followed the same logic. With a trick, a Sword can recharge and attack. It has be done before. Seth couldn''t imagine any until he made a Staff. A Staff that can help him walk a. And everything that Seth added to the Staff was an offshoot of what it originally meant to do. Seth did get his inspiration from Anna as he saw how well she improved the side ability of her Shield. In that short period, he imagined his Staff to have various aspects with various traits that will support him ev with his weak constitution. More than that he ev set conditions that if things change about him th he can change something from the Staff Aspects. What stopped him from further adjusting his Staff was the shattering of Annas'' Shield and her subsequt death. And also Sam followed her. After that Seth has to be on the lookout and hope for his Aspects to work. "Despite the fact I only used two aspects in the First Trial, all the other Aspects have followed it. The only downside was that the Staff was greatly nerfed. That is, I can only use % of its actual prowess." "Actually, it was understandable. The Trial was a test of our imagination and reaction to sudd danger. And the ability of the things we imagined was full-time high, capable of going against the danger, albeit barely." Seth caressed his Staff, which was of the same height as him. And a smile couldn''t stop from being stered on his face. _______________ [Staff Of Elevation] ~This glorious Personal Arm was made out of the imagination of Seth The Cripple. Its basic and most important Ability is to help Seth The Cripple walk. [Aspect of Staff of Elevation] ~Health Elevation (active) ~Pir Elevation (inactive) ~Strike Elevation (inactive) ~Locked ~Locked ~Locked ~Locked [Staff Status] Level: 0 (0/) Title: None Feats: Two Permance Durability: 00 ______________ Seth stared at the description and the status with a smile. The Aspects that were locked mean they can''t be used. The reason was stated earlier, he has to meet a condition for them. "Active" means that he can use the Aspect at any time. As of now the Staff still gave him the strgth and ability to walk normally. The momt he dropped it and 3 seconds passed, he will be weaked and can only wobble a. ______________ [Health Elevation] >The Staff elevate the Health Status of Seth Enock as long as he is in contact with it. >The Staff make him have a constitution as the lowest level human. >The Staff increases the healing of injuries based on its level [Health Elevation Nodes] ~Increase healing ~Normal Human Constitution ~Increase Awaress ~Damping Pain ~Reduce Attack Effect ~Immunity against hazardous weather elemts ~Make it possible to walk toward a destination ____ "To tell the truth, the Nodes are not much. But to me, it was everything I needed based on the nature of the game." "Basically, due to the Staff, I have be elevated to the normal human standard. Without the Staff, I will be weaked and wouldn''t be able to do much." Seth sighed as he thought "I wonder how other cripples like me are holding on. Hmm, Maybe most of them may not y this game." ______________ [Pir Elevation] This Aspect has never be used. [Pir Elevation Nodes] ~Size Reschedule ~Weight Reschedule ~Locked The use of this Aspect is limited to Seth''s creativity. _______________ Th Seth continued to read the thing that made himugh like a madman. Muhaha Wuhaha Hihahaha He couldn''t help himself tough again. "Shut up, moron," Someone said from another cell. Seth ignores him and reads. ____________ [Elevated Strike] This aspect has be used two times gloriously. Which earned the Staff Two Permant Feats. [Elevated Strike Points] ~Short Staff ~Short Sword ~Shoot (m) ~Pause (s) ~eleration [Attribute Of Elevated Strike] ~Six Heart Strike ~Terror Strike _______ >Short Staff is shorting the Staff into small Staff of 50 ctimetres. In that situation, the Staff is still not a Sword but a miniature Staff. Seth can use it to fight or do something creative. >Short Sword is to make the short Staff harbour a sharp Sword. It can peel fruits or stab someone. >Shoot is an order giv to the short Sword to strike forward. The Sword will elongate swiftly, faster than normal human sight. >Pause is an order to make the elongated Sword stop for a few seconds. >eleration is a passive node that affects elevated strikes. Making each attack faster than before. It can also be active if conditions are met. __________ [Attributes Of Elevated Strike] Attributes are additional effects that Seth did not think of during his imagination. But they were born based on his feats at First Trial. ~Six Heart Strike >Six Heart Strike was born after Seth The Cripple used Shoot for the first time against Sky Light Dragon. The dragon was fatally injured in the heart which forced it into metamorphosis to avoid Instant Death. Due to the pride of the dragon race, the Elevated Strike was blessed or cursed to instantly kill any life form below the Six Winged Sky Light Dragon. [Conditions] . Strike to the heart of the life form. . The life-form must be stronger or higher level than the yer. >Any strike that is not to the heart will have the effect of attacking six consecutive times. >Activating this attribute will create fear in the survivors of the strike! _________ Muhaha! Wuhaha! "I''m the ragon yer, '''' Seth shouted. He refused to say Dragon directly. Due to greed, Seth began to think what if he really killed that dragon. What kind of attribute will he get? "Anna was the luckiest of us. She tank all the dragon attacks with the exception of Terror Dragon. I wonder how strong her Shield Attribute will be. Hahaha. Sam too, face off against a fucking Dragon. He strikes it down after absorbing ergy from other dragon attacks. The Gre Dragon was st flying a hundred meters away with an awful injury to the chest. How strong will his Sword be ev after being nerfed?" Muhaha! Just the unpredictability of the game made Seth''s blood boil with excitemt. _____________ ~Terror Strike >Seth Enoch Gazed at the Terror Dragon. An tity that other Dragons feared and respected. >Seth Enoch out of fear and despair attacked the Terror Dragon, its aura shattered the de as a result. . Terror Strike caused Instant Death if a fatal wound was inflicted. . It causes terror and despair to victims if no fatal wound was inflicted. ________ "Instant kill is not unheard of. But as a level yer, to have an instant kill is just too OP. But I will not get my hopes up! I know they most have some limitations" Chapter 8: Lost of Weapon Woosh! A grey-coloured VR Cabin oped and Seth came out with the help of his Uncle. Seth''s Nuclear Family has turned into an extded family due to the sudd rise of Anna and her husband. To be united, they used some money to pay the debt of some family members and th a family business was established. Though the Game was a way to earn money, they were pragmatic ough to vture into something tangible. The momt Seth was out of the VR Cabin, he stood wobbly and spread his hands as if receiving something from the sky. His face was stoic as he¡­. Guhaha! Muhaha! "The Great Dragon ¡­" Ouche! Seth was hit on the head "Get a doctor here, Seth is possessed by the Game again," Joseph said mockingly. He was Seth''s uncle who helped him exit from the cabin. Among the new safety measures was having an overseer 4/7 oversee the VR Cabin especially wh ying. Joseph in particr was an electronic thusiastic person. He barely finished college due to his financial situation. But with the new situation, he was hoping to rol in the university to study Game Scice. A new course that was trding. "Hoo, this Game is hardcore!" Seth uttered as he sat facing his worried mother and sister. The time for diving was only six hours. From 6 am to pm. It was said it will be stabilized in the future to be 4hrs. One thing was no one can dive before the set time but one can exit the Game before midnight. Anna was out before that''s why Seth found her out. "Did you get your staff?" Anna''s hoarse voice sounded in Seth''s ears. He looked at her with a frown. ''Was she crying?'' He thought "Were you crying?" He asked. She refused to answer and just stared at him. "Your sister lost her weapon! And she worried she would lose everything without it!" Sara, their mother answered. "Oh, I thought it was something serious!" Seth said as he leaned back and digested what he learned beforeing out of the Game. Not knowing wh he will be released from prison for Laughing in public, he announced himself as assistant to Madam Mud. At first, the Prison Guards did not believe him. With his insistce, they consulted with Madam Mud and she answered yes. She ev imed to be the one that gave him the thing that made himugh like a mad man just to put him in her testing experimts more. With that, she bailed him out but with a new quest from her. The same as before. Seth did suffer under her hand but he dured. Why? He realized one of her concoctions made him run without putting his staff on the g for more than three seconds. Invigoration Mud! That was the name of the new medicine. He pointed its effect to her and to Seth''s relief she was beginning to value him. And wh she asked him why he was keeping up with her. He threw his staff away and showed her his normal walking ability. She was so shocked to see that Immortal Blessed was a cripple. For her guilty conscice, she gave Seth a lot of medicine and asked him to leave. The reason was her reputation was at stake, if people knew she was experimting with her concocted muds on a cripple she will be looked down on. After that mini-arc, Seth explored the whole vige to find the Game''s imperfections. And he finds a lot. The reason was he just can''t believe that the immersion and everything is as real as real-life. The pixel wound is one and many other things. Ev the NPCs that act as if they were real have some limitations. But the strangest thing he learned was that it felt as if the Game was the amalgamation of all the other Games he yed before. The good news was he found a job that can earn him EXP and money. "Seth!" Anna called. "Hmm" "What did you find?" "Nothing much! My advice is to take your time and y the Game and joy its thrills." "You don''t understand. This Game is deeper than we all think. In-Office Space I got so many Messages urging me to retrieve the shield. They said it was considered a National Treasure. In the Game too, there was a quest to retrieve the shield in 90 days, if not I will lose it forever" She was really worried. Her dream was to be the cause for her parts to have a nice and easy life. As she was the only healthy child out of all her siblings and the one that took the brunt of the family responsibility since she was little. Ev after she was married, she insisted on staying close to her mother due to her poor health. Thankfully, Sam was family too as he was raised by their uncle. Now, out of sheer luck, she changed the family''s situation to 80 degrees. She was the happiest. Th a weekter things were going out of control. She must be worried and terrified. Agt Raaz told her if she maintained her rank every month there would be a sry that would further aid the family. One of their major problems was their mother Sara has poor health and wh she was diagnosed it was shown that her medical fee may reach up to 500,000U. That was half the money Anna obtained. That was not the only expse, there was the extremely expsive nutrit solution. The rank of the nutrits is as follows: Rank A 0,000WB Rank B 60,000WB Rank C 50,000WB Rank D 40,000WB Rank E 30,000WB Rank F ,000WB Anna herself only got 5 Rank A, Rank B, 0 Rank C, 30 Rank D, and 50 Rank E. Sam got only Rank C, D And E. Seth managed to get only Rank E and F. As of now they were using the lowest rank nutrit but the more time spt in the Game the nutrit consumption will increase. And the nutrits were of utmost importance to the Game. They can''t be skipped for various reasons. Her fear was justified, losing everything she earned in one fell swoop was not going to be easy to handle. "How many Dragons did you defd against?" She thought and said, "47!" Seth looked at her and shuddered. Just his staff that was able to attack two dragons obtain two Attributes that are OP what about her? ''Yes, she may have not faced Terror Dragon but 47 fucking Dragons!'' "My advice is to take your time, learn its hidd rules and joy the Game th conquer it. Pressuring yourself will only damp your ability." Th Seth told them how he struggled from the ocean race to the ind. How the NPC treated him and other yers. What he understood and how he managed to win over Madam Mud. "You are saying NPC are racists against yers in your vige!" Sam asked. "Yep, they are. I take it as some kind of difficulty incremt. And th I try to find a solution to that. Now I get myself a free healing session with Madam Mud. And no one will dare belittle me in front of her. In fact, some yers are carrying favours with me now. You see from worst treatmt to better." Seth said before he asked "Do you getpsated every time the shield was used" "She can use a phantom shield with partial attributes!" Sam said. It turned out she can use the shield avatar and any time the original shield was going to be used, she had to give permission. If she refused, there would be a mtal battle. If the shield holder won th he can use it and if she won he can''t use it. The family sat and discussed their next course of action as no one wants to lose the heav they found themselves in. And Anna''s shield is the key to maintaining it. Without it, almost everything will dwindle. After that Seth took a good nap. ying the Game did not remove the need for sleep. Only if someone was using Rank A Nutrits Solution. The next day he dived back into Asteroids Online with a smile, excited about what would happ. Seth oped his eyes and found himself in a prison. After he asked why. He was met with a stern warning not to sleep on the street again. To the NPC they just find his body thirty-minute ago. Seth realized that from now he needs to find a safe ce to lie down before logging out. But what if he was in the wilderness. Thirty-minute before he logged in is more than ough for him to be eat. Seth bribed the guard with a Healing Mud and he got to be released. On his way to a wood workshop to learn some carving work such as mini sculpture making, he heard an announcemt. "Azure people. It''s your lucky day. Vige Head is seeking Calligraphers and Painters. The pay is handsome." "Good, I''m good at painting." Ding! _________ [Quest] Impressed Vulcan Vige Head and his daughter with your amazing Paints. [Reword] ~+ EXP ~Work in the Vige Head minor ~T Silver coins [ept / Reject] _________ "ept" Chapter 9: Nanncy [Window] Level: 3 (00/0) Name: Seth Enoch ss: None Title: None [Body Status] Health: Normal Strgth: 0 Dexterity: 0 Stamina: 0 Constitution: 0 [Body Traits] ~Locked ~Locked ~Locked [Acquired Traits] ~None [Personal Arms] ~Staff of Elevation ~Beginner Attire [Acquired Arms] ~Soothing Gourd [Skills] ~None [Talts] ~None [You have three Innate Traits. Reach a condition and unlocked them] __________ Seth made onest check at his status before he walked to the Vige Head Manor. He met six yers there and they signed a contract. The contract was for discretion whatever they Painted they must not disclose it to anyone outside the Manor. After that, they were guided into the Manor. Those that were dirty were asked to go and clean themselves. ''Getting dirty!?'' Seth wondered. It turned out the Vige Head''s only daughter was having a birthday and as a happy asion, a minipetition was staged. The one that Painted her most amazingly will be handsomely rewarded. Sev Azure People including Seth were weed with smiles. They were giv a board and other Painting materials. They were at the part of the Manor that has an op sky, the floor was made of hard gre marble. The ces with no marbles were carpet grass and flowers. Seth took in the scery with a smile. He has se better back on Earth but the fact it felt so real is just fascinating. One thing he made himself believe was that a Game is a ce to joy and he will do that. Shortly after, Guests came. Servants provided them with drinks before the Protagonist of the evt walked in. She was apanied by three Servants and her Father. Seth was surprised to see him, it was the man yers assumed was a mere vige Guard. He was also the one that made Madam Mud act gtle to the Azure Hunters. Looking at his colleagues Seth understood he wasn''t the only one surprised. The Vige Chief was a tall man, not too bulky with a handsome face. He wore his Guard Uniform but this time with a cape. The Protagonist wore a Long Gown of White Satin. It was adorned with beautiful Rose Flowers and a Lily. "Thank you foring. Today is¡­" the voice of the Chief was soft and his weing speech was addressed to all. "I, Abuhi Vulcan, have invited Artists to Paint my beloved daughter. I hope they try their best and immortalized this day through the Paint" Seth took the easy route as he began with pcils and other coloured pcils. A girl, two-person away from him, poured the colour on the board before using a brush to adjust them. Thirty-minuteter, Seth has drawn and coloured an exquisite 5-year-olddy sitting on a chair. Like most kids, Seth was good at drawing and due to his condition, he took his time to perfect his art. He also learned the art at school and practised it at home. Some evmission him to Paint them during weddings, birthdays or other ceremonies. And he believes he wille First. In fact, he heard many goodmts about him from the NPCs. There were someints about a girl, two people from him, that was making a mess on her board but the chief said they should leave her. Seth gazed and admired his art with a smile. And he has an urge tough but he was afraid he will be thrown into prison ____ Ding! [Astroid Online has recognised your Drawing] [Skill Acquired] ~Drawing Picture _____ ''Amazing'' Seth thought The chief moved a picking the picture andplemting it. Wh he came to Seth, he nodded his head. "Amazing Art!" Ding _____ [Quest Complete] ~You have impressed the Vulcan vige chief. [Reward] ~+ EXP ~T Silver Coin _____ [Window] Level: 3 (/0) Name: Seth Enoch ss: None Title: None [Body Status] Health: Normal Strgth: 0 Dexterity: 0 Stamina: 0 Constitution: 0>0 [Body Traits] ~Locked ~Locked ~Locked [Acquired Traits] ~None [Personal Arms] ~Staff of Elevation ~Beginner Attire [Acquired Arms] ~Soothing Gourd [Skills] ~Drawing Picture [Talts] ~None [You have three Innate Traits. Reach the condition and unlocked them] _____ "Hooray," Seth was happy his Constitution had be raised by one. No skill points though, and that makes raising physical attributes difficult. Ady came with a pouch and gave it to him. But th he thought, what about him working in the Manor? Looking a he sees an anomaly. All the guests, including the evt Protagonist and her father, were staring at a Painting. Seth peaked at it and he was bbergasted. The Paint was lifelike. He looked at the Painter, it was the girl that began by pouring colour all over the ce. ''She is a guine gius in terms of Painting, I need to learn a thing or two from her!'' Fighting was not Seth''s strong suit, only small things like this can give him easy EXP and coins. The evt did not d there, Seth and thepetitors made a copy of some calligraphy and other drawings. Among the arts, the yers were fascinated by one particr picture. It was a drawing of Werelion adorned with Gold Mane and Exotic armour. "This is the picture of one of the Pride Race that considers themselves equal to Dragons. They train so hard and gather differt treasures just to be on far with them. Yet, in the d, they were wiped out by a single Ancit Dragon." Abuhe said to the yers. First time hearing one of the Lores of the Game, Seth was intrigued. Lions were considered to be the ruler of the jungle. And here in the Game, there were Dragons that ording to all Myths and Culture were Apex Predators. There must be a contest betwe the two! Seth wanted to work in the vige Chief''s house to have ess to some information but he did note first ce in the contest! It was gettingte in the Game, the Sun was setting wh he saw Madam Mud tering the Manor. And all the servants and workers greeted her. Seth said. "Grandma Mud! Good afternoon." The Madam frowned at first before she forced a smile and said, "Seth Azure, How are you? I did not see you today!" "Yes, I was busy trying topete in the Paintingpetition. Come let me show you my amazing art!" He said. Madam Mud was wary of Seth, he took every concoction she threw at him. And after she found out he has low healthpared to other Azures she was afraid of her reputation ruining. What if her concoction makes him sick, or causes him trouble? People will no longer trust her medicine and Abuhi, the Chief, will have her reputation reduced. She might not like Azures but that was because they just popped up out of nowhere and they were asked to ept them. In healer''s pride though, she should cure diseases not cause them. "Wow, amazing art. You must have be the winner. Right?" "Nope, others are great!" He took a detour with her to see other Paintings. Wh she gazed at the Paint that scored first she was dazed for a second. Just like everyone else. "This one is phomal," Madam Mud said. At the d of the day, Seth managed to get what he wanted through Madam Mud. He was giv a job in the Manor at the library. His job was simple, copy literary scriptures and that made him a Scribe. The instructions were to copy a book every day for an hour. After he finished three small books an hour passed. He thought he would have a skill set as a Scribe but he didn''t! Seth came out of the library and found the Prize winner staring at the moon. "The Game is weird. Upsetting but joyable!" Seth said as he stood beside her. "Is that your ''hit on her'' phrase¡­ underwhelming!" She said without looking at him. Seth ignored her remark and said, "Ahm, please teach me how to Paint. You started your Painting like a herd of boars trampling on a board and you ded it like an art from the¡ªEmpress of Painting The Heavs¡ª!" Her face softed and she smiled a little before she frowned and whispered, "I was her!" "Woohoo!" Seth jumped back exhrated and bowed. "Please teach me how to Paint!" She was about to refuse wh a Quest popped up to her. Seth looked up and saw her eyes unfocused as if she was reading something. ''Did she get a Quest!'' "Alright, I will do it!" She said with a big grin. ''Isn''t this 80-degree change in attitude?'' Seth gaped Chapter 10: Nanncy Aeren Ding _____ [Quest] Help Seth The Cripple convert his Art Skills into Talts. [Reward] ~Obtain a conducive Guide to the Game ~Stand a chance to get back your Personal Arm ~Activation of Your True Talt ~Path to Greatness in Asteroid Online [Failure] ~Permantly Losing all up the above [Duration] 3 Days _____ Nanncy has aplicated expression. She alternated her eyes from Seth and her Window Quest. Wondering, why will this nobody bring so many good things by just helping him learn Painting? Maybe he was someone powerful in the real world. She needs to do a backg check on him! "My name is Nanncy Aer. If you want to be a good Artist you will have to obey every word I say." Seth stared at her in confusion ''every word?'' "I mean wh we are talking about Art. In that case, I want you to forget everything you knew about Art and start afresh with me" "I agree, Master." Th she got curious and asked, "Why did the Game call you The Cripple? You look fine to me. Or is that your full name?" "Nope, without the Saff I can''t walk normally. Except if I take Madam Mud Invigoration Mud" Seth answered honestly. There was sympathy on her face before she said with surprise, "Are you that old hag experimtal subject?" "Nope, it was a done deal!" Seth lied. Madam Mud did tell him she wanted to preserve her reputation. "Hmm!" She did not believe Seth one bit. That night Nanncy made Seth spd his tire earnings of t Silver just to procure Painting, Drawing and Calligraphy materials. Seth was shocked to find out the small vige has a lot of things like that. "Art is all about giving imagination a meaning. And with a bit of touch, you can make a child squabble into a masterpiece. The first knowledge is how to prepare your materials. You need to know all of them by name andpassion." And th the lesson began. Thirty-minuteter Ding ________ + EXP Level: 3>4 (00/0) ________ Seth smiled after thirty minutes but he was exhausted. Ding _______ + EXP Level: 4 (/0) Dexterity: 0>03 ______ Seth smiled again. He still has not cracked the Game status and level-up pattern. But he was always wee if one of his attributes increased. "Did you level up?" Nanncy asked, seeing his exhausted face beamed! "Yep, I''m level four" "What? Level 4. How many levels did you get just now?" "One!" "That''s impossible. How many EXP did you need to level up? And what about Attribute Points?" Seth thought long and contemted if he should tell. In the d, he told her his EXP requiremts and no Attributes Points. Nancy nodded in realization. "I read in the Game forum that everyone''s status window is a bit differt. With a weak constitution, you can''t do physical activities like us. But by doing other things you can level up with ease." She reasoned and th added. "Since you don''t have Attribute Points your Attributes increase passively. Maybe that was the reason I got a Quest to help you!" Seth too understood something and also realized one of his sce in the Game was to Master these Arts. As of now, he was not an active fighter but one that was sitting dock but he still considered himself a deadly force. Seth continued drawing Nanncy in differt postures by using the techniques she taught him and he was getting experice points every thirty minutes, yet his drawing skill had not shifted. He called his status _______ Level: 5 (/30) [Skills] ~Drawing Picture _____ Th he decided to test something out! "Hmm, sd EXP to Drawing Picture" Ding! ______ Level: 5 (00/30) [Skills] ~Drawing Picture (Level /) ______ "Haha, that''s how it was. Sd another EXP to Drawing Pictures. Ding ______ Level: 4 (/30) [Skills] ~Drawing Picture (Level /) ___ Seth understood the drawbacks. Now he needs 30 EXP to go back to level 5. While before it was only 0. If he can remember correctly. EXP to be Level . EXP to be Level 0 EXP to be Level 0 EXP to be Level 3 0 EXP to be Level 4 0 EXP to be Level 5 But to move to level 6 he needs 30 EXP. But after he used EXP to top up the skill, the 30 EXP was still required to move up to level 5. "I guess I need to stay at a low level and level my skills." Seth pondered. Th he looked at Nanncy as she seemed grossed in making a lesson n. "What other skill do you have?" She asked. "Only this one." He answered. She nodded and thought about making Seth learn various Art. That will raise his level and also give her more EXP wh she finished the Quest. She has three days toplete it but she did not know whether it was starting from today. With that question she checked. Thankfully it was reading in hours. ____ [Quest Duration] 0/0/3/57 D¨CH¨CM¨CS ____ "It has be four hours. Seth, it''s time I log out. Make sure you practice ev in real life." With that she wt to a hotel she rted,y on the bed and logged out. Seth too wt to the Madam Mud Clinic guest room and logged out. It was advised to always log out before the d of the day in the Game. Because the momt the time for yers to log out reached, the world froze. That means all the NPC, beast, animals and also the wind stopped. In fact all kinds of motion freeze Woosh! But after the freeze, something moved fast among the people. It was blurry and its destination was unknown. ***** A snow-coloured VR Cabin slid op and the inside featured a beautiful young woman lying inside. Her eyes oped as she frowned. Where is her Butler? She should be here to watch over her until shees out! But remembering the tsion that was brewing up, she tried to be optimistic. The young woman was 7, but her face and body featured someone at the age of eighte. She climbed out gracefully! A man with a weak mind will have bled his nose! Ev wom may not fare better! As she was out, she saw a silhouette by the door and a sigh almost escaped her mouth but she held it, not to show weakness! Young and foolish, she was. Talted and beautiful as she climbed the world''s socialdder by herself making various decisions that made her life better, bing a Matriarch of something great due to her effort. Sadly, those that she considered close frids have be building bridges made up of cotton and she stupidly walked on them. Now she was falling, she wanted to hold on, but she didn''t want to be constricted again. The room was snow- everything in it was snow-, glittering with crystals. White Pearls and Diamonds weremon. But rarer Gemstones will be se in a few ces that adorn the chamber. Nanncy Aer stared at the Gard. It was made of beautiful flowers and shrubs of differt coloured and varieties. "Have you obtained it?" The silhouette, Nanncy noticed, asked. His tone held no respect whatsoever. A frid she once had, now a person who wanted to reap befits and filled his pocket from her slow downfall. She ignored him as she pressed a button. A minuteter a middle-aged woman came inside. "Bring me my lesson temte, please!" Nanncy did not ask her why she was not there wh she came out of VR for a reason. She doesn''t want to tertain the fact that her butler, Sue, was also abandoning her. As of now, she will just think that it was the rude guy that made her leave the room. "You can''t possibly start any Lesson. That consumes time. You should focus more on Asteroids Online and retrieve our National Treasure." The rude guy spoke again. Nanncy ignored him. At one point she wanted everything to copse! At the same time, she didn''t! Nanncy Aer''s story was filled with twists and turns; she once made a lie to their guest wh she was just eighte. As her family were filthy rich and she was raised as a spoiled brat. One day they received important guests and she was tasked with showing them a the house and exining the ancit Paintings! Her family has a long history that dated before the Asteroid Disaster came. They were survivors and also contributed a lot to the bettermt of theirmunity and wh things started to be normal, they were among the few that shot through the roof and established themselves! While she was exining the Ancit Pictures to the guests, to hype herself up, she slipped up and said she can make an exact copy of them. And only professionals could find fault with the copy. Not only that, she insinuated that she was a great Artist but it was just that she waszy and had better things to do. The thing was, the Paintings were saluted a lot and she wanted to associate them with her. Unbeknownst to her, the people were her father''s rivals, they knew everything about her and her capability. The next day, she received a letter inviting her to a Paintingpetition and the piece to be copied was one of her family''s Paintings. Her father took that as a way to humiliate him. Since there was a video they secretly took while Nanncy was boasting herself. Using her they will get back to him. "If you did not win thatpetition, I would disown you!" That''s what he said to her. Chapter 11: Nanncy Abbadon Aeren! Her father''s words hurt her the most. And another thing was her pride will take a blow in thepetition. The most beautiful girl being humiliated is not eptable. She attempted suicide but wh she survived the news in the street was; ''Nanncy Aer has boasted about her talt but wh she was prested with a challge she tried to kill herself to escape humiliation.'' Her father calmed down since he realized he will lose his daughter and also brought the best Artist he can afford to tutor her before thepetition. He could have made her resign but he wanted her to feel the humiliation, that will serve as a lesson to her and never boast about something she can''t do. Unbeknownst to them, that was a direction to hatch Phoix. She trained hard for a month under the Artist. At the time of thepetition, she did her best. Mr. Aer was sitting in his office wh he heard a notification. His heart skipped a beat with anxiety. Knowing his daughter might have undergone something he never wished her to but she has to learn things the hard way. He steeled himself and looked at the alert. What he saw was a letter of rmdation for Nanncy to a World-ss Painting Academy. "This is good developmt!" He said. Th many more alerts came from simr schools a the world, and they all gave Nanncy a schrship. "Wait! What is happing?" There were also many messages and invitations st to him. What shocked him was that he saw an Invitation from Noah National Museum. One of the top museums in the world. Their request was they were inviting Nanncy for the Annual Seminar For Young Gius Painters. Mr Aer himself had paid millions of Union before he was able to attd the seminar 3 years ago. And now, just like that, his daughter was invited as a VIP. He quickly called Samuel Aldi her tutor and asked him. The news was that his daughter has achieved 94% sess rating. Making her number in the ranking while ranked two was 78% sess rating. "She had it all along. Her talt was dormant. What I did is just unearthed it and... Mr Aer, Nanncy has just scraped the surface of her talt!" Samuel Aldi said before he cut off the call. "My Nanncy!" He whispered in shock What happed next was her rebellious stage. Knowing she has the talt, she wanted to be indepdt. She ev brought up what he said about disowning her and used it to be free. As much as her father wanted to guide her she only took a few tips and left the rest believing that he wanted to control her. In truth though it was partially true. At first, he viewed her as an asset to use. Later wh he realized she was not controble, he wanted to guide her at the very least. She was after all his daughter. Sadly, all attempts were just for her to see him manipting her. Though he did make sure to bail her out of trouble and hide her tracks. She was a newbie after all. Nanncy sighed as she remembered her life. She escaped her father''s maniptions and jumped right on to other people''s maniptions. Her name, fame, and thepany that she was proud of were all at the mercy of a few. They were those that praised her for the little things she does and were very subservit. She had dived into their scheme to the point that she couldn''te out. Now, any Paint she did belong to a n. A n she created yet not owned. That meant she couldn''t ev make something of her own, something for fun or casual. And that all was in the contracts she drowned herself with. Knowing all that, she stopped painting at all. Only for strong reasons. Th came Asteroids Online. She again made a foolish mistake thinking she will be free through it and regain her happiness. Yet, the game screwed her big time. Nanncy sighed as she stared at the lesson temte. It contained lesson ns, skills and techniques for teaching arts. She was checking some that will be used to train Seth. Sling! She nced back as three people came into the room. "We are going to check your progress!" The man from before said. There was evidce of a subtle frown on her face but it disappeared fast. She doesn''t want them to relish her anguish by seeing her agitated. The three Agts were from Asteroids Online, they came with tools to bring out her data and currt progress. She did not know wh she sighed. Through the use of a wager and a contract she buried herself deeper in the ocean, she wished to escape. The thing was she used her means and n to procure Silver Rank VR Cabin but she only got Bronze. It was said that if she performed spldidly and rank within the top t in her country She will obtain the Silver Rank Cabin. One should know that there were only t Silver Rank Cabins in the whole world. She did that to obtain a headstart and she did get it. Though she kept what her weapon was a secret but the fact she was Ranked they knew she made an amazing weapon. Sadly, the Second Trial destroyed her n. The trial was scaling a 0 kilometre pyramid. And at the top of the pyramid, one must fight a brutal fight to take in his weapon. That was not all, a group of people worked together, some of them were idtifying top-ranked weapons and others sacrificed themselves to obtain them. Being averse to violce Nanncy didn''t know what to do. Though she got notifications any time someone touched the weapon she had no means to obtain it. "Based on the readings, she is not on the same contint as her weapon¡­ we are being disrupted, it was tightly secured." One of the Agts said. As if in a hurry, they packed and left. Diling! A notification was prested on the ss she was staring through. Her vision changes from her Gard to the Contract she must, now, sign. The contract was simple: she would be the property of a certain Company until she produced ough merits to exempt herself. "Haha," sheughed. She had avoided her father''s maniption for a decade and now shended in someone''s hands. She swapped the contract away. "You must sign that or you will lose everything!" The man said. "Oh Cain, I have a better alternative!" She said softly. "Hmm" he harrumphed "Running back to your father? He is riddled with debt. You will only be a burd!" Nanncy ignored him as she brought another Contract. It was a Contract they all agreed on if things became worse. She signed it immediately! Cain was shocked wh his AI notified him? "Are you out of your mind? You will never be able to rise again. There are countless others of the same talt as you. You can''tpete without their backing." "That is not it, they can help you retrieve what you lost in-game. As their influce in the game outweighs their influce in the world!" He warned but he was in shock. Nanncy couldn''t hide her sadness anymore as she tried to hold back her tears because of her pride! "After a decade, I''m still a spoiled brat that wants everything to be done for her," she whispered. Without the two budging from where they were, a Van was parked and people began to load everything that was in the house. In just an hour the house was almost empty. The things that were left were those that her fans gave her but anything she bought was tak away. Notifications of her shares in various Companies she invested in were being transferred to someone else. If only she did not have that idt. The irony, the idt has shown her the true face of the people she once held dear. Diling! Nanncy epted the call. "Come home!" Abbadon Aer said to his daughter. "Yes, father!" Nanncy Abbadon Aer whispered. **** "Seth, did you practice!" Nanncy said. She looked into him yesterday but found nothing. And she did not want to dig too deep because people would get suspicious. Seth stared at her agape without saying a thing. "Don''t give me that look!" She said unease. "Maybe you are not her, right? I mean¡­ there are bound to be simr names." Seth asked. Hmm. "You wt and dug up my name. You will only meet with Nancy Abbadon Aer on the inte. I only tried to be like her but it was difficult." Seth nodded. A world-ss model, a one in Ctury Gius Painter that was said to be better than Davinci. Is standing in front of him. He didn''t buy her bluff. She did say she was Empress of Painting the Heav yesterday and there were rumours it was Nanncy Abbadon Aer''s avatar. Seth began studying how to draw with a pcil. For the day that was what they did. Except for one-hour copying books in the Vige Chief Manor. All the EXP he got, he used to level up his Drawing Skills but that did not raise his Mastery. And also Nanncy began to panic. In her Quest window, there was a progress bar. Through it, she will know if Seth''s Drawing Picture skill was converted into Talt. However, there was no progress! Chapter 12: Annas Village After consulting Seth, Nanncy understood that her day calction was off. The 6 hours they spd every day in the Game did not mean a day in the Game. It only means half a day. That meant, Tuesday 6 gaming hours and Wednesday 6 gaming hours equal to day in the Game. And Nanncy was happy to hear that. That means she has ough time to prepare more ns and figure out how to make Seth''s Skill convert to Talt. Seth received EXP every half an hour and he spt 4 hours doing nothing but receiving her lesson. That was 80 EXP. Minus hour for copying books and hour for resting and looking a the vige for any unexpected evt. Seth has levelled up his Drawing Picture Skill to and from th it refused to budge. Th Nanncy began teaching him Painting and that was wh that Skill popped up. . . . . . _____ [Window] Level: 5 (/30) [Skill] ~Drawing Picture (/) ~Painting (/) ~Calligraphy (0/) ~Sculpture (0/) _____ "Master Nanncy, Painting has be Maxed!" Seth said as he threw away the brush. "Okay, we should move on to Calligraphy. You know the basics, start them before Ie back. The vige Chief wants me to copy some Art." "Okay," But the momt Seth saw her leave, he ran out to watch the fight that was happing outside. It has be two days since they started all this and as if she was in a hurry, Nanncy kept urging Seth to practice more. She ev resulted in making Seth leave his daily book copying duty. He has no idea how she convinced the Chief. Now Seth practised for 5 hours straight, giving him ough EXP to level up his skills. Sadly, Seth did not feel any improvemt. On the status scre, he maxed their level. But he still made the same mistake he did before. It was frustrating levelling up with no actual tangible progress. Despite his frustration, Nanncy was more frustrated because she was in a race against time. She has no idea how to move his skill after they were maxed because they stopped receiving EXP ev if he practised for the whole day. Seth has checked the Game Forum and he found manyints from people like him. Some have stopped ying, some filed reports. And some are organizing petitions. There were two Games in the past that abled blind and deaf people to y with no obstacles. That was Mass Hysteria and Painting The Heav. They were able to make people see and hear like normal people and they garner more atttion than any Game due to that. Sadly, Painting The Heav required someone with Artistic skills to y up to the top, without that, you can''tpete. Despite that, people still y because it has amazing graphics. Mass Hysteria was an odd Game. It was believed to be created to poison the mind of youth towards the act of violce. And it was banned after four months of release. Asteroids Online should have the features to make blinds to see but there were . Seth had searched it and he managed to find some things. Cripples or handicaps were able to easily level up by learning an Auxiliary Job and also the level-up EXP is small. Another thing was they can level up their attire without requiremts. Normal yers need to acquire specific material to do so. Wh Nanncy came back she had to drag Seth back to her lesson. But to raise his interest she told him she knew how to make him have a skill as a Scribe. And that was by writing what other people were doing, that was documting everything he sees and hears from them! And th the boring days pass by. **** "Miss Anna. These are the terms and conditions we are willing to offer you." A middle-aged man said as he gave Anna a piece of paper. Anna was in the Game and her feats were extraordinary, to say the least. The usual tasks her vige gave were to hunt and help the vige they were in to flourish. The more advanced the vige bes the more Contribution Points and fame they will have. Andter in the Game, their starting points will have an effect on them. This was one of the differces Asteroids Online has from other VRMMOs. In other Games, a yer will outgrow his starting point and leave without evering back. While in Asteroids Online, the starting point has a tremdous effect on the future. Because the developers made the NPCs human-like and linked the life of yers and NPCs. Killing an NPC has severe consequces in and out of the Game. Except if it was the NPCs fault. The reason was no NPC could revive after death. Well, except by using rare resources that only kings and Ques can afford. Animals and beasts do not revive either. Any beast killed was gone; however, there were ways that they were being replished. "I am sorry, Mister Ranbir. I am not in the mood to ter any Guild right now. I will tell you what I told the others. I''m on a Chain Quest. And before I finish it, I can''t join any group." She said. Anna paid for her meal and wt out. This was the tth time someone approached and invited her into their guild. At first, no one knew her but that changed wh the tire forest animals and beasts a their vige were wiped out by thebined efforts of yers and Vigers. The yers grew strong and were able to kill the monsters with ease. Beyond the forest was a force field that separated them from another forest. They thought by killing every animal, beast and insect they would clear the vige trial. They were wrong! The next day after the yers had logged in, pressure descded on them for a second and disappeared. A geral Quest was giv to all yers. Protect the ck Mamba Vige! With theing of the Quest came the roar of the beasts. And an olddy brought out a ck Bell and began ringing it. Old people walked out of their holes and started barking orders. In just three minutes the vigers were assembled as foot Soldiers, Archers and Spearm. yers were surprised at first before they began to arrange themselves too. Everyone in the vige at the age of thirty and above has grave expressions because they knew what was happing! Weapons were distributed to everyone. Thankfully, yers have trained and were familiar with the Game''s fighting style. T minutester, the beasts they thought had be wiped out returned, this time stronger and at higher levels. The highest level before was level but now it is level 40. The whooping jump-in level scared the shit out of the yers. Just the level suppression was ough to make their attack useless. But wh the vige Chief tered the battlefield, everyone had a boost in strgth. In the vige, there was an Old Well. yers wondered why the vigers respect the well and never get close to it. Ev the water inside was not allowed to be touched by any viger. Except for the yers. They drink it because it replished their stamina. That day, they knew why as ck objects burst out of the well. It was a snake¡­ the ck Snake began to increase in size until it was a hundred meters long and three-meter wide. It spat out ck Vom that separated into equal numbers of yers and Vigers beforending on them. "Do not worry Mother Mamba will protect us!" The Chief shouted! Ding! _____ [Quest] Protect the Vige [Reward] ~Mother Mamba''s Gift ~Fame +0 ~Ash Contint Map [Failure] ~Lost of ck Mamba Vige ~Fame -50 _____ Anna was in the Ash Contint and the yers'' attire was the same as Seth''s but coloured Ash with ck lines at the edges. Chapter 13: Game Saint! Anna stared at the Quest and sighed. Without care, she dered that she will fight alone which means no one should give her an order. Amotion was issued as people used her of insubordination. One of the restrictions she had was that, to use her full power no one should order her. It was Dragon Pride! How could someone that tanks ts of Dragon attacks take orders from weaker life forms? And that momt the Chief blessings doubled the yer''s level and increased their ability twofold. In five minutes the beasts stamped reached the vige, the Archers shot out and Shieldbearers held the line to weak the momtum of the stampede. Before the shieldbearers and beasts collided a war cry was heard! "Mighty Shield?" An illusory shield appeared on Anna''s hand as she bolted forward. "You Dare!" Her voice contained a Might that shook not just the hearts of yers and vigers, but the beast panicked. It was like they were before an Apex Predator. A Dragon! A force field emitted from the shield covering the human army. The beasts that were at the front smashed onto it and squashed against the Impetrable Wall. It was a one-second shield ability, but it was ough to stop hundreds of beasts at the same time. As everything came to a sudd halt, Anna quickly looked for the higher-level beasts. "I will hold the level 40 beasts for thirty seconds. Finish the mob and unite to kill the bosses," She shouted before running toward the beasts. That was her first Game War and she performed spldidly. They title her; Heroine, the Shield of ck Mamba! The fightsted for three days. That meant yers were ejected mid-fight after the world froze and wh they came back, the world resumed. There were a lot ofints about the game due to that inconvice. The Game developers replied that there will be an update soon. After the battle, the Chief proposed to her but she kindly rejected him. She said she was married. Thankfully no one knows her name and there was no tag above one''s head to show it. **** Today was the deadline for Nanncy''s Quest. She was panicking as there were no new developmts regarding Seth''s skills. She taught him everything she could in that short period. She ev tried teaching him Antique Idtification, Dancing and Singing. But he only levelled them up to maxed level, but nothing about him converting them into Talts. Seth sat beside her as he was furiously recording the conversations of the Vige Chief with a Merchant. He was holding arge book with hundreds of pages and a quill. An ink bottle was attached to the book. He was dragging the quill across the page from right to left, th the line would contort and be words. Scribe was the hardest to level up because Seth can''t level it up by donating EXP. He needs to list, see and understand actual activity and write those activities that hold the whole meaning. Th he will get EXP to level it up. Copying books and writing stories did not provide EXP. But if he pursued a single person and wrote that person''s activities for a day, that was wh he obtained the Scribe Skill. And EXP to level it up! Unlike his other skills, he understood how Scribe works and its rules. The more he levelled it up the more he gained mastery over it. Ding _____ + Scribe (/) ______ Seth sighed and stopped writing for some second before he continued. With the level up he doesn''t need to pay more atttion. All he had to do was list till they reached a junction in theirmunications. Th he will squabble the whole page, which will turn into writing. Two hourster the Vige Chief wt back to his manor. While Seth and Nanncy wt to an In to eat something. "No lesson today. Maybe tomorrow!" Nanncy said to her studt. They were vigers and yer teagers that she took as studts. "You look down today!" Seth said as he sat on a chair while gesturing for the In attder to give them something to eat. "Show me your skills!" She said. Seth stared at her before he called his window and st her the information. ____ [Skills] ~Drawing Picture (/) ~Painting (/) ~ Carving Sculpture (/) ~ Molding Sculpture (/) ~ Assembling sculpture (/) ~ Scribe (/) ~Antique Appraisal (5/) [Talts] ~None ______ "What are we doing wrong!" She whispered. "Today is the deadline and you didn''t have the skills as your talts. Do you know the reason?" "Maybe the game is bugged or we have not figured out the condition." Seth watched her face as if she was about to cry. "The reward must be amazing to make you downcast." Th she showed him the whole quest. _____ [Quest] Help Seth The Cripple convert his art skills into talts. [Reward] ~Obtain a conducive Guide to the Game ~Stand a chance to get back your Personal Arm ~Activation of Your True Talt ~Path to Greatness in Asteroid Online [Failure] ~Permantly Losing all up the above [Time Limits] [00:03:4:00] _____ "Hmmm! You are the problem. You have Scribe as a Skill, right?" "Talt. Everything I taught you, I have it as a talt!" "Okay, bring out your book and start Scribing. We are reversing our roles!" Nanncy frowned as she stared at him. "Don''t you want to achieve the Quest in time?" Seth asked. "I have thought of a way but we have to test it to see!" She brought out her book and a quill float on the first page. Seth began to exin his views and experice and the momt he spoke the Quill jotted down. "This game has so many rules. Most of them are hidd. And you need to understand or realize them to make some progress¡­.." Th he stopped as he stared at the Quill in vy. He told her about his experice in the first trial and second trials. But he told her how to easily pass the trials without mtioning his sister''s feats. Th he exined other things and ev rted them to other games in the past. He told her some rules he found and others he assumed. He kept speaking, bringing out everything he could remember. Scribe Skill hanced his memory in the game, making him recall things easily. Ding ___ [Formting Guide Book in progress] _____ "Impossible!" Nanncy shouted as she stared at the space before her. Attracting the atttion of people a. She quickly dragged Seth out and wt to her hotel. She closed the door and said keep talking. "Where was I!" Seth said with an arrogant smile. He knew he nailed it and he was joying that he garnered the atttion of such a person! "You said¡­ the sses might be differt from other games¡­" "Yes, I thought the sses might be based on the weapon one imagined but that means one can create his or her ss if he imagined something out of the norm. This was just spection and th¡­" He spoke for some time before stopping. "That''s all I can think of!" Seth said as he drank water. Nanncy''s room was well furnished with decoration. Hmm! That was why she alwaysins about not having ough coins. Ding _____ [Quest] Help Seth The Cripple convert his art skills into talts. [Reward] ~Obtain a conducive Guide to the Game! (Book of Guides Obtained) ~Stand a chance to get back your Personal Arm! ~Activation of Your True Talt! ~Path to Greatness in Asteroid Online! [Failure] ~Permantly Losing all up the above (Except Book of Guide) [Duration] 59 minutes _____ "Your rambling is actually a Guidebook?" She asked. Seth had his eyes closed as he nodded, joying the praise but th he became serious and said! "No, I think the system will omit and change things. Valid things will stay while the incorrect ones will go. As for those that are deep and secretive they might disappear too." "You really are a master gamer!" "Not really. I''m Game Saint!" He said with a smug. "What about Personal arms, Path to Greatness and True talt!" "Personal Arm is the easiest as for the other two I don''t know. I have no idea. Maybe the game will give you that." Seth said. She quickly grabbed him and said, "Th give me the Personal Arm." "Did you take any Personal Arm in the second trial ara?" He asked. "Yes, it was a Sword." "Go sell it to a yer!" Without hesitation, she ran out of the room. Seth leans back admiring the beauty of the room. Nanncy has tak her time painting it Making sure it looked exotic and mesmerizing. He checked for food and found some. He also saw some Gold Coins but he did not take them. T minutester she returned. "It can''t be sold. I tried but it wouldn''t sell out." She said almost crying. "Most I sold it?" "Yes! Go and meet the Vige Chief and tell him how you acquired it. Now you want him to take it away from you!" She bolted out again. In three minutes she came back full of smiles and relief! "Now what?" She asked Seth looked at her up and down and th said, "Sit and close your eyes!" She did it without suspecting a thing. She was agitated because she totally trust someone in her room while doing everything he asked without hesitation or questions "Imagine your weapon. Think of everything about it!" **** "Fuck. Weapon 06 is connecting to its owner!" A bulky man with Brown attire shouted. He was sitting in a room that was filled with differt objects floating in ce. Four weapons were glowing, one of them was Nanncy''s. Chapter 14: Skills To Talents! "Try harder and connect with it," Seth shouted. Nanncy kept her eyes closed but the more she thought of possessing her Weapon the more she felt a splitting headache. Health: Normal> In-pain>Headache> Mind injury! Notification kept shing, telling her she was losing health but Seth urged her to keep going. After seeing her body blurring away, he pped Healing Mud on her forehead and that healed her back. Th from time to time, Seth will make her drink liquid from Soothing Gourd. Through effort, a silhouette of an object, t ctimetres long began to appear, and th it disappeared. As if yanked away. Nancy Almost disappeared due to that, thanks to Seth''s timely intervtion she was healed back to normal! Ding ___ [Quest Deadline] [00:00:09:57] ____ Nanncy began to panic. "T minutes remaining!" she cried out. "Conctrates. Here hold my Staff!" As she held it, it elevated her constitution further and damped the pain. Still, she took damage! Ding ___ [Quest Deadline] [00:00:07:47] ___ **** "Where are the Energy Crystals? We need more ergy! Four yers are trying to ess their Asteroid Artifact." The guard shouted. Two people came quickly as they began loading crystals into a chamber. **** Ding ___ [Quest Deadline] [00:00:04:08] ____ "Conctrate more. Don''t relt. Pull up your willpower and fight back. Don''t worry, you will not die due to this. I have ough Healing Mud. Push!" The hotel owner was outside their room with his two workers and another person that lived in the next room. They were listing to themotion. "You have to dure for a little while. It will be easier if we pass this phase!" Their faces were flushed red and they were speechless. "Is it by force!" The yer asked. "No, they might be newbies! Don''t know how to put it properly." Another person said. Th the Hotel owner made everyone leave and decided to give these people a lesson on how it was done. Ding ___ [Quest Deadline] [00:00:0:47] ____ *** "We have arranged them, sir!" "Activate the Vault full power" Bloom! The whole room glowed and made all the air and the vibration of the Asteroid Artifact freeze. Cancelling any connection any Artifact has with its owner! *** The world powers irrespective of culture, race or ethnicity worked together to find the solution to the world-ding evts. The emy group worked together hand in hand as brothers to develop a single machine that might save their. Amidst the developmt, they made sure those who participated in game developmt will not participate in beta testing. That will reduce the possibility of knowing what will happ. Ev though the First Trial was unexpected by the developers. During the t years of Asteroid Online developmt, many other online games were introduced. The Head Gear giv ran a constant scan on people''s brain and body function and st it to the Hive Mind to analyze. There were deaths during that phase which the World Authority considered necessary sacrifices. Astroid online was built over blood which the Authority buried with all their might. At longst, they managed to find a way to create a machine capable of giving them desired effects. And run an AI that is capable of supporting and doing what they vision. That was wh the tsion brewed. Politics bubble up, seeing that the machine was created. In the d, the Alliance copsed into many groups. But one group wasbelled as Rebels! They managed to uproot half of what was created by taking one of the five Core of the Quantum Computers used to create the game The united group wanted to sit and talk things through but due to a race against time they couldn''t. As the Omega Asteroid was moving again. So they quicklyunch the game. The First Trial was the first-ever tested simtion. The powerful AI ran an algorithm that changed the whole setting into something unpredictable. It may have resulted in many deaths due to panic of unexpected realism. Thankfully, it wt well without a major hitch. The creation of Asteroid Artifacts was something no one predicted. The Second Trial, too, was out of the norm but was predictable. So, various groups work together and n to gather the best Artifacts. Things beplicated but they manage to get their hands on rowned Artifacts by targeting first-rankers. Nanncy Abaddon Aer''s Artifact was targeted. Knowing for sure she created something amazing. *** Quest Deadline: 00:59 "Hold it!" Seth shouted *** "Sir, everything is secured!" A guard said. "Good, take more data. And¡­" he stopped. As his eyes linger on an object that seems to pulse with Azure Light. "Damn, that one was connected with its owner!" *** Ding! [Congrattions] [You are now connected with your Artifact!] [Activating your true Talt: Art Bestowmt] [Will you like to bestow Seth The Cripple Art Talt?] Nanncy read the fleeting notification with relief and she answered "Yes!" Remain only t seconds before long out. [Congrattions! Seth The Cripple Arts Skills have be converted to Talts] Ding! [You have seeded in your Quest] [Reward obtained] [Log out] ¡­.. Seth stared in dazed after Nanncy''s Artefact materializes. Because at that momt he heard her say, "Bestow!" And he was bombarded with notifications. Th a splitting headache apanied by knowledge of something familiar. He felt his fingers, hands and shoulder muscles being stretched and thpressed. He felt numb and itchy and his muscles became sour. His eyesight hanced, taking in fine details he couldn''t before. What eluded him in terms of Art before, now he can see and understand. [Log Out] **** Sling! Seth oped his eyes and was surprised to see his parts staring at him. "Did something happ?" He asked worriedly. "No, you are t minuteste!" His father said. They helped him and he wt to wash up. The school days are starting, so Seth has to prepare for that. But the news was that their country wanted to introduce online schools through VR. By creating VR simr to Asteroid Online they will have their studts study in it without evering out of their homes. Online school ismon but not to the extt of what was being introduced. But most people were opposed to that, saying it will further destroy physical social interaction. Social media has made things bad already! Despite that, the n was being carried out, it was just not being epted by the masses, yet! Seth liked the idea but he knew the implication of it. VR is still not real, some people will not be able to develop their social Skills well there. While bold people will do outrageous things since it was not real. Despite his incapability, Seth likes social gatherings. Just watching people interact made him feel satisfied. So, he usually wt to a Marketce or a Park and sat in a high ce and observed. . . . The numbness from the game followed him. And sometimes he felt a jolt of currt passing through his brain to his body. That was why while Seth was eating, the spoon kept falling off his hand. He spt the whole day feeling numb but he hid it from his parts. He doesn''t want to worry them because he has a history of game idts. At midnight, Seth felt his muscles rx, his hand a bit stronger and his mind sharper. He was shocked, as the effect of what he was feeling was one-third of what he felt in the game! To test his theory, he wt to his Art Room. By wobbling a, he arranged the painting materials. He calmed his mind as he took some medicine that will keep him awake for the night. He held his brush against the canvas! First stroke! Second stroke! Third stroke! Each stroke was targeted with meaning and he can already see its significance in other parts of the paint. Seth took his time as he painted one part at a time. He was so grossed that he forgot about time. For every colour he painted, lines he curved and adjustmts he made, there was a burning passion in it. Six-hour passed in the blink of an eye! The painting was perfect! To Seth with his newfound Talt, he can see some minor imperfections that he wants to rectify but doesn''t know-how. "What are¡­. Amazing!" Sarah came and looked at the picture of her in a wedding dress. That was what Seth painted, the picture that was tak during her wedding. She hugged Seth and kissed him, "You are really a Gius. Look at that!" She was about to shout and call for others, but he stopped her, saying that he wanted to keep it a secret and surprise everyone during her Marriage Anniversary. **** "You look beat up!" Nanncy said full of smiles. "Yeah, there was an evt at home and I was up all night!" Before the conversations continued, he brought out his painting materials and set them in the Town Square. He used the same strategy Nanncy used, he sshed all colours on a canvas and used his hands to spread them. Th he began to adjust it with a brush. In an hour and a half, an exquisite painting better than the one he did in the real world was prested. Ding ______ [Congrattions] [You have created a Skill] ~Harperzard painting ______ Chapter 15: Art Skills [Window] Level: 9 (40/50) Name: Seth Enoch ss: None Title: None [Body Status] Health: Normal Strgth: 0.3 Dexterity: 0.9 Stamina: 0.4 Constitution: 0.5 [Body Traits] ~Locked ~Locked ~Locked [Acquired Traits] ~None [Personal Arms] ~Staff of Elevation ~Beginner Attire (3/) [Acquired Arms] ~Soothing Gourd [Talts] ~Drawing Picture (G-) ~Painting (G-) ~Calligraphy (G-) ~Sculpture (G-) ~Antique Appraisal (G-) (Etc) [Skills] ~Drawing Picture Skills ~Painting Skills * ~Calligraphy Skills ~Sculpture Skills [You have three Innate Traits. Reach a condition and unlocked them] __________ As Seth stared at his status he was able to see that his Dexterity had shot up to 0.9 while Strgth and Stamina did not change much. At first nce he did not see his newly created skill but seeing an asterisk on Painting skills, he clicked it. [Painting Skills] ~Haphazard Painting skill. This is a painting skill created by Seth The Cripple. It''s a fast-paced painting that requires less organization but just application of imagination. The higher the level the faster it could be finished. [Chance of sess in first try %] ____ "Chaotic Painting skill?" Nancy said. "Haphazard Painting Skill!" Seth said. "Well, it''s the inferior version of mine. What was the sess rate?" "%" Nanncy nodded but seeing Seth''s questioning gaze, she said, "350%" "You gotta be kidding me. And you said your skill is better?" Nanncyughed before she said, "We are still not in the same Realm. Wh I make that painting in the Manor I only nce at the girl once. And I was angry, I just did what I was asked to do fast to keep the chief off my neck. " "So you were not trying?" "Why will I try! Here, your painting is full of ws, I will be ashamed if someone knows you are my studt. Come let fixed these stupid errors you made. They are irritating my eyes!" Th she began to tutor Seth again. Pointing out his mistakes and showing him how to fix them. "This colour is too bold." "Is this a snake eye or human? Did they look Asian to you!" "What about that bird? Since you capture the tree, capture the bird on it!" "This olddy looked like crying. Wh old people gaze at young childr they smile ev if they are in pain. Fixed it!" Tiny details that make differce in the painting were fixed until the paint was punished to almost perfection. "There are countless other errors but they were made from the beginning, so fixing them will not make you understand a thing" Ding! ___ [Talt] ~Painting (G) ___ ''The minus in G- has gone. Does that mean she can help me raise my talt? What is this woman made up of? Or is it the ability of her weapon?'' Seth looked at Nanncy and saw her grinning. She gained EXP too. "Let''s continue with our lesson!" Nanncy dragged Seth to a pond where vigers catch fish. She asked him to paint it in a calm, unhurried manner. One part at a time. Seth took his time and forgot about the flow of time. Hours pass as he puts all his passion into it. Ding! ____ [Painting Skills] ~Organized Painting ___ "Hoo," Seth took a deep breath. He checked the time and realized that he spt 4 hours. But wh he took a look at his art, it was no differt from the Haphazard Paint. Kwat! "Awe! Why did you hit me?" Sethined. "You ar''t looking at it correctly. Take a step back and calm your mind. Look at it as a whole th bit by bit!" Seth did as she asked. About two minutester Seth began to feel and understand the differce. Haphazard Paint is wild and captures your mind easily. This one is rigid, and unmoving. It''s not inviting, one can ev dismiss it. It looked like arranged pictures where the characters knew they were being captured so they all made their poses. The more Seth stared at it, the more he could feel its beauty. It was a ssic Painting filled with details. Details that will narrate your stories of what was happing. Bit by bit, Seth began to appreciate this painting better than the Haphazard. Haphazard is like a street snack or fast food. While Organized Painting is like well-cooked food at home. "Alright, based on your reaction you figure it out. Storytelling Painting is hard. Let''s fix this mess you made!" Nanncy always burst his bubble whever he thought he made a masterpiece. To her, his efforts were just child y. He wondered how the game ranked her talt! "This is aplete mess. The arrangemt of lighting elemts and characters'' direction were all wrong¡­" Nanncy took her time to yell at him till he hated himself before she began to correct him. Every single thing she said was correct. "Hoo!" Seth sighed. He couldn''t fathom thisdy. Ding! ___ [Talts] ~Painting (G+) ___ Seth felt a jolt of a currt shot through his head and th to the whole of his body. His body blurred and almost disappeared. Health: Normal > Injured> Normal "What happs?" Nanncy asked shocked. "My talt... wt from G to G+!" Seth said as he pants. "Good. You will only consider yourself a full disciple of mine if you move your talt to C+" she said smugly. "By the way what was your Art ranking!" Seth asked curiously. Nanncy chuckled and said, "Novice!" Seth stared at her. Wondering isn''t that small a rank! "Haha, you expect SSS+ Rank! Well, today I made a breakthrough. While you were busy. The thing was, after the G, F, E¡­ SSS+ Rank was Novice Rank. It was another Realmpletely!" Artistic Rank was divided into Stages. Stage one: Skill Developmt Stage Two: Talt Developmt Stage three: Sharping Talt. There might be other stages above, but Nanncy now was at the Sharping Talt Stage. She already has what it takes to make art. What she needed was flexibility, creativity and imagination that would set her apart from other talted individuals. ___ [Window] Level: 8 (0/0) Name: Nanncy Abaddon Aer ss: None Title: None [Body Status] Health: Normal Strgth: 9 Dexterity: 8 Stamina: Constitution: 3 [Body Traits] ~Locked ~Locked ~Locked ~Locked [Acquired Traits] ~Locked ~Locked [Personal Arms] ~xxxxxxx/(Avatar) ~Beginner Attire [Acquired Arms] ~Scribe Tome x3 ~Scribe Quill x4 ~Ancit Scribe Tome x ~Dagger . . (Expand) [Talts] ~Novice Painter (300/000) ~Novice Calligraphist (0/000) ~Novice Sculptor (0/000) ~Novice Dancer (0/000) ~Novice Appraiser (0/000) . . (Expand) [Skills] ~Painting Skills * ~Calligraphy Skills* ~Sculpture Skills* ~Dancing Skills* . . (Expand) [You have four Innate Traits. Reach a condition and unlocked them] Nanncy was happy with her developmt. She wanted to level up to like others but since she was stuck with Seth for the past three days shegged behind others. Her painting had 300 EXP. She obtained it wh she helped Seth increase his talt. Now she will make sure to grind him till she squeezed every EXP she can get from him! Chapter 16: War Beast! After the yers logged out, a massive shadow jumped over Vulcan Vige and dropped, making a big crater. It did not stop but continued moving. It moved fast, making its image blurry. In just three strides it was out of the Vulcan vige by t kilometres. Reaching a dry cracked scorchednd. Roar! A roar emitted from behind the moving shadow. It chuckled before it increased its movemt speed. As if provoked, three more roars were heard. A gale that carried heat and poison elemts washed over the moving shadow. The shadow just smirked. As for the beasts that were pursuing it were... Dragons! Wh both parties understood they were far away from the Vulcan vige. The Red Dragon swooped down with breath attacks. In a pir of fire. But the Lion evades in time. The other three move ahead to intercept it. The Lion quickly took another route. Its gazended on the horizon where the Sun was setting. It was betting its time till nightfall! The momt the Sunset, one of the Dragons breathed out its attack which was considered a Moonlight st. Moon Dragon! Wh the lion evades, the Moon Dragon''s body glows and the st follows the lion''s movemt, almost touching it. Chuckled Lion Pride Roar! Roarrr!!! The roar resounded in the whole Deste Land. The Dragons be disorited and start falling. Except for one! In that second, the lion turned a, stood bipedal and jumped. Boom! Creating arge crater as it aimed to bite the neck of the Moon Dragon. But one of the Dragons moved fast to the Moon Dragon side and released a st of Sound. Sound Dragon! That forced the lion to defd and the Moon Dragon flew away. ~This cat is strong!~ The Moon Dragon said in telepathy. Before they initiated any furthermunication, the lion attacked again. Its speed increased, making them see a blur. If not because it can not fly, they will have be caught off guard. Yet they defded bybining strategy. The battle was almost at a stalemate. One lion and four Dragons. ''Fire, Sound, Moon and thest one hav''t attacked, yet. Bunch of kids! That Moon should be my meal'' The lion thought. While the lion made its target, it stopped holding back. Its attacks became fast and destructive. The g scorched due to a fire Dragon attack. The earth shattered whever a Sound attack met it. And th there is a Moonlight st that has stunning effects. That was what the lion was wary of, it was stunned for a second before. All that the lion evaded with little difficulty until it decided that the game was over. It stood bipedal again, this time its ws extded and they reflected the moonlight in the sky. ~Stay away!~ The Dragon that hasn''t used any attack, shouted in panic. It was toote! ~Que Cheetah Speed! The lion''s speed was tfold, vanishing from their sight as it appeared right under the Moon Dragon! It shed with its glowing ws, gouging out arge piece of flesh from the neck of the Dragon to its abdom. The lion only missed the neck because of the interferce of the Sound Dragon st which was barely able to keep up with its speed. That did not d, the lion wt for the Sound Dragon, being the receiving d of the attack. It used its full speed. Boom! The Sound Dragon breaks the sound barrier appearing 40 kilometres away. The momt it stopped thinking it created a safe distance, three Cresct Moon shes flew at its neck. An attack from the lion by condsing moonlight to its ws. Roar! The attack almost severed its neck. Its blood poured down and the Dragon was disorited. Falling to earth. ~Retreat~ An in-posing voice sounded in their head. An order from a higher dragon. Before they reacted to the order, the lion attacked the Fire Dragon. Thankfully the third Dragon stood with it and aided it to evade the attack. ~Lion King Roar! The Sound Dragon wasn''t in good condition to disrupt the roar this time and all the Dragons were stunned for three seconds. But wh the lion wt for the kill against the Fire Dragon, a gale moved fast and stopped the lion''s momtum in time. That was ough for the fire Dragon to regain lucidity. The fourth Dragon shed into its body and Fire Dragon Injury healed in the blink of an eye. Th in quick session, the fourth Dragon moved to the other Dragons that were severely injured. They all get healed instantly. ''A new variant?'' the lion thought. Its ws glowed as it was about to release more Moonw des wh a massive shadow was cast, blocking the moon. And that disrupted its attack, giving the four Dragons a chance to all break the sound barrier. Running away Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Que Cheetah Speed! Voom! The lion matched them in speed on the g with little effort and made a leap reaching them in momts. Therge Dragon that blocked the moon attacked it with gale, but the lion tanks it without much injury. It was th that the other dragon understood that the lion was ying with them all along. The lion leap aimed at the fire dragon but th it made a sudd turn in midair and aimed at the Healing dragon. But that Dragon just shed away, evading. Allowing the lion to crash on the Moon Dragon. The Dragon scales glowed and harded as the liontched on to its body. But before it retaliates... Mighty Jaguar Bite! Crack! The Moon Dragon''s body fell limp as its skull was crushed as if it was a biscuit. The remaining three Dragons were so shocked as they almost stopped moving. ~Keep moving, that was a Royal War Beast. We don''t stand a chance!~ All along the Leading Dragon giv the orders did not descd below the altitude that the lion can leap up to. Boom! The massive body of a dead silver-coloured scale Dragon crashed on the g and a small body of a lionnded beside it. It gazed at the escaping dragon with pride. If only it captured the new variant Dragon it might know how its ability works. It th gazed at the Moon Dragon''s dead body which was t times its size before it started feasting. The history that depicted Dragons wiping out the Pride Race was a lie! This War Beast isn''t ev from the Pride Race but one of its branches. While the lion was having a feast, the blood of the Dragon spilt was being absorbed by the drynd. Deep underg, connected emaciated roots greedily absorbed it. Sding mystical ergy throughout their system. Vulcan Forest suddly became alive. The almost extinct beasts that were hunted by both yers and vigers wt on heat. Animals that feed on grasses conceived fast and delivered offspring of their kind in a matter of hours. And th grudgingly eat grasses that keep growing. Repeating the process! Their body emitted an aroma that attracted the carnivorous animals which hunt them. The carnivorous animal wt on heat and mate, producing more offspring. By the time the yers logged in. The forest was filled with beasts that the Vulcan vigers feared would be overrun by them **** Seth was sitting at a table with two books before him. One he was reading while the other was being writt on. All Seth was doing was touching the books. That allowed him to make the quill move on its own and write what Seth was reading. Finishing the whole book without getting any EXP. Seth walked out to take in the fresh air. The game was harder than people thought. Almost all yers are level . But no one knew how to proceed from there. But due to the constant fights against the beasts'' horde, yers were gaining a lot of unique loot. Chapter 17: Game Update! Seth stood on a tall building watching yers repel Beasts'' attacks. His hand was furiously writing stop. He was a Scribe after all! He felt bored and wt back to the library. On the way, he met with Nanncy. They have grown a bit distant over thest two weeks. He still takes lessons, but she no longer showed passion wh she pinpointed his shorings. Her character was changing gradually. At first, wh her burd was lifted, she turned curious but as time wt on she began to disdain the game. Whever they speak she kept pointing out the imperfection of the game and th give out her insights At first, Seth listed to her but th he realized it was her old self and pride that was tak over. Th they begin to move apart. He managed to shift all his Arts to G+ and no matter what he did, they wouldn''t evolve to F. And for that, she said she has to figure it out by himself. Today he decided to give her a pep talk. "Master Nanncy, Good morning!" She nced at him, taking a few seconds before she answered. "Hello!" "With this mtality, you wouldn''t go far in the game. Underestimating the game is thest thing you need to do. But what is worse? You have the same mtality as my sister. You take the game as a workce. Using it to achieve something in life." "Games are to be yed, a sport. It should be joyable. Know the ws and recognise the beauty. Swim in betwe and don''t forget the fun part." "As the Greatest Saint wh ites to games, that''s how I conquer other games I yed." He said these words before he walked away. Ding _____ [Book Of Guide Updated] Verse 3: Know the ws and recognise the beauty. Swim in betwe and don''t forget the fun part. ____ Wh ites to Art, Nanncy is the Empress! But wh ites to VR Games Seth is Grand Master. She th reflected on things that bothered her. She wanted to use this game to rise again. But since they were trapped in a beginner''s Vige, she can''t ev explore beyond it, let alone attempt to get her Weapon back. But what if the goal was to joy the game. You can''t die for real and you have no obstruction as in real life. She smiled, her view changed as she sighed, "Thank you, Seth!" She whispers. The world froze. This time only the yers can move ____ [ANNOUNCEMENT] Asteroid Online will have three days of updates. All yers should log out in t minutes! _____ There was amotion and yers were happy. After one month of ying the game, it was going to be updated. Some were hoping the new features would be amazing while others were afraid the game would be harder. Seth in particr was staring at the announcemt with a psive look. One month was ough to allow everyone to get a feel for the game. He knew for sure that shit will go wrong right from the momt yers resume. He needs to have a meeting with his family to share his thoughts. Seth viewed Games as a ce to joy but he knew this game was linked to the Real World. The fact that his Painting Talt in the Real World has improved leaps and bounds just by learning it in-game told him something. Mostly bad news. **** Seth was helped out of his Game Cabin. And he immediately asked for a meeting. So that the yers in his family did not go on with their business. Seth had hidd the fact that his Painting Skills had ris due to the Game. Except for one person Though his family did notice that sometimes his Cabin used more power than ev the Bronze Cabin of Anna. They were afraid of what happed to him with the Head Gear happing again. So, the momt they sse a little power surge, they wille and stand beside his Cabin. It has happed two times already! Seth realized the timing corresponded to wh his Skills were converted to Talts and wh the Talts moved from G to G+. In the meeting, Seth exined his ideas and rmded some things. "That was my assumption," "So, what do you think we should do wh the towns are op? Leave or try to find a Hidd Quest!" Sam asked. "Well, that was spection. But if the towns were oped th yes. Look for a quest that will grant you ess to a City..." And th the discussion continued. **** "So we are really going to update it?" Bello Ark asked. "We need to. We need to have clear images of the Contints and their locations. Which among them do we influce and which ones we don''t? And I''m going up the realism by %" B Ark exined. "Good luck th. I hope we will have no casualties." Bello by the side said. He was troubled with something. "That is the least of our concerns. In a year or two, we will be forced to divulge our secrets to the world. So that people prepare for it." B Ark said to his brother. "Raining down an asteroid the size of pebbles from outer space as miniets and the only thing that can save us is the Asteroid Online Game Cabin!" "That sounds like something out of a fairy tale or Sci-fi. But they better believe it!" Bello Ark mumbled with a frown. _____ Seth was sitting in his room ruminating. In his conservative estimate, his currt Real-life Art Skills were equal to G- minus talt in the game. That was insane! Because it was with that G- Talt that he created his first Painting Skill, "Haphazard Painting Skills" As of now, in the real world, he can use the skill to make Haphazard Painting in two and half hours! "What if it''s not only skills we can bring?" "What if there is technology or some things in the game that we can copy to the real world!" Seth wondered! He picked up his PC and logged into the Asteroid Online Forum. He scrolled down seeing various groups. The groups were made in the name of colours. Most admins were looking for yers that have the same coloured outfit. Ash Warriors Forum Aqua Marine Forum Milky Way Alis Forum There were various Forums of differt colours but Seth did not see the Azure colour. He tered every group and checked it out. In the d, he found that only the Ash Forum and Milky Way Forum were active. The rest mostly have two or three members. There is one that caught his atttion. Red Valley Forum The Forum had only Admin as a member and he was looking for people of the same contint as him. The guy imed that he was the only yer in the Red Valley Vige! At first, there were yers but each time a yer died they did note back. He thought that they changed the VR Cabin to spawn elsewhere away from the Red Valley. Someone asked why he didn''t do the same. He answered that he can''t afford to change the Cabin. Besides, he was earning money from the vige that he can convert to the real world. Many people bombard him with questions. What methods did he use to achieve that? After taking donations he exined that it was through chain Quest from Vige Chief. Seth st the information to Sam, and the reply he got was they already knew about that. He checked the other groups. In the d, he tered the Geral Group. The talk was about the Update and what it might bring. Seeing that he was not getting what he wanted he exited. Knowing for sure people were keeping secrets, he dropped the PC and wt to his art room. There was an unfinished painting he had started a week ago. The result will be magnifict as he was using a new skill that he obtains in the game. GG Skill Glue Gaze Paintings Skills! It was a skill he learned from Nanncy. It used differtbinations of colours to create eye-capturing portraits. His mother, Sarah has figured out that his skills have improved and not wanting to be the only bearer of secrets, Seth told her the truth. She was shocked and understood that the game is deeper than everyone thought. Her first reaction was to stop everyone from ying, but that also means a loss, if it will have more impact on the world. In the d, she began to devise a n to better take advantage of the situation. The world still values Art, specifically paintings, especially nobles, it was in their nature to collect them. There was a saying, "The world still appreciates Physical Art from the Mind and it is a profession that never gets old." Sarah''s first idea was to op a Painting ShowRoom. But wh she thought about it, she realized that was a risky deavour. What if Seth was targeted? They were after all newly ris ss C citizs and they have not found their putting yet. What waster nned was for Seth to make Paintings and Sara finds a way to sell them. So far he has made about t paintings. Five were already out, but only one sold and the money was good. Sara was testing the waters, to see how profitable it would be and what better channel she should use. The Painting he was currtly working on was of an old man. Their first ever king turned Presidt. He was said to be a great man that used his wealth to help the needy during the chaos. And Both the poor and rich love him. If a high-ss wealthy man was doing charity, the highest honour is for him to bepared to the first Presidt. Audu Makama. A strange name for the new World but still respected. And many childr have his name. Chapter 18: New Features "I can''t believe we are doing this. We can''t level up those Skills as fast as you. We have to do it over and over before we get EXP." Adaminained. The group of eight people were revising what to do next wh the update was over and Seth empathized that everyone should have his misceneous skills maxed. "I know, but I still think they are important," Seth said. "Well, I have no time for that. Currtly, we are exploring an abandoned house that has an underg passage. There is a little drop from monsters, but anything they drop is just an old patch of paper or a blueprint of some building." Tim said boringly. Something clicked in Seth and asked hurriedly, "Do you still have them?" Seeing Seth interested he said, "I only have one parchmt. It wasn''tplete. There is a need for three more volumes." "If we can get it, can we analyze it?" Seth wondered. "My Bronze Cabin can connect to his and obtain it. As long as he has it on his character!" Annamt "How!" They all asked her, surprised. Anna stared at the pair of sev eyes gazing at her."Because my Bronze Cabin can!" She said, as a matter of fact The eight people in the discussion were members of one big family. The rise of Anna made them unite to support each other. yers among them joined the club and the aim was to help Anna in whatever way they could to seed. Sadly, they were all in differt locations. None of them has the same coloured outfit in-game. Making them assume they wer''t ev on the same contint. But that did not stop them from cooperating. They share ideas and insights so that they can have more understanding of the game. At the same time, they agreed on keeping some secrets to themselves that are not worth sharing. **** B Ark stared at the angry gazes. He was tall, meters with ck eyes. He wasn''t intimidated at all. "Why are we here?" An old man asked. He was one of the world''s elders. The world elders were in another meeting together with other people. The distress call from B made theme in hurry. But most of them were here using hologram technology. Along the way, they try to find the reason for the call, but to no avail! "You will all know. Doctor Remy please!" He moved to the side as an old doctor activated a supermassive scream. It features how sessful their project was. Omega has stopped croaching toward Earth and ev moved back to its previous orbit. That was as a result of more than 3 billion people that logged in to the Asteroids Online game six hours a day. The Game Cabins used so much ergy in just one month that Omega was no longer being pulled. Due to this information a week ago many nations rxed thinking that disaster was abetted. The people there knew all this information and ev had a celebration a week ago. Why puss over it? They all thought! The next motion image shows the whole of Earth''s Sr System. Th it zoomed to Earth as it moved, orbiting the Sun. The trajectory has changed a bit this year. As the Earth is tilting to the right. That was a normal urrce in the Sr System. They all thought! The Earth was like an egg, in its orbit, sometimes it tilted to the right, sometimes to the left. And the orbit is not constant; it changes along the course of years Though the orbits were constant. The changes in the orbits were minor and in the grand scheme of things they can''t be perceived. It was with advanced tech that humanity found little differces in the orbits over the years. The scre zoomed on the orbit the earth was on and it was th that they understood the problem. This year''s path was filled with Dust Clouds. But they know it was not Normal Dust but small asteroids of various sizes. "They are small, and our Energy Cleansing that stops the pull of Omega will not stop them. The momt we approach them, they will be pulled into Earth. They have less Mass and Weight which means they have no gravity to resist the pull. And they will be shooting extremely fast towards Earth." Doctor Remy exins. The scitists observed B Ark''s reaction, and he continued after he got confirmation. "There are other Dust Clouds Zones on the orbits. It has be cturies since Earth was in that orbit, that is where that incidt happed. Now we are on its course!" "Sd the new nukes to clear them." A bulky man with arge stomach shouted. Clearly scared shitless. Dr Remy frowned and said, "The original Asteroid is two-thirds of our Moon. Wh it hits the moon, it shatters and breaks into three medium Asteroids. Beta, Omega, and Alpha. But the smaller fragmts consist of third of the tire Original Asteroid. These small Asteroids once kept the Sun hidd from the surface of the Earth. Thankfully, the more it revolves a the Sun the more it abandoned most of them on its orbits. Now we are meeting one of these deposits." "Ar''t you curious why hav''t your satellite captured them?" The doctor let out. All the elders have their way of getting information with their stations in space and on others. Seeing no one was answering he said, "The reason was they are charged by sunlight and emit the same ergy or stronger ergy than Beta. Not to mtion there are millions or billions of them in one ce. No weapon on Earth can approach them without being disabled halfway due to their special electrical maic waves." He took his breath as he could see the big figures angrily ring at him. "Yes, we tried. Yesterday, our most Advanced Nuke, which we proim can wipe out a Small, turned into a scrap of metal wh it was just one Hundred Thousand kilometres close! You have to know, the ergy core of the Nuke was formed out of Beta Asteroid Core!" "What is the solution?" A maturedy asked, she was among the elders and was trying her best to stop her hand from trembling! ***** Seth stared at the picture on the Smart ss in their meeting room. Not just him but everyone was dumbfounded. What they were seeing was a Building Parchmt that Tim said they were farming. In the game, it was all well and dandy, everyone can read it and understand but outside the game, all they see is an alinguage. The normal English that was readable was just a file of symbols now. "Maybe the data was corrupted wh Anna downloaded it!" Timmts. "No, from here I can see it perfectly fine," Anna said, still in her Bronze Cabin as she can see them from her virtual office. Though the game was updating, Anna''s Virtual Office was not affected at all. "There is only one conclusion. In the game, we are using anothernguage. Think about it, we meet with people from differt parts of the world and yet we still speak and understand each other." Adamina reasoned. "I concur!" Seth agreed with her reasoning. His hand was crammed with A5 as he was busy copying the diagram from the parchmt. He wanted to test something. That is if an in-game object can be useful in the real world. It''s a wild idea but he was going to see the d of it. Either prove himself wrong, or right! **** [CONGRATULATIONS PLAYERS] [NEW FEATURES UPDATED IN ASTEROIDS ONLINE] ~The realism has improved by % (fewer Pixels Wound and more blood) ~Quest for clearing beginner Vige will be giv! 3~ss Selection Quest will be avable! 4~Champion Candidates get ready for Weird Quest! 5~Gears could be changed at will! 6~At level 0 yers can set up Guilds if they meet the conditions! 7~In-game currcy can be changed to real life through Weird Quest [Note: Your starting point is important!] _____ Chapter 19: First World Quest! [CONGRATULATIONS PLAYERS] [NEW FEATURES UPDATED IN ASTEROIDS ONLINE] ~The realism has improved by % (fewer Pixels Wound and more Blood) ~Quest for clearing beginner Vige will be giv! 3~ss Selection Quest will be avable! 4~Champion Candidates get ready for Weird Quest! 5~Gears could be changed at will! 6~At level 0 yers can set up Guilds if they fulfil the conditions! 7~In-game currcy can be changed to real life through Weird Quest! [Note: Your starting point is important!] _____ yers stared at the notification. Everyone had his thoughts but most were attracted to number 7. While big corporations were staring at number 6. They want nothing but to establish themselves in-game. With that, they will have the same influce as in the real world. They were already scouting outstanding yers to build their power. Seth was fascinated by all of it. To him, one should cherish and joy all that a game has to offer. One thing he has never done in his life as a gamer was establish a Guild. To him, it limits yers'' freedom. At the same time, he considered it another part of joy he has not expericed yet! Sethughed as he was excited about the future. "Already excited for the sses?" Nanncy asked. Her attitude did change a bit but she tried hard to act approachable before Seth. "Nope, no one knows how the sses will be. By the way Master Nanncy, did you know anything aboutnguages?" "I speak 9nguages and I have it as Talt?" Seth gawked at her, "How many talts do you have?" "I think it''s about 5 or so!" She said. "Can I havenguage as a talt, please?" He asked with puppy eyes. She stared at him for some time before she nodded. To his surprise it was easy. For the duration of six hours, he grabbed anothernguage. Hisprehsion was off the chart. *** Seth sighed as he finished copying thest book in the Chiefs'' library. "It has be sev days, and it was only today that the beasts retreated. We, the yers, are the major defce. Sadly, I''m not equipped for that kind of fight. Many yers obtain titles that give them royalty with the Chief except for me!" Seth th frowned. It has be three days since he saw Nanncy. It''s as if she disappeared. Three days ago he discussed the matter of gamenguage with her and wh she checked, she confirmed it. From th she began to act strangely and th Seth stopped seeing her. He did want to know what she found out. And he hoped she woulde back. But maybe she stopped logging into the game! It was night in the Vulcan vige, from time to time a howl of wolves would be heard. Seth was nothing but a Scribe for the vige. He helped them finalize contracts and documt a deal. Both yers and vigers view him as an extra. One of those that y without a goal. Well, except wh he was with Nanncy. Which they believe he was her errand boy. Since he called her Master all the time. All this was because he hid his art from everyone. Maybe they might have considered him a good artist. Seth raised his head and looked through the window. A bright light was moving in the sky, it was aet! "Amazing!" Seth whispered. Gong! Gong! Gong! Gong! The Town bell rang. Seth frowned. Ever since the vige was elevated to Town, that bell just appeared. Stories from the elderly said, whever it rang itself¡­Cmity is here! Seth stood and walked to the ctre of the Manor. It has an op sky. There was a zinget moving in the sky. Its destination was a few kilometres from Vulcan Town! Th the world froze! [Wee To The True Nature Of Asteroid Online World] [A World Where Cmity Descdants From The Sky] [To Destroy Everything] . . . [Geral Quest] ~Protect Your Town! ~Individual Quest will be giv! [Note: Dying on their hands has severe consequces] [Good luck] ____ "Their hand! Who are they?" Seth wondered? "AZURE SOLDIERS. You are immortal,y down your life for us and you will be equally rewarded!" The Town Chief shouted with all his might. Every yer that has be trained and recognised by the Town Guards received a Quest! [Quest] Fight alongside Vulcan Guards and be their shield if necessary! [Reward] ~Vulcan Gift (special) ~Extra Life ~Armor from Vulcan Vault (special) [Failure] ~Expulsion From The Town ~Fame -0 ______ "Looks like we have to do it. This town was sured by forest and beyond it was a destend. Our level is not high ough to leave on our own" one of the veteran yers whispered to his people. He and his group have explored beyond the forest! The momt the yers epted the quest. The guards of Vulcan moved out armours from the Manor and distributed them to the yers. Large crossbows were stationed on the town''s wall. A mini-tower was brought out from the Manor and was nted at the ctre of the town. In just a second it grew tall and dwarfed the whole town. A bright light cast and illuminate the town and its suring. Suddly it rang, the ring made everyone listing sse the beasts croaching and the distance remained. yers were surprised by that magic. For that, no one needed to notify them wh the beast arrived. But the other function made them bbergasted. All Azure''s and town soldiers were able toprehd their duty. Abuhi Vulcan stood beside the tower and raised his right hand. The hand glowed blue and everyone in the town felt something differt. Ding _____ [Blessing] Abuhi Vulcan has blessed you with his power ____ Ding ___ Level: 9 > 0 ____ [Window] Level: 9 [0] (Temporary) Name: Seth Enoch ____ That was a geral blessing for everyone. Th for the actual soldiers, they found themselves having up to Level 40. Depding on their role and capability. The levelling bridged the level of suppression betwe them and the monsters. Ding ____ [Quest] ~Protect Samsaria! [Reward] ~T Gold coins! [Failure] ~Permant Death ____ Seth stared at his personal quest as he wondered. "Permant Death?" Mara was the name of the Chief''s daughter and Samasaria was her servant! Chapter 20: Monsters! Samsaria was a cheerful young girl, at 3 years and she was Mara''s errand girl. "Why was I tasked to protect her?" Well, it was a Quest he had to do. He squeezed his staff before he walked to Mara''s residtial area. The Manor defce Gate was closed and the female workers all wore their armour. In addition to them, there were Female Guards. The Female Guards have always looked down on him. Seeing them Seth realized he was the only male in the house now He tered Mara''s Courtyard and found her standing. She was not worried at all but seeing him ter, she pretded to feel a bit afraid. "As an Immortal Azure, I''m here to buy you time wh things go wrong," Seth said with a bow before he found a ce to sit. "You''re going to buy her time while sitting, Mr Cripple!" One of the Female Guards asked, mockingly. Seth ignored her. "Let him. I feel safe with him here!" The small voice of Mara was heard. While Seth sat, his eyes took in everything a as if really on guard as he observed every person in the room. In truth, he was observing Samsaria. She was terrified, her body trembling from time to time, with the slightest sound, she would shudder. "Stop that and calm down!" That was the fourth time, one of the female guards shouted at her. But that only served to scare the little girl. "Come here!" Seth said. Samsaria looked at him for a minute before she walked to him. He tapped his jacket pocket and brought out skin and a pcil. With some swipes of his hand, he made an exquisite drawing of the young girl in shining armour and holding a staff that glowed with light. Her childish demeanour was still there but there was no fear but only cute bravery. Using Esteem Painting Skill, Seth mixed some colours and made a fast painting that made her look bold. [Exteem Painting Skill] ~Esteem Painting skill is a painting used to depict heroes on battlefields. Or a person doing something that raised their courage. _ The trick worked as the girl was dazed by it. She held the paper wishing she would be the girl in it. "You are young, you can make thate true. All you need to do is work hard and have a clear goal!" Seth whispered to her. Samsaria smiled weakly as she wt back to her master, Mara. Roar! The tire town shook. "Attack. Don''t let that thing breach the gates!" Abuhi Vulcan''s voice was heard. Seth''s heart pounds with anticipation. Unlike unexpected realism and the arrival of the dragons that scared him, this one he was ready! Seth''s outfit is at level . And he has already activated Invtories in his jacket pocket and pants pocket. Now he has three Invtories! He squeezed his staff as he closed his eyes. He readied its two Aspects! Pir Elevation and Elevated Strikes. Depding on the situation, he will choose the best possible option. Thanks to the Elevated Health passive skill "Increased Perception" he can feel the slightest tremor and infer what was going on. Despite the distance, with him conctrating and his eyes closed, he can feel the battle happing at the gates. He can''t picture everything though. One thing was appart, the size of the beasts and the death of yers. Any yer that died will revive beside the Tower. Seth did not know that for every death the yer will lose 5 levels from the Blessed level. The beasts were mutated beasts from the forest. Boars, Panthers, rabbits, antelope, wolves, all the size of elephants. They were at levels 5 to 5. The battle was in a stalemate until an iron Boar ran fast, increasing its momtum at every step. It smashed itself on the gate. Its head burst op and died. It th vanished in smoke after that. Th many more of the same came. Each boar is more powerful than before and in the d, the iron boarse in a hoard. Hundreds of them crash onto the gate and the town walls that brought about the breach in the town. "Shield Rise!" Abuhe Vulcan shouted. He was about to give another blessing wh a shadow moved fast and attacked him. That forced him to defd. Boom! The collision was so powerful that it caused the soldiers standing beside him to st away. Three of them died instantly. "Damn it!" He cursed before his hand glowed and th moved fast, taking the massive shadow with him toward the trance. Causing t more deaths to his army at the same time he used that opportunity to decimate the beasts'' army! "Father has made a move?" Mara said gravely. "What is an Asteroid from the sky?" Seth asked. "It means the destruction of Viges and Towns, copse of Cities and mass death in Kingdoms!" Seth frowned. She has said a lot in that stce. Whatever it was, it means super bad news to everymunity. Boom! The front door of the Manor was smashed by a beast. The Female Guards ran to confront it. Seth too left the room. ~Pir Elevation! His staff elongated and it pushed him up until he reached the roof and th stepped on it. He nted the staff on the roof and... ~Increase Awaress! His eyes zoomed at the battlefield as he saw the efforts of the Guards against the beasts'' hoard. Th he closed his eyes. Now his perception of his surings through sound doubled. He ssed the movemt of a Quadruple Monster in Manor. The reason Seth called it a Monster was its size might be as big as a lion but it''s as light as a bird. Its movemt was slow but fast as it evaded the detection of the Female Guards. It seems to use sound as its way to detect its surings. Seth focused on Samsaria, she was trembling but th she brought out his painting and stared at it. She th regained her bearing and folded it and stash it in her clothes. To his surprise, Mara was looking his way with a frown. ''She sses me?'' Chapter 21: Temporal Pearl! Seth''s atttion was captured after the Monster made its first kill. It ambushed a solitary female Guard by biting her head off. In that brief momt, Seth felt the Monster''s true power and weight. It was almost t times the weight of an elephant. It happed fast but Seth ssed it due to the concrete floor that cracked by the monster''s weight. Th it vanished! Seth felt apprehsion. Th he conctrated more to find it. The other female Guards have already reacted and were organizing. Th it appeared, right behind them as silt as a feather in the corridor before it ran and hide. The Manor was like a maze with many doors and corridors. It worked well with an emy that didn''t know it well but against something that perceived its surings through sound. Things be tricky. Seth took a deep breath and calcted. The beast was too fast, and too strong but there was a way! It seemed vulnerable wh it was in Stealth Mode. Maybe more Guards have to die for him to get his chances. Seth kept his eyes closed and his hand tight on his staff as heprehd more of the Monster''s behaviour. It was searching for something. It tered every room to look a. Formalizing his thoughts, Seth waited for its next victim. This time it attacked the group of four Guards. Its fast movemt evaded all their sword assaults and wh it attacked it wt for the kill. Seth did not see all that as he wasing down from the roof and ran to a hidd position. He has calcted that one way or the other, the Monster wille that way. The battle did not d well, as the Monster ran away. One down out of the four Females. Th it attacked again. They adapt fast this time as they evade and attack in sync, making the Monster run away again. It''s as if the monster is probing them! The third time it attacked they were ready. A glow emitted from theirbined body which sted it away. That was what they hoped. Sadly, the Monster''s body harded, its weight increased, the floor cracked under its weight and the st was redirected at them. It th roared ditching all stealth! The roar shook the Manor. and th attacked the room Maras'' was in. Before it reached there¡­. ~Size Reschedule! From the direction the Monster was running, a rod, 50 ctimetres in diameter, elongated and smashed on its body. That stopped it, for a momt before the pir was pushed back. Ding ____ [Staff of Elevation] Level: 0> (00/0) ____ ''Hmm!'' Seth has put the butt of his staff on a robust wall to support Pir Strike. But the wall broke wh the Monster pushed back. Th the Monster attacked where Seth was, breaking all the obstacles with ease and it pounced on him. Resize! Seth has already retracted the Pir and adjusted himself with another robust wall in time, at the angle the Monster will probably attack. Elongating another pir this time faster than before. Thankfully, his calction was right as the elongation of the pir met with the pouncing of the monster. The wall supporting the pir cracked and shattered in no time. But that reduced the monster''s momtum. Wh it bites Seth''s head, Seth''s clothes glow! [Force Field Shield] ~A shield that negates all impact. It needs time to recharge. _____ That stunned the monster for three seconds While Seth elongated the staff to create distance by pushing himself away. By the time the Monster was about to regain its sses, Seth was only four meters away. Th a war cry was heard! The Captain moved fast with a glowing sword as she shed at the Monster''s head The Monster harded its body, reducing the sh to a small cut. It turned fast and was about to bite thedy captain''s head off wh the Monster''s head flew, and a spray of ck blood painted the floor. And a puking stch raised from the blood. Abuhe Vulcan stood there, his armour full ofrge gashes. He did not stay long but ran out. Seth stared at the Monster corpse. It looked like a dog, with a wide mouth, reaching its neck. Its skin was coarse like a crocodile. ''This is hardcore. In the beginning, we are exposed to this. Th what do we expect in the future?'' Seth nted his now Short Staff on the g while he crouched. His perception is at an all-time high! With the level up, his staff "Increase Perception" is sharper. His heart skipped a beat. He was wrong. Before, he thought there was one Monster! Now, with the level up he realized there might be more. The other one exposed itself to drag atttion and weaked the fighters while this one was betting its time. With Abuhe Vulcan gone, and Mara''s position exposed, the Monster was moving toward them in its Stealth Mode. Seth quickly called his Attire window. __ [Azure Attire] Level: (/) Colour: Azure Durability: 0 Attributes: Three [One Slot Remaining] ___ Remain one more slot for aspect. [Attire Rmded Attributes] ~Physical Armor ~Stealth ~Shine in the night sky _ Ding! _ You have selected Stealth Attribute _ Stealth(/) _ Wh one levelled up his attire he got to choose the type of attribute he wants. And get attribute points upon level up. Since Seth was not exposed to any danger he never used the attribute. But he did select three attributes. ~Self Repair (3/) ~Force Field Defce (/) ~ Self Cleaning(/) Now, he chose stealth. ~Stealth (/) > Advanced Stealth(00/0) With the stock file attribute points, he can make the attribute jump from level one to two. He did that to make sure his heartbeat sound did not give him away to the monsters! Yes, he breathes, he sweats and heartbeats can be heard in the game Seth cursed as he saw the Monster wasn''t following his route. But that is all good. Short Sword! He unsheathed it and due to his stealth, no sound was heard but the Monster stopped moving for a momt! It ssed something. At that momt, one of the female guards almost spotted it. But the Monster moved into another room. The Monsters applied strgth to its hind legs, as it was going to make onest leap. Aiming to reach Mara''s room fast. Seth still has his perception high with the Short Sword and he can pinpoint the Monster''s location. Boom! The monster breached all obstacles andnded right in the room and was ready to attack Mara. Elevated Strike ~> Six Wings Heart Strike! The aura from the strike froze the Monster for a second and a sh of de appeared and pierced the side of its body, th to its heart. Th the de disappeared just as fast! [Death Strike] As if the world froze. Ding __ [Staff of Elevation] Level up Level up ¡­. Level: (570/00) ___ . . . Level up Level: 9 > Name: Seth Enoch ___ This time there was no blood, but the monster copsed into blue ashes, before a rotating disc formed and something akin to a ck hole formed at the ctre. It sucked the ashes of the Monster in seconds th the disc transformed into a glowing Oval Azure Coloured Crystal. Nine symbols rotate in its halo. The Crystal shed to Seth and his hand moved automatically and caught it. [CONGRATULATIONS] [Seth Enoch, you are the first among yers to obtain "Temporal Pearl"] ~You are Titled "Primera"! ~All your Skills are converted to Talt! ~All your Talts have no limit cap! ~All Your Arms moved to stage ! ~Ranked Arms were Converted into Personal Arms! ~Tatoo of the First Might has be graved on you. ___ [Absorb the Pearl] With a thought, the halo that sured the Pearl sucked into Seth''s body, along with the Sev Sybus. At that momt, Seth felt like a thousand needles poking his skin. And th a jolt of Azure Electricity passes through his tire being. [CONGRATULATIONS: APEX CLASS CATEGORY CONDITION IS MET] [Normal Conditions] ~Level ! ~Asteroids Artifacts! 3~Survive The First Trial! 4~Personal Arms At Stage Two! 5~Talts At Stage Two (Five or More) [Special Conditions for Champions] ~Survive The Dragon Attacks! ~Protect someone from Dragon Attacks! ~Strike A Dragon! [Hidd Conditions] ~Gaze At The Terror Dragon! ~Wound A Dragon! [Seth Enoch Greatest Feats] ~Fatal Wound to the Sky Light Dragon! ~Gazing at Terror Dragon! ~Striking at Terror Dragon! [TEMPORAL WARRIOR CLASS CATEGORY ACHIEVED] [You are the first Temporal Warrior among the yers] _ [Window] Level: Name: Seth Enoch ss: Temporal Warrior Title: Primera, Dragon Striker, Terror Striker. @&@%#%#%#%#% [System Error] [System Error] [System Error] [System Error] [Window] Level: Name: Seth Enoch ss: None Title: None [System Error] [System Error] Seth''s vision blurred as he found himself in a room. Up, down, left and right are all . "Your Artefact is unassuming. To think you once struck a True Dragon with it and ev killed it, it was surprising!" Seth gazed at the speaker and he frowned. He has a bad feeling about this!!! Chapter 22: Bronze Army! [Wee To The True Nature Of Asteroid Online World] [A World Where Cmity Descdants From The Sky To Destroying Everything] [Geral Quest] ~Protect Your Town ~Individual Quest will be giv. [Note: Dying on their hands has severe consequces] [Good luck] ____ This announcemt was worldwide. Every single yer that was logged in at that time sees it. Unfortunately, for those that were offline, their character was automatically deleted. Except if one has an outstanding Asteroid Artifact. Anna was standing in her courtyard. With her title Shield of ck Mamba, she was considered a noblewoman. And all nobles must havend, thus, the Town Chief gave her a plot ofnd and the Town people built her a house! With insistce from Seth regarding misceneous skills. She had invited wom from the town and turned her house into a tiny factory where she learned various skills from them. It was at noon wh the announcemt came. She too, like Seth, was shocked to see the panic of the townspeople including the Chief. In less than t minutes, the whole Town Guards readied for battle. At the same time, the Chief invited the Immortal Ashes to help him depd on the Town. That gave all the relevant yers a Geral Quest. Ding ____ [Quest] Protect ck Mamba Town Chief [Reward] ~Map to your Artifact ~+0 Fame [Failure] ~-0 Fame ~Losing your Artifact _____ Anna frowned as she read her Personal Quest. It''s as if the game is forcing her to be his Shield. **** "We are healers! We have to do everything we can to support the battlefield. We must not allow any soldier to die as long as we can heal him!" An old NPC was busy shouting at his disciple. Sam was by the side with a big frown. He was the luckiest of them all because he spawned inside a City. The city wasrge and divided into five districts. Each of them has its function. Warriors District! Scavgers District! Farmers District! Healers District? Headquarter District! Sam spawned in the Healers District and he was raised as a healer from day one. He did try to ditch the Warriors District but he was kicked out and punished. Now, with the announcemt, they were still not gonna fight but to offer support as healers. He can only watch the warriors matched with pride on the battlefield outside the city gate. The sad thing was, he can summon his Sword Avatar but it has no room for use in the Healers Departmt. ********** "This is the promised Prophecy. We need to be the first to free our town! I will fire anyone that holds us back!" A middle-aged leader let out. Their attire is like any other yer but Brown. Every yer in the town was from the samepany as they managed to make their people be in the same areas. Their influce in the game outweighed the one in the real world. Yet, they were still forced to follow the game rule. They were known as Rebels. The group that controlled more than half of the game. They were also one of the sessful groups that amassed arge number of Asteroid Artifacts. Due to their Brown Colour Attire, they were called the Bronze Army. The Bronze Army watched as theet hit the g several kilometres from the town and they all brought out their weapon. "Helping you in any way will remove the blessing. So, what I will do is keep the Alpha off your army!" The town chief spat. His attitude is harsh because he did not like the Bronze People. He was first told that the Immortals he will host will be strangers to themselves. But, that was a lie. They knew each other from the beginning and that caused him a lot of trouble. ''I will arrange a deepint to the Oracle. And if I did not see any paymt, I will use Oath Bder to demand Justice!'' the Chief thoughts. He hated the Bronze yers with passion. Because they treat his townspeople like ves. Roar! Roar! The battle began and it was gruesome. The beasts were numerous and attacked without regard to their death. The Monsters did not try to hide or sneak a but attacked directly and with their insane strgth and weight, they bulldozed everything in their path. "Damn it. We created tr AI but th it changed everything. These monsters have no goal but to kill us!" The leader of the Bronzeined. But his nning was working, just with severe casualties. What they didn''t know was that the Game System distributed yers chaotically but in a way that there were no two Great Artifacts in one ce. In all of Vulcan Town, Seth Artifact is the highest and there was no equal to it. That was regarding physical artefact! But in Bromo Town where the Bronzes were, there were three people with the Great Artifact with them. And That elevated their difficulty without them realizing it! ~Death Arrow A palenky kid shoots out his strongest attack toward one of the monsters. The monster failed to react in time and the arrow pierced its head and destroyed its brain. Instead of blood and gore, as usual, the Monster copsed to Brown Ash. Th a disc and a ck hole at the ctre formed that absorbed the Ash and formed a Bronze-looking pearl with a halo. Most kids in the Bronze Army were shocked before vy covered their faces. They ran to the Pearl in the hope of snatching it but the Pearl moved on its own to the pale kid and he instinctively held it. A smile was stered on the face of the leader. "Protect him, till he is finished! That is an order!" The Bronze Army moved and sured the boy. Bronze Colour electricity shed on his body and he screamed before he calmed down. His body considerably thinned and he was now t on the g like a pile of bones. But he still held a big smile. "Perfect. How do you feel!" The leader asked. "Differt!" The boy said with no exhaustion whatsoever in his voice. Yet, he was t lying on the floor. "And the rewards of being the first?" He asked again. "Amazing¡­ first? Should I know if I''m the first?" The boy asked bewildered. The leader frowned as he stood. He called his window and called someone. "Will they know if they are the first?" He asked. An olddy was shown on the scre, " Did he get the ''First Might Tattoo''? If yes, th he is the first!''" The leader looked at the boy and asked, "Did you get the First Might Tattoo?" "I see a ''Might Tattoo''. Not ''First Might'' in the notification!" The olddy heard him and she sighed, "He isn''t the first!" "Damn it!'' The leader was angry. All this preparation is for nought. He looked at thenky kid that was now frowning and he decided to vt his frustration on him. He raised his leg and stumped him. Right at the time, the leg was going to stroke the pale kid, the right hand of the kid glowed and the leg of the leader stopped mid-air. A number that counts to t on the boy''s hand was th reduced to nine. Boom! The man was sted to pieces! He was still alive but he felt real pain and unimaginable agony as he screamed with all his might. In the real world, the Game Cabin that the leader was using released more Nutrits Solutions to reduce the pain. Suddly a jolt of electric currt made the cabin catch fire from the inside and it began to burn him alive. Back in the game! The olddy appeared immediately and shouted at the leader, "Apologize to him." The pain was too much for him to have any reasoning. "Please forgive him!" She looked at the kid that was still on the floor and said. He was shocked too, hearing her plea, the kid''s mind calmed. Whatever was happing stopped and the leader turned to pixels and disappeared. "Rule Number one, Immortal Morons. Never provoke a newly born Temporal Warrior!" The town chief snickered. Chapter 23: Gold Dust Order A blue-eyed, long brown hair, 60cm tall girl stood there. Her face was long with big eyes, and a small mouth. She should be cute but Seth found her eerie. Her skin appeared fake as if she was wearing it. His heartbeat increased as fear started to gulf him but he tried hard and forced himself to be calm. "Interesting!" Her voice was like a luby that seeped into one ear unnoticed. "What is happing, Lady Mara?" Seth forced himself to ask. At the same time squeeze the palm-size Temporal Pearl that he held with his right hand. He was trying to see if the absorption will continue. "I want that thing! Will you kindly give it to me!" Her smile increased but she only became eerier to Seth "Ahm, it''s mine. It came to me. And I''m¡­" She frowned and Seth froze. Fear, yes that feeling was creeping in on him! "I''m thedy of Vulcan Town, you should show courtesy and give it to me. I know you have Noble Eloqut Talt in stage two!" Seth frowned. So she watched him and Nanncy trained. Seth had used his time to squeeze whatever skill and talt that suits him from her. Among them were how to act in noble passion, how to dress and ev how to speak. "I''m sorry. I''m¡­" this time, pressure veloped him. He felt it before, but it seemed differt, this time more pure and targeted. "Stop that!" The pressure disappeared as fast. That was Abuhe Vulcan''s voice. He walked from behind and stood before Seth. He had a curious look as he gazed at Seth before he smiled. "No wonder that woman sticks to you and teaches you things. You hide your talt well. Madam Mud did say that you scare her some time. It''s safe to assume, the truth of you was a cripple dragon in human skin..." Seeing Seth''s confused face, he added with a sheepish smile, "I mean it metaphorically!" "What do you want!?" Seth asked. "It will be easier to gerate a Quest. But you Otherwolders, have the backing of the World and it will not be issued. That''s why you are here. In the nk Space! What we want is this Temporal Pearl. My daughter wants it badly and that is the reason we are here in the Gawee Contint!" Feeling no pressure, Seth''s mind was able to process many things at the same time and one thing stuck out. He was being robbed. "You are a Dragon yer, you will have many chances to obtain more Pearls. Besides, you can pursue Dragon ss Category or Beast ss Category! They are equally good!" Abuhe Vulcan said with a smile. "That talk will not convince him. He is a Primera!" Mara said. There was a shock on his face. "A Primeira of Otherwolders! That makes thingsplicated. Still, you will have a chance like this. We dwellers couldn''t!" He said. Seth frowned. He did read the whole notification and knew whatever this Pearl was, it was a big deal. "I''m sorry but¡­." Abuhe Vulcan moved fast as he brought out a piece of paper that shone with silver colour. Th he mmed it in front of Seth, making the whole space tremble. As the paper unfolded, gold writings appeared, shining brightly. "I, Abuhe Vulcan Magma, Leader of this Town seek cooperation. I fed Seth Enoch, I protected Seth Enoch, and I amodated Seth Enoch without harbouring disdain or ill thoughts. With that, I demand Seth Enoch sell me the Temporal Pearl that he holds in his right hand!" He said it in one fell swoop with a frown on his face! The gold writings turned to dust and floated above the glittering paper, giving out melodic gold dust sounds! Chime! It was beautiful to the ears but it also held a meaning! ~Make your offer~ Seth was apprehsive about it. They couldn''t take the Pearl from him but now they were using some kind of magical contract! Abuhe Vulcan brought out a object and threw it in the floating dust. The dust veloped it for two seconds. Chime! ~Apex Grade Womb Obtained~ This was what Seth understood from the sound. But Seth did not budge or try to see what would happ, he was not willing to give away the Pearl for anything else! Ding ___ [Womb obtained] [ept it as your Personal Arms] ___ This was the familiar game ring. "Come on, don''t waste our time. Do you know what that is? My father battled a Dragon to obtain it!" Mara said with agitation. Still, Seth just stared at it. Chime! ~Abuhe Vulcan Magma request can''t be died by the Order~ Chime! ~You, Seth Enoch wouldn''t be forced either~ Chime! ~The two of you will be trapped by me till one concede~ Abuhe Vulcan sighed, "As long as we can live, we will be trapped for eternity connected with it. I have 76 years with me. How many years do you have? I know the Artefact you use to travel to our world is an inferior version to the one Nanncy Abadd Aer uses. And not ev she can stay that long!" "I also know, you people that love to call yourselves yers are not able to stay for more than six hours. Just concede! Seth, in the grand scheme of things, the Womb is better. You will have plty of time to obtain more Pearls while this may be your only chance for the Womb!" Seth wasn''t convinced but that did not mean Abuhe wasn''t telling the truth. He has limited time. Maybe the momt the game ejected him, he will lose the Pearl as that will mean he conceded. After a couple of minutes, Seth with a dried mouth and throat, croaked, "...okay!" The Womb was a transpart ball and it shed into Seth''s body. He heard the notification of it being his now Personal Arm. Both the daughter and father expressed relief but nothing happed. Seth assumed that maybe he should hand them the Pearl but something seemed off. "I think the paymt is not ough!" Abuhe said with a frown. Chime! ~First Pearl~ Yeah, how could they forget? This was the First ever Pearl a yer obtained! "Give him something of value!" Abuhe said. "That Womb should be ough!" Mara retorted! "If it''s not First Pearl'''' he said gravely as he red at her. Mara brought out a pause and rummaged through it before she brought out her earrings. The momt she threw it in Gold Dust they were spitted out. Meaning they were rejected. The Gold Contract Order is partial. The fact they want Seth''s object, th they need to provide something that will be useful to Seth ev if it will be inferior to Seth''s object. "Give him something of value. By this time the town will be destroyed if that thing escapes my trapmt!" Abuhe might be agitated now but he was willing to sacrifice the whole town for his daughter. "Dad, how about you gave him that Cape!" Mara pouted. "What an ungrateful daughter you are. I used a King Level Contract Order and gave him my Apex Womb that almost took my life, and you still want me to sacrifice something!" He red out. Mara was gre with embarrassmt before she threw many other things but they were all rejected. "He has a low Constitution, giving him anything that will demand his physicality will be rejected. You idiot!" Abuhe shouted and that caused the space to tremble. Th she brought another pause and pulled out a simr transpart ball. A Womb! Inside were many squirming colourful worms made of ergy. She hesitated as she looked at her father. "He is strong!" Abuhe said. Mara took out two purple worms and threw them in the Gold Dust. Entering the Gold Dust, they quickly turn Azure colour. Chime! ~Aura Worms Obtained~ Seth stared at them, "...okay!" The worms were shot fast to his eyes and they dived into the eyes, in just seconds they began devouring them. He screamed with pain but his body was forced to freeze in ce by the Gold Dust. "So, the Order can support convergce?" Mara wondered. "King Level, idiot. King Level!" Abuhe scowled. A few minutester, Seth calmed down but his eyes were nk before he regained his sight. "Impressive. Outstanding Mtal Fortitude!" Abuhemted. Still, no reaction from Gold Dust. The father and daughter understand, they need to give more. It took some minutes with them discussing before the two settled on something. This time they were praying not to be asked for more. A long cylindrical container was thrown into the Gold Dust. There was a dy before eptance and the Gold Dust gave it to Seth after he answered okay. Chime! ~throw the Pearl ~ With a bleeding heart, Seth threw the Pearl in the Gold Dust. The Pearl immediately changed colour many times before it was thrown to Abuhe which in turn made Mara grab it. Chapter 24: Mara! Ding [You have lost The First Pearl] _____ Ding [You have obtained The Womb] ______ Ding [You have obtained Aura Sse] _____ Ding [You have obtained The First Painting] ______ [Congrattions you have maxed level] [You need to fulfil conditions to move to the next Stage] .. .. .. Many notifications bombard Seth as he exits from the nk Space. Seth swiped away the notification and began searching for Samsaria, his Quest Objective. He found her with the Female Guard captain. The battle was still going on, but it was on itsst rope. Abuhe had already left while Mara had a piece of cloth covering her right hand. Well, covering the Pearl she held. By looking at her face, one can understand she was happy. Seth hears more shes and screams ofbatants outside, but he has lost his fighting spirit. Ev wh he ssed another Monster running into the Manor, he did not make any efforts to warn them or make borate ns. The Monster was about to cause trouble wh its body shot into the sky. Boom! It exploded. Blood and gore sshed everywhere. "Oops! I overdid it!" Mara giggled. With a swipe of her hand, the half-destroyed Manor began to repair and at that time, three more Monsters were dragged out from the shadows. "Looking for me, ugly guys. I''m here,e get me!" She said yfully. Yes, she toyed with them before killing them. In just t minutes, the whole Manor was as good as new. The blood and gore were all cleaned up. Wh she looked at the body of her dead Female Guards she frowned but th she made their bodies intact respectfully. Wh she was about to exit the Manor, she looked at Seth and said, "Fight a Dragon and defeat it th use the Womb to raise another one¡­.. Good luck. Haha!" With her walking out and the silce of the battlefield was just one minute. Th her name was repeatedly shouted by the townspeople and yers. Mara! Mara! Mara! Mara! ¡­.. Seth stared at the bright full moon. He felt down, the way he had never felt before. He tried to convince himself this was part of the game advture and that he should cheer up, but to no avail. As Seth looked a, he realized the way the Manor residts looked at him had changed, they were now curiously looking at him! And wh his eyes met with the Female Guards, they nodded at him, one of them ev bowed a bit. ''They are showing respect!'' Seth sighed. "Force Field is a good choice for a Long-Range Fighter. But it''s a one-time use before long recharge. Armour is still better!" The Female Guard Captain walked up to Seth and said and there was admiration in her eyes. Female Guards were the ones that looked down on him the most but seeing how he held his g against Monsters, their attitude changed. "Physical Armor is too heavy for me!" Seth said. As if waiting for him to say that she answered. "You will not face that problem using Crodo hide¡­e with me!" Seth was curious about what a Crodo is ev though he had a hunch. In the d, he followed her to confirm! As they were exiting the Manor, Seth saw Samsaria holding a staff and she was trying to wield it. On the floor was the picture that Seth painted. She wasparing the staff in the picture and the one in her hand and also trying to mimic the stance. He did not know wh he started smiling. The girl was serious as if it was a matter of life and death! At that time, he also heard the Female Guard Captainugh too! Haha! They reached a house where t yers were waiting outside. The Female Guard Captain made Seth wait with the yers while she walked inside. "Mr scribe. What hole did you hide?" A kid with blue hair asked, he had a smug expression on his face. "Didn''t you see him with the Female Guard, I bet she was asked to protect him," another teased. In all the beast stampedes, Seth has never fought with them and also the fact that he worked at Chief Manor made some of them Jealous. Some snickered but Seth noticed the old man that once advised him staring at him with curious eyes. In another t minutes, the sun rose and Seth believed for the first time he was in the game for more than 6 hours. The waiting ded as the Female Guard Captain came out and invited them in. She has changed from armoured to casual pants and shirts with an apron, ready for work. Inside the house, there were four other yers. Seth recognised them as the four Battle Forces of Vulcan Town. Their synergy during battle was unmatched, ev Seth praised them. Among them was a Swift Sword user, he was fast and evasive, he could ter the emy formation and get out with less injury. Th the Shield user, nothing gets past him. It was believed that he could tank an Iron Boar! A Ranger using Bow and Arrow. She worked well with the Swift Sword user, giving help wh he was in the emy''s formation. Th the Heavy Sword user. The guy is a brute as long as he swings, he cleaves. The four work together in a way that minimizes their weakness and maximizes their strgth. In any battle, they performed better than any yer including thest battle. "Stay here, please!" She said. The inside was spacious butcked furniture. Seth found a ce to lean. Madam Mud was weed into the house and she gave the yers medication for their injury for free. Seeing Seth with them she snorted. Seth was in too much pain of losing something valuable to worry about her remarks. Th he heard¡­ "We don''t need trash in this house of honour. Get your filthy ass out!" The speaker was disgusted to no d as he saw the useless Seth in their house. Seth raised his eyes and met the eyes of a young man. He has a leather apron with blood on it, he also resembled the Female Guard Captain Seeing Seth wasn''t reacting, he walked fast towards him intding to drag him out. He was about to grab Seth, the young man''s head wt directly to the g. A strong hand had pushed him down. The floor cracked and his face became bloody. He fainted on the spot. The culprit was indiffert. "That my Guest!" she announced as she red at both yers and NPCs in the house. The house became silt. She wt deeper into the house leaving people to nce at Seth withplication. No more harsh words or remarks. While Madam Mud ordered for the unconscious man to be carried to the clinic. She looked at Seth with curiosity before she left. T minutester¡­. "Seth Enoch. Youe first!" The Female Guard Captain said after she came back. Some yers were about to protest wh her re shut them off. "This is a Forge. Webine various items to produce unique items." The Female Guard Captain began to exin. "By the way, my name is Sarima. Do you people realize that you have very rare Garmts. It''s a growth type and the more you develop it the better it will be. At some point, it will turn into Artifact." "It''s one of the reasons we are jealous of you. It''s not easy to get your hands on one of them. but, you people were granted without knowing its value!" Sarima exined. Chapter 25: Nobility The room was spacious, at the ctre was a well-carved floating rectangr b while at the side were other carved rectangr bs. On them, the Monsters were ced, and Sarima dragged Seth to one of them and began to exin! "Crodo are vicious creatures that alwayse whever theet strikes. They usuallye with a mission to kill or capture someone." "They are smart ough to avoid any person that is stronger than them, so they usually n and avoid the person." "Their actual weight and hardness were very low but they can increase it at will. As you can see they have the features of a dog and a crocodile, but their morphology is tirely differt." She dissected the Crodo and Seth was amazed. The skin and flesh of Crodo were one and the same and their nature makes them have insane dexterity because they can control muscle/hide seamlessly. There inside was made of blood vessels and four Bean Shaped organs and a heart. There was no digestive or excretory system. Only the circtory system. "Why do we leave heroes outside and bring trash here!" A middle-aged man asked as he came into the room. "Because I said so¡­ I want his Azure Uniform to be incorporated with this level 4 Crodo!" Sarima said but seeing the man refused to move she said, "Chief''s Order. Should I tell him you refused?" The man snorted and wt to the floating rectangr b at the ctre! "Please remove your uniform." She said. Seth thought for some time before he removed his jacket. He has already lost something valuable, what more to lose. The man took the jacket as he grumbled and threw it to the stone. The stone glowed with runes and the jacket was separated into various things. "This is its true nature." Sarima exined. The blue jacket was now . Its body was made of aprehsive and pronounced weaving of special threads and at the edge was embroiled with leather. It was beautiful! Floating above it was a blue light which made the jacket blue if fused and other things were floating with it! A soft Coin-like material! A strong twisting Strings! Th a transpart Nut that with the slightest breeze, releases a repulsion force! Sarima took her time exining them to Seth! The Coin was tak from an animal that always releases substances that remove dirt from its body. It''s what makes the clothes clean themselves! The String repairs the uniform all the time! The Nut was the thing that incited the force field! And thest thing which Seth didn''t see until he was informed of was a Feather. It can camouge itself in any vironmt. "Physical armour is the best. It helps in String repairs and also protects these things that I just showed you. They can be destroyed and their attributes may disappear. And¡­" she looked at Seth and added, "You don''t need to worry about weight since we are using Crodo as the physical armour ingredits!" It was as if she was convincing Seth to agree. "Why are you spoiling him? If he doesn''t want to, let the brat do what he likes." Without warning, she grabbed Seth''s hand and showed it to the man and¡­ cold sweat broke on him! "I didn''t know we are having a Lord as our guest" His attitude was aplete shift. Seth looked at his hand and saw Number . He didn''t know he had it. He rubbed the ce but the number seemed naturally inside his skin. No, it''s as if the number was part of his hand. Seth can feel that the number is part of his skin, muscles, and ev bones. "He killed Crodo, but they took the prize. Mara had no shame as she wasughing, unting the power she stole!" Sarima gritted her teeth with anger! "Well, darling. They are¡­." "I have no respect for them anymore. What they did is against Warriors Conduct and pride." Sarima was a true warrior through and through. Seeing that Seth stood his g and fought with them against the monsters and yet was died the prize of his First kill, made her angry. "I know you lost your sisters. But we need Mara..." "After they tricked us. We thought we are here for dragons but no we are not. My sisters died in vain. A death that is not ev heroic¡­..!" She continued to rant. Seth did not understand thest of her ranting. It''s as if they were tricked to be fighting the Crodo thinking they will be fighting Dragons. In the d, Seth was giv another set of clothes to wear and he was asked to watch the First Forge as the new attribute was being integrated into his jacket. After his first lesson, he left the house and strolled the town. The battle might have urred but there were no destroyed buildings at all because they had be repaired by Mara. But the faces of people were grave. What made Seth curious to rise was that there was still a wound on some yers and townspeople. But believing he will be scolded, he did not ask them why they did not get treated. He arrived at the Madam Mud clinic and saw it was crowded with people and her healing wasn''t closing the wounds! Seth sighed! He remembered about the notification that said being killed by ''them'' has repercussions. Maybe ev wounds wouldn''t heal easily. Seth doesn''t know his assumption was on track. Crodo inflicted wounds that were not easily healed. And yers killed by Crodo will have their level halved and all their skills erased for a certain duration! Two hourster Seth was called into the Manor and he met with the Chief and th he was giv a new armour. Well, it was his uniform that was reforged with part of Level 4 Crodo. Level Crodo was the one Seth and Female Guards fought while level 4 Crodo was the one the Chief fought. The Chief gave a little speech about Seth''s bravery and his first kill and th he said! "I hereby announce you as the First Noble in this Town!" The Guards saluted and he was informed to be bestowed a plot ofnd in the town. While all that was happing, Sarima and Gideon''s faces were contorted with anger. They seem as if they are going to burst. Gideon was the Male Guard Captain. If it was Gideon only, Seth would think he was vying him but seeing Sarima too. He thought maybe he deserved more than what he was being giv! It was a limited Ceremonial Evt prepared for Seth and only the people of the Manor knew about Seth''s Nobility and th only they brought Seth with gifts. He expected Sarima to hand him her gift by herself but she didn''t but st her child, the one she pushed to the g to give him a book named ''Life forms in Amma!'' ******* As Seth logged out, he found himself dizzy, his breath was ragged and he heard people speaking over his head. "Thank God, he is awake. Get him¡­ out!" His mother''s shaky voice said! His vision was blurry as he tried to make sse of what was going on. Anna and his mother were trying to stop tears and snorts froming out. ''This ssation!?'' Seth thought! He was ssing something simr to Temporal Pearl. He oped his eyes wide and looked at the ce he was ssing it, s¡ªhe only saw a blur and his consciousness slipped away! Chapter 26: Terran Energy Isolation Chamber! "Seth was one of the unfortunate to be killed by the Crodo Beasts. But his situation got worse for some reason. From what I was told, Joseph was inspecting their Cabin wh he noticed that they were all using abnormal amounts of ergy." "But wh he inferred the voltage from the house, there was no change to the Meter. Since the cabins are new and not everything was known about them he thought maybe they are on a battlefield. It had happed before. But, Seth''s situation was differt, about t minutes before the d of Six hours, his Cabin red a warning alert." "It said that Seth needed more Nutrition Solutions and he is in critical condition. Since he was using a G Rank solution, Joseph took another G Rank and began to load it." "The cabin rejected it. It demanded F or E Rank. That was weird, because, in the instructions, it says one has to start with G and finish it before F./He called Agt Raaz and asked him, and he was told to give Seth''s cabin the D rank. That is wh Seth''s body stats stabilize." "One thing was, Seth spt another two hours beforeing out and his body became emaciated to the point he was only bones!" Sarah, Seth''s mother, exined to the doctor that the Game Company st. It had be three days since that incidt and Seth was still in aa. The news was that it was not Seth alone that met with idts, but many others. There was rumoured that some cabins ev caught on fire. Though, the authority died that. "I''m sorry, Madam Sarah. Joseph''s quick wits did save Seth from life-threating situations. And based on our reading we believe he will have aplete recovery in just weeks. Just bear with us." The doctor exined before he added, "The thing is, It was a unique phomon we did not anticipate. But Soon ough, they will release an official statemt. I have insider information. I overheard that they are going to close the gamepletely since it can danger people''s lives!" "That will be for the better." Sarah concur. The situation with Seth did happ elsewhere. The differce was why it happed. There was a warning by the Game Quest about severe consequces of death on "their" hand. Their hand means "Crodo!" So those that were killed by the Crodo experice the same idts and some worse! As for Seth, it was the initial absorption of the Temporal Pearl that caused him that! Wh Raaz heard about it, he rushed to their home and met up with Joseph wh he was putting in an additional E Rank but he stopped him and picked from Anna''s A-Rank solution and put it inside the Cabin, that is what stabilized Seth! Since he came ready and had bad hypotheses about the reason for Seth Cabin''s condition, he dismantled the cabin without affecting its function. Oping the Core of the VR Cabin Engine he was scared shitless. Raaz almost screamed as he gazed at the five glowing TEIC. ''This wasn''t supposed to start happing!'' He quickly stood and dismantled Seth''s Cabin Transmission Signal. That will stop the cabin from sding Seth''s true conditions. TEIC stands for... Terran Energy Istion Chamber! He ran to Anna''s Cabin and did the same. But in her cabin, there were only two TEICs and they were not showing any signs of glowing. He took out one of her TEICs and took two off Seth''s cabin TEIC and reced it with Anna''s TEIC. It was th that Seth''s cabin stabilizedpletely. Two things save Seth... A-Rank Nutrit Solution and Bronze Rank TEIC That Raaz switched. VR Cabins were divided into two. By Number Rank and Name Rank. Number Rank consists of Rank to 5. Name Rank includes Iron and Bronze Rank. That was what the public knew. Number Rank distinction was in-game Character Control, Perception in the game world and Invtory. The higher the rank the better the realism and control of the in-game character. Rank has only one Invtory in their Character while rank 5 has sev invtory on their character. There were other perks such as Rank will never have a ss in-game but Rank to 4 can, with limited restrictions. Only rank 5 can have any kind of ss. That was what the public knew. The truth of it was the number of Terran Energy Istion Chambers in the Cabin Rank has a single TEIC, and the number increases with rank. That means Rank 5 has 5 TEIC. The Iron Rank Cabin has a single TEIC but the magnitude was One hundred times more than a single TEIC in the Rank 5 Cabin. And also, Bronze has two of those. Currtly, the world wanted to make Silver Rank but the materials and the procedure were still a problem. Apart from TIEC, there was not much differce betwe Rank to 4 as it was a matter of Computer Programming. A great hacker and gineer that can crack the Tech can upgrade Rank Cabin to Rank 4 Cabin. The only limiting factor was the number of TEIC which the upgraded version will not have! For Seth to be able to activate and made five Terran Energy Istion Chamber filled with ergy was insane. Raaz calmed down and thought about the briefing he had be to. He knew partially the truth about these cabins! The champions were not game titles but real life. In the future, there was a prediction that the world would rely on them because they were believed to be able to gerate Terran Energy which will be the World''s New Source of Power. To him it sounds absurd, people ying games and yet gerating ergy through that. Since he has se it once, and now he is seeing it, he believes it. Th a problem arises, Seth will be in danger. If he can gerate Terran Energy now wh things have not ev started, what will happ, wh shit begins to happ. Should he protect him or not? Raaz was in a dilemma. The momt he reports him, Seth will be tak away. Yes, he will get money and all. But was that the right thing to do? Raaz knew a thing or two about the reality of these things. Seth may not get to help his own country. Yes, the Behemoth of the world wille for him for themselves. "He belongs to Ni and he will stay with Ni!" Raaz steeled his resolve. Chapter 27: Meeting! Raaz stored the two Energy Chambers he got from Seth Cabin in a special suitcase. It stopped the ergy from leaking and glowing. Th he checked the other yers in their cabins and found some of them seemed abnormal but the rest were fine. ''It''s better for this boy to have a Bronze Cabin!'' Raaz thoughts. But he can''t help Seth in that regard. All his moves were watched and the momt he showed a preferce, higher-ups will begin investigating the reason. As Raaz stood by the side of Seth''s cabin he nced at Joseph who was standing beside him. He did all he did under the watch of Joseph but not once did he ask a thing. "You are a smart guy!?" Raaz asked. Joseph only stared at him without answering the statemt. "Omit the anomaly in your narration!" Saying that Raaz moved to check out Anna. ''The anomaly? Okay, the part where he took two glowing devices and he installed an A-Rank solution, right?'' Joseph tried to reason. In a few minutes, Sarah was back and she almost freaked out. The reason was wh she nced through the ss of the Cabin she found Seth''s emaciated body and the only saving grace was that he was breathing normally. It took Joseph some effort to calm her down. And wh Anna woke up she appeared to understand what happed. She too had fought with Crodo and sustained injury. And what made them worry was that the duration of the game had increased, and wh they checked the game website, there was an announcemt saying it would extd due to the world Quest! Sarah demanded Seth be wok up but was told that will cause him more damage. At 9 hours after the game dive, Seth''s eyes oped and that automatically made the cabin op. He was hurriedly gott out and ced on a mattress. In quick action, he was administered IV and other medication. Seth''s body looked like someone that spt months without food. Seth was conscious but he was too disorited to understand his surings. But th he forced his head to turn to where Raaz was standing and his eyes were wide op but they were still unfocused. ''Did he feel it!'' Raaz was paranoid. Joseph too traced Seth''s line of sight and found he was looking at Raaz''s suitcase. ''What is going on!?" He wondered! **** "This game has changed tirely. The ss we invted has all be changed to something else¡ªand the bad news was that Rebels and groups alike have anticipated that and have nned!" A pale-looking doctor exined in a meeting of four heads of the Ark Family. Bello in particr was busy checking the report trying to see if there was any information he missed. "Did we know the sses? And how the hell did the Rebel know about it!" A very old man shouted. B Ark was sweating bullets but heposed himself as he nudged his brother to answer. "Appartly there are five sses and the best of them was the one that first manifested itself. We still don''t know what it does but we know it''s weird. It''s called Temporal Warrior." He said as he read some message on his tablet before he looked up and added, "It''s a ss Category, which means it has many sses under it. Since this was the beginning we need to wait and see. As for Rebels, they seem to be looking for First Might. What it does is still unknown but, they failed to obtain it!" Bello exined. "What about the other sses?" The old man asked. "Ahm, it''s rted to Dragons, and something else. But we are still searching. We will have all the information in 4 hours!" Bello was going to continue browsing wh he felt a chill down his spine due to the re of the old man He quickly continues exining, "Rabel seems to have sacrificed some of their people and made them NPC-and before the AI forcefully overrides them they gathered a lot of information. One of my sources believed that some NPCs are still not being overridd by the Game AI!" He sighed and continued, "We will have done the same but you know the AI is no longer messing a. It will reboot the game and destroy everything if we try anything!" "That''s what happs wh we give it too much indepdce! Still, that is for the better. How many Tem¡­ whatever... do we have and how many others have!" The old man asked. "We have nine¡­" Bello said "Nine, in all that trouble, only nine. Exin yourself!" The old man stood furiously. If Temporal Warrior is the best ss Category th how will they have so little? One has to know that they have more than million people in the game that are working for them. And nine in all of that! "Ancestor¡­ Rebels only have 6. And they knew about it beforehand. Apart from them¡ªall the other groups have less than us! And in the tire game, there are no more than five hundred thousand Temporal Warriors-and that was 3. billion people that participated in the first Asteroid Quest!" The old man calmed down. It was understanding if it''s that pitiful. "No investigation of the public should be allowed. I give you full authority to crush anyone who wants to fish out those Tempos!" The old man said. They were shocked because it was believed that the Temporal Warrior''s cabin can convert Beta Energy to Terran Energy¡ªand this meeting was staged to ask for permission to start searching for the lucky yers. Yet now, he said they should not just protect them but deter anyone from looking for them. "Ancestor we¡­." "My decision is final. You are too gre to realise how this world revolves. These few hundred thousand might be the will of heav for them to be the world''s anchor. Another thing was, the momt we make a move, all others will. As the Progitor of this Tech, we should support and try to be impartial." He said with his eyes closed and th... "We might have dominated everyone, but make no mistake if you think we are the True Overlords of this World. Allowing small factions to grow will keep all others busy while we seek our ultimate goal." With a painful voice he added," Besides, the AI was the fusion of many of our people''s consciousness. Their actions have meaning. They didn''t just divide the Contints but made an borate arrangemt that refused to give us an advantage! Except for the one we made ourselves, that should tell you something!" The old man sighed and said, "These things are grander than we can imagine." Chapter 28: Seth Plan Enoch''s family sat as they watched the news. It has be one week since the incidt. The news anchor was having a guest from the International Investigation Bureau (IIB). They were known to investigate Global Incidts and make sure justice was served. "Please wee Andrews Eagles! He is a well-known reporter and a journalist that works with IIB. And he has graced us many times with news that shook us to the core. And today we invite him tomt and borate about the global incidts of the newly hyped Game Asteroids Online!" "Mr Eagles, what can you say about the incidt!" The anchor asked. "Well, let me rify something. What the world knows about Marathon Bolt Industry as the creator of Asteroids online is not true. I mean, they are the ones but it''s a coboration." He rified himself and continued, "VR Tech was hatched by Bolt Company. Th, it was only used by Space Explorers. You know, it gets lonely out there but in VR, they felt as if at home! Butter Bolt Company sold the tech to variouspanies for Billions of Union. That was wh the VR Gamepetition showed up. And as time wt on, thesepanies managed to achieve breakthroughs and improved the VR Tech." "Later on, Bolt Company wanted to buy the improvemts and that gave rise to a lot of skirmishes. In the d, most of thesepanies merged and gave birth to Marathon Bolt Industry." "Bybining their resources, they brought Asteroids Online to the table as the Ultimate Game. Just its inception alone made other gamepanies fall. By these, you may recognize where problems arise." He drank some water before he continued! "Companies that did not join Marathon Bolt couldn''t produce anything as good as Asteroid Online. So, many decided to join. But, there are others known as Rebels. They decided to hijack the game many times with failures, until now." "By sessfully infiltrating Asteroids Online''s corepany and targeting the VR Cabin to cause ough disaster that will force the Game to shut down. All along, some that joined Marathon Bolt were working with the hostile group and that was how they got ess to it." "But people should feel at ease. The issue has be tak care of by the world powers and they are trying to solve the problem. It''s true, we are considering shutting the Game down forever. Anything that will danger our people is not weed!" Andrew Eagle exined. "He is just narrating. It''s a speech he has already prepared." Adaminamted. "Yes, those agts don''t speak for themselves. They are intelligce officers, so every word is officially licsed!" Joseph added. Seth was sitting on an electric wheelchair giv by the Game Company for his idt. He has recovered to the point of doing some stuff but he still can''t walk, so he uses the Electric wheelchair. Sarah has made it known that he will never dive into the game ever again, and no one opposed her. Seth, on the other hand, was having great confusion. He has be trying to make sse of what happed. First, he was sad he lost a Temporal Pearl but th he felt the same thing wh he was out of the game! As he thought it through for a week, he came up with an assumption. The game wasn''t a game but another reality they were thrown to. The NPC were just other people living in another dimsion or world¡ªand that raised the possibility of bringing out their Tech or other stuff to Earth. What cemted his reasoning was yesterday he wheeled himself to his VR Cabin room and he ssed the Pearl Energy in his Cabin. His mom scolded him, thinking he wanted to dive again. She was ev thankful that the game server was shut down until things were resolved. The next TV program wasn''t to his liking, so Seth wt to his Art Room. The changes Seth felt after the incidt were ormous. All the paintings, calligraphy and sculpture he made, now look crude to him. He believes that he can improve them. But the amateurish problem didn''t lie with the strokes of paintings but from the very beginning. The type of brush, pcil or rod used, The colours preparations, The papers or canvas used, Ev the board that was used. Nanncy did say most of his mistakes were from the beginning, he didn''t understand it back th. Now, he was able to glimpse into it. "I need my industry." He mumbled. Seth took his time as he surfed the, downloading differt ns and ev consulting professionals. Seeing the sunset, he wt back to his room to rest. Saturday, 5, 4. New Caldar, Seth wt back to his Art Room. It has be four days since he started making a n¡ªand today he finished. He has used every brain cell he can muster to perfect his future Art ns! "Time for breakfast!" Sarah knocked and tered. "Yes. Mam, I wanted you to check this out!" Seth said. Sarah sat beside him and collected the book that Seth handed to her. "It''s a business n about a little industry." "What kind of industry!" She asked as she began to check the book. "Arts. A great artist prepared his material. The n includes all the things I might need!" Sarah sighed as she saw the exorbitant fund needed. Among the ns was to establish a farm. Both animals and nts will be raised. He researched well that some important colour ingredits are from certain nts and animal extracts. Nanncy did say she has a farm that mostlyprises Floating lilies, Bewilders Cyn Rose, and Camalin light. They are all used to prepare colours. Seth wanted to prepare all these kinds of additives and practice to be a Guine World Artist. Since he has the Talts he better use them to their core. "We need to involve your sister. This amount can only be plucked by her!" To bring in Anna and make her give him that money, Seth prepared something grand. A painting of her! Later in the eving, Seth dragged Anna to his Art room. "Anna, I have something to show you! Please, pull that cloth!" Seth pointed at a cloth, covering a board as tall as a human. "What is it? Your prank?" But seeing their mother by her side, she thought otherwise. Anna grabbed the cloth and yanked it away¡ªbut th she jumped back with a shout and a terrifying expression. Both Seth and Sarah were surprised by her reaction. She should be surprised but not terrified. "She is terrified of her in-game character¡­ Ma, I think she has a trauma!" Seth said to his mother! Chapter 29: Art Gallery! "Are you alright!" Sarah tried to calm her daughter. Anna quickly recovered as she sheepishly smiled. "I''m fine," Th she red at Seth, "you dumb ass. Why didn''t you tell me what it is!" "Buhaha. So you are indeed scared of yourself¡­" he was about to tease her more he saw Sarah ring at him, so he shut off. "It''s really good. I really thought I was in the game." Anna tries to reason. "This painting is not the one I have se. Wh did you make it?" Sarah asked "Well, you see this is a skill called Realistic Portraits. It''s magnifict¡­.." Th Seth thusiastically began to exin the skill behind it and the twodies only stared at him without understanding a thing. Seeing the exnation was not going to d, Sarah looked at her daughter and said. "Appartly, you Lil bro can improve his Talt from the game!" "That''s understandable. At thest conferce I attded, I heard training in games will be like training in real-life and with low fatigue, one can train for longer periods" The revtion seemed nothing new to her but Sarah and Seth knew she did not understand what they imply. So, Seth grabbed nk canvas paper and a coloured pcil. His hand move fast as he made aic book depicting a story of Anna: ~Sarah told Anna a secret while Anna dismissed it as something doable. But th Seth showed her how the talt works th she was terrified.~ T minutes brought about t pages of the little story. True to Seth''s assumption, Anna was speechless. Calming herself down, she said, "Okay, Raaz said I should look after you but I didn''t know he would know about this before me!" Now she was upset about being in the dark, but still terrified of what Seth did. "Raaz means something else..." Seth answered with a frown. "What did he mean!" Bothdies asked. "We will discuss thatter." From Sarah''s reaction, she was beginning to worry. As a mother, anything that may affect her childr negatively, she is against it. She knew Asteroids Online brought Seth befits but if that will be at the cost of his health or life, it better be avoided. "Okay, you didn''t scare me just to make fun of me, right?" Anna quickly diverted the conversation. "Here is my business n. I want to establish an industry!" Seth gave her the n. "Idiot, you shouldn''t call it Industry, it should be Workshop!" She ruffled his head and said before a more serious conversation began. Thter the conversation wt against Sarah and Seth''s predictions. ording to Anna, Sarah was too protective of Seth. Ev though she handles the painting with her method. It can''t be sustained long-term. Only one painting was gerating good money; Audu Makama Painting. Audu Makama was the first presidt. And his painting gerates 50,000 Nim a month in the museum. Nim is the currcy in Ni Country. And that was more than what the parts have be earning in the past. Though it was nothingpared to Anna''s lucky draw. "I''m not saying expose Seth''s talt. That will be stupid. What I''m saying is we are going to gradually expose him. He has collected many art medals and certifications in variouspetitions at school and school activities. Not to forget he has a clit that he paints every birthday. We can just hide behind the fact that Seth was blooming due to our sudd rise." "In the past, a lot of things can hinder him. Such as ack of money to buy good materials, ack of a good coach, and also he has no time to try many things. There are various ways to mask this." Anna did not convince Sarah but they have an agreemt. How to turn Seth''s Talt into a profession. "Damn, this amount is high!" Anna cursed under her breath as she read the mary requiremts of the workshop n "Ahm...It''s just 00U. Not that much!" Seth forced a smile. "Yeah, if you put it that way. But convert it to Nim. That will be a 47,000,000Nim. Plucking this amount will get those old geezers ring at me!" "Well, ev I thought it was too much but gradual growth will do!" Sarah said. The three establish an agreemt before Anna leaves the room¡ªbut the momt she was out, her face crumbled into a frown. "I don''t know what to think anymore!" Anna whispered. She wt back to her house and met with Sam. She can''t help but wonder what Seth showed her. If the game can improve one''s Talt th it''s a game-changer, but at the d of the day, she realized she was jealous of Seth. She has nothing to show in raw Talt but hard work, still, she was happy about it. Many times she understands Seth considered himself a burd to the family but now he has something to give. On a king-size bed, a couple was lying, the woman, in particr, had her head on her husband''s chest. "Sam, I have be thinking about something we talked about." "Regarding?" "Having our feet in a ss A city. With that apartmt that I was giv in Glow Business District we have a chance, right?" "Competitions Anna. We can''t afford topete with them. Having money is not everything, connection is!" "What if there is nopetition, or we have a backing." She pressed. "What do you have in mind?" "With the uing election, I want to use that to deliver posters and support one of the candidates. One way or the other we can draw his atttion and make him recognise our efforts. With that, if he wins we will have an easy putting." It''s a basic n that most people use to get close to political figures and th use that figure to achieve things that would otherwise be hard. "I don''t like politics. It only brings trouble in the long run. What if the person we support failed. And many people are into using elections for their befit. There ispetition in that too!" "But the one we support doesn''t have to win. We just need to win him by heart.'''' she continued to exin. *** The next day Anna confronted Seth and asked him. "As an artist, I want you to search for ways to make a magnifict Arts Gallery. But it should not attract atttion very much, but a gradual thing that can grow on people. And how good are you with posters and printed things alike? Can you use your talt in that manner? And this teacher of yours can you invite him. You know we need someone big for the introduction of the Art Gallery." Seth stared at her agape before he had an exaggerated smile. "You want an Art Gallery. Come and select from my various ns that this country has never se before!" Anna felt a chill down her spine. It''s as if she was awaking a sleeping Beast! Chapter 30: Sun Wukong There were many dissatisfied with Asteroids Online and many were in full support of the Game being banned while others were not. What escted everything was that the child of an influtial politician had be in the same idt. Seth, Adamina and Sam were watching one of those debates. Adamina turned to Seth and asked. "Do you think it will close?" "I don''t know. Depds on what the Authority said!" Seth answered. "Well, I think all this is just a drama. The people behind the sces can''t bury every idt but I also don''t think this idt will make a powerfulpany close!" She said. "What do you mean? You do know that Zi Country has banned the game altogether!" Sam said. "Another borate drama to sway the minds of the masses!" Shemted. Adamina was smart with a line of thinking that was hard to follow. But most oft than not, she was able to glean through the true situations. The fact that she was antisocial made her talt hidd but those that were with her knew she was a smart ass. "It will never be stopped. And they have already made the gwork long ago! Still¡­. the game scared me as much as I joyed it." She added. Both Seth and Sam stared at her as she wrote something on the paper and said, "Here is my prediction. At the d of the Game Hiatus, their true colour will be revealed." Seth collected the paper and was amazed. Why didn''t he think about it? It was so simple and right in front of them. He gave the paper to Sam to exim while Adamina''s smug face was all over the ce. Seth shook his head and asked, "What type of weapon did you make!" Adamina was one of those that participated in the First Trial. "A staff that can shape its tip into a Spear!" "So, I''m not the only one with a staff!" Seth asked. "What about you? What does your Staff do?" Adamina inquired. "Have you heard about a mythical figure known as, Monkey King, Sun Wukong, Equal To Heav?" Seth asked with a proud expression. "Of course, I''m a novelist, I know about¡­. Wait, you make him through the Staff?" "Haha, maybe I could have" Seth wondered but th he exined. "The monkey has a staff that can change shape and weight at will. The same as me!" "But can you wield it!" "The first aspect of the staff is Elevated Health. That helps in healing, walking, increasing ssitivity and many more. And the battle Aspect of it was the Pir Elevation. Which has the Aspect of Sun Wukong Staff!" Seth exined. Not everyone reveals the true specs of their weapons to keep secrecy in case one was targeted. "That''s creative¡­" she said in admiration and th she stood and said, "All right see you next week. Ev though you might not dive with us!" Sarah was adamant that Seth will not y again. So, he has no choice but to focus on his Art Workshop and School. Besides, he will be rolled in a university to study Crop Scice. **** "Here is theplete n for the Art Gallery. I hope Lady Manue will give us your usual consideration!" Anna said as she passed the Art Gallery n to thedy. Manue was one of the professional Artists in Ni country and she was the one that Anna believed could help her in her establishmt! Anna hoped to establish herself in a ss A City. However, for that toe to fruition, she has to involve a well-known Artist in the country. With the Artist''s help, Anna canunch the Art Gallery without a problem and also garner the atttion of influtial figures. Manue Sefu checked out the n with a disinteresting expression. The only reason she agreed to meet with this girl was that Mr Raaz asked her to. She was a busy woman and had be looking for an appointmt to meet with certain International Artists to no avail so she just decided to make something out of this. To Manue, money wasn''t everything, but a good connection to the higher-ups. As she was checking it, she was bing impressed, but still made some changes. "You need to know, you can''t be rich with Art in this country. Yes famous but not rich. The reason was, Arts is not appreciated in our country as much as others. Are you sure you wanted me to guide your brother for three months? It will not be cheap." Manue asked. "Yes, mam. Seth has good talt, he just needs some polishing, since I have the means!" Anna''s goal, for now, was to make Manue guide Seth andter allow Seth''s talt to bloom without attracting atttion. The reason for all these was that if Seth was able to improve his talt, it''s possible others can. And if others can, people may find out and these special individuals might be sought out¡ªand only God knows their true inttions, and what will happ to these special people! So, instead of just blind developmt, they were hiding it behind borated ns. **** Seth stood in his workshop, admiring the ce. Anna had delivered her promise. Buying the plot ofnd and the building only took two weeks. What remained was equipmt. Tomorrow will be the day the game will resume but since Seth was banned by his mother, he focused on something else. Yes, just as Adamina predicted there was a twist in the drama and that changed the people''s view of the game. The Asteroid Quest Reward was Gold Coins. Last week, people starteding forward saying they managed to convert their coins to real-world money. And what shocked everyone was the exchange rate. Gold Coin = 00U Due to its outrageousness, the Game Company has toe and say it was a mistake and they are going to change it. But since many withdrew, there was an uproar saying that was not fair for those that have not exchanged yet. Marathon Bolt Companyter announced that they will allow people to convert only ¡Ü Gold Coins. Anything more than Gold was not allowed. But that was more than ough to make people rich overnight! Seth was tempted and has better things to do. He made Anna transfer 8 Gold Coins to Adamina and asked her to buy all the Blueprints she can get her hands on. It was a dumb decision to others but it was a risk he was willing to take. The Kingdom Adamina found herself in was called Gearna Kingdom. It has many Dungeons with differt properties of drops. The kingdom built towns a these Dungeons and dump their ves and convicts there. Their job was to explore and hunt in the dungeon and collect the drops for the Kingdom. With ough struggle, one can have freedom. The dungeon Adamina was in, produced all kinds of Blueprints, from spoons to sophisticated machines like Aircraft. **** "Are you sure about this?" Adamina asked Seth as she was about to dive into the game. "Yep!" He answered. Shey down and closed her eyes. As the Cabin door was closing, she began to feel sleepy and by the time it was closed, she was fast asleep. Adamina oped her eyes and observed the surings. She looked at her right hand which was glowing silver-blue with a smile. She turned it off and said, "Come!" A transluct blob of thick hazel-coloured Slime rolled to her with a blob blob sound. It was cute. "Okay, now disguise." The blob twisted and extded, th it transformed into a staff and Adamina grabbed it. That was her Asteroids Artefact¡­ Blob of Wonder! It can shapeshift to almost anything as long as Adamina can imagine it and also know the mechanics behind it. Wh everybody was busy making solid weapons that can cause destruction, Adamina as a Novel Creator was able to see the big picture. And it just so happed that she has yed a game with a Boss Slime that can transform into any animal it touches. And she got her inspiration from that. Due to the location, she was st, Adamina has feelings that maybe the game has st her here due to her Artifact''s unique nature. After admiring her staff, she adjusted her looked to be more masculine and th wt out of the ve cottage and met with many yers and townsfolk preparing to work. Adamina was 9 years old, 7cm tall with bright marshmallow skin, ck eyes and ck hair with a long nose. She was a beauty but not that excessive. Her game attire was made of silver-blue long pants and long sleeve shirt and a flowing jacket with a hood. Today she decided to graduate from mining Blueprint because of the mission Seth gave her! "Mr Ganga. I want your guidance in establishing a workshop!" She said with a big smile she can muster at the broker and also their leader! The rough-looking tanned skin man red at her. He has a big head and a bulging stomach that makes people wonder how he can move a. The reason for his sour mood was,tely, these Immortals had being to him for the same request and in the d, they couldn''t hold onto the frustration that came with it. Establishing a workshop is not easy. One needs to buy a Blueprint, Material and Instrumt. But ev if someone has ough money but all that, making equipmt was riddled with a high failure rate. One has to be patit to practice a lot and raise Proficicy Levels. "I don''t do that anymore. If you want a workshop. Choose from those!" The man said as he pointed at the ready-made workshops that were expsive. "One gold coin, if you don''t have it, scram!" Adamina flick a gold coin from her hand and she mmed it on his table. Both the yers and townsfolk were shocked. With a gold coin, they could gain their freedom and leave the town. Why waste it here! Chapter 31: Adamina Forging! ''I should have established my workshop from the beginning¡­ Still, I can''t me the guy!'' Adamina grumbled. She had the idea of having her own Workshop but because she was short on coins she did not. Now, with Seth''s insistce, she decided to check things out but she didn''t know it would cost one gold coin. The Gold coin was ough to buy her freedom! Ever since she came to this town, she had se yers organize and raise some coins to build a Workshop. Most oft than not, the yerster regretted it and dropped the workshop because it was hard while very few persisted. From the behaviour of those that persisted she guessed they belong to an organization. Another reason for persistce was, to own a Blueprint you have to have a Workshop and have cksmith skills¡ªand to get a better Blueprint one has to be a cksmith. Having cksmith skills and bing cksmith were two differt things. Holding a hammer and beating iron doesn''t make a yer a cksmith! Adamina observed her Workshop. The first room was the Disy Room and the Shop. The inner room was the Forge where the cksmith worked. Thest room was a Storeroom! Ding ____ [Quest] ~Forge 5 Umon Pickaxes and deliver them to the Broker! [Reward] + poprity Copper Coins [Duration 5 Days] ____ "Hmm, five days to make tmon. Ev the game understood it was hard bing cksmith" Adamina wasn''t stered as she had a cheat with her. To understand how things were done Adamina stared at the five Blueprints she was giv. They came as a Starter Package with the Workshop. As long as she mastered them, she will be able to buy higher-level Blueprints. ~Pickaxe Blueprint! ~Spade Blueprint! ~Hammer Blueprint! ~WheelBarrow Blueprint! ~Boring Spindle Blueprint! In Adamina''s eyes, the hardest was Boring Spindle but she knew better, newbies struggled with Pickaxe which was considered the easiest! The game system didn''t recognise Trash Grade Blueprint, it viewed it as a defective product! The Blueprints Grade starts with Common Grade and most newbie cksmith Apprtice will fail at making the Common. Th Umon and the rest, but NPCs have their ranking. ~Failures: those that can''t be used at all. They were termed Scraps! ~Trash: those that can be used without the Aspects. They were termed Good ones! ~Common: those whose function was intact but have minor defects. They were termed Better ones! ~Umon: those that had no defects and their function was perfect. They were termed True Products! To be a cksmith one has to make Umon tools with few failures. After observing the Pickaxe Blueprint, Adamina clicked her tongue. On paper, making it was simple, but practically it was a bit hard. One has to have a feel of all the materials and the process to acknowledge that. "My Cute Blobby... transform to this, please!" With a smile, Adamina called upon her Artefact. As they were away from people''s eyes, it transformed from staff to its slime form. The Hazel Slime rolled slowly to the Umon Grade Pickaxe that was giv for referce. It''s also part of the Starter package of the Workshop! Blobby wrapped the pickaxe inside its slimy body and after three minutes, the specs of the Pickaxe were prested to Adamina! It also contained the valid procedure based on Adamina''s capability and understanding. This was her advantage, Blobby knew her strgth andprehsion level, so it adjusted everything based on her. The information disy was better than the one on the Blueprint. "Good boy!" Adamina cheers. [Mining Equipmt] Name: Pickaxe Grade: Umon Durability: 0 Effect: Induce Vibration Energy: (/) . . . ___ More information was detailed under. Adamina read it again and again before she understood. The pickaxes were tool devices that made mining easier by having the head vibrate at a frequcy that broke rocks and g with a lighter strike! "It''s better to try!" She said. She picked Iron Ore and smelt it. Th she carved the wood handle, that was the easiest. The Energy Source was called a Vibo Device and was a object simr to a coin. Adamina can''t make that one. So it was one of the ready-madeponts. As she prepared the handle and ready the Vibo device by her side, the iron was melting and wh it was about to liquefy she threw in a Vibo Gem which was a core connector with the ergy source ce Together they melted. Th she took the liquid iron and poured it into the Metal Shaper Machine and closed it. It will gradually cool andpress, better than being beat by the hammer. The Vibo Gem was integrated and made the solidified iron a bit reddish as the machine slid the head out. "That was easy!" She th assembled the Metal Head and the Wood Handle and it immediately siphoned a lot of heat ergy from the glowing Metal head to bond itself and hard. The wood handle became as hard as the metal and by touch one may not find the differce. "Amazing! So, that is why it was called Iron Wood!" The next thing was putting the Vibo device onto a small coin-size chamber on the metal head. This was the hard part, as the Vibo device behaved like Iron Wood and became strong as the metal head wh inserted but before all that, it was very fragile! Adamina delicately held the coin-size device and put it in the small chamber as she measured the gradual cooling of the Metal Head. That was difficult, one had to insert the Vibo wh the metal head was quickly cooling down. It was only at that momt it could bond sessfully and activate the elemts of Vibo Gem within the Metal Head. Tuss! "So that''s how it happed!" She did everything correctly, only inserting was the problem. "Most failed at assembling. I think I did good!" She cheered herself. Th she repeated the process and due to Blobby, she was able to find her missteps. The Artefact read every move of her and pinpoint the ce she was wrong. hour hours 3 hours 4 hours After t tries she was able to make Common Grade Pickaxe! It''s a better quality Pickaxe that has (5/5) ergy as opposed to (/). She waited to get EXP but there was . Common Grade was not registered with the Game System so there is no reward. "Thankfully, forging a Common Grade made meprehd the process better!" She mumbled. Th she tried to make another one before she called it off. In just thirty-minute, she managed to incorporate the Vibo wlessly. Ding ____ +5 EXP ____ "Where is my Umon grade notification?" She shouted with frustration. Chapter 32: Class Society! After Adamina checked the specs, she realized the problem. ____ [Adamina Equipmt] Name: Pickaxe Grade: Pseudo-Umon Durability: 0 Effect: Induce Vibration Energy: (7/7) ___ She made a pickaxe with (7/7) ergy instead of (/) and it can only be considered Pseudo-Umon. Adamina removed the gloves and apron and stretched her hands putting her flowing jacket on, She wt out to catch her breath. "And this idiot said we shall all learn these kinds of skills!" Sheined. "It was frustrating doing something over and over again with no reward. Not ev that little EXP or saying Proficicy Level increased." Adamina began to wonder how the hell others are keeping up. She had Blobby to aid her, what about them? But maybe with an Instructor one will not make so many mistakes. **** Seth stood in one of his G Series Workshop Rooms. In order for him to get a grasp on how to better use his Talt, his mother made him ssify the skill mastery! Sarah, as amon woman, can''t understand what made G+ better than G-. In fact, she found most of his G- paintings more impressive. To make Seth have a dect foundation and know what he was doing, three painting rooms were dedicated based on differt Mastery! ~G- Room. ~G Room. ~G+ Room. Right now, Seth was in G- room and all the paintings stored were on that ranking. He is now going to practice every skill at that level in order to get a better understanding of it. Seth stared at the board, his atttion was at an all-time high. He was going to paint a flower that will be ced in Anna''s Art Gallery. "He seems moreposed!" Anna said. "Yes. He needs to be. Being a Gius is not easy. They td to confuse themselves with too many parallel ideas. But with a bit of nning and guidance, one can have his mind straight with less confusion. As he was in G- room his tire focus will be on things he knew on that level!" Sarah exined with satisfaction. "Hmm, if not for this shitty ss System you would have be a great Guidance and Counselor!" Anna praised her mother. "Well, I get to use what I know on my childr, that is sufficit for me!" While they were discussing, Seth turned to them and said. "I realized another thing that I''m missing!" "What?" They asked. "Real-life visual experices. Almost everything I can imagine was a thing, I only saw in pictures or videos¡­ what I need is to travel a and allow my eye to absorb the true natural world." "Good, prepare, we are going to the Capital!" Evidtly, Anna was looking for an excuse to leave the house¡ªand Seth just gave her that. The Capital was a ssless City where everyone was wee. It''s also a ce where business was thriving and many people wt there to get their pie. The strict ss Society came into being after theet impact. At that time, machinery, electricity and ev lightning were out for more than a decade. Only shes of multiple mes during thick clouds and rain! People were forced to live in harsh manual ways. Farming, rearing, foraging, travelling. Well, except for bicycles and steam gines that people tried to replicate! Death due to disease and idts wh using heavy tools all made life a living hell for modern people! The humans had dominated the forest and tamed the beast but without their mighty techs, the beasts wt out of control. And in just short years¡ªthe felines and canines and other carnivores hunted humans for food. Especially those that live close to the wilderness. That was during the Anarchy before humans reorganized themselves and brought back the use of gun powders and alike. At that time, most people were horrified and didn''t gain their bearing, they became reliant on the courageous once. That was wh the Rankings began, those that contributed to society were Ranked higher and had better living and food. While those that wallow in despair got only the minimum share. They were at the bottom and were Ranked lower And ev after everyone started contributing, some provide better than others. The ranking stayed. As time wt on, people got used to that, or the ones at the top did but also they were the ones risking their lives to find food and other stuff. After many years, the lightning in the sky returned and twty yearster, there was a sudd change in things. A Nation rose that revived a little bit of old technology and they decided to share it with the world. Whether with good or bad inttions, the world didn''t care if they wanted their old life back. With the surge of technology, there was a shuffle in Ranking. That was, an gineer that can''t hunt wild animals was lower-ranked, however, after the technology returned, that person became the new force for the society due to their knowledge and that turned him higher ranked. People with brains and technical know-how rose under the protection of those with power. Firearmse back! Those with muscles were no longer a threat! A power struggle began in all parts of the world and many rose to power due to having high-tech weapons. In fifty years, all machinery and old technology were back and in subsequt years more advanced technologies were introduced. Due to the suffering of the world, they did not limit the rapid advancemt and didn''t care about the precaution as every nation wanted to put something on the table! After years of technological advancemts that surpass the old world, saturation urred and that brought about the copse of societies, not because of war but because of ack of jobs. As allbour was reced by machines! After nations were rebuilt the System of ss was also reintroduced. Your ss defines what you can offer to your nation. Citiz sses were divided into 5. ss A, B, C, D, E! Those at the top were the Engineers, Doctors, Politicians and people that held important positions. As for ss E, they were people that had little to no job. However, there were also those that are above ss A¡ªthey are... the Nobility. Chapter 33: New Dilemma Noble Families were those Ancit Families that supported the Nation they were in with all their might during the crisis. In other words former leaders. They may not rule the Nation now but still hold a respectable position. However, most oft than not, they control the Nation in the shadows. One may wonder why ss Ranking was still maintained after all the developmt. The truth was for a small perctage of people to keep control of the world. However, if you ask every high-ss citiz and politician, they will tell you to¡ªMaintain Order! Earth has undergone two peaks in just cturies. Zero Technology And Rapid Advance Technology. Robots have reced human workers in Industries. Security Drones have reced most Policem. Drone Tanks and Super Robots have reced soldiers. There were also assistance AIs of various types. Secretary AI, Cashier AI, and ev Girlfrid or Boyfrid AI. In ss A and B regions, you can find numerous Automated Houses¡ªthat was a house that was managed fully by AI and advanced technology. The only thing the household do was just eat, shit, have sex and sleep! Therefore, in all aspects of human life, there is a technology that can do better with less maintance. These brought about massive unemploymt. Education was a little easier at certain levels but they did make sure that Universities were still a bit special due to new knowledge being discovered. For that, ss E and D can''t have ess to university without a ss B referral. That was to reduce the inflow of people to higher sses. With university knowledge, one can have a chance to break the barrier to B or A sses. The sses make sure people are limited based on their ss. That means some services and positions can not be obtained by the lower ss. Though there were organizations that worked to demolish the system, they were not putting ough! . . . Seth has a good tour, they visited Parks, Art Galleries, Gards, and many more. On short notice, Anna did not have time to book Presidt Gard Tok, they might have visited the Presidt''s Gard. The best Gard in the Capital! Wh Seth was back, he was full of ideas and he had realized he was really a frog in the well. And he was already feeling himself improving. Upon their return, they met with Raaz waiting for them. He was there to check Seth''s conditions and see if he was ready to dive again. But the siblings, Seth and Anna realized their mother was in a foul mood. It turned out she had ducked it up with Raaz. He insisted that Seth dive back to the game while she swore otherwise. In the d, he pulled something, saying Seth was an adult and he can choose for himself. And now they are waiting for Seth to make decisions. Seth, his father, mother, Anna, Sam and Raaz with his partner sat facing each other. Raaz took his time to talk about the game befits and also about inctives if Seth agreed! "Can I speak?" Seth asked. They nodded. "Well, I am eighte and can make decisions for myself¡­ but I still support my mom''s decision. I''m still a kid after all!" "You see¡­" Raaz tried hard to convince him but Seth just didn''t budge. Seth''s family was united, you can''t find the kids opposing the parts oply, especially in this chaotic and strict society. It has happed a lot, a child wanted to escape their part''s influce by following someone big, but by the time that person dumps them, they will find themselves in a cruel world where they will be treated as objects and ves! Raaz and his partner left unsessfully. Th they came back the next morning with an invitation for Sarah, Seth''s Mother to the Governor''s Office. *** One weekter! Seth''s Workshop was almostplete. What remained was some special nt he wanted to raise. Apart from that, he had mastered G- Painting without diving into G or G+. That means he had grasped some of the true differces betwe them. Anna also was in the process of starting the Art Gallery. She has assembled a team that will customize and print posters for the uing election. Sam still didn''t support the idea fully but he didn''t have an alternative. "With this additional device, each of you can be manually ejected from the Cabin but, we still advise against that." The Game official exined. After Sarah was called to the Governor''s Office, she was asked to let Seth continue gaming. But, she still refused until she was guaranteed that something like that incidt would not happ again. That was why game gineers were invited to make adjustmts to the cabins. **** Ding! ____ [Congrattions] You forged Umon Pickaxed! +5 EXP [cksmith Talt Obtained] ~Forging Pickaxe +98% Sess Rate ____ "Finally, after sev odious forging days, I''m finally a cksmith!" Adamina cheers. She had managed to finish her Quest in time and she attained cksmith as a skill. However, bing a cksmith was harder and you can only be considered to be cksmith after you have it as a Talt! To achieve that, one has to have a single item that he can forge with a % chance of sess! After admiring herst product, Adamina brought all the Umon Pickaxes she made and assembled them in the shop. She took the Trash and the Common Grade to the Broker. The momt he saw her, he began smiling and he took them all before he gave her three silver coins. "I will be oping my shop tomorrow! Do you have any advice" "Isn''t that too soon? Anyway, I should have priority in buying your Trash Grade!" He said. "Okay, the blueprint of that Portable Workshop, I want it!" "Ahh, that is too expsive. I know you are good, take your time on other smaller things and I guarantee, you will be a priority too!" He said Adamina nodded and left. The momt she left, the man took the Trash Grade and ran to his Workshop. "That girl is too gre. This is not Trash but Common. If she knew she can fix them with a little trick she won''t have sold them as Trash" *** "The momt you feel something is off, log out!" Sarah consisttly nagged Seth as she watched him ter the game cabin. "Okay, Mom!" Sethy in the cabin and closed his eyes as the cabin slid closed. And th he oped his eyes and found him lying on a mattress inside a small room made of logs. He sat and grabbed his Staff that appeared with him. Seth stood and walked to the door and pushed it op¡­.! "You gotta be kidding me!" Seth blurted out in shock. He was in the middle of a wilderness. He walked out of the small room which was a cottage and¡­ Ding! ____ [Vulcan Town has be relocated to its previous location] [You are left behind] ____ "What the fuck happed!?!" Seth gazed at the empty field that was once filled with houses and roads. From the bird''s view, Seth and his cottage were the only things in the middle of arge field that once harboured the town. The territory was tinypared to the kilometres wide forest that sured it. ***** End Of First Volume: Vulcan Town! Chapter 34: Gawee Continent! "I don''t know what to feel anymore!" Seth muttered as he stared at the plot ofnd that Vulcan Manor was supposed to be. He had managed to get over his loss to ss Advancemt in thest months because he was busy trying to establish his Workshop and Annas'' Art Gallery. But now his mood was sour again, as he was left in the middle of nowhere, alone and by himself. He tried to remember what he didst before he logged out of the game. After thinking for a long time he understood something¡­ he was left on purpose! At that time, after the Nobility award, he moved a the town and bought some things with the Gold coins he earned from the Quest. There was one Quill that he had be eyeing to buy but did not get a chance to, due to its exorbitant price. 50 Silver is how much it cost. After buying the Quill he wt to a hotel and logged out. "I remembered well that Sarima was upset, maybe she knew what my nobility meant. This Plot of Land where the cottage was is exactly the ce I was giv by Abuhe Vulcan." Seth sherlockized. "He had nned it all along, by binding me to thend here, he can transport his town without me. But why?" Seth wondered before a fang of anger made him not care about the reason! "Bastard. He looked like a good man with a righteous attitude but he was nothing but a corrupted maggot inside!" Seth cursed. Seth didn''te to that realization out of anger but out of careful reasoning. Ev though he had not logged in for the first two weeks that the game resumed, his avatar should have followed the town movemt. He read in a forum that if you logged out in a carriage, you will find yourself in the carriage after you logged in. That was ev if the carriage was moving. And if the carriage was destroyed one will sustain an injury but one will still find themselves within the location of the carriage. That was why it was always advisable to find a safe location to log out. Spding one and half hours ruminating, Seth stopped wallowing in the matter. He moved a the empty field as he idtified the location of the buildings, and tried to cheer himself but he failed. Is it for the better or not? Why did Vulcan leave him here? As he walked, he came to the ce where the Gate of the Town should be. He can almost imagine the Guards ring at him any time he came close before. The reason was, he must undergo training before he could leave the town. With his weak constitution that was impossible. Seth walked out from the obvious marks that show the gates and walls. The thick forest was before him now. The trees were arranged in a line to support and as barricades, Seth had spected, it was made by Vulcan Town, but now he thinks it was a natural arrangemt. As he came close to the first tree, he nted his Staff on the g and closed his eyes. ~Increase Perception! His perception spread everywhere up to 0 meters radius. Seth frowned. It was too quiet. The only thing he could hear was insect movemts and their chirps¡ªnothing else, but th he smiled. He ssed a heavy foot animal¡ªthe more the animal moved the more he could picture it in his mind. Seth walked into the forest in stealth mode and approached the animal It was Giselle! It didn''t sse him so he watched it for some time before he walked away. Vulcan Forest was dangerous because it was always teaming on with beasts. So, it was natural for these normal animals to always stay within the periphery of the town as guards hunted and killed any dangerous animals on sight! Seth moved 0 meters deep into the forest but nothing. It was weird, very weird! So, he walked deep into the forest and every 50 meters he used Increase Perception to see if he could find anything. "Did the Vulcan leave with the beasts?" Little by little Seth found the situation extremely strange¡ªuntil he discerned another thing. He might hear and feel insects with Increased Perception but he had not se them. It was like the forest was just giving him the illusion of them¡ªbirds also were not in sight. Seth threw away any stealth and shouted. "Anyone Here!" He quickly used Increase Perception to see if there was a movemt¡ªthere was ! "Ahhhhh. Delicious food here. Ahhh. Monsters¡­.. Beasts... A cripple human is good for snacks. Ahhahahah!" Screamed as he may, the only thing that he scared away was the Giselle he saw before. Seth panted after the outburst¡ªthere was nothing in his vicinity. Th he began sprinting forward, he wanted to see the edge of the forest. As he ran he made sure, every five steps he will pat his staff on the g. Since he can''t move a without the Staff being on the g for an extded period He only ran for 00 meters but he felt like dying due to exhaustion but there was a smile on his face. "Haha, I can run for 00m without fainting!" At least he finds joy in it and that was because his stats increased after he grabbed the Temporal Pearl. Seth resulted in walking at a fast pace until he covered 5km. That was the longest he ever walked in his tire pitiful life. His eyes were blurry and his body was wobbling, and swaying a. Sweat has covered his face and drched his t-shirt. He had already removed the jacket and stored it away. It was too heavy! Seth fell down and he caught his breath. "Haha, I did it!" He shouted. With the staff, Elevated Health, Seth has to wait for an hour before he feels he can move again. That was really great, the feeling was new. After gaining his bearings Seth walked to the edge of the forest. Ding ____ [You are about to Exit Living Roots Forest] [Exit! Level and Above only!] ____ Despite being level , Seth did not walk outside the forest because what stood before him was worse than what he had heard. Beyond him were dried dead trees that looked straight out of horror movies. Beyond that was a vast deadnd with unusual smoke emitting from countless fissures that decorated it! Thend looked as if it had never se rain and ev if the rain did fall, it would dry instantly. Just gazing at it, Seth''s heart beat strong with fear. Seth hid behind a living tree and summoned his courage before he extded his hand beyond the invisible parameter. The momt his stretched fingers were out of the tree''s shadow, he felt a crushing pressure that snapped his fingers. Seth screamed and moved them back! [Health > In pain] Ding _____ [You have be influced by Gawee Contint pressure] ____ "What the hell..!!!" Seth shouted. Ding _____ [First Might Activated] [ hour Resistance to the pressure within km of Living Root Forest] _____ Seth stared at the notification with a terrifying premonition. "This First Might seem handy!" He muttered but he was not convinced. "I need to analyze what I have gained to calcte my sess level in living in this hellhole!" He sighed and turned a to go back to the clearing in the middle of the forest that once held Vulcan Town. While Seth left with a thought about the situation and his dreaded future, a bipedal Beast roars in anger. It was a Werelion with a mutted right hand that resembled the skin of Crodo. And one of his eyes was jet ck. The Werelion seemed to be struggling to maintain lucidity but seeing the silhouette of the human left, it could no longer resist as it charged at the forest. The momt it came close to the first living trees, a powerful force repelled it. It was st more than 3km away with brok ribs and arms¡ªbut in just 3 seconds the Werelion healed back to its pristine mutated condition. "You can''t win against me, Abomination!" The lion spoke to itself. ***** For the novel to have more views, It needs at least, reviews! Let''s exceed that and I will reward you with Mass Release! Chapter 35: The Womb "Status" Seth called. ___________ [Window] Level: (Maxed) Name: Seth Enoch ss: None Title: None [Body Status] Health: Normal Strgth: .3 Dexterity: .9 Stamina: .4 Constitution: .5 [Body Traits] ~Locked ~Locked ~Locked ~Aura Sight [Acquired Traits] ~Minor Pressure Resistance (T) [Personal Arms] ~Staff of Elevation (F+) ~Azure Attire (F+) ~Soothing Gourd (F+) ~The Womb ~First Painting (Expand) [Acquired Arms] ~Small Cottage ~Bag ~Quill ~Shield (Expand) [Talts] ~Painting (F+) ~Calligraphy (F+) ~Sculpture (F+) (Expand) [Skills] ~Drawing Picture Skills* ~Painting Skills * ~Calligraphy Skills* ~Sculpture Skills * (Expand) [You have three Innate Traits. Reach a condition and unlocked them] __________ [Azure Attire] Level: (00/0) Colour: Azure Durability: 00 (+00 Armor) [Attributes] ~Self Repairing (F+) ~Self Cleaning (F+) ~Force Field (F+) ~Shifting Armor (D+) __________ Seth first tried to make sse of his attire. As of now he wore them without any heaviness and advance protection. And seeing the addition of +00 armour in front of the Durability stats, he understands. The passive Durability of the attire was 00 but whever he activated the Shifting Armor it would rise to +0. "+00 Durability is as good as my staff before. But I know it has surpassed that now." Seth smiled as he recognised he can resist the attacks of Crodo and its bite with his Shifting Armour. The reason was that Seth, using his staff, smacked Crodos many times and halted their movemt many times without the staff showing any sign of damage wh it has +00 Durability. Seth felt the urge to quickly check the status of his Staff but he resisted. It''s better to understand what he gained for the preparation of exploring Living Roots Forest and possibly the Dead Lands! Seth shuddered wh he remembered his finger snapping at the edge of the forest! But he shifted his atttion and stared at his status, trying to make sse of it. Not much had changed and he still felt a pang of pain in his heart wh he remembered that he was supposed to be a Temporal Warrior by now. And he has se about three titles back th but now, seeing no title he realized, only those with sses can have a title. But his starts have increased by as a result of the failed ss Ascsion. The increase of allowed him to run. Seth th looked at the only Active Body Trait he has, Aura Sight. He obtained it after Aura Worms drilled into his eyes. To test the new sight, Seth closed his eyes for some time, and as he oped them, the whole world changed. It was gre, bright gre¡ªhe can see nothing but a Soothing Gre. After 3 seconds, the eyes deactivated themselves, and he felt a bit of pain in his head. [Low proficicy in Aura Sight] "It''s understandable. This game is hardcore. Ev if it''s my Body traits, I need to train it." Body Traits were like organs¡ªthey were part of one''s body and new Body Traits were newly developed organs, one has to train them gradually and regrly. Seth has to train hard to get used to it and master it. Just like one can master moving their arms and legs. The reason for Gre was that the Forest Aura was everywhere,passing everything. _____ [Acquired Traits] ~Minor Pressure Resistance (T): A Pressure Resistance brought by First Might. The high gravity and pressure of the Gawee Contint will be less on you for hr. [T stand for Temporary] _____ "First Might look handy¡­. Does that mean Acquired Traits are always temporary?!" Seth continued looking for the other changes. Talts were all at F+. To understand things better Seth pulled the previous notification. [CONGRATULATIONS] [Seth Enoch, you are the First yer to obtain "Temporal Pearl"] ~You are Titled "Primera"! ~All your Skills are converted to Talt! ~All your Talts have no limit cap! ~All your Arms have moved to stage ! ~Ranked Arms are Converted to Personal Arms! ~Tatoo of the First Might has be graved on you! ___ Absorbing the halo of Temporal Pearl and being the first to ever have the Pearl gave him all these befits. Talts with no limit cap make Seth smile. As long as he has time to improve them in-game, he will improve in the world. He hoped so! He now knew the rtive use of First Might, but Primera is still unknown. Another thing that bugged Seth was the differce betwe Personal Arms and Acquired Arms. The fact among the befits was moving Acquired Arms to Personal Arms implied that Personal Arms have hidd special features. Th Seth brought the important Personal Arms he has and the ones he got in an exchange with Temporal Pearl. _____ ~Soothing Gourd (F+) This gourd was created by Madam Mud to attract moisture in the air to produce Soothing Water. [The (F+) Gourd brings Healing and Exhaustion Quching Properties to the water] _____ "Things get better," he whistled. ______ ~The Womb (Apex) A womb that can nurture Dragon from Fertilization, Fetus to Maturity. [Note: What was born out of it depds on the owner] _______ "Woohoo! A damn Dragon. Vulcan daughter didn''t lie about it." Seth shouted. _____ [The Womb] Status: Dormant and Empty Health: Normal Capacity: Fetus Stimtion Force: Zero [Enough Stimtion Force is needed to activate the womb and make it ready to conceive!] [Expand For more information] _____ "Interesting, expand" Seth was eager to read more and understand what it meant. _____ [A Womb can be obtained after the Heifer Level or Older Female Dragon was in Ovtion Period. The older the Dragon, the better the characteristics of the Womb. A Womb has all the Nutrit contt requiremts to raise a Dragon from fetus to adulthood. But it was rmded to birth the dragon as a hatchling, which will give the Dragon early experice and make it strong. Only very few breeds of Dragon need to reach adulthood within the Womb The Womb is a dormant self-sufficit organ that does not need a body to sustain it] Chapter 36: First Painting First Painting! ***** [The Womb was equipped with protection mechanisms ording to the Dragon it was obtained from and also the type of Fetus in it. To use the Womb one must have sufficit Mtal Power to support it. The value shouldn''t be below 0 points. With Mtal Power one can stimte the activities of the Womb and raise the fetus inside] [Note: The Womb is an external Womb that both male and female life forms can use to give birth to any worthy life form. As this is a Dragon Womb, any unworthy life form will be destroyed, and the disrespected Womb will self-destruct] [Note: this Apex Womb was obtained after an Old Female Dragon that was close to the d of her life span was killed. At the time the Mighty Being was ovting herst sessor] [Note: It''s of utmost importance to keep the Womb Dormant and full with Stimtion Force at all times.] [Activation Of The Womb] ~Quiet Clean ce! ~ce Of Nature! ~Calmed Mind and Motherly Preparation! ~Clean Hand! ~cing the Womb on one''s Forehead! ~A Thought Of Activation! [Note: Every Womb is differt due to the Mother Dragon, Handling, and Stimtor] [Note: Death is possible if one has less Mtal Fortitude. The Womb will use the Brain and Mind of the Stimtor to serve as the Ctral Nervous System] [Note: yers will have their brain damaged and be retarded in their World if they activate it without ough Mtal Fortitude] _______ "Damn, that was a lot to take in!" Seth looked at the orb substance on his hand. It was transluct, soft to touch but by sight, it looked hard like ss. "Okay, I will activate it!" He first stored the womb away in his t-shirt invtory, th he arranged a mat under a tree. He used Soothing Gourd water to wash his hand before he sat on the mat. Th he tapped his t-shirt invtory and brought out the Womb. He followed the process and ced it on his forehead. Zoommmm! Seth felt dizzy for some time before he regained his bearings. Now the womb was floating in front of him with a halo beath it that served to levitate it. "That was not hard!" Well, Seth knew it would be easy as long as it was a Mtal Fortitude test. He considered himself to have the greatest Mtal Fortitude among everyone he came across! That was his Pride! Ev though that didn''t make him a dead hard fearless. But the fact that he crashed an tire VR Game with Mtal Force gave him that overwhelming confidce. Yes, the idt that caused his Head Gear to catch fire was his doing. _____ [The Womb] Status: Dormant and Empty Health: Normal Capacity: Fetus Stimtion Force: Charging(%) [After 0% stage will be unlocked] [Activating the stages will give unexpected surprises] [At 50% you can fertilize the womb with Young Dragon and nothing less] [Note: You can deactivate the connection to Stimtion at any time] [Note: It''s better for it to be disconnected after the first 0%] ______ Seth can feel a minor connection with the floating Womb and wh he moved the Womb followed him. He felt a bit tired but nothing serious. So he drank from the Soothing Gourd and he immediately felt refreshed. He had a lot to learn about the Womb, so he pushed it aside and brought the next item. _____ ~First Painting This is the first painting by an SSS+ Painter. She was one of, if not the Greatest Painter in the Asteroids Online. She has made the painting using her Asteroid Artifact Avatar and the d result is a Stage 3 painting. [Note: Only stage and above artists canprehd it] _____ "Ev the game acknowledged her. As expected of my teacher and the Protagonist of our era wh ites to Art!" Seth took pride in being her studt. Who wouldn''t, only a fool! "Damn! I''m really lucky to have met her in a dire situation, and also the fact I have something to offer her!" Seth was a true fanboy. At first, he thought the Womb was the best thing he got but now he was thinking maybe it was the painting. "Woohoo, I''m going to nce at SSS+ Paintings. Damn, I believe not ev Manue Sefu has this graceful momt!" "I know she will kill to meet with My Master, Nanncy Abadd Aer! Hahaha!" Seth oped the 50cm long container and slid out the rolled painting. Though Seth helped Nanncy get her Artifact Avatar back, he didn''t know what it was. And he didn''t ask, that would be rude. The Painting was heavy and he knew if he unrolled it, the lgth may reach up to 5m so he changed position and sat in a clean ce. He gathered more leaves as a mat so that he won''t dirty the Painting. With excitemt, he rolled it¡­ th his face froze! "Is this... SSS+?" He questioned out loud with utter shock! Seth couldn''t understand. The Painting was blurry like someone just sshed and smeared colour everywhere without pattern or purpose, followed by using a brush, hands and feet to scrub the colour in an attempt to make a picture of a girl. Aplete messy painting he everid his eyes on. Seth knew for sure ev a years old toddler could do better. **** A woman with ck tanned skin, ck eyes and ck hair and an oval face stood at the bank of the river. She wore an Azure colour uniform that has armour on her arms, leg and chest. She was gazing at the horizon while a ship was busy unloading crates of fish. She looked thoughtful and uneasy with a frown. Ding ____ [First Painting Alert] ____ Nancy frowned "Those bastards are calling me already?" She was about to cancel the Alert but she thought otherwise. And the momt she checked the contt of the Alert, her face brighted! "Hello, Seth!" She happily said! Chapter 37: Communication [Seth Enock The Cripple is gazing at the First Painting] Due to the uniquess of the painting, any time someone gazes at it, the original creator will be notified. "Hello, Seth!" Nanncy said. Silce! "How did you get your hand on the painting? Did you bribe or kill that spoiled brat?" Nanncy Abadd Aer asked. "Ahm, well¡­ long story! But, howe, I can hear your voice from the painting?" Not in Seth''s wildest dream did he ever expect to hear Nanncy''s voiceing out of the paintings And for every word thates out from the painting, the picture in it vibrates slightly. From that, Seth understood the painting held tremdous secrets he can''t begin to fathom. "It''s a special skill I have. A painting of that calibre will sd me information whever someone gazes at it." She said with a smile. "I couldn''t believe I would be happy to hear your voice. At first, I was not going to connect, but I felt the connection was differt from that spoiled brat. That got me curious to check¡­ so it was you!" Nanncy added. But th she was speechless. Why was she happy to speak to a stranger like that? "I''m d too. You know ever since you disappeared it was just me alone in the town. And you know people thought I''m your servant and without you, they began to look down on me!" Seth said with a smile. He was really happy talking to someone he knew in the game, it felt good and his apprehsion was abetted due to being alone in the forest. "I''m sorry, I have an issue and have to adjust my mtality. I took your advice but it was hard. So, I tried something new which got me a great surprise¡­ After that, I made a deal with Vulcan who st me somewhere." "Oh, you mean he st you back to the original town in advance?" "Yes¡­ hey, don''t tell me you people havepleted the Town transportation? That is good, I''m about to find a ss Quest, I will be back in just two days." She said. Seth can feel the happiness and giddiness in her voice. Asteroid Online was an unusual Game, it forced yers to feel close to strangers. The psychology behind was that it was almost impossible for yers to meet anyone they knew from real life. With the weirdness and hardship of the game, people felt lonely subconsciously and also began to cherish those new bonds they developed within the game! "How long can we discuss using this method?" Seth asked. "For as long as my Mtal Fortitude allowed it! Why do you ask?" Nanncy asked. "Well, Vulcan Vige was transported... without me. I was left behind because I was giv the title of First Noble of the Town." "That bastard, he did it on purpose. He tried pulling something simr to me after I found that his town was fake. He said giving me nobility will raise my level faster but after he found out my Talt he changed and said city nobility will be better for me..." Nanncy narrated the things that she found out. The yer''s avatar body was an exact replica of a real-life body. So, Nanncy''s amazing eyesight and knack for actual graphics due to her Insane Art Talt was replicated by the game So, after her anxiety was abetted and her mind calmed, she was able to see the world in its true form; a weird pixel formation. Adding to that was her Artifact ability. Due to gaining ess to her Artefact, She kept getting a Quest to help the Game System develop better. Though she was only asked to paint a specific part of the town that needed adjustmt, it was still mind-boggling for Seth! Seth as an artist still did notprehd how that could be possible but he got the gist of it. One of the Quests, demanded her to appraise a Dragon Bone. With no idea how to do that she began to search the Manor until she found Vulcan secrets. Every three days Vulcan will take his people beyond the forest to scour thend. asionally they brought back things inside a box from the exhibition that pulsed with force and that trembled the box. During her investigation, she overheard the Vulcan Hchm discussing the time they expected for them to leave the Cursed Contint. It was th, she learned that Vulcan made up a fake vige to search for Precious Materials and Dragon Corpses. She found out that yers were not supposed to be on the Contint at this level of the Game but Vulcan used mystical means to manipte the Summoning that made yers appear in the Vige within the Cursed Contint. As she informed Seth, he was having trouble keeping up. The level of realism and the way the NPCs behave, just keep making him believe this was just another world. In the d, he learned a lot of things about the Materials Vulcan sought. Nanncy waster found out by Vulcan and she was dragged into a contract and st away. "This is deeper, deeper than I can ever imagine a game was capable of!" Seth said. "Seth, I like your attitude. But you need to be a bit serious about this game¡­ I found the strictest person I know in my life, hiding a Silver Rank Cabin that he used to dive in. Wh I asked him, he was embarrassed but told me the game is more than what it has be portrayed as!" "Haha, Master Nanncy, I''m living proof of that. By the way, this painting of yours looked like the squabbling of a baby panda. I''m sure I can do better wh I was a toddler" "Haha, You humour me. How can you grasp that Magnifict Art? It''s far above your level ofprehsion. Let me educate you a little¡­. Painting is not merely about making urate or realistic portraits. It''s about........" Seth''s smile froze as he began to jot everything she exined which half of his mind can''t ev grasp what she meant. But, he was happy. The painting was called First Painting¡ªwhich means it''s the greatest painting currtly created by a yer. That was not all, the painting was the prerequisite for Nanncy to advance to Stage three. From SSS+ to Novice. Well, the new stage name was a bit underwhelming! "..... and make no mistake, I have never created something like that in my life. So, cherish it well if it''s yours." She concluded. "Haha, it''s one of my Personal Arms" "How did you make it your personal arm? How, please tell me. There are things I want to turn into Personal Arms!" "I will exin thatter. Let me have my questions answered.." Th a session of questions and answers began, and Nanncy was so op that Seth thought she needed the means to change her Acquired Arms to Personal Arms so badly that''s why she was so op. At the same time, Seth''s view was being smashed away. "... to really start grasping it, you need to be at the very least A+ in Art Talt! Now tell me what I want to know!" "Okay¡­ the truth was all my Acquired Arms were changed to Personal Arms during my ss advancemt!" "Haha, good, I''m on finding a quest for that already!" "What ss was it?" "Amma ss Category, is it the same as you?" "I don''t have a ss!" "Did I miss heard you before?" "No!" "You are leaving me in suspse, tell me what happed!" Nanncy screamed in exasperation. "I was robbed. During world Asteroid desct we fought with something called Crodos. And I performed well and I got a chance to have ss advancemt but¡­ the spoiled brat made a move and robbed the material required for the advancemt. As of now, I''m a pseudo-ss yer." "Now, list, Abuhe Magma Vulcan''s true purpose of being in Gawee Contint was to obtain something called Temporal Pearl. And it was the requiremts for the Apex ss category that I almost obtained¡­." __ [System Error] [Connection Disabled] [Unable to Connect Again] ____ Nanncy stared at the notification with puzzle expressions. "What is happing! My connection should be absolute." They have be discussing for hours now with just the mtion of Temporal Pearls, everything came to a stop. "Abuhe Magma Vulcan! He knew the chief''s full name." Nanncy was at a loss. "Apex ss!" "Things just got moreplicated!" ****** Seth was tired of sitting so he stood and was busy telling her the curious information. After he finished, he waited for an answer but did not hear her voice. He checked and realized he might have be speaking with no one for 0 minutes. "Didn''t she say her Mtal Fortitude could support it? Maybe she got tired, it gets cut!" He said. At the same time, he was getting another feeling, it was cut by the system. Anyway, he got what he wanted and hoped she heard the crucial information. With Nanncys'' exnation, he was able to grasp a bit of the 500cm wide and 50cm long painting. But one thing that scared him was the Quest he received just now. Ding ______ [Quest] Copy First Painting 0,000 times. [Reward] ~Glean the secret of the painting! ~First Painting Canvas Replica (F-)! _______ Chapter 38: Walking Straight Seth folded away the painting and stored it inside its container. "The items are amazing, but three of them for Temporal Pearl show that the Pearl is still above them!" Seth believed he would get his second chance of acquiring the pearl, so he tried to push his loss to a distant memory. He activated Aura Sight and saw an ever-ding colour of Gre in his vision¡ªthree secondster they deactivated themselves. Body Traits are permant traits that a body obtained¡ªone has to constantly use them to be able to grasp them. The advantage was they have no limits caps and their use was limited to users'' understanding and creativity. Seth called his status for thest time and checked other things. Apart from the three Personal Arms, there were things he bought from the vigest time and other things that he already has. But, of them seemed useful except for a shield. It was made with good materials but in his predicamt it was useless. He closed the window with a sigh and nced at the Womb that was floating on its halo wh he moved it followed him everywhere he wt. The more the charging perctage increases the more Seth felt his connection with the Womb was increasing. After he checked the charging progress, it was at 58%. That was fast, but he still hoped that before he logged out, the charging should be at 0%. A noticeable change was the Womb was 0cm away from him as opposed to before which was 50cm. He understood another thing about it, wh the charging was below 50%, the distance betwe him and the Womb was 50cm but after it passed 50% the distance was 0cm. And he assumed that in the future the distance will exceed that. *** Sling! The VR Cabin oped as Seth''s sere expression was revealed. He found Sarah and Joseph staring at him. Seth felt some headache as he might have to exin how the game was and what he felt after he resumed. But remembering he has school today and his first lecture at Gre Field University where he was going to study Crop Scice, he felt at ease since he can avoid them. The duo helped him out of the VR Cabin and he hurriedly escaped by giving his school preparation as an excuse. With realization the duo allowed him to leave. Seth walked to his room and took a good bath. For some reason, he felt sad for being thest person on that contint but at the same time, he felt extremely good. "This damn game is ying with people''s emotions!" He whispered as he was wearing his clothes. He decided to look prestable to the school, so he wore a light blue suit and ck cover shoes. Two months ago, he was a Lower-ss Citiz, th after a twist and turn, he is now a Middle-ss Citiz. The University was going to allow him to mingle with the High-ss Citizs, at least, appearing ssic will be the way to go, right? He hated suits but in his good mood, he thought it was good. "8-year-old newly ss C citiz is going to university, that is a dreame true!" Heughed. All in all, he spt 30 minutes preparing before he wt to eat something. . . . An eighte-year-old lean young man sat at the dinner table, his face was bright with deep ck eyes, slightly thick eyebrows and ck hair. He was having a thoughtful expression; maybe I should have eat before wearing the suits. Well, what was done was done. He wt to the parking lot and tered his car. A gift from the game after he managed to be in two of the rankings. One needed to know every person on the Ranking list received something as a gift. And the gift usually suits the rankers as if they knew what everyone wants. The car was automated with M5 AI. In a conservative estimate, it is far more expsive than the house they were in excluding the items inside, of course. [Destination Please] Seth wanted to drive by himself but he needed to check something else so he said! "Gre Field University. Faculty of Agriculture!" The car drove forward while Seth brought out the school brochure and began reading. Seth, as a new university studt wanted to look prestable at the very least so knowing all the rules and regtions of the University was a must. And he has be reading the school brochure since before he got admission. He arrived at school 5 minster and using GPS Seth found his Departmt in the seeminglyrge university. Ev their faculty is asrge as some high-ss Cities. Wh he reached the parking lot, Seth couldn''te out¡­ he was too ssy! He had driv for more than 0 mins in the school from one ce to another but he had not se anyone dressed like him. Most people wore stylish clothes, he ev saw someone with a singlet and boxers though the school security refused to allow them to pass a certain section of the school. He was sure that the momt he came out, he would be the ctre of atttion. So, Seth removed the top suit and removed the tuck-in. He also removed the cover shoes and wore normal sandals that he had in the car. He messed up his hair a bit. As he looked through the mirror he found himself okay. The .70m tall but lean teage boy walked out of the car. He looked a with his ck eyes and thick eyebrows to see if people had noticed him. Some did nce at him, they were but their atttion was mostly on his car. Seth walked to the ssroom, he found himself a seat at the back and sat down. He sighed with a smile, this was a dreame true. The lectures wt well but one thing was, there was a lot of referce from Asteroids Online. And Seth recognized one thing, the distribution of people in the Game might seem random, but it was not. From what he learned was that lecturers that y the game found themselves in a ce where they could expand their expertise. Ev though what they might learn was a fantasy. One Doctor said he spawn as a farmer in a vige that specializes in Floating Tomatoes. Fascinated by it, he began to research them deeply because of that he was able to improve the floating tomato, and d up contributing to the vige! What shocked everyone was that he said, he was learning from the game and he has made breakthroughs in his real-life research due to the game. The lecturer did not borate but Seth knew it was very much possible. After school, Seth drove back to his workshop. Surprisingly, he met his mother there with food. "You look good today!" She said. Seth smiled with happiness. And the fact, for the whole day, he felt at ease! Th he remembered his game lessons, and that started to give him a headache, now that he was in his Art Workshop! "I¡­ everything I know about painting has be destroyed!" He said with a frown. "How so?" "G- and G+ are ranked just to show uracy in the disy of visible elemts. That means some G- might ev be G+ if one looked at it from a differt angle¡­ it''s confusing ev for me!" He said with a sigh. "We are still going to continue with what we started. But I was thinking, maybe G Ranking should include the quality and rarity of the materials for now. Before we master that, we should not delve into any profoundness of painting¡­ which means l... you should stop doing whatever that makes you confused with your Elemtary Level Painting." Sarah said and th she added. "You shouldn''t run wh you couldn''t ev crawl properly¡­ and" She was going to continue lecturing him wh... *snore* Seth, her son, was fast asleep! She smiled tderly as she caressed his ck hair. She has be in the workshop ever since he left for school. Her heart was beating fast, hoping for good news. The reason was, he left without taking his cane and pills. And they did not remind him because he was walking straight without any sign of fatigue or falling down. Later they became worried he would fall at school and because the school was a restricted ce and without the relevant ID, they would not be allowed to ter. But they did make a call to someone who told them Seth was fine. Wh Sarah watched him drive into the workshop garage and he walked out, she was joyous to see him fine. He sat and ate with noint or excessive suffering and all that made her mind calm down. "Did he get healed by the game?" She asked out loud as she observed him fast asleep. Chapter 39: Staff Training Four hourster Seth woke up. He found his position adjusted to afortable sleeping position. With a thought, Seth was about to stand but he fell back. He tried again but he failed. He frowned before he smiled ruefully. Ha calmed down as he began to move gradually the way he was used to whever he woke up from sleep. Thanks to the thought of his mother, he saw his usual pill on a table beside him. He took them and in mins he felt ergetic and walked to the bathroom to relieve himself. "You wake up?" Sarah asked. She tried hard to stop herself from frowning as she saw him struggling to walk normally. ''So, it was a temporary effect! But what causes it?'' She thought. After preparing, Seth met with his mother''s good frids. They hade to see his Workshop Gallery and wished him sess. All this happed because Sarah couldn''t help but boast about her son''s capabilities. **** As Seth oped his eyes in the game, he quickly jumped up, he felt stronger here than in real life. He th called his window, his stats were the same. "So what happed?" Seth''s strgth yesterday in the real world wasparable to a normal human. But after spding 5hrs, his body copsed again. Now, he was confused. He didn''t know what made his body rejuvate in real life. Unable toe up with anything, he dismissed the thought. Seth grabbed his staff and walked out. A refreshing cool breeze blew on his face. He felt ergetic and free of any negative emotions. His next thought was, that being left alone in the wilderness might not be too bad, right? Seth activated Aura Sight and looked a. His colourful sight changed to gre as usual. Though the more he saw it the more weird ssation increased and that put his mind at ease. Three secondster, Aura Sight was deactivated. "Today will be a training session. I will activate Aura Sight every five minutes. And th during that 5 minutes, I should look at the staff fighting style I bought." Seth has prepared to train himself but with a low Constitution he failed to do it, that was before the world mission. However, with the additional in his attribute, he felt now he could keep up. He just has to be patit and take it easy. The training wasn''t anything grand but just to build muscle memory. He had se Anna and others trained with their respective simr weapons in the real world and they say it improved their mastery in the game. Staff Training Session and Aura Sight During 5m interval. After hr Seth dropped down and gasped. It was not straight up for hr. Nevertheless, the fatigue did load over. At the very least he felt his connection with Staff deeped. "So, there are these hidd features. The more I use my weapon the more connected I feel with it. I think it has the same training path as Body Traits¡­" Seth drank from Soothing Gourd and in just 3 minutes he felt himself again. After that, he brought out the Womb and checked its details. _____ [The Womb] Status: Dormant and Empty Stage: Attribute: Distant Charging Health: Normal > Good Capacity: Fetus Stimtion Force: Charged (0%) [The Womb is ready to be fertilised with a Dragon] [Proceed To Stage (Yes/No)] [Mtal Fortitude Requiremts: 300 points] [Activating the stages will give unexpected surprises] [Note: Defeat a Dragon and throw the womb at it. The womb will automatically be fertilized by the defeated Dragon] [Note: There will be a Mtal Tug Of War betwe the Dragon and the Stimtor. Win the War to sessfully have Reign over the Fetus] ______ "The only sad truth about these was, there is no way I can defeat a Dragon. If only I had this Womb wh I struck that Six Wing Dragon during the First trial things would have be amazing." "Let''s see... The Womb is in Good Health? Does that mean normal isn''t optimum health for us yers?" "It''s understandable. I did assume my Health will read Weak or Sick, but it only indicates Normal. It means that I am my normal self." "Distant charging is self-exnatory. I can charge it wh I was far away from the womb and maybe wh I store it in the invtory, right" "Well, I truly have confidce in myself regarding the Mtal Fortitude but the only trouble I have was to defeat a Dragon. Anyway, let''s continue charging." "Proceed to charge!" Awe! Seth winced as he felt something drilled through his back head. His ears be disoritedter; it''s as if he immersed his head in the water. "That was annoying!" Seth drank from Soothing Gourd and th he was back to normal. The reason he did not panic despite the sudd stinging pain was his health status did not change. _____ [The Womb] Status: Dormant and Empty Stage: Attribute: Distant Charging Health: Good Capacity: Fetus Stimtion Force: Charging(%) [After 0% stage will be unlocked] [Activating the stages will give unexpected surprises] [Only at Stage and 50% Charging should you fertilize the Womb] [Note: You can deactivate the Stimtion connection at any time] [Note: Charging will be disconnected after 0%] [Activating the stages will give unexpected surprises] [Note: Defeat a Dragon and throw the womb at it. The womb will automatically absorb the defeated Dragon.] [Note: There will be a Mtal Tug Of War betwe the Dragon and You. Win the War to sessfully have Reign over the Fetus] ______ "The old information and the new one were disyed minus a few of them. But the only differce was that the charging has to reach 50% before I can fertilize it" Seth didn''t understand why but it doesn''t matter, he will see all the stages and study the womb gradually for future purposes. "Maybe, I might be a Dragon Tamer in the future!" From th Seth proceeded to experimt with the single Attribute the Womb obtained. Distance charging! What Seth understood was that the more stages it passes the longer the time to charge it. And that will evtually make the Stimtor be a sitting duck but if one can move a while he keeps the womb safe somewhere and still charging, it will be better. Seth held the Womb and tapped his t-shirt Pocket and stored the Womb in it. The connection with Womb was reduced and the rate of charging also was halved. "Okay, that was informative!" Seth brought it out of the Womb and ced it in the cottage. After he looked a confirming there was no predator or anyone that may take his Womb, he walked toward the forest to test the actual distance. Groan! "Well¡­ understandably, I''m hungry?! Yesterday, I did not eat anything despite the tedious running and themunication with Nanncy." Seth was in an excited state yesterday and that was why hunger evaded him. But now he was much moreposed. He left the town surings and walked a the forest looking for edible fruits. And in no time he gathered a lot and he th filled his basket with the differt fruits. Some he knew while others he didn''t. With a smile, he came back and brought a water container and ced it before him. He poured water from the Soothing Gourd and washed the fruits. But wh he took a bite of one of the fruits that looked like a Peach, Seth felt¡­ notfortable, almost disgusted. His atttion was th dragged toward a wandering Gizelle. "You gotta be kidding me!" Ding ____ [Womb Stimtor Preferable Diet Is Meat!] ____ "If I had not be imposed with these issues, I would have said the game has softed¡­ why the hell everything has to be fuckingplicated!" Sethined. "Wait, does that mean I''m pregnant? And do pregnant wom ev really need to eat meat?" Seth frowned as he gazed at the cottage that the womb was in. "Am I really pregnant?" "The game said the Womb is self-sufficit so, why am I being influced to eat meat? If I''m vegetarian that will be a problem!" Tsk! "Ev in the game vegetarians don''t eat meat, right?" Sethined before he stood and tered stealth. He was going to hunt the only animal he saw. As Seth hid behind a bush and watched the Gazelle grazing the grass he held his staff. ~Short Sword! Slick He unsheathed the sword, th he aimed the sharp tip of the sword at the animal. It was th he thought, is he really going to kill the only animal with him? Grumble! His stomach grumbled again and that answered and he... Shoot! The short sword extded faster than the eye can see and pierced the neck of the gazelle. The animal didn''t ev react to it. Blood sprouted from the neck and the gazelle began to run, but it only took three steps before it fell down. ~Increase Perception! Seth checked to see if there was anything that changed in his surings. He was hoping the smell of blood would attract a predator or something. But there was nothing! Apart from nothing showed, Seth did not hear the game notification. There was no EXP for him or the staff. There was also no notification announcing the death of the animal. "This game has a Pride System in it." That was the only conclusion he arrived at. What that meant was wh one surpassed certain feats there would no longer be a notification for those feats. Seth took the game back to his cottage and began to dissect it; he was grossed in that by following the guidebook he received as a gift and th he looked toward the north. An Antelope was standing a the periphery of the forest, looking at him! Meeting his eyes, the Antelope jumped back, and ran! Chapter 40: Art Lecture Seth cleaned the meat and sliced them into very thin pieces and th he was going to make meat jerky by drying it. Food will spoil ev in the game if not kept in a good location. But by dying he will be able to conserve it for long. After that, he began to roast some for him to eat. Seth as a veteran gamer knew all the in and out of being an advturer. One of the things was constant preparation. Seth might have not gone out of the town and hunted beasts but he has bought all the required things for camping. In fact, the reason he worked hard to activate other pockets'' invtories was his t-shirt invtory can''t take everything. The t-shirt pocket can only take 5kg weight and the lgth must not exceed m. At first, Seth bought a bag and packed his things in, mostly painting materials but it''s still not ough to carry other things. Seeing that, he worked to activate his jacket pocket invtory he th packed things inside. Mostly camping materials. Subsequtly, he managed to unlock other invtories. Blurp! "That was good! I wonder if I can improve this Gourd." After eating, he drank from the Soothing Gourd which gave him immse satisfaction. He wondered if he improved it, what attribute he would unlock? Well, he threw that thought away as he nced at the forest, at the location he saw the Antelope. Seth walked forward and tered the forest. Increase perception! He found the animal about 0m away from him. It was grazing the pasture. He observed it for some minutes before he diverted his atttion to the forest. He wanted to know if there were any other animals apart from the antelope. There was ! The forest was the same as wh the Gizelle was. Before making any decision, he walked into the forest. He aimed to go a the forest to see if he could find anything. The Antelope was very ssitive, the momt it felt any suspicious sound, one thing it did was run. Though it ran away from the human, it always stayed within his reach. The furthest it has be was 00m. The Antelope gazed at the lean human with his ck hair, thick eyebrows and deep ck eyes. It has never se him before but saw others like him that wore the same Azure uniform. They used to hunt in groups but it has be a long time since they disappeared but this one was moving all alone for some time now! The momt Seth looked at the Antelope it ran away. He sighed as he gulped down Soothing water. Seth has reached the point of copse long ago but with Soothing Gourd on one hand and staff, on the other hand, he pushed himself further. The momt he tumbled and was about to fall he used the staff to hold himself and th gulped down Soothing water. It''s a race against time! As Seth scoured the forest, he forgot about the time, remembering that he began sprinting to reach the town clearing before the game ejected him. If not, he will surely be left in the forest and he doesn''t want that. s, seconds remain before ejection, he reached his small cottage and slumped on the bed. To Seth''s surprise, he began to fall asleep and in 3 seconds he fell asleep but at the same time was awake. Ding ____ [Sleeping Increases Recovery effect] ____ Ding ___ [You have be logged out of the game] "So, can people sleep in the game?" Seth thought as his VR cabin slid op. Today, too, he had a ss but this time he didn''t forget his medicine and foldable cane. It was a miracle, today he also has ough strgth to move a like a normal person. His mother was happy about it, hoping it wouldst longer than before. Ev though the cause was unknown, he and his parts swear to find the reason. After school, Seth wt to his workshop and met with a surprise; Manue Sefu was there, invited by his sister, Annah. "Good morning, Maam!" Seth greeted her, and th nced at Anna with a questioning look. "The workshop is not bad. I can see you put a lot of work into it. My question is, do you really wish to pursue it as a career?" Manue wt to the topic directly. "Yes, Maam," Seth answered. "Good. Art is versatile, what was good on one eye, it''s meh on the other. So, for every creative Art one made, he should have a target audice in mind." She said as stared at Seth''s face that was now in focus. "The best example was Cultural Arts. Bringing an Amazonian or African Art to Ni Country might seem exotic but may not be speaking because ayman will have a hard time understanding it or ev associating with it. That also applies if you take ours to them...¡­" And th the unexpected lecture begins, but Seth quickly adjusted and began to jot down important things, at some junctions, he ev asked questions. One and a half hourster, the lecture ded. Seth''s eyes were sparkling as he started at Manue. What happed today was informative and a clear exnation of what hecks. True, he learned from Nanncy, but she lives in another world differt from him, she has differt values, culture and sse of Art. Also, her Arts are too advanced for his currt Art Brain! It''s like he learned how to control and drive an aerone from one destination to another. He can do that but with his limited understanding of certain aspects, there is much he couldn''t grasp. As for Manue, she was basically teaching him how to drive a car. The differce is ormous, one wasary level and the other was local level. Connecting with what he learned now and what he already learned makes his mind explode with ideas. Ideas that put him on the right track. Seth was full of smiles and fawning as he said his farewell to Manue wh she was leaving. After she left, Seth stood there thinking, ''If I had dared to start the Workshop and Anna Art Gallery, everything would have gone wrong!'' The sole reason was the Target Audice. What he learned and knew about Art might not be appealing to the people he was targeting. "You seem lighted!" Anna said after she observed him. "Yeah, she knows what she was doing. As expected of someone that grows by experice. I do not hold a candle!" *** A middle-aged, long ck woman, walked into her Automated home. She wore a long ck gown that had glistering ck stones on it. Whever she walked, a jiggling sound was heard as if shing small diamonds. They were indeed ck diamonds! The woman has a long face, with jet ck hair, that weaves all the way to her bosom. She isn''t an excessive beauty but with her brown eyes almost gold, she has a mature feel to herself and is attractive to those who gazed at them. She dropped her keys and wt to her childr''s room. Two beautiful twins were fast asleep and their Naid was asleep too but she woke up hearing someonee in. "Lady Manue¡­!" The Maid stammered. **** Thank You, LordDaoThief for weing my Contracted novel with Gold Ticket. Chapter 41: Unexpected Downpour "Wee back, Maam!" The maid stood and bowed. "How are they?" Nanncy asked as she observed her beautiful twins "They''re fine. But Samy threw a tantrum and refused to eat without you. I have to call Uncle Emanuel to help!" "I see. Wh did he leave?" "Immediately after they ate!" "It''s fine, tomorrow you can take time off. I will be home all day!" Manue turned a and left the kids'' room while the maid started preparing to leave for her home. ''Why can''t I be courageous and ask her to let mee? I don''t mind living my whole life in this house.'' The maid grumbled. As a person who was barely a ss D citiz, working at a ss B citiz House was a big privilege. On top of that, Manue is a kind woman. She was never overbearing to her, not ev wh she made a mistake. There was always ''please'' and ''may you'' wh she was ordering something. The woman is just too elegant! "Greet your mother for me, Marna!" Marna, the maid, bowed and said, "Yes, Maam!" Before she left. Marna doesn''t want to overstep her boundary by asking Manue too much, but she swore one day she will have ough courage to ask her. Ignorant of what her Maid was nning, Manue stared at the list of 5 people, she sighed, as she stroked away more than 8 candidates. They are disciple requests for her for the next three boring months. Her p hovered over a name, Seth Enoch. "A newly ris ss C. He did have Talt. But I can see he is eating more than he can chew. Probably read a lot of articles and books about advanced art!" She marked him pass. ****** "Seth, guess what¡­..You passed her test!" Anna cheerfully announced. It was at night during dinner. "Wait, that lecture is a test?" Seth asked. "Yep, it''s now, I was told how she examines her studts¡­ most of the time she will just arrive unexpectedly and th begin lecturing, if one was thusiastic and participated, th he stood a chance to pass." "Here, look¡­ I''m reading her criteria. She only takes studts if he has two or three qualities¡­" Anna exined what she had found about Manue John. Manue tests her probable studts in three things: Passion, Dedication and Talt. To her, anyone without a Passion for art, is not worth wasting time on, ev if he was the best Talt there was. A dedication was the second attribute she surveyed. That was why her questions always revolved a ''are you willing to'' or ''are sure about this''. The way one answers will inform her how convinced and dedicated one was. But the best way was the person to have workshops and a variety of art materials and how they organize them. A Talted carefree person will have differt attitudespared to a Dedicated Person ev if he was not as Talted. Talt was thest criterion. Manue did believe that Art can be learned, but one has to have a certain level of Talt for her to take him as a studt. Without Talt, one can''t improve beyond the threshold of learning mundane If a person''s Talt has not reached a certain threshold, he will be rejected by her, ev if he has Dedication and Passion for Art. How she judged Talt was only known to her. .... At dawn, Seth''s family cleaned themselves and ate their food before they dive into the game. At that time Seth found Adamina ring at him. He did nothing to her, but she seemed upset about him. He ignored her and lied in his cabin and shouted... "Link Starto!" Everyone, including Adamina, burst intoughter as they heard Seth make fun of the previous Head Gear game. After diving, Seth oped his eyes, but his mind was cloudy as if he was still in sleep mode. Th he remembered before he logged out, he was in a newly discovered State of Sleep. Now, after logging in, he was still in a state of sleep. He will himself to wake up and notice the Soothing Gourd on the floor dripping water where he left it. His Staff was at the door drched in the dripping water from the Soothing Gourd, and his other materials were sprawled everywhere the way he left them. He looked at the floating Womb and saw it had a full charge. "Did my avatar stay behind after logging out?" Whever a yer logs out, all his Personal Arms will disappear with him. Only Acquired Arms will be left behind. Only if the owner was holding them would they follow him. And the momt the yer logged back, Personal Arms like Seth Staff will appear at an arm''s reach. While other Personal Arms will be stored in the yers'' invtory. There was an option for the yer to set Personal Arms to always appear outside invtory. Weapons like Seth Staff can''t be stored in the invtory except if they were wrapped or stored in a storable container. Seth organized his little room and checked the status of the womb, the seemingly most valuable possession after his Staff. _____ [The Womb] Status: Dormant and Empty Stage: Attribute: Distant Charging, Harsh Elemt Immunity Health: Good > Better Capacity: Fetus Stimtion Force: Charged(0%) [The Womb is ready to be fertilized with a Dragon] [Proceed To Stage 3 (Yes/No)] [Mtal Fortitude Requiremts: 500 points] [Activating the stages will give unexpected surprises] [Note: Defeat a Dragon and throw the womb at it. The womb will be automatically fertilized.] [Note: There will be a Mtal Tug Of War betwe the Dragon and You. Win the War to sessfully have Reign over the Fetus] ______ "I''m sure about it. After I logged out the charging should have stopped. But because I was registered to be asleep my avatar body never left!" Wh Seth logged out the charging was barely 47% but now it was full. "Proceed to stage 3" Awe¡­ Damn! Seth cursed as he sat down with a dizzy head and headaches. He drank a mouthful of Soothing Water but nothing abetted. 30 minutester Seth recovered. He looked at the now charging Womb and he saw it was pulsing with light as if its status had elevated, and it was more alive. Seth left it and walked out of the cottage and he¡­. Froze. The sky was pitch ck with dark clouds. It reminded him of the First trial where Dragon flew out from the dark cloud. The differce was this one was cackling with multi-coloured lightning that illuminated the dark sky with each sh. A secondter a downpour of heavy rain began, amidst it was ice, the size of a fist. What was more amazing and snatched Seth''s atttion was that the forest had be alive. Every leaf raised and faced the rain. The flowers blossom and radiate with bright light. The g shook and the root tip of every tree protruded from the g to have a direct touch of the rain. Chapter 42: Multiple Lightning Seth was drched in just a few seconds and he did well to avoid ice hitting his head as he quickly wt back inside the cottage. Achoo! "You gotta be kidding me. I caught a cold?" Achoo! Damn! Seth brought out Soothing Gourd and he gulped a mouthful of it. Ding ____ [Soothing Gourd has improved by 0.000% due to the Multitude Elemtal Minerals Rain!" ____ "Aha, is that how I can improve it?" Seth oped the cottage door and despite the geysers of rain that were propelled into the cottage due to violt wind, he ced the Soothing Gourd outside. Ding _____ [Soothing Gourd Improving % per minute] _____ Seth didn''t know what improvemt it would have but he was happy with the new developmt. He just sat to avoid the rain wh... Ding _____ [Quest] ~Collect differt Elemtal Minerals from the rain! [Reward] ~Multitude Elemtal Minerals Water [Failure] ~You will catch cold ____ "Okay, that''s a new developmt!" Achoo! "I have already caught a cold. Did I need to find a specific type of Mineral water to heal myself?" Without thinking much, Seth brought five foldable barrels and unfolded them. They were water tanks made of special soft material by the vigers. Seth activated his Physical Armor and its Helmet which sprang from the hood the jacket had. This was his preparation for the falling heavy hail. Seth dragged the foldable barrels outside and he began to set them. ~Size Reschedule! Seth kept shorting and extding his Staff while he struggled to move a. The wind was strong, it threated to throw him away, so he had to increase the heaviness of the armour. At the same time, he has to work with his two arms. So he kept his Staff in a short state and ced it in his mouth. The momt he felt strgth leaving his legs, he grabbed the Staff, extded it and ced it on the g, that would buy him a few seconds of standing straight. After long arduous work, he managed to set up only one water barrel. He dragged his exhausted body back to the cottage and gasped. Ding ______ [Multitude Elemt Mineral Water Collecting] Water Harvest (/) ____ "Only one¡­ pant¡­. Why only one?" Seth looked at the Soothing Gourd outside, in the rain. Without it, he can''t recover fast. He crawled and took a Soothing Gourd from the rain and drank from it. Instantly, he felt satisfied! He looked at the Gourd, its gold yellow body was shining and also busy absorbing the moisture in the air! Seth began to wonder how he could gather differt water elemts. The barrel he set was gathering only one type of elemt. He summoned his courage and wt out and set another barrel. To Seth''s dismay, there was no notification. He set another, and another one, until he managed to set all five barrels but there was no notification! "How am I going to fetch differt water elemts!" Seth shouted with frustration. He looked at the barrels. They were all the same. "Maybe I need a differt container to harvest differt elemtal rainwater." Seth set two differt foldable buckets outside, but there was no notification. "Maybe I have to find a way to separate them. But how." An idea came to him! Joyfully, Seth made a sieve using sticks and a, th he arranged stone inside. After that, he ced the sieve above one of the buckets and took it out in the rain. The rain fell on the rocks, th seeped betwe them, and dropped in the bucket! Ding ______ [Harvesting Rock Elemt Water] Water Harvest: (/) ______ "Haha! Good." Seth was delighted for cracking the quest. But there was much to do. There are 8 more remainings. Seth brought out a fine cloth and made another sieve using sticks. He ced clean sand on it. And th ced the sieve over the bucket. He takes the bucket out in the rain. Ding ____ [Harvesting Sand Elemt Water] Water Harvest: (3/) ____ "Good, now what should I use now?" Seth arranged sticks, fasted them together and th put them on top of a wide container. It''s thest big container he has. Ding ______ [Harvesting Wood Elemt water] Water Harvest: (4/) _______ Kwat! Kwat! Seth stood at the cottage door as he stared at the downpour. From time to time, a block of fist-size ice will hit the g and his cottage before shattering. Seth squinted his eyes as he saw there was something differt about the ice. Some emitted bluish colour smoke, some red, others gre. In fact, there were varieties of colours. But one thing that brought Seth''s atttion was from time to time, one will have a crackling of electricity in it. But in seconds the ice will melt and turn to water and the phomon will vanish. He thought of collecting them but¡­ but he shook his head. He was already having trouble harvesting rainwater. Surely, Harvesting ice blocks is close to impossible. He threw that thought and had his eyes darting a hoping to gain an idea on how to harvest differt rain elemts wh his eyesnded on the forest. There are countless trees that rain was falling on, th flowing on them to the g. "I can harvest the water flowing on them as Water Elemts, right?" Seth grabbed his Soothing Gourd and fasted it to his hip. Th he brought out all the things in his pocket''s invtory and counted the jars he had. There were 0 foldable jars and three hard sks and one water bottle the size of his arm. The foldable jars were flexible and can expand like a balloon wh filled with water. But they can also carry other things apart from water. They were multipurpose! Seth arranged all the jars by fasting them to his hip and set the bottle and three sks on his back. He grabbed his Staff and activated his armour and wore his helmet, th he brave the heavy rain. The soil was wet and soft, his boot sank as he walked. The wind pushed and pulled, making him sway in its direction. From time to time, Seth trembled wh thunder crackled in the sky. His eyes will be overwhelmed and he has to stop for a time to regain his sight whever lightning shes. Boom! White lightning! Seth''s vision turned ! Boom! Blue lightning! Seth''s vision turned blue! Boom! Gold lightning! Seth''s vision turned to gold! . . . . For every lighting colour, Seth''s eyes will experice that colour to the extreme. In just a short period, he felt his head swirling and aching. He quickly grabbed Soothing Gourd and drank from it. At that momt, he felt the aching abetting but three secondster it was back. Achoo! He sneezed, and his body paled, paler than he normally was. Not to mtion he felt cold seeping into his bones, making him shiver. "Damn! I forgot this contint is a high-level area. Where ev Dragons dwell!" Seth mumbled! Chapter 43: You Have Brave The Rain! Aura Sight! His vision changed but it was no longer the almighty gre. However, it was a multitude of colours. The g had a brown glow, the rain had a sparkling transpart glow, and the nts were still deep gre, the flowers and other parts of the nts have differt glows that correspond to their colour, yet are mixed with a gre glow. Seth quickly drank Soothing Water to keep up with the sight that was about to be turned off. With a new conviction, Seth moved forwards. He was already seeing the sess of the mission and achieving much more. Wh Seth reached the first tree, with his sight he watched, whever the rain touched any part of the tree, it would be tainted with the tree aura. Seth stabilized himself and arranged the nt leaves in a way to make the water flow down in one direction with greater volume. The water was still transpart but under Aura Sight, Seth saw the water glowing with a gre hue. Seth brought one of the foldable jars and put its cap to harvest the Gre Glow water. Ding _______ [Harvesting Border Tree Elemt Water!] Water Harvest: (5/) ______ Seth stayed there until he filled it up and th tighted the jar. He dragged it and ced it on the g where he could take any time. At that point, his eyes sting with pain due to prolonged use. And th Aura Sight was Deactivated. "I will dedicate an tire week to training Aura Sight¡­." Seth swore as he realized he canprehd the nature of the world and its uniquess with the Aura Sight better. Th he dragged himself to another tree that had dirty gre leaves and many roots coiling a its body. He tried activating Aura Sight but it wouldn''t activate, Seth dragged himself to begin harvesting the water. Ding _____ [Harvesting Poisonous Insect Repelling Tree Elemts Water] Water Harvest: (6/) ______ These Insect Repelling Trees were situated immediately after the Border Tree. Seth began to wonder, ar''t these arrangemts man-made? He looked left and right and he confirmed that the trees were simr, th he passed them and wt deeper. Ding ____ [Harvesting Herbivore Beast Attracting Tree Elemts Water] Water Harvest: (7/) ______ Seth observed the tree and realized this series of herbivore-attracting trees have differt shaped fruits on them. Still, after checking, he realized they were of the same species. A bold idea struck him. ~Size Reschedule! Seth''s Staff wided ough for him to sit and th lgthed. He held the tree to stop the wind from tumbling him as he wt up. Gradually, he reached the fruit. Ding ____ [Harvesting Sour Mango Fruit Elemts Water] Water Harvest: (8/) ______ "Is this the legdary mango of the old earth?" He wondered. Seth took his time to fill the water that slides on the Mango fruit before he came down. He wt to another tree and tried the same thing. Ding ____ [Harvesting Violt Sct Flower Elemts Water] Water harvest: (9/) ______ Violet Flower was found on the Border Tree. Seth wt back to test his hypothesis. That says each part of the tree has its own specific Elemts plus the Geral Elemt of the tree. As not all trees have flowers or fruits that glow, the forest was eerily dark with asional lights. Seth looked into the dark forest and gulped down. There were a lot of Medicinal Trees in the forest that he had read or heard of from Madam Mud. In fact, Madam Mud relied on these Medicinal Shrubs and Trees to concoct her medicines. "Madam Mud was always giv missions and always on experimt due to many of these trees. I need to get their water¡­." Seth nced at the remaining slot of his Quest and wondered, should he pour away the water he harvested? Because he didn''t know whether he would be able to Harvest the elemt water after he finished the Quest. Hopefully, that wasn''t the case. Well, Seth decided not to do it. Th, Seth walked betwe the swaying of the trees and ignored the crackling of thunder. He was no longer being pushed by the wind but the path in the forest was unev with protruded roots, and slippery and wet g. It makes walking a living ordeal, but he braved it ev after falling periodically, due to the containers he carried and the slippery g until he reached a short gre tree with a Magta Color Leaf. Ding ____ [Harvesting Magta Leaves Elemts Water] Water Harvest: (/) ______ [Congrattion, Quest Completed] [Reward] ~Gerating T Elemtal Mineral Water [Soothing Gourd activated t slots. Choose among the Elemtal Water you need it to gerate] ____ "So, that''s how it was" Seth grabbed the Soothing Gourd and checked. T dots on its body have be pronounced. The Gourd was gold yellow with tiny bulges downward to the bottom. They helped it stabilize wh it was ced on the g. "I see, the stage didn''t improve but bathing under the Multitude Elemt Mineral Rain, refined and hanced it." "I hope the more stages it crosses the more dots it will activate and that will mean more differt water gerated." Ding _____ [Quest] ~Harvest differt Multitude Elemts Mineral Water [Reward] ~Elemts Water [Failure] ~Intse cold _____ "You don''t need to scare me with a cold." Achoo! Seth braved the heavy dark forest as he moved a the part of the forest he could reach, collecting water from differt trees and parts of trees. After the t collections. He tried to collect another Elemt Water and a Quest was issued again. Seth was delighted and he continued collecting differt water he deem useful. He collected in t s, each increasing his Gourd Slot until a new strange notification rang. Ding ________ [You have braved the Heavy Rain, brave the Forest and Resist the Cold] [Return to your cottage before more damage was done] ________ Seth stared at the notification with a frown. It was not a Quest and he felt the urge to dismiss it. In the d, he followed the instructions and traced and followed the path where he kept containers of Elemt Water and grabbed them. Aura Sight . . It didn''t activate. Seth made three trips to gather the water containers in the cottage. He ev took the filled buckets into the cottage. But the barrels were too heavy so he left them. The momt he turned off the armour, Seth felt an overwhelming cold hit him. His body shivered, due to hypothermia. Ding ______ [Quest] ~You have be exposed to Gawee Contintal Rain and caught an Intse Cold! ~Mix all the Elemt Mineral water you harvested in a container and immerse yourself in it. [Reward] ~Cleansing! ~Recovery! ~Some Resistance! [Failure] ~Permant Damage ____ Seth was terrified after he saw the words ''damage'' and ''permant'' at the same time. He forced himself to gulp down Soothing Water inrge quantities and drag his body to begin preparing for the Quest. Suddly a wave of dizziness hit him as he fell, almost unconscious! ***** If you like this novel, share it with your loved ones! Chapter 44: Poisoning!!! Through sheer willpower Seth grabbed Soothing Gourd and poured its water into a small cup, the water sparkled as it reflected the slightest of light. Th he grabbed a specific water bottle he ced close to him for a certain purpose. Seth has chos this elemt of water to be one of the water his Soothing Gourd can gerate. ~Bhanalian Flower Elemt water. It was obtained from shrubs that have the property of making an animal feel intoxicated. Some use it in beverages, but most in making expsive drugs and liquor. But it has another effect; hancemt of the body before its true effect takes ce¡ªone will feel strgth causing through him. Seth now is mixing Soothing Water with it. After he drank the mix the effect was immediate. He felt as if he could brave the rain again but he knew that was all an illusion. Without any big container that he can immerse himself in, Seth has no choice but to brave the rain and empty half of one of the barrels and drag it inside the cottage. Without further ado, he began to pour a small portion of every water he collected from the forest and one of the sand, rock and wood. In just two minutes, he almost finished preparing. It took him that long because most of the containers were filled to the brim and heavy He ev wondered how the hell he was able to drag them all the way from the forest to the cottage. Well, he will think about thatter. Seth was struggling to op the lid of thest jar while he was having second thoughts. Among all the water he collected, this one was from a notorious poison nt, that was said, with ough dose, it will weak a dragon. ~Poison Beauty! That''s its name, as it was a beautiful flower that came out of a shrub with a sweet sct that can travel up to hundreds of meters away. The Shrubs produce attractive pink fruits simr to grapes in size but a lick is more than ough to kill a strong warrior. Heck, Madam Mud said its potcy was strong ough to poison Abuhe Vulcan with a lick and if he chews them ev she doesn''t know what will happ. Wh the town was here, Abuhe raised a wood wall a the Shrub and forbade anyone toe close to it. But one stupid yer gets close and had his body scratched by its horns. The idiot wasn''t able to log in for three days and also have a debuff for another three days after he logged back. Poison Beauty Shrub was one of the reasons yers and Towns Gourds were able to hold their own against the increasing attacks of beasts during Asteroid descts. By coating their weapon with the juice from the fruit. Poison Beauty has another name, D-bane or Dragon Bane. Because it was one of the very few poisons pott ough to make a dragon sluggish. Yeah, Seth is apprehsive about dropping the water obtained from the flower inside the mix. What if he poisoned himself? Th a wave of dizziness got him. He almost falls from the bed. Having no choice, Seth gritted his teeth and dropped a very small amount in, it was not ev half a normal drop. And he quickly closed the jar. He removed his clothes and tered into the harvested cold rainwater and immersed his headpletely. Ding _____ [You have be poisoned by Poison Beauty] _____ "Fuc.. opp.. Muffle" Seth cursed underwater. And despite the cold, he felt itchy and th his skin began numbing. Ding _______ [Quest in progress] ~Stay in the water for one minute. Coming out will disrupt the cleansing and healing and you will have to arrange another collected water. _______ ''Damn! Why didn''t you say so? I didn''t take a deep breath before I immersed myself, for God''s sake!'' Seth grumbled in his mind. "I hope, yers can''t drown in the game!" But th... ____ Heath: Normal > Cold > Sick Cold > Poisoned Sick Cold> Poisoned Sick Cold Suffocating! ____ Health: Poisoned Sick Cold Suffocating! ____ ''I will be damned'' Ding _______ [Health Alert: You need to breathe] ______ ''Is the fucking Status notification system differt from the Quest notification system?'' Seth wondered. They should know he was on a Quest. Ding ______ [You will reach a critical condition by a poison that seeps through your blood through your skin pores. Remove the poison source in time] _____ ''I thought I would suffocate to death but it was the dreaded poison!'' Ding _____ [Health Status] Condition: Critical condition Cause: Poison Source: Poison Beauty Essce Time limit: minute 30 seconds _______ Seth sighed a relief as he saw he had little time. Ding ''Oh God, I pray it has not be worse!'' Seth panicked. An instinctive action of any mortal being wh faced with danger. _____ [Quest Progress] ~Cleansing and healing of the body havemced. Time limit: minute _____ ''Haha, my luck hasn''t run out!'' Seth stared at the time limits as if he could force it to be fast. Time limit: 55 seconds Time limit: 54 seconds Time limit: 53 seconds Time limit: 5 seconds Time limit: 5 seconds Time limit: 50 seconds Ding Gulp! Seth swallowed saliva with a dreadful look as he refused to look at the new notification. ''I hope it was not the poison increasing its potcy'' ''I hope it was not the poison increasing its potcy'' ''I hope it was not the poison increasing its potcy'' . . . . Seth calmed his mind and he looked at the notification. And he saw that it was not the poison increasing its potcy¡­ but! _____ [Health Status] ~Condition : Critical condition! ~Cause: Poison! ~Source: Poison Beauty Essce! ~Condition : Suffocation! ~Cause: Lack of oxyg! ~Time limit: minute 9 seconds [Note: Without Oxyg in the blood system the poison condition will be worsed in a few seconds!] _______ ''Shit!!!'' T secondster Ding _____ [Health Status] ~Condition : Critical condition! ~Cause: Poison! ~Source: Poison Beauty Essce! ~Condition : Suffocation! ~Cause: Lack of oxyg! ~Time limit: 58 seconds! [Time limit will be half] New Time-limited: 7 seconds [Note: Conditions will wors and prolonged damage can ur!] ______ Seth quickly nced at the time limit for the cleansing and his face grimaced! _____ [Quest Progress] Cleansing and healing of the body havemced. Time limit: 3 seconds ____ It''s still decreasing but so also the poison. At that momt, Seth began to feel suffocation as if in the real world¡ªit''s a mild feeling but it was building up the more time ticked down. He clched his hand in dread! Without fulfilling the Quest, he will have Permant Damage and if the poison worss, he will have Prolonged Damage. Obviously, thetter was manageable but th he could start the mix again and prepare better, sadly his strgth was too weak for that. Th he thought as he felt his hand was holding something. ''Shit, I was holding my staff all along?'' Seth facepalms mtally, and Th he positioned the Short Staff to touch the button of the barrel. ~Elevated Health! Ding _____ [Health Status] Condition : Critical Condition! Cause: Poison! Source: Poison Beauty Essce! Condition : Suffocation! Cause: Lack of oxyg! New Time limit: 5 seconds + seconds = 5 seconds! [Note: Due to Elevated Health you have additional seconds] ______ Seth quickly checks the healing... _____ [Quest Progress] Cleansing and healing of the body havemced. Time limit: 9 seconds ____ ''There are still 4 seconds in betwe. I hope it won''t be too bad.'' Seth has sumbed to his fate and put on the attitude of wait and see¡­ The few seconds be furiously long, as if hours are passing, yet Seth dures. Ding! _____ [Health Status] Condition : Critical condition > Lethal Condition! ~Cause: Poison! ~Source: Poison Beauty Essce! ~Condition : Suffocated! ~Cause: Lack of oxyg! ~Time limit: seconds! [Note: Due to Elevated health you are avoiding instant death] _____ Ding! _____ [Health Status] ~Condition : Dying! ~Cause: Poison! ~Source: Poison Beauty Essce! ~Condition : Suffocated! ~Cause: Lack of oxyg! ~Death Time: 3 seconds! [Note: Due to Elevated health you are avoiding instant death] _____ The two notifications came almost at the same time. Death Time: seconds Death Time: second Ding _____ [Quest Progress] Cleansing and healing of the body havemced. Time limit: 0 seconds _____ ~Size Reschedule! Since Seth was holding his staff and it was underneath him, itrged fast and threw him out of the water and he took a deep breath. ~Death Time: 0 second Wh he fell on top of water containers the notification lingered in his vision, th he felt his vision clouding... th. Ding ______ [Quest Completed] [Reward] ~Recovered From Cold! ~Minor Cold Resistance! ~Minor Poison Resistance! ~Improved Physique! ____ . . . ____ [Health Status] ~Condition: Lethal Condition > Critical Condition! ~Cause: Poison! ~Source: Poison Beauty Essce! [Congrattions: You have avoided death by zero merging] _____ His condition has reduced from lethal to critical condition. As Seth was already weak, he felt an croaching slumber. His eyelid felt heavy as if they had blocks on them. Gradually, the cloud of sleep veloped him. Seth felt so sere in both mind and soul. Sleep is a bit differt from real-world sleep. As he can hear and feel through his skin, thought it was dull. Seth breathes in and he can smell the sct of rain and the cottage. Eh? Seth was surprised as he heard a conversation and wh he conctrated he heard. "..... In about 30 minutes¡­ out!" It was Joseph''s voice! ***** 5 Reviews = 5 Chapters at the d of the Week Chapter 45: Painting Classmates The noise in the real world was duller than the sound of the rain and the trembling of his cottage due to the strong wind, but wh conctrated, he can make out some statemts. Seth was shocked to the point that he almost woke up from his sleep, but after he calmed his emotions and conctrated more. "... Adamina always exits firsttely¡­ speak of the devil..!" "...use that proverb¡­ not good!" The first voice belonged to Joseph while the second was his mother. They seem to be having a conversation about Adamina and the rest of the family yers. The more Seth conctrated, the more his mind switched toward the real-world noises. And that made the sound of the rain of the game duller. ''Is there a glitch? Or is thisparable to the Virtual Office of Bronze Cabins?'' By formting those thoughts, Seth''s body almost woke up from his sleep. After he stabilized the Sleep Stage, he thought again. ''I can only be an observer at this stage, withoutmting?'' This time he woke up from his sleep, andter managed to go back to sleep. However, his sses are much duller than before. He can still hear the backg noise but can''t make out their meaning. *** Seth came back from school more tired than he was ever before. Well, that isn''t technically correct, as he was still able to walk normally. Today was the day they started some practical activities and due to that, there were a lot of physical activities. As he tered the Workshop, he met with guests. Just seeing them, Seth felt more hungry and tired than he was. But noticing Manue Sefu by the side, he straighted up as if he was in better condition. Thankfully, Manue didn''t buy his act and asked him to rest for an hour. Before that, she introduced him to the guests. "Hello, I''m Sarah John" ''Shit, why do I have to meet this name!'' Seth grumbled. He is not fond of calling his mother''s name, ev if he was addressing someone. Weird!? "Hi, I''m Seth Enoch!" "Enoch as in Era?" She jokes. Yeah, the family name is damned, he ev made fun of it himself. "Of course, it''s my era!" He said with a smile. "I''m, Sally" "Hi" . . . After everyone greeted each other, Manue exined. "You will be colleagues under my tutge for the next three months. We are going to spd 9 days using Seth Workshop, th move to another Workshop that belongs to one of you. And after we spd 9 days in each of your Workshops, you will have the privilege ofing to my Workshop to study for days." She observed everyone''s expression. Seth gulped siltly as he scanned his colleagues, trying to see if there were any high-ss citizs. Unable to idtify them, he dismissed the notion but started to think of how he can amodate them in the best possible way. Sadly, he was too tired to think of somethingplicated. But remembering his lesson of Ethics from Nanncy Aer, he coughed to adjust his throat. At least he should give a wee speech, right? He oped his mouth to speak, Manue raised her hand and stopped him. "No need for a wee speech. This is also a part of the assessmt." Ptt! Sarah barely held herself fromughing at Seth''s attempt, but Manue pretded she did not notice it. She said, "Those who failed to perform excelltly will be expelled and wouldn''t have the privilege to be in my Workshop." Seth was d he didn''t have to torture himself to give a wee speech on the get-go. Still, he felt embarrassed because he attempted to look cool and act as if he was a high-ss citiz but was rejected. One needed to understand that Seth and his family were at the button of society just a month ago. And as in every society, the rich and those with authority owned the media and circte things that were in line with their ideology and view. In this case, those in the higher ss have painted themselves to be perfect, unblemished and they deserve to be in their position. So, most kids of the lower ss have no ambition but to be called High-ss and to act High-ss in every way. Because that was the cool thing to do and also what they always see in the media which is overpopted with dramas, action films,edy, anime,ics and manga and ev novels that incite innoct kids to want to take higher ss citizs as their role models. Seth wasn''t any exception, he was at the adolee stage where everything excited him. The only saving grace was, the few among the smart adults tried their best to gradually remove that view in their childr and make them realize the true nature of their society. A society that was painted with rainbows but deep down, it was as rott as a rott egg. Manue stared at Seth, seeing he was not responsive, she said. "While you are resting in the next hr, we will be looking a the Workshop to assess it!" "Yes, Maam!" Seth decided to be himself, and throw away being cool to Trash Can. . . . Gling! Gling! The annoying rm that Seth set rang. With annoyance, he woke up with a curse at the tip of his tongue. He wobbly wt to the bathroom to wash and while he was taking his time, he remembered. "Shit!" It has be hrs since he wt to sleep. In a hurry, he prepared and came out. He was least expecting to meet them because of the one hour he added, but he saw them discussing. ".. I¡­" "Take a seat," she said. While Seth took his seat for the lecture, Manue''s eyes lingered on him. As she noticed his movemt had changed. She already knew about his case but she met him twice and his movemts were normal, making her think his case wasn''t that serious. Now, she understands he took drugs and they were wearing off. Chapter 46: Tears Of The Bloody G It was a long lecture, and at the d, she gave them an assignmt. And she also exins in-depth how the lessons will proceed. The schedule was, tomorrow the sev of them wille and arrange a room as their permant ssroom. And it was not on Seth to provide the materials needed for their sses, everyone shoulde with his own. At the same time, it''s not on Seth to provide nourishmt. The usual ss will be 6 pm till the objective of the day is achieved. Thest thing she made sure Seth and the rest understood was that she might not always be avable. As the usual ss will be 6 pm, whever she is busy, she will change the time after she discusses it with them. And that brought about the d of ss. "Bye Seth!" "Bye Sally!" They said goodbye to each other and left. Seth noticed the differce in response betwe now and before. He was used to it, however, seeing people behave normally a him, th suddly some were shocked, some showed pity and a few had a subtle disgust toward him, due to how he struggled to move¡ªmade him feel a sting of pain. However, he brushed it off as usual. *** "So, he is a cripple?" A feminine voice said. "I told you, he is. I read his file, remember!" A masculine voice answered as he drove his car toward a high-ss area. "What drugs did he take to make him move with vigour the first time we met!" A girl at Seth''s age asked again. She was a short girl with a small face, small feet and small hands, her skin leaning toward red with shoulder-lgth silver hair. Well, everything about her is short. A loli, if you must know. "There are varieties of drugs, but as far as I know, they are expsive and have side effects. If I were to advise him, he should stop using them!" The boy was a little older, about years old. In contrast to the girl, he was tall and had red tanned skin and silver hair. Evidtly, he hit the gym regrly, as he put on considerable muscles. "What is it in you?" She asked irritatedly. He ignored her and asked, "Can you work in the same room as him? I know you get nauseated by these low lives easily, especially the cripple ones!" Not receiving any answer, he looked at his sister and found her with a thoughtful expression. Noticing his gaze, she said, "I''m more worried about Grandpa not allowing him toe into the house during our turn!" "We will move the outside workshop!" He said as if it was not a big deal. "Good luck convincing father!" She said. [Wee Home Sally] [Wee Home Zach] A monotonous voice said from the AI that controlled the gate that Zack drove his car through. It was a gate into a fully automated luxurious mansion. ***** "Why are you guys having a nasty look whever you are diving? Are you in any trouble!" Seth''s father asked with a frown. He was seldom home but whever he was, he would attd to the yers diving into the Asteroid Online Game¡ªpraying no more trouble stems from it. He was one of those that hate technologies with passion, more so than his wife Sarah because he lost his job numerous times due to it. However, he has no choice but to ept it, as it has be an integral part of humanity. Josephughed and said, "From the beginning, Sam was the only one having this awful look, as if he ate pig shit. A week ago Adamina also behaved like she was dining with the pigs. Well, Seth is unpredictable, sometimes he is happy, and sometimes he is in a foul mood. But,tely, he has be more or less uneasy!" Seth''s father, Adam, stared at Seth and asked why. "I was left behind by the town chief and¡­ yesterday, I poisoned myself!" Seth exined as the cabin door slid close. Seth woke himself up from Game Sleep, but he couldn''t move his body. His body is still in critical condition! The rain has stopped and the moon shone brightly in the sky. Well, the moon in Gawee Contint is almost always full. The wind was still strong as it kept rattling Seth''s wood cottage. He might have to reinforce it or else it was bound to break apart. But, that wasn''t the thing that had Seth''s atttion. Not ev the fact his body was still poisoned and in critical condition. Not ev though there are nts that were proimed to be a Panacea and a single gulp from them might improve his condition and he failed to get their water essce because they were too deep into the forest. He did have the inttion of getting them wh the annoying system ordered him to go back. Well, it was right to do so. What got his atttion was his curiosity had reached its peak and he wanted to see and know what became of the deands wh the rain fell. What happed to it? Did the soil absorb the water? Did it recover and the forest expanded or was it still the same as before? The reason for his curiosity was because of the Mass Hysteria Game. Before Asteroid Online, the game was one of the top three games that reached unimaginable height. Mass Hysteria was ev more amazing as it achieved that in just four months while others have half a decade to rise. Three reasons make it rise phomal. The first reason was realism, wellpared to Asteroids the differce betwe the Supeputer and the Quantumputer¡ªa world apart, but for that time it was one of the best! The second reason was the sses and the Grimdark nature of the game that also has a weird sse of humour which makes oneugh no matter the horror. Thest reason was the lore of the game. Till now, Seth had read in the forum that its lore still ranks higher than Astroid Online lore until prov otherwise. One of the levelling areas of the Mass Hysteria game and the ce where most yers fought to attain ss was known as the Forbidd Land Of Gods. The ce graphics, though inferior, were simr to Gawee Contint Dead Lands. And wh rain falls, extraordinary phoma happ. Madness Overlord, Seth''s avatar during one of the rains gained a weak ss known as Tears Of The Bloody G. His main skill was controlling the tears of people. Yep, that''s pretty much it. But at a higher level, Madness Overlord realized the rain was actually tears of Dead Gods. He became extremely strong and fought Dead Gods Avatar to have theirs as his domain. Seth was remembering his dances with Gods, forgetting his predicamt he mumbled, "It was a good game. No one has a simr ss, everyone can reach the supreme level, making thepetition so intse that it needs pure dedication akin to madness to be at the top" **** 5 reviews=5 chapters at the d of the week Chapter 47: First Phenomenon Seth threw away those thoughts and began to think about how he can get his ass out of this predicamt. s, there was nothing he could do but watch. He wt back to sleep, at least he will have two world views, but th he remembered Aura Sight. He pushed the sleep away with thusiasm to use the time to rain his eyes. Ding ____ [Too weak to use Aura Sight] ____ "Yeah fuck!" Th he wt back to sleep. In the real world, there were some movemts, it was Joseph. Every 30 min he will go a the VR Cabin checking. Th Seth strained his ears to list to the wind threating to uproot his cottage¡­ maybe it was useless to list. Still, Seth continues to list, trying to make sse of the sound of the wind. He refused to believe it would be useless¡ªas the game is too profound for it to be. Hours tick by, Seth felt the time is moving like a snail but if he was doing something, the time would fly like a Bullet Train. After some time, Seth felt he could barely move his finger. And after moving for a short time he was already tired. At least that was a developmt. One hour before the log-out time¡­ Ding _____ [The Womb] Status: Dormant and Empty Stage: 3 Attribute: Distant Charging, Harsh Elemt Immunity, Protective Halo. Health: Better > Great Capacity: Fetus Stimtion Force: Charged(0%) [The Womb is ready to be fertilized with a Dragon] [Proceed To Stage 4 (Yes/No)] [Mtal Fortitude Requiremts: 700 points] [Activating the stages will give unexpected surprises] [Note: Defeat a Dragon and throw the womb at it. The womb will be automatically fertilized.] [Note: There will be a Mtal Tug Of War betwe the Dragon and You. Win the War to sessfully have Reign over the Fetus] ______ "It gains a Protective halo. Does that mean I don''t have to worry about it getting damaged?" Seth shook his head. Harsh elemts Immunity and Protective Halo are protective measures but he has no inttion of testing them out. Wh something bad happs he will count on them to do their job but he will not test it himself. Well, Harsh Elemt Immunity has be tested. The womb might not be in the rain but the change of humidity that bes high and the sshes of water that ter, ev now the wind that asionally bursts into the room through the door is all indication that the womb isn''t affected at all. Seth sighed as he read more about it and saw that it was better to make it continue charging. "I will see the d of these!" He swore. "Yes, continue charging!" Seth''s vision blurred, and he felt dum as his mind wt reeling as being plunged deep into the bottomless ocean. Ding _____ [The Womb] Status: Dormant and Empty Stage: 3 Attribute: Distant Charging, Harsh Elemt Immunity, Protective Halo. Health: Great Capacity: Fetus Stimtion Force: Charging(%) [After 0% stage 4 will be unlocked] [Activating the stages will give unexpected surprises] [Note: You can deactivate the connection to Stimtion at any time] [Note: Charging will be disconnected after 0%] [Activating the stages will give unexpected surprises] [Note: Defeat a Dragon and throw the womb at it. The womb be fertilized] [Note: There will be a Mtal Tug Of War betwe the Dragon and You. Win the War to sessfully have Reign over the Fetus] ______ Seth wasn''t able to see the charging notification as he was literally unconscious. His VR Cabin stirred up and released more Nutrit Solutions. At the same time, a part of the Cabin machine that has never be activated was activated. It was thepartmt of the Terran Energy Istion Chamber, a ce where Terran Energy was being stored. Usually, the tire VR Cabin was a machine that used the processing of the human brain as an axis and absorbed the Asteroid Beta Core Energy in the air and converted it to Terran Energy. Beta Core Energy was considered harmless radiation, less harmless than sun radiation wh it was mixed with the world radiation and air. Still, the Nutrit Solution was there to give the body the necessary ergy to withstand the process and also protect the body from being affected by the pure tangible Beta Core Energy. And, Terran Energy is the purest form of ergy known to man. It was said to be 99% harmless. Now, thepartmt of the Terran Energy Istion Chamber has stirred up and a bright blue wisp of Terran Energy leaked from the chamber. Instead of evaporating, the bright blue wisp was pulled toward the Nutrit Solution Chamber and mixed with it, diluting it, making a bright blue glow Solution. And the Nutrit was released to the Human Chamber where Seth breathed in the bright blue solution. His body undergoes a differt phomon as one can see the bright blue glow passing from his throat and making his lungs glow with blue and red. Seth''s tire blood pathways glow blue as the solution is being transported throughout his body. Three minutester, an unexpected surge of ergy alerted Joseph and he ran to check Seth Cabin. By the time he reached it, Seth''s body had returned to normal. And all reading returned to normal. Back in the game! Seth''s mind was pulled back from the depth of the abyss and he regained his consciousness. Moreover, he can move his body, albeit barely. Anyhow, his sses have also increased drastically. He checked his status but there was nothing significant. He looked at the Womb and read the notification with a smile. Ding ____ [Due to outstanding Mtal Fortitude your body has begun to recover.] ____ "You gotta be kidding me, it''s only recovering now? This is bad news. I need to warn everyone." Seth''s atttion was attracted to the Womb pronounced halo that has a silver metallic she on it. And in every second, it pulse with light as if the she was increasing. After watching for about five minutes, Seth realized that it pulse with his heartbeat. ***** Don''t forget to share it with your frids and family! Chapter 48: Riding A Fame! The Womb glow pulsed with his heart rhythm. He wondered wh he runs will it pulse faster? Seth wt back to sleep¡ªat least that may hast his recovery. For the first time, Seth spt the whole game without moving an inch. Sling! A blinding light assaulted his increased eyesight and he frowned. He crunched his eyes for a second and felt goosebumps. After the light dimmed, he came face to face with his family staring at him. "Are you going to break this game too?" Adamina asked, she was one of the gazars. The familyprised the worried Sarah, upset Adam, and Joseph at the back fidgeting while Sam and Annah were standing beside him with aplicated look. There were 4 other yers in the family, but they stayed out of the limelight. "It''s vgeance!" Seth answered without really understanding what she meant. At least he should appear igmatic, right? "Help him out!" Adam, Seth''s father, said. "No need, I can move!" Under the watchful eyes of 9 people, he climbed out with ease. Th Seth made a haughty and arrogant expression and said. "What does this Mighty Being do now?" "You broke the Cabin?" Adamina said as if waiting to be asked. "It''s understandable¡­. I have school now!" Th he quickly reverted to normal and greeted his father. He was surprised to see him here again because he was a busy man, and it sometimes took weeks before he could meet him twice a day. Seth wt to school like always and came back. Afterwards, the first lesson with Manue Sefu wt smoothly as scheduled. About 8:40 Seth was back home. The art ss took them to 8:30. . . . . A pale boy of eighte was attempting to dance in front of the -meter-long mirror in his room to celebrate his exceptional performance today. The boy has silky ck hair, thick eyebrows, ck iris, an innoct face and a lean body. He can''t be called scrawny, he was straight and strangely he has some defined lean muscles, and vibrant pale skin, that looks like it hasn''t touched the sun for a long time. After three unsessful attempts to dance, the boy wore his shirt and wt to eat. Unexpectedly, he discovered the house filled with new faces. ''Today is going to be noisy, I guess!'' Sarah, Anna and otherdies in the house were busy arranging tes, cups and other utsils. Wh he arrived at the main hall, Seth felt overwhelmed because everyone wanted to talk to him and congratte him on the sessful start of his workshops. ''Oh, mom knows how to embrace an opportunity!'' Seth was amazed by his mother''s line of thoughts. The truth was, he didn''t start the workshop yet, but taking advantage of Manue''s way of doing things, Sarah announced that Seth''s Workshop has oped and due to its peculiarity, Prof Manue Sefu decided to hold sses for the next 9 days in it. By riding Manue Sefu''s fame, ss and her Acknowledgemt of Seth''s Talt, Sarah ushered her agda to spread Seth''s gius capabilities. ''This is not gonna be dinner, it''s a party for me and I didn''t ev know about it!'' Seth was dragged a to greet the four highly respected guests. Three of them were ss C Citizs, the same as Seth''s family. However, they were in ss C for their whole life. Thest one was an old woman at the age of 78 that everyone fawned over, including Seth''s parts, Sarah and Adam. She was ss B. Seth has no idea how they brought someone like her but he followed suit and greeted her with the utmost respect possible. Seth wasfortable interacting with her. She has of the arrogance other High-ss have. The only thing about her was that she has high taste. She promised Seth she will support him but as long as he keeps up to her expectations and... due to overconfidce he boasted that he will exceed that if she wants. The whole room became silt. ''Wh faced with an art challge, don''t ever back down!'' Manue''s voice rang in him She held a very considerable pride in herself and her ability and today''s lesson was imparting that confidce to her studts. Seth smiled and held his gaze against the smiling 78-year-olddy. Seth didn''t fully know who she was but she was introduced as a former Gallery Designer. That means she knows art whever she sees one! "A little test th?" She mumbled and everyone heard it well. "I want you to finish a Story Telling Painting of our feast here by tomorrow morning!" Seth was about to say if you want it in hr¡­ he quickly changed and said. "Understood!" To avoid unnecessary long stces he narrowed everything. The party ded after thirty minutes and everyone left. The fact that Seth was able to move with no problems for the whole day ev after the school said something about his improvemt. It was th, he felt a wave of exhaustion hit him. He sat and there was nothing he wanted to do but sleep. That was an erroneous idea as no one knew wh he would wake up and make the painting he just promised to his pottial backer. With a groggy mind, he finished everything in just 30 minutes. ~Haphazard Painting Skill. The chaotic and unnned paintings he has never done in real life. But he was too sleepy to care about that. ¡­. The next morning without checking the condition of the painting, Seth dived. Heck had forgott about it. The truth was, he didn''t care about her being his backer, he has optimum confidce with time he will rise by himself. Seth found himself in a sleep state in the game. On one d, he can discern his father''s conversations and on the other hand, he hears the blowing of the wind. As Seth woke up, the real-world noise vanished and his crystal clear room filled his eyes. The most notable thing was, the wet wood wall rattled with the wind blowing and the room was fully illuminated by an unknown source of light. Seth weakly forced himself to sit with difficulty and th look a. The Womb was coated with a thick halo of silver metallic lustre. It was the source of the light that was almost blinding. Seth stared with a weak smile as he checked the charging process. It was at 57%. "This is gonna take some time before it fills. Maybe by tomorrow." He had logged out while he was asleep and that allowed the charging to continue and despite the long 8hr, it''s still at 57%, it will need at the very least another hr to be filled. Seth was silt for some minute as he contemted something. The 700 points Mtal Fortitude requiremts almost put him in a precarious situation. What will happ if that jumps to 900? As the points added each stage was 00 and for it to jump to stage five it will need 900 points. "Hoo!" Seth took a deep breath as he looked a dismissing hisck of confidce build-up. "Is it me or is my eyesight better?" He found that he can see minute things that otherwise ignore before. And things that before he needed to be scrutinised but now he can discern them with a nce. "As if my mind and eyesight have be sharper." Seth was still sitting on the pile of water containers and that made his body aches due to lying on them for a prolonged time and naked at that. He struggled to get up after grabbing his staff and th he slumped on the bed. "Damn, it''s wet!" Seth felt ufortable but with ack of strgth and a better choice, hey down. "Status Window" [Window] Level: (Maxed) Name: Seth Enoch ss: None Title: None [Body Status] Health: Critical Condition (Recovering) Strgth: .3 Dexterity: .9 Stamina: .4 Constitution: .5 [Body Traits] ~Locked ~Locked ~Locked ~Aura Sight [Acquired Traits] ~Minor Pressure Resistance (T) ~Minor Cold Resistance ? [Personal Arms] ~Staff of Elevation (F+) ~Azure Attire (F+) ~Inferior Myriad Soothing Gourd (F+) ~The Womb ~First Painting (Expand) [Acquired Arms] ~Small Brok Cottage? ~Bag ~Quill ~Shield (Expand) [Talts] ~Painting (F+) ~Calligraphy (F+) ~Sculpture (F+) (Expand) [Skills] ~Drawing Picture Skills* ~Painting Skills * ~Calligraphy Skills* ~Sculpture Skills * (Expand) [You have three Innate Traits. Reach a condition and unlocked them] __________ [Azure Attire] Level: (/0)? Colour: Azure Durability: 00 (+00 Armor) [Attributes] ~Self Repairing (F+) ~Self Cleaning (F+) ~Force Field (F+) ~Shifting Armor (D+) __________ "Hmm. Health is still in Critical condition. I have acquired Minor Cold resistance. My cottage was addressed as the Brok cottage. It looked like it was about to be destroyed. Th my Attire obtains some EXP." In the window, those that have dots in front of them are the ones that have changed from thest time. "Health Status" ____ [Health Status] Condition: Lethal Condition > Critical Condition Cause: Poison Source: Poison Beauty Essce [Your body is gradually recovering from the poison] ____ ***** Vote! Chapter 49: Not Alone Seth stared at his recovering health conditions with a frown. He doesn''t like it. Without a progress indicator, he knew the game might d up screwing with him. In the d, he dismissed it with a sigh. It was a good lesson and he should do well to remember it in the future. What he learned was Quest didn''t care about yers'' condition, it doesn''t give immunity to yers. Wh he was asked to mix all water, he should have prepared. Having immunity or a cure to Poison Beauty was impossible but if he had prepared a way to breathe while he immersed himself, the situation would have not be worse. Seth nced at the Womb and noticed something strange. He didn''t spd hr in the game and it was already 60%. Seth called upon the Womb status and checked well before he understood. Wh he logged out at the sleep stage, the Womb kept charging. But the charging will be slow. Wh he was in the game, the charging was faster. Another thing heprehds was that as his mind became sharper also contributed to it. Seth sighed at his sorry state. He was now bound to stay in ce until he can move. He weakly dragged a slice of dried meat and he began chewing,mting the fact that most of his meat was soaked by the rain. He could have put them out to dry if he could move. While Seth has be a sitting dock, beyond the forest in the Dead Land something was happing. *** "Damn, fucking roots" A monster that was a mishmash of differt beasts cursed. It has the head of a vulture, forelegs of a camel and hind legs of an ostrich. On its back, where the wings were supposed to be, were the ears of elephants, and the hump of an ox. Its whole body was covered with something one can call the pelt of a pig. What made it hideous wasn''t the amalgamation of many animals but the monster''s dark brown swellings all over its body. From time to time, they will pop and ck puss will ooze out of it and a rancid smell will permeate the suring, th the monster will release three tongues from its underbelly where the jigsaw mouth was and licked away all the goo back. The situation in the Dead Land was peculiar. Wh the rain fell, it did wet the driednds but the water never passed m below the crevices. And wh it umted, the water overflowed on the surface. In some parts of the Dead Lands, the rainwater floated above the g. All the living creatures of thend wille from their abode to drink and store the water. But they can only do that within a couple of hours or days after the rain, the reason was¡­ ~Living Root forest! The forest has spread its roots far and wide hundred of miles away from its main body. Most of these roots were dormant but the momt they ssed water, they immediately became active and would start sucking it away. And in just a short period of time, the wend will be dried again. The beasts and monsters, if they didn''t store water, would dry and die. But due to adaptability, most of these beasts have sacs in their bodies that store water. Some can also ter a dormant state until another source of water arrives. Gawee Contint was mostly Deand and it wasposed of the worst possible nightmarish creatures, one thing remained, Living Roots was one of the worst terrors that most Beasts and Monsters avoid at all cost. ~Including Dragons! ****** "Aura Sight!" Seth shouted with all his might. The world changed to the mere glow of colours for a second before it came back to normal. Most people have found calling out spells stupid or idiotic but the truth was it has some basis in reality. Wh you call upon something, your mind will conctrate on it and all distractions will shift away. It''s like couragemt during training¡ªthe shout of the instructor will keep the cadets '' minds focused and sharp on the action being done. Seth couldn''t activate the Aura Sight. But whever he shouted its name, he forcefully activated it for a second. And he has be doing that for four hours straight. Wh he was tired he fall asleep and after recovering he will continue. He didn''t feel it, but Seth was improving. If he gets tired of all that, he will focus on the Womb and fantasize about using it. But think as he may, what gave him a foul mood was that, how in heav''s name will he be able to defeat a Dragon. He can''t ev level up unless he has ss. That means his power might be improved but it will not be offsive power. Wh he thought about exploring the Dead Land he felt fear and excitemt. Still, he knew he needed to learn a lot of things to prepare for that exploration. That was if he take it that far. What he was nning was to explore the whole forest in and out. Sadly, he was poison. ******* While Seth was havingplicated emotions about being stranded in the middle of the forest alone and having poison in his system with no appart cure, in another location far away from Living Roots, someone was in a simr situation. Which among the two has a better situation is a matter of perspective. And it might be unlikely that the two will want to trade situation despite their precarious situation. "Poor kid, he is so young and was betrayed. I hope he did not develop a Heart Demon!" A grey hair old man said. No one knew who he wasmting on as he was in a small cave that only allowed him to be in a crouching position. He seemed to be taking a dump. Finishing his business, the old man whistled and cleaned himself before he put back his pants. He seemed to be in a good mood. The cave was pitch ck and the man used his hand to find his way a. He crawled out where there was some ray of light, but not ough to see a. But the old man doesn''t ev react to it as most yers might stay a it to have a respite from the unceasing pitch darkness. **** 5 reviews=5 chapters at the d of the week Chapter 50: [Bonus chapter]Aaron Babadose Travelling about one hundred meters, mostly crawling through natural tunnels, he arrived at a cave that seemed wide ough to hold two people. As if being back in heav, the old man smiled as he began to eat some gre-coloured rocks. "Ah, life is so hard yet so simple here." The old manmted. Sometimeter, he began to speak again, "Hmm, Red Valley, I would never go there without preparation!" "That man will one day have himself eat. Poor boy, didn''t he know Red has always indicated danger wherever one was?" He has be alone, longer than Seth has be, and the old man has developed the habit of talking to himself. He mostlymted on things that never happed in his vicinity. But since he was ever alone, no one will find that an anomaly. He was no NPC, but a yer just like Seth. If he was in a light, people would notice that his attire was a shade of Light Gold and deep gold at the edges. The apparel is the same as other yers, a light gold jacket with deep gold iid at the edges¡ªa t-shirt inside with a design of a gold Dragon on its back and front. Th long pants and boots with the same design. But what the old man additionally has was a cap akin to a Crown. Though it was made up of the soft material as the clothes, he always kept it in his pocket. But whever he moves a he will put it on. Time ticked, and he too seemed to be just idling away, waiting for something. But there was nothing to wait for! "This kid might be miserable, but he has pretty interesting treasures. One day, I''m gonna visit him and see what he is busy charging. The Womb he calls it, right!" Making thatmt, the cave he was in shook. The man smiled and mumbled. "That is my cue to change to another home!" He didn''t seem bothered by the sudd tremor as he packed everything and stuffed them into his invtory. Th he wore his cap and he became very still as if trying to merge with cave walls. Roar! A Dragon roar resounded, rattling the walls and making long cracks appear. The grey-haired old man''s body trembled by the sound but he held on. Health: Great > Shock > Great The game system notified him of his health status. He healed faster than a normal yer. "Hmm, those books on earth said Dragons are intelligt at birth but it turns out they were pretty stupid just like human babies but at least smarter. This idiot will always roar the momt it ssed me." The old man idlymted with a smiled Th, the cave began shaking continuously as the Dragon was bashing through the rocky wall in an attempt to reach the old man. The shake of the cave maderge rocks fall from the ceiling. Th the Dragon roared again and that rattled the bones of the old man more. This time, the old man did look scared. The more the Dragon came close, the more formless pressure pressed on the old man. "Damn, this fissure is not big ough for me to pass!" He said in a panic as he looked at the fissure the size of his hair width. Thankfully, the more the Dragon roared, the bigger it became. Wh the Dragon was one hundred meters away the fissure was at the width of his smallest finger. The gold cap on the old man''s head glowed with light as it reduced the pressure of the Dragon on the old man, if not, he would have be squashed by the pressure wh the Dragon was just 00 meters away. Ev with that, the old man was barely breathing, and blood was oozing out of his three orifices, mouth, nose and ears. His bulging eyes were blood red and about to pop out. The momt the fissure was the size of his smallest finger, he pushed the finger in and cackled a forcedugh, th his body vibrated in a unique frequcy and became hazy and th his body began to seep through the fissure. At that time, a two-meter tall wingless Dragon baby smashed thest wall and a ray of light illuminated the small cave. The face of the old man, that was seeping through the tiny fissure, was very old and wrinkled, most of his front teeth were gone. He looked like someone that was halfway to the grave due to age, but what was noticeable about him was that he was blind. Technically, he has no eyes. It''s just an empty socket! "Bye, Zeah! Miss you!" He said before he seeped through and disappearedpletely. "Aaron, roar!" The wingless baby Dragon roared. Aaron Babadose! A yer likes Seth who was left in Gawee Contint. However, he was trapped in the vast cave of the Gold Dragon Nest. ***** _____ [The Womb] Status: Dormant and Empty Stage: 3 Attribute: Distant Charging, Harsh Elemt Immunity, Protective Halo. Health: Great Capacity: Fetus Stimtion Force: Charging (97%) [After 0% stage 4 will be unlocked] [Activating the stages will give unexpected surprises] [Note: You can deactivate the connection to Stimtion at any time] [Note: Charging will be disconnected after 0%] [Activating the stages will give unexpected surprises] [Note: Defeat a Dragon and throw the womb at it. The womb be fertilized] [Note: There will be a Mtal Tug Of War betwe the Dragon and You. Win the War to sessfully have Reign over the Fetus] ______ "I need to build up my confidce again!" Seth mumbled. The mtal stab he feltst time gave him an eerie feeling. And he began to wonder what would happ if he continued charging the Womb to stage five. The reason for his hesitation was, he might have crashed Hive Mind Game back in the day, but Astroid Online is no ordinary game. It was infinitely better than Hive Mind. Crushing the game to the point of overheating his headgear and ev catching fire was differt than facing Asteroid Online Cabin. That''s why Seth cooled down his ego until he did some research. Seeing it''s time to sleep and logging out Seth closed his eyes and fell asleep. And at that momt he was logged out of the game. ''Yesterday I didn''t get the chance to know what really happed that made Adamina say I broke the game. I should ask her since I have no ss today!'' Chapter 51: Hive Mind Game Sling! The cabin oped and Seth found Adam, his father, staring at him. Joseph was on an errand and since his old man was avable he became the one looking after them while they were gaming. "Wee back!" The middle-aged man said with a smile as he helped Seth out. They exchanged some pleasantries before Seth walked to his room. After resting, he ate food and wt to look for Adamina but he was ordered to meet someone. His family has called a doctor to check his condition because for the past week he had shown abnormality of having body strgthparable to a normal person. The doctor asked Seth a series of questions, and in the d, he attributed everything to the Nutrit Solutions that yers breathed during gaming. However, advised Seth to be thoroughly examined in the hospital. The family ar''t opposed to the idea, but anything that will tell the world Seth has changed due to a game they want to avoid. What if they were targeted? Nheless, that was the best way for them to know the true condition of Seth, for all they know, this might not be a good thing. . . . "Adamina! You are hard to find!" Seth eximed as he found her in their garage fiddling with some old cars after searching the whole house. "I''m working!" She said without sliding out from under a car. "It''s alright. I just want to ask something! What do you mean I broke the game?" "What part of ''I am working'' you don''t understand!" ''Yeah! Shit!'' She is like that. If she doesn''t wish to talk, she bes a pain in the butt. Still, Seth stood there, not leaving. She finished what she was doing fast and came out. "Ever since you wt back to gaming, your cabin has had a surge of power about 3 times now. The first and second were small, but the third was very strong." She was no longer annoyed as there was a hint of curiosity as she exined it to him. "And it''s on the third surge, that all of us were forcefully exited from the cabin while you remained inside" "What time did these surges happ!" Seth asked. She exined the day and a the time and he nodded in understanding. "But you said I broke the game. What do you mean?" "Well, I just said what came to my mind. But there is an elemt of truth to it. Inside your cabin, there was no record of that surge. It was our Cabin and other Measuremt Device affected that indicated that it was your cabin! To be honest, though, some of us have that kind of surge but the frequcy of it was minuscule and the magnitude was small! And, in a secret forum I created, certain kinds of people wereining about it. So, it wasn''t anything super strange!" Seth nodded in understanding and he already realized what caused the surge of power. It was him activating the Womb and charging it. "Do you know that, whever you dive there is always a surge for a momt before everything stabilizes?" She added. Seth shook his head. "Well, Joseph and ev Raaz didn''t know what caused that!" She concluded and th she eyed him suspiciously and asked. "Do you know what caused it?!" Seth stared at her for a momt before he asked, "What do you think was the cause!?" She snickered, theless, she exined that it was because his Constitution was very low and every time the game had to scan his body and synchronize it with his avatar. With that, the improvemt of the Avatar will not scale far above the real body. The next conjecture she gave was that, as Asteroids Online amalgamated the past Games into it, they have the elemt of Hive Mind Game that used the Mind of the yers as the source of power. And, in Seth''s case, he might be under a Quest that demands his Mtal Power which in that case causes the surge of power. Which was exactly simr to what happed wh he was ying Hive Mind. She backed this im by saying the game tried to be impartial and thus gerate Quest based on the capability of the yer and in his case, his mind was stronger than his body. She exined more than that but Seth stuck to thest conjecture. And he was amazed by her close hypothesis. "Hive Mind mechanic is at the forefront of Asteroids Online. It''s all about the brain." Seth asserted with seriousness. And that startled Adamina to gaped at him. "Soon, yers that have low Mtal Capability will stagnate and won''t be able to move forward. I think it''s time we try to find a way to advance our Mtal Faculty!" He added. It wasn''t because of the Womb that he came to this conclusion, it was because his body began to improve from the Poison only after the game acknowledged his Mtal Power has increased. And this was exactly like Hive Mind. Hive Mind was among thest VR Games that came right before Asteroids Online. And its yers were the lowestpared to the other Games due to its intse requiremt. Before one buys its Head gear, one has to scan his head using a device and if their sync rate is passable they can buy the Headgear which was the cheapest of all the games that came before it. Ev though 8 in people passed the sync rate, most were on average. The sync rate was to 0%. The passable rate was 50%. The game makes it so that anyone with 50% or above will still be seeing 50. But those that were below 50%, will see their actual sync rate. The lowest sync rate was 5% and the gamepany ev called the person and gave him some advice. He was on the news for some time. The game was very simple and the sses were giv the momt one dived in. However, it all revolved a Psychic Power! And the lore was about a Monster King that will wake up from slumber and ve humanity. Those that developed Psychic Power to a sufficit level will be able to resist him and ev fight him. The progression of the game was like a cultivation world. where people fight for resources to improve themselves. Its levelling system was the most interesting. There was no level one or two. It was about surpassing your region and moving to another. The region dotes the scale of the power and level. There was also a middle g where people meet from differt regions and fight in tournamts. Seth has never scaled and swept the floor in any game and be the Apex, except in that Game. The Game span multiple Regions in a Contint, there were 5 other Contints in that world Game. Seth swept through the regions and became the King of his Contint and was on a Quest to find a way to hop to another Contints where he will battle another King for supremacy. Until all the Contints unite they will th stand a chance against the Beast King. He didn''t manage to reach his goal wh his contint was invaded by a colossal Asteroid, half the size of his tire contint. One of his Vassals that has Reconnaissance as his ss, also has the strongest Scanning Psychic Ability informed him that the thing harbour an tity in slumber. And it wasn''t ev the Boss Monster, this one came from elsewhere. Seth has to meet the colossal space rock head-on and used his Telekinesis to stop its desct and also push it back. If it was allowed, it will destroy his Contint and also Seth will lose his Psychic Powers. Your Mtal Power determine your ergy output and Seth has never met his Energy limit till that day, but th the damn game server crashed wh his output outweighed the game. Seth shook his head as he stared at Adamina that has be talking while he was in trance. "Did you get a girlfrid in university, are you thinking about her that you can''t ev list to me?" Adamina teased "Nah! I was thinking about Hive Mind!" "That shitty game that resembled real-life situations!" She cursed. yers with low Mtal Power were reduced tomoners while the opposite were nobles. "What I''m saying, you do know what was making the power surge?" She asked her earlier question. "Yes! And I need to warn them that a more powerful surge will happ!" Seth confirmed. Chapter 52: Perk of Evolution Sling! The cabin closed as his family watched him fall asleep with trepidation. Raaz was also there to see him off. Seth has no choice but to tell them what he understood about the same game. One Aspect of it was Hive Mine, it governed a Mtal Power and he was in a situation that required him to use his Mtal Power a lot which resulted in Power Surges. For that, Raaz exined that Nutrits Solution and the Cabin Rank help support people in the game, so as Seth was in that situation he needed special care. For the second time, Raaz put Rank A Nutrit Solution in his cabin, in case he needed it. . . . The wind was silt this time. And sun rays permeating through the crevices of the cottage made the room a bit warm. With great difficulty, Seth sat and leaned on the log wall, observing the room. The water has mostly dried but looking at the meat, some parts have begun to spoil. He sighed, as he crawled to them while also gulping soothing water from the gourd and packed anything bad and threw them out. Th, he also spread those that are good in the sun to dry. Finishing all that, he managed toe andy down. That¡­ took him hours to aplish. Heughed at this realization, at the very least at every interval of long rest he practised Aura Sight. And the best part was from the beginning to the d he didn''t feel discouraged at all. Lying back on the dried bed, he nced at his Womb and read through the changes. It is now staged 4 and its glow has increased as well as other attributes. _____ [The Womb] Status: Dormant and Empty Stage: 4 Attribute: Distant Charging, Harsh Elemt Immunity, Protective Halo, Control. Health: Great > Optimum Capacity: Fetus Stimtion Force: Charged(0%) [The Womb is ready to be fertilized with a Dragon] [Proceed To Stage 5 (Yes/No)] [Mtal Fortitude Requiremts: 900 points] [Activating the stages will give unexpected surprises] [Note: Defeat a Dragon and throw the womb at it. The womb will be automatically fertilized.] [Note: There will be a Mtal Tug Of War betwe the Dragon and You. Win the War to sessfully have Reign over the Fetus] ______ Control? With a thought, the Womb moved toward him. With a thought, it moved out of the cottage and came back. It seemed that he can control the movemt of the womb with ease, easier than controlling his arm. Th he made ite close to him and thought of increasing the Protective Halo, and that made it brightly lit, almost blinding him. Not only that, the bed he was in creaked as it was pushed back by the Halo. Strangely ough, Seth doesn''t feel the push. So he tested it more. He made the Womb stand behind the Cottage door and th increased its Halo. The light from the Halo pushed the door and it mmed close. Protective Halo was tangible protection that can affect tangible items if increased. Seth tested other things apart from that. What he read through the most about the Womb was its Health: Optimum. As someone whocksmon health, things rted to that allure him more than anything. The Health Status gave him an understanding of how weak he was inparison to other yers. Ev with his little staff and other Arms, he needs to tread with care. Thankfully, he wouldn''t be meeting any yers. Not any time soon of course. But the Beasts, or whatever monstrosity he will be facing in the Dead Lands will be one hell of hard to kill. The best bet for him was to kill them with one shot. Never gage in a frontal fight. He sighed and removed the control and the womb floated above him. Hey there looking at it, th he said. "Yes!" That was to proceed to stage 5. Nothing happed. He th made ite close, it was pulsing with light with every heartbeat beat the expected head drilling was nowhere to be found and th he called the status. [The Womb] Status: Dormant and Empty Stage: 4 Attribute: Distant Charging, Harsh Elemt Immunity, Protective Halo, control. Health: Optimum Capacity: Fetus Stimtion Force: Charging (8%) [After 0% stage 5 will be unlocked] [Activating the stages will give unexpected surprises] [Note: You can deactivate the connection to Stimtion at any time] [Note: Charging will be disconnected after 0%] [Activating the stages will give unexpected surprises] [Note: Defeat a Dragon and throw the womb at it. The womb be fertilized] [Note: There will be a Mtal Tug Of War betwe the Dragon and You. Win the War to sessfully have Reign over the Fetus] ______ "Eh!" Seth''s eyes almost popped out. Not only did he feel no head drilling, but the charging was also faster than the first charging. He had no idea that to unlock his pottial more, the cabin had mixed Terran Energy and Nutrit Solution to supply his tire cells with ough ergy and direct them to support his monstrous capability. It was an automatic upgrade to the Game Cabin. All Rank 5 Cabins are capable of doing that but they don''t have the relevant Software to initiate it. But the creators have known what they wanted and they knew that those that underwt an outstanding feat that may be needed in the game, may d up gerating TE in abundance. And to gerate that, one must have an abundance of Mtal Power. However, naturally, the body and brain may not survive the squeeze and the burd. The solution was a mixture of TE and Nutrit Solutions to elevate and upgrade the body. However, it maye with a lot ofplications which they were ready to ept. In the now-known Game, the great feat was obtaining Temporal Pearl or having a ss. Seth has suffered just because of holding the Pearl, and for that, the Software that will provide aid was downloaded and initiated. In another word, Seth has evolved in the real world without knowing. Not only that, there was no appartplication but only sess. Seth was gawking at the passing perctage trying to understand what the hell was happing and¡­ [The Womb] Status: Dormant and Empty Stage: 5 Attribute: Distant Charging, Harsh Elemt Immunity, Protective Halo, Control, Variant. Health: Optimum Capacity: Fetus Stimtion Force: Charged(0%) [The Womb is ready to be fertilized] ______ "It was... not ev 5 minutes!" Seth stammered. The thing was everyone has talt. One just needs to search for it. If Seth was born in an era that has no VR and diving technology, he will just be another cripple burd in society. If he was born in Spartans, well, he would have be thrown off a cliff as he was unworthy to be part of them. But his luck was pretty good as he was in the era where his talt can be manifested in the right way. At that momt, he remembered his struggles to push back that Asteroid that was moving to destroy his contint. He was a kid th and had a limited understanding of things but one thing stuck to him was that he would have pushed it but for an unknown reason, he couldn''t. It''s like knowing that he can lift a chair but his hand was strained or held by something and couldn''t do it. He has the notion that the amount of mtal force he was inputting made the damn Headgear overloaded and the technology has no way of processing it. "So, stage 5 is the limit?" Seth wondered as he didn''t see the prompt to keep charging. The health was still optimum, so that was the limit of Heath. And the next thing was the Variant attribute and the fetus was now just a fetus. Reading it, Seth was delighted. It has already hinted that he can nurture and give birth to a Beast other than the Dragons. The requiremts were still the same, defeat it and absorbed it in the womb. But, now the case has be appart. He can nurture any kind of beast and the womb will not be used off. Yes, as long as he didn''t nurture a Dragon he can nurture other beasts. And there was no limit cap. Seth wouldn''t take their word for it as there might be a requiremt. But th he said, instinctively, "Proceed to the next stage!" Nothing happed. "Evolve!" The feeling was there is more to it. But after calling out and nothing happed he justy there to sleep. What he didn''t notice was that the Womb was still pulsing with light but the intse light from the sun masked it. Chapter 53: Raaz Quest Sling! Eyes were on Seth, ev the other yers were out to see what was going to happ to their anomaly of a sibling. "Did you do it?" Raaz asked, expectedly. He stayed in the house for 6 hours but nothing happed. "Yep, it turns out the next stage was simple!" After Seth crawled out of the cabin, Raaz wrapped his hand a his neck and they walked to the room''srge window, casually chatting. While the rest of the household that was expecting something left the two to talk. "So¡­ how does this Temporal Warrior work!" Raaz asked casually as he observed the well-organized gard that was behind the window. "Ahm, the thing was, the vige leader in that world stole my Pearl¡­ Well, they forced me to sell it to them!" Pttt "Hahaha" He couldn''t hold it in, Raaz burst intoughter, " I heard your theory from Anna...haha...but the truth was!" He calmed down with a bit of seriousness, "Everything can be possible!" Seth was a little embarrassed but he said that to probe. Raaz was the closest person that knew something about it. Saying it with confidce should make Raaz react in various ways and that may tell Seth if his conjecture was true or closer to the truth. The duo just observed beautiful Geese and Swans that were ying in the sparkling pool in the gard for some time. "You know¡­ you need to thread with care." Raaz said with a sigh, "you are one little troublemaker that is making my life harder by the day!" His voice was low but his serious disposition made Seth tse and the guy''s arm was firm and heavy a Seth''s neck. He had never carried something this heavy before and the man is not willing to remove his hands any time soon. "They might have thought there was no power surge and what they expected would ur didn''t happ but¡­ it did happ. The cabin adjusted and stored more ergy to avoid any previous adverse situation!" The man exined as he observed Seth''s face. "I''m going to tell you a secret¡­ if the world learns of your talt, our country might be decimated to obtain you. What was happing to you shouldn''t have happed at this stage!" Seth felt his leg weak and his stomach churning. "And¡­ you are giving me a hard time blocking any possible ways that your secrets can be exposed!" He added before he took a deep breath. "Well, if you expose yourself, people wille for you. Riches and prestige are all you will have. Perhaps be a world noble. That will happ but the emy group will try to obtain you and the d result might not be¡­ so glorious!" "I''m not trying to scare you, but it will be stupid of me to not tell you your situation. Anyway, don''t stop what you are doing." The conversation was long, but mostly it was Raaz ranting. Sometimes he was annoyed at Seth and other times he was amazed by him¡ªand he also felt vy and spoke as if he didn''t care what happed to Seth. But the next momt, spoke about trying to protect Seth''s secrets. Seth began to wonder if the guy was in the right mind to show differt kinds of emotion in the span of a single talk. In the d, Seth came to understand that Raaz was conflicted. He did want to do good to Seth and serve his country better. But at the same time, if others knew what he was doing he might be in trouble. At the same time, he was fantasizing about the riches he would obtain if he announced Seth''s abnormal situation which was the most alluring to him. "I like your family dynamic. The unity and also the care you had shown to each other. That was the best cause of action for what was toe. But¡­ what I liked the most was the fact that you people agreed to keep certain secrets to yourself in order to avoid unnecessary trouble. Still, I will warn you, there wille a time that you don''t know who to trust. Trust no one, not ev me!" The man pulled out a fist size ck box and handed it over to Seth, "Find the secrets of this thing in the next 3 months at most. That is my little Quest to you. Failure to do that, you are a lost cause and¡­ I will not trust you with anything!" He asserted sternly. Th he walked away but before he wt out, he turned and said, "Don''t hold yourself, go all out. I still got your back!" ''You still have my back for the next 3 months!'' Sethmpooned. He was terrified as well as amazed by what was happing. These cabins wer''t actually cabins but Energy Gerators. Seth walked to his Cabin and stood, he could still feel it¡­ Temporal Pearl¡ªbut here in the real world, it was Terran Energy. Today, there was no ergy surge but Raaz has se that Seth has begun to fill Rana''s Bronze level TE Chamber. Which has 0 times more capacity. One of Raaz''s worries was how to find another Chamber before the damn monster filled the Chamber. "With that stamina, you need to put on some muscles to surprise your grandma!" Seth was startled and turned a. "Wouldn''t that be a bit hard?" Seth said to his father. "Nah, but we will first know what was happing before we throw you into the regime. Come let us have a conversation!" Another conversation began, this time Seth was free to talk however he wanted but as they passed some cabins, he suddly stopped. Without saying a thing he wt a all the cabins and touched them before he came back with sweat and shock on his face. "What is the matter?" Adam, Seth''s father asked. "Wh there was a lion Roar, the squeals of a rabbit can''t be heard!" Seth mumbled. "Well, it''s understandable. Sadly the tallest tree might be toppled by the hurricane leaving the grasses¡­ you need to be careful!" Both of them understood what they meant. Just now, Seth felt TE from three cabins and he knew who they belonged to. What that meant was, they are Temporal Warriors! Chapter 54: Red Nectar Sling! Seth woke up in a sleeping state and th oped his eyes. It was nighttime. He sat with a lot of difficulties and th sighed, today he was going to visit Poison Beauty or die trying. For thest days, he had be researching poisons from nts and vom from animals. And he came to a pattern. He nced at the floating Womb and Will it toe close and it did. Th he raised his and grabbed it. Ding! [The Womb has reached the Stage limit of its currt Form] [Will you like to Evolve it?] Seth stared at it dumbfounded. Was this for real? He wished there was a ce where he could ask some questions about this Womb. "Yes! Evolve it!" He hurriedly said. Ding! [To Evolve the Apex Womb you must have some extraordinary Feats on your name] This shed in Seth''s face, and also the Womb in his hand began to exude a pressure that rattled his body. Apex Wombs were the ultimate Womb known in Asteroids Online because they can only be obtained from the oldest Dragon in itsst year of life span. And their life span can reach up to 3000 thousand years at the lowest and up to 00 thousand years or ev more. The Womb can vary based on what species the Dragon was and also its bloodline purity. Ultimately it should be old. Seth''s Womb was Apex and thus it has manyyers of mystery that he had to unlock. Sadly, nothing will be giv for free, he should be worthy of it. What appeared next was not from game notification, but the womb that shed some symbols on its body and by ncing, Seth was able to understand what they meant. ~Input your name~ [__________] ~Input One Great Feat~ [__________] What he felt was the Womb was rejecting him until he proved himself worthy of it. If he puts his name and feat that was unworthy he will be punished and fully rejected. Seth ready himself to touch the ce where he should input his name, but th he stopped, he should think about it for a long time. This game might d up screwing him. He ds up crawling and roasting some meat and eating while wondering the damn thing. And thest thing he came up with was the Alphabet used. His mind can understand the meaning but they were not the alphabet he knew from Earth. He concluded that with a thought of Temporal Pearl, the Feat section will ept the answer in this Alphabet but if he thought of putting Seth, it might not cut it. Temporal Pearl was great ough to bypassnguage and race but what about his name? Perhaps he needs to learn thenguage, right? "No, I''m overthinking this!" Seth ruffled his head in frustration. He was tired, and now it will take him about min or more to go back to the cottage. Well, he wt back and th red at the imposing Womb before he touched the Feat Section and thought of writing Temporal Pearl''s name. Normal Hausa Alphabet was writt and th they converted into Womb Alphabets which he perceived as Temporal Pearl as well as the meaning of something else. That means he missed some of the meaning in his mind. ~Input your name~ __________ ~Input One Great Feat~ [Temporal Pearl] Ding! [You have tapped into one of the Dragon Racenguages] [Congrattions] [You have learned 7 Womb Alphabets] Seth at first was lost but th he wt back and counted the non-repetitive alphabets that appeared on the notification, they were 7 in number. His conjecture was correct, now he has to write his name using the damn Womb Alphabets. Seth felt his head aching, this is just absurd. "No, it wasn''t absurd. There is E-T, I only need S and H toplete my name¡­ damn my name is the shortest there is but still in the damn Womb there were two missing letters" Seth cursed. Ding! [Quest] ~Living Roots is an ancit forest that has hosted countless life forms both intelligt and not. Recognise and idtify Single Tree nts in the forest. [Reword] ~Ask for a single Womb Alphabet [Failure] ~Unable to evolve Apex Womb [It''s a repetitive Quest] ____ Seth smiled as he read the Quest before he burst intoughter. The game knew what he wanted. Among the Womb Alphabets, he needed "h and s" to conclude his name. But now with the quest, he can obtain it. Seth grabbed his Staff and th made the Womb follow him as he staggered outside the cottage. From time to time he sipped water from Soothing Gourd. By the time he was at the gate, he copsed, he was dead tired. Minutester, he stood and continued forward. Seth would have started to idtify Border Trees a the town but that wasn''t his goal. He wanted to find the fucking cure for the damn poison in his body. It took 4 hours of persistce before he reached the damn Poison Beauty. It stood alone, in the middle of a 0 metres clearing that was filled with special Red Roses that were said to be poisonous too. Seth copsed in the clearing, he was tired, and his mind was slipping away to sleep. Despite all the rest he took along the way, it served nothing but gave ough means to move forward but now that he was looking at the destination, he couldn''t move anymore. . . . Seth hasn''t left the cottage to go back, but rather to stay out till he found his cure. An hour before logout Seth woke up, his head a bit cleared. But found himself bound by the rose''s vines. Ding! [You are being poisoned by Red Nectar] But Seth didn''t feel a change in anything in his body. He moved his hand but was bound and th he pulled it with a bit of strgth that allowed him to freee free but seeing the hand, he realizes something. The Red Rose has a lot of thorns which pierce into his skin and release a red poison called Red Nectar. It makes the bodies of animals red without causing pain or weakness until it spreads everywhere and kills them, evtually. In turn, the animal dies and rots to be its manure. Seth pulled himself up, stood and he walked back out of the clearing. Panting, but th, he saw the thorn vines retreating back into the earth leaving the flowers alone. He was sitting there wh an Antelope passed and tered the clearing, it fed on the Roses, and th it left as if nothing happed. He had the urge to capture and feed on it but he couldn''t move. He crawled into the clearing and plucked a flower and licked it. [You have licked Red Rose] Th¡­ his tongue swelled and filled his mouth, not only that, his eyes bulged and almost popped. [You will be consumed forever if you slept in a Living Root forest] The time was almost off and Seth had no idea he would lose his avatar if he stayed here. He began to panic as he had spt 4 hours reaching here, how the hell will he go back in a short amount of time? But what will consume him? He has no idea. In the d, he dragged himself inside the clearing until he was very close to Red Beauty and nt Staff Of Elevation. ~Size Reschedule! He turned it short, th he made its width expand to .5m which was its currt limit. He sat on it and. ~Size Reschedule! It extded to 4 meters long and due to itsrge width, that was its currt lgth. Th, Seth Enoch lies down and closed his eyes to sleep. Chapter 55: Curve Lines "So, the Womb is too demanding," Seth exined to his father. Adam was one of those super Anti-tech but he had no choice but to ept the changing world. But being a sceptic, he dragged Seth and asked him all manner of questions and Seth was more than happy to oblige and tell him everything. Adam got to admit it, he was amazed by what he heard but he stayed as sceptical as he was. They were discussing more about the subject wh Sarah came into the room. "Seth¡­ some people are here to see you!" The duo concluded their conversation and Seth met the Guest. There were three of them, one was the grandson of Jessica Holmes, the ss C old woman who asked Seth to paint the party. And the two that apanied him were reporters. They came to have some conversation, more like an interview with Seth for two reasons. He was now Manue Sefu''s studt and also he got the atttion of Jessica Holmes. The meetingsted hr before they left. Seth sat there as he sighed with relief. This meeting has shown him something, Manue Sefu is not a simple woman. Their value has considerable weight. But why? Why are some artists so high in society? "Seth!" He turned his atttion to the neer. It was his Aunt, the younger sister of his mother. "Good afternoon, Aunt!" Seth greeted. She sighed and sat beside him, "Lady Jessica has rejected you. She imed that the painting isn''t up to standard." She exined while she consoled him. Strangely, Seth wasn''t bothered by that. "Well, things are moving faster than I can adapt. Those high sses are too demanding, so I think it was for the better. At least I wouldn''t be bound by her." Seth said with dness. "Can you advise mom to stop ushering people to me? Perhaps¡­ until I stabilize myself!" He pleaded. Aunt Sami assumed that Seth might not take the news heavily but it turned out to him, the whole thing was a burd. Seeing her with a thoughtful expression Seth consoled her, "I''m bound to be the best disciple Lady Manue ever has, so these people will th be clicking on me!" He th walked out and left for the workshop. He didn''t say that because of his Art Talt, but because he held something that Manue will be dying to have. With that, he can rope her and ride on her fame fully. . . . "The lesson for today was Curve Lines. And this is the most important lesson that you all must master by heart. As every drawing out there was made up of connected curved lines. Your ability to manipte the curves with talt and experice will raise your value as Painter." The lecture was long and the 9 studts were either jotting down something or listing atttively. To Seth, every lesson was like an epiphany to him. He was already improving as he saw all his tiny mistakes that he didn''t understand how to rectify until now. "Everyone, invt 0 differt curves that you can use in a painting!" Her words sound weird to some of them but Seth was already imagining things and on his canvas, he already made a curves. ''This guy is talted!'' Sally thought. She is sitting beside Seth and has be observing him, and apart from being very atttive, he was fast in catching on. But she was not by any means slow. She quickly made some curves too. As Manue walked a, observing them, she smiled. Most of them have interpreted her differtly. However, others were lost, wondering how they could invt a curve. "Start drawing, you have hour!" She announced as she walked out of the room. Those that hav''t started anything ran and nced at others¡ªthat was wh they got what she meant. Invting a new curve was easy, it''s just making a curve, that''s all that is needed. But they have to have an idea of what that curve can be if they decide to turn it into a drawing. Seth has already had his 0 curves spread on the canvas, and with each curve, he already has something in mind. Th he began drawing! Among the curves, he made a dove, a goose, another one was a person, th a rough stone, th a Rose leaf, th a Lily flower. About 30 minutester, he already has an unfinished gard on his canvas. If before, it was just a bunch of meaningless drawn curves, now there are plty of birds in a flower-filled gard. hourter, Manue was back and she wt a observing their drawings. Wh she came to Seth, she lingered with a smile before she walked away. "No. Luis. No. Eve. No.3 Seth!" She announced. This was her way of dering those that passed the little test. And their drawings will be kept on the shelf for all to see. Beath the canvas, Seth made his sign and wrote third. He was about to take it to the front Sally said, "Let me carry that for you!" Seth agreed. She walked slowly as she read through everything before she put it on the disy. She wasn''t the only one with that idea. Others have collected the winners'' paintings for in-depth observation. The momt the three drawings were arranged, Seth found where his shorings were. His drawing was toomon and easy. " points for each of them. And zero for the rest. However..!" Manue lingered as she observed their faces, "Observe the 3 paintings in minutes and tell me why I rank them the way they are now!" Th she walked out again. This time, Seth and the two others were by the side while the rest were busy ogling the drawings. minster she came back and everyone sat down. She pointed at Sally, she was the one sitting opposite Seth. "One reason why Seth Drawing was 3rd!" She asked. Sally gulped down and she read a bit of her jotting. "Well¡­ it was toomon. It''s a lot of birds, while the rest have some creativity in them!" She exined. "Take a canvas and turn a, you have hour to repeat what he did if it was toomon!" Manue said and th she looked at the person who sat close to Eve and she asked him why Eve was ranked in that position. His exnation was more borate until Manue cut him off, she was still not satisfied. She asked all of them why this, why that, and in the d, she said they failed them all. Sally, on the other hand, couldn''t ev finalize half of what was asked to do. "You said, it was toomon!" Manue asked her again. Receiving no answer, she left her be. "The major differce was, The st was fresh in our sight and the curves were easily idtifiable and important. The nd was unusual but equally important. And the 3rd was more of repetition with distinct differces¡­.!" Th a session of lecture began. She dismantled the whole drawings and exined them while also asking many questions to the owners. Everyone was able to understand the reason for the ranking and how they would do better. ''I would have won this if I knew she wanted uniquess in it!'' Sethmts. The first one was a bunch of people dancing a a campfire, but the way Luis drew them was uncanny with weird joints and body forms. Just like those cultural arts you don''t see every day. The nd one was a battlefield of beasts, 0 differt animals are at each other''s throats. The 3rd one half of it was birds, differt birds but they were simr one way or the other. That means his drawing was easier to replicate than the rest. The lesson ded and everyone left. Seth sat there with a groan, he was dead tired. But he has to go back home. Standing, his usual weakness hit him. He fell down with a sigh, now he has to call someone to take him back. Chapter 56: Comic Production!!? Sling! Seth crawled out with a foul face, Joseph himself was startled despite knowing Seth, by far, was the strangest of the yers. One day he was happy and jumpy and on another, he was angry, upset or sad. "What happed!" "The damn thing is too hard!" Seth grumbled as he walked away to prepare for a workshop meeting. Before Manue''s lesson, he will be having meetings with the project organizers that Anna initiated. . . . Seth sat beside Adamina who was tse, her face was frowning and she was ring at everyone. Well, he has things that concern him too so he ignored her. Anna has thrown him a heavy project that was beginning to disturb his personal time. Makingics and manga was the project and he couldn''t believe that their mother agreed to those things. Well, he had known about it for a long time, and he was forced to read some manga andics to familiarize himself, but he never took it seriously until today. Tsk! He clicked his tongue, trying to find a way to extricate himself from this but thought as he may, there was no way. His family were in for vturing into many things since they have the means. The momt a car came into the garage, Seth noticed Adamina bing tser, she looked at her phone and began scrolling aimlessly. She was nervous! Noticing three printed documts, Seth understood what was going on in this girl''s head. She will be presting some of the novels she has be hiding, for that, she was scared shitlless that she may embrace herself. Seth swiftly grabbed the 3 documts and her reaction was hrious. Exaggeratedly, she threw insults uncontrobly while grappling with Seth to take away the documt. In just a few seconds, she took them, leaving him on the floor. He froze being very close with her in that manner because he had never be physically in touch with any female outside his immediate family. Adamina too, due to her nature, loathed any closess with anyone. Not ev a hug from her mother wh she was very young. And, now, she literally squeezed him to get the damn thing off him. Seth red at her as she hugged her stuff like a mad woman. "Hey, you got to help me up!" Seth queried. That woke her up from her tse situation. She bt and extded her hand and helped him to sit down. That little wrestling exhausted his whole stamina, he was already feeling sleepy. He leaned back and closed his eyes, which made her uneasy. "I''m sorry!" She said, Seth smiled and he said, "I used to hate myself. I hate nothing more than walking out of the house¡ªthose eyes¡­ they make me feel inferior!" Seth told with a sigh. Living as a cripple wasn''t the most glorious thing. Sympathy and disgust invoke the same thing; self-pity and downward self-esteem! One will always feel inferior and downcastpared to others. Some may d up developing an inferiorityplex, and anger toward themselves and others, and that may lead to self-harm and suicidal tdcies. Seth has be through that phase many times and ev now on certain asions, he disdains himself. That was why drowned himself in games and Art in the past. And now he was working hard to make something of himself, something that will give him confidce. He nced at her, she was one of those that were disgusted by his mere presce, th that disgust turned to pity. Due to gaming, theyter became frids. "You are only going to show your talt to them. What is hard about that? My advice was, just consider them as just pieces of shit. If they consider you good, th respect them, if they don''t sd them a middle finger, ev if it''s in your head. That''s what I sometimes do!" Seth told her his strategy. He used to have an internal insult dialogue for anyone that looked at him the wrong way. But wh he began to develop his self-esteem, he gradually stopped unknowingly. The pep talk got into her and she rxed. Just the minute after Anna finished discussing something with them, they came. The conversation was long with a lot of debate betwe him, Adamina and Comic Artists. He, in particr, didn''t take things seriously until Anna red at him. The whole case was about choosing a suitable seble story and turning it into aic. Seth will join the artists and help with design and other colouring aspects. Adamina was here to convince the group to pick one of her stories and sadly she was doing a bad job at it. She has nomunication skills that will help convince the people that her story was good. As for Seth, they imed he might be good at drawing, but it was hand drawing not using aputer. By that logic, they im he will only hinder them. From what Adamina and Seth understood about the artists was that they wanted to take the project and lead it in every way by themselves. But what Anna wanted was that the two of them must work together with the artists in every step but they have to prove their worth. Amidst the long conversation, Seth dose off. He was tired of the meaningless debates. Sadly, they took that as an insult and disqualified him immediately. Wh he woke up, he learned about that. Anna was about to concede and allow the artists to be on their own but she held on until they had another meeting. "So that''s what happed!" Anna exined, dejectedly. Sarah, their mother, Adamina and her father, and th Sam, Anna''s husband were the listers. "As the producer, you should have insisted that they join them ev if it was for kids to learn. From what I can see, they have a lot of pride in what they do, so telling them to work with those that wereplete novices might have a blow to their ego!" Sarah reasoned. "You are too kind. I think they just don''t want anyone to work with them from the family. Since they have the expertise they just wanted to hoard everything to themselves!" Adamina''s father said. He was upset that his daughter was rejected. He was hoping that she would mingle with Anna and her activities more, which may allow her to rol in University with ease just like Seth. One needs to know that, only Anna''s family were elevated to ss C, the rest of the side family are ss D and were subordinate to them. "Since they know their stuff, we should give them credit for that. At least perhaps begged them a bit!" Sarah said. She was a simple woman that wanted things to go easy without some skirmishes. Well, except for things that shed directly with her interest. "Begged them!" Seth held the urge to roll his eyes. His mom was more of a¡­.he refused to think further, "We don''t need them. Things like this are easy to learn. They are puffing their chest because we are just novices!" Seth scowled. "Hey Adamina, you still have that scanner!" He asked. With the gold coins she exchanged from the game, Adamina bought a high-tech scanner that can put realistic items into aputer. "Yes!" She answered. "We can use it. It may take a lot of work to wrap my head a the ideas threating to flood off my head but it was doable!" Seeing he had their atttion he sat and exined. Chapter 57: Staffivorous Plant The world still values creativity and unusual things. Well, as long as one can capture the reader''s atttion. In Seth''s mind, what doesputer graphics have better than his hand-drawn graphics? Flexibility, That''s it! A single image can be manipted several times in differt sces without repeated drawing and painting it. And they can easily be used to make short videos or Anime if needed. But, in their stage right now. They don''t need that. For that, his whole suggestion was that he can draw the characters, vironmts and other elemts under the guidance of Adamina, th scan them and upload them to theputer, after that, the other magic he and Adamina can learn to polish it. "I understand your spirit! But novels turn toics or Manga is like novels turn to movies. There is the aspect of pacing, storytelling, and angle of the image." Sam chimed in. He also exined some other aspects that eluded Seth. Seth frowned but th he nced at Adamina, "Adamina can do all that! She has be wanting to have her novel adapted but she has no chance. So she has be studying it for a long time now, right?" The whole atttion wt to Adamina. She gulped down and looked down fiddling with her fingers. "I guess!" She whispered. Seth knew her character as a perfectionist, she would be great at doing things she likes. And she has be daydreaming about that for a long time. He can still remember once announcing she will be an artist one day. However, she ds up joining her mother in their restaurant. "Now that you said it, I have se her take free lessons that teach those things. And there were a lot of notes on screys in her room. We can use this to convince the group to allow her to work with them." Adamina''s father proimed. "We are being lit. From the beginning, we should have made them work with them!" Sam asserted. Seth slumped back, they were not taking his idea with seriousness and that upset him and that also made him tired and sleepy. Th Adamina snuggled her phone to him. Reading through he sighed, the Director Anna called was well-known ss C Mangaka. This project is another way to link their newly ris ss C with him. That was why these old folks were insisting! Seth isn''t going to pretd he didn''t understand his family''s inttions but he hasn''tprehded the gravity of things, yet! Based on what the Governmt issued, they are ss C but influce and eptance by the other authorities will take time and¡­ the crucial thing was, they can be demoted if they can''t maintain their status. So, no matter how big or small an opportunity was, they grabbed it and tried their luck. The meeting ded with a n but Seth and Adamina have other ns of their own. Later, in the night, the two met and nned their own way. They may not care about the bigger picture but they know they can do a better job on their own. They will be making their ownic. Thankfully, there was a contest ongoing, it might be close to an d but Seth has a good idea on how to tackle the problem. **** Sling! Seth oped his eyes, he was still on the staff he resized! Ding! [Staff Durability 5] Seth stared at that in understanding. The staff was not in its normal size and he was loading over it. That was what made its durability plummet. Seth looked down, the vines of the Red Rose have weaved a it, trying to reach him. The vines had thorns that seemed to crave to bite off the staff. "What!" On closer inspection, there was a ce where the staff was faintly coloured red. Not only that, close to that ce was a Pale Red Rose with gravel lustre. The Red Rose has fed on his Staff. "This¡­!" Seth was speechless. "Is troublesome but amazing!" He reckoned. That wasn''t the case, he felt a bit healthier than usual. By checking his Health status he realized that nothing changed. The effect was because he had slept for the whole day on the Staff that provided Elevated Health. He took a deep breath and th gulped Soothing Water that ergized him. Th¡­ Size Reschedule! The momt he stepped off the Staff, his body weakness returned albeit slowly. He dragged his body outside the Red Rose point of influce and sat. He pulled out some jerky and chewed over with Sweat water from the Soothing gourd. The main reason Seth was here was to find the cure. Based on his research he learned that natural poison has its own cure with them. Ev though some cures need a lot of work, most of them can be used directly. Poison Beauty was a dangerous poison and to bnce that macing nature, it must have a cure very close to it. He was there observing the shrub, an Antelope came and grazed a it and th ran away. Seth trailed behind it, he found the animal slumped on the g, breathing hard. He observed it and found some red skin on its body. Gradually, the animal rose again and walked away as if nothing happed. Seth, shook his head, all the things he was specting to be the cure were reputed by other evidce. He walked back to the Shrub and observed it more, he th plucked its fruits, leaves, bark and roots. He also took a few Red Rose and its vines. Th he wt on a journey back to his cottage! His Staff Durability was returning but it was not fast¡ªthat means he would be an idiot to use it as a bed again close to a Staffivorous nt. It took 4 hours of walking and rest to teach the clearing, but his mind didn''t soothe at all because his cottage was brok. Seth stood before it with a sigh and brok will. He fell down, almost crying. He already has a fragile body and he has poison in his system that made it worse and¡­ now his ce where he should have a good sleep was in shambles. What upset him the most was that other yers might be grinding level nonstop and here he was in the middle of nowhere and no future! He sighed as he looked at the Bluesky, which was decorated with mild clouds. "This game is fucking hard!" He mumbled as he regained his Willpower. "Fine! I will not be defeated by this!" He dered. Instead of resting, Seth used his brain to good use and he came to a solution. The roof has brok into the cottage, and two of the wood walls have fall too. Seth is weak, he can''t take them and make another roof and wall because they are heavy. But he can take them away from that ce. Using careful nning and his staff Size Reschedule Aspect to move the heavy woods, he pushed away the roof and walls. And th he used long leaves and vines to sur the half cottage. He took rest sparingly, still, that took the rest of game time a?d a lot of drinking differt water from Soothing Gourd that ergized and kept his body moving forward. Chapter 58: Experiments! Sling! Seth with a foul mood came out of his cabin and wt on with his normal activities. As in the next 3 days, Manue has put on hold lessons after she gave them assignmts, and Seth has plty of time to further things with Adamina. The next day! Sling! Seth stood with a scowled. The cottage was blown away and he found himself under the moonlight in the cold. Thanks to his immunity, he wouldn''t catch a cold. Seth sighed, it''s taboo to sleep in a ce that has no proper roof and flooring. The best thought was to sleep on trees but¡­ he can''t climb a tree and hold himself there. So, he has no choice but to work hard on his cottage. That''s how Seth suffered every day in the game for the next sev days! . . . Seth and Adamina watched their Comic with a smile, they have worked their ass up for sev fucking days to make only two chapters. The first chapter was an intro, the second chapter was where the plot begins. While Seth dealt with the drawing and other aspects rted to it, Adamina was the one that controlled the story pacing and also guided how it should be portrayed. They ev paid an online expert to review it and the review was good. "I think we can garner atttion with this, we don''t need to win, we just need exposure in Skytoon!" Seth exined. "I still choose the peaktoon site." She red at Seth, they have discussed this before but they always have differt opinions. "You don''t get it, that site is too local, we should go for one better. Skytoon!" Seth said. Skytoon was an international site that had thousands ofics and ev the contest they started not long ago has garnered the atttion of over 00 contestants. And in the d, they settled with Skytoon. Not because Seth was more credible but because Adamina in a way was more mature than him to let him have what he thought was better. With great thusiasm, they signed in to the site with the Enoch Family name as ss C. Th they uploaded the first chapter for review. An hourter... [First Review sessful] [You can upload Second Chapter for sessful contest trance] A message was st to them. "Woohoo!" Adamina jumped up and hugged Seth. Well, that didn''t d well, as they fell down! "I''m sorry! Why are you so fragile?" But seeing he wasn''t responsive but just smiling like a fool, she ignored him. The truth was, she had tried this before, she uploaded her story in the Skytoon Writing Contest but due to her backg as a ss E, she was rejected many times. But there was a time that she sessfully got through but the momt her story garnered atttion from people, she was contacted by Contt Editors to sell them the story. She has calcted statistically the story will be hot in the future but what they were offering was very very lowpared to its value. She has no choice but to sell them. That helped her family financially in a way and they couraged her to do so. However, after that one story, she wasn''t able to upload more. The only other good site that epted her was peaktoon. But one has to pay for advertisemts and also after the readers pay there is a hosting fee. Still, it was better than Skytoon. "We will strike rich. About Sev Nations have ess to this Site. We can only pray we have some features early on as I believe in your painting capabilities!" She said tedly. Seth has never se her this happy before. She was full of smiles, from time to time she wouldugh as kept reading the chapters repeatedly without getting bored She looked at him and said, "What?" Seth shook his head. ''Was she possessed?'' Seth wondered. But¡­ he has a bigger problem. This girl has elicited some reaction in him that has never happed before. Seeing her atttion was grossed elsewhere, he grabbed his cane and wt out of the room. A certain part of his body has swelled and refused to cool down. His heart beat as he was terrified, this feeling is new to him. And he doesn''t know how to tackle it. Suddly, his body became weak and he slumped on his bed and fell asleep. The minor erection has siphoned away his body stamina. . . . Sling! Seth woke up in his shabby cottage that he spt a day repairing with wood and other things. Aura Sight! He activated it till it turned off. It was still Gre everywhere! He came out and found a sheep peeking at him before it ran away. It appeared after the antelope became his jerky. "This fucking game!" Seth cursed. He ate, drank, and washed. Th wore his uniform and walked to the forest. His zeal and motivation have all crumbled; he just considered it to be a job. Performing and obtaining something good will warrant a reward. It took Seth hr to reach Poison Beauty Shrub. The Red Rose has changed a bit and became pale red, and its body was a bit hard with a gravel she. Aura Sight! It''s still gre but the Poison Beauty fruits have a red hue. Over the past sev days, he has note here but he has be thinking about it. The rose wasn''t actually red but because it has fed on the blood of animals and people, that made it Red. Feeding on his Staff made it pale. That means this damn Rose was ev more dangerous than Poison Beauty. It was understandable. Seth dwelled there observing the tiny tree, trying to see if he could glean anything but he couldn''t. A bold idea came to him. He needs to experimt. He sighed and wt hunting. He managed to drag the brok sheep alive and feed it with a part of the shrubs, the sheep died immediately. . . . The next day, Adamina was jumping happily as they got their firstmt. It wasn''t ev praised but she was contt with it. Seth returned to the game and tried again, feeding another animal that appeared with something differt. It died. . . . Adamina happily said that they have their first Troll that insults their art style. To her, that means they have be someone''s rivals. . . . The next day, Seth''s experimt continued but it was all a failure. Nothing in the nt seems to be the cure and Seth''s health hasn''t improved one bit. In fact, it was fluctuating. The intse scrutiny of the shrub brings about thepletion of his quest. [Quest Completed] ~Living Roots is an ancit forest that has hosted countless life forms both intelligt and not. Recognise and idtify Single Tree nts in the forest. [Reword] ~Ask for any Womb Alphabet [_________] Chapter 59: [Bonus chapter]Im Pregnant! Seth stared at the Quest with dead eyes and shook his head. He had forgott about this shit. He th remembered the ''H'' in his name that he needed to finish the Womb Request. And th he immediately felt heprehded something. Ding! [You have tapped into one of the Dragon Racenguages] [Congrattions] [You have learned 8 Womb Alphabets] With a tap on his pocket, he brought the Womb out. The same notification that appeared more than t days ago reappeared. ~Input your name~ __________ ~Input One Great Feat~ Temporal Pearl Seth ced his hand in the name section and thought of his name. The womb vibrated and a notification appeared. [Seth''s Womb] Status: Dormant and Empty Stage: 5 Authority: Seth Enoch Attribute: Distant Charging, Harsh Elemt Immunity, Protective Halo, Control, Variant. Health: Excellt Capacity: Fetus Stimtion Force: Charged(0%) [The Womb is ready to be fertilized] ______ Ding! [Do you wish to finish the bonding?] [Yes/No] Seth stared at it with puzzlemt before hesitantly said "y...yes" Ding! [As you support the Evolution, its characteristics will be Based on your innate capabilities] Seth stared calmly but his heart was beating wildly as he watched the womb shrink in size. He frowned but nothing suspicious happed until it was as small as a millet grain th he felt his head stinging. Seth doesn''t know that, it was because of the developmt of his Mtal Power that this phomon happed, if not, anyone else in that regard except with simr Mtal Power will have their Avatar explode and also their Cabin will blow up. Why because that was the Womb of an Ancit Dragon he was owning. Mtal Power corresponds to the brain''s true essce and the Cabin now was furiously using Seth''s brain as an axis to support what was happing. The momt the womb was too small to see it vanished th a notification came. "What?" Seth shouted in panic. [Your morphology is being altered] Just after the notification, Seth'' stomach expanded, and his manhood shrunk. Seth was standing close to Poison Beauty but he jumped up hysterically, and ran with all his strgth toward the clearing, in just a few minutes he was back and th barged into his cottage and lunged onto the bed he shouted... "LOG OUT!" [Unable to Log Out] Sse of trepidation and despair welled up in him and he was about to explode with outrage wh excruciating pain assaulted his head and th his body began expanding. [Transformation Requiremts] Mtal Power: Extraordinary Body Constitution: Excellt __________ Ding! [Supplemting the required Body Constitution with Mtal Power] . . . [Transformation in progress¡­..] Seth didn''t see all that, he was already screaming because his muscles were being squeezed and his bones were being shattered. He screamed with all his lungs until the pain clouded his mind. Seth''s real body in the real world was perfectly fine but one can see a bit of azure glow in his veins. At that momt his brain was receiving an dless amount of information that helped to improve the body in a certain manner and to have that, the Rank A solution was being poured in and he was breathing it in to keep up with the adjustmt. The Avatar''s body alteration or hardship doesn''t reflect in the real world by much because it was easier as opposed to Brain Power. If it was Seth''s Mtal Power that was inadequate th the cabin would need more power to support its developmt. . . . Sling! "Ahhhhh!" Seth woke up with a scream h before log-out time. Thankfully he was the first toe out and no kid was there to see his embracing momts. "Calm down!" Joseph said as he tried to pacify him. Sarah came running. "Mummy, please take me to the hospital. I''m pregnant!" With snorts and tears, the confused Seth pleaded. They were tak aback but to calm him down they drove to the nearest hospital where he underwt some medical inspections. At first, the doctor had assumed that Seth had undergone Gder Transition and he was expecting to be pregnant which would be amazing if that happs in medical scice. However, he was disappointed that it wasn''t the case. For the whole day, Seth was distorted. He stays in the bathroom looking at his Priceless jewel,mting the fact that if he lost them, he would know what being a man is, right? He was just d that Adamina elicited some reaction to his defective private and now in the game, the ce seemed to disappear. Calming down he came out andy on the bed. Th Adamina barged in with a grimace. "I didn''t see you in the workshop!" She asked. "Sorry!" It will be embarrassing to tell her what happed to him today. Thankfully, his mother and Joseph wer''t talkative about it either. "They kicked us out?" She whimpered, almost crying. Seth sprang and sat, "Why...what happed." He asked She handed him her system and he read through it. They imed that their art is good and captivating, and the story and plot are good but the fact they used an image scanner rather than making the drawing on theputer they were bound to reject it. Because the majority of the readers used a specific type of scre to read through theics and the imaging of their art appeared blurred to them. "Is that true?" Seth asked. She knew these things more than him. "There are specific scres that do that but our target audice has normal phones and systems. Those who use hyper scres are those in bigpanies because they usually want to authticate pictures, images or imagined arts." She exined almost screaming before she calmed down. "They are all hypocrites. They said they will buy the story and also the art. But we are not selling!" She announced, her eyes bing redder. Seth sighed and he closed his eyes. He didn''t feel the blow like she felt but it was painful after all that effort they put on. "Who knew? Maybe they tried to steal the art by copying it or something like that but failed. For that, they want to pressure us to give them our story and the art." Adamina reasoned. "peaktoon th!" Seth said. "No. They reject us directly. They don''t like our story, they imed!" "Why?" Seth asked. "No, reason!" Behind the door, Anna was eavesdropping, she smiled ruefully and walked away. ''This is the real world. Everything is controlled and if you have no certain reputation or someone above to back you up, everything you do, no matter the talt or your ability, you can''t rise!'' She thought. It''s because of this hindrance that the whole family were on their toes to grab whatever connection they could. "I think we should not aim higher!" Adamina suggested, "we should hone our skills gradually with local sites where we would be able to do it without hindrance. Let us not aim for profit." "Okay!" Seth sighed. Chapter 60: Entrapment Two things terrified Seth, he knew some things that happed in the game correspond to real life. And¡­ the realistic feeling in the game that was almost an exact replica of real life made him deluded that what was happing to him was real and what if his real body changed too. Thankfully, that wasn''t the case. He now stood before his cabin contemting. His tolerance has reached its limit and he doesn''t believe he can be carefree again. He shook his head as he read what Raaz st him regarding what happed to him. They were s of couragemt and the reality of things. People like Seth feel the game world more realistically than others because of two things. One, theye in contact with Temporal Pearls. Two, their Mtal Power. There were ways for a person to fight the delusion and the fear they were expericing. And that was by doing exercise in real life¡ªthat will stimte all the ssory organs in the real world and make an individual feel the differce. Seth shook his head and thought, ''The thing was, I knew it was fake but, it was like a dream I''m living. Sometimes ev if I know it was a dream that wouldn''t stop it from scaring me.'' The young man steel his resolve and slid into the cabin. Joseph, who has be watching by the side, helped him close the lid. Sarah would have stopped Seth but seeing his stamina improving every time he dived made her think and hope positively about it. Ev Seth was dumbfounded wh he ran from Poison Beauty location to his cottage in minutes. That means, in the game, he tapped into something called hysterical strgth. Seth oped his eyes with trepidation, and th he imagined Adamina hugging him with her melons pressing on his chest and that put a smile on his face as he ssed a certain body part of his responding. He sat and found himself naked, his Azure Uniform by the side and a strange thick liquid dripping from his skin. Ding! [Congrattion] [You have Acquired Body Arm] [You have used slot of 5 Body Arms Slots] [Choose the rest carefully] . . . [Seth''s Womb] Status: Empty Stage: 5 Authority: Seth Enoch Attribute: Distant Charging, Harsh Elemt Immunity, Protective Halo, Control, Variant. Health: Excellt Capacity: Fetus Stimtion Force: Charged(0%) [The Womb is ready to be fertilized] [Note: This Womb is now your external organ as well as your Arm] Seth calmed down and closed his eyes to feel his body. He th called status but nothing on it. However, he was perceiving the womb just like he can feel his hands, albeit weaker! He th read the Womb status and discerned the differce. The womb was no longer Dormant but only empty and also part of him. Seth th called his Health status, it was the same. Nothing changed. [Health Status] Condition: Critical Condition Cause: Poison Source: Poison Beauty Essce ________ He hoped that the ordeal would make the poisoning go away, well, it was wishful thinking. ~Input your name~ _Seth_ ~Input One Great Feat~ _Temporal Pearl_ [You have bonded with the Apex Womb and it has be part of you] [The Womb is ready to Evolve] [Evolve?] Seth moved to the water barrel and washed, th he wore his Uniform which gave him a strange safety andfortable feeling and th walked out of the cottage. He took a deep breath which gave him a refreshing feeling. With his staff, he walked toward the Poison Beauty. In the past, he would have begged his mother to allow him to y the game but now he wanted to create an excuse not to y the game. 3 hrter, he reached the ce with bated breath but he didn''t rest but began to eat Red Nectar Rose, his body immediately began turning red, th he ate the vines and other parts of it. He almost fell down but he walked forward. He grabbed Poison Beauty grape-like fruits, stem, leaf, branch, thorn, roots, and any parts of the shrub, th he walked to the nearest tree. Using ''Size Reschedule'' he satfortably with difficulty and poured everything in his mouth and swallowed. That will affect his avatar to a certain extt and he will not be allowed to log in for some time. That was what happed with that yer that was graced by a Poison Beauty thorn. Seth wants that to happ to him. Seth''s body heated up and began changing colour. Thanks to the pain he dured yesterday, the pain he was feeling now wasn''t ev bothering him. ''I will have plty of time toplete my projects, me and Adamina!'' That was his n. He can''t quit diving but if he can make the poison to temporarily ban him froming into the game, th it was a good excuse. "Evol..ve!" He forcefully mumbled. His body swelled up and his tongue expanded and filled his mouth. The Womb floated in ce and he began to feed on his Mtal power. Ding! [As you support the Evolution, its characteristics will be Based on your innate capabilities] . . . [Seth''s Womb] Status: Empty Stage: 5 Authority: Seth Enoch Attribute: Distant Charging, Harsh Elemt Immunity, Protective Halo, Control, Variant. Health: Excellt Capacity: Fetus Stimtion Force: Evolution Process (5%) [Evolution may bring positive or negative effects to the Womb] [Note: This Womb is now your external organ as well as your Arm] Seth dismissed the notification and closed his heavy eyes. That was wh he ssed another view. He can feel the surings of the Womb. However, it was weak. Not only that, he noticed, tedly, that his other sses were sharp and wh he conctrated he felt something very familiar close to him. What shocked him was that, despite the poison overload, his health didn''t wors at all. It was still critical. Seth th removed that thought from his head and tried to sleep but the effect of what he ate began to be body-numbing. It was slowly spreading, making him lose the sse of his body until he began to realize the pain he felt during the Transformation incidt was better than this feeling. This one was invading his very being, depriving him of feeling the vironmt a him... Seth doesn''t know wh he fell from the tree and broke his leg as his body was like a dead sac. But th intse hunger appeared in him and began to drive him crazy. He pushed his uncoordinated body and began to devour everything a him. As time wt on, Seth lost the sse of being a human and became like an animal devoid of reason or semnce of sanity as he roamed the forest like a beast that craved to feed only. In the real world, his cabin has sealed itself, and days passed while he was trapped inside. Raaz and his tire team couldn''t do a thing because the damn thing will cause harm to Seth if they force their way in. The only saving grace was that Seth''s body function was perfect but it was like he was in aa. "Why does this kid always have to suffer like this!" Adam, Seth''s fatherined. "Because it was Rank 5. If he had a Bronze Rank th things like this might not happ. Rest assured he is fine!" Raaz exined, not believing himself but he had to show a strong front! At the d of the 5th day, the cabin slid op and a gtle face of a boy oped his eyes. "Most you always cause something so dramatic!?" Adaminained. Seth sighed and shook his head, ''I nned to avoid the damn game but it trapped me. I only hope my in-game madness won''t follow me here.'' Chapter 61: Exertion Seth was a silt kid but he became more silt and depressed that day. His parts had no choice but to take him to the hospital, thankfully they were told he was fine, mostly confused. Seth sneered at the doctor''smt but he didn''t refute him. How could that measly tech diagnose what a world-leading technology caused? Seth was fucking devastated and was thought a lesson in a way. The damn game trapped him for two reasons. The Womb Evolution happed in days but his madness and poison took longer and thus he was forced to stay until he was no longer in danger. The thing was if he was able to log out he would not be allowed to return but what if he never logged out!? That was his assumption and believed it was the truth. However, he now wants to go back to the game for his reasons Whatever to return back to the game he had to act normal again. Or else his mother isn''t going to allow him. At night Seth behaved normally and spoke about the reason why he was upset. And that garnered an angry re from his sister that paid for his diagnosis. Sling! The momt he dived, Sarah turned to her husband and said, "I think we should stop him from diving if things didn''t stop!" Adam nodded. Things were going out of hand and he didn''t like the feeling of not knowing what was happing. Seth Avatar, on the other hand, sat, he was naked and covered in mud filled with leeches but not one of them sucked his blood. The staff wasn''t with him, and only the soothing gourd was by his side. He stood and walked back to the clearing with a downcast mood, reaching there after some minutes, however, he wasn''t panting or gasping for air. His muscles were more pronounced and his lean figure was perfectly straight. His ck silky hair that smeared in the mud had reached his buttocks and his eyebrows were a bit thicker than in real life. And his eyes¡­ were ck but in the reflection of light, they became multicoloured. What happed was that, wh hemanded the Womb to evolve, it was him that evolved first. And he obtained certain traits that didn''t show in his status window. Wh he decided to ban himself from ying, the Poison Beauty affected his evolution process and what he ate facilitated all that, making him undergo more changes than normal but also very fast. The thing was that to support the evolution he has to feed on a lot of food in the game which will equate to the Nutrit solution he will be getting in real life. With the Poisoned nt that made him crazy as well as the insane hunger fang that gripped him, Seth wt on a beastial feeding, guided by an instinct for 5 days. There were intervals of sanity but it was short momts. Also, the reason why the Poison didn''t kill him was that among the mixture he ate before he ate the Poison Beauty fruits was the cure he was looking for. He reached the Clearing and washed himself. Ev though he was surprised by his status, he felt no joy. But th he felt hunger. He stood and walked out of the cottage and he ran his hand behind his ear and took something. It resized to his normal staff and th to short staff. Th he pulled a small sword and his eyes turned to Aura Sight. Just 00m away from him he saw the image of moving dim red shaped in a sheep amidst the colour of Gre. "Shoot!" Fast, the sword elongated and pierce the neck and blood flowed out. Seth casually walked there with a bowl and fetched some of the blood th dragged the Ram back to his cottage. Skinning and other preparation were done fast and swift. But th, he began to feel tired. Strgth leaving his body. He dropped everything and began cooking the meat. After it became tder he ate it th his strgth returned. While he spread the meat slices to dry he wt back into the forest looking for his clothes. He ded up going a the whole damn thing before he gathered them. He doesn''t remember removing them, but each part was in a differt location in the forest. Without the need to wash them, he wore them. It was th he felt something distinct on his body for the second time¡ªdeep protection veloped him. The first time he felt this was wh he wore them after the Transformation. He dismissed it because everyone will feelfortable wh they wear something on their naked skin. As he stood in the middle of the clearing, Seth removed the uniform again and threw them away and t observed his surings with Aura sight. Th he wore them again while still observing with Aura Sigh, th he removed them, th he wore them. He repeatedly did that before he sighed. "I need to leave this ce!" Ding! [Quest] ~Abuhe Vulcan Magma has Transported one of his Viges to Living Root Forest, bringing intelligt life into it and th he takes the Vige back leaving you behind as Living Root Noble. [Objective] ~Revive the Vige! [The vige has 59 Vigers and 59 Houses] [Reword] ~Cloak! [Failure] ~Entrapmt in the Living Root Forest! _______ Seth''s eyebrows furrowed deeply as he slumped to the g with a dejected look. His assumption was right. He was held prisoner in this ce. And the forest has be trying to convert him into its animals. But due to his Mtal Power and the fact he was connected with The Womb he was able to resist it. But it had managed to seep away all his emotion and he might d up bing a husk devoid of a drive. What was worse was that he couldn''t leave without finishing the Quest. However...what would ev happ to him in that crushing pressure of Gawee Contint wh he ev left? Seth scowled more wh he thought about the reasons and why he needed to leave the forest. Wh he was unconscious his body removed his clothes and that allowed the Forest Aura to seep into him and furthered some kind of condition in him and wh he wore the uniform he was protected to a certain extt from the Forest Aura and the condition slowed down. However, it wasn''t all bad because the condition also helped him improve. "Status!" [Window] Level: (Maxed) Name: Seth Enoch ss: None Title: None [Body Status] Health: Good Strgth: .3 Dexterity: .9 Stamina: . Constitution: 5.0? [Body Traits] ~Locked ~Locked ~Locked ~Aura Sight [Body Arms] ~Seth Womb? [Acquired Traits] ~Minor Pressure Resistance (T) ~Minor Cold Resistance ~Exertion (0 Points)? [Personal Arms] ~Staff of Elevation (F+) ~Azure Attire (F+) ~Inferior Myriad Soothing Gourd (F+) ~First Painting (Expand) [Acquired Arms] ~Small Brok Cottage ~Bag ~Quill ~Shield (Expand) [Talts] ~Painting (F+) ~Calligraphy (F+) ~Sculpture (F+) (Expand) [Skills] ~Drawing Picture Skills* ~Painting Skills * ~Calligraphy Skills* ~Sculpture Skills * (Expand) [You have three Innate Traits. Reach a condition and unlocked them] [This (?) indicates what is new] __________ "Exertion?" [Exertion] [Normal activities will not tire you out immediately until you Exert some strgth which will consume the points avable. Reaching Zero Points, your health will drop from Good to Normal. That will bring your normal constitution back] [Note: Having a very poor Constitution makes you unable to exert any strgth on your muscles. However, Evolving due to the Womb and nurturing under the effect of Living Roots Aura has giv you this trait] "That''s why I was able to move with ease." From th Seth sat down and began to ponder how to finish the new Quest. Chapter 62: Examination Too many things had happed ever since Seth was left behind in the Living Roots but most of it was just hardship, but something else was happing, something hidd, and only was feeling what was it and that was the gradual waning of his emotions. However, despite the gloom of his feelings, he kept going, he believed that only if he finished the Quest would escape. Few things cheered him and ignited his resolve. That was the notification of the Womb evolving. By now it had evolved two times already and it was not showing any sign of stopping. Each evolution came with an Active Aspect but it was locked. After every Evolution, it wt through stages to 5 and th evolved again to nurture the single Active Aspect the Womb gained. Seth stood there as he watched the log he had be filing for 3 days. And in these three days, he had be wondering how he could revive the damn vige. No great idea but only a simple one came and he was going to do it. It was By making foundations and specifying where the houses were and th making sculptures of vigers. Thankfully, with his Scribe Talt he was able to remember all the vigers he met, some he had already sketched in a book to use as referce. Hopefully, that will be ough to revive the damn thing. So he began the tedious work. After heavy lifting and dragging of things, he will rest. While resting and waiting for the Exertion Point to fill up, he practised Aura Sight and wt a recording the features of trees using scribe skills. So far he has acquired another Womb Alphabets. Seth has appreciated the Exertion Trait. If his activity wasn''t stamina consuming and he didn''t consume all his exertion points, he can continue with normal activity for the whole day. And so, if he did something heavy, the momt the points were full he could continue the work. Using that advantage, Seth was able to do more work than he normally can. The next day, Seth began building a foundation and setting the logs, the woods he cut were extremely light which made his action easy and fast. The more he worked and as days passed, his emotions were dulling out. And it th began to reflect on real life. Until he became someone devoid of joy or sadness. And the hollow inside him kept increasing and for an unknown reason, he wasn''t vocal about it. It was like a cue ced in him to be silt about it. At some point, it was like that illusion a gambler has that kept him ying in hope of gaining something until he lost everything. Seth pushed forward fast to finish the damn vige and vigers as fast as he could, knowing that he will get a Cloak that will allow him to leave the Forest Ding! [Quest Completion (50%)] _____ Seth sighed and looked at the makeshift houses he built. And now remained the damn vigers. Thankfully, he had prepared all the wood he needed to sculpt them. Seth began to sculpt Abuhe Vulcan Magma standing in front of his Guards giving a speech. It was rough with only a few idtifiable features of him. Th he sculpted the whole guards that he can remember. After he got tired, he began to Scribe the Trees and at the d of the day, he reached another milestone that gave him another Womb Alphabet which made him have 0 Alphabets. Sling! Dull ck eyes with thick eyebrows oped as they stared back at Joseph, and th he forced a smile that he had be practising. Pretding to be normal while he was not in actuality! The hollowness in him became immse that it was possible to witness his parts butchered without feeling a thing but only logical reasons will force him to care and act ordingly. He walked back to his room and prepared for thest lesson in his Workshop with Lady Manue. The lessons should have ded but certain things happed which made them skip days without the lessons. He arrived earlier as usual and prepared the ssroom. "Hello Mr C!" Sarah was a bully, she called him ''C'' as in ''Cripple'' every time but wh she was used of it and asked to stop, she died it and said she was referring to him as ''Se'' as in ''Seth.'' However, Seth didn''t mind it as he was already losing his emotions, to begin with. He just took her act as someoneical. Something he doesn''t care about now. He forced a smile and greeted her back before he conctrated on the painting he didst time. It was a test and he made the best paintingpared to everyone. As of now, he didn''t care about giving them a face, he didn''t hold his talt back. He bashed everything to perfection to the point they began to fear him. But¡­ there was only one hindrance to him¡ªLady Manue. In the subsequt Test after the first one, she made sure that the 9 of them would rate,mt, criticize and suggest the possible improvemt to each person''s painting. Apart from that, she sometimes invited other artists who helped in the assessmt but she always did the final review and rating. But, of the paintings done by Seth became the first position ev after the whole studt and ev external artists rated him first. She always said, "You arecking something!" However, she agreed to give him second ce because his style was good and the external supervisor and other studts rated it high. Not because she felt he deserved it. Sethined at home before he realized his problem. Nevertheless, that singleint made his family inquire about the reason and urged him to do better. He still did not realize the gravity of things because his emotions wer''t in the right ce, however, he did try his best to no avail. Manue stillined about theck of something in his paintings! Sarah ded up asking Anna to talk to Manue due to the mistreatmt but Anna refused. They wouldn''t antagonize her for something minor. Sarah feared that Lady Manue wanted to get rid of Seth by the d of ss. Today, there will be an examination. Those that passed, will continue otherwise they will be expelled. Wh Manue came inside the ssroom she stared at Seth and th called him to another room. "Being Second will not make you eligible to continue to the next ss. You do know why I rate you low, right?" She said sternly. He was pretding to be ted with smiles but th that copsed. He doesn''t care, but reason and rationality say otherwise. "Okay!" He said and he came back to his seat. She stood before the nine studts, her presce pressing on everyone. "There will not be any fancy activities, just your usual illustration. Use a pcil and draw anything you can imagine!" Everyone frowned. This is the worst exam they can think of. Everyone was a master of pcil drawing to the point that they can do it with their eyes closed or ev with their toes. What did she want them to do? Creativity, they have done it. Originality, they have done it. Maybe something crazy, they have done it. Th what? They were racking their brains wh they heard the scribbling of a pcil. They all turned and saw Seth drawing with a deadpan face. T minutester, he finished and th walked to the couch and started to nap. Sally that was close to him peek at it, expecting to see something good but mate with something below average. She sighed and began the exam. An hourter, everyone wt a rating and reviewing each other''s sketches. Including Seth and he gave his honest reviews. After that, 9 professional artists came and reviewed the sketches. Three hourster. Points were called, the best was Sally, Second Josiah¡­ and Sethst. Not only that he wasst but the point he scored was just 4/0. The lowest possible score in that exam. Seth''s emotionless eyes stared at thest rating that was made by fellow studts and external supervisors without an ounce of regret. Wh the External Supervisors calcted the points recorded and arrived at Cumtive points, Seth only had 49/0. The exam was where the highest points could be obtained but he scored the least. His being second didn''t mean a high point. And this exam carried the most marks. "Take them to my car." She ordered the external artists, th looked at the 9 studts, "Anyone with less than 60 Cumtive Points is on probation. So, don''t feel surprised if you are expelled!" She announced and walked out. Chapter 63: The Sketch Manue Sefu had not nced at any of the exam paintings, but she did see what they were rated. This was her way of being unbiased. Seth sighed with a shake of his head. Everyone packed away his stuff and left while he sat with a deadpan face. Lack of emotion is a disease as the drive to live bes dull and all ambition will seep away. Anna was a from the beginning, just watching how the exam was carried out. But now, seeing Seth''s unremarkable performance she was seething with anger. But she held herself from yelling at him. She sat on a chair in front of him and she stared at him. "You should have impressed them. She might be biased but the people she invited didn''t know who made any of the paintings, so their rating was perfect and unbiased. Why didn''t you try your hardest?" Seth''s dull eyes stared at her, and that appalled her and she pulled back. She can''t describe what she felt by looking at his hollow eyes as if he was lonely. But how could he have a whole family a him? Her anger got the better of her and she shouted, "Answer me?" Seth wasn''t ev startled by her outrage. "I tried!" He mumbled, "and¡­ she wasn''t biased!" He added. "If she wasn''t biased she wouldn''t have failed you on past paintings. You may have ranked second in the pass test but the points she gave were lower than almost everyone. Maybe someone had asked her to fail you. Perhaps one of the kids'' parts!" "No!" Seth whispered, "my paintingck¡­ essce!" He whispered very low. "She wanted a painting that was alive, not a dead one. They may look good but in her eyes, it is like a beautiful dead flower!" "I''m not understanding you!" She said. Seth stood and said with a bit of light in his eyes, "My sketch today has an essce!" And th he walked away. He was like a zombie that was pushing an urge to finish the damn quest tomorrow and escaped the damned forest. Sadly, the next day in the game, he lost his emotionspletely, and the tiny things that motivate him became meaningless. His heart became hollow. He did continue the sculptures but he was not in a hurry. So he took his time finishing them. And the reason for ev continuing was, to give meaning to his seemingly meaningless self. What cameter was worse. He began to lose his body ssation. It began with the sse of touch. As long as it wasn''t anything pressuring him, he would not feel a thing. And this applied in both real life and game. His family would have noticed his anomaly but sadly, they were upset about him losing Lady Manue and they all shone him off. Including his Mother, Father and Anna herself. Sam was the only one that seemed to notice and try to cheer him up but he was too busy to understand the depth of the damage. They were neglecting him as some kinda punishmt. However, Joseph understood the underlying problems but refused to voice them out. The strangest thing was, why Seth hasn''t voiced it out himself. It was because he was no longer himself. He was now... And th the worst thing began to happ to him. It began wh he was beginning to lose his body sses but wasn''t as pronounced as now and that was losing his memories. So, logical reasons that stemmed from knowledge and experice began to fade away in his mind. Ding! [Quest Completed (0%)] ~You have replicated the Vulcan Vige. [Rewards] ~Gre Hooded Cloak! _____ A dark gre cook appeared and was attached to Seth''s uniform. Ding! [Quest] ~Improve the realistic feel of the vige to upgrade the Cloak! ____ It was a continuation of Quest but Seth''s lifeless eyes didn''t ev register it. He became like a mannequin. Wh he felt hungry, he hunted and ate and th sat down and waited till he felt another hunger. Hunger was the only thing he can feel now and that stemmed from his instinct to live. And as time wt on, he became almost one with the forest. If he feels hungry he will eat the grass that was closest to him. In the real world, Seth has note out for three days after most of his memories faded away. His physical body was perfectly normal but his mind was shutting down slowly! Siltly dying! Manue Sefu has continued with her lesson in another workshop that belongs to another studt. Seth has not be called and she did bother to assess the exams sketch herself because she trusted the judgmt of the external supervisors she invited. . . . "Why is he still inside? You should get him out!" Raaz listed to Sarah''s instant nagging without knowing what to say to her. After he checked Seth, he found Seth normal, but after using a special device to take an urate reading of body and brain functions, he found Seth dying slowly! ''Forceful extraction will kill him and calling my superior for a solution will expose this family to more danger. Seth isn''t the only outstanding person. He was at the very top of course!'' Raaz thought in a dilemma. "He is fine. There was a difficult Quest giv to certain people that forced them to stay in the game for a long time!" He exined. That was what everyone knew was possible, so he knew he could convince them with that. Raaz managed to pacify her and made her leave him to watch over Seth. He sat and stared at Seth''s face and wondered. "What the fuck are you doing!? Do you want to kill me while I''m still young!" The anomaly of Seth was just too overbearing. If not because Raaz has good concisess he would have dumped him long ago and obtained the glory. ''The best course of action was for this boy to leave this house and be somewhere where he will not worry them. But I have already giv him the means!'' While Raaz was having headaches due to Seth''s unusual solution, Manue came home and found her childr depressed. She has twins, male and female, Shabbar and Shabbara. And these kids are the love of her tire life. As she came in the door, Shabbar was crying. Marna, their maid, wasn''t able to cate him at all. "It''s alright my baby, I''m here. Tell me what happed!" She knelt and hugged him. He kept crying but with patice, she managed to get through to him "What makes you cry?" She asked lovingly as she try to wipe out his tears "He is¡­ sad and... losing himself!" He mumbled in the saddest tone Manue had ever heard her child speak. "Who is sad?" She patitly asked but th Shabbar began to cry again. Despite herposure, she was losing it. She didn''t know wh tears came from her eyes as she began to cry too. Knowing that she may not get the answer, she looked at his sister, Shabbara, who was the older one and asked, "Do you know what happed to your brother!?" Manue was now having tears rolling on her face. Shabbara nodded but didn''t say a thing and pointed at the house''s Art collection room. She too was holding up her tears to act tough. Manue cleaned her face and calmed down after she realized that unknowingly Shabbar has affected her with sadness. "Help him, mom!" A muffled voice sounds in her ears as Shabbar mumbled again. "Of Course, I will, darling but who?" Shabbara, the older twin sister, guided her mother to the Art Collection Room. "This one," Shabbara pointed at an unassuming painting. That was wh Manue became trance just as she nced at a pcil sketch. What she saw overwhelmed her. "How can he make this¡­ Impossible!" She was in a state of dial but th she closed her eyes and calmed her raging confused emotions. Ev her kids were startled by her reaction. They knew her better, few things can shake herposure and a mere sketch isn''t one of them until now. Manue Sefu calmly looked at the sketch and was still amazed. It was a casual sketch but the staggering emotion conveyed was immse and not everyone can believe it came from a boy that was a former slum dweller. The mother of twins stood there for minutes unknowingly she had be pulled into a trance again. Of course, she can see some mistakes and can pinpoint the ces for improvemts but wh a child was said to have built a car and you created an aerone and you stood before him, how would you rate him? Wh she decided to stop assessing the painting and just feel the emotion it conveyed, her eyes became red and indisputable sadness gripped her heart. Chapter 64: Withering! She calmed herself and took the two kids in her arms and said, "His name is Seth and he is fine. Nothing happed to him!" "But why did he look so miserable!" Shabbara asked, she didn''t cry but she was smart ough to convey what she felt from the sketch. Unlike her brother. "He is a gius Artist. He made that masterpiece during his exam!" She exined. "He scored 4, that means he failed!" Shabbara interrogated her mother further. "Come on, darling. That was other people''s rating, I hav''t checked it yet!" Calming down her daughter she looked at the boy that clung to her like a ko bear. He was calm now but he looked sad. "I want to talk to him!" He whispered, "He is too pitiful!" He said and th Shabbara said, "He is dying!" Manue''s heart beat faster, her kids, just like her, were talted. Shabbar, the boy was empathic and capable of discerning people''s feelings. Shabbara, the girl was smarter than her age. She has the mtality of adults and mostly criticizes everything and everyone because she saw the world differtly. Due to them being special, Manue usually rated and assessed paintings with them. Now they can appraise paintings and other antiques better than many. In hurry, she grabbed her phone and dialled Seth''s home number. Secondster, there was a ringing. . . . It was nighttime wh most people in the new extded Enoch family usually met, ate together, talked and also made important decisions if required. But mostly, the adult will be in the parlour while the kids will be in another parlour. "Seth is still in the game right?" Amana said. She was a distant rtive and one of the gamers of the house. "Yes, the brat is still in. But I see Aunt Sarah is at it again. She is uneasy as if it was the first time something strange happed to him!" Julius said, a close rtive. "Hmm. Seth is inconsiderate and the amount of atttion he was getting isn''t worth it!" Abu. In a way, he was Seth''s Uncle but he was among the kids as he wasn''t older than Seth by much. "Why so?" Adamina asked. The room all looked at her. She and Seth were a bit close now. But the truth was, she was closer to them than Seth. It was only wh the Asteroid Online came did they ev start discussing for hours or days. So each one wasn''t inclined to mince their words regarding Seth. "First, he has a talt. Painting. I still remember wh he used to beg me to buy him pcils using my hard-earned money. I''m notining about that" Abu quickly deviated and continued, "He should be diligt and do what he was asked to do. But first, he lost a pottial backer that is ss B and now he also lost Lady Manue!" "I guess you are right! He squandered all opportunities that came his way. As if he doesn''t care about the family. " Amana said. "I think Seth has something wrong in the head. Sam said wh he learned that Anna lost her weapon instead of worrying, he justughed it off." Abu added. "You know what. My mother said I should prest my talt to Anna. And guess what, she turned me down without listing and wh my mother asked her, she said that she was now conctrating on Seth. I know he is her brother but she should be looking for the bettermt of the family as a whole." Amana said, dejectedly. That gave room for many people to speak their minds. Most of them me Seth for many things including that he was hindering Anna in focussing on them. Strangely, Adamina did say her own stuff where she felt negative toward him. But seeing the discussion heating up, she walked out a bit guilty. She knew Seth''s mtality is vastly differt from theirs. Everyone has one or many grievances and it was good to share them with others in a simr situation but there should be limits. She pass the guest room and th overheard, "Hello. Good eving Lady Manue!" Anna said through the phone. Adamina froze, wondering what was happing. . . . "Hello, Anna. How are you doing?" Manue calmly asked. "I''m fine!" "I¡­ I would like to speak with Seth!" She asked. "Seth?... Ma''am, he is still in the game!" Anna answered truthfully. "Asteroids?" "Yes!" "But this isn''t the hour of gaming." Anna exined that he had a quest and that kept him inside. It was strange to Manue but she didn''t press on and hang off. "Darlings, Seth is fine and he is ying a game now!" She said, but the stare she was getting from shabbara made her exin more. Still, the kids wer''t convinced! Manue put Shabbar down and wt to observe the sketch more to make her own review and rating. After that, she calcted the new points he obtained. She th scored him Outstanding! The sketch was simple, it was of Seth, sitting on a stone and leaning on a Mango Tree. On hisp was a staff and by the side of him was a brok cottage. There are water barrels strewn a and also a huge ram the size of a cow grazing. Those were not the important part. It was his face, Seth''s face. His skinny body showed his physical hardships. He looked down, his face devoid of any expression, it looked like a mannequin. And th the eyes, they are lusterless, devoid of any light, only hollowness. They fundamtally exude resignation towards something worse than death and make the onlooker bleed pity for him. The pcil sketch narrated the story of powerlessness, hopelessness, sorrow and despair, the type that eats one away very slowly without power or means to extricate oneself. Manue trembled, wh she warned him during thest exam, his smile crumbled and his eyes and face resembled exactly the face in the sketch now. The truth though, she had noticed it a long time ago, but because she knew life can be hard and tiring, she didn''t pry. Not only that, she tried hard not to bond with any studts as that brought her problems in the past. Manue sighed and walked back to the parlour and met the kids, they all stared at her. As smart and talted as they were, they felt the brunt message of the sketch and that made them feel what the sketch depicted. She ushered them to her car and said they will be visiting Seth. It was only wh she was outside Enoch''s gate, that she remembered she had not informed them. Toote for that as the gate was brought op already. Inside the house, the family was in unrest, they had no idea why she was here. She called, and th she arrived uninvited and not informed. If she epted Seth back, all she had to do was sd a word but why would shee here in the middle of the night? Seeing here with her twins, the level of confusion was magnified. Sarah, Adam and Anna weed her with the utmost respect. Thanks to the poker face she had cultivated, they would have noticed her disquietude bying unannounced. As It was a mandatory courtesy she adhered to but what was done was done. She was guided to the parlour and provided with juice and snacks, and also ice cream and chocte for the twins. But, they clung to their mother and didn''t ev nce at them. They exchanged pleasantries and also discussed news in the world and how the climate keeps changing by the day. Adam was the one leading the conversation until an awkward silce won over. "I''m sorry foring thiste!" "Not at all!" They all chime in. "Is it okay for me and my kids to see Seth?" This request hit them roughly because they didn''t know whether they could trust her. But if she has any malicious intt will shee with her kids? Something urgt most happed, something they couldn''tprehd to make her act this way! "Of course,e let me lead the way!" Adam said as he stood. She followed with her kids. "We have 9 Gamers in our house and they are doing good..." Adam exined before they reached Seth''s cabin. The kids ran and peek through the cabin lid ss, "Woah, it''s really him!" Shabbar said he recovered from his gloomy face. "Why is he still in the game?" He asked. Raaz was by the side and was tak aback seeing a guest was allowed toe. And hearing the boy asked, all eyes were on him but he refused to respond. "There was a tedious quest he was performing that was why he was able to stay!" Adam exined. "His skin is smooth like a girl and he was full of vitality!" Shabbar said with a smile and th his excitemt was depleted and siltly said, "He seems like dying!" Everyone''s heart took a grip! Raaz in particr who knew what was happing clched his hands. "Apologize!" Manue said sternly! The kid regained hisposure and was about to apologize wh Sarah couldn''t hold it in and asked, "Why did you say that?" "He is sad, and swallowed in des¡­ pity! But he will be alright!" Shabbara, the female twin, exined. Before anyone spoke Manue spoke. "Seth is a talted artist¡­" "Gius!" Shabbar asserted. "Yes Gius," she corrected, "But he was depressed. Something is eating him from the inside. His painting became dull and devoid of emotion, which is why I rejected him. But¡­ hisst drawing, he depicted what he was going through. A boy that lost the meaning of life, a person that only has his physical body functioning while his mind and soul were withering slowly and..." She hesitated, seeing Seth''s mother onset on crying, "... in time they may bepletely extinguished." But she added "The soul in that piece of Art hest made is S-grade. Something only people of my calibre are capable of portraying!" Chapter 65: Escape! While Seth made Manue, Raaz, his sister and his parts worried, he has now be part of the Living Roots Forest, no differt than any other beast in the forest. But one that was valuable due to his Human mind. The only thing remaining was for his body to be converted to the forest form and make him tethered to it forever. And that was thest straw but it was taking days for that to happ! Ding! [Congrattions] [Seth''s Womb has evolved to Sixth Stage] [Another Great milestone] [Evolved to Sevth Stage] [Yes/No] Automatically, the system wt on with... [Yes] Zing! [Mtal Power required 7000 Points] Ever since the Womb began evolving, it did not stop and after every evolution, the Womb underwt another 5 Stage improvemts that did not give a single attribute until the Last Stage which gave the Womb an active Aspect. This active Aspect directly corrted with the fetus if there was any inside. As of now, all the Active Aspects were locked. However, Seth was oblivious to all that, he had be the Forest Zombie, devoid of reason, only the instinct to live. But the activation of Sevth Evolution hit the wall limits of his currt Mtal Power capacity. Seth, as he was now, can''t support that heavy load evolution and it required him to improve and if his pottial has reached its limit, he may die, figuratively in real life because his brain will be overworked and overheated. . . . There was a pulse of light from the cabin, at the same time Raaz felt a vibration on hismunication device, he quickly checked the alert on them but th his atttion was attracted to Seth Cabin. The call was from his boss but what was happing before him was more important. There was a glow of blue in Seth''s veins for some seconds before everything started calming down. "Holy¡­!" Raaz was shocked and terrified beyondparison, "this kid¡­?" He was speechless. Statistically, it was theorized in the next to 5 years people will be able to gerate Terran Energy in excess. However, Seth was doing it weeks after the game wasunched. And in 5 to years, this kind of phomon will begin to happ to lucky ones. However, it was not all rosy, some might die and some might be retarded or face some difficulties but those that seeded will be considered to have evolved above human standard. What made it more shocking was that the phomon was happing on Rank 5 Cabin where the failure perctage was 99%. Iron Rank Cabins have % of sess and Bronze Rank Cabins have 5%. Raaz didn''t know if Silver Rank was perfected but it was said to have 30%, which was the highest possible sess the scitist can foresee. Astonishingly, here in front of him, the anomaly was happing with ease and no guidance whatsoever. He checked the system and found that the Cabin was no longer sding Seth information to the main game system until the whole thing finished in five seconds. Seth''s eyes oped and the Cabin was about to unlock but th it closed and sealed again. "I can''t allow this kid to die!" He confided. Seth might have his Second Evolution but Living Root held on his mind was strong and thus he was pulled back and trapped there again. "Hello! Seana!" Raaz called his trusted frid. "You are shameless, calling me after you broke up with mest week!" A woman responded. "I''m sorry, but you know it''s not working. Please, I need you to list to me, it''s a matter of life and death!" There was a sigh, "What is it?" "Sd me the device?" He asked. "Are you out of your mind? Do you know what will happ if that thing gets in the wrong hands? No¡­ that wasn''t the main problem. Why will I give you that thing? Are you being threated!" Raaz rolled his eyes as he listed to her banter. She was just being difficult because ofst week''s issue. He has be borrowing the device since before anyone knew it existed. Heck, in the past he was the one keeping it safe. The conversation was long and in the d, he convinced her to sd it. Raaz th left Enoch''s house to retrieve it and came back an hourter. Seth''s body has begun to show signs of copse. His heart rate slowed down, his brain waves reduced and his body heat cooled. Living Roots gripped on him increased further after finding out he almost escaped her clutches. Raaz held the device that was in the form of a needle. It has three functions; First, it can absorb data from almost all kinds of systems without alerting security! Second, it can erase data in seconds. The creator used it to help organizations that have their system hacked to reverse the hack and erase the information stol! Third, it disrupts data flow in nanoseconds without showing any changes to the system. It''s used to invade a high-security system! Raaz wanted to use thest function¡ªthe nanosecond disruption will disconnect Seth from the game fast th also connect him and reboot the Cabin. That will prevt him from dying and also make him wake up the next second. Raaz made sure the thing was authtic and full of charge th he inserted it into the pod connector. Tuss! "Fuck! I''m super dead!!!" Raaz jumped in hysteria and banged his head on Seth''s cabin. The billion Uni device has just sparked, toasted and destroyed. He felt his leg weak as he knew there was nothing he could do to appease his ex-girlfrid whom he just ditched due to some misunderstandings. Seth in the game was still sitting, his staff was on hisp while he stared at the roaming Camel. Every time he killed an animal another one would appear and it would be stronger than thest one. Suddly, there was a glitch, his body blurred for a split second and Seth''s eyes regained a little bit of their lustre before they dimmed back. But th¡­ He sprang up and turned a facing the closest route out of the forest and¡­ ~Size Resch...! He didn''t whisper themand fully but the Staff he nted on the g propelled him diagonally upward, his face was deadpan but in his eyes there was a tiny straw, the size of a fragile hair, resisting and keeping the staff size extding. In a few seconds, he reached the limit of the staff height, 00 meters but th it continued to move forward faster as now gravity was pulling him down despite him moving forward fast. Staff Durability 000 > 950 > 900 > 890 >850... The more the staff extded, the more its durability was reduced by the time he was very close to the forest edge he had fall to the g while the extded staff hooked on a tree at¡­ Staff Durability: 40 Seth rolled due to momtum and th stopped, the fragile hair-like lucidity broke and he dulled out and became emotionless, his memories buried again. His skin th began to turn gre as the grass a him injected something into him. Seth in the real world began to have his mind overridd faster than before. With no one audibly ordering, Seth, who was in a twisted position, tried to stand¡ªthe firstmand was to go back. But th¡­ as he turned his body to normal, his hand slung and passed thest barrier. It wasn''t inttional but rather as he was very close to the border, turning his body made his hand out. His bones in the hand cracked and a crushing pain assaulted him, in a split momt, Seth''s body jerked up and dashed out to the loving crushing pressure of Gawee Contint... ...escaping Living Root Forest! Chapter 66: Hidden Quests [First Might Activated] ~Pressure Resistance Traits Acquired! Duration: hour [First might have reduced the amount of pressure pressing on you and negate Instant Crushing to Death] [Gre Hooded Cloak Activated] ~Improve Health! ~Reduce Pressure! ~Comourge in forest Duration: 30 minutes Cool down: 3 hours. [The Cloak has three Aspect, upgrade it to have more ] ____ These were the things that prevted Seth from instant death in the pressure but ev in that, Seth was now folded, wrapped in Gre Hooded Cloak and every second his bones crack and break. It''s a matter of time before he dies. But, he was smiling ev in that torture because he was now awake, his sses were back, his emotions were back and what he sawter make him happier¡­! Ding [Hidd Quest pleted] [Objective ] ~Seth Enoch, Owner of Staff of Elevation and Apex Womb has battled and resisted Living Roots Enthrallmt for months! [Objective ] ~Seth Enoch, Owner of Staff Of Elevation and Apex Womb has be Enthralled by Living Roots! [Objective 3] ~Seth Enoch, Owner of Staff Of Elevation and Apex Womb has Escaped Living Roots! _____ [Objective Reward] ~Stone Will! [Your Will that resisted Living Root has be reinforced akin to a Stone] [Objective Reward] ~Enthralled has be changed to Residt! [You are now the Residt of Living Roots and not one of its Beasts] [Objective 3 Reward] ~Soothing Gourd has be upgraded to provide water ev in the dried deadnds! _____ Ev in the crushing bones, Seth was able to read the Quest with a smile and that was due to the Stone Will he obtained ev though it wasn''t ev active. However, the pressure wasn''t his only problem, ev the air he breathed burned his lungs and made him suffer and came close to dying faster. Enduring for long, he is now stered on the g, his skull was the only bone that didn''t break, ev if it was a matter of time, he sighed and was about to log out wh¡­. [Hidd Quest Completed] [Objective ] ~Seth Enoch, Owner of Staff of Elevation and Apex Womb has Survived Gawee Contint Gravitational Pressure for more than 5 minutes! [Objective ] ~Seth Enoch, Owner of Staff of Elevation and Apex Womb has breathed the tainted air of the Gawee Contint and survived for more than 5 minutes! [Objective 3] ~Seth Enoch, Owner of Staff of Elevation and Apex Womb, has bathed and survived the atmospheric condition of Gawee contint for more than 5 minutes! ____ It might seem like some normal feats but they are extremely crucial because no one at his level will have survived it. Perhaps if they undergo what he had be and have treasures that can help them survive it. [Objective Rewards] . . Seth''s eyes blurred. Instead of going back to the forest after dying, he said, "log out!" Sling! The cabin that had be closed for more than a week unlocked and Seth''s eyes oped. He took a deep breath and he sat down and he saw Raaz ring at him "Mr. Raaz. How are you doing?!" Seth asked with a big smile th he sprang up and hugged the angry man. "Don''t worry about that task, I have already started and it is almost finished. I will not disappoint you!" He said as he tapped Raaz on the shoulder before he walked as he muttered "Damn I feel strong and full of ergy!" "Haha, Damn monsters, they think they can trap the Mighty me? Howughable!" He added as he walked with confidce to his room. On his way, he met with Joseph, he hugged him and ev nted him a kiss before he strode forward. The house of Enoch that day met with Super-hyped extroverted Seth that seemed to have limitless ergy. It was a flip, from ack of emotions to one that was overflowing with it but he managed to control it to be of happiness and dness. He arranged a party where he made everyone wear idtical clothes and he painted a family painting he had be hoping to make but he knew assembling everyone in the ce will not be easy. But today he forced everyone and they couldn''t resist him.. 6 hours after that he fell asleep, his body failed him and his stamina was exhausted. Manue was informed and ev his picture was st to her of the small party. that appeased her and her twins. If not because she had visited her Mother, the twins would have made her take them to Seth. Early in the morning, a speaker red in the house as heroic music was on and the youth was mimicking it while also adding his verse. "Damn! What happed to him?" Samined. Anna was half asleep, she was equally disturbed and became angry but seeing that it was morning they had no choice but to wake up. "I''m the Great!" "I''m the Great!" "I''m the Great!" "I''m the Great Seth!" Seth changed certain parts of the music and shouted while adding. "Madness Overlord battled the Gods!" "Madness Overlord ruled the deadnds!" "Madness Over..." He kept mtioning some of the feats he performed at Mass Hysteria before he wt on and described his other feats in other games. "There is no way you will have ved me!" Seth dered Waking up in the morning Seth was still hyper-emotional as he was happy to escape Living Root''s thrallmt and to celebrate that was to dance and rap with music. His mother kindly implored him to wash and th have breakfast. That day they took him to a hospital which told them that Seth was suffering from a hyper-emotional disorder but the results were promising he would calm down after two days only. Coming back home, Seth met with Manue and her two twins. He knew them by name but he was surprised that she was here with them. Greeting each other, Seth was sure to control his impulsivess but still the two kids that clung to their mother like ko bears startled him as they stared at him as if he had done something wrong. He felt uneasy and he said, " Hello!" The twins nced at each other before the female said, "You look differt!" "Did I?" He didn''t know what happed wh he was in the game, so he was confused about their actions. "You are no longer sad. Not devoid of emotions!" Seth''s smiley face crumbled, remembering that nightmare. He watched his mind slowly slip away and be controlled by something. A cue nted in his mind that germinated and blossomed which prevted him from speaking out about it. The worst was the waning of his emotions, as he became akin to a stalk of a tree that only has the instinct to feed and stay alive but nothing more. Seth at times had a semnce of sanity and his will raged furiously, but it was at that instance that made him feel the brunt and the power that held him. The whole situation was like he was being caged in his own body as he was losing everything that made him a functional human. Chapter 67: Tension! That was a scary experice, his hand trembled subtly, th he forced a smile, "I was stressed trying to achieve something!" "A forced smile¡­ but what did you achieve!" Shabbara blurted out. "I beat a big bad boss!" He answered with evidt relief after remembering he was no longer Thrall of Living Roots. "There is a differce betwe bravery and stupidity. Don''t view yourself as a big boy and tanked all hardships, you have a family for that!" Manue sternly said. "My decision may have devolved you to your state but it wasn''t the cause. 5 days before the final exam your art loses its colour. I advise you to start seeing a Therapist. Take care!" She added. Anna was by the side while their mother brought something to eat for the guest. If not because Seth was jumpy he would not have stayed calm before Manue''s scrutiny, she had be looking at him unceremoniously with intse eyes like an Owl. "So, you are shabbara?" Seth asked the female twin, he was beginning to feel a chill crawl under his skin, so to distract himself, he continued talking. The kids rxed as they conversed with him and wh Sarah brought some snacks again, they took on each and held it in their hands. Everyone ignored that it was just a courtesy but they might not eat it. "I personally scored the exam and you have passed it!" Manue announced. "It was me who discovered it and you marked it!" Shabbar, the boy twin, chimed in. "Yep, it was you who found it!" Manue at him as she agreed. The conversation didn''t d there as the kids narrated what happed and why they were amoured by the sketch but they dy that they cry. Seth was pleasantly surprised by the praise the kids threw at his sketch and his capability as a painter. After two hours of talking, Manue and her twins left after saying that she wille and take Seth with her to the new ce which they took as a ssroom tomorrow. Seth and his family were delighted he would continue to learn under her. To them, a pottial backer to Seth he knew without her, he might create Jet nes without knowing thepont. After the whole family heard what happed they sighed in relief as their connection with her was re-established. . . . Tsion in the Enoch family was increasing. Anna still doesn''t know how to get her Shield back and for that reason support from the governmt was waning. There was a possibility, if she didn''t get it back in the next three to five months they might d up losing their status as ss C. And this means many things, Enoch''s business will lose its value, Seth will be kicked out of University, Sam Project will be cancelled and also all other shares the family have bought from differtpanies will either be refunded or they will be kept and distorted. The whole family will be in shambles and they will fall from grace. What wille after that is worse, as people with power will eye their property and force them into forced contracts until they lose everything and what wille after that is ridiculed. That day, a family meeting was held where the elders sat with all the childr. They talked and discussed ssitive issues about the family situation and how everyone can support them. Seth and the rest of the kids were shocked by the situation and their gradual decline. Currtly, not only were they kicked out of thepany that they have 40% shares in but thepany came with a fake documt iming a certain business building owned by the Enoch family was owned by them. Adam and the rest of the elders were in a dilemma whether to take things to the courts but they had no backers and they were bound to lose and also incur animosity from thepanies'' supporters. It was th that Seth realized he made a big blunder, the olddy that asked him to paint that party was actually an old Judge. Wh she retired she oped an art gallery as she was a pond of art. Another reason they clung to her was that she has four childr, all art lovers and¡­ also sessfulwyers. The n was if Seth was able to appease her, they might have a chance against thepany that wanted to leech them off. The elders didn''t exactly say that but Seth understood the underlying n. And¡­ he felt ashamed of himself. He assumed that it was all for glory but it was never for that. It was about survival. The meeting ded with the hope of everyone doing their best to help the family. And th another meeting began betwe the gamers as they shared their experices and also insights. Seth hinted that it might be possible for one to be ved by a monster just like him but he watered it down so as not to make his parts worry. He knew in the grand scheme of things, that might be very much possible for a monster to take over the human body. After the meeting, hepared himself with them and he learned that they are in heav. Some of them were still chasing carnivorous rabbits and hunting twin-tail wolves while he was in deadnd filled with poisonous nts and nightmarish monsters. "Ha!" Sethughed as he sat in his room, for some reason he realized the game truly was screwing with him. If it was the amalgamation of thest games that meant it has his amazing records. Fitting him against weaklings and he might d up bulldozing everything to sess in a short amount of time ev with his low Constitution, but trapping him in deadnd was just the right way to slow him down. He had no idea that his assumption wasn''t further from the truth. How could the system leave monsters like him amidst sheep and rabbits¡ªthey need special care for them to grow to their full pottial. . . . Seth stood before his cabin with hesitation but seeing Raaz was ring daggers at him, he quickly tered. He has no idea why the gtleman was upset about everyone. The momt everyone dived in, Raaz sighed and said, "Damn it! Now I have to be a thief!" However, he stiffed seeing that Joseph was by the corner and he heard him loud and clear. But Raaz snickered and stood before he walked out without saying goodbye to everyone. ''Fuck. How am I gonna tell her that¡­ that thing was destroyed!'' He wondered, ''but that wasn''t the only problem, the brat is about to fill Anna TEC, where would I get another chamber!" The earlier thought was to steal it, but from who? He sighed and stopped ruminating about it. He gave Seth a deadline to impress him and he will stay true to the deadline after that¡­ it will depd on his mood. *** [You have died] [You revived in the Cottage] Seth sat and he observed his body. Nothing changed and th he called his status. His equipmt was all fine too. However, His level has fall down by one. Chapter 68: Rewards [You have died] [You revived in the Cottage] Seth sat and observed his body. Nothing changed, his equipmt was all fine too, th he called his status¡­ his level had fall down by one. [Window] Level: 9 Name: Seth Enoch ss: None Title: None [Body Status] Health: Good Strgth: .3 Dexterity: .9 Stamina: . Constitution: 5.0 [Body Traits] ~Locked ~Locked ~Locked ~Aura Sight [Body Arms] ~Womb? [Acquired Traits] ~Minor Cold Resistance ~Exertion (0 Points) [Personal Arms] ~Staff of Elevation (F+) ~Azure Attire (F+) ~Inferior Myriad Soothing Gourd (F+) ~First Painting (Expand) [Acquired Arms] ~Small Brok Cottage ~Bag ~Quill ~Shield (Expand) [Talts] ~Painting (F+) ~Calligraphy (F+) ~Sculpture (F+) (Expand) [Skills] ~Drawing Picture Skills* ~Painting Skills * ~Calligraphy Skills* ~Sculpture Skills * (Expand) [You have three Innate Traits. Reach a condition and unlocked them] __________ But th he also called the notification to see what happed wh he logged out. Ding [Hidd Quest pleted] [Objective ] ~Seth Enoch, Owner of Staff of Elevation and Apex Womb, has battled and resisted Living Roots Enthrallmt for months! [Objective ] ~Seth Enoch, Owner of Staff Of Elevation and Apex Womb, has be Enthralled by Living Roots! [Objective 3] ~Seth Enoch, Owner of Staff Of Elevation and Apex Womb, has Escaped Living Roots! _____ [Objective Reward] ~Stone Will! [Your Will that resisted Living Root has be reinforced akin to a Stone] [Objective Reward] ~Enthralled has be changed to Residts! [You are now the Residt of Living Roots and not one of its Beasts] [Objective 3 Reward] ~Soothing Gourd has be upgraded to provide water ev in the dried deadnds! _____ [Hidd Quest Completed] [Objective ] ~Seth Enoch, Owner of Staff of Elevation and Apex Womb, has Survived Gawee Contint Gravitational Pressure for more than 5 minutes! [Objective ] ~Seth Enoch, Owner of Staff of Elevation and Apex Womb, has breathed the tainted air of the Gawee Contint and survived for more than 5 minutes! [Objective 3] ~Seth Enoch, Owner of Staff of Elevation and Apex Womb, has bathed and survived the atmospheric condition of the Gawee contint for more than 5 minutes! ____ [Objective Rewards] ~Graviton Stone! [Objective Reward] ~Filtro Stone! [Objective 3 Reward] ~Gawee Stone! [Will you like to collect your rewards?] "Yes!" [Stone Will Reward Acquired] Seth felt his heart heat up but th it began to burn up his body until it turned red. [First Might Evolving Stone Will] [Experices that lead to Stone Will are being condsed into ergy to brand you with a Tattoo] Seth couldn''t hold on as he removed all his clothes and jumped into a barrel of cold water but th the water began to boil while he forced himself to sit there screaming in agony. His eyes bulging red and his skin searing red. It was so damn painful that Seth fainted. Hourster, he woke up in the dried-up scorched barrel. His head was heavy but his body was light, undoubtedly he felt rxed and more confidt. Not only that, remembering the pain, he felt that he could survive it with less of a groan if he relived it again. But that wasn''t the only change, there was a tattoo on his chest, on top of his left breast. It was pale , made up of some inscription he can''t discern. [Stone Will Evolved] [Pure White Stone Will Acquired] [You can survive with less difficulty and little resistance against all the previous hardship you have be through] "This is amazing!" Calling his status he didn''t find the trait in the list as if he didn''t have it but seeing it as his tattoo he understood the story. Tattoos were differt from skills, and traits, they are more body rted. [Your status has changed from Living Roots Thrall to Living Root Residt] Th a light appeared that shot through Soothing Gourd which underwt some changes. It shrunk in size. Its yellow skin darked to brown and three nodes protruded at the bottom that helped it stand in ce. [Soothing Gourd has be improved to harness water in the deadnd, as well as its capacity has 0% increased] "Good!" Seth checked the gourd and was amazed. This was the second improvemt and its water capacity has reached 0 litres. After that, a minuteter, three lights appeared in the sky and th shot down like a meteoroid, th streaked in the night sky and mmed one meter before Seth. Maybe because of Pure Stone''s will, he wasn''t afraid as his calm mind was able to detect their trajectory ev though they emit oppressing pressure that would have toppled the former him. [Graviton Stone +. Filtron Stone +. Gawee Stone + Acquired] The Graviton Stone was dark ash, Filtron Stone was transpart with a shade of grey, and Gawee Stone was ominous ck. All of them were thumb size. [Graviton Stone] [A special stone that can induce weightless traits to objects. It can be used in forging and equipmt production] [Use it on your booth, it will reduce the gravitational pull of the contint] [Filtron Stone] [An Aerogel, one of the lightest substances in the world, breathe in the stone to improve your olfactory and lung system] [It will improve the lungs and make them capable of harnessing desirable breathable gasses in the contint] [Gawee Stone] [A pure stone that can only be found in the Gawee contint. it can be used to improve equipmt, especially attires to reduce the adverse atmospheric condition on the body] [Improve your attire with it to protect you from harsh conditions] "Yahoo. Great hardship deserves great rewards" Seth shouted. "Who said being stranded in a nightmarish forest is bad? As long as one survives, strives and moves forward, he, I will earn the reward of an equal amount of my hardship!" "Damn! It''s really hard!" Seth concluded with a deep frown. The terrifying hardship that trantes ev to the outside world is not that alluring anymore ev with the rewards. "I have to improve the cloak or else, I should kiss goodbye to leaving the damn forest!" Chapter 69: Raaz The Naughty! Seth quickly dragged one of the flexible water containers he filled with water and poured the water into arge empty barrel. He also poured differt water till he filled the barrel. He th oped the mouth of the flexible container wide and put his head inside. He grabbed the gradually dissipating Filtron and inserted it inside. He th jumped into the barrel. He made sure the flexible container stretched a bit and there was air inside. After that, he sealed it by tighting it to his neck with his hands. And th immersed his whole body in the water. Now, his head was trapped in the flexible air with limited oxyg and also the stone called Filtron. In a few breaths, he finished the oxyg avable but with the transpart aerogel called Filtron, the air kept rewing. His body on the other hand began to rx as his blood vessels were filled with filtron ergy. His skin became red but this time it has a healthy hue and his lungs were the ones having more befits as they were improving fast. [First Might activated] Excited to see what would happ but a minuteter nothing. Thirty minutester, he was a bit tired but the exertion point only fell by one, so he held on breathing in and out and his breath kept rewing by filtron that was slowly reducing in size. Three hourster, the filtron had dissipated and he felt as if he was breathing scorching air in a dried desert, but still, he felt he could still go on. By the time there was no more oxyg whatsoever in the bag, he began to suffocate in real-time and fast. Out of reflex, he yanked the flexible container up and trieding out but along the way he breathed in water, still, nothing bad happed to him as he came out panting. [Your Lungs have be improved, you can survive ces with the least amount of beficial gasses] [First Might evolving your lungs] And th another excruciating pain assaulted Seth''s chest but not as worse as the tattoo, so he only groaned a with a scowled face. "Hooo!" Seth breathed out, the sct of nature overwhelming his mind. But that was the only change, still, he felt like if he wanted to breathe more oxyg he could do that. His eyes nced at the two stones lying on the g. Nothing changed about them. He walked out of the barrel and removed all his attire and some equipmt th dropped them in the water barrel. He th grabbed the stones. Graviton was heavy, it consumed exertion point to bring it inside the barrel while Gawee Stone seemed to dissipate by touch and he dumped it too in the water-filled barrel. And he tered too. Th he began to rub the stones on each of the attire and by doing so, the stones were getting used up. Gawee Stone has gone faster than the Graviton Stone. By the time the stones were used off, it was only minutes before log out, so Seth jumped out from the barrel and¡­ th something happed that put a smile on his face. What happed was there was a dy before his leg touched the g and that was the effect of Graviton. Seeing the befit, Seth jumped back to the barrel and made sure he would not drown and th he fell asleep and logged out! Sling! ''First Might affect and improve any physical hancemt!'' Seth thought with a smile, hoping that it will affect these new effects. ''But¡­ did it hance my evolution with the Womb? I didn''t sse it or see any notifications!'' He wondered Seth threw that at the back of his mind and wt to prepare for school. Raaz on the other hand was on a ne going to meet his ex-girlfrid. He was mulling over and over how to tell her that that thing was destroyed. He thought of appeasing her, however¡­! Instead of trying to pacify her, he decided to do something¡­ a crook smile appeared on his face¡ªand th make her list with something. He nced at his suitcase with a smile and waited till he reached his destination. The journey was unevtful and he arrived at the House Seana was living in. He tered and made himself at home like usual. It was the house they promised to live in after their marriage, but for his own reasons, he decided to refuse the idea of settling down with her. Raaz, as a naughty man, washed and wore only a bathrobe and shorts and came to the parlour to surprise her. One thing Seana can''t resist was his sexual appeal. Hearing her car ter the garage, Raaz wt to shower and came out fast, his chest bare, steaming and drops of water all over him. Th he grabbed an expsive wine he bought to wee her. He stood at the door with a ss cup in one hand and a bottle of wine in the other¡ªwaiting for her toe in. "What the hell¡­!" Seana shrieked as she oped the door. "Hey, bab¡­!" Raaz snickered but th he became speechless as he stared at them. "Hello! I¡­ didn''t know you were bringing someone?" Raaz stammered as he looked at the gtlem she brought home. She became red with anger and lost in speech. She looked at her date and th at Raaz without knowing what to say and how to react. "You nned this¡­ to ruin my life!" She tried hard to stop herself from screaming in anger. Th tears came down rolling on her cheeks "Hello. I''m Rick Richard!" The man she brought said as he wt to shake Raaz''s hand. They shook hands and Raaz was disquieted, this wasn''t what he nned. If he knew she would bring someone he wouldn''t show up here. "Anyway, I came here for us to amd. I didn''t...know you move on!" Raaz forced out, before he wt to the room, wore his clothes and packed his stuff. He left the house leaving the couple standing awkwardly. He heard rumours that Seana was seeing someone but fear of jealousy made him not look into the man''s idtity. Rick Richard, he knew the guy, he was a millionaire and a phnthropist. He had be showing his interest in Seana but he never got a chance until now. Slumping in a hotel room, Raaz thought about the reason why he broke up with her in the first ce. The main reason was she wanted to settle down and he didn''t. Chapter 70: Class A Neighbourhood! There were other reasons that set Raaz and Seana apart, such as their habits and attitude were in contrast with one another and also their goals and ambition were also not aligned. Thest thing was that she was too attractive for him. Maybe he was a simp but can he protect her from all the wolves on her tail? If not because she did love him, he doesn''t think he should be able to keep her. "I''m a loser...no. She shouldn''t have cheated on me. She only likes me for sex and she always acts smart ass and as if she was doing me a favour for being with me!" Raaz grumbled. She was a gius, with an IQ of 88, an invtor and also a rowned scitist. "Fuck!" He cursed now that he saw her with someone a fang of pain was throbbing in his heart. He turned and thrashed until he managed to sleep. Early in the morning, there was an insistt knock on his door. He had no choice but to walk there to op grumbling. "Who the fuck¡­.!" He swallowed hard. A tall woman, about 5 years old, with an oval face and bright red eyes stared at him. She had red hair that reached her buttocks and wless ageless skin. "Officers, this is the man!" She proimed and two huge security m stormed into the room about to arrest him. "What did I do?" Raaz shouted in panic. "You stole my tech yesterday and for that reason, you will answer to thew for trying to take national treasure!" ''She gave me the damn thing¡­ but I have no proof of that¡­ damn, is she merciless to use that object to get back at me for yesterday''s mistake?!" "Seana, I brought good news, I swear it''s good news. Please...zzzrr!" He was electrocuted and his body fell unconscious with seizures. She winced seeing him fall in pain but harded her expression and carried out the arrest. ''M are evil¡­ he dumped me wh I needed him the most and wh I have someone to marry hees and ruins it!'' She justified. Raaz was tak to a special security prison and was dumped there. After he woke up, interrogation sessions began as they asked him where the tech he stole was and also where he kept it. Seana on the other hand goes on with her life trying to forget him. At least he will not die, just a little suffering! The two of them have loved each other and still do but¡­ they have a lot of grudges against each other too. While Raaz was screaming in interrogation Seth was on his way to the new workshop together with Manue Sefu. "Here, wear this clip. It''s an idtity tag that indicates you are with me," She said. The clip was a device that had the Manue logo on it. Seth put it in understanding, this informed him of the level of the house he was going to. ss A neighbourhood. He should have be nervous on a normal asion but as he was in his super emotional jumpy attitude, he felt excited about seeing this type of ce. Before they reached the house, he began to see some differces. There were dogs of differt colours and breeds. Some were as big as horses and some were as small as small birds¡ªthey were hybrids and some of them were androids. They seem lovely and cute but very dangerous. If he wt out without the clip they would pounce on him and th take him straight to the nearest police station, after he was severely injured of course. If they kill him, nothing will happ to the owner. Why? Because they were equipped with an advanced tool to smell out bad inttions from people. At every junction, there was also a humanoid police robot that took records of everyone that passed and if a new face was sighted without a special idtity that person would be arrested. Just now, there was a Drone the size of a helicopter gliding in the air as it followed their car. Manue was th called to idtify the new person that was with her. She did and the Drone Cop left. This startled Seth greatly, as he heard her exin the reason for him being with her. The security is way above what he assumed. If she had not idtified him, or by chance he was alone he would have be thrown to jail. Not only that, he will be starved for three days before they release him. Seth heard that as a rumour but he never expected they were true. The advt of this cruelty was the homeless people that took pleasure wh they were captured. In the past, they would be put in jail with good beds and three square meals for a week and th kicked out. The prosecutor learnt that the homeless came for bedding and food reasons, the cursed man th changed thew and made those captured as long as they are ss C or lower than, they will starve instead of being fed, for three days before they were kicked out. And that stopped any thought ofing to ss A for no guine reason. Still, it wasn''t ev easy for one toe here due to intse security on the way but sometimes the higher ss might bring someone from the lower ss for various reasons. However as long as the person has no guine reason th the lower ss will still be punished foring, ev if he was forced toe. Seth sighed with relief as he nced at the ck woman that seemed to hold a lot of respect. Why does this painter have so much value, he wondered? The house they reached was one of the best in the neighbourhood. And the family residing in it was very influtial in ss A in the city. Seth began to tertain the idea of winning them over but th he shook his head. He isn''t smart wh ites to interacting with people he doesn''t ev know where to begin. And as it was a usual urrce for Lower ss to suck off to the higher ss the momt he started, they would know his inttion. However, Seth wasn''t worried about that, he worried that he might be rejected from tering the housepletely. And if he wasn''t mistak, this was Sally''s Home. Chapter 71: Differences Manue''s car stopped at the gate, waiting for verification. Seth nced at her, she didn''t seem bothered by anything, and her gtle demeanour was unbrok. "Lady Manue Sefu. You came with an unknown person!" The Gate AI spoke. "He is Seth Enoch, my studt!" She said. And th the dy wt on for 0 minutes before a man with hair came out. He nced at them and th oped the gate. The car drove in and parked at the guest parking lot. It''s arge house with various flower fields and the main house looked as if carved out from jade, but the interior was full of differt colours and several paintings hung on the walls. Seth didn''t hold himself from feasting with his eyes on everything he saw. Especially the flowers. He saw a field with more than 00 stalks of azure shade flowers. ''Each flower is Uni.'' Seth thought, ''and those wer''t ev the most expsive.'' He sighed as he saw the differce betwe ss and luxury. They reached a hall, the presumed ssroom. It was the size of a football field and was filled with Paintings of differt sizes. Some were the size of humans and some ev bigger. Only a few were meters long. That wasn''t what filled the spacious hall, but the statues of differt people carved out from various materials, such as Jade, Marble, Pure Stone, Gold, Silver and other material he can''t idtify. At the very ctre of the hall was the ss. Painting Stools were arranged in order and before each one of them was a canvas, a table to keep painting materials by the side and also an abundance of spread paper. Seth took a deep breath and calmed his heart. He has researched this canvas and stool, each was 000 Uni. He nned on buying it for making super luxury paintings but here it was used in the ssroom. One needs to remember that Uni is a world currcy that has very high value! Eyes were all on him, up and down, seeing him here and also walking straight with no appart difficulty ev though he was carrying a cane. "Lesson will begin in minutes!" Manue said as she took the twins elsewhere so that they would not disturb them. "Hello!" Seth said, all eyes were still on him. He stood there because there was no chair for him. He had tried to provide his own equipmt, but Manue said he didn''t have to. "I thought you were expelled!" Sarah asked. "Me too, but thankfully I passed the exam!" He answered. She was the first to talk to him. She looked differt with her gold hair and her¡­. Seth gulped down, she wore revealing clothes, thankfully he controlled himself fast. Th next that spoke to him was Luis and they talked for a momt, exchanging pleasantries as to how things were and how Seth found his touch in art again. Sally and Zach, who were the hosts, didn''t respond. They only nce at him and lost interest Manue came back and sat on her seat that was facing everyone, she nced at Seth but th began to make geral revisions. Seth surely can''t stand for hours, he will definitely d up falling so he decided to sit on the floor. He was not arrogant or prideful, he could learn anywhere, regardless of where he sat, whether on gold or a pile of thrash. Besides, the tile was made up of Onyx Eye and the whole tile in the hall can buy Seth home. The mockery was that Seth saw t more stools and canvas in a corridor where Manue passed through. The lecture was all about Colours and their differces. She exined in depth about distinct things, most of the things she said he knew but he was still able to learn great things. He was amoured in her lecture wh a soft voice called his name. "Mister Seth. Please stand!" A female voice said. Seth was startled to see the twins carrying gadgets for him¡ªa portable Stool and a Canvas. He collected them and arranged them and he sat down with a mtal sigh. The truth though, the mere gesture of them sitting on expsive chairs while he was on the floor meant he was inferior in status and birth! The twins began to jump a until Manue st them away. The stool he now sat on was in no way inferior to the one everyone was sitting on, the differce was that it was for portable purposes. It was made up of material like a balloon that can be filled with air. It expanded and became a stool like all others. Wh it folded, it was fist size and very light. Ev the canvas was like that just that the paper ced on top was folded and he spread it afterwards. The lecture did not take long as it was about memorization of differt colours and their names. Today''s lecture was a bit differt as Manue discussed differt sources of colours and dubbed the major colours. She took Rainbow as the first major colour and also exined their variation and how to produce them. After that, she took other major colours which include Sky Colours, Sand Colours, Rock Colours, Sea Colours and others with differt variations. The above was from nonliving parts of the world. The next category of major colours was se in humans and animals. The best colour category was nts. As the lesson wt deep it began to be confusing due to differt categories. Everyone furiously took note and was ready to research it more. At the d of the lesson, she st two assignmts to everyone through a cell phone. Manue th drove Seth back home, saying she will pick him up tomorrow like today. "How was it?" His mom met Seth at the trance with a worried face. He shook his head and just exined minor things before he managed to extricate himself to his room. He sat on the bed with a sigh. He did all he could do to stop his raging emotion to turn to sadness and pity in that house and fought hard to stay positive with smiles but the minor treatmt got through to him, evtually. If he was not strong ough to control his emotional direction th, Seth wouldn''t have be able to leave his house in the first ce or ev go there. Still, it was hard. The reason why he suffered to control himself was appart, he had spt a week in an emotionless situation and now his emotion has amplified tfold. That means a slight change in atmosphere will influce mood swings. If he was angered, he would experice extreme anger. If he was happy, extreme happiness. If he is sad, he will experice extreme Sadness and so on. The sess he achieved in defeating Living Root made him extremely happy, he became over the top excited and it was amplified wh heard that Manue had tak him back. However, his family''s precarious situation almost disrupted that rhythm direction but he reced it with a conviction to do better to help them. However, the fact that he was left standing, andter sitting on the floor while everyone was on a stool made felt he had gone back to the time he was worthless. The time that ev his family pity him. His amplified motion has threated to make him upset and his pride almost took over. But on another note, they wer''t titled to give him a ce to sit, right? It was just courtesy of the host with his guest. "I''m overthinking this!" Seeing he was lost in self-pity, Seth stood and made a very heavy jump in which his body copsed and he fell asleep the next momt. Thankfully that reset his mind and calmed him down. The truth though, without amplification of emotion Seth wouldn''t be bothered by their treatmts. Chapter 72: I never Learn As Manue watched her kids fall asleep she walked out of their room noiselessly. She took a bath andy on the bed, that was wh she noticed a call. "Good eving, Mr Silver!" She said, seeing the man''s caller ID. "Eving. I want to know about the boy you came with today!" The middle-aged man inquired. "I have st his information to you, you hav''t read it yet?" She asked, her tone hasn''t changed but she knew the underlying reason why the man called. "I have, butst I heard he failed and you expelled him. Why bring him back!" "Seth lost his touch with art before the First Session ded, for that reason I can''t teach him anything and ev if I did he couldn''t learn. But the exam was hisst chance, which he performed spldidly and for that reason, I brought him back!" "I have spok with some of the external examiners that rate the studts and they informed me that his art is not that good." He said before he quickly added, "I''m not insinuating anything, I was just wondering why will there be arge disparity betwe their assessmt and yours?" Manue Sefu lingered for some time and th said, "I will op my Show Room wh the kids graduate, you will know why, th!" The two became silt. Mr Silver wanted an exnation but Manue was a woman of few words. She knew his inttion and he may drag the conversation till he questioned her why she brought the kid to his home without prior notice. "I''m not going to doubt your decision but still, is he clean? I heard he had a disease of weakness. What if it was contagious!" "I cleaned him myself!" She said. Her tone was low and not inviting. A sigh was heard from the other d and the call was cut. She closed her eyes and dropped the phone. Th a muscr hand wrapped a her in a hug from behind which put a smile on her face. "Wee back!" She whispered. . . . Seth has no idea that he wasn''t the only one under pressure for being in a ce he shouldn''t but the only differce was that Manue has ough status and connection that Mr Silver wouldn''t dare query. Not to mtion he wanted his two Talted kids of his to associate with her and also became something. So, he had no choice but to drop the matter and watch the vermin keeping, hoping that he wasn''t a pottial danger. Sling! With anticipation, Seth closed his eyes and oped them in the game. However, excitemt turned to horror as his body was bing¡­ mud. [Health: Good>Bad>dying] [Dying in this stage will copse your tire avatar and permantly injure it] "Fuck ME!" Seth shouted as he jumped out of the muddy barrel. His health keeps shing¡­ [Dying] [Dying] [Dying] [Dying] Countless thoughts passed through his mind and th he conctrated his mind on his body to test something. That caused a little reaction as his melting skin or mudding skin somehow solidified and held together but th it began to dry and crack at the same time. At that momt, the dying alert stopped for a momt before it began to blink but slow this time. Seth can move his body but excessive movemt will make his body crumble. To hold himself firm, he grabbed his Attire and carefully wore them. [Azure Attire absolving Gawee Essce from your body] [Transformation has slowed down] [Health:Dying>Normal>Abnormal] He calmed down a bit but looking at his face in clear water, his skin had changedpletely and became something akin to a horror movie with skin like dried cemt with fissures all over it and it was as ck as charcoal! Apart from that, he felt nothing, in fact, he was light and if he jumped he would pull down slowly to the g if he wanted. That was wh what he was expecting appeared! [Quest] [Your feeble body hase in contact with Gawee Contint Essce for a prolonged period of time and your body was be transformed to be part of it] [Quest Objective] ~Devour 0 Kilograms of Meat! ~Deavour Kilograms Of Gramango! [Reword] ~Normalization Crystal! [Note: You have hour.] Seth immediately activated Aura Sight and he was able to see the Red hue of the Camel, from his position. And th a strike killed the innoct beast and Seth jogged toward it. Without care for blood and skin, Seth began to feed on it directly. He doesn''t have time to dissect it, cook or smoke it. Ev if he has, he won''t do it. The more he ate, the more he felt his body stabilize and was also notified of how many kilograms of meat he ate. Strangely his stomach was like a bottomless abyss. The truth though, his body was converting that meat to produce the Mud his Attire was absorbing keeping his body safe. If he hadn''t eat the meat th it was his body that would continue to deviate. In no time, he managed to eat the required quantity of meat but he was dead tired. Still, he pushed himself after drinking some water and wt a fruit tree testing hoping to find the right one. . . . After a tedious search, Seth sat with a dejected look, he has be akin to a skeleton with no ounce of meat or fat¡ªbecause they were converted to Gawee. "I never learned, he whispered!" He was now holding a Crystal called Normalization which made his body return to normal from bing Gawee the momt he touched it. The Crystalter shattered and disappeared. Ev with a body like a skeleton, Seth was feeling strong and his health was Good but hungry. He th walked and dragged the remains of the camel and prepared to make guine food and preserve the rest. What happed to him wasn''t all bad. By his body converting to Gawee and a bit of Graviton, he was able to feed his Attire a lot more of them. And they improved better than if he only used the stone on them alone. "My game progression has slowed down to a crawl! I hope after Ie back to normal I will be able to explore outside the forest but before that, I have to documt every damn tree in this forest." . . . Sling! Chapter 73: Shabbara Sling! Seth prepared and waited for Manu toe to pick him up. As he had calmed down he understood yesterday''s situation was perfectly expected. Knowing the type of treatment he will face didn''t stop him from being excited about going there and finishing the assignment given. There were two sections of it, the first one can only be done in the Silver Mansion and the second one he had already begun which was gathering different natural colour sources and preserving them. It will be a bit hard and a lot of movement but it will be fine. Reaching the Mansion, Manue gave them 1 hour to finish the first assignment and then she walked away. Today''s Seth interaction with the other students was more normal than yesterday. And there was a Stool and Canvas for him already arranged. Shabbar was about to shove them to the side and activate the one he and his sister carried, his mothers shook her head and he walked away grumbling. Well, it doesn''t matter, by the way things were going, no one was going to sit for today''s lesson. [Assignment 1] [Identify and rate 2 Painting of 1m high in the hall] This was Seth''s question, he didn''t know if it was the same for the rest but he doubted it. Because there were paintings of different sizes in the hall. Casually, Seth walked around looking at his target painting. They mostly contained a single man in a soldier uniform which informed Seth that he was the ancestor of the Silver Family. There were 7 paintings of that calibre, 3 of them were old and 4 were copies. What he observed was that the painter wasn''t adept in colour formation, perhaps he doesn''t have a variety of them or know how to concoct them. As Seth was making his mental notes, he came to a realization. There was no date or name of the person in the painting or the painter himself but the Uniform and the style of the person in it were during the time of cataclysmic events when there was no electricity and other machinery. Seth changed his perspective immediately and judged the painting based on that era and that made him begin to appreciate the art¡ªsince they don''t have ess to many materials and were still able to make something this good wasmendable. That was the judgment for the original Paintings. As for the copies, Seth was able to conclude it to be the handwork of talented individuals thatck training. Yeah, just like him with his first paintings. He just made them because they look good at first sight. It was like copying a mathematician''s solving procedure and answering without knowing how it was driven. That judgment was for two of the three copies. Thest copy wasn''t just good but great and outstanding, he couldn''t find fault with it. Seth got bored with assessing them and began to look at the sculptures around. Ten minutester, he was startled as he heard a voice behind him. "You like sculptures?" "I like all art," he said to the speaker. Shabbara looked at him well and then said, "Why are you frowning then? It seems like you didn''t like it!" "Oh me? They are good!" Seth quickly said. This girl is going to cause him problems if others hear that he doesn''t like their art. Seeing the girl looking at the human statues, Seth sighed in relief. The truth though, they were all bad. "Why did you lie?" Shabbara said all of a sudden. "If you don''t like it that doesn''t mean I don''t. This piece of work is great!" Seth gulped down and said. "You are a master sculptor, right? You are as good as this as you paint?" She stared at Seth. "Nope!" "You lied again!" "You are hard to speak with?" Seth said with a frown. "I know, that''s why I was always silent. You''re gonna shoo me away too!" She said innocently. "No, what makes you think I don''t like it?" She lingered without answering before the little girl said, "Your eye movements. It behaves like my mothers watching something, not to her standard!" ''She can read that? That insane level of observation '' Seth screeched in his mind as gawked at her. "You will be a great artist one day!" He then praised her. "I will not. I''m good at appraisals but my hands aren''t that good at movement!" She said sadly. "What do you mean? If you can observe well, you can control your hand well!" Seth was confused but then, he remembered one of his lesson sessions with Nanncy and he facepalmed. He had never understood that part of the lesson but now. He raised his hand as he observed them. Painting is more than about the visual but also about the hand movement of the whole body in extreme cases. It might not be as pronounced as football but they were 25% simr. That was why a Coach may not be able to do anything on a field with a ball but capable of guiding talented footballers to sess because their level of dexterity is very high as opposed to the coach. While the coach''s observation capability was higher. It was exactly like paintings, some strokes and hand manoeuvres that might be needed to make amazing feats on the canvas can''t be performed by anyone else but those that have a certain level of hand dexterity. ''This is insane!!'' Seth was shocked at the suddenprehension. "You are a monster!" Shabbara was now terrified of Seth''s talent. By insinuating something, he was able to grasp the profoundness behind it. "I''m a human, not an alien! Even in the game!" Seth said with a smile after he calmed down. "I still believe practice makes perfect!" "... and my limit will be the cloud!" She said, still observing Seth in a new light. "Your mother reached the sky eventually, you don''t need to surpass her!" "... and then I will constantly bepared with her and then forever in her shadow!" "What''s wrong with that? As you will be the one in charge of all her activity then. That''s what kids do, they be the leader of their household!" "... I still want something on my name. An appraisal is what I do the best!" She said. "Better than her?" "Yes, better than anyone I met!" She said proudly. Seth nodded at her and he moved to their next sculpture; it was a lion made of Gold. "You still need to reach the cloud for you to attain your desired Appraisal Capability, if not, you will be left behind!" "I knew, have you forgotten what my mother is!" She annoyingly said. "This one too is not that good. You should control yourself!" "What do you mean!" "They are watching you. And they can read you like an open book. If you upset them, not even my mother will stop them from kicking you out!" She warned. Chapter 74: Copying First Painting! Seth stiffened and then walked away from the sculpture. He can''t control his bodynguage for now, so it is better to stop looking at them. He sat on a stool and said to the girl, "You should not call a person a liar!" "Sorry, but that''s what you did¡­ if you don''t know, I''m a human lie detector!" "I expected as much," he said and theny his head on the table to take a nap!" Shabbara stared at him before she looked at their Host who was looking at her¡ªthey were Mr Silver and his brother. They have been watching the whole students evaluating their actions. She lost interest in them and walked to her mother who was sitting in a corner watching the student too. One hourter, everyone presented his findings and Manue asked some questions. "That will be all, I will give you seven days to finish the second assignment, in these 7 days sses will not hold!" . . . Sling! "I can''t believe no one passed thest test!" Seth grumbled. The way Manue dismissed them the moment they finished presenting was foreboding, making them all shiver. Seth was still grumbling when he opened his eyes. The wind was a bit strong but nothing he couldn''t handle. The barrel still has mud water and his attire was still absorbing it. He doesn''t know the process will end but the fact his body turned to Gawee made the mud replicate itself, well it wasn''t mud per se it was Gawee Mud. He sighed and he was lost on what to do, everything was moving like a snail to the point it was unnerving him. Then his heart trembled and he looked at his Pure White Stone Will Tattoo, there was a tint of green in it. "Shit, it was affecting me again. Not as fast as before." He then calcted that the barrel might dry a few days from now which meant he had enough time. The only thing that prevented him from taking the clothes away was that the barrel was floating. "So what the fuck will I do today?" Two things popped into his mind. A Quest that required him to take a record of trees in the Forest to obtain Womb Letters and an old Quest he had even forgotten about. ______ [Quest] ~Copy First Painting 100,000 times! [Reward] ~Glean the secret of the painting! ~First Painting Canvas Replica (F-)! _____ It will be hard as Seth was already looking around trying to see what he can use to copy the damn painting. He had white papers with him but¡­ they aren''t even up to 3 thousand. But 100,000 thousand was a lot. But there was a way, it never said he copied them on white paper. His eyes lingered on some wide woods that can be used to draw some things on. But ultimately they should be t. There are a lot of them. His cottage for example and also the one he used to make the rudimentary representation of the former vige. "Former Vige!" Seth frowned. He now doesn''t mind that he was left behind for some obvious reasons, even though he was surprised every day, why would he keep this former vige? For the months he spent he understood the damn forest wanted some form of Intelligent activities in it, rather than just mindless activities of beasts. Even when his emotions were stripped away, he was guided with his mind to do certain things around the forest that no beasts can do. At that moment an idea clicked on him, and he smiled. That will take away the boredom for the next few days until the Attire is ready. The n was two. 1~Find a source of y in the forest, which he already knew. identify it by heart. And use it to make a mansion 2~Cut nks and Log to suit a smooth space that can be painted on and leave the rough ones to be used for building. The first n will be tedious but with Exertion Trait, he can do the simple jobs for hours without worry, only the heavy ones will exhaust him fast and he can n those. Seth stood before the y spot and took note of its texture, structure, stickiness and hardness when it dried up. And then move up. In the whole of Living Root, there was no stream or river but just water ponds that were small and these ces have y around them. That was why Seth was taken record. He has no knowledge of making mud houses but he was going to learn to make them. After finishing his survey he came back to the clearing And cut 100 cut nks to paint on them. But then it urred to him. His inks will not be enough to make the whole thousands of paintings without being used. Looking outside he has another n. An hourter there were all kinds of juicy leaves, Seth gathered and he smashed them in motor and poor water to make a paste. Used soft cloth to obtain the green liquid and that was the ink for now. After that, he arranged his painting materials in the cottage. To the right of him, he spread First Painting on a clean wide nk. It''s still as bizarre as it used to be, even more now that Seth was staring at it lost on where to start. And then he began to paint. Seth only knew that he was copying the first painting to the best of his ability but his mind became foggy as he went on and finished the first copy. Then another, then another, then another, each copy took about 10 minutes to finish but by the time he made 10 copies, Seth''s mind was nk as he just sat there with dull eyes. In the real world, a lot of Nutrition Solution was pumped into his chamber to support his brain activity and make sure it did not copse. Unlike Womb which ran and umted energy with Mental Power, the First Painting needed more. Looking at the Painting consumes Mental Fortitude¡ªthe ability of the brain to withstand impact and stress. And it also stretched the mind''s reasoning andprehension capability of the brain. In Seth''s case, his reasoning capability wasn''t able to digest theplicated structure of the First Painting and that made him dull like a zombie, devoid of consciousness. Living Root decided to invade that time, but thanks to his Pure White Stone Will, the Enthralled process was slow and also the fact that he was its Resident. Chapter 75: Meteoroids! Sling! Seth opened his eyes to the real world not knowing what happened. He only knew that he nked out but nothing after that but now. ''Temporal Pearl is truly outstanding to exchange with all these magnificent treasures.'' Seth left to his room to prepare. No school today and no painting with Manue. Free to seek y soil knowledge. He travelled to different ces in their City that have mud on the ground and also visited locations that used y. He didn''te back home until night fell. He came out of the car tired and covered from head to toe with dust and sand. Seth didn''t just look at y but he yed with it. He rubbed them in his hand, tasted them, and smelt all the types of y he could get and repeated that till sunset before he took a sample of them and robbed him. His hand has blistered and some even open and when his mother saw that she squeezed his ears and berated him. She was worried all day and now he came back with an injury to the hand. After the little punishment, Seth washed, ate and fell on the bed. The next day he dived back into the game. Sling! He grabbed his empty book and then took his pen, and then began to write what he had learned yesterday. Scribe Talent gave him the ability to recall knowledge and information very fast. Seth documented the characteristics of the 8 different ys he came in contact with. Some are for making bricks, some pottery, some statues, some wall ster and some were just additives. He recorded everything and then walked around the y spots in the Living Roots trying topare them with his knowledge. Two hourster, he came back with samples. He was able to identify them and also know their uses. There were some ys in Living Roots that were unusual but he believes, if he used them in connection with another one it would be good¡­ His attire almost absorbed the Gawee Mud and by tomorrow he may be able to wear them. That was the objective for that day and then he started copying! Living Root influence was always disrupted after logging out due to Resident Status and Pure White Stone Will. So, every time Seth logged in, it had to start all over again. Another thing that made Seth safe was the Pure White Stone Will increased in stability with every hardship he endured and it became a bit harder to prate. Seth sat as usual, with trepidation he began to copy the mysterious painting, and with just 10 copies he was dull andcked consciousness again. Sling! "Hoo!" That was scary, he said. And then Seth left for his room. This time he was going to visit some shops that make y-rted things. Sadly Seth wasn''t able to find any ce that actively does that on a daily basis. It was mostly the y product on disy. Seth has to drive to another city. Thankfully, all he had to do was sleep in his car while it drove. Sadly, Sarah was watching his location on the GPS moving away from their city and she began to call him toe back but he was fast asleep. And by the time he woke up, he was in a hurry to finish what he came to do before sunset. The trip was fruitful, as he showed great enthusiasm and the people he met were happy to show him around. He saw different types of Wheels, zers, Scrapers and other tools. But most of them were modernized and mechanical. They are used in crockery. He then began to seek the ancient one. Those that can be made easily by himself with local tools. And that was what took his time and efforts. He managed to find an Old man named Sarki. Seth was bbergasted by the man''s dpidated shop but the earthenware in it was Phenomenal. First, he banished all the amazing crockery that caught his eye and then he asked the old man to show him the local tools used to make them. The old man did better, after showing the tools and confirming Seth was a fanatic, he showed him their blueprints and guidelines on how to make them. Seeing Seth, shining eyes as he found what he really wanted, the man sold them to him, together with sole ceramics. The moment Seth left, Manue came to the shop. "Good evening Grandpa!" She greeted him with utmost respect and humbleness. "Hey, Manue, how are the twins?" He asked with a smile. "Fine. They said hi and also made some snacks for you!" She gave him the box she was holding. He thanked her but nced in the direction that Seth went. "Are you waiting for someone?" She asked. "No. I just met with someone that has simr eyes as you!" He said. "Who?" She asked, shocked. "I don''t know his name and I didn''t ask!" Manue pleaded with the old man to link her to the person but the old man refused. She even suspected it would be one of her students and tried to show him their picture but he ignored her as he walked back into the shop. "Where are my pots and bowls!" She asked in fear as she began to umte sweat on her forehead. The pots and bowls were international orders and she can''t miss them. "Oh, those scraps. The boy pinpoints them and buys them all. Each one of them!" The old man nonchntly said. She was amazed but she remembered how hard it was to convince this old man to make them for her and now they were gone just like that. But it wasn''t her fault, she already made a deal with him and even paid him with what he demanded. But looking at the old geezer, she knew he would make things difficult. "Grandpa...!" "Nope, it''s your fault. You said you areing today. You should havee in the morning!" He said with a cheeky smile. "I''m begging¡­!" "Don''t kneel!" He said sternly before he sighed and gave her a new assignment to make draw his picture with his wife during his marriage ceremony. She quickly pranced out and drove away fast, heading home to do that. Her mind raced on how to make the most magnificent drawing she ever made in life. Sarki was her first Teacher in Art but he stopped painting and focused on pottery because that was what his dead wife specialized on. He wanted Manue to take on Pottery too but she imed it dirtied her hand and made their calluses. After her, he hasn''t had a single Student as good as Manue, well until a seed of hope appeared after he saw Seth. "Seth Enoch!" He read the address Seth left him. But the old man was only remembering the eyes, those strange eyes that can see the true nature of the world are rare and¡­ dangerous! "You won''t take away my Student!" He swore. Manue has done that before that was why he refused to tell her the truth. He turned around intending to make the earthenware Manue requested he saw light streaking in the night sky. It was a meteoroid! "May God have mercy on us!" He prayed. Chapter 76: Truck-kun Seth admired one of the pots he bought with starry eyes and even entertained the idea of going back to be the old man''s apprentice. However, he had his hands full with Asteroids Online and¡­ his attention was attracted to a streaking light in the sky. "Woah!" It was beautiful to his eyes as it passed far away and disappeared. Then there was a tremor on the asphalt he was on and even his car shook. [Warming! Meteoroid Impact] His car warned, but then hundreds of other meteoroids became visible across the sky. Beautiful by sight but due to the tremor people were apprehensive. Tud! Tud! Tud! . . Several tremors vibrated around. Suddenly a ckout happened, electronics began to shut down and people began to faint. Cars on the street turned off, houses, hostels, and power grid all went down. Four cities in Ni Country became dark that night, devoid of electricity and many people went dizzy and their bodies became weak. Seth was terrified, he had never left his home for more than 10 kilometres but now he was 35 kilometres away on a highway that led to another city¡ªand then, this thing happened. He can''t even imagine his mother''s panic. But¡­ that wasn''t the worst! Doubt and despair in people rise wondering was this the end of the world for the second time? History foretold that asteroids from the sky destroyed the old world and now, something simr was happening. His car became dead on the street, thankfully there was a lot of emergency percussion and so far so good no ident urred but after he nced out, he saw people were dizzy. Then a floating helicopter came with bright light and illuminated the area. It moved far ahead until it reached an expensive car where men in ck jumped down and took the people in the car. Five more helicopters came and went. Letter, the ce became dark. There wasn''t even a moon in the sky. Seth was peeking around from his car when he noticed a man in another car trying to take something somewhere but he couldn''t, he was dizzy but also suffocating. The way the man gasped for air tells Seth the man has Asthma. Seth put the pot he was still holding and grabbed the door knob but it refused to budge. The car waspletely dead, with no power whatsoever and sadly it was fully automated with its Ai. He grabbed his phone, but it was dead too. Ganng! Ganng! Ganng! Far behind him, arge Bunker Truck appeared and was smashing cars away as it drove on the road "Fuck me¡­ oh my God!" Seth panicked and pressed the Start Engine button, he tried opening the car, he crawled back and tried to reach the boot and he did but the boot was sealed shut. He grabbed some pots he was admiring moments ago and smashed them on the ss, it was bulletproof. He used his phone to try to break the ss until it was smashed to pieces and then he smashed his fist repeatedly until he was exhausted and his body couldn''t move anymore. When the electricity ckouts happened, all cars on the highway slowed down and stopped on the road¡ªthat was why there was no ident. But they were all on the road and now there was a giant Bunker Truck ramming into them as it drove fast on the road! Ganng! Ganng! Ganng! Each sound announced the destruction of a car and notification of his deathing close. "That is Truck-kun, right? I''m miserable in this life maybe I will be isikied." Seth mumbled terrified. "Haha!" As tears rolled on his cheek, heughed at the absurdity of his thought. Nothing like that existed¡ªthose can only be found in novels. And Seth doesn''t even like those genres because they had made him have hope due to his miserable life in the past. Due to the depression of his uselessness, Seth has attempted suicide before, praying for transportation to another world and having OP Cheat. When his family find out they admonished him and force him to undergo therapy sessions until he came back to himself and realised it was just a fucking wish fulfilment fantasy! But now, a Truck-Kun was smashing cars toward him and Seth doesn''t want to be Isikied! He turned and watched as it came closer, faintly Seth can sense the smell of blood in the air and terrifying screams. Not only that, time seemed to slow down as he concentrated, and he was able to process when the Bunker Truck smashed at a car, and it moved forward while the people in it wrecked back and forth, breaking their bones, shattering their heads and also mangling of their body, blood sshing and painting everywhere. Those were the lucky ones because there was a possibility of survival. The unlucky ones were the ones that the Truck drove atop them and the carspressed and became t, blood spilt through the broken door and windows, dyeing the road with red. Strangely, he was able to see the driver of the truck too. He was a huge man, wearing ck sses and a ck suit. His expression was normal as if he was squashing a bunch of insects. Ganng! Ganng! The truck was very close just to the car before him. Seth sat well and put on his belt and closed his eyes¡ªpraying and asking his mother for forgiveness. Deep down, he hoped to isikied¡­! Gannnng! Truck-kun crashed at Seth''s car and it was smashed to the side of the road while the Bunker Truck continued its cause. Seth''s condition is unknown! The Truck-kun passed, isikying a lot of people... or to be truthful, murdering countless people in their cars. . . . . . Seth opened his eyes, his head dizzy, however, he was under pressure in a dim space. "Damn. Did I get isekied?" Seth wondered but then he became unable to breathe as the pressure increased which forced him to wiggle. ''What a strange way to find myself in another world.'' Heined, "fuck, where is my starter pack? System? Activate Superpower? Silver spoon? Golden Finger" "...fuck is it runningte?!" The muffled voice of Elias can be heard as he called names due to the pressure that was pressing on him. "...where can I file aint?" It was like he was between balloons that were pressing on him in different directions. Before he suffocatedpletely, the balloon began to deplete and he slipped into the new world safely, however remembering his mother, Seth felt sad that he left her behind. "I will find a way back and I will right the wrong!" He clenched his fist as he vowed. "Damn, being reborn is not that easy¡­ system?" He called. Calming down and opening his eyes, Seth was shocked, the sky was illuminated by countless shooting stars! "This world is so beautiful." Seth gawked, "Eh!!! I''m still in the car?" Seth was still in the car, in the driver''s seat. He looked outside and his face went bitter. Cars were either embedded in the asphalt like ttened cans or smashed to the side of the road crushed and broken. There were subtle cries and moans but they were dying out with each passing time. Nothing seemed to have changed from the inside of his car. Not even a window was broken. Seth then tried opening the door again and it opened¡ªa wave of strange atmosphere whipped him and his mind nk away for a moment. Minutester, he woke up, the shooting stars had reduced now and then he thought of making a wish, however, what if his wish was reversed since these shooting stars only brought cmity? With a strange clear head, Seth went toward the car he was hearing the wail of a baby and peered through the ss¡­ he wished he hadn''t! The people were jumbled up and in blood gore. rr! Seth vomited and he felt his head dizzy, his enhanced mind unfortunately stored the image vividly. He leaned on the car after he sat on the blood-covered road, his mind empty. Tears slid down and emotions threatened to burst out but he forced them down with his strong will. Seth had never seen carnage like this! And the impact of what was happening weight in his mind, he will incur trauma and may need mental therapy in the future. People that were born in rtive peace usually have weak minds and tend to break easily in times of sudden and unexpected events. It''s advice for one to do something dangerous to build themselves up. He steels himself and tries to open the door. Another strange thing, the car activated and unlocked all the doors before it shut down again! Chapter 77: Sapphire Seth stood and looked through the car window and found the mother curled, protecting the baby from back and forth wreckage. Seth pushed away the mangled body of the mother and saw the young girl beneath, she was fine just in shock and then grabbed her. Under his embrace, the one-year-old baby calmed down and stared at him. Then Seth walked to other cars, touching them which activated them and unlocked the doors. Some of the cars'' dead bodies, blood and gore spilt out, some of them half-living half-dead people and some of them were uncased, just in a state of shock. He moved around until he was tired and the baby on his hand became heavy to him while she was half asleep. Seth then met a healthy old woman and gave her the baby and walked back to his car. The moment he touched it, its body glowed blue then transparent. It was now fully activated. He sat in the driver''s seat, confirming it was fully functional. [Wee Seth Enoch. You have imbued me with Terran Energy from your body and that upgraded me] [Where would you like to go?] "H..home!" The GPS activated and set a mark then the car began to drive. Turning and taking the route where the Truck has cleared. "Can we not take the road!" Seth let out. [We could but don''t you want to help them?] Seth felt sorry for them, but he was too weak and couldn''t help them all. By now he was almost slipping into sleep because he had exerted his body too much. "I can''t help them!" He whispered as tears rolled down his eyes. [You are already helping them] The car slowed down and he was surprised that any car he passed by unlocked its door after it activated. Many people areing out. "You can do that?" [Yes. Terran Energy is the Future!] [Active Terran Energy is a Better Future!] "What is the difference?" [Active Terran Energy is only found in higher life forms] Seth nodded. Then the car took a sharp turn and went into the wilderness fast. "Why?" [You will see] He was scared more than ever. What if someone has hijacked his car and found him special and now he was kidnapping him? But then the car came to an abrupt stop. [Go grabbed it fast before it dissipates] The car opened, they were now before arge hole and smoke rising from inside. Seth walked and peered through¡ªthere was an alien stone, the size of his head slowly shrinking, but before he even walked forward, it had be so small and dispersed by the time he was very close. He crawled back to the car panting and took his drugged so as not to faint due to exhaustion. The car sped in another direction and came to a stop at anotherrge depression bigger and wider than the first one. [Please go get it. It''s the future] The car urged. Seth hesitated and then went ahead. This stone was bigger than thest one but it was slowly smoking away just like the first one. Seth glided down with difficulty into thend depression and by the time reached it, the stone was slightly smaller than his head. "It''s smoking!!!" Seth hesitated and touched it nheless, his mind nked away for some seconds and then woke up feeling more power in his body. The ck stone was now glowing blue, no Azure colour, just like his Attire in-game. The depression it made on the ground showed that it was heavy and strong but as Seth nudged, it weighed like an egg. He grabbed it and walked back to his car but then Seth began to panic along the way because the stone was no longer emitting smoke but rather expanding as it absorbed the air. ?!???§ñ-?%§ß#§Ñ&§â@§ä¦Å§ñ-??!§à¦Ô§Ô$¡é*¦Å Before he reached the car, the car pulsed with light from all over its body and then transformed into something else. Further terrifying Seth. The car had split into four. the centre of the four halves was a t surface made of ss, Seth dumped the erging stone on it. The alien stone turned to gas when it met with earth''s atmosphere but when Seth touched it, Azure energy in him sipped through it and stabilized it and then it began to attract part of it that became gas back. The final form was an irregrrge stone, roughly five times the size of Seth''s scrawny body. Now bigger than the car of course. But then it began to shrink again, this time the Azure particles were absorbed into the ss table it was sitting on. Until the stone was just fist size. The ss glowed blindly and when the light disappeared, the car transformed back to normal and it opened a door for Seth to enter. Seth looked left and right, still appalled, but he was in the middle of the wilderness. He prayed for his safety and walked inside. [Congrattion] [You have fully awakened me] [Name Me!] "You are an alien!" [Haha. I''m the future. Lack of energy made me dormant] [Name me please!] "I don''t know how to name things¡­!" Seth has any experience in naming things. [Name me or the Central System will and I would have to send and receive information from them] [We have ten seconds before my mother reaches me. Please name me¡­] [We have 5 seconds. She is desperate..] [We have¡­] "SAPPHIRE!" Seth shouted. There was a silence, as the car was running fast and it reached the asphalt and then sped up toward the city. On a screen, at the dashboard, a loading was shifting slowly. It was the further upgrading of the car. By the time the car reached the city, the loading came to an end and then¡­ [Sapphire] ~Grade 4 Ride ~Energy Activation: Active Terran Energy ~Owner: Seth Enoch ~Core: Alien Azure Stone _____ Seth was still lost with all the development until the car drove into their house and parked in its ce. Seth still stared at the light that was shing in his eyes. The silence was filled with mncholy and shock that he had never been exposed to. [We are home!] He looked around and found familiar surroundings. He sighed but stayed in the car, the house was dark and even the neighbourhood was silent. "You can make them¡­ have electricity!" [Yes. For security purposes I wouldn''t] [I''m Sapphire, an advanced and Intelligent Ride. I''m nurtured by you and you, I will serve. Anything that may cause a danger to you I will not do it] [Don''t be surprised, it''s just that you have nevere across AI like me] That was true, there were a lot of AIs as smart as her but can only be found with ss As. But, Sapphire was a bit special because what activated its consciousness is Seth Energy and now she was bound to him and him alone. Chapter 78: Strange Sighting I Seth opened the door but then¡­ "Alright... Sapphire!" He said as he walked out and went to their door house. p! his snorty mother hug followed. He was dragged into the house bunker where he met with his sister and Adamina. Seeing blood on him, she panicked but by the time she began to ask many questions Seth was fast asleep, snoring away his worries. Activities in the whole Ni country stopped for three days before things stabilized. But it was not Ni countries that faced the crises but all over the world. In fact, the impact of the meteoroids in Ni Country was less. Electric Power returned 10 hours after the ckout and all machines became normal too. News about idents all around the country was the one trending. As for Seth, he slept for 2 days before he woke up. And by then a lot of things have changed. The house was reinforced and the underground bunker was under construction. Also, his family was in deeper shit than before. Pressure from the opposition parties was pressing on. Seth''s activities return to normal as he continues to do what he was already nning¡ªand that was learning how to make local tools and build a house with the handmade tools. With the announcement that Asteroid Online will not be online for the next three weeks, he has a lot of time to learn many things before then. Also, Manue has said students will wait for further notice. Not only her. Academies, Colleges of Education, Polytechnics and Universities were all closed. Each of the schools will arrange online sses that can be essed from him. Sarah didn''t press Seth to tell her what really happened but she was d to see her baby back safe even if he wasn''t sound. However, when she saw the road which she expected he followed back to their city, she was terrified, more than 4000 people died there in car idents. But rumours have it that it wasn''t just a car ident but the authorities were denying that. Seeing the news and the discussion heavy, Anna went to Seth and found him moulding a vase with his Pottery Wheel. It was an electrical one he obtained and all the tools needed to be a great Potter. "Was it an ident!" She inquired softly. He has been very quiettely, due to all the deaths, Meteoroid and also his Car gaining sentient! "No." That was all he said and she left him be. In times of chaos most people panic, and few stayposed but all of them when everything calmed down they went into a state of PTSD. Seth had perfume splendidly in a chaotic situation he had never found himself in but now, he was having a recurring nightmare. A trauma was trying to find its way into his head, or it had did. So he drowned himself in so many projects to upy his mind. A weekter, he had regained his sense of self and he was called for discussion. How does his car move while all cars and electric appliances are down? "Well, the car was special, its power was shut down at first but an hourter it was back on." He exined. "Interesting, can we turn it into a generator and power the house if we have a ckout again!" Most cars can do that nowadays, and if it was immune to pulse disruption then it was the perfect generator in these hard times. "I think so!" More questions were asked by his uncles and aunts before they left him be. When it was only Anna, his father, mother and Sam, he said. "It wasn''t an ident. It was arge truck,rger than any truck I ever saw. It was reinforced as if a moving house, ramming on cars as it passed on the asphalt. Many people died in their cars because they couldn''te out." He said with a sigh. "It''s alright!" Sarah hugged him, seeing him about to cry. He exined how helicopters came and took some people away and some minor things. "It''s alright since you are fine. You know, you were lucky that you were at the side of the road. Were you taking a pee at that time?" Adam asked. "Haha, I was trapped in the car too. The truck rammed into me too!" Sethughed dryly. "You are in the car!" Everyone was shocked. "Are you mistaken? There was no wound on your body, only blood. Wait whose blood was that¡­!" Sarah panicked as she bombard him with questions. "Calm down, mom!" Seeing that he had their attention he exined. "Sapphire was crazy durable and its safety was insane. Even though, I believed I would die as I panicked just like everyone else. But after it was rammed and she was pushed to the side, the shock made me faint and I woke upter trapped in a soft, silky balloon. And when I tried, I was able to open the door." He told them that he walked around opening people''s doors and helping them out. And even about the baby, he saved. But he refrained from telling them about the meteoroid. For now. They were shocked and also relieved. Two days pass just like that, and Seth and Adamina have finished the first season of theiric. Ready to upload in ZenComnic. A local site that people just upload to make good bucks. However, Seth and Admaina were there for fame. As for Pottery and rted art that Seth was practising he was developing his talent fast just like Paintings. "Seth... SETH!" Anna ran and came to him. And she dragged him to the parlour. the anchor said. And the old woman began to talk and Seth was able to recognise her immediately. Sniff! Sniff! Crying! The olddy began to cry, after some time she was normal and. Tears flowed out of her face as she couldn''t finish the story. Many people in the parlour were sad, some women were tearing up. She held on from crying but one can see her face scrunched off holding it in tights She took a deep breath. She apologized but the anchor said it was fine. The olddy calmed down fully trying to remember what she saw see-more-MVLeMpYr Her face was in utmost concentration as if she was speaking of something sacred and wanted to narrate exactly what happened without omission. That was the end of her story, and then the anchor asked. The old woman exined. She exined. She was asked more questions about what happenedter and she answered how she was able to walk around helping people get out of their cars and how she felt young and stronger than she should have. When the show ended Seth was sitting on a stool bbergasted. "Did you see the Glowing Man too?" Sasha, his causing asked. And all the people around turned their eyes on him. "Ahm, I¡­ just saw a light and then my car activated and then I drove fast toward home!" Sweat broke on him as he exined. Everyone nodded in understanding but four people were staring at him strangely. Chapter 80: Sapphire ad Adam I Seth sighed and left the room to his new workshop where he worked with y, making pottery items. Anna followed him and stared at him working. it was mesmerising, how he was manipting the wet y while it was on a Wheel. At first, it was just a chunk of y, then as the wheel rotated and his palms controlling, it began to be like a cup before he put his finger inside and made it bulge, now like a vase and after other control, it was like a long bottle. Anna leaned close to him and whispered, "Saviour!" Seth cringed but refused to respond to her. His mom though was in theundry, she brought the white long slip he wore that day and checked it. There was blood dyeing it and on some parts, the chest side, in particr, it has bloody palm prints of a child. Sarah leaned on the wall, confused, and shocked and she doesn''t know what she can think. Strong arms wrapped around her which gave her support. "It will be alright. Our baby is just a little special, that it''s. nothing to fret!" A male voice whispered to her ears. Science might reign supreme and all but some phenomena were beyond exnation. In this case, though, a select few knew what happened. As the parent tried to reason what was happening, they linked it to the game cabin but still why was he the only one facing this kind of thing in the house? However, deep down they knew Seth was different. When he was 40 days old at the time he could make gibberish cries, somehow he was able to call Sarah. Though not precisely bit when one listens to it, what one can identify. A lot of her co-workers in a restaurant she washed dishes have identified that. Back then they were ss E. And what cement that was, heter began to catch the name of people around the callout when he was crying. Due to his low Constitution, he only cries for a few minutes before fainting or falling asleep. When Sarah stopped going there to work, the name mama was the thing that stuck to his tongue. Now everyone calls her Mama, instead of Sarah in the restaurant. They assumed he would be exceptionally smart but he turned out to be a cripple and even though he showed Genius level intellect as a child it came to be forgotten gradually. Because no matter how he exerts himself, studies, movement and anything that will push his body mentally and physically or emotionally will exhaust him and he may fall asleep or faint. But¡­ his talent was manifesting, gradually and they have no idea how they are going to deal with it. It wasn''t about glowing, it was about what he was doing. The art! While the parents were lost, back in Ark Family they watched all the interviews, even the uncensored one and now they are ready to discuss it. "Is that an Evolved Person?" Leanne asked, a sister to B Ark and Bello Ark. "Yep, that definitely one!" Bello confined. But they were in a tense situation and each of them nced at their Ancestor. They were already assuming he wouldin how not one among their people was evolving! The old man sighs and shook his head, "Which country was it?" "Ni Country!" B said seeing that they were not going to be berated. "N?" He asked. "Yes!" "There are still countries with letters but no name?" He asked. The new world was crazy with its hierarchy. And even some we''re just letters and only the powerful countries and those that have a seat in the World Government have a Name. "Stupid hierarchy." The old man grumbled but then he looked at his descendant with a scowl and said. "I guess there was no one that evolved among our people?" Silence! He shook his head but then he became angry and red at them. "None among them too. We confirmed that. No other organization in the whole that we know of has an evolver among them!" Bell chimed in and that pacified the old man. "Good. You see the reason why I said not to seek Tem¡­ or anyone in particr. Evolution is a chance event, and emotional and psychological were at work here. And for everyone else, the requirements are different as long as we don''t want mass death and failure among us!" They all nodded. "This thing should only start 5 years from now but was only months!" Leanne said, "and as one of the creators I still can''t believe this level of evolution has passed our detection!" "And you shall not look into it!" "I''m sorry but we have to. This is a game changer, this man was the key to new ways that we have been seeking for years now!" Leanne disagreed immediately. She was a scientist and smart one with many inventions in her name. And one of the rare survivors of Axis Mind. And even with that, there were things they couldn''t do and that is why she needed this new subject! "In 5 years, you will have your subject but not now. You don''t cut a sampling when it has just sprouted!" "What if others got him first? We can''t take that risk!" "We will!... Shut Down!" The old man said and the woman fell asleep. He red at them and said, "Wake her up and convince her, if she wasn''t, tell her that I will put her to sleep for the next 5 years when she can have many subjects to look at!" He said finally. The brothers gulped down and nodded vigorously for the newmandment. Apart from the moral respect they gave to the old man, the other reason was that he was also a survivor of an Axis Mind and he gained certain perks that they didn''t want to challenge. . . . Adam needed answers and so he entered Seth''s car, Sapphire. [Wee, Adam Enoch] "Hello, Sapphire!" He said " I see, I will ask Seth to get it from you!" Chapter 81: Sapphire and Adam II This was the first anomaly Adam gleaned. He had researched AI a lot and knew how they work and behave. If an AI refuses something it means that someone made it to. "So, are you still connected to thepany? But you should be independent of that and only work for Seth!" "But will you refuse Seth themand!?" "What if I want to see it and not tell anyone!" "You have quite a tongue!" "Sapphire," he said after thinking for some moment, "you are strong enough to be rammed by the Truck Bunker. Thank you for keeping my son alive" "Impressive. But how did you protect him? He said you don''t even get a scratch" "Energyyer!" He pondered, then he asked someone else, "You said the most advanced Core Processing Engine. Can you make me under advance?" "Silver, that means you are better than Bronze Cabin in terms of advancements. But isn''t silver hard to make and it was initial stages" Adam was shocked by the answer. Even Bronze was rare let alone Silva and the difference in function was enormous. Bit Gold we''re already avable? He took a deep breath and said, "Thank you Sapphire for answering me!" Sapphire is like praise. "Aren''t you a bit too good for Seth!" "What I''m saying was. Why will Marathon Bolt give you to Seth, he didn''t rank that high, and also gave Anna Bronze cabin and Sam, thatputer!?" "So¡­ what is Marathon Bolt to you!" So much information to think about. Adam thanks her and as he walks out, Sapphire said. "He is getting better" It was like he was speaking to a human. Unlike Seth, he wasn''t shocked because he had made a Jan like AI before. For unknown reasons, the car reassures him that all will be fine. His only hope was that it wasn''t fake. ***** Seth stands watching his invention with a smile. He had received vigorously in the art of y House, Pottery, Architecture, Horticulture, and also different building artistic design. And he made a small variation of all of it. And now before him were 8 different houses made using y, wood, and other local material that can be found in a forest or nature. As usual, his mother has called her friends to brag about her sun creation. Things have calmed down after two weeks but the rumour of Angel has spread far and wide and different conspiracy theories have been born because of it. What was at the top was that the Lightman is a kind Alien that came looking for his brother. It is the theory they imed that there is a lens outside earth and the government has kidnapped one of them. Some of them want to destroy the earth and others don''t want destruction. Another part of the theory was that they alone were invaders, they wanted to destabilize earth''s power source and then rule over them but one among them who was kind to go around helping people. Whenever he hears a theory he cringes away. It was hrious that people wanted to exin everything they saw without an ounce of idea what it was. "Seth, you have a guest!" "Who is it?" He asked. "An old man named Sarki!" The person said "Good, Guide him here!" Seth was happy, it was the man that he bought some Ceramics from. The old man doesn''t stay long and doesn''t seem amazed by what Seth did, just gives him some pointers and leaves. That what he showed bit the man was truly amazed by Seth''s art. To him, It was refreshing to see young talent. Days pass by and many things happen too. Seth visits his car from time to time to ask things too but he told her to not just to talk to anyone. She found out she was smarter than him. The reason why she talked to Adam was to appease him. She understands as a parent he will be unsettled and in fear of what happened to his son. One thing was, Sapphire didn''t tell Seth exactly what she told Adam about her origin. She left it as vague as possible while Adam kept what he knew to himself, worrying saying it will bring harm to his family. The time to dive again came and people were ready. While everyone was happy the game would resume, Raaz was rotten in a cell. He was beaten, battered, and electrocuted just to tell them where the device was but he kept his mouth shut. Chapter 82: Seana and Raaz Two weeks after Metroid''s impact, Seana decided to visit Raaz and talk to him. Her marriage was cancelled because of a nder that went viral about her and that ignited more anger in her and she allowed him to rot longer. "You look good!" She said as she looked at Raaz''s scrawny body. "It was a mistake!" Raaz''s dried voice cackled in her ears. "I know!" She answered. He looked at her without knowing what he should feel, anger, rage or pity but then he shook his head¡ªthat was not the most important thing, in the tortured session he had a lot of time to think about life and the world and what invokes that thought was the matroids. Raaz had heard a rumour that this would being to an end again and only the new source of energy can save them. He doesn''t know how but it was what was circting among some special people. "I didn''t know you hate me that much?" Raaz asked. novel-hosted-MvLeMpYr "You should have told them where the item was and stopped all this. Or you could have called yourwyer but you didn''t!" Seana red. He didn''t do that because there was an annoying kid he was protecting. The roasted device was with the TE. Telling them about it was like exposing himself to the knowledge of knowing where TE can be gotten. "Now, tell me where my Chip is. You said you will say it if I''m here!" She may act tough but she was actually sad seeing him in that situation. "The truth is, it was destroyed!" He crackled. She froze as she stared at him. "What did you say?" He just stared at her. Then she turned around looking at the mirror on a wall. Someone from the other side said, "He is telling the truth!" That was her life''s work and it was that item that made her ss A in her country and ss C in the world¡ªwithout it, she may be demoted and lose everything. For some reason she can not create another one, the device was partially an ident and she can''t replicate it exactly no matter how she tried only half-baked ones. "You took in all the torture as a form of payment for destroying my life!" She gritted under her breath. Her eyes were red and her body trembling as she red at his skinny body and Raaz looked down. Seana walked out of the room, fast and when she was far away she slumped down. Lamenting why she gave him the device in the first ce. Even though she usually lent it to him, and sometimes he kept it safe, they fought why didn''t she refuse him? Raaz was dragged back to his cell but the next day, he was released free of charge. And even the brand Criminal was cleaned out. As he walked out of the detention centre, he muttered, "One will never know what is in a woman''s mind." Raaz assumed that knowing she lost the device will make her crazy and he will face more hardship but the opposite was happening. He visited somewhere and drove to her home. Even when she saw it was him through the screen, she still opened the door. They stared at each other before she allowed him to enter and they sat at a table silently. As he ced the device on the table she looked at it with a sad face, "Well!" She managed to say with a sigh, "How?" "When ites to secrets I trust you." He said. Seana just stared back. "When things fall, we all fall." He added observing her intently. She sighed before pressing something that isted their conversation and turning off all devices. "I''m not going to work with the rebels?" She said. She assumed that Rebels have contacted him and he wants to rope her in. "It''s a business. I don''t want you to investigate. if you give me your word we will continue and¡­ you will benefit more than me!" He said ignoring her. "What business?" "I found a golden goose. I know that you are an idiot, you may seek to ughter it and we will lose the golden eggs. Give me your world and the business may begin!" He asserted. Ready to walk out if he doesn''t want the business. "I gave you my word as long as it''s not a deal with Rebels I will not investigate or seek answers from you and I will cooperate to the best of my ability!" Raaz sighed and sat back, "You didn''t provide me water?" She frowned but nevertheless, brought him juice and some snacks. He ate like a hungry wolf. When he finished he found her patient warning. "Can you provide me with 100 TEIC?" He asked. She was confused, "Is that the business?" He nodded, "Yes!" "When can I get them?" He asked as he stretched his legs and back and leaned on the couch. She walked to her room and came with a box. "I''m stockpiling them because maybe in the future they will be in demand. Sometimes I dismantle them to make some devices. Here are 10 for free. But anyone you are buying will be 1000 Uni. In the future, they will reach up to 10,000 Uni!" She exined. He leaned forward and checked the box, they were authentic. "Can you get me a Bronze Cabin?" "I have ordered about ten. But I still didn''t get them. But I have their TEIC. Price 5000Uni!" "Give me 10!" She brought them. Raaz stood and said, "Questions!" And put a ck box in her hand, and then grabbed the boxes of TEIC and stormed out of the house. She didn''t follow him but opened the Box. Her hand suddenly trembled, and cold sweat washed over her as she quickly closed the box. ''This is worse than the Rebels!'' She ran to her bunker and put the whole house in super security then she¡­ carefully opened the ck box and checked the TEIC that was filled with Terran Energy which was in the form of Gas. "Fuck you Raaz this is worse. Not just Rabel, the whole world woulde after me if they knew I had it?'' It took her some time before she calmed down and then stored TEIC in a safe environment while her brain was running fast trying to find how she could integrate this energy into her invention. Still, a fearful bit jumped in joy. She then felt guilty for what she subjected Raaz to and yet he still came to her with this despite that he had others to turn to. ''You can never understand a man''s heart!'' She mused!" Chapter 83: Raaz Quest Submission Sling! Cabins slid close and the gamers dived into Asteroid Online. Seth opened his eyes and found the wind blowing very strong, almost tumbling his cottage, there were also shes of fire in the night with faint roars in the sky. He was in the cottage and the Dragons were far away, yet he could feel their pressure making his body tremble. Seth quickly closed his eyes. For every roar, his Pure White Stone Will crack before it heals back stronger. Without the Stone Will, he might have just died. Seth sighed and he looked at the roof, and the lock he put on his emotions unlocked and an avnche of emotions that carried his helplessness, self-pity, anger, fear and dness washed over him and he broke into tears. His mind clouded with so much intense emotion that he lost himself and started crying out loud like a baby. Helplessness was when he watched Bunker Truck smashing and crushing people in their cars and there was nothing he could do, and neither could they. If not for his car being special, he would have been dead. Self-pity was that he watched people in pain, screaming and dying, taking theirst breath and he could do nothing to help them. Anger at the murderer, the emotionless killer that kills more than a thousand people without batting an eye. Fear of what would happen to him if people knew he knew the killers. His family and he himself will never see the light of day again. And dness was, at the very least he was still alive and sane. He was better than those that died miserably and he got to live. Seth has not slept well ever since that day without a recurring nightmare. Maybe it was because of his strong will but he suppressed all those feelings till he was in the game. Unknown to him, Raaz was beside his Cabin and his actual body was shedding tears uncontrobly. At first, Raaz came with anger toward Seth but after hearing what he had been through, he became pitied the boy. Seth''s parents knew Seth was hurting inside and that was why he was busy with many things to distract himself. Now they watch him cry while gaming. Sapphire herself felt the flood of Seth''s emotions but she has no capability to appease him. Hourster, Seth was lying in his tears and the trembling of the cottage was insistent due to the pressure of the dragons that were dancing kilometres in the sky. Seth sighed and sat down. Ding! [You have experienced extreme emotions and that warrant Pure Stone Will to level up] [Pure White Stone Will 2] Seth felt a burning pain in his chest and the white tattoo became more white and vivid. He also felt his mind at ease. He was still affected by what happened but not much. He then brought out his book and began to record things he did in the real world. He has performed three major projects. One, understanding Building Blueprints of different kinds. Seth has gone through a lot of different buildings that suit him and the clearing within the Living Roots. Two, understanding buildings using natural and local materials. He had researched all the processes of making houses with y, wood and local materials without the need for modern equipment. Three, he delved deep into ceramics, art and other pottery activities. All that was to change the ce he was to be his own. As the Quest that said he should rebuild the vige doesn''t have a Penalty he was going to make the ce his own. Documenting the whole n he spent weeks perfecting in the real world, Seth began to follow the guide step by step. First and foremost was identifying the materials needed and confirming if they were suitable. That made him leave the cottage to go around y Spots in the forest and identify them and choose the appropriate one. Then which wood to use, which took him some time to choose among the variety of them. The next most important was how to start. And that was by making the equipment needed to be used. And that was where the problem arose, he had no shovels or Spade or hoe to dig the soil. But he has staff. So, he abandoned equipment-making and estimated his blueprint with the surroundings. Confirming the size of the mansion he had in mind. After that, he packs y to that ce and moulds small depictions of houses he expects. Finishing all results in a single hour before logging out. He went back to the cottage and opened First Painting and began to copy it. Ten copies and his mind was nk till logged out. Sling! Seth sat with a smile, his chest wasn''t heavy anymore and seeing Raaz waiting for him he beamed. "Mr Raaz, long time no see," but then he noticed some fresh scar on the man''s face and asked, "What happened to your face?" "I''m fine. How are you doing?" Raaz answered. "Good!" "It turns out your car is amazing!" Raaz inquired as he eyed the kid intently. "Yep, she is great. The best gift so far I ever have. apart from my mother of course!" "Good¡­ and my Quest?" "It''s not time yet!" Seth said. "Then you failed. Things are changing fast. The time I gave you was long and in just a week you could¡­.!" He became silent as Seth handed him a paper. "I finished it in the first week. I just felt like waiting for the time you asked." Raaz took the paper and went through it as he nodded. The paper was a blueprint of a former city just Neighboring Saha city. Years ago, the city experienced power surges due to an illegal weaponpany that hid there making dangerous weapons. At that time, people caught cancer and other diseases which caused other countries to intervene and investigate the situation hoping it wasn''t airborne diseases that could affect the whole world. What they found was more dangerous. Weapons of mass destruction were being made by other countries. The thing turned into international squabbles and in the end, the city was evacuated and thepany shut down. That was 20 years ago. Therge coin Raaz gave Seth has a map of the city and also hidden underground locations where influential people go and chill far away from the eyes of the government and other prying eyes. It says the ce was safe now from radiation but because there were things that still disrupted Communication signals that was why the ce was still abandoned. "Good. How did you get this?" "I have my ways!" Seth answered. Chapter 84: Raaz New Quest "Next assignment, find the location." Raaz looked around and whispered, "even I don''t know the location and don''t tell me or anyone else. No matter what!" Seth nodded! Raaz spread the papers and marked some streets and their numbers and then gave Seth another box. "The coin is the key. Don''t lose it. And use this thing. You have seven days to find the ce. Remember, don''t tell anyone, even me!" Then he walked out fast. Everything sounds fishy but Seth felt a great sense of urgency to do what he was asked. Sadly, convincing his parents to allow him to leave the house was going to be a hurdle. However, he knew what to do. "What did he talk to you about!" Uncle Joseph asked. Seth was startled but seeing who it was, he calmed down and thought. "Another Quest of his!" He answered. "Is he threatening you?" Seth looked at Joseph wondering why is he now suspicious all of a sudden. "No, it''s nothing!" Seth went to his room and opened hisputer. A minuteter a man in a hood appeared on the screen. "What is it?!" A hoarse voice sounded, "Can you tell me what you know about the Abandoned city?" "Why? You already have the map. What else do you need!" The man said. "It''s another quest." The man didn''t say a thing for a moment and then looked up and his skinny face appeared partially, "You brat, are you doing drugs now? I know it''s hard living as a crippled but those drugs will kill you faster. The ones I''m sending are good with low side effects, okay? Get a grip and don''t try to impress anyone if that is what was pushing you!" Seth facepalmed, there was a time he would have done everything to get his hand on some powerful drug that may make him have body strength but it was no longer the case after those that he tried to impress were just viewing him as a joke. "It wasn''t that. I just want to know the type of people that usually go there and what they do!" The skinny man in the hood wasn''t convinced as he stared at Seth, he shook his head and said, "You think you have grown up to mingle with big boys? what I know was, it was mostly drug dealers, arms dealers, and I heard rumours of a ck market that exists somewhere where all kinds of stuff are being sold and...." "And¡­?" Seth asked expectedly. "Rumours have it that the city still has a ce where the illegal experiment happened!" "I see! I want you to advise me. But before that, I will describe someone for you and make the decision based on him." "I''m all ears!" The skinny man said. Then Seth described Raaz''s personality, his job and how influential he was and then asked If that guy wanted to kidnap someone what was the best way to do it. "Silly question," The man was taken aback but after he thought he said, "It depends on what he needs from you. Don''t do anything stupid. If you are nning on going to that city to meet someone better let mee with you!" The man red. "Calm down, I''m not an idiot. However, how about you send me a gun or any weapon to hold in case something happened somewhere else in our city? You know things are changing!" "I''m not a fucking gun dealer you dumbass. And listen, there is no proper way how someone can kidnap you, there is only why he wants to and what purpose will the method serve!" "I understand. But based on your instinct, what do you think?" "Well, I think he was just a creep who wanted to brainstorm you. You know, you are one crazy shit if you decided to be one!" Seth stared at the man with a smirk and said, "I will send you something, see if you can sell them and earn some things." "I''m not broke!" Without a goodbye, Seth cut off the connection. He sighed as he leaned back. His hand was on therge coin. His curiosity was high and wanted to reach this little mystery that Raaz gave him but he was conflicted. His concern was what if this was an borate n by Raaz to kidnap him? And if he was not careful, he would cause his family harm. Click! Someone entered the room, Seth turned with a frown and found his little cousin, Jason, "Seth, you have a delivery!" He handed Seth arge box. "Thank you!" Opening the box Seth was d, it was a civilian gun he asked the man on theputer. "Hmm, this brother of mine has people in the city, all he did was call them to send me this!" The gun was a revolver, with 100 2mm static bullets made of stic. They pack a punch but do not kill unless one was shot in the eyes or the shock causes the person''s injury to worsen. But that was not enough. "Seth. I want you to burrow me, Sapphire. I''m going to the meeting in the Capital!" Seth''s eyes lit up. "I''m an idiot!" He thought he already had a car that could solve his problem. Why was he dilly-dallying? The truth was he had been feeling he forgot something important until now. But then he realized that since he came back from that incident he hadn''t entered the car or even gotten close to her. And the reason was, that he still held a lingering fear of what he saw her capable of doing. Meeting the unknown humans tends to be paranoid for no reason but Seth has a reason. What happened that night was just mind-blowing that it may take time for him to digest everything. Seth thought deeply before he looked at his sister and asked "Can Ie with you?" "It will take three days before I return and Lady Manu said you will resume ss tomorrow!" Anna refused. "Okay. tell Sapphire your full name, she will register you as a rider!" "Okay," Anna said before she sauntered out. Later she came back, "she said ''low battery.'' How do you even charge the car?" Annained. "Awe. Let me go and check on her!" Seth said in understanding. Seth reached the parking lot and entered the car. A screen lit up and it showed that it was charging with Active Terran Energy. "We will be on a mission after youe back!" "Dama State" Chapter 85: Man In The Bathrobe "I have to. I need to find certain things!" Seth then exined what he was up to but sadly the car doesn''t have a scanner to learn what it was. "Like what?" Seth asked. Seth stared at the list that he can''t wrap his head around. "I don''t even know any of those!" Heined. "I will need a Satellite blocker the most. Because the moment I drove to certain ces I began to feel under the radar of some satellite> "Okay, I believe that can wait!" "Alright, I will think about it. But search and find whatever you can find about Dama State from 20 years ago. The mission is very important!" The charging was full already and Seth came out and met the waiting Anna. "You convinced her?" She asked. "Nah, she really needed to charge. It''s a security thing that I have to be in for the car to be full!" Anna nodded, not convinced because when Seth was in the car he was talking constantly as if begging her for something. "Safe journey!" He said as he watched Anna and her husband speed up on the asphalt. Seth turned around when suddenly their gate burst open, a jeep with steel beams at the front barged into the house, knocking down the gate, Joseph ran fast to Seth and grabbed him in time and jumped out of the jeep''s path, if he was secondte, Seth would have been rammed by the car. His heart beat wildly as he remembered something simr that had happened to him. "You fucker don''t you know how to drive!" Seth red up to point his finger at whoever was behind the ck-tinted window car. However, that wasn''t the only car that mmed into the house. Two more jeeps and then a luxurious car with golden rims slid through the gate silently. The moment it parked, men in suits and ck goggles came out of the jeep and then arranged themselves in strategic locations. Two of the men in ck went and stood at one of the doors of the luxurious car. One, in particr, that came out of the jeep that almost rammed all of Seth, walked toward Seth and Joseph that were now in the flower field. Without warning, he raised his hand to p Seth who was still supported by Joseph but Joseph sent his cheek while pulling Seth away. p! "I''m sorry sir, forgive the kid. He was just agitated, that''s all. He didn''t mean it!" Joseph''s cheek was swollen and a tooth flew out of his mouth but he kneeled and began begging. As if adding fuel to fire, the man pulled a gun and pressed it on his head. Seth''s heart skipped a beat. Isn''t this insane, when did things reach this stage? In his perception, everything slowed down, he saw when the man pressed the trigger¡­ but then he stopped. He put the gun back and walked back to the car. At that time, the ck luxurious car was opened and a man in a bathroom robe casually walked out with a yawn. To Seth''s shame and indignation, all his uncles in the house as well as his father ran and bowed to the man. "Ah, Mr. Adam, you really united a group and formed a family. That was very good. You can rise!" They were still bowing until he insisted otherwise. Seth''s eyes veered to Joseph, he was still in a kneeling position, his hand on the ground and his face down. He assumed he might be crying but then. "Do as I did!" The threatened Joseph said. "Why?" "Just do it. Unless you like seeing me get hit or a gun in my head." Seth felt a knot in his throat, he had to push away pride and do as he was told. He kneeled and bowed just like Joseph. But his mind was racing, thoughts processing fast and his little energy drained in just less than a minute. Plop! He fainted. None of the guards looked their way or even his family members came to check on him. Sethter in the night woke up with a drip. He looked around and found his mother sleeping on the chair beside him. He tried to sit but he had no strength to raise his head. He tried to speak but it was tedious but then he remembered what happened and his mood became sour. ''Is this the true nature of the upper ss?'' He debated, ''they are pieces of shit!'' He cursed. "You are awake?" Sarah asked. His little movement woke her from the half-sleep state she was in. "Hmm!" Seth couldn''t speak. "It''s alright, please calm down, don''t agitate yourself!" She whispered as tears rolled down her face. Seth sighed and closed his eyes. Perhaps Pure White Stone Will have affected his real life too¡ªa few minutester he was able to calm down and he felt a wash of cold air as his hot body cooled down. He had no idea that even as fainted his body was still agitated and shocked by what had just happened. The drip did its job and he regained his strength slowly, also his mother''s kind voice served to motivate him to rx. Later, Adamina and her father came to visit him. After that other family members came too. No one brought the event that happened, only some other topic to just pass the time. The next day, Seth was able to move normally. Strangely Joseph was not in the house. Seth asked and he was told that he went on to see someone in another city. But the way everyone was hush-hush about it, Seth understood there was something shady about it. Cling! ''The world is fuck up the ce. Why do we strive to better ourselves? We eat and drink normally. Why seek beyond that?'' Seth grumbled as he woke up in his cottage. His indignation abetted as he got to work. The first thing he began was making rectangr brick boxes. Take a look at the barrel that was floating. His attire has absorbed all the Gawee Mud and it looked very pristine. Seth grabbed them but then the barrel floated down. It was still not touching the ground but was now very long. Seth took the attire back because he was going to use the barrel for packing things and it had to be floating above the ground. After that, he pushed the barrel fast to the y spot he had chosen for making bricks. Confirming it was the best one, he went to another y and packed them in the barrel, which he was going to use as an additive for sticity and then dumped it in the main ingredient which was the main y. He then visited another y and scooped some of it to the main im. The difference proportion will give a high-quality brick, that was strong and durable for building purposes. That wasn''t all, he also got some fine sand in the midst. For the whole day that was what took his time, until one hour before logging out. That was when he went back to the cottage, unfold the first painting and began to copy. After ten copies, his mind was dull as usual till he was logged out by the game. MVLeMpYr-chapter Sling! "Hoo!" He breathed deep as he walked out of the Cabin, what greeted him was a man in ck goggles and a suit staring at him. "Seth Enoch!" He called. But Seth just stared at him unresponsive. His anger was already bubbling but he knew his ce. "Are you Seth Enoch?" The man asked sternly. "Who is asking?" Seth asked. The man was taken aback by Seth''s aggressive attitude. This wasn''t how the lower ss acted. But then he recognised the kid that insulted one of them yesterday and they had to send his uncle to hospital. Without warning, he grabbed Seth''s hair and dragged him out of the room. Strangely no one was there until they reached the main parlour which was filled with everyone and the guests. Seth didn''t know that his diving time had increased by 30 minutes ever since he began copying that painting and as forceful ejection was not rmended they assigned a guard to bring him after he logged out. "Why are you dragging the Genius of the house that way?" A chubby man in casual clothes said sternly at the person dragging Seth. And Seth identified him to be the guy in a bathrobe two days ago, the one that was apanied by agents that almost rammed him with a car. Chapter 86: Sir Mathew "Don''t hurt him, you know he has a weak body!" The man added. That was when the agent dropped Seth at the entrance of the parlour and walked to one corner of the room and stood. Sarah came to Seth''s rescue and pulled him to one side of the room. "As we were saying, giving you 10% of the share will be alright in thatpany due to the narrated reasons!" The man concluded with a fake kind smile. Adam stammered as he said, "We¡­ understood you, sir Mathew!" Adam then turned to the other elders of the family and they all nodded their heads vigorously. "Okay, let''s all sign the contract, right!" Sir Mathew, the main character of the meeting, said. His Secretary brought some papers and handed them to Adam, and he signed them before he handed the papers to other elders and they all signed them. Other papers were also provided and some of the kids that were present signed. "What about that ce in Marquez Street!" The Secretary asked. "Let us finish with this one, okay!" Sir Mathew said. exclusive-content-MvLeMpYr Seth on the other hand his heart gripped, what about that ce? That is his ce. ''Hopefully, they aren''t talking about my workshop!'' He calmed down. "Seth Enoch, right?" The man stared at him. He gulped down, Seth was overwhelmed just by ncing at him. He did know that people that have been in a ce of authority for a long time developed a dignified presence. "Y..yes!" Seth found him answering. "Come close here and talk about some business!" Usually, Seth would have begun cursing the man in his mind or imagined him to have duck feet in order to curb away the anxiety he was feeling. But his thought process was different and he couldn''t even think straight. "It''s alright. Just talk normally!" Sarah whispered at him. Seth walked and sat before the man. "I heard you are Lady Manue''s Student. How is she?" "She is¡­ fine!" "Good. I want to buy your workshop. Is it possible?" "No!" ''Haha, the great me. Looks like my love for art is better than my fear and anxiety!'' Seth was amazed by his answer, but it was hard to stay thoughtful before the man. He was really afraid he would agree. However, He had won the first war. The people around were bbergasted by his quick answer. Not only that, he was staring the man straight in the eye. Sarah was frightened but she smiled seeing her son wasn''t a simp like them. Well, they have been in this oppressed life far longer and their courage was gradually stripped away. But still, she wished he hadn''t said that directly. "Can I know why?" The man was stillposed and doesn''t seem offended at all. In fact, there was an amused smile on his face. "It''s mine!" That was the short answer Seth could mumble. "Of course, that''s why I was asking" "Ahm, Seth, how about you consider the kind sir proposal? We can build you another one in Bar Street." Jonathan said. He was one of the elders and rtive to Seth. Seth thought but he shook his head, "No. That ce is better." "I guess you are green in business. One needs to consider the location, people and also the type of market. As of now, that location is far and alsocks the customers that may need your service!" Jonathan insisted. As the man spoke he was looking at Seth intently trying to put some pressure on him and agree to his suggestion. However, what worried Seth was what his mother thought about this situation. He didn''t think long before he answered, "What I aim for can not be achieved in Bars Street." "And what do you want to achieve!" The ss A sir asked. His inviting smile still hung on his face as if he wasn''t coaxing anyone to do his bidding. "Recognition and satisfaction!" Seth said. "I believe that can be achieved anywhere!" Jonathan said sternly. And then he began to exin how Bar was the better choice for more than 10 minutes. Some uncles nodded and even added their experience and also they spoke about some potential customers they knew that were willing to ask for Seth''s service. As for Seth, he had his eyes read all their faces and one thing was they were desperate and terrified. He tried hard not to sneer at their cowardice. But he knew by logic they have the right to be afraid but ¡­ did he? "I do not Paint to get wealth. If wealth I want, I can go on the path ofputer programming, AI setting and other server settings. I Paint because it satisfies my heart and mind." Seth exined before he looked at the business and added. "I''m sorry, I''m not willing to sell my workshop!" His eyes were straight in the man''s eyes. "Ah, well. It''s fine. No one will force you!" The man said dismissively and then he began to discuss other things with the elders there. Seth went back to his mother''s and he didn''t fail to notice that both his family and some people the man came with were ring at him from time to time. He gulped down and looked at his mother. He was surprised to find her relieved. There was a genuine smile and rxed shoulders after a session of stressfulness. An hourter, the guests left, as if timed, that was when Anna came back from the capital. She was pissed about something and after inquiring about what happened, she went mad and began to throw curses and destroy things. First of all, she was no longer considered to be a Champion. That means the support from the government and monthly allowance was stopped. Secondly, all the people she was counting on have turned their back on her. People from ss B and A she had lent money all denied her and imed that she was using them. What was worse was that even with all the evidence she provided the court just turned a blind eye to them. The only straw that remained that didn''t allow the whole family to go downpletely was the unassuming Raaz and Manue. While the elders took Anna upstairs to calm her down and discuss possible solutions. Seth was sad as he gazed at their garden through the window, hemented that he was unable to help his sister. Countless thoughts pass through his head trying toe up with viable solutions. His first bet was Manue. But the thing was one may act high and mighty and alsomand respect from anyone around but that doesn''t mean they can influence something tangible to happen. People respect Manue but that is. They do not fear her. She had no power behind that. One thing that made hime to that realization was the fact he sat on the floor the first time he had been to Silver mansion. If her reputation was beyond respect, Sally or her brother Zach will wee him and also offer him chairs to sit in. Because that was what happened to other powerful and highly influential families. A ve that belongs to the highest influential person will be weed by all people they visited. The next person was Nanncy. Sadly if people knew he had any kind of connection with her, then, he and his family would be in a more dangerous situation than now. Seth shook his head in frustration when suddenly he felt an impact on the right side of his face and then he was sent flying and his head hit the wall. "What the hell did you do? You want to kill us too. It''s because your uncle Joseph is in hospital. And now you want to drown the rest of the family in your pride!" A tall man, older than Seth, was fuming with anger. Over three people held him in ce not to strike Seth again. "You damn fucker. If you want to die, die alone, don''t drag us with you!" The man added. "What is happening here!" Audu, another uncle, walked in. Looking at the youths. His eyes veered from the angry child of his and those that were holding him. They are all angry and upset. Evidently, Seth answers but they didn''t resort to attacking Seth for that. Seth, on the other hand, was barely sitting, his right face was swollen, tears in his eyes and his hand on his jaw. He was also trying to sit down but kept failing because a single hand can''t lift him. "What the fuck happened here!" Anna stormed the room right after Audu. She had been told what happened when the businessman came and she was more than pissed. Suddenly she heard anothermotion, expecting to see the mane back. It turned out it was her brother that punched to the wall by an angry man Chapter 87: Malinda She ran to Seth and checked him. "What the fuck. You broke his chin!" And that moment, her first thought was to pounce on the person that didn''t but then Sam said. "Let''s take him to the hospital!" Sam''s voice was calm but stern. She gritted her teeth and then took Seth, princess way, out of the room. Sam then looked at the boy and said, "Pack your belongings and leave the family house!" "Sam, you can''t make that hasty decision. You are not¡­!" "I can and I have! He better leave before I activate the Security Guard in 10 minutes!" He said as he red at Audu. Audu was stered with his only son. And he knew he acted in anger which he shouldn''t have¡­ Seeing Adam walk in confused about what happened. "Brother Adam. Please, it was an act of anger. Don''t make the decision of banishing him from the house!" Audu pleaded. "I can''t banish someone that has been banished. We can only discuss if we can take him back!" Adam said as he nced at the calm Sam. Everyone showcased their anger differently. Anna tended to thrash around, Sarah cried out, and Adam left the space but Sam became exceptionally calm and collected. And he makes mostly the best possible decision due to that trait he has. However, Sam was actually saving the man. The way Anna was pissed, she will surely cause him more harm than what he did to Seth. So banishing him from the house and the family will serve to appease her for a moment and then they will be able to prevent her from making things escte. ''That fool. He might be my friend but there is nothing I can do for you. You just punched this family golden goose.'' Sam thought. MVLeMpYr-story Seth was immediately given a bed and doctors attended to him. In just three hours, Seth''s chin was ced back and was already healing. Technology in medical sciences has reached unimaginable heights to the moment that organs can be regenerated with ease, the only problem was cost andpatibility. As even if the cell of a person was used to cultivate the organ, that organ might not bepatible with the body owner due to some unforeseeable reasons. However, healing wounds and bones were the easiest as long as one has relevant status and money. "Hey!" Anna said with a smile as she looked at him. Seth smiled back at her. "Do you feel any pain?" She asked. Seth moved his eyes up and down and then he wrote something on the screen device he was given formunication. "Don''t touch him. He was just angry and ignorant of my intentions!" "No. He will go to jail for punching you!" Her calm demeanour copsed and she began to seethe with anger. "Please!" It took some time before Seth managed to persuade her before she agreed. "Well. It seems you are taking your duty seriously." She said with a smile. Confusion was all over Seth''s face as he stared at her. Anna looked left and right before she mumbled without letting her voicee out. "Saviour!" Seth cringed and he forcefully closed his eyes. ***** "You all did well in thest assignment. And for that reason, I will be giving you a gift next tomorrow. As for tomorrow, you will be performing another assignment on your own. Choose 5 different flowers in this mansion and document their characteristics." Manue said with a rare smile. After the incident life has gone forward. It''s been a week now. Seth recovered the next day and John was forgiven and taken back into the family. Even though the family was failing, that doesn''t mean they do not have a standing in society and influence, so it''s better to be part of it than to be alone. They might be losing their assets but their status and reach were of ss C. And even Former ss C is better than ss D and below, let alone them. As for Seth, he had an borate n that he had been wanting to execute but his mother''s owl eyes were sticking to him all day long and he didn''t know how to bypass that. But he managed to make great progress in the game. He was able to make a lot of bricks, make building foundations and then began raising his mansion. Seth''s ambition was poured into the mansion building and with his now surfacing intelligent genius mind, he was able to finalize half of the job in just a week. Another thing was that he found a way to stay in the game longer than usual on his own. So, instead of 6 hours, Seth now can stretch it up to 8 hours. He also taught it to others and some were able to do it. There was a rule though, it can only be used when a person was alone away from human civilization. ''Hopefully, I finished the damn mansion today and got my cloak upgraded. With that, I know I will be able to get out of the damn cursed forest!" Manue dropped Seth home and he went straight to his workshop and began making ceramics. Seth was now focusing on Ceramics more than Painting because his Mothers elder brother was an Agent that sent and received goods abroad. Due to the incident with Sir Mathew, he came to their mansion, and that was when he saw Seth''s disys. He was amazed by them and took some of them and sent them to his clients at some ces. The people appreciate it and provide positive reviews. For that reason, the n was for Seth to develop himself further in Pottery and make a lot of them to be transported. Unlike paintings that can only be hung on the wall for seeing. Ceramics and other rted objects were practical objects and they tend to break from time to time. But that wasn''t what made Seth''s ceramics amazing, it was because of the incredible paintings and drawings he was able to engrave on them. Seth studied greatly the vases and pots he bought from Sarki and he also made Anna apany him to Sarki in Golden Sand City where he received lectures from the man himself. As of now, Seth was able to make y objects as amazing as he was able to manipte sketches and paintings. For that reason, he took advantage to make an exquisite ceramic he will be using to impress the old man. Because the old man said if Seth impressed him, he will link Seth with some influential and powerful people that desire it. Seth decided to make a two-handed slick long jug. Then two handles were in the coil as they rested on the jug belly. While the button will have an inner stair arrangement. That was easier to make but what took time was the hand engraving. He had a pen which doesn''t produce ink, rather it was a sharp point, the Engraver. Using it, he began to sketch a mingo head with its beak touching the upper side of the handle while the neck of the mingo coiled down and cropped touching the coil lower side of the coil handle. Seth made that either side of the jug with careful precision before he let it dry down. The moment it dried, he sprayed it with liquid that wet it against the back of the jug again and that allowed Seth to start applying some Colour Appetizers. It took time as every colour has its own appetizer, so, the beak, the feathers and some feather feathers that are going to colours need careful handling. After all that, he put the jug into the kiln where get whaty man called, cooked. As the temperature was controlled so that the appetizer didn''t get damaged it took time for it to be ready for the next round. It was already night by then and Anna was with him. "How are you holding up?" Seth asked her. She had been depressedtely. "I feel free!" She answered before she looked at him, "I''m upset about everything but I''m relieved now. The load I was carrying is no longer on my back!" "I heard some of the uncles are departing the family?" Seth asked. "Well, something like that came up. But they are not!" "Are you sure about that?" Seth asked her. "Yes. Where will they go? Aunt Jean''s mother has a distant rtive that is ss C but that is. I don''t think they will just take them in!" "I guess. Do you know about TE?" "Yes," she looked at Seth surprised, "Raad told you?" Seth nodded and then said, "Malinda has it in her cabin!" "That is impossible!" What that insinuated was that, with that capability, they can buy their way to almost any family that knew about it. And also will attract the scrutiny of the whole family gamers. And the way Raaz put it, now is not the best time to show that one can produce the TE as the only danger it will bring! Chapter 88: Seth In Cuffs Ding! The timer he put on the Oven clicked, Seth, walked over and opened it. He checked the y Jug that was inside and he sighed with a dejected look. It was a failure. Nheless, he took it out and let it cool down before he zed it appropriately with colours and left it in the workshop before he left for home. On their way, Anna asked him a lot of questions regarding Malinda and how he knew she could generate TE. Seth just grunted without telling her the fact that he can sensed the energy. Later on, she continued to pester him to tell her, if he knew how to use the energy, and also what assignment Raaz gave him. "I can''t tell you everything. Raaz warned me that at this stage this shouldn''t be happening. If it is found out that someone can make it, then they will beb rats!" In the end, he convinced her to stop looking for it. Anna nodded in understanding. She knew some of these things too but the way the information came was always vague Sling! Seth woke up in the game with a sigh and walked out of the Cottage. The wind still blew strong and from time to time there would be a pressure that was decent before it disappeared. Seth looked at the building he spent time making with a smile. It was arge house he called Mansion, it has sections arranged as gardens and an excavated site where he called a swimming pool, this surrounding the main building but within the walls. Inside the main building, there was arge hall and three doors that lead to different locations. All in all, there were five rooms. Then kitchen and toilet. All he needed to do was to make a roof and put up windows and doors. Then also cement the ground floor which was still normal sand and hard ground. Seth gathered the y tile he was preparing. He first wet the ground and then applied wet y on top and levelled them smoothly before he began to arrange the hard y tiles. The y tiles were made of special y that hardens like a stone when mixed with Minda fruit juice. Seth came across it after he saw a lot of dark ash stones below the Minda tree. So, he decided to use the stone in the foundation. But the moment the stone touched the water, they became soft. Seth was surprised then because the y stone really looked like it had 1100 durability. At that time, Sethments that if he had learned about the stone he would have used it to make the bricks he used. But there was no time, he needed to upgrade his cloak fast and leave the forest. Seth experimented and found out that the moment he burns the stone, its durability decreases a bit but it will no longer be softened by water. And that was how he made his tiles and now he was arranging them. After some hours he finished and then he began to tighten the rudimentary windows made up of wood and put them in their ces. All in all, to finish everything took him 5 hours. He stood and admired his work with a smile. He grabbed a table and some chairs he made and arranged them in the hall. Then he grabbed Abuhe''s Vulcan sculpture and put him facing the chairs. Then he also arranged some of the Guards'' Sculptures. He arranged the vigers he made outside the house in a way as if they were waiting for orders from the chief himself. After that, Seth grabbed a wooden nk he took from the cottage and wrote a long note. He took another one and hung it on the entrance with his name. ~Chief Seth Enoch~ And then he went back and kneeled before Abuhe Vulcan Sculpture as if he was listening to something before he took his Attire that was on a table beside Abuhe Vulcan sculpture and wore them. All this time Seth wasn''t wearing the actual attire, it was a rag of leather he made from animals he kills. Then, he came out of the mansion and looked at the vigers'' sculptures that seemed to be staring at him. And then began to say. "I stood before you, with a heavy heart for the weight that was given to me by the Chief Abuhe Vulcan. But before I say anything, I will read to you the Chief Verdict!" Seth then began reading the note he wrote on the Wooden nk. "I, Abuhe Vulcan, announced Seth Enoch to be Noble of Living Root Forest. His action within the forest has brought a sign of intelligent life and its creativity, and as the only Resident of Living Root Forest and also Noble of Vulcan Town and Living Roots he is hereby announced as the Chief of this ce!" Seth finished reading and then looked at the sculptures and said, "I, Seth Enoch, the chief of Enoch Town with its resident of Sculptures." [Time to Log Out!] The notification came in but he became very still and refused his mental faculty to agree to the logout [Time to Log Out] He stood there for some minute before the notification stopped blinking and then hemenced with a sigh. If he didn''t still have his mind he would have been ejected. "It didn''t work!" Seth said with a dejected look. Seth expected there will be some change in the quest. He got this idea from a forum and also. he has a simr experience. He sighed, activated his Aura Sight to trained it further and grabbed his sculpture knife and scraper and began to modify the closest sculpture. With his mastery of the real world, his in-game talent also improved. Finished with the first one, he went to the next one, this continued until one hour left for forceful logout. Every time he refused to log out the first time, he will get three to four hours. After that, he will be forcefully ejected. He stood and checked his Exertion Points. remained one and it''s enough for him to paint the ten Paintings before he nked out. This time Seth went to the hall and pushed out Abuhe Vulcan and all the sculptures he ced there to the clearing and then sat on his chair and arranged his painting materials and then began to paint. MVLeMpYr-original-content Ten Paintings were copied and his mind was nk. Seth was so dejected that he didn''t noticed the rudimentary house he made was improving with every sculpture he perfected. Sling! Seth readied to go to the Silva House and for the first time and he will be going alone. In normal times he will not be too anxious but because of how Sir Mathew Guards treated him and Joseph, he was now very nervous about how he will be treated. Nheless, Seth entered Sapphire and set his destination there. He had already used his savings and bought a Portable Painting Stool and Canvas, simr to the ones that Lady Manue lent him. The disparity was apparent the moment he reached ss A streets, he was parked by a RoboCop car. He was forced toe out and the cop took his data and also scanned the tag Lady Manue gave him. Then she was also called to confirm if she gave it to him. After the long procedure, Silva''s Family was also called to confirm if they were expecting him toe. Seth sighed as he was handcuffed and then guided to the nearest police station and dumped in an office. "Wait here!" The robot cop said before it left. The office was made of ss and he could see other people outside in cubicles checking papers and documents on their tabs. Criminals were sitting in cuffs at a long table facing a fat cop. But by their arrogance and appearance, they aren''t like him who was from a low family. Seth sighed as he looked at the electronic handcuff that was still binding him. Now that he was sitting, the cuffs were tethered to the table before him which means he can''t leave on his own. Suddenly, a man came in. "Seth Enoch!" He called out as he read through the smart paper. It was a paper device that can store limited information and it can be locked and only one that the password can read. "Yes," Seth answered. "Sorry for the treatment! It is also part of the protocol to keep citizens safe and healthy. You are going to undergo some medical checks and cleansing before we let you go!" "Okay!" Seth said. ''Am I a carrier of pathogens or something!?'' Seth thought. "Good, follow me!" He guided Seth deeper into the building, still handcuffed, until they reached a room. The cuffs were removed and he was asked to remove his clothes and immersed himself into a pool of some medications. Chapter 89: You Have Left Living Roots! The liquid gave Seth an itchy feeling on the skin but nothing he couldn''t handle. After he wore his clothes, he was guided where his blood was taken, his hair, skin, urine and faeces and others. After so many procedures, he was taken back to the office. "Thank you for the cooperation!" The man in blue said. He then handed Seth the Smart Paper he had been holding. In it were all medical datapiled, his and his family information. Seth himself was surprised as some of the things written on the paper were new to him. Such as his Grandfather was once called a Bear Hunter. "That is your identification papers. Do not lose them because some checkpoints will demand you to present them!" Seth nodded and waited to see if there was anything. He heard that in these kinds of ces until one was asked to leave then they should stay until they were told to leave. More minutes and a recruit came, "Sir, you requested special bracelets?" "Yes, cadet! Please help Mr Seth here wear them!" "Okay, sir!" The new police stood before Seth and asked him to extend his hands forward and then the cadet brought ck bracelets and put them on Seth''s both hands. "You are good to go, now!" The man in Blue said. Seth returned to his car and sat there staring at the smart paper. He wasn''t reading it, actually, he was reigning over his emotions. After calming down he looked at the bracelets, they are Smart Cuffs. By any chance he did anything that was deemed negative, then from anywhere, the police can use them to monitor him and also activate them if they required him to be bound in ce. Usually, they were given to people that have criminal acts but the court allowed them to travel around for some reason. Since Seth was going to Silver House, it was written in Smart Paper that the family has free reign over the cuffs. "Let''s go back home!" The car made a U-turn and began to speed but then Seth shook his head and changed his mind. "We¡­ go to Silva House!" The car made a careful U-turn and went toward Silva''s house. What disturbed Seth was that the Shirt he wore had short sleeves and people would see him as a criminal. In 10 minutes he was in the mansion. The first time he was here, he was amazed by its beauty but now he can''t help to view that the house was owned by distorted humans that feed on the decline and suffering of others. It was the Bunker Truck and Sir Mathew''s actions that instilled Seth to view those that called themselves ss A as such. A drone flew and floated before Seth''s car window, he showed his Smart Paper and the drone went back and the gate opened. He waste, as his colleagues were already wandering around with papers as they took notes of some flowers around. chapter-hosted-on-MVLeMpYr Seth grabbed his jotter and walked out to start the assignment. . . . . The moment his car left the ss A area the cuffs turned off. Seth drove back home and dumped the damn paper before Anna in her office and sauntered to his room. The youngdy sighed as she read through the paper with a frown, "She said he will not be subjected to this!" Anna muttered before she fished out her phone and called Lady Manue but upon ringing, Anna lost the idea of how to notify Manue but then she cut it off. They shouldn''t be too demanding right? By virtue of being Seth''s teacher, they didn''t fallpletely. "It''s high time for him to know how the real world operates!" Anna concluded but then she shook her head. Seth has been through so much in just a short time. So she walked to his room to calm him down. ***** Because of his nature, Seth has been sheltered since when he was a baby. He might know some things about the world but not everything, not this kind of disparity of treatment of upper ss and lower ss. Sling! As Seth dived into the game Seth was still thinking about yesterday. "Just by being in ss A area I was branded as Pseudo-criminal and now I have no secrets of my own until I was no longer going to that damn house. Fuck. Why do we have to rise higher? Why shouldn''t we be content with what we have? If we are content, we wouldn''t have to keep up with this shit?" Seth cursed. He calmed down with a sigh and looked at his surroundings with wonder. "What the fuck happened here?" Seth''s eyes popped out in shock as he looked at his surroundings, his so-called Mansion. Seth was now sitting on a chair that had soft cushions and well-carved wood edges. Before him was a wide table made of ebony wood that was smooth and clean. ce on it was a book with a name on it. ~Roots Vige~ The hall of the Mansion was the same but the wall was pristine as if stered with cement. The simple windows and doors he made have improved. The non-existence roof also appeared. Seth opened the book, it has a single piece of paper with some information written. [Vige Information] ~Vige Name: Roots ~Vige Chief: Seth Enoch ~Vige Level: 1 ~Vige Points: 10 ~Vige Residents: Sculptures of the former Vigers ~Vige upation: Paintings, Sculpture, Scribe, Hunting. ~Vige Buildings: Enoch Mansion, Kiln, Broken Cottage, Unfinished Building Foundations. [This fake Vige was formed after Seth Enoch spent weeks trying to turn himself into the game chief] _____ Ding! [Quest Renovation] [Former Quest] ~Improve the realistic feel of the vige to upgrade the Cloak! [Renovated Quest] ~Improve the realistic feel of the Sculptures and other aspects of the fake vige [Reward] ~Vige Points +10 [Note: You can use Vige Points to upgrade buildings, tools and equipment that originated from the vige in the fake vige] ____ Seth read through it over and over before he grabbed his Cloak. "Improve!" Ding [1 Point is used to Improve Green Hood Cloak] [Green Hooded Cloak Activated] Level: 0>1 ~Improve Health! ~Reduce Pressure! ~Comourge in forest Duration: 30 minutes Cool down: 3 hours. [The Cloak has three Aspect, upgrade it to have more ] [The attribute of the cloak increased by 50%] ____ "Improve!" [Green Hooded Cloak Activated] Level: 1>2 ~Improve Health! ~Reduce Pressure! ~Comourge in forest Duration: 30 minutes Cool down: 3 hours. [The Cloak has three Aspect, upgrade it to have more ] [The attribute of the cloak increased by 100%] ____ [Green Hooded Cloak Activated] Level: 1>2 ~Improve Health! ~Reduce Pressure! ~Camouge in forest Duration: 30 minutes Cool down: 3 hours. [The Cloak has three Aspect, upgrade it to have more ] [The attribute of the cloak increased by 100%] ____ "Improve!" [Green Hooded Cloak Activated] Level: 2>3 ~Improve Health! ~Reduce Pressure! ~Camouge in forest Duration: 30 minutes Cool down: 3 hours. [The Cloak has three Aspect, upgrade it to have more ] [The attribute of the cloak increased by 150%] ____ "Improve!" "Improve!" "Improve!" . . . [Green Hooded Cloak Activated] Level: 8>9 ~Improve Health! ~Reduce Pressure! ~Camouge in forest Duration: 30 minutes Cool down: 3 hours. [The Cloak has three Aspect, upgrade it to have more ] [The attribute of the cloak increased by 450%] ____ "Improve!" Ding! [As a Fake Vige Chief you can''t improve one Item of your Fake Vige continuously without consideration] [Improvement denied] "Haha, that was awesome!" But then it urred to him that getting the points was not going to be that easy but he can do it. Seth ran his hand on the Cloak and it gave him the feeling of touching a coarse leaf but very thick and soft without making any sound. He wore it. [You have Equipped Green Hood Cloak] [Improve Health +450%] [Reduce Pressure +450%] [Carmouge +450%] Seth looked down and he found himself floating above the ground. "That was the attribute of Graviton. But it wasn''t showing in the notifications!" Seth then closed his eyes and then he t down and touched the ground. He jumped around the hall, he felt light like a feather. Then he ran out. The surroundings of the house have changed. The walls were more pristine than how he made them. The roof was made of tile-roof material. His cottage too has improved. The ce he marked as the garden has flowers growing. Seth went to his cottage and said, "Improve!" Immediately the broken nks began to arrange themselves until it was back to normal and even improved better. [Improve more to merge it with Chief Mansion] Seth has no more points but also he doesn''t have time to acquire more so, he grabbed his Staff of Elevation and ran, he was finally going to leave the damn forest. If possible he will nevere back. But then he stopped and called the Cloak attribute, he signed. He muste back. The cloak can only give him 30 minutes of protection and he needs 3 hours of Cool down. "The game has changed me. I no longer feel it was just a game but rather a job of survival!" Seth mumbled with a frown before he stepped out of the forest. [You have left Living roots] Chapter 90: Monkey Head Monster! Seth with a smile stood under Gawee''s Continent pressure that was pressing on him. He wasn''t bent to the ground and neither was the air burning his lungs. His skin too was fine. The Green Hood has done its job! He took a step forward, and he felt the pressure increase and the further he was from the forest the more pressure weighed on him. Then he kept walking. When he was 8400 meters away, he felt the connection he had with the forest was reduced and the pressure now was the most intense. Thankfully, the improvement of his cloak was good enough to keep him moving. The ce was a deadnd, as far as he can see. The ground was somehow t but full of crevices with inner dark inside. "Aura Sight!" Seth saw hazy smokeing out of the crevice and in some crevices there were movements. So, he swerved around any crevice that has too much smoke and also, especially the ones with movement. As for the ground, it was grey in his Aura sight. The stones, some were ck while some were deep brown. Seth moved forward making sure he avoids anything that seemed dangerous until he can''t keep his Aura Sight on. read-on-NovelFire He had trained with it every time he was in the game but never did it ever stay on for more than 7 minutes at the very least, now, however, itsted 11 minutes for him before he allowed it to rest. Seth didn''t move forward but bent down and touch a ck stone. Immediately his hand began to weaken, he quickly moved his hand away and it came back to normal. He touched the grey sand but nothing happened. Seth was excited and also afraid. Three minutester he activated Aura Sight, and that was when he saw the ck stone pulsing with red as if it was alive. Seth grabbed one of the containers and scooped it inside forter observation. With Activated Aura Sight, he moved forward, the wind was now scorching hot, the sun above was zing and the further he moved the more the crevices of smoke became thicker in his Aura sight. Suddenly from a distant ce, he noticed a movement, a scorpion tailing out. Seth bend down and waited. The tail swerved back and struck forth before the ground was shaken. Seth was less than fifty meters away but he can see clearly as he switches from regr sight and Aura sight. The seemingly Scorpion dead body was thrown out of the crevice, it had lost the battle. After looking closely, Seth confirmed it wasn''t a scorpion but something like a monkey with rabbit legs and a human hand. The mishmash creature has smooth and transparent skin. One can see its inner body. Aura sight views a living organism as Red but the body of this creature was grey. Only one part of the body is actually red and that was at the centre where the heart should be. More minutes passed and Seth felt the need to go back to the Living Roots but his eyes told him the thing was still alive. The next moment, another creature came out from a faraway crevice. Large cat head, crocodile body and tail of a snake. It forearms like a bear. It smacked its snake tail at the Monkey head creature but it yed dead. The Cat-crocodile-snake body creature moved fast and bit off the monkey''s headpletely. Suddenly, the scorpion tail moved fast and stabbed the back of the cat-head creature due to its transparency. Seth was able to see something being injected into the Cat-head creature. The monster thrashed its crocodile-snake body in protest and its bear hands smashed at the scorpion tail body, but it didn''t do any damage before it began to lose its strength and it fell down dead. The body melted from the inside, making the body expand like a balloon. Monkey head creature was still lying motionless but the Scorpion tail stabbed again and began to absorb the liquid inside its kill. At the same time, the monkey head began to regenerate. In another minute, the monkey creature was sitting on his rabbit hind legs and its body seemed to be more like a monkey. The monkey then dragged the remaining creature to the crevice he was thrown out from. "It is smart!" The monkey wasn''t fighting with anyone. It was all feint. It behaved as if it was dead to attract prey that would attack it. "This is truly the high-level area!" Seth checked the time, he only has about 9 minutes. So he stood and ran toward the forest. Since he wasn''t making any discretion, he woke up a lot of mishmash creatures on the way but the more they came out and realized he was going toward the forest they left him be. When there were only 2 minutes left, suddenly something that resembled a giraffe appeared. "Damn! Abomination!" Seth cursed at the ugly life form. Though If he was truthful to himself, among the creatures he met this one has a semnce of normalcy because from head to its hooves it was a Giraffe the only difference was that, its head split from the centre, Inbetween was a zigzag of sharp teeth. "Aura Sight!" Seth activated as he ran then he shortened the staff ready to fight. The split-headed Giraffe galloped forward too and a long slimy tongue came out from its enormous head mouth, dripping with corrosive liquid, salivating for seeing tender flesh. In Seth''s eyes, he can see that the creature''s red dot was moving, from its abdomen to its leg and even to its tail, so aiming for it was impossible. So, he just aimed at the main body, "Shoot!" The de elongate fast, toward the creature''s torso, right before it touched the creature''s body, the creature spiltpletely into two. The two halves ran on their own avoiding the de but the next moment, the creature''s body convulsed and fell. "Ahhhhhh!" Seth shouted. As his Aura Sight was on, he saw that the moment the extended de reached the creature, it shone with a blind light. Seth''s eyes began to bleed as he became blind, he forcefully turned off Aura Sigh and dropped to his knees, panting. "You got to be kidding me!" Seth reviled, "Is that the remnants of the six-wing strike of his de?" Seth still can only see white. After some moment, he regained his sight and then approached the giraffe creature that had now merged but couldn''t move. He made sure his short sword was normal, not emitting light, he then activated Aura Sight with a stinging head to pinpoint the red spot and then stabbed the sword. Ding! [You have Killed Abhorrent Giraffe level 8] [You have level up] Seth stared at the body of the giraffe that was quickly decaying until there was only a pulsing red stone that deemed and became a ck stone simr to the one he carried. Seth thought of touching it but then shook his head and used something to carry it before he ran forward. Checking the time his face became bleak. [00:45] Only seconds remain and he still has more than 500 meters before reaching the forest. Seth then stood and ced his staff in a crevice and then then, "Size Reschedule!" The staff expanded and shot him forward toward the forest fast. However, even that was not enough as time ticked down and the crevice keeping the staff began to lose. [00:01] "AHHHHHHHH!'' Seth screamed as the brunt of the pressure hit him before he entered the forest protection. His broken body rolled and his staff shrunk. [Health Status: Good>Pain>Broken>Lethal] Seth''s mangled body was in a twisted position but thankfully Green Hood Cloak and his attunement to the forest helped him to recover faster. Ten minutester he was fully healed and Seth called status as he looked if anything changed apart from his level. Nothing did. He sighed and walked back to his mansions. As someone who can negate gravity, he was able to run as fast as an athlete without having his exertion point reduced. Not only that, anything he grabbed will have a bit of that trait too. He took advantage of that and began to renovate his vige houses and took the sculptures to their respective house. He didn''t start painting until he reached a milestone where Vige Point was awarded to him. He tried to upgrade the Cloak but it refused until he upgraded some key points of the vige. So he went to his cottage. "Improve!" [Would you like to Merge the Cottage with the Chief House?] "Yes!" [Provide the following Items] "You gotta be kidding me!" 1~1000 Pieces of Stones 2~1000 Pieces of Woods 3~10 Kg of Coarse Sand 4~20 Kg of Green y [The cottage will merge with the Shabby Mansion you made and be an important part of it] [Only through the cottage can you upgrade the Mansion further] Seth just began to paint, leaving any other thing till tomorrow. And today there was an improvement, he was able to paint 12 copies before he nked out. Chapter 91: Fainting Sling! The cabin opened and Seth sat with a lingering smile on his face. At least today he has achieved something and can leave the forest anytime. Seth then went to prepare for Manue''s lessons, after that he was called by his father. "I heard what happened yesterday!" He said, "Are you good? Do you feel any difort in your body?" "No. I''m fine!" Seth said with a frown. "Good to hear¡­ that is the real-world Seth! The Ranking System wasn''t there for show. It came with a lot of privileges that are apparent and some that are hidden." Seth nodded to show he was keeping up. "ss C and ss A were just like servants and masters. In some ces, you have to bow and greet them whenever you saw them. Not only that, their words have more weight than yours. In Court 10 ss C citizens are required to attest to something against ss A citizens. And I''m saying this after ss C citizens have ss A backers too. This is what happened to Anna too!" Seth wanted to ask something but he kept his mouth shut. "You haven''t travelled anywhere apart from school and the house of our rtive. That''s why you weren''t exposed to this kind of treatment. What I''m trying to say is, be strong and be patient. It''s a matter of time, soon you will leave the neighbourhood and go somewhere that will treat you well!" Seth nodded and left his father''s office. He understood that keeping his rtionship with Lady Manue was his only job now. The rest of the family was busy developing another business on Bar Street. Arge Grocery store, Boutique, and Tailoring Shop were opened there. Since Bar was a low-ss area where most ss C and few ss B came to purchase there, they might not be attacked or controlled because it would be beneath any ss A to own a business in that ce. It was also the ce where Jonathan, Seth''s uncle, wanted Seth to bring his Workshop! Seth drove his car to the ss A area, and just like that, at every junction, he was asked to give his identification paper before he was allowed to move forward. When he reached the gate of Silva Mansion, he also underwent some checkups before he was allowed in. Deep down, Seth suppressed his anger and moved with the flow. As he parked, he came out with a bag that had all the needed items but then he heard. NovelFire-novel-source "Is that a Pseudo-criminal or a terrorist suspect!?" A young female guest asked Sally''s mother as she was about to enter her car while Seth was parking. Seth wore long sleeves but due to movement, he wasn''t able to keep the ck bracelet cuffs hidden. [Seth Enoch, ss C Citizen, a pseudo-criminal that is taking lessons in Silva Mansion.] [Will you like to know more?"] The girl assistant AI exined. "No need!" Seth ignored her and went straight to where the lesson was taking ce. Lady Manue was already lecturing. He sat on his designated spot. That meant he doesn''t need to use his portable items. And the lesson continued as if nothing was wrong. "Submit your assignments!" And everyone scrambled and handed it over to her and she gave them to Shabbara to hold. "Our first Course was all about curves and how they appeared in sketches, drawings and paintings. This Course is all about Colour. And the exam willbine the two courses. You need to work harder. We will have two more lessons before we move on but before that, this gift of mine will help you in the exam and also even after you managed to graduate!" After saying that a trolley was pushed by Shabbar, inside was a stack of ck rectangr thin boxes, and he began to hand them to everyone there. On top of the box that seemed to be made of steel was the student name with the Lady Manue logo and signature above. Seth ran his hand over the name and then he heard a click. "It''s a Body Electrical Pulse Lock!" Luis eximed. Then the rest of the students began to murmur. Security has reached a staggering height so also a hacking and unlocking mechanism. The mostmon security was a fingerprint which can be hacked by a high school student nowadays. Then the iris scanner is a bit hard to crack but it can be done by an expert. There were also other forms but BEPL as some people called it was the hardest to crack so far. It wasn''t because everyone''s body electric pulses were unique but because it was the electric currents that were needed to have enough energy to unlock the lock. That was also the reason until today it can be used inrge doors and or safe houses. Only on some small instrument that will not require too much energy. "I heard that DuneTech has made a device that can harvest people''s electric power in excess. Now some banks are using BEPL in high-security doors and chambers." Sarah said. "Yeah, but it got corrupted easily. The Electrical Current changed its nature a few seconds after it left the human body. So, it was still not safe proof!" Zack said While they discussed, Seth''s attention was on the ck box and he opened it slowly. A force field enveloped him and his gazended on 25 tiny ssy balls of colour. They are arranged in rows and ced in a tiny hall, making each one independent. Seth nudged the white one and then he felt a strange scent strike his nose. It smelled like white sand or white y. No, there was one white stone he came in contact with that can be grounded into a powder. History said some African cultures fed it to those that have nausea. Gradually the smell dissipated. Seth stayed there in trance, the background noise dulled out and his vision filled with white. Two minutester, Seth came back to normal. He was covered in sweat and his body felt weak. He quickly closed the box and his hand trembled as he took two pills of his medicine with water. And then closed his eyes trying to think of nothing. What came to his mind at that moment was Nanncy. "Thank God, this isn''t the real world, I will have vomited my intestine!" Nanncy let out with a scowl. Seth at that time was upset, he had spent an entire game day perfecting that painting but the first thing he got was a scolding! However, now he understood why¡­ Colours have their own scent! "Memorise the 25 colour balls and their scents! You have 2 weeks for that and there will be no lessons till then. Know this, your exam starts now!" Lady Manue said. Seth has recovered a little and he found Shabbara staring at him like an owl, she had understood he had an epiphany. "You are a monster!" She said and that attracted everyone''s attention. "So are you!" Seth said with a weak smile. Even with the medicine, he felt weak and sleepy. ''Shit I can''t move!'' Sethmented. He looked around, their eyes might not be on him now but he had this feeling they have their attention on him. If he crawls to his car, it will be too much embarrassment atop what he had been through. His pride will truly take a blow but then his eyesnded on the white canvas and¡­ at that moment his brain began to toil, trying to manifest what kind of scent the white canvas may contain. "Oh God¡­" he muttered before his brain shut down and his body swayed to the side and fell. Seth doesn''t need to do physical activities to get tired. Intense emotions such as fear, anxiety, rage and even happiness can make him faint. So, also if he concentrated his mind intently on something, that deplete his body''s energy the fasted Seth opened his eyes with a dizzy head and felt himself on a soft bed. There was a light that blind him but gradually he was able to see normally. "Ah, you are a mishmash of contradictions. Strong Mind and weak constitution. I pity you!" Shabbara''s childish voice announced. ''This is the worst possible scenario I dreaded to happen!'' Sethmented. He tried to sit, but a soft voice said, "Please, don''t force yourself!" He looked up, it was a nurse. Seth sighed and remained in ce. "I think he is alright now!" The nurse said after she examined him more. Seth sat and checked the time. He was out for only 15 minutes. He was still in the hall on an air-filled bed. Manue and her twins were at the side. The nurse was beside Seth. An elderly man with Sally stood to the side. "Are you alright!?" Sally asked. Her voice contained some concerns that he didn''t expect. Seth nodded and he observed his body. He was full of energy now. "I''m sorry." Seth apologized before he stood and was guided by Manue to his car. Chapter 92: The Waiting Creature! The moment he reached home, the worried Sarah weed him. Later that night, Seth took the box and opened it. It forcefield developed him and it purified all kinds of scents and also isted any scent from getting in. That allowed Seth to sense the brunt of the coloured balls. He took the white again, the same feeling of specific white sand covered his mind. This time it was so intense that Seth''s eyes became unfocused and his brain went full drive to digest the information. In just ten minutes Seth was able to recall anything that was naturally white and how it smelled. He quickly put the ball back and slumped it on the bed. Closing his eyes, he dreamed of endless white space, that has so many objects that have a natural colour of white. From sand, rock, flowers, clouds and even some animals. Achoo! Achoo! Seth sneezed in the middle of the night and woke up from his dreams. He was covered in sweat and his body was super weak. He then dragged himself and grabbed an energy drink, took some and he recovered a bit before he went back to sleep again. . . . . . Seth waste to wake up and didn''t log in on time but nevertheless, heprehended something beyond his level of understanding. Sling! Opening his eyes, Seth was sitting in his chief chair and the table was before him as far as normal. But the book has additional paper. _______ (Page 1) [Vige Information] ~Vige Name: Roots ~Vige Chief: Seth Enoch ~Vige Level: 1 ~Vige Points: 10 ~Vige Residents: Sculptures of the former Vigers ~Vige upation: Paintings, Sculpture, Scribe, Hunting. ~Vige Buildings: Enoch Mansion, Kiln, Broken Cottage, Unfinished Building Foundations [This fake Vige was formed after Seth Enoch spent weeks trying to turn himself into the chief.] _____ (Page 2) [Vige Projects] [Project 1] ~Improvements in the realistic feel of the Sculptures and other aspects of the vige [Progress~14%] [Project 2] ~Renovation of Cottage [Provide the following Items] 1~1000 Pieces of Stones 2~1000 Pieces of Woods 3~10 Kg of Coarse Sand 4~20 Kg of Green y [The cottage will merge with the Shabby Mansion and be an important part of it] _____ "Okay," Seth went to start the new Project. In just 1 hour he managed to gather all that was required and dumped them before the cottage. "Improve!" At that moment all the materials he gathered mixed and blurred away and also Seth Avatar blurred, his perception became omniscient third person as his Avatar body rebuilt the whole cottage into a stone and wood house. [Stone Cottage] [Description: A backward room that can protect one against mild weather] _____ thank you for using mv _l _e _mpy _r "It was just normal" "Improve!" The stone cottage expanded and became better. "Improve!" "Improve!" Now the cottage was a small House with a room and toilet. The bed was better than before and also there was a table for Seth to ce some things. Seth then sat on the bed and removed the Green Hood Cloak and said. "Improve!" Ding! [As a Vige Chief you can''t improve a single Item in your Vige continuously without consideration] [Green Hood Cloak Improvement denied] "Still, on cool down!" Then he went out and continued to improve the cottage now House until he exhausted 9 Points. Ding! [As a Vige Chief you can''t improve one Item of your Vige continuously without consideration] [Normal House Improvement denied] "It did not merge?!" Seth wondered. It said that if he improved the cottage it would merge with the Shabby Mansion. But now the house was almost as big as the mansion but there was no merge. Then Seth entered the Large House. It has arge parlour, a kitchen and a toilet. Then three rooms on the ground floor. There was also a single room upstairs and a single basement. Only one room had a bed, the parlour has some furniture and the rest were empty. Seth walked to the Shabby Mansion. That is when he saw the reason why there was no merge. ________ (Page 1) [Vige Information] ~Vige Name: Enoch ~Vige Chief: Seth Enoch ~Vige Level: 1 ~Vige Points: 10 ~Vige Residents: Sculptures of the former Vigers ~Vige upation: Paintings, Sculpture, Scribe, Hunting. ~Vige Buildings: Enoch Mansion, Kiln, Broken Cottage, Unfinished Building Foundations [This fake Vige was formed after Seth Enoch spent weeks trying to turn himself into the chief.] _______ (Page 2) [Vige Projects] [Project 1] ~Improvements in the realistic feel of the Sculptures and other aspects of the vige [Progress~14>30%] [Improvement of anything in the vige will progress the vige] [Project 2 Completed] ~Renovation of Cottage [Provided the following Items] 1~1000 Pieces of Stones 2~1000 Pieces of Woods 3~10 Kg of Coarse Sand 4~20 Kg of Green y [Project 3] ~Would you like to merge the Normal House with the Shabby Mansion? [Yes] [No] _____ "So the option was here?!" Seth then tapped [Yes] What happened was the moment Seth improved the Cottage to Stone Cottage, this option popped up. If he had checked, he would have seen it and merged the two. But he didn''t check. Ding! [No enough Vige Points] "You gotta be kidding me!" But then he dropped everything and went out of the forest, this time he headed South which was a ce with a lot of hills. The nearest one was 1km from the forest. "Aura Sight!" And then he began to jog forward. The more he moved forward the more the pressure weighed on him. But because there were fewer crevices and also the smoke wasn''t that thick he was able to move smoothly without jumping around. When the pressure was too much Seth walked as he observed things with Aura Sigh more closely. In time he reached the nearest hill. "Anthill!" Seth said. True to his assumption and first-size ant crawled out and crawled around before it ran back afraid. At first, Seth didn''t know why but then he realized why, it was his Attire that was improved with Crodo''s hide. Seth passed the hill and went through many of them. All of them were ant hills of different kinds. Two kilometres away from the forest, the air began to be suffocating to Seth. He stopped and looked afar in that light of the day but nothing before him was Hills and the deeper he went the taller they were. He checked his Exertion Point and found only three remained. "This time things have gotten easier." Seth didn''t move forward but walked back to the forest. And then used the rest of the remaining hours to improve the vige''s realistic feel. He didn''t manage to reach the milestone to obtain Vige Point that day as he stopped and began to Paint. 12 Paintings and he was nk till logged out. Due to the Business running on Bar Street the house was always empty. It will be ideal for him to sneak out and go for Raaz''s Assignment. Seth decided to, then he went and sat in the car when he noticed the ck bracelets. He knew that even though they were off they could be tracked and he could be spied on. "Call Mr Raaz!" Seth asked Sapphire. Dling "How did you get this number!?" Raaz''s face appeared on a hologram staring at Seth suspiciously. "Oh. Good. What do you want!" Seth noticed behind Raaz was a woman''s leg with smooth skin and his manly desire shook. "Look!" Seth forcefully ignored that and showed him the two bracelets. "How did you get the brand?" "ss A!" "It''s alright. I wille in an hour!" "You are leaving!?" A seductive voice said behind Raaz. And Raaz quickly cut off themunicator. Two hourster, he came and took Seth to Capital and spent an entire day before they came back. The tight bracelets were still on Seth but now there was a silver lining to them. The bracelet on the right hand was now amunicator that can use Hologram tech. The one on the left hand was a hologram clock and also a security function. It also contained some hidden scanners and some other functions. Seth was now branded by Raaz as part of his conve. Anything that happened to him or will happen to him most passed through him. In a way, his identity was now partially connected with Raaz. When Seth returned home he was congratted by Anna for being positively branded as Raaz Underling but deep down, Seth wasn''t actually happy about it. The next day Seth dived and Seth reached the milestone required and obtained the Vige Points He thenmenced with the Two houses merged. Spending 9 points, he obtained a Mansion as good as the one he had in mind. A gate, wall with enough filled to y with horses. Flowers germinate in designated ces. There was also a doable door to the main house. One will meet in a hall with some room. In the middle was well-furnished furniture. "Good!" Seth then grabbed his staff and left the forest, this time he went West. The moment Seth stepped out of the forest, one hundred kilometres away, a humanoid creature trembled and groaned then raised its head. "He...izzz ouuut!" The creature mumbled as it looked in the direction of Living Root forest. Chapter 93: Roana Prada, The Lion-wolf Hybrid! "The pressure got easier the more I got out!" Seth said. He was now three kilometres away from Living Root forest. He checked the time, he still had 15 minutes. He bent down and rested his hand on his knees with a deep breath. He then stood and grabbed Soothing Gourd and gurgled in some water to refresh his dried throat. It was night, the stars above were bright and the moon also was illuminating. What also made the journey easier as he jogged was that the ground was sand. There were crevices but only on some of the embedded ground rock. And also as far as his Aura Sight goes he had not seen anything remotely alive. One thing was that it was hot in some ces and in some ces it was cold. He really didn''t know how it was possible but he wasn''t here to find out. Seth scooped the sand and stored it and then looked ahead. As far as he could see it was desert sand. Gray under Aura Sight and a bit yellow and brown in normal sight. Seth decided to went back. He was far away from Living Root Forest and he needed to walk before he jogged to reach there in time. Turning around, Seth saw his shadow erged and he froze. ''Dragon?'' He thought it was impossible. Over the days he had learned dragons emit an oppressive pressure that suppressed lower life forms. "Roooar¡­ run!" A thundering voice rang in Seth''s ears as if he was electrocuted, he dash forward, adrenaline coursing through his body and he ran like no tomorrow. The other part of his brain was already processing what happened. Is this a game of chase? Is this a hunt? I''m I going to die? There should be a Quest now, why is it? All kinds of questions came to him and then he saw a small shadow in front of him and it was increasing in size, he dashed to the side. Boom Sand exploded, whatever thatnded there was heavy and strong. "Rr¡­ run, faaaaast!" The thundering voice whispered. The desperation and fear in it were apparent. How could a hunter be afraid? And why was urging him to run? Seth quickly nts his Staff down and then he shoots forward several meters using Size Reschedule. Hended and rolled and ran again. [You have used 1 Exertion Point] "Why is the function alert now?" Seth cursed. The game never alerted him when he used the damn point except now. As he ran another erging shadow appeared. Seth avoided and the creaturesnded, this time almost swiping Seth''s face with its ws. As he ran, he wanted to turn and see what it was. "Noooo!" The roar was so strong that Seth''s eardrum busted and his head was disoriented. [You have lost your hearing capability] [You are disoriented] In a dummmm sound he felt in his ears, he managed to grab a Soothing Gourd and drank some water. His body was already trembling as he expected an attack. An attack that never came and he stood and ran again. Boom. A shock wave pushed him forward and further stunned him. [Health Status: Good>Stun>Injured] Some of his bones were broken, he crawled up and used Size Reschedule to propel him forward but another shock wave hit and that almost killed him. [Health Status: Injured>Lethal Injury] ''Where is the fucken Quest?'' Seth wondered. With it, he may understand what he was up to! Heid down there, his eyes looking at the sky and a shadow loomed over him. What he saw was a cataclysmic beast. However, the beast was in a bad situation, half its head was smashed, one of its hands was mangled, and only a single vein holding it to its body. Its chest was caved in, blood dripping and countless shes around the creature''s body. And¡­ It stood four meters tall above Seth. Strangely, the wounds were healing slowly, while the only hand that was uncased was the one attacking the body. Yes, the injury was self-inflicted. As the beast leaned and his eyes weren''t indeed the moon above Seth saw its face. It resembles a feline beast and a wolf. More like a Lion without its mane. The beast''s hot breath washed over Seth as he stared at him, "run!" It mumbled without letting its voicee out. Seth froze for more moments and then realizing the creature was not moving, he crawled out from between its legs and started running. He turned with a single nce and saw the full picture. It was a bipedal lion without Mane, a powerful one but also corrupted. Seth made that judgment because the hand that was just mangled had the features of a crocodile skin but this one seem soft but rougher and more menacing "A fucking Crodo!" Seth cursed as he ran with all his might. He doesn''t know where that stamina wasing from but he ran nheless without even getting tired. The bent Lion struggled to move but the original owner of the body hold on. ~fut!l€~ The side that has transformed into Crodo muttered to the lions. But the lion bid it time as it hoped for the little human to run far, or even reach the Nightmare Forest. The original lion has been sapped of his power gradually, ever since the Asteroid Descent, he has been battling the aliens and trying to destroy them but he only weakened them. The Dragons havee too and he forced his body to stay still for it to bepletely destroyed by them but his body is too strong for the fledgeling dragons to destroy, they can only weaken him before they run when the Alien took over. The Jungle Beasts and the Dragons were mortal enemies since time immemorial. Their war for supremacy started before humans knew how to make their trinkets but then an enemy from beyond grace them. Ever since then, whenever that enemy was present they united to vanquish it, and then they resumed their war. ~fut!l€~ The lion breathed deeply and the ground underneath him quaked and the gust of wind blew at Seth''s running figure and almost toppled him. But he kept running. "Roar!" It was just a single-second roar, but it was enough to send a st of sound kilometres away and Seth was thrown away, his bones shattered and his orifices bleeding. [Dire Quest] ~Kill yourself! ___ Seth in his dizzied state didn''t see it. His mind was so disoriented. [Dire Quest] ~Kill yourself! [Reward] ~Escape [Failure] ~Complete Lost Of Avatar [This Quest was generated by Roana Prada, the Scout Lion-wolf Hybrid] This quest blinked for some time before it stopped blinking. Seth recovered after some minutes. Instinctive he ced his staff on the sand, tilting toward the forest and activated Size Reschedule. The forest now was just less than 500 meters away. The moment he shot in the sky, the quest appeared in his eyes and then went up far, extending the staff more and then he fell head down, he intended to kill himself by falling on his head. ~fut!l€~ The alien creature said, "Futile" before it bubbled with power and took control over the lion''s body in an instant and then released a sliver of the lion''s pressure. Everything slowed down and Seth felt his very being locked by something beyond him. His fall slowed until he touched the ground without even a scratch but with a deep-seated fear. His will can''t keep up. Crack! [Pure White Stone Will Broke] Seth''s eyes became dull as hey down on the sand waiting. All this happened in just a moment. The pressure released by the Thing through the control of Roana Prada''s body created a zone and influenced the fall of Seth and also broke Seth''s will to make him obedient. ~G¡ã¡ãd~ Roan Prada took control of part of his body. However, Seth was still lying. And then the alien forcefully made the lion''s body move forward to the still Seth. In time they were close. [You have been locked by a higher life form] [Your Will have shattered] [You have be its ve] [First Mighty Activated] [Attempt to remove ve Mark failed] [First Might Activated] [Your Pure White Stone Will recover] When Seth''s mind came to his body he saw the notification. Tuss Tuss Tuss He also heard the tuss sound of something heavy walking in the sand with difficulty. He quickly searched for the Quest and found it different. [Dire Quest > ve Quest] ~Kill yourself! > Obediently wait for your Master [Reward] ~Escape > Crod Possession [Failure] ~Lost of Avatar > Curse Of Crod [This Quest was generated by Reverse-Roana Prada, the invader] _____ ''Damn! What the fuck does all this means?'' find more stories on mv|lempyr [You have faced Higher life form pressure and survived] [Your Will level up ¡Á5] [Pure White Stone Will 6] Seth felt he could think and understand what happened better. The fear he was feeling was still there but it was not clouding his judgment. [First Might Activated] [ve Mark Broke] Seth was about to stand as he felt himself freed but then... [ve Mark returned] [First Might Activated] [ve Mark Broke] This rang until the lion was just three meters away from Seth. Chapter 94: Real World Quest! [ve Mark returned] [First Might Activated] [ve Mark Broke] This rang until the lion was just three meters away from Seth. Seth was in a kneeling position, his staff was short and he had turned it to a short sword and faced the sharp de toward his back but hidden behind the cloak, and the lion didn''t see. Roana Prada on the other hand was thinking of something. Suddenly, his body trembled as he felt his entire life force and power being absorbed from his heart and backbone. The lion felt his mind nk for a moment then he was wide awake. Just a moment passed and there was a silver water drop that umted in his chest, that water as if it had a mind of its own, it bounced off his body. ''I''m free!'' The lion thought but he knew he had lost his power. Death was what awaited him here as his injury was too severe for his natural healing. Besides the moment that Thing takes over the human boy, it will make sure to kill him. He will his body to move and decides to kill the boy himself, even if he failed, he should injure the boy to the point that the Thing will have to heal the boy and that will give it a minimum of what it needed from the boy. And that was to enter the Nightmare Forest. Get hooked on mvl _emp _yr novels. The lion thought all this when the Silver Water was still in the air moving toward Seth''s body. Seth on the other hand received a dreadful notification. [ve Spiky Chains ced] [Seth Enoch you have been Enved by Crodle Race Scout] He felt a binding in his heart and his brain and then his neck felt heavy with cold steel. Now, he can''t move his body or even muster a thought to do anything else. The lion knew what was happening more than the boy, so he jumped the moment he sensed he could move his muscles. He should have roared but The Thing has destroyed his neck cord¡ªor released a pressure that can shatter a dragon infant, and the boy became mist but his entire pressure was sapped away. It was only through willpower did he move his leg. As he was in the air, the Silver water was almost touching the boy. ''My weight squashed him enough to paste before he waspletely corrupted!" Suddenly, something appeared, and a dragon Aura Appeared. Not any dragon but one of the original dragons, Six Wing Dragon Race. With the aura came a shed de that pierced the boy''s green cloak and elongated toward the Lion that was now in the air above him. The de stabbed through his thick skin and the picture of his heart destroyed it. . . Seth saw the shadow expanding, he knew the lion was dropping on him from above, with a thought he attacked with his Elevated Strike in hope of killing the creatures¡­ but then he felt as if he made a mistake. As a ve of Crodle, he can never have the thought of disobeying them let alone attacking them. ~Critical Hit [You have critically injured Lion-wolf hybrid, Roana Prada, the scout] At that moment Seth felt cold water drop on his nape. And then he finds himself normal, nothing wrong. [ve Quest Completed] ~Obediently wait for your Master [Reward] ~Crod Possession in progress~ ___ Seth stood normal but then he began to grow taller, his left hand that was not holding a thing began to mutate, the skin bing brown and rough, on some part, his bones were protruding. Half his face was twitching and also transforming. There was no pain or fear, he felt as if this is a normal order of things. [First Might Activated] It was then that Seth felt an existential crisis, but then he came back to normal again. He turned around and looked at the lion that was lying on top of rocky sand, it had arge gaping hole on its chest and the beast was looking at him. Roana Prada was surprised that Seth was still in his mind. Normal animals or humans have their identities erased and be mindless puppets the moment Crod touches them. But Seth was different. He might be aplete ve but he was still himself and can think even if with limitations. "Kill yourself!" The lion mumbled without uttering a word. Seth was confused, as he was a ve and under Crodle Race''s control, some meaning and understanding of things were slipping off him. [First Might Activated] At that moment he understood the lion''s words and then raised his short sword and stabbed his heart. No one stopped him, and then looked at the lion. The lion has a downcast look with pity. "More than half of your body is his now. Nothing you do will kill you!" The lion''s thundering voice was heard. Seth''s eardrum will have busted but he was unfazed and also has gone back to having a ve mind too. [First Might Activated] Seth''s sense of self returned but there was nothing he could do to reverse what was happening to him. Seth''s body from the beginning was weak, so the possession was simple. The only thing that stood strong was his Mind which was his strongest asset. Right before Seth''s mind was invadedpletely, he realized there was a single thing he could do¡­. ''Elevated Strike¡­ Dread Strike! More than one hundred kilometres radius of Seth, a pressure unlike any other descended. All Abhorrent Life Forms exploded, Dragons that were flying fell down and humans all died. Even living root forest trees bent down in a second. "Oh, Lord Almighty!" Roan Prada eximed. "Dark Side of Dragon Lord!" "Dread Dragon¡­ aura. Who is this human!" Roana the lion-wolf hybrid eximed in shock as he stared at the now naked boy. His attire was eradicated due to it being part of Crodo''s hide. Seth''s pristine birthday suit was unblemished. He was also not affected by the pressure of the continent anymore. The mutations have been annihted, not only that, any Crodle Race within the radius of 100km whether it possessed beasts or not was destroyed. But Seth, as he stood there, had lost his heart. He had aimed the Dread Strike there, thinking if it was destroyed he would die and escape the Thing. Then Seth''s body turned and looked at the lion with a smile. "This kid is surprising!" "You survived!" The lion hybrid asked. "Of course. The moment I touched his body, it was already mine, every inch of it, his physique is the worst we have seen. But, his mind was colossal and strong. Breaking the wall wasn''t easy!" "Hmmm! You won''t be able to seed!" The lion growled trying to stand but failed to even blink. "If he has your strength, yes!" Then Seth''s eyes closed and the alien dug deeper trying to reach Seth''s actual mind. After expanding so much energy, it reached a bright crimson-pink space. ''A gust of wind will be enough to destroy his body.'' The lionmented in anger and frustration. The Crodle Race invaded the body and controlled it. The stronger one''s body the harder it is but so also when one has powerful Mental Power. Seth might have weak power but his mind is strong The Silver water kept swimming toward the core of the crimson-pink space, gradually reaching Seth''s inner mind. At the same time, that action was reflected in the real world. Seth Cabin was high, using Seth''s action in the game to process many functions and also produced insane amounts of Terran Energy. In just some second a TEIC was filled, at the same time Seth''s body processing wasplete and a path of evolution was initiated. A wisp of Azure energy was released that found its way to the Nutrition chamber and then mixed before being sent to the diving chamber where Seth breathed it in and his body vein glow bluish. Joseph felt the power surge and stood to the check but passing by an electric socket and surge of bolt struck him and he fainted. Sapphire has taken control of the house functional System and isted the gamers from prying eyes. It was also the one that struck Joseph. There were only three people in the house, Joseph, Jona, And Jonathan. And they are all in their room, not knowing what was happening. At the same time, Anna in the game was busy battling Boss Monster with her team when an Alert popped to her. [Real World Quest] ~Save Your Brother ____ Chapter 95: Gateway! An influx of information drilled into her mind and then she was ejected from her cabin. Coming out she saw the lights were off. Joseph at the far end was down with his body that spasm from time to time. But Seth Cabin was glowing blue and trembling. From the information she was Imparted with, she knew how to help what was happening. She opened her cabin Nutrition Chamber and grabbed all the Nutrition Solutions inside and then went to Seth''s cabin. "Ahh!" She yelped back in shock when she nced inside at lying Seth. But she forced herself to install the Nutrition Solutions. She then ran to the bunker and grabbed all the A Rank Nutrition,ing back she checked the nutrition she put and found them empty. Seth''s cabin has already used them to feed Seth''s emaciated body! Seth''s body was visibly shrinking, his little muscles were wilting away. Anna''s body trembled and she became disoriented with shock, fear, pity and confusion. she fell down and froze in ce. "Calm down!" Sam hugged her. Anna breathed deeply before she regained herself and then did as instructed from the game. The instruction was all about installing more Nutrition Solutions in Seth Cabin. After she installed the Rank A, it began to be used off faster as they were pumped into the Cabin Chamber for Seth to breathe in. Anna nced at Seth, his thinned, blue hallowed, mummified body, recovering but very slowly. Yes, all the Nutrition was being mixed with Terran Energy before passing to his chamber and he breathed it in and now his body was glowing light blue! . . . . . "From today forth, you are husband and wife!" Seana and Raaz have married Seana atst. What came next was a party and congrattions from friends and family and then a honeymoon. Raaz was alone with his new bride on a Honeymoon Yacht and they were in the process of making babies, and suddenly Raaz''s emergency phone rang. Because of the nature of the alert, it disturbed the hormone game they were ying and he nced at the notification with visible upset but his face went shocked and quickly pulled out and... "I''m sorry. I gotta go!" Before Seana knew what happened, he was on his private jet and disappeared into the sky. "Fuck you, Raaz!" She cursed with tears on her face. . . . . . While Anna and Sam were tasked with saving Seth in the real world, and Raaz had received Seth''s Death Alert, Seth was standing in front of a dying lion. However, his mind was nk as it was invaded by something that all races in the game world considered Alien. The more the Silver Water moved forward in the Mind Space, leading to Seth''s inner mind, the more it felt pressure pushing it out. But, if anything, Crodle Race was adept at breaking the minds of any life form they invade. The Silver Water itself was a Mind Form which was why it can take over a creature''s body the moment it touched them. The deeper it went the more shocked the Thing was about Seth. First, his body is super weak, taken over it was the easiest their race ever came across. Second, that super weak body was able to harbour a vast and strong mind that was taken forever to invade. Due to how vast Seth''s Mind Space was, the Thing assumed that it would find a Gateway here. It moved forward until the rare Gateway was visible to it. The Gateway was an infant. A bright pink fetus that was two months old. Its umbilical cord stretched up endlessly. "Impressive. It''s a new Gateway but a very strange one. It shouldn''t be this strong!" Nheless, it moved forward but the closer it got, the bigger the fetus appeared, until it was very close and the colossal fetus presented itself and the Silver Water was like a mosquito before it. "Impossible!" The Silver Water eximed. At that moment, the fetus opened its eyes and nced at the tiny droplet of the Silver Water and... at that moment, the Silver Water was erased, it vanished, disappeared, aplete annihtion that left zero traces. And then the fetus closed its immature eyes! The opening of the fetus'' eyes caused an inconceivable Mental Force to pulse from Seth''s body in the game and every life form in more than 100km had its mind suppressed. At the same time, Seth''s body in real life was dehydrated and became like a pile of bones in a thin sack of skin and that put him on the barge of death. "What¡­ is happening?" Anna''s dull eyes widened as she whimpered to Raaz. Seth''s body was just recovering but then it began to shrink like a depleting balloon and became like a mummy. "Shut the fuck off!" Raaz shouted as he worked fast, installing another Rank A Nutrition Solutions in the Seth cabin. Raaz was changing the Nutrition in the Seth cabin after every ten minutes but that didn''t do anything to improve his condition but only stabilized it. They were now inside Raaz Jet, taken Seth''s cabinpletely elsewhere, away from the prying eyes of people. Sam was left behind to narrate whatever bullshit that maye to his mind to Adam and Sarah and other members of the family. . . . . . Anna sat in a chair and watched her brother floating in a ss chamber that was filled with green mist. His body has no muscles, even the bones have thinned out and be very fragile. From all over his body, were tubes attached, directly sending medicine into his body. So also the green mist was there to seep through his pores to help stabilize and improve his body. "Sir Raaz...plea!" Anna wanted to ask about Seth''s condition. "Silent!" Raaz growled as he looked at the doctors looking at Seth''s vital information. "Based on the data, it seemed hecks nourishment in his body system. It''s as if he had not eaten for a month" The doctor said as she eyed Raaz and Anna but no onemented. "Well, his willpower is strong and that is what kept him alive after that long period without food." She then looked at Anna specifically and added, "Don''t worry, as long as his will stays strong, he will survive till his body recovers!" She said and then handed the data to Raaz. "What did she mean!" Anna still asked. Her eyes were red with tears. Raaz sighed and sat beside her. "He will be fine!" He said, "this moron of a brother of yours kept putting me in a fucking trouble!" He cursed. "I''m sorry!" Anna apologised. "It''s alright!" He said, "the brat is just too bizarre and¡­ I don''t know why I fucking like him!" He slurred again. Suddenly, there was a movement. They all sprang and looked at Seth''s levitating body. It was said that his bones were more fragile than a baby''s biscuits, so they didn''t allow him to make any unnecessary movements. Seth opened his eyes and they glow blue before theye back to normal. Anna looked at Raaz and she noticed he was just pissed, not surprised. "You know¡­!" "I fucking know!" He red before he came down, "He is fucking bizarre!" He said trying to control his anger. Then Seth turned his head slowly and looked at them before a weak and warm smile appeared on his thin face. "How are you?" Anna burst into tears and she asked while her hand caressed the ss he was in. "Fine!" His mouth didn''t move but his voice whispered from Raaz''s phone. The duo froze. How is that possible? Anna looked at Raaz, he too was shocked and had some tears in his eyes before he quickly cleaned them. "Do not speak until I asked you to!" Raaz said sternly to Seth and then turned and left the room. The moment the door closed his body trembled as he fell to the ground. Fear gripped his very being. ''What in God''s name is he?'' Mentalmand to tech is not new but this one is different! This one¡­ is just an impossible theory that not even scientists entertain the idea of it being possible. He was about to wallow in desperation when a red shoe stood before him. As his face was facing down, he didn''t know who, he raised his head and met with the cold eyes of a beautiful woman in a red dress with red hair. "That cost 10 million Union and it might be myst chance!" She said. Raaz sighed and stood without realizing he was shedding tears. He looked at his wife, Seana, whom he ditched while making love, apologetically. "We can buy another procedure again. Don''t worry, we will make a baby, you just have to trust me!" He said with a meek smile. Seana has a womb problem. conception and pregnancy will be difficult and if she passed her age now, she should kiss the pregnancy bye-bye. She underwent some medical procedures which will help her conceive. However, when they were babymaking Seth''s alert came in and Raaz left it unfinished which also rendered the medical procedure useless. "Is that divorce paper!" Raaz asked as he saw a ck paper in her purse. Chapter 96: Evolution Facilitating Cabin! "Why are you crying?" She asked. "I'' not! Why do you have a divorce paper? Are you..!?" He asked again "Look at yourself in the mirror!" She dodged the question again. Raaz looked through his phone screen and found his eyes red and dried tears on his face, he quickly cleaned and looked back at Seana and asked. "The papers!" "What papers?" She had stored away the ck papers and acted ignorant of his indictments! The couple stared at each other before Raaz sighed and ignored what he saw. ***** When the family came back, they met with Sam and Joseph. Joseph imed to have been electrocuted while Sam narrated that Raaz came and announced Seth has won a Lottery, for that reason he had to take Seth abroad forpetition and Anna followed them. He tried to convince them that the whole thing was so urgent that they didn''t have time to call them and inform them. The family called Anna and the news was confirmed by her as for Seth, she imed that he was in thepetition. More backup lies were concocted to back up the lie until the Parents were somewhat convinced. And because Sam''s acting was impable, no one found him suspicious. The next day, pictures of Seth and Anna were sent to them in a hall where a seminar was taking ce. And there was even a video clip of them greeting their family. Later that day, a Refrigerator was sent to the family with the logo of thepany that organized thepetition, iming that Seth won it. All that was borated a n that Raaz pushed forward to calm down the confused family. As for the real Seth, he only woke up twice a day before he went deep asleep. But because the treatment was first ss, he was recovering very fast. And he was no longer a skeleton now. In Anna''s absence, some problems arose in the Enoch family while some problems were able to be solved but as the beating heart of the family, Anna was needed in the house more than before. thanks for reading on m|v|l|e|m|p|y|r Seth sat on his bed, after three days of medication. He was still skinny but he had some strength to sit. "Here drink this!" Anna gave him some concoction the doctors rmended. Because of its bad taste, Seth doesn''t like it but she forced him to drink it. Mentally he has recovered well and he can remember everything. It was just that his body is too weak to move around. Still, they will be leaving Sky Hospital today. Ever since Raaz left two days ago, he hadn''te, he was trapped somewhere by his wife making babies but knowing that the expenditure of Seth''s hospital bills will go higher every day, he managed to sneak out. "Good. He has taken that a lot right?" Sweaty Raaz said after he barged into the room. "Yes. But you know heined about feeling nausea!" Anna said as she looked at the half-filled cup that Seth couldn''t take it anymore. "You better not, you brat. Do you know how much it cost? Fucking 1.6 million Union!" Raaz spat out. Both Seth and Anna gaped at Raaz before they looked at the green concoction. Seth immediately feels like drinking more; he took a good gulp. "Good, my Lil brother. You are drinking away our assets'' worth of concoction!'' Anna said as she tapped his back. Seeing that the kid will take his traditional medicine well, Raaz turned and started blending more of the traditional medicine. At that time Anna snatched the cup from Seth and took a gulp too. Her face scrunched due to the bitter and weird saltiness of the drink but held. "1.6 is truly bad for the taste buds!" Anna remark. With a red face, feeling as if she will vomit it, "Nevertheless, I will go into history too!" She added. Raaz looked at her suspiciously, she quickly said, "You have drunk it all. Good brother!" Raaz was looking at her shirt that had green paste smeared there but he ignored it with a smirk. . . . . . Seth was taken to a Free Land, a country that Identified itself as Jupiter Moon and was also recognised by the world as such. The country was in the middle of the Pacific Ocean and had differentws than the rest of the world. One thing they were good at was Medicine. Almost all the incurable diseases in the world can be cured there. However, Its history was a bit shady because all manner of criminals escape there and the World can''t do a thing about it. However, they have a strictw on Killing. Any kind of offence such as Stealing, Lying to Officials, Tricks and other prohibited actions stipted by theirws was punishable by death on the spot. So, criminals might escape there but their activity must be on hold or else the whole country will turn against them. Another thing was, it was very expensive to live there. The lowest amodation one can gate is 100 Union. Not to mention the astronomical amount of taxes from everything and expenses. Raaz made money with Seth so that was why he didn''t feel stung when he took him directly to that ce to be cured? And now they are back in Ni Country but not in the Enoch Family house. "Have you looked around?" Raaz said as he came in with supplies into the apartment he took them. "Yes. Do you live here with your wife!" Anna asked. Seth was watching TV on a couch. "No! This is one of my hideouts." He dropped the supply and helped them settle down well. "How do you feel Seth!" Seth looked at him with sunken eyes! "I feel fine!" "Good! Ready for a dive tomorrow!" Raaz asked. "What? Soon? I don''t think he is ready, yet!" Anna chimed in. "He should actually," Seth asked. "I''m ready. I want to know what happened!" "What happened actually?" Anna asked for the first time about the reason. Seth looked at her with a sigh and began to narrate to them what happened. "Gawee Continent. I heard more than ten people died there!" Raaz dropped a bomb on Anna. She was shocked and asked, "Why?" "Well. You already know the Cabin isn''t actually just a game cabin. They are Energy Generators. But¡­ that wasn''t the whole truth. The cabin is also Evolution Facilitators." Raaz exined as he eyed them both. "The more a yer dive, the more his body is analyzed to their genes, and through the use of humans theputer will be able to influence the mind and the body to change a bit. Positively improved but in some cases, there will be a negative improvement or adverse improvements. The process is very slow and requires time, years if I may say. However, there are some exceptions." He said as he started at Seth. "So, he is evolving?" Anna asked sceptically. "Perhaps." "Can he stop ying!" "No! The reason was that your brother has a problem with his body. His brain is feeding on his body and his life span is very low. ording to diagnostics, if he stays like this, at most, he will be wild for 3 to 4 years!" "I don''t understand!" Anna asked as she became agitated. "I didn''t either. The way the doctors put it, he has an over-developed brain that consumes too much energy which in turn renders his body weak at all times." "How! What does the brain do to consume such energy!" "Processing information from the senses. To put it simply, he is a super genius. Normally, people with this disorder will have an oversized brain and a big head. In his case, the brain waspacted together making his head normal but to maintain its function without overheating his body is a sacrifice!" He said before stood and added "You can read the medical report and understand the details. But what I''m saying is that the game Cabin has made it worse. If before the body adjusted itself but now it activates it and that is why he was having all suddenprehension and new talents developing. At the same time, the cabin might have made it worse but it will prolong his life. I will exin this part in detail after Ie back." He then walked out. Seth leaned back and sighed. ''3 years!'' He thought. "He is lying. Don''t take it to heart!" Anna said with tears in her eyes and then she hugged him. The next day, the normal time for diving, Skinny Seth wore shorts and entered his cabin. He sighed before he closed his eyes and the cabin closed. Anna quickly said, "Yesterday, you said three confusing things! One, you said there are more than 10 people that didn''t live on that continent. Two, you said, Seth has more brain tissue than normal and it waspacted in ce which resulted in his body failing. And¡­" she was agitated as she asked her question. "Calm yourself. This little brat isn''t going to die that easily. Trust me on that!" Chapter 97: Hidden Quests and Exceptional Feats Seeing Anna partially cal down, Raaz began to exin the problem in detail. Gawee Continent was a high-level area and the few yers trapped there were low-level. If one took that into ount that the more active one participates in the game the more Energy generated by the Cabin, it''s safe to assume the danger level one met in Gawee was higher and thus the Cabin will force the brain to work extra hard to serve its purpose in Terran Energy formation. However, at this level, the yer''s body is weak and has not undergone any changes that will support that kind of force. Another thing was, whenever a yer met with the entities from the Asteroid, the cabin worked extra hard to form more energy, at the same time their impact on the yer will have a partial effect on the game cabin. The above problem was what made a lot of yers die and also made Seth nearly die. While the two discuss, Seth has opened his eyes and found himself in an empty ck space. His body was glowing and floating in ce but there was nothing and no one there. Seth called his status, and that was when the notification appeared. [Hidden Quest 1 Failed] ~Escape Infected Roana Prada [Penalty] ~You have been infected ______ [Hidden Quest 2 Failed] ~Kill Yourself [Penalty] ~Your body has been corrupted. ______ . . . "So there are hidden quests when I was running for my life!" [Congrattions] [You have attained Exceptional Feats] [Exceptional Feat 1] ~You have sacrificed your heart to destroy the root of the Abhorrent Curse and you have purified your body in the process~ [Exceptional Feat 2] ~Your attack has annihted all Abhorrent Curse in 100Km radius~ [Exceptional Feat 3] ~You have annihted your ve Master, Silver Water, that killed 3 Fledgling dragons and Corrupt Roana Prada~ . . . [Reward 1] ~Stone Heart [Reward 2] ~Tears Of The Fallen [Reward 3] ~Clear Crystal _____ Seth''s body was lying in a crater in the sand. His mind was in that dark space where he read about his exceptional feats and the reward he obtained. Meters away from him was rocky sand and the hybrid lion was lying there. He seemed to have died but when one observed the creature still had saliva of soul in him. Seth''s body that was lying motionless jerked and the lion opened its eyes. And watched the dead bodye back to life. Seth''s destroyed heart began to grow back and gradually it was formed. However, this one was different from the one he sacrificed. And then Seth opened his eyes and took a deep breath. He sprang and sat down confused. He should have disappeared and reappeared Living Root but here he was. He then tried to stand. Suddenly, from the ground chains rose and wrapped around his neck. At the same, it turned into a steel cor with spikes that sank into his neck and blood slid out. The steel cor tightened and more than ten chains anchored him to the ground. [Congrattions] [You have killed your master!] [Chains of very broken] One by one the chains began to break until only one remained. However, with every passing moment, Seth can feel his neck being tightened by the Steel Cor. Ding! [Even in death, You will stay a ve to the higher life form] Seth was shocked as he saw the notification. How could he still be a ve after the ve master was dead? He then grabbed the single remaining cold steel chain and pulled it from the ground but it won''t budge. And by the way, he felt its sturdiness there is no way he could destroy it. "You better destroy that chain. Or you will face something worse than death!" The dying Roana Prada''s thundering voice let out. The dying lion tried to lift his finger but failed. The lion sighed in pity, that chains were so weak to him to the point that his hair is stronger. Seth looked around, looking at his scattered objects after his Attire was obliterated. He didn''t see a thing that could help. [In 10 seconds you will be a Wandering ve in Search of a master] [00:09] "Damn!" Seth panicked and then his eyesnded on his distant staff. He pushed himself to grab it but it was far from his reach. He theny down and stretched his leg and nudged it to him. [00:05] He still couldn''t pull it with his leg, he even pushed it further from him. "Damn it!" Seth began to weep with tears. Suddenly, a wind blew and it pushed the staff to him. Roana Prada was the one that blew the wind with its mouth. He grabbed it! [00:02] "Size Reschedule!" The staff became very thin to the point it could enter into the chain''s holes. [00:01] "Size Reschedule!" CRACK! SHATTERED! [00:00] The staff expanded exponentially and sacrificed half of its durability to shatter the chains. The time for that and the time limit hit at the same time and that caused the steel cor to tighten, almost sinking into Seth''s neck, suffocating him. Ding! [You have destroyed Chains of very!] [You have be Unve] [You have obtained ve Chained Cor] The chains loosened a bit and Seth breathed in with difficulty before he regained his consciousness. Seeing the notification he muttered. "Unve?" "You are still a ve that is free!" Roana Prada said. Seth sighed and remained on the ground for some time before he sat on the sand. [First Might Activated] [ve Chains Cor changed to Mantle of very] The Steel Cor melted and merged with Seth''s neck to be something like a silver tattoo. [First Might Activated] This time Seth felt a melted metal flowing from his neck to his right arm. The melted metal then tattooed itself on his bicep and a silver-coloured cor with chains tattoo appeared. When that happened he felt the pressure he was feeling had abetted. The wound on his neck also healedpletely and he felt a clear head. He then looked around as if he didn''t undergo some dangerous situation. Seth stood with zero difficulties and looked at his scattered objects. He grabbed his staff and looked at the dying Lion "Your name, brave human?" The thundering voice of the lion said. "Seth Enoch!" Seth said. "Good! Gawee will be pleased to have you!" The lion said and at that moment Seth felt everything had slowed down and arge monolith protruded from the earth, it rose very high in the sky reaching the clouds above. Then a door opened and Seth walked inside and met with rows of bookshelves, some of the books seemed old, somewhere new. Seth passed in one row until he reached a floating rocky pool above it was a ball of water. [Congrattions] [You have reached Gawee Continent Hidden Archive] [For siding with Amma and fighting off her enemy, you are entitled to be given a reward by the continent you live on] [Choose your reward] It was the ball of water that said those. Seth felt free to move on his own as before his body was just moving like a zombie. When he turned around, any book he nced at, its name would pop up. [Super Strength Scripture] [Studying and Practicing the content of this book will grant a person super strength infinitely until they no longer practiced it] Seth sighed and nced at another book [Super Speed Scripture] [Super Sight] [Super hearing] [Super tasting] There is an enhancement for every part of the body. Seth ended up seeing 78 books, each one enhancing one part of the body. "Damn. This is OP! I can''t begin to imagine what will one be after he acquired them all and practices" The archive answered Seth''s question. He nodded in understanding. Then Seth continues to look for other books. [World Geography] [It contains the knowledge of the whole Amma and its geographical differences. One will never be lost while travelling] hosted on m-v_l-e _m-p_y-r . . [Mine Detection Device] [All known and unknown mines in Amma are documented here] . . [Great Body Force] [It guides the body to use its maximum body potential to manifest external force to affect the surroundings] < It''s not suitable for your constitution> . . Seth walked around reading many different books. When he came to another shelf, he realized that he could only select a book from the shelves he was previously on. The rest of the Archive was not open to him. Seth thought for some time and then said, "Yes!" He then found Himself in a dark ce with a list of books that he had seen before, and then some of the book names disappeared until only seven remained. Chapter 98: Books Of The Sages [Telekinesis Tome] [With enough Mental Power one can be guided to manifest the power and affect the physical world] [Star Gazer] [An in-depth knowledge of constetions of stars ands. It can be used to predict the weather, and earthquakes, find safe paths when travelling and also in some special cases, predict the future] [Tremor Tremor] [One will be capable of sensing a slight vibration on the ground. Through that one can learn and study the earth''s structure, spy on people from far distances, and predict earthquakes or cause them and other mysteries] [Aura Tome] [One can see the none physical manifestation of physical Pronounced Objects and interact with it] Get hooked on NovelFire _emp _yr novels. [The Great Nest] [It contained different knowledge of making a Nest where Beast, Monsters and even other entities can be, tamed, raised, and nurtured] Seth read through them and the one that caught his eyes the most was the Nests. Because he was expecting l to be a tamer in the future and by then he will need it to capture a lot of beasts, even dragons. However, the way he saw it, it would not be easy, it''s the hardest to attain because the book might just guide him while he should be the one going around and gathering the material for the nest. The second one that he loved greatly was telekinesis. He had dominated his Continent with great ease in the Hive Mind Game and he knew all the tricks needed to master the ability. In his view, telekinesis was the greatest power one can hope for, with enough power output one can create a hurricane, cause an earthquake, create fire, and even teleportation if one was very good. Seth was tempted to choose it but he didn''t. The reason was simple, he would be putting a lot of load on his mind and that meant his actual brain would be working hard which means it would feed on his body and he would die faster. Since one mental output corrted to real-world brain power. Star Gazer seemed the simplest and easiest for him. All he had to do was study it and be patient till he understood it. The idea of predicting the future was great to him but that wasn''t the thing that appealed to him the most, rather predicting the weather. In the world, the weather was everything and also the fact he will never be lost. Who knows if it has some mystery behind it? Which he didn''t know it had. Aura and Tremor Tremor were good but if he was going to choose, then Tremor Tremor would be good. It''s for both utility and offence with enough mastery. And since it was listed here, his constitution wasn''t a problem. "I¡­ would like for you to choose for me!" Seth said finally. "Oh!" Seth was surprised by that. "Alright!" He agreed. Then he found himself standing in the sand crater as if nothing happened. Still naked and when he moved his manhood dangled. Though he didn''t know what was chosen for him. "Congrattions. I didn''t see what happened but being in a trance for 10 minutes means you have been to the archive!" The lion uttered. His mouth didn''t move but his throat was the one that produced the sound. "Yes! Thank you for the help!" Seth said and then he motioned for his hand and that made his Wombe out of his body. The Womb was now the size of his head and also glowed with a silver halo that served as protection to it. "I have defeated you!" Seth said. The lion hybrid grimaced and tried to move his body. "If you choose Nests, then you make everyone your enemy except when you choose a faction. Nest holders are one of the most hated upations among us, Beast Supremacy and Dragons!" He said a bit fearful of Seth and he eyed the womb with terror and indignation! "You were dying already, this will save you!" Seth said as he made the womb float closer to the lion "And then make the damn thing you got from that thing tarnish my reputation!" This time Roana Prada spat with anger. "Don''t do it, human, my race will not view you kindly!" "I will nurture someone who will uphold and surpass your legacy. Son of Roana Prada will echo in thisnd and beyond. I gave you my word!" Seth said with confidence. "No, my name is mine. Do not associate it with anything!" "You will be praised!" Seth said and he made the womb touch the lion. There was nomotion. The lion just disappeared and was sucked into the Womb. Ding! [You have fertilized the womb] Seth dismissed the notification and looked around. So many things dispersed when his attire was destroyed. First Painting, Quill, Canvass, A shield, Water Container...etc. All the things he kept in his pocket were here. Seth grabbed a bag and pushed everything that could be inside, then he walked toward the forest. He can still feel the pressure but it wasn''t much. However, he could feel that whatever that lifted off the actual pressure was weakening, so he hurried to the forest and threw his stuff, then came back and grabbed the rest. On his third round, he met with a bipedal rhinoceros with a human hand grabbing some of his water bottles, seeing Seth, it dug into the sand and ran with the water. "The weirdness of these creatures defies all logic!" He grabbed what remained and walked back but that was when all pressure descended and his body was immediately pushed to the ground and ttened. Pop [You have died] Death in Asteroids Online automatically kicks you out of the game and then one has to wait for the next dive. The only exception was if the yer had means of revival. Seth opened his eyes and met Anna''s owl eyes. "How was it!" She asked. "Good. I attained my reward and then died under the pressure of the continent!" "Why didn''t you escape!" Seth ignored her as he tried to crawl out. She helped him and he sat in a wheelchair. Later that day a doctor came to help him walk around and exercise. That was to help him recover fast. The next day he dived again. Seth opened his eyes and found himself in a room, on a soft bed. Wind blowing outside the window. He stood and came to peek out. He was two stories up in the house, it was daytime and the statues of the Fake Vige were still where he kept them. He was still naked though, so he grabbed the nket off the bed. [You can''t remove an item you didn''t manually provide] "Okay," Seth was forced to walk down the stairs naked. The hall wasrge with some furniture, so Seth went to the Vige Office and checked the book for more information about what happened. ________ (Page 1) [Vige Information] ~Vige Name: Roots ~Vige Chief: Seth Enoch ~Vige Level: 1 ~Vige Points: 1 ~Vige Residents: Sculptures of the former Vigers ~Vige upation: Paintings, Sculpture, Scribe, Hunting. ~Vige Buildings: Enoch Mansion, Kiln, Broken Cottage, Unfinished Building Foundations [This fake Vige was formed after Seth Enoch spent weeks trying to turn himself into the chief.] _______ (Page 2) [Vige Projects] [Ongoing Project 1] ~Improvements in the realistic feel of the Sculptures and other aspects of the vige [Progress~12%] [Improvement of anything in the vige will progress the vige] [Completed Projects] ~Renovation of Cottage ~Development of Cottage to medium House ~Merging of Medium House with shabby Mansion ____ (Page 3) [Destroyed Vige Instrument] ~Green Hood Cloak ~Azure Attire ~Barrel of water [Would you like to recover them?] [Yes/No] ____ "Good!" Seth has read in the forum that those who have houses ornd can recover some of their equipment when they lose it through the house ornd. But those who don''t have to go to the nearest Lord of the territory and pay in gold. This is especially true when ites to attire. However, in a territory with no owner, then one loses them with no way of retrieval. And if it was a PK then the killer will be the one to take the items you dropped. Seth selects, [Yes] [Provide 100 Vige Points] Or [100 Experience Points] ____ Ding! [New Project 2] ________ (Page 1) [Vige Information] ~Vige Name: Roots ~Vige Chief: Seth Enoch ~Vige Level: 1 ~Vige Points: 1 ~Vige Residents: Sculptures of the former Vigers ~Vige upation: Paintings, Sculpture, Scribe, Hunting. ~Vige Buildings: Enoch Mansion, Kiln, Broken Cottage, Unfinished Building Foundations [This fake Vige was formed after Seth Enoch spent weeks trying to turn himself into the chief.] _______ (Page 2) [Vige Projects] [Ongoing Project 1] ~Improvements in the realistic feel of the Sculptures and other aspects of the vige [Progress~12%] [Improvement of anything in the vige will progress the vige] [Project 2] Chapter 99: Great Tomes ~Provide 100 Vige Points or 100 Experience Points to recover one of the following. 1~Trouser Of the Azure Attire 2~Jacket of The Azure Attire 3~T-shirt of The Azure Attire 4~Boots Of The Azure Attire 5~Green Hood Cloak ~Provide 5 Vige Point to recover 1~Water Barrel 2~Bag 3~Bottle Of Colour. _______ [Completed Projects] ~Renovation of Cottage ~Development of Cottage to medium House ~Merging of Medium House with shabby Mansion _______ "Hooo. Why can''t everything be simple!" Seth eximed. He sat down and looked at the roof. "Status!" [Window] Level: 9 > 5? Name: Seth Enoch ss: None Title: None [Body Status] Health: Good > Very Good Strength: 1.3 > 1.7? Dexterity: 1.9 > 2.2? Stamina: 2.1 > 3.0? Constitution: 5.0 > 7.7? [Body Traits] ~Locked ~Locked ~Locked ~Aura Sight [Body Arms] ~Seth Womb ~Clear Crystal? ~Tears Of The Fallen? [Acquired Traits] ~Minor Cold Resistance ~Exertion (50 Points) [Personal Arms] ~Staff of Elevation (F+) ~Azure Attire (F+) ~Inferior Myriad Soothing Gourd (F+) ~First Painting (Expand) [Acquired Arms] ~Chief Mansion? ~Bag ~Quill ~Shield (Expand) [Talents] ~Painting (F+) ~Calligraphy (F+) ~Sculpture (F+) (Expand) [Skills] ~Drawing Picture Skills* ~Painting Skills * ~Calligraphy Skills* ~Sculpture Skills * (Expand) [You have three Innate Traits. Reach a condition and unlocked them] [Note: The (?) indicates the ce that changed] __________ "Mantle Of very and Aura Tome did not appear." Seth looked at his right arm bicep, a tattoo of a silver cor wrapped the bicep and a single chain also wrapped the bicep to his elbow. "Mantle Of very" [Mantle Of very] [Description: You have been enved by a higher life form. You brave the odds and killed your Master but the mark of very will not be removed] [Passive Effect: No one, lower or at the same level as your former master can enve you. Instead, there will be a bacsh] [Active Effect: You can forcefully enve a life form! Duration: 5 seconds] ___ "This one is dope! Haha, it''s good to survive a disaster!" Seth stood and dashed outside. Immediately he found a ck panther lurking in the woods. He raised his hand. "Mantle of very" Nothing happened. "Enve!" Nothing happened. When the ck panther saw him, it pounced on him, Seth rxed his muscles and he floated up. Once it was 10 meters away from him. A single rusty chain sprang from the ground and wrapped around the panther''s neck. [You have enved Living Roots ck Panther] Seth felt a connection with the animal and he heard a resistance groaning in his head. ''Calmed down!'' He said in his thoughts. The panther then groaned andy down. Five secondster, the rusty chain shattered but the panther was still in a lying position. Seth floated down and approached the Large Cat, and it only looked at him. He then caressed it without a problem. [Envement Effect will wear out in 5 seconds] "Okay," Seth then ran far and grabbed his staff waiting. Even after ten minutes, the panther was still in ce. "You are free to go!" Seth shouted. And then the panther stood, and stared at him for a moment before it ran into the forest, he had a feeling he had tamed therge cat. "If there were many animals I would have tested this skill more!" The mantle of very has no cooldown, so it can be used indefinitely, however, it consumes energy that Seth will find out in future. He went back to the mansion and slumped on the couch and then checked the next reward. "Aura Tome!" Nothing happened. He then called many names but he didn''t see a thing. However, it urred to him he was doing it wrong. "Aura Sight!" His view changed and thick green was everywhere with some asional different colours as usual. "Aura Tome!" The green Aura in the air vanished and his mansion''s true Aura appeared which was grey but then something sprang from his body and turned into a shadowy book. Ding! _____ [You have called upon your Aura Tome] [Aura Quest Generated] [You are the first one among the yers to obtain a Primordial Book of one of the forces of Amma. To read the content of the first page of the book you must fulfil the simple conditions] ~Identify Ten different Auras! ______ "Yep. It will never be direct!" Seth closed his eyes and when his Aura Sight turned off, the Aura Tome disappeared too. Seth walked out of the Mansion and went around gathering things. Among them were flowers, fruits and even leaves. When he saw tr ck Panther it ran but he followed her. "Come here!" Seth shouted. Therge cat stopped and followed him. The ck animal and human entered the only living house in the forest. Seth sealed the door and made the cat sitting before him. That was after he arranged the flowers, fruits and Leaves on a table. "Aura Sight!" What he saw was the same overwhelming Green Aura that drowned everything other Aura in the forest. The only thing he could see clearly was the redness of therge cat even though it was very dull. "It was only during the rain did I see the colours of other things!" "Aura Tome!" The green Aura vanished and the fruits, flowers as well as the cat glowed with their own Aura. It became vibrant that Seth became trance as he watched them until the book appeared. _____ [You have called upon your Aura Tome] [Aura Quest Completed] [You are the first one among the yers to obtain a Primordial Book of one of the forces of Amma. To read the content of the first page of the book you must fulfil the simple conditions] ~Identified Ten different Aura ______ The giant book then solidified and he was able to read its cover page [The Great Tome Of Aura Path] (Produce by) [Great Sages Of Amma] Just looking at it made Seth rx and his eyes stung but also felt refreshed. That goes down for hours until. [Time to Log Out] Seth calmed his mind and refused the ejection. After that, he stood and touched the book that was the same size as him. It was solid. Then he grabbed the cover page and opened it. The first page was ck but there was some unknown writing on it. However, the game system tranted it to him as. Seth Enoch, Staff Of elevation. He stared at his name and moreprehension enveloped him until he felt his head sting and then closed his eyes. The book then disappeared when his Aura Sight was off. [ncing at The Great Tome will have imparted your eyes with the ability to see Aura. However, with your eyes, they are better nurtured and improve to see more Aura] Seth nodded in understanding. There was a rxing feeling when he just stared at the book. And the more he read the Name of the book and author, it was like something inside his mind was changing. And his name too, even though they seem to be written in white ink and not very vivid, the more he looked the more he felt his eyes were bing stronger. "Hoo! That was great. It was actually understandable that Aura Tome was chosen by the Gawee Archive. Telekinesis was too much for my feeble body and Star Gazer is new knowledge and I will have to start from scratch. But Aura, my whole eyes were eaten away by Aura Worms and then they were reced by them." "Aura Sight!" "Wow. This is great!" Seth eximed with a smile. The Green Aura of the forest wasn''t overflowing anymore but rather, Seth can see other colours that stemmed from the fruits and Flowers. As for therge ck cat, its Aura was brighter and Seth can even see its heart that was pumping. Seth stared at the cat to feast his eyes. To his surprise, hested 15 minutes without a problem. He opened the mansion door and let the cat leave. He looked at the forests, the green Aura is ever-present but he could see a lot of bright colours of fruit on the trees. Seth closed his eyes as they began to sting. "Mantle Of very and Pure White Stone Will are all tattoos and they didn''t show in the Status window. Aura Tome isn''t a tattoo but it wasn''t shown, why?" Seth wondered. . Seth wanted to check the rest of the reward but knowing that he may spend the rest of the time looking at them before the log out he decided to leave them till tomorrow. At least he checked the two things that weren''t showing in his status. Seth then sat and brought painting materials and began to paint. That day Seth painted 25 copies before he nked out until log out. Sling! He opened his eyes and two owl eyes were staring back at him. "You spent an extra 3 hours. You didn''t die this time!" Anna asked worriedly. "Yep. Today, I checked the rewards." "Are they good?" Raaz by the side asked. "Yes. They are great!" Then the routine of training and also drinking 1.5m union for the rest of the day began. Seth was improving extremely fast and his body was changing a bit. He was bing more manly and his pale thin skin was more vibrant than he was before. Chapter 100: Improve Bracelet As they watched Seth jogging on a running machine, Raaz said, "I researched your brother''s condition more and I found some disturbing things. But also that made him look special in my eyes!" Anna, who was worried her brother would die due to his feeble body, nced at Raaz. "It is a miracle he was still alive. As far as normal, kids like him from fetus to delivery were given special care. You know it''s a piece of cake for the doctors to determine the fetus '' condition in the womb. So, they take care of them in a special way, even after birth, from feeding to the way they were taught till they grow was in careful condition. All the while making sure the brain doesn''t feed on the body!" "Even with that though, most of them die. And their death was always sudden, without a cause or symptoms. Mostly, scientists imed that the soul escaped, for those that believe in that. And those that didn''t, they just imed that the brain was overloaded and just shut down but failed to wake up again" "You mean¡­!" Anna dreaded asking the hard question. "Yes. It''s very very dangerous for them to faint because they may never wake up! But this brat kept jumping back!" Raaz said with a smile. Anna wasn''t convinced and stared at Seth''s Stress level, the moment it approached a high level she said. "Okay. That''s enough!" "I can still go on!" "No. It''s enough. Come down. Okay!" She pleaded. Raaz nodded at her action. He was informing her all this to make her vignt of Seth''s condition and also dissuade Seth if he wanted to push himself beyond eptable normal. "Uncle Raaz, can I request something?" "What?" Seth exined to him the assignment Lady Manue gave him and then asked if he could fetch the ck box for him. Since he was here and under heavy nutrition, he should have had free time to study the colour balls. "No. Last time, you smelled one of them and you fainted. Until doctors say you are good enough, you will stay far away from those things!" Raaz said. "You fainted. Why didn''t I know about it?" Anna red and Seth began to stammer as he exined what happened. . . . . . Sling! Seth walked out of the mansion with his wood sculpture tools and began to work l. With his 50 Exertion Points, he pushed himself to do more work until he achieved a Milestone in 2 hours and was awarded Vige Points. After that, he began to arrangerge stones to indicate the general road of the whole vige. Finishing that earned him another Vige 10 Points. Stay with m _v _l _e _mp _y _r. He went to the forest and got many seedlings of flowers and trees, then he transnted them in some specific ces around the vige. That was another milestone which also granted him 10 Vige Points. Seth was out of ideas, then he went back to the mansion slumped on the couch and checked the reward. [Clear Crystal] [Description: Crod, the Silver Water invaded and corrupted your body and mind but ultimately it was destroyed through sheer efforts and sacrifice] [Passive Effect] 1~Clean Body: Keep the Body and Mind Clean from corruption 2~Clear Conscience: You are unable to lie when you are holding the stone and people around will be enticed to tell the truth to you. [Active Effect] ~Upgradable ______ "Clear Crystal!" A somewhat transparent stone appeared on Seth''s hand. Just holding it, Seth felt his heartbeat strong and his eyes heavy. His weight also increased, and the effect of floating was off. [First Might Activated] [Body Nurturing¡­.!] Under Seth''s eyes, he saw the hard transparent stone dimming down and crack happening around it. [Body Nurtured] When the stones had be pale white and some dust was fragmenting from them, everything stopped. Then the stone disappeared back to Seth''s body. [Clear Crystal Damaged] [Upgrade it to recovered] "Well!" Seth sighed. First Might was always a good thing that was why he kept it in his hand even after he felt the urge to let it escape. Seth observed his body and found there were some faint tattoos forming. His Floating traits also returned to normal. Seth didn''t dwell on that as he checked the next reward. [Tears Of The Fallen] [Description: They descended from the sky, through the asteroids, they brought death and cmity, to the races and the world. Tears of the fallen weren''t in vane] [A great essory that needs to be discovered] ____ "Is that it?" Seth asked. No one is there to answer him. "Tears Of The Fallen!" Suddenly there was a snipping of a crying child, and then drops of water coalesced and became a ring that then transformed into a ne. It was made of a silver chain and a round concave coin that had four drops of tears in the ss. Seth touched it and tried to see if there was any more exnation but he found something. Behind the concave coin was some writing that he couldn''t read. And it looked as if it was made in a hurry. As he observed the ne well, he found that it was not new. Some ces had some scratches and also some rust in the chain part of the ne. Seth was going to wear it but then he stopped and then just left it disappeared. What if it has a hidden enchantment that may not be suitable for him? Besides, he doesn''t want anything wrapped around his neck as of now. "That was all! Damn. That is a lot." Seth closed his eyes to take a nap when he remembered thest one. "Stone Heart!" [Stone Heart] [Description: Brave Warrior that sacrificed his body to eliminate Amma''s enemy will never be forsaken.] [Passive Effect: Improve all attributes by 50%] [Active Effect: Slow your breath and calm your thoughts. You will be perceived as a side rock by predators. Effectiveness:- Very Low.] ____ "So that''s why my attributes rise!" "Aura Sight!" The improved sight was still there. And for that, Seth went out hunting for more colour to feast his eyes. After that, for the remaining time, he kept trying to invent new ways to improve the vige and even forgot to faint. He was about to log off when a notification rang. [Fertilization Sessful] [Seth Enoch, Congrattions] [You are pregnant] Seth''s body then began to change but before anything happened he wished for the womb to be out of his body. A silver egg-shaped sphere appeared before him floating. Using Aura Sight he noticed the inside was multicoloured in a confused way. Leaving the Womb floating around, Seth went back to the mansion and sat. Log out! Seth came out with a lingering smile on his face. "You look happy!" Anna said. "Yeah, I''m pregnant!" Seth said with a sigh. Silence (?-?) (?-?) (?-?) He looked up and met with the eyes of three people gaping at him. "What do you mean!?" The doctor asked. It was known that Asteroid Online took an exact copy of the yer from their real body and he was clearly a man. "Well!" Seth''s eyes furrowed as he remembered the dreaded feeling he had when the womb was said to be fertilized. His body started changing into a woman''s. If he hadn''t brought the womb out he couldn''t have imagined what would happen. "Never mind!" He said. To Seth''s surprise and delight, he saw Lady Manue''s ck box that had a Colored ball. "Thank you, Uncle Raaz!" Seth said excitedly. "When did you start calling me Uncle!" Raaz asked with annoyance. "When you changed the function of my Bracelets!" Seth said as he opened the box. It was still the way he left it. "Lucky brat!" Seth heard Anna whisper and he chuckled, "Hehe," The first bracelet put on him marked him a Suspicious and Unwanted Guest in the ss A Streets. And byw, it can''t be removed by anyone until he was no longer going to ss A. However, it can be changed. Raaz took Seth to the Capital Magistrate and made the bracket altered to Mark Seth as his subordinate and part of his group. It was an honour and also came with privilege because the person with the bracelet would be perceived as the Vassal of Raaz. Instead of ck, the bracket now has a silver line that runs around them. When they were leaving for the Hospital To Jupiter''s Moon, the Bracelet was further improved and their rank increased. They were now akin to a passport. And Raaz is his international Referral. Raaz wasn''t optimistic about it but he had no choice but to do that. He feared that if his superiors began to look into Seth''s background trying to see why he was supporting the kid, they would surely begin to suspect him. The only reason he wasn''t worried much was that he had a reason to give out and slow down any suspicions that may arise. After the routine exercise, Seth sat on the bed and held the box. He opened it and touched the white ball. The scent permeated his nostrils for a moment and he went into euphoria. His mind went full-time as it unearthed all things rted to the colour white he hade across. Chapter 101: Win-win 30 minutester everything calmed down. He opened his eyes and found his body drenched in sweat. The doctor that was looking after him was looking at a chart on a screen. "He is fine. His body has enough vitally for him to run 10 km straight. But the moment he stops taking Vital Green, the body will regress for half!" She exined. Vital Green was the concoction he was taken every day. From this day on, Seth has to be careful with his body as the doctor will note again. And when he returns home, the 1.6 million concoctions he consumes every day will stop. For that reason, it''s better for him to study the balls now before he can no longer has ess to Vital Green. With the help of Anna, Seth nned a timetable of the best time to take in the scent of the coloured ball without pushing his body to the edge and also enough time for him to study other things because school has resumed online. Sling! The first thing that greeted him was a silver-halo egg-shaped ball floating before him. [Seth''s Womb!] Authority: Seth Enoch Evolution Stage: Seventh Status: Fertilized! Health: Excellent Capacity: Fetus Stimtion Force: Active (100%) Attribute: Distant Charging, Harsh Element Immunity, Protective Halo, Control, Variant. [Note: This Womb is now your external organ as well as your Arm] [Select Status and Evolution Stage for more information] ____ "Status" [Womb Status] Status: Fertilized Stage: 1 Health: Deteriorating! Development Energy: Adequate Race: Lion-wolf hybrid! (Variant) Name of The Creature: Roana Prada Active Aspect(1): First Evolution Aspect; Fetus Reconditioning! [Note 1: Every worthy life form defeated and sessfully fertilized in the Apex Womb must undergo through First Evolution Aspect to determine the future path of the fetus] [Note 2: Sessful Fertilized Creatures adhere to the nature of Womb owners. In this case your nature] [Note 3: Keep the womb close to you and recharge it when development energy dropped from adequate] [Note 4: Stay Alert, some Evolutionary Aspects required your attention] [Note 5: Do not allow Dragon Race or the Race of your victim to see what you are doing] ____ Seth read through it many times to get the full picture but there was still something that eluded him. Such as what was the difference between Development Energy and Stimtion Force. And why was the Health deteriorating? Anyway, Seth went back and tapped the Evolution Stage! [Evolution Stages] [Each Evolution Stage nurtured Active Aspects that directly affect inside the womb or the fetus] ~First Evolution Aspect: Fetus Reconditioning [Description: This Aspect performed an in-depth analysis of the creature fertilized, to change its nature to suit you. It also helped detect all impurities, curses, and diseases and direct appropriate path for the future fetus] [It''s the most important aspect among all the Aspects because it increases the sess rate byrge merging and also protects the womb owner] m|vlempyr your story source _ Second Evolution Aspect: Locked Third Evolution Aspect; Locked Tour the Evolution Aspect: Locked . . . [Note: Evolution Aspect will unlock when the fetus required them or the owner fulfils the required condition] ___ "Okay!" Seth sighed and made the wombe close to him. He tapped it and its silver glow dimmed and the view he saw beneath was breath taken. The womb now has sevenyers and at its very centre, there was a miniature version of Roana Prada in a glowing form. Colourful bubbles wereing out of it that caused his body to be blurry and blurry, the more time passed. "So gradually it will disappear and a new zygote will form which will give rise to another creature simr to him? But what was strange was that his leather pants and metal bracelet and also a leather bag were still strapped on him. They too were blurring away." "Is this some game mistake? Probably!" Seth concluded. He then made the womb move away and went out to continue working in the vige. Yesterday he earned himself 40 points, he is 60 points short of getting back one part of his attire. Hourster, Seth stood with no idea what to do to improve the vige. His vige point was 70 now but that was him exhausting his ideas. He looked at sculptures, and he can improve them but he needs to work on 20 of them to reach milestones at the same time. it will take too much time for him to work on fine details on them to achieve more perfection. Seth sighed with no choice, he went back to sculptures and tried many things. Colouring them didn''t work, changing their position did not work, and destroying them and making them from scratch also did not work. The only work was to carve them to perfection. Or build their houses. ***** Five days passed just like that and it wasn''t in vain. He had patiently worked truthfully on the sculptures of the Vulcan Chief, his daughter, Samsaria, the Guards captains and elite guards. All in all 57 people were now as realistic as Seth could ever make them. (Page 1) [Vige Information] ~Vige Name: Roots ~Vige Chief: Seth Enoch ~Vige Level: 1 ~Vige Points: 110 ~Vige Residents: Sculptures of the former Vigers ~Vige upation: Paintings, Sculpture, Scribe, Hunting. ~Vige Buildings: Enoch Mansion, Kiln, Broken Cottage, Unfinished Building Foundations [This fake Vige was formed after Seth Enoch spent weeks trying to turn himself into the chief.] _______ (Page 2) [Vige Projects] [Ongoing Project 1] ~Improvements in the realistic feel of the Sculptures and other aspects of the vige [Progress~12%] [Improvement of anything in the vige will progress the vige] [Project 2] ~Provide 100 Vige Points or 100 Experience Points to recover one of the following. 1~Trouser Of the Azure Attire 2~Jacket of The Azure Attire 3~T-shirt of The Azure Attire 4~Boots Of The Azure Attire 5~Green Hood Cloak ~Provide 5 Vige Point to recover 1~Water Barrel 2~Bag 3~Bottle Of Colour. _______ [Completed Projects] ~Renovation of Cottage ~Development of Cottage to medium House ~Merging of Medium House with shabby Mansion _______ Seth shook his head, it was tiring but the reason why he took his time as he has a n that will speed up everything. "Retrieve Green Hood Cloak!" [You want to spend 100 Vige Point to retrieve Green Hood Cloak] [Yes/No] ___ "Yes!" Green energy condensed and then a Cloak appeared and wrapped around his shoulder. [You have Equipped Green Hood Cloak] [Improve Health +450%] [Reduce Pressure +450%] [Carmouge +450%] ___ "Improve!" ___ [As a Vige Chief you can''t improve one Item of your Vige continuously without consideration] [Improvement denied] ___ "Wait. Why! I have improved something else!" Seth asked. But there was no one to answer him. He then looked at the mansion he was in, it was filled with fruits, flowers and leaves from various nts of the forest. He brought them here to train his Aura sight. He realized that the more he discerned more different Auras, the more his eyes developed and also the more the pages of Aura Tome became vivid to him. But that wasn''t what was looking at, the Mansion can''t be upgraded and anything in it. He then walked out, there were rudimentary makeshift houses he called resident houses and also many sculptures. He facepalmed in realization and went to the closest house. "Improve!" Ding! [Vige Project Quest] ~Renovation of a makeshift house [Provided the following Items] 1~1000 Pieces of Stones 2~1000 Pieces of Woods 3~10 Kg of Coarse Sand 4~20 Kg of Green y ____ "This is the same as the Cottage requirement." But Seth didn''t stay there. He first wore leather clothes, put on his Green Hood Cloak and grabbed his staff and walked out of the forest. The pressure pressed on him but his Green Hood and body improvement were good enough to resist it. He then walked far making sounds and even singing. Whene across a crevice with something moving inside, he extended his staff and tapped inside. The next moment an Abhorrent monster squeeklyes out. It bore its teeth at Seth but the next moment it died. [You have killed Abhorrent Squirrel] [You have level up] Seth went forth and disturbed another abhorrent and he killed it. That was how he moved around killing monsters until he recovered his levels. He then went back to Living Forest. "This is a bad hunt, there were no drops!" Sethined. But he was in a good mood. He hadn''t gone more than 500 meters and he had recovered his level. Seth used the experience he got to reim his boots because his leather boots degrade along the way. But instead of going out of the forest, Seth gathered materials and began to improve the house of the vige. Each house improved two times and gave him 10 Vige Points. Which was a win-win. Chapter 102: Red Eyed Man Seth stood on his Mansion Balcony as he watched his tiny town that was inhabited by realistic sculptures. It was smaller than Vulcan butpacted and filled with houses that can house normal humans. He sighed as his Green cloak pped in the wind. His body was adorned with Azure attire and his hand clenching his staff. Beside him was his Womb floating. Seth stepped back and went back into the room and then stored some things in his pockets before he walked out of the mansion. ck Panther was there waiting for him at the entrance and it growled at him and bare its teeth. "You can feel my intention?" Seth marvelled. ''Meow!'' It whimpered. Seth fondled her head and went south. [Green Hooded Cloak Activated] Level: 10 (maxed) ~Improve Health! ~Reduce Pressure! ~Camouge in the forest Duration: 1 hour Cool down: 2 hours. [The Cloak has three Aspects, upgrade it to have more ] [The attribute of the cloak increased by 500%] ____ He had improved it to the max which reduced its cooldown from 3hr to 1hr and improved your health, reduced pressure reduction and camouge to 500%. But he wasn''t going to rely on it all the time as he explored the continent. His Attire was enough to protect him fromplete death. He believed that he could withstand the pressure till the end of the pressure. Discover gems at m-vle-mp _yr. [Azure Attire] Level: 2 (10/100)? Colour: Azure Durability: 200 (+1000 Armor) [Attributes] ~Self Repairing (F+) ~Self Cleaning (F+) ~Force Field (D-)? ~Shifting Armor (D+) ____ Seth thought about levelling up his attire but then he realized he will use the Vige Points he painstakingly obtained. Force fields have improved from F+ to D- but that wasn''t the major improvement. The attire has be more flexible and also resistant to sharp objects. When he tested it, it protected him better under the pressure. Seth stood before the final barrier, then he stepped out. If not forced, he will note back to the forest till he reaches a settlement if found one. The pressure was like none existent at this distance from the forest. Seth continued forward in the bright of the day. "Aura Sight!" His ability to see specific Auras has risen exponentially and also the duration his eyes can stay active has reached 15 minutes. His walk was very smooth, he was 7 km when he looked up and was surprised that the sun was setting. He then checked the time for the Cloak. [00:10:45] Seth looked around, he was surrounded by crevices and with Aura''s sight, there was a lot of smokeing out. It took time for him to find a ce that was solid and without holes. Seth observed well the nearest crevice, confirming that there were no creatures inside, he then tapped his front pocket and brought about nks and other tools. In one fell swoop, he made a small house that looked like a Dog House. The house was justrge enough to contain him in a sitting position. He crawled inside and sat facing outside. The dimmer the light of the day, the more eerie sensation permeates the air. Seth shortened his staff and was ready for any eventuality. His cloak has turned off and was on cool down. Seeing nothing happen even after night came, he sighed and then closed his eyes. He listened to his heartbeat for some time and gradually it slowed down. He and the camp began to change nature. And if one looked at him from afar they will see arge boulder. Seth was in that position for one hour and he gradually opened his eyes this time. [Stone Heart] [Description: Brave Warrior that sacrificed his body to eliminate Amma''s enemy will never be forsaken.] [Passive Effect: Improve all attributes by 50%] [Active Effect: Slow your breath and calm your thoughts. You will be perceived as a side rock by predators. Effectiveness:- Very Low] ____ As long as he maintained this posture and mindset, no creature would perceive him for what he was. By the time Seth opened his eyes, he saw a lot of monsters with strange body parts. Some fight while some coexist peacefully. Some even came close to him but they did not touch the mini-house. Seth then used his Aura sight to observe them asionally for the whole night until sunrise. The rise of the sun sent the monsters back to the crevices and then Seth rxed and closed his eyes for a nap. Deep in sleep, he went to the crossroad where he could hear real-world noises. As he expected, Anna was nagging Raaz about why he was still in the game for a whole day now. Seth did tell them that he might spend a long time in the game but they didn''t agree. After napping for 2 hours Seth woke up and continued moving with a groan. The cloak was cool down and so the pressure was intense, just walking consumed exertion points after 10 minutes. And after 2 hours, he consumed 12 points but he had 38 remaining points before the Green Cloak activated which made him feel strong and less pressured. And just like that, Seth spent two days in the game walking south in the vast expanse of deadnd that harbours nothing but dark brown solidnd with countless crevices which house many Abhorrent Monsters. Seth didn''t fight with any of them but he had documented all that he saw in the night. He has also observed their behaviour and tried toe up with some patterns that will help in fighting them. At the same time, he had been training his Aura Sight which allowed them to see their heart which was the red dot in their body. It wasn''t easy joinery at all, it was exhausting and mind-numbing but with his Pure White Stone Will, he was able to pull through it. Seth looked back, the sun high above was so hot and the cloak was in cool down, First Might Pressure Resistance too was in cool down. All around him wererge crevices in which he could hear noises. Seth wasn''t worried about the monster underground because what he learned in his journey was that, Abhorrent monsters hate the sun not because it burns them or it was their natural enemy but because it makes them sweat and lose the water in their body. Seth tested something. He spilt water on the ground and many Abhorrent monsters sprang out from their crevice and ran to that water but before they reached it, thend itself had already dried itself. If not because he was in his time heart stone they would have seen him. Far behind, Living Root''s shadow can still be seen. Seth took a deep breath and moved forward, and when the sun was setting he was no longer seeing Living Roots and that was when he saw the mountain. Seth found a ce to settle before he waited for the next day toe... The next day, Seth walked forward with a smile on his face and by the time he reached the foot of the mountain, a notification cane. [Log out in ten minutes] "Aha, I''m in another settlement!" He set up his mini-house and entered, he ate some jerky and drank water. Then he activated stone heart stealth and he sank deep into sleep before he logged out. Sling! "What happens? Are you trapped again? How are¡­" Anna hysterically asked Seth. With an apologetic smile, he told her the truth. And the truth was as long as he was far away from the safe sanctuary he couldn''t log out. Anna felt like beating him up but she calmed down. The reason why Seth made that bold move was that Gawee''s Continent danger shouldn''t be underestimated. It''s better now that he waspletely under Raaz''s care to take the risk and explore other ces and if any danger came that could reflect real life he knew things would not be worse like before. But now he had observed the deadnds and saw monsters and little of what they could do. He also devises countless ns for how to tackle them. Not only that, he has seen and found a lot of things that were of interest to him but doesn''t have time to explore them well. One of them was when he came acrossrge bones that emit terrifying pressures. But these bones were inside huge crevices and entangled with dried roots. He believed the bones to belong to dragons or beasts of Roana Prada calibre. Sling! The next day, Anna red at him without saying a thing as he dived. Seth opened his eyes and was frightened and jumped back. A man, with red eyes and a clean long orange leather coat, has bent looking at him. "Hello!" The man said in a smooth voice. "Hi!" Seth said. "Can you please help me hunt some Abhorrent Monsters?" The red-eyed man asked. Chapter 103: Red Valley "Ah!" Ding [Quest] [You have arrived at Red Eye Valley and received your first Quest from Aborigine] ~Help the Red Eye Aborigine hunt some Abhorrent monsters [Reward] ~Guide to Red Eye Valley [Failure] ~None ____ [ept/Reject] Seth observed the man well, then he asked him to move and Seth came out. He stored his mini house and then observed the mountain foot well. The mountain extended to the end of his sight and both sides and there was no entrance, maybe from above. Seth looked at the Red Eye Resident and asked, "How many creatures do you want to hunt?" "As many as I could!" The tall and pale skinny man answered. Seth nodded and said, "I will help you kill at most three Abhorrent Monsters that weren''t level 6" The man stared at Seth for some minute and then nodded. Seth nced at the quest and he found it has changed to indicate level Abhorrent monsters only. He smiled and he followed the man to the deadnd, it was still night and there were many movements under the moonlight. The red-eyed man pulled something from his pocket, a balloon filled with water and then rolled it forward. A spray of water came out from a punctured hole in the balloon and that was when a hyena-goat abhorrent monster dashed forward toward the water. The moment it was close to the balloon and that was within ten meters of the man. Seth''s eyes were wide in, as he watched. The man was very fast when a long sword just appeared in his hand and then shed at the creature in the blink of an eye. The death of the creature made it decay fast and left a ck stone, then another creature dashed forward mindlessly toward the balloon without care that one of them just died. The man made a sword-striking pose, holding the sword with both hands and striking and that split them in two, killing them and they kepting. In just ten minutes the man has killed more than 50 Abhorrent Monsters. He only stopped because the water in the balloon had spilt outpletely. "This is how you can kill them continuously!" The man turned and said, then he brought out a balloon and gave it to Seth. ''It''s as if he was teaching me?'' Seth thought. He collected the balloon and looked at the man before he stood beside him and rolled the balloon. The coarsend was the one that pricked the balloon and made it spill water. Seth pulled out his short sword and pointed toward the running Monster, but before he shot, he calmed his mind and made sure the Aura of Sky-wing Strike waspletely off. "Shoot!" The de lengthened fast and struck the heart of the monster and it dropped dead. Before Seth breathed in another creature jumped toward the water, he adjusted and struck it. That way many came and unmatically killed many, till the water spilt away. [Quest Completed] [You have arrived at Red Eye Valley and received your first Quest from Aborigine] ~Help the Red Eye hunt 5 Abhorrent monsters [Number: 38/5] [Reward] ~Guide to Red Eye Valley ___ Seth nced at the Red Eye that had been looking at him from the beginning to the end. "Good! Gather the loot!" [Quest] [You have helped Red Eye Valley Resident kill 38 Abhorrent Monster, he was impressed by your skill] ~Gather the loot for him [Reward] ~Amodation in Red Eye Valley [Failure] ~None ___ [ept/Reject] Seth looked at the man with a meaningful look then he smiled and said, "okay." Seth tapped his chest and arge shield came out, and then a pair of gloves. He wore them and then also brought an empty sack and wrapped it around his waist. Seth knew the loot, it was the ck stone that was formed after abhorrent were killed. Under Seth''s Aura Sight, they are red until a human touches them which they suck in their blood. Seth wisely walked sideways keeping the man in his sight before he walked toward and made a long detour until he was facing the man. All the while the man was staring at Seth like an Owl. Seth bent down and picked one of the stones and put it in his sack all the while the shield he was holding was pushed forward. One by one, Seth picked up the stones until he picked 89 stones. And then walked to the man and handed him the sack. [Quest Completed] [You have helped Red Eye Valley Resident kill 38 Abhorrent Monster, he was impressed by your skill] ~Gather the loot for him [Reward] [Number: 89/89] ~Amodation in Red Eye Valley ____ The man still had his eyes on Seth and didn''t collect the stones. "How? You pick the correct stones" "I can see!" The Red eye nodded and then collected each and turned around. "Follow me!" [You have attained gamification to enter Red Eye Valley] The moment they reached the first of the mountains, a path opened. The rocky part of the mountain cracked and split into two. ''Aura Sight!" Seth muttered in his maind his vision changed. The crack went up the stairs, nothing seemed suspicious to him. Seth then walked in and the hand size cracked. [You have entered Red Eye Valley] All pressure disappeared and his weightlessness made him float up. He quickly turned off the cloak Attributes and he touched the ground. The man suddenly turned and looked at Seth, "What are you?" "Human¡­ and you are what?" Seth answered. "I''m Red Eye!" "The Valley?" "That''s our kind!" They stared at each before they continued forward. Seth however was having goosebumps ever since he met the man. The man seemed to be throwing Quest at him but all of them were bait to make a mistake and show weakness and Seth would have died. That was why all the time he made sure that his eyes were on the man. By the time they reached the top of the stairs, a bright full moon red back at them. Seth felt the light pressing on him. But what met his eyes when he looked at the Valley was breath taken. Seth gazed down at the Valley, it was filled with vines and flowers coiled around tall trees. At the periphery, the trees were as long as 70 meters and the further one to the centre of the valley, the shorter they were. But what made it amazing was the trees'' leaves were green but their body was red. The vines were bright red that glowed and the flowers were like a light bulb bright with crimson light. At the very centre was a small town that was made of white buildings and the very centre was a ck and red structure. With one nce, the town resembles a red eye. Ding [Quest] [You are mesmerized at Red Eye Valley. Became good guests if the valley] ~Provide an eptable development to the valley [Progress:0%] ____ "Hmm!" "Beautiful right?" The man said. "Yes," Sethanswered. "I''m Red Eye Town Scout, Redop Irik. I wee you to Red Valley" "Thank you. I''m Seth Enoch from the North!" Seth said. Redop Irik nodded and guided Seth forward. ''Damn'' Seth cursed as he saw an ominous thing in the red flowers that were on the red vines. He couldn''t see itpletely with his Aura Sight but the faint glimpse was body numbing. CRACK! Seth felt his stone crack. "Fuck me!" Seth muttered. "What was that?" Redop Irik asked. "I felt something gazing at me!" Seth said as he red at the man. "Oh! We have watchers that oversee this path. Don''t mind them." He said dismissively. "Oh?" Seth said suspiciously. The man continued walking in front of Seth while Seth followed him. But this time he had already pulled his short sword halfway through in case something happened. ''This ce is like Living Roots'' Seth confirmed after he checked his chest. His Pure White Stone Will was tainted with a red stripe. And he didn''t feel it yet but he knew something was trying to invade his mind just like Living Roots did. When he almost reached his Aura Sight limits he turned it off for a moment. The view of the forest returned to its beautiful multi-coloured red-green colour from the overwhelming red. Then he thought about something, he activated his Aura Sight and looked at his body and his mind skipped a beat. There was ayer of red gtinous substances on his Greed Hood Cloak. It was also connected with webs of red that went directly to the forest. ''Activate!'' Seth activated the Green Hood Cloak and then all the red substances slipped down. And Seth felt his Will recovering. And his shoulder was unknowingly heavy, rxed. Chapter 104: Red Valley Town There was a subtle change in Redop Irik''s walking when all the gtinous substance slipped off Seth''s Cloak. His fist also clinched as he moved forward. The walk toward the vige is nothing but a big trap for Seth, he just has to make sure he doesn''t fall for it! Seth turned his short sword to staff and he began to walk as he tapped it on the ground with every step. [Health Elevation] >The Staff elevates the Health Status of Seth Enock as long as he is in contact with it! >The Staff make him have a constitution as the lowest level human! >The Staff increases the healing of injuries based on their level! [Health Elevation Nodes] ~Increase healing ~Normal Human Constitution ~Increase Awareness ~Damping Pain ~Reduce Attack Effect ~Immunity against above-normal weather elements ~Make it possible to walk toward a destination ______________ One of the nodes of the staff was [Make Possible Walking Toward Destination] and that means whatever hazard Seth met toward his destination, it will be reduced or even prevented. ''I set the town in the middle of Red Valley as my destination!'' Some sort of relief washed over Seth. At the same time, a shrill sound echoed that sent chills down his spine whichpelled him to grip his staff well. Redop Irik stopped and looked at Seth, and then at Seth''s staff. While also Seth stared at him with no expression. Then the man continued walking. ''Aura Sight!'' There was no longer anything suspicious around anymore but Seth didn''t calm down as he felt that the deeper they went the eerier it became. ''I must be on a hidden Quest. As this continent was the most dangerous, every sanctuary must be a mysterious living entity that allows weaker creatures toe within it!'' Seth''s assumption wasn''t farfetched but also not perfectly urate. With the staff that mysteriously guided him toward his intended destination and Green Cloak, the walk to the centre of the Valley was smooth albeit eerie. Vertically coiled vines stood 10 meters tall with strange blue flowers decorated on the vines that served as the wall of the town. There was no door, but the moment the Red Eyes man came close, he used his de to sh at the vines. They trembled and then opened a little. He then picked up the stones, which were the core of the Abhorrent monsters and he threw them at the vine. A portion of Blue Flower became red before him and then the vines shifted creating a small tunnel which served as the door to the town. But Redop guided Seth to a vine chamber and they sat there silently. Seth didn''t say a thing too, and Redop closed his eyes. Hourster, Redop Irik stood and said, "Follow closely. Don''t speak to anyone and don''t look behind you!" Redop walked forward, going out and Seth met with sunlight. They spent the night in that ce. "Okay!" Redop walked forward and Seth followed behind, the wall thickness was four meters which made Seth understand this ce had serious protection. "We believe that our town is the safest in all of Gawee." Redop suddenly said as they were passing a normal market where people with red eyes buy and sell normal items. There were fish, chickens, clothes and even kitchen wares. Mothers and their children wandering around, construction workers were busy building a shop, and some constructing a bridge above a waterway. "Hey, neer kid. Can you help me carry this basket!" An old man said to Seth. Ding! [Quest] [A kind Old man has asked you to help him with his basket] [Reward] ~Favorability with the old man [Penalty] ~Unliking! ____ [ept/Reject] Seth fought the urge to look at the old man again and then shook his head while he sped up to match with Redop. [The old man''s like of you dropped] "Hey, Green Cloak Man. Are you an adventurer? Come narrate your story in my bar, I will pay handsomely" Ding! [Quest] [A bar owner wants to hear about your journey in the Gawee continent] [Reward] ~Free Ale till you leave the town [Penalty] ~Banning from the Bar ____ [ept/Reject] Seth shook his head and walked close to Redop. Seth has never met with anything like this in all the games he has yed. Almost everyone he passed by as long as they nced at him, will request something of him, and that also will activate a Quest. They passed the market and came to the main town. It was a big town with six streets and a town centre that connected them all. The path Seth and Redop followed was called Noisy Market Street. Redop guided Seth to a house that was close to the most luxurious mansion in the town. And he was given a room and asked to not make noise, ore out of the room. "There are rules in this town, breaking them is a serious crime!" Redop spat before he walked out of the room and closed it from the outside. He went directly to Town Chief Luxurious Mansion to collect a Guest Permit for Seth. And that was another hurdle. Seth stood alone in a small room that has a bed, chair and table then a cupboard. Apart from those, it was empty. The eerie sensation he was feeling was gone when the room was closed but now that Redop was far away, he was beginning to feel ufortable. ''What the hell is this ce?'' Seth wondered. ''Aura Sight!'' The room changed but nothing seemed suspicious at first after he looked deeply at the door he saw some glowing inscriptions. Seth then called, ''Aura Tome!'' The appearance of the book made everything show up. The whole room was covered with well-arranged inscriptions in every corner and the window in particr. The only thing that seemed normal was the furniture! Seth looked through the window and found pedestrians moving around on a normal day. He sighed and decided to sit on the bed but he shook his head. With Exertion Trait of his, he can stay standing for very long, especially when he nts staff on the floor. Seth then looked away from the window and stared at the door, unbeknownst to him a pair of eyes had nced at him from the outside and he felt a chill and looked out the window but he saw nothing. Turning off the Aura Sight and the room returned to normal. Seth sauntered around the room for hours activating his sight from time to time but nothing, but the more time passed, the more he felt something different. When the sun was far above, the position of the shadows changed and the shadow of a tall tree in front of the house was cast inside the room. Seth''s attention was on everything and he noticed it. So seeing the tree shadow, he avoided it and even scrutinized it with Aura Sight. While he was at that, a cloud covered the sky and obscured the sun and darkness enveloped the town. Dub Luv! Seth''s heart skipped a beat, and a silhouette of a man appeared outside the window. Also, a light was cast on the door and he saw a shadow behind the door. Seth somehow began to panic and then he sensed a gazeing from under the bed. Not only there, but he also sensed there might be something from the cupboard and table drawer. Instead of activating Aura Sight to check, Seth became preupied with his fear and forgot to activate it. A shadow, not from the bed, the window or even the door but his own shadow moved. There was little lighting so Seth didn''t notice it. It slithered out of the window and Seth heard a sudden crash of something heavy. He ran and peered through the window. He didn''t see anyone, even the earlier silhouette was gone. Then another crash happened outside the door, in time he saw the shadow of a man being thrown back and the light from the door was gone. Fatter! Fatter! Fatter! The sound of rain fell and drowned all other sounds. The fear he felt abetted and when the shadow slithered back under him, Seth quickly remembered that he should have used Aura Sight to see! ''What the hell happened? Did I just forget to use Aura Sight? That''s impossible!'' Despite the calmness of the surrounding, Seth became uneasy from the inside. He activated Aura Sight, and he was horrified, the rain isn''t rain but blood. He deactivated the sight and he saw normal water! He activated Aura Sight, that normal water became blood. Blood that behaves like water. As he has seen the blood of Animals and Roana Prada with his Aura Sight he was hundred percent this is blood. Just a bit different. On the ground close to the tree, where he saw a silhouette before, was a glowing red liquid being washed by the raining blood. ''Another blood, this one thicker! The silhouette I saw is a real human or something alive with blood and it was killed by someone?'' Seth wondered. Chapter 105: Sascile Redone He shook his head to calm his mind, then he tapped his pocket and brought out a book and a Quill. Seth wrote in a squabble drawing, And then he tore the paper and tucked it in slip. He made a mental note to touch it from time to time. The rain fell for hours before Redop brought food to Seth and implored him to stay in the room because the rain willst very long. It was only after midnight did the rain stopped. Seth expected to hear the horrifying sound from the town at that time. That was the usual time for the supernatural toe out but it was strangely quiet. In fact, the world has be very quiet. After 2 minutes seth was observing the sky and the silent town, he tapped his shirt slip, feeling that it should remind him of activating his eyes, and he whispered, ''Aura Sight!'' "Fuck!" Seth cursed as he stepped back in a hurry and fell on his butt. Far above in the sky were countless red bubbles, floating, masking the whole sky like a dome above the town. There was no darkness of the night sky or even stars for that matter. Only an infinite number of red bubbles of various sizes bounced forward, trying toe into the town. Few, among them, were those that have human faces on them. And they gave Seth a more uneasy feeling as he nced at them The menacing appearance of them as they blocked the normal sky and their push and pull toward the town made Seth petrified. Sadly, the sound he made by cursing and his fall attracted the attention of two of the red bubbles. And as if they were given permission they entered the town and went straight to his location. Tussss! As the first one touched the window, the inscription from the inside glowed and the red bubble exploded, releasing a thick dense red fog that entered the room. Uncontrobly, Seth breathed in the whole fog. Seth''s eyes became blood red and he found himself having the urge to speak. When he resisted that urge, he raised his staff and mmed it on the floor. Thankfully, no sound came out because where Seth mmed was a dense shadow cushioning the attack. Seth then regained control of his body and he was able to think. However, under Aura Sight, he can still see the other Red bubble outside the window. Understanding that Seth was fine, it moved back, and red electricity crackled on its body before it mmed at the window. No sound appeared but the inscription on the window dimmed down and the bubble carefully slipped through the ss window. Being in the same space as Seth, the shadow began to convert to Seth''s face, until it had his full facial expressions but red in colour, then it opened its mouth and tried to speak. All this time Seth was petrified in ce, unable to move. What appalled Seth more was that everything the red face did was mimicked by his own face and no matter how he tried he couldn''t stop himself. "Sascile Redone!" Seth muttered as the red face moved its mouth forcing Seth to speak. Outside, in the sky where the dense red creatures were, one of them, among those that were the size of a human, has its body vibrating. It then condensed to a first size and then descended into the town. That was when a silent arrow appeared and struck the red bubble. It exploded into the red fog and it then flowed toward people''s homes but a silhouette appeared and threw a sphere that sucked the red mist. A light appeared behind Seth through the door and a paper was slid in. The paper floated and he read. The truth was Seth''s body was petrified, he couldn''t move his body. "Sascile Redone!" Seth was againpelled to speak. Another Bubble from the sky condensed to a first and entered the town. But It was killed immediately and the fog was sucked away in the sphere. "Sascile Redone!" "Sascile Redone!" The town protectors were busy killing and stopping the spread of the fog while every time they did that, Seth would say Sascile Redone and everything would repeat itself. Suddenly, there was an explosion in the north of the town! Seth''s heart gripped, the small sound he made allowed the two Red Bubbles to enter the town and now every time he spoke another one woulde in, so what will happen now that a great explosion happened? he knows there will be chaos! [Quest] [Unknown explosion in Red Valley Town, a town that embraces silence in the night] ~Survive the Night against Sascie Redone [Reward] ~Residential Guide! [Penalty] ~Enthrallment! _____ As Seth read the quest he saw a flood of the red bubble entering the town from the sky. The sight was nothing but appalling. And then well-organized battle-ready soldiers in uniform moved swiftly shooting with silent rifles and crossbows. Their steps and movement were fast and precise, and also silent. With countless bubblesing down, red fog spread, after they were killed, and the one that came after Seth spoke Sascile Redone had a smooth journey in that chaos. It came and entered the room Seth was in but the inscription in the room glowed and caused it to explode. The fog also was breathed by Seth which made him raise his staff and hit the ground, but no sound. Another one came, and the same thing happened until all the inscriptions on the walls were not glowing, their power had been exhausted. And by that time Seth''s veins have all be very pronounced and we''re crimson in colour. With no more powered inscription, the fist-size red bubble came into the room with no problem. The red face replica that has been making Seth called Sascile Redone rushed and entered Seth''s body, the crimson veins that appeared all over his body, bulging more almost rapturing. [Health: Very Good>Good>Blood tension] [-10 Exertion Points] [Exertion Points: 60/70] Due to the intensity of his situation ten exertion points were consumed. In the meantime, the fist-size bubble was expanded until it was as big as Seth and then it transformed into Seth''s doppelganger. At that moment, Seth lost his body control and he stood and dropped the staff. The shadow underneath Seth slipped and entered the red doppelganger shadow that caused it to stretch and exploded into a red fog that was denser than before. The thick fog was breathed in by Seth and he opened his mouth and said, "Sascil Redone!" With high pitch. Three fist-size bubbles came, one trmaofmed into red Seth, one sipped into the shadow red Seth, and thest one transformed into Seth''s staff. When the shadow underneath Seth slipped into Seth''s red replica, a tusss sound was heard and a thick fog appeared which Seth breathed in, this time he didn''t do a thing. When the shadow tried to destroy the red doppelganger, the red staff jumped into Seth''s red doppelganger and prevented it. The time taken before the shadow won was enough for whatever was happening to Seth to finish. And that was... Seth mimicked his doppelganger mouth movement and said, "I''m Sascile Redone!" And the doppelganger turned into a spectre, and it absorbed the red staff and dived into Seth''s body. Seth froze while standing! Six town guards came, three stood outside Seth''s room by the window holding swords and rifles, and three were outside the door, waiting for anything to happen. Inside Seth''s body though, a new battle was already raging. But as time went on, the bulging veins calmed down gradually. At dawn, the Red Bubbles in the sky and those that filled the town disappeared and then the morning sun ray woke up the town. However, there was a lot of blood in the streets as people that transformed into monsters were hunted and killed in the night. When the sun''s rays touched Seth''s body, he opened his eyes before he fell down. His body is very weak as he has exhausted his Exertion points. [-59 Exertion Points] [Health: Good] [Quest Completed] [Unknown explosion in Red Valley Town, a town that embraces silence in the night] ~Survive the Night against Sascil Redone [Reward] ~Residential Guide! ____ [Note: If you became Red Valley Resident, your name will be known as Sascile Redone] "Hmm!" Seth remained on the floor until he heard the door unlock. He turned and saw Redop Irik looking at him. "Here. These are your Guest Papers and Identity. And I have taken the privilege to be your host!" Seth stood with difficulty and collected the papers. Ding! [Redop has approved of your courage and power. He has be a safe host and will not try to harm you again. Don''t try to harm him too!] Chapter 106: Finally Another Player! There are two papers, one has a long description of how Redop found Seth and how he helped him kill Abhorrent monsters and collect their core, and thus Redop was Seth''s host for 30 days. Afterwards, he will be on his own. The other paper was the approval of Seth to be the Guest of Red Valley. "Come let me introduce you to my family!" Redop Irik said with a smile to Seth. Seth nodded, grabbed his staff and followed behind. He didn''t notice when a red shadow slipped from under him to Redop Irik. But he felt something was leaving him and he remembered the shadow that helped him in the night, he looked at Redop meaningfully, he knew it was him somehow. Redop Irik has a small family of four; a wife, two sons and a daughter. But the daughter has an injury on her hand and legs, the boys were a little bit fine. Seth and the family have a good breakfast but Seth didn''t fail to notice that no one smiles his way genuinely, only Redop. As for the daughter, she was ring daggers at him with clear hatred. ''Redop will not harm me but his family can. And¡­ I shouldn''t harm Redop. That means harming his family is harming him. I''m almost in a checkmate! This town is just insane!'' Seth concluded as he eyed everyone with suspicion! After breakfast, he was guided outside and was introduced to the streets and some locals. Everyone has a smile on their face but looking at Seth they seem to be extra excited. When they shook hands with him, they didn''t want to let go. And almost everyone suggested that he came to their home to eat lunch, thankfully before a Quest was generated Redop rejected them. After they entered Red Bar street, Elias saw a man carrying crates of bottles with a red jacket, red trousers and boots then a white t-shirt inside. The attire is exact as Azure but just Red. The man also saw Seth and he froze in ce shocked to see a yer. ''Finally.'' Seth said! "BROTHER!" The red yer shouted before he dropped the crates and ran to Seth before he got to him, Redop whispered to Seth, "Be careful of him!" The red yer gave Seth a warm hug and Seth reciprocate and they stared at each other. Both of them were happy to see each other but Seth didn''t forgo the warning of Redop. "Wee to Red Valley!" The yer said as he waved his hand around and said, "by the way they call me Fratile Redone!" Saying his Red Valley name something happened to Seth. Ding! [You are being Enthralled by yer Fratile Redone] And Seth felt something deep inside him shift, making him feel as if he was liking this Red yer more and more as if they have known each other for a long and Seth was deeply encouraged to meet him and even serve him! "Haha. I''m d I met you, Fratil Redone" Seth yed along and whispered, "Sascile Redone is what I''m called!" Seth whispered to Fratile. [Fratil Redone Enthrallment failed. You are free] Fratile eyebrows raised in surprise and said, "Look like someone was busy yesterday. Good, that''s much better!" Then he looked at the NPC, Redop, and said, "I will take it from here, Sir Redop. I and my brother have a lot to catch up on!" "Take care!" Redop said to Seth and walked away. "Come help me with this!" Fratile shamelessly dumped the Crate In Seth to carry and then he began to blubber about how amazing it was he met another yer after so long. Seth listened and observed the man, he was around 19 years, taller than Seth and his skin was tanned. He wasn''t handsome but not bad-looking. ''Aura Sight!'' Seth confirmed he was human just like other Red Valley people. The red yer also has a shade of red in his iris, making him exactly like the people in the town. If not because of his Red yer Attire Seth''s wouldn''t distinguish him from them. In time they reached a bar in an alley, and Fratile stormed like he owned it as with a shout. "Boss, I''m taken time off. My brother is in town and I have to show him some things!" He said loudly full of a smile and then collected the crate from Seth and dumped it on the bar counter before he walked out. The bartender was a tall man but his mouth fainted red, denoting sewed thread. He can''t speak. But he nodded at Seth in acknowledgement while Seth did the same. "Wee to town!" The NPC drinking in the bar said to Seth. He nodded at them and followed his presumed brother. "This is called Bar Tender Streets. By the name you already knew what to expect¡­." Fratile was chatty, he spoke of everything around the town and how the lives were. And it was very informative for Seth. The most notable thing was that the town was the only safe ce in the Valley at midnight to down. And at that time, people must not make any kind of noise, Because there were ghosts who possessed people and turned them into red monsters. The way to call the ghost was to make a sound. Only a few trained people can see the ghosts and kill them. But even in death, ghosts can still influence people to make noise. Seth rted what Fratile was saying to what happened to himst night. The sound he made when he cursed with his mouth, and when he fell on his butt, attracted the red bubbles. What happened next was just too creepy. The two travel around the town and even at a restaurant before Fratile Redone guided Seth to the farm. Only a few people were not friendly as they refused to even greet Seth. When they moved far away from the farm, Fratile said, "To talk properly, we need to go out of the town!" Seth suspiciously nodded and they reached the 10m tall vines that have blue flowers all over them. This part was on the other side of the wall Seth came to the town. Fratile brought out the same kind of sword from his pocket and shed at the vines and they parted into a long door. And the duo passed. The moment they passed the 4m long door, Fratile spun very fast and shed at Seth. Expecting something, Seth activated his Attire''s force field. That attribute of the attire was strong enough to push back Crodo, Fratile Redone was nothing as he was sent back flying with a broken hand, and also the sword shattered. [Forcefield (D-)] [It reflects any impact from an object that is 2x the size of the yer. Cool down: 12 hours] Elias pulled the attributes to understand it further. As long as the object is twice his size or smaller, then the force field can reflect it, but if it was bigger, then it might be a different situation. "You are a fool. Choosing Force Field. It was good that it could protect you instantly but what will happen afterwards!" Ding! [yer Vs yer Fights Begins] Seth stared at the bbering man that had his name and level revealed above his head, together with heel status. [Dave Linus] [Level 14 Temporal Warrior] [Health: Injured] The yer stood as if nothing happened but under Aura Sight, Seth saw red energy seeping into him, it healed him and also created protection. "Why attack me?" Seth asked. "So your name is Seth Enoch! And you didn''t even have a ss!?" "Yes, and I''m easy to kill!" Seth said. His staff was already facing the man and he was barely standing on the ground due to his low gravity. With the weightless, his speed will be high, so also his exertion will not be used too much. Seth also got ready to shift his armour to be durable to take on impact but the only downside of that was, his weight increased and his movement will be hindered. As more defences mean more weight. Just like Crodo. Before the red dome vanished the man brought out a special concave brass metal sheet with a handle. On the other hand, he held a metal stick. Before the man hit the metal brass sheet Seth made his move. ~Size Reschedule! The staff extended fast but Fratile wasn''t flustered as he extended his brass metal sheet and the moment the staff mmed it, Fratile was pushed back but in a way as if he was flying on his own, and Seth didn''t feel his staff hitting anything. Fratile dropped down naturally and he hit the brass sheet with the stick. Ganngg! Its sound is sonorous and revibrating. Seth felt his mind rx and he just felt like sitting down and listening to it. But Seth resisted and attacked again. ~Size Reschedule! Chapter 107: Event Reversal This time the attack was more forceful, but 2 meters milky round shield appeared and defended against the staff. Seth felt a strong impact and a recoil. Fratile then dashed to the side and ran to Seth. Changing the size of his staff was fast and easy, so Seth adjusted and attacked to stop him from getting closer. While also moving back but then, Fratile''s speed boosted and Seth felt as if he had been slowed down. Thankfully his staff movement was normal. Before Fratile came closer, Seth managed to point to the ground and the staff extended which pushed him backwards and upward. That sent him into the jungle and with low gravity, he didn''t fall hard. ~Green Hooded Cloak! Seth disappeared into the green trees with red leaves and flowers forest. Even though, the cloak is green, as long as the ce was forest and had trees the effect of stealth will be valid. "Nice weapon you have!" Fratile shouted. "Seth, just let me kill you. You will revive in the town with just a single level lost." The man walked through the tall trees as he shouted. But even he made sure that he didn''t go to some strange red flowers. Seth on the other hand was looking for a ce to stay and ambushed Fratile, sadly there weren''t good ces. ''Thank goodness this part of the forest does not have too many of those creepy flowers. Still, I will be an idiot if I stay close to any of these red-green trees!'' After searching, he came to a clearing that had somerge rocks. He went among tworge and sat down, he closed his eyes and calmed down. His Stoneheart slowed down and he camouged as a rock. He then opened his eyes and nted his staff to sense Fratile''s position. ~vated Perception! Fratile Redone on the other hand was casually walking, somehow he was able to detect where Seth followed and came after him. And when he reached the position Seth pass through, he will drum the Brass Sheet. How that helps him, Seth has no idea. Eventually, Fratile reached the rocky area. He looked around and didn''t see a thing, as usual, he hit his Brass Sheet two times and nothing happened. He then turned around to leave, at the same time Seth was about to extend his staff when something pressed on him from the sky and from below him. His Stone Heart camouge disappeared and also his green hood stealth. Fratile turned with surprise and then hit his Brass Sheet again which pressed seth more [Shifting Armour (D+)] [This attribute hardened and increase the weight of the Attire for better protection. Durability: 1000. Duration 10 minutes, after that the durability will be consumed till it was exhausted and then it will enter cooldown: 3 days] Activating this attribute stopped seth from feeling the pressure, he raised his head and came face to face with Fratile "I go by Fratile Redone!" The way he said it made Seth feel weird in him. [You are being Enthralled] Seth quickly said, "I go by Sascile Redone!" Dave Linus who was known as Fratile frowned! "Don''t say that again!" And then smashed his Brass Sheet, and Seth felt the shield pressing on him bypass his physical armour. "I''m Fratile Redone!" [You are being Enthralled] "I''m Sascile Redone!" "I''m trying to protect you. You can''t survive in this ce alone!" For the next ten minutes, Dave Linus repeatedly tried to enthral Seth but failed. Until he got tired. As for Seth, he was in pain and his wound has reached [Critical]. Whatever pressing him had already bypassed his shifting armour and his head turned it off. But that wasn''t his only problem, even though he didn''t wasn''t enthralled yet, Seth felt he was losing control of his body the more Fratile announced his name. Fratile also was exhausted and upset. "Then die" he brought out a sword and was about to stab Seth. ~Mantle Of very! A rusty chain sprang from the ground and quickly wrapped around Fratile''s neck very fast and he was pulled down to his four limbs. [You have Enve Dave Linus known as Fratile Redone in Red Valley] "What the!" Dave was awfully surprised. "Free me and throw away your weapon!" With no question or resistance, Dave freed Seth from the shield and also threw away his Brass Sheet and Stick, far from him. Seth then shortened his staff and brought out his short sword then pointed it at him. "If you kill me, you won''t be able to go back to Red Valley town," Dave said. Seth hesitated for a moment and that led to the chains breaking in just five seconds, Dave thought he was freed but then he remained in a kneeling position and can''t even muster the strength to lift himself nor can he think of harming seth. Confirming that there will be lingering effects of the ve cor on humans just like in ck Panther even after it was broken, seth make a decisive action and... "Shoot!" The short sword extended fast at Dave''s head, however, before the sharp point of the sword touched Dave''s head, everything around Seth and Dave slowed down until it stopped. Seth and his extending sword paused unnaturally before Dave looked at Seth with bloodshed eyes. He smirked before his right hand made a circr motion, and as if things were rewinding, Mantle Of very returned to Dave''s neck before it reverted back to the ground in a reversal manners His weapon that he threw away came back the way they threw them and he stood and focused on seth. That was when the short sword immediately began to shorten until it returned to normal, so also it became the staff it was before. seth also moved the way he was before and got trapped in the milky shield. ''You fucking got to be kidding me? What the hell is this?'' Seth screamed in his mind. He was terrified of what he just experienced. Time is being reversed! "Seth Enoch! You never face someone like me I presumed. Congrattions, only the chief of this town was able to force me to use this skill of mine. Ah, I forgot, the damned Valley made me too!" Seth frowned deeply as he was able to deduce immediately that this was the power of the Temporal Warrior. "Temporal Warrior!" Seth spat with annoyance. "Oh, you met someone like me! Good! And you know we are basically invisible. Now die!" He dashed fast and stroke seth on the neck. Seth closed his eyes waiting to be killed but nothing came. He then opened his eyes and met Dave''s eyes closed to his. "Did you really think I would kill the only yer I met after countless days? Tsk!" "What do you mean?" Seth asked in annoyance. "I never meant to kill you. I''m just testing you! And you pass the test with flying colours!" Seth was then freed and he slumped down panting, he checked his Exertion Point and found the remaining 9 Points. If the fight went on even without his body being bound he would lose when his body became weak. Dave then sat beside him panting too, "Your Artifact is good. Very creative but the way I see it, you haven''t fought people much with it." "Why test me?" Seth asked. "Why not? Red Valley is dangerous. The people, the Ghosts, and even the trees and Vines. A person with fragile Will be controlled fast!" Dave casually and that made seth remember something. He then quickly looked under his chest. "Shit!" His Pure Whits Stone Will was covered with red crack patterns, and it was still pulsing as if spreading but very slowly. "What''s wrong!" Dave asked. "Can you guide me out of the Valley?". Seth asked quickly. "No. Only Redop Irik can go out ande back. Don''t worry, Red Valley can only tempt and weaken you to a certain degree. The people are the most dangerous because they can turn into monsters at any time and seek to devour you!" "What are they exactly?" Seth asked. And that was when Dave began to tell him everything he knew and learned and it was nothing short of horrifying. Just like Vulcan Town, where Abuhe brought a living Forest, there was another person that did the same in Red Valley. However, Unlike Living Roots, Red Valley already has people living inside, and also the people that were transported here and those already in red Valley share the same characteristics. The yers didn''t think much of it, at first. But after the Asteroid things began to change, some NPC vanished and suddenly the Chief also was reced. More than half of the yers vanished one night and they never came. Chapter 108: Temporal Warrior Power What remained of the NPC were the original residents of Red Valley and as for the yers, those that remained were sacrificed to the Red Valley. One by one, the leftover yers too stoppeding, due to the creepiness of the town and valley. only Dave remained. Dave presumed the yers weren''t logging back. That was true for some but after a shocking discovery, he found out that most yers were actually used by some cult members in the town as a sacrifice to the Trees they worship. And what was worse was that, after one of them died, they died in the real world. This was what shocked Dave and decided to not log in again. However, whenever he logged out, he forgot that part of the story until he logged in. "You gotta be kidding me!" Seth eximed. "I''m telling you the truth. I have a quest to help free those that were still alive but I couldn''t do it alone. So, I challenge the chief to a duel with a condition that if Ist ten mini he will help me. Guess what, even with the mighty chief with me, we barely escaped from the terrifying power of the Cult." Dave examined further that the Red Valley was so damn bizarre that some people won''t even know they were part of the cult until the cult leader calls upon them. It happened many times when a person was working with zeal against the cult but suddenly they will change and remember their allegiance. In the end, Dave found out that the cult protects the vige in their perverse way and rules half of it. He himself, there was a distant memory he kept recalling that showed him that he made a deal with some people to help him go out of the Valley. Later on, he realized it was the cult that manipted him in that situation and he joined them. Due to that, the moment he starts working against them, something will pop into his head and he just felt loyalty to them. Ding! [Quest] [Dave Linus Known as Fratile Redone in Red Valley was Enthralled by a powerful Red Shaman] ~Secretly help him find a cure! [Reward] ~Residency in Red Valley [Penalty] ~Red Shaman will have his curses on you! _____ ''Okay!'' "I told you all this because I want to help you avoid the shaman. And I want something from you!" Dave said. "What?" "Attract the attention of the Chief. Over the past, I learned that only the chief was immune to the Cult. And only if he moved personally can all his subordinates marked by the cult will they be protected! My Quest was to free the prisoners, the chief knew but I don''t trust anyone except you that I know for sure is free. For now. Besides whenever I tried to enthral you I felt like something was hammering in my head. I know for sure you will stay safe for some time!" "How will I attract his attention and what will happen after that?" Seth asked. "The only way you can attract him is by power. Knowing you are powerful I can convince him to attack the cult again." "What is it in me?" "I will guide you to learn the secret of your Red Valley Name!" Ding! [Quest] [Red Valley names have purpose and meaning. By learning some part of the meaning of Fratile Redone, Dave Linus was able to cast Enthrall on you] ~Attract Red Valley Chief''s Attention and help Dave Linus have his goal of persuading the Chief [Reward] ~Meaning of Sascile Redone [Penalty] ~Red Shaman will put a mark on you ______ "Okay! But I need more information to prepare!" Seth said. For the better of the day, Dave exined a lot of things and Seth asked many questions to rify his doubt. Around the afternoon, the two only yers in Red Valley returned to the town. "I forgot to ask something. Tempo¡­!" "Sheesh!" Dave quickly closes Seth''s mouth. "That taboo word here. I will exin to you tomorrow after we are out!" Coming back to town, Dave handed Seth back to Redop. Seth was taken to a guest house that has small gardens with flowers, a room, a parlour and a toilet. The ce was reinforced with inscriptions all over the ce. "As you already know, nights here are scary. So, guests stay inside the house before the night came. And don''t make noise at all." Redop said. "I understand!" "Here." He gave Seth a bag of stones, "use them to fuel the protection seal when it was weakened!" Checking, Seth found the red stones he picked for Redop outside im the Deands. But now without Aura Sight, they are red and he can carry them by hand without being affected. "I have encountered a lot of this on my way here!" Seth said. "I know. It took 10 of the ck ones and I made 1 red. That is my gift, use them sparingly!" Redop said. "If you can guide me back I will spend a whole day gathering thousands of them if you want!" Seth dered. He wanted to see if they were important enough to do out of town. Redop was silent for some time before he sighed and said, "Are you sure about that?" "Yes. Let me show!" Seth brought out about a hundred pieces of ck stone that he picked on his way to just observe. The thing was, he still couldn''t touch them directly. "Hmm. We will discuss thister!" Redop said and left. Seth on the other hand entered the new room. There was food ced and a bed to sleep in. He then picked a single Red Stone and ced it at the door and picked one and ced it at the window. The Red Stone then glowed and made the inscription on the window and door glow. He was now safe from any intrusion because any attack will activate the protection and even if it was exhausted, the red stone will enhance them. He learned this from Dave Ding! [You are free to log out!] Instead of lying on the bed, Seth expanded his staff thickness to 2m and theny on it. Knowing that its durability will reduce but it was better to lie on a bed he didn''t trust. Sling! Expecting to meet his sister''s worried face, Seth is surprised to find her sleeping. He checked the time and found he added only about 5hrs above the normal 6 hrs. "How is that possible? I spent almost 2 days there?" "What is impossible?" Anna asked as she woke up. He exined to her. She had no exnation but when Raaz came, he said it was normal. Some were already experiencing time dtion and he was even surprised that Seth was experiencing it now, he expected it to happen to him earlier. After the rification and Anna confirming that nothing bad will happen to Seth, they began to talk about returning home. That day, they concluded that they will go back after four days. By then Seth has fully recovered. Seth increased the time that he inhaled the coloured ball so that by the end of the day, he will be able to sense all the 25 balls. But then he realized he will be overloading his mind because any time he smell one, his mind enter into a state that reject all scents for some time before he recovered and not to mention a period of epiphany he entered. Nheless, he slowed down to have betterprehension, he spected that Manue won''t be harsh on them. Sling! "Temporal Warrior is a strange ss that took me time to understand and to even use. But even now I still haven''t wrapped my head around it." Dave exined to Seth after they came out of the town again. "So what does it do!" "Well, it makes someone invincible for a very short time. I was able to match and escape a dragon attack for just five seconds. There was also a time when everything seemed to freeze when a cave was copsing and I escaped. But after those uses, the game system indicated that I unlocked the right to choose a skill suited for the Warrior." Dave exined that he was then given a quest that caused his life many times before he was able to unlock a permanent skill. However, he wasn''t able to use the skill until he obtained a special Artifact. And without the artefact, he will not be able to create a dome where he can reverse events! And he did obtain the artefact after great hurdles. "This is dope. You are really invincible." Seth eximed. "You said you match a dragon, fuck how did you fucking survive standing before one. As whenever they were dancing kilometres in the air, I always felt their pressure. Imagine when they were close!" Seth added. Chapter 109: How To Become Red Valley Resident "That is why I said, Temporal Warrior is the craziest ss there is. Even I still don''t know its full potential. I used to be scared of the town but now, it was the townspeople who were scared of me. Anyway, currently, I can''t use that, it was like a teaser for me to know what I could do. But now, I can only reverse events and not all events. An event that will surely cause my death, if it''s not mine, then I have no control over it!" "It''s still amazing! With enough nning, you will not be in much danger in the Gawee Continent!" "Gawee?" "That is the name of the continent Red Valley. You don''t know?" Dave shook his head, "I never left the Valley! It''s time for you to tell me about yourself and the outside world!" Seth sighed, "I will not tell you where I came from, but just know it was several kilometres from here. I was alone too, but unlike you, when the Town disappeared, I was the only one left as a sacrifice. I almost got devoured but after surviving, I got a chance to escape the ce and wandered into the deadnd!" Seth continues to tell him a general adventure of his, about the Abhorrent Monsters, Crevices of the deadnd that spout smokes and the danger it may have. "That''s scary," Dave said. He had taken this game as another second life he couldn''t stoping to because here he earned some coins that he can exchange with real life, and the sad truth was, he was bound to the game. The fact he can''t remember people dying in real life when they die here in the valley at the hands of the Cult Members eats on him every time he dives in. And seeing Seth, another yer like him, he took all trust and liked and put on him. In the real world, he remembered clearly remembers he has friends now, he and his family even celebrated the situation. "How do we go about our n? Are you in?" Dave asked. "Yes." Seth nodded. "Good. Here are all the other things I couldn''t say for fear of something happening. Read them alone in your safe room!" The two returned and Seth went and had dinner at Redop''s house. His family still faked their wee but only his daughter was still showing hostility. Seth didn''t mind her. Going back to his room, he checked the information Dave gave him on paper. ''Great, it should be thisplicated!'' Based on Dave''s analysis, the cult was the dark side of the town. While the chief was on the good side. One brought peace, the other danger to make sure that the residents of Red Valley were always on alert and strong. Ready to face any danger such as Asteroid Descent or Dragon attacks. The two sides never tried to wipe each other out but only in small skirmishes and asionally being overboard. Lately, though, the fact that the cult captured all yers and only Dave survives that and escaped has enraged the good side and they have been trying to suppress the other side but failed. Dave believed if the Cult only took half of the yers, then there wouldn''t be any conflict with the chief but they took all. With this, Seth concluded no one can be trusted. Because no matter how much they hate each other, as long as the cult presents something enticing the chief will pull out from attacking them. After that, Seth read through the list of the suspicious upper echelons of the cult. The one that Seth most avoids interacting with. ''Hopefully, I won''t die if I die here. Fuck. I too forget the dying nature of the valley the moment I logged out!'' "My reward!" Seth called. And then an old notebook dropped before him. This was his reward after he survived Sascile Redone''s questpletion. Page 1 [How to be a resident in Red Valley] That was handwritten on the back of the old book. He flipped and read the next page. Page 2 [Are you sure you want to be a resident? If yes, keep reading, if no, I advise you to burn the book] That was what was on the second page. Page 3 [You have decided then. Bad for you and me, that desire the treasure of the Red Valley. Knowing great rewardse after great disasters. From page 4 don''t me me for your stupidity. Last warning, you are fucking on your own, if you went to page 4] Seth hesitated but flipped nheless. Page 4 [Ah, you hesitate, that''s good but also foolish to continue. Red Valley feeds on people to survive, you know you are allmbs. Fuck you, I know you realised that already, don''t you know, I know she the fuck you are? Seth Fucking Enoch¡­] Seth''s heart skipped a bit, ''what the hell, it was as if it was answering my question with great precision.'' [...yeah, I know your questions already but that wasn''t the case now. As you are fucking doomed. Red Valley has set its eyes on the next meal and that is you ducking idiot. But I know you will not get eaten that easily that''s why I''m d Dave has you now. Anyway, the easiest way to be a resident is to sacrifice ten humans to a single flower and carve your name Sascile Redone on the flower. Easy fizzy right? Get to work already!] ''Shit. Is this book alive or was someonemunicating with me? I didn''t see the writing changing at all to suit my thoughts and questions!'' Page 5 [Good and Bad you are back. Sacrifice will be attained as a favour from someone, not the cult of course. But the Chief will kill you if he finds out. Did you choose the first option?...] There were long dots but Seth already has "No" as his answer. [...of course, Seth Enoch won''t choose to sacrifice. A good mama''s boy. Greet Sarah for me¡­] "Fuck who the hell are you!" Seth shouted and he forced himself to read further. [...hey fool, you read the damn book because it has already been written. No one is speaking with you, only what was already written. Mr. Sascile Redone. Come on, calm down. Use a pen and scrapped the name off, okay? I''m sorry. The long and hard way to be a resident was¡­ ~Survive the Resident ominous desire! ~Kill none of the Residents! ~Intimidate a few of the residents! ~And provide the town with an incredible achievement that will go down in history! Or ~Just marry Redop Irik''s daughter! And to marry her, you need to read the rest of the book] Seth was already frowning, was the game messing with him? Why was his mother''s name written in the book? Was it coincidental? He then went back and read from pages 1 to 5 but it was the same, nothing changed! He brought a pen and coloured Sarah''s name with a sigh and then put the book away. He then looked outside the window thinking about this fucking bizarre game. ''This fucking high-level area!'' He cursed before he walked out seeking a quest. There were a lot of quests, as everyone wanted to ask him and that question turned into a quest. The reward was Reputation Points. An icon popped up after he finished the first quest. [Red Valley Town] ~Reputation Points: 80 ~Friends: 0 ~Trust: 0 ~Land: 0 ~Property: 0 [Path To Residency] ~Sacrifice: 00/10 ~Survive Ominous Desire: 00/10 ~Zero Blood: 00/10 ~Intimidate: 00/10 ~Historical Achievement: 0/1 ~Marry Redop Irik''s daughter (Progress: 0%) _______ Zero Blood corrted to Survive Ominous desire. It was for those that may attack or seek to harm Seth, he should not kill them even if he got a chance. At the same time, if he was able to intimidate them and made them fear him and wary of him he would achieve another milestone. The only thing that Seth was finding hard was Historical achievement. How the fuck will he achieve that. For unknown reasons, he felt that sacrificing some bunch of NPC would not be bad. But sacrificing them without attracting attention will be difficult and above that, the second option is out of the question because Zero Blood is invalid by then. Marriage, fuck it, Seth isn''t going to consider that. The sun was setting when Redop came looking for Seth and asked him if he was ready for exploration. Seth was happy and he said he was ready. The duo walked out of the town, and by the time night came they were almost close to the ce they came to the first time. Seth still felt that pressure and also found thick gtinous slime on his cloak before he activated the cloak to dismiss it. Chapter 110: Impudent Guests This time Redop wasn''t just guiding, he gave out some advice as he exined that the valley is both dangerous and also there to protect them against invaders. The moment Seth came out of the mountain door, he smelled the stale dry air of deadnd. Redip grabbed a backpack from somewhere and handed it to Seth, telling him that he should fill it. Then they discussed how to split the stones and they agreed on 20% for Seth. Seth then stepped forward and the pressure of the continent pressed on him. His first might pressure resistance activated and his cloak too activated. Seth began to smile because he was already feeling his Pure White Stone Will cleaning itself from being trained by the Red Valley. That was the reason he wished to leave the Valley, another reason was, he was going back to Living Roots to document what he learned so far! After he went far and hid behind a sand rock, Seth set up his house and sat inside. There were too many Abhorrent monsters in the night and he couldn''t avoid all of them. And he had told Redop that he would only be able to move around freely during the daytime and the man agreed. Sitting, Seth looked at his tattoo and found the red was still there, it wasn''t increasing but it was subsiding slowly. He sighed and then began to write all he had learned in the 2 days he spent in the Valley. And then he calmed his heartbeat and entered into Stone Heart Stealth. he then pushed himself to sleep. At dawn, he stood and took back his stuff and continued walking. When the sun was up and cloak and first might pressure were active he began to run, when they were on cool down, he stopped, eating and drinking before he walked forward. Along the way, he pickedrge and good ck some he came across. In normal sight, the core stone is ck, under Aura its pulses with red. and after it was refined it turned to Red stones. Another thing was based on the level of the Abhorrent monster, the stones were bigger, harder or heavier. He concluded Abhorrent at levels 1 to 3 have normal small stones. Level 4 to 6, the stone was big, some even fist size. Level 6 to 9 the stone was normal size but when touched it was very hard. Level 10 was small too but heavy and hard. They might be eluding, but Seth with Aura Sight can see bright red on Level 10 core and medium red on levels 6 to 8. From levels 1 to 5 they pulsed with red. And some don''t even pulse. So, all Seth did was look at them to identify the high-level stone and then he picked them. Night came, he stopped and a day came he continued. "This bag is bottomless!" Seth eximed. The amount of level 6 to 10 red cores he put in was enough to fill twice the size of the bag but it wasn''t even heavy and when he looked inside he was able to see them all. Eventually, Seth saw the silhouette of the forest, he then began to run. He doesn''t know when he began tough in happiness as if someone who came back home after a long lost journey. To his surprise, he felt the Green Cloak desire to be part of the forest too. And as he ran, the cloak didn''t go on cooldown until he was inside the embrace of the forest. The forest swayed and he just felt as if the forest was weing him. Seth smiled as he dropped to the ground panting. His exertion point remained 1. He may have copsed on the continent. Ding! [You journeyed further away in the Gawee Continent and found another Sanctuary, Red Valley and also survive its Enthrallment] [Pure White Stone Will 2>4] Seth removed his jacket and checked the tattoo, it was then he found the red being absorbed by his skin and the Pure White Stone Will improving and when it waspletely white Seth felt his mindset bing more firm and full of confidence. It was now that he was able to think properly and also analyzed things that he has been through! Seth then stood and ran to his Vige but he suddenly stopped. He saw ck Panther with a missing leg. It bared her teeth but after Seth knelt and said, "Calm down." It recognised him. He walked to her and touched her head. "What happened?" He asked. As he saw many more injuries on her body. He then nts his staff and increased his perception but he doesn''t hear another monster or animal. He also knows for sure Living Roots will not allow any abomination to get in. "It might be another ferocious animal or¡­" Seth concluded. Instead of investigating, Seth found a ce with arge rock and sat, he calmed his heart and entered Stone Heart Stealth. He has to recover his Exertion Point before he faces whatever danger lurking in the forest if there was any. [Log Out in 10 minutes] Seth grimaced but then he agreed. Sling: Anna was out looking at him. "10 hours!" She said, "about 3 days!" Seth said. This confirmed he was having time dtion and also without adverse effects. Seth then spent time attending online sses, thankfully, they haven''t arranged the cabin ss but it was just a normalputer system login ss. After that, he smelled the scent of the Colourful Balls. The next day, Sling. Opening his eyes, Seth found a man standing informed of him. He had bound him in chains and dragged him somewhere. ''My stealth doesn''t work on people?.'' Sethments his stupidity. He used it against Dave, even though he said he didn''t recognise Seth but Seth assumed if he looked hard enough the yer would have seen him. "Sir, someone is hiding in your territory!" The man that was dragging Seth addressed a man in a ck cloak. Inside Roots Vige Square two dozen people stood in a circle. One, in ck Cloak at the centre, stared at Seth. Seeing the person, Seth rxed a little, he''s a yer but seeing how the man was looking at him, while also hiding his face in the cloak, Seth didn''t say a thing and didn''t calm his guard. "What is your name and how did youe here?" A feminine voice sounded under the ck cloak, Seth changed his mind and realized this yer was a woman. Seth didn''t say a thing but then he jumped back, however, the female yer dashed forward and stretched her hand and released a ck smoke that almost touched Seth but due to Seth''s levitation traits his jump was fast and he activated Green Cloak Stealth, his body blurred away and they miss him and he vanished into the forest. "Seth Enoch!" Seth shouted within the forest. "Who are you, where did youe from? And what are you doing in my vige!" The two dozen men had already run into the forest looking at the trees trying to identify where Seth was. The woman casually walked to where Seth was hiding. "Seth Enoch. I swept this forest but I didn''t find any humans until now. Where have you been hiding? Don''t tell me you were in the Dead Lands!" "No name, no conversation!" Seth shouted. "Malini Sadwa!" "Yeah, I went on some adventure. Why with the hostility? You, guests, are unreasonable!" "This is Gawee." She casually said, "Come down and talk. No need for hostility" "Ask your man to throw my staff and I will consider your offer!" Seth said. The yer nodded at the man holding his staff to throw it at a particr tree. A blurry person appeared and grabbed the staff but the person throwing the staff turned ck as charcoal and the female yer raised her hand toward Seth fast. Seth suddenly found himself in a dark space and him being pulled down, but then. ~Size Reschedule! The man turned to smoke and enveloped Seth, disoriented his perception but suddenly his staff extended fast andnded on the ground and pushed upward. The ck smoke that covered his face vanished and he saw the sun and blue sky and he kept moving up. Till he tilted and dropped on the closest tree before he fled. He was out of the range of the woman''s control of ck smoke. But there was a lingering ck smoke on his body. However, after moving far away from the yer it dispersed. Seth found a ce to hide toprehend what happened. "The people were men in leather armour. They seem to obey her, absolutely her. She in particr can manipte ck smoke to obscure people''s vision and also use it to manipte her dark cloak. "Is she a Temporal Warrior?" Seth wondered out loud. "No. I''m not!" He heard her voice just beside him before his vision became ck. Chapter 111: Reading Aura Tome! Later he opened his eyes inside his own mansion, kneeling before the yer as she sat on his couch. "Tell me the name of this ce and what is its surrounding environment!" She asked. "His staff wasn''t with him and some of his Acquired Arms were on disy on the table. She was able to check him and bring them out. Not only that, she removed his Green Cloak. "You invaders are imprudent!" Seth said. "Are we?" She said and then her guards bought something out of a bag and came near Seth and tried to use it on him. CRACK! His Stone Will broke just like that after they came close to him and Seth feltpelled to speak. "Mantle of very!" "Is that the name of the forest?" The female yer asked. But then the next moment a rusty chain sprang from the ground and wrapped her neck and pulled her down to a kneeling position. The 20 people all solidified and became ck as charcoal. "Damn it. Bkom escape!" She shouted. Tush! Her body copsed into ck ash and blew away as if the wind pushed and then she solidified outside the mansion. Sadly the chain was still on her neck. ~Size Reschedule. The staff expanded and extended and mmed on her body. "Arg!" She cried out before she mmed on a house. [Manili Sadwa (Clone)] [Level 15 ck Tamer] [Health: Critically Injured] __ "Clone?" Seth asked. "Haha, Seth Enoch. You have no ss and yet you roam the continent! Good. I marked you!" Saying that she disappeared in ck smoke. . . . . . Somewhere far away from Living Forest, a woman came out from a coffin with a smile as she said, "I found a yer that has no ss in a distant forest!" She announced to a group of yers that have different colour attire among them was a group of NPC. "I mark him to be mine when we meet, even if he got himself a ss!" She said with relief. Ding! [You have been Marked by ck Tamer] [Note: Get a ss to reduce ck Tamers'' influence] _____ "She wasn''t here in person but a clone?" Seth then looked around until he found a ce with a strange ck stone! [Travelling Stone] [One uses rare treasure that can be used to send a projection of oneself to explore uncharted territory without risk of dying] "So this is how she came here!" Seth sighed and just went back to his mansion and stored it in his pocket and dropped down to rest. After that, he brought out papers and began to n how to tackle Red Valley with the little information he had. After exhausting his ideas, he then went around checking anything that can be improved in the vige. In the end, some sculptures need some finishing touches. And he then went on to do that. Ding! [Former Vigers Sculptures has reached their maximum carving perfection based on your ability] [Vige points obtained: 400 [Note: No more carving will earn you VP] _____ "I have outdone myself!" Seth''spliment. The only thing he could do now was to find a way to make colour and paint them. But unlike carving, he needs to be careful of the could be used he will defect the sculptor with unsustainable colours that would not earn him VP. So, he decided to search for different flowers and other rted colourful nts first and have them in the mansion. He spent the whole day doing that and now the hall in the mansion was filled with almost 50% of all the flowers, leaves, bark and roots from the north part of the forest. "Aura Sight!" The green invaded his eyes, though he can see some of the colours on the flowers. "Aura Tome!" The green vanished and Seth had his eyes overwhelmed with mesmerizing colours and that put him in a trance as he stared at them. After an hour, Seth watched for 15 minutes before he rested for 10 minutes and then observed for 15 minutes Seth received a notification. Ding! [You have reached a Milestone] [You have be eligible to read the first chapter of Aura Path] "Hooray!" Seth jumped happily. With great expectations, he started as the book became more solid and it opened to the Number 1 Page. But then Seth''s expectations depleted. He was expecting a skill but met with a causal exnation of what Aura is and how important it was. [Chapter 1 (Page 1)] [What is Aura] [Aura is the effect of things that exist in the world. Everything that can be seen with eyes, and touched with hands have an Aura in them. Aura is hidden from normal senses and requires training to be seen and even understood but with special eyes or items, it can be observed and studied. Every Aura is unique, no different things have the same Aura no matter how alike they are physical. ____ "Hmm. At first nce, it looked like a boring text but after reading I was able to understand some things. Also, my eyes as usual were improving better!" Seth Gerard the chapter 1 page 1 again and he thought he was grasping something. But after reading for the third time the book turned to the next page. [Chapter 1 (Page 2) [How Aura Form] [As long as something exists, then it has an Aura. But there might be special means to view it. However, Aura as a manifestation was a result of the active unity of different parts of an object or life. Humans are made of different parts such as [The Body] whichprises Skeleton, muscles, Skin, organs, Heart and Brain. [The Emotions] such as anger, happiness, greed, and sympathy. [The Thought] and [The Spirits]. To have a functioning human body, Emotions, Thoughts and Spiritss must exist. [The Spirits] is the most elusive among them but it was what served as the main signs that differentiate an intelligent human from an Intelligent Lion. No matter how a human transforms his body, as long as the Spirits hasn''t transformed then his Aura will indicate him as human. The Body is the vassal that conveyed the Aura to the outside world. In rare cases, one can even affect the surroundings with it. [The Emotions] are the rise and fall of strange stimuli that affect the functioning body of humans and influence certain actions. It also influences the output and also temperature of the Aura. Temperature Here doesn''t mean heat and cold but the behaviour of the Aura, is it wild or calm? [The Thoughts] is another elusive but we''re the driving force in controlling The Emotions and the body. [If the above align together in a specific manner human can achieve manifest his Aura to affect the surrounding] ___ Seth looked at his hand as usual; he never saw his Aura even though his eyes were active. But that wasn''t what he was interested in. He wanted to see if he can affect the surroundings with his Aura. This part of the chapter just told him that he can have an Aura and manifest the cool environment. In other Game before and films and novels, he watched Aura is mysterious but they all have exnations for it. So he can''t take the martial art film Aura and assume it will be the same in-game or some magic films made. Seth read repeatedly until the page turned on its own. [Chapter 1 (Page 3) [Aura Interactions] [As Aura are a unique manifestation of all things that exist in the world, they are in a dormant state, not active, not harmful, and also invisible to the normal sight and detection mechanism. Only extremely rare items or abilities will allow one to see it. However, for those with a unique ability or an item that allowed them to see it, in some unique instances, they can interact with the Dormant Aura possibly or negatively. Provided they can make their Aura Active. Active Aura is the opposite of Dormant Aura. It provides positive or negative stimuli or effects to the body of an object or creature. In the case of humans mostly positive when active and negative when dormant. Some Humans in their extreme emotional state such as anger, rage, and fear, might have their Aura to be active and they experience a boost of perceptions, strength, and any other skill they are adept at. At that moment, the Aura allowed the humans to exceed their level of capability, achieving unnatural superhumans for a short time with nosting injury. In any case, where normal humans exceed their level without Active Aura, that human might be severely injured¡­] Seth didn''t continue reading as he jumped andughed; he had just got the answer he had been wanting! "That''s why I was able to run and surpass my limit with less difficult even though I know my body should have been able to carry me." Chapter 112: Aura Tome Chapters There were three moments when Seth had run beyond his power and yet he didn''t get exhausted until he reached his destination. The first time was when he was evolving the Womb and it affected him where his stomach bulges as if he was pregnant. He was in the middle of the forest and he ran all the way to his cottage without his stamina failing him. At that time didn''t have Exertion Points that helped him negate his weak stamina status. Another time that happened was when he was running away from Roana Prada, the running should have exhausted his Exertion Points but it didn''t. "So, I have a surge of Active Aura at that moment. And that also means that turning my Aura Active will be easier!" Seth was d. "More strength for me!" Anything that would give him a body boost was alluring to him, no matter how little it was. After iming down, he continued reading! [... Dormant Aura doesn''t interact with anything positively or negatively but Active Aura might have diverse effects. However, that depends on the objects or the life forms. In the case of Humans, their Active Aura is rtively harmless to anything, as their True Nature is Neutral or something called Pale. However, Pale Aura which is a natural active Aura for all humans can be altered by their thoughts and Emotions. Extreme emotions might change the Pale Aura to exhibit behaviour to match the emotions. In Normal human society, Red can be considered to be the colour of danger and thus Aura Seers can see an angry man with a red Aura around them. However, it''s rmended not to give colour to one''s Aura Manifestation as that will affect hundreds of future observations. Because other life forms have Red Aura which is their natural manifestation just as Pale was the natural manifestation for humans.] "Great. Good. This Aura book is amazing!" Seth was full of approval. At first nce, it seemed that the book was an ordinary textbook but in Seth''s eyes and his reasoning power he was able to understand the undey information. As Seth leaned back reading more of Page 3 his mind was already thinking deeply and analyzing it and the more he thought the more he smiled. Ding! [You have read Chapter 1 (Aura Introduction)] [Note: the more you read the more your eyes improve. You have 1 hour every day to keep your eyes active and the book present for moreprehension until you reached another milestone that will unlock other Chapters] The book then disappeared and Seth''s eyes returned to normal. But the difference he felt was clear. His eyes weren''t active but he could see a subtle difference between two identical red flowers. He then closed his eyes and thought of the things he read. "The book is good. No wonder it was written by the sages. Just reading the text I have a subtle understanding of what I was reading. If I''m not mistaken, in chapter one if I''m diligent I can attain three skills." Seth''s genius mind worked overdrive as he made sense of all of it. [What is Aura] the meaning and the nature of Aura. It also denoted that a single change of one object can lead to a change in Aura no matter how small that change was. Now when Seth looked at an object, he will be able to glimpse at the aspects that influenced the nature of its Aura. [How Aura Form] this borated on how Aura was unique to everyone and everything but it also has a subtle guide on how one can actively manifest his Aura and also hinted how one can train it [Aura Interaction] this borated further on how Aura forms and also its true nature. He knew that there were Dominant Auras and Active Aura that make people have better strength and capability. Another key part was that the True Aura Nature of humans was Pale because they are naturally neutral and innocent without any direction when ites to the world but change due to other factors. As he thought of all those things, Seth suddenly has an epiphany and runs out of the Mansion. He removed his clothes and nted his staff on the ground. ~Size Reschedule! It extended and pulled him fast into the sky until he was about 300m in the sky. Seth''s heart beat strong and he was scared, due to the tense situation he just put himself in, his Exertion Points were already being consumed. Seth then shortened the staff and his body fall down fast, dragged by gravity. His levitation traits weren''t effective on this high. "AHHHHHH!" Seth screamed his lungs out, he fought the urge to use the staff to save himself but instead of that, he concentrated on his hands while his Aura Sight was active. Yet he didn''t see a thing. The idea was to put himself in an intense situation to make his Aura Active. "The Body¡­ the Emotions¡­ the Thoughts¡­the Spirit!" "The Body¡­ the Emotions¡­ the Thoughts¡­the Spirit!" Seth kept trying to remember what needed to be aligned before the manifestation of the Aura. When he was close to the ground Seth extended the staff and made him slow down as it shortened back to normal while also reducing his momentum by the time he was close to the ground, his levitation took over and he went down less drastically andnded safely. He checked his body but nothing happened. He concentrated more but nothing. "Ah, shit, maybe the Green is hindering my sight." Seth''s eyes have be so good to the point he can ignore the green Aura of the forest to see other Auras "Aura Tome!". But even with Aura''s sight, it did note out. "Was it in cool down?" Seth wondered. He then went back to the mansion and tried again, but the book still didn''t show up. ''It''s on cooldown!'' Seth then walked out and tried falling from higher elevations. This training reminded him of the time he was terrorizing his continent in the Hive Mind Game. He had made it iconic to travel with a veryrge t and wide stone wherever he went. As he moved hundreds of kilometres off the ground, only a select few could see him but when he descended, then he was able to nket a small city. The euphoria of being in the sky held by nothing was amazing and intoxicating. As the Asteroid Online game was more realistic he felt more fear than excitement but it was a good feeling of freedom. Once Seth''s Exertion points are consumed, he can no longer fall from high space or else, his body will be twisted by the wind. Seth for the first time in a long time felt weakened. He crawled and grabbed his azure attire and came back to his mansion. A wash of fatigue makes him fall asleep right as his eyes close... [Congrattions] [You have made your Aura Active several times. Your progress will be disyed] [Active Aura Progress: 14%] [Note: Different Activities are needed to achieve fast progress] ___ "Hoo...ray!" Seth weakly said before his body weakness forced him to sleep. Without exertion, he rests all day. Sling! "We are packing," Anna said in a hurry, Seth was surprised by her urgency but withoutint, he helped and they headed to the private jet. Seeing his sister upset, barely holding herself from throwing things around, Seth understood that something might have happened at home. An hourter, they reached the airport where a van carried them and seth cabin together with other objects they obtained from Raaz. Reaching home, Seth was surprised to find their estate, in front of their house, their family standing out in the open and their stuff was out. The family was packing out. There was a man in a suit throwingmands at thebourers that kept carrying stuff from the house. Neighbourhood residents all came and watched from the sidelines. "What the fuck happened?" Seth curse. "Look. Don''t agitate yourself, okay? And stay in the car, I can''t have you faint on me." Anna said as she stared at him. Seth knew there was nothing he could do to help the situation, so he nodded at her. She stepped out and met with Adam who began to exin it to her. Their house was being confiscated because they vited some conditions of staying in the area. And also one of the residents of the house was found to be a drug supplier and he used the house as a ce to keep the drugs. For that reason, the Enoch family was being driven out of the house and the neighbourhood. If they want the house back, they should then take their case to court. "Court?" Seth muttered to himself with a grimace, "a lost cause!" Only after these things were happening did he realize the goodness of his family''s effort to have a connection with influential people. Without backing, weak families like theirs can be bullied without remorse. In this world, it''s taboo for the weak to be free and even own property. The sudden rise of the Enoch family was never stable and since day one some powerful people have been eying their property. Chapter 113: Devolving situations "Where is Sapphire?" Seth looked around but he didn''t see his car. But suddenly he saw someone and his heart skipped a bit. He quickly sat back in the van his body trembling. That person has given him nightmares for days and now his body was reacting just at the sight of her. Anna came into the van with fury and called someone using amunicator, "Sir. Mathew, taking away my family''s business andpany shares was never enough for you. You just have to take away our residential home. Do you think this is fair, or do you think when we begin to rise in Asteroids and our status returns we will not get back at you¡­.!" She was speaking calmly before she turned furious and even hit the steering wheel. She cut off the call and called someone, "Barista James, what about our deal? I ask you to protect our home no matter what and I will provide you with all the funds you want for your brother''s experiment, you took my money and betrayed me, you mother fucker, you will never see good in your life. Your brother will never seed in his experiment and if you think our demise will pull you up, you are dreaming because those at the very top will never care about you¡­..!" All the people she called, she wasn''t begging but rather cursed them to the top of her lungs. In the end, she bursts into tears as she calls Raaz, "Hello please¡­!" He didn''t allow her to continue as he spoke. In the end, she calmly cut the call. "Raaz too refused to help us." She muttered under her breath. Seth was upset, he was sorry for his sister and also afraid of that person. What scared him the most was losing Sapphire. She was so damn special and he had feelings for her. Not only that, she can turn their life for the better if he uses her right. So he blurted. "I didn''t see my car!" Anna raised her face, full of tears as she began to look around, not seeing the car, she went out. "Where is Seth''s car?" She asked Adam. "They took it?" Jonathan said, "as we exined, they are investigating the cars too, so¡­" "So! You just fucking allowed them to take the damn car. Are they going to take our Cabins too!" "Calm down Anna, the cabins are ours. It''s¡­" They try to pacify her. "Who took it¡­" If, before, she was going to let everything go, now she wasn''t going to be epting. She went directly to the man in the suit and asked him about the car, but the bastard ignored her. that served to escte her anger. "Why did I tell her that? I should have told her to be careful of that woman," Seth mumbled with concern. The woman in the equation wore a suit and stood by the side of the agent that imed toe for an investigation. She looked normal as if an office woman passing by. She was observing everything with keen eyes, with her fake innocent face. The reason why Seth was appalled at the unassuming woman was, during the asteroid incident, she was with the man that drove the Bunker Truck. she sat beside him as he murdered many people trapped in their cars. Now that Anna was shouting at the man in charge, her eyes were fixed on her. "Please don''t do anything bad." Seth preyed and also took his phone and call Anna''s number Diling! She left it in the van. Seeing the man wasn''t responding, Anna walked to the back of the van. "Anna!" "Anna!" Seth called her repeatedly but she was filled with rage as she grabbed something and went to the man directly. The moment she stood before him, she pointed a gun at him. That was when she elicited a reaction from him. "You gonna shoot me?" He asked softly, there was no fear in his voice, "you will cause your family a disaster!" "What family? A cowardly family that can''t protect their own. Those that fawn before the rich. Let them damn in hell." Anna said with bloodshot eyes and spat, "where is my brother''s car? You will die if you don''t give me a satisfactory answer!" Dub Luv! That was when the man knew she wasn''t ying around, her eyes were devoid of reasoning and ready to die right there with no regrets. Is he willing to die here for some measly resident whom he saw no true value? "All your cars are under investigation to see if there was anything inside." "Call them and ask them to return his car! NOW!" She said. "Anna!" A soft female voice called. "Shut the fuck off, you useless piece of shit. Am done with you." Anna angrily without even discerning who was talking. Everyone became silent. "Bring back that blue car¡­ yes, the asteroid gift one!" The man in the suit said on the phone. Seth on the other hand has his eyes on the woman in the suit. What will she do now? He was afraid that she would kill his sister. As she watched hundreds killed, what was one addition? Suddenly, the woman, as if she received orders, walked forward weaving through people and directly went to Anna. People didn''t think much of it because she look innocent. "Don''te close!" Anna shouted. And the woman stopped, "You are taking this to the extreme, calm down and let us talk!" Even her voice was sweaty but undoubtedly she was a demon beneath. Seth went to the driver''s seat and put on his belt and activated the car. Thankfully the engine was silent. He sighed deeply. The more the woman in the suit talked, she also took a step forward, but Seth felt unease the more she approached his sister. That fear grew uncontrobly after she was 10 meters away from Anna. He pushed his leg on the elerator. The Van almost jumped forward and drove fast toward the woman. In time the woman pulled out a gun and aimed at Seth directly. Dub Luv! Seth''s perceptions increased as everything slowed down, he watched the car slowly move to the woman and the woman put her finger about to pull the trigger, the precision of her aim was insanely urate on his forehead. Right before she pulled, Seth moved to the left. Bang! Bang! Bang! Seth shifted his head to the left, and she missed, she readjust the aim to where his head was pulling the trigger, and he had to move to the right which she followed again with her aim. This showed that she wasn''t a normal agent and Seth has never taken her as normal. Seth wasn''t dodging the bullet but moving away right before she pulled the trigger. Before she shot the fourth time the van was upon her and she was mmed back. Seth expected to see gore and blood however, the woman just held the whole van in her embrace, her face with no expression and also her eyes cold that can freeze anyone in fear. Her whole demeanour has changed. "Don''t let them identify you. Enter the cockpit, I''m going to explode the car!" "What?" "Just do what I said?" Raaz''s voice appeared on Seth''s bracelet. He hesitated a little and then he went to the back of the van, found the cockpit and entered. The moment he entered, the car released a thick smoke. Seth due to tension just fainted. Seth didn''t know what happened but woke up just in time as he sawrge smoke rising from afar. Police helicopters and drones filled the air. The car he was in drove through the neighbourhood as they reached the street where his house was. Seth was confused, wasn''t he in the cockpit just now, how did hee here? The van was still releasing smoke, Anna was in a panic as she saw what happened to the van and she knew Seth was in. nevertheless she still maintained the man at gunpoint, and this time the nuzzle was on his forehead. "Go out!" Raaz''s voice entered Seth''s ears. That was when seth look who was driving him. It was Raaz. "How?" He asked. "Well, your sister arrived first and I decided to take you home myself!" Raaz muttered and then red at Seth. That meant he should shut the fuck up and forget what happened. "What the hell was happening here?" Raaz shouted as he went out, "Anna are you out of your mind? That was Sir Chris Son, why do you have him at gunpoint." Raaz said with a fake shock but his acting was good, "Hey, Seth, is your sister insane?" Seth by then wasing out of the car, seeing him, Anna was surprised before she frowned, "Why did you bring him here now, Raaz? What if he panicked and fainted?" She said with anger. ''Good. She ys along!'' Raaz approved, "calm down!" He then walked to her while Seth stayed by the car, he took the gun away and let the cops handcuff her. Chapter 114: Super Soldier "What do we have here? Super soldier in this ce without a license. Hahaha!" Raaz said with a strange evil smile as he stared at the woman in the suit. He quickly took her picture with a special camera. *** Seth sat in his new sketchy room in their new house with a frown. Their mansion had been confiscated and there was nothing they could do. Anna was in police custody and her case was escting faster than anyone can handle. They can only send her prayers. The new house they were in was an abandonedrge house in a backwards area. The area was better than ss D but worse than ss C! Seth stood and went to his father, he found the middle-aged man sitting alone. "Father!" Seth said. Sigh, Adam looked at Seth and he forced a smile. "What is it?" Seth sat before him and said, "I have some questions!" The middle-aged man nodded his head. "Why do we strive to push ourselves to match the upper ss!" Adam smiled ruefully and said, "Seth, it''s to survive. Due to your condition, you are exempted from many things. But you do know that here in this country, we havepulsory military service. The sad truth was, it was a fake. It was just a way for them to use the lower ss in an exploration of ruins and deadly forests!" Seth stared at his father not understanding where the conversation was leading. "2/5 of our world is uninhabitable, not in a way that has poison or anything like that but no kind of technology can survive there. For that reason, nature has taken over there and wild animals have proliferated and ruled it. Some brave humans have established themselves there even without advanced technology and took pseudo-advanced and pseudo-medieval style." ''What the hell!'' Seth''s mind-blowing, ''there is that secret about their world.'' "From rumours and trusted sources, I learned that the Nature Infested part of the world has a secret that the world government coveted badly. And it had be mandatory for every country to send soldiers to explore that ce. But Guns, even those that use old gunpowder, are useless there. No matter how advanced a technological ship, jet or rocket enters, they all turn off and be scrap metal!" "And they usually send the less privileged people to explore that part of the world?" Seth asked. "In a way, yes, but the non-privileged were paired with those well-trained to travel that unchartednd. What they do is they make us ves and used us as a meat shield. Our Gand Father, Enoch is called Bear Killer because he was very strong and the only ve that was able to survive an in-depth exploration and evene back to us. The sad truth was, whenever one goes to that ce without privilege that person will nevere back home ever again!" "ss E is the most pitiful and was used as indispensable. Their voices were tightly sealed. They are true ves that can be used by the government or powerful people in the government and even rich people to do their dirty work. That is why the crime was rampant in Cluster E areas. Cluster D is slightly off, as we are servants and can work and earn money. Freedom came in ss C. And that is why we want to stay in ss C. " Seth took a deep breath as his heartbeat weirdly. "I believe war ising, Seth. ss D and E are doomed. Even some ss C will not escape enlistment. Seth, we are in a world where the power and wealth disparity between rich and poor is expanding by the day. Resistance is futile. Once one was an enlisted Military Robot we''re the one that will escort a person by peace or violence. And then the person will be imbued with a chip in the brain that willpel them to do their bidding." "Bear Killer, Enoch was our greatest benefactor, his bravery and action by surviving the most dangerous and sessful mission. His merit was the thing that elevated our status from ss E ves to ss D servants. Back then he enlisted many of his friends and family and they all elevated. Unlike now, only our nuclear family was ss C while the rest were subordinate." "Why didn''t you exin this? I might work hard!" Adam smiled and tears flowed from his eyes. "Seth¡­ the truth is¡­ we can''t rely on you. The hard truth is, you can die at any time. Unexpectedly. We don''t want you to carry this burden. Besides, we are content with what you brought to us. The fact Manue and Raaz have their eyes on you means we have a way out at longst. As long as you live, Manue will be your backer and Raaz too and that is enough for us. However¡­" ''They knew¡­ they knew that my condition is lethal and I can just die any time. So, all this time they are expecting death for me!'' Seth took a deep breath. Something gripped his heart and he felt like crying. "Anna didn''t know about your condition but now she knows I guess. We know you were taken to the hospital on Jupiter''s Moon!" Seth looked surprised. "... I told you this now not because I want to but because we don''t want you to worry but now you will still worry either way." From then on, Adam was silent and didn''t say a thing. After some time Seth left his depressed father back to his room. There was too much information to handle and even to understand. At that moment he was able to picture how his parents were shackled and also at the mercy of those with power. Even when he remembered that his mother once refused to allow him to continue diving due to the ident he had, he then realized at that time, the family was under the protection of the government. But now without that privilege, they hold no power and say. Thinking too much exhausted him and fell asleep without knowing. . . . . "Seth!" "Seth!" "Seth!" Seth was in deep sleep when he opened his eyes but jumped startled as he saw Anna. He burst into tears and they hugged each other. "How!" "You know how! Raaz said I should keep you safe." She said with a smile. "Good. I''m sorry, I shouldn''t have told you to look for my car. That wouldn''t have happened¡­" "Calm down! You did the right thing. Seth. Those people are there for your car, not the house. They only disguise it that way. It''s after Raaz investigated and confirmed it, and now, he literally took ownership of the car and then lent it to you. Well, that''s what he did, but it is still yours!" Seth sighed, ''Will I ever repay Raaz''s kindness?'' He begged Raaz to save his sister but he didn''t expect it to happen in just a day. "Time to dive!" Anna said. Sling! Seth opened his eyes with a sigh. His exertion points were full again. The next thing he did was spend 4 hours gathering new different nts from another side of the forest, he was expecting to reach another milestone to go to the next chapter. Among the nts this time, there was Poison Beauty, and looking at the nt under Aura he was surprised to find a multicoloured Red that was dancing around. [Active Aura Progress: 14>18%] [Note: Several Activities are needed to achieve fast progress] "Hmm! Perhaps I have reached chapter 2, I need an active Aura!" Seth concluded. He then observes the rest of the nts. Even without the Book Aura, he can identify them with little difficulty. But after he summons the book, the observation was better. Seth then prepared and left the forest. He had told Anna that he might spend a day or two in the game so as not to worry them. Seth then embarked on a slow journey back to Red Valley. Along the way, he spent his sweet time gathering Level 6 and above Abhorrent monster cores. Spending 4 days in the game until he filled the bag given to him by Redop Irik. Reaching the mountains Seth found Redop waiting for him. ''Don''t tell me he has been waiting here all this time!'' "Hello, Mr Redop. Have you been waiting for me?" Seth asked the now angry man. "I thought you would nevere back?" "Why? Because I spent time. There is a reason for that. There are countless stones out there so I thought maybe I should take my time and select the best!" Chapter 115: Red Monster Seth gave the reason why he was dyed. Redop nodded and he looked at the sun above. "We will wait till sunset before we go in. But let me see the bag!" Seth didn''t get close to the man and then threw the bag at him. Opening it Redop eyes became wide open, "they are all the best ones!" He eximed and he looked at seth. Seth smugly smiled, ''I told you so!'' "Good! You did great!" Redop said, full of a smile. "You know people like us can go far away from the vige because if a wild beast smells they may end uping to our vige. That''s why we rarely came across red cores like this." [Redop Irik Favorability +10] [Get +10 favourite and you make him a friend] "It''s understandable. So how much value is this one!" "Value. Haha, this is enough tost us a year. And I mean we can reinforce the town shield for a year and still have reserves to improve our homes!" Redop said with a smile. The two talked and Seth felt that he was at ease when they sat together under the same mountain! "If you are a resident, this much contribution will grant yound. But I will speak with the chief to still give thend, if he agrees all you have to do is amass more contribution to fully own it!" "Thank you, Mr Redop. But there was something I wanted to ask if I''m not being annoying!" "Ask away!" Redop said not bothered. "Your family are nice but your daughter gave you a weird creepy look!" Seth asked. Redop was taken aback but then he said, "She hates visitors. To tell you the truth, Red Eye Vige we''re gued with a curse by the Ghost at midnight. Those that survived the curse have their personality altered to a certain extent. That''s what happened to her." "What is your curse then?" Seth asked as he eyed the man. "Freedom. I desire freedom. That is why I was the only one bold enough toe out here almost any time to wee travellers. And I hate travellers too, only those that can contribute I like. Just like now!" "What can I do more to help the town?" Seth asked. "I guess you shouldn''t worry about that for now." Redop looked Seth in the eye and said, "Just try to survive the night. It will take some time before we raise the powerful dome." Seth nodded. The due returner to the vige in the night and Seth met with Dave Jona. The guy was scared shitless, thinking Seth was captured or killed or even ran away and left him to rot in ce. At midnight, Seth was still worried as he looked at the red bubble at the top of the town. Whenever one of the man''s faces gazed at him, he felt like screaming his lungs out. Suddenly, the whole room''s inscriptions lit up at the same time. Under Seth, his shadow has erged and this time he noticed it. The more the shadow moved, the more the inscription glowed. Obviously, they are suppressing it. Another thing was, Seth felt as if he sensed this before but it was different. He remembered that there was a pack of shadows that midfield his staff when he hit the ground. Silently, Seth brought out the small bag that contained red stones and three there more on the grown which also increased the script''s power. What Seth didn''t know was that the Redop Shadow that helped himst time was no longer with him, and that is why he was attacked now by another shadow. Seth shortened his staff and then bent down with his Aura Sight which can see the mass of shadow moving like a thick liquid, he then closed his eyes and thought of letting the Aura of the dragon embedded on the short sword before he stabbed it. The shadow squealed and then melted and disappeared. Tud! Something heavy fell down not far from his house. He wanted to check but knowing that he may end up causing a sound he didn''t open the door. Seth calmed down and started at his normal short de. Because he hasn''t fought much he wasn''t able to learn secrets but now, he will be facing a lot of danger, for that reason he had to know his strength and weakness. ''Back in the Trials I almost killed a Six-wing dragon and that makes my short sword have a Six-wing strike that I use to kill crodo! But that wasn''t it, the aura of that attack was still in the sword and it made it possible to harm ho creatures with ease!'' Seth found out about the Aura after his Aura Sight was active and he attacked the giraffe when he was running to reach the forest in time. What happened was the giraffe split in two and avoided his de but then it stiffened. Seth at that time too saw a sh of light that overwhelmed his eyes and he even fell to the ground. And that is what happened now too. ''If I stabbed the shadow when my eyes aren''t active will the Aura affect it?'' Seth wondered and then realized, his eyes being active make the dragon''s Aura in the sword active, does that mean his Aura was semi-active?'' Ding [Active Aura Progress: 18>30%] ___ ''A whopping jump of 12%. It Looked likeprehension was another keyway to activate my aura!'' ''Wait let me try something!'' Seth holds the sword and thinks of the dragon Aura to hide. He then activated his Aura Sight. Holding his sword, Seth calmed his mind, and his heart slowed down then he entered stealth. Then he will for his Aura to pass to the de. Nothing happened but¡­ Ding! [Active Aura Progress: 30>5] _____ Seth stayed in that position for some time until he heard an explosion! Seth stood and listened. Whoever attacked him with shadow was fighting the Red bubbles and they were being overwhelmed. Since they are behind his door Seth can''t see what is happening. Seth bent on the door and then slid the sharp part of his sword in the opening beneath the door then he activated his Aura Sight and owned his eyes then he thought of the Dragon Aura to appear. Sizzling! The short sword seemed to make a strange sound before the struggling banished as the Red Bubbles ran away leaving the person. Ding! [You have to save Red Valley Resident] ___,, Ding! [The effect of the Six-wing strike has waned by 30%] ___ ''So, there is that!'' Seth frowned. He pulled his sword back and peek but the person was already leaving the ce. "You are strange?" A voice was heard behind him. Seth turned with a startle and swung his sword at him. "You can speak. No need to worry about the Red Bubbles!" A man in Red flowing robes said. He was young, about 23years by face but carried a dignified pressure that made Seth want to kneel before him. He was even more imposing than Abuhe. "Don''t you have manners? Can''t you greet your chief?" "Good day, sir. But this is private property." "Property that I haveplete authority over. My name is Red Bubble Bouncer, and I''m on the verge of Red Valley. It hase to my attention that you provide an astronomical amount of Grade 1 Red Core. Do you mind telling me how you managed that?" "I wandered around in the deadnd during the day and picked them!" "How did you differentiate between good and bad?" "I have a skill that helped me!" The dashing handsome young man stared at Seth. He then nodded. "Fratile Redone wanted me to assess you and I refused. However, after I saw what you provide I think of doing so. Come to me tomorrow and revive your first mission!" Saying that the man disappeared and left behind a red slip. [Chiif Invitation] Seth sighed and put the invitation in his pocket. ''Red Bubble!'' Seth thought the chief could see them as well as the town enforcers. But the normal citizen not everyone can see them. They only called them Ghosts. He was at that when the light went down came and the Red Bubble vanished leaving behind a clear sky. The sound of the town also returned to normal. Seth can even hear the cry of a baby. Turning towards the door, suddenly something smashed at his window. In time, he moved away, it was a giant hand, his own size, and the massive humanoid monster was outside. The monster pulled his hand, punched the window wall and another door open, then bent down and looked at Seth at the other end of the room. Chapter 116: Redop Vs Seth "Shitty, monster!" Seth cursed and then he jumped and rolled away from where he was as the humanoid threw arge boulder at him. The room was too small for the monster toe in so it tried throwing objects at Seth. When the initial shock was gone, seth regained hisposure and dashed toward the monster as it was grabbing arge rubble, seeing that, the monster dropped the rubble and punched forward, seth slid and avoided the first, while also shortening the staff. Right when he was beneath the monster, he nted the staff making the upper butt of the staff encounter the monster''s face, at the same time the monster''s leg rose to stump him like an ant. However, Size Reschedule was faster. Bang! As the staff elongated fast, it also expanded its thickness a little and that hit the monster''s face very hard and sent it reeling three meters back. Seth didn''t use elevated strike for a reason. He followed the monster and was about to attack it when he heard a shout, "Don''t do it!" Seth hesitated but before he looked away, the red giant four-meter humanoid monster had already recovered and it dashed toward Seth and it was fast. Before Seth could do a thing, a punchnded on him and sent him back 5 meters. However, the expected blood and broken bones did not appear. Seth was with no injury, but his attire had changed, it had be robust with a helmet on his head. ROAR! The monster roared at Seth which caused the air around to change a bit. At that moment, the monster was held in ce by a red shadow beneath it. The monster hit the ground in order to escape but to no avail. Its hands glowed red and smashed the floor, each shattering the concrete, it became free and speed up toward seth with murderous intent. Seth tilted his head, his oversized staff on his shoulder and then swung it at the monster. It wasn''t mindless, the monster avoided the staff and rammed Seth toward a wall. It was fast, faster than Seth could move away. ''Good!'' Seth thought. The staff was small already, but with quick adjustment it expanded, supported by the wall it pushed the monster away and gave him time to stand. Another thing was, Seth swung the staff, this time the monster punched Seth''s head while ignoring the staff. Right, when the staff was just inches away from the monster, the staff expanded to the 1-meter thickness and its heaviness increased. Bang. It''s as if a heavy beam of metal had hit its head, and the monster swayed to the left, before it recovered, seth adjusted again and the staff elongated and supported by the wall with increased weight smashed at the humanoid monster''s chest and that sent him back ten meters with a caved chest. Its ribs were broken. Aura Sight Seth stood well, with no visible injury, his Green Hood Cloak fluttering in the wind and he put the 1m thick staff in his shoulder. His eyes were calm as he stared at the struggling red giant. It was very strong, but Seth Shifting''s armoury was very durable. It was made out of Crodo that Abuhe Vulcan fought in a Vulcan vige before he killed it. And one needs to know that Abuhe Vulcan is Temporal Warrior. All impacts on the armour were negated and the tremor was so much reduced that Seth felt almost nothing. The staff of Elevation has two simr aspects. Size Reschedule and Weight Reschedule which allow him to change its size and weight at will. The monster stood and red at seth. At that moment a piece of music was heard from elsewhere and the monster swayed as if falling asleep but it roared and its body became redder before it dashed at Seth, a red shadow constantly trying to slow it. Even with that, its speed was very high. Seth has observed the monster enough with Aura Sight to see something abnormal in it. Around the chest, just above the heart was something red, with faint facial features. When the music was heard, the circr red face disappeared but then it came back very pronounced and Seth recognised it as simr to Red Bubbles. The monster was being controlled by Red Bubble. Seth shifted the staff to a short sword and right before the monster reached him, he struck with the de. At the same time, the red shadow hindering the monster vanished and that allowed the monster''s speed to increase. The elevated strike was fast, very fast, because it reached the monster before it reached seth, but once the red bubble realized it was being targeted, it tried to make the monster stop and turn around, it even made it raise its hand to stop the de. However, the de went through both hands like butter and hit the chest, the moment the de stabbed at the red Bubble, Seth allowed the Dragon Aura to manifest which obliterated the bubble known as Ghost. And it shortened as fast. The giant humanoid monster was now standing above Seth''s small body, its eyes ring at him, then it fell Seth stepped aside and it hit where he was standing. It was silent. [Congrattions] [You have defeated Red Ghost] [You have incurred the hatred of Redop Irik] "Wait. What?" Seth looked up and he found Redop staring at him. Under him was Red Shadow which has been trying to stop the giant. Then his eyes reddened and red tears flowed down from his eyes. Seth was about to exin himself when he noticed a lot of people standing with weapons around him. Town enforcers appeared and they began to give orders to the people. The town folks were angry because Seth had killed the presumed monster. "Don''t fight. Chief has ordered no fighting. He will judge this" Some of the townspeople stepped back and put away their weapons but Redop''s eyes were fixed on Seth. "A monster attacked me and I did what I had to do!" Seth said dismissively. As if this was the most normal thing there is. At that moment the red shadow below Redop seeped into Redop and his shadow became normal. And then he brought out a long sword "Chief will judge this!" Another enforcer shouted at him but one p sent the man away. And then he attacked Seth. "Exertion Point alert!" [Exertion Points: 65/70] ''Good. I can go on for some time!'' The moment he thought that a red sword energy attack mmed at him. Which sent him a hundred meters away, he mmed into a wall that shattered and he went into the house. People in the house screamed with fright and the father brought his weapon to attack but he saw an angry Rediping, so he stepped back. "What happened?" The man asked. Redop''s long de was coated with red energy, and he made a stabbing motion and made a high jump to stab Seth. Before he reached it, Seth jumped on his feet and dashed away using his staff to propel him away. Redop shed at Seth''s back before saying, "He killed my daughter!" The red monster Seth fought was Redop''s angry daughter. She was unstable and they had been trying to cure her symptoms but failed. The Ghost that gave her powers was very possessive and dangerous. And today, right at dawn, she transformed and attacked Seth. Seth didn''t kill the monster but for now, he doesn''t want Redop to know as he was trying to achieve something. As the red energy hits him and he hits the wall, Seth elevates the staff and moves onto the roof. From there, he kept avoiding Redop attacks if he could and taking them if count, causing the whole town to wake up and also causing some damage. Somehow the buildings were very robust and strong and the reason for that was due to the frequent monster outbreak which caused a lot of infrastructure to be damaged. But making them sturdy solves that problem. Seth fell into an alley and Redop reached there in time and stormed Seth with so many des. "In my name, I pierce all the armour!" Redop shouted. And the red energy changed. Seth too felt his skin chill. "Die!" Size Reschedule! Seth was propelled a hundred meters in the sky, at the same time, Redop jumped and followed him. In times of conflict, Seth''s perceptions can increase to perceive things in slower motions. That''s what happened at that moment. Redop was very fasting toward seth. Seth quickly allowed the Levitation trait to initiate but because he was wearing shifting armour, it wasn''t very effective nheless, it''s better than nothing. At the same time, he shortened the staff and pulled out a shorter sword and then shot directly at Redop. Chapter 117: Valley Challenge Even in hyper perception, Seth perceived his sword elevated strike move instantaneously. Redop''s body was tense and his hand moved very fast and parried Seth''s attack. Seth was surprised but he shouted out. "Shoot!" ng! "Shoot!" ng! "Shoot!" ng! Each attack was countered well but with difficulty, elevated strike isn''t just about speed but also strength. After four attacks Redop''s hand was already bleeding, the red energy he was using had depleted a lot. But the tenacity of that man knows no bounds. He exploded with more power and stepped on red energy and shot at seth. All this happened while they were falling down and now he wanted to get close to his daughter''s murderer. Seth thrust his staff fast and as powerful as he can muster when it achieved the highest momentum. The staff expanded to 3 meters in thickness and elongated very fast. Carried by momentum, Redop was taken aback and was sent back to the ground and mmed by the giant staff now. To stop himself from falling, he turned off his shifting armour and levitated a bit in the sky. Redop escaped the giant staff and red at Seth up above who was 56m. Seth stood on his now giant staff staring at him too. He knew Redop held back, so as not to cause death with his sword attacks but Seth too has held back in a way. If he used Mantle of very that will stop Redop for 5 seconds which was enough time to kill him unless he have a way to break out. An enforcer reached their location and spoke to Redop which caused his eyes to widen in surprise, he looked at Seth apologetically before he followed the enforcer. Eyes were now all on Seth up above, children pointing at him, and adults ring at him. Seth looked at them all with his Aura Sight but then he felt seven gazes that almost made him fall from his position. Expertly he looked toward the sources, five of them from distant houses and two from a small boy who was with his mother and an old beggar in a street. From where Seth stood, he was able to epass the whole vige in his vision. He then tilted the staff to tumble forward and extended it more to reduce distance toward the Chief Mansion. Thankfully, it was a road, and there were people but they ran away so that the pir didn''t fall on them. Right before he touched the ground. The staff vanished and became small while he toonded softly due to his levitating traits. Stoically, under the gaze of many people who walked to the mansion. A guard stopped him but after he showed him the invitation slip, he was then allowed in. Fratile Redone was on the tallest building watching everything, but he was ready to swoop in to save Seth if needed. However, the fact Seth stood toe to toe with Redop with no injury shocked him. ''Good! But you made them cast their gaze on you!'' **** Seth sat in the guest room andter Dave Jona came in with a smile. "Haha, you really caused a ruckus! Good, no wonder the Chief called you!" "That wasn''t the reason, actually!" Seth exined his encounter with the chief and thenter on what happened with him and Redop. "You hold yourself against Redop very well, that was all I needed. You know he wasn''t the Explorer of the Valley for nothing. Anyway, how did you cure his daughter? I''m pretty sure that brat will be consumed by the ghost!" "Well, I kinda do. You know. But tell me, please. Why is her situation special? Unlike other NPCs that were transformed and then killed by the guards, she seemed to have some unique privilege." "Well, it''splicated. What I heard was!" "I sacrifice my daughter to seal a troublesome Ghost. However, if she was killed the ghost would only need one day to revive. What was worse was that it knew how to invade the town with ease!" Redop''s sudden voice exined to the two yers. He wasn''t angry anymore but rather happy with a smile. His eyes were tired as if one thatcks proper sleep yet keeps going due to good news or good achievement. "How is she now!" Dave asked. "She is recovering faster than I can keep up my joy. Not only that, it was confirmed that the trouble with Ghost is done forever." Redop stood before Seth and bowed with gratitude, "why didn''t you tell me what you have done, I won''t have to strike you through the town. Please, I seek your forgiveness!" He said sincerely. "It''s alright. Even though I wasn''t aiming to kill her, I don''t know what will truly be of her. So, I don''t know how to exin!" The two shook hands and then spoke about the type of ghosts. There are Servants, Namers, Ghosts and Active. Servants, we''re the ones that don''t possess a person but can cause some physical destruction to the surrounding. They were mostly used by the other ghosts as fuel. Namers were the ones that arrived the moment a guest came into the town, or if a native was ready to be possessed and they made them call a certain name. by doing so, the Active ghost woulde and forcefully enter the body. Once the ghost won then it became an active ghost. From then more transformation urred. Some humans can be saved immediately after they begin to transform but after full transformation, death is the only solution. "We kill them immediately not because we don''t want to study them but after 24hr their whole body will no longer be solid and they will enter their final form. The Red Eye Monster!" As Redop exined what Red Eye Monsters were and how powerful it was both Dave and him had their faces pale. And it only took 24 hr for an infant Red Eye to be born, not only that, each day it will double in power until 30 days. What happenedter, no one knows. Well, because there were no survivors. "My daughter was used to trap a Red Eye Spirit when she was just an infant using a unique technique. And then after that, we have been scraping the monster until it was just dustpared to what it was. However, we couldn''t kill it because it might revive." After the good revtion, Seth had some peace alone and he checked his town rating with a good smile and then q frowned. [You have mesmerized Red Eye Valley. And be good guests of the valley] ~Provide an eptable development to the valley [Progress:56%] ~Red Energy Stone Provider? [Red Valley Town] ~Reputation Points: 340? ~Friends: 2? ~Trust: 2? ~Land: 0 ~Property: 0 [Path To Residency] ~Sacrifice: 00/10 ~Survive Ominous Desire: Nil ~Zero Blood: Nil ~Intimidate: 206/10 ~Historical Achievement: 1/1 ~Marry Redop Irik''s daughter (Progress: 99%) ____ Ding! [Due to your stunt, you have attracted unwanted attention and they give forward your name to be challenged by Red Valley] ~Win the challenge to find your rightful ce among the residents. _____ [You will be transferred to the challenging area in 5 seconds] He didn''t even digest what had happened when he saw the young chief appear before him. "Sascile Redone, Good luck!" "You knew?" Seth wondered what was going on. Before receiving the answer, Seth found himself staring at the silver moon. The ground was red sand, and a river of blood was flowing at one side. He saw two cats fighting, one of them sessfully scratched the other, the small cut began to bleed profusely until it dried off the blood and the blood flowed to the bloodstream. That was when two hounds galloped at him, what was more rming was that he was naked with no clothes. He then turned and ran away from them. He tripped for some time but ultimately escaped. That was when porcupines appeared and they shot their spindle at him. He dodged them and ran far. The more time passed, the more he felt pressure pressed on him but it wasn''t hard for him to ignore. Different kinds of beasts came, and all of them wished to make Seth bleed until there were all kinds of beasts that he knew but he kept running away. That was when a beast swam out of the river of blood. It was more like a house cat, with red fur and a bell on its neck. However, it was bigger than an elephant. It watched as Seth kept running away from any animal that may cause slight injury. The cat dissolved into the bloodstream and appeared beside the unexpected Seth and scratched his thigh. Looking at the culprit, he was mortified by its size and intelligent eyes. Seth''s blood dried up and it merged with the blood river. Chapter 118: Aura Blood That wasn''t the end because the next moment he was pitted against a cacophony of noises from different animals and humans in the river. All those that ever died due to blood loss were there, some crying, some chatting, some singing but as a collective, it was an insistent and irritating echo. "You have a strong will to not be lost in the Loss River. Join me and I can pull you out!" "O...!" Seth stopped himself because at that moment he didn''t know who he was speaking with. "I have no time to waste. If your Will is lost in this ce, you will die. You have potential and your brother Dave is waiting for you. ept and then I will save you. Even I''m being affected!" It was the chief''s voice speaking "Nah, I''m good. You see, I get to know people here. It might seem crowded but it''s good!" Seth said and the voices became louder than ever and the chief''s voice was nowhere to be heard again. Crack! Seth felt his will cracking again and he began to lose his sense of self, that was when an idea came to him. And that was to call his Red Valley given name. "Sascile Redone!" The whole noise calmed down and he saw a bright light amidst the never-ending red. He kept reciting his name. And that brought him close to the light, but the closer he got the more the stream of blood river pulled him back. But he continued until he touched the light. Ding! [You have passed Red Valley Trial and you obtained a piece ofnd and a red flower of your own] Ding! [Green Hood Cloak is evolving] [Red Stripes Obtained] A streak of red outlines vertically on the green cloak. By touch, it still felt like a leaf, but more of a wet leaf with liquid moving inside. "I''m impressed. First, your mental strength is enough to keep up till the guardian himselfes and then you survive the flood of emotions and noises that could turn many individuals insane. Your Will must be stone!" It hasn''t been a minute since Seth was in that trial. He took a deep sigh as he observed his cloak but before he checked its new attribute an explosion urred. Kaboom! It shook the whole town, from where Seth was, he noticed, ? of the whole town was gone in mes. At the same time, something was running at them very fast. The young chief angrily vanished and intercept whatever it was that caused another explosion in the sky. Before more explosions happened through harm and thebatant shed. That''s not all, the ground shook, and then as if the whole world was flipping, the town was being turned from the ground level up. The sky streaked with lightning and tried to defend the chief mansion. "Death To Skylord!" A chant of some sort began, the street was blooded as people that were once neighbours just turned enemies killing each other, the blood, however, began to be sucked out of them and became a moving and became floating river. "What the hell happened!" "The cult couldn''t afford to see the chief seed twice in a row!" A small voice said. He turned and met a young red beautiful woman. "Come with me, you should nurture your red flower and obtain your Red Valley Ability before the fight ends!" Seth followed her but couldn''t keep his eyes off her. Her skin was red just like blood and she has a tail. "I''m a red-eye monster but a sane one!" She exined. "Oh! Am I in trouble?" Seth said as he felt pressure weigh on him. "All otherwolders trapped in Gawee are in trouble!" She said. "Am I the sess?" "Yes. You are one of the sesses. The other was me!" She said, "in a way we are twins." "Hehe!" Sethughed with sweat on his forehead. For all he knew, he might be killed and that would negatively impact his physical body which was a bad thing now that his family situation has devolved. They reached a backyard with so many stalks of flowers but the flowers were magically floating centimetres above the green stalks. "Choose anyone!" Aura Sight The bright colour he saw made him forget all that was happening. Each flower was like an egg wrapped in petals. As he went around, each gave him a different feeling and some even scared him but then he noticed one that wasn''t giving him the feeling of anything, it was calmed, and he went close. There are many of them and each one seems weaker than the imposing ones. "Those aren''t ripe yet!" Seth nodded in understanding. So he looked from those that were ripening. He senses another soothing feeling from one among them. He then points at it. "Are you sure? What you need is an attacked-oriented ability that could help you in your next mission!" "Well, choose for me. I don''t know what they are!" "With your special eyes, you can perceive the pressure they give off. Heavy pressure means battle, soft pressure utility and no pressure unripe. However, what do you feel from this one?" "I feelfortable with it, just like the unripe one!" "That one is definitely ripe. It''s okay, you pick it up!" Seth used both hands underneath the floating flower and Seth floated too. His whole body became red as red energy seeped into his body, his heart beat very strongly and he felt refreshed and intoxicated by the feeling. After all that, he floated down with a smile. "Outstanding choice. If you survive of course!" She said with a smile. Go ahead and put it on your body. Seth then ced it above Stone will and it dissolved into a tattoo of a red flower. Immediately, Seth''s body changed a bit and he felt energy coursing into his body. "Good. I haven''t seen someone with great attunement like that. Well, I''m just 2 years old. What did I know? Anyway, you will be meeting with Dave for his mission! You have 12 hours, beyond that, you either escaped the valley or you stay dead." Seth nodded. Things were moving faster without him knowing the reason but he didn''t mind. She was about to touch him, he said. "Can you nt this seed in my plot ofnd please even if I die!" Seth gave her a bag of seeds!" "Where did you get them? Arge forest from the north!" "Living Roots! This is a great treasure. I will. But half of them are mine!" She said giddily. Seth pretend to argue but in the end, he agreed. Then she tapped him and he appeared beside Dave and Redop side by side fighting against red hounds and wolves. "You arete," Dave grumbled. For the first time, seth was able to notice something, on Dave''s body there was a very faint colour of pale energying out and dissipating in the air. He looked at Redop and found he had the same but there was a portion of red in it. He looked at his hands and we smiled wildly. [Active Aura Progress: 45%] [Active Aura Progress: 50%] [Active Aura Progress: 70%] The actual nature and colour of human Aura were Pale. He can see Human actual aura now, even his own. That was due to the flower he chose. [Active Aura Progress: 99%] But then it didn''t budge, it got stuck while Dave was talking to him but he ignored him. Seth tried to remember all he knew about Aura from therge book. The Mind, the Body, the Emotions, the Spirit. The moment he thought about them, the aura that was dissipating from his body lingered and with more thought, it fused to his body and he felt as if he was elevated. His attire and staff were all he felt in him and he just released the staff and it floated close to him His Green-Red Cloak fluttered as if the wind was blowing his way. Seth felt at that time he was invincible. With a thought, the staff shortened and became a de then with a flurry of elevated strikes he killed all the wolves that surrounded them. Then he felt the aura depleting and his control over staff was reduced, he grabbed it before it fell down. And he felt exhausted. "Wow. What was that? Your green cloak had red now and. Why did your skin seem immacte? " Dave asked. Seth''s eyes though were made crescent in happiness. [Active Aura Progress: 100%] [You have reached a milestone and obtained a skill and Aura Menu] [Aura Menu] [Aura needs extensive practice to master] [Aura Organs] ~Aura Eyes [The eyes that provide the ability to see Aura and all its nature if trained] ~Aura Blood [A special blood induces from a mystical flower that helped nurture the body with one''s Aura. With enough training, the whole body can be nurtured to eliminate and guard against foreign negative or unwanted Aura] [Aura Skill] ~Aura Sight (C+) ~Aura Maniption (E-) ____ Chapter 119: Red Dragon Aura Ding! [Quest] [As someone who could see Aura you have interacted and been infected with many foreign Auras that slowed your advancement. With Blood Aura, you can cleanse your body and train your Aura.] ~Elevate your Aura Maniption to C+ [Reward] ~Aura Touch _____ "If I align my sight and maniption I will get touch Aura! Interesting!" Roar! Seth came back from his daydreaming as he heard a dragon roar. The three humans and the monsters attacking all froze in ce for good five seconds before Dave managed to move; he hit his brass metal and that created a milky shield around them. That was when Seth and Redop recovered. "Who the fuck woke that beast!" Dave asked ~I''m no beast human~ A dignified voice that threatened to make Seth kneel was heard in the tunnel they were in. Redop was already kneeling, while Dave was sweating, Seth on the other was in trance. The voice was soothing to the ears and he felt the urge to bring out his Apex Womb as he can already feel it vibrating and for a predictable reason, it has sped up by just being in the presence of a dragon voice. Ding! [Fetus Reconditioning sessful] [Womb Status] Status: Fertilized Stage: 1>2 Health: Stabilizing! Development Energy: Adequate Race: Wolf hybrid! (Variant) Name of The Creature: Roana Prada Active Aspect(1): First Evolution Aspect; Fetus Reconditioning! [Note: Every worthy life form defeated and sessfully fertilized in the Apex Womb must undergo through First Evolution Aspect to determine the future of the fetus] [Note 2: Sessful Fertilized Creatures adhere to the nature of Womb owners. In this case, you Seth Enoch] [Note 3: Keep the womb close to you and recharge it when Development energy dropped from adequate] [Note 4: Stay Alert, some Evolutionary Aspects required your attention] [Note 5: Do not allow Dragon Race or the Race of your victim to see what you are doing] ____ Ding! [Another Active Aspect activating.] [Second Evolution Aspect: Attributes Extraction] [Description: After the fetus has reconditioned and stabilized, at that moment, it was in a fragmented state. All attributes that are not attuned to you or have certain requirements were fragmented from the Fetus. Using Attribute extraction you can choose which attribute you want to remove from the fetus or improve] [Note: Be in a safe and quiet ce to make those changes.] ____ "Quiet ce? Damn this wasn''t the best time!" Ding! [You are needed to make choices] At that moment, Seth''s vision was filled with a menacing Aura. His Aura Sight was off but damn, he can see dragon aura due to its thickness and overbearing. [You needed to make choices] With the dragon nearby, the womb activity was facilitated. "Proceed naturally!" [Attribute Extractionmences¡­.] [Please answer the following various questions] ''Oh my God!'' The Dragon Aura was vibrating anding closer to them. The mob that they were fighting exploded to most and the milky shield Dave erected was cracking. But then a panel appeared to Seth [Will you like the fetus to be pure magical or physical] Seth was too much in trance to make any decision at that moment. The aura was too heavy as if they were under ake 200m down and the water was pressing down on them. [No answer. Auto choose] "Dave, you need to intercept him!" Redop suggested. Gang! The tunnel shook. ~Dave¡­ Fratile Redone is that you?~ The dragon spoke. ~Come meet me, how about you serve as my dinner!~ Dave was sweating before he looked at the numbers on his hand. The one that denotes the amount of power he can possess as a Temporal Warrior. "Having a dragon as my steed isn''t that bad!" Dave then cancelled the shield and he disappeared while the flood of aura smacked the duo, right as they were about to explode due to the flood of design pressure, the pressure vanished. Seth stood there panting, the suffocation was jarring, however, his womb was the most overjoyed. That was when he saw over ten questions regarding the formation and type of fetus he wanted to develop. They ranged from Gender, Magic or Physical, Speed or Strength, Stamina or Short burst of power, Brute or Cognitive etc and even the colour of the skin and fur, and even the set of emotions it should have. But they all went to auto-choice. [Will you like it to be..] ~Independent Loyal ~Independent Free hunter ~Dependent Loyal ~Dependent Free hunter ~ve Beast ___ Checking Seth realized that Independent loyal and dependent loyal are alike but just that independent loyal beasts can decide to leave their master, but can always find him if he called and fight for him if needed. While dependent loyal will stick to their master no matter what and even if they leave him, it was under his order. However, they can use the magic of their master and they can''t be killed around him. Independent free Hunter has acknowledged the master but neither the master nor the beast stay together or require anything from each other. They are more like a beast released into the world to do what they want. Dependent-free hunters are like guardians of territory, they just know they can''t leave a certain location but also hunt anything that came within that territory. Apart from that, the master won''tmand them to do anything beyond that without them agreeing. A ve beast is just a ve and when the master was injured the beast absorbed the attack and the master heals, it also can use the master''s ability. Seth read through all that before he decided on independent loyal but then he changed his mind. He should let everything take natural effect since this was the first time. Ding! [Attribute Extractionpleted. All unsuitable bloodlines and skills that will prolong or hinder the conducive development of the fetus have been sessfully extracted.] [Will you like to convert them to energy to support the fetus] [Yes/No] "Ye.." Ding [Fourth Aspect Activating] [Attribute Storage] [Description:....] Kaboom A burst of crimson me shook the tunnel, and Seth shouted, " Store" [Seventy-five attributes have been stored. However, the storage consumes energy and will hinder the fetus''s development] Seth doesn''t have time to understand that as he and Redop dash to the other tunnel to avoid the increasing heat. "We are here to destroy Cult Altar! While the chief is fighting their leaders!" Redop exined. "I wasn''t told that. I was just teleported here." Seth grumbled as he ran after the man. "That was the n. The cult was smart to build theiryer close to the Red Dragon''sir. That way whenever someonees without an invitation, they will disturb the peaceful nature of the ce and that will attract the dragon''s ire." "Suck to be us. By the way, will Dave be alright!" Seth asked "He will. Chief said the kid has a resurrection spell. Even if he died just likest time, he will just revive somewhere in the town!" "Don''t you find it bizarre? The attack suddenly happened without expecting it. It''s as if they are desperate" Seth asked. "It was you!" "Me?" "Yes. You were able to purify my daughter against something countless others couldn''t do for a century. infected of her calibre became dead or transformed into monsters. She was one of the sessful experiments as we were able to kill the Red Eye Monster slowly. We estimated that in three years we will terminate it. But you just came, and just a secondter, it was dead. And she was back to normal!" Seth remembered what that Red Eye Monster woman said to him. That the cult isn''t happy about the chief double sess. She was the first sess and Seth was the second. "But the chief¡­!" Seth found a red hand wrapping around his mouth and he heard sheee, it was the chief''s red woman. "The chief?" Redop asked. "Why did the chief not expect something if I''m some kind of sess? And I don''t think I''m that very important or perhaps my ability wasn''t that good as it might be just beginner''s luck!" Seth changed what he was going to say. "Who said the chief isn''t expecting this? The man is the strongest warrior this Valley has ever seen. He alone suppressed the former ruling faction, beat back the invaders from below and also was expected to be the one that trapped the mighty red dragon in the valley. The only reason he wasn''t defeating the cult was that he was afraid that they would free the dragon and that big bad mons¡­ I mean noble life form will stop at nothing to kill him!" Suddenly a massive wolf appeared before them, he had red dragon scales and a red horn on its forehead. And also there was a red glow from its throat apanied by smoke. It can breathe fire. "These damn people are crazy. They found the blood of the dragon and managed to make some dragon hybrid or something!" Redopined and then a battlemenced. It was brutal, to say the least, however, Seth has the easier part because his shifting armour was very good at stopping physical attacks. Ironically, he became the tank while Redop sh with his red energy. Redop also sometimes binds the wolf using red shadow and Seth attacked with the elevated strike. After 3 minutes of intense battle, the wolf fell down dead. Chapter 120: The Harsh Truth Ding! [You and Redop Irik have killed dragon spawn] [1000 Exp] [You are maxed level without a ss. You can''t have EXP] "What?" The energy that came from the beast just shifted to Redop and he levelled up. Seth didn''t have time toin more when they were attacked by people with the ability to morph into a red monster at will. However, no Seth nor Redop gave them a chance and they were cut down. It was then that Seth recognised that despite the nature of the game thates off as sses isn''t a big deal, the truth was the opposite of the matter. The more they fight, the more Seth''s Exertion Point goes down but no matter how much Redop was tired the moment he revives exp, he will recover. He too realized if he was able to receive EXP then he would have recovered, right? Not only that, if not because some of his attributes have increased due to his attire enhancement and his cloak he will have fallen already. By the time they reach the cult hideout, Seth has only 10 exertion points. And the only reason he was able to keep up was two things that he obtained that day. Red cloak and Aura Blood. They enhance his physique. But even that wasn''t enough. ''I''m not built for a prolonged fight!'' Sethined but he outwardly appeared confident due to his armour and pping red cloak. Seth and Redop reached an underground vige, three people stood in blood-red clothes with staff in their hands. Behind them were many shabby people with vertical pupils. "Wee Back Lord!" All the people in the vige bowed to the duo. Seth turned expecting someone behind them, but there was no one. And that only means one thing, Redop Irik is... Red shadow enveloped him from below and his exertion point dropped to zero. His body became weak and almost fell but then as if possessed by something, he strengthened and looked at Redop. The man''s face was calm, with no arrogant smile or shame. He just looked Seth, up and down. "That''s strange. Howe your resistance was very weak." Redop asked in surprise. He had nned extensively to bring seth here and then subdue him but he had never thought it will be so easy. "You took a lot of my red sword energy but now you just copse. Was it a fake front?" Seth couldn''t speak let alone answered him. "It doesn''t matter my lord. The bride is ready!" Someone said. ''What bride?'' Seth cursed in his head. He just remembered the book he didn''t readpletely before. Among the methods to be a resident was by marrying Redop''s daughter. And that time, he didn''t even consider that option but now he just heard the word Bride. Redop''s shoulders broadened and his steps moved with dignity and air of nobility. "My name is Redop Irik, and I''m Red Valley''s second Chief. Compared to others, I''m very weak but that was only when it came to physical and magical abilities. I have something that not even First Chief has, and that was the ability to speak with Red Valley itself." Redop casually exined as they pushed inside the town. People were bowing respectfully to them and children were cheering. Seth''s walk was smooth as if he was following them on his own. When they reached the town centre, Seth was mortified, on arge red tree with blood-red flowers were yers crucified around the trunk. There were more than 40 of them. Some of them had dried almost to the bones, but their fingers moved from time to time which showed that they were still alive. At that moment, three of them just breathed theirst, their body dried further and became only bones. Caretakers around came and gently put them down. They carefully wrapped them in a red nket and then buried them in the ground beneath the tree. One in particr, who seemed to be still vigorous, opened her eyes and looked at Seth''s azure uniform. She forced a smile and said, "A yer. I''m Zezna Redone!" [Zezna Redone is seeking your help] "What''s your name?" Zezna said. "Sacsile Redone!" Seth said without consent. She smiled and closed her eyes, tired of the little conversation. Another one opened his eyes, a small boy with a pale face and green eyes. "I''m a prince. Sacsile Redone please save me. I couldn''t log out!" This time there wasn''t a notification. Seth understood it was Zazna''s ability to convert a meaning while speaking something else. Seth couldn''t talk as his body was like a puppet with string. So he only stared at them, his heart throbbing with pity. Suddenly, there was a drum sound. Before Seth understood anything, some kind of tribal music was being yed. His heart beat strongly and his blood ran fast in his veins and red veins bulged in his face. Not only him, almost everyone has that. Even the yers dying on the ancient tree. "It''s cruel right?" Redop stood beside seth as people began to dance around the tree. Their sanity waned as they just danced strange moves that made Seth''s head spin as he looked at them. "If you asked me, it was quite a work of art. For generations we have been trying to replicate a grand magic of continental level to microscopic level but failed until you otherwolders came." Radop said with a sweet smile as relief washed over his face. He looked at Seth and said, "You are an unexpected variable that jumped in ourb and made things easier for us. I have a question, how did you pinpoint the red ghost in my daughter? Is it that you can see the unseen or what?" Seth found his mouth capable of moving and then he blurted out, "Do your worst!" "Impressive." Redop wasn''t upset, but he was d. "Now that my shadow possesses you, I realize your body is very weak. Weaker than the weakest human. It''s as if you are sick or handicapped." He said with a frown. "We stood here to sacrifice you. You see, in the span of a few minutes I made three different decisions. I lure you and Fratile here to make you marry my daughter. That was the first decision. Then after the possession, I found you were super weak, then Imented and decided to sacrifice you. But the possession should have taken control of your mind, however, you are perfectly fine. That meant your head is your power. And then I decided again to marry you to my daughter and more?" Seth''s eyes veered to him. Redop Irik continued, "I have nurtured two otherworlder that I sent to search for another sanctuary. All they had to do was bring that ce''s iconic item and then I will use them for my project. But just a week after they left, you came. And after some time and what you did yesterday made me push back my project. Now or never!" And an hourter, Redop casually exined. "You are a treasure you know. This whole singing was to amplify my powers and to take over your mind and by the look of it, the defence was great to the point that you aren''t even feeling a thing. Good. You are a true treasure!" Redop dismissed the dance and then a decoration began. "You are free to ask questions. No insult, please." "So you are the shaman?" "No. There was a shaman that work with me. But he didn''t approve of me changing the schedule. And no, I''m not the leader of the cult that terrorized the town. I''m¡­ just a man that created other personas to disguise my goal and attitude. Cult, shaman and other forces were funded by me but they serve their goal and protect me if need be!" "You are the big boss behind all the other so-called evil factions?" Redop looked at Seth calmly, "Hmm, your tone is a bit harsh but yes. The cult was another person with a strange ability that needed chaos and war for him to grow strong. Using my ability, I hid his location and true ability in exchange, he took the me for me. Shamna put curses and brainwashed people for a cult but he also has an ability that allows him to speak with valley forest but he needs my guidance!" "Why them? Why torture them?" Seth looked at the pitiful yers. "There is a big chasm from one continent to another. Any traveller that was able to jump to another is strong and exceptional. But then, how about people that came from another worldpletely? You, otherwolders were summoned by Amma to support us against our fight with invaders. So, using you as a fuel or means for our greater goal is valid and not evil!" Chapter 121: Hideous wife "What about consent?" Seth asked as he tried to understand Redop''s wed view. "You have consented the moment you came to this world. I have interviewed all of them and they affirmed that they are here for adventure and thrill and they are immortal as they will revive and I have confirmed that. So, we provide them with sweet dreams using Dream Tree in exchange, they help us with energy!" Redop exined patiently. Seth was speechless, he wished to ask more but he just noticed this guy was a psychopath that feels no remorse as he thinks his views were white and valid without immoral action about them. "What about the chief? Did he agree?" Redop smiled and said, "Yes, at first. But the chief and I are different. I''m a Listener of the Valley while he is the Vocalist. I Hear things while he can Command things. Together we are terrifying but apart, he is stronger and more influential. I hide behind Shaman and he poses as me. After the n, the Shaman took 30 of you and used them, leaving the bare minimum I needed. That''s why the chief regretted his decision and his wife woke him up from my charm and he realized he agreed to something against his values!" "I don''t understand?" Redop sighed and said, "I listened to himmand the Valley. Butmanding and listening have negative effects. Hemands a lot and I found a way to influence him through his negativity¡­." He became silent as people in red gowns and veils walked from a two-story house. "Your bride is here!" "Why marriage?" Seth panicked. "That will be the only way for her not to die. Killing that thing wasn''t enough. She needs to be bound by the force that killed that thing. And that was you!" The small figure amidst the progression was the bride. Seth''s heart beats strongly, wondering how valid the game marriage is. "What do you need of her?" Seth asked. "She may be able to crack you. And also, with the power of another sanctuary, she will be able to leave this Valley. You see¡­ we red people are tethered here. But you have made it possible to meet the condition for her to be free!" "I will kill you in your sleep!" A small soft groantal voice said. It was the bride. "Why do you hate him so much? Daughter. He is soon to be your husband. Show him respect!" The little girl was silent now but her anger and hatred toward seth were unquenchable "Why do you hate him?" Another elder asked. She didn''t answer but her mother said, "She smells crodo from his body!" "It''s his armour. From the looks of it, some master craftsmen have merged his attire with crodo hide" another elder exined. The bride sat before the red tree and Seth''s body walked and sat before her, facing her. Seth was cursing hundreds of times per second in his mind. "You have survived the Red Realm chase till you make the Red Valley Champion chase you. And then you survived the cacophony of wailing that even I almost got lost in them and you also refused my temptation. Later you find the most suitable flower that grants you a unique aspect that you were able to use just minutes after assimtion. All that indicates that there is atent power in you. Agree to the marriage and let us tap into it and I will let your siblings go?" Seth was able to move his head and he looked at the pitiful people dying on the tree. But what if he switches ces with them? He is no hero or saviour. "Hmm. No! I can''t trust you!" "It doesn''t matter. Your agreement will only make things fast and less painful. That''s all." "Mantle of very!" A rusted chain sprang from the ground and formed a rusted cor around Redop and he was pulled to the ground. "Free me!" Sethmanded. In an instant, Seth''s body freed as the red shadow left his shadow, at the same time. "Active Aura!" Seth''s heart beat faster and his Aura Blood flowed in the vessels. A pale sticky substance came out of Seth''s body and boosted his body strength at the same time, his exertion pointed to the full. His staff, which was in someone''s hand, pulled to him, he unsheathed it and was about to move when Redop''s wife reacted. She was about to move when a sh of something and an explosion happened in another part of the town. That distraction allowed him to redirect his de to the tree and it extended fast and pierce it to another side. Then it broadened wide enough to split the tree''s trunk. "Wow! You can enve someone for five seconds. That was scary!" Redop said amused. Seth looked around and found that all that happened was fake. His hand held nothing and he didn''t even move. "I hate to trick my son-inw but you see, I need to know what grand n you might be hiding. Now I know." Redop said. "Proceed with the wedding!" Seth knew for sure that wasn''t Redop''s ability. But then it belongs to someone among the people around. Seth''s body shivered as he looked at the five elders around. Now that he was paying attention, all of them seem scarier than Redop himself. "Sascile Redone, a traveller and otherworlder, you havee to ournd from othernds and brought items of prosperity for us. You have freed a pure soul that has suffered for three years due to a terrible curse we all bear." One of the elders in a flowing red robe announced solemnly. "You have earned the respect of the Chief by not attacking his citizens despite their aggressiveness!" The second elder announced. Seth was having a Deja Vu. It was as if he have been through this before. But where? "You have taken the blow and anger of Redop''s ire while your action was good and sincere!" The third elder announced. "You also have earned the respect of the Red Valley Guadian and obtained a minor gift from his farm." The fourth elder sad. "We the people of Red Valley are generous and we repay kindness with kindness. Sascile Redone we hereby married our daughter to you as a token of our gratitude and recognition of you being one of us¡­" A red rope appeared on Seth''s neck and wrapped around the neck of the bride. She was still behind her thick red veil. "This marriage is witnessed by the members of our town, Red Valley and Gawee Continent. We prayed for it to be blessed by all forces and borough prosperity to us." This was eerily simr to when Abuhe Vulcan forced him to exchange Temporal Pearl with three items. Seth remembered. Ding! [You are undergoing an undeniable wedding with one of the Aboriginals of Red Valley! Refusal is impossible] [It''s the will of Red Valley] "Marrying the daughter of Listener of the Valley is a great Feat and Fortunate thing. As she is Royalty with the Blood of the First Ancestors and the Red Dragon of JA. For that reason, the Dowry will as well be Abundant and Demanding!" The elders said in unison! [You will have to pay Dowry to have the right to touch your Bride and have right over her property?] Seth, with his weak mindset, when it came to the new situation he had never been in before, began to cry. Yes, tears flowed down his eyes, he want nothing but hide behind his strong sister. But now, he was trapped in a game, while a forceful wedding was taking ce. Bride was supposed to cry but now it was the Groom! What a shameful act! "Redop Irik, what dowry do you demand from your Son-inw?" Seth felt his heart grip as the word son-inw was uttered. "I wished for my daughter to have a healthy and beautiful physique and...!" ''Wish?'' Seth wonders, ''isn''t he going to demand something like a treasure or an action but how can I make his wishe true!'' Suddenly, the red veil covering the bride came off and a weird gruesome humanoid monster was presented before him. The Bride''s face was t like feet but wide like nk. Her mouth was meaty like butt two-halves. Not to mention her noses were just holes and her eyes were round like wide coins with no lid Her hands were long with six joints and three fingers, on each elbow joint had a long red bone protruding. Her chest was t. Lollies would have killed themselves if they werepared to her. Her back has protruded red backbones that wiggle with every move she makes. Then a long tail wrapped around her legs which supported them to walk. The legs, just like the hands, have six joints and bones protruding from them. However, strangely enough, her pupils were not red but green. Chapter 122: Red Stream She was ashamed of herself and tried looking down but her face was just too wide and t that she couldn''t look away. Not to mention she has no eyelid to close her eyes. She just has to stare at him and everyone. She was revolting, but Seth feltughter trying to escape him and strangely heughed. Was he free, but when he tried to move, he failed. The hideous girl''s eyes reddened and tears rolled down. "That makes two of us. But heck!" Seth said, "are you not trying to get rid of her?" He asked Redop. Redop and the elders have calmed expressions but the town members shifted uncontrobly before the ugliest thing they ever saw. The mother was frowning but stayed beside her daughter. When the girl moves, the bones on her back wiggle which made even her mother ufortable. In fact, some townspeople left to vomit. What Seth didn''t notice was that red energy was passing from him to the Bride through the rope that connected them. Gradually, a red halo enveloped her as the energy intensified and then she was encased in a veil. The next thing that happened was the agonizing scream of the girl. "What is happening?" The elders panicked as they saw Seth just sitting there looking at the red halo that pulsed with power. He was in shock. When that happened a notification appeared that made him reevaluate what was happening. "Calm down!" Redop said with confidence. [You are supporting your wife''s body reconfiguration with your mental power] "Isn''t they supposed to share some kind of bond where a portion of his body attribute passed to her?" One of the elders asked. "Seth is different. He is weak physically. But his mental power isparable to a baby dragon!" Redop said as he silenced everyone. Seth understood what was happening. All this wedding shit was for him to be sacrificed for the girl to regain her normal human form. However, if he was weak physically and mentally then he was done for. After 30 minutes, the red cocoon broke and the exquisite wless rosy skin with a well-proportioned body appeared warped in red liquid and some red petals covered most of her body. She was in a coiled position. ''Goo...lord. The pain is over!'' Seth felt her thoughts as a very strong connection was established between them. All the people around smiled with dness. The townsfolk bowed, and the elders and the mother kneeled in respect. Only, Redop stood there. "Your wish for your wife to be beautiful has been granted. Now the second part of the dowry!" "My wish?" Seth cursed underneath. "I, the father of your Bride, demanded to support the growth of our ancient tree for your brethren to be relieved of their valiant duty!" At that moment, Seth''s attention was attracted toward the fact Fratile was nowhere to be seen. Did he fight the dragon? Why is he? Is he dead?" Seth wondered, but then a dreadful feeling appeared in him. "Did he betray me?" The ancient tree was already flourishing and making new leaves fast. The near-dead yers were no longer burdened but some of them have reached the points of no return. "The ancient tree needs fertilizer. Quick brought those bags!" In a hurry, people brought powder and dumped it under the tree. A little pond appeared as it dilute but the next moment, everything was absorbed. They kept putting more for a very long time and Seth had wide eyes as he looked at the tree that was overbearingly 10m now reaching 20m and it was still growing with no showing signs of stopping. Seth''s wife''s leg moved a bit, and then the red liquid and petals shifted on their own and covered her body fully. The veil that fell away moved and her clothes that weren''t on her were restored and in no time she was back in full clothes, hiding behind the red veil. Now it wasn''t a hideous creature but a beautiful red creature. Seth felt sleepy after some time, he looked up, and the tree is now 47m. For how long will they want it to grow? The people, including Redop, were happy, not only that, they seemed fearful. "You are a monster!" Redop looked at Seth and said. The man in question was very sleepy. All he wanted was to close his eyes and have a nap. But the moment he did just that, he felt that will be unceremoniously bonded to the tree and that it would be over. So he forced himself to stay up. "What is your gift?" An elder asked in servitude. "Red Maniption!" A soft hypnotic voice whispered. Seth felt the desire to see the lips that utter those words and even touch them. He gulped down and escaped from the hypnotic situation. "Good." Redop approved. Seth''s light-headedness increased, and he swayed but as he was about to fall, his cloak shifted and pulled him forward. His head rested on the soft red fabric of his bride. His wife has manipted the red part of his cloak and pushed him to her. Seth''s eyes threatened to close but he kept them open. But then in the end he couldn''tst and he fell into the embrace of sleep. . . . Seth woke up in a room under a tree, his hands were bound to the vines of the tree and his staff was distant away also swinging knotted with tree vines. What was strange was that the tree was green and its leaves too, were all green. Unlike the usual red that overwhelmed everyone. Seth forced himself to sit down. The tree was 5m tall and 3m wide. It has wide and broadened roots that form some kind of seat for seth. He can lie and also sit on it. Strangely it wasn''t that stone hard. Before he called his status, his bride came in through a door. That was when he noticed a small stream of blood, or it was just red liquid surrounding the trees just beyond its protruded roots. Seth''s wife walked on the stream as if it was solid, on her hand were a small silver cup and spoon. She kneeled before him and scooped a portion of what was inside the silver cup toward his mouth. And he found himself opening his mouth and taking it in. He swallowed and he felt his exhaustion washed away. He fed on it till there was no more. She brought a cup of water and made him drink too. " It''s good that you are awake!" Her small soft lips said, and he felt rxed and also the need to say something. But kept his mouth shut. She looked down and yed with her finger, waiting for him to say something for some time, Seth remained silent, she then packed the foodstuff and left. "Active Aura!" Seth''s body was stimted and pale sticky energy came out of his body, it made his clock flutter and his attire pristine, at the same time, the staff that was a distance away from him pulled toward him. Even the vine that held it began toe off but then the red liquid made a pir and wrapped around the staff. It tainted it with red and cut off the connection Seth has with it. Five seconds was the duration of Aura activation. "Status" Notification of his marriage with Redop popped up and then the benefit which was his right to own her property. "Yeah, great!" He called status again. This time two more quests pop up. [Quest Completion] [Red Valley names have purpose and meaning. By learning some part of the meaning of Fratile Redone, Dave Linus was able to cast Enthrall on you] ~Attract Red Valley Chief''s Attention and help Dave Linus have his goal of persuading the Chief [Reward] ~Meaning of Sascile Redone ____ "Hmm. Where is my reward!?" Seth questioned since he finished the damn quest. Ding [Retracted Quest] [Dave Linus Known as Fratile Redone in Red Valley was Enthralled by a powerful Red Shaman] ~Secretly help him find a cure! [Reward] ~Residency in Red Valley [Penalty] ~Red Shaman will have his curses on you! _____ "This quest be obsolete?" Seth said with a frown, "but why?" Seth has so many questions to ask but no one to answer him. And even his status wasn''t showing but just passed off quests. "Personal Status!" [Personal Status] ~Seth Enoch ~Marital Status: Married ~Residence: Ancient Tree Seedlings ~upation: Stimtion Supporter ___ "What? Where is my status? An actual status." Seth panicked, he was at that, and his so-called wife came in again. Now that he looked at her, she was very young. She seems less than 15 or even less than 13. Her skin was rosy and her hair was the most eye-catching one, it was blood red and it touched the ground. She walked on the red stream as if solid and sat beside him. Chapter 123: Aura Training 1 She provides juice for him. He wanted to reject it but his body responded differently. But he might have denied it, the juice was good and he liked it, it''s just that he was in a bad mood and that made him dislike anything she brought. When she woke up to leave, Seth asked, "Where is your tail?" Instead of asking her normal or important questions, he went to the foolish one. But Seth has a reason for that, he assumed she will not tell him the truth even if he asks. He might as well annoy her. "I do not have a tail now!" She whispered as she looked away. "You do have a tail when you are that hideous monster. Now that you''re a beautiful monster you cut it off?" "That wasn''t me. I was malformed because I''m incapable of supporting evolution!" Her answers were soft and innocent. "It doesn''t matter. So you do have a tail?" Seth asked suspiciously. But inside he was surprised she wasn''t getting upset. Didn''t she hate him and why did he feel like he was speaking with a more mature woman than a girl? Instead of answering him, she stood, looked away and removed her clothes. Her action was smooth and Seth wasn''t prepared for it. The smooth rosy delicate backside of her body became free for him to gaze at. However, half of everything was covered by the long blood-red hair, she then gently shifted the hair and he saw the small underdeveloped butt she has. But there was no tail between. She then casually put on her clothes as her cheek became rosier with shyness. Even after she left for some moment, seth was still stunned by her action. His strategy has failed and he was the one put in ce, for now. Now he will never taunt her about her tail or even use it to real up things about her. "Aura Status" [Aura Menu] [Aura needs extensive practice to master] [Aura Organs] ~Aura Eyes [The eyes that provide the ability to see Aura and all its nature if trained] ~Aura Blood [A special blood induces from the mystical flower that helped nurture the body with one''s Aura. With enough training, the whole body can be nurtured to eliminate and guard against foreign negative or unwanted Aura] [There is more to the Aura blood] [Aura Skills] ~Aura Sight (C+) ~Aura Maniption (E-) ____ "Aura maniption. This seems to need a lot of work on my part. Aura Quest" Ding! [Quest] [As someone who could see Aura, you have interacted and been infected with many foreign Auras that slowed your advancement. With Blood Aura, you can cleanse your body and train your Aura.] ~Elevate your Aura Maniption to C+ [Reward] ~Aura Touch _____ "Hmm! Aura Maniption" [Aura Maniption (E-)] [Aura Maniption is the ability to direct and influence the effect and movement of your aura in your body and outside of your body. Mastery: (E-). Duration: 4 seconds. Cool down: 1hr] Seth tried to stimte his Active Aura but failed. However, after he tried three hourster, his body released sticky pale energy that permeated his attire and cloak, which made it flutter. His staff also pulled toward him but the bloodstream made a pir and stopped it. Seth counted seconds and after 4 seconds, the active aura became dormant. What he didn''t understand was that it said 1hr cool down but then it took 3hr. In the end, he figured out the reason. When he saw the sticky pale energy that was when the aura was most abundant and active. Andter it wasn''t abundant and very active. Perhaps if his sight was A+, he might have seen it. After another 3hr Seth called the active aura. But this time the moment the aura sprang up, he used and put his connection with Staff of elevation. To his surprise, the aura felt easier to control and he felt more powerful and his attire seemed to have more connection with him than before. This time the aura duration reached up to 7 seconds. He checked the Aura Menu. [Aura Skills] ~Aura Sight (C+) ~Aura Maniption (E) [Aura Maniption (E)] [Aura Maniption is the ability to direct and influence the effect and movement of your aura in your body and outside of your body. Mastery: (E). Duration: 7 seconds. Cool down: 1hr] ____ It has moved from (E-) to (E), which was a considerable leap. Not only did he feel he had more control but it also stayed longer. Seth sighed and his stomach grumbled. He is hungry. Right on time, his loli wife came. She has changed her clothes but they were still red with colourful flowers embroiled in them. Her face looked down, shy, but Seth sneered at her acting. He didn''t say a thing too, till she feed him before she quickly left. To him, it felt like she was in a hurry and she didn''t make eye contact with him. But then, he too sighed in relief when she left. Was he nervous? No¡­ but yes, he was nervous. She was the first girl that ever became naked before him. And he had a glimpse of one of her underdeveloped hills when she turned to shift her hair. "Damn it!" Seth cursed, "this is a game for god sake!" But thinking now, he washed that off his head and thought of things he should do. He can''t really do much. As he sat there, he had no exertion points. So, he is weak and unable to do shit. Not only that, he can''t view his status, only the aura one. Even that, he presumed it was due to the Aura blood he obtained which was this ce''s ability. If not, he wouldn''t see the Aura Status. He tried calling Aura Book but failed. So, Seth began to formte simple questions he would ask his wife if she came back. Three hourster, his Aura permeated his body but this time Seth focused like never before to not affect his cloak. And he seeded in thest three seconds. [Aura Maniption (E+)] Just like that in a day, he moved from E- to E+. Seth knew it will get harder but he doesn''t mind it. He needs this training to murder time. After an hour passed, Seth activated his aura but he saw nothing. And after another hour he activated it, and yes, it sprang faster than before. He didn''t try anything new but itsted for 10 seconds. [Aura Skills] ~Aura Sight (C+) ~Aura Maniption (E+) [Aura Maniption (E+)] [Aura Maniption is the ability to direct and influence the effect and movement of your aura in your body and outside of your body. Mastery: (E+). Duration 10 seconds. Cool down: 1hr] ____ E+ grant him 10 seconds of active aura. Seth might have not done anything but he felt that the connection with attire was improving each time the aura passed through it. Not only that, something in his body is changing. He can''t pin it down but he felt it. He was pondering that and what would happen to him when another session of feeding came. "How long have I been here?" He asked tly as he observed her evading his eyes. When she gently pushed forward the spoon, Seth refused to open his mouth, which surprised him. So, that was what changed in him. He was gaining control of his body. "You have been here for 27 days." Seth''s eyes widened in the absurd amount of time. Suddenly, Seth remember his family and wondered how much has time pass there. Did he miss the online university lectures? What about the painting ss with Manue? A dreadful feeling gripped his heart. And red at the unassuming innocent face, the she-demon. He felt a knot in his throat and he couldn''t speak. He took a deep breath as his eyes became red. She fed him and left in a hurry. She did feel his changed of demeanour and was startled by it. The anger didn''t stop him from practising after 2hr passed. This time he tried to stop the aura from permeating the attire. He wanted it to stay on his body. But the more he concentrated the more he felt that he couldn''t control his wheel body aura. He wasn''t doing it right. In his attempt, he confirmed that the aura seeped out of his skin like sweat. Trying to stop it from seeping out was impossible for him. But trying to stop it from reacting and permeating the attire was doable but very hard. 2 hourster Seth didn''t try to control the aura but focused on his arm and tried to make sure all aura that came out wasn''t going to react with the attire slips. And he seeded but the feeling wasn''t good as he felt as if he could sense anotheryer of skin missing which was him not sensing the hand sleeve. Chapter 124: Aura Training 2 At the same time, he felt his left hand numbed but strong. After six seconds, seth couldn''t hold the aura anymore. And it seeped into the sleeve. The thing was, it was not that the aura didn''te out of his skin but that it didn''t react with the sleeve as hismand. Seth nodded in approval and satisfaction for his sess. For the next 10 hours, Seth, after every two hours of rest, practised and he has seen great sess. The only problem he met was that he could control the aura in his body. But his staff was taking Aura like drinking water. He can even make his two arms and two legs retain their aura from reacting with the attire at the same time for the whole 10 seconds. After all the trials, Seth waited to consider the reason. The arms and legs were simple. The main body, however, has otherplicated organs such as the heart, the stomach, the liver, the kidney, the intestine, the pancreas and other minor organs. He was brooding when his wife entered. "So, how long do I have before I die!?" Seth blurted out. She was startled and taken aback by his sudden question. Well, Seth has been silent for hours now but then his voice was aggressive with a strange question. "You are not going to die. You are just fulfilling thest part of the Dowry." "Ahh, really. The forced marriage and its Dowry. Last time I checked, I saw more than ten people dried on your demon tree. And now you are saying I''m not dying. Answer me, what happened to them!" She eyed Seth for a moment and said, "Fratile Redone took those that survived." "Took or saved?" "I don''t know the details. I''m here with you when it happened!" Maybe it was due to the aura training, but Seth''s hunger has increased. His sweet hated wife used to bring food after 3 to 4 hours. But now she brings it after 2 hours. It''s as if they know when he began to feel hungry. "What demon are you going to get from this tree?" "It''s one of the two true ancient samplings we have. I don''t know its use!" "Hmm. So, as a wife, you enjoy being your husband tied down and drained of his energy. How romantic!" She shyly looked down and said, "It''s thest part of the dowry. And you aren''t going to die" "Says the captor to the captured!" Seth then ignored her as he took his time to train. This time she didn''t leave but stayed. "Activate!" Seth focused more than he ever does, now that he had a full stomach and his hated wife was sitting beside him, he didn''t want to fail. What he did was to picture his heart and how it functions and then imagine as well asmand it not to allow its aura to react with anything after it reached outside his body. He also pictured the rest of his organs and imagined how they function while also having the same mindset. What he expected to happen didn''t. His aura not reacting with the attire but another thing happened. He felt vividly the function of his system. From the beating of his heart to how the food he just ate was being digested. It wasn''t as vivid as feeling the surface of a mirror with his hand but he got the general gist of it and their whole connection with each other. [Aura Maniption: (D-)] It was amazing because his aura jumped forward. He didn''t achieve what he wanted but got something better. That was not it, but he also gained a single Exertion point. Which enabled him to just sit down from his half-sit half lying he was. His wife stared at him the whole time. Seeing him seating, she raised her eyebrows. Before she looked at his hands that now had the strength to support him. "You will not die here!" "Is that what your father told you? Hate to say it to you. He is lying!" Being able to sit was good, but what was amazing was that he didn''t feel a muscle crumb at all. But he had to conserve his Exertion Point, so he stayed put and didn''t act heroic. After some minutes, the little girl left. Then he began to think about the real world. His worry increased and his anger just won''t solve his situation. Right on time, Seth seeded in making his aura not react with his attire, that was when his body floated a few inches and his heart beat powerful. His exertion point returned full. [140] that was after Aura Blood. Not only that, he felt his muscles being stretched and pulled, and then a feeling of the massage appeared. Then he sensed his bones, then muscles and veins, then the skin and he was able to feel the running of his blood through his system until 30 secondster. He touched the ground, his breath was fresh and he felt energised. [Aura Sight (B)] [Aura Maniption(D+)] Seth stood immediately and felt his strength, it was great. Those moments of euphoria made him get over his worries and misgivings. Growl. His stomach cried out. He sat well and collected the food from her and ate everything and then drank. He always got satisfied with this small amount of rice. "What is this?" Seth found himself asking. "Dragon rice. It''s special because it gives nutrients and energy to the body!" "Dragon rice? He ate it?" She smiled and looked down at Seth''sck of basic knowledge, "We used dragon excretion to fertilize thend where this rice was grown!" "Oh. How long will I be here? And don''t tell me I''m not going to die. I won''t believe that. But safe to say, I will leave, when? After this thing matured?" "I asked the elders yesterday, they said it will bear fruits. I think after that. I didn''t know!" Her soft lips were good to watch as they moved. "Okay. " Seth then closed his eyes andprehended what happened earlier. It turned out that when his aura touched external objects, it limited its reaction to his body, which was like being tainted. But when it only stayed on his body, then he went on overall boosts. Which made him recover to his peak and surpassed that condition. And now he was thinking about escaping. But this boost didn''t delude him enough to make me think he can achieve that. First of all, there was a dragon, then the person that shed with the chief, then the person that seemed capable of flipping the whole damn down, the elders that he didn''t know how strong they were. Redop, even though he said he was weakpared to others but Seth wasn''t confident of taking him while he wasn''t holding back. All these monsters were forces he can''t contend with. Then, there was this demon sitting and looking at him. All the fucking effort was to create her. He had met one simr to her in the Chief mansion. They called them the Red Eye Race. So, escape. It''s impossible. Instead of wasting time on wishful thinking, Seth looked at his aura status. [Aura Skills] ~Aura Sight (C+) ~Aura Maniption (D+) [Aura Maniption] [Aura Maniption is the ability to direct and influence the effect and movement of your aura in your body and outside of your body. Mastery: (D+). Duration 90 seconds. Cool down: 1hr] "This is good!" Seth muttered "What?" His innocent wife asked. Seth just looked at her with a silly face and then continued to grin at the invisible screen before him. In the next training, he focused on specific organs and limbs, trying to see what he could do. Seth pushed the active aura from his whole body to his leg, which made him feel like the leg was a balloon and as if being filled with water and about to explode. However, after a day of trying in each session, he was able to imbue his leg with his whole body aura. And that made it have more boosts of strength. However, the next day, Seth couldn''t move his leg at all, and it hurt him. Strangely, it was only after he did the same to the rest of the body did his body coordinate well and stopped paining him. What surprised him though was that, after that, he was able to recover his Aura in just 1:30 minutes. The argumentation has made his body recover faster than before. Seeing the benefits, Seth ignored the pain and continued to force his whole aura into his arm then toward the wrist to the tip of his finger. Chapter 125: Aura Training 3 Pain was his mother''s maiden uncle''s name, but he did suffer as he sweats and groaned because he couldn''t move his finger at all. But that didn''t stop him. After 1:30 hours, the forced Aura remained between his wrist and elbow, the pain spread there too. Seth bravely and painfully as he groaned, almost crying, manipted the Aura in a certain region of his body for the whole day. Thankfully, he didn''t have to do it in his torso. When he tried to do that, his Aura went wild and exploded, emitting from every part of his body. And for the first time in 8 days, he slept with a snore. All this time, his wife was there watching him torture himself. She winced in pain and felt the need to stop him. But she knew her husband hated her. So she kept her mouth shut and just wished for his sess in whatever he was doing, as long as it was not about escaping, there was no escaping here. She looked through the door and shook her head. Seth was the most valuable element their hidden town ever owned and so they will never let him go. After a deep sleep, Seth woke up with heavy hunger. Thankfully his sweet wife was there with the food. "So, where is Fratile?" "I don''t know!" "Hmm" Seth nodded as he saw his development. He can now activate his Aura for minutes straight and he has 1hr as a cooldown. Not only that, he began to realize the way he emitted his active Aura was actually wrong. It''s like he was opening tap water to the extreme. So he tried to see if he could limit it, however, he failed. An hourter. An active Aura surged in his body, and it permeated the attire. Also, the staff was pulled toward him which was stopped by the red stream. Seth felt their connection had improved better than before and with a thought, the staff extended but the red stream stopped it and tainted it with red colour which in turn cut the connection with Seth. "That was good!" Seth said out loud and he nced at his small wife. She seemed to be smiling at his effort as if happy for him. Noticing he was looking at her, she asked, "How did you do that?" He didn''t answer and just stared at her but then she looked down with a sigh. "You will be free soon. Nothing bad will happen to you!" "Did you tell that to those that turned into skeletons!" "They are immortals. They will revive even after death!" "No. That was a lie!" Seth said. "I saw Fratile die several times but he came back to life. And I saw others too and they all came back to life!" "You are missed informed. Not all death is equal. Those that died on that tree, the ones that dried and became skeletons are dead through and through. They will never revive!" The little girl was surprised to hear that but then she said, "There was someone who experienced that, he dried and turned to ash, and then the next morning he revived again. That happened five times until one day when he was revived, he gained a special ability that allowed him to control nts. Zezna experienced that too and she resists dying on her own!" "Immortality is overrated. Those people are dead. Well, I guess I will be too. Since there were tens of people together supporting a tree, but I''m the only one here." Seth said with a sigh, "congrattions. You will soon be a widow. Since I won''t be able to revive. Poor me!" Sethmented as he closed his eyes to take a 1 hr nap. Unbeknownst to him, he made her anxious, she watched his sleeping figure and then remembered all she had known. True, they view people in uniform as humans summoned by their world to help them, even if the people refused to. That was what Uncle Shaman taught them and that was what they believed. Destiny forced her to be with this man but then he seemed so innocent. He seemed vulnerable but she knew that he was an inexhaustible source of energy that can help them achieve their goal. She shouldn''t have feelings for him, right? But biology was real. Whenever a girl with active hormones meets a boy with active hormones, the illusion of liking began to sprout. The confusion will not end there, the fake infatuation will make the duo scrutinize each to understand each more. And then love andpassion will build up for one another. Seth and his alike might havee to help them but can she handle being trapped in a ce where her energy was used to fuel something that virtually has no limit to how much energy it requires? She looked at the tree, it just began to flower, and fruits mighte soon but this was its first flowering. The strange thing was that it was only 97 years old. And it can live for thousands of years. In fact, it should have started flowering when it reached 100 years but now in 35 days, Seth provided it with energy worth 3 years. What was more amazing was that the shaman said Seth could support it till it formed fruits. Perhaps in a few days toe. For a moment, she felt her heart moved by that burden. She then made up her mind to help him. She will calm his mind and assure him. After the fruit''s maturity, she will free him even if they refuse. Not only that, she will make him happy as his wife. Suddenly, her cheeks became rosier than they were. She looked down as she tried to not think about anything else. Still, she liked him when he was asleep. His face was serene and those eyes that always questioned her were closed. And he will not taunt her with words. ''I don''t want to be a widow!'' She whispered to herself. After waking up, Seth continued to train. It proved impossible to make his finger hold his whole body Aura. Understanding that then he pushed the whole Aura to his hand. His hand became coated with pale sticky energy, the Aura. Seth pushed out the Aura above his, in hope of projecting it out. He felt as if something fundamental was seeping out of his body. Something that was resisting. At the palm, pale energy coalesced and began to spill, though it stuck into a rough ball. The more the Aura came out of his body the more the body resisted but he pushed forward. Seth''s mental power was great but... [Exertion Point: 00] Seth felt sleepy and he was forced to lie down. Not only that, his eyes blurred as his Aura sight turned off. But he was still able to feel his palm holding something. Right before he fell unconscious, Seth wished to affect his staff with the umted Aura. And he fell into a deep sleep. Three dayster, Seth woke up refreshed, and clear-headed. But there was a new feeling. He sensed his arm was distant away. He looked up and he felt the connection he had with his staff had exponentially increased. Which was great as with a thought, he made it elongate with ease. But then he frowned, the more he made it move the more he felt the connection was thinning. He understood the Aura he made had made him have distant control but the moment the Aura was exhausted, the distant control would be gone. He was d to have that but he felt a pang of hunger and his wife was not around. He stood with the decision to call her but then he decided against that. He has his pride to protect. He was a prisoner and also an energy source. Asking them for something will make them feel that he has broken and they can treat him however they want. Not only that, he knew the energy he gave to the damn tree made him feel hungry fast. Because howe he had to eat food every three hours even if he didn''t practice Aura? He was having those thoughts when his wife and an old man came in. The man stood by the door and she came in a hurry. And ced the food before him. "Are you alright?" She asked worriedly. Seth''s eyes thought were on the neer. He was old and so was one of the elders he saw at the wedding. Without answering he pushed down the food that always made his heart calm down. He drank the cold water that made him rx and feel sleepy all of a sudden. "You like it, good. What is making you sleep for 3 days?" "What is it in you? Were you not able to take energy from me?" Chapter 126: Aura Training 4 "No. It''s not that. It''s that you need to eat regrly or there will be some damage to your body!" She exined patiently. "Oh! Afraid your source of energy will be extinguished? Sorry about that" Seth said sarcastically. The red girl only shook her head and didn''t say a thing. After he rested he activated the aura and began to move it to a different hand. And repeatedly practised that until he was exhausted. This time he woke up 2 dayster. His little wife was worried but as he gave her the cold shoulder, she couldn''t talk about it. He repeated that over 4 times on his legs, and arms, sending aura to the staff until he could pull the staff close to his hand. During those times he had slept for 2 days but at thest practice, he slept for a day. When Seth was reaching 30 days of his training, he was able to move his aura around his body with so much ease and control. Not only that, he can separate it into different things. What erk him though and frustrated him was Aura Maniption was still (D+) His staff has be like a distant arm. He can feel its aspect, he can make it turn into the de and shoot at will, and he can activate all other aspects it has. His attire has be his second skin. He can bring out anything from his pocket without touching them. He can also activate all aspects of it with just a thought. But there was one thing that Seth knew if he grasped it, he would be able to push his Aura Maniption to (C-) and that was, trying to feel the tattoos he had on his body. He has three Special Tattoos. Pure White Stone Will, Mantle of very and Red Flower. And when he moved his aura around his body, he felt a shadow of them but no matter how he focused he couldn''t feel them. Another thing that he tried to do and failed which made him believe it can only be achieved after he reached (C-) was organ augmentation. He wanted to be able to affect only the Skeletal System or Cardiovascr or circtory system. Whenever he moved the aura, it affected everything in that part of the organ. So he assumed he just can''t affect them, yet. Seth today decided to affect only his back, he had done that a lot but the more he did the more he was good at it. The hardest part was the head, then the back. The rest was easy. So, Seth activated the aura and then made it move to his back. It was kind of hard as it needed subtle control since the aura wasing from different parts of his body. The more it umted the more it became hard, even though it was wider than a palm. Seeding, Seth closed his eyes for a long time feeling the density as if he carried a heavy load behind him. Something was surprising about the back, it was that the aura always somehow upied arge circle on his back. Or to be precise, it makes arge perfect circle. Keeping it in ce wasn''t that easy but it was always in a circle. He held on for 2 minutes before Seth released the aura and he fell dead tired. He no longer sleeps for days but just spends 2 to 3 hours of weakness and hunger. As usual, his kind wife who neverined came in with food. She has been worried about him. When she asked he showed her a cold shoulder. And He always called her widow or something like that. No matter what she said, he never epted her words that he was going to be free. She asked her mother and other people how to get through to him but none of their advice worked. She even asked if he wanted her. She didn''t explicitly say sex but Seth just said, "Ah, so if u die my baby will be the next energy source!" That hurt her a lot but she can do nothing about it. He ate and asked, "Why was I left in my clothes, don''t you have something soft and easy to wear?" He wasn''t tired of them but he was curious that they would let him in while they knew he might have something inside his pocket. "This ce has high security!" She said, eying him, " and, you need your attire as it reduces the amount of energy leaving your body. We don''t have anything that can do that." His attire reduced the energy outflow, that was why he was in it. "I like your tattoos, they seem profound!" She tried to strike up a conversation. "The chains seem weak though but the white at the chest was soothing to look at." Seth just stared at her. "You saw me naked?" She shook her head vigorously, "I was there when you were, being cleansed and prepared. Even the elders were astonished by one of the hidden tattoos." "Hidden tattoos?" "Yes. They found 3 apparent tattoos and guessed more hidden or Is it one? I can''t remember!" She exined with a smile but she was worried Seth would sarcastically use her words against her. Nheless, she added, "Your synchronization with Red Flower is 94% which was the highest known for an outsider!" "Hmm. What does it do?" She asked. Seth didn''t answer and then looked at his body. He was naked and scanned inch by inch by a bunch of old geezers. He shook his head. Hopefully, they don''t do anything nefarious to him. "They only check if there is anything that can harm the tree." As if she read his mind she exined. "Where did you find the hidden tattoo?" Seth asked. "Ahm¡­ it is on your back. Don''t you know about it?" Seth sat and a realisation hit him. He doesn''t want to make bold assumptions but then he needs to find out and so he waits for the cooldown to end. . . . Seth pushed all his aura to his back and it made a circle. ''There was a tattoo!'' The more he thought about it, the more the tattoo became vivid to him and then, the whole aura vanished. [First Might (+1)] "Wait, what?" Seth asked. Not only that, he didn''t feel that overwhelming fatigue. At the same time, he felt as if he ate something he so craves andcks but doesn''t know hecks. First Might has been silent for so long. In fact, there are things that it should act on but failed to. Especially Stone heart. When Seth obtained Stone Will it acted on it when he got Soothing Lungs it acted on it,ter it acted on Mantle of very but then it stopped acting on anything. As was the power inside was exhausted. Seth smiled and looked at his wife and said, "You never tell me your name!" There was radiant calmness on her face, she stood and said, "Retina Irikin Hydargone!" [You have learned your wife''s name] [Your bond has increased] Seth nodded, and then he leaned back. For the nexting days, every hour of training was him fueling First Might. The more he had an aura into it the more he felt some sort of satisfaction and all problems he faced seemed less dangerous anymore. 5 dayster [First Might (+50)] [First Might digesting] It was then that Seth felt that all the power was reduced and vanished. And then ¡­ [First Might Activated] [Aura Blood 100% Synchronisation] All the blood I''m his body flowed very fast and some kind of red seeped from his skin. He felt a surge ofprehension elude him after everything calmed down. "What happened!" A soft caring voice asked. Seth only grinned at her, and to his surprise, he was able to see her veins with blood flowing in them for a moment. Seeing the development, Seth checked the red flower tattoo, it had be solid, in a way it was flesh that moulded into some pictures. Seth nodded in satisfaction. This was a good development but then he became bold and tried to see if he could control his First Might. He stood and concentrated, ''First Might on Mantle Of very!'' Nothing happened but then he rxed. First Might have been used on that, maybe everything has one shot. The reason why he wanted Mantle Of very to upgrade was that its potential was endless and could be put to good use in this situation. ''"First Might on Heart Stone!" Nothing! [First Might] [Stone Heart Improvement] Seth''s heart beat like never before as blood pumped in him. That was also when he sensed the Red Flower pulsing. After listening to it, he realized it was the second heart in his body. His blood flowed around his body but it reached the flower and it added a trait to it, which was Aura. And that was how he had Aura Blood in his system. Chapter 127: Aura Training 5 His view of his circtory system was almost overwhelmed as the veins, arteries and capiries swelled until his heart calmed down. [Pure Stone Heart] Seth''s heart is fleshy but now it has a strange effect that makes it as hard as a stone. Because there was an invisible stone encasing the heart and it beat with the heartbeat. As they worked the same. The sound of the heartbeat has changed from Dub Luv to Guru Gam. The invisible stone heart was different from the flesh one. It was like hollow stones encasing the flesh heart, one up and one down. Whenever the flesh heart thumped, the two halves of the Pure Stone heart sped together fully encasing the flesh heart and then rotated in opposite directions. Guru was the sound of the heart halves rotating in opposite directions as they grind against each other then the Gam was when the heart pulled back and sped again. For unknown reasons, Seth felt and undertook how his new heart worked. And also get a glimpse of what it could do. Which was the purification of blood in his body. That was to say, if any kind of foreign substance entered his body then the heart would try to eliminate it or help it assimte better if it was good for the body. With the heart beating, Seth felt ufortable due to the sound but he ignored it and just slept to wait for Aura''s training. sleep stole his mind and woke up hourster. The remnant red veins that have not stabilized all came down. Not only that, he felt something deep in him, like a valve, when he touched it, he felt he was activating his aura. He felt like if he can control that valve then he can control his aura''s sudden output and even have an extended duration of using it. Seth smiled at that. He then condensed the aura and tried to send it to his back but he instantly knew it would not work. As if First Might was close now and will not take any aura. "Hmm. It has First Might Energy now. So, having an aura isn''t ideal. But it was enough that I can fuel it using aura and I can influence what to aid." Deep down Seth understands that he was only able to give First Might a wish because it was his aura that fueled it. He believed his original first might won''t even respond to him. Well, he had tried that once but it was just silent. After that, Seth focused on more study on his new loud heart that garnered the interest of his wife Retina Iriko Hydargone. She had bravery asked him many times howe his heart sounded like stones hitting each other. But he said it was his body trying to kill itself, due to burden. Somehow she became numb to his answers but it still pained her. But on this topic, she even invited some elders to check but they confirmed that his body was pure flesh there was no stone. But spected that it might be his ability or something. Retina calmed a bit knowing that she won''t be a widow any time soon. After three days, Seth checked the aura menu. [Aura Skills] ~Aura Sight (C+) ~Aura Maniption (D+) ____ He had tried almost everything, he now understood things he could do and things he couldn''t. But then a bold idea came to him and wonder if he could improve his skill using First Might. "First Might improve Aura Maniption." Seth didn''t just announce it but he concentrated and conveyed his wish. At first, nothing happened but then. [First Might Activated] Seth didn''t fail to feel what he did was wrong. And at the same, he felt the whole First Might energy was drained. [Aura Maniption Improvement] What Seth failed to undertake was, what was Aura Maniption and why he needed to train it slowly and gradually. At the same time if not his Aura Blood synchronisation was low his aura maniption will not be this fast. Aura Blood Flower tattoo was the reason that connected and aligned the perception of aura activation. The Thought, Emotions, Body, and Spirit. With that, Seth activated it fast. Blood cirction improved the body''s condition which made it capable of making more aura that can be active. Now he just adds First Might to forcefully improve something that should be trained and attuned with the body. For that reason, Seth''s bones squeezed like rubber, and his muscles stretched and squeezed too. His skin followed suit too. But the pain that came with it wasn''t what bothered him too much. Rather¡­ it was his brain that churned up and down. Seth has never groaned deeply or screamed but this time his eyes twisted up and down, and his mouth blurted a hissing cry of agony. "Mom¡­ Anna...!" He called names in that situation and for the first time, he lost his sense of self and felt that he could do anything to save himself. The pain was stranger, a weird sensation instead of an outright excruciating sensation but rather a spirit-wrenching agony that disconnected one from reality. "Retina¡­." Seth called atst. As deep subconsciously he began to acknowledge her actions toward him were kind. He called for her. Some moment before all reason went off his tongue wasn''t even making coherent words. At that moment, Retina entered and panicked as she appeared beside him. She can see that his body has twisted in different proportions as if he was possessed by an evil spirit. Before she called anyone, Seth''s body began to return to normal. His expression eased a lot. Seth opened his eyes and he came face to face with a rosy innocent face smiling at him. "How are you," she asked. Seth was confused at first, so he called the aura menu. [Aura Skill] ~Aura Sight (C+) ~Aura Maniption (B+) ~Aura Control (B+) _____ "Wow, that was amazing. I get control. Wait, what is the difference between maniption and control?" Seth just stared at them as he wondered. He checked the description. [Aura Skill] ~Aura Sight (C+) [Special Eyes that have the ability to see Aura of all kinds if trained properly. Mastery (C+). Duration: 15 minutes. Cool down: 10 seconds] ~Aura Maniption (B+) [Aura Maniption is the ability to direct and influence the effect and movement of your aura in your body and outside of your body. Mastery: (B+). Duration: 2 minutes. Cool down: 1hr] Aura Control (B+) [Aura Control is the ability to direct and control the effect and movement of your Aura and Foreign Aura. Mastery: (B+). Duration. 10 minutes. Cool Down: 1 minute] _____ Seth was dumbfounded by the difference in duration and cool-down between control and maniption. But it is understandable. Control is just an increase in mastery than maniption regarding his own Aura. But, control affects the aura that isn''t his. So, it is safe to assume that Aura Control was just more versatile than Aura Maniption and First Might just threw him to hell and made him acquire it. However, what confused him was, why was the quest notpleted, shouldn''t he have obtained Aura Touch? He read the quest again and found some changes. [Quest] [As someone who could see Aura you have interacted and been infected with many foreign Auras that slowed your advancement. With Blood Aura, you can cleanse your body and train your Aura.] ~Consciously master Aura Maniption (B+) and Aura Control (B+) [Reward] ~Aura Touch _____ He just made his life much moreplicated. He thenmented that he should have trained normally instead of forcing his way. On the other hand, Seth found his connection with the staff was so strong, that he felt he could feel the vine that was holding it. Seth raised his hand and concentrated a bit and the staff glowed pale for a moment. It might not be close now but he was able to notice a sheen as a thinyer above the surface of the staff. Not only that, he can now feel the vine''s grip on the staff and he can deduce how much power he needed to break it away. That was all control. Seth now has high control over his Aura even at this distance. Then he calmed down and brooded about the quest. He already had (B+) on the control which means the quest will be easier for him, right? So what was the effect of the quest? ''It wanted me to know the limit of what I could do!'' It was like Seth woke up able to ride a car, it came intuitively. But he didn''t know how fast the car could go, the fuel required, the engine oil and all. So, only if he goes through all those and discerns them will Seth be an actually good driver. This was the same as Aura Control and Maniption. Chapter 128: Aura Training 6 Strangely, Aura training after that became exceedingly hard. Why? It was just that everything felt so damn simple to the point he just didn''t know what to do to see the limit. The only limit was the duration and the cool down. After that, things were just so easy. That means his quest wasn''t going to be solved soon. In just a day, Seth has pushed his whole aura to his single finger. His body became weak due to that but he can keep it up for 2 minutes. He then tried to push it to the tip of the finger. Like thick water, it moved and when he tried to move it further, the aura would slip back and cover his body. Seth still believed if he wasn''t tired he would have pushed it to the tip. So, this wasn''t a limit. There was also something he couldn''t do, and that shot his aura out and also he can''t affect everything with his aura. Only things that belong to him but the tree he has been with for 2 months can''t be affected. He had asked his adorable wife to bring him a stone, but she wasn''t allowed by her father. The man even came and asked what Seth wanted to do with the stone. Seth just pretended the man wasn''t there and yed with his finger which was his aura that normal people couldn''t see. Another thing was, Seth couldn''t see the aura of the red stream and the tree he was tethered to. "What exactly are you ying with?" Retina asked. Seth looked at her but ignored her. She was used to that, so she asked, "you want to y with strings? I can bring you one." "Okay!" Retina beamed and ran outside. Seth wanted to test the ability of his aura to affect things that aren''t his own. Retina came back with a red thread that was connected to the ends and gave it to him. He took and weaved some designs, she too has another thread in which she weaves the same thing. Seth was surprised she did it as fast as him. He concluded she was good at these games. So he made another one, and she copied it with a giggle. Another one, this time fast, even hiding his hands. But she did exactly that. "My turn!" She said and then made a weave. Seth was able to do it because it was simple. She then giggled and made another which he failed again and again. Seth''s sense ofpetition popped up and he designed a new one out of his imagination and took some minutes to finish. The truth was he can''t even replicate it easily even if he was asked to but Retina just did the next moment he finished. "You are a genius. Was it the bonus of bing a Red Eye Race?" Seth asked bewildered. For the first time, Seth saw that little girl burst intoughter and even tears toe. She was happy and he found himself enjoying that. He even had a light smile as he watched her childish demeanour. "You don''t know? I thought you knew!" She said after calming down, seeing he was smiling, she felt happy, very much happy. "I know what?" Seth asked. "Actually, I''m cheating!" She said as she looked away embarrassed. "You''re cheating. How? Can you copy people''s actions?" Seth sat down intrigued. "No. My ability is Red Maniption." She said casually. "Red Maniption? I know that you said it during the wedding but what is that have to do with¡­ oho. So you can affect anything red." Seth eximed in understanding. Then he looked at the red stream, her clothes and the red thread he was ying with. "Living or nonliving?" Seth wanted deep rification. "Red. There are no living or dead. Red is a colour. As long as one perceives it as red, I can tap into it!" He nodded but then his science ss popped into his head, if the colour was perceived as red then it means the object took all colours but refused red. Does that mean her ability is about affecting all colours at once but red? He shook his head to remind himself that this isn''t earth physics, here that was bullshit. "Hmm. That sounded underwhelming at first. But it was formidable and powerful!" Seth praised her as he viewed her in a new light. "You have no idea!" She said proudly, in a soft voice. Seth sighed as he recovered his aura. He pushed them to his finger and tried to make them interact with the red thread. Retina noticed that and focused to see if something would happen but nothing, and she felt nothing. Seth too confirmed one thing. Any object that wasn''t his will not be affected by his aura. In fact with the thread now, it was like, the aura didn''t exist at all. "Can I own it?" Seth asked. "It''s yours!" And that moment there was a shock on her face. She can feel something trying to pass through the strings of the thread. But it was very weak and gentle. Seth too can feel the thread but the feeling he was getting from the thread aura was thick and hard. He couldn''t even budge it. Seth activated aura sight and concentrated on the thread, what he saw scared him. He saw a thick blood-red aura that was so dense,pared to his, it was 1000¡Á more powerful. Not only that, it was dormant on the surface just like a coating he did on his staff but it was active beneath, it was shifting and moving like moving water. That was when he looked at his staff to understand what happened. Any time he affected it with his aura and the staff moved toward him, the red stream sshed on the staff, and instantly it will cut off his connection. "I feel your energy. It felt different than the one you are gifting to the great tree." Retina asked, seeing he was deep in thought, she grabbed his hand and tried to touch his aura. She was his wife and for that, he didn''t resist and she felt a gentle caress of gentle force before it burst and dissipated in the air. Seth stared at the girl on hisp who was bewildered, ''she has be bold!'' He thought, but the truth was, he was scared shitless, if not he has some control over his heart, it will have been pounding like crazy. What he felt was, she has an enormous range of aura in her body. It was abundant, thick, heavy and domineering. It was like Dragon before a mouse. And he was the mouse! "The red river is yours?" "No. It was normal water. But I just changed its colour to red!" She answered. Seth has never asked her anything that she refused to answer, only that he didn''t trust the answer. "What is my name?" Seth asked her. She looked at him, but looked down and said, "you haven''t told me!" "Most I?" "It''s tradition. I know Seth but that isn''t your Red Name!" Seth feltpelled to tell her. He wanted to have her trust so that he could ask her for something that he didn''t get but should have. It wasn''t his freedom of course. "Sascile Redone! That''s my name!" Seth said as he eyed the shy girl. "Sascile Redone! Sounds like your de is shing! Seeeeee soooon" she said as she meaningfully looked at his staff. [Your rtionship with your wife has deepened] Seth has never stopped to analyze that, his de did make a sound when it extended fast but it was too fast for him to see or even hear. "What does your name mean, Retina?" He asked. She opened her eyes and pointed at her eyes, "Retina is retina. But I assumed it meant great sight or something!" She exined. "What does Sascile Redone Mean?" This was the question he wanted an answer to. If Dave, known as Fratile, was here, he should be the one that would have helped him with that but the guy might have escaped by now or with Chief. "Red Valley is a prison to us. Our ancestors were humans taken from different kingdoms and dumped here. And we serve as a source of energy to seal something. However, the seal broke and we couldn''t leave. Ghost came, and we fight, a defeating battle. Dragons came, and we became livestock. But eventually, we achieve enlightenment and uncover the legacy of the prison. We challenged the legacy and we obtained Gifts which were abilities all rted to Red. And then," She looked at Seth, "Those who were attacked and survived a trial received their name from the Ghosts. Using the name, they canmand and utilize an Artefact. Another gift from the valley." "My name is rted to an Artefact?" Seth asked. Chapter 129: Signature Gift "Yes. Prepare tomorrow I will take you where you can see the meaning of your name and possibly collect your artefact!" Seth smiled to hear that but then he wondered if his father-inw would agree. It turned out he doesn''t have to worry. The next day, she came and just instructed the tree elders to let Seth go and it did. She stood beside him and held his right hand. Seth knew how powerful she was, so there wasn''t even thought of escape in his big brain. He just wanted to see the outside. Man, he wasn''t surprised to find that, he was just 100m away from the dreaded ancient tree that holds so many yers. But now there were two yers beside the tree, each one with a bride. They stared at him with surprise while the people of the underground town bowed at them. Redop was beside the trees too as well as the elders. Their faces were ugly as they looked at him, and one of them even sighed dejectedly. That was when he realized that they didn''t approve of this. He looked at his small wife and found her head down, shy because the people were either bowing or looking at her. ''Is she more powerful than them?'' Seth wondered. ''Likely! Just to create her, they went to all-out war with the chief and also Redop revealed his true self. Wait. Did he?'' Seth wasn''t sure. The ce wasn''t far, they reached a rock that split them entirely. Retina rxed and let Seth go deeper. He reached arge cave with a crystal embedded in the wall but then he came eye to eye with a tall man with many tattoos on his face. He was dissecting a human with a red knife. "What brought...kk!" The man choked and when he returned to normal there was fear but also anger at Seth. He then turned to his questionable moral experiment. As if guided, Seth reached a fountain, with mesmerizing clean, cool, crystal water. Seth didn''t know when he moved his mouth and drank from it. He became trance. The shaman looked at Seth with anger but he trembled again as he looked back at the tunnel Seth came from, the whole ce had turned eerie red. Indescribable fear gripped him. He bowed to the red and then left through another door sweating. Seth on the other has a glimpse of memory or is it a vision, he doesn''t know. He saw himself standing alone, above him was a thick cloud nketing the heaven shes of colourful lightning or... was it strange energy, he doesn''t know. It was vague. In front of him was a terrifying giant dragon, its maw wide open speeding toward him, intending to devour him. To his left was another creature that he couldn''t identify because his gaze wasn''t on it. To his right, was a stranger, amander with an endless army of humans mixed with other races. They seem to be far more terrifying than the dragon and the other creatures. But that wasn''t all, as behind him was something Seth refused to focus on because of how eerie it was and he was barely resisting. Then below was an endless pristine transparent stream that strangely flowed in every direction. All the five forces, including Seth, were terrified of the below, the stream and it was moving up toward them. It was a simple but chaotic vision that Seth wasn''t able to make sense of at all. Well, the only thing was, he assumed he would piss off some forces and they woulde after him. However, the stream below doesn''t seem to care about him or anyone else, it was like a force of nature that was just passing by and it will consume everything in its path. And despite the fear of the stream, the five forces decided to focus on Seth, alone. Did he have what they wanted, like something that can save them or what? So many questions but no answer. Seth then found his hand in the fountain, now it wasn''t bubbling up and then he pulled something out. A transparent jelly. [Congrattions] [You have obtained Intangible tangibility warm] [First Might Activated] The moment the worm wiggled, it sipped into Seth''s hand and then he felt it moving in his body touching his aura and something he was feeling for the first time, his Spirit. And even other things that shouldn''t be tangible, such as his skills and abilities. It was a strange feeling full of enlightenment. Then it reached his hidden tattoo of First Might and fused with it. [Congrattions] [Intangible tangibility Worm has fused with First Might.] [First Might was an intangible Force that aided you in times of need. With Intangible tangibility warm you will be able to see the amount of First Might you have avable to use and how to acquire more force to refuel it] ~Fusion:10% [Note: Help it integrate better to unlock its functions] Ding! [Quest] [First Might is the greatest Force in the hands of the yers and it can not be stopped or countered by any force except, another simr force] ~Enact Outstanding Feat to stimte the Worm to fuse faster. Duration: 14 days. [Reward] ~First Might acknowledgement [Penalty] ~Death of the worm _____ "Hmm. That''s new but great!" Guru Gam. Guru Gam. Seth knew there was no escaping here and sitting on that tree will not grant him any extraordinary feet right? He sighed and turned. Faster than he can see, the red colour that permeated the tunnel receded and he didn''t notice it. He met his wife with a smile but seeing nothing in his hand she asked, "what kind of artefact you got?" "Tangible intangibility¡­!" "Really. Are you sure?" She asked excitedly. But then he thought and then recalled he just said it backwards. "Sorry, it was the opposite of that. Intangible tangibility worm." "Doesn''t matter. We are destined together." She beamed while Seth felt his heart grip and was about to beat strongly but forced it not to make a loud noise. "I got Tangible Intangibility Worm, it was the twin of your worm with the opposite effect I guess. Haha. I will tell father, he will be happy to see that our destiny wasn''t just his decision but the fate of Amma!" The girl was happy as she even ignored the bow and the eyes she smiled around. The moment they entered the tree room Seth asked. "What does it do?" "My worm allows me to make things that are tangible intangible while you will be making things that are intangible tangible!" "Hmmm. My own felt more impressive." Seth mumbled. "Yes. That is what fathers and elders said. They had hoped to get the opposite of what I have. But you know what. They are all great, none is better." "How so. I can actually, perhaps make spirit tangible or anything that can''t be touched, perhaps like thoughts and feelings. What can you do?" Retina just stared at him dumbfounded, "You really think it was that powerful enough to make those concepts real?" She asked, "hahaha! You have a great imagination. But don''t get your hopes up. In terms of practicality, mine is even better than yours!" She said as sheughed at Seth. But Seth was amused because when the worm was passing his body, he felt his Aura, Spirit, Skills, Emotions and even some thoughts. It was strange but he felt them andprehended that he might be able to make them tangible. Whatever that means. "Thank you!" Seth said sincerely. Retina smiled deeply at him and then she jumped for joy. But before she dived into that happiness deeply he said, "Can you please let me go!" All that happiness melted away. She looked at him with a slight frown, and then looked at her finger and she yed with them. Seth sighed as he leaned back on the tree, he just knew he was doomed here. [Fusion: 10>20%] Seth was confused but he ignored that as Retina spoke. "Why? You didn''t trust me that you will leave when the timees?" She asked softly as she sat right beside him, her scent washed over him. "I''m living in another world and because I''m trapped here, my real body might not be in the best condition." "You are immortal, you won''t die even if you try. That was a hard rule, right?" This time she wasn''t convinced. She leaned very close, her breath wafting Seth''s face and her chest pressed on his. "Most deaths, yes. But some special death severed the connection and we die for real!" Seth softly exined. They became silent, hours passed, and she looked up, moved up and kissed Seth on the forehead and he felt as if a nail drilled into his skull, Seth almost screamed but then¡­ [Congrattions] [You have been gifted by your wife, Retina Iroko Hydargone] Chapter 130: Special Class: Amma Class [You have Obtained Signature Gift, Signature Red Maniption(D+)] [Your life is now tethered with her. You die, she dies] Seth frowned, his heart thumping Guru Gam. "If I die, you die?" He asked. "Yes. I won''t allow you to die!" She said softly. "Hmm!" Seth frowned, "So, you are threatening me now. To never be free while knowing you can kill yourself to spell my death too. Is this Redop n? Did he n to sacrifice you?" Retina''s eyes welled up with tears, her face scrunched to cry but forced it down her breath, "it''s one way. If I die nothing will happen to you. But if you die, a true death, I will die too!" Seth was taken aback and he then felt mortified but he didn''t avoid her eyes and asked, "You still believe we are immortals?" "I don''t know. But I don''t want to be alone. My new race has a long life. If my family didn''t find a way to prolong their life, they would grow old and die, and it would be me alone. But you are immortal, you won''t age like us. We will be together forever." Guru Gam! Seth gulped down. Is this NPC? Howe they have emotions this deep? With a painful expression, Retina stood and said, "I''m having a headache, I might not deliver you food in time." She said as she eyed him. She was about to turn, Seth called her, "Retina Iroko Hydargone,e!" She hesitated and then leaned, Seth grabbed her and pulled her onto his body. Dub Luv! Her heart thumped Guru Gam! His heart thumped He then gently kissed her forehead with some intention, and then made their two lips meet! ''First Might on her! Please!'' Seth repeated as their lips stayed connected in a kiss. At that moment Seth didn''t even realise that he just gave away his first kiss in the game! Suddenly, Retina trembled, everything moving in the room froze, and then something rming happened, everything became red: the wall, the tree, the grass everything became red. Then they became grey and then an eerie white that made Seth''s heart GURU Gam. A secondter all things returned to normal. Seth breathed in relief and he looked at the girl, her veins now, were bulging and filled with red. But she was a bit surprised by what happened. [Congrattions] [You have reached a milestone and fulfilled all the requirements to attain a new ss in the Special ss Category ] [Conditions] ~You have established yourself as Chief of Fake Root Vige. ~You have also be a resident of Red Valley and married a woman from an extremely rare race, Red Eye. ~You have bonded with your wife Retina Iroko Hydargone and obtained a Signature Gift. _____ [Will you like to advance to the Amma ss Category?] "No!" Seth said out loud which startled the girls. She gaped at him, "I''m not talking to you. But it was at that moment that Redop and the elders entered. They thought he was doing something bad to her, they tried to jump over but the stream churned up and prevented them. "I''m alright!" She said. "What happened to you? Why did you lose control of your power?" They asked. But she ignored them as she stood while her body swayed. Seth looked at her wondering what kind of change that might have happened to her now that First Might affect her. But seeing a lingering smile on her face made him conclude whatever it was, is a good thing. She looked at him and then bowed a bit before she staggered back and crossed the river and seated down. Her father caught her before she fell. They quickly walked out with her in tandem, one elder stayed and asked Seth what happened but he was ignored. When the elder went out, strangely he left the door open. And then the next moment, the whole world outside became deep bl¨®od red, and then it became pale white. ''Did she lose control again?'' Seth asked himself, ''what did I do to her?'' He wondered worriedly. But in another thought, Seth sprang up with a smile. He looked at the tree he was bound to, it had some fruits. Some have begun to ripen while others aren''t. "Mantle!" Suddenly, a rusty chain sprang up from the ground and wrapped around the 4m tree and then turned into a rusty cor. "Let my staff and I go!" Sethmanded. The vines holding the staff came loose, and so was the one holding his arms. His staff floated toward him and Seth said, "Give me your ripe and best fruit for me!" One closest to him fell, Seth grabbed it and stored it in his pocket, he jumped over the red stream and peeked outside. The chain broke but the tree didn''t try anything else. Seth confirmed everyone was in trance; he sprang up fast and ran toward the exit. He just ran thinking of a correct path and his leg took him. He passed the guards'' houses until he reached arge stone blocking his path and a tall guard beside him. Like everyone, the guard wasn''t moving. With his staff size-changing ability, Seth rolled the stone away and ran out as fast as he could muster due to his gravity reduction traits, he was moving fast but. ~Impressive Human. Nowe to me, I will like to have you as lunch~ Seth ignored the dragon and ran down the hallway, but then suddenly a red shadow came and tried to touch his shadow, staff of elevation rotated in the air and transformed into a small de which stabbed the red shadow. [30% of Six-wing strike remnants effect used] The red shadow disappearedpletely, all this while Seth ran far ahead and his staff folded him. With aura infused in it, Seth was able to control it from a distance. He reached the end of the tunnel but he found himself high above a cliff, below was the red forest, and beyond was red eye town. Without hesitation, he jumped off. With his anti-gravity and staff, he fell safely but he met with thick vines that wrapped around him faster than he could react. Not only that but his floating staff was also captured and he lost connection with it. Some sort of energy permeated from the vine and began to seep into him. Seth''s active aura surged up and enveloped him. That made him resist and also pushed forward to free himself. To his surprise, it was very effective as the vines became weaker and he ripped them with his improved strength and then ran while he grabbed his staff. He wasn''t far ahead when something heavynded in front of him, a small crater appeared and Seth was flung back. "Insolent child. You think we are ying?" A manly voice said before he dashed in a blur to grab Seth but a heavy pressure emanated from Seth, pressure like from dragons. He jumped back and gawked at a glowing silver sphere floating beside Seth. The next moment, a more terrifying pressure encased the whole valley. ~You. Human. Come here~ The red dragon of the red valley said in amanding tone. Seth''s body stiffened and he feltpelled to turn. [First Might] Seth broke out of it and dashed forward, leaving behind the NPC that tried to stop him. He was one of the protectors of Redop Hidden Vige ~Interesting. You can resist. And you are not Fratile~ Using the staff to propel him helped increased his distant ~Imand you. Come to me~ The dragon has sense, the womb that was why he wanted Seth no matter what. Seth''s body stopped moving, and he turned. [First Might] [Dragon Alphabet Knowledge Improved to Dragon Words] Instinctively, Seth opened his mouth and shouted. ~I refuse~ His throat squeezed and torn, his tongue smashed and his teeth shattered, and his lips exploded. Due to saying those two words. Ding! [Congrattions] [You have reached a milestone and fulfilled all the requirements to attain a new ss in the special ss category] [Conditions] ~You have established yourself as Chief of Fake Root Vige. ~You have also be a resident of Red Valley and married a woman from an extremely rare race, Red Eye. ~You have bonded with your wife Retina Iroko Hydargone and obtained her Signature Gift. _____ [Will you like to advance to the Amma ss Category?] ____ [Fusion: 20>50%] He expected some reward for his attempt but it wasn''t. The pain of his shattered teeth was the one assaulting his brain but, he was in the active aura, his aura vibrated in a way that reduced the pain considerably. Seth ran forward while barely trying to stay sane, thankfully, he had shocked the dragon to no end. That alone made his Worm fuse with First Might by 30%. Seth arrived at the stairs that will lead up the valley which will lead to the path outside the valley Chapter 131: Compulsory Quest! But then he felt a booming sound, turning back, with his t blood-dripping lips jiggling, he saw 10 figures, each powerful enough to smash him as an ant flew toward him. He panicked and bolted forward but he knew he would not make two good steps before they reached him. The next moment the whole valley shook, and red energy enveloped everything. The flying NPC fell down. Far above the cliff, Seth escaped from,rge eyes, as big as ten of him, opened and nced at him. ~You dare disobey~ [First Might] Seth was still able to move under that pressure due to first might [Fusion: 50>70%] One thing Seth didn''t notice was that the blood dripping from his mouth wasn''tnding on the ground but floating and seeping into his green cloak''s red stripes. And that enhanced its Pressure Resistance with the aura infused in them, their effect increased tremendously. But now the aura was being depleted fast. ~Interesting little worm~ Seth used his staff to reach the top of the valley when the aura of the dragon vanished but then something appeared. Dragon Might! This time it specifically went on Seth. [First Might] By the time the dangerous Dragon Might touched Seth, a tiny wisp of First Might collided with it and an explosion happened. Seth was sent flying toward the exit. However, the explosion wasn''t small. The whole portion of the valley vanished. Seth didn''t know that when he smashed through the closed rocky wall and dashed out of the valley mountains and jumped into the beloved embrace of Gawee Continent. ~Another Might? From a human?~ The dragon was surprised. He then allowed the human to escape because he never met someone like him. It was like Fratile, who as a Temporal Warrior can buy Seconds in a fight to boost his strength to match his enemy or escape. This boy didn''t do that, but rather something in him countered the notorious Dragon Might. [Congrattions] [You have escaped Ancient Red Eye Dragon pursuit] ~You have obtained knowledge of crystal ____ Seth still stood and ran forward. It was daytime so the sun was up and there were no abhorrent monsters. [Fusion: 70>100%] Seth did feel that for real this time his First Might was exhausted but then he felt his back churning as if the flesh and bones were wiggling there. But as long as his movements weren''t affected, he wasn''t bothered by it. For all he cares wings sprang from there, Far away from Red Valley, Seth was barely walking but because he was filled with fear he didn''t stop. Until he dropped almost dead. Sunset and then night came. Abhorrent monsters came out but none approached him. They can sense the taint of the dragon on him. Since the night wasn''t hot but cold, Seth recovered and sat. [Congrattions] [You have reached a milestone and fulfilled all the requirements to attain a new ss in a Special Cass Category ] [Conditions] ~You have established yourself as Chief of Fake Root Vige. ~You have also be a resident of Red Valley and married a woman from an extremely rare race, Red Eye. ~You have bonded with your wife Retina Iroko Hydargone and obtained a Signature Gift. _____ [Would you like to advance to the Amma ss Category?] ____ "Nooooo?" Seth groaned but then. [Compulsion Quest] [Dragons are mighty, powerful, rulers of the sky, water and earth. Everything about them is majestic and is a treasure, their flesh, scale, skin, w, eyes, breath and even excretion] [You are no Dragon or Dragon rider but you dare use Dragon Words without Dragon Permission] [Effect] ~You are cursed by the words. Your mouth injury will never heal! ~Dragons from a 100km radius will feel and find you. Your secrets will be open for them to see! ~Dragon that found you first will exert a punishment worse than death! ____ [Mission] ~Heal your mouth! ~Hide yourself from dragons! ~Don''t meet any dragons! [Reward] ~Elevated Speech! [Penalty] ~Absolute death! ____ Guru gam! Guru gam! Guru gam! Guru gam! ''What the fuck. What did I do? A fucking dragon words!'' Seth fell to his knees, suddenly he felt pressureing closer. Seth dashed to a group of rocks, sat among them and activated Stone Heart stealth. Strangely even with Guru Gam, he did hide. A huge shadow passed above him, Seth looked up and then he felt more pressuree and pass. The dragons could feel him but because he was like a needle in a kilometre-wide area where there are a lot of crevices they didn''t pinpoint him. Not only that, they were smart enough to assume that this might be a trap by their enemy to lure them. It had happened before. One of the Beast races made a human pronounce Dragon words and then he managed to survive long enough for the Dragons to arrive and then the Beast race attacked and killed many of them. Seth came out after the dragon was gone. He looked around trying to see anything but he confirmed that he was safe, for now. [Congrattions] [You have reached a milestone and fulfilled all the requirements to attain a new ss in a special ss category ] [Conditions] ~You have established yourself as Chief of Fake Root Vige. ~You have also be a resident of Red Valley and married a woman from an extremely rare race, Red Eye. ~You have bonded with your wife Retina Iroko Hydargone and obtained a Signature Gift. _____ [Would you like to advance to the Amma ss Category?] ____ "What the hell?" Seth screeched. This damn Amma ss kept popping up to him. And the reason why he kept saying no was, that Seth had cracked the greatness of Temporal Warrior. The people in that ss were very unique to the point they could affect the flow of time in the game. Some can make themselves invincible for a moment. Some can grant others power. The ss has endless potential. If he changes to Amma, things will not be good for him as he might lose a chance to be a temporal warrior. [Your injury is worsening] His mouth, nose and his face began to tear and bleed more. Seth sat as he looked up at the dark starry sky with a lone bright silver moon above. ''What the hell is happening!?'' As of right now, he felt his real body spasm but then something attracted his attention. Up above, the moon was shifting, its face with craters was changing to the other side. Abhorrent Monsters that were close to him burst to silver steam, and his azure attire and cloak began to be silver in colour. Seth dashed to a crevice close to him and hid away from the moonlight. There was no wail, no scream, every monster was just dying without knowing. Suddenly, arge shadow appeared from above and then. Boom! It hid the ground. It was a dragon''s body that fell. They too were affected by whatever the moon was doing. [Emergency Quest] [You have survived Gawee Continent Tribtion and received a great reward. One of which was First Might. You have reached the limit of your journey as the eyes of different forces will be on you. Without a ss, without a backer, you will die tonight forever] ~ept Amma ss Category [Reward] ~Healing of your mouth! ~Dragon Rabbit Tooth! ~Silver Stripes! [Penalty] ~Absolute Death [Note: your avatar and your real body will die] ____ Guru Gam! ''Am I ying a game or a death game?'' Guru Gam! ''Why am I forced to take this ss?'' Guru Gam! ''Did someone hijack the game?'' Guru Gam! ''Death forever!?!'' Guru Gam! [Congrattions] [You have reached a milestone and fulfilled all the requirements to attain a new ss in a Special ss Category ] [Conditions] ~You have established yourself as Chief of Fake Root Vige. ~You have also be a resident of Red Valley and married a woman from an extremely rare race, Red Eye. ~You have bonded with your wife Retina Iroko Hydargone and obtained a Signature Gift. _____ [Would you like to advance to the Amma ss Category?] ____ "Yes!" Ding! [Emergency Quest Completed] [Emergency Quest] [You have survived Gawee Continent Tribtion and received great rewards. One of which was First Might. You have reached the limit of your journey as the eyes of different forces will be on you. Without a ss, without a backer, you will die tonight forever] ~ept Amma ss Category [Reward] ~Healing of your mouth! ~Dragon Rabbit Tooth! ~Silver Stripes! ______ A soft fury white object dropped on Seth''s hand. [Dragon Rabbit Tooth] [A special item that hides you from the prying eyes of dragons] Seth''s cloak and attire had be Silver already when the moon cast its ray on them but now, the silver colour on the attire moved to the cloak, and now there were thin stripes of silver on it apart from red stripes. The cloak weight has also been reduced. Chapter 132: Class: Noble Even though he was hiding, he still felt the dangerous effect of the moonlight. Nevertheless now, with silver stripes, he felt as if he was a bit safe. That was two rewards, he didn''t see the first one. The one he needed the most to heal his mouth and face. [Kiss Your Womb] Just as the instruction appeared. The womb came out on its own and then he sighed and pushed his smashed escting wounded mouth to the womb. It was a warm touch but then the womb absorbed something from his face, some kind of energy and the moment it left, Seth''s face healed back to normal. His throat, tongue, teeth and lips all returned to normal. At the same time, he felt as if they had improved to something better. [Compulsory Quest Completed] [Dragons are mighty, powerful, rulers of the sky, water and earth. Everything about them is majestic and is a treasure, their flesh, scale, skin, w, eyes, breath and even excretion] [You are no Dragon or Dragon rider but you dare use Dragon Words without Dragon Permission] [Effect] ~You are cursed by the words. Your mouth injury will never heal but esctes! ~Dragons from a 100km radius of you will feel and find you. Your secrets will be open for them to see! ~Dragon that found you first will exert a punishment worse than death! ____ [Mission] ~Heal your mouth! ~Hide yourself from dragons! ~Don''t meet any dragons! [Reward] ~Elevated Speech ____ [Elevated Speech] [Your words will be higher and more profound in a conversation and when ordering people under you] _____ Seth wasn''t d about all this, he just felt like he was forced to ept something he doesn''t want. Ding! [You have chosen Amma ss as your starting ss. Congrattions on your choice as this ss is an important auxiliary ss that was better than most sses out there] "This sound like an advert" [Amma is the name of our beloved, it has many continents, most of which are inhabited by humans. It has 18 brothers, that was others that aided each other in orbiting the sun.] [Amma ss is a special ss granted by the Amma itself to chosen ones] "Cut the crap. Damn advert" Seth red. [Choose from the following profession] ~Civilian ~Farmer ~Woodworker ~Stoneworker ~Fisherman ~Builder ~Engineer ~Healer ~Teacher ~Explorer ~Solder ~Guard ~Guardian Sword hero ~Guardian Shield hero ~Nun ~Cleric . . . The list was endless, and it all revolved around an upation one will find in a city or country. After flipping most of the pages something popped up. [Have you chosen your upation] "Yes!" [Type it] ___________ Seth was about to type in normal words then he stopped and used the Dragon Alphabet that he now has full knowledge of. _N_O_B_L E_ His fingers twisted and smashed. But then he grabbed his womb which healed him by absorbing some kind of energy from them. [Congrattions. You have chosen an upation befitting you.] [ss Quest] [Amma is the name of the in Asteroid Online. It has many races with different sets of skills and abilities but ultimately, humans alone were the weakest. Amma ss emphasized aiding and assisting each other within the world] ~Conquer the four Dragons at the four corners of Living Roots Forest! ~Lead 10 people toward positive events for their benefit for a period of a week! ~Change Fake Root Vige to True Vige! _______ [To fully be Amma Noble, you have to fulfil the above] ______ "You gotta be kidding me! Dragons?" Seth was having difficulty facing the pressure of dragons but here he had a quest that said he should conquer them. Is this game for real? He looked up and peered through where the dragon fell, making sure he would not be discovered. He pulled back and he checked the damned quest again. And he shook his head in disbelief. Looking beside him he saw a hideous crocodile with a lion mane. It was behaving itself withoutmotion. Probably terrified of what was happening. Seth shook his head, it had been beside him down here all these moments but it was now that he noticed it. Seth ignored the monster, both of them were hiding from utter annihtion so there will be a truce now, he then pulled First Might and Intangible tangibility worms status. [Intangible Tangiblity Worm] [First Feat: You have supplied Stimtion Pulse that stimtes and support Ancient Amma Tree Sampling till it started flowering to fruiting] [Fusion Compatibility 10>20%] Seth didn''t understand at first but then he remembered the quest that asked him to do some outstanding feat that will influence the fusion between the worm and First Might. The first feat was him just being a battery. [Second Feat: You have resisted a wounded and dying Ancient Dragon''s directmand by uttering ancient dragon words] [Fusion Compatibility 20>50%] [Third Feat: Ancient Dragon has woke up and cast a gaze on you but you broke and move in the pressure] [Fusion Compatibility 50>70%] [Fourth Feat: Your First Might counters Red Eye Dragon Might and you escaped alive] [Fusion Compatibility 70>100%] _____ [Intangible Tangibilty Worm has sessfully integrated itself into the tattoo that represents First Might. Through it, you can view and learn some aspect of the First Might and even utilise it] [First Might Tattoo Worm] ~Type: Rare Special Life form ~Ability: Tangibility ~Fusion: 100% [The higher the fusion percentage the more ess to more functions] "Things seemplicated!" Seth concentrated on the tangibility ability. [Tangibility: is the capability of the worm to interact with intangible objects, things and concepts and make it possible for them to be tangible] "This is the same as I know!" [Fusion 100%: Some unique and specific feat will be recorded and that will increase the percentage beyond 100 which may lead to more function of the worm] [Rare Special Life Form: the worm is rare and special in a way that it can''t be found anywhere but a specific location with specific existence] "Hmmm! But what about the worm and how it now functions?" Seth wondered. [Worm Menu] [First Moght is a force unlike any that can''t be countered by any force but of the same or equal value.] ~Primary Act: Create a Halo around the owner! ~Secondary Act: Enhancement and Improvement of newly developed organs! ~Tertiary Act: Defend against external forces that seek to destroy the owner! ~Special Act: Heed the plea of the owner and act on his wish! [First Might Acts] ~Pure Stone White Will (1) ~Pristine Lungs (1) ~Mantle Of very ~Pure Stone Heart ~Clear Crystal Stone ~Aura Maniption and Aura Control ~Red Maniption [First Might Status] ~Mighty Halo: Active ~Mighty Points: 8 ~Mighty Need: None [Note: Mighty Point does not represent the full amount of First Might you have in store. As constantly, there will be First Might for true emergency] ______ It was a lot to take in. But with a second nce, he took everything in profoundprehension. Seth has experienced [Secondary Act] to a [Special act] Halo? But he never recognized he had a halo. He also was sure it wasn''t the one that made him resistant to Gawee pressure as that was a Tertiary act, right? After going through their description he confirmed halo was always there; its function wasn''t like the other and he had been to a ce where it acted. First Might Acted on organs to improve them. So, in this case, Seth realized that the tattoos on his body were considered newly developed organs and because they were not natural, First Might improve them and make them conducive for Seth. First Might Status might be the most important among all of them. Here he got to know the rtive amount of First Might Force he has and showed that the halo was active. Thest line indicated if there was anything in his body that needed first might to improve. At the surface level, this was what the worm can show. Perhaps if it fused more it will show other things. Seth sighed but did expect he will be able to do some cool stuff with it. But for now, all it showed was active function and status. What was amazing was, it indicated that more feats will increase functions which might be the only saving grace. Seth looked out from his shade, the moonlight had deemed down and became normal. The crocodile beside swayed its tail. "Really, now you have some courage?" Seth points it with his short sword taunting. The damn abhorrent became silent again. He then stood and crawled through crevices silently, until he reached under the fallen dragon. It was not that big but bigger than Seth nheless. Seth was only seeing the long white neck with nail size transparent scales. The scales were mesmerising, elegant and strike awe to the onlooker. As the dragon was lying on many crevices Seth crawled under it and extended his hand coated with half of his aura reserve. Chapter 133: Green Hood Cloak ''My aura might not be able to touch anything that isn''t mine, but I have dragon apex womb as part of me and also, my right hand wrote dragon words and they broke due to that andter healed by the womb'' In all this internal dialogue, Seth was trying to convince himself to touch the dragon. But ultimately, his anxiety got the better of him and he hid asin, breathing deeply, trying his best to control his Guru Gam heart. Suddenly, the dragon tried to move but failed. And it lies there, panting and growling. Seth panicked when it moved but seeing the lethargic nature of the dragon, he sighed in relief. He knew that the Dragon could squash him to death with ease. However, Seth summoned his courage, because this was a once-in-a-lifetime action. His fingertip was coated with aura and he touched its neck or precisely soft scale. ''Damn!'' Seth was mesmerised. The dragon aura was thick and violent but also elegant and somehow fast, very fast. Seth couldn''t understand the very fast part he justprehended from the dragon. "Impossible!" Suddenly, dreadful realism hit him, "What kind of situation did I get myself in?" Seth went into trance not caring if the dragon heard him. What made him enter that state was the realisation that the red string Retina gave him had an aura that was stronger than this dragon. Andpared to her, this dragon was like an ant. The moment the Dragon moved for the second time, Seth came back to his senses and quickly dashed and hid in another monster cave. He watched the transparent dragon raise its lean body and try to p its wings but they were weak. It was about to lie and rest but then it moved fast, leaving behind after images. Seth was surprised by the sudden action but not for long as crimson fire smashed where the other dragon was just now. ''Are dragons fighting against each other?'' Seth wondered. However, he didn''t see the fire dragon but felt its pressure leaving. He carefully checked and confirmed they left, he came out and ran very damn fast. His now 200 Exertion Points were reduced every 10 minutes. In no time, Seth noticed the far distant forest but suddenly his Aura Sight noticed something in the crevice. It was incandescent and attracted him. Any other time, Seth will have checked it but now, Seth wanted one thing. To be in Living Root. Right as his Exertion Point was about to use off, Seth activated his aura and the exertion Point refreshed. But they depleted faster than normal. As Seth jumped into the forest, some trees swayed left and right weing him. "Hello. How are you too!" Hey down panting. Exertion Points made him almost inexhaustible when doing normal activities but tedious activities made him get tired fast even with full exertion points. "Red Valley!" Seth shouted, "I will nevere back!" Seth stayed there to recover for some time before he stood but at that moment, he felt a pull, some sort of desire, a softpulsion to move toward the south of the forest. This feeling was new to him, so Seth increased his perception, and read the aura there confirming it was okay, so he moved toward it. He walked to the north edge of the forest, buying that was where he survived his encounter with Roana and Silver Water. But he felt that wasn''t the reason. Seth then stepped forward outside the forest and left again. In his hand was Dragon Rabbit Foot, as a token of safety. Unbeknownst to Seth, he travelled several kilometres. Until he reached a small clip, below was a small mountain that has a 3m tall cave entrance. Inside the cave was bright but the air was strangely shimmering uncannily. [Congrattions, you have found one of the young dragon''sirs, your quest objective] "Shit!" Seth dashed back with all his power till he reached the forest. At the same time, he squished all kinds of feelings of exploring elsewhere. He came back to his fake vige and jumped on the bed with a sigh. His first thought was to log out but then he dreaded what he would find out in the real world. So, he just called something he had forgotten to check ever since he got it. Red stripes and Silver stripes. "Green red Cloak!" [Green Hooded Cloak] "Okay, the name didn''t change!" [Humans are extremely weak and thus in Gawee Continent Sanctuaries provide them with a wrapper that will give them a slight advantage and uplift their stats in their acknowledged Sanctuary] [Avable Chrome] ~Green [You have made an empty vige with no residence in the living roots forest] ~Red [You have survived the red trials and gained your gift and thus became and residence with a plot ofnd in Red Eye Valley] ~Silver [You have arrogantly gazed and gained the ire of the Gawee Continent Moon, however epting Amma ss provide you with a certain level of protection against the Moon] ____ "I didn''t arrogantly look at the moon. I was just tired and pitying myself as I looked up." Seth doesn''t like the way the game was treating him, "was it all nned to force me to ept Amma''s ss?" He wondered. [Green Hood Cloak] Level: 10 (maxed) ~Improve Health! ~Reduce Pressure! ~Camouge in the forest! Duration: 1 hour Cool down: 2 hours. [The Cloak has three Aspects, upgrade it to have more ] [The attribute of the cloak increased by 500%] ____ [Red Stripe] Level: 1 ~Increase the bleeding effect [The more your enemy bleeds the less you bleed and vice versa but the bleeding will increase your perception and cognitive ability.] ~Absorb natural red liquid [Any naturally red liquid will be absorbed into the red stripe and gave a 1% increase in movement stats per 1 litre] [Note: The cloak can be only levelled up by absorbing red liquids in an intense situation] ____ "Why do I feel red liquid means blood?" Seth wondered. [Silver Stripe] Level: 1 ~Provide 0.000001% protection against moon gaze! [It might seem small but as long as one wasn''t directly under the moon, one will be safe from instant death] ~Improve movement under normal moonlight! [Moonlight isforting to you as you travel under its guidance] [Note: Without moon gaze, you are blessed in the night sky of the Gawee continent.] _____ "Not bad! But I see the game giving me movement stat a lot. Good, I need that!" Seth removed the Green cloak and observed it. The cloak felt like a soft green leaf but in the red stripe areas, it felt like a liquid shifting back and forth. When touched, it still felt like a leaf. The silver stripes were thinner but they had a dim healthy glow, and he touched them, they dissipated but recovered in minutes. He was observing when the ck panther came in. It was skinnier and battered like a malnourished animal. On her neck, there was this depression as if something had wrapped around her for a very long time. He quickly went to her and ruffled her coat which made the hair fall down. Her eyes were looking at him with dness and servitude. As he observed the neck, it was a neckband mark. "Did some peoplee and bind her on the neck¡­ shit. Was it Mantle Of very!" Seth wondered in shock. "You are freed from the shackles!" Seth shouted. Crack! The panther fell down exhausted with dness on her face. Her heartbeat slowed down and her body temperature dropped. "What happened!" Seth was in full confusion. But after thinking deeply, Seth was able to deduce what was going on. He removed his shirt and looked at the cor and chain tattoo on his bicep which symbolized the Mantle Of very. "This is terrifying! Even in death, even after I broke the chains, I''m not free but something called Unve. And that was just because the being that enved me never freed me by itself before it died!" Seth reasoned. "And even after the chain broke from the panther''s neck, she is still enved by me because she was infinitely weaker and lower life form than me!" He was silent as he watched the ck panther before him. "This is a scary ability!" Seth''s heart trembled as he remembered those he used Mantle Of very on. The first was this ck Panther, then Dave Linus Fratile Redone, and then that ck Tamer that came to this forest. However, the ck tamer wasn''t here in person and he doubts if the effect was active on her. Thest was the Ancient Tree Sampling of Amma. During his escape, he only tried to see if it would affect the tree and it worked to his delight, but if it didn''t, Seth was going to cut the vines down and escape by manipting the staff from distance, since Red Stream will not hinder him. Chapter 134: Abundant Bloodlines Thinking of Red Stream, Seth trembled and sat beside the ck panther. Retina came to his mind, she was ten times or even more powerful than that dragon that fell under the moon''s gaze. How could that be possible? It just doesn''t make sense, was that the reason both Redop and the chief wanted to have a Red Eye race of that calibre? Not that he thought about it, but whenever the elder came to him and Retina was around, they were cautious and subservient when they spoke to her directly. "Damn! Why am I on a continent full of titans? No. Damn. Thank God, Retina was small and naive. If not, all my condescendingments will have gerner ire instead ofpassion." Seth sighed but then he remembered her gift to him. He called upon it but didn''t show. Remembering that those things weren''t in the normal system, Seth touched the Red Flower close to his left corbone. [Aura Blood] [Signature Red] When Retina kissed his forehead, a tiny red flower mark appeared which moved to his main Red Flower that gave him Aura Blood. So it wasn''t just red maniption. [Signature Red] [Only Red Eye Race can have this ability or someone that was blessed by them] Gift: Red Maniption (D+) [It''s an ability to manipte any red colour things. The deeper the red colour the more connection] ____ "Hmm. This thing has a lot of room for creativity. Haha. I can blood bend!" Seth beamed. "My harvest in Red Eye is great if you say the least. Danger equals benefits. Good." Sethughed but then sighed, "And one day I may die in one of those dangers!" But that didn''t numb him, he grabbed his cloak and the red part of it came alive, and he made the cloak rotate and twirl just as he thought. "Haha. Good!" Seth then dashed outside and reached a tree that had red leaves, just by being there the leaves shifted toward him. That made him satisfied. He raised his hand but they didn''t move, only toward him, he was a ma to them. He pulled the description again, no rule said he had to touch them but it seemed he had to be in contact. Touching the brown bark, the leaves swayed as hemanded. He then plucked one. It felt like his numb finger, and he made it turn into a paper-like kite and he threw it. For two metres Seth was able to control the leaf kite before he lost his connection. Seth jumped for joy and ran deeper into the forest where he found a full red tree. Justing closer he felt the tree be still and ready to bemanded. He touched it, and it was amazing as Seth felt the bark, the stem, the leaves and even the roots of the tree. To his surprise, he felt an insect crawling deep under the tree. As if there was another world below the ground. He then opened his eyes and made the branches shake however he wanted, and he even controlled the roots toe out. "You are great!" Seth said to the tree. That didn''t end Seth''s experiment, he ran around grabbing red flowers, fruits and even red juice from fruits. What surprised him was that he didn''t get tired and went on to cool down. Knowing he had things to do, Seth returned home with many red samples to satisfy his happy red nature. Entering the mansion, Seth thought, having everything if mine be red will be great, right? If the building was red, then it was more safe for me. But as he sat, and calmed down, that was when he saw the anomaly, his Pure Stone Heart was tainted with red and it wasn''t like that when he went out. He caressed the tattoo and information appeared. [Signature Red Gift has tainted your will] But what effect does that have on me? Seth didn''t know. So he went to the panther and found it still recovering. He fed it some fruits that give energy and also took it to a cool ce. The animal wasn''t dying but the effect of the cor put a toll on her small brain due to her desire to see it master and also follow hismand. But he was nowhere to be seen for a very long time. Now that she was truly free, its brain rxed and just focused on recovery Seth went out and captured a rabbit, minced its meat and forced the Panther to eat and then make it drink. "Now, let''s see what my womb is doing. Is my child ready to be born?" The womb floated in front of him. He gazed at the small adorable baby growing inside. It is just like a 6 to 7-month cat fetus he saw on the inte but this one has more charm. "Beautiful!" He said with a smile, "Status!" [Apex Womb] [Seth''s Womb!] Authority: Seth Enoch Evolution Stage: Seventh Status: Fetus Development! Health: Excellent Capacity: Fetus Stimtion Force: Active (100%) Attribute: Distant Charging, Harsh Element Immunity, Protective Halo, Control, Variant. [Note: This Womb is now your external organ as well as your Arm] [Select Status and Evolution Stage for more information] ____ [Womb Status] Status: Fetus Development Stage: 3 Health: Optimum Development Energy: Adequate Race: Wolf hybrid! (Variant) Name of The Creature: Nil Active Aspect(3): First Evolution Aspect; Fetus Reconditioning! Second Evolution Aspect: Attributes Extraction Fourth Evolution Aspect: Attribute Storage! [Seventy-five attributes have been stored. However, the storage consumes energy and will hinder the fetus''s development] ___ "Attribute Storage!" [Forth Evolution Aspect: Attribute] 1~Dragon Bone shard charm [A bone shard taken from the unknown dragon and charmed with unknown power then fused with Roana Prada''s bone which gave it the ability to resist Dragon Might] 2~Pride Race Lion bloodline [There is a trace of Pride Race lion Bloodline in its ancestor which gave it the domineering presence and boastful nature] 3~Pride Race Cheetah bloodline [There is a trace of Pride Race Cheetah bloodline in its blood which gave it the ability to have fast reflexes and speed] 4~Pride Race Jaguar bloodline [There is a trace of Pride Race jaguar bloodline in its blood which gave it the ability to have great jaws and strong biting force] 5~Pride Race Tiger bloodline [There is a trace of Pride RaceTiger bloodline in its blood which gave it strength of muscles and bones] 6~Pride Race Leopard 7~Pride Race Night Cat 8~Pride Race Cruel Sabretooth 9~Mountain Wolf Race ck w bloodline 10~Mountain Wolf Race Fox tail 11~Mountain Wolf Race Devourer 12~Silver Wolf Race ck saliva 13~Silver Wolf Race Shadow 14~Earth Wolf Race Attributes . . Seventy-five attributes wererge but Seth took his time as he read each one of them with delight. The first ones are the most dominant ones and the ones Roana Prada trained well and used. [Roana Prada and alike were primed soldiers raised by the coalition of Beast Race to be the front force in their war against Dragons and Crodo.] "No wonder this guy has so many bloodlines. And so many attributes" Seth then pulled out the extraction aspect [Second Evolution Aspect: Attributes Extraction] [Roana Prada has 100 attributes, 75 of which aren''t suitable for the newly developing fetus due to your link to it. 25 of them arepatible.] [Note: A portion of all attributes have been used to enhance the fetus while the 35 attributes have beenpletely integrated into the fetus] "There was no list of those attributes" Seth fiddled with the womb checking more options and he realized he couldn''t remove the attribute from the womb. [Unable to Externally Extract the bloodline attributes. You need to have a special tool] Seth leaned back in disappointment, he had a grand n of seeing if he could have those bloodlines for himself or one of the attributes. The list on the womb dissolved to be a dot of light. "Aura Sight!" Seth wanted to see what they would look like and he was mesmerised. With just the Aura Sight, Seth was able to feel and see their nature. The Pride lion bloodline was crimson sparkling blood and it was vast and domineering. The Cheetah was small but vibrating fast, the Jaguar seemed normal but it was shaped like a fang. Apart from the major beasts, some were in various sizes and they were as good. In fact, some bloodlines had more quantitative presence than Pride Lion, it''s just that the lion was a thousand times more potent. Some were so damn small to the point they were obscured by others. But one seemed different, unlike a normal aura, it seemed very tangible, it was grey in colour with some tiny inscription. It might be small but it pushed all attributes away from it. Dragon Bone Shard Charm. With a thought, Seth felt he could get it out but refrained from doing so. Who knows if some dragon pride notification will fill his eyes warning him? Chapter 135: Dragon Blood But then he thought if he can see them as aura now, can he touch them with his aura? With a thought, Seth moved the aura to his fingertip and touched the womb. Hooray, it passed and he touched the Lion Bloodline. Seth felt its nature and the extent of its power. Well, as he removed his hand, his aura was exhausted and his back was drenched in sweat. "This bloodline alone is vastly stronger than that Dragon I touched!" Seth slumped, "What the fuck is going on." It took some time before Seth calmed down his fear. He now understood the true danger he had been through. "Fuck. That lion can sneeze me out of existence. How the fuck did I survived the fucking entity that defeated it and put it in a sorry state!" Seth panicked, he stood and jumped around trying to calm his surging terrifying emotions. Hourster, Seth was in a corner with his face on the floor breathing deeply. His exertion point was dangerously low, but he managed to calm down before they got exhausted. Seth has just been through an existential crisis. "Hoo!" It was now that he got the impact of what really did happen. And remembering the reward he got, he smiled ruefully. He deserved them. Aura Book written by Sages. Mantle of very. Crystal Stone. And Tears of the fallen. Thest one seemed old and used and he doesn''t know what it does. Then his grand prize, Roana Prada''s dying body. Seth walked to the fetus. How powerful will this wolf be? He doesn''t know but the potential is out of his imagination even with the reduced bloodline and attributes. "Hmm. I shouldn''t allow myself to get caught in a fight of that magnitude. And I need to find a way to assimte this pride bloodline." He sighed and then checked the time of the fetus'' birth. [05:12:45:11] [05:12:44:56] "In five days. Hmm. I''m not leaving till I got birth to it!" Seth said. Then he felt dragon pressure from above. He went out and saw Asteroids streaking across the sky. Some of them are being intercepted and destroyed by the dragons. "I might get a crodo, as a guest!" Seth said. He wore his shirt and cloak. Then took the sickly panther upstairs and stayed in a corridor with his short sword floating beside him. True to his assumption, a dog-like animal with a crocodile-like hide burst into his mansion with red eyes. "Red!" Sethmented but then it moved fast at him, "Mant..le!" Red has be a predominant colour he reacts to. Chained moved as fast, wrapped around its neck and pulled it to the ground. Seth dashed and touched its face. He intended to manipte its red eye but sadly, nothing happened, he didn''t even feel the connection. But there was another connection, his attire was reacting to the crodo, Seth infused Aura in it and felt as if he couldmand the crodo. Shifting Armour! Seth''s armour activated and he knew this crodo couldn''t harm him in any way as it was just Level 1 while his armour was made from Level 4 Crodo. "Defend me!" Sethmanded. The crodo growled and the moment the chain broke, it turned around and dashed out. Seth stood in the corridor pausing, then, suddenly, the one hemanded returned and stared at him. Then it dashed forward at him again Seth ordered the short sword to attack, the crodo dodged in time but its leg was sliced clean, and red blood dripped and the monster leapt above Seth and crashed with something. Bang! Bang! The concrete and timber house shook and demanded as two crodos fought each other. "Shit!" Seth realized his crodo wasn''t aiming at him but rather at another one that came from behind him. And now it was weakened due to losing one leg and it got thrashed around. Nheless, fought to the death, refusing to let the other crodo reach seth. As they were moving fast, Seth couldn''t even aid his own. But then he looked at disgusting red blood flowing to his cloak. "Crodo Blood isn''t red!" But then he touched it, and he gained control over it. It flowed up but what he had in mind didn''t happen. He expected to make the blood hard and strike the enemy crodo but it didn''t happen. So, he just stopped touching it, and he realized, his cloak didn''t take blood too. "Manipting red liquid will stop the cloak from wanting it!" Bang! Another crodo appeared and smashed at Seth, trying to bite his head off. But the shifting armour held on. "Mantle..!" The moment the chain came, it exploded. [You can''t enve two crodo at the same time] But that paused the crodo biting on him. Which allowed his crodo toe and bite its head off. The other enemy crodo smashed it and sent it to the wall. Then enemy crodo jumped four meters high and increased its weight and fell down hard on Seth''s chest. It already knew Seth''s armour was vastly strong and biting it might not be the way in. Being up in the sky made it vulnerable to Seth''s elevated strike. Which cut the chest and came out from the back. But that didn''t stop it from ramming at Seth''s chest Banning! "Ahhh!" Seth coughed blood. The damn crodo died there above Seth. [You have killed Level 1 Crodo] [1000,000EXP] [You are maxed level with no ss] [Enved Crodo Level up to level 2] Seth pushed the dead crodo, and he stood. The gooey purple blood was stenchy. He stood and looked around. His Crodo stood healed and its body improved and its leg regenerated. But it was still, ring at Seth as if wanting to bite him, Seth pushed aura into his credo-enhanced attire and the monster calmed down. Before then it ran out. "Hopefully, no more cases like Roana Prada!" Seth prayed. If a dragon was possessed, that meant the end of his exploration of the Gawee continent. A day passed waiting but no more attacks. Seth sighed in relief believing that whatever monster was created, the dragon would take care of it. But from outside, Seth was surprised to see a Dragon falling into the forest. When it was just 100m away from the tallest trees a force mmed at it destroying its wings and bouncing it back into the sky. At the same time, the dragon tore away its limbs from his body and threw them away. Not only that, its stomach ballooned and exploded. A terrifying burst of energy that isparable to a nuke filled the sky. But the next moment, the dragon''s body began to regenerate. Then everything repeated itself. "It''s trying to kill itself. Just like Roana Prada!" ~Heart Death~ A roar of the dragons filled the sky, Seth felt his heart almost explode when the stomach of the dragon exploded again. This happened more than ten times before the dragon regeneration ability slowed down. Due to whatever energy in the sky Seth wasn''t able to see precisely the nature of the dragon. But he assumed it would transform into something with crodo skin. "Hopefully, it will not!" And then another dragon appeared and bombarded it with dragon breath. Seth can see how the infected dragon was forcing itself not to attack the dragon while they kept attacking it with destructive force. Seth realized there was no blood reaching the ground, he said, "I need the blood!" [Quest] [Living Forest has species of trees that are dying out. Help transnt them all over the first to avoid that] ~Purple Insect Tree ~Poison Beauty ~Roots Flower ~Sweet potato _____ The moment the quest came, Seth felt a dangerous pressure descending on him and he found a drop of blood the size of his heading his way. His Cloak pped and before the drop reached him, it began to feed on it, in no time, the drop just vanished. [Red Stripe Level 1>5] Seth smiled as he felt his body increase in strength. And then another blood came down. This time the pressure was less than before and Seth felt he could connect with it. He raised his hand and he felt the domineering nature of dragon blood. But he waited. His cloak was pping in the wind, he clutched it and recognized it was digesting the blood. Bang! The drop shattered the ground and made a small crater as if it were a metal ball. There was also this halo around it which made everything pushed away. At that moment, Seth felt a gaze from above. He looked up, he saw the dragon that was being bombarded by other dragons looking at him. ~Human~ The blood before him vibrated and spoke. Seth gulped down and steeled his resolve. Chapter 136: Conversation With a Dragon ~Sascile Redone~ Seth''s throat hurts and he bled. But then the idea came to him. ~Sascile Redone. You are named by Red Eye. Didn''t the ancient dragon teach you manners?~ Seth was taken aback. But thinking about manners. Seth''s body moved and bowed to the blood. ~What will you do with it?~ The dragon asked. Seth stood well and then filled his throat and mouth with his aura and said, ~Training~ ~You dare~ ~I survived the infected Roana Prada and caused the death of the abomination in it. I need more power to fight the Silver Liquid Race~ Seth spoke long, but that was due to the aura he infused in his mouth but still, there were ruptures in his mouth. ~Dragon Word does not lie. That Red Ancient will not teach you dragon words. Where did you learn it~ ''Shit. It will know if I lie'' ~Yes I will know if you lie! Tell me or you will die~ The dragon was able to read Seth''s thoughts and answer. ~Dragon Womb~ Seth announced and the dragon above roared, the force was so damn strong that it sted the other dragons away. The blood on the ground bounced forward, its pressure multiplying making Seth bend in horror as he began to get squashed by it. "Mantle!" The chain sprang and wrapped around the blood in time. And then the chains and cor melted and fully wrapped the blood. Now it was in a rusted metal round ball. At that very moment, the dragon above calmed down and looked down while it spread its wings, and it was very lucid. ~I have to live~ Seth said in the dragon world, in fear. As he stared back at the dragon. The sky cleared and Seth saw it well. The dragon was blue in colour with white feathered wings and two hindlimbs, its hands and wings were one. Its face was like a falcon but more dragon-like. ~You¡­ enve me~ Seth stiffened to hear that. ~You freed me from the abomination in me~ Five seconds passed and the chain was still on. Seth was joyful inside. ~Amma aid in our fight against them~ That answered the point where the mantle held longer. ~I don''t want to be your enemy ~ Seth pleaded. ~I will die. But you will have my voice. It will be my honour to speak in ancient dragonnguage even if it was from a lesser breed of dragon~ The dragon said. ~Beware of the Apex Womb you have!~ The falcon dragon flew up in the sky and then roared with all its might and then dive down, and fully used its power now that it wasn''t controlled by the abomination. And then smashed into the forest forced field. The force obliterated its body into blood and gore. But at thest minute, a slight dragon breath with dragon might be allowed to pass which mmed at Seth''s body and he was ttened to the ground with broken bones. [First Might Activated] . . . . . Seth opened his eyes, surprised that he was alive. A Series of notifications popped into his eyes but seeing the sky clear from dragons and the wind blowing normally, Seth swapped them away. He needed to know what situation he was in and the sky. Are there more dragons there? What about the crodos? Sitting down with a groan, he saw a broken house, even his mansion in one part was demolished. At the same time, the ground was littered with animal skeletons that bore flesh on them. Panther was gnawing at the hard flesh of an elephant, it growled at him but continued its job. Seth looked down, the ground was covered in dried blood and their stenching from it. "What happened!" Whates to his mind was that crodo that he enved. "Shit, I should havemanded it to stay and then killed it. But¡­ It didn''t attack me. That is a plus!" Seth sighed in realisation and thought about how to rectify this problem. That was when Panther growled again but then dashed into the mansion and hid in a concrete room. Seth ignored it and looked at the source of the sound, the ground was trending as if something heavy wasing. After some moment he noticed Rhinoceros running toward him. It rammed into some broken house and madly came to ram him. He pointed it with his staff and it elongated and smashed at the horn which made the animal topple down but Seth had to move away due to the momentum that shot its heavy body in his way. The poor animal quickly stood ignoring the pain and dashed away, that was when Seth saw the thing pursuing it. Growl! The hunter growled at him and then fast reached the rhinoceros, jumped andnded on its back, sharp silver ws tore the skin like paper, blood seeped out and then it used its white teeth and tore away more hide and flesh. The Rhinoceros jumped and shook violently to throw away the predator but to no avail. The thing that was causing all this ruckus was a small adorable cub. It looked like a wolf cub in its majority but also looked like a lion cub. But this one was stronger than average and smarter than the average wolf and cat. The little cub clung to the animal''s neck and slid down and then bit the neck. It tore the flesh and blood sprouted like a congested stream. Seth felt some connection with the blood and then he tried to manipte it but failed to affect it. "Red maniption gave me affinity and also perception toward anything red, even if I can affect it!" Seth concluded. The rhino thrashed for some time before it died, the connection seth was feeling increased and by coincidence, the blood flowed his way. "This is not a coincidence. I''m on the road which was a few centimetres above ground than where the rhino was. This blood ising toward me. Was it my cloak" Seth looked at his cloak, still gurgling and digesting the drop of the dragon''s blood. It wasn''t the cloak. Seth then moved a bit away from where he stood higher. It took time as the cub tore away the hide of the rhino and fed on the flesh, the blood found some path until it reached seth feet. "I will be damned! Did the red liquide for me? Is this good or bad?" Seth''s mind already began to see a scenario where people learn about his threat and then make their projectile red and then attack him with them. The fact that he can''t control red things that he wasn''t touching means he can''t stop their moment even if he can feel them. "If I can feel them, that was a bonus but if it was a sharp arrow that can cause serious damage, even if I dodged, the damned arrow might change direction to follow me!" Seth reasoned before he made a mental note to test that to see the effect. Seth stepped on the blood and at that moment, the connection deepened, with a thought, the blood floated up, swirling around. He touched it with a finger and the whole blood of more than 10-litre lifted up from the ground and danced in the sky. ording to his wish. Even with Aura Sight and Aura Blood that empower his Aura Maniption, he didn''t have this smooth control. "Hmmm!" Seth felt his body feeling good, his breathing smooth and all fatigue went away. He frowned without knowing the reason. He then allowed his hand to be covered by the blood and that increased the maniption power, and he began to condense it in one ce as its thickness increased. All the while the cub was feeding. The feeling gradually dissipated and that was when Seth realized where it came from. Aura Blood and Signature Red flowers were connected under his left corbone. So when Seth was manipting the fresh blood of the rhino the two reacted and his blood flowed more smoothly and positively in his veins. "Will I get stats by manipting blood in the future?" Seth didn''t know but he hoped so in the future after he pushed the mastery from (D+) to (A+) or even less. By the time the blood was condensed to fist size, the cub seemed to have satisfied its hunger. Growl It growled before it jumped at him but the womb that was floating above them shed with light and the cub disappeared. [Fifth Evolution Aspect: Nursing Baby] "Okay!" He looked into the womb and saw the cub curled, sleeping peacefully. What was amazing was Seth can see the improvement and the growth of the baby. He then pulled up the function of the aspect [Fifth Evolution Aspect: Nursing Baby] [Nursing Baby curdles the newborn baby and aids it in digestion, assimtion and proper development. It also healed injury and make it immune to all kind of illness and adverse situation it encountered during its external feeding] " Chapter 137: Wolf Pride Hybrid "A great aspect! Apex womb is amazing. I''m beginning to believe that I really deserve these items better than the Temporal Pearl itself!" Seth said but then he shook his head. If he had had the temporal pearl and survived, he knew he might be better than where he was now. Seth''s attention returned to the condensed ball of blood, this was the limit of hispression. It was now stic and a bit hard to touch. With a thought, he made it stretched and wrapped around the remnant of the rhino which was only bones as the cub ate the meat sufficiently. He pulled it to another side of the vige, he also used the blood to pull away all the other carcass remains. And then he made the blood merge with the blood stain on the ground and absorbed it. In just ten minutes there was no blood or any animal remains in the vige and Seth wasn''t tired at all. However, as he manipted the blood he felt something different as if the blood now was not perfect. Aura Sight Under the sight, Seth saw the problems. "I''m not a blood bender, I''m a red maniptor. I need to remember this well!" Seth realised, from the beginning, he wasn''t affecting the blood but the red in it and the aura. The aura was also red and then the innate nature of the blood which was red and also the red energy Seth was manipting. That''s what Seth was perceiving. However, the blood doesn''t have only that, there are impurities which somehow contaminate it. Condensing aura on his fingertip, Seth poke the blood where the impurities were and he felt that they were the ones limiting his control and also spoiling his blood. "Too many things to discover!" Sethined but with a smile. He then ran to the mansion and put the blood ball in a container. Making sure it would not expand and spill out, he came to the clearing. The Dragon Blood was still sitting imposingly, he bent toward it and he felt as if he was before the actual dragon. Seth pulled out his Green Cloak status to see what became of red stripes and found it was still under nurturing stage and all its attributes were locked. "The corpulence of the dragon blood it consumed made it go to sleep!" "Aura sight!" Seth smiled, there was a deep red halo 2m thick around the blood. Seth touched it with Aura''s fingertip and he shuddered. "Stronger than the dragon that falls due to the moon gaze." Seth said, he can''t gauge by how much but it felt like that one was a baby while this one was a grown-up boy. "Still, infinitely weaker than Retina and Roana. Nheless, I''m not even worth a worm before any of them!" The next thing he did was make arge bowl that can contain the blood, and then he grabbed the blood but failed to budge it. Seth then coated his hand with aura, and he managed to pick it up, not because aura improved his strength but because his aura was picking the dragon blood aura and also he activated red maniption. Putting it in the container, Seth fell with zero exertion points. What he didn''t know was that, upon death, the dragon had infused everyst of its power in that blood. Spending an hour to recover his strength, Seth managed to drag the container while wrapping its button with red blood. "Damn it!" He sat there panting. Ding [Amma ss Quest] . . . "Come on. What was the hurry? I''m doing the damn quest!" Sethined but then he began to specte why the game was forcing him. He also remembered that Anna told him she had a game quest to save him in real life, was this something simr? "Shit. No time to dy" What was more suspicious was that the game didn''t try to kick him out. Checking his Exertion, remain only one, he knew he can''t do anything in this condition. But then he pulled the quest and studied it well. "There are four dragons in four directions of living roots." Seth then mulled about how to conquer a dragon, but he was a worm before them. Even the weakest among them was infinitely stronger than him. Standing before them was a hurdle due to the natural pressure they emit toward lower life forms, not to mention their dragon words! "Dragon Words?" Seth muttered. At that moment Seth remembered what had happened to him. [Floating Feather Dragon has gifted you his Voice] [Your organs of speech have developed to sustainmon dragon words and little of ancient dragon words] [First Might Activated] [Your Organ of Speech can support Mighty Speech] This we''re the notification that popped up after he had fainted. "I didn''t feel anything different!" Seth said. He tried to formte dragon words but failed. He broods for some time before he realized that he can''t really speak it. What he had done before was just instinctive and now he can''t remember a single syble. Failing to do that, he also evaluated what that Floating Feather Dragon said, it will be an honour for his voice to speak an ancientnguage. "Does that mean the Dragon Words I''m using are ancient?" Seth looked at the womb, "it''s understandable. Apex Womb was obtained from a female dragon at the end of her lifespan¡­ but how long can a Dragon live?" Having no answers, he just went to the couch and sat. Graol! His stomach cried. He was hungry. For the next hour, Seth scavenges food to fill his stomach. After that, he remembered that he had Living Root Quest, so he went on nting and transnting the extinct trees. And he made a discovery. Sweet Potato is edible and he nts many in the vige. After finishing all that, he fell asleep, hourster he woke up when the womb allowed a slightlyrger cub toe out. It dashed out with more power and aggressiveness. [Wolf Pride Hybrid] ~Name: Nil ~Level: 0 ~Race: Half Wolf, half Pride ~ss: Nil ~Age: 8 days [A newborn baby from an apex womb that has not started developing its abilities. Make sure it didn''t stay outside the womb for more than 4hr] Bang Bang Seth looked out and he saw arge ram which wasn''t in any way inferior to yesterday''s rhino, destroying more houses but it was hoisted by the cub and killed with great ease. "Is this level zero?" Seth asked as he read the cub''s status. So, to not waste blood, Seth went there and took away the blood. He felt the usual good feeling until he moulds it into an stic blood ball. He also tried to manipte the aura inside the blood but failed, he can only affect the red with the red aura. Nheless, he enjoyed the harvest when his baby finished its meal, it turned out that was just the beginning. The little cub hunts three morerge animals and devours them all. After that, it tumbled to him tired, covered in bruises and limping. The womb shed with light and took it inside. All this while Seth was watching and learning. But what stung him was the destruction of the vige infrastructure. Isn''t he supposed to make a real vige? He sighed and went to the Vige Book. He had a lot of Vige Points that he could use to repair it, but on another thought, that would be useless. The troublemaker wille back with this game and destroy everything. But upon thinking deeply, Seth understood why the cub wasing back. It was the womb. If he took the womb elsewhere then that would solve the problem. [Vige Information] ~Vige Name: Roots ~Vige Chief: Seth Enoch ~Vige Level: 1 ~Vige Points: 400 ~Vige Residents: Sculptures of the former Vigers ~Vige upation: Paintings, Sculpture, Scribe, Hunting. ~Vige Buildings: Enoch Mansion, Kiln, Broken Cottage, Unfinished Building Foundations [This fake Vige was formed after Seth Enoch spent weeks trying to turn himself into the chief.] Former Vigers Sculptures has reached its maximum carving perfection based on your ability] ____ (Page 2) [Vige Project] ~Repair the broken houses (100 Points) ~Repair the broken sculptures (200 Points) ~Create a hunting arena (1000 Points) ~Create Vige Wall (600 Points) ______ "Hmm. This is new. But the hunting arena seems to be most alluring now due to this small destroyer." Seth with a bleeding heart repaired the vige which consume 300 points and he kept 100 Points [Vige Information] ~Vige Name: Roots ~Vige Chief: Seth Enoch ~Vige Level: 1 ~Vige Points: 100 ~Vige Residents: Sculptures of the former Vigers ~Vige upation: Paintings, Sculpture, Scribe, Hunting. ~Vige Buildings: Enoch Mansion, Kiln, Broken Cottage, Unfinished Building Foundations [This fake Vige was formed after Seth Enoch spent weeks trying to turn himself into the chief.] Former Vigers Sculptures has reached its maximum carving perfection based on your ability] ____ Chapter 138: Aura Trace (Page 2) [Vige Project] ~Repair the broken houses pleted) ~Repair the broken sculptures pleted) ~Create a hunting arena (1000 Points) ~Create Vige Wall (600 Points) ______ Dealing with that, Seth went to the dragon''s blood and touched it. There was this feeling of inferiority to him before a mighty existence but he still stayed there. His Aura blood resonated and his heart pumped strongly. Guru Gam, Guru Gam, Guru Gam. That''s not all, Seth felt the red in it was outstanding and deeper than any red he felt before, except for the Retina String which terrified him to no end. Crack! Pure White Stone Will cracked, Seth removed his hand from the blood and checked his chest. It was now tainted with red and only a small part was white. Seth shook his head and went to sit down when he just realised he had something he had not checked. The fruit from the Ancient Amma Tree and He brought it out. [Amma Fruit] ~Extremely rare [It gives unexpected gain] ____ "It''s a good thing but it is also a ck canvas because it didn''t say what it will cause!" Seth contemted whether to eat it or not but checking with aura sight, he noticed the fruit is still developing even though it wasn''t on its tree "Not now then!" Seth felt hungry and cooked sweet potatoes and ate them with some fruits. The next day, Seth made ns on how to approach his impossible mission and concluded that he can only seed after the cub has developed well and his cloak well nourished. Hopefully, it gave him good aspects. However, that n doesn''t seem viable because he doesn''t know when the little devil will be well-developed and when the cloak will finish. He fondled the womb and he was dumbfounded. It said 2 months. He can stop it after 7 days, but the best nurturing was after 2month. And all this time the little troublemaker will be level 0 and not feat for intense fighting. And in case of a fight, then he had to take it into the womb fast to heal the injury which will make it immune to the negative effects that affected it. Seth sighed as he walked out of the vige. Conquering dragons? Seth couldn''t believe the damn quest and he had no choice but to do it. He was already having ss Quest Notification PTSD and he might go insane due to anxiety if it continued because it made him feel as if something bad is happening in the real world. "I will go tomorrow after this shit is fed!" Seth said. He reached therge 5m tall boulder 5m and climbed, spread his painting instrument and he began to paint. An hourter, the little cub which was now the size of an adult house dog dropped from the womb. It growled at Seth and the surroundings but Seth ignored it. The cub with its grey and blue coat, silver ws and sharp aggressive gaze dashed into the bushes Seth has improved greatly to the point that he made 30 copies before he reached his limit. And he packed everything. Then he began to manipte aura and also tried to seep it into other things that are not his but to his dismay, he failed again. Seth brought out Something Gourd. Not very surprisingly, the gourd absorbed the aura and glowed, and its base gathered dew. Seth has enlightenment after seeing that because it indicated that he can speed up the umtion of water in the gourd the moment he uses up the water. Not only, but as he watched further, the dew increased and began to drop on the ground. In no time, there was a small puddle of water under the gourd. This means he can use it to gather water in other containers. "Only Personal Arm can be affected by my aura and improved temporarily!" Seth concluded. In that case, Seth did something he had never done, and that was gathering his aura and moving them to his eyes. Without activating Aura Sight, Seth began to see different colours floating on the ground. Looking further, Seth saw a glowing animal footprint. Confused, he came down slowly. What he saw now was the aura footprint of his newborn cub. Ding! [Aura Sight Improved from (C+) to (B-)] [You have discovered a new skill] [Aura Trace (C-)] [All things have Aura and they left behind traces all over the ce they called home which they deemed safe to mark as owned unknowingly] ___ What does that mean? Seth turned around and saw a pale human footprint on the stone he just stepped away from. Seth frowned and then with a thought, the human footprint aura trace dissipated. He walked back from where he was, but he still saw his foot leaving more traces of aura. Those were his footprints. Suddenly, there was a tremor. A buffalo came and crashed into one of therge rocks and the hunter reached there and tore it and began to feast. Seth''s eyes were on the footprint left behind by the buffalo. He fused his finger with a little aura and touched it. A sh of memory entered his mind which made him jerk back. What appeared in his mind was a hazy picture of the buffalo in fear. But as the buffalo died its blood spilt out, and the Aura Trace it left behind began to dissipate in the air. Not allowing the blood to coagte, Seth pulled it and made a ball, that was when the Buffalo aura trace vanished. Seth felt his eyes sting and made the aura diffuse from his eyes and they rxed but¡­ [Health Status: Eye Damage] His vision became blurry. With a sigh, Seth finds a ce to sit. Soon, the little destroyer fed five animals, that was one more than thest time. It took 2 hours for that and by then Seth''s eyes had returned to normal. He focused his aura on the eyes again and he saw the aura trace of the hunted animals but they were very faint. "Aren''t they supposed to dissipate afterplete death?" Seth wondered. He kneeled and touched it with his aura finger, he felt the giraffe''s fear, he felt the white ram, oxen andst was a hippo''s fears and agitation. After he touched them, they all vanished. Not wanting to injure his eyes more, Seth rxed his eyes and dissipated the aura. The eyes did feel stressed, but there were no injuries. "So, me touching it was the reason the trace dissipated, in the first " Seth nodded. He looked at the womb and admired the speed at which the little cub was improving and also how it maintained an innocent face when it was inside. What confuses Seth now, the cub has no genitalia. So, he doesn''t know its gender. That wasn''t important. As he walked back, Seth pulled out, his only essory. Tears of the fallen. The description was still vague and he began to infuse it with his aura. The moment he did that, the ne flew around him and he telekically controlled it around him even from 5m away. He can make the chain rotate and squeeze but the aura in it is reduced and he begins to lose control of it. So, he grabbed it and began to infuse more aura. Seth realized something after some time, the ne is bottomless just like his First Might Tattoo. The amount of aura that stayed on the chain and the head was small but somehow all the aura just swallowed it somewhere. That made him confirm this little thing isn''t simple. He then brought another thing, Clear Stone. [Clear Crystal] [Description: Crod, the Silver Water invaded and corrupted your body and mind but ultimately it was destroyed through your sheer effort and sacrifice] [Passive Effect] 1~Cleansing: Keep the Body and Mind Clean from corruption 2~Clear Conscience: You are unable to lie when you are holding the stone. [Active Effect] ~Upgradable [Note: It was badly damaged, it needs to be upgraded to be repaired] _____ The stone was transparent and clean but full of cracks, almost fragmenting. Seth quickly infused aura into it. The aura enveloped the stone and stopped it from further fragmenting, then its surface began to recover. To Seth''s amazement, the stone took control of his aura and fed on it. Thankfully he was now sitting, because he felt tired as the stone absorbed more. Until there was no aura in his body. The stone vanished and seth fall asleep. . . . He woke up hourster, full of energy. Seth smiled because he has just found a way to improve himself. The thing was, using aura till it was fully exhausted was like exercising till one body is exhausted. So, resting and training continuously developed stamina and the durability of the body. So also, the amount of aura in his body increased and his attunement to it increased. Chapter 139: Red Fragment Not only that, Seth was able to wield it with more proficiency than before. He ate and called the stone again but this time, Seth''s body emitted a red aura and Seth felt his head clear. Shock filled his head as he looked around the living room. The whole room was decorated with red flowers, and red tree bark and the floor was filled with red leaves. Not only that, he had made the stic blood into paint and coated the wall with it. The food he was eating was all mixed up with the red dye he got from the tree. His attire too was covered in red dye. "When did I...?" Seth was speechless and that was when he began to remember. All this began when he initiated to train with Signature Red Gift for the very first time. Things escted when he began to manipte blood. And things became worse when he began to kiss and hug the red blood of the dragon as he tried to tap into its red and aura. Seth checked his Pure White Stone will, it was still partially pure and tainted with red. "The more I used Red Signature Red, the more I became obsessed with the red colour, borderline madness without realizing it!" He sighed and then ran to an empty redfree room and closed it. He infused aura into the Clear Stone and the stone absorbed it till he was exhausted and fell asleep, when he woke up he grabbed the stone which further cleared his head and cleanses his Pure White Stone Will. He repeatedly did that until he cleansed his will. Ding! [Congrattions] [Pure Stone Will Level 5>8] ____ Seth''s body trembled, and he felt a hidden shackle in his vessels release him. he became fully conscious of what he was doing. Thankfully, it only took a day and the cub wasn''t out to feed yet. [Signature Red} ~Red Maniption (D+>C-) _____ "Is this a good thing?" Seth wondered. But he shook his head and came out of the room. With a swipe of his hand, he made all the red things move to one ce. Since his feet were touching the red leaves on the floor, that was possible. Added to that, he has a C- level of control. That wasn''t all, he felt like these reds aren''t worth his time, as if he had outgrown them. But as his eyesnded on the blood of the dragon, he felt like touching it. "Now, I know the reason. Signature Red is a double edge ability to me. It made me obsessed to the point of worshipping the red colour and the end result was, I may end up finding the need to go back to the red valley." Seth pondered, "Did Retina know this before she gave me the gift, or was it pure coincidence!" With that question, Seth''s eye went nk and his iris sank into the sclera. One of his rewards was activated. That was a memory he obtained after surviving the sh of First Might and Dragon Might. However, Seth''s body behaved normally as it looked around. It was searching for something. While Seth''s mind was engrossed, watching an outrageous memory of unfathomable existence. ~This boy''s body is super fragile but his mind is outstanding. He took my conscious fully~ Seth''s mouth spoke in deep Ancient Red Dragonnguage. And that made the whole mansion freeze and be red. ~He was blessed with Dragon Voice. Good. Retina has a great husband~ **** Seth on the other hand was seeing memory from a first-person perspective. Right now he was in a meeting with other mighty existences that he can''t discern properly. But they are huge, mountains size huge as they argued in dragon tongue. Each voice carried power and made his consciousness almost slip and shattered but his mind healed and got stronger. ~We need to wipe out the Intelligent Worms, they are annoying me to no end~ First mighty existence spoke ~They have their importance. Killing them will leave the continent unchecked and those measly rising intelligent beasts will popte thend~ Second mighty existence retorted ~ I don''t care. Those bastards find a way tomune with me in my slumber as I began to dream about them and how they need my help. I hate them disturbing my sleep~ First mighty existence roar! ~Last I checked you kill those that disturbed you~ Second mighty existence pacifies ~Hmm. These Iworms are clever. They knew about my anger at them. So, theymune with me in their enemies'' area. When I turned the ce to ash, I do their bidding. Do they think I''m some kind of killing machine they will trick~ First mighty existence exined. It was a fire-breathing dragonining in the counsel of dragons. The one he was conversing with was a dragon with scales made of cloud, with every move they diffused but coalesce again. He appeared blurry and always drifting, while also a streak of lightning within. Its body shape seemed to shift and change proportion with every move. ~That is okay. They consider you a deity~ The strange cloudy dragon spoke ~No. Amma is listening. Do you want her to cast her negativity on me~ The fire dragon roared. ~Killing its new race of Iworms will piss her up more.~ The council of the dragons was long, as many dragons came withints and the strange cloudy dragon mostly dismissed them. Eventually, many dragons came with grievances about the Iworms and they requested for them to be eradicated. Because intelligent worms have be increasingly intelligent and create new ways tomune with the dragon. They popte the continent faster than any creature and also tame beasts and also other strange creatures. The only ones they didn''t tame and best were the dragons. However, they managed to defeat and captured many hatchling dragons. those baby dragons were tamed by the Intelligent worms and extraordinary worms among the Iworms rode them like horses. ~We demand them to be wiped out from this continent~ Numerous dragon voices boiled their concern. However, among them, few aren''t even concerned. ~Red, you have many congregations of the Iworms. What do you think? Should we wipe them out?~ The strange cloudy dragon asked Seth, or to be precise, the dragon Seth was seeing through his eyes. "They have authentic red in their body. The more they proliferate, the more red appear~ A soft but red-inducing voice said. ~There are countless creatures with red blood in their body. They aren''t exceptions~ Several young dragons chimed in with anger. They knew Red was unusual because he came from strange colourful dragons that were obsessed with red colour. He had killed dragons just to y with their blood and any race with red blood, he considered them his creation or servant. ~They are special. As weak as Iworms we''re, they are the first to kill a dragon. Iworms are the first to ride behind a dragon. Iworms are the first to feed on dragons and¡­ Iworms are the ones responsible for striking fear in your hearts. You, Iconic dragons!~ They were speechless but then they burst into fury ~We are not afraid of those Intelligence worms~ ~Yes, you are!~ It was banter and in the end, Red left the council and flew across vastnd full of lush green, and animals of all kinds. Seth saw humans, with different skin colours ranging from Red, Blue, green, and many more. Red reached a vast kingdom and flew above a 1000m mountain and entered hisir. He slumped on his vast treasure that wasposed of red diamonds, red rubies, red gold, red flowers and many red stones and metals. He wasn''t there for long when 100 men came out of the mountains, they kneel and chant praise for some time before they left. ~Intelligent Worms and their wiered activities ~ Red mused as he could feel they were barely alive. The little pressure his body was releasing was enough to make theme close to death. ~So, weak~ Redmented . . . [30% Of Memory consumed] From the memory, Seth has learned dragons called human Intelligent worms. That was due to their weak fleshy body but intelligent brains. He also learned that the early humans despite being weak, they strike fear into young dragons while some dragons were just wary while some were amused. Seth woke up and he found himself standing before the dragon''s blood touching it. He quickly checked his will and found it still clean. He stepped back but a bout of dizziness made him fall asleep. He might have seen a memory fragment of a dragon but at the same time, his mind has been upied by the Red Dragon. After some time, Seth woke up and found the vige devastated. Over ten animal carcasses, this time even their bones were eating. Seth scowled, the only redeeming thing was the mansion was untouched. He checked the womb and found the damned hybrid cub sleeping peacefully. "I waste my Vige Point for nothing," Seth grumbled. Chapter 140: Aura Touch The animal''s blood has dried. Nheless, he cleaned the ce and gathered the blood. But then, he fused his eyes with an aura which activated Aura Trace and he saw the hooves of the animals. He touched each and learned what animal it was. Seth was about to turn it off when thought, what if he had active aura sight? "Aura Sight!" At first, nothing happened but then, he felt the aura that was in his eyes reduced considerably and another very tiny aura came from his brain and filled his eyes. What he saw, then, wasn''t how he saw things with aura sight. But rather an amplified Aura Trace. The footprints of the animals were so pronounced that they seemed burning in the ground. Not only that, Seth saw the whole ce was covered by human footprints. As if people just walked the ce. But in just a few seconds, aura sight went off and his eyes swelled with pain. [Aura Sight (B- > B) Due to that his eyes were busted and couldn''t see now. But Seth sat there in realisation. He had seen some heavy footprints that were burning more fiercely than the rest. He assumed they belonged to some powerful people in the Vulcan Vige. That wasn''t his great realisation. His eyes were special even without activating them because he was able to see aura even if they weren''t active. For example when he saw the dragon aura in Red Valley. However, the interesting part was, to activate his eyes, he needed aura from his brain. That was the key and that was the trigger. All along, his body has a minute active aura that activates his eyes and that is why he was able to make his active aura after some effort. The more interesting part was, he was approaching the aura negatively. He doesn''t need to reach some certain standard before the system gives him a skill. Just like fusing his body aura, he was able to activate the Aura Trace skill, so also being creative with his aura will make him create a skill even if it has drawbacks, just like now that he can''t see. Seth in his blindness brooded with his mighty brain and focused on Aura Maniption and Aura Control which were all B+ and then he pushed his aura to the surface of his body. Feeling some resistance and misreading. He removed his attire and became naked. Then he focused, and he pushed his aura on his body without allowing it to react with anything. He pushed his full mental power and made the aura flow on his skin. At the same time, seth focused on his sensors. He can''t see his skin''s sensory organs but he knew they were there, so his focusshed on them to amplify. The next moment, the whole aura fused with the sensors and the blind Seth felt a deep feeling of thick and nourishing wind caressing his skin. And the feeling increased till he felt a flood of thick energy, trying to suffocate him. But he breathed in, his improved lungs took everything and he breathed out. The energy made his Heart Guru Gam beat loudly, at the same time, his blood was filled with energy and his cells greedily absorbed the natural energy. He then began levitating. And this time, it wasn''t him negating gravity due to graviton. But rather, he was tapping into the forest force. Due to the pure energy he tapped into, Seth was able to maintain his aura output as his body kept producing it without exhaustion. At the same time, he maintains his enlightened state. He then focused on his First Might tattoo. Suddenly, the ocean of energy flooded there and the ce sucked it like a ck hole. At the same time, his sensing of the energy kept increasing until he was able to grasp and understand what it was. It was, It was the Green Aura that always flooded everywhere in the forest. The aura wasn''t just a result of too many trees but a result of the inherent natural energy within the forest prided by the countless trees there and the force maintaining it. First Might was still absorbing the energy like a ck hole while seth sensing was swimming in the green energy. Seth didn''t hold back, as he breathed, purposely making his lungs capture the natural energy and that was part of its ability while his mind expanded and he epassed the whole vige. He sensed the ce of everything and he even found where his Crodo was. The monster was hiding in a hole, feeding animal carcasses. But what was crazy was that he felt the crodo''s aura and its morphology were changing. Not only that, but he also saw the ck Panther, eating the remains of the animal the little cub killed. Seth didn''t stop, and he allowed his mind to expand to almost the limit. And he epassed the whole forest and It was terrifyingly powerful. More powerful than Roana Prada and Retina by a thousand times but, it was soothing and nourishing and lonely. The loneliness was so much to the point that Seth didn''t know when he began tearing up. His resolve to make the ce a vige increased. Making that resolve, Seth felt his connection with the forest increase. He felt satisfied. Still, the first might was a ck hole. But, the more it absorbed energy the more Seth''s halo thickness. It was invisible and untouchable but as it reached a certain density, the green energy was stopped by it froming into contact directly with Seth''s body. At the same time, Clear Stone floated out and Seth''s body fused it with Aura, which in turn began to purify the energy in his body and any energy that was allowed toe in contact with seth. And that causes Seth''s senses to be cut off from the forest but he enters into an enlightened state beyond what he had been in before. His mind went between the border of reality and the game. The outside noise came to him. He heard Joseph''s conversation with Anna and he heard the cries of a baby. And then there was a tremor on the ground. But Anna and Joseph don''t seem to mind it. At the same time, he felt Terran Energy and how it was silently affecting him. Not only that, he felt his connection with the game cabin and how he could change its setting mentally. [Seth!] Seth heard a voice in his head, "Sapphire!" Seth answered. [I''m d you are fine!] "Did something happen after?" [No. But you are in the game for 6 weeks. Are you alright there?] "Yes. Have you looked at that location.?" [Yes. On the inte. It was a hub for drugs and weapons. But rich men go there from time to time. y the Game safe, as you are getting stronger the more you are in] Hearing that, Seth felt his consciousness pulling back. Until he was back in the in-game world. His body was now saturated with energy and Clear Stone had helped him cleanse the green of his body. First Might is still like a ck hole but Seth''s body has reached its limit. [Congrattions] [You have developed Aura Sense] Ding! [Quest Completion] [As someone who could see Aura, you have interacted and been infected with many foreign Auras that slowed your advancement. With Blood Aura, you can cleanse your body and train your Aura.] ~Master your B+ Aura Maniption and Control. [Reward] ~Aura Touch _____ [Congrattions] [You have gained Aura Touch] [Aura Menu] [Aura needs extensive practice to master] [Aura Organs] ~Aura Eyes [The eyes that provide the ability to see Aura and all its nature if trained] ~Aura Blood [A special blood induced from a mystical flower that helped nurture the body with one''s Aura. With enough training, the whole body can be nurtured to eliminate and guard against foreign negative or unwanted Aura] [Aura Skill] ~Aura Sight (B) [Special Eyes that have the ability to see Aura of all kinds if trained properly. Mastery (B). Duration 20 minutes. Cool down: 10 seconds] ~Aura Maniption (B+) [Aura Maniption is the ability to direct and influence the effect and movement of your aura in your body and outside of your body. Mastery: (B+). Duration 2 minutes. Cool down: 1hr] ~Aura Control (B+) [Aura Control is the ability to direct and control the effect and movement of your Aura and Foreign Aura. Mastery: (B+). Duration. 10 minutes. Cool Down: 1 minute] ~Aura Trace [Aura Trace is a self-developed ability that allows you to see past traces of aura left by living life forms] ~Aura Sense [Aura Sense is a self-developed ability that allows your body to sense the aura around through your skin] ~Aura Touch (C-) [Aura Touch is the ability to touch and interact and manipte external and internal aura] [Note: Some self-developed skills can have temporary drawbacks] _____ Chapter 141: Silver Mist Seth''s eyes healed, and as he looked out, he saw the world bright and colourful. Even without activating his sight, he can see the aura faintly in the sky. Seth stood and noticed a green puddle on the ground. Without hesitation. "Aura Touch!" His hand glowed with a thin film of aura and he bent and grabbed the green liquid and the whole thing followed his hand. Seth already has Aura control which allows him to control internal and external foreign auras with ease. The green liquid was an energy impurity as a result of the green energy aura from the forest that entered his body and was then purified by clear stone. [Green Aura Liquid] [Formed after Green Aura Energy react and fused with your body fluid and nourish your body and then expelled as impurities] Seth frowned, "Aura and Aura Energy are different. Aura is pure and¡­ I don''t know. But what I saw with Aura sight is pure Aura but what my Aura Sense interacts with Aura and Aura Energy which I was able to breathe in¡­" Seth was confused a bit, but then he decided to read the Aura book. Hopefully, his confusion will be cleared. Using Aura control, Seth controlled the green liquid with ease, just like he controlled Red but was a bit inferior for a reason. He then condensed it, to seth dness he felt there was impurity inside. Aura sight Seth saw the aura which waspletely green but inside were spots that aren''t pure green. He used his other hand which was also coated in aura touch and tapped the tiny green ball. He easily connects with it. With two hands coated with Aura''s touch skill, Seth felt the impurity clearly. "Aura Control!" "Aura Maniption!" It was with Aura Control he was able to make the liquid into ball liquid but by calling the two siblings'' skills, making a tiny trace of Seth''s aura seeped into the green aura energy liquid and went to the impurities. It fused with them and then they were pushed out. Three solid substances were pushed out and then dissipated in the puff. The green liquid suddenly changed and became solid. [Congrattions] [You have condensed Solid Green Aura] [Quest] [Solid Aura is hard to make and very hard to maintain.] ~Condensed 9 more Solid Aura! [Reward] ~Aura Grab _____ Seeing the quest Seth smiled. And he nced at his mansion, knowing that if he purified the blood of those animals he would make a Red Solid Aura. Looking at the Green Solid Aura, it was dissipating. Seth tries to use his aura to iste but it doesn''t stop him. Deactivating the Aura touch, made seth fingerse to direct contact with the green aura. And it seeped into him. [You have absorbed Green Solid Aura obtained from forest nature energy, your affinity to green aura on leaves and trees has amplified, temporarily] Yep, that happened and seth felt a weak connection with the leaves, which was simr to a red connection Seth raised his hand and the leaf closest to him shifted toward him. And with a twirl of his hands, the leaves plucked to him and he controlled them without touching them. That was until the affinity was exhausted. "This is another version of Red Maniption but with only Green Aura!" He sighed and then looked around. His Buddha state onlysted about an hour but the gain was enormous. "Aura Grab! Hmm. My cloak is still ruminating the dragon blood, so I can''t go hunting dragons. Let go, finished this new quest!" With confidence and slight excitement, Seth went back to the mansion with his cloth in hand. The future looked bright as he was more hopeful about aura''s ability. The main difference of System generated skill and self-developed skill was the fact, the system rated its skill with A, B, and C. And the use of aura when the skill was activated was so delicate and thin. The amount of aura used on Aura Touch was 1/100 in regard to the aura he uses on his fingertip to touch other auras. So, also, the amount of aura used in Aura Sight was 1/500 on the amount he used on Aura Trace. So the skills given by the system were delicate and have minimum use of aura and also a qualitative feel to it with regard to mastery. To Seth, this isn''t a setback that will make him rely on the system but rather it was a guide of how he should be able to use his aura. If he can cut down the amount of aura he uses of Aura Trace to 10% with good control he will not overload his eyes with too much burden. In this case, Control is the most important skill he needs to master and push to A+ and see what will happen. As he turned back to House, Seth saw a streak of lights in the sky. "You gotta be kidding me!" He cursed, what more was one of the asteroidsing toward the forest. But when it came closer, a giant dragon appeared and sted it with dragon breath, the burning rock shattered and the fragments fell. Even then, the forest force sted it away. [Emergency Quest] [All life formed in Amma, unite and fight external enemies. You havee in possession of dragon blood that fused with legacy, the enemy of Amma hase to take it.] ~Protect the Dragon Blood [Reward] ~Feathered Dragon Legacy [Failure] ~Lost of Value _____ "Shit. They areing for the blood?" At that moment, Seth thought deeply, if they wereing for the blood, there is a high chance a level 2 or more Crodo wille for him. Right? But he didn''t know that level 2 or even 4 was the least of his worries. Seth didn''t have a chance to run back when he sensed something different from the forest. And at that moment, he saw a silver mist weaving itself between the trees. He unconsciously activates Aura''s sight and he is met with something he never imagined possible. The green aura was being sucked in by the silver mist and thus making the forest powerless against it. However, there was a ring weakness in it. Seth didn''t wait any longer as he ran home and grabbed the two animal blood balls he made. At the same time, he closed the container the dragon blood was in and sealed it. At the same time used Vige Point to improve the container. Not enough, Seth maniptes the blood ball and makes an additional cocoon around it. And then held the other blood as a weapon, together with his staff. This quest was the most uncertain quest he ever had because he didn''t know how to tackle it. By the time he finished all that, the silver mist was outside the house. And it came through the door. Before it entered Seth threw the blood ball and expanded it to seal the door. To his surprise, the blood morphed and started to be rhinoceros. After that, its shape changed and became blood coloured crodo. That was when Seth understood what the mist was there for. If he allowed it to touch the dragon blood, a more terrifying crodo will be born and he will be doomed. But there were two things he noticed. Green Aura was still fighting the mist, and it might seem like nothing was changing, but the mist was being consumed slowly. And when the blood touched the mist, a great chunk of it was used to make the crodo. Sadly, the crodo might seem red but he can not control it. And worse, it seems to be as strong as level 1 crodo. Fast, the blood crodo attacked Seth but before it reached him, a ck crodo with a bit of fur mmed at it and pushed it away from Seth before they went on trying to kill each. The living room cracked and smashed as the two weight-shifting creatures battled. In onest ditch, Seth crodo threw the blood crodo out of the house and they battled outside. One thing Seth noticed was that the enved crodo was careful enough not to get close to the silver mist. Another thing was that, after the blood crodo was made, the silver mist stopped moving forward. Now that they were out of the way, the mist pushed forward. Without hesitation, Seth took the other blood ball that he wrapped around dragon blood and threw it at the mist. The mist almost shifted away but the blood touched it and... another crodo was made. Seth grinned inside as he was gaining ideas on how to finish this quest. Right as the crodo was made. Elevated strike! A sharp sword struck it, and also remnant of dragon aura affected it. [10% of Six Wing dragon strike remnants used] [Remain 10%] Chapter 142: Serodo His finding about this function was life-saving. And to his delight, the blood crodo dissolved and became the file of blood again. [You have in Blood Crodo] [Level Maxed, you can''t obtain EXP] Any time Seth saw this, his mood went dry. He clicked his tongue in annoyance but held his eyes on the mist, which was moving now. And then, it began to make another crodo. Seth killed it, and it made another one, and Seth killed it. This happened four times before the blood turned ck and dried. "Blood crodo are dangerous. Thankfully, it was easier to kill with a normal strike!" Thinking of that, something rammed at him and sent him flying away. What rammed at him was the first Blood Crodo. It was smarter as it grabbed his hand and ripped it out, blood spread and Seth felt pain stinging his head. The blood crodo was about to bite his other hand, and Seth pulled it away. It changes its tactics by jumping into the sky and increasing its weight. When Seth''s floating short sword attacked it, the bloody body twisted and avoided it in time. Bang! [Health: Injured>Serious injury] Before the creatures jumped again, Seth attacked it with the sword but it moved fast and avoided it. The next time, the blood crodo mmed at the short sword, Seth''s control over it was cancelled and it was sent into the encroaching mist. Then turned to Seth, but before it reached him, a mangled crodo arrived and another fight began between them. Seth pulled himself away and watched as the blood crodo was dragged away from him. The red stripes might be inactive due to their digestion, but the effect of increased bleeding was still there. [Health: Serious Injury+Anemia] Seth used his other hand and pressed the yanked hand and stopped the blood, thankfully the pain wasn''t disturbing him. But that was when he noticed something bad. His ripped hand was from palm to elbow, now it was within the mist, not only that, it was floating and absorbing it like water. The blood that he spilt was being moved there too and transforming into something. An indescribable horror appeared in his heart as he watched his clone being formed. A clone that has a rough crocodile body. Ding! [You have been cloned by the Silver Mist] [Emergency Quest] [Asteroids from the sky bring about different cmities to the world. The most forbidden and abominable happening, was when a loving exceptional individual was cloned] ~Kill it at all costs or prevent it from being enthralled by the Crodo Race _____ This quest has no penalty or reward, as Seth can already feel the danger and knows what will happen if that thing isplete. Sadly, he had no weapon with him to attack it, nor did he have any means of a long-range attack. He felt for the first time the limitation of relying on a single weapon. [Serodo] [Replica of Seth Enoch] ~Level 1 ~ss: Abhorrent ~Abilities: Aura Maniption, Weight Shifting, Evolution. ____ "What the fuck?" The clone has Seth''s aura maniption, which means, if by any means Seth had more abilities, he would have gotten them, suddenly, there was an update in the ability. [Serodo] [Replica of Seth Enoch] ~Level 1 ~ss: Abhorrent ~Abilities: Aura Maniption, Weight Shifting, Evolution, Aura sight, ___ It got an aura sight, and the next moment, Seth saw more abilities pop up. The mist that was there to fuse with the dragon blood fused with the clone more and made it more perfect. In the end, the mist that remained was small, there was no fear of it reaching the Feathered Dragon but there was dread as Seth watched his replica with the skin of a crocodile standing in what remained of the mist. [Serodo] [Replica of Seth Enoch] ~Level 1 ~ss: Abhorrent ~Abilities: Aura Maniption, Weight Shifting, Evolution. Aura Sight. Bone Maniption. Skin Maniption. Intelligence. Stone Will. Poison Immunity. Telekinesis. Red Maniption. _____ Sath gulped down as he watched the damn creature''s ability. With a nce, he was able to understand what they were and how they came to be. The ability that resembles his, the creature got them from him. However, Seth might not have telekinesis, he has abnormal mental force, which granted the creature that ability. Skin, bone and weight maniption were the ability of crodo. Suddenly, red spread throughout the body of the creature and¡­. Kaboom It exploded into the mist. "Haha great." Seth was happy. The cause of that was Red Maniption and it''s a signature gift given to him by Retina, his OP wife. The ability just reacted and killed the creature because it wasn''t meant to be used by it. But then Seth wondered, can Retina kill him with the red signature? Yes, Seth can feel it, he might be at her mercy. Suddenly, more scenarios pop into his mind. What if someone brainwashed her and then made her hate him, would she kill him? "Damn it. I should have built a very good rtionship with her. What if she grows older and hates me, or decides that I''m a hindrance to her." But there was also that part that said if he died, she died, "hmm. Maybe she won''t kill me on a whim, right? Seth''s head was heating up with many possibilities when he saw another cropping problem. The blood and mist his clone exploded into were coagting as the remaining mist fused with it. Without wasting time, Seth ran around it and grabbed his staff. Sadly, it felt like a random stick. If Seth didn''t have aura he would be doomed because fusing aura reactivated it and turned to attack the reforming clone. With the intention of using the trace of a six-wing dragon strike aura. But turning around, Seth''s body froze in ce. The head of the Serodo had formed and it was floating, looking at him. Seth''s skin and bone were taken over by the clone. He can feel the connection with the creature, there was this desire from clones to be the original. "You will never be the original!" Seth said. The clone''s rough skin frowned but couldn''t say a thing as his torso was forming. In another minute the clone was finished. At that time, Seth crodo jumped into the house. Its level was 3 now as it killed Blood Crodo but looking at the clone, it welp and jumped back, escaping. It did not stop but went out of the forestpletely. The fear was so enormous that it overrides the Seth order. "I wished it would stay. It''s like me right?" Serodo asked, confused. Seth was surprised by the voice, it felt like him but the intelligence was off the chart. "Who are you?" Seth asked. Serodo tilted his head confused, "I don''t know. Do you?" He looked innocent and genuinely not aware of what was happening. Seth called the clone status and was surprised. The damn thing has be stronger. [Serodo] [Replica of Seth Enoch] ~Level 1 ~ss: Abhorrent ~Abilities: Aura Maniption, Weight Shifting, Evolution. Aura Sight. Bone Maniption. Skin Maniption. Intelligence. Stone Will. Poison Immunity. Telekinesis. Muscle Maniption. Intuition. Crodo Command. Fortune. Future Prediction. _____ "What the hell?" Seth was terrified by what he saw. He quickly thought of controlling his staff with aura and killing it but then the crodo moved fast and controlled Seth''s bones in the hand to open and yank the staff. "Why do you want to kill me?" The hideous crocodile skin clone asked in fear. "Future Prediction and intuition!" Seth said as he breathed deeply. His mind was racing fasting up with ideas but none were feasible. ''Being smart is being stupid'' Seth thought, "you want to kill me!" "No. I didn''t!" Serodo denied. "Silent. carefully listen to your thoughts, what do you feel!" At first, the clone was confused before he frowned and then his face lowered down in anger and then anguish. Then he sighed and looked at Seth with understanding. "The dragon blood is the prize!" He said, his innocence and confusion were almost gone. "They wanted it because it has a legacy in it." Serodo looked deeper into the house where the dragon''s blood was sealed. "It was very rare to get a dragon legacy and that is why this invasion was solely for it. And you foolishly protected it!" There was pity and forlorn in his tongue. But he didn''t move toward the dragon blood despite Seth couldn''t stop him. "I still desire to get the blood because that was what the mission was. If I touch it, the craving will be gone. But I might change or I will take control of it;" "What are you?" Seth asked. "I''m Serodo. Your crodo clone. I have 15 abilities and more areing¡­ why did I tell you all that?" Serodo was surprised but then he smiled and looked down. "Where are my penis and scrotum!" Seth cloned and screamed at the imperfections. Chapter 143: Serodo 2 "Haha. The only good thing in this chaos!" Seth said delighted by that but to his horror, the creature moulded his body parts and made a penis and scrotum even with two balls inside. "Good. Now I have all that you have!" Serodo smiled with satisfaction while Seth frowned. The creature was able to feel all the organs in Seth''s body and that was why he questioned himself. That didn''t stop, normal crodo does not have normal animal body organs and functions but Serodo''s ability to manipte his body part allowed him to make all the organs he can feel from Seth. Hooo "I breathed. I have all you have now!" And then his skin which was dark and rough like a crocodile began to smooth until it was human-like. Seth gulped down, not because of the transformation and the fact he could hear the heartbeat of the creature but because as the creature became more human, he gained another ability, Human Transformation. What was worse was that the power of the creature increased. "Do not attack me. I''m not going to do anything but just explore myself and have a conversation with you. Please!" Serodo said. Seth frowned, he might be bound but he had one thing he could do which sadly, Serodo''s intuition locked into. "Let me move then!" Seth said. Serodo looked at him suspiciously but then he nodded. Seth felt his bones rx and he could move. The two stared at each other before serodo walked outside and looked at the trees. "Living Roots right?" "Yes!" "A lot of Green. Damn! I can''t see a thing with Aura Sight!" Serodomented. Seth felt anger because someone had his aura sight ability. "Don''t be angry. I didn''t ask to be born!" "Give me my staff!" Seth said. "I have intelligence in my ability, so I''m born smart and can understand things fast." He said that to make Seth know he couldn''t trust him with the staff at his hand. "I don''t trust you either. That mist above your head, you save it for dragon blood!" Seth said. "Nah! I''m trying toe up with what I can make with it!" Saying that the creature touched the mist and it dissolved into silver liquid and formed a silver hand glove. By doing so, seth staff on his other hand burned him and he threw it away. Seth ran and grabbed it and ready it against the creature but he found his hand facing elsewhere. He was under control again. "I''m stronger than you. I have 16 abilities. You don''t stand a chance." Serodo warned "You too!" "Hmm. My intuition told me you have something that can harm me and I should avoid it at all costs but I can''t seem to predict what it was. Let me make it clear, I do not want the dragon blood anymore!" Serodo rified. Seth still wasn''t convinced but he felt the clone wasn''t lying. Seth was about to say he would not attack him but then he held himself and calcted the distance between him and the creature, it was 12 meters. And that was how far the creature could have to control him. Seth took a deep breath and made up his mind not to use Mantle Of very because that was what the creature was afraid of without knowing. "Wait. What happened?" Serodo no longer felt any threat from Seth. And as he started at seth, he saw helplessness. "You can make people afraid or was it me that was having improvement!" "Wait. You are improving?" Seth screeched. "Yes. I''m developing, it will take about a day to fully be myself!" Aura Sight Seth''s heart skips a beat. The creature before him had no aura on his body but deep inside his head was a dot that was so deep with silver but also like a ck hole that spits out energy. "You are silver water?" Seth asked. "Nah, I''m different. The silver liquid is sent against those higher dragons and battle Beast. I''m sent for the smaller dragons, like hatchlings, babies, younglings and alike. I''m Silver Mist. If you must know. However, when we develop consciousness, we be new beings" Seth stared at the clone absorbing what he heard to wrap his head around what they were. Serodo came and stood before Seth, he made Seth stand well and they walked to the couch and sat down. "Whenever we fused with something, we became new to us. But what was required of us was there and we becamepelled to do it. Just like now, I want the blood, even though it''s useless to me!" Then he smiled and said, "However, I want to be you, that is my new desire. Though, the idea of me being you was impossible. My head will explode because I can''t take 1% of your metal force. So, I will take the blood. Just touching it will do and I will erase the other desire!" "You talk a lot. You smile like a smart ass. Tell me about the invasions. Why do youe to Amma?" "Hmm. I''m smart, smarter than you, as you can''t use your brain to its full capacity due to your body being too weak to support it. While I have a strong body, not as strong as the others but better than yours. And¡­ who said we areing from outside of Amma. " "So!". "Ahh!" Serodo screamed, his body almost exploded but then he calmed down. He looked at Seth, "I can''t speak more than that!" Seth nced at the quest and understood that Serodo might be his individual but the main source of them canmand him. "You know. You are a far better price than the dragon blood you desperately protected. And they agree!" Seth felt his neck and head twisting¡­. "Mantle!" Right before Seth''s neck twisted to another side, asmanded by Serodo, Seth found himself freed. Serodo, on the other hand, has a chain that turned into a metallic cor on his neck and pulled him down. The connection Serodo was having with Them was cancelled. His individuality took over and also, and he felt servitude toward his original, seth. But Serodo has two things that most creatures don''t have, Stone Will and Intelligence. "So, this is what I was afraid of. It forces me to the ground and makes me view you as someone to respect and obey." The chains broke as the 5 seconds ended. Serodo remained kneeling as he evaluated himself. When the chain was on, Seth gave two orders, never harm me, never manipte me. "Your orders still lingered in my head and they form a cacophony if I wish to go against them, not that I can''t. " he looked up and found Seth barely standing as The silver metal wrapped around him forcing him not to kill serodo. "That is equivalent to your weapon. I''m special, they value me and thus gave me that as my personal arm. Even I can''t even order it to kill me, and it will protect me at all costs!" Serodo exined. "I shall kill you!" Serodo said, "but I felt fear. " He stood and then walked out of the mansion, when he was far, the silver metal left Seth and followed it. [Emergency Quest Complete] [Asteroids from the sky bring about different cmities to the world. The most forbidden and abominable happening, was when an exceptional individual was cloned] ~Kill it at all costs or prevent it from being enthralled by the Crodo Race [Reward] ~Wondering Self [Note: This reward has a chance to be a great cmity to you] _____ Seth can feel Serodo, he can feel his emotions. The clone was confused about everything, he was angry about being just a clone, and he was upset his original wanted nothing but to kill him. Serodo just wanted to find his ce in this new world. He was like a newborn intelligence child that was lost. Seth''s mind raced, "Fuck. Double mistake!" He sprang up and ran toward serodo. But he left his staff. "Wait. Hey, you stupid clone, stop!" Seth pant. Serodo looked at how Seth was exhausted with disdain, he knew exactly how pathetic and weak his original was. "You feel disdain for me. You fucker. You have no idea how the fucking world work, do you?" Seth said as he breathed on the ground. "Enlightened me!" Serodo said with a sneer. "I fucking kill silver water with ease. I survived Roana Prada, I shed with Red Ancient. I revive the Amma tree, I resist and tame Living Roots, I¡­ red at the moon and it red back. I was praised and forced by Amma to take her ss, just to keep me in check." Seth said and he stood before his clone. "The world is intimidated by my existence and that is why it finds a way to bnce me. Imagine if I have a strong body and can support my mind¡­ the fucking reality will be my ve. So, don''t look fucking down on me. Clone!" Chapter 144: Dragon Conquest 1 Seth bragged and it worked, Serodo was already trembling and sweating as he stared at seth with more reverence and awe. The two individuals can''t lie to each other, as they can perceive each other. Seth felt the chains and cor tattoo on his hand be more pronounced. [Mantle Of very Improved] After some moment, Serodo recovered and said, "I don''t want to serve you!" Saying that, Silver liquid flowed out ready to attack. "Even though you are ugly, you have my face. You can''t move around naked. And, there are some ground rules we must set before you go on your self-discovery journey!" "You can''t stop me from leaving even though you are great!" "It''s night!" Seth said, and Serodo trembled. The moon was above, and he knew Seth might just re at it and it would re back. "What do you want?" Serodo asked. "Let''s go back home. I can''t kill you because you are physically stronger and have more abilities and that silver metal and you can''t kill me because¡­ your mind will blow up. So, I decided to acknowledge you as my¡­ clone. Respectful clone!" [You have titled Serodo Respectful Clone. Humans will perceive him as a human] Looking back, Seth saw that Serodo was more human now, as his skin was smoother than before. And, his aura has a re of humanity. "Thank you! I still don''t like you!" Serodo said with a smile. Being acknowledged was a good thing for him. "Woah. Let''s be clear, I don''t like you either. but as someone who has lived long, I know I have topromise something and make a better decision that may go against my feelings." The duo returned to the mansion and Seth tried toe up with a n. In the following days, Seth educated and learned more about his clone. In that period, he also witnessed the shock of his life which made him confirm one thing, he made the greatest decision of his game life when he called Serodo back and amends things. Because by the time serodo was about to leave the forest, the clone was able to fly with telekinesis, manipte aura better than Seth, and develop all his skills to an exaggerated level that Seth has nightmares due to how OP they are. The good thing was, seth renew Mantle Of very every night when Serodo was asleep. The funny thing was Serodo knew and he knew Serodo knew. Another good thing was with Mantle Of very''s influence, Seth created somemandments for him to abide by. And if he fulfils him, Seth might even consider him a friend, or even a brother. The nice thing about it was the game acknowledged it and formed the status of Wondering Self. [Wondering Self] [Pay 100,000 Exp to create this function] ~Serodo ~Level 1>2 ~ss: Abhorrent ~Title: Respected Clone ____ "It levels up after 2 days!" Sethmented but then he looked away toward the cave of a dragon, his hand clenching Dragon Rabbit''s foot. When Serodo was around, the womb retained the hybrid cub without releasing it. which also makes Seth d because if he has anything that might stand a chance of facing that clone is the cub, and he doesn''t want Serodo to know about it. That wasn''t the only reason, what would happen if they seriously recognised it was Roan Prada''s child, maybe the crodomand centre might force it to kill the cub. Nheless, Seth was d the abomination was gone and he just prayed that it didn''t be a cmity for him, which he doubts it will not be. With his green cloak with pronounced red stripes and thin glowing silver stripes pping with no wind, Seth walked toward the cave of the dragon. What made him bold was nothing but the red stripes'' ability after they digested the dragon''s blood. The stripes have not just levelled up but they have upgraded and given him an edge in what he was going to do now. But it might not be easy. [Green Hood Cloak] Grade: 1 Level: 1 (00/100) ~Improve Health! ~Reduce Pressure! ~Camouge in the forest (Active) ~Stripe concealment (Active) [The Cloak has four Aspects, upgrade it to have more ] [The attribute of the cloak increased by 500%] [Red Stripe] Level: 2 ~Increasing bleeding effect ~Absorbe Natural Red Liquid ~Dragon Halo Pulse [Description] [Increase bleeding effect: The more your enemy bleeds the less you bleed and vice versa but the bleeding will increase your perception and cognitive ability.] [Absorbe natural red liquid: Any naturally red liquid will be absorbed into the red stripe and gave a 1% increase in movement stats per 1litre] [Dragon Halo Pulse: This uses your halo and then amplifies it with dragon pulse aura to suppress any dragon that is weaker than Floating Feathered Dragon. Duration: 1 day.] [Note: The cloak can only level up by absorbing red liquids in an intense situation] _____ Green Cloak obtained Stripe concealment as an aspect and also it was grade 1 now. As for Red Stripe gaining Dragon Halo Pulse. The biggest change was that the duration of pressure resistance was gone. Before he has 1hr of resistance and 2hr of cooldown. Seth walked forward under the pressure of Gawee Continent with heavy steps but the more he got close to the cave the more he felt the familiar pressure of a dragon. Aura sight! "Oh! It was this dragon!" Seth recognized who he was facing. It was the first dragon he ever came across face to face, the one that fell down due to the moon''s gaze and the one he touched with his aura fingertip. His steps were silent, the Rabbit Dragon Foot on his hand heated up, masking his present more. And since it was night and there was the moon, Seth was able to move swiftly and silently, adding his silent walk. The cave entrance was 4m wide and 5m long. There was a force field that kept even dust out and anything that tried to push itself was forced out. "Dragons can manipte their pressure!" Seth took a stone and threw it at the force field but the stone bounced back. Looking inside, he noticed red stones glowed when he did that. After observing, Seth learned that the force field was made from dragon pressure as he had predicted but maintaining it was due to those red stones. They were high-grade red stones obtained from abhorrent monsters. Seth threw more stones and he noticed the pressure increased in a way and decreased. When it increased it came from a deeper part of the cave but when it decreased, it was the red stones that were losing their energies. With a smile, Seth patiently gathered thousands of high-grade red stones. They were easy to obtain because by all evidence whenever the dragon passed abhorrent monsters that were around will just die under its pressure. Seth threw all the red stones at the entrance and he saw a formation lit up simr to the ones he saw in Red Valley Vige. The pressureing from the deep cave was reduced as the red stones effectively maintained the forcefield. He then ran and hid. Seth expected the dragon would understand something wrong and attack but nothing happened. As he observed the wind blow and how some abhorrent attempted to enter the cave but died, heprehend the situation. The wind, the dust and some bold but stupid abhorrent monsters were constantly trying to push inside. As a dragon those aren''t a problem, only another dragon was a problem, so it ignores all that. Seth stood before the entrance and pushed himself inside but to his surprise, he just slipped in without resistance. [Congrattions, you entered baby Dragon Mini Sanctuary] ''Hmm. So, humans are wee in all kinds of the sanctuary!'' Seth thought. He stood and looked around. The pressure from outside was gone and the dragon pressure was absorbed by the inscription formation on the ground and turned into a force field. That means Seth isn''t affected by the pressure. He tried learning the inscription but nothing clicked, Seth ignored it and stepped cautiously inside. His shifting armour was on, and his shortsword was unsheathed. Facing forward, ready to make it strike. There was a cool down for using the Six-wing strike ever since he used it on the first crodo he killed. Thankfully he can use its remnant destructive aura, but will that almost exhausted aura kill a real dragon? He doesn''t think so, but the idea was never to kill the dragon but to conquer it, what that entailed, Seth doesn''t know. The more he went deeper, the more he saw light and the dragon''s aura became intense. The aura colour was like water moisture in the air, but it was vibrating fast, not in a destructive way, or making any sound but Seth just perceived it as fast. Seth reached a turn and when he peeked in, he then saw a semi-transparent bright blue Scaled dragon, coiled under a smallke of water. Its nostrils were out breathing in and out. The water was calm with no ripples, and the dragon''s eyes were directly looking at him. Chapter 145: Dragon Conquest 2 Seth froze under the gaze of that mighty creature. It was out of grandeur but not that he couldn''t move at all, but he was enthralled by its beauty and nature. The game called it a baby but to Seth, that was no baby, its eyes were gleaming with intelligence, and its body wasrge enough to be 4m or even more when it unfolded. The dragon''s eyes shifted and looked at Seth''s de, then at him. It was just observing the worm that entered it aboard and it turned out to be the legendary creature known as a human. The dragon knew that these tiny weaklings were smart and sometimes even smarter than dragons if time was given. Rumours have it they were also favoured by fate. And true to that, the baby dragon can feel that Seth has some kind of protection against him. But it wasn''t physical it was more mental that was why he wasn''t falling to his knees and greeting him, the dragon. However, suddenly, the human bowed and said, "Greeting, young and beautiful Dragon." The human stood and then said, "I have gathered more red stones and filled the sanctuary formation outside. Is there anything I could do for you!" History for told that, since ancient times, humans have clung to creatures that have power and even worship them in some instances. In ancient civilisation wherever there was a congregation of humans that exceeded 10,000 there must be a dragon in that location. As they serve it in exchange for protection. However, not all humans are to be trusted, as they are smart and intelligent. In some instances, dragons were tamed and even killed by humans. Despite that, there were conditions in the dragon memory inheritance that if the humans meet the dragon can allow them to serve them. The first and most important was, the dragon must be physically stronger than the human. And for certain, the dragon in the cave was vastly stronger than the human. Even the armour it wore can be broken and shredded by a few strikes from the dragon. Not to mention dragon breath, it can breathe once every day, it will be devastating to the human. Even though this dragon was one of the weakest dragons in terms of physical power. However, the dragon in the cave can perceive something different about this weakling. Its body was weak but it felt as if it had something that could threaten it. The dragon didn''t react to Seth''s sentience at all, but that doesn''t mean its mind wasn''t calcting fast on how to tackle this problem. The first thing was, it really needed a servant, fueling the sanctuary is a must or his pressure will leak out and other dragons that want to kill it will find it here. Not to mention his team members were searching for him to kill. The dragon had to face direct moon gaze, and it had weakened considerably, plus the previous injury it sustained during its fight against Roana Prada resurface. and Its team decided it was useless and weak, it now wanted to feed on its flesh to gain its special traits and ability. Seth''s cloak fluttered due to the dragon''s blood; it moved and swayed as if alive. Seeing the red stripe, the dragon concluded that the human was from Red Valley, and people sent from there were not always peaceful, he couldn''t see the outside but he just concluded this was just a trap. Theke never ripple when suddenly Seth found himself smacked at the wall, embedded in it. His great crodo hide armour cracked, he inside rattled and his exhaustion went from 200 to 10. It had made a mental note that, when the dragon moved, he was going to call Mantle but he hadn''t seen a thing move. Seth opened his eyes and he saw himself wrapped around with his cloak, it was the one that took 90% of the attack, or else he would be smashed to a pulp and died. The dragon wasn''t around but then it just appeared back in the pool, ring at seth. The dragon checked outside and found that there was no one ready to ambush it. Seth tried to smile but he grimaced as he found his face wrecked and his bones broken. The dragon was beautiful, its bright blue scales were semi-transparent and tiny and well arranged. its neck was long and graceful. Its face has feminine dragon features. 2 forelimbs and 2 hind limbs and a long tail that can wrap the whole body twice. The most beautiful part was therge wings, they were wide and long enough to encase the dragon in a cocoon twice. And they aren''t bat-like but they were made of fur and feathers like organs. The dragon groaned and slumped down, it wanted to kill the damn human but that cloak protected him and also, its Dragon Foresight suddenly activated and it felt an uneasy feeling that forced it to move away from the human. Seth didn''t know his cloak has that feature of instance protection because it wasn''t stated in the description. But now that it has protected him, it seemed weak and lethargic. ''Conquer the dragon'' Seth thought, suddenly, he saw the Dragon''s tail shift, and in his mind, he quickly called out. "Halo!" The dragon vanished and just as Seth was about to experience death, his Red Stripe pulsed with red light which made a force explode from his body and enveloped the whole cave. The graceful fast dragon was moving swiftly, it aimed to smash Seth to a pulp and ate him but suddenly it found its whole body slowed down and paused in the air. An indescribable fear entered its heart as it felt the pressure of a higher Dragon pressed down on it. That''s not all, the human points a small de and then¡­ Elevated strike! It felt an aura of a supreme Dragon from that strike and it pierced its chest and it came from behind and then retracted as fast. The dragon prided itself on speed and that was the only thing it could do but even with its speed, it perceived the de moving extremely fast. That was a feat no one has ever done against it before. But if it wasn''t pressed by the dragon pressure it would have escaped with ease. The higher dragon pressure vanished and the dragon pped its wings to move but its body reacted and the aura from the supreme dragon exploded which shed with its aura and it became very weak and fell down, with no strength. It was only after it fell down did Seth realize what happened. The pulse of the red stripe paused the dragon in the air as if it froze space itself and the shooting of his de all happened in 1 tenth of a second. All he did was give a mental note but wasn''t able to keep up with what happened. Aura Sight, Seth realized the aura in the dragon was a mess and that made its body ravaged and weak. Even with that, the pressureing out from the dragon was increasing, trying to be strong enough to squash the bug. Seth chuckled as he looked at the dragon and said, "it means I defeat you!" The dragon raised its leg and was about to swing it but felt weak and helpless. Under its horrifying eyes, Seth brought out the womb and threw it in the face. It opened its mouth to release dragon breath, but even that failed and the Apex womb touched it. ~You think you can defeat Dragon Mind, human boy~ A vibration makes the conversation, right before the womb touches it. ~Bow and repent~ A dragon wordmanded. Seth did feel the need to bow and apologized but then his mouth smirked and said, ~I refused~ His dragon word carried the might of a dragon which was higher and more forceful. ~All true dragons are mighty but I defeat Roana Prada~ His boastful dragon word and what he revealed shocked the baby dragon and its mind went nk before it can even resist the womb. Its body vanished and was stored inside the womb. Seth on the other hand felt weak and just stayed inside his crater. He pulled out a soothing gourd and drank some recovery water before he closed his eyes and slept. [ss Transition Quest] [Amma World has many races with different sets of skills and abilities but ultimately, humans were among the weakest. Amma ss emphasized aiding and helping each other in the world] ~Conquer the four Dragons at four corners of Living Roots Forest! [1\\4] ~Lead 10 people toward positive events for their benefit for a period of a week! [00\\10] ~Change Fake Root Vige to True Vige! _______ [Quest Progression 10%] ~Velo Dragon [First generation of the dragon that has traits rted to Velocity and Momentum] ___ Chapter 146: Dragon Conquest 3 When Seth woke up, he had recovered his exertion points and his wounds were healed. He then came out from the crater with difficulty and sat down to read the notification. He noticed that the pressure of Gawee was seeping inside the cave, so he stopped reading everything until he came back to the forest. At the entrance, he noticed that the inscriptions were fading even though there were enough red stones to power them. ''The existence of the dragon maintained them. Now that it is no more, they are disappearing.'' Checking outside, and confirming it was safe, Seth bolted out and ran back. The journey was uneventful, the abhorrent might seem mindless but they avoid him due to his red stripe cloak. Reaching home, Seth sighed in relief and checked the dragon''s blood, it was still there and intact. Turning around he saw a bloodied battered little cub ring at him. He left her back for a reason. The amount of prey it ate wasrge and it was tired and dizzy. After he left, the cub hunted a lot but after it wanted to sleep it followed Seth but reached the edge of the forest and saw the destend. It ran back in fear and waited but Seth didn''te back until now. The womb came out on its own and the cub ran to it and shes of light took it in. Seth smiled and said, "As expected!" Over the past few days, he had checked the womb functions repeatedly to see if could take Serodo in but he found the answer was no, but then he learned even with it nursing the baby, it can still be fertilized. ~What do you want from me?~ Seth yelped back as he heard the dragon speak. He checked the womb and he found the dragon still alive and kicking and had not fertilized the womb. `How!'' ."Who are you? How did you get this womb?~ Inside the silver glowing womb was a tiny dragon coiled but its eyes were staring at Seth. ~My name is Seth Enoch, Floating Feather Dragon Legacy Holder, the man that defeated silver water, defeat Roana Prada and also the person that captured~ Cough Cough Seth''s throat aches but unlike before he recovered faster than normal and he looked at the lith dragon. ~You speak dragon tongue. The whole of the dragon race wille for you if you force me to fertilize ~ ~I don''t care. However, I want to know something. What is your name and how old are you?~ The dragon stared at Seth for a moment before he closed his eyes and ignored him. ~Fertilization~ The womb trembled and energy gushed to the dragon. It panicked and opened its eyes and said. ~V Drator Skyling. I''m unique, the first of my kind from the lineage of Sky Light Dragons~ It might be afraid but its pride made it not beg for its life. However, it hoped answering Seth would make the abominable human unable to kill him. ~Im 5 years old~ Seth nodded, he then brought a book and began to just down but to his surprise the whole book burnt away. ~You can''t record dragons on normal materials ~ ~Okay, I would not like to kill you but I have no choice. It was part of a ss quest I have~ ~Quest? Mission from Amma? You are those otherworlders?~ ~Yes~ ~Amma will never ask you to kill us. Perhaps you didn''t understand her~ ~Are you sure about that?~ Seth asked skeptical ~Yes. I''m. I''m not evil, I''m a child that hasn''t had my first blood. Why will she ask for my death~ ~You are a female? Do you have a menstrual cycle?~ Seth asked. ~Are you an idiot, of course, I''m female. And no I don''t have a menstrual cycle, only filthy humans do. First blood means first kill~ Seth stared at the Dragon, was it because he wasn''t a dragon that he didn''t find the voice beautiful or what but she is beautiful? Now that he thinks about it, Dragon''s voice seemed simr to all of them. "But haven''t you killed countless Abhorrent?~ ~No. They died because they can''t stand my presence~ Hmm. Seth nodded. ~Let''s do this. I will ask you questions and you answer all of them, and you can ask me questions too. If we understand each then, I might free you~ ~Agreed~ [You have made a pact with a baby dragon] ~Why are all dragon voices the same~ ~Haha. This ain''t dragon voice, this is dragon interaction. We do not use our voice so casually ~ ~Exin~ That was when she began to exin the situation. It turns out that dragons can manipte their pressure and vibrate air and make a speech with other life forms. Because that was the easier way to converse. However, when they use their own vocal voice then it usually invokes power and can even cause unintended actions. And all dragons, from hatchlings to baby dragons, work hard to be able to activate and control their voice and harness the power in it. V Drator Skyling currently has no voice, only if she has her first kill will she activate the voice. Afterwards, she can try to control it. ~Interesting. Floating Feather has given me his voice. Is that a good thing~ ~That uncle is unreasonable. He should have given it to a fellow dragon. Nheless, he might have his reasons~ ~Yes, look beside you.~ As the dragon looked, she was shocked as he saw a floating essence of many bloodlines. ~You weren''t lying when you said you defeat that Battle Beast Roana~ ~One can''t lie with Dragon Words~ ~Yes. But you can manipte the truth. And without my voice, I can''t know if you are being truthful.~ ~You are a baby after all~ ~Tsk, I''m 5 years old~ Seth ignore the dragon''s rant and said, ~How smart are dragon hatchlings?~ ~As smart as a 10-year-old human. The older we became the smarter we became~ That was onerge disparity but Seth noted and asked other questions, such as how many races of the dragon there were, who the king was, and which dragon was the most powerful. Sadly, all these heavy questions, the dragon he doesn''t know ~When I hatched, I was alone in a cave filled with many dead eggs and broken hatched eggs.~ She told his stories, such as how she learned how to fly, how and other things. But the moment she met an adult dragon, the dragon spoke with a voice and asked what her name was. And that was when her inherited memory flooded her mind but she still didn''t know her name. The adult dragon then roared and said to the sky, ~What Is Her Name~ His voice echoed in space and then he looked down at her and told her name and then he flew out. Unlike other animals and creatures such as humans that have to name themselves, dragons came with their own names. But, hatchling dragons that became adults without knowing their names may be cursed to be part of the world. That was, they transformed into a stone, tree or any kind of element they were destined to wield. That is to say, if a fire dragon didn''t know his name until he was 2 years old, which at that time he was a baby dragon, then he would just be ava pool or transform a ce to have natural heat. So, it was the duty of all adult dragons that saw a hatchling dragon to quickly ask them what their name was. The question will invoke the dragon''s memory and they can remember if their parent spoke their name while they were in the egg, if not then they will not have a name. Then the adult will use his Voice of Power and ask the world the hatchling''s name, they will learn the name and then tell the hatchling. This action will cause the two to bond and forever they shall never hunt or try to kill each other. Not only that, the adult dragon namer will have some benefit if the hatchling dragon achieves something in the future because naming will cause so much power and render him powerless for a year. So naming consumes power too. Seth conversed with it for a long time but then he asked an important question. ~Will you kill me if I let you go?~ The dragon became silent. Seth burst intoughter and said. ~Let me guess. Your first blood should be someone powerful or unique or special in order to activate your voice.~ ~No. killing of any life form deliberately.~ ~Okay, so the better life forms the better the voice?~ ~No. One''s voice is predetermined ~ ~Hmm. So, the better the life form the better the control over the voice?~ That was when the dragon was silent for a moment before it said ~Yes!~ ~Im normal, if you kill me, you will have no control~ ~Back then I only wanted to have a voice to heal my injuries. But now I wished I had killed you, you are very unique ~ Seth smiled and nodded while he added. ~You will have the best control there is, thankfully I survived ~ Chapter 147: Dragon Conquest 4 Seeing that the conversation was stale, Seth went to his room and left the womb there, then came out to find something to eat. Filling his stomach and recovering his stamina, Seth began to paint until he fell asleep, during the day he practised Aura and watched the cub hunt and feed. At night, Seth went out, under the moonlight and went to the next dragon for recon. He needed to know what he was dealing with. The path he took was the one that has so many ant hills and other hills. His hand holding Rabbit''s dragon foot kept his presence hidden from dragons and also listened to his ss Quest Intuition that was guiding him to the next Dragon. Seth moved very far away from the forest until he could no longer see its silhouette and that was when he saw the range of something. Beyond it was nothing. He walked but as he came closer he saw two dragons speaking. One had a silver scale with silver metal wings and the other was silver in colour but it darkened a bit and the scales seemed to be swollen. Well, they aren''t as t as other dragons. ~You haven''t found her cave, you are useless. I will kill you and activate my voice if you failed to find her within this week~ It was the silver metal dragonmanding the other dragon. Before it spread its wings and a terrifying sound hit the ground which propelled it below the cliff. The dragon shook its head and looked at the leaving figure before it looked toward where Seth was hiding. "Shit! It saw me" Seth wasn''t worried much because the dragon might not kill him except if he recognised Seth was special. Boom! Dragon released a st and appeared before Seth and looked at him. Seth''s knees trembled and fell to his knees and shouted. "Greeting, mighty one. Can I leave" Seth spoke humannguage for a reason. He will not show that he was by any means special. Not only that, even his cloak has bepletely green with no silver moon and red stripes as he activated Green Cloak Stripe Concealment. He had learned from V that she realized Seth was from Red Valley, which was why she attacked him. The dragon observed Seth up and down and understood the human might be special. And the reason for that assumption was that his attire improved using crodo hide. Not to mention the staff is special. ''This dragon has no wings, it looks like Velo without her wings but it''s chubby but shorter. What element does this dragon have?'''' Seth wanted to know. But he kept his head down, seeing as if the dragon was looking elsewhere he stood and ran back. Seth knew for sure he couldn''t escape the dragon but as a perceived weakling he had to act afraid. He ran and the dragon didn''t pursue him until Seth was seeing Living Root, he began to shout out loud saying, "I live, I escape!" Right as Seth was about to reach the living root something appeared above him and grabbed his cloak and then¡­ Kaboom! The dragon grabbed Seth and released a shock wave and they shot into the sky in unimaginable sound. Ahhhhhhh! Seth screeched in panic before he fainted. This exploration was somewhat of a failure. Seth might have left the womb behind but the truth was he nned to use Mantle and Enve the dragon and then see if he can make ite back with him. That was the case if he was discovered, if not he would just observe and then run back and prepare more. But the thing that hindered his n was another dragon that was hiding in the ce. If Seth uses Mantle on the baby dragon, the other dragon will pounce on him. And he will be defenceless. So, knowing the nature of this creature that aimed at having great first blood, he acted weak like just a stupid adventure human. Tud! Seth opened his eyes and he saw he was in a vige. And the dragon was floating above him. It now has wings but unlike other dragons, this one had its scales detached from its body and arranged in a wing shape. But they are drumming, releasing sound like drums. The dragon doesn''t p them, the scales drum stronger and create shock waves for it to move. Seth looked around and he saw peoplee and surround what seemed like an arena. The dragon then drummed up andnded on arge stone watching. "Wee to Bell Vige. I seem our benefactor has found you wondering" Seth was surprised as he saw so many yers in one ce. "Hello." more than ten people there boasted intoughing as they looked at his expression. The boy that talked first said, "I''m Zambia. By the look of you, you haven''t met yers for a long time, right? "Yes. I''m Seth!" Seth stared at the man''s attire which was Navy blue, he has a drum on his back and two sticks on his thigh. "Well. Our great dragon doesn''t want weakling. I need to test you" Zambia said as he looked at the chubby dragon, and the dragon nodded. "Okay. What will be the test!" "Survive!" Suddenly Zambia hit the drum and a sound st drove toward seth. All this time he has had his shifting armour active. However, even with that, Seth was sted back. [Health: Broken Bones] "Fuck!" Seth''s eyes were bleeding and his bones were cracked. It''s not that the shifting armour didn''t protect him but it was the sound st that passed through the services of the armour and still impacted him with injury. "He survived. Great st Dragon!" Zambia bowed toward the dragon. The dragon nodded and then scaled left its body and formed a wing which they drum and he released shock waves that propelled him elsewhere. ''I went to capture a baby dragon, but I was captured by it. And not to mention, the baby dragon was being threatened by another baby dragon with silver metal wings'' Seth kneels and waits for his body to heal but a girles and gives him a pellet. He took it, it was a medicine. Taking it, his cracked bones healed. He stood and said to her "thank you!" "Seth, right? My name is Juma. Where were you kidnapped from!" Seth looked around trying to recognise where he was but didn''t. "I don''t know. It was a forest and there was a cliff close by!" "Cliff! You came from above there!" She pointed where southeast. Seth looked toward there and far away he saw a silhouette of a raised mountain. ''Damn, I''m far away from home. So this is the North-south of the forest!'' Seth thought, he nodded and then stealthy activated Aura Sight. ''Shit! The girl is powerful!'' Juma has a thick pale Aura around her, the edge was some sort of energy bubbling that purifies the air around her. He looked at the other yers and he noticed each one of them had some sort of energy around them. ''None of them are simple!'' He concluded but as he looked around the vige, at the far he saw the aura of the dragon that was hiding when he saw the two dragons. ''It followed me here or what?'' He doesn''t know. But Seth took a step forward but then he fell down as if exhausted. The truth was he was exhausted but he was now showing weakness just to make the hidden baby dragon assume he was weak. He doesn''t want to be the target of Dragon Voice Activation. "What happened?" Juma frowned and asked. He shook his head and just said he was damned tired. The yers guided him to a house where he ate and also slept. But he couldn''t sleep, he just waited for his exertion points to recover fully before he came out of the room. The sun came up and he saw the vige was crowded with NPCs and the dozen yers, each one of them has different coloured attire. There was yellow, green, blue and even ash colour. Seeing him they all smiled and greeted him. Then they went to another house where they ate and a meeting began. "Great Dragon st wanted us to search for something, or to be precise someone. But for now, I will not say anything until our neer agrees to help." Zambia exined as he looked at seth. "Well, can I reject it?" Seth asked in surprise. "Of course, we are all human here, the dragon might have captured us but we aren''t going to force anyone." "But tell him the truth. Even if he escapes, the dragon will find him and bring him back! So, unless you have the means to truly evade the dragon, then you don''t have a choice!" Juma said. Chapter 148: Players Exploration "That''s right. I once escaped, ran and almost reached my sanctuary but then the Great st Dragon just appeared and took me back!" A man in yellow attire said. "Do we get a reward?" Seth asked. "Yes! It''s a quest!" Juma said. All the yers stared at Seth, waiting for his answer. "Dragon Quest or what?" Seth wanted to confirm. "Dragon Quest!" Zambia said. Seth smiled, "That was new, but what about the death penalty and other hardships? You know shit happens!" "There is no apparent penalty!" Juma said, "just that the dragon may hate you or even hunt you down if you refused its orders!" Seth nodded, "What is the reward!" "It''s this!" She showed Seth a rectangr and somehow oval-shaped metallic colour thick object. It was the dragon scale that it used to create a st. "I''m in," Seth said with a smile. He behaved enthusiastically and was very d. The yersughed and some shook their heads because they thought this idiot was just happy. After all, it was a dragon quest. "What does it do?" Seth asked. Suddenly, Juma''s voice was amplified and she exined that it amplified sound and increased the strength and defence of the holder. It can also be used to improve attire. "Okay, tell us about your ability!" This time, Zambia was dead serious as he stared at Seth. "Will I get to know your powers?" Seth cocked his head. "It''s a must. We are a team!" Seth''s shifting armour returned to normal Azure Attire, the soft azure fabric like the others revealed. And then his staff elongated to 10m and widened to 1m before it returned to normal. Then he brought another staff, which was red and made it float around him, but there was a red string attached to him that connected him with it. "Then, sometimes I can see things when I meet an enemy!" Seth exined. "You see things. Like what!" "Whenever I meet a creature that is stronger than me, I usually see and feel I''m no match for it or if there is a way I can escape. That''s how I managed to live long!" The yers nodded and then they began to exin themselves and what they could do. Ding! [You have joined a party] [Dragon Quest] [Great st Dragon as he was titled by Zambia Lito has taken a liking to humans due to there beautiful and coherent sound they make with their mouths] ~Annihte the Ant colony and leave the queen alive! ~Report any kind of Creature that was asrge as a dragon whether it was a dragon or anything else! [Reward] ~Drum Scale [Note: You are in a team of 13] ______ Seth read and looked at people. There were thirteen people here including him. He sighed and said, "I guess we''re hunting Ant Monsters?" "Well, no. We have done that already. We are doing the second one! Our job was to explore some crevices and findrge creatures and report back!" "So, he got the Ant Queen?" "He? No, it''s a she. The st Dragon wasn''t satisfied by the Queen. She had expected the queen to berge but it wasn''t so, it was very small!" Juma exined. "But since we have done the job, we got the reward nheless!" Zambia said. "Alright. Anything you n. I''m in!" Seth said to them. "Do you have any kind of information, regardingrge creatures or dragons?" Samsi said he was the yellow-attired guy! "Well¡­ I do! There was a time I saw a dragon flying. And I saw a cave where he went but it was far away from here. I don''t even know if I can find the ce!" "Are you sure?" Zambia, "How big was the dragon?" Juma asked. "Ahm. I didn''t observe it well, it onlysted for a moment before it just disappeared but I kinda saw its silhouette in the cave when I was passing by." Juma looked at Zambia and he nodded before he said he would report it to the dragon when she came back. The idea was simple if the dragon took him back up there that would solve his problems. The next thing they discussed was how they were going to the dungeon where they would search for creatures as per the dragon''s request. Seth and his new team embarked on it an hourter. [ss Transition Quest] [Amma World has many races with different sets of skills and abilities but ultimately, humans were among the weakest. Amma ss emphasized aiding and helping each other in the world] ~Conquer the four Dragons at four corners of Living Roots Forest! [1\\4] ~Lead 10 people toward positive events for their benefit for a period of one week! [00\\10] ~Change Fake Root Vige to True Vige! _______ [Quest Progression 10%] ~Velo Dragon [First generation of a dragon that has traits rted to Velocity and Momentum] ___ ''Based on my Quest intuitive feelings, that dragon is the one I need to conquer and it seems that its ability is rted to st and explosion. Sadly, it brought me here!'' Seth looked at hispanion. They were happy to see him but based on the nature of the game they were all wary of each other. ''These are 12 people here, does that mean if I lead them toward a positive event for a week, I will finish the second quest?'' Seth observed all of them but he got the feeling the only reason these people are following Zambia was that he seemed to be able tomune with the Dragon but if not, that girl Juma was stronger. Well, based on her aura. Samsi too, the guy with yellow attire, he gave him some creep under my skin. Seth suddenly came to a halt, this walk seemed eerily simr. He had followed Irik without knowing the true content of the mission and he ended up a captive and was forced to marry and served as fuel. However, the yers all stopped and got ready for a battle, Zambia in particr was ready to clobber his drums. "What did you see?" Samsi silently appeared beside him and whispered. ''Shit. I made a blunder. I told them I could see and feel the danger before it happened and now they react to my sudden reaction. How can I salvage it!'' It wasn''t a problem to solve, his eyes can see a slight aura even if it wasn''t activated. He activated his Aura Sight and the whole tunnel changed and became a congregation of many colours. The predominant one was red and this particr red made a string that was touching him, to be precise it was touching the string that Retina gave him. It was that normal thread that she gave Seth as they yed a string game, but Seth realized the string was stronger than anything he came across, including the Floating Feathered Dragon. But red wasn''t the only thing around, there were other colours, yellow, ck and brown. The yellow was caressing Samsi who had yellow attire. ck was touching Zambia and brown was directly entering Juma''s halo and fueling it. But above all, Seth sensed that the dragon was still stalking them. After a few seconds of scanning, he also noticed many creatures in some crevices peeking at them, some of them were powerful but some of them seemed wary. ''Are they wary of someone among us or the dragon stalking us?'' "We are under the watch of some things!" Seth finally said. "It just became so pronounced!" Samsi, the yellow guy nodded and he vanished and appeared beside Zambia. He didn''t hear what he told him but the boy came back and asked, "Can you pinpoint them!" At that moment, Seth witnessed the dragon leaving, but the other creatures were oblivious. "I felt them from the crevices above us, 2m beyond us and few from behind us!" Seth vaguely said. A yer in Ash attire releases a cloud of dust in the air and just like that, it formed an arrow toward some locations that Seth announced. That was when Juma raised her hand but Zambia shook his head, and another yer with Ash-brown attire brought out a whistle and blew it. Spears appeared out of thin air and shot toward that location. Screech! Moahhh! Boom! Three of the creatures were killed, a few escaped and one avoided the attack and jumped inside attacking them. It was a level 9 abhorrent that had a bull''s head and human hand. Its tail was half fish and it can float a few inches above the ground. Its main form of attack was screeching that sounded like a banshee. To Seth''s surprise, the whole fight shifted and he was protected against the creature while the rest went and engaged it. Just like the Level 9 giraffe Seth has faced before, this creature can detach part of its body to avoid being killed. And above that, it was able to heal as fast. Chapter 149: Red River Again However, even three yers that survived the baptism of Gawee Continent were too much for it. It fell in seconds and left behind a veryrge red stone. "It''s yours!" Samsi gave him the stone. "You can grab it with bare hands?" Seth was surprised. "You can''t?" Samsi asked. Looking around Seth realized he was the odd one, "Nope!" Seth used a hand glove made from leaves and took it before he stored it in his pocket. He knew it was just a good gesture from the group. "Didn''t you get physical improvements against the element of Gawee?" Samsi asked as they continued forward. "I did but¡­" "Sheesh. Don''t distract yourself!" Juma growled, she seemed tense as she grabbed a small rapier. Seth looked around and he found everyone tense again. With Aura Sight, he saw an overwhelming auraing toward them, it wasing from an insect, a fist size insect that was just passing by. Zambia at the forefront was sweating buckets and his muscles tensed but the creature just passed and entered a crevice while more insects of the same species came and passed. Three minutester, everyone calmed down. "So your ability to sense danger can only lock on those that have intention on you or nce at you?" Juma asked. "Well, most of the time. I guess!" Seth tilted his head at the question. "In that case, you should be at the front with Zambia. That way you can pinpoint things faster!" But Zambia refused that idea, he said that Seth''s ability was important and should not be used now. That was when Seth realized that he had be the favourite of the group. Now people were watching his every move and seeing him calm, they were calm and if he was startled they too became tense. ''Damn it. I didn''t have a danger sense, I had an Aura Sense. What if a creature that I didn''t notice just came crashing and I didn''t react?'' Seth mulled because he doesn''t want his bluff to be discovered. He can deduce that these people scrutinized his every move, he was bound to be suspicious if he made a blunder. What if someone finds he was lying? What if one of them has a monster that was ready to attack me but I didn''t react to it? Seth kept having many scenarios in his head but then he thought, ''Aura can be influenced by emotions, right? Can I develop a sight that can see the intentions of creatures?'' Seth focused on the crevices, some have creatures but they seem to move away as theye closer and Seth quickly made a connection. Juma was the one scaring them. He then looked at her intently and she looked back with a frown. Her skin was darker than normal, she has a round face with baby fat. She wields a rapier and also has a ne on her hand. "What?" She asked as she was ufortable due to Seth''s scrutiny. Seth shook his head as focused forward. ''She seems to be the strongest among us!'' Seth thought his problem was that he couldn''t seem to trust her at all. They reached a clearing with countless abhorrent creatures, some fighting each other while some moving around aimlessly. "That insect. Is it not good to tell the great dragon where it is!" Seth said to the group as they were ready for battle. "She doesn''t want insects anymore," Zambia said "Hmm. But you know, what I felt from it after I looked at it wasparable to the dragon itself!" Seth added to see people''s reactions. "Dragons aren''t invincible. But still, that thing is small, so it wasn''t something she wanted!" Zambia answered. "Hmm. How do you speak with dragons? And this one seems to have no conventional wings, are some dragons different like that?" Seth asked. He asked V this question but it seemed she doesn''t want anything that will infer the true power of a dragon. "Ask Juma, she knows better!" Seth looked at the aloof woman. "Some variant dragons develop strange abilities and body proportions due to some circumstances. That dragon is the same!" ''Yeah, you aren''t saying a thing that I don''t know!'' "What are her elements? Water or wind!" "You asked too many questions. Wait until you meet her again and ask!" Zambia growled as he dashed to kill abhorrent creatures. The rest, too, were happy to have free ExP. Seth and Samsi stood behind as they watched the carnage. Each of the yers was strong and had a unique ability. "You don''t want EXP!" Samsi said. "I''m good. By the way, I feel that we aren''t here for dragon quest!" Seth said. "We are. It''s just that this ce has treasures that we want, soe for them while doing the quest." "What type of treasure?" "Ahm, they are gems." Seth nodded. The exploration that day to Seth was a failure but for the yers, it was a sess because they have tons of EXP. After they returned, the dragon didn''t appear and they went back into the exploration and the same thing happened. Only fight and EXP farming. What annoyed Seth was that they were bing bold and asking him to tell them if he felt danger from the walls so that they kill it. As for him, he wasn''t enjoying that because he is maxed level. From time to time, a powerful creature wille that can almost kill them but they always win in the end. On the fourth day, Seth had enough and said, " I have been sensing something, I want to explore it!" "What is it?" Seth just beat around the bush and asked for the group toe with him. Zambia didn''t acknowledge the idea but Rena, a yer in orange attire supports the idea. They followed Seth for the first time. And he led them toward the red aura he had been sensing. As Seth was the lead, he tried to avoid all creatures and notify them if he couldn''t. The underground world was like a maze where people could easily get lost but not Seth. Walking for about an hour, Juma asked, "Where are we going?" Seth looked back and he found her far behind. "Somewhere that might have a treasure." Juma stared at him and then looked at Rena. The girl smiled and said, "this is the path to Blood ancient!" "Blood ancient? What is that?" Seth asked. "You are leading us there without knowing. Are you not being called or enticed to go?" Juma asked cautiously. "Nope. It''s just that this instrument was reacting!" Seth showed them the red stick he showed them the first time. "It''s fantastic if you are leading us to Blood Ancient!" Samsi said happily, the rest nodded. It turned out that the yers had explored so much and they had stumbled upon many hidden locations before. But due to its maze nature, some of these ces were hard to trace back. One of these ces was Blood Ancient, Yellow Room and Darkness Cave. All of them have been to Blood Ancient but only Samsi and Zambia have been to Yellow Room while some of them have been to Darkness Cave. Now that he was guiding them to Blood Ancient, Rena who had some connection with the ce was able to feel and understand they were getting closer. Juma too can feel it. As Seth looked at them, he realized, all of them could feel the ce they were going, and they were very tense. However, they were also happy about it. Seth asked them what the ce was all about but they kept their mouths shut. They only told him that if they reached the ce he should be silent and say no word. Reaching the ce took them the whole day, but Seth couldn''t enter the ce. There was a sentence on a well-carved rock that says "Blood Ancient!" beyond that was nothing spectacr but a river, it was a red river. Seth felt an indescribable fear just ncing at it, what he remembered was his wife Retina. She also has a red river but he knew this one has nothing to do with her. That wasn''t what terrified him the most. It was that he felt his blood running faster in his body, not only that Red Signature and Aura Blood flowers were pulsing very powerfully. He felt like if he went in there he would lose himselfpletely. But then he realized he was the only one feeling it. Some have their eyes closed as they passed the door. Seth on the other hand took a step back. "Running away?" Seth was startled as he looked back but there was no one. "Come inside, right now Seth Enoch!" "Sorry but!" "Come inside!" It was the river that was talking to him. And he recognised the voice, it was Chief Red Monster, the first Red Eye Human Race he met. The person that guided him to select a flower. Chapter 150: Retinas Twin Seth had no choice but to enter and he felt a terrifying power that far surpassed Retina and Roana Prada but was still infinitely weaker than Living Root Forest envelopes him. "You have grown up. Interestingly, you have a Red Signature. So, you are the legendary husband of Retina and the one that woke that Ancient from his slumber?" "I thought you know?" Seth said as he tried to maintain his consciousness. "I don''t. Chief isn''t open about it before I was kicked out of the Valley!" "Eh? You are kicked out?" "Yes. The Ancients said that we Retina are annoying him. So he kicked us out. Thankfully I have made this river already, so gaining and maintaining power wasn''t a problem!" "What about Retina? Is she alright? What about Irik and the rest of the cult!" "Well, they escaped the continent. Their goal was to escape the Valley and they did. As for Retina, it turned out it was harder to kill my kind." Seth became silent, "You killed her!" Seth asked. His heart tightened withplicated emotions. "I tried but she escaped. Haha, killing you will cause her death." Immediately, Seth sounded himself inside the river drowning but to his surprise, he was able to breathe. His cloak also activated and began to greedily absorb the red liquid. The red stripe was level 5 but then that didn''t prevent it from sucking the red liquid. "Haha, you are a boy of miracles. Your Red stripe seems better, did you feed it dragon blood!" "Yes. Please don''t kill me!" "I want Retina dead!" "Ahh, you see I''m a victim. You colossal beings shouldn''t involve some worms in your struggle!" "Haha, a worm. You think you are a worm. Ancient attack you with Dragon Might and you reciprocate with your Might and you still call yourself a worm." "Show Quest!" [ss Transition Quest] [Amma World has many races with different sets of skills and abilities but ultimately, humans were among the weakest. Amma ss emphasized aiding and helping each other in the world] ~Conquer the four Dragons at four corners of Living Roots Forest! [1\\4] ~Lead 10 people toward positive events for their benefit for a period of one week! [00\\10] ~Change Fake Root Vige to True Vige! _______ [Quest Progression 10%] ~Velo Dragon [First generation of the dragon that has traits rted to Velocity and Momentum] ___ "Haha, I know it''s about time Amma binds you. But do you think I care about her mission!" Seth wanted to show her that so that she would not kill him but it was useless. "Well, I''m your first friend and also a brother. You call me brother right. Hehe. Why will you kill your brother?" Seth panicked. "Yeah. But you married my enemy and you are the reason she is unkible now?" "Wait. What?" "You don''t get it. She gave you her Signature Gift, if you died she died but also, as long as you are safe, her life will never end!" "Hmm. That is a bad decision. I''m physically weak. Death is the easiest thing that cane to me!" "That''s what I would say if you don''t have a Might of your own!" "Might of my own?" Seth asked. "Weak creatures can sometimes invoke miracles. She might have branded you because she loved you and sought your recognition but her gamble was right on the money. You''re a damn cockroach that won''t die easily!" "Hmm. Hey, have you nted those seeds? Who is tending them now that you are away?" Seth changed the conversation by reminding her of the seed he gave her. "Poor attempt to persuade me." "Why did you sisters want to kill each other? There are only two of you, help each other and grow!" "Stop the crap. Your attempts are poor. I''m joking, I won''t kill you. Because even if she died I won''t be able to get her body which was the thing I want. As for why I want her dead, that''s not your business." She said and Seth sighed in relief then she asked, "do you think you can set a red river in Living Roots?" The pressure he was feeling was lifted and he felt free again. But looking around he saw that all the other yers were frozen in time, they didn''t know what was happening. "I¡­ Living Roots, I don''t think so. It depends on how it perceives you. If you are pure, it will try to take over you, if not, it will try to kill you!" "I know. I tried going inside but it kicked me out. However you can try, right? I have no intention of taking it over, as that was a fool''s errand but I just want a ce where I can feel safe and will not dry!" "I can see what I can do. But you need to know that thing is dangerous." [Retina Quest] [The first of her kind, Red Eye Race, birth from the powers of Red Ancient. She is lost, afraid and in search of a ce to belong. Beware she is kind to her friend but vicious to her enemies. Never cross her] ~Try and nt her river seed in Living Roots without it being consumed! [Note: It''s rmended to do this after you have transitioned to the new ss] ____ "Hmm. Retina. Is that you?" "Haha, no. We have the same name. So, can you do it!" "No. I don''t want to anger that ''nature'' until I have a ss. There is also another thing if you can help me set up a vige inside that will help a lot in establishing your river inside!" Retina was silent for some time before she said, "I should just kill you now!" "You want a flowery lie or truth. I will try but it will not work. I know that ce, it has unimaginable power, but it also hates anything that it can''t enthral. It took my whole being to escape and to also have peaceful coexistence with it!" "I understand you. But if you fail on it, I may ask you to nt it elsewhere!" "Agreed!" Seth suddenly found himself standing outside the Blood Ancient room. His hands were holding two stones. "Seth? Are you alright?" Samsi asked as he saw Seth was in trance for a very long time. "I''m fine! I''m not going in!" He said. His Signature Red will explode if he got into another Red Signature domain since the two were opposing each other. Ding! [You have obtained Red Signature Stone] [You have obtained Red Signature River Seed] _____ Seth stored them and sat outside waiting for them to finish. As they were returning Seth asked, "What are the benefits ofing here?" "As someone that was called, you don''t know? Well, it helps us remove all kinds of impurities in our blood. If you have bloodlines, its fusion will be smooth and fast." Seth looked around and he found they all seemed stronger except Juma who was upset abouting here. Seth nodded but he was still shaken by Retina''s pressure and power. ''Retina and Retina. Is she not my wife?'' But when he touched the red string on his hand, he felt it was different. ''Well, I will call them Retina 1 and Retina 2. My wife is 1.'' Coming back to the vige was uneventful but yers were very happy about their gain. [ss Transition Quest] [Amma World has many races with different sets of skills and abilities but ultimately, humans were among the weakest. Amma ss emphasized aiding and helping each other in the world] ~Conquer the four Dragons at four corners of Living Roots Forest! [1\\4] ~Lead 10 people toward positive events for their benefit for a period of one week! [1\\7] ~Change Fake Root Vige to True Vige! _______ [Quest Progression 10%] ~Velo Dragon [First generation of the dragon that has traits rted to Velocity and Momentum] ___ ''So this can work. As I''m the leader of the exploration, I did part of the quest.'' Seth smiled, this isn''t too bad. He looked up and he saw the vige he was in, he went around the edges and found there were inscription formations which were simr to what he saw at V dragon cave. ''All dragons can make a sanctuary then!'' But he didn''t see a ce where the Red Stones were used as fuel. He went to the leader and asked him about how the sanctuary came to be. After listening his assumption was right, but it turned out the sanctuary wasn''t made by the st Dragon but it was she that revived it and maintained it. He was then guided to where the heart of the formation was. And it was there the Red Stones and other energy sources were put in to keep the barrier on. Coming back to hisrade Seth was thinking of how he can have more exploration with them to finish one part of the quest. Chapter 151: Attempting to become the leader And also how to make the vigers move with him to Living Root and make a normal vige. Seth brought his red stick and clinched it. He manipted the surface and wrote Blood Ancient. ''It''s time for me to act and entice these people into another exploration!'' Seth thought. But he didn''t do anything but just stared at the red stick and its two rotating connections. He was bound to attract attention. True, Samsi came and asked, "Still sulking. Here are healing pellets!" Seth collected them but said, "My treasure pinpoints other locations but they are dangerous!" Samsi stared at Seth before he said, "You can find other locations? Are you sure about that?" Seth dismissed it with a nod. And that triggered a chain reaction which summoned another meeting. "If we asked, can you take us back to Blood Ancient?" Zambia asked while Juma frowned more. "Didn''t you take the path can''t you take yourself back?" Seth wondered. But they shook their heads and exined that they had already forgotten the way because the ce had some mysterious effect on them. Unless they stumble upon it again by chance. "Well," Seth raised his red stick close to his eyes and said, "treasure seeker can navigate that path for me. But I don''t think I want to go back there!" "Me neither. That ce is alive and if care is not taken you will be devoured." Juma said with a bit of relief, seeing that Seth was with her on that matter. But an argument erupted as one of the yers imed the ce was safe and even wanted people toe there. In the end, Zambia said they aren''t going there but rather to Yellow Room. Samsi who has yellow attire jumped with happiness and concurred with the decision. He imed that the ce has so many treasures that he can help people find. "My Sanctuary too has a lot of treasure, do you think you can find it?" The youngest among the yers spoke. She looked like a 13-year-old girl. There were three girls among them, Rena, Juma and this one Seth didn''t remember her name. "Ahm!" Seth tries to remember if he saw a strong aura on her that led somewhere but he didn''t. "I can make you a resident of Winter if you help me!" Seth wasn''t that interested at first but now he was. The others too seem interested. "Is your Sanctuary down there? And what about Great st Dragon, she will hunt you back, us since we may be going" "She wasn''t brought here by the dragon. She lost her way and couldn''t know the way back. Besides this is a good opportunity, if you can find the sanctuary we all escape there, right?" Another yer exined. But Seth didn''t fail to notice Zambia doesn''t like that idea. "She can but none of us can, the dragon will find us and take us back!" He exined. Seth nodded and walked around the meeting table and stood before her. The girl was really small, and Seth pity her. "Your name please!" "You forgot? Blessing Winter!" "Sorry, can you move back!" Seth said, she did, activating the Aura Trace, there was no trace on the ground. It was expected since this was not her home but this was her temporary residence and she should leave a trace. The inhabitants of Vulcan Vige all leave footprint traces even though Living Root isn''t their home but just a temporary location where they reside. ''What if I help her activate her aura, will she leave a trace?'' Seth didn''t know but he had to try. Seth asked her to touch the red stick, and she did. He took it back then... Aura Touch! His hands were coated with a thin aura, he asked her to put her hand forward which she did. Touching her with his aura made him feel her power. She seemed to be able to tap into cold, as that was what she was given off He then called Juma and they went out. "Can she hear us from here? '''' Seth asked. "Why do you want to know?" Juma was suspicious of what he was nning. "I want to know something, only if you help me. Trust me, it wasn''t anything bad!" "What do you want?" "I want you to scare her. Like putting her in a shock!" "Wait, why? What are you nning?!" "I can''t tell you detailed but, since you are the strongest, she will take you seriously and also retaliate but that wasn''t what I wanted, I wanted the shock in her!" "For what reason!" Seth didn''t tell her the truth but convinced her that it was to help the girl find a way home. Which she obliged. They came back to the room, the yers stared at them suspiciously and Juma went to Winter and said, "Seth said you are a monster in disguise!" "What?" All the yers asked, including Seth himself but at the same time, Juma had her rapier and attacked the girl. You can see the shock and fear on her face as she raised her hand and a cold air spread around her, freezing everything that came close but Juma was stronger, she shrugged that off and the de went to her neck. The girl froze as her eyes closed, waiting for her head to be cleaved. Her body kept releasing cold. But then she opened her eyes with tears and found the rapier very close to her neck. She nced at Seth and she found him surprised and smiling. "Good, it''s a sess!" Juma stepped back but she didn''t see a thing. "You better be right!" She said. Seth Aura Sight can see the girl emitting pale energy-like smoke from her body. And she was ring at Seth with anger. "Calm down, I just want to track your home that way. You know we think of home when we are in danger!" "You better warn us next time, as we might have fought now and killed you!" Jimmy said. Seth nodded and walked to Winter but now she doesn''t seem interested in Seth helping her. "Calm down!" He activated Aura''s Touch and asked her to give him her hand. She reluctantly did that. As her aura was smoking away, Seth grabbed her wrist to feel them and see if he could help her as he said, "Feel that you can¡­" he didn''t finish when he noticed that the aura wasn''t smoking away and the girl just trembled uncontrobly. "What are you doing?" She asked as she felt very cold. "Think that you are taking it inside. To be with it and merge it!" Seth quickly said. "Taking what?" "What you are feeling!" Ding! [You are guiding Blessing Winter to control her Aura] [Progress: 10%] ___ "Listen!" The mighty speech took effect as she felt her mind registering and obeying Seth''s order. [You have affected Blessing Winter with Mighty speech. She is more likely to listen to you] "You feel something is living you. Take control of it and make it yours to use!" Her body shook more at the same time the girl''s brown hair floated and began to change to white. Ding! [You are guiding Blessing Winter to control her Aura] [Progress: 20%] ___ "It''s hard!" She said with difficulty. "It''s you, that thing is yours, somand it to be yourself again!" Seth said. Aura was a manifestation of what an object or a creature was. Ding! [You are guiding Blessing Winter to control her Aura] [Progress: 30%] ___ Her hair became snow white and floated in the air with no wind, not only that, cold seeped out of her body and froze everything around without affecting the yers. What Seth didn''t know was that all the yers had their weapons ready to strike him down, in fact, two yers would have done that if not for Juma and Zambia stopping them. Ding! [You are guiding Blessing Winter to control her Aura] [Progress: 70%] ___ "It''s hard. I can''t do it!" "Make it affect your attire and all your Personal Arms!" Seth said as he remembered that activating aura isn''t just about the body but in the attire and the rest. Her white attire pped and glowed, the cold she was emitting seeped back into her and then her Artifact came out and rotated around her. The pain she seemed to be feeling was gone. "Haha!" Sheughed as her eyes closed with some relief. Ding! [You are guiding Blessing Winter to control her Aura] [Progress: 100%] ___ [Congrattion: You have helped Blessing Winter activate her Aura] [You have gained her Trust. You can also see her mood true her aura] "Great. I never knew I could do this!" Seth eximed. But the girl was still in euphoria, her head was looking up and her items floated around, as well as her white flowing attire glowed and pped as if it was in the wind. She gave an ethereal feeling while also making those weaker than her wary. Chapter 152: First Aura Activation Student Seth released her and watched her well, she seemed to have a lot more aura output than what he started with but it was understandable. He was just level 10 with no ss, and his body was weak thus, the output was low. After some moments, she calmed down, and all her items went back and were stored in her pocket. However, her Artifact remained out, hovering above her. She then hewed and curled her body as she shivered, her grey-white flowing jacket covered her pitted body and she also covered her face with her hands. "Are you alright!" Zambia asked. "Yes, I''m... Seth¡­ thank you!" Seth on the other hand was reading a new Quest that popped up in his eyes. He went and sat down as he was too tired. [Unique Quest] [You are the only person in Gawee Continent that has an Aura Book and thus you have the means to create a school of Aura Training¡­ those that give out their legacy will see great returns] ~Help 100 people in Gawee Continent Activate their Aura [Reward] ~Unique Title _____ "So, I have this function too!" Seth nodded. The yers don''t know what happened but they don''t know who to ask, Blessing Winter or Seth Enoch. "So... what happened to you, Blessing?" Rena asked. The girl was still down, her face and body covered with her flowing robe. "Should I tell them?" Blessing asked. Seth was going through his Aura skills, thinking he might have unlocked some options but he didn''t, sadly. "Yes. You can!" "I activate my Aura!" She said. "Aura? You mean Aura, the one we know in stories!" Juma asked with a bit of surprise. Seth nced at her knowing she too has an active Halo fill with Aura around her. "Yes!" "Look like you can now have pressure like dragons!" Zambia let out. "Can you do it again? Like, help us activate it too!" Another yer said. He was called Ash and he had ashy attire and controlled substances like ash. "That will be great." Samsi chimed in. "What are the cons and pros? What if it''s not a good thing?" The tallest yer asked. "I lost some of my skills, it''s said, they aren''t suitable for me!" Blessing Winter announced. "We don''t understand!" She exined when her aura activated, some skills transformed into energy and enhanced her physical body while the notification indicated it was the Aura cleansing her. Blessing stayed down while the yer stood there observing. They then turned to Seth and asked him what was that all about. But he stayed silent as he read the notification and began to formte ideas. But he couldn''te up with something concrete as he needed more information. Seth needs to read the Aura Book but the prerequisite is that he is alone with no disturbance nearby. "Can you do that to us too?" Samsi asked after seeing Seth''s attention was on them. He nodded, "Well, she is the first but I think I have some understanding about it!" That was when Blessing sat, but her skin was pale, her eyes were crystalline blue and she was emitting cold blue energy from her body. Seth frowned and then a sense of guidance came to him. He then instructed her on how to turn off the aura. In just half a minute, she turned her aura off. The first time he activated his aura, he didn''tst long. But after looking at it now, Seth understands something, the denser an object is the more aura it may have. Blessing Winter has a well-developed physique and has a ss and higher level than him. By default, she will have more aura output than him. Another thing that came to his mind was that she doesn''t just have more aura output, but she also has better control. With just a few words, she was able to take control of everything. What supported his assumption was that Serodo''s control over aura was off the charts. In just one day, the clone was able to achieve what took Seth days trying. So, Aura control is also about body control. The more one has control over his body and muscles, they will have better control. What made Seth shitty was the fact that he has less control of his body because by default it was weak. Exertion Traits was there just to help him with his stamina problem. "What can I offer for you to do what you did to her?" Ash, a yer with ashy attire asked. His real name is Jame. Seth didn''t want to answer him immediately as he was thinking about the privileges this may bring him. Should he demand something from them or will he just help them activate it? "This is new to me. Even Blessing, I just wanted to enact some skill to trace her sanctuary!" Then Seth pulled out the quest and read, at the end of the small description, it said those who gave out their legacy will get great returns. So, if he takes something from them, isn''t that a transaction and that might erase whatever returns the game will give him? The reason why Seth was overthinking things was that the game was weird, strange and unusual, small things might ruin the bigger picture. "I will try to understand it first!" Seth concluded. And that was when his attention went back to Blessing Winter. "Haha!" I''m a woman. "I''m taller.!" The girl shouted as she jumped up. The yers were surprised because she was now indeed taller than before, given that her chest was a bit full. But there was something weird about her. The yer all looked at Seth with questions but then Seth was able to glean something and have some kind ofprehension. Blessing Winter now has pale ssy skin, her eyes have be ice blue and the breath she was breathing was cold blue. "Calm Down!" Seth said. "Closed. Your. Eyes!" Seeing his seriousness she was taken aback. She didn''t know her body was somehow mutating into an ice-like substance. Calming down, she felt something and was about to panic, Seth again spoke to her and she followed. "Imagine that there was a Lever in your body¡­!" Seth waited to see if she had imagined that in her mind, "now close that lever and imagine it was the doorknob to your aura!" There was a dy of one minute and thirty seconds when her body began to return to normal skin. It was also at that time her face looked shocked and she jumped up and screamed. "I get it. Ha ha. I get the chief skill! Haha!" None of the yers know what skill she got but they were able to imagine what happened. Not only that, the girl was given off intimidating feelings. "Thank you. Thank Seth, you really helped me!" The girl then ran and hugged Seth. "Shit!" Seth''s expression became weird, he didn''t have time to open his hand for the hug and his face contorted in regret. Before he knew it, the men burst intoughter. "Serve you right!" Samsi shouted withughter, Seth on the other hand frowned and ignored them. Sadly the girls didn''t understand what happened. The reason for his misgiving was that he was wearing shift armour now. And that armour did not allow him to feel the girl''s body. Well, Seth is a virgin, and having fantasies was well in his mind. Seth shook his head at the dirty thoughts. ''I need to expel this thought on me!'' Seth patted her back and then pulled her away. Then he asked her to take a step back With Aura Trace, he was able to see her footprints. He bent and held on to the red instrument and then used it after coating it with Aura Touch and then touching them. At that moment, Seth saw a ce in blizzards, houses made of ice, arge tower in the middle and a titan human sculpture out of white stone, standing guarding it. People in the town moving around. But then there was an earthquake and the tower shattered, the Titan''s heads exploded, the people panicked, and then fire and other explosions descended on them. Chaos issues and people began running around fast for their dear life, but only a few stayed to fight back. He saw tunnels, then a door and then he saw the outside under the blue sky. It was fast images but Seth was able to read the main information and for that, he believed he could trace the ce. He looked up, and that was when he realized he was actually sweating in that 5-second vision. He forced a smile as he looked at Blessing Winter but didn''t say a thing. "Can you find it?" She asked expectedly "I don''t know but... I think so!" He said as he stared at her. Others want to ask more questions but Zambia said. Chapter 153: The Terrible Truth "We don''t have time. The Great st Dragon maye at any time. If we want to visit the Treasure site we should do it now. As you know, she might want to make Seth guide her to that cave he told us!" They all nodded. As Zambia was her emissary, he will have to inform her that Seth has seen a dragon cave. So to avoid that, they have to search the treasure site before shees. But then a debate happened about which Treasure Site should they visit. There were eighteen ces and each one had something that one of them wished but in the end. The Yellow Room was chosen. "Blessing, if he isn''t taken by the Dragon, we will help find your path home. For now, we need to hurry, go ande back!" Rena said. The girl has thought that she will be given the privilege of finding her home first. Sadly, more yers were inclined to go to Yellow Room. Samsi was pleased about that. Seth walked out of the meeting room to stretch his limbs and get fresh air but he froze, "Fuck!" Above him was a dragon staring back at him. The dragon wasn''t a st Dragon but foreign, it has green scales, wings with horns at the joints, a pair of limbs and a tail with a sharp stinger. Its eyes were green and its snout was longer than normal dragons. It stared at Seth with startling intelligence in observation. ''I forgot that this thing was tracking me. Am I going to be a dragon Voice Activator? Why the hell did I help that girl activate her aura? now, I was locked on'' Seth thought fast andmented his bad decisions, at the same time he was thinking about how to fight it and escaped. He has Dragon Halo Pulse, he has Elevated strike and then Mantle Of very. His mind raced as he calcted how to face the situation and wondered if he would be able to seed. But then the dragon veered its eyes away from him. The mental pressure he was feeling was reduced and he heard curses from yers as they came out. Zambia and Juma were the ones a bitposed as they moved to attack but then the signature ability of all the dragons came down. The dragon pressure. All the people in the vige screamed and they fell t on the ground while the yers were reduced to kneeling. Seth was still standing but ready to fight to his full. Then, his mind nked away and he woke upter and found green vines on the ground, wrapping around his legs, his body bing very stiff and unmoving. At the same time, Blessing Winter screamed at the top of her lungs as she began to float forward, toward the dragon. ''Oh, thank God!'' Seth was relieved but then he realized that he was feeling good about the demise of someone. He felt horrible and ordered the ¡­ Seth forgot what he was going tomand. He realized and he then called¡­ he again forgot what he wanted to activate. He became more confused and then looked down, the vines below were thicker and stronger than before. Others have vines but they were small except for Rena, as her vines were almost as big as her thighs and they were expanding with every passing moment. Zambia vines were as thick as an arm just like Seth but Juma''s were smaller. The moment they have an intention of attacking the dragon, the vines feed on that fast and they forget about what they want to attack with. This shower that Rena has the most intent to attack the dragon! Right before Winter reached the dragon, a sound st was heard and something fast crashed at the green dragon. Blessing fell but was saved by Samsi as he caught her from the fall. but then, a roar that stunned everyone echoed throughout the town and beyond. Some of the vigers died instantly. [You have been stunned by Dragon Roar] Some yers dropped as their bodies blurred, almost dying, but some were unfazed. Rena, Samsi, Zambia, Juma and two others. One of which was the tallest among them, they called him Fist. Even after he recovered, Seth felt his body trembling. He looked up and found Winter standing with fear and tears in her eyes "It says I will die for real!" She cried out in terror. All the yers have their hearts skip a beat. Seth suspected there would be bad repercussions of the dragon killing a human to activate their voice, that was why there was this cold fear in his heart when he assumed he was the target. "Run. Run. Backdate your steps, and use the aura, you will have imbued intuition to guide you home!" Seth shouted desperately. There was guilt in him, finding out he wasn''t the target made him feel d and he felt as if he was feeling happy about the demise of others. At that moment, the girl''s body paled and crystallized. And the Green Dragon appeared above the girl and released a Dragon Breath which was a green me with liquid amidst it. At the same time, the st Dragon came with its body aiming to smash the girl. However, with brief contact, she turned to snowkes. The st dragon didn''t get to smash her nor was the green dragon affected her with dragon breath. But the two flew up and ran toward the direction where the snowkes flew. The pressure of the two dragons has caused a lot of damage to the people and also the yers. The me of the dragon breath was so hot that it burned away the oxygen around and the people began to suffocate and have skin burns. Seth was exempted from that effect as his cloak wrapped around him. Gurgle! Gurgle! The cloak was still digesting the red liquid it feeds from the red river. And he can feel it is improving and upgrading. "What the fuck is happening. Why was there another dragon trying to kill us!" Fist, thergest yer shouted. He was frightened. Seth looked at the vines. They aren''t there anymore. Then he gazed at Zambia and he demanded an exnation. But the man just ignored him and sat panting. "We need an exnation. Seth. Is that you?" Ash asked, "this happened because you activate her aura, right? Did you put a mark on her?" Ash was the one that asked Seth if he could activate his aura too but he was sceptical. Before Seth said anything, Juma said, "Let''s not throw usations around. Gawee is ruled and popted by dragons. And they are in constantpetition among themselves when ites to having followers and all. So, this might be some sort of skirmish between them that made the other dragon attack!" The exnation was simple but yers that need some sort of idea to cling to nodded and one yer with brown skin added, "You see, the st dragon even tried to take her away before the dragon breath reached her. Thankfully, she escaped by herself too. This might be a contest for good followers!" There was silence but Seth''s mind was upied by fear of actual death. He has met Dave, and he confirmed to him that certain deaths are real, the bad thing was you never remember that death was real after exiting the game. He hade across death too when he faced Roana Prada when he was in Red Valley and now. When the dragons that sought to activate its voice kill you¡­ you will truly die. "Do you know some deaths are real!" Seth shouted at the yers. They all looked at him and a dark expression appeared on their faces. "I have been to a sanctuary where they sacrificed yers and their death in-game is real in life. I have met with a dangerous enemy where I was told if I died, I''m truly dead in life!" Seth shouted at them, fear evident in his voice. "There is some truth but it was usually the malfunction of the game cabin, the press¡­!" Moore Lander tried to exin but was cut off. He was another yer. "You won''t remember, even if someone died in the game when you woke up. If she died, and then we all woke up in the real world and saw her death ceremony broadcasting, we would not even remember where she died. Only after wee back in the game will we remember!" Seth shouted. "You''re kidding right?" Another yer asked with a trembling voice. "You will not even remember this terrible truth I''m telling you now after the game, you will only remember the good part of it" Seth calmed down a bit and breath for a moment, "my goal was to exit this continent, as its terror was as real as the real world. This ce is high level and we are just ants in titansnds." Seth exined. Now everyone was gaping at Seth, they couldn''t refute him because deep down they felt it was real. However, some already knew this. Chapter 154: The Yellow Door What Seth was thinking right now were all the things that terrified him to no end. He had touched a baby dragon, V, the first dragon he captured and she was much stronger than a human. The only reason he won was that she was weak at the time and injured. His Dragon Halo Pulse and the Six wing strike helped mess with her aura too. He also touched the Lion Pride Bloodline from Roana Prada and its power was a hundred times stronger than the baby dragon. He hade across a Silver Water which Reduce Roan Prada to nothing. The Battle Beast had a lot of bloodlines and each one was stronger than a baby dragon. Not to mention, he married a girl which was a hundred times stronger than Baby dragons. All this should not have been possible if it was a normal game. In normal games, the danger increases as time passes while the yers are allowed to grow and adapt. Sadly, this isn''t the case. "I''m leaving!" "No, you are not!" Ash said. Seth ignored him and walked away. But then a ck root came out from the ground and trapped Seth. "You said, you will take us to the treasure site. I know you are afraid but we all are. Besides, You can''t run from the dragon, she will find you and bring you back. Just suck it off and guide us. We might even find a way to escape there!" Ash exined, his hand on the ground controlling the vine. "Hmm. You think you can bind me!" Seth''s staff floated on its own. He really was upset and also not thinking straight. But his fear was valid, if the dragon killed him, as he was enough to activate their voice, then he would truly be dead. "Calmed down." Juma let out, "Ash, you shouldn''t use your powers on someone. Seth, Samsi here was the fastest yer I ever met and he can even teleport but he was taken back with ease. Even if you run, she will find you. Especially now that you know the direction to another dragon cave. Guiding us to the treasure is the best possible scenario now. I''m willing to pay you for that!" "That green dragon has been with us since day one!" Seth said without responding to what she said. "I felt a distinct fear of something. Something close, like a dragon, but unlike the one I met. Since everything was new I thought that fear of what I saw was a result of the Dragon st''s presence but it wasn''t." Seth suddenly told them the half-truth. "Are you sure about this?" The yers asked. "Do you think I was making it up!" Seth growled at them. But then they began to panic, why was another dragon stalking them? What if there was something the dragon wanted from them? But was st Dragon truly protecting them? What if they were justmbs to be ughtered after they reached a certain level of power? Seth has made them question everything. But he can see Zambia and Rena didn''t like the development. "I assure you, the Great st Dragon wants no direct harm to us. He only wants servants. The new dragon was the one in question. And we can specte what its motives are!" "But then why did st Dragon try to kill Blessing Winter?" Ash asked. And that silences everyone. "I can sense and understand the flow of things. The st dragon wanted Blessing dead at that moment." All eyes went to Zambia and Juma. "Don''t look at me. Ask him!" Juma jumped back. "Well, as I said, she wants servants. But I don''t know anything beyond that. However, some of us have been with her for months but we haven''t seen anything like that. I believe there must be a reason. But, we should all know, the dragons are not infallible!" Zambia exined. The debatested long but as sunset approached they all agreed to go to the Treasure site. After calming down, Seth evaluated his actions and found them disheartening. He should have acted strong and brave. But then, Seth has built trauma over time. Even with a strong Will, he was bound to have a meltdown one day. He remembered when he spent a day trembling after he touched the lion bloodline. The enormous power he felt and the fear that generated was overwhelming. He took a deep breath but then he heard, "You like visiting sanctuaries, why?" Ash asked. The boy has shown interest in the aura and still does. As Seth stared at him, Ash apologized for what he did. Seth shook his head and moved ahead as they reached the tunnel, "I will lead!" He straight up walked at the front, some yers groaned but they didn''t object. "Juma, can you scare them more? I mean elevate your scare factor!" He ordered, Juma was taken aback but she said okay. As Seth was a few meters ahead, he felt some sort of pull and confidence he never felt. This feeling was the same as when he first felt an instinctual desire to go somewhere and he ended up finding a dragon cave. ''So, as I assumed the lead, the Quest gave me a guide toward the goal!'' "Yellow Room Treasure? Is that its true name?" Seth asked after they reached two paths in the tunnel. "That what was known!" Samsi said. Seth brought his red staff and swung it around. The truth was that he already felt the right path but he had to fool around with some made-up instrument. But then he remembered that Ash might see the flow of things and understand this was bullshit. He nced at him, and he found the yer smiling but then Seth activated his eyesight and looked at the string of yellow auraing from the two paths and touching Samsi, he pushed his aura into the red stick and then touched the yellow aura. Ash frowned because he could feel the flow wasn''t fake anymore. Not only that, the stick somehow became yellow. Seth pushed it away as yers eximed. ''So, that can happen too. But that was enough to keep Ash with his suspicions in ce.!'' From all the paths yellow aura came but Seth followed his intion on one oath. They walked for three hours, the more Seth stepped forward the more he could feel the destination. And what amplified that was his elevated staff that he put on the ground from time to time. ''Nobles are leaders and as I am guiding them, I''m getting good intuition regarding the guide." As Seth chooses to be a Noble, he has to be able to Lead people to Sess, have a Community to Govern and also have an Outstanding reputation for performing Great Feats. This reflects in his Quest. Conquest, Lead for seven days, Make a vige. They reached a dead end in a long tunnel that has a normal yellow wooden door. "We haven''t fought anything on the way!" Ash said. How dangerous were the tunnels, well, they were teaming up with creatures that can''t live on the surface due to the sun and pressure? So, there was great congestion and it was impossible to walk for hours with no stealth and face no danger. "We are here. Zambia you can take over. I''m tired, this Guide attribute is¡­ straining." Seth sat and leaned on the tunnel wall. He had used some Exertion Points for unknown reasons. Normal activities shouldn''t strain him like this, right? Well, Samsi took over and said it may take some time to unlock the door. Others sat and they started chatting over what to expect. But the answer wasn''t definite. One thing was, there will be a trial and depending on that, one may get a reward. Seth on the other hand was hoping that he will get to lead them more times in his Quest for his progress. [ss Transition Quest] [Amma World has many races with different sets of skills and abilities but ultimately, humans were among the weakest. Amma ss emphasized aiding and helping each other in the world] ~Conquer the four Dragons at four corners of Living Roots Forest! [1\\4] ~Lead 10 people toward positive events for their benefit for a period of one week! [1\\7>2/7] ~Change Fake Root Vige to True Vige! _______ [Quest Progression 10>11%] ~Velo Dragon [First generation of a dragon that has traits rted to Velocity and Momentum] ___ ''I believe that if the number of yers was lower than 10 as required by the quest, there might not be any progress!'' Seth thought. But then he thought about the poor vigers that suffered today, he should convince them that he has a sanctuary away from the danger of dragons and the ho of creatures. But then he thought that how could they even traverse the deadnd and scale the hill and reach the other side of thend where Living Root was? He shook his head and looked around. Chapter 155: The Yellow City Samsi had his hand on the doorknob and his eyes were closed. Zambia was standing behind him eager to be the first to enter. "Trials are at random, but Samsi says one just has to do what he feels is right," Ash said suddenly, Seth was almost startled but he nodded without answering. "The mostmon reward was the Yellow Energy Stone known as Yellow Core. You can obtain them by killing Yellow Monster if they attack you. The energy is very good and great." Ash said and then continued, "Zambia wanted to obtain something called Yellow Sand Hourss. If he used it alongside the Temporal Warrior ss, he might even hunt dragons!" Now, seth was interested, "I''m really upset about you using me. But it is alright!" "I''m sorry, I was panicking and just, you know, you are the new guy and we don''t know you. And because of that, all sorts of things mighte into our minds. But, it''s my mistake. By the way, this green cloak, how did you get it?" Ash asked curiously. "It was a decoy put forward to imprison me in a certain sanctuary but I got it and also escaped!" Ash nodded as he was about to touch it but for unknown reasons, he felt fear and he refrained from that. "What is your ss?" Rena came and asked, "Your guide seemsforting and¡­ there is this clearance to it!" "What do you mean?" "Well, I''m good with travel but this tunnel is confusing and sometimes they change. But now I felt, I can remember all of the paths even if they have changed...!" Rena said "Yes. There was rity in the journey." Ash added. "Fatigue and exhaustion were also elevated." Fist said. It was a 3-hour trip but they felt like they had enough energy to fight a deadly battle if there was any. ''Did I lend them my Exertion Points?'' Seth wondered. "What is your ss?" Rena asked again and everyone seemed interested. Seth realized the importance of a guide right there, as to traverse the continent one has to have the power and be ready to face unknown danger, having a guide that will avoid almost all danger was the best thing to have "I don''t have ss but I''m on a ss Quest!" Seth told the truth as he observed everyone''s reaction. "What? You are still Based?" Juma asked. "Yep. One of the ss requirements was to visit as many Sanctuary and meet as many dragons as I can without getting killed." Some of them were surprised, some weren''t interested but those that were interested asked about how many dragons he had met. "Most of the dragons I met are very far, but I met about three to four close by, which was what the Quest wanted and that also increased thepletion rate." "Dragon rules thisnd. So, any ss quest will always be associated with them somehow." Rena said. "So, can anyone help me go to as many sanctuaries as I can?" Seth said. "The sad truth was that all sanctuaries are dangerous and some of us weren''t from here at all. So, guiding you there is not going to be easy!" Fist said. "I can guide you. But¡­ My sanctuary is not fond of epting strangers." Ash said. The discussion moved to dragons and how many types were there and why they seem different from the normal lore. "I read in an ancient tome, it says that true dragons have five things, number one and the most important is Dragon Breath and it must be Fire. Number two, The second most important is Wings. Number three, Dragon Might. Number Four, Dragon Scales, and number five, Dragon Tongue!" Rena exined. "Nah, I don''t believe that, I saw a snake and it was acknowledged as a dragon by the system. It flew and breathed some thick smoke which had no fire!" A yer said. "Yeah. Great st Dragon doesn''t seem to have a fire." Zambia said too. "Seth, you explored dragons, among the ones you saw, is there something abnormal?" Ash asked. "Well, I once saw adult dragons and they were very far away from me but each breath they made was a fire. They have different skin colours. However, that green dragon breath has fire and green liquid in it, right? Maybe it''s true!" "I don''t think so. I once asked st dragon and she told me she can''t breathe fire directly but can create a great st that will cause air friction and ignite a fire!" Zambia said. Seth looked at Rena, she seemed dejected since everyone disagreed with her but she said, "Well, the tome was old. About a thousand years ago!" "Perhaps by then, there were no variant dragons. Maybe,ter on, other creatures and species have begun to mimic dragons, so this ssification was made. The reason why I said this was, there was a race called Pride Race. They are arch-enemies of dragons. To match the dragons they unify Feline Species and Dog species together with other species and copte until they create hybrid offerings with a variety of powers and abilities. And each one was extremely strong!" Seth exined. "I have the bloodline of a Giant Bear and within it was a bloodline of a cheetah and crocodile. Bear is the pir and Cheetah and Crocodile are the substrates. And they gave me speed and agility as well as hard skin and swimming capability." Fist exined. Seth sprang and asked, "Realy. Where did you get the bloodline? Please take me to your sanctuary, they might have something I need!" At that moment Seth thought about his Pride Bloodline, if he can infuse it with it, he will be delighted as that will give him insane strength he can never have imagined. Who knows if that will make his body in the real world improve? "Sorry, my sanctuary is a moving caravan that provides services in the Western in Sanctuaries. I performed spectacrly and I was reviewed to get a bloodline from the vault and infused with it. Sadly, they only have something like Hound Nose, Dire Wolf and other low-grade bloodlines. But guess what, I bought one from another sanctuary with real money and infused it in me!" Fist exined... Seth didn''t understand but as he listened to the details Seth was happy about what he learned. Number one was in Western ins on the Gawee continent there were about six to seven sanctuaries that were a thousand kilometres apart. One of them has Ancient Devices that can infuse bloodlines in humans. Another sanctuary was known for its craftsmanship. Another one rear all kinds of flying creatures¡­ They all have their speciality. Fist''s caravan sanctuary moves between these sanctuaries to distribute resources. He got lucky and got permission to use Bloodline Machine but the bloodline he was asked to choose will only enve him more. Thankfully, he has ess to other bloodlines that he bought from the real world. "How did you buy it.?" Seth was excited. He has a bunch of Bloodlines in his Womb, he might as well try to sell some. The exnation satisfied him to no end and made the game no longer antagonistic anymore. The only thing was he had to y his card right! They were discussing that when Samsi, who was still holding the Yellow door knob, vanished. "It''s opened. I will go first!" Zambia said and he grabbed the door knob and it opened and a sh of yellow light like a Sunray blinded everyone and Zambia vanished. Juma went next and many followed suit. Seth quickly went into his inventory and looked at the items he had and the ones he can use in case of emergency. One of the things that captured his mind was the two stones he obtained from Retina''s sister. [Red Signature Stone] [A special stone created by Retina Race First Born that gave the owner ability to manipte and control red colour and store red energy and red liquid] [Personal Red River Stone] [A unique stone belonging to the Retina Race First Born. It has the ability to summon, call upon, or create a red river suitable for Retina Race wellbeing] As Seth was holding them together he received a bonus. [You have attained Red Power] [All your Red Ability has been magnified] "Hmm!" He then stored the stone, the effect also went off. Seth was second to thest, and at the onset of the yellow sh, he found himself in a city with tall skyscrapers. Some reach up to one thousand meters while some were a bit shorter than that. Seth felt as if he was between pirs that hold the sky from falling. Looking down at the street, people were moving about their activities. He, with blue armour and a green cloak, was eye-catching as everyone wore white clothes but at one part of it was yellow apparel. There were smaller houses in between the tall buildings and also many shops, but Seth found one person looking at him. He looked at the person too but the man walked away into the crowd. Chapter 156: Petition For Reward Seth followed the crowd looking around, he had no idea what he was going to do. The game also did not give any notification of where he was or even a quest to do. ''I''m on my own!'' Seth reckoned. So, he just moved around hoping he would trigger something. He talked to one of them but everyone around him froze and then red at him. His heart skipped a beat and his green cloak pped around as if a heavy wind but there was no wind. Unconsciously his aura activated and that made them move away. A minuteter, all of them walked away. ''Rule 1. Don''t talk to anyone!'' Seth concluded. Above one of the thousand-meter skyscrapers, two people stood there watching different parts of the city. "Why is it a City now?" Samsi asked. He was standing with another dignified man with a Yellow cape pping in the wind. He wore full body armour that emits yellow light whenever he moves. "The type of people you brought here triggered it." "You brought in 12 people, only in this chaotic city will they have enough challenge!" Boom. One of the skyscrapers have an explosion within it, and the duo''s attention went there. "You brought that Temporal Warrior again." The man with the yellow cape frowned. But Samsi''s attention was on a yer that was surrounded by hundreds of people as she yed chest to them. Each one contributed to the decision of the chest and yet, the girl was one step ahead of them. However, Juma might be winning, the problem was that whenever her piece was eliminated, she got a physical injury and her attention waver. And when she eliminated one of their pieces, her mind became dull for a moment and her cognitive ability lowered down. It was a lose-lose situation for her on the surface but the reward was exactly what she wanted. In another ce, a yer, Fist was chilling around a pool where hundred tiny fishes were trying to bite his legs, and with each passing time, his body reduced in size and the tiny carnivorous fish increased in power. Soon enough they will be as big as him and overwhelm him but he wasn''t worried at all. The bigger they be the more they will fight among themselves for the chance to get him. And in the end, the strongest will face him. The fight will require him to use the crocodile bloodline to its fullest to survive and that was a good thing. When was thest time he used it? Never. "Yellow City doesn''t wee guests like that!" The man in full body armour said, his yellow cape pping and his armour glowing with yellow energy. "Come on chief. He is a good person!" Samsi said as he looked at the person the chief of the city wasn''t fond of, it was Ash. His ash-coloured attire has assumed its true ck colour. Not only that, he has a cloak simr to Seth but was Ash in colour and with every movement, It releases ashy dust. However, the dust does not pollute the surroundings as they just shimmered around him. Right now, he was above one of the skyscrapers, tied with yellow chains on his two hands, and neck. More than one hundred NPCs surrounded him carrying different technologically advanced rifles. They also wore a uniform which betrayed them being police in the city. Ash seemed upset about the mistreatment but there was nothing he could do. "Please, let him go!" Samsi said. "Hmm. You are ignorant, these people aren''t that dangerous but the fact they have something that could have threatened True Yellow City in the past makes us wary." The man said before he looked elsewhere, "look at those people in the shop?" Samsi looked and his eyes wide in shock, he quickly looked at Ash and the person at the shop, they were alike. The difference was this one dressed like an NPC in the town and the other was under arrest. "So..?" Samsi asked. "I just trapped his actual power. One thing you need to know is people who came from that location can not be fully trapped! And be careful trusting or even making enemies of them!" While Samsi and the man were discussing things that were happening to the yers, Seth became uneasy, now there were people on his hill and if he looked at them, they pretended they weren''t on to him. But then he came to a district that has a lot of two-story buildings and t houses. In front of these houses and buildings werends, some of which were gardens. Seeing something he can rte to and also the fact that he recognized he may trigger some function, Seth walked to one of thewns, bent down and made a small hall. At the same time, all the NPC around have their eyes changed, and they be zombies and walk to him to attack. His cloak pped and almost turned red in order to scare off the NPCs but they weren''t afraid. Seth on the other hand pulled out a seed and put it in the soil and then brought Soothing Gourd and fused more aura in it. It glowed and floated above the nted seed and trickled water on it. The soil became wet but as Seth looked up he was terrified as he saw anger and rage clouding the NPCs and they were verily close, ready to attack him. Seth''s cloak revealed a red stripe and released a pressure that made them move back and they stood from afar, watching the hated man that used theirnd without permission. Gurgle Gurgle The cloak was still digesting the red it consumed from Retina red liquid but because it has upgraded before, it didn''t turn off any of its abilities. The angry NPCs suddenly smiled and one of them approached, he was skinny in tattered cloth, he wore sandals and he look bony "Good day sir. I''m really grateful for the seed you nted on mynd!" The sudden change of expression made Seth confused but looking down, Seth saw the soil had bulged out. "It''s sprouting?" Seth asked. "Yes. It''s. And I haven''t seen a seed with this vitality since when the city was still strong." "Thank you for the seed!" "Thank you for the seed!" Seth knew Living Roots seeds were coveted everywhere but now that the angry mob turned friendly, he realized he really had no idea how valuable it was. Ding [The inhabitants of the Simted Yellow City weed you to their great city] [You have attained Yellow Stripe] [Yellow Poprity+1] [Level 1 Yellow Dwellers will respect you] The NPCs dispersed and he was left with the farmer. Seth smirked and wet other parts of the soil and nted nine more seeds. Patiently, he watered them until they bulged. "Thank you. That will be enough for me" the farmers said. Seth smiled and nodded, he went directly to another field and repeated what he did. [Yellow Poprity +1] [Level 2 Yellow Dwellers will respect you] The thing was, some mob hade again with anger but after his poprity increased they left but a single man stayed that gave a seth and dangerous feeling. Ding [Yellow City Quest] [Yellow City was one of the most technologically advanced nations in the past. they were able to tap into sun rays and use them as their source of power. With it they invented countless items, s they were ultimately destroyed. Theirnd bes infertile and their people were ughtered, only a few survived] ~nt 5 different varieties of Seed and nurture them to the sprouting stage [Reward] ~Yellow Belt ______ "Finally, I know what to do now!" Seth has used one variety but now, he took another one that belongs to food crops and nted it on the next plot ofnd. His poprity skyrocketed and now anyone thates passing will say, "Good Morning, Mr Seth. Keep up the good work!" But one thing remained, the danger seemed to increase. After nting ten sets of five different varieties in different plots. "Oh my God. You are a great person. Thank you, these seeds are the best I have seen in my life!" The ten NPCs that Seth nted on their plot surrounded him and began to talk. "We need to inform the chief and reward him for his hard work!" One of the farmers said. "Agreed. Let''s write a petition so that that grumpy man will not send us away!" Another said. Seth, on the other hand, looked at his cloak and it now has a very tiny stripe on it. But he saw that red stripes were expanding to consume it but the yellow stripe was resisting. Seth didn''t stop, he went around with Soothing Gourd making sure the soil was wet enough. Seth has 7 in poprity and Level 7 Dwellers were very respectful of him. The good news was the majority of the NPCs were level 5 and below, and due to that, in just some minutes hundreds of signatures agreed for Seth to obtain a gift. Chapter 157: Ancestor Enoch The crowd dispersed and the farmers left with the petition. "Haha, this guy created his own quest. Good!" The armoured guyughed. "You seem to purposely not give him any quest. Why?" Samsi asked. "He reeks of Red and Dragon!" "What do you mean?" "I mean what I said¡­. Zambia is making another dangerous thing, what is he after?" The man''s attention was pulled elsewhere. Samsi, on the other hand, was surprised to see red stripes on Seth''s green cloak. The farmers returned angrily. "That bastard has no integrity in him, this boy has been working tirelessly but he refused to give him a reward." "Young Seth, we are sorry but the chief denied our request!" Ding [Yellow City Quest Completed] [Yellow City was a technologically advanced nation where they were able to tap into sun rays and use it as their source of power. With it they invented countless things, s they were ultimately destroyed. Theirnd bes infertile and their people ughter, onto few survived] ~You have nt 5 different varieties of Seed and nurtured them to visible sprouting [Reward] ~Yellow Belt ______ Ding! [Your reward has been denied] ____ Seth stated on the screen, "You gotta be kidding me. How could that be possible!" "We are really sorry!" "Calm down. I''m Seth Enoch and I havee from a ce where nts and animals are abundant. It was in my vige''s mission to distribute as many seeds and germinate as many nts as we could everywhere we found ourselves. So, take this as charity work from me!" The farmers almost tear up as they hug Seth. "We farmers will never achieve anything if we rely on the authorities. We should unite and do what is right!" "Yes!" The farmers shouted and then left again. Seth on the other hand stared at the game screen. "Obtaining some quest rewards rely on the people that the quest serves?" This showed that getting rewarded might be harder in the future. Is like getting paid after a person works in apany where thepany decides not to pay the worker. After all the seeds sprouted, Seth nted more on another empty plot. He has nothing to do, at least this gave him poprity and made some people respect him. [Poprity +1] [Level 10 Yellow Dweller will now respect you!] All people look at him with a smile and move away, Seth sighed but then the atmosphere changes. People became rigid and their faces became unfriendly. A man in a yellow luxurious robe walked to the farms. His face was dignified, his shoulders were broad, and he had ck hair and yellow eyes. As if he owned the ce he went around the sprouts, checking them. At first, he wasn''t impressed but after touching them, he calmed down. [You have met the Yellow City Chief] At the same time, the team of farmerse back with a yellow box, seeing the chief they try sneaking away, "Come here!" Theye trembling. Ding! [Your reward has been brought!] The chief refused to reward Seth but the farmers made another one. Sadly, the terrible chief was here. The chief collected the reward box and took out what was inside. It was a belt, a yellow one at that. "Young man, your seeds are indeed great. Our city will prosper and improve and we will not have to starve!" The man walked to Seth and red at him before he handed the belt to him. "I''m d to help. But this is charity work, I don''t need conversation!" "They have contributed their money and energy and asked an artisan to make it for you but you refused. This is not a payment but a token of appreciation!" Seth noticed there is something wrong with this chief, he is angry, and his re was like he wanted to kill Seth. [Exertion Points 196/200] Just the pressure the chief was making made him lose some points. Seth sighed and said, "Thank you!" He extended his hand to take the belt but then a pulse of heat scorched it and turned it ck like charcoal. [Your reward has been damaged] ''Damned it. What was that all about?'' Seth forced a smile and said, "ying frank does not suit an elder chief like you!" "I do not agree with you to have any reward. Why will I let a fake vige chief be a member of my city!" "Well, thank you. My work is charity," Seth rified again. But Seth wondered how he knew he was the Fake Vige Chief. "A liar. But let''s change the topic. Where were you when we were starving!" The chief said, "And now you have the audacity to say you are doing charity work!" Seth looked around the advanced city before he extrapted that this was all fake. The true nature might not be what he was seeing now. "I was not born!" Seth answered. "You weren''t born?" The chief said and he rxed enough. Seth nodded. Then the chief stood before him and then handed him the scorched belt. Seth took it. [You have gained Yellow Belt] There was no attribute it stated, it was truly destroyed. Seth thought the tension was gone but it wasn''t. "Where were your ancestors then? Why didn''t they help us!" The man said in set ears. It''s frustrating to Set as he didn''t know what the man wanted, but ultimately he wanted to instigate hate in people''s hearts against seth. And they were staring at Seth with anger like before. "My ancestors are servants, some are ves. We only strive to live. Why are you doing this?" Seth answered. The chief walked away and stood 10 meters away and said. "Survivors are no Servants, they are kings and Queens. They rule and thrive!" Seth frowned as he saw the people''s body was changing, the chief anger have affect the people to begin a transformation "I don''t understand," Seth shouted. The chief smiled eerily and said. "Enoch was sitting on a couch, seething with anger, frustration and hatred due to his wife''s betrayal when the first asteroid hit the world and the first chaos issue." Now, one of the mob has grown two meters, his body pulsing with hot yellow energy. His face was scorched ck and his eyes had just burnt away. "He embraced death with an open hand but, against his will, he survived and even thrived beyond previous humans. And built his domain like many like him. He did not help us, and neither did his descendants. Why?" At that moment the transformed NPC lunged at Seth but met with staff expansion and he was thrown away. "Why did his wife leave him?" Seth shouted, a foreboding feeling creeping on him. "She won a lottery to be on the Ark but he didn''t. And she kept it a secret without telling him until he saw her on the Ark leaving the!" Another yellow monster jumped at Seth which was also thrown away by the staff. "What Ark, when did this happen? And how did Enoch survive and be a King!" "Haha, you don''t know your history. Everything under the Yellow Sun was recorded in our archive. After the''s destruction, survivors went chaotic and killed each other, some for seeking food and shelter, some for their dark desire and some to just live. People like your Ancestors want revenge. He and people like him unite and force order into society and build a nation. They know the Ark will return and they intend to kill everyone on it!" ''Is this my history?'' Seth wondered, ''How credible was it!'' Another monster attacked and he threw himself away. "What is her name?" "Eve Mamman!" Seth was taken aback, that was one of his ancestors'' names. More monsters lunged at him and he swatted them. "Did he seed!'' "There was nothing more dangerous than a man driven by rage. He wasn''t the main leader but he had his Domain that trained soldiers for that purpose. But he was old when the first ship came and guess what? Eve Mamman was on it and also the leader of an expedition to search the world. War and Massacre, death and torture. The old bastard has his revenge with fetish and satisfaction beyondparison. But he refused to help us while he had that much power, he let us be enved, killed and exploited!" This time, the chief himself was beginning to transform. "He embraces revenge for something trivial while he should side with us and save the world. He watched Gawee descend to more chaos until it became a scorched deadnd incapable of supporting life, only abominations!" ''Gawee represents the real world?'' Seth surmised. That was the end of the conversation as he transformed into a ten-meter giant yellow monster, his body emitting a terrifying glow of yellow light, and his veins were as if the liquid sun was flowing in them. His face, unlike other yellow monsters, was white and contorted into despair. Chapter 158: Surviving Dragon Breath Seth was sensitive to aura and he already knew this boss level is beyond him. As he was as strong as V Dragon if not stronger. Before he lunged forward, Seth retaliated. "Halo¡­" A pulse of pressure pressed on everyone around and made all the monsters smash to the ground. [You have killed Level 1 Yellow Monster] [You have Killed Level 1 Yellow Monster] [You have killed Level 2 Yellow Monster] [You have Killed Level 3 Yellow Monster] [You have killed Level 4 Yellow Monster] [You have Killed Level 5 Yellow Monster] ¡­.. He had killed all the monsters that were level 1 to 5 in a 50m radius of him. As for those above, they were brought to the brink of death. The Chief Monster was forced to kneel, and his head cracked while red-yellow blood seeped out of his body. His Staff floated beside him, aiming and killing the other monsters while he grabbed two treasures he obtained from Retina''s sister. Holding the two red stones, Seth felt his control over red was amplified. One stone was Signature Stone, which can store red liquid inside while the other was River Stone which can summon the red river. [You have obtained Red Power] And together, they work wonders but they don''t work now. [What are you doing!] Seth heard a voice in his head. "I''m borrowing their power!" Retina''s sister can feel he was going to use them. And out of nowhere, a flood of red stream appeared but at that moment, something happened. The whole world froze, as two powerhouses collided in a skyscraper. Zambia has got what he wanted and the City Guardian was pursuing him. The entire top of the building exploded, and a bloodied human that lost his left hand jumped out and glided into space. A serpentine dragon with yellow scales followed suit, trying to catch him, but its every move was sluggish as all movement is hindered. The dragon was forcing itself to move in that time domain. Nheless, dragons are known to have exaggerated powerful bodies and are an unstoppable force, especially Adult Dragons because they have unlocked their Dragon Might. ROAR! The dragon roar shook the city and almost even time resumed, however, everything froze again. "Don''t ever bring this boy again!" The armoured man growled at Samsi. But the boy was shocked as Zambia was literary surviving and shing with a fucking Adult Dragon. This is insane. Adult Dragons have active Dragon Voice and can invoke magic with them. They also have Dragon Might that protects them from any damage and also suppresses any lower life form without exception. But Zambia was injured but he was fucking fighting and running without even slowing down. "Temporal Warrior, a ss that was created to give humanity a chance to sh with beings higher than them. That bastard Zambia took Yellow Sand Hourss to unlock this sacred skill. Frozen Time." The armoured man gnashed his teeth in anger. "Why didn''t you make me one? Why did you say, I should be an Agent of Light, the Sun above Amma? It seemed like, you don''t want me to seed you, since no matter what I do, you Temporal warriors will never be defeated!" Samsi said dejectedly. He was amazed by Zambia''s feats. The armoured man said, "Because, I regret bing Temporal Warrior. If I were an Agent of Light, I would have a kingdom by now. I will have to revive my family legacy." The man said with a t voicecking any emotions before he sighed. "Temporal Powers are broken, feared and the warriors are nigh-impossible to kill but¡­ because they are terrified, the whole world is against them. Power and abilities were invented to counter them." After a moment of silence, he added, "Agent Of Light, is something you will be best at, and your name will echo throughout Amma. Trust me, I know what I''m doing!" Samsi wasn''t convinced but he knew there was an element of truth in that. Zambia glided into the district where Seth was and he noticed the frozen yer, for a reason he only knew, he stopped moving and attacked the snake dragon with a sound st using his Drum artefact. And he quickly dropped right where Seth was as if he can''t move anymore, but also he increased the power of frozen time, which forced the dragon to be unmoving in the sky. The Dragon, however, turned off Dragon Might and forced its mouth to open and released Dragon Breath which was not affected by frozen Time. Immediately, Zambia vanished from where he was and the Dragon Breath went directly to seth. [First Might Activated] Seth has number 10 written on his right hand and that 10 reduces to 9, his mind returned and everything that happened, he remembered with startling rity. He can also move in that Frozen Time, but it was toote, the Dragon Breath was upon him. However Seth can feel the number 9 was reduced to 8, 7, 6, 5, 4 and then his cloak pped and his Green Cloak upgrade sped up. [Green Cloak upgraded] However, Seth has no hope of surviving, as the breath scorching heat was already burning him as it came closer. Kaboom. The entire district was engulfed with yellow fire. Burning everyone and destroying the buildings. "Why?" Samsi asked. "Hmm!" The armoured man grimaced. They all watched what Zambian did but didn''t know why. "I''m not watching," Samsi said, confused as he walked away. He didn''t know why Zambia did that as they all know that Dragon Might is very dangerous and there might be real repercussions when a yer was killed by it. Nevertheless, Zambia put Seth in harm''s way. To not be troubled by it, he just walked away. . . . "Damn, that was terrifying!" [You have survived Dragon Breath, your halos grow stronger] Seth sat behind a building, his hand holding the two red stones but they aren''t linked to the reason he survived. It was his cloak''s new ability. Seth nced at the Aspect description and thanked his luck for having it. "Bubble Escape!" Bubble escape transformed Seth into a red bubble right before any attack that would cause instant death and then sshed like red liquid when one of the liquid stters appeared elsewhere and Seth appeared. [Exertion Points: 90/200] 100 points of exertion were consumed for that but if Seth has good stamina then he will only feel a bit tired. "This survival technique is simr to the one Blessing Winter. The one that made her into snowkes!" But looking at his legs, they were still shaking, and the breath was terrifying, it had something in it that made it different from normal attacks. He wanted to read and understand the cloak''s ability more but he was still in danger. Looking from where he was hiding, he saw the whole street burnt and scorched ck. And, there were floating yellow orbs strewn around. When he killed the yellow monster, he did notice there was a red glow in their chest but now that the body was destroyed the yellow glow turned out to be a yellow core. This was the mostmon source of energy in the city Ash told him and it was the easiest obtainable reward. Speaking up for the reward, Seth brought the belt given to him but was destroyed by the damn chief. "This game is petty!" Then he looked at the hundred of the yellow cores with the intention of gathering them all. Ahh! He looked toward the source of the sound. And he saw the chief''s body scorched and his clothes gone, except the cape which was half burnt. He had no hands and legs and his chest was glowing with yellow that was spreading throughout his body and healing him. With a thought, he called his staff and made it float above the chief and struck with an elevated strike before the chief fully recovered. However, the chief moved before the staff adjusted and appeared before Seth, his hand and leg healed but skinny. He punched Seth''s chest. "Forcefield!" Seth activated the first dependable skill he owned and that sted away the chief back. Seth frowned, he had thought of using this against Dragon Breath but it did not work, it didn''t even activate, to begin with. ''Good thing that it did not activate!'' Seth thought and then used the two stones. "Summon River!" Out of nowhere a red liquid flooded toward the chief, seth used Signature Stone and took control of the flood to entrap the chief. However, he made a portion of the rivere to him. But the chief chest released a powerful yellow ray of energy and pushed the river away, and then dashed to Seth. Seth called back the red flood fast and used the one around him to cover him into a red cocoon. Burble! The red cocoon was struck by the Chief and then released great heat from its body, trying to burn away the red liquid. Chapter 159: Dangerous Situation When the rest of the red stream reached them, Seth controlled it and expanded it into a bigger cocoon while also enclosing the Chief within. At the same time, Seth was exited from another side, as he was suffocating fromck of breath but didn''t forget to increase the hold to trap the chief monster more. But the chief might have be somewhat mindless, it was smarter than that, he extricated himself by condensing a ball of light in his hand and then struck the red cocoon. Which instantly vapourised half of it. And then the monster moved fast and appeared before Seth and struck him in the neck, his nails were sharp and emitted heat without being able to react. Seth''s hand squeezed the two red stones and he poured his aura inside which activated their full power. Out of nowhere, a tsunami flooded the entire street so damn fast without even seth realizing what happened. Bang! Seth was struck on the neck, his Shifting Armour protected him from the ws but that didn''t say he escaped without injury. Before another strike came, this time the ws were coated in a yellow energy st that threatened to singe him, that was when the flood reached them. Seth with his red stripe cloak was a fish in water, also his Signature Red kicked on and he felt his power increase while the Chief struggled and they were swept by the flood. That didn''t stop Seth frommanding the red liquid to trap the chief. "Woah!" Seth breathed hard as he squeezed the whole tsunami and encased the Chief well into a semi-solid red liquid. And he keptmanding the liquid to squeeze small until he couldn''t make it any smaller. At the same time, his short sword pointed at the red ball that was now bubbling with extreme heat. Using Aura Sight, Seth was able to segregate the red and the Chief monster inside and what he saw scared him. The amount of heat the chief monster was releasing was ten times hotter than the earlier dragon breath without the dragon might, of course. it can instantly melt the nearby steel. The thing about Red Maniption Seth has was that it can affect and influence anything red. Using Red Stone Signature, his ability was amplified greatly, not to mention that River Stone gave him the ability to manipte the river, he was able to suppress the heat and the boiling nature of the effect of the chief. But Seth can only quench the bubbling heat as the chief seems to have unlimited energy. And also the glowing yellow cores that were floating around began to disappear and increased the power of the chief. At the same time, some strange writing appeared on the bubbling red liquid and their appearance caused the Red Liquid to change its colour to yellow. Seth was forced to manipte the red liquid and erase the damn inscription. One thing though as his aura sight was active, he can see that mere writing has power and even after it was erased Its effect lingered. Short Sword was floating above Seth and he managed to aim well at the chief but a yellow forcefield pulsed and pushed the de away. Seth immediately knew what was the cause, the short sword needed support to truly pierced it. Now he has to make a decision, to store away River Stone and grab the short sword or continue the battle of attrition. But the problem was, can he hold the creature in ce with the River Stone? The answer was, No! Keeping his attention on erasing the strange writing and its effect was hard alone, let alone reducing the strength of the hold. At that moment a strange word was written that even after it was erased, the effect stayed longer, he felt his physical strength being pressed down and being pushed away to reduce his influence on the red liquid. [Exertion Points: 85/200] [Exertion Points: 80/200] [Exertion Points: 75/200] [Exertion Points: 70/200] His exertion points run down like open tap water. At the same time, the pressure was weighing down on him to the point he was feeling dizzy. [Health: Scorched skin!] His skin was peeling already due to heat that was permeating from the red liquid. However, his mind was running wild trying toe up with a way to save himself as he tried to ignore the pain. His brain runs through so many scenarios of surviving due to his cloak''s new ability but he dismissed it, and then the idea came to him. One that seemed valid enough! He made his short sworde to him and he grabbed it by the mouth and then poured all the aura he could control at that pressured moment, into it, and then, "Shoot!" Due to desperation Seth was able to add some force and made the elevated strike extra lethal because the de was connected to him and was overflowing with aura and willpower. The de pierced the yellow force field with little resistance, passed through the red cocoon and struck the core of the chief. But, what happenedter was more dangerous than Seth anticipated as the chief exploded, evaporating the red cocoon and Seth was shot back due to the force and the yellow energy and the heat were about to m at him. The green cloak wrapped around him, and the yellow stripe on it, absorbed a lot of the yellow energy and heat while the damaged belt seth hung around him, also, somehow absorbed the yellow and heat energy. But that was never enough and Seth felt the yellow light purging away all his aura within his body while the heat burned him away. The shock was gone and Seth was still alive, somehow. He can also think and assess the situation. Shifting Armour was red due to heat energy that burned it and it was emitting a yellow hue but it was not destroyed at all. Not even a crack. The Green Hood Cloak, however, was burnt away, what remained was a little p that was attached to Seth''s attire and also the hood Seth rarely used. The belt was intact and even glowing a bit, content it had drunk enough energy to partially recover. From what Seth can see, his eyes proved to be resilient, but the lower part of his face has melted away. Guru Gam! His heart was beating, oblivious of what was happening but he knew that his skin and most of the flesh on his body had melted and cooked. His hand to elbows were no more, so also his legs to knees. Well, he can pretty much predict what state his insides were in. There was no pain, the brain refused to process that. [Health Status: Fatal Burns] [You have 0.9 aura remaining in your body] Ding! [Health Status: Dying!] Seth''s eyes and consciousness were still active and he can see well thus he can feel his bodily functions slowing down. The feeling was terrifying, and he prepared for the pain more than this. As this provoked the worst human fear possible, the fear of ceasing to exist anymore. More than ever, his mind went into overdrive, trying to think of how to save himself. There was the pill that healed injuries, he got from Juma, but he has no enough aura to affect the pocket and bring it out. Even if he has, his lower face has melted and burnt and he can''t move his jaws. Even if he can take it, his stomach can''t digest it. He focused on his Pure White Stone Will, trying to make it affect his body and thus stimte it to heal him but it didn''t work. He focused on his Shifting Armour, hoping it may have the option to hold his body together and aid in healing but he knew it was a hopeless endeavour. He turned off Shifting Armour and his normal fabric azure attire touched his dying body, and that was when a bit of a Good thing happened. The attire firmly held his body and stopped the oil and liquid from oozing. Yes, he was cooked to that degree. But that was it, the azure attire did nothing to help in progressive healing. Seth began to panic as his eyes wandered around, hoping for help toe and focusing more on the attire to see if he can take out things. Yes, he could take out things from his pocket. And Seth kept bringing out things, his painting materials, his shield that he rarely uses, his seeds and fruits and the special Amma fruit. He ends up bringing a Guide Book, the one that informed him how to be a resident in Red Valley. And the book opened on its own. ''Yes, please, have something that can help me.'' Seth''s hope was ignited as his eyeball focused on it. Seth couldn''t move his head at all, let alone any of his body organs. Chapter 160: Dying [...damned, you are dying. Haha, that is karma, mother fucker. You should have read a lot of me and learned a lot of things. Ahm, where was I? If you want to be a Red Valley, wait!? You are in Yellow City. I know nothing about this ce. But, rest in peace boy, you will die in both lives. Haha] The book closed. That wasn''t helpful at all. Seth emptied his pockets but nothing magical that can help him. His panic increased as he called upon his [Clear Stone], thankfully that helped and Seth found his head unclogged and a yellow hue emitted out of his body. But that was it. Seth call upon [Tears Of The Fallen] but that didn''t help and then he remembered his Mantle Of very. How the fuck did he forget about it? Seth cursed himself for a second before focusing on the red flowers on his chest that represent Blood Aura and Red Signature, but nothing. His mind went nk and he saw his real body jerking off before he woke up in the game again. He was truly dying and that was his factual fear. [Healthe Status: Dying!] [00:47] [First Might Activated] Seth felt awake again and could reason better than ever but¡­ he is still dying. [Healthe Status: Dying!] [00:40] ''What...what!'' Seth''s panic increased and that stopped him from thinking straight. The Guide Book opened. [... You are as resilient as fuck. Normal humans would have died by now. There must be something in you that was keeping you alive. Panic will only be detrimental to you. Don''t panic and THINK STRAIGHT. Where is your STONE WILL? USE it] When [First Might] activates seth saw a ripple pass out from him and that affects all the objects around him. And it was the book that absorbed the ripple the most. So, it guiding him was part of the [First Might] influence. However, can he focus? shes of his real body were bing frequent. And he was not doing well. [Healthe Status: Dying!] [00:32] ''Willpower!'' Seth focused on it and then made himself calm down. That worked and his obscure rity due to fear vanished and his brain now worked with no hindrance. But he has nothing to think about virtually but Aura Tome. He call upon the giant book and the surrounding changed a bit and seth made it open while also hoping that it being out will help him gain an aura. But, [You have 0.3 aura remaining in your body] Bringing out the book consumed his aura which made his body worse. So, the reason why he was dying faster was because he has less Aura. Seth focused on that 0.3% aura and somehow he felt he catches. He quickly moved it around his body. [Healthe Status: Dying!] [00:30] [00:30] He froze the timer, and due to Clear Stone, the yellow energy that purged his aura was no longer in his body and that also made him feel rejuvenated. [00.29] The timer slowed down but that didn''t mean he was out of the woods. Seth then read through the Aura Tome faster, trying to see if there was any technique that can aid in recovering aura faster than normal. There was, and it was expelling the aurapletely and allowing it to recover, and each time, it will speed up. he also saw a lot of other information that he had not read before, however, they aren''t helpful to his current situation. But one thing he learned was that Human Aura will never be absolute zero in life or death. In life and with time one will always recover the aura. And in death, it will not but be permanent and stable, as long as the body exists, it will exist. That is to say, it will never be used off. This told him that 0.3% was more than enough for him to help recover but with no good control then he can''t utilise it well. [Healthe Status: Dying!] [00:25] Another thing he did then connected the remaining 0.3% aura to his insignificant blood and then made it circte throughout the body even though some ces were already dead. But that only served to prolong the timer. Seth''s mind slowed down and he felt dizzy, the effect [First Might] was wearing off. He dismissed the Tome as he read all the written pages [Healthe Status: Dying!] [00:15] His aura returned to 10% but it wasn''t enough to keep him alive for long. Seth sighed as for the first time looked around him. He was in the building, mmed on a wall. There was a lot of Dead NPCs around him, their body burnt away to crisps and some to ashes. But far away from him, a boy with a half-burnt body was standing staring at Seth. He has been there from the beginning. As seth was dying he didn''t care and he looked at where he was sted from. ''Damned. Even in death, he targeted me!'' Seth cursed. He had expected to see an area of effect explosion but, there was a 100m area of effect but the energy was concentred on him and a clear destruction and scorched road indicated that seth face the brunt of the attack. His cloak was incinerated and only the part around his neck was still intact. Strangely, the damaged belt was a bit better and nothing happened to it. [Healthe Status: Dying!] [00:12] Seth was observing the surroundings and learning about the ce he is going to die when an idea click on him. When his cloak wrapped him, his body was mostly protected but howe, his head still has hair on it? That means his head is fine, not affected and his eyes well safe. Why? Why? Why? Seth quickly calls upon Aura Tome and reads a certain topic. ''Haha!'' It''s an established fact that his brain and mind is the strongest part of his body. Serodo developed telekinesis just because he was a seth clone and that meant Seth''s head emits some sort of force on its own to protect itself. When the st happened that was how the head was protected. That wasn''t even the good news, the good news was that each part of the body has its own type of aura. That is to say, there is a bone aura, skin aura, muscle aura, vein aura, and so on. Ideas were already exploding in seth head but he shoved them away and focused on the path to his salvation. His protected head has its own Aura intact. All he has to do was pushed it down and aid his actual body. [Healthe Status: Dying!] [00:09] Seth''s mind became hazier but there was something called hysterical strength, a semi-supernatural strength that a person contains and he usually achieved the impossible in a short time. Seth assumed that was a result of a sudden active aura but now he saw it might be more than that as if the powere from Spirit. Seth forcefully, with the help of Pure White Stone Will and Clear Stone, dived into his brain somehow and try to pour the aura in that ce down to his body. [Healthe Status: Dying!] [00:05] The timer did not make him panic but rather made him dig deeper by holding on to his Aura Control and Maniption to affect whatever Aura was in his head but he failed to even pull a little. There was this unbreakable wall that wasn''t even registering his attempt. [Healthe Status: Dying!] [00:03] He moved his concentration to the 10% aura he has in the body and pulled it toward his head to see if he can use it as a means to get to his head but then¡­ what he grabbed turned out to be enormous. If before he was grabbing a drop of water now it was 10 litres of water, and in it, were so many aspects of the body that he can''t even fathom. That was the 10% aura he was grabbing, now he can feel the energy inside was more than what he expected it. He became confused. And by instinct, his mind took hold of the aura diffused throughout his body. Seth''s body levitate and the small blood in his body fused with Aura and attained the required healing properties as it forcefully circte around the body as Seth''s Stone Heart beat powerfully. Aura Blood also activated and using that 10% Seth''s body stopped sumbing to death. [Healthe Status: Dying!] [00:03] [00:03] [00:03] The timer froze. Seth was mildly confused by the magic that happened but his mind didn''t fail to grasp the reason for all that. First, he doesn''t die directly due to the injury because he has improved his life force by training his Aura and due to being basked in Living Roots Aura. You can''t kill a Tree easily Chapter 161: Yellow City Trial End Two, his head was now the centre of his soul, only if it''s directly affected will he die direct or instantly Three, inside the 1% Aura in his body there was enough energy to stabilize his body from gradual death. [Healthe Status: Fetal Burn!] [1% of your aura has been used] [9%] This was when Seth''s body somehow stabilized and enough blood regenerated and flowed through his veins. [1% of your aura has been used] [8%] This was when the internal cooked organ began to improve [1% of your aura has been used] [7%] This was when the cooked organ improved well and also Seth breathed in well. His lungs were already well improved when he baptized them with Aerogel and that was why he was able to live this long [1% of your aura has been used] [6%] His bones recovered and his overall body function was stabilised. [Health Status: Lethal Burns] His injuries were no longer Fetal but Lethal, nevertheless, he was out of the woods. [1% of your aura has been used] [5%] [1% of your aura has been used] [4%] [1% of your aura has been used] [3%] [Health Status: Severe Burning Injury] Guru gam, Guru gam, Guru gam, Guru gam! Seth''s heart beats stronger than ever and he felt a deep sleep envelop him. He has no idea what happened but he just wanted to take a nap. . . . Seth woke up, still floating in his ce, the items he brought out floating around him. He still has no leg and hand but he didn''t mind, he just brushed death and survived. Why worry about some limbs? With a thought, he began to store the items away and leave Clear Stone to sit on his head. He moved his stiff head and looked at the boy that was still there, observing. "Hey!" "Hey!" The boy answered. "How long have I been asleep!" "Some minutes!" "Thanks!" "You are wee!" Seth then looked at the notifications. [Health Status: Light Burns] He then checked the amount of his Aura, well there was no longer that information. He held on to his will and tapped into his aura and he felt his body overflowing with it. He picked some and then went and attacked his head, trying to get its aura after some time, he came back and he got the feeling of overwhelming control of his aura return just like before and then he focused on what remained of his hands. His body thinned and the limb healed, he did that to his leg and the rest of his body. [Health Status: Normal (Handicapped)] Seth didn''t mind and he closed his eyes for more sleep before he woke upter with hunger. He brought out fruits and consumed them. He even threw one at the boy. Recovering, using his floating capability to not put weight on his stomped legs and he half dragged and half walked outside the building. About 300m away from him was arge glowing, head-size, yellow core. The chief core wasn''t thatrge but all the other cores fused with it and made it thisrge. Seth floated there and stood before it. He raised his elbow which was what remained of his hand and touched it. Ding! [Yellow City Acknowledge you] And then Seth found himself standing outside the Yellow door. Standing, his legs were back and his hand back too. "Haha! My hands...my legs!" Seth shouted. "Woah. Looks like someone has been through a lot!" Seth looked at the speaker and he found a skinny Ash. He looked beaten off and shrivelled. "Haha, you too!" Seth said with a smile. He quickly looked for the Yellow Core he tried to take but he didn''t find it. "We will have to wait for Samsi, he will be the one bringing the rewards." But Seth did find the damaged Belt around him. Was it because it was damaged? But he was sure that it absorbed some heat and yellow energy when the st happened. It might not be that useless. Seth, like five others, stood there waiting but he was tired and his healing didn''te out of nowhere, it was the body''s energy that was used to heal him. That meant he was frail, without strength. He was about to sit¡­ "You better stay up, the battle isn''t over!" Seeing that he wasn''t the only one that suffered but still standing, he stayed up too. But he focused on enriching his green cloak with aura. It did not recover after his teleportation out of the Yellow door but it only began to recover faster than normal with Aura. [Green Hood Cloak recovered and all skill refreshed -50% effects] It took thirty minutes before he healed it back. But as he touched it, he found that it was thinner and easy to tear. At least it''s back. One by one the yers came out from the door, but to them, it felt like they just teleported. All the yers came out, except Zambia and Samsi. Suddenly, the door exploded with fire and scorching heat permeated the tunnel and then a yer burst through the me and appeared holding something. His attire was tattered and his body was red, partially burned, and with only one hand. He dashed and passed the yers while a dragon bigger than the door mmed at the door with a roar, trying to pass through. Both Seth and the other yers were frozen in ce. That was an adult dragon. its true power might have been sealed by the door but it didn''t stop its imposing presence. Thankfully, it wasn''t strong enough to kill them. The door repaired itself and mmed shut. "Fuck. Zambia, you bastard!" Rena shouted. They all turned back and found him panting on the ground with a crazed smile on his face. His only hand clutching something. "Please, heal me!" He whispered. No one can imagine what he has been through but they can specte. And Seth can feel the pressure of Dragon Breath on him, ''did he tank a dragon breath?'' He wondered. But that wasn''t what concerned him now. Zambia had tried to kill him, why? He has no idea. ''I can''t take him even with Mantle, I will not take that chance. I better stay around people to be safe until Ie up with something!'' Seth looked around the yers, Ash doesn''t seem that powerful. Fist is, but, Is he enough? Seth''s eyesnded on Juma, she was shocked too but Seth felt that she could contend with Zambia. However, she doesn''t seem trustworthy. The reason was that she didn''t try to help Blessing Winter when the Green Dragon was trying to take her. Seth concluded that due to the fact that the vines holding her in ce didn''t even bulge let alone swell. And that indicated she didn''t have any intention of attacking or going against the Green Dragon. That was opposed to Rena who hasrge vines trapping her as she has more attention than everyone in trying to help Blessing Winter. Seth didn''te up with a substantial solution when he suddenly felt a tug. Something was being pulled from his pocket. This didn''t only happen to him but to all the yers. [Your reward is too great to obtain it.] "FUCK YOU MOTHER FUCKER!" Seth cursed out loud as he made his green cloak wrap around him. And also held on to his Pure White Stone Will to hold on to whatever was being taken away. "Haha!" Rena and Jumaughed, seeing Seth flustered. But they too were trying to hold on to something. "The reward you obtained will be changed to something smaller or inferior if you allow them to take it. As technically you already have it in spirit!" Ash exined. Seth thanked him mentally and fought back. He wasn''t the only one as some yers were already shouting curses. Three of them couldn''t hold on and they lost the tug. But with every passing second, it became harder and they were being overpowered. Seth realized something, they were going against an entire Sanctuary, and even if it was weaker than Living Roots, they stood no chance. That was when he realised this tug of war can''t be won easily. ''Pulse..!'' Seth''s cloak pulsed with dragon pressure but it was directed at whatever was pulling his reward away. And that made him feel the grip loosen and Seth held on more. It''s as if he almost lost his stuff and now he has it back. Momentster, the yellow door burst open and a glowing man rushed out. He pushed the door closed and a loud curse was heard as it mmed shut. "Fuck you Juma, why the hell did you resist. I would have died there. Zero, you fucking attack me with dragon pressure! I told you not to!" Sami cursed at the top of his lung as he slumped on the floor, leaning on the wall. Chapter 162: The Great Yellow Bearer The yellow door disappeared and Samsi''s glow disappeared. He was bleeding from many wounds around his body. He also lost his eyes and some of his fingers. And, a ss arrow that had glowing yellow liquid flowing inside, was pierced into his left corbone and went deep, aggravating his condition. He closed his remaining eye for a moment and then opened it with a smile. "Damn, that was one heck of an adventure. Juma!" He said and looked at the girl. "I''m sorry." She said. He shook his head but in shock, he looked at Seth as if he had seen a ghost, "What the fuck, aren''t you dead?" Seth did hear someone startled behind him but then he asked, "What do you mean dead? I''m not. The explosion of that monster wasn''t enough to kill the mighty me!" Samsi rxed and didn''t ask more and as he was tired, he closed his eyes again, "I finally got that damn arrow! Anyway, here are your rewards!" He sighed with pity and then objects came out from his yellow jacket and went toward the yers. Those that held on till the end got their actual reward but those that didn''t have something simr but inferior. However, Samsi made three things float above his right hand. One was shaped like an Ostrich Egg and was glowing with yellow light. The other was a monocle. And thest was something like a scale. "Zero, you are on your own, taming it," Samsi said to a yer that have ruby coloured attire and the scale which Seth identify as Yellow Dragon Scale floated toward Zero Then he looked at Seth, and shook his head, "you should have let me change it with something else! Nevertheless, you got the most abundant andmon reward there is in Yellow City. Yellow Energy Core but the best grade possible" He said as the Yellow Egg floated toward Seth and floated above his palm. [You have obtained Chief Yellow Energy Core] Bing his Personal Arm, Seth infused his aura into it. There was some resistance but gradually it was seeping inside. Samsi stared at Ash for a long time and said something gibberish. Ash was taken aback but raised his hand and said, "Ie in peace and to make an alliance." Samsi was sceptical but he just smiled and allowed the monocle to approach Ash. At that moment, his body began to be hazy but he held on. "Don''t forget about me. Samsi Rana, the great Yellow Bearer!" He said. At that moment the yers were taken aback, Seth already feeling his heart clutching, ''is he going to die for real.'' "Is there any way to save him!" Seth blurted out. "It''s toote!" Samsi said but what he saidter calmed Seth down, "I will be forced to go back to my sanctuary and I don''t know when I will be able to escape from there. So, I''m not dying for real!" "Oh, that is a relief!" Seth calmed down but then he thought and he sauntered toward him and raised his hand and pped Samsi hard, on the cheeks. Everyone was rmed before some of them realized what happened. Samsi too smiled before he disappeared in a sh of light. And He dropped a ss shield with a running yellow inside. But then, Seth was pped too. SLAP! . . . Seth woke up on a bed, his head heavy and his ears still dumm. But gradually everything returned back to normal. "I''m sorry, I really didn''t know what you did back there and that''s why I pped you. I thought it was an act of disrespect. Sorry!" It was Fist that pped Seth and now he was apologizing after he realized what really did happen. Seth has aided Samsi to activate his Aura in that p. And the reason for the p was Seth was in a hurry before Samsi disappeared. "I can forgive you, only if you pay me!" Seth said with a frown. "What do you want?" Fist said, but he was no longer smiling. "Take me to your sanctuary!" Seth said with a smile. "Haha, I told you it''s not close. It''s about 800 km from here and the path was ridden with Abhorrent, Monster and even Beasts!" Fist exined, "I will rather give you the Yellow Reward than take you there!" Seth sighed and said okay, "here is what you gonna do to me. Gather the vigers, I''m going to give them some gifts." "That I could!" Fist said as he walked out. The yers were there chatting, some checking their tools and some taking a nap. "You help Samsi activate his aura!" Ash said. "Yes. Come let me p you too. If you want to activate it!" Without second thought Ash sprang to Seth and stood before him. "Woah, you are really desperate for that aura thing!" One of the yersmented. "You won''t understand!" Ash said. Seth smiled and said, "I was in a hurry for Samsi, here we can just p hands!" Seth''s understanding of Aura improved when he almost died. And this understanding was better than even control and maniption. That allowed him to know exactly how to help others. "It might not activate immediately but it will stimte it and it will be up to you to activate. If you are lucky it will activate!" Seth exined. Ash doesn''t care as long as he will activate now or in the future. Aura touch. Seth coated his hand with Aura and then looked at Ash with Aura Sight, he looked normal but Seth can see he was not normal. p. The duo pped their hands and Ash jolted for a moment. Under Seth Aura''s sight, he can see that the guy will activate in just a few days or even today. "You need sudden tension or strong external stimuli¡­." Seth exined and that was when Fist came back, "The vige chief is arranging the vigers but he wants to know what the gift was!" "Aura Activation!" Seth said. Fist was taken aback and asked, "For free?" Seth nodded. "I will be leaving with the Dragon, so I might help them now. Even you too, if you want!" "So, we included, with no strings attached!" Rena stood and walked forward. "Yep. We are in this together, Aura is very important in healing from injury, venom, and poison and even against pressures and other things. We need to be strong to survive the danger of this ce or else we will die for real." Seth exined. He really doesn''t want anyone to die, the fear was ingrained in him. So, since he can help them have a slight advantage without him losing a thing, then he should. Besides, Aura Quest promised him a good title. Hopefully, it will be something useful. p. He pped with Rena but then he remembered something, "What if another¡­" "Don''t worry! That has been fixed. There is a dome around us that prevents dragons or any life form from seeing, hearing or even feeling us from the outside. It''s one of my abilities!" Juma exined. Looking at her, she is still encased in a sphere and her aura filled it. Her protection was still on. He nodded at her as he sighed in relief. Seth assumed the yers would run to him wanting aura activation but the reality wasn''t the case. They seem wary. One of them asked, "What do you get after helping people activate!" "Feats. Is like saving people or feeding them. You get increased good feats in your status." "You won''t be able to control us, or enve us!" He asked again. "Nope. There will be no control or envement. If I want a ve I will use something else. But you give me an idea, I don''t know if it is possible!" The questioner came forward and pped with Seth and he suddenly glowed, his hair floated as his attire brightened too... "Calm yourself and take in the feeling. However, imagine a lever¡­" Seth exined slowly and helped him control the outflow. The yer was shocked and then smiled dly at Seth. Seth received a notification he helped someone activate his aura. That was when the chief and his vice sauntered into the room. They greeted everyone and then asked why he was called "Do you know what Aura is?" Seth asked. The chief said yes and that made Seth''s work easier as he exined that he can help them activate it. The old man was reluctant but Seth exined that he will be healed from his aching legs and stiffened back. The truth was, the way Seth spoke to the Old man was in amanding tone. The reason for that was that the world was dangerous and people can be suspicious and wary for valid reasons and they may even reject him entirely. But, the actual truth was in some situations people didn''t have to agree or give consent because they didn''t know what was good for them. Chapter 163: Aura Activator "Your aura in you is stagnated and needs some shock to truly be affected for that reason. You are required to turn around and open your back to me, I will smack you there!" The yers already know that Seth wasn''t joking even if they don''t want to admit that how it should be. The old man looked at them for help but all of them just stared at him, some even nodded for encouragement. He had no choice and he turned around and pulled his shirt off. The chief took a deep breath and wanted to say something but he held it in. SLAP! The old man winced in pain as he almost tumbled forward. Seth smiled as he saw the old man having pale smoke seeping out of his body. He smiled and nodded. "You have activated it!" The old man grimacing, stood as he tried to rub his back but failed. The miracle happened immediately, he had bent back and couldn''t stand straight, however, now he stood straight and red at Seth but then he smiled. "Thank you. I just became level 34 chief. God bless you in all your endeavours." [+1 Luck] [The luck value willst for 48 hours] "Hmm. You are wee. I intend to help everyone. So, gather more people" Of course, the chef was happy as he forced everyone toe and undergo the same procedure. Seth met all the vigers within three hours and he tried his best to remember their faces, as for the name, the notification has it. All of them without exception activated their aura, some had sudden changes in their body while those with some illness or wounds that refused to heal began to show some soon of bing better. There was also a sudden exmation to those who seemed normal outward but inwardly they felt and found something better. Seth expected to have some additional stats, like poprity or something alike but nothing. Apart from the first time that he got Luck +1 due to the Chief''s blessing, he didn''t get anything. "Wait a minute!" Seth realized something. He had seeded in helping all of them, does this have to do with the Luck he gained? No matter how he thought about it, that might be the case. And the reason for that was, Ash and Rena that pped with him first didn''t activate their aura, even though his eyes were showing him they will very soon. Seth sighed as he smiled at the congregation of people before him. He then began to exin what aura is and its importance. He exined everything in the most simple term he can and also exined the effect and its future prospect. The NPC cheered that they do not have to worry about mundane infection and disease, so also they are happy that their wound will be healed faster than normal. "Did any of you have questions?" Seth asked. A boy from the back raised his hand. Seth walked to him and asked what it was "I have the blood of a dragon but I didn''t feel different." The yers were surprised but Seth wasn''t, in his Aura sight he was able to see the boy''s difference and also the notification exined the boy had a special bloodline that was awakening. "Others will have sudden changes, while some will have slow changes. But one thing everyone should understand¡­" Seth raised his voice, "It''s not all rosy and good. Aura may diminish some aspect you have or even get rid of it because that thing might not be good for your body in the long term!" Some asked questions, including those that were born with blindness or some deformity. He assured them that as long as they believed they will reform, they will reform but it will not be overnight. The lecture was exhausting and Seth slumped down tired on the bed. He still needs to recover from the intensive healing he has been through in Yellow City. The sceptical yers came and asked for activation after they gathered enough information. "Okay, Zambia said, the dragon is on the way. Quickly help me too!" Juma said. Seth tilted his head and asked, "didn''t you have an aura?" "No. What makes you think that?" Juma asked. "That''s what I''m feeling from you." "Not really!" As Seth observed her well, he concluded that she did have an activated aura, but the difference was that she was not in control of it, as she only trapped it in the halo dome-like. He asked her to move a meter from him and they touch through their fingers only. Her body vanishedpletely. Then she came backughing and saying, "That was Aura. I never know but thanks anyway, I never was able to tap into it!" But she did change, her hair was longer, her eyes were darker and akin also light. She was taller by a few centimetres. Her halo was gone too but she overall seemed stronger. Seth felt he was indeed inferior to her. That was when Zambia came back with the smile that stayed ever since he obtained the hourss. "Ah, Seth. Me too. She is on the way!" "Man. You are scary." Seth said as he raised his for the p. Zambia frowned and frowned as he asked, "How so?" The way he acted was suspicious to seth, but seth just said, "You fucking shed and survived a fucking dragon, an Adult one at that. Isn''t that scary!" It turned out it wasn''t Seth only that was wary of Zambia but all the yers were a bit afraid. "Come on guys. I''m not that scary. And guess what, the Trial wanted me to get the item, and the dragon is just a baby and vastly suppressed within my capability!". "It''s not a baby, it''s an adult!" Seth said. "Your hand!" "Nah, I want it activated Asap. My back." Zambia turned and gave away his back. p. And then the time froze, and Seth could see and feel what was happening. Juma moved and red at Zambia which he smiled apologetically. And everything returned back to normal. "Zambia, you bastard!" Zero and Fist bellowed angrily "I''m sorry, I just¡­.!" Zambia said but then he jumped and screamed! "Haha, Woah. This is the greatest gift!" What happened was, the number on his right hand that indicated himself as Temporal Warrior just shifted from 23:98 to 10:00:00. The first 10 indicates 10 hours, the second 00 is minutes and thest 00 is seconds. He turned to Seth with starry eyes and hugged him and he kissed him all over his face. Seth was frozen, unable to move at all. It was Zambia''s power affecting him indirectly. "Hey, calm it down!" Juma growled, and that was when Zambia came to his senses. "Thank you, Seth. I am indebted. And¡­ you are under my protection as long as we are together!" "Better keep what you are promising!" Juma said sarcastically. "I will definitely!" "So, what is a temporal warrior?" Seth asked. "Well¡­!" Enthusiastically Zambia began to exin. The ss of temporal warrior was created to enable weaker races to contend with powerful creatures such as dragons and alike. For thousands of years humanity has tried to be the supreme race but failed to do so and no matter what they were always below average. Their intelligence, which was their strong suit, wasn''t an advantage against dragons that have the intellect of a 5-year-old boy at birth and also, have inherited memories from their race. Even beasts, animals and monsters gain intelligence over time and they have the advantage of a strong body and other aspects they were born with. But what humans are good at was unity, adaptability and knowledge customisation. That was the ability to learn and improve over time, even though that wasn''t that special because other races were able to do that. Dragons, in particr, have all the above but their ring weakness was theirziness, even with theirziness humans don''t stand a chance. The first solution for humans was Collectors, by tapping on the power of dragons and other creatures humans can borrow power and achieve their goals, but, the weakness was they had to be servants of those they borrow power from. The second solution was Bloodlines. This persists to this day. People who ingested the bloodline of some special beasts and gained their ability can even surpass those special beasts. It''s very much possible for humans to surpass normal dragons when they train and improve their dragon bloodlines. The third solution was the most dangerous was Taming. Taming beasts were the reason why humans conquer some continents and even build kingdoms. But, if the tamed beast loses control or the race the beast was from decided to act, then it was about a time before they face destruction. The fourth solution was Inventions but in the amalgamation of the above with added value. Chapter 164: Temporal Warrior Abilities Humans were always known to create something but whatever they created against special beasts it was useless. That was to say, Nuke can never kill a dragon, but if the nuke has some essence from enchantment or influence from some beast bloodline or even the blessing of a tamed beast, that is when the dragon can be killed. There were other solutions but the above were mainstream and well-known. However, it was never enough. Humans might be able to proliferate faster than dragons but not as fast as Sapient Ants, a fierce race of Ant. And a single dragon can massacre millions in just an hour. So, the greatest solution humans ever got was Temporal Ability, the ability to function with aspects of time. No one knows how it came but many spected it was a gift from the world to bnce the equation. Temporal Ability can directly give a person the ability to manipte time but that was very dangerous and not everyone can do so. So, the basic ability was to grant wishes within a period of time. Dave, known as Fratile Redone, has once soloed a dragon alone and escaped. What happened at that moment was that he bought 10 Seconds of survivability. In that 10 seconds, the dragon can''t, no matter how he tried, kill him. He also was able to reverse time, if it rted to his death. He can also create a halo of force and be immune to dragon pressure. He can also teleport. The teleportation worked in a way that if he wished to be in a certain ce, and he knows the road and there will be no absolute obstacle, then he can calcte the time taking for him to reach if he ran at his fast speed, then he paid that corresponding time and then he appeared there. As Zambia was exining, somehow Seth was able toprehend all that Dave did around him with his Temporal Warrior ability. Zambia too has something simr but different due to differentprehension. "No Temporal Warrior who can affect time directly exists without the use of tools and other artefacts or sacrificing something," Zambia emphasized. "I can spend some seconds and buy unlimited Stamina, strength or even intelligence within that amount of time. However, it can never be 5¡Á more than the surrounding humans but against extraordinary creatures like dragons, the rule was to keep up and not surpass them!" "Me, frozen time was due to this Hourss, it''s a permanent artefact that is priceless. Before, I usually sacrificed my other equipment." "And this is the currency!" He showed Seth the number on his hand. The digital clock read 10:00:00. "One thing is, as long as I have a "Second" unused, I''m immortal. But severing my head will use that off to heal me and then another cut will kill me!" "Yeah. You are scary. This is cheating!" Seth said. The other yer never heard theplete exnation and now that they do, they were looking at Zambia with reverence. "It''s a cheat. But the catch was the fuel. To get a single currency, I need to wait for 24 hours. The currency here means one second! That is normal growth and I don''t know if I can reduce that!" "Yes, but that one second is enough to escape Baby dragon if you wished to!" Juma said. "Yeah, but you know the danger, right." "So, can you also get bloodline and other abilities!" "Of course but with a rule that I still don''t know. And¡­ Levelling up is not that simple. It''s weird and to tell the truth, I only level up twice after getting the ss. So, it''s amazing but with slow growth and unknown stagnated possibilities!" They talk for some time before the rest of the yers decide that they trust Seth enough to activate their aura. . . . . Seth checked the 87 people that he helped activate their Aura with a smile. Now he only needs 13 people to unlock the title. Not only that, as he can see their mood, Seth was able to discern their intention on him. Another thing was, each one of them has + Positivity toward him. That carved away the animosity some had toward him. That doesn''t mean they all like him. But there were five people that he couldn''t read, Rena, Zero and Zambia. Their intention was the most neutral it could be as if they can''t think of anything about him. ''They can mask their intentions. Ash has nothing but curiosity about me! Fist is wary of me!'' Seth concluded but when he looked at Zambia that just came in, his left hand had grown back. No one asked how, as everyone knew he might have spent some currency to regenerate his hand. "She is here!" Zambia said to seth. He stood with a sigh and walked outside while the rest of the yers followed him, the yer also walked forward to say goodbye. "Perhaps the dragon should take the two of us and then bring us back for more safety!" Seth said to Juma. "Nope. I and Zambia protect these people!" She said, there was no intention of helping him and it''s as if she doesn''t care at all what happened to him. Seth was just probing to see if he might be a bit important to her or the rest but he still felt a bit sad, they won''t like to volunteer ande with him. Not that he wants that to happen because he has his ns too. Seth and the rest stood and watched as Zambia exined to the Dragon what he was told. And she looked interested as she stared at seth. ''If he can survive the Adult dragon doesn''t that mean he can fight this one? So, what is his motive for wing obedient?'' Seth wondered. The dragon nodded and Zambia turned to him. "Move closer to her!" Seth nodded, he turned and looked at the people around as he checked their intention on him, that was when he noticed some yers were genuinely worried and almost all of the viges were concerned. He shed them a smile and waved at them before he walked forward and stood before the dragon. It happened fast, as his eyes blurred and he found himself seeing the stars above before he was dropped on the sand. Where she took him, 100m before Living Root And she stared at him, seth looked at his home and then walked another way. His heart beat with a bit of fear and also ran his n in his head while also having second thoughts about doing what he was nning until he just decided he would not do it. That was when he felt at ease. He looked back and found the beautiful plump dragon floating just meters behind him. She was a little bigger than V but V is more graceful. While this one has more pronounced scales and a strong body. There was this shimmering, like constant drumming if it scales. As for the wings, they were arranged with scales shaped like a wing on its back. The scales have nothing connecting them. The journey was slow but eventually, they went around the forest and set course toward the V Dragon cave. And they reached there. Seth felt pressure pressed on him and all the abhorrent around exploded to mist. And then the dragon shed inside the cave. Seth walked steadily inside too, he found the sanctuary inscriptions recovering and he wondered why. Nheless, Seth went deeper and found the dragon looking around, snipping and its wing scales scanning the areas V had bled. Seth took a deep breath and said, ''It''s now or never!'' ~V is in Living Roots~ The dragon froze in shock and was about to move when a pressureparable to an Adult dragon mmed on her. She was ttened to the ground and all her 40 scanning scales dropped down. At the same time, a de strike passed through her neck. Also, a chain sprang from the ground and wrapped around her neck and turned into a rusty cor and pulled her down. Seth concentrated and archived Mighty Speech. ~Yyou aare forbidden to aattack mmme~ Seth''s throat became sour. [2 minutes of speech deprivation] The dragon became still as she red at Seth. And Seth pointed his de and shot as many elevated strikes as he felt necessary. Each one was enchanted by his aura just like when he faced the Chief Yellow Monster. The blood of the dragon flowed out and filled the little pool V used to curl inside. The chains broke and the dragon tried to stand but failed, Seth has aimed for its joints and tendons. Not to mention it''s bleeding out more due to his red stripe influence. Her pressure increased, without the cloak, Seth will have been ttened to the floor but he isn''t. If not the feeling of weight on his shoulder, there was nothing. Chapter 165: Strange Monster He went around and picked the scales the dragon used as wings and scanners and stored them away. After two minutes. ~Metal Wing Dragon might find you if you go out. And¡­ he might be happy to kill you, right~ Seth said. ~Who are you~ Her voice has a feminine feel to it. ~I''m Seth Enoch~ ~Seth Enoch why did you attack me?~ She acknowledged him immediately by calling his name. ~You try to kill Blessing Winter. Why~ The Dragon scrunched her eyes as she red at Seth. ~Death by Dragon Breath is worse.~ She said and Seth can''t refute her but¡­ ~I know the reason. You want to activate your voice. Whether Blessing died by Dragon Breath or by being smashed by you, it''s all the same!~ ~I do not mean to harm her~ She said. Seth can''t refute that. Rena and Juma were stronger even after Blessing''s improvements but the dragon didn''t attack them. Perhaps they hid it from her. Seth didn''t receive any notification of conquest but he stillmented the fact he doesn''t have his Womb with him. ~Oh, give me something and I will let you go~ The dragon closed her eyes and ignored him. Seth on the other hand evaluated a n, then he turned around and left. She opened her eyes and quickly suppressed her pressure and also enhanced the seal. So that she does not give herself away to other dragons. At the same time, she controlled her blood to seep back into her and began to heal her wound. However, she screamed and her body convulsed and she fainted. Seth has contaminated her with red liquid from his Red Signature Stone. Now, she caused more injury to herself than Seth. Seth''s trip back to Living Root was uneventful. But the moment he was in the forest envelope, he felt uneasy. So. He ran toward the house. Little cup that was now like a Bison was devouring an elephant and it growled at Seth but didn''t attack. Seth went around him and reached the mansion. Entering he found nothing and he went where the womb was. A slim green root has slithered from the ground, passed all the floors and reached the floating womb. It pierced the womb''s protective halo and seeped through. Now, the root was trying to capture the dragon inside. The moment Seth noticed it, the roots receded and left the womb alone. Seth quickly grabbed the womb and checked. It has no injury but its energy has been reduced greatly. V dragon on the other hand was terrified ~You left me with this Nightmare. Don''t you want the gift I intended to give you~ She said in a panic. Seth sighed in relief and he look outside, the trees were swaying as if nothing happened ''I shouldn''t have left the womb!'' Seth concluded. He had left the womb to allow Little cub feed and by the time Seth came back, they could go hunt a dragon. But he didn''t expect to be abducted by a dragon. ~What gift are you going to give me~ ~My Aspecto~ ~Your Aspecto? What is that~ ~I can bless you with my capability.~ ~Okay, I''m waiting~ ~You will not let that Nightmare feed on me~ ~I promised you~ [You have made a Pact with V] V opened her mouth and spat out a milky energy. Immediately, Seth''s body floated and he felt as if he was about to be crushed by dragon pressure. But, a ripple appeared in Seth''s head and he resisted it. The milky energy, purified by the Wombe out and seeped into Seth''s brain through his nostrils. Then nothing happened. [You have gained V Aspecto] He floated down and he looked around, nothing changed. "Hmm!" As he nced at the dragon, she seemed disappointed and then closed her eyes with thest words. ~No nightmare~ Seth didn''t know the dragon had been fighting the roots ever since he left. But because she was protected by the womb shested this long. At the same time, V knew humans may die when they received Aspecto from higher beings, so she want Seth to be killed by the process but the kid wasn''t even shaken but it wasn''t all bad. Now, he won''t allow her to die by the hand of the nightmare. Finding nothing but then he remembered his Luck +1 blessing he obtained. Things have be easier ever since he got the luck value. "I need to finish everything before the time limit." He walked out where adult dragon blood was and by holding the two red stones his red control improved and he managed to scoop out a fist size of blood. He stored it in a container and then went and found the little cub. It was no longer little. "I''m leaving!" Seth said and it was uncertain what the cub felt toward Seth, it took a step forward. And the womb shed and it was stored inside. Seth sighed and walked out, running toward his prize. ''If possible, I should visit the rest of the dragons and see if my luck will help me.'' Seth thought but then he shook his head. With Dragon Pulse which he defends on in cool down, he didn''t stand a chance against a dragon. Nheless, he will decide after capturing the st dragon. He even began to worry that the dragon may have escaped. he shook his head. He should be worried the dragon has healed and can fight. That will be fine as that was the reason he plucked Floating Feather Dragon. As he came close, he heard the sound of a sting from the cave. Seth slowed down and walked slowly. Until he reached the small cliff that would lead him to the cave. That was when he saw what was causing themotion. From the cave, a st of sound smacked out at two weird creatures. Seth has never seen them. They were cylindrical with a hairy coat, two forelimbs and 2 hindlimbs. From a distance, they look like snow bears but something is odd about them. They can turn any part of their body into joints and they seemed to be taunting the dragon trapped in the cave. Seth was pretty sure that they knew what they were up against but were still attacking. That only means they might be as strong as dragons. Seth took a step back but one of them just turned to him. Its ck face and red eyes were aplete contrast to its white coat. Suddenly, it moved very fast as it went around the cliff. Before Seth prepared, the creature was centimetres away from him. Roar! The womb came out and a Little cub appeared and collided with it. Seth jumped back as he observed the two brawlings. Little cub was stronger but the creature''s body was malleable and evasive like rubber that can even escape the wolf pride bite. Suddenly, everything slowed down and Seth saw the other one running around to attack him but before he reacted, it was upon him. "Mantle.." Chains sprang up and trapped its head in the cor. The weirdness increased as the creature pulled and fought to break free. "I tamed you!" Even with that, the creature tried to wiggle out but then Seth brought out and summoned a red river which encased the creature and trapped it. "It''s not responding to the envement!" Little Cub and the other creature were shing, but no matter how it scratched it and bit it, the strange creature wasn''t injured at all. So, also the creature that attacked with its bear-like face and jagged teeth wasn''t able to pierce Little Cub''s hide. It was a stalemate. Elevated strike, right as the de was about to strike it, its entire body unfolded like a spiral paper. Its internal organs and even its strange red blood avoided the de before it rearranged its body. Seth''s mind nked away as he saw that abominable move, his stomach twisted and he vomited everything. His eyes teared uncontrobly for no reason. However, as if that was what the little cub wanted and it directly grabbed one of the moving flesh and bite, then it yanked back with all its strength while also pinning another organ and scratching with its paws. And then a new battle begins, where the little cub was entangled between moving flesh and organs that now have jagged teeth and bone ws. Seth looked away as he felt he may end up losing his intestine. He quickly then attacked the red liquid he encased the other creature in. The liquid swelled and he could already imagine what kind of abominable movement was happening. Suddenly, a piece of flesh pierced out and escaped the liquid. The flesh squirmed and separated into two and then transformed into smaller versions of the creature before they began to fight and eat themselves. It was gruesome, filled with brutality. Chapter 166: Gawee Monster Core Strangely he felt a bit of connection with one of them. Acting on instinct, Seth attacked the one he felt nothing from with an elevated strike. Harming it, gave the other creature a chance to devour it. The small creature red at Seth with red eyes before it looked at the liquid. Seth already understood what happened. When he enved the actual creature, the creature''s ability to separate its body into parts activated and it isted the part of its body that was enved and then got rid of it. It might be trapped but it can''t be easily killed as Seth struck more times than he could count before it fell limb and that was when the small version crawled back into the liquid and began to devour its main body. The more it eats the more Seth can feel it may escape his influence but Seth stayed. Serodo was influenced, and so does this one. ROAR A st of roar shook Seth and even the new creature he tamed. The little cub bored out from the stomach of the creature and shredded it with sharper ws than it began with. ''It became stronger!'' The womb has indicated that Little cub will be stronger the more it faces challenges and that was exactly what happened. At first, it couldn''t scratch it or bite the creature but now it was doing so with ease. "Brutal battles stimte its bloodlines!" Sethmented. The death of the creature gave rise to a fist size red pearl. At the same time, pure energy seeped out from the corpse and entered the club body. That healed its injury and also made it stronger. But despite that, it did not level up. [You have obtained Gawee Monster Core] "Monster?" Seth then stored it away and dissolved the liquid. A cat-sized version of the Gawee Monster remained, still feeding on its carcass. Seth bent and observed it, still growing its connection with it. Finishing that one, it ran to the other one and fed on it. Little Cub on the other hand was growling, if not for Seth he would have killed it. After that, it looked at Seth, there was still animosity in its eyes but also a bit of loyalty. "Transform!" The white creature was silent for a moment before its body peeled in a spiral and became moving flesh. Seth vomited an empty vile but he noticed within the moving spiral flesh was a tiny red pearl. "Go!" The white creature returned to normal before it ran away. Still disgusted, Seth walked toward the dragon cave. He waited outside, and mold red liquid into a shield and he also held his shield before he stepped forward. He reached the tired dragon, her wounds were still fresh and it was even bleeding more. ~You, ~ Seth said ~I defeated you~ And then he threw her the womb, a heavy pressure rose from her and her mouth sted out Dragon Breath. Seth prepared for that as the Dragon Blood was mixed within the liquid, it expanded to protect seth, however, the st changed cause and went directly at seth. Pop! Seth exploded like a red bubble. And then appeared at the entrance of the cave. Ding! [Congrattions] [You have conquered Drumming Scale Dragon] ____ Seth slumped down to calm down. His life-saving skills work wonders but that doesn''t make him immune to the fear of Dragon Breath. The one he survived in the yellow city was a bit stronger but this one scared him more for an unknown reason. Calming down, he went and stored away the womb that stored away the dragon, then he gathered her blood and anything that seemed useful before he ran back home. Seth slumped on the couch and let the Womb float above him. It shed with the need for Pulse energy but Seth ignored that. He was tired and needed to n his next action. ''It''s 5 hr ago that I got +1 Luck. My dragon Halo pulse has 1 day to cool down, which means in the next 23:28 will it be active again'' seth thought. [Green Hood Cloak] Grade: 2 Level: 1 (00/100) ~Improve Health! ~Reduce Pressure! ~Camouge in the forest (Active) ~Stripe concealment (Active) ~Envelope (Active]? [Description] [Envelope: the Cloak can stretch and wrap around the wearer for defence and can also wrap other objects as a carrier] [The Cloak has Five Aspects, upgrade it to have more ] [The attribute of the cloak increased by 500%] [Red Stripe] Level: 3 ~Increase bleeding effect ~Absorbe Natural Red Liquid ~Dragon Halo Pulse (Active) ~Bubble Escape [Description] [Increase bleeding effect: The more your enemy bleeds the less you bleed and vice versa but the bleeding will increase your perception and cognitive ability.] [Absorbe natural red liquid: Any naturally red liquid will be absorbed into the red stripe and gave a 1% increase in movement stats per 1 litre] [Dragon Halo Pulse: This is using your halo me amplifying with dragon pulse aura to suppress any dragon that is weaker than Floating Feathered Dragon. Duration: 1 day.] [Bubble Escape: A great life-saving skill that activates the moment a sure death attack strikes the wearer. The yer will burst like a red bubble and then one of the red drops sshed will move to the safest location where the yer will appear. Cost: 100 Exertion points and 200 Mental Force. Cool down: 14 hours] [Note: The Red Stripe can be only levelled up by absorbing red liquids in an intense situation] ____ Seth read the upgraded cloak with a smile. He had thought the Bubble Escape would have cooled down but 14 hours was good. He has to just wait for Dragon Halo Pulse to recover. "What kind of Dragon will I face on the two remaining sides?" Seth was already feeling the pull toward the west of the forest. " I need to check my inventory again!" . . . . . As Seth was checking all he had, the yers he left in the vige were in a heated situation about who would own the shield Samsi dropped. "I know how to tame dragons and not only that, I have four dragon bloodlines with me. I can give one to you. Just let me have the shield!" Rena said. "Well, that might seem tantalizing but I doubt it was great. The reason was that the dragons might end up hunting and killing you for that!" Ash said, "Guys, my sanctuary will grant you something that will aid you all in the future¡­.!" Before he finished Juma red at him and he shut off. The whole problem was that there was no currency and not everyone had what everyone needed. "Zambia, better fix this problem you created. If you have let Seth have it, this will not have happened!" Fist said. "Why will we let the newbie have it? I bet he will be dead the moment he touches that Yellow Energy core!" Zero shouted. "Let me have it, the Gawee Beasts we are going to face require a tank, and physically I am the strongest!" He added. "Do you think he will be back?" Ash asked. Juma looked at him and thought for a moment, "he is weird, his physical body is super weak but he has something different. He will be fine!" "She is silent! st Dragon is Silent¡­ It''s as if she¡­!" Zambia said with a frown. "Fuck! Now how are we going to scale the damned hill and reach the other side?" One of the yers cursed and that made everyone frown. "Hey, guys. This shield is marked!" Ash said as he touched the ss shield. . . . . ~Mantle Of very ~Clear Stone ~Chief Yellow Energy Core ~Gawee Monster Core ~Red Signature Stone ~Red River Stone ~Staff Of Elevation ~Shifting Armor ~Azure Attire Force Field ~Adult Dragon Blood ~Dragon Halo Pulse ~Bubble Escape ~Dragon Rabbit Foot These were the things Seth has and those that might help him in a fight. As he doesn''t want to be in another disadvantageous situation, he was trying to cook up an epassing n using all he had. "I have no offensive skill with my Aura!" He said with a frown. "Hmmm. V Aspecto!" [V Aspecto] [Velocity Aspecto Allows you to control the eleration and deceleration of movements. You need to explore this toprehend it] ____ Seth stood and ran but nothing happened. He jumped and danced around but no matter what he tried he wasn''t having any eleration. Seth then removed his attire and left his pants on and tried new things. But still, nothing. He sat down and ignored the part that showed charging required and he looked at his Womb which now has two dragons trapped in two separate locations. [ss Transition Quest] [Amma World has many races with different sets of skills and abilities but ultimately, humans were among the weakest. Amma ss emphasized aiding and helping each other in the world] ~Conquer the four Dragons at four corners of Living Roots Forest! [2\\4]? ~Lead 10 people toward positive events for their benefit for a week! [2/7] ~Change Fake Root Vige to True Vige! _______ [Quest Progression 11>14%] ~Velo Dragon [First generation of a dragon that has traits rted to Velocity and Momentum] ~Drumming Scale Dragon [A variant of Sound dragon that has vibrant drum scales as their speciality] ___ Chapter 167: Chief Yellow Monster Core "14%? I''m not even halfway. Shouldn''t the dragon have a 10% increase, the four dragons should give me 40%pletion and the two other parts of the quest take 30% each!" Seth wondered but then he shook his head and his hand went to the Red Stones. "They will be of great help. Hopefully, the next dragon will be easier to deal with!" Seth''s eyes moved to Clear Stone. He smiled as he knew this one will help him clear his head and remove all impurity in case he met with any of that. But it pained Seth that the stone is still cracked here and there. No amount of aura can heal it. But he doesn''t know how to upgrade it as that was the only thing that can be recovered. Seth took the dragon''s blood, it''s as if he took a steel ball due to its weight. But tapping into its aura and red colour seth was able to move it with ease. "I need to familiarize myself with this!" Seth looked at the Gawee Monster and then he grabbed it while his hand was coated with aura. He knew that would keep him safe nevertheless his body trembled and a sh of memories struck his mind. Seth saw a rabbit from a forest that is not Living Roots, a gust of wind blew and the rabbit was thrown outside the forest, Gawee Continent pressure mmed at it. That made ite close to death but it was never a normal rabbit but an animal that was born and raised on the continent. So, it survived in agony for some hours. Unfortunately, an asteroid struck down, and dense Silver Mist permeated the whole forest and the surrounding locations. Many animals transformed into Crodo. But few of the creatures weren''t able to transform rather they turned into an abomination. The rabbit lost its white coat but developed a special organ where it became its new brain and heart. A desire to feed and regain its previous form filled its being. And that was when a brutal life-and-death battle began. That was how most Abhorrent Monsters were created. They are failed Crodo transformers. The Abhorrent rabbit fed on any animal and abhorrent it came across. The more the Abhorrent fed the more the new organ grew stronger and its desire for one thing. Perfection. It has the desire to no longer be abominations but something pure and good. That also drove them mad to push for more kills and feeding. But the best way was by feeding other pure creatures, especially humans. Gradually the Abhorrent Rabbit fed more than 5 humans and also countless other pure animals and some other Abhorrent Creatures. With more feed, the creature levels up from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5¡­ to 10. But sometimes when it feeds on Abhorrent creatures it regresses in level. Two things were required for a sessful level-up, Pure Flesh and Abundant Water. After what seemed like years it reached level 10. The core has reached its maximum power. And then the desire to be pure overwhelmed its being and then it underwent a tremendous transformation and became more normal than the mishmash abomination it was previously. It regained its smooth soft coat of rabbit and some of its features. However it can''t be a rabbit again because it has so many genes in its body, it had to adjust to it. But that was better than nothing. It became more intelligent and gained more desire to be pure, exploded and multiplied more than ever. However, normal humans and animals were no longer able to satisfy that progression. This was when Abhorrent Monsters were recognised and called Gawee Monsters. Gawee Monsters were the normal and epted species of creatures popting the Gawee Continent. Seth woke up from the memory with more understanding of their nature. Abhorrent->Gawee Monster->Gawee Beast->Unknown When normal animals were contaminated they fought to be pure again but in a brutal way possible and the end result was unknown. Gawee Monster Core doesn''t have information beyond Beast. But one thing was sure, they might be evolving to be normal but they were also overwhelmingly powerful. Even among Gawee Monsters, some were terrifyingly powerful that can face baby dragons head-on. And the easiest way for Gawee Monster to be Gawee Beast was to feed on a dragon or something of that calibre. Seth dropped the Red Core with a sigh and his eyesnded on the Yellow core. Getting information from this one will do good in understanding Yellow city and other things. Seth grabbed it with expectations of memory but Seth''s body jolted as a pure flowing mist of yellow energy seeped into his body and all his veins became yellow. [Your Aura has been purged] [You have 0.1 Aura remaining in your body] [Health Status: Primordial Yellow Corruption] Seth''s blood vessels became yellow and his heart began to alter as its Sinodial Node began to change to be the new seat of the Chief Core. At the same time, the memory Seth was expecting poured into his head and in a solid second he saw a bunch of real scientists, human scientists in the real world working hard on a device to harness the power of the sun. At first, they were adamant about creating Nuclear Fusion and creating the artificial sun. They seeded but the result was not to their liking. One of the scientists thought outside the box and used his beliefs and his newly invented science and realization to create a device that can harvest the Living Photons of the sun by harvesting the Sunray. The Sun Rays can be converted to any kind of energy known to man, and it was a great revolution. The energy was so pure that it was used in medicines to cure cancer and other ailments. That was just the tip of the iceberg because the scientist achieved near immorality as he stopped ageing and became immune to all manner of diseases. More than that, he can regenerate limbs and organs. Until it was hailed that the only thing that could kill him was when his brain was destroyed. He created a terrifying empire but¡­ most of the world didn''t know the truth, only the elite in the world knew and they madly sought the secrets which he kept to himself but still shared what was necessary. That was until the cataclysm came and destroyed many things. But, they were the ones that helped and protected humanity fromplete annihtion. Nevertheless, the power reached the hand of those who craved it, but the scientist corrupted it and put a limit to its use. One of the limitations was monstification and loss of reasoning. [Seth Enoch, hmm. Your body is weak. You can''t take all that energy, but maybe your brain can be powered to its full potential. Sadly that needs some preparation. Anyway, unhand the Core or you will die] Seth saw the scientist in his mind speaking. However, Seth was far too gone. His body was already heating up and glowing yellow. [First Might Rejuvenation] An entirely new function of First Might Activated and all the energy seeping and threatening to destroy Seth''s body was sucked into the First Might Tattoo on the back of seth. [First Might Status] ~Mighty Halo: inactive ~Mighty Points: Nil ~Mighty Need: None ~Pure Energy Conversion: Yellow Core (12%) [Note: Mighty Point does not represent the full amount of First Might you have in store. As constantly, there will be First Might for true emergency] ______ [Pure Energy Conversion: Yellow Core (14%) [Pure Energy Conversion: Yellow Core (20%) [Pure Energy Conversion: Yellow Core (25%) The thing was the energy still passed through Seth before it reached the tattoo and that caused more problems for Seth as his body began to peel off and his heart stopped beating. However, First Might does not let Seth''s Health Status register as dangerous or fatal. At the same time, Seth''s body was being altered slowly. The Ostrich Size egg ends up losing its energypletely, Seth''s body on other hand was charred ck. Inside the Egg was someplicated pattern that Seth wasn''t able to decipher due to the dullness of his head. [Pure Energy Conversion: Yellow Core (100%) Ding! [Congrattion] [You have filled First Might with Pure External Primordial Energy] [You have developed a new Act] [Worm Menu] [First Might is a force unlike any that can''t be countered by any force but of the same or equal value.] ~Primary Act: Create a Halo around the owner! ~Secondary Act: Enhance and Improve newly developed organs! ~Tertiary Act: Defense against external forces that seek to destroy the owner! ~Special Act (1): Heed the plea of the owner and Act on his wish! ~Special Act (2): Heed the plea. of the owner and affect Personal Arms! ____ Ding! [Intangible Tangibility Worm Evolving] . . . [Evolutionpleted] Seth felt something crawling on his body and it went through his hand until it reached his palm that was holding the Ostrich size egg. An invisible worm drilled out from Seth''s hand. And it put its suction tube mouth on the yellow egg and began to suck it, strangely the worm''s mouth expanded like rubber and kept swallowing it. Chapter 168: Small Improvements As it was unseen with naked eyes, even Seth that was frozen due to all the energy causing through his body can''t see it. He can only feel it. But as it was swallowing the egg he can see the egg disappearing to nothingness. Until there was nothing. Seth found himself able to move with a clear head. The worm drilled back into his body to his back. But he felt something weird. "Worm!" [Intangible Tangibility Worm Status] ~Grade: 1>2 ~Special Life Form ~Ability: Tangibility, Asexual Division ~Daughter (1): Energy Core Purification [Note: Asexual Division was formed due to the Tertiary Act of First Might] ____ Seth tilted his head as he tried to understand what happened. "So, my worm gave birth to a daughter worm which has the function of core purification! Good!" Seth pulled the Tertiary act to see what to do. ~Tertiary Act: Defense against external forces that seek to destroy the owner! "Defence. This doesn''t only mean direct defence but all manner of acts that lead to my protection. It''s versatile." [First Might Status] ~Mighty Halo: inactive ~Mighty Points: 100 ~Mighty Need: None ~Pure Energy Conversion: Yellow Energy (100%) [Note: Mighty Point does not represent the full amount of First Mighty you have in store. As constantly, there will be First Might for true emergency] ______ [First Might Activated] [All Important Organs are put on proper trajectory] A burst of pale yellow energy washed over seth and his wound healed further, he even felt some improvement [All Important Organs are put on proper trajectory] [Pure Stone Will, level 7>10] [Pristine Lungs, Level 2>5] [Pure Stone Heart, level 2>5] [Mantle Of very, level 2>5] [Aura Eyes Improvement] [Organ Of Speech Improvement] . . . [Manifestation of New Brands] . . . [Graviton Effect] [Gawee Dots] Seth''s whole skin began to change colour and it began to tear here and there forming some pattern all over. And it heals afterwards. A thick dark liquid flowed out from his skin pores and then slipped off his body and a pristine and clean a bit darker skin appeared that was now adorned with a hair-thin waving tattoo. Some darker dots followed along the line. But then they disappeared, leaving very few. [Graviton Effect Tattoo] [Mythic Lines due to assimtion and ingestion of Graviton. First Might have mitigated the danger and granted you safe usage.] ~Effect: Defying Gravity __ [Gawee Dots] [Dots were a race of humans that involve in rituals to prevent themselves from decaying as they walk barefoot on Gawee Soil] ~Effect: Resist decaying! _____ Seth was already floating, which he usually does. His negation of gravity wasn''t new within a living Forest or anywhere that has protection against Gawee Pressure. But now the effect was different. Seth floated up and touched the ceiling, the level of control was much higher than before. Not only that, Seth felt there was more to it. So, he floated down and touched his couch, kudos to his instinct, it too floated off. "I can affect other items'' gravity.!" But as Seth touched the ground and pushed himself away the couch tried to follow but it fell down. "I have to be close to them for the effect to stay with them!" Thinking in that line, Seth grabbed the reason. He has a Halo, and he can only influence those within the halo. Thinking in that manner, Seth closed his eyes and then opened them with great intention. His Aura exploded out of him and created a cocoon around him. It might have been purged by Yellow Energy but First Might rejuvenates everything. A cocoon of pale aura enveloped Seth and Mark where his Halo limit was. Just a meter from him. As the aura collided with the halo it bounced back to Seth and then it was pushed back. That created a chain reaction but the halo was absorbing the aura and expanding, at the same time Gawee Dots manifested and darkened which made seth skin darken a bit. At the same time, Graviton lines absorbed the aura and Seth felt his Graviton influence improved where anything that had his aura began to float ording to Seth''s intention. Normally, Seth can make things he infected with aura float around but that was more of aura telekinesis as he can manipte them. But this one was inferior to that, as he can only make them negate gravity. However, unlike Aura Telekneesis, which seeps aura in his Personal Arms as they were manipted, this one has no aura consumption and as long as it has been infected by my aura, he can make it levitate and they don''t need to be my Personal Arms. "I can only get gravity but not fly around!" Seth tested around and he slumped tiredly. His aura was spent. But his halo increased temporarily, and so also the effect of Graviton and Gawee Dots. Having a short nap, Seth got serious and looked at the n he was sketching, hoping to remember all his abilities when facing an opponent. His bad lesson came from facing Yellow Chief as he somehow forgot a boy Mantle of very. Fiddling with his stuff for some time, he went out to take a breather after wearing his attire. Seth took a deep breath and thought about his Aura Quest. [Congrattions] [You have condensed Solid Green Aura] [Quest] [Solid Aura is hard to make and very hard to maintain.] ~Condensed 9 more Solid Aura! [Reward] ~Aura Grab _____ "Hmm. I need to finish!" Seth said but he has no blood to spare. The two dragon blood he has at his disposal aren''t easy to manipte. He needs to be fresh and¡­. The womb came out of his pocket and shed a light. Little cubes out, more ferocious than ever. Its body has be morepact with raw strength, its w sharper than a razor and its fangs were white as the moon and Seth doesn''t want to be at the receiving end of it. And there was something about its pale blue coat but that wasn''t important. It was that there was this oppressive feeling the Wolf Hybrid the cub was emitting. It nced at Seth before it dashed out. "I better follow it and get the blood!" The number of animals that appeared in Living Roots was higher than Seth can out with a nce. And, sadly, all of them might end up being a diet for the Roana Descendant. "It was still being called Baby by the Womb, not only that, it has no level, yet!" Seth was terrified by the sheer potential the hybrid has but he was d about it as it solidified his future to be sessful in many ways. Seth came back with more than 10 spheres of blood floating around him. He was dishevelled and tired. The cub was still hunting and eating, after getting the number he wanted Seth had to give up the remaining blood. "How many animals will she eat, 20 or 30? Probably more, seth grumbled" If Seth wasn''t in a ce that was willing to provide an unlimited number of beasts for the cub to feed on, he will have to spend months or even a year raising the Cub due tock of nutrition. "Thank You. Living Roots!" Seth shouted before, he just floated and called upon. Aura Touch. Seth''s two hands were coated with a thinyer of aura that served the purpose of allowing them to touch and manipte more aura. But he stopped and observed his hands, he remembered when he was dying in Yellow City. "I need to digest what I learned from that ce. But that will take a lot of my time before I go for dragon conquest again. He sighed and focused on the blood of the beast in front of him. To have more boost, Seth tied the two Red Stones to his wrist like a watch. He has Red Power. With Aura Sight, and Ayra Touch, Sethmenced the Quest. Aura Control Aura Maniption Two skills that were somewhat the same but with a little difference, to work together in conjunction with Red Maniption Red Signature Stone Red River Stone Without the amplification of the Red Power, seth can only condense 10 litres of blood to a rtive three to four fist size. But, now he has achieved half a fist. The blood was almost solid now due topression. Then Seth felt the inside as he touched it, he sensed the same impurities he sensed in his previous attempts. These impurities were not Aura and also not Natural Red. He then pushed a bit of his aura into the blood and tried to affect the impurities. They were hard as stone but being in control of Aura and Red he was able to control them. Using Red in particr seth made the rest of the liquid and pushed away the impurities out of them. A pale hard dirt-like substance came out. However, the moment they are out, other impurities begin to coalesce within the blood again. Seth removed them, and again others coalesced. Chapter 169: Little Cub Killing Intent This happened many times before only some of the impurities remained and Seth couldn''t touch them. He forced aura into the blood and filled it, then he got hold of some and removed them. Still, it wasn''t enough. Seth turned off his Aura sight to rest a bit but what he saw surprised him. He was doing it all wrong. What he now held was a glowing red ball. It was eye-catching and red. Not only that, the red light basks the surroundings in red. He looked down, there was a lot of grey matter scattered around. They looked like burnt bones that were brittle and easy to shatter. What he was holding was almost 45% pure aura and red. Is it enough, Seth thought that if he kept removing the impurities he might overdo it. Because he was feeling the aura of blood more than ever as if it was his aura, and he could condense it to solid, perhaps? He doesn''t also want to continue because it may seem that the Aura and Red were bing one. Wouldn''t that taint the aura? "Red is neutral, right? As long as it has no attribute but just red colour to eyes it will not contaminate it, right!" Seth activated Aura Sight and pushed forward, he kept pushing out impurities until he couldn''t anymore. And by then he had achieved his maximum purification capability. Seth sighed with relief and then turned off Red Maniption to concentrate on the Aura; however, Seth was overwhelmed. The blood aura expanded and filled the house and even more, it encased it in the aura. Ding! [Bear Blood Aura Purification 71%] [Quest] [Purifying Aura from its sources is a great hurdle that requires time and dedication] ~Purify 10 Blood Aura to 100% from different Animals [Reward] ~Aura Projection ____ "Seth was struggling to breathe as the Aura was a bit overwhelming. He has to turn off his Aura sense toe back to normal. "It''s like the first time I connect with Living Forest Aura. But this one is worse!" It''s worse not in the sense of its power but in the sense of negativity and aggressiveness. Living Roots is a forest that nurtures life and thus its aura is positive and nourishing. Bear Blood, on the other hand, was an aggressive animal. In its Aura, there was information such as Memories, Emotions and habits. Its emotion was anger and frustration and also fear as it was killed by Little Cub. So, Seth has tobat those emotions before he turned his aura sense off. He then emitted his aura from his hand into the Blood aura and made it float above, leaving the ground. Seth can control the levitation of things and he levitated it just above the mansion. He came out and he was bbergasted. By doing this he knew the Aura tome had some information but he had no time to check. He floated above and stared at the sphere of red that was more than 60m in diameter. And this represented the amount of Aura the blood of the bear contained. "The impurities are the actual cells in the blood that contained the Aura. As I removed them, the Aura somewhat became independent and with no container. And without a container the aura is vast" Seth reasoned. In the Yellow city, when Seth was fighting for his life, he had assumed that if he got a hold of Aura from his head he might be able to influence his body to heal. But his head was a protected dome that was impregnable. However, as he had attacked the head many times, a bit of his pure mental force leaked into his Aura control ability and the moment he grabbed the so-called 0.9% Aura remains, he was able to feel its magnitude and with it, alone he was able to influence his body healing factor. It was also stated, even in death, Aura never reduced beyond 0.1%. This indicated the aura from the bear was less than 0.1% as it''s just one part of the dead body. Yet, it was bigger than Seth''s mansion. "Aura held so much mystery that I can''t begin to fathom. Perhaps I can just learn what I can and leave the rest!" An Aura is a representation of all a person, being, or even an object is. That means it contained the information and a bit of energy from all that made a human being, animal and an object. And that was exactly what Aura Tome said. "It can be bigger. If I can 100% purify it, I believe it will be bigger¡­ no, I think it will dissipate. How the hell will I get 100% then!" Seth realized without anything to support the aura, it might exist no more. It will dissipate and be part of nature. "Aura Trace didn''t!" After some thought, he realized the nature of Aura Trace was different. The trace was a result of the living being and his environment due to their intrinsic rtionship of coexisting together. Seth shook his head and tried to keep his head where he could understand. He has to activate Red Maniption and then manipte the blood aura to shrink in. There was no resistance at all. And this time, Sethpressed it intending to make the Aura solid. And he failed. [Quest] [Solid Aura is hard to make and very hard to maintain.] ~Condensed 9 more Solid Aura! [Reward] ~Aura Grab _____ Looking at the quest again, he sighed miserably. It said Solid Aura is hard to make. "Do I need to make it 100% pure?" He shook his head, "How did I make the first Solid Aura?" He was able to make it when his body discarded green liquid impurities after he absorbed nature''s energy. And it said that was his body fluid. "Do I need to put in my aura through liquid!" Seth carefully spits into thepressed aura. And puff, it exploded and disappeared. Seth stood there wondering what happened. "Why the hell am I wasting my time doing this? I need to do something productive before my show-off with the next dragons." Nevertheless, Seth wanted to try something, so he grabbed another blood and began purification. The problem with starting something was that it became a bit addictive and one will feel inclined to test all the ideas that pop into their head. Seth isn''t going to make Solid Aura but 100% pure and see how that''s gonna be. The purification went smoothly to 71% but Seth stopped bulldozing his power rather he opened his hand apart and allowed the 71% Aura to erge to ball size. At the same time, using the Red Maniption, he made the Blood Aura rotate like a spiral, from the edges toward the centre. After a minute, he stopped and then condensed the Blood aura to a small, that was when he saw his hypothesis. But by rotating the Blood Aura, he made all the impurities meet each other and then merged. He then removed them. [Giselle Blood Aura Purification 85%] It was a sess, and Seth was about to continue when Little Cub came back covered in bleeding wounds "Why did you leave the forest!" Seth shouted but he regretted it the next moment. The Little Cub lunged at him with fury and anger and right before Seth''s head snapped, it stopped. Seth felt for the first time Killing Intent. [You are subjected to a Killing Intent, you enter state if confusion] [Killing Intent Effect reduced to 10% due to Pure Stone Will] Seth recovered a bit but the fear was already there. He stared at the creature''s bloody body and limping leg with fear. He knew now he didn''t own the Little Cub and how vulnerable he was against it. The Little cub disappeared in the Womb, leaving him stunned. A minuteter. [Killing Intent Effect Vanished] He breathed deeply and looked at himself, he didn''t just sweat but he peed himself. Instead of feeling embarrassed, heughed. But the aura he was holding was smaller than it was. And when he opened his palm, he saw condensed impurities. He quickly removed and then... [Bear Blood Aura Purification 99.9%] [Quest] [Purifying Aura from its sources was a great hurdle that require time and dedication] ~Purify 10 Blood Aura to 100% from different Animals Progress: [1/10] [Reward] ~Aura Projection ____ Seth stared at the new Quest in wonder. One thing leads to another. "It seems that the amount of Quest I will gain while training with Aura might be endless!" Seth thought. But then he focused on the reward aspect. "Aura Projection! Hmm. Aura Grab is an advanced form of Aura Touch but this projection means what? Or is it that I can project my pure aura outside my body with ease due to me making a pure aura now?" Seth shook his head and then focused on something else. Hoping he will not forget about the Quest. Chapter 170: Dialogue With Drumming Scale Dragon Seth was happy but he realized one thing, the Aura has be an orb of white-blue but the hue it was given was pale red. "Okay, does this mean that red is actually an impurity in things? Butck of colour means another colour right? white might be nk white. And¡­ animal aura is pale blue, humans are just pale, right? Whatever!" Seth doesn''t know how to store it and even though it was in his hand he could feel it dissipating. Using one hand, Seth brought a container and surrounded it with red liquid from Red Signature Stone and used the liquid and wrapped his hand and took away the Aura inside the container. As it entered, at first it was fine but then the red liquid began to affect it. He prevented that, but the transparent container then began to absorb the aura and Seth can''t stop that. He sighed as he saw the aura vanish like that. He shook his head and tried to do something better. Learning How to Use V''s Aspecto. "Speed star!" Nothing happened. Seth called the womb and talked to the coiled dragon. She opened her eyes and red at seth. "Your n didn''t work! I''m still alive!" He said with a smile She didn''t respond but he realized that he was speaking in a normal human voice. "You can hear me like this. I know you can but here is the thing, I can''t seem to know how to use whatever you gave" he said. Her eyes sh with dness before she closed them¡­ ~Not my problem~ It''s not productive, he then flipped toward the second Dragon. The one he learned was the Drumming Scale dragon. But he found it in a bad mood. ~Human. I never meant to harm you but you stab me in the back. You are Vile~ Seth didn''t say a thing as he did feel bad for it, in fact, if not he doesn''t want them to jointly attack him, he might have released them. He will if he makes sure they won''te for revenge. ~Are youining? You fought and lost to a human and you are whining by calling me names. A Great Dragon will not go so low toin against a human? I have never imagined that.~ Seth yed the pride game. Dragons were prideful, they view themselves above all creatures without exception. And they were revered by all. The Sound Dragon red at Seth more than ever, she felt the anger and bitterness more than the pain she was in. ~Are you mocking me~ ~No. I actually met another dragon and their attitude was more draconic. By the way, what is your name~ ~You are not worthy of that~ ~Ahh. Hmmm. I''m not worthy. You do know you are in a dragon Womb right? I can fertilize you and obtain a loyal dragon. That dragon will inherit your memory and I will know everything you know.~ She was silent. ~You calling me not worthy really was an insult to the Adult Dragon that recognised my talent and Worthiness. He was so impressed that he gave me his Voice~ ~You are a sorcerer, wherever you are, that ce is vile as they hunt dragons for their natural ability. So, you are lying~ ~Did you call the ce I''m Vile? Do you know what you are saying? Don''t you know where I''m!?" Seth walked out and the womb followed. It was day time and he floated above his mansion and allowed the dragon to see the forest ~There is nowhere in Gawee that is cleaner and thriving with nature energy than Living Forest~ Seth became silent and looked at her. There was utter horror and fear as she closed her eyes and ignored the scenery. ~I''m not evil enough to hand you over or announce to the Forest what you said about her. Just don''t say it again. And as I''m allowed to create my vige here, she agreed that I''m pure enough to be within. In fact, I''m her favourite. There was a time when I fought against bing enthralled by her but, after I seeded, she acknowledged my worthiness~ Seth said as he came back into the mansion, sat on the couch and drank some water. ~Now that I think about it, you are not a dragon, right? Yourck of pride and respect for another Superior dragon speaks volumes of that. Since before that, I have had my doubt~ Seth said to her, she was coiled and trembling in pain. Seth then connected to the womb and allowed Pulse Energy to aid her in healing. [Lack Of Enough Pulse Energy] Seth then grabbed the womb and held it by hand. He felt his head stung a bit but nothing serious. The Womb used Extraction Aspect and removed the red that was contaminating her body and then the natural being kicked in. It was also then that he understood what caused more injury to her. The red liquid was detrimental to the body system. He might as well have weaponized it. ~I heal you, I deserve some answers right? Your silence proved my point, what race are you, or creature, exactly~ She was silent. ~Maybe I should allow V to have you, right?~ That was when she looked at seth. ~V?~ she asked. ~You don''t know her~ Seth showed a perplexed expression. ~You aren''t with Sorcerers. So you team up with that inferior dragon?~ She asked. ~Inferior? Her actions are nobler of a dragon than yours. You like calling people names and also you don''t respect your elders. Anyway, why are you after her? You that isn''t even a true dragon?~ She was about to say more but he quickly stopped her. ~Aha, I know the reason. you are the servant of that Metal Winb Dragon and he makes you do it. He wanted her, why exactly?" ~I''m a real dragon. And I''m no one servant~ ~I can''t believe you even if I want to. But that wasn''t important. I heard Metal Wing ordering you, and you are subservient before him, what is that if not a Servant attitude? And, how can you be a real dragon Without True Wings and Fire Breathing? Zambia said you said to him, you can breathe fire and one of the prerequisites is if the dragon has fire breath and Dragon Breath. You have none~ ~Hmm. You learn wrong~ ~Meeting V Drator Skyling made me think, maybe she isn''t a dragon too but then she has the qualities of a dragon. The Scale, the Wings, and everything which you don''t have. Now, what creature are you and how can I get a dragon bloodline?~ Any time he said she is not a dragon she grimaced and felt a pain worse than death. She closed her eyes, refusing to say a thing. Seth on the other hand was frustrated, she wasn''t opening up to him. All this taunt was for him to get her to speak. Seth hoped to bargain, gain something from her and hopefully squeeze how to use Dragon Aspecto but she was too smart. He then give up but as if she feel his intention, she said ~I have been around humans since when I was 1 year old. So, your attempt to get information is a failure ~ ~Okay~ ~I take back what I said about your ce, but I don''t trust a respectful dragon will give his voice. And, shame on V for hiring you to fight her own war. If she is a true dragon she should be powerful and prove her worth~ ~I can''t lie with Dragon''s speech. And I''m telling you he gave his voice of his own volition. V is such a pitiful dragon with great ability. Not only was she able to survive an assault from Fire Dragon, you and Great Wing dragon, but she also survived a direct attack from the Moon ~ Seth said. ~Hmm. What do you want human?~ ~Ahm. Where is your dragon treasure?~ She was silent for a moment. ~Ha. Here I thought you know a lot about dragons but it seemed that your knowledge is poor~ Seth does know baby dragons aren''t allowed to have treasures. Heck, even Young Adult dragons can''t have treasures. For a dragon in Amma to have treasure, it must Activate its powers. Number One is Dragon Voice Number Two is Dragon Might Number Three is Dragon Breath. Baby dragons have Dragon Breath but they can breathe it once a day. One needed to know that Dragon Breath and normal Fire attacks or any elemental attack are different. Dragon Breath has more power and its sacred effects make it special. In the Yellow City, Zambia, Froze Time''s skill made everything stop moving but Dragon Breath was not even slightly hindered. Dragon Breath contains an oppressive aura, mind attack, and me of destruction that can either cause heat or cold explosion depending on the dragon elements, it also has pride and domination attacks and fear effects. There are many other elements in it apart from the listed ones. Chapter 171: Searching For The Next Dragon Whenever one faces dragon breath they will feel inferior and their pride is crushed they feel dominated and that crushed their will to resist or even try to escape. That was why the best survival skill against dragon breath was self-activated, not everyone can have the will to think through things in the face of that dominating force. Now that Seth thinks about it, he didn''t actually survive Dragon Breath directly but rather he burst into bubbles the moment the dragon breath touched him. It was like an escape right before the actual breath that had Sure-kill and Sure-destruction touched him. ~I do not have treasure. You can keep the scales you took from me. The one I use for flights. Is that enough gifts~ All 40 scalese out and they drum themselves while some writing appeared on them. ~Thank you. But you could have given me something better~ ~Greed is what led V to her downfall. And she ends up giving out her precious name to a human~ ~The human that defeated you~ ~The human that ambushes me~ ~I''m allowed to do that. Actually, it was a great feat in my race. Imagine going to a vige that hates dragons and telling the tale of me capturing you. I will be hailed a hero and courageous~ ~A coward in my race~ ~This is why I said, you don''t sound like a dragon¡­ imagine meining that a small ant defeats me, and I say... it''s not fair, they ambush me~ Seth said. ~I''m a Dragon and I know what you mean. But you humans are devious, intelligent and use a lot of tools~ Drumming scales dragon said. ~Yes, because we are physically and somewhat inferior. Anyway, I want you to give me, your Aspecto~ ~Didn''t V give you hers~ ~Why did you say that?~ ~If she told you her name, that means she trusts and requests something of you~ ~So, you aren''t going to give me yours. Come on, we are friends now.~ Before he continued, Seth heard a sound. He then ran outside. He found Blood Crodo and the first tamed Crodo fighting. Each one was no longer the same, the Blood Crodo was now made of silver and blood liquid. It can mould its body into many things but ultimately reformed back to Rhino. Because it was made of Rhino blood. The other Crodo was different but bigger and its coat had hair, unlike the normal crodo. It''s changing but slowly. Seeing hime, the two abominations ran back into the forest. Seth checked the time remaining for cooling down to finish and there was a lot of time. He turned to the womb and had it hovered above him then he closed his eyes to sleep. Two hourster, Seth woke up. He went through his fighting strategy and then tried to see if he can activate V Drator Skyling Aspecto to no avail. He sat, closed his eyes and listened to his heart. Being in meditation allowed him to observe his body and also move his aura. Then he focused on the energy that the dragon gave him. One hour into that he grasped it. The energy was in his blood, and whenever it reached his heart, the heartbeat changed a bit as if it was heavier than blood. But after it passed, he lost track of it. He began to wonder whether he had to digest it to use it. But he dismissed that. He can use it. He woke up and ran around until he lost 5 EP. With all the intention of activating the Aspecto. Thinking he might need some tension. He floated 100m which was his Graviton Effect limit and fell down fast. It didn''t happen. Using elevated staff he went higher and came back, but still nothing. He read the Aspecto but it didn''t say anything about what he got from the dragon. It was after he sat down and Little Cub came out did he realize something. "Aura Sight!" Seth shouted and his eyes activated full power. The distinct aura in the room was so much apparent and he can focus on any of them. The green Aura was still there but he can neglect it. "V Aspecto!" Seth nked away for 2 seconds and when he woke up nothing happened. Ding! [You have Activated V Aspecto] For an unknown reason, he was able to infer that he had nked away for two seconds. But what he saw next confused him and at first, he felt his head weighing and ached as he was uncertain what it was. From his sight, he saw lines showing countless trajectories his body could move, and any other movable part of his body. That was to say, he saw a line denoting his leg moving forward straight, slightly 1cm, 2cm, and 3cm to the left and to the right side, up to the limit of his vision. His hands also have that kind of possible trajectory outlined, so also his body. With a thought, he can make all the possibilities vanish because they adhere to his intention. As he intended to move forward, the trajectory of his whole body movement appeared in his eyes, especially his leg movement. As he raised his leg to move, he felt another part of the Aspecto. He felt 2 Nodes in his head. He was already on the First Node and he can move himself to ride on the second Node. Seth walked toward the Blood Samples on a table where he kept them. There was a difference in his movement, as he felt he moved more efficiently and consumed less stamina. "Stamina? Strange!" He never thought he could feel his stamina and how to tap on it. But Seth didn''t understand that, so he focused on other things he felt from the Aspecto. And that was the air resistance. He felt air resistance, pushing him back but he also tapped into the first Node he felt he was on and reduced the air resistance. Remembering a bit about Physics, he knew that air was the greatest hindrance as objects move. So, if he was able to go against that and made it irrelevant, that means he can go faster than normal. It''s like reducing the weight of movements. He pushed to Second Node but he felt he was pushed back to the first. Seth then moved around with no problems but he can''t register how fast he is moving. So, he stepped outside. That was when he saw the world of difference. Everything was moving slowly, not super slow. He walked out to the gate and that was when he felt how fast he was actually moving. Extremely fast to his standard of course. The feeling was scary but also great, anything he did regarding the Aspecto, Seth will have direct information about what it was and how to use it better. 1 minuteter [-1 EP] EP is an exertion point. "Hmm. This is good!" Seth calmly turned off the power. And everything came back to normal. He felt a pang of headache and a little fatigue. So, also the heaviness in his body was gone. He didn''t understand it, so he went and meditated. An hourter he woke up and activated the Aspecto for a minute and then meditated. He did that until it was 3 hours before the Halo Pulse could down. He washed and read the strategy, and then grabbed the womb and went out for the next dragon conquest. Dragon Rabbit Foot was on his hand, even though he felt its power had reduced a lot. Going west, as that was where he felt the pull, Seth felt a bit wary. There was uncertainty in the atmosphere. But even if he failed, he has a trump card. The journey was long but there was something different about him and he can''t say it was V Aspecto but he can''t remember what it was until he saw a distant ce with arge transparent barrier rippling. Everything in it was floating but froze in ce. "The Gravity Effect made me immune to the pressure of the continent" Seth realized. There was no difference between the Living Root and the outside. If he wasn''t in a dangerous area he would have tested if he could float above. Suddenly something exploded and everything moved, the stone and debris fell down. But the dust was everywhere. Seth doesn''t want to be caught in whatever that was. The luck value has a time limit, so he has to use his time correctly. Seth went around the dust and even ran far ahead. He reached areas with a lot of mountains and he weaved around. Suddenly a roar of a dragon sounded. He found a corner and hid. He used his Pure Stone Heart skill he hasn''t used for long. Rocky stealth. By staying unmoving for some time, he will be perceived as a stone. After the dragon left he came out and checked the area with Aura sight. Nothing at first but then he saw something. A rock with a heartbeat. Chapter 172: Misunderstanding Players He was being watched by someone or something but Seth ignored it. He felt that he was close to his destination and whatever was watching him as long as it was not a dragon, would not be an idiot to follow him. Well, he was an idiot for going there too. His walk after that was uneventful. His Green Hood Cloak and its Red Stripe gave out intimidating feelings that scare away lower Abhorrent. For those that were strong, Seth only fuels the cloak with Aura and made it more intimidating. They screeched and then ran away. Another thing was, he wasn''t afraid of meeting Gawee Monster because he found a way to scare them too. Nevertheless, the walk was good and by the time Dragon Halo Pulse cooldown was over, he had more confidence in surviving the fight and even possibly winning. Seth came to a field that had grass and that shocked him. Beyond the field were countless 100m, 200 and 300m mountains. As they were several km away, they seemed close but they were not. He looked at the grasnd and knew that it was not natural. Using Aura''s sight he found a baby dragon within the tall grasses, he was looking directly at him. He then looked all around trying to see if there were any more dragons. However, Seth felt that he was lost. This wasn''t the ce he should be. He kindly stepped back but then the dragon moved. Seth pulled out his Trump card and then dashed faster and ran away. The dragon hesitated but ultimately left Seth. Seth traced all his paths until he returned to where he first saw the mountain, where he heard the Dragon Roar and he took another route. However, it did not take him where he wanted. He came back, again and again, for two hours. Until he realized what was happening. He was being influenced. Strategically, Seth turned and approached the thing following him all this time. Right as he was about 20m away and he pretended to be looking at the sky, he muttered. "V Aspecto" He also pushed to Second Node, at the same time, his staff shed and expanded faster than it usually does. The Aspects affect it too. The creature moved fast and evaded to the left, but then the red whip moved so damn fast and struck the creature''s direction, and the creature changed direction but found another whip on him, it changed another direction and again there was an attack there too. Not to mention Seth dashed toward it. The ground the creature was on cracked and shattered and then it went through and disappeared. Seth followed it with Aura''s sight but it went very far outside his vision. But Seth followed slowly, making sure he took everything around him. He ends up running after it. Seth tied the two red stones under his Shifting armour arm guard so his control was at its highest. All he had to do was spill out red liquid from the Red Signature stone he saved from Red River Stone and control it into the whip. Another thing was his control was impable and he can affect some drops. Currently, he can focus on 3 drops and manipte them. It might seem like nothing but the control was good. Red Liquid obtained from Red River Stone has a unique property of transmutation. Turning it stic, a bit hard, and sticky was easy. And that was what he did and made one stick to the creature he just fought with. And now he can feel where that creature moved as long as it was not more than 5km. He had trained with it while he was training with V Aspecto. Soon, he reached a cave underground. In Seth''s vision, he saw the creaturee back and he had to move and avoid it for kilometres before the creature went back. What he concluded was that it was confirming if anything was following it. Right as the creature entered the cave it revealed its actual form. A human, Seth''s eyes won''t lie. Human aura. And he knew who it was. He shook his head and he turned around to leave, he met Zambia ring at him. Guru Gam. Seth was afraid of the Temporal Warrior because he tried to kill him. But then he red back at him with hostility. He can definitely escape if he decides to. "Why are you sneaking around," Zambia asked warily. He looked at Seth''s red stripe cloak and his now tense face. "Why are you spying on me?" Seth asked. "What did you mean?" Zambia asked confused. "Are we enemies?" Seth asked again. "No¡­ What''s wrong with you? Is that you Seth? And, aren''t you with the Great st Dragon, why are you alone!" ''He is stronger than me but why is he acting ignorant? Isn''t he the one that ordered that yer to spy on me and disrupt my travel intuition?'' "She is with the other dragon she was looking for. And yes, I''m Seth. Can I leave now?" Seth asked. ''Why did I meet him ?'' Sethmented. Zambia was silent for a moment before heughed, "You are afraid of me. But I wonder why?" His face changed and said, Seth didn''t hear what he said but he found his body frozen, and his whole thought froze and only Zambia''s face upy his mind ~Tell me, are you with my enemy?~ The voice was unlike the dragon but it went directly into Seth''s head and he didn''t speak but only felt his intention spoke out "No. But I''m Your enemy, you attack me first" ~Hmm~ Zambia''s face rxed a bit before he asked another equation ~Why are you sniffing around my hideout~ "I''m after Zero, he disrupted my mission and ran away. I find the cave but understanding the rest of you are in it, I decided to leave" Suddenly, Seth found himself freed. He was still standing and Zambia was before him. "Well, there is a misunderstanding ¡­!" Before Zambia finished Seth attacked him with Elevated Strike. But then¡­. Everything turned upside down for Seth. . . . The twelve yers Seth met in the vige were eating food inside the cave when suddenly something crashed and made arge crater inside. The culprit sprang up and red liquid spilt out of him and... "Nullify him!" Zambia shouted from outside. Seth found his ability turned off forceful. "Damn it, I can''t hold him. Seth calmed down. Please!" Juma shouted as her ability to contain people broke and a flood of red liquid smashed everything within the cave. Most yers escaped outside while few were trapped. The oppressive pressure overwhelmed them and they passed out. Fist, Zero, Juma, And five other yers escaped but Rena and the rest weren''t so lucky. The eight yers watched as the cave was covered with thick red foam. Momentster, a head poke out and he stared at them with animosity. "7 escaped. Hmm. It''s alright. Perhaps I can take you all!" Seth said as hee out. Leaving the rest trapped in the red foam. With the moon stripes and his +1Luck, he might not get killed. "So, you are a viin. I kill viins for a reason!" Fist said with an eerie smile. His body began to erge. "Fist, calm down. It''s Zero''s fault!" Zambia said. "What did you do?" Juma nced at the yer, the boy looked away without answering. "Answer me!" She shouted "He spies on Seth and also disrupts his paths!" Zambia answered but his eyes were on Seth. The dark skin woman smacked her brother''s head and forced him to apologize. She then looked at Seth and said, "You see, we don''t know what he was doing after he went scouting." Seth stared at them still not trusting them but he had no choice but to nod. It was a fake facade showing a strong front because he knew three of them for sure are stronger than him. But they too were wary because they do not know the extent of his abilities. "Are we good now!" Zambia said. Seth mulled over it. He looked at the time for the luck to expire and shook his head. And walked far away from them and said, "I will let them go after I''m safe!" "Hey, wait, where is the dragon? And where are you going!" Fist asked. "Ask Zambia, he reads my mind and knows my secrets. As for where I''m going, my usual Quests" He walked away, he really wanted to talk to them. Heck, he wanted to know how they scale the cliff and reach this part. If it was easier he could convince those vigers toe and settle in Living Roots for his third Section of Quest. But the Luck duration was almost over. And he still didn''t find the third dragon. Now, he has to go back to Living Roots and check his intuitive path again. Hopefully, he got what he wanted. When he was just a kilometre away, something crashed before him. A giant ss shield. On it was a note that wrote¡­ [It is yours] Chapter 173: Fire Dragon Seth stared at it, he remembered the shield fell when Samsi died but Fist''s p made him forget about it. But¡­ Seth didn''t touch it, what if it was a trap? However, he then pushed the aura to his finger and made it touch the shield Ding! [You have to save Samsi, The Agent Of Light, life and he has gifted you his Yellow Script Shield] "It was mine from the beginning. But what did he mean by saving his life" [You have obtained Personal Arm] [Yellow Script Shield] [Agents Of light require no Equipment, they use the equipment for learning only and they give that equipment to someone that aided them. The more you use the Shield the stronger his defence will be] ~Type: Script Weapon ~Durability: 1000 ~Skill (1): Elemental Absorption. [Description: Any elemental attack that didn''t surpass 2999 Points on impact will be absorbed and converted into Yellow Energy] ~Skill (2): Enhancement [Description: The base durability can be enhanced using sunlight or another yellow energy. Converted yellow energy can also be used] ~Skill (3): Escapee [Description: When faced with an enemy stronger than you, the shield can explode and create a path for escape] ~Skill (4): Agent Of Light [Description: It loves chasing away the darkness. It can also redirect Yellow Light Energy toward aggressive enemies] [Hey, Seth, by helping me activate my aura right before I die, that helped me unlock something important. Survive, please and use the shield a lot to empower me. But know that using Escapee will make you lose the shieldpletely.] ______ "No time to waste!" Seth said as he stored it away. He ran using V Aspecto. "This is luck. This Providence showed that I will need it to shield myself against whatever dragon I''m facing. "Haha, so luck can bring danger for a benefit too?" Seth grinned. Seth was far away and the 8 yers were observing the red trying to confirm it was not blood. "What if they are dead?" Mufasa said, one of the yers. "They aren''t. Some have broken away from the bind but couldn''t escape!" Juma said. Later, the red liquid dissolved. Flowed away before it disappeared. "5 fucking Kilometres, that''s how far he is!" Fist said as he watched where Seth had gone. "Now we can talk. What the fuck did you do, Zero!" Zambia growled but he took a nce at Juma but he found her angry too. Zero was Juma''s little brother, that''s why Zambia wasn''t harsh on him. "What the fuck happened. And Zambia, why did you do that?" Rena angrily asked as she came out of the cave. "That''s not the question. What happened that made Seth attack us" Ash said. "Where is he? Why did you let him go?" Another yer asked. "Calmed down, here is what happened!" Zambia exined Seth''s action and why he came. He did hide that he forcefully extracted information from Seth though. They talked about it and understand but then they turn to Zero and ask him why he didn''t reveal himself and did what he did. "He can hide from dragons and he even found their old home. He also made a dragon avoid him! I know he is a Treasure and Dragon Seeker, so I wanted to know how to pass the Green Grass Dragon blockade" "Did he?" Juma asked. "No, he avoided it every time. And, he was able to negate my ability most of the time!" Zero has a special ability to distort intuition, instinct and paths. So he used Seth to see if they could reach the dragon''s old nest but Seth avoided that. The group have been wanting to go there and train . . . Seth on the other hand, an hour before his luck expired found the dragon. And it wasn''t even far away from Living Root. Just 4 and a half kilometres in a 200m canyon. From a distance, one can not see the canyon but when one was about 100m close, the slope and a little cliff can be seen. Seth stood above the cliff and watched the inside. Red soil was emitting smoke, countless different size rocks ranging from human size to smaller ones, and a pool at the far end. Behind the pool was the creature Seth was looking for. ''It seems like a fire dragon!'' Seth thought. He was already trembling, and all his instinct was screaming danger. He wanted nothing but to run away from here but he stayed. Now he knew why he was wary when he came out looking for it. In Mass Hysteria Game, there were some Boss Level people the moment you thought about looking for them, you will incur fear sickness and if your will is not strong you will lose HP. But here it was different, there was no HP but one will feel actual fear as if in the real world. With Luck''s value, Seth believed he would have a chance. The sad truth was that he wasn''t going to employ the previous tactics, he will face this one head-on, as he felt that is the only way to help him push his Stone Will further. Seth pulled out a paper and read through the n, he also checked the abilities he might use. ''I pray that it goes just like the n!'' He then stepped forward and jumped in. [You have Entered Baby Fire Sanctuary] ''Okay,'' The pressure of the Gawee became Off and also the air became pristine. It really felt like an actual sanctuary. ''This dragon is strong enough to make an actual sanctuary!'' Seth concluded. He glided slowly until he reached the floor and he looked around. He was 200m deep but he felt as if he wasn''t that deep. Nheless, Seth looked at the dragon coiled behind the pool of water. That was rare. If there was anything Gaweecked, it was Water. But this dragon was able to harvest that and prevent it from evaporating or leaching. Seth then read the first protection he should use and he sauntered forward. "Greetings, Mighty Dragon. My name is Seth Enoch!" Seth introduced himself as he bowed to the red-scaled dragon. Its face was on the other side, but Seth knew this guy was ignoring him. Seth could have spoken dragon tongue but that will make the dragon too serious. He doesn''t want that. "I came here to challenge you. You mighty creatures are the symbol of power and pride. You dominate the three aspects of the world. Earth, Water and above all Sky!" Seth said. [You have Boldly Challenge a Fire Dragon] [Pure White Stone Will Evolution Quest In Progress] The awe of dragons was instilled in everyone, even though Seth was forcing himself to be bold and he already captured two dragons, he really was intimidated every time he met another dragon. The dragon did not respond at all, nor did it even swing its tail from its coiled position. "Thank you for your understanding. I will go first!" Seth staff, shrunken and Seth pulled out Short Sword, and that was when the surrounding temperature began to rise but before anything, Seth pointed his sword toward the red creature and SHOOT. Before Seth finished calling out the attacks, the dragon unfolded, making Seth more afraid but the de was already on the way to strike the creature. Katcha. Something Seth has never expected to happen. The extended de shattered. Ding [Elevated Strike Short Sword Broken] [Reverting the Weapon to Staff] [Recovery of Short Sword Commence] The sheer pressure of the Red Dragon was strong enough to break the de. The dragon didn''t let Seth reel in his shock but jumped toward him, his scale heating up to red and his mouth wide open, aiming to sp Seth between them. Right then, Seth perceived the flow of time as slow as his brain can muster but, not in a productive way. He was just overwhelmed with awe and panic and wanted nothing but to fall to his knees and prostrate to the dragon. More than that, he wanted to ask forgiveness and also asked to be killed in the most horrendous way possible for disrespecting the mighty creature. Seth wasn''t afraid of death but rather he loathed himself for his abominable action of gaining the ire of higher life forms. The awe he felt was several times above the awe he felt from other dragons. Including Floating Feather Dragon, even though that dragon was an Adult and this one was a Baby. At that moment of slow time movements, Seth remembered what Rena said about dragons. They have five things and if a dragon doesn''t have them, they are not a true dragon. The five things were Fire Dragon Breath, Dragon Wings, Dragon Scales, Dragon Might and Dragon Tongue. If theyck one, then they are not real. True, this dragon Seth was facing has all of them in perfection. So, the effect of the superior dragon on the lower life form was stronger. Seth''s thoughts came to an end when the dragon maw came above him and the dragon sped down. Seth was d to be killed by that mighty life form! Chapter 174: Courageous Clash With Fire Dragon But, the Azure Attire Force field barrier activated and Seth was well protected right as the fire dragon sped its maw, he was shot back like a volleyball, and the dragon too flew back and smashed at the canyon wall, creating a deep crater. Force field barrier has the effect of repelling all physical attacks. Crodo was repelled, Dave was repelled and Chief Yellow Monster was repelled but Seth was never repelled until now. However, even though Seth was repelled, the force on Fire Dragon was stronger than Seth''s. The reason was that the dragon was truly a higher life form than Seth and thus rules must alter a bit. If Seth was facing Young Dragon, Seth will be the only one repelled and the young dragon will just stone for a moment. Also, if he was facing an Adult Dragon, and it was serious, the force field would just be a momentary nuisance. The canyon was 400m wide and a little bit longer than that. Seth was now at one end and his challenger at the other end. Finally, he was able to think straight without the dragon AWE''s influence. "Damn!" Seth quickly hit his chest in order to mentally grab at his Pure White Stone Will, he also summoned Clear Stone. The mental awe vanished and he was back to normal. Learning his lesson, Seth held onto his will mentally and to do that he must keep thinking about the white tattoo as his source of mental and intangible resilience. The first time he did that was when he was about to die in Yellow City and ever since then he was training on it. It was a bit hard and if he didn''t consciously think about it, the grip will lose and he will no longer be mentally resilient. Two secondster the dragon stood and red at Seth. Seth was shaken too but his impact was weak, he was easily able to move. The fear came back but the awe was suppressed. Now Seth can think straight, and he called upon the Red Liquid he stored in Red Signature Stone and he immediately wrapped himself around it, while at the same time, the whole canyon temperature was increasing, the pool even started to boil and bubble furiously. The dragon purred and a red glow appeared from its body which increased the heat, at the same time, the scales glowed which made the ground the dragon was on heat up till it started to glow. ''He is smart.'' Seth concluded as he gripped his Stone will harder. As he understood, the dragon was acting slowly to intimidate him and instil undependable fear. It worked but not to the extent the dragon wanted but it didn''t matter, he had shaken Seth''s resolve. And then he galloped slowly and increased its speed with every step, at the same time the pressure it raised was enough to squash Gawee Monster. Due to the Red Stripe on Green Cloak Seth has some resistance to dragon pressure but he has already fallen back to his awe mode and he was looking at the fire dragon with wonder and servitude. When the dragon was 100m away, it dashed and blurred faster, the ground below became red and its pressure pressed on Seth, also the heat began to burn away the red liquid that Seth wrapped himself around. It was different from fear and awe. Awe made one stand in trance but fear made one in trance but in mortal danger, there was a possibility of resistance. ''Pulse...!'' Seth was being scorched from the heating from the dragon when the Dragon Aura Pulse from Red Stripe pulsed and the dragon was mmed down to the ground with great force and that caused a deep crater, 4m deep. Not only that, the heat it was emitting and the pressure was snuffed out with ease. Seth felt a lot of rity and his Pure White Stone Will. [Pure White Stone Will has achieved resistance against the Challenger] Seth will no longer be tranced by it as long as the output was the same or lower. But Seth didn''t stay close to the dragon, he dashed to the side, creating distance. But he didn''t go far when the whole canyon glowed red and intense heat burst from everywhere. The dragon released and filled the canyon with powerful pressure that squashed some rocks. Seth''s cloak pped and helped him resist the pressure. "River!" "Great Sponge" A flood out of nowhere poured out but the dragon was already upon Seth. But the river was faster as it appeared from behind Seth and other corridors of the canyon. Wrapping around Seth like a whirlpool, it solidified into a sponge-like bubbling substance. Bubbling was due to heat. But Seth''s control with his Red Power was able to reduce the effect. At the same time, his Cloak has wrapped around him to reduce the effect of the heat. Yellow stripes do some wonders as they continue to absorb heat while the Yellow belt does the same thing. But when the dragon breathed fire, the sponge began to melt like rubber. Instead of making the other river floode and reinforced him, Seth shouted. "Great Bind, Retina''s Order!" Inside his red cocoon, he sped his hands together and held them straight with the image he wanted. The whole flood freezes for a moment, before they move extremely fast, bing giant ropes and very hard as they bind the dragon while also enveloping him into a ball. This was one of the Trump cards. He realized when he was activating Aspecto V that shouting names of a skill amplified control to an exaggerated level, especially if one called the original owner of the power and also performed hand gestures, coupled with a good imagination. [Don''t cause me trouble] Seth''s mouth twitched as he heard Retina. She saw and heard anything he did as long as he was using Red River Stone. Seth didn''tment but he added. "Absolute Fire Dragon Bind. Retina Order" Thest part he whispered. The dragon was truly bound in a red bubble ball. And using his Anti gravity he made it float above the ground. He can see ws and tails thrashing inside but to no avail. "It''s an amazing discovery. The Red River is very powerful on its own but because it doesn''t obey me I couldn''t use its power to its fullest. But when I called your name it responded properly!" [Don''t spread my race name. They will hunt you for that] "Who?" He asked but there was silence. Retina has receded. The dragon stopped thrashing and the red bubble stood there without a ripple. But the canyon temperature was getting higher and higher. ''I can''t harm it!'' Seth realized. With his short sword, he could but it was broken. ''What should I do now?'' Seth decided to allow it to suffocate but was that even possible? Besides, he knew the dragon was nning something. ''So far so good, my luck is at work!'' Seth concluded. But then the whole heat within the canyon disappeared and cold permeated the area and even the pool began to solidify to ice. Seth''s body trembled as his body''s heat was siphoning. The cloak wrapped around him to stop that effect. A momentter a red me appeared at one part of the canyon Seth had a bad premonition about this, so he extended his hand and the red cocoon wrapping him opened, he grabbed the air and snuffed the red fire out. The me was red and he can manipte red. He used that as a base and cancelled it. Then the bubble began to build and also released heat to the ground. Seth was ready to do all he could to prevent any red fire from appearing. The ground and the pool boiled and then the whole ce became extremely cold again. This time the stones and the canyon wall cracked, and the pool became as hard as stone due to icing. "Damned!" Seth''s body trembled as he almost became solid due to the cold. Guru Gam. Guru Gam. Guru Gam. In a moment of a few hearts beats his body heats up. "So, my heart has that effect!" Saying that a yellow me appeared just beside Seth, he didn''t wait to see what would happen, he made the red liquid protecting you moved away. Almostte as the yellow me burst like a me thrower toward him but then it made a beeline and went to the Red Bind. Kaboom. The explosion engulfed the whole canyon and Seth was sted away, his red liquid burning away as fast, leaving him unprotected. Before he could think of anything, a terrifying pressure appeared above him. He looked above and found the Dragon spreading its wing and all the heat around vanished toward it, not only that, the heated scales cooled down and the dragon opened its mouth. Dragon Breath Chapter 175: Temra Gulvin Dayamonda Dragon Breath is a sacred fire attack from the dragon containing their Aura, Pressure, Stamina, Mental Force and a bit of Dragon Might to fuel it. It was never normal fire breathing but a deadly weapon that Baby Dragon can only breathe once a day. A ball of fire condensed and shot toward Seth at breathtaking speed. Boom. The target and the ce he was were incinerated and a gaping hole 50 meters deep and 20m wide was left behind. This is how the fire dragon created his canyon and one can calcte how many days it took him to make it that big. The dragon was weakened due to Dragon Aura Pulse, and being bound by that red liquid, constrained its power. It has to concentrate so much to manipte the external heat and attack from the outside while also attacking from the inside to break the tiny prison. Not to mention the red liquid was affecting its blood, somehow he can feel his blood wanting to join the red and that annoyed him. It was still floating with its wings open. It looked around in case there was another one. Humans didn''t usually attack solo but rather, a team of 3 to 4. Rarely a team of 2. Suddenly, it felt fear and above it, a dragon aura appeared. An adult dragon from a species that wasn''t a pure fire-breathing dragon. Before it did anything, something heavy mmed it back and head and it was forced to go down fast and mmed at the ground, creating a crater 2m deep. A 10m wide and 100m long extremely heavy red pole pinned it to the ground. Then there was a whisper and the red on the pole which pressed it with dragon pressure moved fast and wrapped its legs and wings making it immobile. Seth was standing at the very top of the 10m wide pole observing what happened. His ns faced some trouble but it was a sess. The pole shrunk and he floated down slowly as he watched the dragon struggling to break out of the new blood bind while also ring at him. He dropped 30m away from the now glowing red dragon and he just stood there. "Ca¡­" the Dragon cut him off as he breathed a pir of fire at him. Seth smirked as ss Shield appeared in front of him. It absorbed all the fire and heat before it glowed¡­. Agent Of Light. A burst of yellow light was redirected at the dragon, which purged away its pressure, some of its aura and also the fire and heat in its body. ''I forgot something?'' Seth thought. ''What was it!'' The light dimmed, and he found the dragon unscathed with no visible injury. And he knew it was still strong and powerful enough to crush him. The dreadful thing was that the blood bind can not hold it for long. The dragon suddenly began to float, a portion of its wing opened and it was a matter of time before it escaped. Floating Feather Dragon Blood was resilient and its pressure suppressed and binds the baby dragon but the blood can only do so much. Soon, the fire dragon will escape. Seth''s staff has cracked a bit, and he can''t make it that heavy and strong again without it recovering. Also, he does not have a sword. Agent Of Light has only slowed down the dragon. But Seth knew he forgot something and he can''t remember what. The dragon opened its mouth and breathed out fire, but this time the fire moved faster and vanished. The mes appeared around Seth and burst toward him. With one shield, Seth can''t depend everywhere. So he flew up with his shield, the mes mmed against each other and they merged bing bigger then it followed him. Kaboom. It hit the shield and threw seth and the shield outside the canyon, that was when Seth remembered what he was forgetting. Removing the anti-gravity Seth dived back and the moment he was inside the canyon, he forgot what he needed to do. "Haha," heughed and directed his fall 10 meters from the dragon, the ce was hot red and his boots were even melting. However, Seth has no choice but to get that close. The moment his leg touched the ground, the dragon breathed another fire that turned into five mes from a different direction¡­ so also, it emitted so much heat energy that began to peel seth skin and burn his cloak. Seth endured and muttered, "Mantle¡­" as he read his palm. The heat and the mes all vanished, and a slightly rusty chain sprang out from the ground and wrapped around the neck of the dragon and then it turned into a cor. However, it didn''t even properly turn to the cor when it burst into heat and shattered into shards. [Unable To Enve, The Noble Dragon is Under great protection] Seth didn''t see that as in his mind he saw a small dragon made of fire trembling and terrified, not at arger him but at something unimaginable. A gigantic mes, akin to a mountain, that seemed to be asleep was the culprit, even Seth froze. The me woke up and nced at him but then went back to sleep. Seth woke up and found the dragon in trance but then a spark appeared in front of his eyes. And he felt his eyes burnt with intense pain. He screamed at the top of his throat before he fainted. He woke up in the game cabin but was half asleep before he came back into the game. His eyes were¡­ fresh and can see what he couldn''t identify before. He stood and looked around. [You have Challenge a Baby Dragon and Won] [Pure Stone Will Evolution hasmenced] [You have been ignited +1.] [Aura Heat] [You can now see and identify the heat level of objects and its effect on you] ___ He looked around and found that he can see the heat and he can deduce which part was going to harm him and which one was normal to him. He looked at the dragon and his heart skipped a beat. The heat on the dragon''s body can incinerate him in seconds if he touches it. Thankfully, the dragon was silent and was just looking at him. Above it, was Seth Apex Womb. As he won the challenge, the dragon was bound not to attack him. And also, Seth can womb stored it inside with thoughts. "Hoo! That was exhausting. I almost used up my treasures." Seth said with a smile. Then he walked forward and stood 3m away from the dragon. "Who injured you or what injured you?" Seth asked. The dragon just red at him. Seth shook his head and said again, this time in dragon tongue ~You are a true dragon. What makes you different from the others~ The dragon shifted but the womb binds him more. ~Seth Enoch?~ ~Yep. That I and you are?~ ~Who are you and why did you attack me?~ ~You seemed stronger than the other dragons but I won against you. Is it me that got stronger or you are weakened by some injury~ Seth refused to answer the question. The dragon was silent for a moment and then looked at the Apex Womb with a bit of anger before it calmed down. ~By the way, Are you female~ Seth asked. ~I won''t be able to transform until I was older, by then, you are old and weak and will not find me beautiful.~ ~So, you are a female?~ ~Happy~ ~I''m disappointed!~ The dragon was taken aback by that, and being a female, she felt her pride being punctured! ~All those I met are female. It is kind of depressing. I want to meet Male Baby Dragon. I believe he will understand me and be a genuine friend ~ ~No dragon will ever befriend you. While you have this womb~ ~Hmm~ Seth went close to the dragon and touched a liquid on the ground. It floated and coalesced into the blood. Seth stored it away. ~What do you want?~ This time the dragon asked directly and Seth understood it was not joking. ~Can you be my friend ~ ~I will be your ughterer~ ~No, thank you. I want your name and Aspecto~ ~Is that all?~ she asked. ~No. I will request other things~ ~What do I get in retuned~ ~You will not be fertilized in the womb~ The dragon rxed a bit and smiled, a genuine smile before she breathed out a soft pale red energy like smoke from her mouth. Seth felt the oppressive feeling of being smashed down but he resisted and he floated up before the energy entered his nostrils and his skin heats up. And then the dragon said. ~Temra Gulvin Dayamonda~ Ding [Congrattions] [You have obtained Temra Aspecto] . . . The ss Quest progression showed and Seth pushed it away, there are other things to look at. Chapter 176: Luana Mmomarun Rayna He stood there, his blood was heating up and he could already feel that he was getting saturated by this Dragon Aspectos. ~You take it all. Not bad~ [You have made a pact with the dragon] ~Any time you decided that you will not hunt and kill me or anyone rted to me or tell others to do it for you, just inform me and I will let you go~ ~Or, you died at the hand of another dragon and they freed us~ she said. ~That will never happen ~ ~With time. Seth Enoch. With time~ The womb shed with light and the Dragon vanished inside it. ''I''m not an idiot to go around hunting dragons with no aim or goal '' Seth thought before he sighed and rxed. Aura sight. The Canyon was already cooling down but after he checked, the sanctuary seemed permanent. He then went around checking if there was any treasure but there was none. "This ain''t like a game. How I miss the normal games!" Seth mattered. He came to the pool, it was crystal clear and there was nothing inside it. He brought out a container and fetched some water. And then walked to his broken des. He packed them all, they are his size. When the de broke, the rest pulled back but about 215 cm broken. Seth stored them and left one behind. "Temra Aspecto" At that moment, Seth felt 5 nodes connected in his mind. And the node at the centre was active. He shifted the node to the right and the de shard in his hand heated up bing mildly hot. Seth Aura Heat showed him his body can resist the heat but more than that, he will get burned. He shifted the to middle node and then shifted to the node to the left, and the de shard became a bit cold. He shifted it to thest left node, and it became cold. It''s really cold. "Temperature control," Seth muttered with a smile. He looked around before he left for the Living Root. When he was about a kilometre away, the pool rippled and a girl with blue hair moulded out of the water. She panted as she looked around warily. Then she flicked her hand and an orb came out. "Send me my attire!" She shouted. She was naked but she manipted the water to be a veil around her body. "Took you long enough. Did you find the dragon" "My attire bastard!" Fling Sapphire attire appeared and she quickly wore them and they shifted into hard sapphire armour. She held a sceptre and absorbed the water all before she answered themunication. "I found it but I couldn''t fight it. It''s too powerful. I only managed to escape!" "Good. Stay there, I will meet you and the group to tame it. Are you sure it''s a Gulvin descendent?" "Yes, I heard her name but¡­ don''te, I wille to you!" "Why?" "Because the dragon was captured already!" "Fuck. Zambia, that bastard, he was one step ahead." "It''s not him. It is someone, I never saw" **** Seth slumped on a couch and ate and drank some water. He tested His Temperature Control and then left the forest. He still had time, around 39 minutes before his Luck value duration was over. He held something that seemed to have lost its power, nheless, he hoped it may help somehow. That was Dragon Rabbit Foot. However, the same wariness returned as d when he was looking for Temra. This time though, the mild fear was different and somehow suffocating. However, Seth squashed that and continued. Listening to the Quest Guide Intuition, Seth was moving faster with V Aspecto''s speed boost. Regardless, his senses were sharp in everything. His goal was not to fight the dragon but to know what it was and its element then came back and prepared. And he believed that with +1 Luck Value, he would not have the problem he had with the Drumming Scale Dragon. Seth stopped as he looked far, there was a lot of Abhorrence moving around under the moon. Some red at him while some hunted each other but most were just wandering aimlessly. This was the path that will lead him to Red Valley. He turned around and he could see the forest, he sighed and then continued. "When I escaped Red Valley, I felt some pressure around here!" Seth muttered. And he carefully looked around. As far as the eye could see there was no rock, mountain, or any raised topography. Only an abundant number of smoking fissures. Seth assumed that he will meet with a canyon, like Temra''s. But there was none. Seth checked the time, he found 35 minutes. So, he closed his eyes and started walking guided by intuition. He tripped and fell but with his staff, he managed to continue while his eyes were closed. "Now that I remember something when I was in Fire Dragon Canyon, I wasn''t able to remember Mantle, until I was thrown out of it. Damn, luck is great. I was thrown out just in time when I was helpless and I remember!" "However, forgetting about the mantle happened to me when I faced Yellow Chief. I can only assume some leaders in their territory can influence an enemy to forget some sure-win skill!" Seth then wrote a mantle in his hand, just like when he faced the dragon. In case he can''t remember, hopefully, he will remember to check his hand. Seth then journeyed with his eyes closed, and his n worked as he felt pressureing from a certain direction. He followed the ce and he reached a closed fissure. Seth opened his eyes and bent down. He touched the ground. There was this force trying to push his hand out. He looked around and there was no Abhorrent Monster for a kilometre around. Seth then shortened his staff and sank it through the small crevice and then erged it. [Congrattion, you have found the Fourth Dragon] Seth was taken aback before he burst intoughter as he watched what he found. It was a bone belonging to a dragon. "Nancy said, Vulcan has been gathering dragon bones right?" Seth muttered. He used the staff size reschedule and opened more crevices and he confirmed it was the bone of a certain dragon, and it seemed its tail bones were missing pieces. Checking more, he confirmed that it might have been eating away because there were w marks on some parts of the tail. "What kind of creature can kill and eat a dragon?" Seth wondered. "Gawee Monster? Not this way" He tried to open more of the solid ground to free the skeleton and he found the whole tail bones were somewhat connected. "Not bad!" Seth then brought the hand glove that he made using leaves and wore them. Then, he brought out some bags. He needed to store the tail bones. Gawee Pressure prevented him from making things float but he can make them as light as possible. Then he grabbed the end tail vertebra but then his aura pour out of his body into the bones and seth quickly pushed back and pulled his aura back at the same time the whole tail vertebrate skeletons wiggled as if alive and burst with minor pressure that shook the surrounding for 1km radius. Seth''s aura was forcibly pulled into the tailbone piece which somehow gave it the ability to make the other part move. Seth then tried to throw it away but then his mind nked away, and his aura poured in like a flood filling the vertebrate tailbone piece while also attracting the rest of its skeleton body from the ground. Seth''s mind on the other hand was reliving the life of the dragon. The skeleton dragon wasn''t a death or lich-like entity but rather she was from a respected Sky Moon Dragon Species. They were one of the most peaceful dragons and their powers weren''t as destructive as the others. They were intelligent and known to serve as Oath Keepers and they were important Advisors to many other powerful dragons. It''s not that they aren''t capable of Violence but that they just want to be more conservative. Luana Wmomarun Rayna That was her name and the moment she opened her eyes as a hatchling she learned about that. One thing was that her name held the meaning of her power and all possible meanings of the moon. In hernguage, the name all signified one thing, the MOON. Luana means Moon, Wmomarun means Moon and also Rayna somehow means Moonlight. But that was the nature of their race name. All of them have a name that may reflect the moon directly or indirectly. It''s like the meaning of Water which can be called a Liquid, Fluid, or flowy, all denote something that is water or close to the behaviour of water or something that has water inside. Chapter 177: The Most Beautiful Dragon Luana learned and understood her name at a young age, then she began to fly around when she was one month old. She then was trained among many other young dragons in themunity. The training was just that an Adult dragon will fly and they will fly behind him and they watched many creatures below. Automatically the Hatchling dragon will learn to understand things without anyone exining them to them. At 2 years old they were referred to as Baby Dragons. They will be taught to use Dragon Breath and then they fight with a beast, if they win, they be independent and are then sent out into the continent in groups. There was one Mission they had to do. To find their first kill. And it should be a worthy life form with great features either notable physical strength, Rayki Strength, Aura Strength, Mind Force, Leaders, Nobles, Genos, Gawans, Dragons, Soules, Remnant Wills or even a Unique Life. And other life forms were forbidden for them from killing directly. They are Abhorrent Monsters, Gawee Monsters, Gawee Beast, Menos, Medos, Humans, Animals, Crodos, Worms, Insects, Wills and Birds. Killing them will not incur them any bad things but rather the dragon race will look down on them for the rest of their life. However, humans with great physical strength or other qualities were included on the first list. The young dragonprehends them but doesn''t know what they are. However the moment she met Abhorrent she was able to recognise it. The team she was assigned has 20 members. But after touring the Continent for a year, they split into 2 teams. Each team has 10 dragons. Some powerful among them decided to go on their own. Eventually, they all split but some of them face their death at the hand of other creatures. She also faced up against Genos, thanks to her luck during the full moon. She used Moon Flight to escape. However, she knew that the Genos had left her to escape because the dangerous feeling it was given was stronger than her own mother. And her mother was a very old adult dragon. That was when the Dragons knew that Gawee is not a ce for them to travel alone. As a sky Moon dragon, she had thought powerful dragons would take her in but because shecked offensive power they all avoided her. The search for the worthy kill was an endless journey that has no end because those that are worthy were too strong and those that she can face are not desirable. So, she used what many other baby dragons do, she found a human sanctuary and watched them. In case she will see a worthy opponent to kill among the humans. Sadly, the chief of the humans captured her and almost killed her in a ceremony. Thankfully, one of her previous team members came and rescued her. It was Temra, and during the day, under the sun, the fire dragon was terrifyingly strong. She doesn''t just breathe fire but can manipte the heat from the sun and empower herself and breathe up to 5 Dragon Breath. Seth that was watching as an observer has his heart skip a beat. If he had dared to face her during daylight. She would have eaten him as a barbecue. Temra saved her for one thing, Night exploration. When the moon was above, that was when Luana was strong and she could see longer and have her intuition boosted. For that reason, Temra wanted her in her team. The team consisted of 14 baby Dragons. And it was a sessful hunt. Whenever they see a worthy opponent that they think they can defeat, they will make a Dragon Selection. The luckiest one among them will face the opponent and kill it. Most of them activated their Voice and went back to Dragon Nest. Tamra was choosy, most of the time she gave someone her turn. Gradually, Luana developed an ability to energize others in her group under the moonlight. She can also heal wounds and dispel poisons. She can also stimte other people''s abilities as she was the one that stimted V''s ability to be able to possess dragons and make them have speedy regeneration and recovery. She also aided her in developing another ability, Halo Speed. It was an area of effect ability that eleratedpanion speed. Among them was Metal Wing Dragon who only followed Temra, there was also Drumming scale Dragon and three other Dragons. Later on, some of the dragons betrayed them and tried to kill Temra but it was not a sess and then the group went down to six dragons. And that was when Temra saw a worthy opponent and they began to hunt it day and night. For an unknown reason, the other sixth dragon pulled out and Metal Wing was ordered to find them. That leaves Temra, V, Drumming Scale Dragon and Luana. Their prey turned out to be Roana Prada and the story was over for Luana. But since she was killed under the full moon and also she had developed an ability called Communion that allowed her to amplify her power and borrowed an exaggerated amount of power from moonlight, her consciousness survived to this day. Seth''s body was trembling as his aura was almost drainedpletely. But his mind then was pulled into a silver light dimension. A cone-shaped hall that has a silver smokey wall but when touched it was as hard as metal. At the centre of the hall was a dragon coiled, sleeping. Seth has seen this sleeping position a lot. ~Thank you~ The dragon muttered to itself. [You are in Smoke Moon Dimension] [At the onset of Luana Wmomarun Rayna''s death, she made a bargain with the Moon Light that she will make her life dream of striving to go to the moon if she survived. Because of that Vow, she was granted a special Ability, Smoke Moon Dimension. It''s a dimension that was created using half of the Mental Force of the Sky Moon Dragon and the dragon store a portion of its soul and mind and a clone of its body] The dragon stood and looked at Seth, it was the most beautiful dragon Seth had everid his eyes on. It has scales that look like white fluffy cushions, her ws have a streak of light shing in them, and then there were white horns that coiled into a round loop on her head. At one nce one can see that they represent the full moon and crescent moon depending on what one focuses on. On her back were wings, solid ones, but they seem to be made of cushion and light. What was more dreamy about her was her eyes, they are enchanting white that made one reflect the goodness of the world. Just looking at them, Seth perceived that all that had happened to him was nothing but goodness. The hardship and all was all for him to be strong mentally, spiritually and physically. Ding [You haveprehended your life in this game. All attribute +1] Seth was taken aback by that but then he remembered that this dragon helped V understand some of her abilities, which means it''s all within her ability. Not to waste the opportunity, Seth focused on his life experience in the real world and just thinking about Seth was literally in shock. Statistically, his life in the game was moreplicated because it involved supernatural phenomena coupled with the natural phenomenon but in the real world things that he came to face were easier to quantify and analyze and thus¡­ Ding [You haveprehended your life. You have attained Conscious Deliberation] [Conscious Deliberation] [This is the ability to direct some unconscious bodily activities] Conscious Deliberation or CD in short was very useful to a certain degree as now Seth can stop the beating of his heart or some involuntary metabolic activities but that wasn''t what shocked him the most. It was theprehension of his life. It''s like he had an epiphany and came to understand everything that happened to him from birth to now. However, the shocking thing was his understanding of his condition and also the game''s influence on his body. It added up and confirmed what he already knew. The game cabin was an evolution cabin and Nutrition Solutions were energy drinks that helped facilitate that. What makes this evolution different was that it can be considered to be both Natural and Man-made. Naturally in the case that whatever direction he has taken it''s something that in the possible future he will attain just a bit slower. Man-made means that it was facilitated with the use of modern science. But the basic process of evolution was what he did in the game. Gawee Continent and other continents of the same or higher calibre are ces where humans will have their evolution boosted. Other lower continents were elementary continents that prepared the mind and the body for future evolution. . Chapter 178: Clashing With Luana That was why death there doesn''t equate to death in real life while death in Gawee and alike may result in real death or cause a possible injury. As Sethprehended his life, Luana, the moon dragon was patiently looking at her prey To be precise, any action a person does, any hardship a person faced, any skill, talent and ability a person obtained and any situation a person experienced in the Gawee Continent was like running an algorithm, if the person seeded and won, or learned andprehended the skill, it meant that he solved the algorithm. And solving the algorithm was the answer to the path one should take in evolution. For example, Seth obtained Temporal Pearl, just the act of that ignited his evolution and his body was fused with a lot of Nutrient Solutions and a Wisp of Terran Energy which elevated his human body. So, gaining a Temporal Pearl was solving an algorithm and the solution was an answer on how to make Seth''s physical body ept and sessfully fused with Terran Energy. It wasn''t always sessful because the human body mightck some beneficial nutrients but that was what Nutrient Solutions came for. Another problem was that the willpower of the person might be weak and thus he snapped and died. The third cause of failure was that the mental fortitude might be weak and thus the brain shut down because it can''t maintain that level of forced induction. The fourth problem stems from technical problems with the cabin and power supply. It can be noted that Seth''s house has been having power surges when he was in that situation. The fifth problem was unknown. Something beyond what the sciences have figured out yet. In this case, the reason why Seth came close to death every time something profound happened, like in the case when he touched Temporal Pearl and survived Roan Prada, was that his body was weak andcked enough Nutrients to support it. However, the reason that it was a full sess was he had abnormal mental fortitude when he touched Temporal Pearl and a great deal of willpower to survive Roan Prada. This understanding wasn''t the thing that made him shocked rather he understood the possibilities of his physical body. Terran Energy was a new form of energy that the world based on its development and people like him that have been infused with Terran energy gained something called Active Terran energy. Active Terran energy has so many applications, one of which was that he can activate dead cars that were affected with EMF-like effects but the most important one was that he was now considerably immune to radiation, venom, poison and most infections. More than that, there was a possibility that his blood or part of his organs could be used to create vines and medicines. More than that, he will soon develop something called Terran Life Energy. Seth''s body trembled as heprehended the possibility of what Terran Life Energy can do. It was something beyond Seth''s understanding of life and all. Seth came back from his epiphany and then realised he might have started developing Terran Life Energy. Because that old woman that described him has said to have felt her body energized when she met him. And that was one of the few possibilities of that energy. Seth looked at the most beautiful dragon he everid his eyes on. He then bowed with deep respect and admiration. Even if he left now without conquering her he knew that he truly gained something priceless. ~My name is Seth Enoch~ The dragon didn''t move but only swayed her leg to the side which allowed Seth to see that it had a dot of light at the tip and there was a halo around it. She used it to smack people around. ~I''m grateful to the almighty above for making youe here~ The dragon''s voice has a cool feeling to it, and it made Seth feel cold in his spine and at the same time dulled his senses and thinking process. And then the next moment, the dragon blinked at him, it was fast and swift, silent to the way that Seth couldn''t react to it. But right as she was above him, just a millimetre from him, she mmed at an imprable shield. There was no sound just a sudden mmed that shook the dragon to its core. By virtue of looking at the dragon''s eyes, Seth was able toprehend what happened. The realm they were in was a realm of imagination and willpower. Mental power yed a good role in the aspect of making imagination real. So, he already has a shield of mental power by just wishing to be protected. The dragon shed with light and appeared behind him, this time she breathed a white smoke, more like concentrated white moonlight and yet Seth was easily protected by the invisible barrier. She pped her wings and flew around, her moon smoke breathing enveloped everywhere, it seemed to no avail but it was effective, just very slow. As the mental barrier was beginning to be tainted with white light and the white light seeping into Seth''s side and also affecting his body in a way. But for that to make a considerable difference, they should spend hours in that situation. Hours that none of them has. Bang! She mmed her tailed at the barrier which cracked it but it healed immediately and the tainted white smoke was cleansed the same. However she flew above and breathed out more white smoke, but the smoke disappeared 2m in front of her. While Seth''s body began to transform into a white sheet of paper. [You are being infected with Smokification] Seth frowned and a pulse of mental power negates all that. He already find the reason and how that was possible. When she cracked his barrier, a portion of her smoke came in, and then she breathed which directly fuel that smoke and affect him. "Pulse!" Seth said. A terrifying pressure from an Adult dragon pressed on the Dimension and shook, Luana, the moon dragon, mmed into the ground, her body ttened like a pancake. A soft whitish reddish beautiful blood flowed out of her orifices. Seth didn''t let that chance waste as he swapped his hand and fetched the blood toward him and condense it into a ball before storing it away. But then he thought, will he have the blood? The ce wasn''t actually tangible right? Luana stayed down but then she woke up with fury and a pressure descent on Seth, however, he smiled at her as his multicoloured cloak pped in the windless dimension. Next time, she appeared beside Seth¡­ "V Aspectooo.!" He managed to say. But no matter how double the speed he obtained, it wasn''t enough to outrun what Luana threw at him. Dragon Breath. It''s a st of a strong white sh of full white light. Even as Seth wasn''t looking at it, he felt his eyes enter a state of calmness that tried to make him forget what he was doing. Pop As usual, his Life-Saving skill, Bubble Escape, made him appear on the other side of the dimension. [You have survived Dragon Breath¡­ your halo grows stronger] It was never a good feeling even though now he can wish to appear in his chosen ce before the attack. That was how he appeared above Temra in the Valley. He didn''t get to rest when another attack, this time from the halo tail. Smack!! The barrier cracked and the dragon vanished. At the same time, seth felt something in his body, and then he saw his hand expanding. [You undergoing Dragonification] "What?" This was what she wanted all along. An actual body to possess. "OUT!" Seth shouted But that didn''t stop his body from changing. ~How is that possible ~ The transformation suddenly stopped and the dragon appeared outside him as she stared at him in shock. ~You are weak. You are the weakest human I ever feel~ ~Yeah. I heard that a lot.~ Seth said while his mouth twitched ~Mantle¡­~ The white chain sprang up but then they dissipated and became smoke. That means any manner of envement will not work. The dragon flew up and then opened her mouth. Dragon Breath. "Shit!" Pop [You have survived Dragon Breath. Your halo grows stronger] Seth was terrified at first but then he was surprised that he was saved again. But after checking, he realized the truth of the situation. Thews of this dimension were different. Seth can use an unlimited amount of skills, so also the dragon. The winner was the one that broke the other or tainted the other true being. But everything was advantageous for the dragon, not him. Because by the virtue of being in here with her, his actual body was being siphoned off his aura. And also his aura and mind were being modified to suit the dragon. Chapter 179: First Might Greatness Seth created a bubble with tenyers of mind forced to extricate himself from the effect of the dimension. He immediately felt the difference and he also felt his actual body. It was actually due to the Aura Tome in his body that his aura was resisting being siphonedpletely. Another effect that was happening was that the Tome was absorbing the dragon''s aura and converting it to his aura and then fueling Seth. This was in a way, that the bones of the dragon pulled Seth''s Aura and the Tome pulled back and got them back and absorbed the dragon''s aura, at the same time converting the dragon''s aura to make sure Seth had more reserve. As Seth looked up at the dragon, her eyes made him have more understanding of what was happening. It wasn''t what he felt, but rather they were both trying to convert each other''s aura. However, Seth was losing because his mind will eventually be corrupted with moon smoke and that will be over for him. "River!~ Seth used River Stone and immediately from one corner of the dimension, a thick flood of red flowed out, and under Seth''s control, it spread and some flowed toward him and wrapped him off. That gave him more connection with his body as he hid behind the red liquid away from the Smoke Dimension. Ding [Support Tome Aura Conversion] "Yes!" The moment Seth protected his mind, Tome can now focus on converting the dragon. And immediately, Seth''s body pulled in all the aura of the dragon bones and that made the pieces from every location yanked toward him and shrunk. That also changed the surroundingnd as the skeletal bones bulged out to the surface and they decreased in size. Not only that, Seth in the dimension spread the red and forced it to engulf everywhere and reduce the dragon''s influence. ~Dragon Sacrifice~ Seth heard the dragon say, not only him, even the Tome stopped converting the aura and released a force of aura and engulfed Seth''s real body. For 10 km, all Monster and abhorrent monsters exploded and the sand and gravel floated up before they disintegrated into fine dust. Seth''s attire was shredded but due to aura force and halo protection he was okay and the attire healed back. This was the result of the dragon bones releasing so much pressure energy at the same time. While also in the dimension, the dragon glowed so intensely and the light obliterated everything, including Seth''s body. Momentster, he appeared naked with no attire, tired but the lines on his body that showed the Graviton Effect and Gawee Dots were now glowing with silver light. [You have died by dragon sacrifice] [Your Halo became stronger] [You have attained Level 1 halo] Another thing was the Graviton lines that came from his hand, now ended on the back of his palm sketching a full moon on the right palm and a crescent moon on the left palm. The Gawee Dots were also glowing and each one is a loop showing different stages of the moon. [You are being tainted 1%] ~Your mind is the strongest I have felt among humans~ Luana said Seth wasn''t feeling good, every death made him clothe to being controlled and possessed by this moon dragon. But after he looked at her, he found that she was now as small as him. ~You are weak too~ Seth said. ~Yes ~ But Seth frowned because he was already able to see that he was wrong. Yes, she was weak but it was night and the moonlight above was nourishing the bones. And that means more power to her. But then he looked up at his Halo. It was now level 1. So before it was level 0. What was the benefit now? Focusing he saw that the Graviton lines and Gawee Dots were absorbing some light energy from the surroundings but there was thisyer that was trying hard to purify the energy. To understand fully what was happening he knew he just had to look at the moon dragon''s eyes and he did. The light energy wasing from Luana and in them were its own possessive properties. But his Level 1 Halo was purifying those properties to the lowest possible. Without the Level 1 halo, Seth will have been severely affected by now. But it was just about time. The dragon flew up and then breathed down. Seth immediately thought about his cloak and it appeared. However, he found the lines expanded and the Gawee dots grew bigger. "Shit!" By calling back his cloak, he consumed a great deal of mental energy and that reduced his defence against the dimensions and became susceptible to whatever infected him. But he has no regrets. "Pulse!" The pressure mmed the dragon down. Blood sttered. He thought about calling back the Red Signature stone but then he refrained from that. But use his basic Red control and manipte the blood to him. "Pulse!" The moment the dragon healed, he again attacked with no reservation. And he confirmed using the skill consumed less energy than summoning back his destroyed items. He didn''t forget to collect the blood. "Pulse!" "Pulse!" "Pulse!" With every attack, Seth''s real body was taken control of the skeleton and he was now infusing his aura and making it his own with the help of the Aura Tome. At the same time, in the dimension, Seth took control of the glowing lines and Gawee Dots. They were now very dim and he was expelling the contaminated energy off him. Suddenly, the whole dimension became dark. This also happened in the outside world where for 10 km, all the moonlight that shone vanished and was absorbed by Luana''s skeleton. That fuelled Luana to the extreme and Seth felt an overwhelming oppressive feeling as the dimension lit again. Luana was now her actual size but what was different was that her seemingly soft scales were hard and reflective, her eyes were more mature and they made peopleprehend things faster than before to the point of confusion! Seth understood. At that moment, she had shifted all her power and activated Dragon Might. The whole dimension has thinned out and shaken by her presence but eventually, it hardened and contained her. Seth Dragon Halo Pulse was useless now. Not only that, his whole body froze, only his heart that was beating after 3 seconds as if it was ordered to. Dragon Might was a terrifying skill that dragons use, it is thebination of aura, pressure, elemental attack and also a showcase of superiority in a way that all beings that were inferior to them feel reverence and subservient. But that also triggered something in Seth. [First Might Activated] This time it wasn''t anything that happened but rather, a thinyer of indestructible energy outlined on Seth''s body. That dimmed the whole lines and dots and made Seth''s bodily function return to normal. ~Dragon Might~ Seth said. ~You have power simr to us. Futile. Now submit~ Luana said Seth was thrown back and he hit the wall of the dimension and was pinned there. That was her pressure attacking, and then a thick translucent light expand from her body that shook the dimension and also made Seth''s heart beat faster ~You don''t want to do that. I shed with an Ancient dragon and survived. That sh obliterated a cliff. Trust me, Dragon Might is the worst form of attack on me~ Seth said. ~I shed with Roana Prada and survived. Do you think you can take me down? You are spelling your doom as this might lead to yourplete death~ He added. ~Futile effort. Do you know what ancient is? Roana Prada is dead, I felt it. Human, you can''t scare me~ The translucent energy was moving slowly and that was the form of the Dragon Might and against any other creature, it would dominate not just their body but their mind and spirit. ~You don''t understand. My Might is greater than yours. And when they shed, yours and you will be purged and that means I will lose my price.~ sh of Mights was always a bad thing, he only experienced it one time but he can infer from that and drive to a conclusion. Luana found that insulting and forced the Dragon Might to expand faster than normal and it mmed at Seth''s body. Kooop!!! Sound and light disappeared! ~I warned you. But I guess I was wrong too. My might knew exactly what I want and it didn''t destroy you~ Now, Seth owned the dimension, his whole mental force encased it and changed its nature. Luana was suppressed and Seth appeared outside, in the void. It was a darkness that pushed to put pressure on Seth''s mental body but First Might protected him. All Seth did was refrain from looking in the darkness but only watched the First Might and his Mental Force enveloped the Smoke Moon Dimension and shrunk it to a meter size ball. Chapter 180: Moon Wrath He held the translucent ball and he peeked at the small dragon that was trembling with fear before puffing off. It turned to smoke, she can''t fathom what happened and the extent of the mightiness she faced. [You have scared a dragon, your Will grow stronger] [Pure Stone Will Level Maxed] [Pure White Stone Will Evolution Quest] [ck Void Sanctuary was always a mystery, the people, the animals, and the objects might not always be what they seem but are they good or bad? However, that isn''t the most important. Surviving means gaining something infinitely important] ~Visit Dark Void Sanctuary [Reward] ~Pure White Stone Will Evolution ____ Seth found himself back to reality and then he saw and sensed a spark. At that moment his skin burned as if he was thrown into the fire. This exactly reminded him of when he defeated Temra and his eyes burnt after some illusory spark cackled. "AHHHHHH!" He screamed his lungs as the pain was unbearable just like when his eyes burnt. But at the same time, a terrifying fear struck his heart, unlike any other things he faced in the real world or the game. It was as if he was facing something akin to a God in the game or something. He felt that his life both in the game and outside will be erased in its totality. It''s an existential crisis. That fear was the one that poked his mind and forced him to wake up in the agonizing pain of his seemingly burning skin. Opening his eyes in that hellish pain, Seth realized whatever was happening on his skin wasn''t visible. But what was terrifying was that the moonlight was increasing in brightness and his cloak was pping while the silver-white stripes on it were bing brighter than they ever were. DING DING DING DING DING [WARNING. WARNING. WARNING] [GAWEE CONTINENT SURVIVAL QUEST] [Wrath of the Moon!] ~Hide [Reward] ~Random Skill or Attribute [Failure] ~DEATH ***** A mass panic echoed throughout Gawee but the point of the true danger was with Seth as his mind forcefully suppressed the pain and he touched his staff, it expanded immediately and opened arge hole and he jumped in. Hiding under the shade of the crevice, Seth squirmed till the pain went away. He breathed deeply as he calmed down. But all fatigue went away as he looked beyond the shade. There was an intensely bright light basking the darknd. Seth sat well and stared at the outside and also called the notification. The warning was serious. At that moment he quickly touched the staff and shrunk it and then put it in another crevice and erged it, which created another path, seth slipped through deeper and hid. But something was nagging him that he was not safe yet. So he went deeper until he reached the deepest he could get. Surprisingly no Abhorrent Monster was hiding there. He settled as he looked at the 1-metre size transparent sphere following him. Inside was the dragon skeleton. As hepressed the dimension, so also the skeletonpressed and encased in the bubble. He can sense Luana inside and is still alive. Understanding what was happening, he pushed the sphere out but it disappeared. [Congrattions] [You have obtained Dragon Bones] It wasn''t what he was expecting, he thought that the moon wanted the damn dragon back but it seemed like something was going on that he couldn''t understand. Nevertheless, he crawled deeper into the cave and watched the blinding light that was so thick it was bing more like smoke. A few momentster, he saw the sand and rocks hardened and they were bing bright white. The dark colour of the Gawee continent was being altered to white. That didn''t impress him because he knew that was bad luck for him and anyone caught in it A minute was all it took and the white sand and rocks started crystalizing. In five minutes and under Seth''s watch he saw they became crystals that began to reflect light everywhere. Quietly, they now absorb so much light better than before and they light up in all directions. A ray of light shed on him and his Gawee dots and Graviton lines shed on but he didn''t feel any change. It was when all the crystal light brightened in all directions and erased all darkness, Seth began to feel his body saturating. What was worse was that his Health Status wasn''t showing anything. Another thing was, his staff by now haspletely be crystal and it was bing transparent. He wasn''t able to touch it when it started to be white and now worse. "Oh, holy shit!" Seth''s body on its own began to move toward the moonlight. He resisted and called the Red River but the river didn''t even appear to protect him. He was in that struggle when saw an Abhorrent Monstering out into the moonlight with dness and happiness. At that moment, he felt the need to go out, he felt that something was calling him to move out, and he sensed that going out would be the best thing in the world. He resisted all that, which can be attributed to his Pure White Stone Will. Because the will was created after he resisted and escaped simr influence from Living Roots Forest. However, the desire to go out kept changing. At one time Seth was curious to see the sky, and the next moment he felt the need to take the crystals, the next moment, he smelled something and felt the urge to go see what it was. Thest thing he felt was a soothing sensation on his skin and he felt as if a woman was caressing him and calling him. However, Seth was able to resist all that with ease and then all manner of influence turned off and the illusion was gone too. What was left was an uncontroble fear of the moonlight. Which were the right emotions? "I''m forgetting something!" Seth thought. That urged him to bring out his list of things. Checking, he remembered and he brought a Script Shield. The light reflected by the crystals was immediately redirected at the shield. The ss shield absorbed the light and lit up. Aplicatedwork of yellow light blinked on and off through the ss shield but as it sucked in more moonlight, thework of yellow light stabilized and it kept stabilizing. Seth on the other hand found his body emitting smoke due to light saturation in his body. He was just about to be puffed out of existence, perhaps. Seth hid behind the ss shield as he went through his items. Were there any possible items he could use? There was none. He checked the damned Quest and found that there were no time limits. He understood that he was not the only one facing this cmity but then he concluded that whether others were included wasn''t his problem. What he needed now was to¡­ Seth was speechless. Above him was the rocky roof and he was hiding well but the whole thing was bing white gradually. He was 6 to 10 meters down and that wasn''t enough. How deep will the moonlight prate to reach him? Seth trembled, he looked at his staff which was now a ssy crystal taking in more moonlight. "Damn it. What should I do!" Seth brought out his normal shield and blocked another ray of light reflecting by newly made moon crystals at the other side. Now he sat in between two shields, one absorbing light and strengthening itself and the other was just normal metal wood. "I hope the reflected ray doesn''t turn items into crystals" However, as if to mock him, his normal shield began to be white. Seeing that he looked at the ss shield, it was fine and was absorbing moonlight as energy like never before. Seth braved it and moved toward it, then he used his cloak skill Envelope on himself, that was wrapping his cloak around him like a cradle and then he floated. He made a red stripe disappear and allowed only the silver stripe. As the stripe was his and under his control, they weren''t harming him, at least the inner part of the cloak was still green. After that, he poured out the red liquid he stored in Red Signature stone and filled the inner cloak where he hid, what was left he poured it out and formed a circr shield behind the normal shield. That will serve as another form of defence in case the shield bes crystal. In a situation of absolute danger and possible death, it''s safe to assume that a person will try all they can to survive until they reach a point where they begin to despair. It only took a few minutes and Seth was about to despair. The normal shield had be crystal and it was reflecting light deeply at the red foam shield which was now changing colour to white but Seth was shifting and moving the red foam using Red Maniption to resist, but ultimately it changed but thanks to that it was liquid, so the light reflection wasn''t directed at himpletely. Chapter 181: Script Shield Communication However, he has loose control of the red shield since it was no longer red but crystalline. The cloak''s silver moon stripes on the other hand were absorbing so much reflected light till they became inactive. Now there were hundreds of stripes but momentster, the cloak becamepletely white. The only saving grace was that it served as an evolution trigger just like when the cloak first drank the blood of an adult dragon and graded it up. That kept him safe, but for how long, he doesn''t know. Something strange happened after that, as all the surrounding earth became white and most were crystals, the moonlight just flowed and behaved like smoke, unlike a light. It turned a corner and went directly at Seth. Thankfully, thergest open path was blocked by the ss shield, and the shield absorbed it all. The yellow shield then vibrated. [Script Shield Energy saturated] [Script shield sending energy] When it was saturated it felt as if it was about to explode and Seth''s heart clenched in tension. Then the sending energy made all the energy vanish and some kind of connection happened that seeped the energy to zero. However, as the energy was being absorbed it was being sent. Seth wasn''t optimistic about the new situation, he knew for sure the moon was here for him and there was nothing he could do but hide as long as he could. Thinking that way he remembered that he still has +1 luck. "Was that the reason I''m still alive?" Seth presumed and also spected about him getting lost in finding the fire dragon''s location but met with Zambia and the rest of the group and they end up giving him this script shield that can absorb energy. "Luck is extremely important. If I survive this I need to find that old man!" Seth vowed, then he looked at the torrent of smoky light bashing the shield. That side was already too bright for him to see due to all that was mming at his shield. His attention turned to the normal shield and found that the same thing was happening, under his gaze as it absorbed too much smoky light, it vanished. And when the crystalline liquid shield, which was a red shield, absorbed too much light too, it vanished. Right at the light was about to m at him, his womb came out with a halo and blocked it. It blocked the whole light and Seth sighed in relief. [Maximum Energy Transfer Achieved. Surplus being stored] "What the fuck?" The script was transmitting energy at maximum now but there were too many surpluses that couldn''t be sent and had to be stored to keep the sending in optimum condition. What Seth was afraid of immediately took over just a few secondster. [Script shield energy saturated] CRACK! "Oh, God!" Seth checked his luck finding that there were still 20 minutes, he calmed down as he knew there must be something that can help him survive. It has to be. He will not die with luck still active. "Right?" Seth stared at the cracking shield with trepidation. And yes, something happened [Communication Establishment] The energy stored reduced as the voice came in. Seth teared up as he said, "If that was the case let''s talk for eternity. Haha. You are still alive, that''s great, why did you give me the shield, you know it was amazing and life-saving!" "Fuck you! I said let''s talk for eternity to consume all this endless energy, okay. I''m in the middle of saving my stupid ass from an eternal endless energy attack. I''m not joking" "Whatever. So, how did you get a shield?" "That means you will soon be able to replicate that arrow and you will no longer need it?" "Good. Keep doing that. By the way, where does Yellow city reside" "NO" "What do you mean" "It''s something called Bubble Escape! Pretty handy against small dragons!" "Samsi, I think the shield is getting saturated again. Can''t you absorb the energy more!" Seth said in a panic. "This is Gawee. Do I need to exin" "Who?" Seth was silent for some time. "Well, that''s scary. Thankfully I have Bubble Escape. However, Samsi, I didn''t believe what you just said, don''t cut off the energy, please. Here is my query. How the hell will you know if the time was frozen?" "That simted chief is petty, he destroyed my reward that the farmers gave me!" "The shield. Samsi. The shield. I''m going to die if it explodes!" There was silence, and that made Seth check his luck there were still 14 minutes. He knew he couldn''t die just yet. Seth linger as he saw the shield was now bright yellow and emitting heat but the yellow was bing white as it can no longer convert the energy. "It''s the moon. I''m up against the moon!" Seth said with trepidation. "Fuck you!" Seth quickly thought of the Chief core, and with ease, the Worm that swallowed it drilled back to his hand and it floated above his hand. It was empty with no yellow inside but there was mesmerizing sparkling water inside. Seth forgot his worry by just looking at it. "The core has touched First Might. Is this a hint of the first might? How magical!" Chapter 182: Ancient Yellow String Program Danger outweighs beauty, Seth pushed the core to the shield, an automatic connection happened and then puff, enormous energy was sucked into the core. [Chief Core 1% Energy] "Haha." But Seth frowned. He was forgetting the pattern, the moonlight would exponentially increase whenever he found a solution as if it could watch him. And that''s what happened. [Chief Core 2% Energy] [Chief Core 3% Energy] For every ticking second, the core was being filled. He pulled the belt and pushed it, it immediately absorbed energy and became full instantly. The moon was truly targeting him. And knew what he was doing. "Yes. Apparently" "I figured that out. Is it like dragon breath death!" "How could it be worse" Seth panicked more "Unlimited energy consumer!" "Send it. The core is almost full" Find adventures at m v lemp-yr "Yeah, I made it super special, that''s why!" Themunication turned off and then Seth saw new strings of yellow forming. He smiled and quickly touched the ss which his mind was sucked in easily. [You have connected with Samsi Script Shield] [Ongoing Activity] ~MoonLight Energy Absorption ~Energy Conversion ~Energy Transfer [130,004>] ~Chief Core Recharging [93>] ~New Yellow String Program Instation [78%] [Send 1,000,000 units of energy to Samsi to truly own the shield] _____ [Script items belong to the original user until you provide enoughpensation] Seth understood a lot of things as to why the shield connected him with Samsi and why his Luck made it possible to get it. Ding [New Yellow String Program Installed] [Ongain Activity] ~MoonLight Energy Absorption ~Energy Conversion ~Energy Transfer [150,004>] ~Chief Core Recharging [46>] ~New Yellow Strong Program Instation [100%] [Send 1,000,000 units of energy to Samsi to truly own the shield] _____ What attracted Seth''s attention wasn''t the new program but the chief core. It has reduced, checking the core he saw that mesmerizing sparkling liquid was consuming the yellow. Another thing that put a smile on Seth''s face was that with the instation, more energy was directed there, so the core received less energy. "All along the core liquid was eating the yellow energy but it was just that the amount it was receiving was staggeringly high that is why I didn''t realize it. I have a chance to escape." Seth then focused on the installed programme and he sensed countless strings shing with energy in aplicated intertwinedwork. For him to find the core string he has to scan all the strings and feel them all. He sneered, whatever rted to mental force, he knew he won with no doubt. Faced with an existential crisis, it was a matter of thought to achieve it. A ripple passed and then he sensed all the strings and took control of them. He sensed the energying and he enhanced the energy absorption string which also facilitates the activation of all the thousands of strings. Ding! [Will you like to own Script Shield Forcefully] "No!" If he wanted Seth would have hijacked everything with great ease. "Calm down. I''m not robbing you" "Damn you, shut off. I''m trying to survive here!" Seth with control cut off themunication connection and focused on the Core String. Easy, he found it, it was small and fragile and needed an enormous amount of energy to be enhanced before it was able to handle and control all the other strings. "Hmm. This was the reason why this thing is hard to use. But it was a great gift to me. Hopefully, I survive to use it" Controlling the flow of energy and making sure that the core string didn''t get rusted was a bit tedious. However, he has noints. Whoever created the Yellow String Program was an ambitious person but also a great genius. And Seth was grateful toward him. The Yellow String Program will only provide the shield with the ability to erge if the Core String was destroyed by too much energy as that was the safety direction put on and if the Ergement Strings were destroyed too, then the shield will explode. Because the Strings for Ergement were the biggest and strongest of all the other strings, which was why most assumed the Yellow String Program was for Ergement only. However, if the Core String was nurtured and it took control of the other Strings, the Yellow Programm will do so much more Seth wasn''t interested in that now. What is good about getting a Super Treasure if you never use it? [Activating Mother String Requirements] ~1,000,000,000 Yellow Energy Units ~1,000,000,000 Non-Yellow Energy Units ~1,000,000 Unique Energy Units ~100,000 Heat Energy Units ~100,000 Cold Energy Units ~100,000 Other Energy Units ~10,000 Mental Force Units [Note: Unique, Heat, Cold and some Other energy muste from the user] [Activating Mother String Requirements] [1000,000,000/10,305] YEU [1000,000,000/0] NYEU [1000,000/0] UEU [100,000/0] HEU [100,000/0] CEU [100,000/0] OEU [10,000/0] MFU [Only YE is charging] [Note: Unique, Heat, Cold and some Other energy shoulde from the user] "Haha. Ho Ho. This is great. Now, how can I escape!" Seth was safe for the first time in ages. He looked at the womb and its halo, it too wasing to its limits. He then looked at the Non-Yellow energy units and activated them. [Searching For Non-yellow Energy in the Surrounding] ~Moon Light ~First Might ~Cold ~Crystals ~Crystal light ~Moon Crystal ~Moon Dust ~Moon Smoke [Note that the energy must be abundant that will fill the required units. The order is based on abundance and you could only choose one] _____ Seth was surprised but it was good for him. "Moonlight!" And with ease he activated it, Seth smiled and shouted in excitement. All the light that was around him was sucked away. Even the crystal ground dimmed. All energy vanished but the rate at which the 1000,000,000 was being filled was high. "Samsi. I just connect to say, thank you. You are a lifesaver. But, who the heck made this shield, I was shocked to see the enormous requirement. But I''m d, it was like that. I''m not extraordinary but you have a favour with me!" "You are a good friend. Thank you. I will never forget it!" Seth said and the connection was cut off. Samsi stood before an energy meter watching the endless pour of energy recharging something, one of the pinnacles of the Script series in Yellow City. It was a Script Ship, something he had never imagined he would ever own. It was ten times better than the shield and the Ancient Yellow Program he sent to Seth. Chapter 183: Dragons Fears To him, he should be the one thanking Seth but he can understand where Seth wasing from. Behind Samsi were 4 people, 2 of them were very old and 1 was the chief, thest one was a young woman. All of them wore yellow robes and had a smile on their faces. "What is the value of your luck?" The young woman asked. "4!" "Great. That is great. It''s very hard having Luck Value 2 let alone 4. I will help you reach 5. And with five death might be impossible and all danger will reap the enormous reward possible. Unless you are up against someone with greater luck than you!" "Thank you, Grandma!" "You newbies will never understand the greatness of my Yellow String Program Shield. But I''m d he recognized it and appreciated it. Soon enough that great shield will be renowned in all of Amma. Haha!" One of the old men that seemed like someone dug out from the graveughed. "That was if he can control and epass all of it right. Only a few people were able to reach supreme control. Even then theyin!" The chief retorted. "Fool. This boy has epassed it. And he has everything required. It was easy to use, and the only thing that hindered people was two things. Unique Energy and Mental Force. Among the two, Mental Energy was the hardest to supply till they reached the required unit level. As for Unique energy, all he had to do was find an ancient dragon and help him with that but I know he doesn''t need that. Getting Other Energy Form was super easy, he just needed to find a volcano and absorb its energy. And¡­." "That was on your time. Now, there is no active volcano that can be drained!" Samsi said "What about oceans and winds? Just drop them in or hang them there. It was easy!" The old man said with a smile before his eyes shed with shock. He was the one who created the program that is why he was so happy. Join us at NovelFire|le mpyr "How long will it take to recharge using those methods?" Samsi retorted. "Haha. Samsi. Don''t ever tell anyone about this friend of yours. And try not to be his enemy! Hahaha. He just provides an enormous and out of Unique Energy, unlike anything I ever sensed or felt before. In fact, what a monster¡­" the old man''s face shook with terror as what he sensedter. . . . . Seth at that time supplied the shield with few energy required. [Activating Mother String Requirements] [1000,000,000/103,305] YEU {Conversion} [1000,000,000/1120,880] NYEU {Moon} [1000,000/100,000] UEU {M-y} [100,000/30] HEU {Body heat} [100,000/1] CEU {Body Cold} [100,000/34,045] OEU {Moon, Wind, Sound etc} [10,000/7053] MFU [YE, NYE, UEU are charging. UEU, HEU CEU ORU MFU has stopped] [Note: Unique, Heat, Cold and some Other energy shoulde from the user] Seth looked at the Chief Core and found that the mesmerizing liquid was actually helping in a way. Checking the description. [M-yellow energy Core] [Chief Yellow Core has been mutated by First Might and now its yellow energy has became Unique with Pure property that can be used to power any kind of machinery or items] [Core Capacity] ~M-y Energy: 1000/159 Units ~Yellow Energy: 100,000/98,000 units [M-Y Core Utility] ~M-y Energy Storage ~Yellow Energy Conversion ~Device Synchronization ~Life form amplification _______ "So many things and I don''t even have a way to use them apart from now that it was saving my life. Hey, wait!" Seth brought the Red Core he took from Gawee Monster and then touched the M-y Core. [Which energy do you want to transfer?] "MY!" [Too many impurities. Failure] "Yellow!" [Gawee Monster Core unable to harness Yellow Energy] Seth nodded but he didn''t stop there, he threw the Gawee Monster core outside where the moonlight was and immediately it began to radiate white light. But then he saw a sh of countess patterns that denoted something and then the patterns were being converted into something white and wereter harmonized to a degree and merged. Before it became whitepletely Seth pulled it back, thankfully his aura telekinesis wasn''t disrupted. Holding it, he found it cold but at the same time, something has changed in it ultimately. [Which energy you wanted to transfer] "MY" [0.0001% of 1M-y unit has been infused] . . . . [You have created New Gawee Monster Core] [Nameless Core] [A boy angered a cataclysmic Primordial Pir and yet, he has the audacity to create a New Core using the very power sent to annihte him.] [Core Ability] ~Unknown ~Unknown ~Unknown [This core will have three skills, discover them] ____ Seth''s heart froze in terror. He already had an idea and now he was scared shitless as he felt the gravity was increasing, the moonlight now wasn''t as smoke but like a spray of mist. And then the mist turned to the heavy mist that mmed at the ground. The ground all around became transparent crystals that filled with white light. The only thing that was keeping him alive was the shield that was amplified by Moonlight absorption and yellow energy conservation. And the M-y Core that was reducing the moonlight effect. Seth dived into the shield Ancient Yellow string and activated two strings. One can erge the shield, the other can reshape it. He erged it and made it curved more to protect him. Seth poured his aura into his legs and then gently unwrapped himself and then touched the ground. The idea was that if he can walk or run, he will do just that toward the forest. But the moment he touched the ground, the whole boots and his trousers became transparent and if he had not floated up, his whole body would have be¡­. Checking, his skin was transparent already, he could see his veins pumping blood. And his trousers'' crystal moon energy continued to seep more into his body and he began to see his muscles and then he was able to see his bones and innards. The trouser''s energy entered him and now seth whole attire was transparent and his skin, muscles and some part of his bones. He can see his heart beating. Guru gam! Guru gam! Guru gam! He also saw three energy flowing through his body, they seem to resist the transformation. ncing at them, he saw Temra Aspecto, V Aspecto and¡­ thest one Seth had to look closely and it was Luana Aspecto. He didn''t even know when he got it. Apart from them, there was another invisible energy that was eating away the moonlight effect and gradually his body began to return to normal. That energy was First Might. Even with that, he knew he was helpless. But with the shield still absorbing and protecting him, he still has a chance to escape. He pulled the womb to himself and tapped it. Its halo has diminished a lot. It showed the dragon inside. ~Hello. Temra~ ~You pick up something you can''t handle. Sorry, even I under the moon will die. So, we are in together~ She said with visible fear before she closed her eyes, trying to prevent her body from trembling from time to time. ~ I have a shield, it will protect us.~ ~Fire Dragons don''t face the moon. The moment I appear as a fire dragon, I will self-destruct. If you have Moon dragon, then you are safe, it can help you~ Seth felt like she was lying but he then tried to bring out the fire dragon by force, to his surprise. [Temra do not wish toe out] That''s what the womb said. At that moment something clicked to him, when they gave him some of their Aspecto, it means they have a bit of control of the Womb for their safety. Seth moved to V. She was silent and she too refused toe out. But he had another dragon that didn''t give him any Aspecto, right as he was going to make her out, his body drummed and his ears rang. [You have obtained Vibra Aspecto] ~Ha. What are you doing, I didn''t ask for that~ She didn''t answer as she was coiled trembling in a more terrifying impression than Temra. The light was beginning to overwhelm the shield and the Non-yellow Energy requirement was almost full. Seth sped his hand in a prayer position. "Please God help me. First Might Activate" He shouted with all his might. But nothing happened. The next moment a pulse of energy expanded from his body and then enveloped him. Protecting him from the moon. "Good¡­.!" But then the energy vanished because the reflected moonlight had be aggressive toward it and began to destroy it. Not crystallized it. Even his First Might can''t go against the moon. And Seth panicked more as the crystals above him seem to be disappearing. Chapter 184: Futile Efforts! And if the Shield get saturated and became transparent, he would die under direct moon gaze. Seth held on and looked at the red liquid in his cloak, there was a shade of white in it, and it would be a matter of time before the red liquid transformed. The cloak was already white and its evolution was over due to the overwhelming moonlight, it was almost transparent Seth calmed his raging turmoil emotions and checked the shield. What he saw diminished his hope a bit. [Activating Mother String Requirements] [1,000,000,000/940,556,114] YEU {Conversion} [1,000,000,000/909,956,880] NYEU {Moon} [1,000,000/514,125] UEU {M-y} [100,000/30] HEU {Body heat} [100,000/1] CEU {Body Cold} [100,000/34,045] OEU {light, Wind, Sound, Moonstones etc} [10,000/7053] MFU [YE, NYE, UEU, OEU are charging. HEU CEU MFU has stopped] [Note: Unique, Heat, Cold and some Other energy shoulde from the user] With that he obtained more rity about the shield, it can consume crystals and other solid things around him as Other Energy. He activated that. The shield expanded and stabbed the wall and began to absorb the moon-infected stones. [Script shield absorbing moonstone and Moon Crystal] [Continue?] "Yes!" The ce was ssy crystal with some white portions that were converting to crystals too. But as the Shield activated that feature, it devoured all of it, and that made it stronger and bigger which gave the Ancient Yellow String Program more space to activate. During that time, the red liquid in the cloak became white and that affected Seth, but he couldn''t remove it as it still served as a form of defence. Until it became crystals. The shield hardened and protected Seth more by blocking more moonlight from getting to him but his mind was far gone, his body was almost transparent. M-y core rippled with energy and fed the shield Unique Energy, faster than normal and attaining the UE requirement. This happened as if guided by something and it was indeed guided. It was [First Might] effect. Discover worlds on m-v le-mpyr Having an inflow of UE, made the shield create a barrier that was unique and recyble. It was unique as the properties can''t be tainted by the moon in a short time and it was recycled as the moment it was tainted, the barrier was absorbed and new untainted energy was reced. That allowed Seth''s body to recover as the First Might force in his blood purified him and made him wake up. Seth then supplied the shield with the full Mental Energy required and directed it to protect Mother String for it to be nurtured gradually. Because he had understood other abilities the Ancient Program provided and without the Mother String he would not be able to tap into them. Some of the functions are: Shape Alter, the shield became more curved to protect, it was different from ergement. Solid Matter absorption, now the shield was consuming the crystals and moonstones to be sturdier and have more solid matter in it forter utilization. Forcefield Barrier was now able to block the moonlightpletely from reaching Seth and that is why he was still alive. Other functions are Enhanced Energy Absorption, Enhance Energy Conversion, Touch Control and Ergement the first three the base Shield already has and they were only Enhanced while Ergement was what was presumed the default of the Program which was wrong, it was just the one that survives and function after the Mother String was defective. Seth was waiting to be fully human again from transparency, the shield vibrated. He sighed and checked it with a frown. [Activating Mother String Requirements] [1,000,000,000/999,956,114] YEU {Conversion} [1,000,000,000/1,000,000,000] NYEU {Moon} Maxed. [1,000,000/614,512] UEU {M-y} [100,000/30] HEU {Body heat} [100,000/1] CEU {Body Cold} [100,000/56,145] OEU {light, Wind, Sound, Moonstones etc} [10,000/10,000] MFU [YE, UEU are charging. HEU CEU OEU MFU has stopped] [MFU and NYE Maxed] [Note: Unique, Heat, Cold and some Other energy shoulde from the user] Feeding it more Mental Energy made Seth nk away. However, as he was recovering from the moon effect Seth didn''t go darkpletely. And at that moment, he sensed something grabbing him and then he heard a whistling of the wind as if he was moving. Whatever was moving him increased its speed but it was with difficulty as a heavy weight was pressing on it. Seth''s body was a limb, unable to move due to being affected by the moon and his eyes were looking up at therge shield that curved well to epass his body and the thick force field barrier that protected him from the moon. The shield''s Yellow Strings were mesmerizing to watch as they shed with yellow light all essed like connected wires. He marvels that each strung of the thousands of strings has its own functions and purpose that weave together and bring forth some useful functions to the use of the shield. Seth entertained himself by watching the Shield magnificent Strings trying to figure out its secrets. When his bones and his blood were back to normal his thinking process returned to normal and also he was able to move. He first made sure that the Mother String was good and nurturing and then he turned to look at who was the culprit that was moving him. He sighed as the thing was bing transparent and Seth because its legs were touching the crystal ground as it moved with great hardship. In time, they went out of the direct moon attack but by then the Little Cub which was the saviour was already pale white, but its body bolted with great speed and broke Mach 1 with great ease as it even began to surpass it. As Seth was floating, the little cub was dragging him by the cloak and the shield was above them protecting them. Unfortunately, unlike Seth that has First Might in his blood that can purge away the moon effects, the little cub does not have that and it began to be with time. In the end, it tumbled off and dragged on the white ground. It couldn''t move anymore and then it dived into a crevice and dug in faster and hid herself and seth. The little cub put Seth down andid on top of him to protect him while her body emits a dark light and shield everywhere and purged the moon effect in her body. The shield also was still above. The thing about facing an infinitely powerful force was that you can only prolong your journey, but not escape. The moment the little cub hid again, the moon''s gaze redirected at that ce and the ground above seth vanished into a sprinkle of light. The moon was no longer puttering. The shield expanded and absorbed the raging mming energy but it too vanished immediately. It never stood a chance, it has always been a futile effort. The dark light emitted by the little cub faded away too and the cub roared and roared and roared. Its bloodline stimted and it resisted the moonlight. With each roar, its true potential was ring, creating a forcefield of dark energy and trying to push the moonlight away. Futile, as always. And itsted for some time. However, Seth''s left hand wasn''t protected well, and it had already vanished. Among numerous bloodlines Roana Prada has, some were in tune with Moon and Night and that was one of the reasons the little cub was able to resist the moon''s rage. Another reason was that the innate talent of Battle Beast was that, they became stronger the more hardship they faced and another innate power they had was they would keep boosting upward till they reached their very limit. Unless they were killed immediately. Undoubtedly, the little cub has insane potential and inherited some amazing bloodlines and abilities, some of which were powered by the moon and some can negate it, such as the dark light it was trying to produce. However, among all of the abilities she has, one thing stood strong and also the main reason that she resisted and stood without beingpletely vanished by the direct moon as that was what fueled her other ability to manifest. It was the Mental Capacity she got from Seth. She has an extraordinary body constitution and also outstanding mental power tomand. It was a perfect match that even ancient dragons might be jealous of. And it was one thing that Sethcked, the perfect body to properly support his great mind. So, he alwayses short in his abilities because if he uses his mind too much his body can''t handle it. At that moment, the small dimensions of Luana came out and spoke. ~Everyone is afraid of the moon, no one visits it. Even my ancestors. I make a bargain to visit the moon for my life and you made it impossible, do you think you will escape~ Chapter 185: Possession Moon dragon spoke but Seth was not able to respond or understand her well. And If not because of the roaring little cub and her protection, he would have been puffed out of existence. ~You are free to go to the moon~ Seth forced out what he could mutter and he heard her answer but he passed out as his body became transparent. ~I can''t anymore. Unless you take me there~ She forced Seth to wake up and understand her request. ~You die, I die. I have no more power. But make a bargain that you will take me to the moon aspensation for your survival~ ~I will take you to the moon.~ He just said full of tiredness, he didn''t care anymore, but then he became serious and a series of vows came out of his mouth unnaturally. ~I, Seth Enock, vowed to take you, Luana Mwomorun Rayna, to the moon. If I failed my soul here and there should be owned by the great *****~ He didn''t know how he created that vow but after that, Luana''s dimension expanded and release a dragon roar against the sky. The moonlight still cascaded on him, the Little cub didn''t vanishpletely and it benefited him but Seth did feel that the danger had abetted. With a sliver of consciousness, he checked the luck value. The duration was over about a minute ago. But he believed that he was safe, So he rxed. However, the moonlight intensified and everything around him, including the little cub, the dragon dimension and even his clothes and his body faced the brunt of the moon which made his mind vanish too. Nevertheless, the First Might force was there to prolong his suffering. The power enveloped him and kept him safe but even that was consumed faster than that of a moving jet. What was more terrifying was what he was experiencing! In the real world, Seth opened his eyes and the cabin opened. He sat down with a sigh. Being in the cabin for a long time should createplications for the body but due to the nutrient supplied and vibrating properties of the cabin, the body will always be in bare normal condition. "Seth!" Sara, his mother, called worried. "How are you? What took you this long!" Seth didn''t say a thing, he looked around, there were other cabins and people inside, and then he went out to the terrace, the house was in better shape and well-renovated than thest time he saw it. He looked up at the sky and stared at the somewhat visible moon. "Sarah, have you ever been to the moon?" Seth spoke. His voice was soft and charming but it was also deep with a level of authority in it. Sarah was taken aback, when was thest time Seth called her name directly to her face? Never. Yet, now he said it so casually. As a mother that worried about his situation every day, she pushed that aside and just observed him wondering what was wrong with him. He looked down at Sapphire, the car didn''t contact him even after seeing him. In fact, she needed to stay away. He looked at Sarah and said, "Amazing car. Sapphire is very unique. Never lose it!" He walked back and sat down. "I want to drink water, can you get me some," he asked. Sarah thought for a moment before she went and came back with sparkling water. She handed him he gulped down all of it and he sighs. "Have you ever been to the moon?" He asked again, this time he stared at her, seeking the answer. "No!" She said, her back already covered in sweat. "Why?" "Moon is not a ce to visit. And we don''t have the means to even leave the!" "Ah," Seth nodded as if he realised something and then he smiled. "The war is still going on among themselves. Humans have the tendency to fight over small things under the illusion of peace instead of uniting and facing amon danger!" "Humans?" Sarah asked. "Yes. You humans¡­!" He said but then Anna barge in. "Bro, you are still alive and kicking. Haha!" She hugged him and kissed him all over his face. Strangely his hands began to wander around her body, which was weird. Seth was never a fan of hugs but now he grabbed her buttocks and she pulled him but tried to ignore what he had done. However, his eyes rested on her ample chest. ''What''s wrong with him.?'' She wondered but that situation didn''tst when he asked. "Have you ever been to the moon?" "Moon. Now you want to go to the moon? be a billionaire and I will make a miracle to take you there!" "You should visit the moon. It''s a very safe ce. And I didn''t mean this moon" he pointed above, "I mean the moon in Amma!" He pointed at the cabin. "Nah. I don''t want to. I''m now trying to join a vanguard in a kingdom but there is a lot to do and don''t. travelling is one if the don''t,te alone going out of space. Is that even possible at this stage of the game!" "Game?" Seth asked with a frown, he sat down as if he was tired and then looked at her, "You haven''t been to Amma for a long time. Why are you lying!" "I''m not¡­!" "Yes. You might have tried to join the vanguard but you haven''t been there for some time now. I watched everything. Listen, Anna, there are three paths for you, if you fail to achieve one, your potential is worthless and you might be killed and be mere fuel. I don''t want that!" He spoke with superiority and authority that made the two women tremble and what he was saying was being drilled into their heads. "However, if you want to achieve greatness, grab two of them and master them. Number 1, get your shield back, it can defend against everything as long as you have willpower. That shield will even protect you in this world. But know this, with the shield, the dragon and many other races willy their eyes on you and if you are a threat, you will be erased. In Amma and this world." "Number 2, go back to your beginner vige and obtain your heirloom. Every sanctuary has it, that ck snake is a must for you. If you manage to get these two, the sky might not be your limit!" He said with certainty. "Number 3, find a dragon and kill it. Sacrifice it in the name of your achievements, and the lost shield. You will see wonder as the dragon will revive and be your servant. Know this, Dragon Race will forever be your enemy but with strength, you will be safe. I will give you a fourth option, get your shield or the heirloom ande to the moon, you will get a ss on par with Dragon Knight, one that can contend with the best of Temporal Wizards." Saying that his eyes closed and sweat covered his face, he asked for water and they gave it to him. He then casually stood and walked back to the cabin. The two women were speechless, they have so many questions but they don''t want to voice them out. "They said, I can''t get my shield!" Anna said when she saw the cabin closing. "You are the true shield. They wille for you to perfect it or you should go for them to retrieve a piece of you and be whole!" He said as the cabin closed. Sling. Seth''s eyes closed and fell peacefully asleep. However, the next moment he woke with a shout and fear before he went back to sleep. Again. That was the strangest thing that ever happened to Anna and Sarah as they felt this isn''t their son or brother. Undoubtedly, that was the most terrifying and true existential crisis that ever happened to Seth. That was never Seth, that was something else. And Seth was at the back of his head being erased from existence. Every second the entity stayed in his body, it mean his mind was being devoured. He screamed and roared and shouted but he found himself slipping his grip, his endless mental force was nothing in front of the great consciousness of whatever entity inhabited him. Seth woke up with a great fright as he screamed in the sky, tears, snorts and saliva flying around, his face contorted in horror. Ding! [Health Status: Mental Damage] That was due to him being possessed but in some seconds his mind returned to normal. In fact, his mind became stronger and faster than before. But that was when something far more terrible than death struck him as he woke up. [Health Status: Existential Terror] The moment he woke up, his mind plunged into never-ending darkness and madness because, with a clearer mind, he processed and epassed the magnitude of what transpired. Chapter 186: Finally, Some Peace! And that realisation made his very being quivered and shook. His spirit cracked as his whole mind which always seemed to have no limit and was very powerful filled to its entirety with dread and then shattered. And his body began breaking apart. [First Might Activated] This held him in ce but his mind can''t take it and it spilt to his spirit body due to First Might influence. The spirit too can''t handle the enormous strain of the chaos, it too cracked but held on for a moment. Seth''s body has be eerie pale, unlike the moon pale, more like a ghost, and then his body has already begun to crack down due to the breaking of the spirit. [First Might Activated] This time the influence was on something else. And a worm drilled out from his hand and expandedrger than him. Therge worm opened its round mouth and swallowed Seth whole from his head. It was invisible for that he appeared to be disappearing into nothingness. But that was when the worm began to be tainted with some strange colours. By the time Seth was swallowedpletely he was pooped out from the rear. The worm has now berge about 10 meters long and 4 meters wide due to it saving Seth''s life from broken death by sucking his despair. And it was no longer invisible; what it just absorbed was greater than its invisibility but rather it was churning with a multitude of colours and vibrations. Automatically, its cylindrical body absorbed the surrounding crystals and other moon energy left over and solidified its body before it shrunk to normal size and drilled back into Seth''s body through his right hand. Seth, on the other hand, eyes were nk as he stared at the crystal ground below him as he wasid t on his stomach. One after the other his items came back as a wisp of white light and then solidified from being erased by the moon. Little Cub came back with a snow-white coat. She immediately licked his face. Finding him not responding, she dragged the ss shield and covered him with it, thinking that it would help wake him up but he didn''t wake up. It was not that he didn''t, it was that he was still recovering from the experience. Silently, in that dead night, the moon dimmed and the surroundings became normal. The world became silent and peaceful. Five secondster, strange dots of light began to float out of the crystal ground. Those that touched Seth''s body began to heal him. His hand regrow and his mind and spirit soothed then his mind healed. He can still rudimentary remember what happened but it did not traumatize him. That much! It was as if he watched a terrifying movie. He sighed and then looked at his left hand. On the back of his palm, there was arge marking denoting arge circr bead, 2cm wide, encased in a circle that was supported by a pir that extended toward and end at his bicep. That was the edge, where his hand vanished. Seth stood and found his body stronger than before. But he had no time to check his status as the surroundings were glowing up with crystals. Instinctively, he felt the need to gather the crystals. Also, the floating dots of light around. He touched one and he felt his senses heightened. [+1 Strength] [Unable to increase strength] [+1 Exertion Points] If he was able to read the notification when his mind was breaking apart, he would have seen that he has gained multiple strength +1 but turned into Exertion Points. Experience amazing tales on m vl-em|p-yr Seeing that, Seth brought out one of many bottles that he once saved water and went around sneaking the dot of light into, one thing was the moment he got close, the dots moved toward him. And he can shift it at his will. After gathering all of them around. He looked at the crystal ground. It too was special so he grabbed the ss shield. It still needs some energy for it to be fully activated. But what he was promised was there. Ergement. Seth put it in a crevice and made it erged, the crystal was hard but broke nheless. Seth moved like a robot and harvested the crystals until he packed a small mountain. He summoned a red river and turned it into an stic container and filled it with crystals and made it float with the Graviton effect. He then erged the ss shield to 5m and filled the concave side. There were still some more. So, he used his cloak Envelope ability to carry some and then filled his pockets. All this while the little cub was looking at him, the moment he nced at her, she came forward as she understood what he wanted. He climbed on her soft white coat back and she dashed to Living Roots. The ss shield followed him automatically, that was one of its functions and the red container followed him as he locked onto it with Red Maniption. Reaching there, He was received with respect as the trees swayed and the cool breeze cleared his mind. Seth dropped onto the grasnd and kissed the ground. "Thank you!" He made quick rounds as he harvested and transported more of the crystals. "After this round, I shall go and take back my staff and shield. I know they are back just like my arm and the rest!" Seth muttered to himself. He met withrge light dots and he gathered them before he harvested much more crystal. This round he aimed to pass the crystalnd to retrieve his staff but he saw a fist size light dot with multiple colours on it. [Quest] [The moon''s wrath came and go, leaving behind treasures] ~It needs water ____ Without thinking much, Seth brought out one barrel of water and spilt on it, which it absorbed like a desert. He brought another and another. It was a gluttony. 7 barrels before the thing was satisfied and then the majority of the crystal ground was absorbed by the dot before it disappeared. There was no reward. Seth waited for some notification but there was none. He wasn''t that invested emotionally, so he ushered the little cub to move forward. However, the cub dashed to nearby cracks and mmed at them which caved in and then ran deeper into the ground. ROAR! Dragon Roar! Seth nked out but Little cub''s brain almost exploded and her bones shattered. [Roan Prada Child in mortal danger] The womb shed and the cub disappeared inside. [Pulse Energy Required for healing] See the grabbed the womb and allowed it to do its things. ROAR! ROAR! ROAR! ROAR! Multiple roars appeared at the same time. Even though Seth was 25m underground he should have been sted by the shockwave. And the only reason he was safe and the little one wasn''t was that he had a Halo. Seth moved to a corner as he saw the ground cracking and shattering with more roars. Crystallization that deep was minute so Seth cracked them off and stored them. He should be terrified but he wasn''t facing something worth it. So, he just stayed there hoping they would go away. But then a sh of red and yellow light engulfed the sky. The dragons were fighting. "I pray to almighty God to survive this encounter!" Seth was too tired to have any wish other than to be alive. He barely survived the moon and now dragons, adult dragons. It''s like good luck after bad luck. He sighed, and then looked at therge blob of red liquid and his shield that followed him. He stored the shield. He was not interested in what it can do apart from engagement, for now. Then the liquid, he transmuted it into foam and wrapped it around him and then condensed. That was to reduce the sound and shockwaves. However, whenever a dragon roared the protection was useless. One specific roar made his halo ripple and almost break. If it breaks, he knew he would be dead. In a span of a few minutes, the temperature dropped to almost zero (¡ãC) and he shivered due to the cold, then it became so damn hot that he had to interfere. "Temra Aspecto!" he forcefully reduced the temperature around him because his Heat Vision showed that he would be burnt to a crisp. Seth coughed blood as the air became poisoned, then he felt his head twisted as if he was on drugs, then the ground became weightless and all the rocks floated and disintegrated into particles. All that, his mind was calm, in fact, he wanted all this chaos to happen even though he was afraid to die. The reason was that it took away his thought from the surfacing Existential Crisis he had gone through. And so he relished it! Chapter 187: Drumming Scale At one time, he found his head became his pen*s and his hands were the legs and then his heart was the head. It was bizarre and he began tough. All this effect he was suffering was a result of numerous dragon abilities. They were fighting among themselves for something. What? Seth had a guess and heughed. ~You areughing in the face of Death~ Temra spoke Any time Seth uses an Aspecto, the dragon in the womb will have some leeway. Seth understood that but he knew they could never escape. ~Yeah. I survived the moon~ He answered. ~True. You are a lucky guy~ It was about to cut off the connection Seth asked. ~What are dragons? Why are you more imposing?~ ~Dragons are life forms that are born supreme and above other life forms. The first dragon breathed fire and thus all those that breathe only fire have certain superiority above others.~ Seth didn''t ask any questions because he saw a small dragon the size of a pigeon, far away from him, eating a crystal. Seth''s heart skipped a beat as the dragon''s womb was in his hand. The dragon nced at him but did nothing, it went on and gathered all the crystal around before it came and looked at Seth''s face. Then it waved its tail which somehow shifted Seth and the foam he was wrapped in to another position. The dragon picked the crystals that were under Seth and then left. As the pigeon dragon left, the roars intensified that was when Seth remembered he had Drumming Dragon Aspecto. He can mute the sound. He called out. "Vibra Aspecto!" From Seth''s pockets, 40 scales came out and surrounded him in an enveloped fashion. He didn''t expect that, he thought he would tap into a sound but it turned out the Aspecto was rted to the scales of the Drumming dragon. The oval thick drummy scales blocked all sound. Seth made the red foam he was in float and then scales adjusted all around him, creating a sphere. That blocked all kinds of sounds and vibrations from the ground. For the first time in his life, he heard nothing. It was scary as the deafness scared him but then his heartbeat grew loud, Guru gam. He then calmed down. "Impressive ability." The 40 scales did one thing, absorbing sound. Even though there was no sound, Seth noticed from time to time the scales will ripple and he will feel some uneasiness. That was due to the dragon''s roar. After some minutes, Seth experimented and learned more. The scales can absorb and emit sounds, that was their Primary Ability. But that was not all, the scales can also store the sound forter use, that was their Secondary Ability. "My name is Seth!" [My name is Seth] The voice that repeated was exactly the same. Apart from that, each scale can be used to capture a specific type of sound at the same time. That means 40 scales equal to 40 different sounds without ovepping. "The first Major Sound!" ~Vgooooooooooooooooo~ Seth''s body shivered as he heard that. It was deafening and overwhelming, however, it was also epassing, soothing and enveloping. The sound made him feel in awe and servitude. He knew whatever was making that sound was far above him and he can''t even imagine its greatness. Instinctively, he knew what it was. Either the world or Gawee Continent. He can''t be sure which one but he leaned toward Gawee Continent. "Second Major Sound!" ~Puuuuuhepuuuhe~ It was the wind that was always in motion. It sounds suffocating and it feels as if he couldn''t breathe just by listening to it. "Third major Sound!" ~............~ It seemed silent but it was not. Because this type of silence was different. This type of "silence" made Seth remember the light descending from above, the moonlight. Strangely, the ce he was in began to light up for no reason. "Fourth major sound!" ~Shooshaaaaaaaashoooooo!~ Seth closed his eyes as a particr image came to him; it was the forest. He felt cool and as he breathed he felt as if he was breathing Living Roots'' clean air. "This is magical! Amazing. Keep saving the sounds!" Four scales began to absorb the different major sounds. "Fifth major sound!" ~Linnnnnginklinlinnnnnn~ "Really. That''s how they sound!" The sound was soft and tinkling, so also it made the surroundings brighten up just like the moon. That was the stars. After Seth called another major sound he mates with terrifying snoring. From the looks of it, a powerful creature was nearby sleeping despite all that happened. Seth has his bet at Red Ancient. The next was the dragons above him fighting. His tests went on and understand a lot of things and he made some scales to record the major sounds and then he began to pinpoint other sounds that aren''t that major. During that time he records dragon roars and their conversation. ~You are an idiot. They may know if you target one specifically~ Drumming Scale Dragon warned. Seth ignored it at first but then he stopped altogether. Nevertheless, he was satisfied with this Aspecto. He was already seeing him using it a lot in a fight and also just for pleasure. A terrifying pressure descends on them. Which made Seth store the womb fast and he looked around but no one. Not for long he smelled blood. His red power instinctively made him look in one direction, some momentster he saw red liquid flowing that emitted a pressure that crushed fragile rocks and pressed them into the ground. A dragon was heavily wounded and it bled. The thickness of the red made him have an urge to touch it. But under Aura Sight, he was able to see a wave of anger in the blood, unlike the one he has from Floating Feather. Seth waited patiently until the blood flow closed to the cracks he hid and the attraction Seth had toward red liquid toe toward him was there but the red blood was from Adult Dragon so it was the reverse, Seth was feeling himself pulled toward the red blood. To quench the desire, he raised his hand toward the blood and silently wished to pull it. Dragons can somehow know if someone touched their body part. So he was gambling here. A portion of the blood was pulled slowly and Seth didn''t speed up as he adjusted the scales to emit any sound that wasing toward him. Slowly the heavy adult dragon blood reached Seth and like Floating Feather, Seth felt this one was like molten metal, heavy and imposing. He can''t infer what dragon has it but he doesn''t care. He pulled more till he couldn''t control them due to being heavy and he tapped it with his aura. Trying to see if he can use both aura maniption and red maniption to control it. But then it failed, it was like the aura in the blood was locked, and refusing to respond. Seth brought his left hand and then used both to control the red when the new tattoo on his hand reacted. [Moon Dust: Amplifying Red Maniption] He felt the power increase and he was able to cut the blood portion from the source, the one that was flowing. Achieving that, he moulded a container from the red foam and stored it. "Dragon Blood Seal: Retina''s Order" He whispered. That made the pressure disappear and undetectable. He checked the new skill he used and he found that his left arm tattoo that represents a moon encased in a circle and connected to a thick pir that extended from his bicep had changed. The thick pir was now slightly divided from the bicep end. He didn''t check the details because another set of blood was flowing. Even after they touched each other, they did not mix together. Seth used the same strategy, carefully and called upon it. The brutal war above made him realize the importance of the moon crystals he harvested and that also made him fear being hunted for having so much of it. He shook his head as he controlled the scale to listen to a dying dragon. His breathing wasboured and the anger in it groaned. However, the other dragon did not finish itpletely. Soon, many dragons fell and bled, and Seth, in fear, still harvested the blood carefully, that was until a particr dragon that Seth thought will die recovered and then breathed fire at all the crevices that their blood flowed through. All the blood began to evaporate but Seth saw Brown roots poke out and absorb copious amounts of them before the fire destroyed them. Seth hide behind the ss shield and also obediently stopped what he was doing. About an hourter a group of Moon Dragons appeared and they chased away the other dragon. No one died though, their insane vitality didn''t warrant that. By sunrise, all the dragons left but they left a lingering pressure. Chapter 188: Shadow Medos Seth sighed in relief and through the scales he concluded that thest dragon was very far, then he began to crawl out. He checked the Moon Dust tattoo and found the pir had filled up. The dragon has razed the ce clean. There was no single crystal around. Only a few white rocks and solid rocks. He looked at the sun and made a scale to absorb its sound. ~Dinnnnnnnnnnnnnnmd~ "Wow." Seth felt warm in his body and also the surrounding became hotter. "This thing has a lot of potentials." Interestingly, Seth heard some human noise close by through one of the scales. Remembering his staff and shield at the other side where the moon first concentrated its beam, he dashed toward them. The thing about the moon''s wrath was that the heavy moonlight that affect everyone negatively cascaded everywhere on the continent but the heavy light beam was centralized in Seth''s location. And as he had stayed in one ce before he ran out of the direct beam to another location, two ces faced the moon''s centralized beam and that caused crystallization of them. From far away, he saw a congregation of people around the first crystalised ce. And from that distance, he felt some animosity directed at him. So he slowed down. Most of the animosity came from a certain group but as he came closer, he understood all eyes were on him but not in a good way. Some very powerful people were there, and they could squash him with ease. "You will not participate in this. You arete!" A tall woman with scary power said. Upon her order, Seth almost fell to his knees but he shed her a smile and announced, "I''m not here for that. My query is with them!" That was when some angry gaze reduced and he felt that he can breathe normally. The crater the groups surround was bigger and there were a lot of white stones and very few inferior crystals. At the east side of the crater were two groups, one group he knew and the other didn''t. Zambia stared at him before he gestured for him toe at him. That was the group he knew. "I said, he will not be part of this!" The woman growled at Zambia''s group. Zambia was about to retort when Seth ignored them and walked toward the west side. It''s where the woman was and her group. There were two more groups in line with her but they kept their distance. One of them has only two members. That was his target. He stood before them, they were shorter than him and covered in blue cloaked hoods. Their faces were well obscured, but in Seth Aura Sight, they seem not human. Even if they were, then they have undergone too much to maintain their Pale Aura. "I need to speak with you," Seth said to the tallest one. They did not react and the other groups just eyed Seth trying to understand his shenanigans. "Hmm. You have something that belongs to me," He added. But they did not react, which annoyed him, he then brought out a red hard branch. "You want to do this the hard way!" His intention was clear to see, he wasn''t here to y. As his eyes became intense, the surrounding temperature increased, and Seth somehow activated Temra Apecto with only his anger. The tall one looked up, still, his face was shadowy and asked. "What?" His voice was childish but also carried power. "You. Know. What!" Seth said with clear hostility. He also released a lot of aura intending to pull his item, the aura went through but the item never responded. What happened was that when the moon''s wrath was over, the objects that disappeared returned. Seth''s ss shield came back, his hand also came back. He knew his staff would be back and it did. But when he reached here he had been sending aura and it was responding but not in a ce he was expecting. But rather, he tracked it to be with the two small people standing by each other as a separate group. He concluded that the two hade here first and they saw his staff and shield and took it. He doesn''t care about the shield but he will die both in two worlds to get it back. Even if he has to face an ancient dragon. Without it, he knew his journey hade to an end. Besides, the entity that possessed him said to Anna, she is the true shield. That means the staff is part of him, losing it meant losing part of him. There was some silence, and Seth was ready for a fight when the person turned and said to his colleague, "Wait for me here!" Seth followed behind him. "We can have a good transaction. That thing is my life, I don''t care about what you seek in the crater, all I want is my item. And I will die to get it back." Seth said to the blue-cloaked person. "Gifts from the moon are for everyone, boy!" "The moon took it and returned it. It''s mine, to begin with." Seth said. The duo walked for about 7 kilometres. The person stopped and looked at Seth. "Turn around and leave. I do not want to kill you unnecessarily" "I will kill to retrieve it." Seth retorted. Then a standstill was issued between them. Suddenly, beneath Seth, a glow of energy appeared. Seth was frozen in ce and foul cold and moisture permeated the air. Dangerous energy erupted from the ground and a beast maw filled with a sharp jags teeth silhouette appeared beneath Seth, where the energy aura was. The beast swallowed Seth''s legs and intended to consume him all. "Pulse..!" A terrifying pressure descended, it shattered the beast and the magic. The small person was also mmed to the ground and he squealed in fear. [You have killed Shadow Medos] Fragile stones were also crushed 100m radius. Seth then dashed with a ball of red and mmed at the person but he shattered into particles of water and appeared at another point. A burst of water shoots from the person''s palm toward Seth, the speed and strength of the water beam can shatter a block of concrete. Seth''s cloak shifted and became the shield that protected him and he was surprised to find that the green part was absorbing water. ''I didn''t know it had this function!'' Seth thought but his eyes were on the blue-cloaked person. The water wasn''t good, so the cloaked person brought a rapier and then he moved very fast. "V.." Seth''s speed increased but he was nowhere near the person. However, right as the person going to strike. "Shifting Armour!" Seth''s normal attire hardened and became steel-like. nng! The person''s hands shook and he jumped back, trying to hold his hand as the rebound was very strong. Seth concluded, the person was fast but had a weaker body. However, he was very resilient and flexible as he took pulse pressure with minimum injury. Thankfully, Seth over time has be a tank and has some good defence. Roarrrrr! Seth felt a chill down his spine as a malformed creature came out of the blue-cloaked person''s shadow. It was simr to the one that attacked him from his shadows. The creature moved faster than its master and attacked Seth. Every step it took cracked the ground and the air became stale with cold foulness. It directly went for the kill that was intended to bite Seth''s headpletely. "Force f¡­" the attire barrier blocked the creature and ster it back and it mmed at its master. [You have Killed Shadow Medos] Right before the enemy recovered, Seth appeared beside him and he punched as hard as he could, clean to the head. Lumus! The head was very soft and it easily took the attack and absorbed the impact due to its robbery nature. However, Seth has coated his hand with Dragon Blood and he was barely controlling it using Red and Aura maniption due to its hardness and its inherent pressure and fear-inducing property. The punch disoriented the blue-cloaked person and that gave Seth time to control the red liquid and encased the person in a cocoon. "Temra¡­" The cocoon surface cooled down and hardened like a stone but that was the outside but the inside was hot. Temra Aspecto allowed Seth to manipte temperature but the changing temperature wasn''t as magical as it was. The heat or cold had to move somewhere or be self-absorbed using the Aspecto. In this case, he made the cocoon inyers, he pushed heat to the inneryer while making the outeryer cold and hardening the surface more. But that wasn''t all, Seth punched with good strength and eleration due to V Aspecto at the cocoon, more than that, he pushed the dragon aura inside from the dragon blood that coated his hand. Boom! "Ahhhhhh!" The cocoon exploded and a dishevelled-cloaked person screamed in pain and anger. He panted and shouted, "Kill!" Chapter 189: Red Valley Emnity He was riding another Shadow Medos. The shadow dashed to Seth faster than he can see, but he knew his armour could buy him some time. Boom! Boom! ROAR! In an instant, two shes were heard and then a roar that induced fear in everyone''s heart was heard. Not only Seth, but even people around the crater that was about 7km away also trembled. They all looked toward the battle and they saw nothing but dust and debris flying around. "What is Seth doing?" Zambia asked, "Can you see them!" He asked Juma. "No. The little guy has obscured the area of the fight. I''m surprised Seth was standing toe to toe with him." Juma said. "So, he is that powerful. But he looks weak and fragile!" Fist and Shamashmented. The rest of the group nodded. "There is Medos here. How is that possible?" Ash said. He knew how dangerous that monster was, "even though it was only a shadow." But among all of them, the woman that said Seth will not join them was shocked the most. Not because of Seth''s power but rather because she knew that roar. It was the roar of Battle Beast. The battle between Little Cub and Shadow Medos disrupted the battle between Seth and the Shadow Beast Master. The shock wave and the speed were something they weren''t willing to be caught into. "Drag it away!" Sethmanded. He sensed a denial but the fight was dragged somewhere else. Lightning streaked into the sky and went to Seth immediately, before itnded red liquid expanded and became a foam that encased Seth. Boom. The foam was destroyed but Seth was safe. He raised his hand and said, "Retina Whip. Barrage attack!" More red liquid spilt out from Red Signature Stone and moulded to whip before they went hazardous and attacked everywhere, mostly aiming at the Shadow Beast Master. The Shadow Beast Master moved fast evading and trying to attack Seth, grabbed by his hand was cackling lightning. Right as he came very close, he was about to touch Seth when one of the red whips moved faster and mmed his way. The red whip was tainted with dragon blood, and the Shadow Beast Master became weak and slow as it came close to him. "Retina Cage!" Seth shouted. The whole red liquid moved as fast as the Shadow Beast Master and caged him, this time there was a drop of the adult dragon with put in it and Seth pushed it deeper toward him. the prisoner but then. Kabbookn A terrifying explosion that pushed Seth backwards. A thick lightning bolt, 2 meters long and 10 cm thick was held by the Shadow Beast Master. His body blurred bing as fast as his Shadow Monster and then threw the bolt. From kilometres it electric cackling can be heard and the light dazzled. Gang!!! "Agent Of Light!" Seth said casually. The ss shield that absorbed the lightning redirected a thick yellow light faster than the lightning and the person was engulfed in it. A 15-meter scorchednd appeared after the beam of light disappeared. There was noticafaction that he killed someone or something. [You have killed Medos Shadow] Behind his ss shield, Seth saw the person kneeling, it was its shadow that came back fast and saved it from the beam. On the other side, Little Cub was growling at the Shadow Beast Master. Now, they put it in the middle. He breathed deeply, Seth knew the tragic effect of Yellow light, it purged away aura, and he can bet it can purge other energy as well. "Are you willing to fight to the death for something that you can''t even use at pull power? I will. Because that is my life!" Seth said. He had never been this serious about fighting before. The person breathed deeply and looked up. His face was no longer shadowy, but can be seen. The face was¡­ not human but rather shaped like a human with transparent skin and shades of purple and blue. Seth can see his veins under and his eyes are golden. "What is it you want?" His voice has changed from childish to a more mature one with a strange watery tone. "What you took from the crater!" The purple skin man brought out eight things. There was a dagger, a branch of a tree, five dots of lights, and what appeared to be Seth''s staff. It wasn''t a staff now but he recognised it as a 10cm rod. Seth shed his aura and the 10cm double concave object floated and came toward him The staff has reverted to its original form. Just like what they obtained after the egg fell on them and broke. [Congrattions] [You have retrieved Staff Of Elevation] A sense of relief washed over him as he closed his eyes to feel his true friend. Then he stored it away and looked at the person, still down and the other object out. "I took what was on my mind!" The purple man then took the rest back and stood. There was still hostility in his eyes but he didn''t attack. "Okay, we can be friends. What exactly are you waiting for in the crater!" Seth asked but he was ignored the Shadow Beast Master turned to leave but stopped as he saw something on Seth''s hand. "You know dragons took all of them, I can only scavenge a little. Do you want some!" Seth said as he held the thumb size crustal. "Hmm. More moon cores will appear, that''s what we want to harvest!" The purple man said. "Ahh. Well. Take this. Let''s not be enemies in the future!" Seth threw the moon crystal. Shadow Master caught it and nodded before he walked forward. Just like that they returned to the crater as if nothing happened. Seth has taken back the injured Little Cub. And he went directly to the Red Valley Chief to greet him but to his surprise, the man was not pleased. Through his eyes, he could see anger toward him. He was confused. "Good day sir," Seth said nheless. "I might be locked in a stalemate with them but I can still be distracted to deal with you!" He uttered trying to hold his rage. Seth became serious as he stared at the man he said, "there might be a misunderstanding between us. What did I possibly do to the point you held anger at me? Was it because I barely escaped the valley? If that was the case why didn''t you save me from the cult after I fought your war? Do you know how long I have been tethered to the ancient tree that siphoned energy from me? Or do you know how it felt when I was forced to marry a monster and then used my energy to feed her till she became humanoid? Or, wait, you and Redop are working together, you are just angry because I escaped from him!" Seth realized and then began to step back as a ss shield appeared in his hand. However, the chief was taken aback by what he just heard. This was exactly the opposite of what he came to know. "You were a captive. Aren''t you one of the Cult''s nurtured Immortals? Sent to trick us and take a Retina sample." Seth stood a considerable distance then he said, "Retina? Cult''s nurtured Immortal? Who told you that, Redop? That man is the cult leader, your half. He said you are the voice of the valley andmand it while he is the ears and he listened to it. He is the leader of all the underground factions, those who oppose you. But I don''t know anything, I think you are in tandem with him." The chief frowned deeply as he gazed at Seth, he knew that the kid wasn''t lying as he can discern that with ease but the world is not easy, there were countless ways to lie. "Tell me your version!" He asked. Seth lingered before he shook his head, "I don''t trust you!" He turned and was about to run when a red flower blossomed beneath him fast and enveloped him, he then found himself just a step away from the chief. "Ah, great. Life of very will begin again. Why am I unlucky!" Seth said with a frown. "Tell me your version!" The chief ordered, this time he feltpelled to speak that came from the Blood Aura Flower in his chest. But he can resist it. "Release me!" Seth asked and he was freed, he sighed and then began to exin what happened and he could see the fury of the chief as he heard Seth''s truth. "You say that the cult''s hidden vige is under the hill!" The chief asked and Seth nodded. It took time before he reigned over his rage before he tapped Seth''s chest and a flower sprouted. [Red Valley Chief has blessed you.] "I was told you are a spy that came to steal the method of creating Retina and that is how the second one was created which enraged the ancient beast to attack you but you managed to survive! To stop you, Redop lost his life as a martyr" "Well, thank you for the blessing!" Seth said. And the chief nodded with a sigh. As Seth was passing he slid moon crystal to him. That made the man''s eyes widen in surprise but he didn''t say a thing. Chapter 190: Script Compass "Hey, guys. Sorry for what happened. I was pressed due to the quest time limit that made me agitated" Seth said to clear misconception. "It''s alright, I''m at fault too!" Zambia said and they talked for a moment before Seth left. He generously gave him a crystal and walked away. There was another group with blue cloaks at one side and one of them said, "It''s him. The yer that captured the fire dragon!" When he was far, Seth called upon the little cub to speed him back home. He passed by the second crater and found it filled with various high-level Crodo, those that seem to not care about the sun much. Reaching the forest Seth found the crystal''s hill has reduced but not by much. He had an idea that it was the forest that consumed some of it. He packed the rest to his fake town and slumped on the couch. [ss Transition Quest] [Amma World has many races with different sets of skills and abilities but ultimately, humans are among the weakest. Amma ss emphasized aiding and helping each other in the world] ~Conquer the four Dragons at four corners of Living Roots Forest! [4\\4]? ~Lead 10 people toward positive events for their benefit for a period of a week! [2/7] ~Change Fake Root Vige to True Vige! _______ [Quest Progression 14>25%] ~Velo Dragon [First generation of a dragon that has traits rted to Velocity and Momentum] ~Sound Dragon [A variant of Sound dragon that have vibrant drum scales as their speciality] ~Fire Dragon [A variant of Fire dragon that can control temperature and fire Rayki] ~Moon Dragon [A variant of Light dragon that has its ancestor blessed by the moon] ___ [Congrattions] [You have reached an impossible milestone.] [You have obtained Script Device, Iron Compass] [Iron Compass] ~Level 1 ~Category: Script Device ~Owner: Seth Enoch ~Use: Direction [Description: A growth-type device that showed the direction of the fake vige] **** "Hmm, that seems underwhelming at first!" Seth said as he helped the rusty and fragile rudimentary device. He then poured aura into it and the thing absorbed and hardened further. Even its rusty surface seemed to have be smooth. After checking more, Seth realized he can''t give it EXP. He sighed, he has some things that need exp and he has no way of giving them that. One of which was his attire and Clear Stone. He stored thepass away and closed his eyes. What happened was crazy, to think that the uneasiness he had been feeling was him facing the damned moon all along. Regardless, the dangerous revtion was that his body was possessed and it even conversed with his mother and his sister, and that gave him the most dread. He forced himself not to think that much or he might devolve into madness due to despair. He looked at the pir tattoo and the moon sitting on his right hand and he looked at the moonlight and sighed. He then brought his staff ingot. It was the metal that first hatched from the egg on the first day he was in the game. He poured aura into it and swallowed it like a ck hole. But it didn''t change. He was not discouraged as he could feel that he was recovering slowly. He then brought the womb out and checked the terrified dragons and seeing that the moon wasn''t around they rxed and coiled to sleep. Seth didn''t know what to do now, he wanted to log out but he felt that he needed something before he did that. And he really wants to listen to his intuition. "What should I do to be free?" Seth thought, but he felt like it was not just the damn ss quest. He pulled his shirt off and looked at his Stone will. It was the thing that he needed to upgrade. [Willpower Evolution Quest] [You have scared a dragon, your Will grow stronger] [Pure Stone Will Level Maxed] [ck Void Sanctuary was always a mystery, the people, the animals, and the objects might not always be what they seem but are they good or bad? However, that isn''t the most important. Surviving means gaining something infinitely important] ~Visit Dark Void Sanctuary [Reward] ~Pure White Stone Will Evolution ____ After reading that, Seth sighed, he now has to wait for Zambia and his group to finish their fights before he meets with them. He had already agreed on a rendezvous point with them as he had shown his interest in how they got up here. But thinking in that way, he felt that he forgot something, but what. Lately, ever since he was on the ss quest he has been having this sudden intuitive feeling of one thing and another without really knowing what. It was actually more confusing than aiding. He then decided to bring out Aura Tome to read the new development but then he had a strange thought, he brought out hispass. The scriptpass pointer was rotating and when Seth focused on it with a certain ce in mind the pointer slowed down and pointed at a certain location. He felt as if the ce was the location of his quest. Dark Void Sanctuary. The ce where he will evolve his stone will. "Ash sanctuary!" He muttered, at one point in time, Seth overheard one of the yers snickering about who would dare to that Void Sanctuary. With no staff, Seth dreaded going there but nevertheless, he decided to. Hopefully, there will be no danger. With that intention, he prepared and set on his journey, only after he was kilometres away from the forest did he remember he didn''t even check his status. "Damn it. I''m paranoid. As if I''m not a veteran." He still didn''t go back to the forest, he felt that he needed to go to the sanctuary now, notter. The sun was hot but his mind was elsewhere. This was the path where he found Temra, the fire dragon valley and fought her. Now that he thought about it he was really lucky to have faced her during the night, if it was during this hot weather, he won''t even be able to get close to her. He walked for what seemed hours but the sun seemed not to have moved, he checked the Script Compass from time to time, to make sure he was on the right track. He was! When he was no longer seeing Living Root forest, thepass vibrated and another pointer appeared that showed exactly where the forest was. Not only that, he can feel the forest but what surprised him was that he felt as if it had beasts and animals now. There were also fights between crodo, blood crodo and some wild beasts. The crodo were winning because of their ability to shift their weight. "So when I leave, the forest returns to normal!" Seth wondered. But far away, he saw another forest looming above him. Seth stopped and frowned, during his search for dragons, he had walked for this long but never had hee close to seeing this forest. But he kept going, the more he came closed the eerier it became. When he was a kilometre away, his legs were trembling. But he kept going, now the sun was above him, so his shadow was directly below him. What was strange was that the shadow started misbehaving and enveloping his legs. He felt as if he was being submerged in mud but he kept going, something was urging him to keep going. The forest wasn''t a forest butrge trees that had dried and died. Their eerie dark irregr branches painted something like in a horror movie. Seth might have hoped this was a horror movie but it was not. It was a game that was tethered to reality. There was a man under the first tree, he wore grey flowing clothes, his face drained and pale while his lips were rosy red. His eyes were dark while the sclera seemed like a swirling white. Seth was sweating, he had met Redop Irik in a better situation than this, and he wondered what could this man possibly be capable of. Seth can''t go back, he felt the sun protect him and if it moved from its location he might be doomed. What was scary was that the moon above seemed to be gazing at him. If he died, it would own his body, by wrestling control of his body and mind against whatever he was now meeting. Not the man of course but the ce, Dark Void. "Wee, Immortal!" The pale man spoke normally as if an uncle from the neighbourhood. "What shall we call you!" "Sascile Redone!" Seth blurted out. He intended to say, Seth, but his instinct changed it. They were 100 meters away but they heard themselves as if they were next to each other. The man just stared at him and Seth kept getting closer. Chapter 191: Shadow Stealer "You came from Red Valley!" The man said. Seth smiled as he looked at the man''s red lips and asked, "you have red lips!" That made the man frown and Seth''s heart stopped beating. Seth''s breathing became hard too and his shadow that was making him feel like drowning in mud increased, now he was using all his power to move, if not because he had a lot of buff in walking, he would have copsed. His Exertion points too were consuming faster. Seth reached the man with sweat on his forehead as he tried to breathe, so he raised his can''t to tap the man on the shoulder. He felt that he would be swallowed, he felt that his being would be consumed if he touched the man but he did it nheless and a burst of aura that expanded for kilometres came out of the man''s body. The kilometre-expanded aura became thick and flowing like pale water but with tints of ck and white ashes in it. Seth floated in that water and other objects that weren''t very heavy. The pale water was the man''s aura that became active. The sun that was above boiled the aura and the ck and white ashes in it were purged. Seth''s shadow that was swallowing him also became normal, the fear he was feeling was also gone. He also felt the red string and other things in him were not affected even though his attire was soaked in it. The moment the sun shifted from the centre, the aura thickness reduced and gradually it disappeared. Seth dropped and stood panting, he was able to breathe in the water aura but hard and it entered him which made his Guru gam heart and the Blood Aura Flower purify him. "I came from a not distant ce, I went to Red Valley and received my name. I was also opportune toe across healthy seeds and fruit that I use to barter and also hoped to afforestate other barrennds." Seth exined. The man''s pale face now has blood running in his vein, but nothing about the rest of his body. "You passed by the nightmare and even got some fruits!" The man spoke. Seth smiled at the man and nodded. The man turned and went inside, e with me!" The man said. As Seth entered the shade of the dead trees he felt as if something close to him was being cleaved away. He turned and found that his shadow was left behind and when he looked at the man, he was looking at him with a sinister smile, e on!" This time he said it yfully. ''No!'' Seth thought and decided to turn but the man kept walking and he became like a marite mimicking what the man was doing, that was walking deeper into the dead forest. When they were about 100m from his shadow, Retina shrieked in his mind, ''why are you with Shadow Stealer? Go back and pour blood in your shadow!'' Seth''s body didn''t stop but now he saw that his body was fading away, strangely not even First Might was reacting. In fact, Seth''s thoughts had slowed down. A flood of red liquid came out from Red River Stone and entered Red Signature stone before it flooded toward Seth''s shadow, a portion of it gulped Seth and dragged him back. That was when Shadow Stealer turned with a scowl and a ck sword appeared on his hand, leaking ck blood and he struck the river. A flying crescent of ck energy came toward the red river but it moved fast and dumped Seth in his shadow which also began to sink him like mud, with no question, he bit his hand and blood dripped on it and he stopped sinking. "You will have be my guest and I will have to show you great hospitality aspensation for activating my Aura!" The man said casually. ''Wait, you activated his Aura? You should have said so. He is a friend if that was the case!'' Retina said. Seth wasn''t convinced because he saw how the man looked at him with a sinister smile but then he recalled the quest. [Willpower Evolution Quest] [You have scared a dragon, your Will grow stronger] [Pure Stone Will Level Maxed] [ck Void Sanctuary was always a mystery, the people, the animals, and the objects might not always be what they seem but are they good or bad? Regardless, that isn''t the most important, surviving means gaining something infinitely important] ~Visit Dark Void Sanctuary [Reward] ~Pure White Stone Will Evolution ____ [Hidden Quest] ~You have failed to obtain shadow stealing ability by not trusting your guide. ________ Seth read with a forward but he thought, ''It''s better to be safe than sorry'' "Sorry for my ignorance!" Seth said and the man smiled sinisterly and said, "I''m not offended, I''m used to it!" And then he turned while Seth followed him again. This time he felt he was free, notpelled. ***** The battle ended, and Zambia and his group didn''t get a single moon core. They were too weak against a battle that involved Sanctuary''s Chiefs. And they have witness power that they can only hope to get, so they also gathered the soil in the crater because it too was valuable. They were also thankful that Seth gave them a crystal. "Ash, why are wegging behind!" Zambia asked and the group of 8 yers stared at him. He was in thought before he said, "I need to go back!" "What do you mean by that!" Juma disgruntled, "you want to bail on me after I helped you? Or was it your n to make us go to that sanctuary of yours!" Ash frowned at what she said before he sighed and said, "None of that, the truth was I''m destiny driven. My sanctuary is misunderstood most of the time as such, at various points in time, a person was sent out to be a guide. I''m the guide now. I''m destined to meet with people that will require me to go to my home. It''s not straightforward but among the people I may meet, one or two or all of them will go there. My job was to befriend them, guide them, safely in and out!" "And!" Zambia asked with a frown he already recognized what was happening. "One of such people I shall guide has just reached the ce." "Who will be idiot enough to go there alone!" Zero asked but seeing the knowing look of everyone, the boy realized who and he muttered, "Seth!" "Yes. He is with Shadow Stealer and passed the first test. I need to go there before he faces a more unnecessary test that may lead to his demise." Ash said, "the tests will keep but it will be harder!" Saying that he puffed up in ash and blew in the wind. ***** Seth''s body was now protected inside a cocoon of red that kept shimmering, changing nature from semi-Lequid to hard to liquid. Outside was another red liquid but this time it was the blood of an animal he was unfortunate to pass by while it was being ughtered. The notion was the ughtered animal became angry because Seth looked at it without permission as such the blood attacked him. [Hidden Quest] ~You have failed to obtain the approval of a ughtered bovine and for that, all bovine animals in the sanctuary will try to kill you! ____ Seth stayed in the red ball till the blood calmed down and dried before he came out. The ughterer smiled sinisterly at him and said, "it is very shy when it was dying" Seth was speechless, not only that, Shadow Stealer seemed upset about the dy. He was about to move but then he saw a herd of bovines grazing in a pen, a little distance away and he knew they would attack him. But he too has a sinister smile stretched on his face as he strolled as if there was nothing. Eventually, the bovines saw him and all of them mooed at him before they dashed toward him. [You have attracted the ire of bovines!] When they were close, Seth brought out something from his pocket and threw it at them. Not only were the people around walking normally but even the bovines, the birds, the ants and all animals around attention turned toward what he threw and they dashed toward it. Shadow Stealer''s face froze and he mmed at his shadow, which made all of their shadows turn ovals and they froze in ce. The whole town came to standstill. What Seth threw were moon crystal fragments. Seth strolled as if nothing happened and passed Shadow Stealer that was now going there to fetch the fragments, "I have some here that I can give you!" Seth said. But the man still fetched the other ones and came with a stretched hand for more. They passed the town until they reached arge grey mansion that had ck smokeing out from its chimney. It was heavily guarded with soldiers in grey armour and in between the armoured joints was as dark as an abyss. Seth''s sight was deemed as he looked at that part. Chapter 192: White Void "Go, the chief is inside." Shadow Stealer said but Seth didn''t fail to notice the man was trembling in fear. He sighed and took a step but the man ran away screaming, "I''m just a guide!" One of the armoured guards was on the move, with his great sword that had a dark sharp edge, he dashed at Seth and shed it. [You are in a duel!] "Reti¡­" the red liquid flooded out and encased Seth and pulled him back, but as the dark-edged sword sh the red, Seth lost control of it and the red, under his watch, became grey and then turned to ck smoke. Before the guard shed again, Seth''s hand threw a thumb size crystal, the guard hesitated before he grabbed it and stood where he was before. However, the other guards dashed at Seth and he was forced to bring out 28 crystals and gave them. However, he noticed that the first guard de edge was different from the rest. He was the leader. After Seth bribed them not to attack him, he sighed and walked to the mansion entrance. "I, particrly, mean no harm. I just want to send you to the easy quest for evolution. Now you have to meet the chief and he was not known for his mercy!" The first guard said. Seth sighed and said, "I''m sorry I''m ignorant of that. Do you have a farm? I have seeds that you can nt. I also have fruits. It''s enough to cultivate ten hectares ofnd!" Seth said as he brought bags made of leaves and he put them by the guard legs. Seth wasn''t looking at the man because the crevice in his armour sucked his sight into blindness. The guard didn''t answer and Seth entered the mansion. Momentster, Ash reached there. "Where is he?" He shouted at the guard but none answered, he dashed inside and he met a normal man reading a newspaper while sitting behind a table. "Where is my friend? He helped me awaken my aura, he can help many others too!" With a nce, a st of darkness sent Ash out of the whole dark forest and the mansion door closed. It was then the first guard looked down at the seeds Seth gave him. Seth on the other hand the moment he entered the mansion his vision was blinded by the light. He then found himself in a white expanse. It seemed vast but also confining. He raised his hand thinking he would touch the ceiling but he didn''t, and as he touched forward it was still empty. He was white blind right now. Since there was no shade or outline of any colour whatsoever and the same intensity of lighting from the surrounding. In his vision, the ce was vast and small at the same time. Even with his Aura Sight. He was also naked, there was no shadow also. His tattoos were there though. [Wee to Dark Void Sanctuary] [What does it take you to stay sane] [The chief wants to know that] [Chief Quest] ~Walk ____ And Seth began to walk, he concluded that the whiteness he was seeing was simr to darkness. In the darkness, one can not see the environment, so does this one. But the only difference was that this whiteness allowed him to see his body. Exertion points do not get consumed in normal activities and with that Seth Enoch walked leisurely on the t surface of the whiteness. Second ticked, minutes flew, hours flowed and days passed Seth was walking. He had realized a problem as he saw only the whiteness, even his thoughts were bing white and the whiteness was making his memories be distant. He concluded at the end he might even forget some of his memories. For that, he closed his eyes and walked. As time passed, he was walking, his eyes were closed but he seemed to be seeing white under his eyelids. Not only that, the thoughts he was having were about arge white street full of people in white clothes. "What about my halo!" Seth called but it was there doing its job. If not he will have be something else. He then continued to walk and walk and walk. It was endless, there was no destination, and there was also nothing in sight but white. His mind was bing white, all colours were fading away, as if things were all made of white. "It will be a matter of time before I break down," Seth said but that made him fear that he would die or be consumed by something. At that time he felt the moon above and below, trying to recover him. He kept going with no aim, he stopped for a moment before he summed the womb and called the three dragons. V, Temra and Vira, all red at him using him with their eyes why involved them in his suicide mission. "Hello, guys. You see I''m a man and I have some needs. I don''t want to die a virgin. I figure that I can do it even with a dragon. At least you are intelligent enough to give consent!" They all gaped at him as his sinister smile shed at them while he was looking at the red dragon in particr, her red body seemed to make him recover from theck of colour in his mind. "I almost forgot what red looks like." He said, "will you go first!" ~I will first begin with warming you up, I need my mate to be burning hot~ Temra said as she recovered from her shock. ~Ha, it will take his entire leg to fit that ce!~ Vira teased. "Ah, well no need, I''m not me resistant yet!" Seth recovered from his whitish delirium. So he continued walking as he stored the womb away leaving the dragons out. None of them spoke as they followed behind. They wanted to ask him to take them back but voicing that out meant that they were willingly binding themselves to him again. As Seth was not alone, the dragon''s temperatures warmed him up, and their walking sound kept him distracted; he felt safe again. From time to time he looked back at Temra, her red scale being his antidote from whiteness. Vira has dim silver scales but ultimately it was closer to white than red, and V was worse, as her scales were more transparent and her flesh was white which made her look more white than the rest. So, their colour doesn''t attract him at all. ~Your butt is small!~ Viramented not in a sexual way, she was just stating facts as she has seen different varieties before. Seth pped the butt cheeks and kneaded them. "They are doing a great job when I sit down!" There was a long silence before V spoke. ~Temra when were you captured~ Her voice was low and there was fear in her when she asked. The fire dragon''s attention was on Seth''s lean and fragile back, trying to solve his mystery. ~Traitor. You inform him about us and our weaknesses. That''s why he came after us!~ Vira said in anger. ~ I didn''t tell him anything regarding you~ V retorted fearlessly against the sound dragon but Temra was silent with noment. ~Seth~ Temra called out and the boy turned his head, his face and body were lean and frail but there was no worry on his face. "Temra, you know your red skin isforting right? It cleaned all the whiteness in my mind" he praised. ~I know. But you shall have gone insane by now! Do you know where you are~ She asked wondering if the idiot knew or if he was just walking aimlessly. "Yeah. I''m in the Dark Void Sanctuary. Hmm, more like White Void sanctuary!" He said. ~You are a fool foring here~ Vira said. ~Why can''t you stay out of danger~ V added. ~Do you know how to escape~ Temra asked. "I will just walk till eternity. It''s as simple as that!" He said before he continued walking. ~He is insane~ V mumbled. ~Agree. Temra you can kill him using the inheritance right. His bind will break~ Vira subsequently said. ~There is no escape. This little frail worm has the mind of a titan~ Temra said dejectedly. The two dragons became sad and looked at the fragile human as he walked in the expanse of white space. ~He will soon be devoured by the void, we will escape by then~ V said, not convinced. ~Yes!~ Vira agreed but Temra only frowned because she knew that was impossible. This human tried to enve her but was dragged into her inheritance expanse where the avatar of her ancestor slumbered but the human survived and even thrive better. What seemed like days turned into months and then a year. Seth sometimes just turned around and smiled at Temra and said, "My beloved red dragon!" Then he continued Chapter 193: Mountain Dust Never once did he stop for more than 10 minutes. His gait was steady, his eyes sharp, his butt as small as before but also they began to like it. It was cute. The baby dragons were also liking his little snake that swayed as he walked, they knew that was the equivalent of the price jewel of all life forms. "Seth Enoch!~ Temra called "Yes, my beloved red!" He stopped and looked at her. ~Do you want to know how to escape~ she asked. She had felt like telling him but refused to until he asked. "I will walk till eternity," He said before he continued. He failed to notice that V was dragging her tail across the white smooth floor, her head was low, and her ws that stroke the floor as she walked were pale white. Vira was still energetic but she too was beginning to tire out. Only Tenra was still full of energy. Soon as more months passed, V''s scales were bing white until they werepletely white and began to crack, her bones also weakened and showed signs of cracking. That was when Vira attacked... ~Die, traitor, ~ She lunged at V at the speed of sound with a wide mouth to kill her. V''s body vibrated and her wings tried to take off but her bones broke and she wasn''t even capable of standing. She copsed and waited to be killed but a pressure descent protected her. ~Why? Temra. We shall kill this stupid variant~ Vira said in anger as she was flung away from V. A telepathic voice echoed in their mind as Temra roared in anger. ~Do you two fools know who we are up against? That boy is our master and there is no way for us to escape from him. Not even I can escape. And now you are fighting to kill each other. We need to work together that is our only chance against him~ Her anger was real, she was the only one who knew their true situation. "I always think you are not a true dragon. You act more like a human that became one!" Seth said. He looked at them when he heard the word traitor again. "She didn''t tell me a thing regarding you. Me capturing four of you is all fate. So stop ming others. Well, V is better, she was injured when I captured her but you are strong and mighty, a leader of a human vige. I outsmarted you and dragged you to her cave then fought you and captured you." ~I''m closest to humans because I understand them. But you never like me, despite my kindness to you~ Seth was silent for a moment before he said, "Actually, it was your nagging that was irritating. I fought Temra head-on, and after the defeat, she knew she lost and she never threw me at others. I know she was severely injured by another fighter." He said. "The truth was I like your aspect most. Your scales were very versatile in daily activities than super speed and Temperature" ~You mean our abilities are worthless~ Temra growled. "Nah. I said daily activity. I use my voice to speak. I hear what others say. It''s sound and vibration. Daily functions. But Temperature that precious thing that has infinite possibility but also pickles does not miss-used it" He said casually before he turned and began to walk away. V couldn''t move, she was barely breathing until Temra breathed fire on her body. She recovered and walked with them. There was dead silence, and dead white and a bleak situation was growing in all of them. If not because of Temra, V would have be white dust but Vira was being affected too. Soon Temra has to protect her too. She used her pressure and body warms to keep them going. They could say a few words and escape but they refused to due to their pride. In what seemed to be years Temra realised that these two stubborn men weren''t going to bend their knees, their body was already half white smoke half white solid, and she was barely protecting them. she chuckled in approval because they have the pride of a dragon but then red at them to do something. "Seth!" The duo called softly, trying not to move hard, lest their body broke to pieces. Seth turned to them and his eyes widened, he had not noticed them like that. "Take us back!" One of them said, Seth quickly brought the womb and stored them, leaving Temra out. Her scale now looked like a diamond with a burning fire inside. This journey was beneficial to her. "You can go back any time, you want!" He said. Time continued to move and when the fire dragon couldn''t keep up, the human became alone again. Seth has be a zombie, there was only white in the white mind. Soon his mental power was no longer able to support him, it was what kept him safe and so his tattoo began to disappear one by one. His skin had be white. It was then he realised that for all this time he has been leaking his mental force and aura. He felt they were now low. "How can I escape?" he whispered. He really did think if he walked he would finish the quest. ~Break the white~ Temra said¡­ but then a powerful force decent against what was said to him. At that moment Seth''s activated aura shed and his body recovered somewhat. Then he clenched his hand that had the two pirs supporting a moon. The energy stored within them was used and his whole body came back to pristine as if it was now he appeared in the ce. He clenched his fist and intended to punch the white floor and he did but he sensed a wave of rage and anger, frustration and helplessnessing from somewhere else. And then his vision vanished. He woke up and found himself sitting across a table with a man reading a newspaper. His face was normal but his pupil was a dark swirling abyss. On the table was a piece of paper that wrote What do you want? There was no pen to write. But he did what he did best for now and that was pay with crystals. The more he added, the more some writing emerged on the paper until he emptied an entire pocket of crystal. And then a word appeared¡­ Dark Void. It was written with a dark ink that sucked in the surrounding air, even the crystal began to be dragged but the man waved his hand and they disappeared. Now there was less animosity on his face. "Sascile Redone!" Seth said instinctively and the Dark Void''s words shifted like a dark hole and his whole clothes were sucked in. "Use your Pure White Stone Will" Retina echoed in his mind and he quickly thought about it and held on to it. CRACK! CRACK! CRACK! He felt as if arge stone inside him was breaking apart. The newspaper-reading man looked at him and shed a smile, a sinister one. "If you do not have Pure White Stone, fall to your knees and serve me!" Seth didn''t respond as he was barely holding himself but also pulling whatever that was pulling him. His mind then split into two, he saw his real body was about to wake up again, and something for the second time was trying to possess him. The moon above was bing furious but she couldn''t do a thing as the sun was above and her power weakened due to that. The man''s sinister eyes increased before he added, "I can only keep it at bay. Kneel and serve me!" There was fear and indescribable despair that swelled up in Seth as more crack sounds were heard, and his tattoo of Stone Will was being splintered. He refused to serve the man but he feared he would be consumed by the dark void itself. In danger scenarios, there was flight, fright or fight. Seth fought back, he grabbed at whatever force that was pulling him and pulled against it with all his rage and existence. It''s better to die, real death than to have some unknown entity take his body. It might be weak but it was his own, and his own alone. Shattered! Pop! The whole boulder of Pure White Stone Will exploded as he used It pulled back and also the Dark Void words were pulled off the paper and popped off like a balloon bursting. The naked Seth in his saw a white mountain of gravel in dust, the dust filled the room and the ck ink of Dark Void smeared on them, making it stick together and the white mountain was sucked into the Dark Void and merged into a single point before setting on Seth''s chest. Where the Stone Will tattoo once was. Chapter 194: Stone Will Evolved Seth flesh began to sucked into that ck spot but then something came from his mind, a flood of irritating white he had been consuming for an unknown amount of time and went into the ck spot. It seemed endless with no end, like a sea. Soon, the white liquid, which was like a white powder mixed in the water, began to leak out and spread around the ck dot. The white liquid increased slowly until it was bigger and began to take shapes bing like a Pure White Stone Will before. Soon the white thing expanded and filled Seth''s body head to toe, along the way his attire was spat out. In an unknown time, the flood of the white from his mind stopped and now he was encased in thick liquid that filled the damned house and even spilt out. "Sascile Redone!" Seth muttered again and the whole thingpressed fast and returned to a normal Pure White Stone Will tattoo. The Dark Void ck spread and darkened the crevices of the tattoo and outlined it well. His lean body stood there in trance feeling his head clear, the danger had abated. His sensitivity to the moon reduced and the fear reduced too. Now he can look at the eyes of the Dark Void Chief with less fear of being consumed. The Chief sinister smile was still there though and he nodded, "Sascile Redone, congrattions, your Pure White Stone Will has evolved. Don''t becent with it though because you are not invincible and immune to fear. This is just a great milestone that opened the door for more growth potential! Remember, we do not mean any harm!" The man said before he gestured that Seth could leave before he continued to read the newspaper. Seth nced at the paper and was surprised that it was a real-life paper from one of the High-ss countries. It told the story of an asteroid''s impact on the country. Check back at m-v le-mpyr for more He grabbed his attire and put on the trouser before he walked out. There, he met Ash sauntering, the yer ran to him in surprise. "You passed the test! That''s great. We need to leave fast!" Seth nodded, he was still in shock at all that happened. Seth wore his attire and followed Ash, "Don''t talk to anyone and don''t look at anything, just the ground!" Seth did as he was told, but he felt a wave of desire to respond and even listen to the people begging him to give them more crystal. Some outright cursed him which made his blood drain, or he felt that he had no bones, sometimes he felt he had no heart. At one time he lost his sight. All that came to stop when he exited the dried forest. "Finally, we are out!" Ash said. [Congrattions] [Pure White Stone Will evolved] [All previous trauma will eventually heal] ____ Seth sighed as all that happened became sense to him. "Your chief is a nice guy!" Ash was taken aback by what Seth said before he smiled, "You think so!" "Yeah, he saved me from White Beast andter helped me with the Void Saliva!" Seth rified. The white expanse he had been walking for an unknown duration was the stomach of a Void Beast, the white corroded the mind and the body of a prey until they became white and part of it. However, a strong body like a dragon or a strong mind like Seth''s can resist that for a long time. The longer one resisted the more delicious they were but also the more fatigue, the Beast will be. That was why Temra said he should destroy it, to her that was the solution. However, the fact Seth recovered to his peak and all the digestion process he had been through was rendered unsessful, which angered the White Beast but the newspaper reading man, the Dark Void Sanctuary Chief, saved Seth or else the Beast would have consciously destroyed him. The White Beast here was just an analogy, it doesn''t necessarily mean an actual beast that existed in one understanding. It might be just a ce, a period of time or something beyond the understanding of man. That was how Seth understood it. The fact he survived that, the Chief gave him a paper that contained ink from Void Saliva, a kind that loved to devour everything and what happened next was the concept of ''white'' that he had lived for years was then consumed by the saliva and merged with the Pure White Stone Will and it evolved. But the Chief also aided Seth in containing it after he saw his resolve. "He is kind but only if you are promising. But if he didn''t like you, feeding you to his Void Beasts will be considered mercy!" Ash said ruefully. "I wonder what you did to be his favourite!" Seth asked, expecting the yer to be amazing. "I wasn''t, I failed his tests and was shoved into the mouth of one of those abominations. Thanks to my Weapon, I survived. And In one of their ceremonies, they decided to burn the Beast I was shoved in as a form of sacrifice and after it became ash in the fire, I emerged from the ashes. Whether he had foreseen it or not, he said I''m annoying because I refused to die so he sent me out to help travellers!" Ash rified. Suddenly, they both stiffened and looked at the forest, a full body white armoured guard stood there, his hand on his sword hilt and his dark eyes fixated on Seth. "Uncle Dark Edge. How was the farm? It''s good right?" Ash was sweating as he asked. Seth recognised him to be the first guard that attacked him. Then a streak of ck ran toward them from the guard. "Damn. Speak. Good or bad!" He shouted as he went to intercept the ck streak. The guard vanished and appeared at the tip of the ck streak while Ash''s cloak was spread to defend the attack. Seth was behind, his heart beating wildly. Trying to understand what was happening. Why would the guard attack him if he meant goodwill? Why was Ash fighting him, shouldn''t he understand what it was? But Ash was asking the guard why he was attacking. He was having that thought when a ck streak reached him and the guard appeared. His sword with its dark edge cut through the air towards him. Seth could react, he was in V Aspector but he didn''t. He just waited to see what would happen. Blood sshed and Seth''s right hand was cut off from his elbow. The white armoured guard grabbed it and began to devour it before he vanished back into the forest. There was pain, but he felt worse before so Seth just stared at the notification saying he was injured and he had lost a hand and then he will need 12 hours to recover. "My people are walking contradiction!" Ash said, "sometimes you need to fight them to know their true intention! He didn''t kill me directly so he means good!" "I figured!" The yers quickly left the ce in case another guy just popped out to taste Seth''s flesh again. [Your Mental Power is being consumed] "Shit!" Seth cursed and informed Ash but he dismissed it that it would be alright. And he believed him. "With all that scary things, Shadow Stealer called Living Roots a nightmare!" Seth said and for the first time, Ash showed genuine fear as he looked at Seth. "You have no idea. Despite all the dangers in our Sanctuary, the Chief conquered it and established a vige there. But not in the wilderness dream of any powerhouse did they ever entertain the idea of settling in Living Roots. The ce was called Grand Purity but to maintain that, every life form in Gawee can be devoured and will be devoured if they came close to that ce. Especially people like us." "I doubt this continent will have breathable air if the forest doesn''t exist!" Seth defended his home. "Ah, that is true. The wind that came from there was always healing." The two walked as they chatted, Seth was learning about the other yers and also how they got up here from that ce. It was simple as Zero was the one that transformed into a half-dragon and flew them over. "There was an old man that went around saying he had found a way to leave the continent. He imed that his brother had died trying to do so and he cracked the mystery. We will be meeting him next week." Ash said. "That will be great!" Seth felt a wave of ease and salvation hearing that. For the first time, Seth felt a surge of hope in his mind, he knew above all others how dangerous this ce was, and he will never lose a chance to escape it and nevere back. "When are we meeting with the rest?" Seth asked about Zambia and the group. "We are on our way there but we might want to dy for your hand to regrow!" Chapter 195: Red Cloak Player Ash was a chatterbox as he talked all the way even as they rested inside a husk of a tree when the sunset and sunrise before they proceed with Seth''s regrown hand. Soon they came close to the rendezvous cave. He was confused that, removing the resting part, the journey seemed very close. As if hearing his thoughts, Ash said, "Our Sanctuary appeared to those who wanted to be there. That''s why you reached there fast. But also some will randomly find themselves there." Seth lost interest in the Sanctuary anymore, what he wanted was to quickly finish the ss Quest and then get the hell out of the continent. Zambia and the rest were in the cave waiting for them. Juma in particr was agitated until she confirmed that Ash wasn''t a clone. Apparently, he can make himself a clone if he wished. "We need to hurry and meet them. So that we set an anchor. After that, we can finish our remaining quests and then head for the exit." Zambia concluded the long discussion about escape. Things have changed from what Ash knew, to meet with some people that knew about the exit for preparation. They discussed many things, one of which was that it was best for everyone to have a ss. Another thing was they must do something noticeable in their Sanctuary to obtain the reward. There were other individuals'' conditions that people have fulfilled but that was for them to personally figure out. Seth wasn''t surprised that he wasn''t the only one that had an ongoing ss quest. Some have some weird things to do that are even moreplicated. He learned that after the st Dragon, as they call Vera, didn''t go back, the power of the Sanctuary was reduced and the people were forced to be nomadic. But thanks to their active aura some of them have reignited their bloodlines that have various functions. One of them was rted to travel. "I need to meet with them again. That old chief did something to me that aided me in many things!" Seth said as they walked to the new destinations. "What?" "He blessed me with Luck +1. And trust me if I say this but without that, I would have died three times." Seth said truthfully. "Haha. Well, to break your shell, luck can only be blessed once by any chief and also by anyone!" Zambia sad. "I do not believe it!" Seth said bluntly. "I swear I''m telling the truth. It happened to me. Sadly I squandered it doing nothing important" Zambia added. "Nah, I''m pretty sure that applies to you because you are too OP. As for me, it will be different!" Seth said this time there was a gloomy look on his face. The yers were silent and seeing him being a bit upset for just telling the truth, they shushed Zambia to stop. "So you are going to track the nomadic people now!" Allen asked Seth and he nodded but clearly, he didn''t want to talk about it. "Here, use this sealed insect. Wherever it flew, that was the direction they were in!" He said. Seth was taken aback but he nodded with a smile. He was already hiding behind the Luck value to ask where the people were. But became frustrated due to what Zambia said and if he believed him as others may normally do, then he may need to concoct another reason why he needs to meet them. There was a reason why he didn''t want to just meet them. One of which was that Sound dragon wasst seen with him and it''s stupid to say they will not suspect anything abnormal about it. Soon they reached a ce where there were hills andrge rocks. One of the yers offered to create a cave but they rejected that. Because they weren''t here to stay. "They are close," Allen said but at that time Seth felt uneasy, it was subtle at first but it was magnifying slowly. He stared at Allen. He was a man with tanned skin and wide eyes. He has a single edge sword on his hip. Allen looked at him too, wondering what was wrong with this boy. Seth looked away but he began to feel the need to run. His face scrunched deeply, his heart beating with Guru gam. At the same time, he felt the temperature rise in his pocket. The other yers noticed his odd behaviour, this was due to being hyper-vignt. Dying was possible after all. He brought the cause of the temperature, it was his rusty Iron Script Compass. There were two pointers, one toward Dark Void and the other one toward Living Roots. But now they were moving fast like a pan. It was confusing but he quickly poured aura into it and it absorbed it. The pointers slowed down before they merged and rotated slowly. But Seth''s face was ugly, as the pointer was a bit wider than the two and it marked something. "River¡­." Seth muttered without warning and from one of therge rocks back, the red river flooded out toward Seth. "Reti¡­ concealment!" He added as he brought Dragon Rabbit Foot in his hand. The river moved faster and surrounded them, bing a sphere before it became irregr like the rocks around, at the same time it stuck sand and stones and decorated the sphere, making it look like a rock. He did that without their consent, they did think of resisting but they all prepared their weapons in case he tried something. Zambia in particr has his Yellow Sandhour at hand ready to use in case this abnormal yer tried something funny. But their sentiments were squashed as a dragon pressure pressed on them. Some of them fell to their knees while others made an ugly expressions. Looking at Seth, he was staring at one part of the sphere before his haze shifted and even his body turned slowly, his gaze never faltering. Suddenly, something rang in Allen''s pocket. He brought it out¡­ "Hey, where are you?" A voice came out from the device. "Shit happened. I was attacked by a man that can control blood. I have to run away. But now I sensed a dragon''s pressure around. Hope they ducked it out!" "You mean Bloodmancer," the voice said. "Is that his name? Let''s make a new rendezvous tomorrow!" Allen said with evident fear in his voice. There was silence but then the connection disconnected and then a roar sted in the surrounding before a sonic boom was heard. The dragon pressure vanished too. Both Seth, Allen and the rest sighed in relief but they stayed in the red bubble silently. "I think the dragon left!" Seth said. "Let us wait more hours!" Juma said. And they waited for a long time before they agreed toe out. The red river has shrunk considerably due to prolonged exposure and Seth took in the rest. Seth muttered silently, ''Retina: string defence!'' Then he looked at Allen suspiciously and asked, "what was that?" "We shall ask you that? You should have spoken before you used bloodmancy to encase us!" Fist said. He still remembered the first time it was used to imprison them. "So, next time I shall keep you out?" Seth asked an irritating question. "Yes¡­" Fist agreed but was stopped by Zambia and he asked Allen what was that. "Why was the Deceit dragon flowing us!" "What is a deceit dragon?" Seth asked as he caressed hispass that just saved their life. "It''s a strange dragon that has various powers. One of which was the mimicking voice of humans, tapping intomunication devices, innate knowledge of secrets, conversation, disguise and others." Rena exined, "it''s a peculiar dragon that kidnapped humans from various sanctuaries. It''s rumoured that when a group of 20 powerful people meet the dragon may arrive there!" "20?" Zambia frowned at that moment when a group of 9 yers appeared from a distance, they all had dark cloaks, and one of them had a red cloak. "It seemed you survived!" A tall boy with broad shoulders and dark skinmented. "Yep. We did. You were here all this time?" Allen asked. The people were the ones they were supposed to meet. Suddenly, Seth''spass rotated fast like before, Zambia and the rest have their attention attracted with a grimace. A secondter, a force appeared before Seth, some one has crashed into a thinyer of red string. A string of red liquid that Seth deploy for his protection when he muttered strings of defence But the person reversed time by a second, and appeared right before he crashed, meters away from the strings with a gun facing Seth. Bang! The bullet was red coloured, and so Seth''s green cloak shifted to red and moved fast and enveloped it. Boom! The explosion was redirected elsewhere but then he reversed time again and appeared before he shot the gun, this time the bullet was silver, and the green cloak didn''t react to that. Bang! Seth was sent flying back and then a silver explosion happened. His armour has be hard and the cloak protected his face and exposed hand. Chapter 196 : Enigmatic Seth "Dave, what are you doing!" It was then that the yers were able to react even though they could see time was being reversed and repeated. Zambia made a move but Juma stopped him, two Temporal Warriors shing was not a good thing. "Stop your man, this instant!" Zambia shouted at them before he red at Allen. "Sever!" Seth shouted from the explosion. And a wave of red strings floating thinly around thickened and hardened, by the time the red-cloaked yer that attacked Seth realized he was entangled, he was being shredded. The red cloak yer turned to mist with a groan before his shadow moved away from the mist and the yer came out from it. stranged guns in his hand and then he aimed. Boom! "Force¡­" The azure attire force field shield popped on and sted the explosion away but the second gun fired but by then, Seth had called V. And with his fast mind, he was able to see the trajectory of the bullets and moved away from it but he found the bullet tilting his way. "Retina: Strong Defence!" He muttered. With a wave of his hand, the strings thickened and went against the bullet path and a small explosion happened. "Dave, please. Stop this!" The dark skin broad shoulder yer said. "Leave me alone. I told you my oath!" The yer named Dave said. "You leave me no choice!" Zambia said and he brought out his weapon but the other 8 people all stood to defend Dave. The yer was with them as such they will defend him. "This is madness." Allen shouted, "we are here to discuss how to escape not kill each other. Dave, why are you doing this? Seth saved us from the deceit dragon, he is also a tracker and professional traveller. We need him!" "He is also a traitor that doesn''t care for anyone. A person that is willing to kill his fellow human for his goal. Never trust him, he is a Silent Venom!" Dave said with fury in his voice. "Haha," Sethughed, "An African prince with green eyes!" Dave froze and lowered the gun, his eyes widened, and his heart bleed as he heard that. "What was his name? I can''t remember but I do remember Zezna Redone. Pretty girls, India, small mouth, dark eyes and hair but greying out due to harsh conditions." He added, saying all that, make Zambia and the rest have their heart skip a bit "Such a beautiful creature dried to the bones but strong enough to survive longer than most 30+ yers against the sucking of an ancient tree!" Dave''s aura became dark as he red at Seth. "Seth! what are you saying?" Allen asked. Thank you for reading on m v le_mpyr "I participated in a seemingly joyous ceremony under the tree. The shaman, the cult leader, the Valley Listener and other elders. The hidden vige bowed as I walked by their side. What a glorious asion!" Seth added. "He is lying, I saw him talking to the Red Valley chief and there is no feud between them!" Ady from Dave''s group said she was there at the crater. "It''s true. He told no lies!" Rena said, "Seth, please exin yourself!" She said gloomily. Zambia was confused, he wanted to protect Seth from the Temporal Warrior but what was said and what was presented didn''t make sense. It''s as if Seth was an evil person. "I, Fratile Redone, summon thee. Help me kill this foul person, Sascile Redone!" And a drop of blood dripped from his hand. Then a Red Ghost appeared anding in contact with the blood, it expanded and became a huge bubble before it burst into a 4-meter-tall red monster. Two legs, two arms like a bear, and smooth leather skin, but then it began to change. Red hair grew, its faceless became more like a gori, horn at its elbow, knee and hills grew then its eyes became as dark as an abyss as it took Seth''s body in it entirely. "You wasted this skill to kill him! You should have made it face a dragon" An older man said from their group. Zambia was about to move when Seth said, "This is between the two of us. You can have mypass if I die here!" Suddenly, the gori moved due to its speed. It seemed to have just appeared beside Seth, punching forward but Seth''s green cloak was faster, it turned red and wrapped around the hand and squeezed it into a ball, intending to crush. It was when that happened and the wind blew because of the beast''s movement that the yers realized what happened. But then time reversed by one second, this time the beast smashed the ground and the rubble bounced and he grabbed and threw them as fast as he was able to move. The red string weaved and protected Seth, shattering the rubble into small pieces which Seth was able to take with his shifting armour. But even that felt like a bullet''s impact. The beast then dashed to Seth like before but this time trying to be faster however, it was for nought, as he was captured by the red cloak. The Second reversed again when the rubble was shot. This time after that, Dave had his weapon on hand and he banged the concave drum with the stick. Seth knew how that works, the force it created can''t be defended easily. And sure enough, a massive round milky shield appeared before it flew at Seth. Pop! He busted like a bubble but the red beast turned toward a certain direction and punched. Seth appeared there holding something that released a sound wave in milliseconds. That sted the beast and Dave together. Arge soft mountain crushed and a mini tremor shook the ground. As the beast woke up, it found a thick liquid flowing around and encased it while releasing pressure on it. Seth appeared and inserted a Drumming Scale that emits a particr sound which made the beast silent and fearful. Dave was far away, the beast had pushed him from the st radius. His bones were broken, and his weapons were scattered through. The sound almost hit him point nk but even that was enough to shatter his eardrum and disoriented him. "You see. Red Valley is a very dangerous ce. However, by many people''s standards, the ce I came from was ten times more horrifying, to say the least!" Seth said casually and that was the first time Seth ever mentioned the ce he came from. People were dying to know where. "Why aren''t you using more Temporal powers? What you showed seems weak and underwhelming!" Seth added but then he looked up, the moon was crescent and then he remembered the carnage he had been through and survived. He didn''t even check his stats to know what he was capable of. Another thing was, it felt like his halo was helping him. But ultimately Dave was holding back. "Why did you betray us? Why try to kill Redop? Why side with cultists that sacrifice us for their freedom? Are you not a human!" He stood, his injury healed, and his hood copsed back. Half his face was burned, his left eye was no more, his left cheek was just muscle, and one can see his teeth. Seth stared at him with zero emotions. He found it strange, this was not like him. He shall sympathize but he felt almost nothing for what happened to him. If there was anything, he felt sad that Dave was living a delusion that he was an enemy. ''Redop. How far have you gone!'' Seth thought. "Is that all you have faced?" He asked coldly, the burnt part of Dave cackled in red electricity, and the empty red socket glowed red. Fast as lightning, the electricity shed toward Seth but a sigh escaped his mouth and he muttered, "Retina!" A string intercepted the lightning and sucked it dry before sending it to the beast in the red bubble that it was connected with. Dave appeared before Seth with a ck de that has a dark edge aiming at his heart. The cloak moved and silver light appeared interestingly, the de''s dark edge and its effect were nullified. Now with a thought, the string bound Dave close to Seth and V Aspecto at full power, Seth''s hand appeared on Dave''s shoulder. That was when one of his group just appeared beside Seth with a pistol at that moment Seth was saying, "My dear friend, anger will not protect you from the dangers of this ce." The pistol was shot and Zambia made a move but another Temporal Warrior locked him away for a second. Booooo! Two meters radius of Seth was depressed as a powerful pressure descended. The pistol owner and his hand were crushed to mist and his pistol to pieces. If not for that other Temporal Warrior saving him, he would have died there. Chapter 197 : Seth the Villain? "Life here is all about Mental Power and Willpower!" Seth added casually while also a pale energy exploded from his body and drowned Dave and him into a perfect sphere. "Ahhhh!" A terrifying scream from Dave was heard and a sh of red lightning rumbled inside the sphere but none of his friends moved forward because their body was still shaken by that pressure. It felt like it was from a dragon but at the same time it was not. Not only that, there was a sounding from the red balloon which trapped the beast, it made their body shake. At that moment, few people can have coherent thoughts in those eerie confusing situations. A streak of red lightning burst out of the pale sphere into the sky, changing the colour of the sky to crimson and it cackled with thunder. "You shall rest in peace now!" Seth''s tired voice said. As he came out of the smoke. "It''s true, you are a murderer!?" Juma, Rena, Zero and Fist shrieked. They had held onto hope that all these confusing things happening were not as they were assumed. But it was true, Seth just killed Dave before their eyes. They failed to ask whether he had the way to truly kill a yer. "So, what''s wrong with that in this chaotic ce? Survival of fittest and smartest. Can''t you understand that simple logic!" "You will die!" Four yers from the other group growled but their two Temporal warriors hindered them. "We can take him down, he is weakened" one of them shouted which gave the rest hope but then something burst into Seth and he came back to pristine condition. And that made them gloomy. "You spent 7 days in Dark Void and you''re already acting like that man!" Ash growled with annoyance, "damn it stop acting like a viin." There was silence! "Haha, did I make a good viin," Seth asked, impressed by himself as he looked at eyes looking at him with fear and uncertainty. "Yes, to those who can''t see through you, to me, you are just imitating him!" Ash asserted. "Hmm. That man is scary but bovines are scarier." Seth said. "I totally agree. Those bastards knew how to hold a grudge." Ash quickly concur "True¡­" "What the fuck are you guys talking about?" Rena shouted in confusion. Seth ignored her and took the Drumming Scale from the balloon, which also stopped the sound that made them uneasy. The beast broke away and dashed to Dave, the wind he carried blew away the smoke. Dave''s clothes were burnt and cackled with electricity and his body was leaner but he was breathing. He was facing the sky, his burnt face had recovered a lot, and even his empty eyes lid was there. He seemed to have healed better. That was when the yers sighed in relief and also began to wonder what was happening. This was all confusing. "What exactly is going on?" Juma asked, "things he said and your fights. Will you rify please?" "No!" Seth blurted out, he liked the situation. He appeared enigmatic, and powerful but also seemed and acted trustworthy but also vague with uncertainties. People will think twice about crossing him. ''I have be cold,'' Seth thought, ''was it the Stone Will evolution effect or was it what happened to me with the moon?'' The group stayed away from each other but Seth''s group looked at him strangely. He seemed fine as he sat on a stone ying with a red stick. The only person close to him was Ash. The Dark Void yer was impressed by Seth''s ruthless maniption of the situation. There was no ''listen to me,'' or ''Let me exin what happened. I''m innocent, they lie about me, I didn''t do that!'' He took it at face value, calmly, acted like a viin but also healed the attacker whichplicated the situation by appearing as a good person. By nightfall, Dave regains his consciousness, his body regains its weight and he also seemed have gained a left eye. He sat with a frown before he stood and red at Seth. But he got no response as Seth was just busy poking the firewood with a red stick. Dave calmed down and he talked with their group for some time. The end result was they shall talk about what brought them here in the first ce. Forgetting the misunderstanding. "My name is Audrey and I met someone called Barbados during one of my dream voyages. He said that he was trapped in a ce that existed between the Real Game world and this Continent. I wasn''t able to understand him much but I know through my powers, he wasn''t lying!" A tall woman exined she has long coal covering her and a veil on her face. her hand in white gloves rested motionless on her thigh. "That is your clue?" Zambia asked not to be convinced, "the knowledge of deceit dragons has opened too many possibilities of treacherous ways of the dragons and even other races!" He added. "Ahem. I know her in the real world. And before I met you she was the guide who helped many of us to survive the few weeks on this continent. She discerns the effect of different death. True Death, Injury Death, Confusion Death and Normal game death!" Allen voices his mind. "Oh, she is the Dream Fortune!" Rena asked in realization as she looked at the woman in a new light. Seth was not aware because he was low-ss and did not have ess to a high-ss chat forum. The woman has been actively telling various information that was otherwise unknown at the beginning of the game. She also made a lot of predictions and assumptions about the game to the point others assumed she was an official from the game until some of her predictions were proven wrong but those that were right aided many yers to survive. "I didn''t see you at the moon crater, despite you being the one who sent a warning that the moon is abnormal," Juma said. "I was¡­ there but it''splicated!" Dream Fortune, Audrey, said. No one pressed about what she said but Zambia and Fist pressed whether they could trust her and whether she was not being controlled or being enticed to lure them into their death. Seth was silent as he observed the 9 people. Dave has recovered well but he seemed to be in thoughts unaware of his surroundings as the debate heated off he said. "Every step is filled with danger. It''s just whether one was willing to tread it or not. Dream Furniture has never tricked anyone before. The knowledge she gave out is confirmed, she always said it with certainty and none of them ever failed and for the unconfirmed ones, she also indicated that. She trusted this man Barbados as such I trust her. You are wasting time here with meaningless arguments on something we will never convince you of. Make a choice here and cut the damn crap!" There was a moment of silence before Zambia said, "It is just fear and that keeps us alive. What do you think?" He asked his group, "Allen, I know you are on board already, what about the rest of you!" "Is he one of you? Last I heard there are twelve of you. Samsi and Blessing were reported to have departed from you!" The broad shoulder asked as he pointed at Seth. ''That will seal their intention on me!'' Seth thought fast. "Yes. He is one of us." Zambia asserted. The group of nine whispered among themselves before they said, "you will keep him at bay!" That made Sethugh but didn''t say a thing. Strangely, Zambia and the rest alsoughed, especially Ash, who can see Seth''s facade. "Yeah. I''m responsible for my group." Zambia assured. "Good. We all got things to finish for that reason time was set. It wasn''t by a whim but the only way to reach the ce is at a specific time. So, one of the yers we already met sacrificed his powers to create a summoning ring. Those that tacitly agree will be summoned no matter where they are in thisnd. But one can also refuse the summon but there is also a way to go manually. When the timees there will be aligned stars in the sky, follow them and find the ce. It will be dangerous though!" The man exined. "We didn''t catch your name?" Zambia asked. "I go by Gunpowder. The leader of this group and also her bodyguard!" He said and pointed to Dream Fortune. There were some small talks afterwards but then everyone stood to leave when Dream Fortune said. "Good deeds should be reciprocated¡­ be careful with them and have no more or any at all?" Seth skipped a beat and activated his Aura Sight to see her but he found that his eyes were being turned apart, he then poured aura into them and also held in his mind on his Pure White Stone Will as an anchor. Chapter 198: Aura Activator What he saw dazzled him, she was real but there was another her like a shadow with a massive head that vibrated a certain frequency, echoing through thend. Her real body was barely holding it at bay. That''s why she acted like a robot unmoving as she sat. Now that she was moving, she held an item that chained the shadow to her. "Hmm. Alright." Seth said as he turned off his sight before he added, "when we trust each other then!" Thest part was an answer to her desire to have her aura activated. With that, she may be able to contain her ability. She turned and moved away, now that he saw the real world, the 8 yers all held weapons against him. His group also were looking at them ready for a fight. Only Allen was in the middle trying to talk things out. Seth wasn''t able to perceive that because the sight was dazzling and the sound was drowning. He would have had his eyes melt out and his brain boiled down if not because of Aura and Pure White Stone Will. "He meant no harm. I perceive him and he sees me. That''s all!" Her serene voice said that made them lower their weapon hesitantly but ultimately moved and walked away. "What is that ability?" Ash asked. "What ability?" Seth asked. "You don''t know. Come on, we all saw it. Don''t lie to us." "Describe it please!" Seth asked, he did feel his aura had drained a lot and he was now having a headache. "Your aura released pressure and then your hair waved in thick pale liquid, and then your eyes seemed to be drowned in pale liquid too. As you muttered in weirdnguage!" "Damn. That sounds cool!" Seth said as he tried to imagine that, "I need to check my stats. "You spoke dragon tongue!" Juma asked, the other group were distant but they stopped and looked back. "It''s not dragon tongue but something simr. What exactly is your ss and main ability? Now that you are officially one of us, you need to be honest. And where the hell did youe from? You said that it''s more dangerous than Red Valley!" Zero asked. "That''s what people say but my home is the best home," Seth answered thest question but as he wanted to say Living Roots, he felt uneasy in his heart so he kept it shut. ''I guess the result of me using full Aura Sight and Pure White Stone Will is having those changes.'' "The pale liquid is my aura condensed in one ce. In this case, my head, it was to augment what I just did and that was Aura Sight. I can sometimes look at an inactive aura. Well, you all can deduce that." They nodded and Seth added, "Looking at some beast, animal, or lifeform aura was like trying to see a needle in a depth of ocean due to how small it is but know this, everything has an aura. But the dangerous part was others have a massive aura that if you looked at them it was like looking at the sun even if they are inactive. Dream Fortune was like that, Dragons even their babies too, I don''t know about eggs as I never saw them. The ant we met at the tunnel during our exploration was like that. But generally, I felt instinctive fear when I decided to look at someone that would hurt my eyes." Seth borated on his ability. Well, they knew he can activate aura so it''s safe to assume he can see it. So, his exnation will just confirm and borate on their understanding. "So you use your Aura to enhance the Aura Sight and your brain to look at her sun-like Aura?" Juma asked and Seth nodded. "Another thing was, All human Aura is Pale but emotions, certain prolonged actions, strange thoughts and knowledge can tent it to something else. So, you better check your Aura if it was tented!" "I don''t believe that. My Aura is Pale and brown sometimes and my measurements say I''m good!" Zero said in denial, some of the yers looked at Seth in hope of more exnation. "Why would a fake dragon that snooped around messing with people''s direction have a pure pale Aura? That''s impossible!" Seth said with a frown before he smiled and exined. "Bloodlines also affect Aura. I''m still learning but generally if one''s aura changes a bit from pale, it easier means bad, partially bad, or unknown change. The change can be neutral. What was known was that the personality of a person will have a slight change with or without their knowledge. For example, when I got to like red, I unconsciously gathered many red items with me. Even painting my attire red, if not because I noticed my Stone Will and my Aura misbehaving I won''t recognise that ande to my senses. Even when I knew it, it took me a while to change. That might be a bit different for other people but it''s still there!" "What colour is Dave Aura!" Allen asked. "He is tainted by Red Valley just like me before. But my aura ability allowed me to revert it to normal!" "What is the ideal colour!" Daura asked. A silent short guy that loved watching people from a distance. "Pale. I believe that. Let me exin!" Seth said, trying to find better words. "Aura is not a spirit but there is a portion in it. Part of the mind, which are thoughts, part of physical conditions which are your body, part is emotions and that is what one feels and something else. These amalgamate became an energy or substance called Aura. Let''s take the food we eat, the best oue is to be digested and be part of us, we grow due to that and our organs develop. It''s the same thing. Experience in life boosts the aura quality and quantity but imagine if the food caused some changes to the body that was out of the norm. It can be good or bad depending on what it was." "Another example was using Aura. You can discern if someone has more organs than normal or if he doesn''t have one or two or if something out of the norm was happening in his body. Dave''s aura almost turned red due to that lightning power also it was that reason that stopped him from healing. In his case, if he regains his pale aura, then his injury will recover to normal in normal situations of course. But this is Gawee, there are other undiscovered things!" Like students they listened, trying to determine their conditions through Seth''s exnation. "How to increase Aura?" Rudra asked. Another yer that Seth rarely interacts with. "Like you exercise your muscles. Use it and use it. Not in the fight though, of course, you can do that but best in a silent ce alone while trying to control it. The best way to expel it and then wait for it to recover." "I tried enhancing my abilities but it was negligible, to say the least, but at some point, it became negative because I became tired faster," Rudramented. "Do you have good muscle control?" "What do you mean!" "Fist, you specialized in physical right?" The huge yer nodded, "Activate your air and imagine it as muscle then shift it to make a strong fist." A thick brown and white aura appeared on his body and making a first, the aura shifted to his hand immediately making a sphere there. There was shock on his face, he had never thought about it like that. "The great way to control your aura is to have very good miscues control." Seth frowned as he remembered something before he smiled in realization. "Yahoo, I can do that too now!" His change of demeanour surprised them and further, Seth began to dance. He remembered that he obtained a skill called Conscious Deliberation, a skill that allowed him to control his involuntary physical functions. "Haha. It took me months to do what he did because you know I''m not that good. But I just realized I have a skill thatpensates for that now!" He said tedly. "Congrattions then!" Juma and Rena said with a smile. His happiness was infectious to them. However, they will never understand him, having physical strength was his dream and now gradually he was getting that. "I feel like I can take it back but there is this feeling of not doing it!" Fistmented as he manipted the aura with ease. "Well, it''s being infected by outside auras," Seth exined. "Try to activate a skill!" Ash said. Suddenly, the hand expanded and became huge like a bear''s paw. With sharp ws! "I just developed a new skill. Bear Paw!" Fist said in surprise. [Congrattions] [Aura Activator title has gained +1 Point] __ Chapter 199: Bloodline Merchant ''Hmm. I''m a mess. I got a title when I finished the quest of activating 100 people but never checked it, right? I need to visit my status! No, It''s not in that, it might be in Aura Tome!'' "Wow. That''s amazing!" Ash tries to cheer the situation. "Can we do that too?" Rudra asked. "It defends but you can try!" Seth said. There was something unique about being aggressive and soft at the same time, that was people will respect you and also be wary of what you could do if they cross you. Above all that, if you showed you have something of value to give them they wille to you. Especially, in this dangerous ce. Seth''s action was full of controversies but they knew now they can rely on him in dangerous situations. The group went back to their hiding ce as Seth imparts more Aura knowledge to them. Some even opened up to him and showed him some of their skills with the hope he can aid them to use aura on them. "Now what is everyone''s goal for the time being!" Zambia dragged back the true issue at hand. It turned out that Seth wasn''t the only one with the unfinished ss Quest. Others also have some weird quest that was imposed by their ss. "I''m required to have a third bloodline before my ss evolved to Battle Beast, a raceparative to Dragons!" Fist said. "I have acquired some powerful bloodlines but I already use them on some of my summonses!" Allen said. "Yeah. Me too. There is this sanctuary that allows you to hunt beasts for their bloodline. But when I acquire one powerful, I was kicked out and banned from it before it disappeared" Zambia said. Seth wanted to speak but he hesitated and kept silent. "I want to acquire the blood of a virgin dragon!" Rena said and everyone looked at her strangely. "Virgin?" Seth asked. "Yeah. Well, it''splicated, but what it means was a young dragon that never has sex with any dragon." She exined more. "I havee across dragon blood but I don''t think it will work for you!" Seth said. "Is he a young male?" She asked hopefully. "Must it be male? But I did think he is young!" "Show me!" She said. Seth hesitate as he looked at the expectant faces of his new group before he sighed and brought out a red leaf roll and ced it on his palm. The leaf was unrolled and a drop of blood appeared inside. It looked normal like any drop of blood. There was no pressure or anything, just like human or animal blood. "I need to feel the pressure to know if it is what I need!" She said. When a sliver of the red on it began to peel away, a portion of the true blood appeared and a wave of pressure spread before Seth closed it. "You used the red liquid to coat it!?" Zero asked. "How potent is that liquid and is it the same as the one we visit in that ce!" "Very potent and I don''t know. This one originates from Red Valley!" Seth twisted the truth of the red liquid. "That''s why you refused to enter the Blood Ancient!" Juma said and Seth nodded but his attention was on Rena. "It''s not young. It just moves to adulthood. Certainly, it has spread its genes!" She said dejectedly. "That''s worth a try. My remaining quest was to find a source of this sand!" Zambia said as he showed a white sand in a vial, "with it, I can replenish my time devices and also do other stuff. But this requires me to travel all over Gawee, which I''m doing!" People looked at each before they shook their heads, they know nothing of it. But strangely he stared at Seth, "Perhaps in your travels, you havee across something like it?" Zambia asked Seth specifically. Seth smiled and shook his head, "Why asked me directly while I shook my head!" "You are a traveller, and you seem to have some fun stuff with you!" Juma said. "Everybody has fun stuff. I do have a source of beast bloodline but I don''t know how to extract or even store it!" Seth said as he looked at Fist. "What kind of bloodline!" Fist asked, he didn''t get his hope up, as he hade across many that were useless to him. Seth chuckled and kept silent, he was contemting a problem. There was a stigma on him that he aided NPC murdered yers but his actionster, the healing Dave say otherwise. Another thing was they wanted to believe he was not the murderer depicted. The main problem was he has shown his interest in finding the people of that vige now turned nomadic, what if they think that he wants to kill them or something and plot against him? "It has the title of pride in its name!" Seth said atst. "How much do you want?" Fist asked hastily. "How much?" Seth asked "Yes. 1 to 10 million unions I can afford!" Fist added. A shock was written on Seth''s face. ''10 million unions? Is that for real or is he ying with me!'' "If you have more I''m buying!" James another silent yer said. And Seth looked at him with shock too "Name your price, no matter how much." "Hahaha!" Sethughed and mmed his thigh, "you guys are bluffing right?" "Bluffing?" Fist asked seriously, "do you think we will bluff about these things?" "Maybe you don''t have it. That why think the value is outrageous?" James said, "my mother died in this game and whenever I logged out I can''t even remember she died here because what happened was that after she exited, she behaved partially normally but then she mistakenly put her hand in the electric wire. It shouldn''t even be potent enough to shake her hand but her heart stopped and then that it!" The yer said. "The knowledge of her death in Lightning Valley will be always erased when I was in the real world and when I came back it returned like an avnche!" James added with an icy look. Seth sighed with grimaces before he said, "Do not nce at the moon, do not visit questionable sanctuaries, don''t trust lone NPCs, don''t trust mountains that are in too many clusters and those that are alone. Don''t go where abhorrent monsters are absent, especially ces you know they should be!" These were his summarized experiences. "I do have battle beast bloodlines. But the thing was you said Union. How the hell are we going to exchange money in-game? But that is not even the main problem, I don''t have an extractor or even storage for that!" "Hey, people can exchange money now!" Rena said. "Really?" Seth asked. "Are an NPC or what. There are two ways. Don''t you watch new functions and news in your cabin? What kind of cabin are you using?" James asked. "Ahh, Rank 5 Cabin and¡­ I was trapped here for months, so I didn''t know what was the newstely!" "But people can now log out even under Gawee pressure¡­." Zero wasn''t convinced but he became silent after he saw eyes on him. "Well, it is what it is. What are the ways for the exchange?" Seth said. He was then educated that those with Bronze Cabin can use their office space tomunicate and exchange games and real resources through it. The good news was that others that didn''t have the cabin can also use another Bronze Cabin. The second way was, they can make an exchange now with a special gold and convert that gold into numbers which can be used to input into a specialputer in the real world, that will automatically credit the ount. "Well, that was very convenient. What about the ce to store the bloodline?" Seth asked. That is when eyes went to Fist. He was the one that said he came from a ce that utilizes bloodlines a lot. So he must know something like that. "I have containers, but I don''t know how we are going to do it. It''s very valuable!" He was now very sceptical. "I will buy that. How much?" James said. He was more serious than Fist because he knew only strength can keep him alive and he needed that at all costs. "I have three vials. Two once contained my bloodline, and thest one was for the third one. It has a Dragonw bloodline but I sold it because it has scales which I didn''t need!" He said, "the vials are more valuable than my bloodline that''s what I''m saying." "50,000union for one!" James said. Fist hesitate and nodded in agreement. The two brought out their asteroid weapon and touched each other, that''s all. "Is that it?" Seth asked and they nodded. "There might be some logistics but in about a week, I will get the money." Fist confirmed. Chapter 200: Essence Elevation Core! Fist brought a transparent vial and gave it to James while James gave it to Seth. He checked, it seemed ordinary but with Aura''s sight, it seemed deeper than normal. "Rumours are that the vial can survive one dragon breath," Fist said. "That''s good. How will you induce the bloodline in your body!" Seth asked. "I already have bloodlines so ingesting it will be easy. But I don''t know about James." Fist answer. "I will find a way!" James answered. "Okay, I will use this one to store James'' bloodline." Seth said and checked if it had a name and found James'' name on it, so he put it in his pocket, "when and where are we going to meet?" Seth asked. "What are your goals?" Fist asked. "ss Questpletion. But it will take time because there are two moreponents I need to aplish. One was to guide people to their fortune and two¡­ I will not say!" Seth answered. For some reason, he felt saying Living Root vige was a bad omen. "Can''t you lead us to the bloodlines!" James asked. "Haha, yeah I can but I won''t. I''m going rich. So I will go monopoly on this one!" Seth said shamelessly. In the end, Fist pushed away his insecurity and gave Seth another vial. After that, they separated. Seth walked slowly dragging for the night toe and when the moon was above shining, he used V Aspector and ran, took a detour and ran toward where the direction of nomads was. He knew he was blessed under the moon, so if there was anyone following him they would surely lose him eventually. Seth was right on track because Zero did follow him but suddenly he lost him. Zambia groups were divided, some were saying they should go and warn the nomads but others were not. Most see through Seth''s facade and don''t believe what he was used of. And when Zero went back with the news that Seth had vanished under the moon, they became a bit fearful. And they abandon the thought of investigating him. Seth walked with no fatigue but excitement, the feeling was different he felt as if at home where he can do whatever he wants. Not even abhorrent monsters looked his way and in no time he reached the ce. It was a small valley with dried leaves and branches of a dead tree. Seth assumed that they grew when the rain camest time. He was not sure though. There was no one there but the human footprints showed they were there. So he stood there and watched. But noticed that there was no abhorrent monster and he frowned. But suddenly he saw something run toward him, it was as big as a cat. Gawee Monster has smooth furry flexible skin, red eyes and a mouth with teeth. The more it came close, the more Seth felt he recognised it until it came close to attack him. Bam! It crashed at Seth''s halo. [Enved Gawee Monster has attacked you] "Eh. That''s new!" Due to his Halo being level 1 now, he has this function too. He nodded, he needed to check his status soon. This Gawee Monster was the fragmented one that split after he enved a big one, and itter consumed the bigger one after Seth killed it. The monster has been wandering around seeking to continue its evolution of bing Gawee Beast, sensing its master it ran to have a bite. The little monster was flung away at first but now it was eyeing Seth from a distance. Seth too was eying it with a smile. He has just got an idea. And under the blessing of the moonlight, he knew it might seed. He walked towards the monster and it pounced on him, this time the halo barrier cracked telling Seth it was not unbreakable. Seth then raised his hand intending to call Mantle but then the monster became very still and his connection increased. That means no need for more envement. "Transform!" Seth said and the monster''s flesh wiggled and its mouth opened wide disgustingly. Last time Seth felt aversion and difort but now he felt nothing. Its red core deeply inside was presented, but it seemed to be on fire. That was it was brimming with energy. Seth then brought his Gawee Monster Core that he tempered with. [Nameless Core] [A boy angered a Cataclysmic Primordial Pir and yet, he has the audacity to create a New Core using the very power sent to annihte him.] [Core Skills] ~Unknown ~Unknown ~Unknown [This core will have three skills, discover them] ____ Seth felt as if the moon''s intensity on him had increased before it then dimmed down but he brushed that as his imagination. The cat-sized Gawee Monster trembled and tried to move but Seth said, "I''m your master, stay and do what Imanded!" The monster became more docile. Seth bent as he moved the Nameless Core intending to make the red core absorb it but the monster''s body began to swell as if it would explode. [Unable to merge] "What shall I do?" Seth asked. He then tried to make the core touch at least that will send energy but the red one moved deeper and was covered in flesh automatically. "Send energy!" Sethmanded. Thinking it needs verbalmand. "Purify the Gawee Monster!" He added. "Moon purifications!" He said many things but nothing worked and the little monster got tired of staying in that twisted flesh form and it returned to normal andy there. If he has the Moon Dragon with him he will have toprehend something by just looking at her eyes. Having this thought he remembers he has her Aspector, right? "Luana Aspecto!" Seth called and at that moment he felt the moonlight shining on him increased, his cloak became striped with a silver glow. And then he felt things moving in him. He didn''t understand them but one he grasped and that was Comprehension Eyes. The moment he sensed that he realized what he wanted to do. The core has no name and the possibility of what he could do with it was many, some of them tooplicated but now that his intentions were clear, he got his answer. After that passed, Seth felt tired but excited. He held the Core thinking of various names to give it, something that will have the meaning of its three abilities. "Essence Elevation," he said in rtion to his staff [Congrattions] [Essence Elevation Core] [A Gawee Monster Core that has been tainted by the Moon and induced with other energies] [A boy angered a Cataclysmic Primordial Pir and yet, he has the audacity to create a New Core using the very power sent to annihte him.] [Core Ability] ~Unknown? ~Unknown? ~Unknown? [This core will have three skills, discover them] ____ From what he has gleaned, he can use the core to power instruments, he can also put it in water to slowly remove the essence of the moon to produce [Moon Essence Liquid], he can put it under the moon and it can absorb the light, he can use it as light in the dark. He can shoot energy sts from it, he can scare away abhorrent monsters and even restrain monsters with it. One thing that was vividly shown was that the core still contains the chaotic energy of all the creatures the monsters have fed on and evolved with but their blood red and deep crodo essence was gone and became neutral energy. So Seth can also grab each of these creatures'' energy to learn of their chaotic life. If he was good enough he can even extract some abilities from it. He can also use it to summon a moon beast. There were so many possibilities. Regardless, there were passive abilities but he can make them active for better utilization. Moonlight absorption and its Lighting functions. As long as the core energy was depleted and it was put under the moonlight, the core will be recharged. The core was always glowing. The most important knowledge he got was how to use the Essence Elevation Core now and so Seth closed his eyes and made his mind focused on the Essence Elevation Core. He felt the roars and noise of all the beasts that were consumed, some of which were humans. He split his attention to his Stone Will, and all that violence roars energies were contained. With ease, he grabbed the essence of the moon that has his M-y energy in it and pulled it out from the Essence Elevation Core. As if it was his arm, he gained great control. "Open?" Sethmanded, this time he focused on the little monster and his Stone Will. With zero resistance the monster opened its body wider than before and pushed its red core out. But it instantly began to crack as it touched the wind. He immediately knew that was the weakness of this monster. Expose their core to the outside wind. Chapter 201: Living Core Invasion So, he swiftly pushed the wisp of the essence, in a thread line to the red core. And the moment it touched the red core, it resisted hard but as it was cracking it absorbed the essence to repair itself. "It looked like it was a good thing for it to crack!" The energy in the red core became more violent but Seth made the wisp thread wrap around it and stopped it from that. Not only that, the wisp that was in the core began to harmonize the shes between various energies. It involved Seth''s mental fortitude and so it was so easy to achieve. That was when he kept learning many things about the creatures and their behaviour and the core itself. For the Abhorrent Monster to be Gawee Monster they have to feed on normal animals and beasts that were not contaminated like them. They also need a lot of water. But feeding here doesn''t refer to just biomass, they feed a bit of aura and spirit. Then theypressed it and merged them to their core. If it reached a certain saturation, the core exploded. Then the Gawee itself, most of the time, will aid them inpressing another bigger core. The new core was usually fist size or two fists in size. And inside it was vast, what Seth was feeling was that it may amodate a small Mountain inside with no problem. To be Gawee Beast from Gawee Monster, they will feed higher quality biomass mostly fresh kill to have a high-quality aura and spirit. The biomass became part of the body while the aura and spirit were stored in the core. In verity, they can feed more than what they usually do due to the vast space in the core but because each aura and spirit were not simr there is violence pushed against each other. The more they fed the more violent the core became until the violence was so intense that the core couldn''t handle it then it cracked. The body of the Monster and Gawee will force it to heal it back and that pressure will force the countless aura and spirit to merge and have some unity. The higher the percentage of unity the better but if there was no unity, the Monster will explode. At unity, pure energy will be released and then the body will have a qualitative change and they be Gawee Beasts. They became a lot stronger but they will lose the perks of manipting their flesh like before. Sarodo was born with Seth''s blood and flesh that has enough potent aura and spirit to give birth to something higher than a Gawee Beast. That''s what Seth gleaned. Now Seth was bypassing those long procedures and when the energy from [Essence Elevation Core] was inside the red core, he began to exert his mind''s influence. There was resistance and he realized that if he was not careful the core would explode. It turned out that the gradual violence of the energies inside made the core hardened and by the time it was saturated in chaos, it was strong enough to resist the breakthrough. So, Seth weaves the moon essence at the side walls from the inside. While also making sure the essences rub on all the different energies inside to make them slightlypatible. It took some delicate and technical processes before Seth felt it was enough to exert force. "Close!" It immediately became a ball of fur skin. But the wisp thread was still sinking into the core slowly. The energies were merging into one with some resistance but not enough for Seth to be concerned. In what seemed like an hour, the red core rejected the wisp and Seth removed the Essence Elevation Core. Using Aura Sight, he can see that the merging was trying to break, but the essence inside was too powerful. It was made with three powerful energies... 1~Yellow Energy 2~Moon Essence 3~Tint of First Might Yellow Energy can purge all kinds of energy in a substance or life form. Moon Essence can pierce and mix with all kinds of energies making it invasive to change the nature of things. The Tint of the First Might in the Yellow core absorbed the yellow energy and converted it to better energy that was more potent and stable. And so, the red core energies were consumed and converted into Unity. [Essence Elevation Core] [A Gawee Monster Core that has been tainted by the Moon and induced with other energies] [A boy angered a Cataclysmic Primordial Pir and yet, he has the audacity to create a New Core using the very power sent to annihte him.] [Core Ability] ~Living Core Invasion! ~Unknown? ~Unknown? [This core will have three skills, discover them] ____ "Okay!" Seth nodded but waited to see if there was anything that would happen but nothing. The red core now was in perfect unity and so there was calm in the beast. "Based on what I learned, unity should leak energy and transform the body." Seth wondered. At that moment he heard some distance movements and he quickly brought out the Drumming Scale and made it pull the sound close. It sounds like a heavy rock grinding above another rock. The sound came from a kilometre into the dried forest. At the same time, hispass began to rotate fast. "Dragon!" With zero hesitation Seth bolted into the dried forest toward the grinding stone. He also heard human voices there. With V Aspector and Moon Blessing, his body blurred like a spectre and reached the ce, 1 km away faster than normal. He found two men, one with a sword and another with a crossbow peeking. Seeing him, he was shot with a crossbow but he dodge and shouted. "Dragon ising!" Their faces nched in fear and they turned and ran into an old well that had a t stone as a cover. Seth followed them and he was about to jump, the wind blew and a massive red dragon appeared above where that little Monster was and then¡­ Dragon Breath. Seth jumped in with no regrets before the hot wind reached them. That was an adult dragon, its dragon breath was not going to be simple. The others werended but he floated down fast and he reached them, raising their weapons on him, one of them pulled a lever which made the t stone close the well. Seth didn''t get distracted as the heat began to permeate from the walls before a tremor shook the underground well. "It''s an adult dragon," one of the people said in fear, "move the kids away from the walls and the metals." The same voice added. Cries of children were heard. The kids were scrambling but their eyes were on the walls and above. His Heat Sight was rming him as the temperature was increasing. "Temra!" He ignored the people with des at him and raised his hand, he felt he had grabbed something subtle and moving. He felt his body begin to warm up. With waves of his hand, he managed to shift the temperature from around the walls toward the wall that was in front of him. The heating well cooled down and then he tried to shift it up toward the t stone cover. "Shit it''s above us!" Someone said, she seemed to be able to sense dragons. Seth too can partially see its aura because of the heat he was seeing. And then the heat increased, the dragon was pouring fire at the well cover. In no time the stone cover heated up and became red. The temperature inside the well increased faster than before. Seth even with his temperature control can only hold it partially. He immediately focused on his Stone Will and found him adjusting but he had the feeling the dragon could see them. "Fall as if you are dying. Lie down!" Seth shouted. "Why will we ept your order!" One of the people holding a weapon against Seth let out "Because I control the damn heat power. Do as I said!" Seth shouted. They were convinced with fear and so they began to lie down even though they were beginning to suffocate. But even as they all lie, the dragon stayed out watching and pouring more fire from time to time. Seth then fell to his knees, as he concentrated his mind on pushing the heat away. He fell down and closed his eyes, then he stopped his heart with Conscious Deliberation skill. That was when the dragon flew up but came down numerous times before it left. Guru gam Guru gam His heart beats and he stood quickly, his body swaying, his exertion points almost depleted. "River.." A Red River flooded that almost filled the underground well but fast he flooded it outside and it toppled the stone cover, he grabbed a portion and was pulled out. Breathing fresh air, he said, "Retina: grab the human in peace!" Chapter 202: Carnivalistic Forest ***** He found his mind depleted but the red river did as he assumed. All the people were pulled out one by one as the liquid wrapped them off. He stored what was left of it because the burning part of the well had burnt a great portion of it. Many also have fainted due to heat andck of oxygen. "Master Seth!" Seth turned and met with an Old man, the chief of Vira Sanctuary where he met Zambia and the rest. "Chief!" He said before he slumped down, "I can sleep since you are here!" The old man watched the yer sleep peacefully and when the sun was rising, he woke up. They exchanged pleasantries before he was given some food to eat and drink. But when Seth looked at the ce where the adult dragon breathed, he was bbergasted. Half a kilometre radius was scorched down and there was a huge hole still red hot, exactly where he left that little monster. Cracks spread all the way from there in all directions and they were still red hot. "Baby Dragon, Young Dragon, Young Adult Dragon and this is the work of Adult Dragon!" The old chief exined. Seth took a deep sigh in anxiety. "Was it chasing you?" He was asked "No. It attacks a ball of fur something!" Seth said. "Damn. That Gawee Monster was evolving, that''s why the dragon was here!" An olddy said, that scared the people more than the dragon fire on the ground. "Are you sure grandma?" A young man with a crossbow asked. "Yes. I sensed it, the monster''s energy was changing faster than normal before it disappeared, thankfully the dragon was here to destroy it!" Gawee Monsters can gang up on a wounded Baby dragon and even get to kill it, but Gawee Beast was clearly as strong as baby dragons; some were even stronger. Another thing was Gawee Beast can''t be killed by anything but things simr or as powerful as dragon breath. They also have powerful instincts that made them avoid any powerful dragon and they were as smart as foxes or even more. They can lurk in a Sanctuary and terrorize them. If they be bold they can form a group and track and follow baby dragons for days or months till they found a chance to strike. They are so cunning that people prepare to face dragons and died faster than the beast. Seth was surprised by the information, what if the dragons knew he made that? What would they do? "So, what brought you here deep into the Gawee!" "Ahh, I was looking for you!" "Us?" The chief asked with raised eyebrows. Seth nodded and he came clean. "I''m doing a ss quest. And to fulfil it I need to turn my Fake Vige into a Real Vige. To do that was to bring people inside." The NPCs were a bit surprised before the crossbowman asked, "Are you a temporal warrior?" Seth shook his head. "To be a chief, you need to be a temporal warrior. The dangers of this ce can only be handled by them!" The man added. But the old man was interested and he asked, "ss Quest? What category?" "Special ss: Amma!" The old man and woman nodded as they eyes him meaningfully. More elderse close to listen to the immortal. "Guard, Guardian, civilian, soldier or what profession!" "Noble!" "Wow. That was hard to get. Usually one has to grow from a civilian up!" The old chief said. "The question is, where did the vige reside!" The olddy asked. "In Living Roots!" Seth blurted out as he stared into their eyes. That was his absolute truth, no deception, if they will note, he will try to convince them and if that fails, he will seek others. "Are you an idiot? That ce even dragons avoid it." A middle-aged man blurted out in shock. "It pushes all kinds of monsters and dragons but allows humans," Seth announced. "All of you,e with me!" The old chief shouted and everyone became like a zombie and stood carrying their stuff. Seth was surprised, he looked around and found more than 30 people, but noticed other old wells far away and peopleing out from there, their eyes too were dull. Now they were about 200+ "What¡­?" Seth wants to ask. "Don''t talk to him. He has them under his control. This way, any monster, dragon or human will not see us moving as a massive group. As for us, we will not get tired even after he loses control of them. Now, you lead us to the Living Roots." The olddy was the only one that was awake. "I don''t want to force them!" Seth asserted. "Most people will not know what they want. But don''t worry. He is our chief and he has kept us alive, that is why many follow us when we be nomadic. You know we aren''t this popted." The woman was calm and patient. Seth hesitated as he looked at them, this time he remembered Redop and Shadow Stealer. All of them weren''t normal. And now he looked at the now calm old man that had his eyes half closed. "He trusts you, as we all do to him. Just guide us there!" Sethmenced to walk and they followed him. They took a detour around the scorchednd toward Living Roots. Soon after sunset and under the moon their speed increased. Only Seth and the oldst were drinking water, the rest were still in their zombie state. Seth found that he wasn''t moving as fast as before as it took him only a single night to reach them but they were spent one day and one night and there were no Living Roots in sight. It was then that he realized that they were far away from the forest but because the moon blessed him, he found them fast but now the speed has reduced because he was driving 245 people. And as the sun rose, the speed had reducedpared to night under the moon. He remembered his quest and called it. [ss Transition Quest] [Amma World has many races with different sets of skills and abilities but ultimately, humans are among the weakest. Amma ss emphasized aiding and helping each other] ~Conquer the four Dragons at four corners of Living Roots Forest! [4\\4]? [Reward: Iron Compass] ~Lead 10 people toward positive events for their benefit for a period of a week! [2>3/7]* ~Change Fake Root Vige to True Vige! _______ [Quest Progression 25>30%] ~Velo Dragon [First generation of a dragon that has traits rted to Velocity and Momentum] ~Sound Dragon [A variant of Sound dragon that have vibrant drum scales as their speciality] ~Fire Dragon [A variant of Fire dragon that can control temperature and fire Rayki] ~Moon Dragon [A variant dragon that has its ancestor blessed by the moon] ___ The one day he spent with them walking was recorded in the second part of the quest. ~Lead 10 people toward positive events for their benefit for a period of a week! [2>3/7]* But he has 245 people with him. "I should be given more achievements!" Seth grumbled but became silent as he saw the olddy looking at him strangely. Sunset and night came, and Seth couldn''t find how far he was but the old woman said. "We are moving faster than normal. I can sense the breeze of nature from here." "Normally, how long will it take us?" Seth asked "Two to three weeks!" She said casually. Seth didn''t help but look at the moon and then at his legs. He activated Aura Sight and noticed there was a very thin halo from him that spread to everyone following him. "Usually, the old chief might need to rest but he was keeping up with your halo!" She added. ~Lead 10 people toward positive events for their benefit for a period of a week! [3>4/7] And quest progression has increased by 35% now. Seth nodded and he even had an idea to slow down but he felt that he shall not do that. So he picked up speed. Before sunrise, they were seeing the trees. They sway in the wind as they wee Seth. He always felt that was the case. They reached the first tree when the first sunlight peeked. The old chief turned off his ability and the people regained their senses. "I believe Master Seth''s words. So I will join him in his vige!" The old chief said and entered the forest. "We can certainly enter." A boy asked. "Apparently yes!" The old chief said. "You should have consoled us? But you just dragged us here." an elder wasn''t pleased. "I''m sorry. But the dragon will surelye to check if that thing is truly dead!" The old chief said. "He was on his way," the olddy said to the people, "I felt it, if we didn''t leave as we do he would have tracked us!" Chapter 203: Script Marker "Let''s go, Seth!" The old chief urged and Seth feltpelled to and so he entered but he stopped finding all people entered. The trees swayed with a cool wind and the people felt refreshed, not only that, but they also felt zero pressure. They fell down and breathed out before bringing out shells of snails of various sizes from their body. "Gawee snail shell has a unique ability to protect us from continental pressure and other hazardous environmental factors." The olddy exined as she held her now crumbling shell. Only the old chief remained standing. "We can''t restter!" The old chief said with a smile. He seemed happier than Seth foring here. Seth went ahead and they followed him until they reached the centre. The ce where the vige buildings were. Seth turned to wee them but found only 52 children standing with bags and nkets following him. "Where are the rest?" He asked, the kids just stared at him with no response. His heart skipped more beats. "Where are they?" He shouted. No answer. He quickly ran behind tracing where they had passed and then he saw them, covered in moss and vines. Some of them hugged trees, halfway merging with them. "Old chief!" Seth shouted, no answer, he went back and found that a kilometre before they reached the Fake Vige, the old chief was a half tree, half human. "Don''t worry about us!" Seth swivelled and traced the olddy''s voice, she was far behind, the first to be entangled. Her hair grew into long vines and her hand merged with a tree, only her mouth was moving. "We are not dead!" She said. in Aura Sight, her aura was the same, "the forest deemed us contaminated. We will be purified and released to live again!" "Tell me the truth!" Seth ordered, "this ce is called Nightmare for a reason, it killed everything that came in!" "And the only thing that was keeping Gawee alive, it''s the source of oxygen for all animals to breathe. Its roots are vast around and under the continent, coiled and keeping the wholend one and intact. It was also the only reason why humans did not perish and why you Immortals are still truly alive. It''s thest pulsing life force and the hope of thisnd!" The olddy exined kindly. "Sacrificing our life for the forest is the right thing to do. Besides we are not sacrificing anything, it is just purifying us and validating us. Sure some of us will not survive because our soul is too contaminated but those who do will be resident here!" Saying resident, Seth realized something, when he was here at first he too battled the forest against Enthrall nature. This is exactly what was happening to them. "You are being enthralled!" He asked. "Yes, after the purification!" She added. "What do you have in you that it doesn''t want!" Seth asked. Her voice became lower and more grating like a bark but she exined, "This is thend where Titans, Ancient Dragons, Angels, Demons and many more have died. Sadly, the death of supreme races is never simple, their remnant will, spirit and even soul can dwell. Eventually, they were digested by the Great Land but their effect and influence are still passively active. And they contaminate lower races slowly and gradually. The Moon above is another pir that suppressed them and made thend habitable for us!" "Above all that this is and where every life form can dwell and live with no expulsion by Amma herself. Possession and corruption of the soul are verymon by malevolent and benevolent races. As the beating and Life force of thend, Living Roots does not tolerate anything it was not approved of. We know of you and we pray for you, and you came and saved us. Despite knowing this will happen and we are still happy toe. We are you people now Chief Seth Enoch!" Shepletely became part of the tree. He activated aura sight and still found her heart beating and blood flowing like normal but at the surface, she was changing. It took him time to take in that all, so he went around gathering stones and burying them inside the foot of the tree. Coming back, he didn''t see them. After checking the rudimentary houses, he found them inside different houses. However, they have turned to saplings. Moss was growing and flowers were covering them. Guru gam! Guru gam! He had assumed they would be considered pure and would not be included but he was wrong. They were just given the opportunity toe to the centre. He saw a book on the floor beside a boy. It has four pages made from an unknown animal''s thick hide. He picked it up and checked it. The first two pages have drawings but were scratched away, the third page has him. The very picture he made in the real world. The one that made Lady Emmanue''s children cry, the one he did to express his agonizing loneliness in the forest when it was trying to devour his mind and enthral him. It was an exact copy, he was sitting on a stone with the saddest face and slumped shoulder of helplessness, his staff was in hisb and his head tilted a bit in giving up. Seth sighed and refused toment. He flipped to another page where he saw a cloudy-looking dragon mming into Living Roots. This one he did not make sense of. Seth tore some vines and put the book into the boy''s bag and walked out of the house. He went into the house and slumped down. [ss Transition Quest] [Amma World has many races with different sets of skills and abilities but ultimately, humans were among the weakest. Amma ss emphasized aiding and helping each other in the world] ~Conquer the four Dragons at four corners of Living Roots Forest! [4\\4]? [Reward: Iron Compass] ~Lead 10 people toward positive events for their benefit for a period of a week! [4/7] ~Change Fake Root Vige to True Vige! [Vetting Residents: 245/50] _______ [Quest Progression 30>35%] ~Velo Dragon [First generation of a dragon that has traits rted to Velocity and Momentum] ~Sound Dragon [A variant of Sound dragon that have vibrant drum scales as their speciality] ~Fire Dragon [A variant of Fire dragon that can control temperature and fire Rayki] ~Moon Dragon [A variant dragon that has its ancestor blessed by the moon] ___ [Congrattions] [Congrattions] [You have reached an impossible milestone.] [You have obtained Script Device, Iron Marker] [Iron Marker] ~Level 1 ~Category: Script Device ~Owner: Seth Enoch ~Use: Establishment [Description: A growth-type device that showed that can mark a newly established Settlement] **** A round head and a sharp pin made of iron appeared on his hand, looking at it made Seth understand more of its use. Seth came out of the mansion and then pressed the pin part of the marker down on the ground. Seth''s aura automatically poured into the marker and a pulse happened. [You have Marked Roots Vige as a settlement. Vetting Residents Survival increased. Other wondering humans that have good in them will be allowed into the forest to be vetted] The Iron Marker can be used to mark ces Seth verified as safe for settlement. And will automatically draw people to that ce. It''s possible to make a sanctuary too. He picked the Iron, it was dull and rusty now and he stored it but as he was going back, he noticed the houses were improving slowly bing whole. Soon a perfect house will be born. "I need to check my status!" Seth reminded himself when he slumped on his vouch. "Status!" [Window] Level: Maxed Name: Seth Enoch ss: (?) Title: Aura Activator? Wondering Self: Serodo [Body Status] Health: Better Strength: 3 Dexterity: 3.1 Stamina: 4 Constitution: 9.1 [Body Traits] ~Locked ~Locked ~Locked ~Aura Sight ~Floating?, Decay Resistance?, Blood Aura?, Ancient red memory. [Acquired Traits] ~Minor Cold Resistance ~Exertion (500 Points) ~Moon Stigma? ~Aspectos (4)? [Body Arms] ~Seth Womb ~Tears Of The Fallen? Clear Stone? Intangible Tangiblity Worm? [Personal Arms] ~Staff of Elevation (Null) ~Azure Attire (E+), Inferior Myriad Soothing Gourd (F+), First Painting! ~Script Devices (2)? ~Red Signature Stone? M-y core (Yellow Chief Core)? (Expand) [Acquired Arms] ~Script Shield (Samsi Gift)?, Red River Stone?, Amma Fruit?, Essence Elevation Core?, small Red Cores? ~Bags, Quill (Expand) [Talents] ~Red Maniption? Aura Knowledge? ~Painting (F+), Calligraphy (F+), Sculpture (F+) (Expand) [Skills] ~Conscious Deliberation? ~Aura Skills? ~Drawing Picture, Painting, Calligraphy, and Sculpture Skills (Expand) [You have three unknown Innate Traits. Reach a condition and unlocked them] [?] indicate new stats __________ He has [Aura Activator] as a title which means he can activate anyone''s aura and help them purify it just like he attempted to purify Dave''s red lightning-tented aura. It prevents him from recovering! Chapter 204: Meddling With Evolution Wondering Self was half his clone and half independent. His basic stats have improved but not by much. His strength was still below normal humans. Body traits contained the effects of his tattoos such as Gawee Dots, Graviton Effects, Blood Aura Flower, Red Flower and Red Fragments and they gave him the ability to resist decay of the Gawee, floating, aura blood, red maniption and memory of a red dragon respectively. His Stone Will, Heart and Heat Sight weren''t present. When he fought Temra his eyes burnt and when he burnt Luana his skin burnt but they didn''t show in the stats. Perhaps they were simr to tattoos. Moon Stigma was the thing on his hand and then Aspectos were there too. He was able to check their description, it was what already knew. Conscious Deliberation Skill was there too. It aided him to control his organs very well. But the biggest change was his character. His mindset and rich experience. The tattoos that aren''t showing also have improved a lot. Especially Pure White Stone Will which still retained its name even after evolving. Suddenly, Seth''s body trembled as he looked outside. There was a deep red colouring from a distant location and he felt a deep connection with it. The red changed to silver before it receded. [Congrattions, you have created a variant Gawee Beast] "That little monster has survived the dragon breath?" Seth questioned but shook his head, "that impossible, maybe it move at thest minute" [Essence Elevation Core] [A Gawee Monster Core that was tainted by the Moon and induced with other energies] [A boy angered a cataclysmic Primordial Pir and yet, he has the audacity to create a New Core using the very power sent to annihte him.] [Core Ability] ~Living Core Invasion! ~Beast Influence! ~Unknown? [This core will have three skills, discover them] ____ Seth brought out the Essence Core and he immediately felt the Gawee beast moulding. From his ce, he can influence what the beast can be. Seth didn''t do that, but soon all the various life essences in it achieved absolute harmony and they became one. Read more content on m-vl-em-pyr The connection stopped but Seth could connect with it if he wanted. After he connected again he sensed it was very weak and moving fast. As if running from something. Seth sighed and just stored the core away, for now, he doesn''t want anything to do with it, lest the dragon finds out its true creator. If it survived, good and if not it was a good experiment. "Hmm. I shall experiment more. I have crodo and blood crodo here?" Seth ran out looking for them, he knew as long as he was in the forest no one would daree attack them. He first reached Blood Crodo, the monster was unsafe and dug up a hole in the ground. Its body was still red and had developed some flesh and muscles. There was a mishmash of crocodile-like hide and also the fur of a normal animal. Seeing him it growled but then Seth held onto his Stone will with intention of it calming down. And it worked. Like before he held the Essence Elevation Core and focused on it, a wisp thread was pulled out and went to the blood Crodo. With no hindrance entered, following the feel of the wisp, Seth found the crodo to have no core. He remembered that when he saw Crodo dissected after the Vulcan Town invasion, they did not have any stone part called core. "This isplicated!" In a sense, what he was gleaning was that Crodo has no way of evolution in a real sense, unlike Anhorent Monsters. When a Crodo was born level 1, it would level up till it reached its maximum power depending on what it was created from. If it was from a low-potential rabbit then its maximum was level 2. And even that, it will not be as strong as Crodo that was born as Level 2. Abuhe Vulcan fought a Crodo that was Level 4 and it was very powerful enough to fight him almost on equal part. Even though Abuhe was holding back his true strength due to the limitation of the town. The thing was he used his powers to anchor the town in the Forest against the force of Gawee Continent and Living Roots. Butter he appeased Living Roots and he was allowed. But the fact remains, Seth despite his ability now doesn''t believe he can face head-on against that Level 4 Crodo. One needs to know that his armour was made from it and was able to withstand all kinds of attacks except those that can bypass it. Blood Crodo was made from bear blood and it started from level 1, and now it was level 3 and it was nowhere near his power let alone the Level 4 Crodo. ''Born Level 4 crodo is a game changer?'' Seth wondered. While he was pondering he felt a change in the blood crodo. Its body was reacting differently. As the wisp thread was moving in the body its cells were absorbing a portion of them and with that now the body was evolving. It was then he realized that eventually wondering Crodos will develop the core and be Abhorrent Monsters. That was if they somehow absorbed some energy from the world. The crodo screamed and its body contracted into a ball of flesh that had partial hide and fur. Deep within energy from it cells were moving toward the centre where a red tumour cell had been growing but slowly. That turmoil cells stored all kinds of essence they feed from another beast. When it became the size of a grain, it hardened and began absorbing the energy faster than normal from the body and it shrunk down. By then the body cut off the wisp thread. The crodo essence was then used to form the core and improved its size and hardness. That made the crodo hide part merged with the body and disappear. Seth went searching for the other crodo, he had already noticed it changes long ago when it started having fur on its body instead of having the crodo hide. Now the fur was more pronounced but it was weaker than before and its aura was very low. As if it was dying. There was also a mark on its neck, Seth sighed and realized. After bing more beast than Crodo his Mantle Of very influence became. pronounce and dominate its mind like the ck panther. "Where is the panther?" Seth wondered but focused on the half crodo half beast using the Essence Elevation Core. This time he actively searched for the clumps of cells and found them. Using Stone Will to grasp them he poured the essence into them and they began to grow fast, preventing the crodo part from being consumed. That was when he found a wonder, the red clumps of cells were very special, something he can''t describe because of theirplexity. But in simple terms, somehow from within they break down and create energy, the energy then creates a bigger cell. It grew bigger but when it reached a certain size the nucleus grew instead. For some time, that nucleus will consume energy like a sink with no end. Soon, though, somehow it will just transform very fast into a grain-size stone. But it was still soft and deep about 1 hundredth of the grain size of the dot that continued to have such energy but this time, it chose what to eat. At that moment, the dot rejected the essence energy and began sucking the essence from the crodo body, starting from the crodo part. While that was happening, the surroundings of the dots were being filled with wisp thread. After the crodo essence was consumed and began consuming all other essences it sucked the wisp thread one more time before, the whole monster turned to a clump of fur. Cutting off the essence core. It then began to shrink in size. This was how Seth rudimentarily felt it. Seth watched it with Aura Sight and he was amazed by the fact that even its aura was being consumed. When it reached a certain critical level the aura burst back but was now tainted with some dangerous impressions. Seth then sensed something and he turned, he saw the other clump of flesh rolling toward him. Like a ma, they shot toward each other and merged. There was some resistance between the cores but they settled. It then moulds like dough for a moment before they be a ball of soft fur with flexible muscles. Two hands pushed forward like a bear and then a mouth slit opened and sharp teeth grew. It was just like the Gawee Monsters he first met. Its red eyes red at Seth but then its attention was attracted from elsewhere. It moved fast to hunt. "It''s still an Abhorrent Monster, not a Gawee Monster," Sethmented, "my meddling made fuse better than normal and have this appearance." Chapter 205: Special And Unique Suddenly he realized what if it attacked the humans. He quickly followed it. While Seth was going around looking whether the humans will be harmed, there was a Gawee Beast, a powerful one digging through underground and moving toward Living Roots. Far above in the sky was the Fire Dragon that attacked the little monster when it was evolving. On the ground though was an Antler. It was strange, it was white, glowing like the moon. It seemed to be looking for something to eat from the ground but nothing suitable. The abhorrent monsters were avoiding it, but those that were close have their malformed body reformed to some semnce of normality. Some even achieve half evolution,ing closer to Gawee Monster. The dragon was eyeing the anomaly, it can feel that the antler was special and non-corrupted. If a baby dragon was close by, they would love to kill it as their first kill. The dragon also senses the other Gawee Beast following the antler, it wants to kill and consume the antler. It wasn''t the only one, there were other four Gawee beasts, each with the same goal. They knew feeding on it would make them evolve to the next stage. Angrily, there was a nasty adult dragon above following it. If they make a move they will surely be attacked by the fire fiend. The dragon too wants to kill the four Gawee Beasts but its fire breath will affect the beautiful antler. The antler senses something good, it gazed at the distant forest that emitted a good scent of grass. It ran toward it, but one of the beasts came out to attack it seeing the dragon swooping down, it was forced to go down. The antler went ahead, it felt dangerous as the forest seemed too good to be real but it stepped forward. A forcefield that felt like water pushed the antler back, but the antler still pushed in, by doing so all other aura and negative remnants it carried in its body were expelled out of its body. It felt weakened but there was plenty of food. It began to graze happily, it was hungry, the sun was hot and the moon seemed odd but it felt at home. As it grazed, it passed by the humans that turned to trees, their hearts and mind boosted and their aura increased. [The vetting resident have a 30% increase in sess] Seth found the notification odd. But just sat and was about to call upon Aura tome to read and practice some aura. "Interesting!" He wondered what caused that or was this a normal thing. He peeks outside wondering if that abhorrent monster he meddled with was the cause. He sighed and returned to sitting. Suddenly, his heart started beating very strongly. Guru gam Guru gam sounds increased. And there was something that felt as if the stone heart was crushing something in his blood. That made him feel a bit energetic and sharp. He then began floating, Moon Stigma, Gawee Dots and Graviton effect tattoos were glowing, something was fueling them. His aura was inting as being produced very fast. His veins protrude and his brain processed fast information. "What the hell?" He noticed a glowing animal outside the mansion eating grass. Seth resisted the effects and ran outside. It was a beautiful white glowing antler with mesmerizing antlers. The connection he felt from it was strong and it looked at him. There was a slight animosity and desire to eat him. "This is the Gawee Beast I made!" Sethmented. Its body has smooth white fur but the muscles were strong and not as flexible as Gawee Monster. There was a deep pressureing from it also. Its eyes were pale red with the silver sclera. It gazed at Seth almost in a neutral gaze just like it looked at everything else. Seth grabbed the Essence Elevation Core and activated the Influence skill. [Antler Gawee Beast] ~Level: 0 ~Type: Special and Unique ~Power: Smoothing ~Weakness: Lack of water [The first generation of Antler Beast in Gawee made by Essence Elevation Core] ________ "Lack of water? You are at home" Seth said with a smile. He brought a barrel and filled it with water using the Soothing Guard. The antler ran and began to drink it. [Type: Special and Unique] ~Special Gawee Beasts are beasts that develop strange abilities that aren''t meant for battle. They can be beneficial or unbeneficial to other life forms. Dragons do not hunt them unless they are negative towards them. Read today on m,v,l,e,mpyr ~Unique Gawee Beasts are beasts that have never been born before. They may be Power or Special beasts. _____ He obtained this information through the core as the beast drank water. It was strange. It seemed to drink litres of water with no stop. [Power: Soothing] ~It releases a white calming aura that soothes the body of all life forms within a 20 meters area. _____ "This exined everything. Its appearance made the people have a 30% chance of sessful purification." But ultimately Seth knew that, for a beast to grow it needed to feed on flesh essences but now the antler only felt the need to eat him, Seth. And that need may increase. To prevent that Seth took from the arsenal of dragon drops of blood and crushed fruits and hey with it. He then made the antler feed it. She resisted it but he forced her to. She swallowed and fell down panting heavily before she began to regurgitate the food. Her soothing aura dimmed and her skin became a tad transparent white, he can partially see her inside. There were still some non-normal organs but overall normal. He went back satisfied with his creation when he noticed the other Gawee Beast running toward him using its two hands. Its sharp teeth mouth was wide and mped at the white Antler. But the purified abhorrent monster smashed at a force protecting the antler. All Gawee Beasts have Beasts Force. Seth sat down observing the white core, it had depleted a lot, and he needed to put it under the moon to recharge. Allen''s message appeared like a burst of bubbles in the mansion parlour. "I forgot about that!" Seth said but he knew the voice message was one way, so he couldn''tmunicate back. So he jumped down and brought the womb, went to [Forth Evolution Aspect: Attribute] where the bloodline was stored. And he brought the two vials. He then brought a paper that had the characteristics of the bloodline they wanted and skimmed through it before he checked the best suitable bloodline. Before he leaves, Rena produces a paper where Fist and James describe the characteristics of the bloodline they want. Fist has Bear and Crocodile bloodlines, which specialized in strength and defence respectively, he now needs a bloodline that will give him a fast and agile body. James wants something strong but if possible he wants bloodlines that weren''t just about brute power but focus more on special ability, escape ability and survivability. Seth coated his hand with aura and thenmanded the womb to show him the bloodline attributes. [Forth Evolution Aspect: Attribute] 1~Dragon Bone shard charm [A bone shard taken from the unknown dragon and charmed with unknown power then fused with Roana Prada''s bone which gave it the ability to resist Dragon Might] 2~Pride Race Lion bloodline [There is a trace of Pride Race lion Bloodline in its ancestor which gave it the domineering presence and boastful nature] 3~Pride Race Cheetah bloodline [There is a trace of Pride Race Cheetah bloodline in its blood which gave it the ability to have fast reflexes and speed] 4~Pride Race Jaguar bloodline [There is a trace of Pride Race jaguar bloodline in its blood which gave it the ability to have great jaws and strong biting force] 5~Pride Race Tiger bloodline [There is a trace of Pride RaceTiger bloodline in its blood which gave it strength of muscles and bones] 6~Pride Race Leopard 7~Pride Race Night Cat 8~Pride Race Cruel Sabretooth 9~Mountain Wolf Race ck w bloodline 10~Mountain Wolf Race Fox tail 11~Mountain Wolf Race Devourer 12~Silver Wolf Race ck saliva 13~Silver Wolf Race Shadow 14~Earth Wolf Race Attributes . . . Seth read through them, he was thinking of giving them Pride Race but he found some amazing ones at the bottom. Nheless, he intended to keep his word. [Unable to Externally Extract the bloodline attributes. You need to have a special tool] "Yeah. I know" He then took the vial that has Fist''s name on it and made it touch the womb. Ding! [Will you like to extract bloodline attributes?] "Yes!" The vial was cleaned by the womb and then slid inside. [Choose a bloodline] "Pride Cheater Bloodline Attribute" [Announced the percentage required] "Hmm!" "10" [It can only contain below 1%] Seth frowned, he will collect 10 million unions for this, is 1% enough? He observed the vial, perhaps that what it can contain and Fist knew about it. "1%" [Potency Required] "10" [It can only contain 1% and below] "1%" [Extracting] A tiny portion that Seth can''t even identify with his eyes was moved from the Cheetah and seeped into the vial. [Extracted] The Novel will be updated first on this website. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone! Chapter 206: Seth Made Trial [Extracted] Then the vial began to move out but as a tip came, heavy pressure came with it, the vial developed inscriptions that absorbed energy from the bloodline inside to contain it. It then moved out while still augmenting itself until the vial waspletely out. The vial now was covered with strange symbols that glow with power. "Amazing! This vial is that good, no wonder Fist doesn''t want to give¡­.." He didn''t finish saying that when his cloak wrapped him and then¡­. Kaboom! He was sted by the explosion, the whole house was blown up and a terrifying pressure descended that made all the beasts fall down. And the pressure disappeared as fast. Seth stood, with a broken hand and bleeding face, sadly, his shifting armour was off and some impact hit him. His whole house was blown off, leaving only the strong foundations and pirs. The womb was standing there as it took back the bloodline essence. [Vial Grade too low] "Now you say that?" Sethined as he dragged himself back. He went to the Vige Tome, there was a Vige points due to it bing a Real Vige so he used it to repair the house. "Please, survive!" Seth pleaded as he searched for the other Vial. He managed to find it with no cracks. ***** Seth walked toward the meeting point early in the morning. He was dishevelled as he had spent days with no sleep and did heavy stuff today. "Wee!" James said expectedly with a smile, "What happened to you?" He became worried. "Many things!" Seth said. His boots were covered in dirt and he was very tired, to say the least. "Let me rest!" He drank from the Soothing Guard while he sat down before he said, "That vial grade is too low. I think someone lied to you Fist. Yours is destroyed but you James, you are lucky, I learned from the other one to be careful." He said as he caught his breath. "What do you mean my vial was destroyed?" Fist said with a pit of anger. "It exploded when the bloodline entered it. It does be stronger but was never enough!" "That''s impossible. Those vials are very¡­" "Calm down!" James said before he asked, "What about mine then?" He wished to get his own vial before anything. Afterwards, Fist can do whatever needs to be done. "Well, that is moreplicated!" Seth said with a smile. "You want the payment!" James asked as he brought a bracelet, "Let''s exchange the money now!" "Really, haha. Now that is not important!" Seth chuckled, "you need to pass a trial before you get it" Enjoy new chapters from m-v l''-NovelBin "What? Why?" "Two reasons that I don''t have time to exin. Let go, before sunset!" Seth said. "To where?" Zambia asked. "To where he will face a simple trial to be worthy of the bloodline!" Seth said and walked ahead. "We need to go, hopefully, nothing has happened." Seth was feeling slightly uneasy. He called the ss Transition Quest with a smile as he knew what he was doing would be marked in the Guide people to something positive to them. ~Lead 10 people toward positive events for their benefit for a period of a week! [3/7] James didn''t hesitate and followed Seth asking more questions but the Azure yer wasn''t responding, clearly he has not recovered by much. The rest of the yers followed. "What with the mystery!" Juma asked, irritated by his action. "I''m just tired, I almost diedst night. And today I was very busy and my head was fuzzy. I also don''t want to use my aura to recover until all this is over!" "A bit more exnation will be better than a stupid mystery!" Fist growled. "How much is your vial? Can this pay for it?" Seth asked with anger as he pulled out a fist size moon crystal before he threw it at the huge yer. "I didn''t n to keep it by fabricating it was destroyed. It was indeed destroyed and that is the truth. Take that aspensation!" Seth said and continued walking, ignoring the death silently. That was the biggest piece of moon crystal they have seen. Even Zambia felt the need to snatch the crystal from the huge yer but held himself. "I''m not using you of stealing, idiot. I''m just worrying about what will happen to my bloodline!" Fist was more irritated than pleased. Pride Race Bloodline was the pinnacle of Beast Bloodline they came to know and it was better than the crystal. Seth didn''t answer as he was ahead ring down a red canyon where the trial should take ce but there were people inside. "I hope they didn''t find it!" He said before dragging James inside. "Seth Enoch!" A soft cool voice called his name. It came from a woman that has blue hair and eyes, she wore a Sapna attire and held a sceptre. She was the person that came out of the pool of water when Seth was a kilometre away after capturing Temra. They have been trying to track him and when he came to the canyon in the morning they were alerted and rushed here but then he left. Thankfully he was back. "Hello," Seth said, he didn''t know her but she gave him a knowing look. His gazended on the trial area and then observed the four people that were with her. One of which was covered in a hood. All of them were yers. "My name is Sapna," she said. "Nice to meet you!" Seth said. "Raindrops Team. How are you guys doing!" Juma said with hostility. "Seth, are you with them? And what is this ce!" "I just met them like you!" Seth said. "We were passing by this Temra''s Sanctuary so we decided toe down and rest!" Sapna said to Juma before she looked Seth in the eyes and said, "Temra, you know him right!" She asked. Seth smiled in understanding, "Temra is a She." He said before he turned to James and said, "James here is the treasure Map. Find your treasury." He then exined further for everyone to know, "This ce belongs to a powerful dragon known as Temra. You know those races love hiding treasures, seek them! Don''t forget it was a trial!" James just stared at him, "For real? This is even moreplicated. Come on, please" "I''m very sorry. You have to pass the trial. Try not to kill us!" Seth added before he found a ce and sat with a mischievous smile on his face. The moment James found the vial, then one of the conditions will be met for Seth''s ss Quest but the truth was that wasn''t the only reason he was taking the long way to give him. James stood there with a paper filled with writings and sketches in his hand. He doesn''t know what to say, he needs the vial but he felt Seth was just ying him. But looking at the five strangers that Juma seem to know he wonders if it was true then these people try to find the treasure and they do, there might be a bigger conflict "Let me see!" Rena took the paper and went through it, "it''s a riddle and a map, solve the riddle and understand the map direction!" She said with a smile. She had cracked it. Seth expected Quest to generate but it seems it was not the case. Other yers go through the paper before they understand the riddle in less than a minute and find a way to read it. And in no time they found the ce. The whole canyon has arrangements of stone that range from fist sizes to a boulder in groups of 10. On them, numbers are carved in tenth and hundredth. "Whoever made this map and riddle has an IQ lower than 70. I pity him!" James said out loud to attract Seth that appeared half-sleepy. Seth smiled and opened his eyes without saying a thing. "How to make Tuwo and Kuka for the group!" Rena read thest phase. James was still smiling when he frowned and asked. "Now we are making food?" "Apparently!" Rena said in thought. "What kind of dish was that?" Zero asked his sister. "Hmm, it''s an old traditional food made in ancient Africa!" She answered. "There is a list of ingredients here that will be used!" There were lists of the ingredients needed on the paper but they all have values in numbers with the average quantity attached. After discussion, they realized Seth wanted them to make the food and after that sum the ingredient number and quantity, and the answer would point to the boulder or stone to be lifted. "Can''t we just lift them one by one!" Zero said but they found Seth summoning his ss shield and hiding behind it. They also remember Seth saying ''Try not to kill us!'' "There are traps inside!" Rena said. "This ce is freshly made right. Seth, you made it?" Chapter 207: Fun Trial She asked but Seth has gone back to his sleep mode and the shield in front of him. Sapna stood by the side and her people watching, trying to understand what was happening. Rana and James began to surmise how to make the food with the correct ingredients. And it seemed pretty simple. "I don''t think you got it right. You can make Tuwo dishes using maize Gari or rice with a bit of gari in it. But you are making it with gari and a bit of rice which will not do well. So also the amount should be increased because it said for the group and that means enough for you to have a portion!" A woman in a cloaked hood said. "If we do that the numbers will be exaggerated more than the one in the stones!" Rena said as she observed the ingredient and made the calction. Explore more at m,v l''e-NovelBin "Look, this number corresponds to the third stone, just lift it to see if it was the right one!" Zero said and strangely Seth stored his shield and rested his chin on two palms. "Is it correct?" James asked but Seth was silent. "I will check, even if it was a trap I will survive!" Zero said as he walked and pushed the third boulder with his leg. Nothing. Happened but then¡­. RO!!! The whole canyon shook and Zero was sted back like a cannonball. yers with weak willpower fall to their knees and their minds banked away, those fast enough deploy shields but it was no use because it was a sound attack. Seth was ready as he had his finger move to cover his ears and his aura activated to resist the sudden sh of pressure. There was silence, among the 16 people, one of the 5 that belonged to the Raindrop group fell to her knees, and 4 fell to their knees, 2 swayed in horror and 4 were not fazed from Zambia''s group. They are Seth, Zambia, Juma and Fist. Even Ash and James were down sweating. Zero the culprit was embedded on the other side, status unknown. Rena and South were the ones that swayed. She quickly looked where her brother was sted to before she sighed as she saw him half-transformed into his dragon and he was out cold. "Isn''t this too much?" Sapna asked, she and her group had the privilege of being protected by the women''s hooded cloak. "What was that?" Allen asked after he stood with middle legs. "That was almost a dragon roar but just the initial st!" Fist said, one can see a crocodile hide manifested on his skin. "The game is super real. Proceed with utmost caution!" Zambia ordered with a smile. He is enjoying it. Juma was frowning as she gazed at Seth''s closed eyes in a new light and understanding. James was furious but hearing Zambia he had no choice but to calm down and seek Rena for more help. She dealt with maps and designs like this so she was his best bet in finding a way to bypass the madman trial. "Let me help!" The hooded cloaked woman said amused, she was enjoying it too. She took the initiative to ask about the number of their group, which was 13, Blessing and Samsi were not around. She then asked what the approximate quantity of food would be normal while rationing. They then specte. The sum of the value was in the hundred thousand but they found another clue. After searching the whole paper they saw some numbers were associated with minus, division and even multiplication. After they apply it, they have a number within the range of those on the stones. But there was no match. They did it again and found one that was a match. Zero had woken up by that time and everyone looked at him, but he threw a curse and ran to Fist and hid. He was not moving any stone again. "Maybe I need to do it myself." James sighed and went to the seventh stone. He red at Seth, trying to see if he would do anything like close his ears but Seth''s hands were by the side and he was rxed. He kicked the stone away when everyone was at the wall waiting to see something happen. But nothing. The woman and cloak chuckled and said, "We are missing something!" "Oh, he made a mistake!" Zero chimed in. "Shut off zero. You are putting doubt in us!" James said, annoyed. "Hey, I took the brunt of the st for you. Is that how you repay me!" Zero screamed and James became flustered. "Shut off zero!" Rena said with sweat. This is annoying and serious. "Check the canyon, there might be some clues!" She said. "I found something," Mansa said, he was another yer in the Zambia group. He came with a bowl that was very smoothly made. "This should be the scale to measure the food portion. We aren''t meant to make a deduction in the first ce. Check for more please!" The woman in the cloak said. It was gruelling agonizing time-consuming food-making trials. They even dug other ces for items. They calcted another number but they weren''t sure about it. All of them looked at Seth that still had his eyes closed, for any clue after they announced the number. He was in the same situation and there was no shield or trying to cover for protection. "Does that mean it''s a sess or nk?" Mansa said. "I hope so!" James said with zero confidence. "Fiste help me!" "Nah, man. I''m preparing for my trial from here!" Fist refused and Seth''s smile increased more than ever while his eyes were still closed. "Maybe we shall close our eyes!" Zero quickly said when he saw James moving closer to the ninth stone, which made everyone have their heart skip a beat and Seth almostughed at them but he didn''t open his eyes. They all move far away and be ready to use their shields and then close their eyes. Few were confidently watched. "Maybe you are not allowed to kick it!" Zero added that also stopped James. Seth burst into augh but quicklyposed himself. James with a red eye of frustration used his hands and lifted the stone. Nothing happened for a few seconds. But then something slowly began to be heard. Something distant, but it was creeping on them dangerously. The hooded woman sts up leaving the canyon, others try to do that but find their nerves not responding. Seth was floating now. Everyone had their legs be like a noodle and they went t down with their minds nk. Even Zambia became nk, but he was already sitting like Seth so he didn''t fell like others. After one full minute of that low noise that drained their mind then it stops. They were drenched in sweat and their body very weak as if they had run a marathon. They found it hard to form aplicated thought. "What the fuck is that?" Zero shouted, he was still in his dragon hybrid and looked at the smiling Seth with a bit of fear. "I don''t know!" Zambia said with a frown and then he looked at the woman that was now floating down, hoping she would know. "I''m tired of this!" James yelled with frustration. He tried to stand but failed, "Seth, why are you doing this!" Shouted. "Be careful not to set the others off!" Seth calmly said. And the angry James became still. They all know this was serious. "Chief, should we stay here? This is dangerous!" A young girl asked in fear as she gazed at Seth behind the woman. "This is fun!" The woman said. That means they will stay. "Seth, what was that?" Juma asked. "There is a time limit!" Seth hinted, the sun was almost above them, it was almost noon. "Do you know what it is!" Zambia asked the woman and she nodded but didn''t say a thing. "I thought you said the one that created the map has less than 70 points in IQ!" Zambia teased James. This means they shall continue. Rena made many papers to further dismantle the map and all the writing on it, and then they began to observe it portion by portion. This time only Juma and Zambia were at the side, even Fist joined and they put their heads together including the Sapna group. They made two more attempts, one was empty and the other invited a st of red liquid that pulled everyone into a ball and squeezed with a pressure that was emitted and made everyone weak. Of course, some escaped but those that didn''t suffer for one minute. Zambia and the woman ordered the trial to continue. They calcted another number with less hope but James was ready to pick a stone when Zero shouted, "Stop! This is all wrong!" James ran back, there was still a red liquid on his face and shouted "What now!" "I solved it!" He shouted with a smile. "Sister, make more papers to remove this and this!" Soon everything was separated and the hybrid dragon began to arrange the papers into a squire. A sketch appeared that had a ce to put the bowl and they did, the spoon, the te and other items they found. What was left behind was an exact number that wasn''t covered at all. And that number corresponds to the sixth stone. Chapter 208: Hourglass Team He didn''t wait for them to approve. He ran, took away the boulder and dug deep then brought out a vial from it. "I found it!" He shouted happily. All their calction, their findings and deduction were for nothing as the number was there for the taking. p! p! p! "Well done!" Seth stood as he stared at Zero. The boy was very happy while others hadplicated emotions. "Haha, I like this game. It''s very refreshing!" The woman said as she opened her face. She was a beautiful woman, with sky-blue hair that seemed to glow under the sun. Her eyes were azure blue that seemed deep as an ocean. Adding to that, she was shrouded in a dignified aura. "Madam Rain, so it was you!" Zambia said warily. "Yes!" She answered with a nod and then looked at Seth who was looking at Zero with an amused smile. The boy was about to move when Seth said, "I captured you all!" His voice was deep and contained foreboding feelings. Seth seriously strolled toward Zero and the boy became more terrified. "You move, other traps will go off!" He added. "What is the meaning of this!" Sapna said icily, "Do you know who we are?" Seth looked at her with a morbid face and his body emitted heat. The canyon shook, its sanctuary inscriptions began to revive and then the ce was cut off from Gawee making it have less pressure. Sapna''s aggressive intention went back to worry. "Ah, I''m joking! But I mean it, they may blow up if he moves from his ce. Let me remove them." Seth said calmly. Nevertheless, he was surprised by the canyon change and he observed it. He brought out the Script Marker, just now he used Temra Apecto temperature control to intimidate Sapna but the device and the canyon reacted. He squirted down and pushed the needle part of the Script Marker into the ground. More inscriptions became vivid and they absorbed the heat in the air due to daylight. [Congrattions, you have awakened Temra Sanctuary] [Script Marker: Level: 0>1] He made the avable red liquid sink into the rest of the traps and began to contain them. "It was a failed safe, in case someone came and I found it before we were here." He said casually. Everyone stayed in his ce watching till he finished and then the hybrid dragon, Zero, moved and nothing happened, they sighed in relief. James snatched the vial from the boy with no word of thanks and he beamed as he read the description. He became so happy that the hardship seemed like nothing to him. "You shall pay me for finding it. Besides, you didn''t pass the trial. I did. Right, Seth!" Seth nodded and said, "Well, it was a group trial and he needs to thank or pay his helpers!" "What is it?" Fist asked James "Are you not busy preparing for your trial!" James said and the whole group were startled when they remembered that. Eyes went directly to Seth who was having a harmless smile. But to them, he was like a monster looking at them. "Haha, you are great. Did the chief teach you this?" Ashughed to disperse the gloomy atmosphere. "Sort of. Those people in the Dark Void Sanctuary knew how to frighten their guests. Fucking bovine!" Seth remarked. "Everyone I met hates the bovine!" Sapna indicated she had been there too. Soon a conversation erupted about the dangers of Sanctuaries and how yers managed to survive. But in Dark Void Sanctuary even yers that have a guide have faced the hateful bovine as an enemy. "Surrender, I now own this sanctuary!" A thunderous voice announced from above. A group of seven yers with brown attire appeared above. They were not kids yers but adults in brown uniforms. The leader has the face of a veteran soldier with killer eyes. The two groups, Raindrop and Zambia, all frowned as they essed the neers but then the neers burst intoughter and said, "I was just joking, I''m called Captain Brown, and I''m tasked with spreading the news of an escape n." That doesn''t make the yers in the canyon rxed and Zambia spoke, "We already knew about that but we can share understanding!" "Of course!" Captain Brown said as he fell down inside. Seth lost interest and went to James and asked, "Is it to your liking?" "Yes, it is. Thank you very much. With this, I will worry less!" He said happily as he brought his weapon but that elicited a bad reaction from the other groups. Asteroid Weapons have be a taboo when many strange yers are around. And if it was already out, the yers will always be vignt. "Not now!" Seth said even though he saw that people have be cool with it. He doesn''t want to show them that he wasn''t in an active step. "Can we talk, please!" Sapna asked Seth. He nodded and they moved from the yers. "I want something from Temra" Seth stared at her without blinking, she sighed, "I want you to connect me with her. Do you know where she is!" "You want me to set you a meeting?" Seth asked. "Something like that but if you can help me get something from her, or if we can have¡­" she trailed off. That confirmed his suspicions but he walked toward a hole that used to have a pool of water andmented, "If only this ce can be filled with water, this sanctuary would beplete." He then looked at Sapna and her group. "You expect the Raindrop team to use their water for good. Keep dreaming!" Juma said. Seth looked at them wondering what was between them but suddenly the Raindrop captain raised her head and hurried out and her team followed suit. There was a massive red dragon, ring at them. The Raindrop team sshed water after they were far and it became a pir before they disappeared. The brown attire allows yers to use a strange device to escape. While that was happening, Seth ran to Fist and shouted about the vial, with no hesitation, he threw it. Seth ran out and dashed away using V Aspecto, Rudra was the one that used his stone ability to aid the group''s escape. They were thest and the moment they left was when fire descended on the canyon but the usual force field of sanctuary obstructed it, but it pressed and was about to explode but then the inscription inside the canyon increased in power. ***** Seth was terrified when he returned home because that dragon was the same one that attacked the Gawee monster he meddled with. He had assumed it was there for him, but thankfully that wasn''t the case. After calming down and finding it strange, hispass didn''t seem to have reacted to the dragon''s presence, why was that? Nheless, he pulled out the vial and thenmenced putting the bloodline essence in. He soon finished with great sess while learning plenty of things. He then ran out and started preparing the next trial for Fist. There was a great deal of satisfaction during the trial, and also when the vial was found, his quest progression would improve. ***** A message was sent to sleeping Seth, he woke up, tired with a groan and he prepared and left for the canyon. Yesterday he surmised that if the dragon wanted them dead, then they would have been. Reaching the ce he was a little surprised, the ce became more hidden until one came close and it now has a tangible ss-like force field that covered it. When he entered, there was zero pressure and even the air was very clean. The morning sun above was also soothing to him. He nced at the inscriptions that make that possible with Aura Sight and understood what happened. The fire from the fire dragon fueled the inscriptions and made the sanctuary more powerful. Seth wondered why? The most surprising thing was that there were more yers, excluding the Zambia team, Raindrop and Brown Attire, there were 20 more yers. "Name and your main ability!" Seth was stopped by a guard in brown attire at the entrance, he was a giant with a broadsword. "Who the hell are you?" Seth became irritated immediately. The guard was about to be more aggressive when his leader stopped him. Seth passed them and went to Fist, "Are you ready for your trial?" A sly smile was carved on his face that made the group skip a heartbeat. "Yes, he is!" Zambia shouted he was interested, but James, Zero, and Rena have a rueful smiles. "You know, I will be busy studying bloodline. No hard feelings!" James said to Fist with a wicked smile. Yesterday Fist refused to help him from the beginning and he said, "He was busy trying to prepare for his trial!" "Can wee, we will like to participate!" Sapna said. But Juma said, "No, it''s private to Hourss Team only!" Chapter 209: Fists Trial "Oh, Seth, I will wait for you here!" Sapna was disappointed. ''Hourss Team is the team name!'' Seth wondered as he stormed out from the canyon. Rudra and Mansa wanted to ask for a bloodline but they decided to know where they could fuse it in them first. Juma, Rena, Zero, and Ash were interested in what the trial will be. James has fallen in love with his Pride Beast Bloodline, he felt like 10 million unions will not be enough as its value. Zambia wasn''t interested in bloodlines but in the Moon Crystal. He can grind it to grain and use it in his Hourss. Soon, they took a detour around the forest without going close to it. In fact, they seemed to not notice it at all and reached V cave. "This is the ce I guided st Dragon and they seem to have a very good reunion with the dragon that owned this ce!" Seth exined. "Another Dragon Sanctuary?" Zero asked withplicated emotions. He is jealous. "Yes!" Seth said with certainty, "But they seemed to have been absent recently!" Standing outside the cave, Seth looked at Fist with a kind smile, "My dear friend, please go and take your vial. I assure you, the dragon was not present!" Seth appeared humble and kind, but Fist''s blood was boiling in excitement and also a tad fear of the unknown. He brought out Moon Crystal Seth gave him yesterday and mmed it at Seth''s chest, thankfully Seth was fast to shift his armour to defend the m. "You seem to get irritated pretty fasttely. Did Dark Void corrupt you?" Fist asked before he added, "Nevertheless, I got what I want!" He then stormed into the cave. Seth summoned his shield and followed him with a smile. The others were too ready for a fight. The moment they reached therge space of the cave, they were shocked. "What the hell¡­?" Zambia cursed, "Hey, I thought we are here for riddles and mind games!" James was disappointed but still afraid. Continue reading at m|v-l''e-NovelBin "You are a brute bloodliner, I believe this will be a piece of cake. the red core is mine!" Seth said humbly. "Gawee Monster, that''s impossible to kill without crushing the core or cracking it," Zambia said and the yers nodded. Growl! The Gawee Monster seemed to wake up from its stupor and it turned around and red at them. Its soft white fur and flexible muscles wiggle, and its bear-like four legs adjusted its posture. Its red eyes became chilling, and it opened its sharp teeth at them, and then at the one in front of it. Fist. "Should we leave to give you more space or you can dominate it at the corner!" Seth asked genuinely, wondering. The cave wasrge enough to contain 40 to 50 normal humans size but in a fight whererge bodies shed it would seem cramped. "There is no map or drawing on walls or even on the floor. Shall we dig?" Ash asked. "No. The ce is empty." Rudra said, Rena and Zero, nodded before they added, "The vial is inside the monster''s stomach!" "Ah, that was fast!" Seth was disappointed before he turned around and left the cave. He knew the battle would not be easily won because he had selected a very powerful monster. As he used the bloodline to lure it from a distance. And the moment the monster didn''t see him. It pounced at Fist. The yer grew in size very fast and faced it head-on. "Shall we help him!" Rudra asked Zambia. But the leader was silent as he watched the fight that was heating up. At the first sh, the Monsters had the advantage of size and power but soon, Fist size increased and became half-bear. His arms became longer, his legs robust, and his ears developed round ears and fangs like a bear then brown fur on his body. His attire seemed to merge with him and aided him in his transformation. Now he stood 2.3m tall. He picked up the monster and mmed it against the wall, then he stomped on it with his robust leg. The monster''s whole rib cage broke in but the monster twisted its inhuman flexibility and escaped. Still, Fist cornered it and began delivering blows on its head, and then he tried to tear its mouth away and peer inside its stomach. He was sessful but then the flesh and inside of the monster wiggled and wrapped him up, jag teeth revealed at the edges of the flesh and began to gnaw on him, the bear hide had some toughness but when the monster concentrated, its fang began to sink inside. Whatever kind of injury as long as they were made from Gawee Monster, was detrimental. Seth now knew why and it was because they feed on the aura and other essences from the body of a lifeform, be it human or animal. Ash was about to help but Zambia stopped him. Before Fist was wounded, crocodile hide manifested where the teeth were gnawing. That increased Fist power, he used both hands and grabbed the whole wiggling flesh mess and pulled them away from his body, but the monster behaved like a leech and stuck to him, until it was strained and let go of some part. Fist delivered a blow and pulled it offpletely from his body before he threw it away from him. Midair, the Monster twirled its muscles and innards and rearranged into its fur beast form. But by doing so, Fist saw the Vial and the red core of the monster. That enraged him and he pounced on it, with more power and then another bout of strength began. "This will take forever!" James said with a grimace. Fist seemed to have an advantage in strength but the monster was far more flexible than any rubber. It can also construct and deconstruct its body. And every time it did that, Fist body reduced in power. "The more you fight them the more you weaken!" Juma said with a frown, "We shall help him!" "That bad idea!" Mansa said, "Seth knew what he was doing. We aren''t meant to help him!" "Why?" Zambia asked. "The vial is with the core, and if the monster realizes we will attack it or if it senses more danger than It was feeling, It will explode the red core and initiate an evolution. Even if we use range ability to attack, it may do that!" "Exined more!" Zambia asked now concerned. The Gawee Monster was very close to its evolution, it only needed more biomass and essence and a lot of water. Instinctively it knew the vial contained something that would guarantee it evolving to Gawee Beast and even possibly reaching the next stage, so it would guard the vial with its life. That was why it pushed the vial to its core, a dangerous thing to do, normally. The monster was smart enough to explode the core in the hope of breaking the vial and taking a chance of evolving. Even though there was less than a 2% chance of seeding. Regardless, that decision will be ast resort if it knows it will truly be killed. Zambia sighed and walked out and then the rest followed him. That was when the Gawee Monster stopped holding back and truly tried to consume Fist. "This Trial is dangerous, Seth. Do you think he can seed!" Zambia asked, now worried. He can already feel the monster was going wild with power and Fist was now trying to even survive. "Most one seeded in all tests, trials, and examinations?" Seth asked dismissively. He was serious about the trial, it''s not a game, and if they failed, they failed and intended to keep at that until they won. Hourss group now truly understands Seth was not joking at all. Bang! Bang! Boooom! "Ahhhhh!" Fist roared in agony before a violent tremor shook the cave. Soon, he began to lose all reason and his power increased to survive the monster. The yers stood outside in trepidation. This was serious, the battle was real and if Fist was too injured there will be long scars on his game avatar. Some of them have experienced something like that before. Zero, Rena''s brother was now very apprehensive, he knew now that Seth will not be a good opponent to cross and the yer wasn''t the only one entertaining that thought. The cave entrance began to shake and cracked as the silhouette of two beasts were trying to kill each other. Soon they were halfway out, Gawee Monster was uninjured but Fist was bleeding from his back and chest. His eyes were red in frenzy. Roar! They all roar and plunge at each other, sharp ws from the bear man tear the monster but it heals the next moment, while the monster bites Fist''s neck but it bes hard as stone with a rough texture. Fist mmed the monster''s head repeatedly on the wall but for nothing, and the monster twisted in flesh. Its posterior became its head and what Fist held was now the posterior. Then the battle intensified as they came out under the sun, Fist kept getting enraged and that stimted his bloodline to stay at the top. Chapter 210: Sanctuary Development Soon his appearance began to undertake qualitative change. He became 3m tall with hard rough skin, his bicep erged, his palm bigger, and sharp ws that were as strong as steel, and more than that there was a shimmering force on them. Now as he tore the monster with them, he caused some injury that refused to close. The monster took in air and inte and st it at him. That made them create some distance. A sharp bone-like structure began to protrude from the monster''s body, its leg became like a hyena, its arms like an eagle w, and its mouth and face like a ferocious wolf. And its main body became more humanoid and it stood on two legs. That happened fast and it lunged at Fist, the battle was brutal, many times Fist''s head was almost bitten off or his heart punctured with sharp bone spikes but his crocodile hide saved him when he concentrated on it there. Ten minutes into the fight, Fist gained one more transformation and he ripped the Gawee Monster into two, he roared with insanity but seeing the flesh was moving, he dashed and snatched the vial and the core. The monster still reformed and reattached with no core in it, but Fist w grew, coated with force and he shed with all his remaining power. The monster was dismembered into three parts and it stopped moving. "Yeeees. I won!" He shouted in a bestial voice. p! p! p! "That was magnificent. Ahm, can I have the core!" Seth said as he eyed his prize. There was no hesitation, Fist threw the two-fist size red cores at Seth. "Aha, finally,!" Seth held it as he felt the emotion and life of the Gawee Monster. It was fast to onlookers but to him, it took a bit long. 3.4m tall,rge and strong arm, firm and robust leg, tough but clean light brown chest with chiselled abs. Dark short brown fur with an extremely hard hide covered Fist body. His spinal cord was more pronounced and they showcase a full crocodile back hide with no fur, that was also the case at the back of his hand. His knee and elbow have a reinforced protruded moulded hide. His face though, except for the furry ears and sharp fangs, was human. Fist looked extremely menacing and dangerous. As he stood looking at the notification, no one knew if he was taken over by the bloodline insanity power or if he was himself. "This is beyond expectation!" He praised in a deep voice, he looked at Seth, who was also fiddling with a rough red core with a smile and said, "Where the hell did you get this!" "Dragon loves hunting!" Seth mumbled vaguely, "I need to test something," saying that he went into the cave. The yers stared at the now not worried Fist as he poked with the vial. Those that know him personally, knew that excessive use of his blood will result in reduced sanity and then aggressiveness. But now not only did he achieve the equilibrium of his two bloodlines, but he was awake and can think straight. "Ahm, Fist, is that you!" James called out. The humanoid bloodliner looked at them puzzled. "What''s wrong? I''m fine!" Fist said before realization hit him and his eyes wide open, he was still in his beast form. "Hahaha, 100% equilibrium!" he burst into a peal ofughter that sent sound waves around him. Inside the cave Seth looked at many cracks due to the battle, he went deeper and stood at the centre, he held the Script Marker and called out, "V Aspecto!" And he activated his Aura. The aura sipped into the Marker and then spread to the walls. Immediately, pressure began to reduce and some inscriptions began to appear. He smiled and pushed the pin part of the Marker onto the ground. It was solid but many cracks gave room for that. Immediately, Seth felt his aura reduced to almost zero but as the yers entered at that moment, their aura was also used. The inscriptions were fully activated. Experience new tales on m v|l e''m,p| y- r [Congrattions, you have to revive V''s Sanctuary] [Script Marker: Level:1>2] The Marker has levelled up again. The ce''s air became sweet and calming. Strangely, the empty little pool became wet. Seth touched it and understood that maybe deep down was an aquifer of water. But he doubted that as the continentcks water, perhaps this ce was just special enough that it can umte water on its own. "So, you are a dragon hunter?" Zambia asked from behind him. Seth brought out a Soothing Guard, made it float above the pool and then activated its watering ability. "Dragon Hunter? Hell no." Seth said, as he brought out a piece of his elevated sword and dug beside the pool. Deeper was a soft soil, whether it was good for what he wanted to do, he had no idea. He brought some seeds after he wet the ce and nted them. "Did you kill Temra, st and the dragon that owned this ce?" Rena was the one asking now. "We are not antagonizing you, hunting is part of ying, you know!" "Haha!" Seth chuckled as he watched water shower from his Soothing Guard on the soil he seeded that kept drying. "Have you ever heard of the dragon curse? I believe it exists. The best way to be cursed was to kill a dragon, did I look like a cursed one!" "Yes!" Zero said with no doubt. "Realy?" Seth asked as he looked up. "Yeah, I don''t feelfortable around you and I''m a dragon!" Zero added. "Fake dragon!" Seth dismissed the kid''sint. He then brought a white powder and smeared it on the wet soil. "What is that?" Juma asked quickly, she felt something off about it, like a desire to have it. "Secret ingredients!" Seth teased but looking down he saw a sprout. [Congrattions, you have improved V''s Sanctuary] [Script Marker: Level: 2>3] "That was unexpected!" Seth blurted out in surprise. "The dragon is here!" Mansa came running. The atmosphere became gloomy, as they walked to the cave entrance. It was the red fire dragon. "We shall not allow it to see us!" Juma said. "We shall run!" The dragon likes it when we are afraid and they leave us alone!" Rena said. "Zambia, it''s your call. Decide fast!" Fist, still in his beat mode said with a booming voice. The leader of the Hourss group looked at Seth and stared at the sky while hiding, "what do you think?" "I don''t know!" Seth was not sure, what if they needed to be outside for the Dragon to fuel the sanctuary? In the end, they decided to stay, as long as the dragon will not use the notorious Dragon Breath, they can be fine. And yes, the dragon swooped down with a torrent of fire toward the cave. Some of the yers vanished, but Seth and the rest jumped back. Seth''s eyes were active as he looked at the inscriptions. Immediately, they glowed blindly and the pressure was reduced to zero. The walls became harder and the cracks healed. A halo enveloped the seedling while its surroundings became conducive to its development. Soon, they have saturated with energy and the dragon flew away, leaving a standard sanctuary that provided all the required protection. Chapter 211: Enthralled by Painting Seth was amazed and he felt hispass heating up. Checking, there was West engraved at the left part of it. [Iron Compass] ~Level 0 ~Category: Script Device ~Owner: Seth Enoch ~Use: Direction (West-V) [Description: A growth-type device that showed the direction of the true vige] [You have obtained Script Device, Iron Marker] [Iron Marker] ~Level 3 ~Category: Script Device ~Owner: Seth Enoch ~Use: Establishment ~Established Settlements: 2 [Description: A growth-type device that showed that can mark a newly established Settlement] There was a deep feeling he felt connecting with him. As if the ce now truly belonged to him. But he knew it was far from that, it was just the function of the Marker and Compass working together. Seth then pulled the ss quest. [ss Transition Quest] [Amma World has many races with different sets of skills and abilities but ultimately, humans were among the weakest. Amma ss emphasized aiding and helping each other in the world] ~Conquer the four Dragons at four corners of Living Roots Forest! [4\\4]? [Reward: Iron Compass] ~Lead 10 people toward positive events for their benefit for a period of a week! [5>6/7]? ~Change Fake Root Vige to True Vige! [Vetting Residents: 245/50] [Reward: Iron Marker] _______ [Quest Progression 40>45%] ~Velo Dragon [First generation of a dragon that has traits rted to Velocity and Momentum] ~Sound Dragon [A variant of Sound dragon that have vibrant drum scales as their speciality] ~Fire Dragon [A variant of Fire dragon that can control temperature and fire Rayki] ~Moon Dragon [A variant dragon that has its ancestor blessed by the moon] ___ ''The part that said it was all about aiding each other seems to be true. The ss is all about socializing and helping each other. And by using Marker here and activating the ce, I was given the privilege of having more connection with it! But what will I gain?'' Seth wondered inwardly. He then looked at the seedling, it was doing very well. He then nted more around the now slowly umting pool of water. "When will shee back?" Juma asked about the dragon that lives here! "Ah, I don''t know, probably never if she has her first kill." "Rena please make some mat for us to sit on. Mansa cooks us something. Allen scouts the area, I keep sensing Gawee Monsters!" Zambia barked some orders. "So, you can get tired?" Seth asked him. Zambia only shook his head with a smile wondering that was a stupid question. But Seth''s interest was more on Rena, he saw her raise her hands and then pop, and arge thick mat appeared. "Amazing! So you can make all kinds of mat, paper, and possibly rug right!" Seth asked. Rana became embarrassed as she looked away. "What? Am I not supposed to ask?" Seth was confused. "That is her curse!" Zero exined, "She is a Paper Master, and that is her only innate ability. But it was weak, she can''t make anything exaggerated like bulletproof paper or weapons that can aid her in battle." "So, she can poop out paper anytime she wants?" Seth stood as he stared at her. Something in him clicking, his old profession, Drawing, Sketching, Painting and designing! "Yeah, I can make them at any time. With different textures also. But that''s it!" Rena said. "Make a sheet of paper please, let me see!" Seth expectedly asked. She hesitated because that will consume an unnecessary amount of energy but she was dealing with Seth, who can establish a revived sanctuary. She waved her hand and a 1m stack of paper popped out and dumm, they were on the ground. Seth''s eyes went sparkling as he shouted, "PaPer!" He took them and felt them and checked again as if he was seeing gold. Was he nuts, they wondered, he dide in contact with paper with him and he used it to make that Trial Map. What is the difference now? "Can you make more?" Seth asked with a smile. "I guess!" She then made three more 1m stacks of papers just like that. "Haha, this is the most amazing ability I met. The best one. Can I have something simr, I can give you a pride bloodline too, or do you want moon crystals?" Readtest stories on m_v-l''e|m,p| y- r Seth''s mind for some reason went hysterical. Ash frowned as he observed Seth''s body, and thought, ''He is tented but he will be alright!'' He was referring to Dark Void Sanctuary affecting Seth''s behaviour. "Ahm, well, I can''t be a beast morpher. And to tell you the truth, I can''t give you the ability and to get it you need to go to our sanctuary which is very far away from here." She said. Seth was disappointed for just a moment before he asked her to make 2m wide and 1m long paper with certain specific textures. And she did. "Aha, I''m back!" He shouted hysterically, in no time he went to the edge of the wall and brought out his stone sculpture tools and ttened the wall to some extent, then used sharp red tree spikes and held the paper on the wall. He quickly brought pieces of nk and arranged a small table where he put his drawing tool. He then pulled a portion of red liquid and mixed it with another liquid and then other colourful ones. All that he did in one fell swoop with mastery, his smile etched on his face, his eyes were stars in excitement. "I''m back!" He shouted again before his hand holding the paintbrush moved in a blur, haphazardly smearing all kinds of the mixture on the paper. From time to time augh of excitement will escape his mouth. "No enough ingredients, not a problem, even saliva will suffice. Haha!" Hemented to himself. Due to his connection to the cave and his V Aspecto, he kept getting faster, until he seemed to appear holding two brushes in each hand and kept smearing and erratically spoiling the paper with colours. "Aha!" He made a good pose, he finished the painting. "Haphazard Skill!" He added. "Do you like it?" He turned to ask his colleagues but found them enthralled by the paint. He looked back and asked, "Is it even that good?" But then he smiled, he knew what happened. It took 10 minutes before Juma snapped out of it and the rest followed suit. "It''s beautiful!" Rena said The cave shook, and then the wall and the painting began changing. The Novel will be updated first on this website. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone! Chapter 212: Iconic Painting Soon a frame formed by the wall ttened it and became more vivid. It then sank a bit into the wall as if it was originally part of it. [Congrattions, you have made an Iconic Painting that willst the test of time] The connection he had with the cave increased and he felt as if the power of V Aspector had increased. The painting depicted the whole Hourss group, Juma, Rena, and Blessing were at the very centre. Toward the left were Rudra and Mansa and Fistst. Toward the right were Ash, James and Zero in his dragon hybrid form. Seth and Allen were squirting in front of the three standing females. The most eye-catching was Samsi as he floated above them all, with spread hands, his attire and yellow cloak pping in the wind. Behind his head was a glowing yellow light. He looked like an angel of lights. At first nce he dragged attention but upon closer look, everyone looked badass and terrifying. Juma has an aura that enveloped everyone, her hand held a sword that has aplicated inscription and as a whole, she intimidated any that looked at her, despite her smile. Rena seemed to be made of paper when one looked at her, and unconsciously one will feel that she will be unkible because she might never be real or on one paper. Blessing had a small cloud that made snowkes and her smile and cold aura made people step back. Rudra was standing on a thorn vine, and from his attire, tiny vines were poking out. Mansa was standing on a floating boulder that was uprooted from the ground and one can see he held a diamond that was half crushed with his fist. And then Fist was a humanoid hybrid of the beast that has abination of crocodile hide, bear and a cheetah. To the right, Ash was made of ash and there was an illusory creepy wing behind him. James was the second most normal in the painting because he looked exactly as he did but there was a slit in his pupil and the moment one noticed that one will feel drowned toward them and feel a sense of dread and danger. Zero was asrge as Fist in his dragon hybrid form that now has a long tail that ends with a sharp spear edge and then golden eyes. Samsi in his angel of light floating above them made them have a shadow but three people have no shadow and that was Juma due to her halo that epassed everyone, Ash for an unknown reason and then James. Allen has various shapes of animals on his body floating around him, some cute and some scary. Seth was the normal of them, apart from his cloak that had strips of red and green, there was nothing wrong about him. That was if they didn''t look and study it very well. "I guess I''m the most hated person in the group!" Zambia said with a sigh, he really was sad that he wasn''t included. "Oh, I forgot about you, right?" Seth''s eyes widened as he nced back. "Stop joking. Zambia is inside the painting!" Rena said, Zero nodded and Juma but they couldn''t pinpoint him. "Where am I then?" Zambia asked the trio. "I can''t put you down, but I know you are in, like a shadow, I guess!" Zero said, he then transformed into a dragon and stared at the painting before he nced at Seth that was now behind the group admiring his artwork. "You are a genius painter. Is that your ss!" Zero asked. "Unfortunately, no!" Seth said regretfully. "Did anyone find me!" Zambia asked again. "I do, but you gotta pay me!" Zero said, "Last time I helped a certain someone I didn''t even get a ''thank you'' without asking!" "Grain-size Moon crystal!" Zambia said. Zero beamed and then went to another side of the cave, "Come here!" Zambia did and, "look at those outlines, assembly with the wind that blew the leaves¡­." "Aaaha!" Zambia eximed, behind the whole group but below Samsi Yellow Angel was a giant Hourss. It appearedrge and small at the same time, in the smaller version, a cold, vicious yer was beside it, armed with his weapons and drumming scales floating around him. He seemed to be within the space and outside at the same time. He was the only one that matched Juma in intimidation and dignity but in a way, it was Juma''s aura that held him in ce and made him manifest. "I look badass!" Zambia genuinely praised with a smile. "Show us please, where is he?" The yers that didn''t see him moved there to see him. "This is quite an urate depiction of us and our ability!" Rudra said and the group nodded. "He made himself simple and normal!" Mansa said but found Seth was making something already, he was carving a small antler at one side of the cave. The finished product was cute and Seth spread some white founder which encapsted its cuteness. "You are an artist!" They finally acknowledged. ***** Seth departed with a bit of a hurry after he packed the whole papers and stored them Inside bags and his avable pockets and returned home, his mind hazy as he dropped the paper and began to spread them fast. Suddenly, he nked out and he found himself in a baby''s body with a dark liquid but the moment he returned to normal he had forgotten about it. Something was wrong with his emotions and mind without him knowing or realizing it, and that started after he came back from Dark Void Sanctuary. "Painting Quest!" He shouted his oldest quest. [Quest] [A weird Painting made by Nanncy that can''t be understood conventionally] ~Copy the First Painting 100,000 times. [Progress: 302/100,000] [Reward] Find exclusive stories on m_v l|e-NovelBin ~Glean the secret of the painting! ~First Painting Canvas Replica (F-)! _______ All that time he spent trying to paint it but fell asleep when exhausted, he only managed to do 302. Chapter 213: Unknown Fetus With over 20,000 thin papers, Seth went mad in copying the First Painting. Due to his developed mind, Exertion Points and Aura he painted for the whole day till he exhausted them and then fell asleep. He found himself in a dark liquid ce as a fetus, he also felt as if he wasn''t the baby at the same time. He heard some noises, ''if this continues the fetus will develop fast.'' Seth woke up well rested and with a bit of sanity, but ncing at the brush, Quill and papers, his madness returned, this time he used V Aspecto as he moved fast and copied them His mind was in a state of great Obsession that he couldn''t control himself. It was a good thing he was onto painting if it was something else like fighting, feeding or anger or anything kind of behaviour or emotions he will behave the same way with no room for reasoning. The sad truth was he didn''t know he was in that state. Soon the paper ended, and it was like an addict that was going insane due tock of substance. He prepared and walked out to hunt Rena and get more papers. But his obsession wasn''t a conflict and sh one and due to that, he acted almost normal among people but he was clearly quick to anger. Reaching the dragon canyon, he was taken aback by how many yers and NPCs were there. Stalls and some tents were established but what irritated him was that he was stopped by the same brown attire guard as earlier. "ID, please!" He said. Seth gapped at the huge man, wondering, ''I fucking owned the sanctuary!'' Suddenly the whole protection turned off and pressure mmed down, stalls broke, tents shattered and water in buckets vaporized in an instant. Not only that, the temperature rose very fast as if the sun above had concentrated its heat there. People screamed especially the NPC, as in hurry they scrambled to equip their Gawee Snail Shell. But before things got worse, the protection returned. The brown attire guard breathed in wariness as he stared at Seth''s ring eyes. He moved back and said, "I''m sorry!" When the protection was off, Raindrop group and Hourss already knew it was Seth but they didn''t step up because of various reasons. One of which was it was better for Seth to warn the Brown Team that he owned the ce and that they were Seth''s acquaintances and have a bit of authority over it. What Seth didn''t know was that there was a skirmish on who owned and managed the ce. Brown Attire hides behind the fact that they are from the army in the real world as such they shall lead. And they won the bout, Hourss just had to step back. "Hey, Rena." Seth found the girl and was about to ask her for more papers when his attention was dragged away by something. "It''s a good icon!" Seth muttered, he was referring to a wall at the end of the canyon, it was smooth and wide. "You want to paint again?" She asked and he nodded vigorously, "That ce will be great! "What happened? Is it really safe for us to stay here?" An NPC that just woke up from fainting asked but no one asked him. The Hourss group didn''t let Seth do all the work alone, they helped him in clearing the stage and Rena maderge paper that covered the whole 2m long and 3m wide wall Seth wanted. "Hahahaha" With cacklingughter of excitement, a ball of red liquid floated above the people, Seth hiding in a red hooded cloak, holding a long red staff in each hand floated before therge white canvas. His mind churned with painting ideas until he grasped what he wanted to do. Many yers showcased their distress about what was happening but the leader of Brown Attire had no power to stop Seth because he had heard what Seth did from the guard. He can only assure them that it was part of the organization. Like an orchestra, Seth waved his red staffs as he touched the red liquid and he sshed it on the white canvas. He wasn''t flying but he could make red liquid pull him from one direction to another, that way his haphazard smearing and sshing covered everywhere in no time. In what seemed like a short time, 108 people were enthralled. They stood agape at the magnificent creature presented to them. Only four people were exempted. Lady Rain, leader of Raindrop, Captain Brown, leader of Brown Guard, Silver Chief, an NPC leader, then Sonny, leader of Iron Kite. Zambia and the rest break away in seconds but the rest didn''t until almost a minute. "Why is there a dragon here!" A yer shouted after he got back to his senses before he realized what it was. Temra was so vividly depicted on thatrge canvas that it scared all of them. They felt as if it would jump out and attack them. "Guuum! The canyon shook and the painting was carved as an Icon for the sanctuary. [Script Marker: Level 3>4] "Great Fire Dragon, Temra Dayamonda, thank you for the sanctuary!" Seth shouted, the name echoed in their mind as they realized what they were looking at. "Who is he?" People began to question the hooded yer that made the disy. However, Seth wasn''t satisfied, as if he was possessed, he picked his stone sculptor tools and went ahead and made more things. The first he made was the antler, this time its normal size before going around making other things till he was exhausted. As the moonlight shone down, he came back partially to reality and then begged Rena for more papers before he ran away. Captain Brown sent people to follow him but Zambia and the rest stopped them. Even to them, Seth was an enigma, so they will not allow someone to find him before them. Sapna has tried to talk to him several times but he was just not in his right mind to even acknowledge her presence. With more paper than before, Seth''s obsession increased with no recovery in sight. The dream of the fetus kepting but he kept forgetting about it when he woke up. Chapter 214: First Painting Quest Completion Seth opened his eyes with rity, he sat and looked around, the walls, the floor, and the ceiling were stered with papers that now have haphazard illustrations on them. He wasn''t surprised or felt as if he had woken up from a dream. All he knew was that he had achieved a longsting milestone. Something he doesn''t expect to achieve in less than 2 weeks. He has finished the long quest. [Quest] [A weird Painting made by Nanncy that can''t be understood in a normal way] ~Copy the First Painting 100,000 times. [Progress: 100,005/100,000] [Reward] ~Glean the secret of the painting! ~First Painting Canvas Replica (F-)! _______ Seth saw at the centre of the hall, an illusory long paper floating. All he had to do was grab it and it would be real. He then walked to First Painting, it was asplicated as ever but as he stared at it, he was pulled inside and he saw arge hall that was several hundred meters long and wide. Pirs and walls were 100m long with exquisite decoration. At one side was a middle-aged woman standing by the window looking down, she wore a sleeping gown that had many purple flower decorations, and her skin was somewhat scarred with many scars but they didn''t dampen her beauty by much. Her hair was a mixture of grey and gold, and there was a crown made of purple flowers as if made by kids. A wind blew in and her gown fluttered in the wind, carrying some dust inside. But that also made her look back to cover her face. She looked at Seth with surprise before she smiled and¡­ Seth woke up. He fell down, and his exertion point was zero. The castle was deste and the woman was lonely inside it. He felt sad for her. With the activation of his aura, his exertion point returned to normal. "The First Painting contained an entire story inside." Seth surmised in understanding. Ding! [Congrattions, your Talents in art moved from F+ to E+] ~Painting (E+), Calligraphy (E+), Sculpture (E+) ____ "That was one massive shift," Sethmented with a smile and he felt his desire for painting increase as he can already see his shorings and how to improve them. In his delirium of obsession, he decided to find Vera''s sanctuary and revive it. Without even checking the other reward he stormed out. He went south of Living Roots, where he first met Vera and the silver-wing dragon. He made a detour and searched for the whole day but didn''t find any ce that would indicate a sanctuary. But when the moon was up, he trusted in its blessing and kept looking, he even relooked at where he saw Vera and soon he found a cave that when he entered he met with vines but still did not lead him anywhere. He felt that there was something wrong but couldn''t put a finger on it. He decided to leave but as he left the area he heard silence. Strange, it was always silent right? He went back to nothing but as he left there was silence. He immediately brought his Drumming Scale and he found the anomaly. There was a soft tone that entered his ears which clouded his vision and understanding of the ce. With Vera Aspecto and Drumming Scale, he protected himself from the tone and immediately found a path that led to a ce in betweenrge mountains. He can''t believe he has been toiling around without seeing it. There was a dark forest with tall trees, vines and some dried flowers. The forest seemed dead at first but the moment Seth put his foot inside, it came to life. A tiny string wrapped around him and he was pulled up in the tree. Many hard strings entangled him more before they squeeze to rip him apart. His armour was strong and protected him, then there was that tone produced from a strange flute by a man hiding inside the bush by himself. Seth saw through him Aura''s sight. Then the man brought Dat shooter and loaded it before he fired. From beneath the trees, a flood of red water came and sshed everywhere while also protecting Seth from the Dat. He freed himself and encased himself in the red spheres and then moved forward, more people came and attacked but they had no way to go against the red demon. Soon Seth reached the gate of a vige that has various animal skins of animals. He sauntered inside,ing in contact with the town leader. A woman in tribal attire and many tattoos made with ck ink. "We do nothing wrong? Why attack us, strangers!" She said in agitation, she wasn''t terrified but wary. Seth''s attention was already drawn to something. A sculpture of a dragon, Vera, the sound dragon. It wasrger than the original, and poorly carved from an ash-coloured stone. Seth manoeuvred around her and stood before the dragon. "Please do not destroy it and no, we don''t know where she is now!" The tribal woman shouted. "What is she in this vige?" Seth asked. "Our benefactor and protector!" She answered as she red at the yer. Seth''s obsession was intensified but he didn''t want toe out of the red liquid, he still knew that they would attack him. He brought a Drumming Scale, and Script Marker, and then activated Vera Aspecto. A pulse of sound erasing effect emitted from his body, and that put them in trance. Seth pulled out a hammer and t chisel and then began to work on the dragon stone sculpture. . . . . . Seth was barely standing, his t chisel was bent and the hammer had cracked. It will not work anymore. But a more refined Vera stone sculpture stood before him. The people have regained their senses but now stare at the dragon in awe. Seth stood and looked at his damaged tools with a sigh, satisfying his craving is costing him too much. He needed to finish the ss quest but for an unknown reason, his desire to satisfy his obsession was clouding his judgment. He then saw a t stone at the side of the vige, it was white with some sketches of dragons on it. He smiled with drool as he went there, his brush, pen, dust of colours and then his red liquid came out. To reduce his thirst, he decided to paint the mostplicated paintings. [Congrattions, you have created an icon in Sound Veil Vige] [Script Marker: Level 4>5] He felt his connection with viges increased. His rity returned as he looked around. The people now stood humbly toward him with respect. "Prepare a small plot here!" He ordered as if he was their leader, they move and they plough thend, remove unwanted material and wait for him. He brought various seeds of fruits, cereals, and vegetables and nted them in rows, then he set his Soothing Gourd floating and raining water from time to time since they would drink much of the water. He then spread the white powder. The reason he first nted the seed before putting the white powder was to not attract some unwanted insects or animals. That way the seeds will capture it first. The white powder was Antler''s droppings. They were grey when wet but white when dried. Even his experimental Abhorrent Beast craved to feed it. The Living Roots also showed interest. and when he was outside the forest, all kinds of abhorrent monsters flocked toward the droppings to feed. He knew even the humans recognised its importance and wanted it but he refused to. Seth turned around and walked away but then an idea came to him. He called a certain quest he had about the aura. [Quest] [Solid Aura is hard to make and very hard to maintain.] ~Condensed 9 more Solid Aura! [Reward] ~Aura Grab _____ This quest popped up after he obtained an aura touched, that gave him the ability to touch and even feel the content or even memories of those who have it. Aura grab might allow him to grab aura from anything like he can grab a skin, a branch or anything tangible. He can get the aura of his dragons, right? By just making the womb extract it from him. He looked at the sculptured Vera dragon with the desire to test something. It might be more satisfying in his obsession. The vigers were surprised to see himing back and stared at the dragon, their benefactor with an eerie smile. His green cloak spread and covered him as he fiddled with something before heughed at the sky. And he then mmed the sculpture, it shook with cracks but it mend quickly. The stone sculpture became more imposing, now it has a domineering feeling as if the original dragon was still here. With a satisfied smile, he left the vige. Back to his home. He realized art is vast, now he can imbue his sculpture with his aura. "Can I infuse the aura in paintings too?" Seth wondered. Because he was a bit sane, he prepared and went to the red canyon. This time no one stopped him. The ce now has more than 200 people both yers and NPCs. "Seth, you are back!" Sapna found him first, he can also see many people wish toe to him but the pretty girl''s appearance has deterred them. "What exactly do you want from me?" Seth asked the obvious and she smiled, "Tamra''s Diamond Scale. Name your price!" She said. Seth was attracted by something, a hammer on a stall but after he checked it was low quality, he moved ahead to see the pool he suggested the first time he was there, NPCs were standing some distance away watching in wonder. Many kids were mesmerized by it. In Gawee, a pool of water is a luxury. "People from other sanctuaries came to see the pool for a fee!" Captain Brown suddenly said. Seth looked at him and nodded, "Good!" He lost interest and then went to the Temra Iconic Painting, now that he had gleaned the First Painting and his master moved from F+ to E+, he can see a lot of inconsistency with it. His cloak spread and covered what he was doing, then mmed therge icon. Nothing changed but in his eyes, he can see the inconsistency has been repaired to a certain extent. Another hidden effect was that the painting now absorbed the temperature from the sun and the canyon making the ce cooled down with refresh air. He then moved to the Antler that he sculptured, he caressed it before he spread it with white powder, but it didn''t have the same effect. He then walked to Rena, she smiled at him and showed him a stack of papers sealed in thick paper boxes. "They are thinner than the one Ist gave you. So here there are about 230,000 papers." She said, Seth''s bright smile increased before he packed them and walked toward the exit, he suddenly stopped and looked at Sapna that had been following him. "I''m sorry.." He said, her face became sad but he ended with, "I''m kinda busy but prepared for the trial!" He then stormed out. He took a long detour and went to V Sanctuary, along the way he met with Gawee Monster, he then sped up and left it to duke it out with those that were following him. The first thing he did was to infuse V''s painting with her aura before he turned and left for the forest. Aura infusion in his art made him more satisfied and let him be saner in his activity. With a bit of a clear head, he was fascinated that his whole walls in and out of the mansion were framed with papers. He sighed and removed them, then he stored them inside a room. He then grabbed the illusory First Canvas Replica. Congrattions, you have obtained a canvas replica. [Unable to use. C+ Painting, Sketching, Calligraphy required] Chapter 215: Aura Rigidity "Okay," Seth wasn''t upset, that only motivated him more. So he stored it. But then another quest popped up. [Quest 2] ~Copy the First Painting 100,000 times. [Reward] ~Glean the secret of the painting! ~First Painting Canvas Replica (F-)! _______ "Hmm. More canvas. Fine, I have an unlimited supply of papers!" Seth grinned. But he kept all that and walked out, he went directly to where he had met with Luana''s skeleton. That was where the first crater was. But he was forced to hide as he saw dragons surveying the ce. The moment they left, he went there. Even the soil of the ce has been removed and now it has been dug deeper. With no way to dig for anything, he just went to the wall of the crater and then used red liquid and painted her, it didn''t elicit any reaction. "It has to be a sanctuary!" Seth realized. He was just desperate to paint her as he did the other dragons. So he brought out the Script Marker and activated Luana Aspecto but nothing happened. He looked up, it was daylight, so waited till night and the moon was shining, and he repeated the same thing but nothing happened, so he turned and left. The obsession has returned so he went into painting First Painting with a more insane obsession. . . . . . He woke up with a taste of satisfaction on his tongue but not enough sanity to think clearly. He went to Vera Vige, the people bowed to him and then he just mmed at the sculpture which increased its bearing, he collected his Soothing Gourd. He then went to V Sanctuary and did the same to her paintings. The craving reduced and he came back home. This time he found he had a problem. To truly utilize the aura infusion he needs to be able to grab aura. And that means I should finish that quest. Seth sat and checked the little cub, it was fine and sleeping. He then checked the dragon and each oneined about what he was doing to them. They feel bad anytime Seth has the womb extract their aura. He ignored them and then made the womb extract V''s aura. Her aura felt a moving wind, slippery but also strong. He activated an aura touch which coated his hand with aura. And the moment the womb seeped out the windy slippery aura and touched it. He contained it and then used Moon Stigma to enhance his aura and hand then pressed. Thanks to the fact, the aura was pure from the womb, it has fewer impurities and so forcing it to condense was a bit easy. But no matter what, it can''t be solid. But when he went out under the moon, he activated the full power of the Moon Stigma. [Quest] [Solid Aura is hard to make and very hard to maintain.] ~Condensed 9 more Solid Aura! [Reward] ~Aura Grab _____ "Haha, the great moon" Seth was pleased. Under the moon, the stigma absorbed energy. He brought his Crop Essence Core to recharge. He pulled out Vera''s aura too and then repeated the same thing. After an hour a hard solid oval shaped metallic looking aura was formed He pulled Temra''s aura but he had to endure because it was very hot and it took longer to condense. He could have asked for Luana but he has no idea where the damn dimension is. [Quest] [Solid Aura is hard to make and very hard to maintain.] ~Condensed 9 more Solid Aura! [Reward] ~Aura Grab _____ Seth nodded and rested before he went out and hunted a deer in the forest. And took the blood. Using red maniption he removed the actual blood and left the aura. Then he repeatedly did the same thing. However he met with a problem, it was not as pure as the aura he got from the womb. As such, he repeated what he had done in the past and that squeezing more impurities till he reached his limits of control but still no progress. But then he remembered something. He used both his palms, he focused his mental power and Stone will before he pressed down with more force control. After pushing so hard, he felt resistance as if he was trying to crush a hard stone with bare hands but he pushed ahead with the hope of removing the impurities to the side and having the aura confined. Click! His palm closed and felt a slight weight on his palm. He opened his hand and found a crystalline t substance, inside it was a hairline white liquid. [Quest] [Solid Aura is hard to make and very hard to maintain.] ~Condensed 9 more Solid Aura! F2F[Reward] ~Aura Grab _____ Experience tales at m v|l e''-NovelBin "Interesting," Seth was amazed, he did know for sure that without the moon above and Moon Stigma, he can''t make this. [Deer Aura Goblet] The crystalline substance was the impurities that encased the actual aura inside. Seth waited for an hour to be able to activate his aura before he activated Aura Touch. His hand by touching the Goblet touched the Deer Aura inside and Seth perceived its nature and size as if it was alive. Using Aura Sight he saw that the hairline aura inside the goblet was actually shaped like deer in a way. "So, what does this do?" Seth wondered. He felt a sense of aplishment more than when he condensed the dragon''s aura from the womb that was on the table now. He put it aside and went for another hunt but didn''t find any animals. His experimental Abhorrent monster was having a rest too. Until it wakes up, then the forest won''t provide more animals. "Where is Little Cub when I want her!" But then he shook his head, with the antler and this young abhorrent monster things will beplicated For that reason, he searched for his always one animal that the forest always left out. Until he found a huge buffalo with many scars on its body. From the distance Seth knew to kill it he would have to fight hard. The buffalo has beast force. Seth ran back and cut branches of trees that were red and gathered many red fruits. He sat down and began making more aura goblets. Thest one he made, felt so easy and he seemed to have grasped how to do it with no Moon Stigma. "Smoothing ability!" Seth called as he saw the Antler grazing nearby, "with him close by, everything seemed to go smooth including understanding things" It was the antler that facilitated his understanding. She came and entered her pen, where Seth always filled a barrel of water. She regurgitated what she ate and then dropped the droppings. And he gathered them with his deep obsession. [Quest] [Solid Aura is hard to make and very hard to maintain.] ~Condensed 9 more Solid Aura! [Reward] ~Aura Grab _____ [Congrattions, you have gained the Aura Grab skill.] [Aura Grab] [You can now touch and grab Aura from anything that is alive or has been alive and manipte it to a certain extent] "Hmm" Seth closed his eyes and called Aura Tome. The surrounding aura was pushed away and then a giant book appeared. It automatically opened his skills. _____ "Skill obtained has a ranking of stat but the one I develop doesn''t. Not only that, they have drawbacks. I thought it would change over time." Sethmented before he looked at the definition of Grab and Touch. "Grab is an upgraded version of touch" [New Quest] [All Aura are elusive but one is more elusive than the other. Living auras are aggressive and illusive, Non-living auras are mostly docile and more illusive.] ~Grab 100 Aura from living things and influence them. ~Grab 100 Aura from non-living things and Influence them [Reward] ~Aura Rigidity _____ "Okay!" Seth looked at the moon and the Stigma on his hand. He drained a bit of the stigma energy stored and he returned to normal with his skill reset and aura. He then looked at the remaining fruits and branches he had, with aura sight he saw them then he called out. "Aura Touch!" He feel the aura with his palm and even affect it a little, and then he called, "Aura Grab!" The aura coating his hand reduced but became more intricate and outlined his palm well. Then he can feel the aura as if he was touching a coated skin. It''s as if he was pinching his or someone''s skin. It felt like a thick liquid that flowed as he squeezed more. And he continues to squeeze to feel it more. And since Antler and the moon were there he perceived things otherwise would have taken him days. Soon, he realized that his aura was slowly seeping into the branch so also the leaf''s aura seeping into him. In the end, his coated aura became a bit reddish. And when he dropped the branch, the reddish dissipated quickly. "As I squeeze it more we are exchanging aura. Just like touching anything with a normal palm." Seth understood and it was then he realized that aura rigidity was meant to make his aura hard to taint. He took the fruit and squashed it, then used red to remove the substances before he held the aura. With aura grab making Goblet''s aura became simple because he can direct the aura to move deeper and then the pressed will make the remnant impurities crystalline. He then drags the antler with him to smooth things while he groped and moulded the aura of many trees around the vige. At the same time, he kept making Aura Goblets of leaves and stems but they are all partially red. It will take time if he wanted non-red specimens to remove big impurities. If it was a yellow mango, it would take him some time to remove the mango from the aura and then purify the aura. Since he can''t control yellow. When he was exhausted he rested or used Moon Stigma to recover. As he came back to the mansion, with many aura goblets he checked the quests. [Quest] [All Aura are elusive but one is more elusive than the other. Living auras are aggressive and illusive, Non-living auras are mostly docile and more illusive.] ~Grab 100 Aura from living things and influence them. ~Grab 100 Aura from non-living things and Influence them [Reward] ~Aura Rigidity _____ Seth frowned but then he understood, he had focused on red things and also red nts. As with so many simr things, it was considered to be repetition. He came to a simple house and used Aura Touch, and then Aura Grab to touch the nk wood that made the house of the town. He felt the aura coating it. [Congrattion] ~Aura Touch C _____ It was C- but now improved to C. That was an improvement as he now can feel more things about what he touched. Seth then went around touching the non-living thing but the moment he used Aura Grab, everything slipped off and he couldn''t even touch them properly. Maybe it was the effect of the antler but he realized that for him to grab an aura from a non-living he needs to have his aura touch to be at least B-. With that in mind, he set another task, and that was grabbing anything from living things but no longer living. Things like dried meat, dried leaves, skin, nails of animals, and furs of animals. Until the sun was up. [Congrattions] ~Aura Touch (C+) _____ It became more vivid as he can now feel some impurities in the aura of an object even though it was very faint. He slumped on his chair with a smile on his face. Aura testing used a lot of energy and for that reason, it reduced his obsession. But he felt that he was not tired at all. He pushed his aura out and found it severely tainted with so many different auras. Some of them were from some nts that have the effect of poison and some were energetic. Chapter 216: Dangerous Trial It was then that he recognised the effect of the nt''s auras. Most of them affected his aura and made his body energized. To not waste energy, he set the painting papers. He wallpapered the walls with them, and prepared the ink, when weakness hit him, he recognised there was an aura that has some poison effect now affecting him. But he knew it wasn''t critical as such he just continued. Seth watched his skin developing rashes and bing dark brown. He immediately used Moon Stigma to eliminate more aura outside his body but it didn''t seem to be the solution. He had no choice but toe out in the sun, sit, close his eyes and then focus on his heart and blood flower. His heart crushed the impurities while blood aura tried to elevate his aura blood conditions. This became worse at noon, the poisonous aura that came from the poisonous nt was very potent. Seth didn''t expect that at all. In 3 hours things began to lessen and he returned to normal by sunset. He fell asleep after that. The moon was bright when he woke up. Thinking of training aura, Seth shook his head, he needed a day off. So, he focused on paintings. He had be faster, and his mind can stay strong as he painted but that was due to the moon above and his dangerous obsession. Soon he began to deplete the papers fast. He became too tired at dawn, so he fell asleep, woke upter and resumed his paintings. In the night, he resumed his aura training. He needs the Aura Rigidity to resist touching his aura. After he was bored, at sunrise he went to Vera Sanctuary. The people greeted him with a smile, some gave him homemade food and he took a bite. He then infused aura into the dragon statue and the paintings before he left for V and did the same. Returning home he passed by the statue of Abuhe Vulcan. He looked at his masterpiece. It was amazing and perfect till the game stopped giving him points. "Aura Trace!" The footsteps of many people became pronounced. He looked around until he found Abuhe''s footprints. He grabbed it, and he felt his head assaulted with memories of the old chief. He released it immediately and came back to the mansion before he fainted. Tracing powerful figures was very dangerous. Seth concluded. But at some point, he felt his head clear when he woke up. Not only that, his aura has be thicker. The truth was, Seth has a lot of aura but his control was stillcking to use it properly. Under the moon, Seth went around looking for Aura Trace belonging to the normal former viger. He touched it and attempted to grab it, he felt the man but no memory. And he couldn''t grab it. So, for the night he went around touching all the aura traces he can find belonging to normal people. He fainted atst. Woke up at midnight and continued. [Congrattions] ~Aura Touch (C+) _____ The qualitative improvement allowed him to literally grab a non-living thing''s aura. And using Aura Trace on his eyes, he managed to pluck an aura that belonged to a child. He ran and mmed it at the child statue. The statue underwent a qualitative change that made it more refined. Even Seth was trance. He then has a new job. ***** Like a madman, Seth was dishevelled as he walked around with a creepy smile, his skin had be darker, his eyes pale white, and his hair seemed to wiggle on its own. But the moment he met with Antler he came back to normal. ***** Somewhere else in the continent, a voice said, "That boy is too rigorous. He should have fallen by now!" A coarse feminine voice said, "We need to let him go. I can''t take it!" "We have the Dark Beast with us. He will give in to his obsession soon. Then we can help him!" "I doubt that!" The feminine voice said. There was a pain in her voice. "We can''t let it go, it will be dangerous if we are found out. Besides, if someone sees me. I can''t seal his mouth for long!" ***** If they think they want to break Seth, that was close to impossible even though the method they were using was different from what other entities had used. Theirs were more potent and specialized. Eventually, they couldn''t hold on and Seth suddenly felt as if he woke up from a night of sleep. It felt strange but he felt like he was in a dream where he had be a child. He starts setting up Sapna''s Trial from time to time. He sighed and then walked back to his mansion. A Lot of papers have illustrations on them. He didn''t feel anything wrong about it though, he knew that he was training. However, he did know that he had finished two more First Painting Quests and got his record. Which was an amazing feat. He now has two First Painting Canvass (F-). And two First Painting secrets to glean. Seth remembered Sapna''s request. He prepared and left but he felt dangering his way and he couldn''t put his finger on it. Nheless, he reached the red canyon and found the ce more popted than ever but there was tension in the air. "Good, Seth you are here!" Zambia said he dragged him to discuss. "We are leaving this ce!" "Why?" Seth asked. "We believed in 3 days, something known as Dark Wave will be here. It used to happen from time to time over a century ording to the locals." Ash exined. "And what is that?" Seth inquired more. "No one knows. No one survived it before. But those that get a glimpse of it have said it was a tide of dark fog that swept the whole area. This time it wasing this way. Which was strange because there are Red Ancient, Dark Void and The Nightmare Living Roots!" Rain, the leader of Raindrop elucidated. "Even Dream Fortune said we shall leave this ce. There are a lot of unknown variables!" Allen said gravely. Seth felt sad that the sanctuary he made will be vacated. He then looked at Sapna and asked, " Are you ready?" she nodded. They sneak out of the canyon and followed Seth to the trial destination. It was more dangerous and time-consuming than those he made in the past. He ced the trial at the end of a cliff where he first saw Vera. Several red strings went deep into the ground while they attached to tree branches in the sand. Not only that, there was sand that would sink if one wanted to reach the strings. At random, t stones served as tiles to walk on the sand. The first danger was, she had to find which tiles to walk on to reach the strings and follow the correct patterns in pulling the strings out. failure to do that will cause an explosion that will cause injury. Not only that, the sand can move and slide toward the clip dragging its victim. That wasn''t the only problem as there was a possibility that abhorrent monsters were lurking inside the sand. Who knew if a Gawee beast was inside? The most dangerous thing the people recognised was that there was arge map on paper. They have no idea if it was meant to guide or confuse them. "I would like to say, this trial is at your own risk. Do you agree!" Seth dered. Sapna looked at Lady Rain but the woman was in thought. "Name your price. We don''t want your games!" Sue said, she was the youngest of the Raindrop team. "5 billion unions!" Seth uttered immediately with a poker face and that stunned everyone. "You are joking?" Sue asked shocked, but Seth just said, "Before sunset!" He wasn''t joking at all. "We agreed!" Rain said. Seth looked at Captain Brown and Zambia that were there. "Two groups can testify that you agreed," Seth said to them and the two men nodded. He smiled and added, "It took time to finish it and the danger is real. The map is somewhat real but you need to think outside the box." He summoned a table and chair and sat down he then put a board reading, [Aura Activator] His ss shield was by the side and he leaned back with a smile. Captain Brown frowned as he observed that both Hourss and Raindrop Team were scowling and also agitated. "Can we all participate?" Lady Rain asked. "Only Sapna should cross the quicksand, reach the string and y with them to get the prize. Anything else is for everyone!" "Aha, we can help!" Zero bellowed in excitement. He quickly transformed to half a dragon and observed the sand quickly and then jumped to the other side to look down at the cliff. "Damn it. This cliff is dangerous. It is 300m down, with very steep smooth rock. Not only that, Living Roots reached all the way here, and I saw a lot of animals and beast-dried carcasses. There is also a pressure emitting from the down border, not only that, there are dangerous caves that may house possibly ...." He became silent. He looked at the people in shock. "What?" Rena asked. "I sensed 3 Gawee Beasts and 1 something. And far away is a¡­ dragon sleeping!" "What race?" "It''s shrouded in a force field. Don''t worry it was about a kilometre from here," he said. Everyone was silent and looked at Lady Rain, shall they continue and she nodded. The map was spread open and stared at. Rena made many papers and they repeated what they didst time. That was the way, as they immediately piece the string patterns to a certain degree. Zero jumped back and started at the quicksand. "His red liquid is blocking my sight!" He said. "Come help here!" Rena said. He checked but was more confused before he said he noticed a pattern on the strings, maybe they needed them to conclude that piece. Everyone agreed with him. Ash spread his ashes and sank into the sand but immediately the sand started to move and shift, disorganising the tiles and the moment he removed it, it stopped. "There are about 20 dots inside. I think we shall be wary of them." He announced. Discover exclusive tales on m,v l''e-NovelBin Rudra stood and raised his hand, the tiles lifted a bit but nothing happened. "I don''t know but it might be feasible to lift the tile for her to cross!" In about 30 minutes they concluded how they would go about it. "We can save her right!" Lady Rain asked with uncertainty and Seth nodded. Sapna was super worried as she put down her contour armour. With drops of water floating around her. She stood before the quicks sand nervously. Then she looked back at Fist, "What was your trial?" "Killing a Gawee Monster about to evolve without destroying the core to obtain the vial that was with it!" Fist said. "How could a Gawee Monster let a vial close to its core?" Captain Brown didn''t believe that. "The Vial contained a very precious bloodline that would evolve instantly to a Beast and also gave it special power!" Zambia rify. Sapna nodded and looked at the sand, then she jumped on the first tile very lightly, it was floating by Rudra however pressure emanated from the tile to her body and she froze. Her nose began to bleed immediately. "Stop, Rudra!" Lady Rain called out and the moment the tile touched the sand, the pressure disappeared and she fell down, Rudra used his whip and pulled her out. Her status was dangerous as she was afflicted with young dragon pressure. Seth sighed and leaned back and his eyes closed. "How deep is the sand!" Lady Rain asked. "2.5 meters!" Ash said after some thought, he had sensed it with his ashes before. "We rule out levitating the tiles!" Zero said, "I know he will not leave out a big error like that. However, he didn''t know your abilities. Is there any utility ability!" "You shall rule that out too!" Captain Brown said." Maybe it was designed to support her alone. And if anyone helps then there will be consequences" Chapter 217: Grade 1 Trial Attemp "Oh, perhaps he is controlling it now. If he saw a loophole, he acted!" Sue said as she looked at the yer known as Seth. The yer shook his head, "It''s mechanical, I don''t control or influence it!" Seth said. Sapna recovered after some time, but she felt strong and something was changing in her by just attempting the trial. "Those are the tiles we deemed safe for now, follow them!" Lady Rain said. Sapnanded on the first, then the second. There were twenty tiles and she needed to justnd 7 or 10 to be able to jump to thend where the strings were. But the moment shended on the third, the sand shifted from button-up and changed the formation of the tiles. "We need to take note that the nods below have changed too!" Ash said and Zero nodded. Now Sapna stood waiting for instructions. "Take the left one!" Captain Brown said. She did and it was safe but then the rest of the tiles flipped and now were coated with red. "I can''t see them now. I mean my intuition was blocked!" Captain Brown frowned. "Take the left again!" Fist said, he was using his beast instincts and it was safe. The eyes went to Zero, he too was a beast. "Because I''m a dragon, there were a lot of blocks against me!" He said. "Take left again!" Ash said and she did, that was the sixth tile. She bent and jumped over,nding on the ground where the string was attached to a dried tree. She checked it and turned to them and shouted what she read. But, they can''t hear her. It''s like that ce waspletely isted. They can see her talking but not hear her. "Read her lips!" Lady Rain said. "One looked like a horse!" Zero said. They immediately checked and they found it. "Snake!" They checked but she was trying to examine something that doesn''t have a name. She made gestures and they understood some but were confused by some. "Use the paper I gave you!" Rena shouted as she picked a paper and waved at her. Sapna recognised that and then picked and drew things. Most of them can''t be described in words. They nodded and they went to work. "This is too easy!" Zambia frowned and then they heard Seth say, "Save her!" While nothing was happening to her. When Lady Rain moves ... Boooooom. The holes that the string went through exploded with great firepower. A red whip quickly wrapped around Sapna''s leg and that stopped her from sting out below the cliff. However, the sound fire destroyed her armour, and her condition became unknown due to fire and smoke. The dragon that was in the far distance roared agitated. "Zero!" Zambia shouted and the half-breed vanished and tackled Lady Rain from going for Sapna. "What are you doing!?" She bellowed in anger, a sword made of water shed to cleave the boy when time stopped and then things began to reverse. Lady Rain can resist it but she understood and allowed it to happen. Two seconds were reversed, "Sapna ran back!" Lady Rain shouted. She didn''t ask why as she followed the sand back with no difficulty. "Why do you need me back!" She asked, confused. The three members of her team hugged her crying asking her to stop the trial. Zero closed his eyes and took a deep breath and then looked at Seth who had a gloomy face. "Give me the map!" He asked and they obediently did, he then scraped some confusing things and three things became clear. One, Everything has an assigned duration. That means she can''t stand more than 10 minutes in an area but on the sand, she only has seconds. Two, excessive movement will trigger some effects that aren''t pleasant. Three, an explosion can lead to a chain reaction of more explosions and also a release of other dangerous effects that will affect everyone. "Damn it, Seth!" Zambia said, "This is too much!" "Sorry, I shouldn''t have made it moreplicated !" Seth admitted and he began to wonder why the hell was it like this. It shouldn''t, right? He has no idea why his obsession with art made him outdo himself. If he was in his right mind like now he wouldn''t have made it so difficult. "Please, we don''t need to continue!" Sue said. "I''m in!" Captain Brown said, "If you back away one of my boys will challenge the trial and the price is mine. Even though I didn''t know what it was!" He added. "No, I will continue!" Sapna disagreed. "Thanks for letting them have their memory!" Lady Rain bowed to Zambia. She was a very humble woman. "Haha, we are together. It''s a group trial anyway and we need all the heads we can get!" Zambia blushed. The trial continued and it toppled their understanding. The map was still a guide but if read wrong it was misguided also. Sapna drowned in the sand. She also faced an explosion from the nod in the sand. She used water to wet the sand but an abhorrent monster popped out and attacked her which triggered more explosions. At one point the quicksand flowed toward the cliff. It also triggered dragon roars that affected everyone. Three times Zambia had to intervene to rewind time and his power was exhausted. With no temporal intervention, the trial was forced to stop. "I can continue, we are so close!" Sapna said in tears. She was bruised all over but Lady Rain herself disagreed. "We are sorry for wasting your time. But I guess we can''t get the price!" Lady Rain said to seth. "It''s alright. Perhaps, it was too much!" He too agreed. "Well, Diamond is hard to get!" She said, "Let go, Sapna!" Sapna grumbled but she followed her leader almost in tears but then her eyes widened. She turned around, and the sand and the strings all burst into mes, fiery things shot up the sky and sted toward Sapna. Seth said, "Good," but then his ss shield was raised before him as he stored the other things. It happened so fast, one of the zing things went to him and the rest to Sapna Boom! A more powerful explosion sted Seth and his shield back but Sapna had tiny red sparkling things circle her. "Damn it." Seth cursed. Even behind the shield, the impact and shock waves find a way toward him. His ribs were broken and his nose started bleeding. "What just happened!" [Congrattions] ~You have attempted the Grade 1 Trial ande close to sess [Reward] ~Minor Heat resistance _____ Everyone received that notification. "Aha, finally!" Seth shouted. But he held his chest due to pain. _____ [Special Quest] [Treasures, Special Items and Objects that once belonged to certain influential individuals have their aura and remnants will. For the items to be eptable and effectively used by others there is a need for Trial to show one''s conviction to own them] ~Composed 100 Grade 1 Trials that will grant 100 different Treasures that belong to you. [Reword] ~New Specialized Talent _____ Seth received his answer through the quest. He expected that near when the first Vial exploded, he heard and felt Roana''s anger as if warning not to use his blood in vain where it would insult him. It was then he knew that he needed to make them work for it in quest or trial. At first, he thought an automatic quest would generate but it didn''t then he went with the flow and now this happened. "What just happened!" Zambia asked confused just like everyone, "she didn''t win the trial. And why were you attacked!" Seth sat down letting his ribs heal with a rueful smile. After some time he can speak. "It''s a Grade 1 Trial. And you people couldn''t read the map properly due to yourck of experience with my sketches and ability to think outside the box!" Seth exined then he rested a bit before he continued. "Grade 1 Trial is too much for what she asked for, an attempt is more than enough to grant her the prize. I didn''t even know it was Grade 1 until the system was announced. But to clear your confusion, you need to know what you guys asked for something that came from living life forms that are superior to us all. In that case, to truly own it you need to pass some test to impress the remnant will of the owner." They began to understand¡­ "The prime example is Fist. He obtained a perfect amalgamation of his two bloodlines as he fought to obtain the third one. It was a gift for his effort and also a sign the new bloodline Remnant Will ept him. The other two also have that but more concealed than Fist." Seth exined more. "How did you know they need to get their approval? And I have bought bloodline and dragon stuff and used them with no problem. What makes your trial special!" Captain Brown asked. "Isn''t it obvious, the price flew to her, which means she will have an easier time using them than someone that buys them and uses them directly? As of now, I have not infused the new bloodline but by just holding the vial and observing it I can stimte and use some of its powers!" Fist exined more. "Really!" James asked surprised, he quickly tried something and he felt different, "it''s true. That''s amazing!" "I understand. Mr Seth, I would like to buy a bloodline too!" Captain Brown said. "Sorry, I can''t sell anymore. You see this, the dragon Remnant Will was upset about me. It''s a bacsh for some reason I didn''t understand." Your next chapter is on m v|l-e''-NovelBin "When will you be avable and capable?!" Captain Brown asked again, he was determine to get the bloodline. "Am, when I have a ss of my own!" Seth said with a sincere smile. He finally finished the damned ss quest. He can''t wait to go home. "Let go back!" Lady Rain said before she cast a wave of mist at Seth and he healed immediately. "What is your ss? Dragon Tamer, Hunter, Painter, Traveller!" Zero came asking. The boy that used to hate Seth was now impressed by him because Seth''s trials have stimted his bloodlines many times. "I don''t know, it''s Special ss: Amma!" Seth said vaguely. "As in the world Amma!" Lady Rain asked and Seth nodded but no one inquired more. After they were back, they remembered the tension. Inside a tent with soundproof, James brought a strange pistol, Seth sighed and brought out his metal. "What happened?" Rena asked but Seth just smiled, "Will it work?" He asked. They tried to see, as the metal beam and pistol touched there was an automatic exchange. [Transaction Completed] [Your client has passed the trial imposed by you and the amount paid can be considered equivalent to the bloodline sold] [Gawee Gold is equivalent to 1 union. Sanctuary Chief is required to convert it to real-life value] ~Gawee Gold: 10,000,000 Union [Note: Not more than 1,000,000 unions should be converted to Gawee Gold. The rest shall remain in Gawee/Union invention] _________ "It worked!" Seth said with a creepy smile but wondering if this was a dream or what. He turned to Fist, he on the other hand sighed and brought a small tanker. "What is this?" Seth asked, surprised. "A tanker, it''srge but I have this skill that allows me to make it small like a toy!" Fist exined. And when they touched there was a problem. [Transaction Failed] [Unable to receive two transactions of this value. Cool down: 24 hours] ___ "Well, there is a cool down!" Seth said but he found eyes on him and when he asked what, they said it was because his ount was too low that''s why. "Until recently I didn''t even know a transaction was possible!" Seth defended himself. Chapter 218: Hourglass Seed "I''m a chief and can help you convert them to Union Subscriptions. But I will have to go back to my sanctuary!" Lady Rain said. "Okay, we will talk about it!" Seth said as he stared at the money withined emotions. "Can I do something please?" Seth asked, and they nodded and he went around pinching them. However, he wasn''t touching their skin but their aura. And made Aura Goblets with the help of Moon Stigma. After that, he brought several aura goblets and asked if they knew their value. But no one knows. "You pinch us, why?" Rena asked. "I plucked some of your aura with your approval and I will use them on the painting in V Sanctuary! The image will be more pronounced and imposing as if real. Just like Temra!" The fire dragon seemed real as if moving when people looked at her while they were moving. Thankfully it was an Icon, and everyone got used to it to a certain degree! They were about to ask more when Captain Brown entered with a solemn face, "Dark Wave might be here sooner thanter. And the Observers can''t determine what it is and how to counter them. Not only that, Dream Fortune warned us not to see it at all!" "What about the Red Valley Chief, is heing?" Lady Rain asked, they had sought the man''s help and agreed toe. "He will be here tomorrow, I guess. So, we will wait for him, to guide the many people away. If we left now, the Dark Wave might track us!" Captain Brown examined. "Mr. Enoch, I hope you have a sessful transaction" He said with a simple smile. "Yes!" Seth nodded. The man went out and Seth asked the question he was dying to know. "Where are you going to ingrain the bloodlines?" "After aiding Zambia to hunt down white sand, we will set back to my sanctuary!" They discuss where that ce was and how to get there. It was very far away, Seth concluded but he thinks he can go there but he didn''t show them that. But he did show interest in where to get the paper ability and nag Rena to tell him the detailed path. She did and even drew him a rough map. "Seth, can I talk to you, privately!" Zambia asked. Seth nodded and he followed him. The moment they stepped out of the tent, Seth found himself in a ss with Zambia sitting in white sand. "The substitute for white sand is Moon Crystal. A bit inferior though because it can only be used effectively under the moon. But when used in that condition it was better than White Sand." Zambia exined. "If this sand you see dried up, then the ss will be destroyed and the sad truth was whenever my life was in danger I either sacrificed something precious or this Hourss would automatically trigger to save me. I only have eight more uses and it will not be enough because we are going to thend of Gawee Beasts!" Zambia further exined. "You want crystal moons!" Seth said. "Yes, but I don''t have money like others. But I have something money can''t buy, Hourss babies!" Seth''s eyes raised when he heard babies. "Haha, strange right? Apparently, if I want to level up, there are ways, one of which is to fill this Hourss with white sand or equivalent, to the brim. Automatically it will produce another Hourss but a dormant one. I can give it to my colleague, to nurture it or I can save it for one-time use, which is a waste!" "So," Seth asked. "Do you have enough crystal for that? Besides, only Juma has ever been here. It''s delicate and can be destroyed easily. But also you can get your Hourss depending on the value of the deposit. The crystal you gave me is considered Grade 3 but the one you gave Fist was Grade 2 which was lower. The higher the grade the better the Hourss and shelf life when you nurtured it!" "How do you know I have more of those!" Seth asked. "That person you fought in the crater was there before all of us. And you just came and asked for something that belonged to you. We surmised that you were there but escaped due to dragons" Seth nodded and asked, "Anything can be used you say?" "No, something of the same value of white sand or equivalent. As long as it''s energy?" "What type?" "Pure energy like Moon dust!" "I will test something" Seth''s cloak elongated and wrapped around covering his body. Then silver stripes ran down, making him glow. While hidden he made the Intangible Tangiblity worme out from his palm and brought Yellow Chief Core. The sands immediately began to dance around Seth and Zambia frowned seeing that. Seth then took back the worm and brought out moon crystals. The moment it touched the sand it broke into white sand too. "We shall wait till the moon is up!" Seth said and Zambia nodded in agreement. Seth then found himself exiting the tent again. He saw people moving around with worried faces. He then returned to the tent. He and Zambia were said to be gone for 1 hour. The time dtion was big considering he was there only for a few minutes. They were discussing when a man came looking for more Aura Goblet and when they asked what it can be used for, he answered that the Essence Goblet can be used as medicine, food and energy depending on what it was made from. It can also be used to activate some one-time used ability. To them, it was an Essence of an animal, nt or human trapped in the crystal container. But the container was equally nutritious. Seth was enlightened a lot about its uses and effects. In the early night, Zambia dragged him into the Hourss again. Seth cloaked elongated and wrapped him. Then he brought out Moon Dots, the sand dancing around him again but weaker than the core. Then he let it go which made the sand increase. "Hmm. What is that?" Zambia asked but Seth was busy thinking. He then dropped another one, it increased, then another one and increased. But the next moment the Hourss rejected it. "It''s good but it seems to not need it much!" Zambia said with no confidence. Seth then brought out a lot of moon crystals and dropped them. As the cloak wrapped him, Zambia couldn''t pinpoint what he was actually doing. After Seth saw that half of the moon crystal he had on his body depleted, he stopped and brought intangible tangible worms for Yellow Chief Core. The sand danced around him and Seth made the Yellow Chife Core which was M-Y Core to release energy for the Hourss. There was a dy of ten minutes before a crystalline liquid came out. The sand within the cloak floated and wet itself before it broke into the sand and that increased it a lot more than what he released beforebined. Seth wanted the moon to be in the sky for his blessing and also protection against nefarious thoughts. Soon the sand reached his waist, he then stopped and stored it away. Zambia stared at him wondering what different energy was released. He doesn''t know what M-y Core was. "You have more energy treasure?" Hemented "Apparently!" Seth said before he asked, "Is it enough!" Zambia shook his head. "What is the Hourss and what will it do to me!" "Instant life-saving. Make you feel the flow of time. ess to certain ces can only be entered with it because time there is erratic. It can also help you reduce the distance or increase it. As a baby, what it can do depends on randomness!" Zambia exined. Seth emptied his pocket which moved the sand to their heads but there was still space. It was not enough for the baby. ''Did he lie to me!'' Seth thought everything he did was for a fake reword. Zambia chuckled as he could hear his thoughts but he didn''t show it. "I think I''m exhausted" Seth gave up. Zambia didn''t stand but said let''s just wait, it seemed your cloak was active with the moon. The moon above shone brightly. Zambia brought out a device to absorb the moon and then converted it to white water before spilling it. That way he filled the hourss. Seth found himself out but exhausted, he was drowned in white sand and it pressed on his body. [Congrattions, you have obtained Hourss Seed] "Did you get it? '''' Zambia asked, he too was exhausted. "I guess so!" Seth wasn''t so sure. "Don''t tell anyone, please. And I''m sorry for all the misgivings in the past!" Zambia said. "Hehe, that wasn''t a good experience, at all. But no problem!" [Hourss Seed] ~Level: 0 ~Category: Curse Gift ~Owner: Seth Enoch ~Use: Influence Flowing [Description: An extremely rare device that affects the flow of things] _____ Seth didn''t even know where the damn seed was. But he can see the description. Seth was getting tired of these various unknown categories. As of now, he doesn''t even know where Luana''s dimension was but he knew it was with him. But as he remembered his money and also the fact he had finished his quest, he felt satisfied. The game can be as difficult as it could be, but he won''t care as long as there are tangible benefits. When cool down was over and he got his 10 million unions from Fist with a smile, he then met with Raindrop Leader and talked about conversion. She gave him a Contract he sent the value of the money to then she left. Thirty minutester she came back with 10 seth of Union Subscription Numbers that he can use to credit his ount. She also gave him a useful item that was converted by everyone. [Oasis Spring] It''s a water container that has an unknown amount of water inside and can generate it when depleted. That was his payment for Sapna scales. He then stormed out of the canyon. Not care whether people followed him or not but they did but at some point, he just vanished. "He is like a ghost!" Sapna said. She was with other groups that wanted to know where Seth was going. "I think his sanctuary doesn''t want us to follow him!" Lady Rain said. "What about Temra Dragon? We can''t go there without her and this boy is so enigmatic that even Captain Brown, that ruthless monster, was wary of him!" Ady in a ck cloak said. "Captain Brown is just ying it safe, but he has attempted to steal something from Seth. But he can only take red branches, leaves papers, quills and destroyed hammers which he returned to not alert Seth. One time they got nutritious fruits. It''s as if he has all his items at Personal Arms!" Personal Arms can''t be stolen easily and most often if there was a possibility, the owner will know. But anything that was Acquire Arms can easily be taken without the owner''s knowledge. That was why Asteroid Weapons are under Personal Arms. Seth entered the forest with a smile. [Congrattions] [Living Roots is pleased with your sess and 100 people are guaranteed to survive the vetting!] "What? Is she happy that I finished the quest?" To probe that Seth stood at the centre of the vige and floated up, then he used Aura Sense. A skill that allowed him to sense aura with his body. He felt deluxe of green and multicoloured energy passing through him. "It was trying to influence me!" Seth smiled. But he understood why the forest was happy. The first reason was he spread her seed in the three sanctuaries. Not only that, thanks to Antler droppings the seeds were germinating and were thriving. It was like having an extension for the forest. It also made Seth realize that the forest was desperately trying to survive too in this harsh environment. It wants to expand and be more powerful. Chapter 219: Class Transitioning Progress Another reason for the forest''s happiness was Seth''s ss change. The Amma ss was special and they specialized in conserving the world rather than destruction. And she was in the Amma world and Seth changing to that means she is hosting a special asion, a very rare asion. Seth sat in his mansion and was surprised that intertwined vines were rising beyond the vige border creating a wall that reached 7 meters. Then he heard roaring beasts appear and a chaotic jungle revived. His experimental Abhorrent Monster was out and it was doing what it does best, hunt and consume to evolve and from where Seth was he can feel it growing stronger. His antler was also there but it was so special that no beast was attacking it. Not only that, all kinds of nts that have some strange effect appeared and all for the other to feed and evolve fast. The Womb appeared and Little Cub came out, intense the desire for carnage evident on her face before she dashed out and mmed at the vines which were situated almost a kilometre away. The vine was torn and the beast joined the jungle. But before the vines were generated, a ck panther entered. She was bigger than before and her eyes have this rare intelligence in them. [Congrattion] [ck Panther recognised you as his master and desired to protect you. Grant him a special Gift] It wasn''t a quest but just a prompt but Seth wondered what would he grant the ck cat. Then he remembered that Aura Goblet can store abilities, does it mean if he feeds it Dragon Aura Goblet he made from Temra Aura, the cat will have dragon skills? He quickly brought them out and the cat came to him, his body was coated with Beast Force. It went down and the force vanished. He held out the goblet and instinctively knew it would not work. But then an idea came to him, he was able to make the womb extract the aura of the dragons, and he could do the same to the bloodlines. Seth smiled and pulled the womb and went through the list. It felt as if he was looking at it for the first time. Apart from the Pride Race bloodline, there were some cool ones. But he went down until he saw one that had a Panther in it. Dark Shine Panther Bloodline! He then used the womb to extract the aura from the bloodline and pushed it out. With Aura Grab he held it and thenpressed it to Aura Goblet. Immediately he noticed some characteristics, it glowed with dim light and that created some Halo. Seth then pushed it to the panther and fed it. "I hope nothing adverse happens!" He prayed. After some moment, the panther beast force came on and then depleted. Nothing then happened, even its aura seemed fine. [Congrattion] [ck Panther recognised you as a master and desired to protect you. You have granted him a special Gift] The panther walked out. Perhaps it will take time for the aura to manifest. Nheless, Seth sat down and called ss Quest status. [ss Transition Quest] [Amma World has many races with different sets of skills and abilities but ultimately, humans were among the weakest. Amma ss emphasized aiding and helping each other in the world] ~Conquer the four Dragons at four corners of Living Roots Forest! [4\\4] [Reward: Iron Compass] ~Lead 10 people toward positive events for their benefit for a period of a week! [7/7] [Reward: Analog] ~Change Fake Root Vige to True Vige! [Vetting Residents: 245/50] [Vetted Residents: 120] [Reward: Iron Marker] _______ [Quest Progression 90%] ~Velo Dragon [First generation of a dragon that has traits rted to Velocity and Momentum] ~Sound Dragon [A variant of Sound dragon that have vibrant drum scales as their speciality] ~Fire Dragon [A variant of Fire dragon that can control temperature and fire Rayki] ~Moon Dragon [A variant dragon that has its ancestor blessed by the moon] ___ Seth was surprised to find 90%pletion. But then he noticed it shifting to 91 and 92 the more time passed the more it rise. Something clicked in him and he understood something. It was the forest that was aiding him. Somehow, he was supposed to impress it and he did, which made here alive and became fully active. Bing its true self. It has been restraining itself and not a full sanctuary but now as it was not restricted it affected his quest progression. Seth then checked his reward, Analogue. It was an ancient prehistoric pocket watch made of rusty iron. It can be clenched within a fist and has two fingers all pointing at the XII which means 12 in Roman numerals. Then it started to click. [Iron Analogue] ~Level 0 ~Category: Script Device ~Owner: Seth Enoch ~Use: Time [Description: A growth-type device that revealed time] ______ [ss Transition Quest] [Amma World has many races with different sets of skills and abilities but ultimately, humans were among the weakest. Amma ss emphasized aiding and helping each other in the world] ~Conquer the four Dragons at four corners of Living Roots Forest! [4\\4] [Reward: Iron Compass] ~Lead 10 people toward positive events for their benefit for a period of a week! [7/7] [Reward: Iron Analogue] ~Change Fake Root Vige to True Vige! [Vetting Residents: 245/50] [Vetted Residents: 120] [Reward: Iron Marker] _______ [Quest Progression 100%] ~Velo Dragon [First generation of a dragon that has traits rted to Velocity and Momentum] ~Sound Dragon [A variant of Sound dragon that have vibrant drum scales as their speciality] ~Fire Dragon [A variant of Fire dragon that can control temperature and fire Rayki] ~Moon Dragon [A variant dragon that has its ancestor blessed by the moon] ___ [Congrattions] [Hidden Quest Completed] [You havepleted an important part of the Quest. Influence Living Roots to breathe again] [Reward: ss Transition Support] ____ The first thing that happened was his Elevated Staff came out and fused with unknown energy before it transformed into a full staff. Then all the items he owned floated around him. Body Arms, Personal Arms, and Acquired Arms make a group surrounding him respectively. Body Arms: Seth Womb, Tears Of The Fallen, Clear Stone, Intangible Tangibility Worm. Personal Arms: Staff of Elevation, Elevated Staff Fragments, Azure Attire (E+), Inferior Myriad Soothing Gourd (F+), First Painting, Red Signature Stone, M-y core (Yellow Chief Core), Script Devices (Marker, Compass, Analogue) Acquired Arms: Script Shield (Shamsi Gift), Red River Stone, Amma Fruit, Essence Elevation Core, Red Cores, Bags, Quill, Life Forms in Amma, Moon Crystals, Moon Dusts, Dragons Blood, Dragons Scales, Guide to Red Valley Resident. Dragon Rabbit Foot, (more...) After all the Arms some he even forgot and those, he remembered came out, including those in the house and outside the house then his body traits began toe out of him in a form of a wisp of energy and each one contained the meaning of what it does Body Traits: Lock (?) Lock (?) Lock (?), Aura Sight, Decay Resistance, Defying Gravity, Blood Aura, Ancient red memory, (more¡­) Acquired Traits: Minor Cold Resistance, Exertion (500 Points), Moon Stigma, Aspectos (4) (more¡­) Then something from his brain and part of his body sipped out and they were his talents and skills. Talents: Painting, Sketching, Calligraphy, Sculpture, Dance, Stoicsn, 3 Lingua, Garment Artist., Scribe, Antique Appraisal, Walker. Aura Activation. Skills: Drawing Pictures (Sketchin), Scribe, Painting(Haphazard, Organised, Glue Gaze,), Calligraphy, Sculpture, Scribe, Conscious Deliberation. Aura Skills (Control, Maniption, Touch, Grab, Pluck, Trace) The next was his tattoos. Tattoos: Gawee Dots brought Decay Resistance, Graviton Effect brought Defying Gravity, Blood Aura Flower brought Blood Aura, and Pure White Stone Will brought Will Power. Mantle of very. Mutated Organs: Pure Stone Heart, Clear Lungs, Aura Blood, Organ Of Speech. They all calmed down and they stopped their influence as if they never were there. Seth just stood there looking at things converted to him. Most of which he had forgotten about and due to how crammed they were he couldn''t see all of them. [Final Quest] [As a fake Chieftain that strives to form a vige and is on the verge of bing a true chieftain, you need to suppress and dominate your environment, Sanctuary, your domain] ~Suppressed the tens of thousands of the frenzy beasts and monsters in living roots! [Reward] ~Word Of Value! ~Chieftaincy! ~Territory Sky view! ~Resident +50! ______ Seth was taken aback, how could he suppress them? With what? He was now naked, and less than a centimetre above the ground and couldn''t even move away and all his items floating around him were attached to him by tiny invisible strings. Boom! Boom! The vine walls were being smashed at, they were shaking and would not hold back for long. ck Panther growled and a dark aura emanated from its body and the beast vanished. The wolf that intruded through an uprooted vine wall, was squashed by the panther that appeared there. At another spot, a beast came in but was immediately killed by the ck Panther. From above, a frenzy beast began to jump. However, Seth''s experimental Abhorrent Monster with them. Before theynded, it killed most of them and devoured thest thatnded. "I should have created more monsters!" Seth wondered. Soon the two defenders were overwhelmed and some of the beasts slipped in. One was a hyena and another was a wild dog. The moment they reached the mansion they crashed into a force field that shattered them to bloody gore. Roar! With a roar that shook the forest, Little Cub was battling something very powerful. Seth can feel the intensity of their Beast Force and the rage of Little Cub the more she fights. But the opponent Beast was silent but Seth could feel it was really powerful. More Beast broke in and mmed at the force field and died immediately. As if in a tacit agreement, the ck panther and the abhorrent monster fought the most powerful beasts but left the small weak one to kill themselves by force. That was also the n for Little Cub, facing up against the strongest beast. However, Seth knew that wasn''t what was supposed to happen. How was he going to suppress them? He nced at his womb and with a mental note made it force the dragons toe outside the mansion. Their appearance stopped the whole battle. "Seth, what are you doing?" Vera growled in panic "You are safe!" Seth said, "Intimidate them please" he added. But the next moment he wished he had not done that because an eaglerger than the three dragonsbined appeared and attacked him. The three dragons had no choice but to intercept it. What was worse was that the bird was clearly stronger than them all. In just a few exchanges, Vera and V were forced to use Dragon Breath to survive. But Temra''s fire control and temperature from the sun made her able to stand her ground. The Eagle that has no element began to be suppressed, due tobined attacks of fire, sound and wind. Then suddenly something fast shing with lightning streaked the sky and wrapped around Temra. It was a python, with cackling thunder on its scale and sharp fangs. It sank its fang in the dragon''s neck but Temra scale became diamond and burst with mes. Her whole body burns as they fall down, and a sh of fire and lightning kills many beasts and even shook the mansion force field. "There is no manual for this quest!" Seth said in fright, "Should I beg for First Might?" The mere thought of that filled him with a sense of dread, what if something with simr Might just pops out? Having that line of thought, he saw an ape with four arms. One holding a spear made of wind, one made of lightning, one made of fire, one made of ice. He aimed them at both Vera and V. Chapter 220: Calculating Providence V was fast, she evaded attacks from the four-hand ape but Vera used her newly developed scale to shoot sound waves. But the four-arm ape smiled and raised its arms, now it was using sound waves too. And a new battle of sound appeared. V and the eagle continued to duel but the dragon was a menace due to her speed, gradually it began to tire the bird and forced it to retreat. As Seth was watching he noticed that what he knew about the V aspect was superficial, it was far more versatile and terrifying to face. But then ck ash appeared and attacked V, even with her speed, she couldn''t outrun something that encased her but then she vanished into Vera mysteriously, their speed increased and sound waves attack echoed throughout the sky. V came out leaving th¨¦ dazed Vera and entered Temra which was in the battle of attrition with lightning Python. A st of fire that engulfed a football field urred and Temra got the upper hand before flying up, and meeting the ashes as she rained down the fire on them. V came out exhausted and so passed through the mansion, forcing the field to rest. That was her strange ability, possession, she can increase its ented healing and power of the body. The entire vine wall shattered and from afar Seth saw army beasts, those with elements but now all with battle force. At the far back was a male Medusa-like creature. He has a snake tail, a human body, two arms and then a human head. However, the hair was smoky, shifting from reality and immaterial. "That is stronger than Adult Dragon," V said in fear. The male medusa held no emotions on his face as he screamed in a shrill voice that exploded any beast or monster that doesn''t have a beast force and even those that did feel trembling. "Vera Aspecto!" Seth targeted his drumming scale to store the sound, that way it was blocked. At the same time, another drumming scale floated out and released a sound. Roar! It was an adult dragon roar, and the st of air mmed at the beast hoard killing many of them. Those that survived rammed toward him. It was then he noticed on the hand of the medusa was a little cub limp body. He immediately wished for it to return to the womb. It was ripped from the human snake''s hand but a sh of dangerous energy mmed l and a humanoid scorpion appeared and cut the connection of the womb. It was ginormous, 5m tall with a scorpion lower part that vanished from reality at the smallest wind and upper human body. One of the arms was tangible and the other was ethereal, it looked like it could just seize the sky with them. Its face was human, very human and looked at Seth with intelligence. "Hello, Seth Enoch!" He spoke, the dragons ran back into the mansion force field, Seth''s Abhorrent Monster dug into the ground, and only ck Panther stood alone growling at the enemy. "Pride beast descendants will be a good meal!" He added as it threw the little cub into its mouth. But then a grating sound appeared, that made it change expression before it floated up leaving the ground. So also the snake man. The other beast falls, trembling. Seth has realized that the more powerful a person the more they don''t want to hear Gawee Movement Sound. That was evident when Lady Rain ran away during the trial. But the entire forest shook. "You are a fool, do you think you can dominate us with power? You are in a great Gawee nightmare, devourer of Beast and Monster alike, dread of the dragons, the bane of demons, and the beating life force of thisnd!" The Scorpion man said in disdain. From the beginning it was not about a fight, it was about suppression but with what? Seth didn''t know. He dreaded using First Might and he doesn''t have any¡­ it clicked to him what was needed. He was overthinking everything, he just needed to suppress them. But the more power he showed the stronger the opponent that appeared. Arge worm sted from the ground breaking more trees and then looked toward seth. She now was 100m long, he has no idea how long it is below. Seth quickly closed his eyes and essed something deep inside him. Before he opened his eyes and a pulse of mind power rushed outside like a deluge. All the beasts and monsters became trance, their thinking process turned off. The whole forest was silent. [Congrattions] [Final Quest Completed] [As a fake Chieftain that strives to form a vige and is on the verge of bing a true chieftain, you need to suppress and dominate your environment, Sanctuary, and domain] ~Suppressed the tens of thousands of the frenzy beasts and monsters in living roots [Reward] ~Word Of Value ~Chieftaincy ~Territory Sky view ~Resident +50 _____ Seth''s cloak moulded and became a blue cape. His attire shifted and changed shape. [Chieftaincy] [A title and a position were given to a Gawee Sanctuary Leader. It held power and meaning] Read thetest on m_v-l''e|-NovelBin ~Crown: Blue and Green Cape _________ [Word Of Value] [As a true chief of a Gawee Sanctuary, your words must have meaning and hold power. It must contain truth that will move the heart of the people] ____ [Territory Skyview] [Chieftain must see and coordinate their surrounding in birds view] ______ [50 more residents are Confirmed to be sessfully vetted] [Congrattions] [Hidden Quest Completed] [You havepleted an important part of the Quest. Influence Living Roots to breathe again] [Reward: ss Transition Support] ____ [ss Transition Support] [Living Root has been enveloped in an indestructible halo] [Begin ss Transition] [Yes/No] "Yes!" ______ [ss Transition Quest Complete] [ss Hidden Quest Completed] [ss Final Quest Completed] [Reward ss: Noble] [Congrattions, you have be a World Amma Noble] [The three locked Body Traits Unlocked] ~Proedence ~Domain ~Champion Candidate Physique _______ [Providence] [The most illusive and the most uncertain force was the power of possibilities and probabilities. To tread Gawee Land and othernds of the simr calibre one must have at least three or above power to influence probabilities in rtion to Luck. All survivors of the First Trial Waves owned each attribute, but few have exploited them the way they should be, most that do, are truly dead] [Calcting Providence] [Note: Only Great Level Feats can be converted to Providence and the lower feat will be used to generate the power within] [There are five categories of Feats, they are Normal Feats, Abnormal Feats, Rewarding Feats, Exceptional Feats, Great Feats] [Feats are subjective, what one yer does and considered Abnormal to other yers is normal Feats. Rewarding Feats are rted to Grade 1 and above Trials of Hardship. Exceptional Feats rte to unique or rare situations that a yer experiences. Great Feats are worldly hard to ovee or something that a new yer is not supposed to ovee. Even in failure, there will be a path for the person] [Calcting Providence¡­..] [umted Exceptional Feat can generate Great Feats. umted Abnormal Feat can generate Rewarding Feats¡­..] [Calcting Providence¡­..] [Congrattions] [First Great Feat] [Great Feats] [Seth Enoch the cripple, You have survived the First Trial, harmed a true dragon, faced the Dread Dragon, and even attacked its projection, that is what gave you the three Body Traits Providence, Domain, Champion Candidate. The Feat calcted now are all in Game life] _______ [Calcting Providence¡­..] [Congrattions] [You have Great Feat] [Great Feats (1)] [There is a difference between Crodo you fought and the one Abuhe Vulcan Fought. Grade 1 Level 1 is what you fought but Abuhe Vulcan fought Grade 4 Level 4 Crodo. Death by the hand of that monster is real. Death by the hand of any malicious being that is 3 Grades higher than a yer might cause true death. Most Baby Dragons are born as Grade 3 Life forms] ______ This subtle information is opening a door for Seth to understand the hidden game mechanics. ______ [Calcting Providence¡­..] [Congrattions] [You have Great Feat] [Great Feat (2)] [Living Roots is ancient older than most, it was there from the very inception of thend and it persisted even after war destruction, still having the power to remain for untold years] _____ [Calcting Providence¡­..] [Congrattions] [You have Great Feat] [Great Feats (3)] [The higher your Providence starting point the better the heads up. Lower Grade Life forms will be intimidated by higher life forms. But the higher the Grade the less low Grade perceive their danger.] [Calcting Providence¡­..] [Congrattions] [You have Great Feat] [Great Feats (4)] [Some yers have an unnatural advantage over others but at one instance it can be considered a Great Feat if they indeed survived or attained something of great value] [Calcting Providence¡­..] [Congrattions] [You have Great Feat] [Great Feats (5)] [Gawee Lands is full of treasure and secrets, but at your level, it was not meant to be conquered, it was a training ground where your survivability is tested continuously. Normal feats in thisnd might be exceptional feats in lowernds] [Calcting Providence¡­..] [Congrattions] [You have (5) Great Feats that warrant a Providence to survive. Remember, they are feats that you are not supposed to ovee ore across at this stage but stillplete and survived them] [Great Feat 1: First Temporal Pearl] [Seth Enoch, you are the first, among the yers to kill a Crodo both in Gawee and other Lands and obtained First Temporal Pearl] [Great Feat 2: Living Roots Residents] [Seth Enoch, you have resisted and fought against Living Roots Enthralment till you obtained an advantage to survive Gawee Land. If you have been Enthralled, you will have inherited the forest without the Great Feat Value] [Great Feat 3: Surviving Corrupted Roana Prada and Vanquishing Silver Water] [Roan Prada can kill Adult Dragons if given a chance but was corrupted by Silver Water. However, not only did you resist corruption you destroyed the silver water by excavating your hidden talent at the cause of true death, however, Gawee was impressed and kept you alive long enough to survive] [Great Feat 4: Great Fuel] [With your Willpower and mental fortitude, your abnormal Mental Energy was siphoned at great speed that fuel the development Amma Tree sprout into the mature Amma tree] [Greater Feat 5: Iron Spirit Vessel] [Greater Feats are above Great Feats and the level of Providence is above the rest. You have survived the moon for a long time, that is a great feat. If you have failed you will have be a Moon Champion thatmands the power of the moon, with no great feat. The Greater Feat was you hosting an extremely tiny fraction of the Moon and interacting with The World] _____ There was a lot to take in, but Seth arrived at a logical conclusion based on the mechanics of the game. For example, he remembered he had lived in White Void Beast for an untold period of time and survived it, it should be among them, right? But upon closer understanding, some repeated Great Feat was just Exceptional Feat. Before the White Void Beast in Dark Void Sanctuary, he had survived Living Roots, met ancient Amma Tree, and survived Moon Wrath and its possession. So White Void was just Exceptional Feats. [Five Providence Generators have been established, each Providence will enlighten your body, mind, and spirit] [Note: yers in Gawee Lands are all capable of Enlightenment, and all those that survived First Trial and resist the dragon invention that was on othernds] [Congrattions] [Providences is being carved in your spirits] Seth felt him reliving Living Roots'' entrapment but then everything became normal [You have be a Grade One human] One by one he relieved those feats but only thest one shook him to the core again but it went away as fast. [You have be a Grade Two human] [You have be a Grade Three, human] [You have be a Grade Four human] [You have be a Grade Five human] [The higher the Grade the better the Enlightenment. Physical and non-physical attributes will have distinct features that are better than Lower Grade] ______ "Grade 5. I''m higher than Baby Dragon, who is in Grade 3!" Seth was ted. And by thinking in that line he felt the awe and reverence he had for them have diminished greatly. Chapter 221: Log Out! After Providence elevated his Human Grade, Seth looked at Domain which was another Core Trait unlocked just like Providence! ___ [Domain] [An area of authority over something. Your domain candidate is Aura Authority.] ____ "My mastery over Aura is not enough for me to have it as my domain!" Seth concluded. ______ [Champion Candidate Physique] [The World and the game are linked, champion in the game means champion in the world. This physique is required to perform a certain feat that others can''t] ~Main Ability: Quick Adaptation to all Land in Amma. [Description: Each Continent in Amma has certain influences on new visitors, Champion Physique allow one to quickly adapt to that situation and even improve] _____ "Providence is just tooplicated but the rest seemed very useful too." Seth just stood there floating as he waited for more information but nothing. "Stats!" [Window] Name: Seth Enoch Gawee Name: Sascile Redone? Race: Grade 5 Human ss: Noble? Title: Aura Activator [Body Status] Health: Good Strength: 5 Dexterity: 11 Stamina: 4 Champion Constitution: 14 [Normal Human has 10] [Core Traits] ~Providence ~Domain ~Champion Candidate Physique _______ Ding [Providence Generator] ~Distinct Providence 1: 0% ~Providence 2: 0% ~Providence 3: 0% ~Providence 4: 0% ~Distinct Providence 5: 0% [Other Feats of simr calibre will be used to generate providence value.] [Generating value...] In Seth''s mind, all other feats he performed shed and then the providence began to fill up. Combining all Normal Feats was barely enough to fill Providence 2. However, Abnormal and Exceptional Feats have so much weight that they filled up the other providence and even with leftovers. Find your next adventure on m_v l|e-NovelBin [Providence Generator] ~Feats Meter [Normal Feat(0). Abnormal Feats(121). Exceptional Feats(17). Rewording Feats(14). Great Feats(0)] ~Distinct Providence 1: 100% > (Luck +1) ~Providence 2: 100% > (Luck +1) ~Providence 3: 100% > (Luck +1) ~Providence 4: 100% > (Luck +1) ~Distinct Distinct Providence 5: 100% > (Luck +1) [General Luck Value: 5] [Note: Distinct Providence are active and can only be generated using feats of simr calibre] Seth understood this immediately, he had been possessed by the moon but survived, the luck value from that moment made him actively immune to possession. That was to say he can also allow it to happen if we neglect his Luck. Another thing was that he can gift luck to someone. Seth tried to do what he did to dominate the forest and that was him opening his mental power to flood and found he can''t do that now. And he knew the reason, it was the core attribute. Every attribute, skill, talent and tattoos has been removed from his body before his mind was so rxed he can afford that but now the core traits weighed him down. Besides he wasn''t meant to tap into it normally, it was just asional feats. Now that he thought about it, it seemed that it was the Living Roots that wanted to feed off his mental energy in disguise. Suddenly, all that was over and his items returned to him and he felt great in his mind and then... [Log Out: 24h maintenance] Seth safely logged out of the game. He opened his eyes as the cabin slid open. He sat thinking he would feel cramps in his muscles but he was fine. He crawled out and stood looking at the garden through arge ss window. His body was a bit leaner than before but he felt much stronger. He turned and found a new face looking at him. "You are not dead?" She asked. The middle-aged woman asked. Seth just stared at her before he asked, "Hello, where is my mother?" "They are all at work?" She answered with a smile as she stared at him like a ghost. "Okay," Seth walked out and looked at the calendar in the digital clock before he sighed ruefully. ***** "Seven Months. What were you doing all that time" Adam, Seth''s father, asked. Seth didn''t hold anything back, only the thing he can''t remember. In fact, even with the possession that happened and hising out and having a conversation with his mother and sister, Seth was under the notion it was him that had a quick rest before he went back. A lot has changed, the family was barely doing okay but has stabilized to a degree. Sir Mathew understood their value and was using them as pawns in the local markets. They secure him some items that seem not of value but people like him secretly hunt. The sad truth was they had be ss D again but due to Raaz and some other factors, they still enjoyed ss C privilege. Anna was a manager of apany now that produces Silver Gel, a gel that helps wash away rust, keep metal pristine, and made rust resistant, above that it made it shine. Thepany at first belonged to her but her fall and the government taking their support made her lose all rights she had. Nheless, she works there to procure half of the needed expenses they need for the house and family. Due to Seth''s prolonged game, someone had taken his ce at school. Now he studies instead of him and he also receives an allowance from the school. As the course was rted to agriculture, students with exceptional grades will be chosen to work for the government. Adam exined that the school was the one that proposed the family send another student since Seth wasn''t capable. At first, they were surprised butter they realized that it might not be an act ofpassion from the government. Theye to know for sure exceptional students will be sent to the wilderness to study new nts. The good thing was they will be government special properties due to their profession, as such they will be protected, unlike the other ves. Seth felt a fang of pain, he liked school but now his opportunity was given to others. Adamina was doing great, she managed to find sponsors for her stories and now some have even turned toics. "Can you paint?" Adam asked. "Yes!". "There are some lesson videos from Emanue, perhaps you can perfect your learning. She has opened a National Showroom Gallery where artists from all over the country send their art, be it painting, sculpture or others. She and her group appraise them and if sessful, they will be disyed. If it was phenomenal, the person can even be contracted to make more. I think you should join!" Adam suggested. Seth smiled feeling useful again, beside his cabin consumed 40% of his sister''s and parent''s ie for thest seven months. "Can we go anonymous?" Seth asked. "Why?" Adam asked puzzled. "I will be creating magic. It will blow their mind to the point I might be hunted for that!" Seth said with confidence. "Art is that good. I think you are overthinking it!" Adam didn''t agree. Seth looked around before he brought paper and pen, his hand moved haphazardly and pushed the paper to his father. The man stared at it for 30 minutes before his head began to ache and closed his eyes. "You are enthralled for 30 minutes!" Seth said and his father looked at the clock, it felt like a few minutes. "I used to wonder why art was so elevated in some advanced country that has advanced AI and machinery that can do anything. Butter I learned why, the ability of humans to create is far above anyputer AI. We seek and then digest knowledge plus our imagination creates wonders. That is our power and something AI can''t do. It can only mimic. AI doesn''t understand data with no relevant or simr data but the human brain can and even improve!" Seth exined. Seth didn''t stop copying First Painting, especially when he got so many papers. And he had discerned the first secrets and came up with many conclusions. "It was a human that looked at the sky, theing of the sun, moon and stars, and their falling. After deductive reasoning, he concluded that the sun is bigger and we are revolving around it. Not only that, there might be countless others like us in the vast cosmos. It was his wild dream and imagination which turned out to be half true. AI can''t do that. People at the very top know this and they know to only stay sane in this chaotic world they need art that came directly from the Imagination of the human brain, if not, the humans will die out and AI will take over." "You know a lot!" Adam was impressed. Seth sighed with a smile and he began to think. "Don''t do that. Rx and let us wee you. We can''t have you faint on us!" Adam said. "I¡­" Seth was speechless, he almost forgot about his weak Constitution that mere deep thinking will exhaust him. They talked for some time before Adam went for his shift. He was a receptionist in the biggest Restaurant in the neighbourhood. What Seth wanted, was free time. He wore his suit and assumed a dignified posture before he walked out. Sapphire has been collecting dust for untold months because her battery was low and Seth wasn''t up to recharge her. [Wee back] [I miss you] "Me too. Let''s go to Zi Country!" Sethmanded. [....] The way themand came there was no resistance and she drove back, the gate was open and they rolled out. He didn''t notice his mother was hurrying back to see her son. [You changed] "Hehe, I found a way to bypass your denials. But don''t worry I have been nning this!" Sapphire was silent the whole journey as she also recharges herself. Zi Country bordered Ni Country to the east, and there was no need for long procedures simr to International Travel. Even those with no formal passport can get a normal certificate to travel between the two countries. Some affluent people even have dual citizenship. ***** John Green was loitering outside the border office watching how his men and robots carry out their duties when he was alerted that a car with advanced AI was approaching and the Boarder System AI doesn''t have theputing power to crack it. They also sent a message but there was no response. "One of those cheeky high-ss bastards. I''m high ss too, I work for the government." John Greenmented but he still went to the parking space where a Sapphire coloured car parked and no one wasing out. He walked to meet them and if one looked closely John Green was limping. This was why he was here, a functional human authority that oversaw the whole border. Because some High ss abused their power when a normie met them. John Green knocked on the ss of the car and stood straight with zero expression, he didn''t want to give out way to be looked down. The window slid down and the Border overseer saw an arrogant young man, his hand still on the wheel, the other was the one that touched a button that opened the ss window. He wore an azure suit and navy blue tie. John Green''s heart began to beat faster not because of the man that he saw but because of a cool breeze that mmed at his face when the window was opened. He felt his body energized and his aching back and knee stopped. "Young man, show me your travelling papers or international passport or your Dual Nationality. If you don''t have those, pleasee to the office and we will arrange them for you!" John Green was 47 years old and he had been in this job for decades climbingdders till he reached his position, so he was very well experienced with most of these things. Definitely, the car has some perfume with a pain relief effect, which was why his exhausted body felt invigorated. Full of nobility, the young man pushed his hand out of the window with no words. John Green sighed, ''Cheeky brat!'' He has a device that he can use to test the validity of documents, especially electronic ones. So he used his ck cane to tap the young man''s silver-lined bracelet. [Name: Seth Enoch] [Age: 19] [Marital Status: Single] [Nationality: Ni country] [International Guest: Jupiter''s Moon] _______ That was the only information he saw, and when he inquired more using his authority he was denied. Chapter 222: Acting The officer smiled as he looked at the brat flouting his status and thought, ''Just because you have been to Jupiter doesn''t make you eligible to travel with no papers.'' "Sorry to disappoint you but this isn''t the required paper. You need either an International Passport which is not one, a Traveling Paper permit or Dual Nationality that has Zi country among it. It is very simple, just walk out and get the papers in the office!" The young man, for the first time, looked toward the officer, and John Green felt something weird and his instinct told him not to piss this boy up. "Is it possible to use that information to make the papers for me?" He spoke slowly but enchanting, the air of high ss infused in his every move. While he saw those, his right hand that wasn''t on the wheel moved, as John Green was looking at every movement the boy made he was trance for a moment when his eyesnded on a thick book with a red-covered page. By That was what was written on the top page. But what truly caught his attention was a giant coin that had aplicated design on it. And John knew what it was, it was a ce in Dama State that high ranking officials carry their secured auctions away from the prying of the government. ''This brat is not simple!'' That was what came to his mind, he looked at the inside car and the young man that went back to looking ahead arrogantly. ''He can''t even stay looking at me as if I''m some sort of shit!'' Johnined. "What do you want, quick papers or a passport!" He asked. The brat looked at him with a rxed expression, which made John rxed too since he realized the high-ss brat was pleased. "What you can afford!" He said. "Okay, it may take a minute!" John Green left and when he was far he began to grumble about how the world was not fair, as a young child was allowed to have so much power with no effort whatsoever and he, John, has worked his whole life but was still a ss C citizen. He was the leader of the border and he was left there to entertain those annoying high ss. But there was another reason he was there apart from that and that was to control the in and out of the people. Technology was ever-expanding, and many times AI can be corrupted by high AI or orders were overridden. Many people can juste and if they meet with an AI checkup to certify them they will use illegal tech to bypass it. A human was not an AI, but he could be bribed and threatened. However, he will serve the purpose of seeing the face of the traveller and even if something happens he can still help. Unlike AI, with its memory changed. John Green sent information and by default made a Smart Passport that was upgradeable. It was after 30 minutes and the other relevant authority agreed to it and he printed it out that he realized what he did. He just spent 50,000 unions to make the passport with no question, he looked at his ount and found he had collected a loan. High-ranking officials'' ounts don''t have a cap, they can withdraw as much as 10 million union loans. But there was a catch, they will pay it gradually. And if not, at their deathbed or in case of an ident, their organs belong to the government. The High ss were so afraid of death that they sought immortality at all costs and the easiest solution was to hoard organs and save them in case of emergency. The human body was the most expensive thing. Not to mention some experiments were hazardous to the body which affect scientists and will require them to seek other organ transnts. This made many governments make known to some officials the possibility of richness through loans but at the cost of organs. However, a given loan does not directly fall under the watch of the government but the vicious banks that seek to make profits at a slight opportunity. Thankfully many people understand the schemes as such they avoid that trap. "Fuck!" John Green cursed as he stormed out fuming, the moment he was before the car and the ss window slid down his anger evaporated. His eyes were first on the red-covered book and then therge coin. "Mr Seth, here is your document. It''s upgradable and for now, it gives you ess to Ni to Zi travel." The boy was happy as a slight smile appeared on his young face, "Thank you, Mr¡­..!" The boy said. "John Green, it''s Officer John Green!" "Good, here!" The boy gave John Green a small frame with a picture of a red flower and some petals. Each petal was somewhat shaped like an alphabet and had a corresponding number. "Read this book''s name!" The boy added! John Green did, it was the book he already read the first time. Tale of herding dragons. "Use it to solve the puzzle and use the number to credit yourself!" He added before the car drove away. With his Smart Passport scanned, the gate opened and he reached the other border area that belonged to Zi. But he was only held for 2 minutes before he moved into the country. John Green doesn''t know what happened, or why he will have to solve the puzzle to get payment. Nheless, he got his smartphone in his office and quickly solved the puzzle to get a set of numbers and then put them in. Ding! [Union Credit Alert] Amount: 1,000,000 . . . The man took a deep breath, beads of sweat umted on his forehead. He almost lost his boon. Thankfully he was patient with the cheeky brat or else he might not have a 500,000 Union additional fee. "Haha, that''s why I love this job!" He said as he remembered that before he had this position his superior had once entertained their president in disguise and the guy got rich overnight. He too has made it big. But then he frowned, he needed to lick this kid''s boots more, what if he got more? Inside his office, for about an hour he called the cheeky brat humbly. "Hello, Mr Seth. How was your travel!" "Fine, it''s King!" The boy said. "My bad, Mr King. I just checked that you can upgrade your Smart Passport to include the four other countries that neighboured Ni and I was about to do it but your Passport Wallet is empty. So, just checking if you want the services!" "Yes, send 2mil to the wallet then. I appreciate your services!" "Right away, sir!" John smiled and he immediately credited the wallet and then activated the other services. But then a call from his wife came and interrupted him. "Are you gambling again?" She yelled which broke him back to reality. He has just made another blunder. Loan of 2 mils from the bank, when will the boy pay him Now that he is in another country he can''t get to him easily. Another thing was if this was a scam by the boy then his superiors would punish him for not doing his job well. Yes everyone knew the high ss have high privilege but one has to be smart not to be scammed by them and it happens. He quickly tried to call the kid but he feared his assumption was wrong and he ended up offending an important person. But if he let it pass 24 hours that was enough for anyone to disappear off the radar. "I shall call him and ask for the payment!" But he found himself not doing that. If he was wrong and pissed up the kid he may even lose his job. All the kid will say to authority was he assumed I will cheat him of his money. That implies an insult to the kid''s family and those high-ss value their dignity more than life. "Fuck. What is happening? Is this a scam or what?" He felt his breath shortening, so he quickly called hiswyer. While waiting for thewyer toe he went to the infirmary to test his heart rate. He was afraid that he may have a heart attack if he was not careful. A quick body scan showed he was fine. Then thewyer came and John began to exin to him what happened. He wanted him to start doing something in case this was a scam¡­. He didn''t finish when his attention was pulled back to the medical report. Something was wrong with it. This was not his. He then went back and had a thorough checkup in just 10 minutes and checked the result. "Impossible!" He shouted. John Green has type two diabetes, back problem and knee problems, and heart problems that will cause an astronomical amount of healing permanently. But because he can live with it he never seeks that. He has 4 boys and 3 daughters, all of them in school, so his entire financial budget went to supporting his kids, hoping one day they will shift to ss B or even A. But now, the result showed he has no such problems. It''s as if he was before the war that messed up his back and knee. During wartime, his entire right leg was shattered but it was healed back with asting problem. "Check this!" He handed the paper to thewyer. "This is not you. However, I don''t suppose his facility is malfunctioning?" They called the medical staff there and he confirmed the tools were good but he too was surprised at the change in the medical report. The man and thewyer came back to the office specting that what John breathed from the car was some sort of antidote that healed all injury or some illegal stuff that forced the body to heal but might return after some time. "I will still send you his information. Do some digging and¡­" he trailed, he remembered the flower frame he was given and there were several writings on that book. Did he have to solve the puzzle ording to the batch of the writing to collect his fee? He quickly checked, now using ck Sand as a code and he used the number he got and boom. 1mil was credited to him. His heart skipped a beat. He then used White Sand as the code and boom 1mil was again credited to him. He also used the By and boom 1mil was credited. By That was what he used as codes and each has 1mil. He sent the kid 2 ml and then 500 thousand was used for the passport. Now the remaining 1.5mil is his. He fainted. His kids will have a great opportunity. Thewyer saw that and knew the kid John met was interested and was not simple. They surely don''t want to mess with that kind of person. ***** "To think that the high ss enjoys this level of respect is disheartening. I didn''t even go out, just pretending to be some rich kid with a golden spoon and the man did better than I asked him '''' Seth grumbled as he drove the car on an empty road. He was going to the ZI capital. [How did you do it] Sapphire can''t understand what Seth did that influenced the man. "Simple trick, I amplify my presence and status and he perceives me as someone super important and not to be yed with. The money also cemented that." Seth said, still upset and awed at his great sess. [How did you do it] She asked again what he gave wasn''t the answer. "The car with advanced AI, that was you. My actions are like a spoiled brat. This painted red book has somebination that made people confused and I inserted my dominance. Then the mysterious coin that I believed he knew its meaning. That was the foundation and when I gave him the puzzle and got the money, that solidified everything!" [That''s dangerous. If they found out, you and your family will be in trouble] Chapter 223: Log In "Yes, if I''m dealing with a cheeky brat that is ss A. Because they won''t fear digging deeper. But anyone in ss C or B will think twice about seeking my identity." [How and why did you learn to act this way?] "I have a teacher and we are contacting her now." Seth said with a smile, "Try to connect with this coordinate and map. Just search for it!" [Yes, sir] "Hmm. Sir? Just behave the way you used to!" [No, with others around I most respect my owner¡­ we have a small problem, yourck of full ID information has made a drone follow us. It''s a bug size, watching from a distance. Until proven we are peaceful, it will remain with us!] "Can they hear us!" [No] "I know what to do!" Seth has predicted something like this will happen. It''s stupid for the government to allow any individuals to enter their country with no supervision. Hence security for the security and when Seth did anything questionable they will have a reason to request his full information from the International Agency that was protecting him. "Thank you, Uncle Raaz!" Seth said with a smile, he wouldn''t have been here if not for that man. Heposed himself and then came out from the car stoically and poised in the first park they have reached. Seth clicked his tongue in annoyance and uttered something in Garmern Language. It was an old-worldnguage that almost disappeared and only a few high-ss people in the world use it. What he said was, "I''m not wasting my time finding her, since she didn''t want to be found!" It was an act to spread false information. He went and sat at a chair and watched young men and women y around, there was a hint of disgust before he took a photo of them and added. "I will send this as proof of my search!" He went back to the car, "did you get a response?" He asked. [Yes. But the person you are looking for is not avable!] "We can wait!" Seth said as the car drove and he visited gardens and parks where he enriched his eyes with natural colours. While still makingments about the girl annoying him and the father didn''t buy his crap through the photos. By sunset, Sapphire told him that their tail had left them. Seth didn''t know his n would work but it did. In the passport, he was denoted as a tourist. But that wasn''t convincing, by pretending and speaking Garmernined about searching for a girl that escaped home and he was tasked to find her, the security was rtively at ease. Besides it was just a protocol of General Security AI has to execute to make sure no threates into the country. He was not identified as dangerous. So he was left alone but there were cameras everywhere that were monitoring everyone. It was only in the middle of the night that he managed to reach Nanncy. "Who am I speaking to!" A feminine voice asked. But Seth knew that was an AI voice. People don''t usually use their voices when answering strangers. His car too has that function. "It''s Mr Cripple!" Seth said and there was silence before a hurried voice said, "Seth Enoch the cripple. I thought you would never contact me. I miss you!" "I miss you too. How are you and the game, hope things are going smoothly!" Seth asked with a smile. He felt something churning in his heart whenever she said She missed him. "Definitely better than those that were stuck in Gawee!" She said. "No doubt." "What took you long, here I even began to entertain that you met with more idents due to the game. Or it''s just you are too busy!" "Well, I was trapped in the game for seven months!" Seth and Nanncy discuss for an hour about life and what to figure out along the way. Nanncy was surprised by the level of quest Seth has to do to be Noble. "Hunting baby dragons is very dangerous. How the hell did you even stand before them!" "Hehe, the first two I was sneaky and lucky but the third and fourth one I was daring, thankfully the third was seemingly injured while the fourth was presumed dead and the battle happened inside some kind of dimension. She has the advantage of an endless supply of energy due to the moonlight cascading on her bones while I have my unnatural Mental Power." Seth talked more but clearly they didn''t reveal everything. They only discuss trivial things as that will be safer. As usual, Seth asked more questions about the arts and how to improve. "I''m relieved you are doing well. Somehow better than me I guess!" She said with genuine happiness. "I was wondering, do you happen to need a bloodline, Aura Goblets, Seeds or anything? Oh, I also have moon crystals!" Seth advertised hopefully. The n was to get her to buy them and figure out how to exchange them then he would ask her to buy him the upgraded equipment Sapphire needed. "I''m interested in bloodline but what are Aura Goblets and Moon Crystals? As for seed, Abuhe has harvested so much that hisnd now is thriving with agriculture." "Aura Goblet is the essence of aura stored inside crystalline energy. I didn''t test it more but I believe one can harness the ability of the essence inside for a short period of time. Moon Crystal is versatile and can be used for everything you can think of, except for eating. Perhaps one can eat it, but I don''t know. As for bloodline, which one do you want? I don''t have dragon''s but I have various beast''s bloodlines, including amazing ones!" Seth didn''t say pride for now to drag the conversation. "I will need a moon crystal and I need more information about the aura goblet but I will need it too. What grade is the bloodline?" "I don''t know. I can''t see the grade but" he lowered his voice before he said, "It has Pride in its title." "Dad...Dad, I got you what you want!" Seth heard her shouting, he wasn''t expecting that. But then she asked again, "Tell me the truth, I just lost my cool and called him. Do you really have the Pride bloodline, the one we saw in the picture in Abuhe Vulcan Mansion? "No!" Seth said "Come on, you agitate me. Please, you have no idea how seriously we take these things. Please I beg no more for this joke!" Her voice became low and pleaded dejectedly. "You sound like a spoiled brat!" Seth chuckled. "Hmm!" She became silent before she asked Seth to speak Gamern Language, Seth didn''t know why but heplied. "What is it, darling!" A deep voice was heard from the speaker. "Well, I thought I found you the right bloodline but I don''t¡­." Seth chimed in Gamern as he began to say, "Cheetah Pride, Tiger Pride, Jaguar Pride, Lion Pride. I can procure them. Do you want them?" There was silence! To Nanncy and her father that was great news if the kid was telling the truth. Stay connected through m-v l|e''-NovelBin "That''s what I call you for father, which one do you like!" Nanncy decided to trust Seth''s words. Abaddon, her father was silent as he eyed his daughter, he wished to reprimand her as this sounded like another foolish trust she put on people. "Lion Pride. We will use game price and mechanics to verify and assign its value. But I will prepare to pay in items rather than money!" The man finally said in Garmern "Alright, that''s fantastic for me!" Seth said in Garmern. There was some silence again. "Okay, he left, you know the procedure right?" Nanncy said in their normal tongue. "Using the Bronze cabins office and whatnot right. I heard from others but I never used it before." "Yes, that one. But I think you will have to wait for a little while before the transaction can happen, he is a busy man now." She pleaded. "I''m not in a hurry. You know I want some items too from your part of the world. Some high stuff to equip my Game Gift Car." "Hehe, that solved a lot of things. You said cars, then let me refer you to the sites, let your AI check and you choose what you want!" Immediately, Sapphire got ess to manypanies'' markets that make various futuristic car parts and even though she was an AI she was bbergasted. There were so many options that she began to drool as she wanted them all. [Can I have all] She asked before she became realistic. [Ask her if some spare parts use terrain energy, rather than normal energy] "I was wondering, do you have ones that utilize TE!" Seth asked. "TE as in Terran Energy?" She asked. "Yes." "Let me check!" She then reconnected with her father''s authority and pulled some information. "Very few though and it consumed so much TE that most don''t want them. I will allow you in!" The moment Sapphire saw them she immediately selected two that are suitable. [As for more devices that are simr] she demanded. "And, Mr Cripple, are you into G Technology?" "What is G tech!" Seth asked. "You don''t know. Don''t you watch the news?" "You know, it was 14 hours ago that I came out of the game. All this stuff is new to me!" "Oh," she was surprised, "hopefully there is nothing wrong with your health." She said. She felt strange that he called her immediately after he was out. "I''m fine!" "G Technologies are the technologies that the game gave out to those that have performed well during the Trial. Just like your car and myputer system. The technology seemed to work with normal fuel, electrodes and others but at the advent of Terrna Energy, it turned out they performed better with it. But, TE is hard to harvest and very expensive. A single vial can cost up to 100 million unions. So there is not enough for everyone." "Interesting. The key to harvesting TE is to be in constant danger that can be detrimental to your real body. But people in lower containers have it easy, that''s why you can''t harvest!" Seth exined. "That is true but those trapped in Gawee¡­.!" She trailed, what Seth just told her was that he has abundant TE at his disposal. "I hope it''s secure, this conversation!" She said. "On my part, yes. You?" "Me too. In fact, it was my consciousness projected into the system. That way I see everything. It''s dangerous knowledge, even an upper echelon like us didn''t know of it. Those that knew are searching for people trapped in Gawee and another dangerousnd." "Oh. Well, let''s talk about this G tech!" "Yes. Some of them were sold out by the user, the person that was gifted to by the game. But most of them uses to belong to those that died. some died due to the first asteroid impact while others died in idents." She exined before she added, "5 months ago, there was a massive auction where people bought them en mass, but 2 months ago, they seem to have more problems. But still, few people buy them because they''re unique!" "Okay, I would like to choose from them." After the two TE techs, Sapphire chose other parts that she wanted and that was then presented to Nanncy and the value was finalized. Seth talked more before he ended the call and drove back but he stopped and bought some things that he may need, and then drove back to Ni. He knew he would be berated but he doesn''t care for now. He will just endure it before he cates them. It was around sunrise that he came back exhausted but satisfied and worried. The whopping amount of union needed for the items Sapphire selected reached a hundred million. He can afford it but his mind was still in shock that he was now dancing with millions like nothing. Before he came out he analyzed his actions, which were posing as High ss, and bribing border officials to get Smart Passport. And it was a great sess. Even though he lost 1.5 million for nothing, he knew the guy was in his pocket now. Travelling won''t be hard. "What if I''m wrong? What if he became too thick and decided to dig deeper and found the truth?" Seth began to doubt. He shouldn''t have used millions to bribe him but a couple of thousand unions will suffice. Union was a world currency and its value was far higher than any country''s currency. If not because prices fluctuate due to games and things now, 1 Union can be exchanged with a value of 1000 or even more in Ni country. [Perhaps, in the High ss spending Million of union is nothing to them] Sapphire tried to pacify him and he nodded and convinced himself it was the truth. After all, he has no idea how they spend their money. He walked out of the car and went inside. Yep, he froze as he met his mother''s angry gaze. Due to his rashness, the day was unpleasant to him. But everything calmed downter. "You shouldn''t have left the way you do?" Sarah, his mother said now with affection after she refused to talk to him all day. "I''m sorry. But¡­" "Don''t but me. I don''t care about your reason. What you did is wrong, ept it or I will stop speaking to you!" "I''m sorry!" Seth said and shut his mouth. He looked at Anna that was opposing them and single to her. She caught the meaning and went to check the car. Surprised but she hide it and pretend. It was after they were alone that she said, "We have an informant among us. Showing wealth with no apparent source will attract unwanted attention. But did you get some money in the game!" She exined but asked expectedly and Seth nodded. "Here use this number, each is 1 mil union but I need you to cover for me. Things are moving fast and I hope I''m notte in securing that ce!" Seth said. "The value of union has dropped over the month but it''s still too much, this¡­" she looked at 10 numbers and each 1mil. Seth has kept six miles to himself. He was also in another dilemma, he may have secured good equipment through Nanncy but he doesn''t know how to receive them and also he needed to explore Dama State and find the use of that Large coin. Which he presumed was a map to a ce. "What are you nning?" She asked. "Dama State," that made her frown but she nodded, she knew about Raaz Quest and she was dying to know what it was he needed Seth to find. One thing she was sure of was he will not harm him because the kid is walking treasure. The amount of TEIC they changed every day was 2 and sometimes 3. Mostly 1 a day. And only a few trusted families that know about it have to be careful not to expose it any time officialse but miraculously, TEIC will always be empty, theyter believed that Raaz installed something to make the energy dispersed if there were strangers around. That was what kept them safe for now. They do not even keep the harvested TEIC at home, thankfully, Raaz has made it possible to send it somewhere safe. They trust him as he promised them that he was going to use it for them. What Seth came with was equally dangerous, because it will alert Sir Mathew and others like him. They then n well on how to partially upgrade the car to have good scanners and some defence to explore Dama State ahead of time. Seth gave his Smart Passport to Anna, she will contact their hidden brother for that task. As for Seth, he will go back to the game for 12 hours and by the time he returns, hopefully, the car is ready. Sling! Seth logged back. ***** End of Volume FOUR Chapter 224: Volume Four: Boundless Seth opened his eyes naked, on avish and soft bed. He crawled to the side confused. [Wee back, Lord Seth] The game system weed him. His body was fine with no tattoos, and his heart was beating silently. There was no Guru gam. The room was big, with a wardrobe and dressing mirror, and there was a rug spread across. At one side was a wide table andmp, with a stack of papers, some used and some not. A chair was there and under the table were many papers. In another part was a ss cab but there was nothing but fruits and leaves arranged inside. Seth thought it might be a refrigerator. There were ces where he assumed a ce for keeping shoes and other stuff, they may be but were empty. He stood and walked around checking, it was quite good as if he was some kind of lord. He was a lord, right? He opened a wardrobe and saw a pyjama for him. He then opened another door and he met with a bathroom. At one part was a circle on the ceiling directly above with tiny holes: a shower. There was a wash hand sink, and there was a bathtub and then a toilet at one end. He went to the tap water and checked but there was no water. [There is no source of water] Seth came out of the toilet and went to another door. It was rows upon rows of shelves. But there was nothing in them but the countless copies of the first paintings he did. But were arranged well in the form of books. "A library!" Seth called out. [This room is assigned as a library] [Wee to your library Lord Serh] Seth returned to the room and said, "A personal room] [This room is assigned to be Lord''s Personal room] [Security increased] Discover more stories at m,v -NovelBin Then Seth walked through thest door, just walking out, his attire automatically appeared on his body. The ce was wide and had a rug at the centre, a table and two-seater chairs facing each on it. However, spread around were his items in a halo. [Congrattions] [You are the Chief and Lord of this Town] [Loading progress¡­.] [Finished loading] All his items returned to him at once and he felt invigorated but then something clicked in. [Legacy detected] [Feathered Wings Dragon Legacy] ~Name: Avanalordii Feathering Duarilj Feathering ~Origin: Gawee ~Legacy Grade: Seven ~Legacy Type: Dragon Sacrifice ~Legacies: Bloodline, Power, Characteristics, Tongue, Feather, Physique, Seed. ~Legacy Owner: Seth Enoch (The Cleanser) ~Legacy Conditions: Seeds one hundred feathered birds with Feathering Duarilj Avanalordii traits in seven different continents! [Infected dragon, Avanalordii Duarilj Featering, gifted you his legacy due to your bravery in cleansing Roana Prada. Hence, you are referred to you as ''The Cleanser''] ________ The moment that shed in his face, a ball of dragon blood appeared in front of him. Then an oppressive pressure descended on him and his bones creaked. [You are subjected to Grade 7 suppression] Serh immediately realized as a Grade 5 Human, he was barely resisting and maybe if he wasn''t Grade 5, he might have been crushed. His eyes blurred and everything stopped. [Feathered Wings Dragon Legacy] ~Name: Avanalordii Feathering Duarilj Feathering ~Origin: Gawee ~Legacy Grade: Seven ~Legacy Type: Dragon Sacrifice ~Legacies: Bloodline, Power, Characteristics, Tongue, Feather, Physique, Seed. ~Legacy Owner: Seth Enoch (The Cleanser) ~Legacy Conditions: Seeds one hundred feathered birds with Feathering Duarilj Avanalordii traits in seven different continents! ~Legacy Fusion: 14% ~Legacy Obtained: Bloodline and Seeding [Infected dragon, Avanalordii Duarilj Feathering, gifted you his legacy due to your bravery in cleansing Roana Prada. Hence, you are referred to you as ''The Cleanser''] ________ [Error] [Error] [Unable to fuse bloodline] [Failure] ~Four Apectos in the body! ~Physique is too weak! ~Amma Noble rejection! ~Living Forest rejection! _______ [Bloodline removed] ______ [Feathered Wings Dragon Legacy] ~Name: Avanalordii Duarilj Feathering ~Origin: Gawee ~Legacy Grade: Seven ~Legacy Type: Dragon Sacrifice ~Legacies: Bloodline, Power, Characteristics, Tongue, Feather, Physique, Seed. ~Legacy Owner: Seth Enoch (The Cleanser) ~Legacy Conditions: Seeds one hundred feathered birds with Feathering Duarilj Avanalordii traits in seven different continents! ~Legacy Fusion: 4% ~Legacy Obtained: Seeding [Infected dragon, Avanalordii Duarilj Featering, gifted you his legacy due to your bravery in cleansing Roana Prada. Hence, you are referred to you as ''The Cleanser''] ________ Seth has captured four dragons in his ss Quest as such the noble ss he got rejected him taking dragon bloodline. At the same time, Living Roots doesn''t want a dragon as a resident. Four Aspecto and his body too weak to host the bloodline also contributed to that. Seth felt nothing afterwards. Ding! [Legacy Detected] [Six Wing Skylight Dragon Legacy] ~Name: XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX ~Origin: Supreme Lands ~Legacy Grade: Two ~Legacy Type: Worthy Acquisition ~Legacies: xxxxx xxxx ~Legacy Owner: Seth Enoch (Six Wing Striker) ~Legacy Conditions: Visit one of the pure, uninfected Supreme Lands. ~Legacy Fusion: 0 ~Legacy Obtained: Nil [Young Dragon, dweller and resident of Supremends that have never been injured before was struck and fatally wounded by you. Hence you refer to as ''Six Wing Striker''] ________ A small drop of reddish-white blood appeared that seemed more ethereal than tangible. But Seth was mmed to the floor and the whole mansion shook. Only when Living Root intervened that everything calmed down. [No bloodline detected within the legacy] ______ [Feathered Dragon Legacy Quest] [Avanalordii was a variant dragon that had feathered birds within his authority. He is a guarding of two legs birds and protector in Gawee Continess] ~Seed as many baby birds or eggs with the legacy traits in Gawee Continent [Reward] ~Activating one of the legacy characteristics. [Failure] ~Reduction of legacy potency ______ [Six Wing Skylight Legacy Quest] [There are different continents andnds in Amma, each has its grades and speciality] ~Visit any one of the supreme Lands [Reward] ~Full Legacy Activation _____ As Seth was waking up, he saw the damn quest. He sat with difficulty and wondered, how the heck can Grade 2 legacy have more pressure than Grade 7, but he immediately grasped the answer. Thends. Feathered Dragon was from Gawee, born and raised here but the six Winged dragons were from Supreme Land, a ce higher than Gawee. "Fuck. There are more terriblends than Gawee." Seth curses out loud but then, "Perhaps it is not the case. Gawee was corrupted and contaminated by the war, so it may have regressed!" Anyway, the legacy was useless now since he can''t use any of it until he visits the supremend. [Window] Name: Seth Enoch (insert title) Gawee Name: Sascile Redone Race: Grade 5 Human ss: Gawee Noble Title: Aura Activator, The Cleanser. [Core Traits] ~Providence (Luck) ~Domain ~Champion Candidates'' Physique [Body Status] Health: Better Strength: 7 Dexterity: 15 Stamina: 7 Champion Constitution: 25 Exertion: 1500 points [Note: Standard Human 10] [Body Traits] (1)~Weak body. (2)~Aura Eyes. (3)~Clear Lungs. (4)~Pure Stone Heart. (5)~Blood Aura. (6)~Aspectos. [Acquired Traits] (1)~Minor cold resistance. [Body Arms] (1)~Seth Womb. (2)~ Tears Of The Fallen. (3)~Clear Stone. (4)~Intangible Tangiblity Worm. [Personal Arms] (1)~Staff of Elevation [iplete]. (2)~Azure Attire [E+]. (3)~Inferior Myriad Soothing Gourd [F+]. (4)~First Painting. (5)~Red Signature Stone. (6)~Red String. (7)~M-y core (Yellow Chief Core). (8)~Script Devices [3]. (9)~Oasis Spring. (10)~Staff Short de fragments. (11)~Amma Fruit. (12)~Essence Elevation Core. (13)~Gawee Monster Core. (14)~Red Cores [21]. (15)~Book: Life Forms in Amma. (16)~Moon Crystals. (17)~Moon Dusts. (18)~Dragons Blood [21]. (19)~Dragons Scales [4]. (20)~Guide to Red Valley Resident. (21)~Dragon Rabit Foot. (22)~Scribe Book [3]. (23)~Seeds [789]. (24)~Fruits [34]. (25)~Mansion. (26)~Painting Canvas [F-]. [Acquired Arms] (1)~Script Shield (Shamsi Gift). (2)~Red River Stone. (3)~Bags. (4)~Water containers. (5)~Quill. (6)~Red Cores [189]. (7)~Leaves. (8)~Roots. (9)~Stems. (10)~Common Books. (11)~Quill. (12)~Broken Hammer. (13)~Broken t de chisel. (14)~Point chisel. (15)~Carving Knife. (16)~Straight Chisel. (17)~Painting brush. [Talents] (1)~Red Maniption. (2)~Aura. (3)~Painting [E+]. (4)~Calligraphy [E+]. (5)~Sculpture (E+). (6)~Dance. (7)~Stoicism. (8)~Lingua [5]. (9)~Poise. (10)~Garment Artist. (11)~Scribe. (12)~Antique Appraisal. (13)~Walking. [Skills] (1)~Drawing Picture [8]. (2)~Scribe [5]. (3)~Painting [7]. (4)~Calligraphy [3]. (6)~Sculpture [5]. (7)~Conscious Deliberation. (8)~ Aura [8]. (9)~Walker [2]. [Note: You are the First yer Noble in Amma, exert your dominance in a good way] __________ This showed the first time he looked but then it closed and opened again with some changes. Some information has been sealed or closed. Seth already understands that it was for security reasons. [Window] Name: Seth Enoch (insert title) Gawee Name: xxxxxx xxxxxx Race: Grade xxx Human ss: Gawee Noble Title: Aura Activator, The Cleanser. [Core Traits] ~Providence (Luck) ~Domain ~Champion Candidates'' Physique [Body Status] Health: Better Strength: 7 Dexterity: 15 Stamina: 7 Champion Constitution: 25 Exertion: 1500 points [Note: Standard Human 10] [Body Traits] (1)~Weak body. (2)~Aura Eyes. (3)~Clear Lungs. (4)~Pure Stone Heart. (5)~Blood Aura. (6)~Organs of speech. (7)~others. [Acquired Traits] (1)~Minor cold resistance. [Body Arms] (1)~Seth Womb. (2)~ Tears Of The Fallen. (3)~Clear Stone. (4)~Intangible Tangiblity Worm. [Personal Arms] (1)~Staff of Elevation [iplete]. (2)~Azure Attire [E+]. (3)~Inferior Myriad Soothing Gourd [F+]. (4)~First Painting. (5)~Red Signature Stone. (6)~Red String. (7)~M-y core (Yellow Chief Core). (8)~Script Devices [3]. (9)~Oasis Spring. (10)~Staff Short de fragments. (11)~Amma Fruit. (12)~Essence Elevation Core. (13)~Gawee Monster Core. (14)~Red Cores [21]. (15)~Book: Life Forms in Amma. (16)~Moon Crystals. (17)~Moon Dusts. (18)~Dragons Blood [21]. (19)~Dragons Scales [4]. (20)~Guide to Red Valley Resident. (21)~Dragon Rabit Foot. (22)~Scribe Book [3]. (23)~Seeds [789]. (24)~Fruits [34]. (25)~Mansion. (26)~First Painting Canvas [F-]. [Acquired Arms] (1)~Script Shield (Shamsi Gift). (2)~Red River Stone. (3)~Bags. (4)~Water containers. (5)~Quill. (6)~Red Cores [189]. (7)~Leaves. (8)~Roots. (9)~Stems. (10)~Common Books. (11)~Quill. (12)~Broken Hammer. (13)~Broken t de chisel. (14)~Point chisel. (15)~Carving Knife. (16)~Straight Chisel. (17)~Painting brush. [Talents] (1)~Red Maniption. (2)~Aura. (3)~Painting [E+]. (4)~Calligraphy [E+]. (5)~Sculpture (E+). (6)~Dance. (7)~Stoicism. (8)~Lingua [5]. (9)~Poise. (10)~Garment Artist. (11)~Scribe. (12)~Antique Appraisal. (13)~Walker [2]. [Skills] (1)~Drawing Picture [8]. (2)~Scribe [5]. (3)~Painting [7]. (4)~Calligraphy [3]. (6)~Sculpture [5]. (7)~Conscious Deliberation. (8)~ Aura [8]. (9)~Walker [2]. [Note: You are the First yer Noble in Amma, exert your dominance in a good way] __________ His Gawee name was concealed, his number of luck under Provdneve, and his Human Grade was also concealed. As he read again one part at a time he understood more about himself and the new ss. It''s just a hurdle but he was in for the challenge. After all that, he realized one thing, Aura was his best talent and ability. It has boundless potential, he just had to try it and further merged it with his painting. As a Grade 5 human, Seth''s thinking process was way above what he could do. Things that clouded him now made him see them and understand them in a short moment. [Grade Human] [Several factors influence the Grading of Life forms in Amma. Humans'' Grade was determined not by their ss but by the Great Feats they performed that had asting effect on them or their environment. The higher the Grade the more demanding the Great Feats and other factors. High Grade doesn''t mean higher power] ~Grade 1 Attribute: Luck? ~Grade 2 Attribute: Luck, Dominance? ~Grade 3 Attribute: Luck, Dominance, Charisma?. ~Grade 4 Attribute: Luck, Dominance, Charisma, Aura? ~Grade 5 Attributes: Luck, Dominance, Charisma, Aura, Higher Intelligence? [Note: The more Grade, the more additional hidden attributes. From Grade 4 one can reduce their outward Grade at will] Chapter 225: Potential Advantage [Grade 5 Potential Advantage] [The skill of (E+) rank level used by Grade 1 Humans will have a lower effect than when Grade 2 used it. But the effect might either be control, maniption, utilization, and power but not all at the same time] ~Talent Attributes: (500/1000%) ~Skills Attributes: (500/1000%) ~Personal Arms Control: (500/1000%) ~Body Traits Control: (500/1000%) ~Tattoo Effect Control: (500/1000%) [Note: Grade 5 have the advantage to push their Mastery Advantage to 1000% if they were able to hit the Limit of their Potential Advantage] _____ Seth has already felt different, but he couldn''t put where it came from. He stood there with a frown, he could feel the mastery and control he had was off the charts. One skill began to go out of control because it was trying to react to every thought that passed through his mind. And that was [Conscious Deliberation Skill]. Just thinking about his heart, it outlines in his head and then he felt that he can reduce or increase its beats. Seth calmed his mind and stopped thinking about his body, then he walked from the room. He met with a corridor that led to another room and another corner that had stairs that went down. The other room was empty but had a toilet too. He then came down. It was arge office that was well decorated with official design. At one end was arge brown table, behind it was a reclined soft ck chair and on another side were two seats for guests. That ce directly faces the door that leads to a small hall, and from there, one can exit the mansion. At the left side of the Chief Chair was a two-meter diameter circle with strange patterns on the floor. On the right side was a squire of the same size made of strange patterns. At the centre of the office was another small table with a chair around it. But the floor was cracked with some wavy sticky light energy. On closer look, the whole office has a wavy design on the floor but it was so faint that heter noticed. Seth noticed it due to his eyes increasing their power when he unconsciously used [Conscious Deliberation]. He went to the right circle and a prompt popped up. [Recollector Inscription] ~Type: Mansion Device ~Level: 1 ~Energy Units: 10/100 ~Function: Retrieve Lost Items that belonged to the Vige [Note: Force the energy Capacity to reach 200 Points to Level up] ________ "Last time I lost my attire I was able to retrieve them using vige points. So this is the main device!" Seth then went to the left-hand squire. [Source Inscription] ~Type: Mansion Device ~Level: 1 ~Energy Units: 800/100 ~Function: Device instation. [Note: It is directly linked to Mansion Energy Core, through it you can recharge the Mansion Energy Core and install important Devices] Continue your adventure at m|v-l''e -NovelBin [Note: Source Inscription is damaged due to overwhelming energy that appeared minutes ago. Check the Mansion Status do impairment Function] ______ "That Grade 2 legacy was the cause of this!" Sethmented. After he checked again he realized the energy was reduced, now 790 units. Seth quickly sat on the chair and with quick [High Intelligence] he found a way to fix it and then he followed the method. Leaning back and his head touching the back chair headrest, an inscription shed and Seth went to sleep at the same time another form of energy was harvested that made the whole Mansion shimmer before anotheryer of energy formed. New Inscriptions spread but unseen by the naked eye which held the broken floor together. Immediately, the broken [Source Inscription Device] was fixed. And the excess energy umted and the device levelled up to 8. [Source Inscription] ~Type: Mansion Device ~Level: 8 ~Energy Units: 80/800 ~Function: Device instation. [Note: It is directly linked to Mansion Energy Core, through it you can recharge the Mansion Energy Core and install important Devices] ______ Seth opened his eyes and rxed as he watched his own Chief Mansion. A sense of aplishment swelled in him. His confidence and self-esteem increased. Cool air washed on him as he recovered from his exhaustion. He was the source of energy that fixed the broken device. "I felt like, maybe, perhaps, I shall remain here in Gawee. With my people recovering I can develop this vige to a greater height!" Sethmented. As a noble his ruling over a group of people and having a territory is like a thirst for water. But then he shook his head, he knew above all that thisnd grade is higher than theirs. They aren''t meant to be here. With his [Higher Intelligence], he gleaned that the whole Gawee has indeed regressed with less danger for them. Just like Living Roots that kept its monster and beast hidden. Soon that restriction will be lifted and the avnche of horrors will be unleashed on the continent with no restraint. That was his assumption and he wasn''t willing to test it out. It''s suicidal. [Mansion Table] ~Type: Vige Artefact ~Level: 1 ~Vige Points: 1000 ~Function: Mansion Device Control. [Note: There should be qualitative Vige and Subject improvement to level up the artefact] ______ This was the general information but touching the function leads Seth to the Device in the mansions. <[Mansion Devices]> 1~[Mansion Energy Core] ~Status: Functioning ~Energy Units: 1000 ~Energy Types(5): Sunlight, Moonlight, Feathered Dragon Force, Six Winged Dragon Force, Moon Crystals. ~Function: Energy Storage, Energy Supply, Energy Merge [Note: The 1000 units of energy came from the Sun and Moonlight. The rest are stored separately until merged.] _____ 2~[Stimtion Energy Core] ~Status: Functioning ~Energy Units: 100% ~Energy Type: Mental Force ~Function: Function Director, Adjusting Director, Repair Stimtion. [Note: Stimtion Energy is the mental force that influence and guide activated Mansion Core Energy] _______ 3~[Recollector Device] ~Status: Functioning ~Energy Units: 10 ~Activate [Yes/No] ____ 4~[Source Device] ~Status: Functioning ~Energy Units: 800 ~Important Instations: Nil _______ 5~[Defence Device] ~Status: Functioning ~Energy Units: 300 ~Activate [Yes/No] ________ Seth went to [Source Inscription] Squire and ced Oasis Spring ss bottles. Immediately it ranked inside and then it began working. [Source Inscription] ~Type: Mansion Device ~Level: 8 ~Energy Units: 80/800 ~Function: Device instation. ~Devices: Oasis Spring. [Note: It is directly linked to Mansion Energy Core, through it you can recharge the Mansion Energy Core and install important Devices] [Oasis Spring] ~Type: Special ~Function: Water Source _______ _____ He went up to his toilet and found water flowing but it was slow. He came down and a new source of fetching water appeared on the wall. A pump and a container. Seth sighed, he can go around every part and read everything. He can only explore it slowly. He then walked out to the main hall. It was where he should keep and address most of his subjects. From the outside of the mansion it wasmon, just like it was before. It''s just that it was bigger than before and it had some plots ofnd by the side surrounded with carved stones. The rest of the vige has changed, houses were well arranged with roads where they should be. The statues of the Vulcan Vige were ced in a strategic location like monuments around the mansion and a few around the vige. Vulcan, the former chief, Mara, his daughter, Sarima, Female Guard Leader, James, Male Guard Leader statues were in front of the mansion standing imposingly. They seem like guards. And due to the aura, Seth has fused them with, they were more vivid and eye-catching. Even Seth felt something different as he looked at them as if they were not statues. Suddenly, Seth''s vision changed to a bird''s view. He saw how the vige looked from above. Also, he detected humans in some houses. As he peered through, there were humans wrapped in vines inside. About 160 people. "These are the ones that were confirmed sess for now!" Sethmented. He then looked for Antler, Little Cub, ck Panther, and Abhorrent Monster. He was surprised to find ck Panther behind him but he did notice him before. Antler was far away from the vige eating some strange vines and flowers that released some good fragrance. The antler wasn''t able to go out of the ce due to the fragrance that confused its sense of direction. The reason for that was, the flower wanted droppings of the antler. The little cub was covered in injuries but still hunting for sport. She has gone crazy and was unable to stop despite her grave injuries. An abhorrent monster was following it and consuming the unfortunately injured prey. It was enjoyable since it didn''t have to hunt by itself. The forest was full of beasts and animals but they aren''t scary that Seth faced during his ss Transitioning. He observed other animals that were special and how the forest maintained rtive harmony. "This is amazing!" Seth said. He turned off [Sky View Skill] that wasn''t in the normal skill category. It was a reward from hisst ss Quest and was listed as his ability within his Noble Status. [ss Status] ~ss: Noble ~ss Titles: Lord, Chief ~Name: Lord Seth Enoch ~Race: Grade 5 Human ~Territories: Roots Vige ~Sub-territory: Temra Canyon, V Cave [ss Attributes] (1)~Charisma [100%]. (2)~Trustworthy. (3)~Intelligent. (4)~Confidence. (5)~Bravery. (6)~Pride. (7)~Ego. (8)~Ruthlessness. [ss Talents] (1)~Chieftaincy. (2)~Communication. (5)~Observation. (6)~Savant. (7)~Crafting. (8)~Identification. (9)~ss Transition Support. [ss Skills] (1)~Sky View. (2)~Word Of Value. (3)~Mighty Speech. (4)~Intimidation. (5)~Gifting. [ss Mandates] ~Be a just and trustworthy leader. ~Cultivate a positive image among your people. ~Cultivate a conducive environment for the development of your people. ~Respect, help and guide allmon people. ~Refrain from harming allmoners. ~Leave your mark anywhere you visit. ~With opportunity, take the lead of the people anywhere you find yourself. ~NOBILITY POINTS: 0 ______ "Okay," he then sighed and gleaned the exnation of some of them before closing it. There was a need for him so he had to get an endless supply of papers, which means he will have to visit Rena''s Sanctuary. Then he should try his luck by going to Fist Sanctuary to see if he can have one of his bloodlines infused into his body. True, he has a dragon bloodline from Feathered Dragon Legacy, the sad truth was, his body can''t have it. He was not optimistic about it, because he assumed it would say his body was too weak. But some weak bloodlines didn''t have heavy requirements in physical strength. The very reason he needed that was to improve his strength as of now that was his only ring weakness. Even his aura was limited due to his body. He still remembered vividly when Fist moved his aura to his fist with so much ease and transformed it into bear form. Before Seth moved his aura around his body, it took weeks of training. He does have [Conscious Deliberation Skill] but even that was limited by his body. If he has a stronger body, the potential will be off the chart. Seth sighed as he looked at the blue sky and sun, it was noon. He called his Talent, Skills and other attributes and looked at them. He doesn''t even know where to begin, but he also felt a creeping headache. With a 500% Grade advantage, it will be hard to level them up. But a solution came into his mind, he can reduce his grade at will and with that came also a reduction of Grade advantage. People may wonder why he wants that. Seth stood before one of the smallrge squire plots ofnd and said, "Aura Sight!" zing bright footprints appeared arranged on the plot ofnd. Even without aura sight, he had seen something invisible arranged due to Grade Advantage. And now, he saw the footprints of the former viges were arranged within. It was very easy for him to understand andprehend things with the now [Higher Intelligence]. His action to immortalize the former vige and his previous plucking of the Aura Trace to imbue the former vige statues made the ce transformation see them of value. Chapter 226: Goblet His [Aura Sight Skill] was at (B) rank but due to Grade Advantage, It felt as if it was now (S+) rank. Not only can he see them vividly, but he can also discern which Aura Trace belonged to due to them having distinct properties and partial images of the owner. There was also other information he could see that may take him time to understand. It was overwhelming. He closed his eyes and called "Aura Skill" [Aura Skills] ~Aura Sight (B) [Special skill that has the ability to see Aura of all kinds if trained properly. Mastery (B). Duration: 1 hour. Cool down: 10 seconds] ~Aura Maniption (B+) [Aura Maniption is the ability to direct and influence the effect and movement of your aura in your body and outside of your body. Mastery: (B+). Duration: 1 hour. Cool down: 1 minute ] ~Aura Control (B+) [Aura Control is the ability to direct and control the effect and movement of your Aura and Foreign Aura. Mastery: (B+). Duration. 1 hour. Cool Down: 1 minute] ~Aura Trace [Aura Trace is a self-developed ability that allows you to see past traces of aura footprint left by living life forms] ~Aura Sense [Aura Sense is a self-developed ability that allows your body to sense the aura around through your skin] ~Aura Touch (C+) [Aura Touch is the ability to touch and interact and manipte external and internal aura. Duration: 40 minutes. Cool down 1 minute] [Aura Grab D+] [Aura Grab is the ability to grab Aura from anything that is alive or has been alive and manipte it to a certain extent. Duration: 40 minutes. Cool down: 1 minute] [Aura Rigidity C-] [Aura Rigidity is the ability of your aura to be resistant to tainting. As the more you touch and grabbed aura in conscious interaction the faster your aura is tainted] [Aura Pluck F-] [Aura Pluck is the ability to forcefully detach an aura from the body of a living thing. There will be some resistance] [Note: Some self-developed skills can have temporary drawbacks. The presence of Moon Stigma can upset the duration and cool down, especially under the moon] _____ "Aura Rigidity was new but it climbed faster than Aura Grab because it was automatic." Seth then squirted and said, "Aura Grab!" His hand became coated in a very thinyer of aura with distinct features. He activates [Aura Sight Skill] and saw a fundamental difference as opposed to previous times. The aura that coated the hand was not random. Explore more stories with m,v l''e-NovelBin He then grabbed Aura Trace''s footprints, he sensed he touched something but it was not the same as [Aura Touch Skill]. The skill he was using was meant to grab not to feel the aura property. However, there was an element of touch that made him as if he held a slippery soft substance. He then pulled out while he said, "Aura Pluck" The whole footprint followed him and the ground became devoid of Aura Trace Footprints for a few seconds before something fuelled it and it regrow. "My presence and the Icons made it possible for the Aura Memory of thend that belonged to the former vigers to persist. The verynd will preserve its history!" That''s how Sethprehended it. He stood with Aura Trace footprints on his hand. When he said Aura Pluck, he saw the coated aura gained new properties which influence the footprint aura to remove from the ground. Not only that, as he held it now it was not dissipating because his aura has enveloped it. Ding! [Congrattions, you have created Aura Hold Skill] [Aura Hold] [Aura Hold is a self-developed ability that allows you to hold Aura in your hand without letting it dissipate] ____ Seth was not surprised at all, he felt he can create so many skills by just performing some actions. He then clenched the Aura Trace footprints and made a strong fist with an intention. Ding! [Congrattions, you have created Aura Condensation Skill] [Aura Condensation] [Aura Condensation is a self-developed ability that allows you to condense aura into a solid semi-tangible essence] ____ "I thought it would be Aura Goblet formation?" Seth wondered calmly, immediately he understood. The Aura now was in the pure form of the essence with no Goblet. The Aura Goblet meant that Aura Essence was in a Goblet container. But now, it was the pure essence. That means he grabbed pure Aura, plucked pure aura and then condensed pure aura into essence. He opened his palm, and what appeared was a cylinder-shaped pale essence with minor movement that shifted when Seth''s palm aura was affected by the wind. With Auda Sight active, he can discern many details and can also infer who it belonged to. It also exerted some pressure and was heavy to carry, it was about 100 grams. "Because it belonged to Abuhe, it gave the same oppressive feeling as him!" Seth said but by his peripheral vision, he saw as if something had moved. He looked at the cause, Abuhe statue. Seth walked there and looked at it, but confused because he knew that its hands were straight but now one seemed bent upward and was clenched in a fist. At that moment, the white Anr came back, and it was the water that was umting in a small pool some distance from the mansion that attracted it. Oasis Spring was functioning well. Seth looked back at the Vulcan Statue, the bent hand no longer bent and clenched into a fist. Something was on the floor now. A finger size bullet bent forcefully by fingers. Seth''s heart skipped a beat but suppressed his agitation as he used [Skyview skills] to see if he was not alone but didn''t find anyone. "Was I protected by the statue?" "I always assumed that the vividness of the Aura Imbuement will cause reanimation. " Seth sighed and then pped his palmed at the Vulcan Statues to make the Aura Trace Footprint deep inside. Ding! [Congrattions, you have created Aura Imbue] [Aura Imbue] [Aura Imbue is a self-developed ability that allows you to imbue essence aura into suitable items or objects] ___ Seth then looked at the bullet on the ground and he picked it up and stored it away. Using his right hand he made a fist and pushed his body aura to it, then he forcefully pushed out and separated the aura from his body. Ding! [Congrattions, you have created Aura Projection] [Aura Projection] [Aura Projection is a self-developed ability that allows you to push out and project your bodily aura out of your body] ____ The projection remained floating above the fist. Seth rxed his hand and the aura stayed out without moving to merge with his staff or any objects. It was independent, alone. "The Aura is so rigid to the point that it can resist Living Roots'' overwhelming green aura!" Sethmented but then he noticed that it was gradually changing to pale green at the surface of the pale projected aura. Seth can feel his aura was being tainted by the green aura and soon the rigidity will rx and his aura will turn green and be part of nature. Using his [Aura Control Skill] Seth made the Projected Aura shift and adjusted, making a small part to allow green Aura to seep easily while the rest of the Projected Aura Orb increased in rigidity. The control was so damned essay as if he was holding it by his hand. The green aura of the forest behaved like water, as it found a ce to taint better it reduced its impact on the other part. Like green paint dripping in a pale water orb, Seth watched as green colour poured into his Projected Aura Orb. With more [Aura Control Skill] he manipted the inside to create space while his aura shifted to the side. Now, his Aura was capturing Green Aura and storing it inside. Though Seth was increasing the rigidity of the surface while making a small part soft and easy for the green Aura to seep in. Feeling that the rigidity was loosening, Seth concentrated his hand and coated it with normal aura with no skill, then he connected his mind with Pure Stone Will, and then his very mental power and muttered, "Aura Rigidity" [Aura Rigidity Skill] is a passive skill that makes his aura rigid and resisted other aura influences but it can also be activated. By doing so, his hand became so stable that Seth felt his hand heavy and hard. Then he moved and touched the Projected Aura Orb. With [Aura Control Skill] he pushed the super rigid aura to envelope and fused with the Projected Aura Orb before he removed his hand. The now-enhanced Projected Aura Orb stabilized and what happenedter was a construct that seemed to absorb Green Aura and store it inside. Ding! [Congrattions, you are continuously making Green Aura Essence] There was a sparkling green aura liquid inside the Projected Aura Orb and the orb was swelling gradually. Seth watched his creation with a smile and some awe. Grade Advantage was truly OP. Imagine if he has his Aura Control at S+ rank. But Seth wanted to flex more ability to see his limit. He then touched the Orb, grabbed a portion and pulled it to make it stretch, it''s all part of control and maniption. A thinly stretched aura was presented, and then with a thought he allowed the Green Aura Essence to flow inside, by it flowing, something clicked in his head, an ability of something he had tried before. And that was Time Seed that gave him the ability to [Influence Flowing] of things He now felt he could make the flow increase in speed or decrease. It was somewhat strange to him as he had never used it before, so he increased the flow. He then clenched the edge of the aura he stretched. And allowed the green aura essence to reach there slowly. Then he concentrated on something else. Something under his skin crawled and reached his palm before it crawled back where it came from. Opening his hand, there was Aura Goblet. [Green Aura Goblet] ~Type: Aura Essence ~Source: nts ~Use: Alchemy, Food, Water, others [Note: This Aura is safe to consume] Green Aura Goblet was a t bead that had a very thinyer of crystal substance and inside it was Green Aura Essence. The crystal substance was Seth Aura which was forced to be tangible. It''s the actual Goblet. Ding! [Congrattion, you have created Goblet Skill] [Goblet] ~Type: Harmless Instrument ~Materials: Crystallized Aura ~Use: Essense Container, holder [Note: Goblet is no longer Aura but upon cracking it will be fused and be one with what it holds] _______ Seth frowned, "The system and I are confused." But he understood that might not be the case. The previous Aura Goblet he made wasn''t the same but slightly different. The Goblet was made up of the remaining impurities inside the aura and those were fused into part of the aura and made the goblet while also the aura inside the goblet wasn''t as pure as this one. Another thing was, the Goblet was the result of him using the Intangible Tangibility Worm''s ability to turn intangible to tangible by crystallization of his aura, but it was no longer considered an Aura. That means it can''t be tainted by the outside aura and the Aura Essence inside can''t be tainted nor can it leak out. Until the Goblet was cracked. He made more stretches that ended with anotherrge Projected Aura Orb that waspletely rigid. He held the Orb and then controlled the flow of green, the moment a particr amount of essence reached, the flow stopped and the Orb reacted under Seth''s maniption and control forming a Goblet around it. Then the second Projected Aura Orb let loose of the Goblet and fell and he caught it. It''s the same as the other one he made. Chapter 227: First Painting Canvas Replica (F-) An idea came to him, what if he imbued the second Projected Aura Orb with some intended options that it can perform independently? And it worked but if he was a bit far, the goblet formation stopped. The made another Orb that he imbued with Conscious Deliberation, Will Power, Mental Power and Tangibility essence and then dropped his blood that will serve as him being present. With that he made four more orbs that would umte the essence, there were five of the umtor. And the Orb that was prepared to be the control was connected to all of them before Seth made it work. It didn''t but he adjusted it more and more until. Ding! [Congrattions, you have created Aura Construct] [Aura Construct] [A Construct that can be used to Harvesting Nature''s Essence] _____ Seth stared at the now automated device he made with a smile. He then looked at his and how he can feel an intricate difference in how he felt his Aura. However, he did have expected his Aura Control and Maniption to shift from B to A but they didn''t. "The Grade Advantage I have was so vast that this contradiction can only push my mastery a little within the realm of B. However, if I made this with no Grade Advantage, then I would have reached A+ in one go!" Seth surmised. Seth finds that a bit of a problem for a moment before he found a massive loophole for him to explore. And that way he can create new skills and manyplicated things while trying to truly understand them. Then he turned off Grade Advantage and used his previousprehension and attempted to do the same, that way he would level up his mastery pretty past. To test his hypothesis, he became Grade 0, like before, all the heightened Sight understanding went down. He felt as if he became blind and dumber. But he has all his knowledge as before. He clenched his fist and tried to push his aura out. But it didn''t. He then called, "Aura Separation!" His body aura was liberated and then they pushed out, to his fist and outside. His body slightly became weak but his control over the aura was so weak that it began to dissipate. He quickly touched it and tried to add more rigidity to it but he couldn''t, his control was too low. That doesn''t deter him; he tries many times until he makes an Aura Orb and then tries to make it to leave a part that will suck in Green Aura. But the moment the green entered, Seth wasn''t able to hold it. For hours, Seth tired after taking some rest in between, and at longst, after he seeded to make one sustain for 30 minutes his control improved. [Aura Skills] ~Aura Sight (B) [Special skill that has the ability to see Aura of all kinds if trained properly. Mastery (B). Duration: 1 hour. Cool down: 10 seconds] ~Aura Maniption (B+) [Aura Maniption is the ability to direct and influence the effect and movement of your aura in your body and outside of your body. Mastery: (B+). Duration: 1 hour. Cool down: 1 minute ] ~Aura Control (A-) [Aura Control is the ability to direct and control the effect and movement of your Aura and Foreign Aura. Mastery: (B+). Duration. 1 hour. Cool Down: 1 minute] ~Aura Trace [Aura Trace is a self-developed ability that allows you to see past traces of aura footprint left by living life forms] ~Aura Sense [Aura Sense is a self-developed ability that allows your body to sense the aura around through your skin] ~Aura Touch (C+) [Aura Touch is the ability to touch and interact and manipte external and internal aura. Duration: 40 minutes. Cool down 1 minute] ~Aura Grab (D+) [Aura Grab is the ability to grab Aura from anything that is alive or has been alive and manipte it to a certain extent. Duration: 40 minutes. Cool down: 1 minute] ~Aura Rigidity (C-) [Aura Rigidity is the ability of your aura to be resistant to tainting. As the more you touch and grabbed aura in conscious interaction the faster your aura is tainted] ~Aura Pluck (F-) [Aura Pluck is the ability to forcefully detach an aura from the body of a living thing. There will be some resistance] [Note: Some self-developed skills can have temporary drawbacks. The present Moon Stigma can upset the duration and cool down, especially under the moon] [Aura Constructs] ~Aura Construct (1) [This is an unstable rudimentary Construct made to harvest Green Aura Essence in Living Roots Forest that canst only 20 hours. of working] _____ "Haha. Control has shifted to A- and there is another section called Aura Constructs. So, Constructs are items made of Aura that canst some time. Hehe. Without GrDr Advantage I would never have known I could do this!" "Unstable? Perhaps because from all sides, the green aura was still trying to taint it and it''s just my Aura rigidity which will wane over time!" "But what Aura Goblet? It should be a construct, right? Maybe it has not reached some condition right?" Seth didn''t know but then he returned nak his Grade 5. He let the construct work and then bent to Aura Trace Footprints,st time he touched Abuhe''s footprint trace he was overwhelmed. So he touched it now with no Aura Grab. A flood of information went i4i his head, he saw almost all that Abuhe did outside the mansion and inside the forest. There was no sound but only a weird visual depiction of events. The amazing part was he was not overwhelmed at all. "So, those nts and rocks are very important!" Seth has seen that Abuhe has virtues and personally harvested the leaves and fruits of some nts. He also always gathered some rocks in the forest. Not only that he has hunted some insects and animals with certain patterns. Seth didn''t know what they did but a realization came to him. He was at the centre of a treasure, he knew that but this also churned his thinking to learn and understand all nts he can muster and know their uses. Seth brought a book and recorded the useful information. He then went around touching all the Aura Trace gathering information and documenting them. "So, the whole people have certain nts they harvest every day. To think that Madam Mud developed her healing Mud and even the Soothing Guard im using was taken from here and transformed to hold and generate water. All of them are training one thing or the other rted to nts or nt material." Unlike Abuhe, who couldn''t see what he was doing inside the mansion, the other vigers he saw even took a dump and all''s experiment they were doing. Well not all of them, for example getting Samara''s hub and footprint didn''t let him see him while he was fusing his Azure attire with Grade 4 level 4 crodo Abuhe killed. With Scribe skills, he was able to record all useful information but that cost him the whole books that he has. [Talents] (1)~Red Maniption. (2)~Aura. (3)~Painting [E+]. (4)~Calligraphy [E+]. (5)~Sculpture (E+). (6)~Dance. (7)~Stoicism. (8)~Lingua [5]. (9)~Poise. (10)~Garment Artist. (11)~Scribe. (12)~Antique Appraisal. (13)~Walker. [Skills] (1)~Drawing Picture [8]. (2)~Scribe [5]. (3)~Painting [7]. (4)~Calligraphy [3]. (6)~Sculpture [5]. (7)~Conscious Deliberation. (8)~ Aura [8]. (9)~Walker [2]. ____ Seth stared at the many skills and talents he has. Some of which he didn''t know when he had them. In his defence, there was a time when he dismissed alert because he was in a situation but he can infer when he got Walker skills. The rest were when Nanncy was here. Lingua''s talent shows he speaks 5nguages and that was also thanks to Nanncy, Seth squeezed everything she could when she was here. "Scribe" Set called out. [Scribe Skills] ~Focus Scribing [Ability to focus on events or item to copy details of what the skill user see and hear] ~Listening Scribing [Ability to listen to events, sounds, and narration and record it with rtive uracy] ~Sight Scribing [Ability to see an event, item or action and record it with rtive uracy] ~Squibble Scribing [Ability to Move the pen randomly to scribe urate information while on focus on the recording event] ~Ink Ssh [The ability to ssh ink on the book or paper and make it formed into readable words of events or items] ____ "Hmm. I need feeling scribing and thought scribing. Feeling scribe to record the texture and nature of what I touch or felt on my body. While I thought about scribe recording my thoughts!" And he just had to practice and he seeded in adding Touch. Focus epasses. [Scribe Skills] ~Focus Scribing [Ability to focus on events or item to copy details of what the skill user see and hear] ~Listening Scribing [Ability to listen to events, sounds, and narration and record it with rtive uracy] Experience new stories on m v|l e''-NovelBin ~Sight Scribing [Ability to see an event, item or action and record it with rtive uracy] ~Squibble Scribing [Ability to Move the pen randomly to scribe urate information while on focus on the recording event] ~Ink Ssh [The ability to ssh ink on the book or paper and make it formed into readable words of events or items] ~Touch-feel scribing? [The ability to write in rtive uracy what you feel through the sense of touch] ____ For the documentation of what the vige has been doing, he has been using Focus Scribe. It uses almost all the skills as his mind was very focused on writing what he was feeling and understanding the aura. Seth stood, the sun was very low and he was a bit tired, not like fatigue but his mind perceived more than what he let himself focus on, and for that, he was barely staying on one thing. For example, feeling the aura trace, the sense, the emotions, the nature and condition, some of their thoughts, their powers and ability, their desire and also the true nature of their pure aura. And each came almost as vivid as the other, they also kept pulling his mind toward each other. To just keep focus is a hassle. "I should n this urately and achieve maximum development in all my skills. I shall n well that will epass everything" Seth sat down and cleared his head then jotted down two priorities. "Painting should be at the forefront, I need the canvas replica and push my art further. Aura willst one second and I must document every detail I can feel in Aura Trace Footprints, each emotion and thought I can grasp. That should be about it, for now, the rest can wait." Seth went and grabbed the three First Painting Replicas he had and observed them. [First Painting Canvas Replica (F-) ~Type: Specialized Art Tool ~Use: Support Enlightened Painting _____ Last time he checked he2qs told he can''t use it until he was A rank in painting or drawing skills. But now because of Grade Advantage, he can use it. "Amazing,'''' Seth can feel as if the Canvas was alive as if it can understand that he was worthy for him to use it. The strange part was just looking at the in surface he had been lengthened on things he could and should do on it. As it will not take garbage, it will house garbage, it will not store or document garbage. Only meanings and things will have impacts. "This canvas has Ego in it!" Sethmented. Seth looked back and stared at the forest before he smiled andughed, heughed, "You have some Ego, Mrs canvas, I will satisfy your ego to the brim." Seth shot up into the sky very fast as he used his Gravity-Defying Tattoo trait. He shall have been overhwmedld but he didn''t; he felt well in control as he reached above the forest. So fat he can capture the whole thing with his eyes. Chapter 228: Clear Crystal As he wished to observe intricate details of the forest, his Noble ss talents kick in. That was [observation] and [Identification] talent [Noble ss Talents] (1)~Chieftaincy. (2)~Communication. (5)~Observation. (6)~Savant. (7)~Crafting. (8)~Identification. (9)~ss Transition Support. [Observations] [This talent allows the noble to observe a particr event, item, and ce and gathered important information from them] [Identification] [This talent allows the noble to identify things they know and things they don''t as well as make a rtive judgment on identified things] The image of the upper view of the forest appeared in Seth''s mind and the more he watched the more details he gathered and umted. By that time the moon was bright and the sunset was. He quickly came down. However, his finger has been touching and scribing something on the First Painting Canvas Replica to smear it with his aura. The moment hended he focused, pushed his aura to his finger and called out a skill, "Organized Painting Skills" [Skills] (1)~Drawing Picture [8]. (2)~Scribe [5]. (3)~Painting [7]. (4)~Calligraphy [3]. (6)~Sculpture [5]. (7)~Conscious Deliberation. (8)~ Aura [8]. (9)~Walker [2]. [Painting Skills] 1~Organized Painting [This is a skill that makes the mind focus more on the intricate detail of an event or object, using Detailed Illustrations Drawing Skill to give rise to a detailed drawing Picture in organized order then followed by intricate painting to entuate the Paintings] ____ As he can see his aura on the paper that served as the ink in the detailed picture before him, what remained was painting it with appropriate colour but he isn''t going to smear anything with his hand, even though that was what the skill wants him to do. Seth used a bit of Moon Stigma to recover himself to pristine, then he closed his eyes and then made a clutching w gesture with his right hand. "Aura grab!" He muttered and it was as if he grabbed the air and then he pulled with all his power, there was massive resistance. His Moon Stigma power was reduced to half, and his Exertion Points lose 500 ponies in one go but he was sessful as he mmed his hand at the First Painting Canvas Replica. "Aura imbue!" "Hourss Seed: Influence Flowing!" Seth stood there with a smile, as he watched his art unfold with his Aura Sight. There was now a portion of Green Aura that was everywhere flowing in one direction, like a green river flowing, and seeping into the First Painting Canvas Replica. What Seth did was grab the forest green aura and pull it, give it away and then attach it to the Illustrated picture he made with his aura of the forest. Organized Painting Skill was also active, as such, things flow organically with no interruption. Soon, the illustrated picture began to be tainted by the green aura of the forest. Even after Seth turned off his aura sight, he was able to see green bing more pronounced on the canvas. A sense of aplishment almost overwhelmed him. With a smile, Seth looked at the other canvas like a beautiful virgindy ready to experience the world. He took one and he felt its approval. He then gazed at a forest that had so many valuable nts. He ran and gathered the most important fruits, nts and leaves ording to the Vulcan Aura trace. Then he arranged them on a table, he sketched them on the canvas in an arranged manner before he grabbed their aura and pulled it without plucking and then attached them to their corresponding drawn picture. "Hourss Seed: Influence Flowing!" Their aura flowed out from them uninterrupted and moved into the canvas improving and developing the picture inside. The picture of the forest was bing more vivid on the first canvas. The flow of the aura also increased tremendously while the canvas greedily consumed it. The abhorrent monster with its two arms came, it drank water. It too went to its new hiding ce. The big boss came limping, covered inrge wounds and gashes all over her body. She even lost one of her eyes. She red at Seth for a moment before it spat something from its mouth. A rough transparent orb. Then she drank some water before the womb came and took her inside. Seth took the rough orb! [Exp +5] "Wait. Is this experience for killing a monster" Even though there was no more additional information, Seth knew for sure it was what he was assuming. "Absorb!" He said but nothing happened. Seeing it was rough and covered in grime, he assumed that perhaps he needed to clean it first. However, he might as well gather the rest, he knew for sure that the little cub had killed many more beasts. As he went around in the forest, anytime he came close to Exp stone, it floated up and he grabbed it. Not only that, he has this inkling where they were located. Soon, he came back with more than a hundred Exp stones. He went to the tap and watched them spread on his lord''s table. They were still rough, hazy, and transparent. They range from +5 to +70 exp. "Absorb!" He held the +70 one but his body rejected it. He sighed, "Maybe it''s contaminated." Heathen called, "Clear Crystal!" [Body Arms] (1)~Seth Womb. (2)~ Tears Of The Fallen. (3)~Clear Crystal. (4)~Intangible Tangiblity Worm. [Clear Crystal] [Description: Crod, the Silver Water, invaded and corrupted your body and mind but ultimately it was destroyed through sheer effort and sacrifice] [Passive Effect] 1~Cleanse Body: Keep the Body and Mind Clean from corruption 2~Clear Conscience: You are unable to lie when you are holding the stone. [Active Effect] ~Upgradable [Note: the stone is damaged when you overused it] ______ Seth obtained this stone after he survived Roana Prada and it was crystal white and beautiful. But after it passively improved his body, it became dull and began to crack here and there turning to dust. Seth had tried to feed it to his exp but failed. The moment the crumbling stone appeared, the Exp stone trembled and some wisp floated out from it and seeped into the clear crystal. The crystal hardened a bit and then the Exp stones all became more clear and the symbol inside became more vivid. Before Seth did a thing the whole 123 Exp stones reacted the same way. [Clear Crystal recovered] [Clear Crystal upgrading] "So, what does this mean?" Seth was confused. The Exp stones didn''t reduce in value but improved better, but Clear Crystal also developed and was upgraded. [Clear Crystal Upgraded] [Clear Crystal] ~Type: Body Arm ~Grade 1: Level 4 (00/10) ~Use: Cleansing, [Description: Crod, the Silver Water invaded and corrupted your body and mind but ultimately it was destroyed through sheer effector and sacrifice] [Passive Effect] 1~Cleanse Body: Keep the Body and Mind Clean from corruption 2~Clear Conscience: You are unable to lie when you are holding the stone. [Active Effect] 1~Body part Cleansing: a single body part can be chosen to be cleansed. ______ "Nothing said about what it just did now. There should be a portion where it can cleanse the Exp." Upon closer look, Seth understood what was happening. The Exp stone has more energy than it disyed but it was a hindrance, for that reason, Clear Crystal removed it and absorbed it to level up itself while improving the Exp stone. Stay tuned to m-v l|e''-NovelBin For example, the Exp +5 has more than +5 energy but not enough to push it to +6, and Clear Crystal absorbed that extra as its own and that elevated the +5 stone to be better and stronger. But what if Seth was able to absorb the Exp Stone, will the Clear Crystal capture the extra energy or what? Well, that was all his spection. Seth tried to absorb the now cleansed Exp but still failed to. "Maybe I have to hunt Exp Stone on my own. Seth then called his staff. It was damaged when the de inside broke due to Temra force and then it became like a normal metal due to the moonlight. It became normal when he was in a ss transitioning. [Staff Of Elevation] ~This glorious Personal Arm was made out of the imagination of Seth The Cripple. Its basic and most important Ability is to help Seth The Cripple walk. [Staff Status] Level: 1 (0/10) Title: None Feats: Two Permanence Durability: 1000 ______________ [Aspect of Staff of Elevation] ~Health Elevation (Passive) ~Pir Elevation (Active) ~Strike Elevation (Active) ~Moon re (Active)? ~Locked ~Locked ~Locked ~Locked _____ [Health Elevation Aspect] >The Staff elevate the Health Status of Seth Enock as long as he is in contact with it. >The Staff make him have a constitution as the lowest level human. >The Staff increases the healing of injuries based on their level. [Health Elevation Nodes] ~Increase healing ~Normal Human Constitution ~Increase Awareness ~Damping Pain ~Reduce Attack Effect ~Immunity against above-normal weather elements ~Make it possible to walk toward a destination ______________ [Pir Elevation Aspect] At all times, in all shapes, Seth will be able to utilize the staff regardless of its size. [Pir Elevation Nodes] ~Size Reschedule ~Weight Reschedule ~Locked ____________ [Elevated Strike Aspect (Inactive)] This aspect has been used two times gloriously. Which earned the staff Two Permanent Feats. [Elevated Strike Nodes] ~Short Staff [This is transforming the staff into a small Staff of 50 centimetres. In that situation, the staff is still not a sword but a miniature staff.] ~Short Sword [This is to make the short-staff harbour a sharp sword. He can peel fruits or stab someone.] ~Shoot (20m) [This is an order given to the short sword to strike forward. The sword will elongate swiftly, faster than normal human sight. ~Pause (2s) [This is an order to make the elongated sword stop for a few seconds] ~eleration [This is a passive node that affects elevated strikes. Making each attack faster than before. It can also be active if conditions are met.] __________ [Attributes Of Elevated Strike] Attributes are additional active effects that Seth did not think of during his imagination. But they were born based on his feats at First Trial. ~Six Heart Strike [This was born after Seth The Cripple used Shoot for the first time against Sky Light Dragon. The dragon was fatally injured in the heart which forced it into metamorphosis to avoid Instant Death.] [Note: Due to the pride of the dragon race, the Elevated Strike was blessed or cursed to instantly kill any life form below the Six Winged Sky Light Dragon.] 1. Strike the heart of the life form. 2. The life-form must be stronger or higher level than the yer. 3. Any strike that is not to the heart will have the effect of attacking six consecutive times. 4. Activating this skill will create fear in the survivors of the strike. _____________ ~Terror Strike [This was born after Seth Enoch Gazed at the Terror Dragon, an entity that other Dragons feared and respected. Seth Enoch out of fear and despair attacked the Terror Dragon, its aura shattered the de as a result.] 1. Terror Strike caused Instant Death if a fatal wound was inflicted. 2. It causes terror and despair to victims if no fatal wound is inflicted. ________ [Moon re Aspect] [Under the moon''s active light, the staff was baptized and gained another aspect when Seth agreed to the condition of visiting the moon] [Moon red Nodes] ~Moon Watch [Wherever you are as long as you have the Staff, the moon is watching. Moon watch also gave you the ability to attract moonlight in a hidden ce for The Moon to watch you more] ~Moon Blessing [Whatever you are doing under the moon, the action will slightly go ording to your interest and intention] ~Moon Drip [You can actively try concentration and pull moonlight to be Moon dust and coat the staff. If the intention was strong and allowed the moon to watch you at all times, you can turn the merged dust into drip Moonlight] [Note: you have the power to block or remove this Aspect. However, you will anger the moon and further destroy your staff] ______ Chapter 229: X Oval Moon Seth just sat there bbergasted, "There is no escaping the damned moon!" Seth muttered." He then looked at Moon Blessing Node, it made things slightly possible ording to his intentions and interests. "That is quite useful and I might have been using it without knowing. Like when I travel under the moonlight, I rarely get tired and also the distance bes short." "Moon Drip will make moon dust and even some liquid but I have to agree for the moon to watch me at all times. Nah, I''m good, watch me where you can but I''m not gonna agree on my own!" Seth then pushed one of the Exp to the Staff and easily absorbed it. [Staff Of Elevation] ~This glorious Personal Arm was made out of the imagination of Seth The Cripple. Its basic and most important Ability is to help Seth The Cripple walk. [Staff Status] Level: 1 (5/10) Title: None Feats: Two Permanence Durability: 1000 ______________ "Okay," he fed it another Exp +5 and it levelled up. [Staff Status] Enjoy new stories from m-v l''e|-NovelBin Level: 2 (00/20) Title: None Feats: Two Permanence Durability: 1000 ______________ He fed it more, using half of the Exp Stone he had. Which were mostly +5 exp. [Staff Status] Level: 7 (15/70) Title: None Feats: Two Permanence Durability: 1000 ______________ In all the levelling, nothing has improved from this aspect. And Elevated Strike was still inactive. Seth stopped feeding the staff because he still had attire to improve too and perhaps other Arms that needed to level up, they may need it better than the staff since it was just feeding with no effect. At that moment he remembered his Moon Crystals that were in the Energy Core of the house. He bolted out and went to the core. He truly has forgotten about it since he was overwhelmed by the changes and so many things he needs to understand. However, he will not like for his valuable crystals to be part of the core energy, he needs to understand them and use them effectively. As for energy, there are other sources. The ce was arge cylindrical room underground. It was well protected but as the lord, he passed with ease. He touched the cylinder wall and he was absorbed inside. There he saw 4 different energy points. The first was a ce where the moonlight was umting, the second was where sunlight was umting. The third was a Feathered Dragon Legacy Force that was converted to stable energy. The fourth was Six Wing Sky light dragon force, it seemed stable but more potent than the rest. The fifth was his moon crystals floating which upied half of the room. At the very centre of the room was aplicated circr, triangr and rectangr inscribed design; at its very centre were dots of unique energy that powered the whole house. With his [High Intelligence] he grasped the ce function. The centre was the core energy and the other sources of energy have not been used, they were in their original state. Only after the Core energy was depleted will one of them or all of them absorb a bit to fuel the core. Upon closer observation, he understood that as of now the core was too low in grade to utilize the two Dragon Forces as energy but can only use the Sunlight and the moonlight but it will keep refining them until it was able to use them. Moon crystal was useful too, because it was the condensed Moon light essence and because of that it was the most optimum source. And to be used they were fragmented into small shards as small as the Exp stone he had and shaped into a t oval, for unknown reasons. They were also hard to breakpared to before. Seth understood that was the refining before they were used. Seth didn''t want them to be used so he tried to take them all but he couldn''t. He was forced to leave 1000 fragments and take 970,125,140 fragments. [Oval Moon] ~Type: Solid Moon Essence ~Use: Pure energy _____ They now have descriptions. And what he understood was that the energy inside was inactive and can''t be used without a mentalmand. That was to say if anyone person gets his hands on the Oval Moon, then they won''t be able to use them properly. He stored the excess in a Vault and took some with him. "They have beenpressed as to why the number of ovals were low, if they weren''t I believed they would reach a million," Sethmented. But he was happy, there was a great room for development for Mansion. For example, by the time the Core energy was able to utilize the dragon''s force, then it can also deploy a barrier that can protect the mansion that is as strong as the force of the dragons and he may also condensed other energies. The moment he sat down, something again happened. An Exp stone with +10 in it merged into one of the Oval Moons. And then they separate. [X Oval Moon] ~Type: Solid Moon Essence ~Use: Energy Source, +5 Exp ______ "Okay!" Seth stared at the now Oval stone that has the x symbol inside. He tried to absorb them but failed to. An idea came to him and he threw it in his mouth. [Ding] [Unable to consume EXP directly] ____ Seth found his stomach upsetting and he ran to the toilet before he felt fine. To check something he has a swollen oval moon and still he can digest then. [Unable to consume Oval Moon] ____ He also removed it from the toilet. Seth sighed before he looked at First Painting, he had two secrets to discern. So he stared at it with that intention ignoring the enigmatic oval moon. Last time thedy looked toward him, and from that the story in the painting continued. She stared at him surprised before she smiled and tried to speak, but there was no sound. She looked around and came to a table that had papers on which she wrote something. That was when it stopped but Seth was now afraid, and a wild theory was forming in his head, but he squashed it. The theory was, what if Nanncy drew Mara with the intention of contacting someone very far away? And through that, they willmunicate with ease. Seth hasmunicated with Nay, which was why he has this assumption. He looked again to see the next secrets. Thedy was still holding the paper but she came to know as if Seth wasn''t understanding her, so she walked toward a room, there was a single box inside, she opened it and a butterfly came out. It flew around her and she muttered something. The butterfly flew forward as ifing out of the painting and ck ink came out in the shape of the butterfly but then it burst into liquid before the painting absorbed it back. Thedy seemed disappointed before everything stopped. "What the heck did Nanncy paint?" Seth cursed. He was feeling some dread as if the painting was truly alive. However, he found his understanding andpression of art increased. And he was already on the path of making paintings that seem to be moving even if one looked at them at a standstill point. Seth sighed and then looked at the only remaining Replica. He knew that they have some ego and may want to be painted with something good. He went out and found the flow of Green Aura into the other replica still ongoing and now even with no Aura Sight everyone can see the green on it. He checked the other canvas that was taking the aura of the fruits and leaves. He checked and found the fruit''s nature has changed a bit, their texture and colour has reduced. At the same time, they were normal. He let his experiment continue and then set his eyes on the Antler, he needed an animal to have more data. And then he set thest canvas and then sketched her using his aura using Organized skills. Before he grabbed the antler aura and pulled it to the painting before he activated [Aura infuse Skill]. The antler stood to run but Seth prevented it, seeing that she was fine she sat and continued to regurgitate. Since the aura pulling and flowing was too small she felt the initial danger abetted. He went back and sat down and then. He felt some disturbance on his left shoulder and then a hologram of Hourss appeared on his left palm. It had some sand that was dripping down that was almost over. Seth understood that it was Hourss Seed, and now that it was getting over it would flip and then repeat again. However, if he lets it flip, then something will happen. Ding! [Hourss Seed about to flip and restart flowing. The curse will activate the moment it flips and a flow of danger wille your way] Seth stared at the warning before he smiled, he was going to test what the curse is. He would have stopped if it meant his seed would be destroyed. Flip! [Hourss Seed: level 0>1] ___ [Hourss Seed] Level: 1 Category: Cursed Gift Owner: Seth Enoch Use: Influence Flowing [Description: An extremely rare device that affects the flow of things] ____ "Hmm, so when the curse was activated it levelled up!" Seth understood but also he can feel the four things he was influencing their flow and he felt one doesn''t need him as it will move on its own. That was the forest painting, even without his influence the green aura would flow into the painting and fuse with it. So he disconnected it and it continued. Impact it became a bit faster. "Now what?" Seth asked before he looked at the First Painting with a smile. "I can harvest a lot of aura from everywhere through the canvas. That might bring me closer to his expected hypothesis and vision." So he stood and then spread and arranged the 200 thousand plus papers he got from Rena and then began to copy the first painting. _____ While Seth was engrossed in using the papers he had and getting the First Painting Canvas replica, the people in Temra Canyon were relocating to another ce because it was said Dark Wave was on the way. The Raindrop team and Brown Team also were using their means to find where Seth was. Brown Team wanted to buy Bloodline while Raindrop wanted more Temra Scales. In the real world, Anna was concocting ns that will elevate their status back to C in order to avoid military enlistment. There was a piece of terrible news she overheard, saying all men in D ss and below will be enlisted to serve. What was worse was that, as long as you are male, then you will be forced to. And even if your health was not up to standard, they will pump you with medication and put you in logistic teams. Sure, enough, she knew Seth might be forced. She knew how vicious the upper-ss people were and would do anything if it was within their interest. She also was able to deduce their goal by doing so. Their very aim was not the able people but rather the handicapped and cripples. The n was to hide behind mandatory military enlistment and then subject those with low health to questionable experiments in the name of training for the military. This experiment might even include turning people half robot just for them to serve the country. Anna was busy fighting for Seth, but he was inside the mansion moving at an incredible speed. The moon was bright above, so his speed was blessed and he pushed the V aspect to his current limits to the point he copied 7 to 10 paints in just a single second and his Exertion Points weren''t consumed because he stuck the short staff in his body to increase the moon blessing. Chapter 230: Resident of Brown Team Sunrise and fall again and he came out exhausted as he held a book. He then float up fast and threw the book beyond the forest before he came back and went to [Recollector Inscription] [Recollector Inscription] ~Type: Mansion Device ~Level: 1 ~Energy Units: 100/100 ~Function: Retrieve Lost Items that belonged to the Vige [Note: Force the energy Capacity to reach 200 Points to Level up] ________ "Recollections" [Recollector Functio] ~Scan Items [Scan the vige and the items within to record and bind avable items for future recollection] ~Input Item description [______] ____ "Scribe Book!" Seth muttered. [Searching¡­.] [Book Found¡­ recollecting] A book then materialized within the cycle inscription. It was the book he threw. Seth nodded before he slumped in the chair and looked at his Canvas Replica. He was able to finish 100,000 copies in just a little over 26 hours. Even though he was surprised that he was too tired to analyze what happened in detail, he just had one thing in mind and that was he achieved Time Dtion due to V Ascpecto, Mansion bonus and moon blessings. He took only a short nap before he continued, he needed to finish the whole papers and get another Canvas replica before he went out hunting Rena for more. Sure enough, a little over a day, Seth came out from the Mansion like a madman, his eyes were bloodshot, his head protruding with veins and his hair stood erect. He was breathing erratically as he stared at the moon above. He might have moon stigma to replenish his Exertion Points in the daytime and the moon in the nighttime to make him fatiguesless but there was a limit to that. His mind was so consumed to the point that he can''t keep reading the paintings with rity At first, he had assumed that he had be immune to the painting''s mind impact but it turned out he just got better and now he felt the same dizziness as before. "I need to do something else, to push my mind away from the damn paintings!" Sethmented after he recovered, he looked down and he was frozen in ce. The Canvas were still doing their job, Green Aura was still being pulled into one of them. Nevertheless, the fruits that were having their aura sucked into the canvas seemed to be dull and weird. Aura Construct also has dissipated already. But Seth''s eyes were on something else, a child, besides the little pool that has tap water. The baby with a dark pupil and white sclera was staring at him. Its body was¡­ ck, actual ck as in tar ck. However, his palm and feet were white, and some ces like his inner joints were a bit bright. That was very strange! But it was not the strangeness that made Seth freeze but the realization that he had been pulled into a strange state of him being a fetus but always forgot about it whenever he woke up. It was now that he and the child revealed themselves. [Congrattions, your Wondering Self has found you] "Just amazing!" Seth grumbled. The baby wanted something but Seth didn''t know what. "I will not be a nanny!" Seth told himself but he couldn''t stop looking at the naked baby that seemed to barely crawl. "Fuck you, Dark Guard!" Seth cursed silently. He knew exactly how this babye to be. It was as a result of his hand that Dark Guard from Dark Void ate. Seth frowned and realised Ash knew what happened. The baby had drunk water before he saw the life form he had been wanting to find. He was born with a desire to consume the man and have his identity but now that he looked at the man, he saw a massive bubble force from the man''s head and there was no way he could feed on that. The baby knew his fate now, he would be a ve, a servant the moment he grew up as long as he didn''t feed on this life form, if that didn''t happen he would be a lost, monster with no aim and goal in life. The baby was barely having coherent thoughts when he saw red liquid flowing and it enveloped him, it made him warm and he fell asleep. Not only that, a sweet fruit was with him to eat. Seth took the kid upstairs and left him encased in red liquid with a small hole to breathe. He can''t allow him to roam the forest, he knows he will kill his beasts. He doubted even the little cub would survive the baby, let alone others. "I need to meet with Ash!" Seth said gloomy. He then prepared himself and wore his new cape which was blue at the top and green below. Then he went outside. Antler was out grazing but no matter how far it went, there was a flow of aura that wasing and infusing into the Canvas Replica. The flow was small though, as for Green Aura was flooding inside the canvas. He touched the canvas. [First Painting Canvas Replica (F-)] [The canvas capacity has been reached] "Hmmm!" He then stared at the marvellous painting. It was a perfect image as if taken by a camera. It was only after the sun came up did Seth realised he was in a trance. "Amazing, it has partially the effect of First Painting" Sethmented. Instead of leaving he took the painting into the mansion and hung it. A fragrance of nature filled the room. At the same time, the green aura within vanished making it more clean. He went and touched the fruits and leaves, their aura had sucked into the canvas, and they copsed to powder before they flowed into the canvas too. Seth''s heart skips a beat and when he looked at the canvas, it was as if they were ced inside. This scared him, more than his first assumption. He then touched the mango among the fruits, it felt like he was touching a mango but then he realized as if the canvas was going to copse, it too was so saturated. So, he carefully took the canvas inside. He quickly checked Antler''s canvas. It too was saturated, there were even some cracks, he quickly disconnected the aura and took it inside. And spread it on the table. The soothing feeling of the antler inside was identical to the original. "I''m right, I can store abilities or effects inside this canvas. Forest Paintings and a Soothing Antler were my proof. Can I eat the fruits?" He looked at the one with the fruits. Seth then decided to spend the day checking various'' things regarding the three painting canvases. And his findings blow his mind. Seth folded them and set them aside after he realized the canvas and the aura were still interacting and needed time to settle. It was as if you just paint something with water flour and you need to it dry. He came out and start making Aura Construct. He spent the day reinforcing it, then going around documenting different trees, especially the one he saw in the volcano people aura trace. At sunset, for maximum blessing, he walked to leave the forest, that when Hourss clicked and he sensed that the moment he left, the danger would flow his way. That was its curse. Seth stood outside watching 459 abhorrent monsters from far away ring at him. "They are the danger?" Seth wondered. But as he moved toward them they all ran away. He was Grade 5 and they were lowly monsters. Seeing that, Seth changed cause and went to Temra Canyon which he found empty. Only the icons, Temra painting and alter sculpture. "So they already left?" He looked around and muttered, "If I had good tools I would have made Temra Sculpture too!" He then turned and went to Silent Veil Sanctuary to see how the people were doing but the moment he came close he realized that there was something wrong. He shifted his Grade from 5 to Grade 1. He walked in and met with four brawly people in brown attire ring at him. The very guard that used to stop him in Temra Canyon stood as a leader. "Wee, guest. Pay one gold to have ess to this sanctuary. If you don''t have gold, enlist to serve the Brown team for the duration of your stay here. That means you shall share your ss and main ability with us!" He acted as if he didn''t know who Seth was. "I have gold!" Seth said with a smile. He hand it to them and they gave him a Brown Wood Badge that have Brown Team''s name on it "For the duration of your stay, you must abide by the rules set by the Brown Team!" The guard added. [You are now Residents of the Brown Team!] The system alerted Seth. ''Interesting '' Seth was amused. In a sense, he was the owner of this ce and yet now he was branded as a guest. And he can even feel that there was a binding on him that will push him to follow the rules! Seth entered and found many stalls made by NPC and yers selling their wear. He checked but nothing captured his interest. He then uses, [Sky View Skill]. Seth has the authority here to use that skill. He pinpointed where every important faction was and found the actual chief of the vige and he went to her after he turned off the skill. He found her moulding flour dough and shaping and then frying them in oil. Seth can feel her sadness and a bit of anger due to the things happening. There was also a bit of fear. ''Is this because of Noble ss instinct or the Chieftainsy part? They seem to be the same but with differences.'' Seth has not gone through the chief title parts; he only nced at them. He wondered if it had any extra function. The moment she noticed him, she smiled and her mishmash emotions became d. "Wee Sir!" She then took three fried snacks and gave him, "Please rate it?" She added. Seth ate and found them good. They were made from flour and sugar but there was some vour underneath that made his head refreshed. It made his exhausted brain recover fast. He quickly ate the rest and the result was great, as if something was massaging his body. "That is very good. What is it called?" "Mushi!" "I like this Mushi!" Seth said as he asked her how she made it which she exined with vigour. Seth can see and feel the intention of her every move. Apart from being happy to see him, she was also hoping for something. ''I need to check that chieftaincy more!'' Seth concluded as they changed the discussion to the guests that came now. "Actually, we are d they are here. They brought a lot of things that weck, and they even taught us some useful skills that will be good for our future!" She exined with a smile ''Why are you worried then and why do you hope something from me!'' Seth thought as he watched her but he didn''t voice that concern. "That is amazing! How is the farm?" Seth asked. "Come let me show you!" She said enthusiastically. She called another girl to finish what she was doing and take Seth to the farm. "We have never seen a pool of water like this unless during the Sacred Gawee rain and when you left your water Guard!" She said with a smile. There was almost a 4¡Á4 pool of water, they now made canals that ran around the farms. Kids were fetching the water from the side taken to their homes. "I didn''t even give you this much water!" Seth admitted. He knew for sure water was the most valuable resource. "Seems like Raindrop is very generous!" He added "You know them. Good, I was hoping for that, it means we don''t need to worry about them!" She chimed in. "I know some of them. How did you buy the water from them!" "We didn''t, it''s a temporary gift they nted here, saying we should harvest as much as we could and when they leave they will take the device with them. But that was okay, we have been fetching and refilling our reservoirs!" She said but suddenly someone started to call her name disrespectfully. Chapter 231: Harming Ego "Hey, Stonely, we need more Mushi and you should go back to your work!" An angry man shouted as he came closer. There was zero respect for her as he was full of contempt and dissatisfaction. Seth felt something stabbed him in his heart, and anger from nowhere bubbled up but he turned around wondering what was happening. The pain in his heart was real though, even though he can infer it wasn''t physical. There were two men, one wearing Brown Attire and the other in casual clothes, like an NPC but he was a yer. "I''m sorry!" Chief Stonely said but looked at Seth for permission. Subtly Seth nodded, imperceptible to the two neers. "You are a guest, so you must not distract our people at work!" The one that spoke was the man with casual clothes, "If you do that again, you will be considered viting the rules!" [You have Zero Nobility Points] [Your +70 Exp Orb have been used] This was a new thing and he didn''t know what but he felt his heart ease up as if a spike was removed from his heart but there was a remnant pain. ''Nobles have pride and ego, disrespecting them is like actual harm to them!'' Seth concluded. He did feel weakened and felt his mind be fuzzy. Soon he recovered back to normal by then the people had left. Chief Stonely gave them a bunch of Mushi and she ordered one of her people to fetch her something. She looked at Seth, his face was normal, but his eyes held emotions,plicated emotions as if he was in pain from being internally harmed. ''He is a chief or equivalent of a chief. He also took us as his people!'' Seth surmised. She inherited her position from the original chief and knew it hurt one''s heart to be invaded and controlled by others. ''Stay patient, you need to achieve that attribute, only with it will one bnce their authority.'' She thought and then decided they would have some conversation about it if there was time. She has been in that pain too and was still in it but seeing him made her happy and that alleviated her pain. Coming back to normal Seth decided to go see Zambia and the team but was stopped by Chief Stonely. "We decided to give you this and please do not mind their attitude. They brought more boon to us!" She said. Seth nodded and collected the box. [Stone Sculpture Kit] ~Type: Art Toolkit ~Grade 0, Level 0 ~Items: Hammer, Anvil, Scraper, t Chisel ~Use: Stone, Hard Substance Sculpturing [Requirement: Sculpt 100 different items within a Week] _____ "It''s a good tool but we can''t use it due to increasing requirements. And if one doesn''t fulfil it, its level will regress until they be grade 0!" She added. "Thank you" Seth with a smile." He then nced at Vera''s statues but a prompt came on. [Statue Grade too high to use the Kit!] ''I need to level it up for better usage!" Seth understood, and then he went to find the Hourss team. "You finally appeared, you are like a ghost of Gawee!" Rena said d he was here. Seth exchanged some pleasantries before Seth was dragged by Rena somewhere. "You made me realize my mistakes regarding my talent, attributes and skill!" Rena began to exin. "I have been training from the beginning I found myself in Gawee. I think I have made more than 20 million papers just as training. This was credited to a ce that has time dtion and I was always exhausted during that training. However, I made the same kind of paper with no difference until now!" She said happily. They reached a room made of paper. "Check this. It''s mytest. It''s an upgrade to the previous junks I have been making!" She held a transparent t substance. But the moment she spread it on a surface it became brown in colour and the appearance of paper showed. "It''s called Base Virgin Paper. It''s unique in a way that it has zero attributes and can be used in many things. For example, I can make it assume any kind of paper I made before and also any texture I maye across. This room is made of this paper. I just infused it with the room blueprint and then produced a paper that grew to be the room!" She exined tedly. "The more you used the paper I gave you, the more my ability was trained, and the more options and versatility I became. My paper production is linked to its urate and standardized usage. That''s how I grow." Seth nodded in understanding, "Hehe, looks like we are in a symbiotic rtionship. Let me see it!" He collected the new Base Virgin Paper. It felt like linon when touched but when put on the surface it assumed rtively the texture of the surface. "Great, can you make it this size!" Seth brought out the First Painting Canvas Replica. Rena trembled as she stared at it as if she was seeing a monster. "What?" Seth asked "Let me touch it, please!" And when she held it, she yelped back and threw it away. "How did you get that, who gave it to you!" She screeched. Your next journey awaits at m v|l-e''-NovelBin "What''s wrong!" Seth was confused. "It felt as if I was watching something far above me that could squash me!" She said. "Yeah. It''s an F- a replica of an amazing canvas. To obtain this replica I must copy some otherworldly paintings 100,000 times." "Damn. No wonder you consumed papers like fire. But let me touch it again!" Rena now didn''t feel fear but held it and caressed it before she became fascinated by it. "This is the highest-level paper Ie across. Even back in my sanctuary, only those high officials have ess or might be able to produce something to this calibre!" She exined. Seth sensed she might want to ask him to give it to her. He coughed and softly took it back and stored it away. "Haha, you... I.. Haha!" She burst intoughter, it was funny how he just frowned and took it away shamelessly. But herughter felt like a grating saw in his heart but he held on. [You have Zero Nobility Points] [Your +50 exp orb is consumed] "I bet I can''t ask you for it as a payment!" She teased, Seth wanted to say yes but felt his heart might explode if he did that. ''Damn. Nobility!'' Seth cursed his ss. Tobat that, he pulled out Oval Moon X and handed it to her. Her smile copsed before she beamed, "Thank you;" Seth''s heart rxed and pain abetted, "I''m d you like it. I will be very generous but let us establish a trade. For every¡­" Seth intended to say 100,000 Base Virgin Paper he will give her one Oval Moon X but he felt his heart clenched, the value of the paper was higher and as a noble, he shall be fair. He can force it but at the cause of pain. "Do you like fruits? Here are some baskets." Seth gave her some bunch, and she was happy, then he also said, "If you have a water container I can give you Soothing water that makes fatigue and injury heal faster. And¡­" he added that he will give her some seeds and Soothing powder. It''s after all that he managed to say, "For every 100,000 BVP I will give you 3 Oval Moon X. Or something equivalent!" Seth felt a wave of satisfaction. "Yes. I agreed with you, my symbiote partner!" She said ted. "But¡­" he added and her whole attention fell on him. "What scared you exactly?" He asked. "You know humans have grades right? To me, I felt its grade was higher than mine. Just like how most Grade 1 will feel toward Grade 3" "Hmm. So you are basically a paper that meets a superior paper!" Seth concluded but he found her with a forced smile. That was exactly what she was, a human paper. Seth dragged the conversation elsewhere, "So, I really want more of them. Please stock more for me!" "Okay!" She forced out, it hit her that Seth was able to recognise one of her true features. "By the way, what does this thing do? I mean, I can''t use it!" Seth asked about the oval moon. "Many things. Food, energy to power everything. It can be used on everything with less or zero side effects. It can regte bloodlines, aid in bloodline fusion, and remove adverse effects of bloodlines. Improved skills, give new attributes. A clear mind helps resist adverse conditions. That time you gave Fist that Crystal, he was able to improve his bloodline just by holding it and also healed his hidden injury. It also helps purify his aura. And¡­" she whispered, " I''m more human now that I held it. I believe if I consumed more of it I might remove my adverse effects or even control it! Hopefully!" Seth stared at her, he did know that it was versatile but he never saw it that way because he didn''t have this kind of detail. He just remembered the people he guided to Living Roots, imagining if each one had eaten it before they were entangled by the vines. But then he made a mental note to go around forcing it under their throat. "Amazing. No wonder dragons fought and almost killed themselves for it!" "True. But, Oval Moon X is better. It seemed refined and made for consumption or charm. Now by holding it, my strength is +5, my Intelligence is +5, and my health was standard at Good moved to Great. And there is a prompt: as long as I use it under the moon, it will never be used off. That means I can just stash it away when the sun is up and bring it out when the sun is down to have the bonus indefinitely!" Seth was bbergasted, he quickly gave her another Oval Moon X and said, "Thank you for exining that to me. I actually can''t see the effect that way." He quickly brought a book and began to write down her description. "Let me make you a book with Bvp!" "Okay," All she had to do was touch the book and then make a paper fold like a book. After some minutes, she snapped her hand and a transparent book with 1000 pages appeared, and another one. That happened over 10 times before she appeared very tired. "You know I''m a scribe, keep making books like this too, please. Let''s tally with the other 100,000 papers we agreed upon!" "Yes, partner!" She said tiredly, "It was because of the oval moon that seemed to improve my stamina and now I''m recovering faster!" "Damn. This is gold. Gather more information please, so that I know their actual price." Serh said. "I don''t rmend selling them at Gold value. Use other valuable materials as a wager!" Saying that Seth felt serene in his heart and the two ovals glow a bit that only Seth understands. He also understood the moon. Based on that olddy, the one with the people he guides to Living Roots, Moon was the pir that helps suppress the remnants of will and spirit of the powerhouses that died during the war thousand years ago. So, its crystal was refreshing and good for living. ''The moon has Ego too, it doesn''t want its gift to be counted in gold!'' "Hmm. Thank you for the advice!" Seth said sincerely. His Noble ss seemed to have a lot of perks that he can''t understand. Rena has never looked at him with trust and dness like this. She also spoke the truth toward him. This was unlike how others see him, they seem to be always guarded and wary of each other and especially him due to the stigma they have with him because of confusing Red Valley incidents. The duoe back to the tent where the great Hourss team were. But the moment he entered, his eyes zoomed toward someone that was looking at him. She was sitting but she stood immediately in concerned wariness. Chapter 232: I Will Rather Die... Juma wasn''t the only one that felt danger and uncertainty, Seth felt too as he stared at her for a good three seconds before she broke eye contact and clicked her tongue. "What between you!" Zero asked. Everyone was perceptive, so there was no faking it. "Congrattions!" Juma forced out but still refused to look at him. "Thank you!" Seth said with a smile. His Noble ss made him treat harsh and easy situations as normal to hide and conceal concern. ''She is Grade 5!'' Seth screamed in his mind, ''so she has a bunch of Great Feats that elevate her. No wonder she seemed the only one that matched Zambia...no she is above him in terms of prowess. He seemed wary of her!'' Seth''s mind churned but outwardly he was conversing with the other team members as they congratted him for his ss Transition. But he wasn''t the only one thinking that way. She was actually wondering how the hell did he attain 5 Great Feats that pushed him to Grade 5! "Rena, you looked different!" Ash said from the side. He can perceive the subtle effect of the Oval Moons. "I got my first payment. Something valuable!" She said with a smile. "Here, say nothing about it!" She pushed one Oval Moon to her brother, Zero. Immediately, he transformed and then returned to normal. "That''s amazing. Thank you, sister. Thank you!" He was more bbergasted than his sister was since he saw more good effects than her. "Zip your mouth!" She ordered. The half-dragon shut his mouth but he was drooling at the gift. "Okay, whatever it is we want it... And we have a problem!" Zambia barged into the tent unannounced. "We need to help each other. So, Rena please lead us to what you gave Zero. But let''s discuss the important thing!" Zambia was bold, and shameless but a good leader. Everyone has their pride, and everyone hides some secrets to have an advantage but he was the only one that can be bold and force them to cooperate. By saying they need what she gave Zero, he made everyone interested in it and they may be vocal and show interest in it since the thing will not be exclusive to others. "We got word from Dream Fortune that our Gawee Escaped Route was used by some yers and it was now obsolete. Now, the man has to look for another route and it will take time. Perhaps, a year!" Seth felt some weight on his head, and he perceived an uncontroble danger encroaching, something that would wipe out the whole yers irrespective of their powers. The very perception showed that yers aren''t ready for Gawee Land and they were like pigeons against prehistoric flying dinosaurs. He can feel that thend was unlocked or will start unlocking in just half a year. When he perceived his surroundings again, he was sitting down, hand sped covering his face in a deep frown. His Guru gam heart was beating wildly. All eyes were on him. He recalled what he did. The moment he heard the news, he sat down and frowned and his heart beat strong like two boulders crashing. Anyone that looked at him, knew that he was terrified. As a Noble of Gawee and Chief in the vige, he could perceive the general danger that wasing his way. This danger though, wille for the yers, not the denizen. "We all travel thend enough to know it''s dangerous. But the fact that any active Sanctuary must have a powerful Temporal Warrior or equivalent will tell you that the danger we meet was just the tip of the iceberg. I travelled too much on thisnd and I came to a terrible realisation. 99.99% of Gawee Land horror was suppressed for us to traverse. Water, the most valuable resource for good grace finds its way to us in rtive abundance. Heck, we even bask in Sacred Rain that has not graced thisnd for centuries." Seth uttered one after the other, they could feel and hear the graveness in his voice. "At most, we have 6 months before the Land begins to be active again. Trust me, the yers will be wiped out!" Seth asserted. Find your next adventure on m_v l|e-NovelBin "I''m going to assume your ss is Moon Blessed Gawee Traveller. You are too mysterious to not have a rted ss." Zambia said, "That''s exactly what Barbados and his group said. We have 4 months of preparation time and in the 5th month, we must unite even if there is no path but to defend ourselves. In the 6th month, they can''t see what will happen. But they said it''s nk. Seth is right, 6 months and the suppression will be loosened, we need to do everything fast and unite. Dream Fortune and her group will scour the whole Gawee recruiting and perfecting GEST. Gawee Escape Strategy Team." Zambia exined. He then looked at Rena and added, "Rena we need to move forward with our n. Prepare today!" "I don''t want to argue but in your absence, I made a breakthrough. I need at least 2 weeks before I see more fruit of mybour!" "Yes. I approved of her. Her development will prove useful to us!" Juma said. Zambia was disagreeing but he did say, "You can''t have 2 weeks. Besides, we can''t stay here. I and Brown aren''t on good terms." "I and Raindrop aren''t on good terms either. But we just need to avoid each other. With all that is happening, this ce is ideal for training and concealment. Find a way to resolve your problem!" Juma disagreed again. This time Zambia retorted, "You know I can''t do that. I will never trust those people and as long as we are under one banner, they will always try to manipte me and you. Look, they even mandate hunting and also everyone shall reveal their most nonbat active skill. They are behind cooperation andmon goals but in reality, they are just gathering data and scheming!" "You are too paranoid, '''' Rudra said. That made Zambia upset but the man didn''t back down. "Everyone was scheming. Even we are. Yes, Brown is dangerous, but outside is more dangerous. So, I implore you to let Juma lead us against them if not her, Ash. I don''t know about Seth but he seemed capable!" "True." Allen concurred, "Juma is a powerhouse, not even Captain Brown wants to sh with her. Ash is too dubious and how do I put it, the devil in human form? Seth is resourceful and too mysterious." There was some silence before Juma spoke. "I disagree. He must learn to live with his fear." Seeing eyes on her she added, "Captain Brown is a Temporal Warrior and is stronger than Zambia. His vice-captain is also a Temporal Warrior and is equal to Zambia. Raindrop and the other teams all have Temporal warriors. There are too many people messing with Time around us. Only he, that can tap into the river of time, can sense their action and alert us. I can''t do that. Ash can if he marks every one of us but it will be less effective. I don''t know about the mysterious traveller guy but it will not be as effective." "Let me exin more," she added, "imagine they all band against us. Their Temporal power will be so great that we will never perceive it. But Zambia is in the river, no amount of movement will block his vision" "I might even be blind if that happens!" Zambia admitted, "That is why I need to go to that ce to level up!" A littlemotion was heard outside but they ignored it. "Seth, I need you to help me with something!" Zambia turned to Moon Blessed Gawee Traveller, "Please don''t give Brown any bloodline without my approval!" "Yes, boss!" Seth saluted, "Everyone wants a powerhouse as a backer!" He added which made Zambia blush and looked away. "But¡­ before that, don''t worry about staying here. My question is, what with the conflict between you guys!" Seth asked. "When Temporal ss was given, Brown Team hunted those that gained the ss. They seem to be looking for something or someone." Ash said. Zambia nodded and told his story where he was kidnapped and forced to use his powers and made to narrate to them every notification he heard. After all that, he was enlisted to be part of Brown Attire Soldiers. Even though he has no brown attire, they took his attire and destroyed it which they imed they wanted to recreate. Zambia and a couple of others escaped but were given a mission by the game System not to attack or go in vengeance because of what happened. For that, they were guided to their destiny Item which aided them in controlling Time. Themotion outside increased. "Hmm." Seth nodded in understanding, a new form of threat formed due to the Brown Team. "We are still leaving this ce!" Zambia said, "But that was after a week. Within that time, you shall achieve what you can because we can''t dy!" He said to Rena. Rena looked at Seth and said, "You need to work with the papers. Can you use them here?" "No, the thing is back home!" Seth said. "I can help you transport them. I just need Seth''s signature" Allen said and one of his summons appeared. "That will be good!" Zambia approved. The summon was like a mantis but very small. It nced at Seth and vanished. "With your permission, it can transport lessplicated things for you if you are in a ce you consider safe whole nothing will harm it" "Ha, that will save us time!" It was then that Seth remembered some ck baby he left at the mansion. "Ah, Rena, do you have experience with a...? Come let us discuss something please." Seth wanted to know how to take care of the baby indirectly or how to even get the baby''s clothes. "I WILL RATHER DIE THAN GIVE IT BACK. YOU ARE THE INVADERS, GIVE US BACK OUR HEIRLOOMs!" "I CURSE YOU ALL. MY DEATH WILL CURSE YOU ALL!" Shoutings and condemnations echoed from outside. "They found him. The Navy Blue Soldiers were looking for someone. I think they found him." "They run the vige fine but some of their ways are a bit harsh!" Allen said. As for Seth, he wanted to move but deep down in his being he felt as if something was hammering him. His thoughts slowed down and anger tried to control him. But on the surface, his face didn''t show a thing. With steady steps, he went outside the tent as if he was possessed. The conflict was dragged to the market square where many stalls and vendors were. "Give us back what you stole or we will split you in two to retrieve it." A man in medieval armours that navy blue in colour ordered. The man used shouted, "I will rather die!" The navy blue armoured man pulled hisrge scimitar and swung it up and ordered again. "Wait till his leader came!" The Vice-captain of the Brown Team said but a man beside him said "No. We need to set an example. These people are treacherous!" He was the one that was ordering Chief Stonely and made Seth feel disrespected. "We need an example!" He shouted and then the Navy Blue Amroyed swung down his Scemiter. Suddenly, a massive pir, bigger than the man appeared and it expanded smashing at the scimitar holding the armoured soldier and sending him away. His hands broke but his resilience was not simple as he looked up with anger while his bones began to heal back to normal. "You dare!" He spoke but another pressure mmed at him, forcing him to kneel and suffocate. A little distance away, an indifferent boy in azure walked with steady and dignified steps. Each action captured the eyes of the people around and for unknown reasons everyone became silent. Chapter 233: Arbitration 1 He stood before the man that was about to be decapitated and looked at him. The man squirmed and trembled in fear. "What did you steal?" Seth asked. His voice carried an air of authority and the man''s haughty nature even in the face of danger melted away and he began to stammer, "They took my heirloom. ..three generations old!" "Hand me what you stole!" Seth ordered, as long as the man has what they wanted, he will be their target. Seth needs to protect him by taking it away. "You vited a rule that we set¡­" The vile man that ordered the thief''s execution began to speak but after a fleeting nce by Seth, his body froze before he was smashed to the ground by an invisible force. The only thing that stopped him from bursting to a pulp was the Navy Blue armour that appeared around his body. Even with that, he was bleeding from his face in anger but still pinned to the ground. [You have harnessed Silent Veil Force] Seth nced back at the thief, the guy was already handing him the item. [You have obtained a stolen item, Time Director] [You gained the ire of the Brown Team and Navy Blue Soldier] By then Captain Brown, Captain Navy, Lady Rain and other team leaders had arrived, the silence was too much for them to miss. Chief Stonely, who was with them begging for them not to kill the thief, also rushed there. "Coming to mynd, taking their items and then raising your weapon against one of them. Who gave you that authority?" Seth''s voice boomed. "You lied to me, Stonely, you said their stay is peaceful." Seth''s attention moved to her as he noticed theming forward. "Lord sir. It''s an unexpected event. But it doesn''t have to escte, please!" "Give that item to us and stop opposing us. I know you have Hourss Team backing you, don''t escte it by thinking you can keep it!" A man in Navy Blue Attire said, he stood ahead of Captain Brown "I mean we can talk this through!" Captain Brown said he didn''t want to antagonize Seth directly. "No, he must give the item back first!" Seth looked at the man calmly, and the man continued. He seemed about to order his men to attack even though two of his people were pressed down. "Who the hell are you?" Captain Navy Blue asked in rage, "You won''t dare go against us even if you are some sort of¡­" he wanted to add something but Seth''s subtle change of expression impacted him. "Who the hell am I?" Seth asked in surprise. The question struck his heart and pained him more than anything today. He felt he was being disrespected to the point that his Ego couldn''t handle it and was about to explode. A wave of anger clouded him but he held it controlled and directed it as he stared at the man daring to ask his identity. They can see what his identity was and yet ask him that stupid question. "You asked me who the hell I''m?!" Seth asked against this time anger showed in his eyes, then in his face as he stared at them in surprise, amused and rage. Suddenly, it happened fast, he took a gentle step forward and a massive st of pressure mmed at Captain Navy, the man was forced to shift his attire to be solid armour and a shield appeared to protect himself. "You are asking me who am I in mynd? Who are you to dare ask me that question!" As Seth was talking he was also stepping toward the man until he was before him. For the man it was like he was before a massive storm pushing, mming at him making him gust back. This was not only to him but every Navy Blue Soldier was targeted. But the leader was facing the brunt of the attack, Seth stood erect before him, looking down on him as the man''s legs were bent, holding the ground, trying to resist the pressure. His eyes though were steady looking up toward Seth unwavering. Seth noticed the man''s right hand was beginning to glow and he frowned before he muttered, "Temporal Warrior, that ss won''t warrant that arrogance before me. Either you are a fool or you are looking down on me!" Seth''s hand moved and suddenly one of the Navy Blue soldiers broke away and shed with great acrobatics and appeared beside Seth but a force sted him outside the vige like a bullet. His condition was unknown. Seth''s azure attire shifted to armour, this time, it covered his fingers and grabbed the man''s shoulder. Crack! With ease, he broke Captain Navy''s armour until he broke the man''s cor bone. "Who are you?" Seth questioned daringly. The man was now kneeling, there was no pressure and Seth was looking down at him as if he was some lowly servant that offended his master. Seth felt satisfied, even though the man was still staring back defiantly. He had made his point, he also had satisfied his Ego. All the previous ego injury was healing. "Know your ce, Mr Navy!" Seth said softly. It was then he noticed Chief Stonly holding the hand that he used for the grip. "Please. It didn''t have to escte!" She pleaded in fear that her little vige would be destroyed when a fight happened. Seth released the grip before standing erect as he ignored her, "It''s fine, I will answer your question." Seth floated above and everyone looked at him, his little charisma of only Grade 1 amplified. Then he glowed and 10 Drumming scales floated around him. All the Sanctuary inscriptions came to life and they became stronger and created a stable bubble around the vige and then Seth''s voice echoed. "I''m Seth, this Sanctuary, Silent Veil Vige Benefactor, Leader and Overseer and... you are guests, behave like one, not like the owner!" Seth ordered. He floated down and looked at the now-standing Navy Blue Captain and said, "I will be the arbiter of this conflict. Know this, you are exempted from any authority you enforced upon them!" [ANNOUNCEMENTS] [NAVY BLUE SOLDIERS ARE NO LONGER IN AUTHORITY] Every yer received a notification that Navy Blue are no longer in power. Their previous task was maintaining the market and people within the vige while the Brown Team was in charge of guarding the entrance of the vige. He turned, "Prepare us a discussion table. Lady Stonely!" Seth ordered. And then he invited the supposed team leaders and those in conflict for discussion. He still held on to the Time Direction device though. "Damn. He looks badass. Thankfully, Captain Navy didn''t fight back or he might be humiliated!" Zero whispered to Juma. She nced at the excited kid before she muttered, "Don''t underestimate him. He is resourceful and too mysterious. Captain Navy didn''t stand a chance!" That shocked the Hourss group and others that were eavesdropping. Some scoffed thinking she was boosting her teammate but those that can detect lies knew she trusted her words. Which means that was her honest review. And they knew she was among those that none of the team leaders wanted to face. **** Ten chairs were ced around a rough circr table, and a high chair belonged to the supposed leader and arbiter, Seth Enoch. During the time it was prepared, he chose no side and didn''t give face even for Hourss members to approach him. He sat and gazed at the 7 team leaders, including Zambia to take a seat. Chief Stonely refused to sit as she stood beside the thief that was kneeling and his face was down. There was some dy but the leaders sat down. "We will discuss the conflict first, second the people in charge of activities. The third way forward. Fourth, other relevant matters!" "Broken Stone, what makes you steal this valuable object!" Seth asked, taking a neutral stance. Broken Stone took a deep breath and answered, "We have an ancient tradition of making stone and rock statues and some of us are fortunate to get an heirloom from our ancestors. I have a statue of a humanoid moose that has my great grandfather''s feature as my heirloom. I''m the third generation that inherited it and I intend to pass it on to my unborn child. I wished to have it back but they imed to have a transaction with Lady Stonely and now they owned it. I talked to her and we met with them but we didn''t reach any standpoint. That''s why I decided to use a skill to obtain something of equal value to them as the statue is to me!" He exined. Seth nced at Chief Stonely and she rified the teams indeed said they will give Silent Veil vige some valuable items and develop them but they will also take some things. There was no written agreement but just verbal injunction and then when they scoured the vige and took the statues. We told them we can''t give them some of them and they ignored us. Thedy did try not to antagonize them as she imed their help was indeed needed and regarding the matter of the statue she intended to have a good dialogue with the Navy Blue Solders to get them back. "Let''s solve the first problem. Have you legally with their approval taken any item, technique or knowledge from them that you benefited from?" Seth asked Broken Stone. The man shook his head and said he was one of the guards and he was stripped from that position and forced to wait for orders. That was when Seth''s eyes rose as he recognised the man. He was the person that attacked him the first time he found the vige. ''No wonder he seemed terrified of me!'' "Hand his statue back. Before we proceed!" Seth gazed back at Captain Navy that had been ring at him since when he was forced to kneel. "Hmm!" The gloomy man groaned before he waved his hand and a 5cm statue appeared at the centre of the table! Seth frowned, he stood and picked it up before he sat down. "This is the cause of the problem.?" He asked. It was a badly made statue of an ugly made moose that has human features. Nothing looked good about it. "You stole this because of this!" Seth asked as he looked at the Time Director and th3 Statue. Right then, he felt his heart throbbing as if he was being yed. His Noble Ego was hurting as he red at the man Chief Stonely perceived what was happening and quickly said, "Allow me to exin." Seth nced at her. "Apart from the cultural icon to us, having what our ancestors began crafting has also a special power. We believe that when our ancestors have passed away they imbued it with their good wishes, will and spirit. The more a statue passes from generation to generation the more power is imbued. Some of us can use that power for good luck, healing, praying for sess in hunting and also protection against beasts and monsters." Lady Stonely added, "Broken Stone Moose statue is three generations old and he already was able to use it in healing and also protection." Readtest chapters at m_v-l''e|-NovelBin "I see!" Seth was already using Aura Sight but he had to look deep before he saw a tiny flicker of aura deep inside. He frowned, this is him having a Grade 1 Potential Advantage. That was to say he has 100% improvement in all his skills. If he didn''t have it, he might not have noticed it. ''Interesting, I was specting that they pass a bit of aura in the statue but it was something else with a bit of aura. Perhaps, in these people''s eyes, this thing was brimming with energy, if they have the relevant eye that can see it. I have to assume they have, if not they wouldn''t have taken the statue!'' "Basically, the stones too are valuable, we scour some special ces in search of them." She added. ''Hmm!" Seth nodded but he recognized he had a lot of them in Living Roots. They were verymon there. "Okay," Seth acknowledged the man''s justification for his theft before his green with red stripe cloak masked the statue and he imbued it with a bit of aura. That spiked the statue and made it more refined. Everyone felt the difference, it was like it came alive. Seth nodded as he confirmed some of his theory before he red at the man. "You must be punished for starting trouble!" That surprised everyone but Chief Stonely and the man. She only sighed and the man bent more in servitude. Chapter 234: Arbitration 2 "You saw mee in and n this. Knowing for sure I will have to intervene." Seth said and that was when some began to understand. "The correct cause of action is to confront me with the issue and I shall solve it with less trouble. But instead, you went ballistic and became a thief." Seth''s exnation made them understand the root cause. The guy saw a benefactor and decided to act in the hope of good salvation. "You have a capable body as such, you must gather 5000 level 9 red cores in three days. The mission is yours alone!" Seth added. Thedy was about to speak when Seth red, stopped her and looked down. The man was also shocked but nodded, there was Quest that appeared before his face also. "Now, is there anything you need to say regarding this case!" Seth addresses Captain Navy. "We need the device back!" Vice Captain Navy Blue said as he was standing behind his captain. But Seth''s gaze was on the Captain himself, making it clear that he was speaking to him. He didn''t reply though. His gaze then went to each of the team leaders but none said a thing. "What about you, anything!" Seth looked at Chief Stonely. She hesitated for a moment before she asked three things. "We know our Sanctuary better and how to defend it. We need to have that back, please. Also, some of the denizens and immortals call us servants and ves, we need a bit of respect. Thest thing is about the stones. It''s hard to get them if it''s possible we need them back. If not, then at least the statues that are two to three generations old shall be returned to us!" "We can''t give you the position of defence. My people are capable of detecting any kind of danger, especially the Dark Wave that we have been expecting." Captain Brown said without batting an eye. "Dark Wave!?" Seth muttered as he felt a hidden headache appearing. He knew it was the dark baby in his mansion called Dark Wave. Seth then red at Ash, the poor yer sigh with a frown, "I don''t think Dark Wave wille this way, right?" Seth asked him. "Yes, I believe so," Ash said but he really didn''t like that Seth showed others he knew something about it. "I assure you Dark Wave has taken another route. He will nevere this way. In fact, even Temra Canyon will be safe in a week, at most 2 weeks." Seth said with certainty and confidence. "That means regr folk can travel around this side of Gawee!" Sue, a small child with the Raindrop Team. "Certainly!" Seth said. "How did they find this ce? I sure have wondered all day long looking for it the first time. Your veil is unbreakable!" Seth asked Chief Stonely. Lady sighed as she exined, "We felt a connection with another sanctuary and traced its location. That led us to the red canyon. But some of them followed us when we wereing back and found us!" "Captain Brown, you will have your men withdraw from Vige Gate and leave the Vigers to handle that. With their veil, I''m certain even a baby dragon that doesn''t know this ce can''t find it even if they were actively looking for it!" "And can we trust them!" A team leader named Afro asked, his dark skin was like Zambia and his punked hairstyle made him look like a bad boy. But his voice is manly and responsible. "That is a good question. But, there are 9 Time Tempering Forces here, what can the vige possibly do to you? However, I''m an arbiter¡­" he looked at Chief Stonley and said. "I will witness your vow of no harm shalle to all the guests for the duration of their stay as long as they remain peaceful and no detrimental schemees from them." "I, Stonely Bluerock vow to be a well-intended host, my people and I will present no harm toward our guests for the duration of their stay, as long as we aren''t forced to take arms due to attack or malicious intent!" She said. [Chief Stonely Bluerock Vow to be a well-intended Host.] Every guest, denizen and yer saw the notification. Seth then looked at the leaders. "They will keep this vige and be responsible for its protection. Yes, you shall help too but you are not in charge!" He asserted as he red at all the team leaders including Zambia. "You are all guests until you desire to be part of themunity which she is exclusive to show you how. As guests, the host must be respected. In Gawee the most valuable thing is Water, the second most valuable thing is Power and the third most valuable thing is Safe Sanctuary. However, the first Two Valuable reside in thest value forsting effect and continuous development. As such, no matter what you gave them, they gave you more and that was a safe environment against the unknown Dark Wave and other threats. You must appreciate that." Seth asserted again Seth became silent as he leaned back. One full minute before he said to Lady Stonely, "They will keep the stones and any statues that the old generation owner still alive. Let them make another one. All Sanctuaries developed further by exporting. Double your effort in finding the stones. Besides, I know a ce." "Yes. That means¡­" She narrated the statues that fit those criteria. With no puss, they appeared on the table. Seth''s gaze was attracted toward one old piece. It was just fist size but Seth found it bubbling in Aura. He picked it up in curiosity. [Ancestral Stone Statue] ~Type: Heirloom ~Grade 7, Level (max) ~Owner: Stonely Bluerock/ Gerald Kaz ~Use: Give blessing to the Owner ~Timespan: Can only be used once [Note: this statue is 7 generations old and it was badly broken and will be crumbled after only one use] ______ Seth was amazed to see the description. His cloak enveloped him and covered the statue, and then there was a spike of energy in the room. [Ancestral Stone Statue] ~Type: Heirloom ~Grade 7, Level (max) ~Owner: Seth Enoch ~Use: Moon Blessing, Ancestral Blessing [Note: This statue has been blessed by the Moon. Use under the moon to cost less energy] ___ "Owner Stonely Bluerock" Seth muttered. [Congrattions, Stoneley Bluerock] [Ancestral Stone Statue] ~Type: Heirloom ~Grade 7, Level (max) ~Owner: Stoneley Bluerock ~Use: Moon Blessing, Ancestral Blessing [Note: This statue has been blessed by the Moon. Use under the moon to cost less energy] Seth handed it to Stonely, her eyes became red and tears flowing she kneeled and used both hands to collect it. "Thank you!" She barely said as her voice buried in her weeping. Broken Stone smiled too with red eyes. He didn''t know what happened but he knew it was better than his improvement. Seth used Aura to improve his statue but uses Oval Moon X to repair and improve hers. There was no change in Seth''s expression as if what he did was the most normal thing there was. But people in the room were moved by what he was doing. "Pack the rest away. Your talent in sculpting is¡­ heinously bad. We might need to sit down and develop it if I have time." "Anyments!" This time he was addressing the team leaders. But like before they were silent. "Good, have your device." Seth stood and came around close to the Navy Blue Soldier leader, he smiled and said, "This valuable thing should be in Personal Arms." The Angry man forced out, "Yes!" "Have it then in Personal Arms!" Seth hands it to his palm. [Congrattions, Time Director has moved to Personal Arms] The man was bbergasted, Seth came back to his seat with no care about the shocked face the man was showing. He then said, "Rena please, arge paper!" With a snap, a thick paper spread on the table. Seth''s hand with a pen moved fast and drew the map of the vige. Then he marked 8 squares at the edges around the vige. The position of the market was moved from where it was to the centre where the 8 team can ess it with ease. At the centre another squire. Then he began to order, "This vige will be reconstructed this way." He then exined the position of all the teams with their squire and that the ce at the market centre shall be a building where they will discuss things rted to them and make collective decisions. ANNOUNCEMENT! <[Silent Veil New Edict]> [Silent Veil Gate Guards and Brown Team will be responsible for concealing and gauding the vige gate] [Silent Veil Hunters and Navy Blue Team will be responsible for scouting outside the vige and reporting back] [There must be mutual respect between Guests and Hosts] [Killing of anyone is prohibited] [Theft is prohibited] [Conflict must be resolved in the market squire Alliance table] [Stonely Bluerock is the sole leader of the vige and 8 team leaders Guest as assistants] [Seth Enoch the Benefactor of Silent Veil is the Overseer of this Alliance] [Guest penalty for going against the set edicts is Instant expulsion and¡­ others depending on the offence] [Host penalty for going against the set order is expulsion and¡­ others depending on the offence] [New guests and visitors must be informed about the set edicts ] The whole vige saw that and it was drilled into their mind. No one said a thing as they walked out of the meeting but they all followed the new arrangement. In just three hours, everything moved smoothly. Even the market was functioning better. Some teams also liked their new position, they were also d they were close to their allies. After everything was in order Lady Stonely came in and reported him. She was happy and her people were too. Seth gave her some fruits to sell or store. "Hoo. That went well!" He muttered as the Persona of nobility was turned off. From the very beginning, Seth allowed his anger to act. His Ego first took over and he became aggressive, Ruthlessness Attributes also activated as he broke Captain Navy Blue''s corbone with no remorse. He can feel the bone breaking and he can see the pain on the man''s face but he felt nothing. At the time the bone broke, Intimidation Attribute activated which made the man''s steady re waver with uncertainty. It did not make him fear Seth but he reflected on the situation around him. Captain Brown has already told him that Seth, the boy with Green Cloak, has some resources they need. And they were all Personal Items. He was also mysterious and they have zero intel on his powers and for now, they were ying it safe. To Captain Navy, that was the mindset of a strategist but he was a soldier. A war veteran shed to understand the situation. However, now that he was facing the boy, he realized it was not simple. The boy can harness the power of the Sanctuary and that was a big NO. Adding to that was, Captain Brown and Afro didn''t step up. If they do, he will have the motivation to retaliate. That meant he was all alone in this conflict and for sure Hourss Team and Raindrop will back the boy. Hourss? Because he was with them and Raindrop? because they needed something from the boy too. Another reason for not retaliating was, he can''t trust any of the teams. They were all part of different organizations and he can''t show any sign of weakness. That was if he was injured or killed, they would dominate the people that he amassed and stole the items he has been gathering all these years. For that reason, he endured humiliation to preserve his power. Seth can specte the man''s thoughts to a certain extent and he really appreciates that he didn''t resist domination. If he did, what Lady Stonely feared would happen, the destruction of the vige. Thankfully, it wasn''t only the Ego and Ruthlessness Attribute that have manifested but rather Chieftaincy was at work regting his action. Shifting from aggressiveness to soothe the Ego and leniency to give room for cooperation. He also achieved two good opportunities to appease the two sides. He revived the Ancestral Statue and also made the man have the device as his Personal Item. Seth messaged his temple when he heard his script heating up. ''Of course, messing with time masters is not without danger!'' He brought out Analog, the time shown was 9 minutes past 12. But on the hand that tick Seconds was a tiny small clock that showed the same, however, the second in it, thick back and forth, before it adjusted to the main Analogue. ''Interesting, it has this function?'' Seth wondered. He stood and went to the window, the moon was cascading its light from there. He held his staff with the intention of knowing when harm wasing his way and then activated the Sky View. The whole vige came to his eyes. He can now see more intricate detail than before and that was due to him being in the position of leader recognised by all as well as being the one that restructured it that way. He focused on the Navy Blue Team, who were in a heated meeting among their members. The vice in particr was furious that they were humiliated and none of their allies sided with them and for the leader''s refusal to retaliate. They believed themselves to be the strongest team in the vige. Sky View does not provide sound but using Drumming Scale he eavesdrops. The captain was silent as he observed the device he now has as a Personal Item, his thoughts and emotions unknown. ''They are not the ones!'' Seth moved his gaze to the team close to them, the Brown Team. They too were in a meeting. Some were upset but not at the Navy Team. Soon a device hummed and a voice came in. "What happened to Silent Veil? It is no longer on our radar!" Captain Brown became docile and said, "The yer that can revive Sanctuaries interfered after some conflict that arose between Navy Blue and the denizen of the vige. He became the Arbiter and took control of the viger and also asserted the vige leader should assume control again. Our position has now returned to guests and just supporters." "Seth Enoch, right?" The voice asked. "Yes!" "Corporate with him, he is more valuable than the vige. And get your hands on items he seemed to possess." "Understood!" Seth listened to that before he moved on to the rest of the teams. Each one of them was discussing the new situation but Seth recognised two-member teams focusing on a circle device. They were using a skill. Immediately he felt it was rted to him. He focused on them and used identifications. To his surprise, he mobilized the power of the Silent Veil Sanctuary and saw their status. [Ginjo Gemini] ~Level 20 ~ss: Temporal Warrior ~Subss: Temporal Searcher Title: Twin Wanderer Body Traits: Flexible hands Personal Arms: Brown Attire, Ring of Date Talent: Data gathering, Identification, Status Review Skill: Fireball, Flicker, Concealment _____ [Ginja Gemini] ~Level 21 ~ss: Temporal Warrior ~Subss: Temporal Keeper Title: Twin Wanderer, Time Keeper Body Traits: Rigid hands Personal Arms: Brown Attire, Data Vault Talent: Data gathering, Identification, Status Concealment, Skill: Fireball, Flicker, Temporal Shield _____ ''Hmm. They are on the Brown Team but they act alone!'' Seth surmised, ''They are equipped for gathering hidden information. Status concealment, they are supposed to hide their status from prying eyes. Good, my Sky View Identification can bypass that. I bet they are scrutinizing my status to understand my powers.'' ''Flexible hand means he can grab things fast without notice, be it solid items or information around him. A rigid Hand means he can hold on to items well and not lose them. I bet all their important items are with him. Hmm. That means if there are any skirmishes I should get my hands on him first, he is the treasurer.'' Seth then looked at the other yers and found Zambia was in meditation while Juma was standing guard. He immediately understands that he was also responsible for his Analog reaction. Seth frowned ''Are they in the cohort or what?'' ''Hmm. Let me try something.'' Seth muttered, "Aura Sight!" Seth''s eyes flooded with aura and he saw the Sky View changed. He now saw the aura of things rather than their actual body. He focused on himself and around and he saw two shifting flowing substances, one was circling him clockwise and another anti-clockwise. One bigger and the other smaller. He then traced them to Zambia and the Gemini Twins. Zambia was moving anti-clockwise and was smaller while the twins were going against it. ''He is protecting me from their prying.'' Seth surmised, ''What Juma said earlier held true. Only he can be the leader and feel their time invasion.'' Seth didn''t hold back, he quickly sought Brown Team status and then Navy Blue, but as he wanted to look at Afro, he felt not inclined to. ''I have Trustworthy in my attribute, right? Seeking their status while they have not sought mine goes against my noble status. The disadvantage if this ss is too pronounced. I''m sure they will buy relevant information from the twins if they need it. Can''t I look into it to prepare for them?'' Sethined. It''s not that he can''t force himself to see but rather he felt disgusted in doing so. He decided to refrain and look at those that might be seeking his status. He found only one team that sought and looked at them too. Even with that, not all the members can view it. Seth sighed and decided to move away from the moonlight, however, he suddenly forgot all the status he saw. Especially Gemini twins. "Interesting!" Chapter 235: First Grade Book He then walked to the table and brought the Base Virgin Book Rena made and caressed it. His brain bubbled with ideas before he smiled and said, "I''m a scribe!" He brought a quill and condensed his aura to behave like a liquid when he applied the Tangibility Worm ability. He opened the book centre and then turned the covers to face him. He focused and remembered Temra''s body outline perfectly before he menacingly sketched her. To contain the effect, 300 hundred pages of 1000 pages were fused to the cover and made thicker. As it was transparent, it looked like the sketches flowed inside the cover and settled within. Seth''s cloak enveloped him into a cocoon and summoned the Womb, he ordered for Temra aura and he got a portion of it. Using Tangibility, he made it behave like liquid too and he began molding it. [Congrattion, you have made Aura Mold Skill] He then walked to the moonlight, made the book float, held his staff for blessing and then made a strand using Temras aura with the intention to fuse it into his aura that sketched Temra''s Picture and that will serve as a protection from prying eyes of towards the content of the book. Also, to seal some knowledge he has inside for him to forget. He felt thest Intent was a bit troublesome but he went with creation. With ease, he began to seep Temra''s aura but his hand that held it was burning, the rage of Temra was bubbling but he held on. Soon an outline began to appear and the book seemed to catch fire. "Temra Aspecto" He felt the burning reduced and he gained control of the fiery aura but only by little, it only dyed the burning of the book. He then held on to his Pure Stone Will and focused his Mental Power, adding to that he muttered, "Temra Dayamundo Rayki Aspecto" which made him have full control but the burning of the book didn''t stop. He then pushed his Grade Potential Control Of Skill to 500%. [1:00 minute] The time began to tick down and he already knew that if it ended, he either Grade up to his normal Grade 5 or he turned off the Grade Advantage. This happened instantly he didn''t know he could do that. The control now was so impable with zero problems. So he carefully seeped the aura in the best control he could muster. Rena was with Juma and discussing their mission when suddenly she felt her body energy draining. It''s as if she was running a marathon and her body was on the verge of copse. Then it became weirder. She had felt it before when Seth painted using her papers but never this magnitude. She barely sat down and muttered in sweat. "Zero. Where are you!" "What happening?" Juma asked, worried. Zero voice appeared beside them as he whispered, "Ahh, this guy is using your books to make something dangerous. He is wielding a fiery dragon aura like flour dough!" Zero was inside the tent Seth was in. He was left there as a bodyguard when everyone left. And ever since he has been scrutinizing Seth but the man seemed to care not about him. And, he saw a fucking dragon aura being moulded and seeped into a book cover his sister made. He was in awe and terrified of what Seth was doing. "Should I stop him?" Juma asked Rena, but Rena shook her head, "Just help me endure, it''s a good thing!" Seth didn''t know as he continued the delicate work. He watched as the fiery went around the sketched outline of Temra''s menacing visage by the seconds. Soon, the little aura he used waspletely used before the time limits ended. [00:20 second] He watched and knew the moment he loses his Grade Advantaged control the book will explode. He also noticed Zero transforming into a half-dragon. If that exploded it may cause a lot of damage, Seth surmised before he brought out Oval Moon X and ced it on the cover with the intent of stabilization and source of power. The solid crystal seeped like it was water and then released a pulse. With Moon Watching, Blessing of Staff and his Pure Stone Will holding, the fiery aura calmed down. Seth held the book with the red dragon sketched from one cover to another. Then a pulse appeared. Dragon pressure washed over the sanctuary, everyone trembled and stopped what they were doing, along with that temperature rose drastically. Seth on the other hand felt a pull somewhere else, he could resist with ease but allowed himself. He found himself in a fragile dimension and scary-looking Temra was ring at him, growling with rage and hate directed at him. "Hello, I was just testing something!" Seth said before his vision returned to normal. [Congrattions, you have gained a Talent, Aura Circuit] [Congrattions, you have crafted Standard Grade Item: Record Book] [Savant and Crafting Attribute have been stimted] [Temra Curse: you are forbidden from crafting anything using aura, dragon aura and dragon parts] [Aura Circuit] [This is the ability to organize craftingponents that revolved around the core function of a device] [???] ~Type:??? ~Grade 1, Level (Maxed) ~Use: Record important information [This is the first Grade Book Seth Enoch crafted using, Base Virgin Book, Fiery Dragon Aura, Oval Moon X, Intent, Willpower, Mental Power and Rena Endurance] "Hmm. Removed theponents used. The type is Scribe Tools. Name is¡­ " Seth was out of ideas, he wanted to give it a good name but he doesn''t know what. He then remembered First Painting. But he knew First Painting was an exalted piece of art, this can''tpare. But he said, "Auto Name!" [First Record Book] ~Type: Scribe Tool ~Grade 1, Level (maxed) ~Use: Record Important Information [First Step toward bing a Crafter. Craft 10 Grade items to unlock rted talent] _______ "Hmm. Temra cursed me to not craft again." Seth can already feel the restriction. He sighed before he observed the book. The cover was amazing and thick and flexible with a fire dragon sketched inside. If one looked at it very well, one can feel the heating out from it and the dragon ring at them. He then opened to the first page and wrote on the 6th page, Captain Brown, Navy Blue, Gemini Twin, Saplon Team status that he saw and closed the book and he walked out of the moonlight. He sat with a sigh, "I think I''m really rested here. I can go back and do it again!" Seth muttered to himself. "You are resting here?" Zero asked with raised eyebrows. "You must be kidding, right?" He asked. That was when Rena and the rest of Hourss came in. "Haha, well. I''m actually resting here!" Seth chuckled. None of them believed him though. "Nice one, you are good at trolling!" Zambia said. "I thought you were going to release your dragon bloodline!" Ash asked. "My body can''t support dragon bloodline!" Seth said ruefully. "Really, so, what did you do with the dragon you hunted and killed? I want one dragon cadaver, name your price!" Ash added. "Who said I kill dragons? That is the big taboo in Gawee. Dragon owned thisnd, and Dragon Curse is real!" Seth dismissed that notion. "I think I should go back!" Seth added as he stand. "What did you create?" Rena asked, still tired. "Ahm, a book. Here check!" He brought it and looked at it. "Just a book. All that hurdle? I thought you are making a weapon. I was enduring for this?" "Hehe. Check inside. Wait, enduring what?" Seth asked. That was when she exined, the more intensely he used the papers the more she felt something seeped out of her. It was like training one''s muscles and when she recovered she would be stronger. "Interesting," Seth said before he let her look at a specific page that had one of the Navy Blue team members'' status. "This¡­" she was speechless. "The book has this function. Yes and No. Let''s just say I can record things that will otherwise escape my mind. It''s useful but it came with a Dragon Curse." Seth exined before remembering, "Hey, can I talk to you privately." They move away and discussed something that made Renaughed and asked him a stupid question if he was a truly a man. "I''m a Man!" Seth shouted but that brought back some nasty memories of him having woman features due to the Womb. "Okay, I will search for it and see. Here are some guides you can give her, to take care of the baby!" She said as she eyed him suspiciously. He just asked her how to take care of a baby in a game and if she knew where to get baby clothes. "Mr Seth!" Captain Brown came in with a smile. "The town arrangement is better than before, even though we don''t like the management procedure!" "Well, not all change can be epted easily. But for better cooperation, we just have to be patient!" Seth said with a smile. His attitude ispletely 180¡ãpared to before. "I guess, we have to be patient. But I would like to speak to you about the bloodlines. I believe you have your ss now!" "Yes. But there is a new procedure now. As I''m part of the Hourss team, my leader said I must ask his permission before I sell what remains!" "You are the arbitrator!" [Brown Team recognised you as Arbitrator] [Quest] [To stand between two conflicted sides and find amon goal is a hurdle. Tread with care, you need knowledge, power and willpower to force cooperation] ~Make 100 different teams recognise you as Arbitrator and resolve their conflict. [Reward] ~Arbitration Title _____ Seth smiled at the quest and the man before he said, "Yes. In matters rted to the Vige. But regarding me alone and you excluding the vige is Hourss and Brown Team!" "I expected this to happen!" Captain Brown said with a chuckle before he asked, "Are you truly a member of Hourss? Where is your badge, do you even know about the badge?" Seth smiled and increased, ''They probe deeper to see if I have any Acquired Items or Personal Items rted to Hourss and they found none!'' "I have it!" Seth said as he pushed his left hand, the one that can show the Hourss seed hologram. "Do you want to see it?" "Yes!" Seth was about to show him when Zambia countered, "Don''t show that." And Seth stopped. "You want bloodline. We have Tiger Pride Bloodline but we need something from you first! If you agree then you may have it!" Discover hidden content at m,v l''e-NovelBin "That is dangerous. Rena can''t handle that ss!" Captain Brown said. He knew what they wanted. "She can and she will!" Zambia asserted. In those few exchanges, Seth understands what was happening and Rena''s goal. "Okay, I agree!" "If it''s a sess, you can consider that as your trial!" Seth added and the man nodded. **** Seth left with some baby stuff that he didn''t expect to obtain and went straight to Temra Canyon. Using the new Sculpture tool he has he made 100 simple stone sculptures. [Stone Sculpture Kit] ~Type: Art Toolkit ~Grade 0, Level 10 ~Items: Hammer, Anvil, Scraper, t Chisel ~Use: Stone, Hard Substance Sculpturing [Requirement: Sculpt 1 Sculpture with the use of all the tools that are better than thebined 100] ________ "Hmm, so that is the next requirement!" Seth then began hammering a wall until he made a crack, then he made his staff small and put it inside before he erged it. It widen and made a small cave. After that, he used the Sculpture Tools and expanded it while leaving arge chunk at the very centre. With the level up, the hammer and the tools do a very good job of making the work easier before he rested and continued. The moment he saw sunrise wasing, he quickly prepared therge stone he carved before he turned to leave. That was when he saw a thick dark flowing substance that had massive eyes staring at him through the cave entrance. It was so stealthy that only now did he see it. And it went for an attack but met with a st of pressure that shattered it to ck gore. Ding! [You have killed a level 10 abhorrent monster] [+100 exp] Seth came out and met with a flow of dark bluish and green energy emanating from the monster and they coalesced into an orb before turning hazy transparent. "Even the red core was converted!" Sethmented. The moment he grabbed it, Clear Crystal came out and absorbed the excess energy and cleansed it. Seth then noticed something above the canyon, he floated up and found hundreds of simr abhorrent Monsters ring at him. "Flow of Danger. It''s the Hourss Seed curse!" Seeing him, the monsters were smart enough to know he was not a good target and they bolted away. However, a force mmed at them and shattered many of them. Seth''s cloak pped before hended and used V Aspecto to increase his speed, getting those at the far end before they found cracks to escape. Seth activated the pressure of his red stripe on the green cloak, and they exploded all in dark goo. However, Seth was careful, he made sure to let 7 of them live, they seemed to be more gooey and watery to move. "These freaks can''t evolve into Gawee Monster!" Seth surmised. Their body was no longer flesh and blood but just a thick dark liquid, they were barely hanging to their red core and consciousness. First Painting Canvas Replica floated due to Seth''s gravity effect, then he used aura and ink to quickly sketch them. Before he grabbed an aura from one of them and pulled toward the painting and imbued it. The moon was already up so it went smoothly. Adding to that he was in his Grade 5 Human. He did that for an experiment. Their aura was abination of many colours and they give him the feeling of a dark empty ce that has a single irritating sound. He looked at his hand, his aura was contaminated by them despite his Aura Rigidity. He summoned Clear Stone and he was cleansed immediately. An idea came to him, so he acted on it. With Elevation Core, he seeped out the Essence thread and searched for the 7 monsters'' red core. He found it easily but it was brittle and about to explode. With Elevation Core energy, the red core hardened and that affected their body which began to be solid. The moment they solidified, they exploded at the same time. The explosion was contained and a red halo encased them and pulled their body and energy together. A single abhorrent monster began to form and its forming core was absorbing the bright energy of the Elevated Core. At that moment Seth felt hispass running, and he bolted back to Temra Canyon, while he sent his staff to touch the exp orb that was far away from him to store them. Hiding inside the cave he activated a skill he rarely used. stone heart stealth. A wave of heat washed toward him and Seth began to pray. He was full of himself, forgetting the dragon''sst warning! Suddenly, a pressure filled the whole canyon and Seth felt he was locked on. He almost fainted out of fear, death was certain if the fire dragon killed him with Dragon Breath. ~Foolish human, I''m the regtor of Abhorrent Monsters, do not delve into things you don''t know, or you will open the gates of hell by yourself~ The dragon spoke using his mouth before he flew up above leaving the terrified human in awe. As the dragon spoke, there was power in every syble he uttered. The very stones andnd vibrated and listened. Not only that, strange inscriptions began to form in the air and on thend, echoing what the dragon was saying. Adding to all that, Seth felt deeper meaning in what the dragon was saying. When he said ''Foolish human!'' He also understood, ''You are too childish, stop being stupid.'' And ''I warned you before!'' Andstly ''I stopped that Gawee Monster from following you until itpletes its transformation and now you are creating another one!'' Serh realised that time the dragon wasn''t aiming at him in the well. He was attacking to prevent the monster from finding him. And after Seth pretended to copse the monster felt it lost its master and then ran elsewhere till it finalized the transformation. The rest of the sentence all carry weight and power, knowledge and educates him that the number one enemy in Gawee is Abhorrent Monsters, Gawee Monsters, Gawee Beasts, Menos, Medos and deviated Genos. What terrified him was the sheer number he perceived the dragon said regarding Gawee Monsters. A whopping quadrillion in number if interpreted well. Gawee Beasts were in trillion and then one thing asserted was Menos are very dangerous. Seth''s spine crawled with a chill, the bad premonition he felt when he heard the escape route of Gawee was closed intensified. The magnitude of danger grew and his [High intelligence] churned as he reviewed what he already knew. The monster''s ferocious appetite will only be increased the more it evolved. That got him thinking about yers that were trapped in the red valley and their life force was drained and they died in a real sense gradually. Gawee Monsters and alike were said to have adverse effects when they kill or harm a yer. What if these monsters will trap a yer and feed continues on him till he can no longer exist? What if the game indicates that true death wasn''t actually true? But a long agonizing gradual death. Perhaps one will log out but forget that he was dying and then log in then face Gawee Monster feasting on him, inside their belly. Then log out and forgot and thene back. The circle will continue until they truly died. Seth trembled at that hypothesis. He nced at the wall and thend, a desire to escape it bubbling up in him. "There is no better meal than us, immortal that can revive repeatedly." Seth cursed. Chapter 236: Aura Awakening Training Sethter came out and floated out and dashed to Living Roots. Reaching there he threw the canvas into the grass to see if the Living Roots would expel it but it didn''t. That means no danger. He then proceeded inside. He slumped to the couch before he sensed hunger but before he stood for that, all aura flushed out of the room and a giant book came out. It opened to a page that wrote. [100 different pure aura to open Chapter Two] Seth has ess to 100 different aura and he immediately pulled them and touched the book. [25 Standard Dose and 75 below Standard Dose.] [epted] The book epted it and opened the second chapter. [Chapter 2: Capable Body] [A normal man or woman with perfect control. The function of their body will wake up one day and just flex their body to activate their aura with ease. Even if they have never known it existed] [Muscles] [This part of the body is the most important aspect for aura users. The more control one has over it, the more one can freely control their aura. However, it also carries certain risks. A person with a weak body but immense aura control will only damage their body more. The control of the aura means it bes flexible and also capable of interacting with external aura as such it can be contaminated fast which will lead to causing injury to the body.] [Training: There are different types of muscles and their position, intense specific training that targets the muscles is required regrly with the intention of rigidifying the aura in that specific location. 365 days of non-stop training will grant one to harden some parts of their body with their aura for protection or defence. The lowest hardening will grant one to crack normal igneous rock with ease and in rare cases, you can develop a special skill (Aura Rigidity)] [Healing: Being adapted to the training will grant one excellent control over increased healing, poison expulsion and also fatigue control. Even if one misses a day of training] [Aura users need to understand the more they knew their muscles, train and observe body structure the more they unlock more mysteries] [Heart] [The second most important to aura users. It pumped the blood that circtes the whole body. Two years of sessful uninterrupted training that involves the muscles and also listening to the heart beating will nurture the heart to have the ability to crush aura. That was all types of aura emitted by the body organs as they circte the body will be crushed and be one with its body, their aura bing stronger, immune to venom, poison, diseases, and heightened healing. In rare cases, one can develop(Aura Crushing Heart Skill) which is a passive and active crushing ability stronger than before. With this skill one can harden their veins due to the natural body aura and their skin bes hard to pierce. Their already hardening will be double or triple and the longer the skill the better one will continue to improve continuously as long as one continues to train non-stop. In the third year of aura training, one heart will begin to adapt and mutate or evolve in a way that its very muscles improve and be resilient, soft and immune against many attacks. At this stage, it can harden on its own whenever there was a direct attack on it or softened depending on the attack''s nature. One will have their heart as a non-vital organ because it will be stronger than most organs. In rare cases, it will evolve to the point it bes something called, (Ore Crushing Heart). It now can crush any good or bad elements as long as it''s in the blood to an essence that the body will absorb and elevate. Poisons, Venoms, Curses, External Auras, Other energies, and Food remnants will all be crushed into a useful essence for the body to absorb. It''s now another prominent digestive organ. At this stage one has had his first step to Aura Ascension to something unique and profound] ____ "Ore Crushing Machine is a good stage. But I have a Pure Heart Stone, which performs simr feats. But what if I reached this stage." Seth continued to read, or well allowed the knowledge to seep into him. ___ [Bones and Skeletal frame] [Bones are what give humans shape, protect against damage and produce blood among other things. The moment the heart begins to crush aura, then bones are the first to be nurtured. And when the nurturing reaches a certain stage, the blood the bone marrow produces will improve continuously. At (the Heart Crushing Aura Skill) stage, the bones are not just resilient but their aura will split out and create a coating around the skin like an invisible exoskeleton that reduces impact to the body. In rare cases, at the (Ore Crushing Heart) stage, one can manipte the coating, harvest it and then condense it to achieve an exoskeleton frame.] [Brain Matter] [The second that will be influenced by Aura Crushing was the Brain Matter, it''s not a matter of nurturing but a matter of increasing processing capacity. The more one trains, the more aware of their body and that awareness is branding mental energy to the body. Constantly the blood will carry mental energy around the body making one more attuned and connected to his body and one sensitivity will increase. At (the Heart Crushing Aura Skill) stage, the nurtured aura will serve as a superconductor that connects the whole body better than before and that will make the user actively remove the body limit that the brain put in ce and perform extraordinary feats, they can consciously improve their healing factor, and know if there were foreign elements in their body. In some cases, one will develop danger premonition, sixth sense and heightened senses. At (Ore Crushing Heart) stage, the user will certainly develop a Heightened sense, danger premonition, and sixth sense and if they already have those, they will improve tenfold. With the heart and the essence being produced the brain will continue to have connections to the point they can sense every part of the body with rity and that means Mental energy will fill the body and can control and influence almost every aspect of the physical body. With time, in time, as long as one continues to train, they will begin to see the spirit of their body. With those, possibilities opened depend on individuals. [Skin, Hair and Nail] [These organs are the external part of humans, they are also partially dead in their sense but responsive and active for the most part. The more the muscles developed the smoother and better they became and due to the gradual improvement, one will look young, and clean all the time. At (Ore Crushing Heart) the skin was coated with bone aura. That aura is different from the one inside, it will be active but not suitable for the body to take it back. This will lead to the skin being nurtured and bing more active than dead as it was no longer the external part directly. This enabled it to undergo some changes such as discolouration, thinning, and peeling off but, that was a process of evolution. The end result will be very sensitive, easy to harden, easy to heal, and resist foreign aura and other energies. And one can manipte the Bone Aura to a certain extent. In rare cases, one can harden the skin so hard using a bone aura and achieve an exoskeleton where new soft skin will develop.] [Other Organs] [The rest of the organs aren''t as important as mentioned when ites to aura training but they shall not be neglected. One should refrain from incurring danger to any of the organs that will stop their normal function, one needs a functioning body for the user to reach Ascension] _________ [Store 100 different Human Aura for the next chapter to unlock] _____ Seth became free to read through again in understanding. The idea that aura makes one stronger is true even in this game but one needs to train for that. Training that has conditions of starting training with no stop till they reach a stage. For maximum effect was to train for four years non-stop. That will be hard to achieve because many things will interrupt a person. "I have overwhelming Mental Energy flowing in my body and that is the sole reason I''m super weak. Perhaps it wasn''t about connecting the body and the brain more but rather making the body conditioned for mental energy." Seth concluded. "I have Pure Stone Heart," That was the two strong illusory boulders encasing his soft heart. They opened and mmed which produced the ''Gam'' sound and then the boulders rotated which sounded ''Guru'' then they split and repeated that producing his iconic heartbeat Guru Gam, Guru Gam. Seth listened to it and not once but many times did he perceive it as if the stone heart was grinding something. As if grains were grinding under the stones. However, as if his heart was too weak to grind whatever it was. "I''m sure if I train effectively I will improve more than now. Hey, Grade 4 Human has Aura as their developed Attribute" Seth remembered. He immediately shifted to Grade 4 and consciousness turned off the other Grade Attributes and focused on Aura. Pop! Aura exploded from his body and Seth felt himself flooded with his pale energy. "Aura Control, Aura Maniption!" Seth shouted to take control of himself but even with that adding to Grade 4 potential advantage which was 400%, he was only able to perceive it not control it. He pushed his Grade Advantage to 5 and count down to 1 minute began but even with that, he only stabilized. "Damn! I''m gonna die!" He quickly returned to normal after he became Grade 5 and not focusing on Grade 4 Aura Attribute. Seth floated there in his pale liquid aura. He raised his hand and was about to take control of it when Aura Tome sucked it all like a sinkhole. [Aura Skill Review] The book seems happy for the meal and it decides to review his skills again. ****** Seth crawled out with wobbly legs, his eyes were bloodshed, and even the veins on his head were pulsing. He pushed his grade down to zero to escape the torture but it only lessened with no [High Intelligence] Grade 5 attribute. He returned to normal and looked at the sun above. It has been three days since he trapped himself in the house, leaving only 1 hour of rest and food, then checked the baby. What he did the rest of the hours was copy the first painting. Using two hands, with avable papers and ink, he utilized V Aspects to the best of his capabilities, his Mansion 100% bonus helped with a 500% Grade advantage and also Hourss Seed that he employed that can influence the flow of things. Seth achieved the impossible by finishing 3 more First Painting Quests in just three days. But now his mind was so clouded in the painting that he was failing to have coherent thoughts. Seth ran and wore his attire before he bolted out. The truth was he was not the one that stopped copying but rather the papers sent his way stoppeding and that was what gave him a respite to stop his mad obsession. It was like he was drugged. Seth wandered the driednd destroying the pitiful Abhorrent monsters that came his way. It was after he spent a full 12 hours that he came back to his senses. "Damn it! It''s like I''m on the cusp of gaining a secret that kept slipping if my hand and I kept pushing forward to seek it, "Seth surmised before he walked back home. He threw the cleansed exp orbs where the oval moons were and they split and made Oval Moon X +5. Due to the terrible danger he foresaw he decides to make a charm that will allow them to escape. This was him being generous as a noble. He knew it was not about one person escaping but everyone at full power to seed. Seth then sat at his workshop table and looked at his various Aura Items. That one hour was also used to improve his aura understanding which he does due to Aura Tome Skill Review. The only thing that can contain Aura is pure clean water, even without control one can trap aura inside without seeping away and also protect it from the external aura. In a way, fishes were the least animals to be contaminated by external aura. "I need to speak with Raindrop. They seem interested in Temra Scales!" Seth said before he called his Womb and projected himself inside to talk with the fire dragon. "Hello, Amazing Dragon Temra," Seth said with a smile as he watched the dragon in a coiled position ignoring him. Not for long as she looked up and said, ~Seth the human with Dragon Womb~ "That''s me. It was now that I realized the secrets of this womb. It instills in me a desire not to turn you into newborns but it also nurtures you by the day. You are now far stronger than before!" ~While you stole our aura every 2 hours for no reason~ "I believe I''m helping you. By making the womb take the aura, you will be exhausted but also when you recover you develop more. I''m an aura master. I know how that works. Just like training muscles, the more you tire them the better they be!" Seth exined. He appeared seated on nothing with one leg on another. ~We didn''t ask to be here, human, one day we will feed on you~ "That is a possibility and the untold truth was that I was very delicious." Seth teased. ~What brought you here, I like to go back to sleep~ "I want you to nurture me a scale" ~What happened to making the womb to snatched some without my consent ~ "Ah, those aremon. I know you don''t need them. In fact, I did check them, they aren''t that good" ~All dragon items are good~ She retorted, and Seth had to agree. "I realized I can''t invoke your Aspecto properly. I like to use them like I use Drumming Scale" ~And if I refused?~ "We are friends, so I can only grumble all day long and then just ignore it!" Seth said but the truth was he canmand the womb to make the dragon nurture it for him but his [High Intelligence] told him they will have a deficiency. The dragon ignored him before she went back to sleep. It''s an agreement. In fact, her scales became loose and new ones started to develop. The moment he exited he pulled them all. Stay connected with m-v l|e''-NovelBin She shaved them all, 1201 scales, each glowing with the power to explode a house. Among them were 10 that developed to almost the level he wanted them. They were the ones that developed into a diamond structure on top and a fire inside. Seth controlled them and stored them safely before he made boxes and set a small trial. That was his bet for the Raindrop Team. Seth then went to the womb again and met with Vera this time. She red at him but he said, "Your Aspecto is very great and has outstanding potential. It''s just that I can''t seem to grasp something elusive about it. ~You will forever be lost and never grasped it~ "That is a bad wish for your friend. Come on Vera, we are together. Anyway, I''m here to praise you and I did " Seth pulled out and then went to meet with V. "eleration and Momentum. The more I build momentum the more I elerate. My body can''t handle the movements even though I was encased into some sort of bubble." Seth said but the dragon just stared at him. "Are you not going to say anything?" Seth asked. She was silent. But then he just began exining to her what he has been doing with her Aspecto. "What I''m fascinated by is that I see all the possible trajectories I need to take, and while performing the task it was just like tracing everything easy. Like I''m asked to draw a circle but the circle was already there and I''m just tracing it! It''s amazing. Your ability, if left to develop, you will be one of the strongest dragons!" Seth said with genuine awe. "In my opinion, you should have more advantage in battle than you have shown but then I realized that you are like me, you have a Weak body and your attacks are weaker than the others. However, you have something that you should be using as advanced and that is momentum. Imagine running very fast and then passing by your enemy with a stretched sharp w, they won''t know what killed them" ~Dragon Pressure~ "Ah, I understand now." Seth nodded, V was weak because she has a weak body, weak attack power and weak pressure. Even if she ambushes an enemy they can just st her with their pressure. "I don''t suppose you will use external Weapons?" Seth asked and the dragon shook her eyes. ~That disrespectful~ "But you can turn your speed into projectiles" The dragon shook her head in annoyance. "Okay, I would like to ask if you could nurture scales please to the best of your ability. I can pay. And I can activate your aura." ~that insulting to me~ "Okay, I know a training pattern that can make you develop aura on your own. And I have a lot of Moon Crystal'''' The dragon did what Temra did and Seth came out with a smile. He pulled her scale all and thenmanded the womb to truly nurture them. Chapter 237: Too Many Things To Do "I can''t have dragon bloodline but I will have their ability. Each one of them is unique and useful with great potential!" Sethmented. But he frowned because he had one major problem and that his body was weak, he even had that as a body trait. That also means he can''t train the aura as he should. "I should train both in the real world and here for maximum effect. But my body can''t handle the strain, what should I do?" Seth calmed down and said, "Grade 5 High Intelligence '''' Seth then suppressed the other attribute. His brain heats up for a second before he exits that state. "Damn, I have to force the pairings off my head to focus on the real task!" He found he can rely on massaging his body to train his body in the real world but then he will have to find aplete technique that will touch on all the muscles and practice them in the game. Checking the time, it was only two seconds. "It felt like an hour, " Sethmented, "I need also to level up these script devices. Analog informed me when someone was using time-rted powers on me. Compass showed me when danger wasing and Marker marked my territories." Sethmented. "Fuck. THERE ARE TOO MANY THINGS TO DO, HOW THE HELL CAN I KEEP EVERYTHING IN ORDER!" Seth shouted in frustration. He then calmed down and looked down at the Analog. "I can set an rm and timer right?" [Iron Analog] ~Category: Script Device ~Owner: Seth Enoch ~Use: Time [Description: A growth-type device that shows time] _ "It only shows time. It may set time," Seth then focused on it and then decided to set an alert time. [Iron Analog] ~Category: Script Device ~Owner: Seth Enoch ~Use: Time [Description: A growth-type device that shows time] [Time Notifications] 1~10 Minutes in every 1 hour of concentrated activities _ Seth stared at it before he then began toplete the Aura Construct he was working with. He now has a container filled with water and his aura is constructed inside in a way that produces Green Aura Essence outside. It is a beautiful makeshift that supported his construct. After that, he then gathered all his avable Green Aura essence and threw them in a ce filled with Oval Moon. They merged and became something new known as Green Oval Moon. He then took each one and began to fuse it with another Oval Moon X. They rejected each other but after some press and intention, they merged into something. It takes 5 to 6 minutes to merge and consumes 2 to 3 exertion points that produce Grade level items known as Oval Greenmoon. "The more I work with moon crystal the more I see that its potential was just beyond myprehension. I need to learn more so that I don''t squander it!" Seth moved to another item he was trying to make. He was engrossed when suddenly his mind snapped back to reality. He then pulled out the Analog and checked the time. [Time Notification] It was his rm. He leaned back with a smile before he sighed, he might have concentrated on the aura items but the truth was he was still distracted by the time. [Analog: Level 0>1?] "Hmm. Time alert is the way to level it up¡­ I need to go outside to refresh my mind!" Seth prepared and then brought a lot of fruits and made juice for the baby that always stared at him silently. "I''m going to be back!" Seth said to the baby before he left. Making sure the kid was in a room. He visited Temra Canyon, he sculpted a bit more in the cave he made. Then left for Silent Vail Vige. But he spent hours looking for the entrance. He was lost even after he used the 10 drumming scale trying to find his way but he didn''t. "Damn it." Seth cursed frustrated but also impressed too. He then brought out a folded canvas and activated his Aura Sight. Immediately a path appeared and he walked through it. "Wee back!" A middle-aged man said but refused to meet Seth eye to eye. "Ha. You did good there!" Seth said as he threw him an Oval Greenmoon. "They are improving faster. That is a good thing!" Seth mumbled. He knows the danger they will face if Gawee is unlocked, so they need all the help they need. ''No wonder Iris Redop wanted to escape at all cost!'' Seth pulled his Grade 5 aura in and appeared normal, he surveyed the market, but most didn''t recognise him. Some didn''t know him because they were new, among them was a small caravan. Seth checked and found different types of guns and one person came to his mind, Gunpowder. Dream Fortune bodyguard. Seth then reached his tent, where he served as an arbiter. Inside there was no one, he sat and activated Sky View with Aura Sight. The sanctuary was functioning very well. In fact, the whole ce has a collected serene aura that epasses everyone. Ding! Ding! Seth pushed them away to observe more, primarily he had seen everything before but something became more pronounced. Chief Stonely Bluestone radiated an aura and epassed the vige more. He surmised that was due to the Statue but shook his head as he thought maybe she was truly hiding her strength. He never believed that she was weak, she might have an agender or reason she was hiding. True to his assumption he saw her aura was being pulled beneath thergest stone in the vige. Beneath it, Seth can see faint statues of humans made of stone. ''She is a battery!'' Seth surmised. He looked at other ces before he turned off the sight and focused on the notifications. [Congrattions, you have gleaned a collective sanctuary Aura.] [Aura Sight (A)] It was (A-) before. Seth''s improved vision now made him discern many things. ''Sure tonight I have to be in Grade one to level up all these things, if not, I might be stuck due to Grade Advantage.'' He then pulled the next notification. [Congrattions] [With opportunity you took control of the vige, resolved a conflict, appointed and removed people in power, and set rules that stayed intact even after you were gone for three days.] [You are awarded nobility Points where due and Lord Title unlock] "Okay," Seth wasn''t particrly happy with Lord Title due to what he knew about rules and ego. [ss Status] ~ss: Noble ~ss Titles: Lord, Chief ~Name: Lord Seth Enoch ~Race: Grade 5 Human ~Territories: Roots Vige ~Sub-territory: Temra Canyon, V Cave. ~Benefactor territory: Silent Veil.? [Noble ss Attributes] (1)~Charisma [100%]. (2)~Trustworthy. (3)~Intelligent. (4)~Confidence. (5)~Bravery. (6)~Pride. (7)~Ego. (8)~Ruthlessness. [Noble ss Talents] (1)~Chieftaincy. (2)~Communication. (5)~Observation. (6)~Savant. (7)~Crafting. (8)~Identification. (9)~ss Transition Support. [Noble ss Skills] (1)~Sky View. (2)~Word Of Value. (3)~Mighty Speech. (4)~Intimidation. (5)~Gifting. [Noble ss Mandates] ~Be a just and trustworthy leader. (+1) ~Cultivate a positive image among your people. (+1) ~Cultivate a conducive environment for the development of your people. (+1) ~Respect, help and guide allmon people. ~Refrain from harming allmoners. (+1) ~Leave your mark anywhere you visit. (+2) ~With opportunity, take the lead of the people anywhere you find yourself. (+2) ~NOBILITY POINTS: 8 ______ "EIGHT? After all that shit!" Seth cursed as he bolted up. "What kind of shitty ss is this?" Seth cursed. "What seems to be the problem here?" A soft voice came from outside the tent before a beautifuldy, wearing a long gown with pale skin came in with another boy helping her work. "Ah, I was just upset. Hey, what happened to you?" Seth asked. "Can''t you rest?" She asked with a questioning gaze. He immediately understood, he onlysted an hour after every 24 hours for days but the rest he was copying. With what happened when he made a Grade level book and his intense paper use she became super weak. "So you came to find what stopped the papersing!" She asked. "Nah, I came to thank you. I too was trying to stop but this feeling of needing to reach a good milestone got me going. Now I''m so damn tired, my brain is 90% tired.!" "Why not sleep or log out?" Zero said. "Yes, I forgot. However, sleep will make me dream sketches. Looks like I forgot to log out." Seth quickly called the states and asked to log out. Ding! [Your brain to deranged to Log out] Seth stared in confusion. "You can''t log out?" Rena said, "I too can''t. It said I have to get rtively well too!" She was already seated and more tired, Seth gave her a soothing guard to drink Soothing Water which invigorated her. ''Our cabin is an evolution guide. So whatever happened to us now was just super analysis for the cabin to find a way to improve us. So, we can''t log out during that process!'' Seth then shook his head before he red at his 8 nobility points and then at the one mandate that he didn''t get a thing. He pulled out the Base Virgin Book and was about to write. "I''m right here. You are senseless!" Rena red at him. "Haha," Sethughed, "calm down, nothing big, just some guidance I''m going to write. Verymon. Nothing hard!" She still didn''t believe it until when he started and she didn''t feel a thing. Seth wrote with great illustrations step by step how to sculpt but his ink was used off, he can''t use Aura or Red liquid also. So, he sent Zero to gather more ink from the market before he filled the whole 1000 pages. "Damn, you are past. Even with the dy, you only spent 3 and a half minutes" Rena said. ''I wasn''t even trying to be fast. It looks like using V Aspecto has asting effect if used a lot.'' "I''m a scribe, you know!" Seth said before he pulled the Lord title. [Lord Title] [This title is Permanently etched on the Owner''s name. They can''t swap it or remove it, and on top of this title can other titles such as Chief attached. Only a Lord can be a chief.] [Elements of Lord Title] ~Lord as a Name ~Lord as a Position (+1) ~Lord as a Leader (+1) ~Lord as a Responsibility (+1) ~Lord as a Manner ~Lord as an Owner (+3) LORD POINTS: 6 _____ There were no deep exnations of anything, just a list. Seth stared at it but he could understand what it was and what it entailed. The name was just the title Lord that came before the given name as in "Lord Seth!" This came just for being in a house of nobility like the child of a Baron or any leader. In Seth''s case now, no one referred to him as Lord with the intention to ept him as one due to respect. Well, maybe if his vigers woke up. ''I don''t want anyone to know my ss for now. It will destroy the mystery behind me.'' The rest of the elements all represent what their name entailed, but also more. Seth was in the position of Overseer of Silent Veil, which gave him (+1). He also took the Leadership of the vige to settle the dispute before he came as overseer and let them rule themselves. That gave him (+1). Seth as a noble has a responsibility to be just and improve the living standard of people. This is what drove him to take action. That gave him (+1) Seth owned 3nds, and given to him by Abuhe which he transformed into a vige, Temra Canyon and V Cave all added to (+3) by the owner. ''Maybe something will happen if all the other Elements have points. Hmm, Manner and Names are the only nks now. Should I act with haughtiness or what? Let''s focus on responsibility, it seems that will give problems'' ''We need to escape thisnd and as a Lord and First yer Noble, I need to aid in that substantially. There is also my vige, I need to set things for them by the time they wake up they have a guide from me. And also Hourss team, I still feel like an outcast but I need to have an impact on the team. Nobility drives value from serving people!'' Seth concluded. He brought out Oval Greenmoon with a thought before he stored it away. ''First, let''s learn what water is!'' Speaking of water, Sapna entered the tent, she and Sue. "Hello there, water Princess!" Seth blurted out which took them by surprise, they knew immediately this guy needed something. "I prepared a non-aggressive trial for you guys. Are you interested!" "Hmm. What do you want?" Sue asked suspiciously. "Yes, we are interested. What does it entail?" Sapna shut the little girl off and asked? "Well, as you see..." Seth said when brought out boxes coated in red, they seemed unassuming and verymon. "Is Lady Rain avable, we need her!" "She is leaving but we can inform her!" Sapna then before she dragged Sue out. "You know we too need the scales!" Rena said. "Yeah, I''m preparing something!" Seth said with a smile. It didn''t take long for Lady Rain in her usual veil, "Mr Seth, greetings!" She said softly. "Greetingsdy Rain!" Seth stood to greet her before he pointed at the 7 boxes and exined. "I came across a blockade as well as an important junction in my activities and learning and I realized Water is more than just a sustainable resource. Now I need to learn what water is!" "So I made this thing and decided to make it a trial. The content of the trial is to teach me about water, the more valuable the knowledge the better the box you will get." "The least number of scales here is 50! Do you agree to the trial!" Seth looked at the three Raindrop teams, Lady Rain stared at him for a moment before she looked down at the boxes. "Agreed," she said [Grade level trial established] A halo of red power pulsed from the seven boxes and sealed the tent. The temperature rose and the boxes floated up. "Okay, this is new!" Sethmented. ''Perhaps this was to do that quest regarding trials'' Seth brought a book and a pen ready to listen to a lecture as he started at the Raindrops. "Do you have an affinity with water?" Lady Rain asked calmly. "Affinity as in ¡­ nope, I don''t!" Seth said. "The sacred rain didn''t touch you?" She asked. "Well, I even caught a cold but no affinity!" Seth said, ''Do yers have an affinity?'' He thought silently. "How about talent in water?" She asked again. "Nope. Nothing like that!" She came close and leaned very close to his face which made Seth lean back. "You have no elemental talent or affinity!" She concluded before she stood and went to stand with her people. "Ha, the enigmatic Seth is Elementaless. You can only be a beggar, " Sue said, pleased with augh. That was a new concept to Seth and he decided to check it on the inte, there might be some information up there. Sigh! Lady Rain sighed, "Here, you can have this. But you need to find a way for the water inside to keep moving around, the more it does the more you can be partially enlightened. I don''t guarantee you develop water affinity but you will have important knowledge. And If you have a saved Sacred Rain, drop it in and it will move for 30 days!" She handed him a ss orb item and handed it to him, her action made the 4th box move halfway to her. Seth stared at the item and the box with a genuine frown. Nheless, Seth took the device to see its information. [Circler Orb] ~Type: Detection Tool ~Use: Circlic Water, Sacred Water Detector ______ "Mydy.." Sue seemed surprised but was shut off by Sapna. Inside the orb was connected twisting canals with a bit of water. "So?" Seth asked "The more the water runs around the more you understand something about it. Also if there is a body of water close by it will help better. If you are in a dried ce you may be led to a source of water close by." Lady Rain exined but Seth was not convinced as he eyes the box that went close to them. "Ahem. So.." Seth didn''t know what to say, the box was the best one arranged but he got something he wasn''t expecting. He raised his hand to touch the box, thinking of changing the trial but the box glowed about to explode. He moved away and sighed. "Okay!" He said. Ding [Congrattion] [Grade 1 Trial Sessful] He packed the other boxes and watched them take their price. The thing was he was not satisfied, so also the group were grumbling about why their Leader gave him the device because it was rare and very useful. When thedies reached their tent, they opened the box and they were bbergasted. There were five diamond scales with a dot of red inside them and hundred normal scales. The diamond scale was exactly what they had been looking for. Seth on the other hand yed with the orb before he stored it. His attention was now on what he can do to aid in escaping Gawee. As a noble, he has a duty Chapter 238: Smuggling Seth Out of the House "Tsk. Stupid ss!" Seth cursed. He calmed down and then asked Zero to summon the council members to the Market centre where a discussion that concerned everyone will be held. He went there and waited for them. One person after another came in until the round table was filled. Instead of 8, he saw ten people. He didn''t mind as he stood his Noble demeanour took over condescendingly but polite and authoritative. "Good day to all of you. I''m sorry to disturb you," Seth bowed a bit before he strengthened his back and continued. "When I left herest time I came to a terrifying realization. I may assume some of you know it but I decided to share my own founding, and this is a fact, not a spection. We all know about the dangering toward us but do we know what kind, or can we escape it or hide from it? Some of us might entertain the idea of having a chance. Let''s say this, there is no chance. The main dangeres from Gawee Monsters and Gawee Beasts!" Seth said. "We know that. Tell us something new!" The Afro Captain said irritatingly. "There are over hundreds trillion Gawee Monsters in Gawee and an unknown billion of Gawee Beast!" Seth said he truly reduced the number to make it reasonable, most of the people frowned but some controlled their expression as if they didn''t care about the number. Seth then dropped another bombshell that made all of them sprang up in horror. "A healthy Gawee Monster that is not distracted can track us, the yers, for one thousand kilometres." That''s when Afro frowned and he red at Seth. "There is no ce, no skill, no power, not even an ancient dragon that can conceal us from them. Trillions of them will be poured toward us with madness and urge to devour us!" Seth concluded. "That is a lie!" Vice Captain Navy blurted in anger, "And if you think you are going to use that to form another group for evacuation we already have relevant people that are doing it!" It was after he finished that he realized that he was outspoken and some were looking at him. Seth''s ego did get hurt and lost exp orb for tolerating being called a liar but his face didn''t change. "As leaders, we all shall know the peril we are in. We are humans and death here is true. We must unite and have amon goal because we never know when one of us may have something we need during our escape. That means we need all hands on board and also we must contribute something that can facilitate the goal." Seth became silent as he eyed them, their annoyed expression lessened a lot and one woman in military uniform was staring at him intently before she said. "Dream Fortune was interested in you, she said you have something unique and beneficial." "I met her once, she is quite a mystery!" Seth said with a slight smile. "My name is Eda Eden and I''m an official member of GEST. Nice to meet you!" GEST means Gawee Escape Special Team. Seth nodded and she added, "My job was to know the extent of the danger we may face in case we didn''t find a way out and to also find a possible solution to it. Sadly everywhere I went, what my eyes and ears decipher was more terrifying than the other." Eda Eden said with a sigh. "But I need to know the source, who told you or how you found out this information." She added. "Something powerful from the sky. Some of us have seen it." Seth said vaguely. Captain Brown, and Sue that represent the Raindrop team due to the absence of Lady Rain and Zambia frowned. "How the hell did you speak with it? Last time we all ran!" Sue blurted out with cold sweat. What Seth wanted to happen was to appear more mysterious and capable of interacting with powerful dragons. But he too, his face umted sweat, just by remembering his interaction with the, the trauma was real. He smiled ruefully, "Ahem, well, I ran too, just that¡­. That is not important. This is important to those that are willing!" He diverted the conversation as he held a green oval object. "This is an unfinished product, I required some things toplete it. But only for those that are interested." Seth handed it to Zambia. [Oval Greenmoon] ~Type: Greenmoon Essence ~Owner: Nil ~Use: Rejuvenation, Healing, Clear Mind, Clear Lungs. Locked. ~Duration: 30 days. [Note: Under the Moon, there is no time cap. This item is unfinished, its value should be Grade level.] Rejuvenation keeps the body active and free from fatigue while performing something. Healing increased the healing of wounds and recovery, any kind of wound. A clear mind prevents mental fatigue, increases the thinking process and also makes oneprehend things faster. Clear Lungs make the lungs digest and absorb oxygen even when it is very low. Locked is unknown. Zambia took a deep breath before he looked at Seth and asked, "What is Locked?" "A tailored made benefit for the owner. I don''t know what it is but certainly what one needs the most to bnce out or improve weakness or strength." Seth exined. Zambia passed it to the others to see. In Zambia, it wasn''t evident but when others held there was a tangible change in their body. When Sue held it, like a rubber her body grew in size to a normal woman and that surprised even Seth. They assumed she was a kid but that might not be the case. "To make it custom-made, you need to give me a portion of something from you. A hair, a nail or something simr. The item will be a personal Arm that can''t be used by others but you. That will be my aid to GEST specifically and other leaders ready to aid them!" Seth concluded. "How did you make this?" Another new man appeared, "My name is Ares Sand, I would like to buy the crafting methods from you." "It''s made with Tree Nature''s Aura, Moon Essence and Orb X using my innate attributes!" Seth blurted out. "Moon Essence as in Crystals?" Captain Brown asked and Seth nodded. "Hmm. I still don''t understand your im about Gawee Monster tracking us. And the exaggerated amount you imed. You said even Ancient dragons won''t protect us, do you know what you are saying!" Randall Skulls asked still confused. He was one of the original leaders that Seth put in ce. "By their name, they are called Gawee Monsters and Beasts, which means the very continent supports their development and they have an innate connection with it." Sue began to exin, "We experience something simr where a specific Gawee Beast hunted us when it needed just a drop of water to evolve. It didn''t stop until It got it, thankfully its evolution was a failure." Sue stayed big even after she gave the next person the Oval Greenmoon exined. "During that time we have teleported a lot crossing vast distances but it still catches us. Another thing, ask any knowledgeable Denizen they will tell you that if Gaeee Monster needs something for evolution, it will find it no matter where it is." Sue added. "That was the first thing I learned from my vige!" Captain Brown said. Most of them knew that fact and that''s why they didn''t question. "As for the ancient dragon, which one will care about you? I have this inkling they were up to suppress thend!" Boris December said he too was one of the leaders Seth put in ce. ''They all seem talkative because I was willing to give them something.'' "You should join GEST. We will need your expertise!" Eda Eden said as she pulled out something like an old phone and dial some numbers. "Sorry, but I''m busy with other experiments. I won''t have time." "It will be alright!" She said but she saw something on the phone before she put it down. "It''s not easy to make items and replicate them many times. Using other means I was able to grace Gawee Pulsing Life, and get the nt Essence and some other things, so being in GEST will just limit my aid." "Gawee Pulsing Life, where is that?" Captain Brown asked. Everyone was interested. "Living Roots Forest!" Seth uttered, there was a shiver that ran down their spine. Some even looked on in horror as they eyed him in wonder. "You¡­ Have you been to the Nightmare?" Sue stammered. Seth sighed as he rub his head speechless before he said, "That''s what most called it, but it is the only true heaven on thisnd. And if there was any ce one can survive is there. Anyway, is anyone interested in the finished product?" "How did you find the ce? And do you n on going there again? When? We like to document the ce." Eda Eden said. Sand quickly said, "We can''t cross a thousand kilometres now. Until I recover well." The two are together but Seth began thinking as he rubs his chin. What is the actual distance from here to there? "We are interested, which one was better blood, hair or nails?!" Sue asked, now she sees Seth in a new light. "Anyone!" Seth added, "I will be waiting in our tent!" Seth then walked out without wasting time. He pulled a paper from his sleeve as he read again and again. Until he met the person he was looking for. The moment Ash saw him, he vanished into the dark Ash. "Son of a bi¡­'''' Seth calmed down, as a Noble, he should not use low-level insults. That''s what his ego told him. "What with the two of you!" Rena asked but Seth shook his head before he sat and began nning his next move and concluded he should leave Ash for now. It turned out that whenever Seth intended to speak to him about Dark Wave, just the two of them something will distract Seth. And now Ashe knew he wasn''t distracted and was focused on the thing in mind so he escaped. ***** Seth returned back to Living Root full of questions but the moment he let his Grade 5 take over his [High Intelligence] he got the answer. The confusion was he walked just a few kilometres back but others im thousands but now he grasped that Living Forest has a ward around it that made the journey look long for non-residents, and also scary. It was very easy for it to do that because even Silent Veil can fool people''s senses let alone a living entity like that. He ignored that and checked the baby that still looked at Seth strangely but consumed everything given to him. Seth also washed and clothes him, thankfully he doesn''t poop or pee. Seth also made him some toys and allowed the baby to y around where he was even if other beasts were present. He then brought the Orb Lady Rain gave him, and dropped the rain that he was storing. The little water inside began to circte fast and he then called [Influence Flowing] from Hourss Seed. He felt the movement of the water and then influenced it and held on to it. This way the thing will keep circting without stopping even after 30 days if he keeps the Influence on. More than that he will feel the water moving. Having done that he turned to the project at hand. He looked at the blood and nails he collected from the people. They all agree to give it for Oval Greenmoon perfection. He decided to make one for his teammate to experiment more because he collected a lot of blood from them. As for others, it''s a small portion. With ease, Seth removed the impurities and made Aura Goblet from Zero''s blood. Under the moon, he held the aura of blood and Oval Greenmoon with the intention of the aura to seeped into the Oval Greenmoon. [Grade-level item crafting in progresses] [12%] This showed up and Seth smiled but the moment it reached 20% the thing became hot and tried to explode before Seth could control anything¡­ Booom. Seth stood there as the house shook and the floor cracked. He was protected from the explosion too. [Temra Curse] Seth frowned before he called the Womb and connected with Temra. "I will dly die to keep you at bay" Before he said a thing Temra spoke to him as she red at him. "You think our curse is a joke, we do not curse lightly and it can''t be removed easily, even if you kill us" she added. "What can I do to make you remove the curse?" "I fear you will use us to make items, and that is insulting to us. So no, change to another job!" Seth frowned, actually, that was his intention. He making dragon-rted items and sells them. He exited and looked at the items he was making. "I always wonder what is the difference between Grade Ranking and F to A Ranking. But I concluded that Grade Ranking is higher than F to A in a way. But now how can I create F to A items" Seth sat and called [High Intelligence], in no time his mind heats up and a secondter he stopped concentrating with a bit of a smile. High Intelligence was not a skill but an attribute of Grade 5 but it can be facilitated and improved whenever he focuses. "Grade is still a massive mystery to me but F to A ranking is simple. It mostly rtes to learning and mastery of something. Like my talent and skills, they improved drastically when the C+ move to B-. It can be seen as gradual nurturing that raises the user. But I have never seen an item with F2A ranking apart from Replica Canvas. Hmm. Perhaps, I didn''t meet it yet right!" Seth looked at the moon before he thought more, then he took the Exp +5 orb and put it with the Oval Greenmoon. And then stood under the moon with the intention for them to merge. They did merge but nothing changed from its appearance or ability. "Oval Greenmoon is still moon crystal, it can be merged with anything even if it will not incur anything," Sethmented. Seth rubbed his head in slight frustration, "how can I make it to the F2A ranking? It''s about learning and gradual nurturing. What can I add to the equation!" Continue reading at m|v-l''e -NovelBin Seth slumped on the chair and closed his eyes. After some thought, he decided to log out. "Log out" ***** Seth walked out and found the room locked, even the new caretaker just slid him food to eat. This was a result of what he didst time. Seth smiled and found a bed to sleep in after filling his stomach. He was woken up by noises when his family returned from work, that was when he was allowed to leave the room. He converses with people andughs. A small family party before Sarah called him and his father. They introduce a cabin that wasn''t for games. "This is a new edition that aids people with your conditions, especially those that have produced THE. It helps to detoxify the body in case there was any!" Adam exined. "You will have to be sleeping here," Sarah said with a sad face. "Like a vampire?" Seth said loudly, "I''m fine, no need for this. Besides, I''m feeling stronger and better." "Call down, this is for your own good. There is no harm in it. It is just 6 to 12 hours after the game. Later you can do whatever you want" Sarah reassured him. After some time he agreed. But he refused to enter till midnight. While inside, it lit up and his name appeared. [Seth Enoch] [Where will you like to go] [Destination established] Seth frowned before he was sucked back and slid from one tunnel to another until he appeared In a bed. "Took you long enough." Anna''s voice echoed in his head. He stood and found her smiling in the underground clean sewer room. "What happened?" "Check the car upgrade if it''s enough." ["It''s not enough!] Sapphire said. "Haha. You trick Dad and Mom and me. " "How the hell am I gonna get your ass out of the house for the mission. That woman will not allow it. She loved you so dearly to let that happen!" Seth sighed as he remembered his mother. Her eyes on him were always in worry as if the next second he would die. "And Dad was on board with this!" Anna added "He must be. Mom is on the verge of copse with all the things happening. He has to be decisive." A hoarse voice from a hooded man far away said. "Bro, you are here!" Seth said dly as he walked to him but the man just vanished in smoke. "See youter. Don''t die on us!" The man said before his presence vanishedpletely "He is contaminated!" Anna said with sadness in her voice. Hearing that Seth felt a knot in his throat, he knew exactly what that meant. The world might be technologically advanced but some machines are as big as cities that need constant maintenance inside them or at the bottom of them. These ces reek of strange radiation that kills people or destroys their cells and they die gradually. Those were the lucky ones but the unlucky ones were the ones called Contaminants or the upper echelon called Mutatants. Their fundamental DNA has changed but they still live. Their very nature was concealed by the authorities but one thing was thating close to them will cause a healthy body to have cancer or some adverse conditions. A single contaminant can cause an epidemic on a city scale environment. "He came up with the n, they use that strategy to escape confinement for a moment. He also going to use himself to force the government not to enlist you in their program!" "He is going to jail!" Seth understands the underlying n. "Hmm" His brother will threaten the authority as they have threatened him to keep working for his family''s well-being. "To force them, he will nt some of his blood in some key areas until an agreement is signed and then let himself be captured." "He should not do that, there will be a way," Seth said. "He has already done that. His being out here already was dangerous. He will now sneak to the ss A section and make more bluffs. He is not the only one, his friends are using the same tactics. That is the only aid they can give to their loved ones!" Anna exined. Seth was silent for a moment before she hit his head, "Stop daydreaming. You have 10 hours to return. I know Mom will be there waiting for you to walk out of the cabin!" "Okay!" As he entered the car Seth felt she was a bit up, he checked the tires, they are bigger and there are some gadgets on them. "This is good!" ["Nothing good about them!"] Sapphire disagreed. "This truck is mean!" Anna snickered before she walked away and Sapphire screeched her tires and sped up inside the sewer tunnel. "You know the underground sewer well?" Chapter 239: Coinavator District [Your brother is a genius, he knows the whole state like the back of his hand. He also gave me a good upgrade. If I''m human I will marry him!] "Hey, I thought you loved me?" Seth said with jealousy. [Hey, you are just a brat and I''m a woman car!] "Hmm. I''m not talking to you again!" "Fine by me!" "Nah, I think he corrupted your data!" Seth grumbled [Hehe, do you like the change!] "Well, you behave like a human with emotion, that means you areplicated!" [That''s right I''mplicated. But yourst change startled me too!] ''Hmm. This car was taken revenge for my sudden change. Hehe.'' [True, I do like your brother!] She added. "Okay, I will tell him that!" [Noooo. Ady shouldn''t make the first move!] "Haha. You are a Lady Car, that doesn''t apply to you." The car and the boy kept chatting andughing as they drove to their destination¡ªa ce where Seth will call home for a very long time. They came out of the sewer and headed to Dama City. When they were closed the citywork turned off. [As the world is changing, Seth, I advise you to prepare for everything. And I mean everything. Get as many G-tech as you can that may seem useful and those that won''t. Don''t hold back. From the items that friend showed me I saw things I want but fear you won''t want them but now after what your brother told me, I think you should hoard them like crazy] "Make a list. Don''t hold back!" Seth said as they came deep into Drama City. It has high skyscrapers that are very old and some were crumbling. The road was filled with broken cars but the asphalt was strong and fine. They drove inside, soon they reached the centre where there was a gaping hole that seemed to go down without end. The car encircled it and Seth noticed therge coin, sitting on the other seat, was glowing, it was what Raaz gave him. Soon, Sapphire reached arge skyscraper with a semi-crumbling ceiling and she parked. [This is the ce] Where the car was parked, a hidden floor gate cracked and was about to sink the car underground when Seth asked to stop. [Not now] She knew Seth wanted to go out and touched the air. He felt the ce was not right so he wanted to know what made it that way. [You might glow and exposes your Identity] Seth nodded and then began to change clothes. An expensive ck suit with a red tie and ck shoes with red lining at the cast. Then a red mask his brother gave him. [Hello] Seth read through the mask. [Your brother is smart. This mask is G-tech, it blocks vital signs and suppresses their body radiation. Sadly too expensive to recharge because it needs Yellow Chip to recharge or TE] It was Sapphire talking to him through the mask. "Impressive. What do you know about Yellow Chip?" Seth asked. What came to his mind was Yellow Energy he encountered in the game. [Not much. But it was a pure energy that the old world uses. It''s clean and safe. He even told me that Yellow Energy might be the solution to their mutation] Seth''s heart skipped a beat before he began to specte a lot of things. "This¡­ world has a lot of secrets?" Seth said withplicated emotions. ''Perhaps the high tech we have was meant to use Yellow Energy but the man contaminated it and thus destroyed it. People have no choice but to use other energy sources which cause disastrous radiation and mutate the workers!'' Seth spected. The floor gate elevator stopped and a light brightened the ce. "Wow!" Seth eximed, they were on a bridge of asphalt that went far away beyond the illuminated light. He looked sideways and he found darkness, it mease below the bridge was a giant hole. Sapphire drove fast and he saw the elevator moving up to where it took them from, it was about a hundred meters. The asphalt slid down as they drove deeper down into mother earth. Seth felt dizzy as he was overwhelmed by inertia and euphoria, he felt he was on an adventure of great discovery. [Your brother said, money talks in this ce. So, you need to make the Overseer respect you using them. However, he said he heard something has changed a bit but doesn''t know what, but you should be careful.] "Money talk!" [Everything here has a price and if you can afford it then you are the king. And if the Overseer respects you, then you are truly protected. He hoped that what Raaz n for you here] "I doubt that," Seth said as he watched darkness passing as the light and showed the road alone. Soon they reached a gate and it opened, the car slid inside. "Can the mask be changed to Blue or Sapphire?" [Haven''t you noticed I changed it to Red? We will go red, that''s what your brother said for now. Later we can change] "You really are in love with him!" [Yes] "Shameless" [Hmm] The gate led them to a confined tunnel, to a parlour where a tall chubby bored man stood. [He is a noble] "Fuck!" Seth never met one but now. Seth came out with no houtiness and walked to him. Just standing before the man, he senses the mask is no longer connected with Sapphire. "Name?" The board noble asked. "Seth Enoch!" The bored man stretched his hand and collected the coin and observed before he nodded. "I will first direct you to a ce to receive a message, then you can use the Coivator to find your room!" Saying that he turned back to the parlour it closed. Seth went back to Sapphire and the road shifted elsewhere. A sh of colours blinded Seth and he found himself standing in front of a room. He was on a 1-meter-wide metal, serving as a road, left and right, everything was nk or dark. The door was the only thing he could see. He walked and stood before the door, he ced his hand on the biometric scanner and it opened. He entered. "What the?" Seth rushed inside. Raaz was sitting on a reclined chair, his body emaciated and wearing a helmet. His body was connected to many Drip tubes but the source of them has driedpletely. Raaz was dying. Seth immediately checked if there was anything he could do but he was panicking and had no idea what was happening. He then just removed the helmet. The body trembled and Raaz''s heart began to beat strongly. He breathed and his body moved. He was waking up. "Haha. Uncle Raaz, you are not dead. Quick tell me what to¡­" Seth didn''t finish saying that when a punch sent him flying. Raaz even weak with an emaciated body stood in anger, "Fuck you. Bastard. Weak bastard!" He cursed uncontrobly and went on to Seth''s body, making a fist and beginning to pummel Seth, "Bastard. Fuck you. Bastard." Emaciated Raaz became tired and stopped panting with anger. "Fuck you. Fuck you. Fuck you." Seth''s body was limbed, his facial bones were broken, teeth removed, one eye seemed damaged and his jaw was not aligned with his upper skull. If Raaz wasn''t weak he would have smashed Seth''s head to death with a single punch. He stood and sat on the chair and then pressed something. A voice asked, "What do you want, Mr Ragold!" "I want rejuvenation fluid and ready my fucking car ne!" "That will be 6 T''cain" "Fuck you. I did not ask that. Get it ready!" Raaz screened. "10 T''cain for the insult!" The fluid he requested filled the container that dripped into his bloodstream and his strength began to return but that only got him more angry as he stared at the dead boy on the floor. The dead boy''s leg twitched and he woke up. His breath was ragged. Raaz stood and kicked him, "Die, you mother fucker, die!" Before he slumped again and fainted again. Raaz slumped to sleep. Hourster he woke up, hispletion had returned. Even his muscles have developed. In anger, Raaz dragged Seth and adjusted his facial bones. Then put him on the chair and inject him with rejuvenation fluid. Raaz wore a white suit with a ck tie, white shoes and ck lining on the cast below. Then he held a ck mask, and he stared at Seth''s limp body. "I pray you died in Gawee, a gruesome death!" Before he walked out of the room. The moment he stepped out, Seth sat up with a sigh. He looked around and reconstructed what happened in his mind. "I''m sorry!" Seth whispered. His bones were already healing and his jaw was already fixed. Raaz has been waiting for Seth for 8 months now. The problem was if he left and Seth came there would be a problem because the Overseer will not allow Seth toe to Raaz''s room. And if Raaz left, there was noing back, his work doubled, and his superior demanded he take another assignment. not to mention his wife has pissed up some big bosses due to her destroyed special tech. Not only that, but he was also having family crises, they needed him. But the bastard brat he was waiting for didn''te. And the moment he left the protection of the Overseer, his superiors, his wife and his family will track him and he will be pulled elsewhere and with no time of his own. Raaz then decided to trap himself in the room with a helmet of stasis while nutrition fluid seeped into him. In stasis, he will be asleep and that will force him to stay till Sethes. However, in that manner, he spent 8 months before the brat came. For 8 months he left his family to fend for themselves, his wife and her enemies and his superiors whom he knew will skin him alive. The anger drove to pummel Seth but he still knows Seth was too valuable to kill or to abandon which was why he made the sacrifice. Seth stood when the fluid finished, there was a remaining injury on his face but he was fine. Even his rib that broke due to the kick has healed. He looked around and saw all of the TEIC his family had been sending away. Their destination was here to Raaz''s room. "So, this ce can have in and outside delivery!" Seth surmised and then looked at the paper. Inside the paper was... [I said you shoulde quickly but you waste time. Don''t remove the helmet, inject me with a needle on the table, and hide. I may want to kick your ass if I see you. Nevertheless, pack about 50 TEIC and used them to find your room. You have met Cloin, he is the Overseer and he is above the Nobles, don''t make him your enemy, make him a friend, no matter what. There will be another delivery with instructions, follow them. Lastly, do not tell me, your parents or your sister, anything about your ce. Just say it''s a hiding ce. And don''t bring any living creature without the Overseer''s acknowledgement. Also, anything the Overseer asks you to do, even if it''s useless to you do it and don''t stand before him with valuable objects, things may happen. If you became friends with him, then you can trust him. Another thing is if your secrets were discovered, you can trust this ce and hide and produce more TE. I have some G-tech but I need money, not TE, or game items if you have them send them to me.] Seth sat there reading the paper. He looked around more and found that he only had an hour to leave because the actual owner had left. That was when he saw 8 months of Raaz''s stay of Raaz. Seth felt sad for Raaz. The way the world was changing, everyone had problems but Raaz trapped himself to meet him. Seth didn''t know as he was having those thoughts, an invisible futuristic ship was hovering above Raaz''s flying car. Even he didn''t know because of how advanced the ship was. In a sh of light, the flying car vanished into the ship before the ship moved fast that came close to the speed of light toward space. "I will be damned!" Raaz cursed, he knew this would happen but still, he was terrified. Seth packed what he could before he called the voice and asked for the rest to be sent to his room. "Mr Ragold has already instructed us to do that," the voice said. Seth then came out and found himself in a tunnel and his car there. Entering she asked. [What was that?] She asked. "You didn''t see what happened?" [No, I was forced into sleep for a moment before I found myself here and you were gone. There is an AI more advanced than me here, it took control of me for three seconds. And you were likely controlled through the mask you wore. Where is it?] " I don''t know. It''s gone!" Seth said. Raaz did say he shouldn''t stand before the Overseer with valuable items. They were now in a car elevator and when they reached a new destination, where many cars were parked, Seth saw a gate and they drove there. [Guest, Wee, park your car please] The gate AI said. [That AI is higher than me] Sapphire said. Seth drove and parked before he came out carrying 50 TEIC with him to the gate. [Please ce the Coin into the slot!] Seth did. [Remove it, this is not your entrance. Enter the small door] A small door opened and he found himself in an elevator made of rusted metal ands. He went down where he saw other elevators moving but there was no one in them. ''Maybe it was made so that we can''t see who is inside!'' Seth thought. When it stopped, the door stayed closed and there were no instructions. He found a slot to insert a Terran Energy Istion Chamber and he inserted one. [Wee to Coinavator City. We apologise for the change of Currency. T''oin or TE is the world''s future, so please bear with us.] The elevator opened and he was in a corridor, he walked and reached the only door with a ce to insert TEIC and he did. [Wee to Coinavator Districts. We are all about transactions of goods and services] The door opened and he passed through another door to insert TEIC. That repeated itself till he only had five TEIC out of fifty. The Overseer was observing him with a satisfied smile. "Ragold knows what he is doing! Hehe. I will put a word for him not to be zombified!" All this process was for nothing but I take all the fifty TEIC Seth carried. The man lost interest and looked elsewhere. It took four hours of riding one elevator to another till he reached an area where there were rows of rooms that all looked like. They were made of metal and wood. Seth''srge coin led him to one of them and the moment he inserted it in the slot, the door opened and he walked in. It was an empty 4¡Á4 room filled with spider webs, dusty floor and wall. The room suddenly shook, Seth ran to the window and found the room being elevated from the series of rooms. Then it was connected to a metal beam far above, then it slide like a train. "This is terrifying. This ce was a maze, with no guide one will get lost and starve to death. And this room will keep changing location from time to time for maximum security!" "The moment you are in the room, not even me, without your approval will know your location. The Supreme AI loves his residents and will keep them safe as long as they feed him energy" a hologram of Overseer showed up and exined. "We have four rules but more can be made due to conditions. You do not speak of this ce, you do not take pictures, you do not nt bombs and you always pay before service delivery. Have a nice stay!" The hologram vanished. [Rank 1 TEIC can be converted to 1000 T''oin. Would you like to convert your TEIC to T''oin] "Yes!" A slot opened and Seth ced the five remaining TEIC one by one and he ended with 5000 T''oin. Suddenly, it became 4999 T''oin and his room cleaned itself, a bed and mattress springing from the wall, and a table and chose with a readingmp also came out. Then a brum, packer and dust bin alsoe out. A screen also appeared where news began to y. [You are about to receive the items sent by Ragold] A section of the wall turned to a circr door and a wooden cabin slid in and other boxes. It was rearranged to give enough space to move around. Seth checked the wooden cabin and found the instructions. He can synchronize it to his cabin and make it so that when he logs in here it''s as if he logs in there. However, he needs to take a SYNC device from here and plug it in there. The other boxes contain the remaining TEIC and other items Raaz prepared for him. One of which was an International Passport but can only be used in the Coinavator. There were sets of suits of different colours and instructions on which asion to use them. Book of ingredients that contained the type of food he needs to eat for more energy. There was also a Desktop the old but also advanced that can''t be traced when used and other stuff. On the items, there was a constant reminder that he shall not reveal his location no matter what and also to befriend the Overseer. He sat on the soft bed andy down. "Is this a ce where those high-ranking people hide?" Seth muttered, "It seemed as if with their arrogance they will not stay in this type of room!" Seth pressed a caller and said, "How can I get my car here!" [You need to upgrade the room, that will be 1000 T''oin] "Okay do it!" [It will take 24 hours] "Alright, can I leave and by the time Ie back the upgrade is over!?" [Yes] [What name shall we refer to you, your real name should be avoided] Chapter 240: Mr Nameless Root Seth has read this from Raaz''s instruction, it''s better to have two names that will correspond to his Seth Enoch but it will cost something. Single name was cheaper but any additional name, from two to five, will be exceedingly expensive. "Nameless King!" Seth said. People born in the low part of society always dream of bing big especially when they see a light at the end of the tunnel. That was a general mentality, that was why when Seth was scrolling on Amma ss options the moment he saw Noble, with no hesitation, he chose it. [Someone has that name but you can add numbers or symbols to it] [Nameless King2104444] [Nameless King2107445] . . . Many options shed but Seth shook his head and thought before he said. "Nameless Root" [Mr Namessless Root, on which side would you like to exit Coinavator?] "From the side I came!" He chose root due to Living Roots. Soon the room stopped moving and when he came out he saw his car shing her light at him. [What was that?] "What?" [That small house seem to just fall from the sky and mmed into the ground and you came out fine] "I thought it was moving normally!" [No, it was fast] It was after they left Coinabator did Seth remembered he left the SYNC device that will connect his Cabin and the cabin in his room here. And he knew he couldn''t just go back because the renovation was taking ce. Also, he forgot to set up TEIC delivery as Raaz did with Anna. But he looked at the car and knew he could just hide them inside. "This solves a lot of things. I can receive the items I will buy from that friend of mine here. There is also a market, a restaurant, and a mechanic here, though, expensive but all improvement and development can be done here away from the scrutiny of the outside world. Through this ce, I can act as a benefactor to my family and district. Raaz said that some rich people set up businesses for fun among the lower ss and hire them and it will not be touched easily!" Seth said. Apart from hiding ces for Seth, Raaz also made it so that Seth can help his family from the shadows but he has to do it smart and not head front like an idiot. For starters, if he directly aimed at his family and aided them alone there would be some questions about who was behind it. People in Coinavator don''t want to be known and maybe the people holding his family by the throat have rooms in Coinavator and they canmand the same influence. The first thing Seth has to do was target neutral ces, then in a roundabout way affect some of his family members and constraint them in his services while also raising his value in the eyes of Overseer. When the time was right, he can indirectly or directly elevate their standard of living and sh with those that have eyes on them. The reason for this roundabout was that Anna was the former number one Champion Candidate that gained the eyes of many ss A and some nobles. She might have fallen from grace but they knew her Game Weapon was one of the best in the game, and as the former champion she mighte back full power. The game has proven to be tooplicated to be dominated and controlled by a single faction, even the two powerful factions thatmand the game were losing to some unknown gamers rising within. It''s not far-fetched for Anna toe back stronger than ever and reim her title. And that is exactly what she was trying to do. Seth intended to go home but he decided to stop and contact Nanncy when he was within thework. The call was short before he went back to the underground sewer and contacted his sister. Nanncy was facing a problem, she had worked hard for her ss: Fan Artist. The Quest was hard to have her travel from one location to another where she performed various Arts, from sketches, paintings, sculptures, dancing, singing and many more. The goal was to amass fans all over the country. To Seth that was harder than his Quest because one has to treat with care and not anger any nobles, or other artists and also befriended many people that will support your presentations. It''s aplicated strategic path that Nanncy has to endure. Thankfully she has experience but even with that she died several times, she went to jail several times, and many NPC exploited her. She even escapes rape by NPC in many tomes. But at thepletion of the Quest, she got another ss, Continental Guardian! Seth was surprised by that and she was asking him if there is anything she could do but he was out of ideas. How could the game change the ss just like that? It was after he calmed down that he told her it might not be the game but other people''s influence, her enemies. For unknown reasons, they go to great lengths to abuse the system to do that. Of course, Nanacy was not stupid she came to that conclusion too but that was the pr opposite of what she wanted and orv even can do. Continental Guardian forced her to join the Guard regiment in her game home town and protect the city. That was after years of training and for effectiveness, she was forced to train physically in real life and learn how to wield at least 4 different weapons, Sword, Axe, Hammer, Mace and Daggers because each one has its area of speciality. She chooses spear instead of mace but was forced to change because the game imposes that Mace is more important for taking down horses and carriages when pursuing criminals. Nanncy was forced to be a brute. Due to her family''s persuasion, she endured for 4 months and climbed the rank until she became a captain of the district where she has ten subordinates. This allowed her to utilize her brain more than her muscles. Seth can already imagine a high noble that never knows hardship turning into brute wearing bucket armour and lifting heavy mace. From Nancy''s voice that was the worst part of her life because the training must be done in real life to progress faster. But then another problem cropped up after Nanncy decided to incorporate her artistic mind into her fighting skills, armour and even her small barrack. The days after she did that, half of her attributes have a debug of -50%. She had to remove everything and turned it the most brutish than ever it reduced to -20%. Now she must walk, talk, and act like a man in her armour in her Continental Guardian or she will suffer that debuff. This she can''t handle, her personality and feminism were being snatched away. "She really is enduring a lot because she knows the true nature of the game!" Sethmented as he waited for his sister. He pondered a lot of things before he came to a solution and that was she should break the game in two different ways. "She should perfect her acting as a brute but also sharpen her femininity. With that, she should finish the First Quest of being a Captain. After that, she should flip to her artist''s design and endure the debuffs. I refuse to believe that the game system will keep doing their bidding!" Seth immediatelyposed a long message about the strategy and emphasized that she must persevere through the adversity, that will force the game to acknowledge her. And he added during the transaction he will send her an amulet charm as a gift. When Nanncy read the message she sighed, she was expecting that reply, even though she has those thoughts but fear the consequences. "Seth might be in Gawee but where we are is moreplicated, deep in politics and one must follow certain orders or one will fall and lose their Avatar." "But his advice rarely failed. I should persevere!" She added with a sad face. Someone came into the room, a woman who was a veteran soldier that traversed the dead zone, a ce that supports zero technology. She was bright, standing 169cm tall with a slender muscr body full of scars. "Are you ready Jellyfish!" The woman asked with a smile, she enjoys pummeling Nanncy as if she has a grudge against her. Nancy''s face scrunched almost crying, which made the woman smile more. ***** Through the tunnel, Seth returned to a fake healing cabin. But even after the healing, his mother noticed his face was not right. Thankfully, she thought that it was the cabin effect. Seth almost blew up his disguise when he attempted to chew a portion of food but found that his teeth were fake. Raaz fixing him wasn''t perfect as he was in a rush. So he resorts to just drinking some nutrition. **** Seth stood under the sun in Living Root forest contemting. He had logged out to freshen his mind and think of a way to make F2A ranking items. Explore more stories with mvl Seth''s eyes fall on the forest and what it contained. There was a time when he identified nts to enrich his Dragon Alphabets, the first time he had the womb. He also has asionally observed them and learned but one thing remains: it''s a treasure unlike any other. "I need to harvest as much as I can before I escape thisnd!" Seth reminded himself before he took a saunter around the forest identifying shrubs and nts. Now that he was interested in findingponents for his items making, he felt as if it was now the first time he was seeing them. With identification and High Intelligence, Seth spent three days in trial and error while further documenting more nts in his nts Record Book. He documented the whole nts that Abuhe was interested in and he was now on the nt Madam Mud focused on. Seth was standing with a book as his hand dragged a line and it turned the clean information. He first describes the nt and its colours then its possible uses based on what he gleaned from Madan Mud Aura trace. Seth stood with a sigh as he finished the information regarding nts. He also included her recipe for medicine and others. "Damn, how can I find something useful this way?" Sethined. [Congrattions, you have gained Auto Scribe Skill] "Woohoo. Finally, I have been yearning for this since when I saw it with Nancy" Seth jumped with joy, and the book floated, the quill also floated, a bottle of ink filled with Aura and fruits-coloured juice. With a thought, the quill dipped and then ced on the first section of the page. "From this point, I will be able to record everything!" Auto Scribe came with an easy use that when Seth was having random thoughts, it would not write them den but rather stopped until he continued with the sequence. But when Seth focuses on a nt while also thinking about other things, quill wrote the nt description urately better than when he was on describing consciously, the downside was there will not be an insight or small note orment. Coupled with his sketching and painting skills, Seth was able to draw the nts in the book. Record of Undying Forest: Volume 1 was a sequential book set that began to write down Living Roots forest in a professional manner. And Seth concluded that each chapter may have about 100 chapters. This volume wasn''t part of his search for useful materials. What he did was he first analysed the forest and revived the nts into groups, then he used what he already recorded in papers and books from the early days when he was searching for Dragon Alphabets and now the knowledge he gained from Aura Trace of the former vigers. In professional order, he documents the information, and after that, he will go out with the rough book and record more. Then document in Volumes. After a week Seth stood holding a leaf that seemed like a clover as he started at the forest below. "Why did you blind me?" Seth muttered to himself. For the longest time, he has viewed the forest as just a ce with tall and short trees, many shrubs and vine nts that are mostly green but now, as he consciously records and documents with the intention of searching for additives, his eyes began to see. The seemingly unlimited number of trees was iprehensive because no nt is alike. Even if the fruits are different, they always give different but simr tastes. Seth Aura Sight moved to A even though he was with his Grade Advantage due to the variety of tantalizing colours he was witnessing. Now his eyes were boosted to the point that he can see the Aura of things he can''t before. Seth slowly float down, and with his3yes he saw a wave of green of different forms and temperatures enveloping him. It was after he was back did he felt he was normal again. Seth closed his eyes and raised his hand and said, "I take a Vow, I will record at least 4 Volumes of this Great forest magnificent even if I found what I need." Seth shouted. He took a deep breath as he observed the four-leaf-like clover, it was a peculiar leaf that can conceal energy and aura. Even his Aura Sight found it hard to pierce through it. That is.to say, if Seth folded Aura Goblet inside, he can''t see it, and even if he used pure aura inside, it will not dissipate and he can''t see it. He found it by mistake when he brushed it and a bean naturally held inside fell out. The bean has a resplendent light that can serve as a light source, especially at night. Without that ident, he will never know that there is something inside and now he was already having countless ideas. Seth was thinking as he moved around watching calmly when he noticed a bovine that not even Little Cub can kill. As the bovine was passing by a nt, Seth noticed an aura seeping out from it to a particr stalk of the nt. Seth calmly moved toward it and bent down, he touched it but the nt didn''t react. So he projected his Aura out but nothing happened. Seth walked away but activated Sky View. The moment he was far, the stalk of the nt expanded and absorbed the aura. It grew bigger before it stopped. Seth smiled as he saw the solution to his problem. He came back and harvested them with their roots. Coming back to the home, he arranged them and observed them, before he projected arge aura and made it rigid and left. Coming back, the nts have dug their roots on the table and the leaves were absorbing the aura. It was intoxicated, the nt didn''t notice him at all. It grew big until it became as thick as Seth''s arm. Its leaves expanded and released a good aroma that made him feelpelled toe close to it. Soon, the leaves were as wide as Seth''s chest, now deep lines began to form on them that with a nce it hypnotised the onlooker. By the time Seth''s Aura was consumed Seth was holding his Staff far away watching it with trepidation. The nt was now emitting a heavy Aura. But then it became normal before a halo enveloped it, pushing away a green aura and it emits a scent that soothes Seth''s mind. [You are under the influence of Siprit nt] [Your mind and body will be at their peak] [Warning: Too much exposure will make the mind and the body addicted and function less without the Siprit nt] [Living Root Fauna] Type: Siprit nt Rank: F+ Traits: Aura Absorption, Dew Making, Traits Evolution. Acquired Traits: Mind and Body Enhancements [Note: It has consumed Grade 5 Aura and be an active nt. Inferior Aura will only sustain it but not develop it] _____ "Interesting!" Seth moved close to it but it didn''t react. He checked and found that the six stalks he plucked merged to be one as they grew. He touched the leaf and¡­ in that instant Seth senses strange information flow through his head and he stepped back. "Magnificent!" Siprit nt has just conversed with him in the strange form possible and it was a trait that he gave it. As the Siprit absorbed his Aura, his abundance of Mental energy influenced it to be more of a mind enhancer than the body. That also made it possible to expose nature in a human-understanding manner. With that Seth understands the forest more than before. "So, as a resident of Living Forest was protected, in a way, all nts that may cause harm to me avoid me or don''t react with me around! But some super aggressive nts are too dangerous even with restrictions. Such as Poison Beauty!" Seth quickly took an empty book and began to document the nt alone. Pouring down all the information, he gained weight. And he almost filled the book with the information. "Hehe, that is my answer!" Seth muttered with a smile. But he can''t use this nt, it was already his and will not do well with others. "I need to experiment more!" With great zeal, he observed the nt and went back to its origin, supplied aura and watched how it reacted. "Amazing!" Seth stood and watched a 9 feet tall tree in front of his house. That was Siprit Rank D. With enough space,nd and sunlight above it can grow ginormous. And it feeds on Aura. However, Mind and Body Enhancement reduced, that until Seth pluck a leaf and hold it, he found it was only contained until a fraction was plucked Chapter 241: Moonroots Aspecto A little distance away, there was a small stalk of nts arranged, each with a name tag. They were the other Siprit nt Stalks he had fed the yers aura. Another interesting fact was that even after the Siprit nt that absorbed Aura was cut into pieces, it will still absorb Aura and try to regrow. If it doesn''t, it will keep being refined. Seth achieved the diagram for the little item he was trying to make with a satisfied smile. He found that the trees around Siprit nts'' stalks were unique and blocked the Siprit Development. One of the trees fed on the Siprit Essences to harden itself, the other forced the Siprit to stay small even if it consumed more Aura. There was another that seemed to rejuvenate Siprits but forced it to release its synthesised energy synthesized beneath the soil. Others function in suppressing, some were like parasites, some symbiotes and some coordination. It was magnificent as it was exactly what Seth was looking for. Seth selected some of them and began craftingyered containers with them. That was to prevent Siprit from growing out of proportion. Seth gently took Oval Greenmoon and ced it in front of him, then he took Aura Goblet belonging to Rena and cut a very small section of Siprit Stalk he grew with Rena Aura. Under the moon, he pushed the three ingredients to touch each other. Interestingly, the Siprit piece ignored Rena''s Aura and stuck to the Oval Greenmoon. Tiny root tendrils began to develop but even with that, the Oval Greenmoon was too much for the tiny piece. Seth grabbed Exp +5 and attached it to Rena''s Aura Goblet with the hope it may merge but it didn''t, he then touched the Oval Greenmoon, but nothing happened. That was when Seth noticed a tendril extending trying to touch the Aura Goblet, perhaps wanting to absorb it and be strong enough to absorb the Greenmoon. Seth allowed it and it became a bit strong but wasn''t enough. Seth again noticed Siprit''s piece tendril was bending toward him, he moved away, the Siprit''s piece focused on the other Aura Goblet made from Rena and empower the Greenmoon. Still not enough but the tendril has wrapped a quarter of the Oval Greenmoon, swallowing it. This time Seth pushed more of Rena''s Aura into the Oval Grenmoon as he avoided the Siprit piece tendrils. Suddenly, a crack appeared on the Oval Greenmoon then¡­. Tush. It exploded into dust. The release of energy overwhelmed the Siprit piece root and it died immediately. "The Greenmoon is too fragile even though it has too much energy in it." Seth took another Oval Greenmoon contemting before he used [High Intelligence] to brood before he tried another thing. Seth has once shoved a lot of exp +5 Orbs into the Oval Greenmoon that he gave the council in Silent Veil. Now he decided to do that until the Oval Greenmoon rejects it. Sure enough, Seth spent exp +400 Orbs before it stopped taking and its description and form changed. Inside Oval Greenmoon where green aura energy changed shape to a symbol that resembled the one inside Exp Orbs. [Oval Greenmoon Orb] ~Type: Greenmoon Essence ~Rank: Nill ~Owner: Rena ~Use: Rejuvenation, Healing, Clear Mind, Clear Lungs. Locked. ~Duration: 10 minutes. Cool Down for 12 hours [Note: Under the Moon, there will be no time cap. This item is unfinished, its value should be Grade level] [Essence Refill] ~Moonlight: 100/100 ~Green Essence: 45/90 ~Other Essence: 20/45 _____ "Hmmm. Let me make one for myself. Hope it works" After extreme hard work and consuming another 400 exp, Seth managed to make a half-ass item. [Oval Greenmoon Orb] ~Type: Greenmoon Essence ~Rank: Nill ~Owner: Seth ~Use: Rejuvenation, Healing, Clear Mind, Clear Lungs. Gradual Growth. Exertion Point +100. ~Duration: 10 minutes. Cool Down for 12 hours [Note: Under the Moon, there will be no time cap. This item is unfinished, its value should be Grade level] [Essence Refill] ~Moonlight: 100/100 ~Green Essence: 90/90 ~Seth Essence: 45/45 _____ After it was saturated with Exp 400, the Oval Greenmoon became extremely hard and Siprit roots can''t break it. However, it didn''t be what he wanted. Seth leaned back and closed his eyes to rest. It began to frustrate him but he knew he was up to something. Suddenly, a realization came to him with a solution. Seth quickly repeated the process but he didn''t make the Greenmoon absorb a lot of the orbs but have a separate Oval Moon consumed till it became +400 exp. "Temra Aspecto!" His speed increased and he saw things in slow motion. Lines of possible trajectory appeared in his eyes and watched as the pieces of Siprit wrapped the Oval Greenmoon. The moment it cracked, Seth watched as the roots slithered inside but the energy in Oval Greenmoon was too much. He connected arger branch of the Siprit nt raised with his aura and also quickly ced the exp +400 Oval Moon on top of Oval Greenmoon. They merged and Oval Greenmoon hardened with seven Siprit tendrils inside it. While also the Siprit Pieces was absorbing energy from its bigger self, which stopped it from dying of too much energy from Oval Greenmoon. At the same time, Seth poured his aura into the Siprit pieces which made them start growing bigger. An equilibrium was reached after some time. "I need a bigger siprit nt to aid the Siprit piece resists dying due to too much energy!" It didn''t do what he wanted but when he looked up at the moon, he then took the item inside the house. Siprit roots stopped struggling and held tight to the now orb moon. "This ain''t what I want!" Seth cursed. He watched it for some time, it consumed a lot of his aura to stabilize and he didn''t have that much for the other yers. He doesn''t even have enough exp for them. Seth put it aside and tried to make another one. It took effort before he made Siprit items while incorporating the other unknown nt to work together to resist dying from Oval Greenmoon. That was the solution to not having enough aura. With that, he replicated the same using the other yers'' aura. "I think I''m going to just give them this unfinished one. At least they can refill it." Seth said before he wrapped them in a Fourleaf clover. That was to stop energy from leaking. He took his books and went out to record the forest. He had promised to record 4 to 5 volumes of its magnificence after all. That was when he recalled something important. Retina wanted to find a home for herself. He truly knew that Living Root would not ept her but that meant he had to search for another ce. The truth was he had not forgotten about it but rather he didn''t know how to confront Retina. Nevertheless, he has to tell her that Living Roots will not do, perhaps, Temra Canyon or Vera Cave. Seth ignored that and spent the rest of the night recording. When the sun was up he came and slept for a moment before he quickly recopied the record in standard Volume sequence. As he was writing, an idea came to him, he looked at Oval Crystals and he smiled. He took the 8 personalized Oval Greenmoon Orbs and inserted them into theyered wood container he made. It was to contain and prevent Siprit size growth and also maintained it. Now it was fist size item. He then went to his Mansion Core and threw and left them there. "I hoped they merged!" Seth said and left to prepare to hunt down Abhorrent Monsters for their Exp. He hasn''t finished the items for everyone because there is no more exp orb. Perhaps due to Hourss Seed Cursed Seth met with his target and maw through them with ease and harvested a lot of Exp orb. Coming back Seth went to Mansion Core and found his craft. [Congrattions, you have Craft a Ranked Item] [Oval Essence Orb] ~Type: Compact Essence ~Rank: F- ~Owner: Seth ~Use: Reasonable Wish. ~Duration: one-time use. [Note: The wish must be with practical capability that you may be capable of doing given time] _____ Seth held his Ranked Item with a frown, "The ability is OP but this is not what I wanted. I don''t even want to give this one to them, what if they wish for my death or defeat?" But then he poured a lot of aura on the item to see if the item would rank up, at first it didn''t but then as something within activated and then it began to vibrate. After a long time, something happened. Ding [Compact Essence Ranked up] [Oval Essence Orb] ~Type: Compact Active Essence ~Rank: F+ ~Owner: Seth ~Use: Charmed Object [Note: Fused it to an Object to imbue it with special effects] ___ Seth noticed that the container was dry and wrinkled. Seth dipped it into the water and it immediately recovered. "So, it changed ability!" Seth wasn''t satisfied. He poured more Aura inside for a longer time. [Your Craft has Ranked up] [Oval Essence Stone] ~Type: Compact Essence ~Rank: D+ ~Owner: Seth ~Use: Charmed Animal [Note: Feed it, wrap it or put it inside an animal to tame it. They will also evolve to D+ Rank gradually] "It changed again!" Seth then projected all the aura he can muster and then put the item inside. He then left to document the forest more. He came back after the rest he found the Item wrinkled again, he put it in water and soil and projected the aura before it recovered. ***** Enjoy new chapters from mvl Seth was atop a tall tree observing a flower that blossomed but it was floating just above its bud. Suddenly, something lit beside him and a voice came out of it. "Hello, Mr Seth. This is¡­!" The voice stopped before he said, "What are doing close to Floating Comnser Flower, are not afraid it will entangle you?" "Hmm. So that''s its name!" Seth quill wrote the name immediately. "Who am I speaking with? "It''s Captain Brown. We have been waiting for you and tomorrow will be the day we decide to leave the town." Seth sighed before he said, "You know it was experimental, I have some sess but not to my liking. I will like you to give me at least 3 days" "Three days? Can we wait that long?" He asked as if speaking to others. "It will be worth it!" Seth said. "We will be leaving on the fourth day from now." The call ended. Seth sighed and walked back to the mansion but then he found the 7 items had shrunk and when he checked, they had regressed, they didn''t give any wishes or any benefit. "Fuck. The energy dissipated!" Seth shouted in frustration. Mansion Energy Core has fused the three energies and also the tree woods that contain them. That made it have one single ability that can be used once. Because the aura was the major factor in the essence, it made it easy to dissipate¡ªthat was exactly what happened now. Well, except for his own that he was trying to see it Ranking up. Seth felt like just logging out due to exhaustion but his Noble Ego will not allow him. As aggressive as Captain Brown and the rest were, they became lenient and listened to him, he knew they only needed a small reason to take him down even by just words to show him his ipetence. He now has to keep his word that it will be worth it for them to wait. The sad truth was he was nning that if he failed to make something standard that he wanted he would just give them the Wish Item but now they were ruined. Nevertheless, Seth ran out to gather the four leaves of clover, removed the in-resplendent bean and used the leaves to wrap the seemingly destroyed items. At least they aren''tpletely useless¡ªhe might be able to salvage them. Seth checked what remained of the yer''s auras. He also checked the exp orb, they won''t be enough. "Hourss Seed Curse is needed to gather more abhorrent monsters for me!" Seth said to himself. He checked the Water Orb he got from Lady Rain, it was still rotating and still connected with the Flow ability of the Hourss but he still doesn''tprehend a thing. Seth first hunted to gather more exp orbs, then he gathered a lot of four-leaf clovers and packed them in the mansion. He was now going to use them in the next trial. [Your Craft has Ranked up] [Oval Essence Stone] ~Type: Compact Essence ~Rank: C- ~Owner: Seth ~Use: Disaster Negation [Note: You will have a 40% chance to survive Natural or Unnatural disasters] "Okay," Seth recorded that down and then began to make another Oval Essence Orb using the previous procedure. However, now after Siprit tendril was inside Oval Greenmoon, Seth wrapped them inside tenyers of Four-leaf clover. He inserted them inside the carved wooden container made from various nts while each one has its function. He then went to Mansion Core and threw it inside. He came out and then went back ten secondster and brought it out. [Congrattions, you have crafted F- Rank Item] [Living Roots Trial] Seth vanished and found himself floating in green liquid with nothing in sight and then he came back to normal. [Congrattions, you passed the trial] "Haha, thank you, darling!" Seth said. There was no trial, it was just formalities. However, if it wasn''t Seth, may their soul rest in peace, the nightmare will get them. [???] ~Type: Moonroot Aspecto ~Rank: F- ~Owner: Seth ~Use: Fast Recovery [Note: New Ranked Item made by Seth Enoch the Cripple using Moon Crystals, Special Ranking Orbs, Siprit nts, Barkerer nts, Sampling Retainer nt, Devoron nt, Segrgar nt, Fourleaf Embrace and different Auras under the moon and in nature area] Seth smiled as he read the names of the nts he had used. Moon Crystal was the crystal obtained from the moon that transforms thend. Special Ranking Orb was the EXP Orb Seth harvest but can''t be absorbed. Siprit nt was the nt that absorbed animal Aura as a nutrient and developed traits of the animal in its own way. Barkerer nt was the nt that block Siprit nt influence but also absorbed Siprit essence and made its bark and stem extremely strong. Seth used it as the external cover, that way it will keep getting stronger the more siprit essence it absorbed. Sampling Retainer was the nt that somewhat nurture Siprit and established a symbiotic rtionship, unlike the Barkerer nt. Devoron nt was a nt that fed on the Siprit Essence and developed. It forces the nt to remain stagnant without dying. Segrigar was a nt that consumes other nts'' essences but released an essence that forced the other nts into a symbiotic rtionship. It made Devoron nts release a juice that dropped on the leaves and grasses below which attracts animals to feed on them. In that way, Siprit will feed on their aura. Four-leaf embrace was a flower that has an incandescent bean inside and can seal energy. "I think I should have added the Incandescent Bean inside, maybe something may have formed?" But Seth shook his head, this one was good. He left it out to see if it would leak energy but it didn''t. That meant the Four-leaf Embrace was working. Seth fiddled with the item a lot before he put it aside and started making the same for others till he finished the whole order in a day. But more than that, Seth cut down some Barkerer and dried them using Temra Aspect then formed boxes. He then changed the information beneath the items and added different information. [Personalized Goblet] ~Type: Moonroot Aspecto ~Rank: F- ~Owner: Rena ~Use: Fast Recovery [Note: The higher the rank the stronger the Use and upon new ranking, new Use will appear tailored for the user] Seth held his own and poured aura into it, it was slower than the first version one but it drank it gradually. He noticed this version still needed water, so he ced it inside and then poured more aura. It took 27 hours of that routine before it ranked up. [Personalized Goblet] ~Type: Moonroot Aspecto ~Rank: F ~Owner: Seth ~Use: Fast Recovery [Note: The higher the rank the better the Use and upon new ranking, new Use will appear tailored for the user] But it was not a qualitative ranking that will give out new Use. He needed to push it to E rank to get a new Use. However, now that it was F, Seth felt his fatigue was abetted, and his aura was recovering. "From now on, I''m just going to record the forest and do nothing!" That''s what he nned but he ended up making other useful items. On the third day, Seth prepared and left for Silent Veil. On the way the Curse Was still active but with a smile and dness, he harvested many Exp Orb. This time, Seth had to elevate one of his abilities to Grade 5 Advantage before he managed to enter the Silent Veil Vige. The Novel will be updated first on this website. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone! Chapter 242: Black Tamer Seth stood before the now 21 people. Each one was representing a new group but the main ones with confident demeanor were the first 9 leaders he metst time. "Good morning to you all. I apologize for the dy." Seth said before he tapped his pockets and brought out boxes. He then pushed it to Zero to distribute. On each box was the name of the owner, in fact, without that they can feel some connection with it. "I tried to make it a bit professional but that wasn''t what caused the dy. I apologize for that once again. Inside the box, you will find five items, one was the Personalized Tool, which I called, Personalized Goblet!" [Personalized Goblet] ~Type: Moonroot Aspecto ~Rank: F ~Owner: Sue ~Use: Fast Recovery [Note: The higher the rank the better the Use and upon new ranking, new Use will appear tailored for the user] [Personalized Goblet] ~Type: Moonroot Aspecto ~Rank: F ~Owner: Captain Brown ~Use: Fast Recovery [Note: The higher the rank the better the Use and upon new ranking, new Use will appear tailored for the user] [Personalized Goblet] ~Type: Moonroot Aspecto ~Rank: F ~Owner: Zambia ~Use: Fast Recovery [Note: The higher the rank the better the Use and upon new ranking, new Use will appear tailored for the user] This was what everyone saw, and the difference was the name of the owner. But then immediately, their full name appeared on the owner when a little aura from them seeped through. Seth observed their faces to understand if they were satisfied but they controlled their expression very well. That almost made him chuckle but he has seen their aura change which indicated they were amazed. "It''s a bound item, though it''s at Acquired Items but it will not be lost easily and the more you nurtured it the more deeply connected you will be with it, at C or B Rank depending on you, it will be Personal Arms. At A rank, that is a mystery even to me." Seth exined, "It''s a prototype, please I want feedback to better make many other items!" Seeing that they nodded, he exined more about the other four items. One was a small carved bowl that waspletely closed but when a mechanism was twisted a window would appear and light would shine out. It''s for lighting in the night or darkness when using the other items. The next one was the section of therge box with fertile soil that has concentrated powder made from Soothing Antler droppings. As the Personalized Goblet was being nurtured, it will show a sign that it needs water and nutrients. The owner should wet the soil and put the Personalized Goblet inside and close the section. The fourth item was a bag of Green Aura Goblet made specifically to use when Personalized Goblet was about to be Ranked up. But one can eat it too if he wants. It wasn''t necessarily required. The Fifth was a badge that had a carving of coiled roots around a staff. That was to prove they received a tool from him and may serve as a ticket to other tools from him. "Among the many things I identallye across is this but it is a one-time use. So, I decided not to give it to you now. However, those that manage to nurture their Personalized Goblet to A rank and also provide me with a detailed record of the process, problems, advantages and experiences will have it. This item is also tailor-made for each of you, I made it before that one!" Seth exined more. He then gave them the Wish Tool [Oval Essence Stone] ~Type: Compact Essence ~Rank: F- (Maxed) ~Owner: Nil ~Use: Reasonable Wish. ~Duration: One-time use. [Note: The wish must be with practical capability that you are capable of doing given time] _____ "Don''t be fooled by the F- Rank, during activation, you can supply with much more energy to support better Wish than it normally can. However, the energy has to be one of the four types; Moonlight energy, Nature Energy, Aura Energy or energy your body can generate on its own. That will be all!" "This one seems better than the Personalized Goblet to me," Captain Brown said. Seth just smiled at him while others toomented about it. Seth did notice that truly some were not impressed by Personalized Goblet, now that they know they have to work for it to level it up. But they can''t criticize it too because it was too good to pass out. Without wasting time, he left and converse with his faction and gave them their Goblets too and wished Essence too. Finishing with them he left unnoticed by anyone. He went to Temra Canyon and found people were already gathering again, so he quickly finished Temra Sculpture now that his Sculpture tool was on the right level. He converses with Retina Twin if she wants the ce to be her new abode but was sent a red killing intent that almost kills him. Nevertheless, managed to convince her that Loving Root was off-limits. Now Seth has to find her arge safe ce fast, as he can feel her patience is waning. He managed to know how to level up Compass too. It turned out he needed to use it in all directions even if he knew the path. That also for the rest of the Script Devices, the more he uses them in his activities the more they level up. Script Analogue level up any time he set an rm and he followed suit with the timer. Also checking the time every 10 minutes for an hour makes it level up. In that single day, Seth managed to level his Script Device to level 10 except for Marker since he doesn''t have any sanctuary under his name. That was when he wished to develop Luana Sanctuary where her bones were found but even after he visited the ce, he didn''t have any ideas. But then he decided to just finish the four volumes he promised Living Forest before doing anything. ***** "I have finished my end of bargaining, but fret not as I will make more. You are the greatest treasure of the Gawee. Everything about you is magnificent, so you shall be immortalized through books and spread acrossnds!" Seth shouted with a sweat on his forehead. He felt some lingering thing on the back of his head when he said he finished his bargain but the moment he said he would make more the breeze became cool and he felt embraced. ''You don''t need to sulk and scare me that way.'' Sethined before he went back to the house and Log out. ***** Coming out, Seth was greeted by the Middle Age woman. He greeted her and she showed him the room where he should wait till his mother came back, but met with the new Healing Cabin, the one that will take him out of the house in secret. Seth slid inside and slid through tunnels until he reached the underground section where he met with his car. "Hello, Sapphire!" [Hello, your brother was arrested and was now in Maximum Security for the Infected] "Oh, I see. Let''s go to Dama!" Seth said as he pushed the fang of pain in his heart regarding his brother''s fate. The drive there was fast but the moment they reached there Seth asked the car to stop before they reached the gate. He then came out. "Interesting!" Seth was amazed, his connection with Terran Energy allowed him to be sensitive to some technology and their radiation. And now his body was starting to glow just like when the Asteroids were descending. He walked around while he avoided some spots congregated by homeless people and some questionable characters. He rode the car as he go around the whole state watching and observing the old structures and tall buildings that looked aged and on the barge of crumbling "Let''s go home. I''m not going to Coinavator!" Seth told Sapphire and they drove back. In the underground Seth asked, "How strong is your forcefield, the one you use during the asteroid incidents? [It can be as strong as it can be, as long as there''s enough supply of energy. I don''t like using it because it drains energy fast and makes me vulnerable to hacking] "I see, so you can take Laser Nuke, Dramma Bomb and even the updated Baby Nuclear Bombs!" [With enough energy, yes] He said his goodbye and went back to the cabin. He came out contemting about Dama State, it felt different as he sensed Terran Energy overflowing at some ce on those crumbling aged structures and buildings. With that in mind, he slept since his mother had note back to let him leave. When he woke up, she was still not back but his other family members allowed him out. He went to his room and found some art materials and a note from his father. They have talked about paintings and pictures before. Seth ate before he went through the inte where he went through the type of Art disyed in Emanue''s Gallery, which will give him an idea of what he needs to sketch. The next day after he spent some time with his mother he logged back into the game. ***** "Refreshing my head is good through logging out," hemented. Seth brought out Script Analogue and set a massive timer of three weeks. "After three weeks, no matter what I achieve I will go to Rena''s Sanctuary to obtain Paper-making ability!" Sethmented. Rena wasn''t able to make papers for him all this time due to her body situation and even if she could, they were on a quest with Captain Brown, so she has no time or energy for that. Sadly for Seth, his supply can only allow him to obtain only 3 to 4 Canvas Replica. That means he has 370,000 papers. "Hmmm, most of them aremon papers, that''s why she made them fast. But thanks I have about six 1000 pages of books made using that BVP" Seth was relieved. "Should I finish the papers before I go on studying the forest? And when will I get the knowledge of the nt''s name? I was hoping my hard work will grant me that?" Sethined. Seth then set another timer of rest after 90 minutes of work then he dedicated himself to copying First Painting. Seth came out with red eyes and bulging veins on his face as if they were going to burst. Beide him was a floating book, a quill and an ink bottle. His mind was so bloated with First Painting that if he didn''t do anything, he felt his sense of self will vanish. "I was the Cripple of Vulcan Vige. We came from another world that is facing dangerous space rock strikes. We came here for one reason and that was to generate energy for our to survive. However, this ce is far more dangerous than ours. The only saving grace is we can''t be killed easily but we can be killed. Born with a weak body, even in this ce I''m weak. I saw people fight with vigour, use various skills and abilities but then I can''t even stand without my staff." Seth sighed, his eyes still blood red. "It was amazing how I crawled from weakness to now, a Grade 5 Human. I also obtained Exertion Point from a mysterious means that I don''t know. Sadly, for unknown reasons, due to having a dragon Womb, I can turn into a woman. I will never turn into that but I know I can. Did I be hermaphrodite? The very thought sent chills down my spine." Seth greeted his mouth as he was forced to tell. His beasts were around, minding their business. "Night Diamond is my ck Panther, it digested the aura of a panther I seeped into her or him. He is a male. The beast is strong and loyal, sometimes he can tail me without my knowledge. He is looking at me now wanting to know if I will give him some orders. Go, feed and be strong, strong enough to walk Gawee on your own!" Seth said, he then looked at Gawee Animal. "This guy has been feeding and drinking. But It has not evolved yet. Look at the Antler, her eyes became more intelligent by the day. Sadly, her Soothing ability seems to not work for me anymore. I''m immune to it. At least her drooping is valuable even for me. Where is Little Cub, that troublemaker is still hunting? Look at that tree, it makes delicious fruits ...." Seth walked around as he blubber about what he saw and did. All that was documented inside his book. The thing was, Seth wasn''t able to concentrate and analyze nts and clearly document them. For that, he wanted to just write his own story and everything that came to his mind. Seth moved to the house talking to himself until he began to concentrate on nts and wrote about them in his story. After 7 hours Seth hase back to normal. So he went back and went on copying. That became Seth''s routine until he finished the 300,000 papers, granting him 3 more Canvas Replica. Seth stood outside, he was going to V Cave to finish the dragon to raise the Scripture tool further. He was also going to gather some Gawee Monster Core if he met with them while also documenting himself in a book. Seth has to keep his mind active or he may suffer unknown consequences. The journey was uneventful, surely his Hourss Curse was over. Having that thought, a notification came. [Hourss Seed Level 2] [Hourss Curse activated] Seth wasn''t perturbed by that but he didn''t move far when his Compass began to alert him. He sighed and ran to cover in arge crater. The dragon was small but menacing, it had a lot of spikes on its body. After it left Seth came out and continued his journey, his scribe book was also writing about important things that he encountered, especially the dragon and how it looked. Seth also began to meet with Level 10 and even Level 11 Abohrent Monsters on his way. Of course that was just a source of Exp Stone for him. Suddenly he was called by name. "Seth Enoch The Cripple!" Seth turned around, his face still bulging with veins and his eyes red like blood. He saw a woman, d in ck attire. Her hair was ck but her face was pale. Her eyes were drooped, bored but now excited. Her forehead was broad and her nose long. "Do I know you?" Seth forced out. His brain wasn''t functioning well and he couldn''t think straight. "You look different, strong but your face. What happened to you? Are you bitten by a venomous monster?" She asked. "Something like that?" Seth said. "Okay, time to go home. I have been looking for you but couldn''t find you really. I even sent someone to kill you so that you spawn in my ce but a statue in your ce protects you!" She said as she gestured for him to follow him. "Okay,'''' Seth followed her and they began to walk behind her. As he was unconsciously scribing what was happening, that continued. But his thoughts were on where he knew this woman and what was his rtionship with her. Suddenly, three Gawee Monsters attacked them but the ck attired woman''s eyes glowed and they turned and ran away. Seth wasn''t perturbed as he just scribe that. They met an army of abhorrent monsters and they all ran away. They also met three dragons on different asions but they all ran away when they noticed her glowing eyes. All these experiences made Seth''s mind escape the First Painting grip and he began toe back to normal. Soon the duo reached a dead forest with dead eerie trees. There were some strange worms with transparent wings patched on them. "Stay close to me!" She said, Seth nodded by now he had recovered himself and already knew what was happening. [You have been Tamed by ck Tamer] [Resist and you will instantly die and respawn as her minions] This showed to him when he entertained the idea of refusing her request. Seth remembers this woman, he met her when he left Red Valley to gather red stones for them. Then he came here to prepare something. They walked until they reached a camp in the middle of an eerie dead forest. There were 57 yers and many more NPC''s and each one of them had a pet beside him. ''Where didn''t Ie with the little cub?'' Seth reprimanded himself. "Oh, you are Seth, right? Master has been waiting for you!" A young girl said with a smile as she ran back screaming Seth was here. The ck Tamer came out from her tent with 7 others, each of them is Grade 4 and has a varying aura. But there was a sternness in their eyes that showed their intense experience. The ck Tamer copy that guided him turned to ash and merged with the original shadow. "It''s hard to get you!" Her board voice said. She kept her distance, she knew exactly how dangerous he was. "He is just Grade 2!" A huge man with a giant sword said. "It doesn''t matter, his home is valuable. I made the mistake of sending my shadows twice before I realized it!" She said. "Why are you not resisting? I felt you could break away!" She said to Seth. Seth looked around before he brought Soothing Food and drank some water and stored it away. "Why?" He asked. "I marked you from the beginning and there will be a penalty if I don''t acquire your trust. Not to mention I saw ck lotus and bloodcracung stems in your location. I want some!" Chapter 243: Divine Judgement Cannon "I can supply the nts for you in exchange for valuable items," Seth said. "Okay, but you are mine. Besides, we are preparing to leave thisnd and I can''t go without you!" ck Tamer said. "Good, the moon is bright today. We can sail on it!" The young girl that weed Seth said. She quickly began waving her hand and then a miniature canoe appeared which began to expand until it became arge ship. The ship floated on air and the people began to load their stuff in it. "We can sail to your home and wait for you to prepare!" ck Tamer said. "What about dragons, won''t they attack!" Seth asked. "We have cloaking ability!" She said. Seth walked to the ship and looked around, the ck Tamer still maintained her vignt distance. "We have a way to leave thend without the need to follow the Dream Fortune path!" She added. "You do know I''m a Lord and even in death I can''t be your servant!" Seth said. "I know. You are the lord of yournd. But when this Gawee Land awakens, even your home will be destroyed!" She retorted "Haha," Seth chuckled at her ignorance before he looked up at the sky. Somethingrge wasing down very fast. "Captain ck, an unknown object was falling toward us!" One of the crewmates shouted "It''s a strange dragon, an adult dragon!" Another crewmate shouted when they felt a heavy pressure belonging to a dragon descending on them. That when a st of dragons aura shot toward them, the people''s faces pale in despair. "Quick, Strongarm, we need your shield!" Captain ck, she was ck Tamer ordered but the moment she took a step, her leg became weak and the ground shook. she quickly looked down. The ground sound and its tremor were seeping away her strength and she was feeling drowsy before an indescribable fear gripped her when she looked up toward Seth. The man was just standing as if nothing was happening. He took a step toward her. She opened her mouth to say something but the sound didn''t reach anyone''s ears. Her attire sparkled with ck fire, she was ready to fight despite trying to start away from Seth. And then she heard him say th3 dreaded phrase, "Mantle of very!" Deep down, she was relieved she didn''t reveal her true self, or else this skill will be aimed at her but the next moment her eyes widened in shock. On the ship, there was a woman, among the NPC, she seemed to be amoner with no special quality but now a chain that was a bit rusty but thicker and more resilient than before sprang from the ship and aimed at her. Her body vibrated and the woman''s eyes became white for a moment but then the chain changed target to the nearest person. The ck Tamer disguised as themoner NPC switched to someone else to avoid the chain, however, the chain followed her. The person she was now impersonating was fast and so he dashed away; however, the chain grabbed his leg and violently pulled him down to the ground. At the same time, the giant red object falling was very close. It was arge circr boulder, 5m in diameter, soaked in deep dragon blood. The oppressive aura emanating from it was choking the humans and their pets. Suddenly, everything slowed down. Seth''s perception blurred away and when things came back to normal there was no one around and therge boulder falling was floating just above the ground. "They escaped!" Seth muttered, "Aided by a very Strong Temporal Warrior!" He turned to walk back when an energy st came toward him. Seth quickly tapped his pocket and a ss shield appeared and expanded to protect him while also redirecting yellow energy back at the attacker. The attacker moved fast and avoided the attack and appeared behind Seth and shed with hisrge sword. Another st of sword energy was sent to Seth from the sword. "River¡­!" Seth muttered but then his body trembled in sheer terror. The flood of the river came from elsewhere and enveloped him, protecting him from sword energy. But Seth wasn''t able to retaliate due to what he was feeling. The red river was heavy to him and that broke his Grade suppression and by force, he became Grade 5. Now that he was a higher grade than before, his senses were stronger and he perceived better. Now he felt the river as dense pure energy that could crush him. It was on the calibre of adult dragon blood in terms of potency. His [High Intelligence] quickly got him his answer. This was Retina Twin Essence,ing from her own body. That meant Retina was inside the Red River Stone. The fact he can manipte it showed that Retina has allowed it and assisted him numerous times. ''She did that to make sure I didn''t die until I found a ce to settle her stone.'' Seth thought. But he can feel the Red Liquid dissipating due to the attack from therge sword wielded. "Damn it. This is a treasure, why am I miss using it!" Seth immediately brought out his Red Signature Stone and controlled the red liquid and seeped it into the Red Signature stone. "I need to store a lot of it before I find her a ce to hide. Wait? If it''s this thick, why does it dissipate very fast?" Keeping that off his mind, he grasped one drop, it contained more energy than V, his speed dragon. Immediately, using Hourss Influence flowing skill to speed up the storage, Seth became wide open before therge sword user. "You are no use to Captain if you didn''t join her team!" "Dragon Wave sh!" The man was fast, faster than Seth while using V Aspecto, which was why Seth wasn''t moving around much. But still, Seth was fast enough to defend himself. The attacking his way was powerful, it was a vertical sh that can even kill a weak dragon that has less defence like V. Seth quickly looked at the red drop and focused on it. "Red maniption.!" "Gratitude toward Retina. Great Barrier!" The drop vibrated before it expanded and a thin red barrier enveloped him. Even with a 500% Grade 5 advantage, Seth barely managed to control the drop. He even aplished thisrgely because he called out his skill name and also praised Retina Twin. The dragon wave sh mmed at the barrier like a hammer against steel. The initial impact, the barrier didn''t budge at all but the residue threatened to tear it down. Under his control, Seth can feel the red liquid beginning to dissipate as usual. He held on to it well and even concentrated on his Stone Will and mental fortitude to keep it effective. But the man attacking him was shocked to see his strongest attack nullified with ease like that. And he was no idiot, he has not lived in Gawee this long to not understand the danger. Not to mention, he can feel the pressure emanating from the man before him. "Dragon Roar!" Therge sword user heard the man in the green cloak mutter, thank he has speed ability and he moved away from direct attack but the shock wave of the dragon roar destroyed his drums and cracked his leg bones. The moving fast tried to activate his Escape Skill but he found himself in a solid ref barrier and all his abilities were sealed. ***** "Ready for Divine Judgment Skill" Captain ck shouted. Her people were nched with fear at what was happening. The prey their master captured was a monster in human skin. Not only can he summon a giant round boulder that can smash their Devine Ship but it has the oppressive power of an adult dragon as if soaked in ten dragon bloods. He also can summon sound and tremors that make their body weak and bring a hidden fear in them. That wasn''t the worst but even their Temporal Warrior was forced to use a week''s worth of Temporal Power to freeze him in time for them to escape and in that moment if they had attacked him the boulder would have destroyed their Sacred Treasure, the Divine Ship. And now they felt their Strongest Melee Striker used his strongest ability but what came after was a powerful dragon roar that made even those 400 meters away quiver in fear. some weak will have already fainted. "Without knowing his true ability we must not face him. Now, everyone, concentrate your power and feed the cannon." Captain ck barked orders. The skill of the ship is called Divine Judgement, which can be fired by the ship cannon but unlike other cannons that shoot straight, this one attack can materialise above the intended target. The downside was it needed to feed energy from a multitude of people. ***** "Tell me where the rest go?" Seth asked kindly, he was struggling, not because the guy was trying to escape but to prevent the red liquid from dissipating from his control. "I would rather die!" He said. "You know, she was an annoying tamer. But I don''t care about her, I''m kinda a schr you know. I will enjoy studying you in detail. What is your name?" Suddenly, Seth felt danger and he looked up, just 2 meters above him, a bright blue energy was coalescing very fast and under his feet was a circle and inscriptions that made Seth unable to move. [You have been trapped by a Devine Circle] That also broke his red control and the man came out and cast a skill that made him vanish immediately. "Red river!" Usually, he can only do that once a day but he knew Retina Twin can see and a Allow it for the second time. "Retina Anti-divine Shield!" ~Who said I have that?~ Seth heard herin but his wish was granted. Layers of thin discs cover his head while also covering his whole body. Before a thick red spear enveloped him. He didn''t stop at that, his ss shield expanded and became a dome around him. He quickly connected with it to see if there was anything he could do to enhance the shield. Well, he has been neglecting the shield and forgot to standardize it. Ever since he survived the moon, Seth didn''t sink into the shield to finish the requirement to activate the Mother String and see what it can really do until now. [Warning: Death by the divine canon will allow ck Tamer to respawn you and you will be under her servitude for 5 years with no objection] She still didn''t use the killer cannon because she knew Seth''s value. She wanted him dearly for her progress despite not meeting him for a long time. [Activating Mother String Requirements] [1,000,000,000/1000,000,00p] YEU {Conversion} maxed. [1,000,000,000/1,000,000,000] NYEU {Moon} Maxed. [1,000,000/614,512] UEU {M-y} [100,000/1,290] HEU {Body heat} [100,000/50] CEU {Body Cold} [100,000/56,145] OEU {light, Wind, Sound, Moonstones etc} [10,000/10,000] MFU. Maxed. [Note: Unique, Heat, Cold and some Other energy shoulde from the user] "Hmm, I need to fill up the Unique Energy Unit (UEU) which is energy from my Yellow Chief Core and Other Energy Units (OUE) which cane from everywhere. Heat and cold, I should have filled this during my resting time!" Sethmented his stupidity of notpleting the damn shield but then he realized something. "Maybe it''s for the better, now I have divine energy charging above me. I can incorporate it in the Other Energy Units'''' Seth smiled as he brought M-y Core and began to feed the shield while also making his other hand warm and touching the shield. All that happened very fast while he had V Asoecto at full power. So, he finished all that preparation just in time before the cannon fired. Sooooot! There was no sound but the st was as fast as a dragon breath and as powerful. The worms with transparent wings in the dried forest were already flying away and the ground that wasn''t under Seth''s shields was scorching away. Retina''s shield held on but that was thanks to Retina actively helping out in secret and the moment she knew what remained of the st can be contained by the ss shield she stopped aiding and the whole red vanished. The remnant mmed the ss shield and it cracked before it held on. [Strange Energy Detected] [Analysis¡­.] [A Pure Potent Energy was Analyzed] [Energy Absorption] This happened fleetingly fast and the shield cracks amends and took in the nectar. While Seth was using Temra Aspecto to make his right-hand cold and left hand hot¡ªthat way he can fill the Cold and Hot requirements fast. Temra Aspect worked in a way that transferred heat from one location to another. If Seth wants to heat an iron then he needs something to move the cold in it. The M-y Core was also filling his part but then Seth found his leg numbed and he looked down. The grown was burning with white-blue mes and his legs were already engulfed by it. "Shit!'' Seth cursed and he floated up but the me was still on him. He poured his aura down trying to extinguish it but it only increased it. He quickly pulled out the red liquid and wrapped his legs, which turned off the mes but his leg to his knee was numbed. The white-blue me on the ground was increasing and rising to lick him. It has no heat and it''s not emitting any light. There was no pain as it burned him. There was also no notification from the system as if it was forced to be silent. "Divine!" Seth acknowledged another dangerous term in the game. "Pulse!" A pressure mmed the ground and it caved inside. That extinguished the mes but they red again. However, they were not close to him now. His legs were alsoing back to normal in terms of sensitivity. Rxing a bit he realized the Unique Energy Units were filled and the Other Energy Units and Heat Cold Units remained. The cannon had already vanished but what Seth was facing was residue. The surroundings, beyond the ss shield, were covered in mes eating away the ground. [Activating Mother String Requirements] [1,000,000,000/1,000,000,000] YEU {Conversion} maxed [1,000,000,000/1,000,000,000] NYEU {Moon} Maxed. [1,000,000/1,000,000] UEU {M-y} maxed [100,000/451] HEU {Body heat} [100,000/269] CEU {Body Cold} [100,000/91,978] OEU {light, Wind, Sound, Moonstones, Pure Potent Energy etc} [10,000/10,000] MFU. Maxed [Note: Unique, Heat, Cold and some Other energy shoulde from the user] "Seeing the situation outside, it''s good I didn''t try using the red bubble escape. Because I won''t appear very far away from this fire." Seth patiently floated with his hand alternating from cold to hot to make sure there would be nosting injury. Sometimes he took breaks to recover. At 98,979 OEU, the fire was dimmer and wasn''t enough to feed the shield. But he still can''t leave because the outside was still not ideal. "I believe some might have suffocated by now but because I have pristine lungs I can survive just fine!" "Oh, my book!" Seth looked for it and it appeared from his cloak. He was amazed to see that it recorded most of the important parts that happened. "It looks like things under my cloak are like they are in my pockets, they can''t be seen or interrupted when active!" Sethmented. The book scribes his activities and then the Water Circle that rotated water inside. It still has Hourss Seed Influence Flowing Skill connected but sadly he didn''tprehend a thing about water yet. Seth stayed there until the sun came up and went down and came up and went down. It was boring but he was preupied with trying to learn how to best manipte the Red Liquid. Not only that, he kept summoning the river and storing it in his Red Stone Storage. Not only that, he wanted to understand why the red liquid dissipates faster into the atmosphere. He also was recharging the ss shielded using his temperature control. On the fourth day, the fire from the Divine attack was fully extinguished and thend was now safe to traverse. The journey back was eventful. He was attacked by many Gawee Monsters and Abhorrent monsters. Not only that, the dragon kepting and he kept hiding from it. The level 2 Curse of Hourss Seed seemed to be very potent but because of his Luck, all that became a boon to him. He now has four Gawee Monster Cores that was different from the ones he had before, and he has many exp orbs. He also found a way to stop a drop of the red liquid from disappearing. And that was to keep it flowing using Hourss Seed Influence Flowing. With that, he had a firm grip on it but it also showed him how powerful it was and the forces trying to consume it. "So, it was Gawee!" ~No and yes. You won''t understand~ Retine Twin said with a sigh. Seth had understood that Red liquid was actually part of her and her powers. It was also a strange form of energy in a matter state. That also means Seth has her destiny in his hand. If he decides to drop the Red River Stone in Living Roots, the poor Retina will do nothing but serve and be bound to the forest. He can also throw it in Gawee and escape, the Gawee Land may tear her apart and consume her. She might escape but unlike Seth and other life forms, she will be weakened and get incapacitated. Chapter 244: Harvesting Aura From Dragons Seth stood before the three First Painting Canvas Replicas he acquired with a smile and then he stored them away. That was a reword when he finished the paintings but he was so out of ce that he went out, sadly, he met with ck Tamer that dragged him away. He looked at the new serial Quest that appeared. [Serial Quest] Copy First Painting 100,000 times. [Reward] ~Glean the secret of the painting! ~First Painting Canvas Replica (F)! _______ "First Painting Canvas Replica (F)? Nothing much changed but he now can get (F) rank Canvas Replica instead of (F-). Seth was smiling ear to ear because (F-) on its own was great but he got (F). An amazing idea came to him but before that, he decided to just watch the whole Secrets of Painting at once. Ten minutester Seth came out, his body a bit hazy and his eyes nk. He has be colour-blind and has zero emotions. The subsequent secret wasn''t about the Queen but about her pce that seemed to have been made using sketches alone. There was no colour but rather masterful art by pencil or to be precise ck ink. Seth''s mind was engrossed to the point of obsession to understand the meaning and the possibility of creating a painting that seemed to house a world but in doing so, his Mental Power was consumed and his Emotion were also consumed. In another way, what he saw became alive and vibrant. Some sketches of nts and flowers even began to have colours and scents on their own. Hourster Seth recovered with a newfound understanding. All he saw from the secret was what he had copied but rather his mind now easily assembled them in order. The reword made use of his mental power to bring them to life. That was his newfound conjecture now. However he also now has such a new skill. Motion Picture Skill. By underlying sketches, in a special order, he can make that sketch move. Seth can do that but not to the level of this skill. With the skill, he can make it move and any onlooker will find it moving, regardless of their vintage point. "I''m sure that the skill will get stronger when I finish (F) and even push it to (F+). Perhaps I will get a new skill at (E-)" Seth surmised. Well, Seth has many things to do, so he put that aside and went to his other activities. ***** "Retina, you have to be understanding, if we don''t find a suitable location you will have to choose V Cave or Temra Canyon or agree to be Living Roots residents. And there is even a Silent Veil vige." Seth grumbled as he walked out from Living Roots. It has been many days now and it was time for him to travel to Rena''s sanctuary in search of Papermaking skills. He had used up the remaining 70,000 papers and he was dying to test the quality of the new (F) rank Canvas. Usually, he moved around as Grade 1 or 2 but now since it was a long journey and he wanted to scare away most Abhorrent Monsters he stayed at Grade 3. His cloak has a silver moon colour which serves as camouge under the moon. His hand held apass that was a bit cleaner than before. It was rusty when he first got it, now it seemed like a polished iron and induced a sense of direction. [Iron Compass] ~Level 23 ~Category: Script Device ~Owner: Seth Enoch ~Use: Direction [Description: A growth-type device that showed the direction of the fake vige] _____ As long as Seth has the general direction he wants to go then the Compass will guide him by fixing his minor errors. Also if he had a map or met someone that knew the ce thepass guide became better. Not to mention it rang an alert when dragons were nearby. Just as he was wondering when will the Compass grade up to 2 since it has passed 20 levels, thepass produces another pointer that has a dragon head and shows another direction. Seth ran and jumped into a crevice and released his Grade 3 Aura to scare away an abhorrent monster hiding there. The dragon passed but Seth stayed down for some time. He checked his scribe book and watched as the quill wrote. [I was just wondering when my Compass would grade up when mypass showed me a dragon was approaching. It seemed green in colour and moved very fast like most dragons. Its pressure indicated that it was a baby dragon but I don''t want to mess with it, I want to reach Rena Sanctuary and obtain Paper making ability. Can I defeat it or what? I now looked down to see how my scribe was doing but I''m amazed as it wrote all my adventures. I love this skill] Seth smirked before he looked up, the dragon hade searching for someone. Seth observed it well. Its shape, size, colour, and the pressure it gave out. All that observation was being scribed down in the book. Then the dragon flew away. Seth came out after he noticed thepass''s new pointer was gone. He took some steps when a new notification alerted him. "Damn!" Seth cursed. [Hourss Seed] ~Level: 2>3 ~Category: Curse Gift ~Owner: Seth Enoch ~Use: Influence Flowing [Description: An extremely rare device that affects the flow of things] He knew for sure, his danger encounter would increase. Especially now that he was far from home. Thepass vibrated and a new pointer formed that showed the direction of a dragon. Seth didn''t know what to do as he frowned. "Should I go back to living roots and let the danger run out? No. Last time it took one week for the danger to abate for levels 1 and 2. I don''t have time" Before he decided the dragon was already closing very fast and Seth looked at it. It was the green dragon from before. "I don''t want any trouble, I just want to reach somewhere!" Seth shouted. Even as a Grade 3, Seth can still feel the dragon was a superior race and they impact the human psyche. The first thing the dragon did when it was above Seth was release Dragon Breath, the ultimate killing attack by Dragon Race. This was the first time Seth faced a dragon head-on after he acquired his ss because he always avoided them, so he was surprised to find that his Four Aspecto automatically activated and he obtained rudimentary knowledge about the dragon he was facing. Possible Trajectory Lines appeared in front of Seth''s eyes and each one he wanted to take would be automatic. His body armour emitted heat which reduced the green dragon''s pressure from impacting him. Then every move and sound the dragon made was under Seth''s observations andstly, Seth felt less panicky as he observed everything with keen eyes. Trajectory Lines was V Aspecto, the Velocity and Momentum Dragon. The emission of heat was Temra Aspecto, the Fire Dragon. The sound he captured was Vera Aspecto the Drumming Scale dragon. The calm and keen eyes were Luana Aspecto, the moon dragon. Ultimately, he noticed when the Dragon Breath woulde but he surmised that there was no escaping it but facing it head-on. For that reason, Seth specifically observed it with Aura Sight and normal Sight before it hit him and he burst like a red bubble. The dragon''s breath was greenish and dense as if burning green liquid. It doesn''t have much high temperature but makes the body vibrate and lose sweat very fast. One can feel his tongue sour as if he licks sour tree bark. Seth materializes above the dragon holding his staff that expanded in the blink of an eye and rammed down. But the dragon was fast to escape. "Envelope!" Seth muttered when he saw the dragon moving away. A thin red energy wrapped the dragon immediately, before Seth sped his hand with power, denoting contracting the red liquid and releasing its pressure. The dragon was dyed as it struggled with the suffocating pressure Seth was able to bring out from Retina Red Liquid. That was as a result of his relentless training but the dragon broke free. However, Elevated Staff was already descending fast and hard. Bang! The dragon was pushed toward the ground, nheless, it released a growl before its aura spiked up. It moved faster than before and came straight to floating Seth. "Pulse!.." Bang! The dragon was pulled down fast and mmed into the ground which created a small crater. "Mantle of very!" The still-strong dragon shed up in the sky very fast and no chain came to grab it. "Dragon Blood chain!" Seth shouted. The green dragon was already a bit far when it felt heavy pressure above it. A sense of danger from a superior overhead before it felt a dragon roar m at it and it crashed down again. From the beginning when he appeared on top of the dragon he put an older dragon small blood drop with a sealed aura. And when Mantle of very didn''t work he released the aura of the blood drop to make a chain and used the Drumming Scale to release a dragon roar. Seth dropped to the ground and walked toward the disoriented dragon. However, the moment the green dragon realized he was being tricked there was no older dragon he jumped to run away but a more pristine chain than before sprang from the ground and wrapped around its neck and pulled it down. Seth Grade was being pushed to Grade 4 but Seth refused and there was a bit of metal fortitude resistance but the dragon loosened. Even with that, it wasn''t tamed like other beasts. "That was informative. But didn''t I use this ability when I was in the air before?" Seth wondered but he realized whenever he used the ability he was always on the ground or the tree, never floating! Seth stood before the angry dragon before he pulled his scribe book and read the scribed fight that happened between them with a smile. Knowing the chain would be gone in a second, he pulled out a heavy chain made of dragon blood and wrapped it around the green dragon. "What is your name?" Seth asked casually as if interviewing a worker. The dragon''s angry gaze and re of aura increased, Seth ignored that and watched the now detailed information scribing as he observed the dragon more. Suddenly the dragon''s thin tail expanded and became a spiky il and swung toward Seth. ss shield appeared. Bang! It protected him and the dragon opened its mouth and uttered some words. ~¡ê¡é€€€¡é£¤£¤€~ Seth''s body trembled and immediately, his hair began to age and It fell off. His Grade rose to 5 immediately and he felt his Grade was fighting something off his body. [You have been Curse by Green Thorn Dragon] [The Curse will destroy your hair, then your skin, then your flesh until its power is exhausted] [Grade 5 Energy resisting the Curse effect on your hair and skin] Seth became bald, and any hair on his body fell off. Then his skin began to dry but Gawee Dot glowed and stopped the effect. [Curse Exhausted] Seth stared at what happened and that time Mantle Chain broke but the dragon blood chain was there already. "Hmmm. dragon curse. Interesting!" Ssth focused on his scribing as if nothing happened. However, Green Thorn Dragon was surprised and scared now that he was feeling the aura of Grade 5ing from his hunter. With his dragon Eyes, he can see a Halo around the person that pulses with life. That halo told him, he can''t defeat this guy with ease. "I defeated you!" Seth said casually. "Give up!" The dragon just opened its mouth and released a low growl that had the power of Dragon Roar, to its dismay, the sound vanished and did not impact the human. "Very underwhelming roar. But effective to surprise attacks!" Sethmented as he looked at his book. The dragon''s body expanded a bit and released a heavy dragon aura. If it has not used one time Dragon Breath it would have activated Dragon Might but s it was futile. "Hmm. This can''t be called Dragon Might." Sethmented before he looked at the dragon and said, "Your action from now will impact the rest of your race. Tell me your name and I will let you go and also show mercy to all other dragons I will meet from now on. If not, I will let my imagination go wild!" There was silence, dragons are stubborn, prideful, and they will never bow to a mere human. They will rather die than do that. "I know you still have something that can make you escape but you are biding your time for others toe!" Seth said. "I will ask you two more times. What is your name?" There was silence again, under Aura Sight, Seth could see the dragon''s aura was changing, it was going to do something. "Last time, what was your name?" Seth asked. Now whatever the dragon was doing has reached its peak but waiting to see what Seth will do. "Okay, now I have a reason to counter other dragon curses with your action. Since you could have saved everyone from my particr action but you didn''t. I was actually praying you didn''t because that will be no fun" During that time Seth Womb tried toe out three times but he stopped it. The three dragons in Womb have a bad feeling about Seth''s threat. Green Thorn Dragon''s body trembled and almost released the skill he was making when Seth pointed at its head but its dragon eyes showed that the human wasn''t casting any skill. Few dragons can see an aura, so when Seth projected his aura toward the dragon it was oblivious. The projected aura touched the dragon and seth will it to cause the dragon aura to shake. At first, nothing happened but then the dragon felt something amiss and it immediately activated the skill it was holding. Its body quickly morphed into an elongated thorny vine with slender dragon limbs and a dragon head. The wings were leafy with thorns. "Wow, I got another skill!" Sethmented before he fell to his knees and screamed. ~I need to attack, no, I need to run~ The dragon thought but it was like its body had frozen even though it escaped dragon blood chains. ~What is happening~ The human recovered, his body a bit red and his eyes almost popping. No doubt he has suffered painful sessions but there was a smile on his face. The halo around him also pulsed better than before "Why is it whenever I defeat a dragon I get to bask in a spark of fire that is so painful but after that, I felt better. This time even my halo level up" Sethmented. "Well, so this is your other form. Let me describe that in detail. Hmm. This form can''t be detained with chains. Sadly, I messed with your aura, so you are in an internal prison!" Seth mumbled before he went back to the book... ~It makes my aura jumbled off and because of that, I can''t move. Who is this human? He said anytime he defeats a dragon he faces a painful spark, is this human a dragon hunter? Impossible, no dragon hunter can live for long in Gawee!~ "You are weaker now, but faster and easy to hide!" Sethmented. After some deliberation, Seth then said, "Shall we begin now!" The dragon was confused as he saw the human arranged tools in front of it, and then a whiterge paper was spread on one of the tools, a board. The human smiled as he used a thin thorn to sketch something invisible before he put the thorn away and looked at the dragon, it felt a chill down its spine. The human walked toward it and raised his hand, cracked his fingers and grabbed the dragon''s head but didn''t hold the head and pulled. There was some straining, and the human face was serious as if dragging something before he mmed at the white surface. The human smiled as if he aplished something great. He brought another tool, a chair, and sat on it. The Dragon was confused about what happened as it found itself fine. But then the human stood and said, "I''m already having customers. Good. Please excuse me!" The Green Thorn Dragon heard another dragoning their way and now the arrogant human was going that way. Some momentster, a dragon roared and the battle sound came then silent. But then it noticed something, on one part of the white paper, its image was forming. Dragons have a good sense of how powerful they were and so it felt weakened by very small merging. As time went on, it felt the image forming was bing vivid so also its presence while it was weakening. It focused and sensed the true danger, and that was it might gradually lose its life like this but it can''t. "Aha, look how handsome you are!" The voice of the human came to the dragon''s ears. He was the same with no injury, behind him was floating red and something fell from it. A brown-scaled dragon that has no limbs, only wings. It was unconscious with a bleeding mouth. "I will take your blood too, you know I like studying dragons!" Seth said with a smile. Before hemenced to do that, though, it was harder to cut the dragon. Just like the first one, the second one obtained a sketch and it began to appear beside the first one. ~Who are you?~ The dragon asked and the human looked at him with surprise. "I thought you didn''t speak. But I''m working now, wait till I finish, okay love!" Seth''s carefree attitude infuriated the dragon but also scared him. How can the human defeat two dragons with ease at the same time? "Ah, this portion of the canvas is saturated, congrattions. Your image will be immortalized!" ~Are you going to kill me? My ancestor''s curse will affect everyone connected to you if you do not have permission to kill us, dragon~ Chapter 245: Old Aura "Oh, baby, who said anything about the killing? I''m not a barbarian, I''m a Savant and dragons fascinated me." Seth brought out the womb but kept it inside his cloak and cut the aura flow from the canvas into the womb. That way he will store more of its aura. And this time, the flow of aura increased as Seth pushed the Hourss Influence Flow''s ability to limit. Immediately, the dragon felt danger and he began to lose his strength. In a few seconds, his body reverted to normal from its vine form and his aura drained faster than before. Soon, the other dragon Aura was put in the womb and Seth praised the image on the canvas before he folded it gently and stored it away. "Wow, look like you are more resilient than this limbless dragon!" Green Thorn Dragon has held up better but the Limbless Dragon''s scales have be pale and his body draining faster. Seth brought fragments of the elevated de and began scraping away the scale that began toe off. That was when Green Thorn Dragon understood the situation he was in and at that time Seth came toward him with a fake kind smile eyeing his green scales. The dragon farted a green gas that was a deadly poison, immediately the human coughed and his body began to be green and his eyes became purple. The dragon quickly struggled more to escape but he heard. "Thanks for the nactre. Now, the next dragon won''t annoy me with a fart. But I need to write this event with my hand" Seth grabbed the moving quill and wrote, "Green Thorn Dragon farted and green gas that turned people green and corrupted their lungs and airways but if one survived they became slightly immune to most dragon farts. I will spread the news that Dragon do Farts." ~You shall face degenerate demise if you insult the dragon-glorified image!~ "Oh, you don''t get it right? Have you forgotten? It was your fault. I''m an honourable adventurer. You attack me while I beg you not to. I defeated you and begged for your name so that we can have reconciliation, but you refused and attacked me more. I swore not to do this if you tell me your name but your arrogance makes you silent. Since you didn''t tell me your name when I asked three times, that means you certify me to do this. I will capture dragons, study them, gather material from them, and let them go. Your situation is caused by you, you are to me, and you bring it to all your kind. And even if you give me your name, I will not stop." Seth said while the dragon just stared at Seth''s reason. "I will write your stories with detailed descriptions by hand and rearrange them into a storyline. I am a brave adventurer and dragon scriber. Know my name and memorize it." "I''m¡­. Rabana Quadra D Reengveil Haya Jar." ~what?~ The dragon asked confused, the name seemed off. "Ahem, ¡­" Seth too has forgotten what he said, he has to think again to remember the words. "Rabana Quadra Dodon Reengveil Haya Jar!" Seth read from the book he was scribing. ~You just made that up~ the dragon eyed Seth suspiciously Seth turned around and burst intoughter at himself for trying to act cool. But he made sure to use a Drumming Scale to stop the sound from going out. He then faced the dragon again. Rabana Quadra Dodon Reengveil Haya Jar was just a cool name born from differentnguages that means Four Corner Dragon Green Cloaked Living Roots. This tells of his rtionship with four dragons from four corners of living roots and Green Cloaked means him specifically. "That rambling held no power!~ "It doesn''t matter what my name is. Memorized it" The dragon can perceive power in people''s name and he felt nothing from this Rabana Quadra Dodon Reengveil Haya Jar. In fact, wasn''t the name too long? An hour passed and Seth felt something was changing in him, after focusing, he understood more about Hourss Seed Ability and its Curse. The Curse''s exact nature was attracting danger to him. However, the danger can be rtive, it might not be outright something that can cause harm to him, but rather anything that can hinder him in his normal pursuit of things. Just like now he has a ce to go but was being dyed by dragons. Even though Seth has decided to benefit from the encounter, he is still being hindered. But then he wondered what else could the Hourss pull toward him, could the danger increase exponentially or what? That wasn''t important for now as Seth hasn''t felt any sense of urgency due to the Hourss Seed Curse, in fact, he felt that he needed the curse to develop. Another thing was the Influence Flowing Skill hasn''t increased at all in any way. But he still can feel he was unlocking something. Seth looked down, the Limbless Dragon was half dread due to its aura being well drained and the Green Thorn Dragon was flowing suit. Seth sighed and stopped the Aura Harvest and walked away. "These two are super weakpared to V!" Seth muttered as he walked away, the moment he was far away a Gawee Monster hiding sprang up from a crevice and pounced at them, they are free meals. But Green Thorn Dragon exploded with power as he flew up while grabbing the limbless Dragon with him. Even with that, the Gawee Monster took a good bite of the Limbless Dragon''s tail before diving back where it came from. Dragons might kill each other but they will never allow any race to eat their kind¡ªtheir pride will not allow that. Ding [Hourss Seed: Level 4] Seth was surprised that the hourss level was up again. Probing, he felt the Curse had just stacked with thest one. He didn''t take more steps when his Compass Script began to alert him. "Oh, more harvest for me!" **** It was a harrowing experience for the three dragons inside Seth''s womb as they watched their kind being pped left and right and then stripped of their aura to the point of death. What was worth it was that there was nothing they could do. Temra can''t use any Curse to bind him because of the one she already made. The others do not have the power to curse Seth enough to hinder him. In fact, they felt a great rejection whenever they intended to use a dragon curse on him no matter how small it was. They all knew that was a result of Seth and Green Thorn Dragon Pact. Seth has asserted that if the dragon gave him his name then he will view and face all other dragons with mercy and not turn them into objects of study. The stupid dragon refused to oblige and by doing so, Seth''s action was considered a pact between the dragon. This showed that if the dragon did give Seth his name, then Seth would have honoured his words and not turned them into Aura Source and objects1 of scrutiny. And even if he doesn''t honour himself, then any humiliation toward the dragons would have garnered Seth pain in his ego or some bad omen to Seth. Seth was walking confidently but deep in his heart there was some growing worry. It has been seven days since he started the journey and he knew he was very close to his destination. However, his Hourss Seed was now level 7. He has faced dragons and Level 10 to 20 Abhorrent monsters that were extremely powerful. He met with Gawee Monsters but they were somewhat smart enough to run after they failed to defeat him. There were also five Gawee Beasts following him from an underground, nning an ambush on him. There was also a very fast dragon that saved the dragons that Seth exhausted their aura and can''t move anymore. He seemed to be protecting them from dying at the hand of the Gawee Monster and Beast. So far, Seth has not met anything he can''t handle but there was this feeling of uncertainty. And it was noting from the Hourss Seed. It was strange and ethereal. Seth activated his Aura Sight and looked around the hundred and ten times but noticed nothing. He turned to walk away when he looked up, the moon was bright and looking at him. ''The danger is lower than when I felt moon danger'' Seth thought, ''Am I meeting another ancient or is someone causing trouble elsewhere that will affect me!'' Thinking on that line Seth saw at the far end a bright silver light that illuminated the night sky. Soon that light shed and moved at blinding speed, Seth immediately summed the ss shield above his head. Booooom! The silver light moved fast, scorching thend and causing Seth''s ears to be dull. Not to mention the vibration caused cracks in the ground and many monsters hiding down were destroyed. "What was that?" Seth asked. "That was Silver Dragon Hunter. He used to cause trouble where there was an Ancient Dead Dragonir!" Someone answered him. Seth''s neck creaked to the side and met with a middle-aged woman adorned in white attire and a golden ne and earrings. She looked dashing and had an air of nobility. "Thank you for the protection!" She said with a smile. And she walked out of the shield, her shadow turned into various papers that rose to be real horses, humans and other tools. "Thank you, your excellency, for your protection!" A young maiden bowed to her master, the white captivating golden middle-aged woman. "If I don''t, who will help me carry the goods? Hehe, it''s mutual actions!" Thedy said with a soft chuckle. "Ahm, good afternoon. Are you perhaps going to Papase Sanctuary?" Seth asked expectedly. "Yes, I''m. Young man, is that your destination?" She asked but continued without letting Seth answer, "If that is the case, I shall guide you." They first set up a tent where they had a small feast and talked about Gawee Land. Seth probed deeply about Papase Sanctuary and learned that it was one of the few kingdoms in the Gawee. The ruler was called a King and he had an army and all the things that make a territory a Kingdom. Not to mention he was a benevolent ruler that loved his citizens and respected guests. Strangely, the power of paper-making came from him and he has revolutionized it to such a great height that people from Gawee and outside Gawee all aimed to obtain a piece for their technology. "Amazing. Miss Takardaniya, do you think I will get the ability to make the paper too?" Takardanity Warq was her name and the name meant very valuable paper. "Yes, but most people don''te for that. Tell me why you want to have that as an ability!" Seth exined that he was a painter, a scribe, and a documenter. All this required him to have an endless supply of papers of different kinds. He then showed her some of his sketches and paintings, he also showed her Base Virgin Paper that Rena made. "This person must be talented. State Origin is very valuable here." Takardaniya said as she caressed BVP with affection. Seth understands they called it State Origin "Why?" "Because every Origin paper is unique but what made it valuable was that it is the base stage of paper conversion, transmutation, crafting, designing, blueprint, mechanic and many more. Anyone with Origin paper is respected because they can now embark onto Paper Mystery." As she exined more, Seth was able to understand it was a versatile ability that can achieve many things. For example, on the right path, Rena can make Metal paper and wooden paper. She can study more and then create machines out of metal papers and many more. "Interesting!" Seth nodded. "However, unless it was the King that will grant you Paper Ability I suggest you only obtain Paper Making machines." She said, "Don''t worry, I will give you one that my father made. It''s Grade 1 but upgradable if you use a variety of materials. I will give you another one that can make different Origin Papers too." "Thank you, Miss Takardaniya!" After resting they continue their journey, being with them Seth didn''t have to lift a finger to fight. He had sketched and painted the woman numerous times. As a businesswoman, she was already nning how to use Seth''s skills in the kingdom''s noble social ss to garner respect and prestige. "We are here. I want you to paint the surface kingdom so that I can hang it on my wall. Also, I do have various grounds close to the King, with your talent you can make a fortune." She said as they stood on a cliff, below it was thergest canyon Seth had ever seen. The canyon was stretched for miles and it was breathtaking. It was a massive city carved out of different types of whole stones. Tall artistic buildings with exotic designs littered everywhere, radiating grandeur and unique style. Solid roads made of bright stones that reflect moonlight in the night but dimmed during the day time to glow in the darkness. Countless people walked on foot, on unique animals, and many were riding some sort of makeshift device. Probably made-up paper magic. There were various nts both on the ground and onrge bonsai floating above the ground. Countless flying ships look a lot like paper kites being used as transportation all across the exotic city. "I was born here but even I got awed when I stood from this vantage point. This kingdom splendour is beyondpare, only Yellow City may try to match it!" She said as noticed Seth was frozen in ce. She looked at him but to her surprise, she found his face in terror, he was sweating furiously and his eyes bulged outward. There was a strange sounding from. Guru gam Continue your adventure at mvl Guru gam Seth turned and bolted away with the fastest speed he could muster. He waspletely out of himself with apparent insanity. Takardaniya Warq was startled as she stared at him but then the whole city trembled and she felt a call from her master, a deep call she has never felt. Before a pulse of invisible energy originated from the King''s Pce. Seth might have been moving at high speed but his body was pulled and encased and pulled faster than the speed of sound. His mind stagnated and he fainted. Deep in the darkness, Seth remembered the warning given to him and the Game System Notification that appeared. [Wee to Papace] [Befriend Takardaniya Warq to have a sessful interaction with the Denizens] That''s what he saw when he first nced at the magnificent city but then when his instinct red with no reason at the same time, two beings with him screamed in his mind. "Seth, run away. Leave immediately, Father warned me ofing here. Run!" That was Retina. Seth has never heard her speak with panic before now. He then felt his connection with the two red stones vanished. ~Run. Seth. Run. Please, run. Not even the moon can save you now~ That was Luana. Unlike Retina that was in fear, she was in despair, as if facing something beyond fear. Seth Womb became silent in a way as if it was never there, his connection with it was off. The dragons inside were like Luana, in despair. Not only that, Seth felt as if he was going to face the moon but this time the force tasted different and malevolent. Moon never tried to kill Seth but to convert him to its servant just like Living Roots. But this force was indifferent, it desired something from him and if he can''t provide it, then his life will be forfeited. Seth opened his eyes and found himself floating. His body was straight while standing in the air. There was aplex inscription beneath him seeping something upward toward him. He can''t see a thing as if his eyes were nk but he didn''t find himself blind. Seth then activated Aura Sight, and they flooded with a thick ancient but weak aura. Seth couldn''t exin how knew it was an old aura but he felt it was, thankfully it was not burning or destroying his eyes. Perhaps that was due to him being Grade 5, if he was Grade 4 or lower, his eyes wouldn''t have been able to see again. "Aura Sense Organ, you don''t seem like with a Modificators. s, this era is lost, no one has a clear path. No wonder very few ascend, even among the so-called high dragons and Divas." A voice echoed in Seth''s spirit, it resonated with him and he felt countless meanings from that very sentence, just like when the fire dragon spoke to him but this one felt different, it was tired, angry, filled with disdain. Seth understood a few things that were profound while the rest elude him because he has no context toprehend them. The first was the Aura Sense Organ, a series of organs that can sense aura and he happened to have one, his eyes. Two, the Modificators were a group, or civilisation that modified their body to obtain something better or one that served a unique purpose. And usually, they may modify their eyes for better vision or see aura like Seth. Clear Path, Ascending and Lost, Seth can only make his own assumption but he knew dragons and Diva were species that are being respected but now held a disdain. Whenever a higher being spoke, the lower being''s mind will go into contemtion to read and understand what they meant by default even if lower beings do not intend or want to. "What do you want from me!" Seth forced out but not by mouth by only projecting his thoughts. Which was strange even to him. Chapter 246: History Of Paperlace "Seeking to obtain Paper Creation¡­!" A sheer disdain echoed from the ancient being and Seth felt his spirit almost jump out of him, "how absurd, to think you cross thousands of miles under the blessings of the Moon, Living Roots, some weak dragons of this era, Feather and Skylight, to seek Paper Creation Ability." Seth''s spirit was trembling, he could feel the anger and rage of the being but he was shielded from the raw emotion, if not he would have died long ago. "This is surely a Lost era. Know this little boy, you will never get the ability you seek, not now, not ever in your short limited miserable life. For eternity, even in death, you will never get that ability, or any ability remotely close to that!" That was thest voice of being he heard, before a serene silent wash over him. His mind contemted the words he was told and came to the obvious conclusion, the being will not kill him and that was a relief to him. Soon, Seth opened his eyes, he was in an emptyrge hall carved out of gold, silver and white stone, with a variety of designs depicting various animals and alien races. Seth was naked, he stepped forward to look at the sun above, it was beautiful and the blue sky soothed him. He slumped down as he tried to focus on the Notifications that floated in front of him but for some reason, his eyes were too unfocused to read them. so he ignored them andy on his back. He saw Retina standing behind him with a concerned gaze before she sat beside him. "Are you alright?" "I can''t see properly!" Seth said. He was having a hard time looking at things close to him or focusing. "It will wear off!" She said softly, underneath her tone was something sad and lost. "You know, it took almost 60 years to create me. My father, the chief, was a talented child. At age 5 he was ying and beating down baby dragons. Against the will of the elders, he escapes the valley and goes on an adventure. Later he came back, and they managed to rope him in to marry and I was born, he intended to leave but the elders used me to trap him. They have been experimenting on my kind and managed to make me." "Fifty-eight years is how long my father was trapped as I''m being fueled to be made. When I was born, he was freed and almost destroyed the valley. Later he settled down and became the chief. And he loves me dearly!" She became silent. After some time she continued, "You¡­ as weak as you are, you fuel that Retina and in less than two months it stabilized and was born properly. You survived Moon Possession, you survived White Void, and now¡­! She trailed, Seth looked at her, she seemed sad but also in awe at those feats. "Before that, I survived Living Roots!" Sethmented as a matter of fact. "Yeah, I figured. So, your body is weak but your soul is strong!" She asserted before she said, "I''m sorry, I left you when he pulled you to him!" "Hehe, great riskes with a great opportunity!" Seth said. He believed as he survived surely he must obtain something great. "Not this one. You have faced primordials that are under the natural order contract. But not this King!" Seth sat and looked at the notifications. [You have be the Subject of the ''Great Bind'' transference] [Your body is Super Weak and unable to contain the Great Bind] [You are serving as the Energy of Altering Great Bind] [You are undergoing Transformation] . . . That was the notification that appeared when everything started but then his mind nked away and came back. Thest Notification was. [Paperfication Complete] [You have be Paper Human] [You have all the weaknesses of Paper Human but you do not have the ability of Paper Human] [You will never be able to create Paper as a Paper Human] Seth looked at his hand and found it pale white. He touched it, he was really human but he felt different. "You will get wet easily, you will burn easily. Your body will break easily under small forces. You can also make papers!" "No, I have all the weaknesses but nothing of the strength. Paper creation, folding, colour retaining and many other things are all forbidden for me as asserted by¡­!" Seth didn''t finish as he felt his heart clenched with grief. "Don''t worry, I think you are bing normal. The Great Curse doesn''t work on you!" Retina said with a smile. Seth felt a surge of excitement as he checked again. He didn''t see the difference but he trusted her words. "You were truly made of paper days ago but now you have blood running in you. Just give it some time and you will be human again. But I suggest you rest more than you move." Seth nodded andy again but stood to fetch his attire but met with arge throne, it was majestic and can take on a man of 12 to 15 feet in height. "He was big as a human!" She said before she urged him to just lie and recover. Even with the embarrassment of being naked, he looked away and closed his eyes. In a short moment, he fell asleep. To him, it was just a moment, but to Retina, he spent a week sleeping. Opening his eyes he met with great notification. [Great Bind has dissipated] [Paperfocation has been nullified] [Gawee Dots Grade 5 Level 10] His body has be normal but the Gawee Dots seem to have formed by his moulded flesh now. "It''s amazing how you recover this fast!" Retina said with a smile. Seth ignored her and ran to his attire and wore them. His attire too immediately underwent some change as lines and dots moulded on them that resembled those on his body. "Gawee Dots, they make people immune to decay at base level, but now that they are better I don''t know what their effect will be!" Shemented. ''She spoke with more respect than before!'' Seth thought before he looked around and wondered, "What really happened?" Growled! "I''m hungry!" Sethmented and he checked his pocket as he brought fruits and Soothing Guard to feed. "He was a survivor of the great war." Retina began to speak as she watched Seth push in food. "It was not by chance that he did survive but, like everyone else, he was weakened, so he began to regain his power. Unfortunately, he targeted the dragons as his major source of food, tools, and power." She said and took one of the fruits as she continued, "He terrorizes them, anything below Ancient was just amb to him. The old dragons congregate ande up with a n to create a powerful magic that hasws of the world and cast a Great Curse on him at the cost of many dragon sacrifices. They cursed him to die but he was too strong to achieve that but rather he became weak!" "However, he grew back to his prime faster than before. That was when some ancient, decided to Curse him too. You know, when some beings have too much killing is close to impossible and even stripping them of their powers is harder. So, the best way to stop them was to convert their power to something else. So, the Curse they put on him was Paperfication with Great Bind." Seth looked at her as he began to understand his predicament. "Yes, he was the first Paper Human. His level of power didn''t reduce but rather it now centered around making paper. Imagine you can create millions of diamonds with a thought but then you are cursed to make millions of paper with a thought." "Ohh!" "His power can''t be bound but when Great Bind and Paperfication was used, he was bound to make papers only. And paper is weak against fire and wet in water. Even the metal paper, rock paper and any transmuted paper, the moment they touch a special fire from dragons it will burn like normal." "So that''s how it was!" Seth understood the disdain. "Yes. My father, the Red Ancient, told me that. The Great Bind will stay till the end of time as long as the Ancient Dragons that cast it were alive and also if they didn''t attack him themselves. However, other dragons can try to kill him. But even bound to make papers only, he was still strong enough to ughter an army of them. In the end, all the dragons vacated this area and left him alone. It was believed he wallowed in grief for millennia while also trying to break the Curse but failed. Some believe he found another way when one of the Ancient died, and he also made a bargain with another ancient but he didn''t have the final ingredient to break free. Until youe along!" Retina said. "Oh, I''m the ingredient!" "No. You are just a person that has a path for him to be free even without the Ingredient. Your Mental Realm is capable of carrying the weight of the Grand Bind. Because of that he forcefully transfers the Curse to you. He has been doing that since he created this kingdom but no one has enough physical power to contain it or have the Mental power to contain it until youe along!" Seth understood that as much but why was he recovering? "Great Bind was tailored for him, it was bound to dissipate and leave. But Paparfication left you because of the nature of your Providence. The five Provinces were made due to some of your Great Feats, one of which was Moon Possession and Transformation which you survived. That means anything that will detrimentally alter you when it possesses you will have a hard time doing so orsting long. Paperfication was just a result of Great Bind transferred to you, so it wasn''t intended by him for you to eternally be a paperman. Besides he didn''t want that, he wished for your death, that way no one can use you to try and curse him. Your survival is bad but as the Curse lifted and you are back to normal then, it''s good for him. Not to mention Gawee Dots also y an important role in facilitating your recovery!" "You know a lot," Seth said before he added, "he was upset because I came here for paper creation!" "I don''t me him. He was trapped for millennia as a paper human and then some other human popped up begging to get that ability, even I will be furious!" "But I have my reasons. With Paper Creation Ability my Paintings, Sketching, and Scribing will be unhindered. And the truth is they have a lot of potential!" Seth said, "Speaking about my scribe skill." "It''s the least I could do for you, was to make sure as long as your blood pumped, your skill wasn''t interrupted!" She said as the book material from a red envelope. Seth took the book, it was a mess but it recorded everything, even things Seth wasn''t aware of. "What skill was that?" Seth asked. "I don''t know. I just wanted to keep the book and it popped up!" She said, "You know, we have authority over red in many ways that one can imagine. The possibility was almost endless to the point it was scary. But one thing is we must tread with caution!" Seth nodded with a smile as he read about Takardaniyaing to the King asking why he took him abruptly like that but the King shook his head and said, "The God has awakened and we are departing in seven days!" Your next journey awaits at mvl "Are you not the God?" Takardaniya asked. "No, I''m just his avatar. The boy you brought is a key to his freedom. Greatness awaits us, go prepare, we will leave no one behind!" He ordered. Seth was interrupted by Retina''s question, "Have you checked the ability of your Charm that the Chief gave you?" "I tried but it was shrouded!" Seth said, "Check and tell me what it is?" "It''s rted to aura blood. Don''t use it much, please. It''s a double-edged sword!" "What does it do?" Seth asked. "If I told you, he would know and he may change itpletely. But it''s dangerous. I think he didn''t believe youpletely, that''s why he charm you with it!" Said. Seth thought before he confessed, "If not now that you said I forgot about. By the way, howe he didn''t realize the book was recording events that happened to me and my surroundings!" "Are you not a Noble from Living Roots Hidden Vige!" She asked. "I am!" "Are you not on a contract with the Moon to visit her?" "I am!" "So, what are you saying he didn''t find out? Didn''t the Blue Cape have the ability to conceal objects within it or around it!" "Yeah, you know I haven''t gone through the cape''s abilities yet. let me check!" [Azure Cape] ~Type: Ruler''s Attire ~Grade 5 ~Lord of Roots Vige ~Use: ?????, Green Hooded Cloak [As long as your Sanctuary functions, the Cape will never be destroyed and wherever it is, you can feel it.] ____ "Why does it say Type instead of Category? Only living things go with type while inanimate objects go with Category?" Seth wondered out loud, he didn''t expect Retina to exin. "Because it''s the most valuable possession of the Lord. And themunity ruled by him is considered living as an organism] "You know a lot. But why Azure, I''m in Living Roots, it should be Green Cape!" Sethined. "Your original Home is where Abuhe Vulcan came from. And it was your core colour. It was actually impressive for him to manifest his vige in Living Root, not many have that guts!" "So, the moment I grade up, it will too?" "No. It will grade up when you better your vige. The number of people, security, social amenities, knowledge, culture and many more, that grade the cape up. And you should be the cornerstone of most of it or the great contributor!" "I understand. Does that mean if I''mcking and there''s someone better in the vige the cape will leave me?" "I don''t know!" "It didn''t show me any ability, only a question mark, then my Green Hooded Cloak," Seth said again. "Well, you might have been using the ability without knowing but I think it was because your vige is dormant now. But I don''t know. What about the Green Cloak?" "It''s good, very good. Most of the things I know but some are new!" __________________ [Green Hooded Cloak] ~Category: Living Root''s Resident Attire ~Grade 2, Level 7 ~Chromatic Stripes: Red, Moonlit. Use: [Passive Skills] (1)~Improve Health. (2)~Reduce Pressure. (3)~nt Respect. [Active Skills] (1)~Forest Camouge. (2)~Stripe Concealment. (3)~Trekking Against The Odd. [Improve Health: Your Health will never reach critical health due to minor injury or injury that misses vital points. Passive Skill] [Reduce Pressure: You and anything you want will experience less pressure due to external influence. Passive Skill] [nt Respect: Thorns, spores, vines, barks, poison and nts will avoid injuring you unless to alert you of something. Get to know the nt to improve its effects. Passive Skill] [Forest Camouge: You can hide your presence in a ce that has more than three nt life, the bigger and more numerous the better. Active Skill] [Stripe Concealment: You decide which stripe to show or hide. The hidden Stripe ability can''t be activated. Active Skill] [Trekking Against The Odd: Your foot trekking joinery will be improved especially in harsh conditions. Active Skill] [The attribute of the cloak increased by 500%. Upgrade the cloak to have more Aspects] _____ "Improve Health and Reduce Pressure" is old but its description changed a bit. And I can turn them off even though they are passive. nt Respect is new to me. And now I felt that maybe the reason I''m not affected by most Living Roots nts was this Skill." Sethmented. "Living Roots as a whole epted you but individual nts didn''t. But respect for you as they feed off your mental energy. That''s why I pity you, I feel like the forest will not allow you to escape this Land!" Retina said. "Don''t jinx me. I will escape!" Seth said with certainty. "nt respect is good. The fact I kept studying them also made me see them properly!" "Yes, I''m happy for you!" She said softly with a smile. Seth has found her manners strange ever since he woke up but her strangeness increased. She seemed shy, and sad at the same time. She also spoke so softly that made him wonder if she was the brash woman that threatened him all this time. He stole a nce at her and found her eyes looking down as she yed with Red River Stone and Red Signature Stone. He ignored her for now and read the rest. __________ [Red Stripe] ~Grade 2, Level 1 ~Use: [Passive Skill] (1)~Bleeding Effect. (2)~Absorb Natural Red Liquid. [Active Skill] (1)~Dragon Pulse Halo. (2)~Bubble Escape [Description] [Bleeding Effect:The more your enemy bleeds the less you bleed and vice versa but the bleeding will increase your perception and cognitive ability. Passive Skill] [Absorb Natural Red Liquid: Any naturally red liquid will be absorbed into the red stripe to increase movement. Passive Skill] [Dragon Halo Pulse: This is using your halo, amplified with dragon pulse aura to suppress any dragon that is weaker than Floating Feathered Dragon. 5 use per day. Active Skill] [Bubble Escape: Your Cape will be a bubble and burst while a drop will escape with you. 3 Use per day. Active Skill] [Note: The Red Stripe can only level up by absorbing red liquids in intense situations] _______ "I can use 5 Dragon Pulse a day" "You should change that to your Pulse. Dragons hold a grudge and one with relevant ability can give you trouble when you use that ability!" Chapter 247: Ancient History "Hmm. I assume it should be greater than this die the blood it absorbed after I escaped the moon!" Sethined. "It''s understandable. You see, high beings have greater control over different aspects of their body. Blood was always obviously included. Even the drops you held, it was because you are protected by Living Roots and now Lord Attire that they can''t track you." She looked at him with seriousness, "That also means you are ying with fire when you use their blood in a fight, especially, now that you have a Curse Generator, that Hourss Seed!" Seth felt a chill down his spine before he looked at her strangely, "You are the one protecting me from them. Red is your domain, so you make sure they never smelt me or pinpoint me even though I used it a lot!" She looked away with a smile and didn''t answer. ''Is she in love with me?'' Seth wondered. "How can I increase Bubble Escape!" Seth said. The skill was invaluable in dangerous situations. "My father, the Red Ancient and Valley Chief refused to allow me to have that skill because it has a ring weakness. Those who can trace you in drop form will attack you and that is when you are most vulnerable. In the future, it bes useless because your enemies will be able to exploit that weakness. So, I won''t rmend you rely on it. It''s better to be a survivor than a vulnerable runner. That means you should increase the potency of your blood with more essence and deny death. Good thing you are doing that already!" "Oh, but¡­ never mind." ______________ [Moonlight Stripe] ~Grade 4, Level: 1 ~Use: [Passive Skill] (1)~Moon Absorption. (2)~Improve Movement under Moonlit Sky. [Active Skill] (1)~Moon Halo. (2)~Mirage. (3)~Moon Contractee [Description] [Moonlight Absorption: The stripes are constantly absorbing moonlight and the more one uses the skill the more powerful they be. Passive Skill] [Improve Movement Under Moonlit Sky: Movements be easier and take less time the more one desires to achieve a set goal. Passive Skill] [Moon Halo: Moonlight absorbed by the stripes will be emitted to encase you to create an Awe effect and recovery. Active Skill] [Mirage: Create a duplicate mirage of you to confuse enemies or escape dangerous attacks. Active Skill] Read exclusive chapters at mvl [Moon Contractee: Moonlit Stripe has bear witness when you took an Oath to take the Young Moon Dragon Spirit to the Moon. You can use Moon Crystal, Dust, and Dots as bargaining Tokens. Active Skill] [Note: The more you use Moon Stripes skills, the closer you became to the moon] _____ "You have a lot of movement buffs, you should capitalize on that. You should study all the movement buffs and propel them together then create an active skill." "I have Walker as my Attribute. I think it was because of that!" "Oh, that''s good, improve on that. Also, V Dragon is a new ss and an unknown variety. Make sure you study her Aspecto well. And make it your dominant pulse. That way the other Aspecto will be concealed." She further exined that there were many Moon Dragons, Fire Dragons And Sound Dragons. As someone with Dragon Legacy and Aspectos, he can be traced easily and his ability can be seen effortlessly if he met any dragon of a simr race. For example, if he met Fire Dragon, that dragon can see Seth better than Tree Dragon or any other dragon. But there was only one Velocity and Momentum Dragon thus Seth will not meet any of her kind that can read him with ease. As such, if he makes her his dominant force, then he will mask his weaknesses. "Moon Halo, Moon Contractee and Mirage are new. Mirage can rece my reliance on Bubble Escape." Sethmented. "That''s good. Let me see that Grade 1 book you made!" She said. Seth handed it to her. "Moon Halo seemed useless if you asked me. It just gave me great awe!" "Haha. You are hrious. Did you know what Halo is?" "Ahm. A bubble of energy of superiority!" Seth said. "A Sacred Ability only special people can get or those that are Grade 4 and above. You have had a halo since before grading up. That means you are more sacred than most now. And Halo represents Natural Order Approval, which means you are more likely to seed in your endeavour than anyone else. Danger wille though, some monsters hunt Life Forms with Halo... Look, Halo is the most Sacred Skill among your abilities, including Aura, Aspectos, and the others!" "Oh. I remember it also protects the spirit!" Seth remembered. "Yes. Can you make another Grade Rank item?" She asked. "No, I''m cursed by Temra to never make Grade Rank items!" Immediately the red girl frowned and she said, "They all abandoned you while profiting from you, and yet you think the curse will stay. Bring her here, we might as well have her for dinner!" Seth felt a chill due to the sudden change in Retina''s temperament. This was exactly the brash Retina he knew. [Temra Curse Lifted] "What¡­. Haha. You scared her!" Sethughed and Retina too burst intoughter. [You can now Create Grade Rank Items] "Good, I think I can make it!" "Good. Finished the cloak analysis!" Retina said. "Well, it was only the Moon Contractee. It allows me to like to use Moon-created items as a bargaining tool." "I take back what I said, this is the most useful ability you have. But you have to tread with caution. For starters, all these items you made using Moon Crystal were somewhat a result of this skill. Because even in failure, it will increase the odds of sess. To put it bluntly, these crystals are like Wish Dial, which you can use to obtain boons from the moon. The danger is, if you wish too hard then you may bind yourself too hard." Seth was about to speak when she shook her head, "I think I exined wrong. Let''s say, in the contract you bargain to use 10 liters of Moon energy with no repercussions. Then you must not exceed that 10 litres. If you do, then it was like seeking beyond the contract and that means the moon can also demand something more. And I know exactly what the moon will ask of you!" "That''s why I''m afraid of all these boons from the moon" "You shouldn''t, you just need to know the limits of what you can get that is within the contract agreement!" Seth nodded while he made a mental note about how to quantify the Limit Value of his contract. Softly, Retina began telling him a story, "You know the Red Ancient was old, even he doesn''t know how old he is. Time seems too blurry in his mind. Long ago he made many enemies that sought his death!" Seth grabbed his Scribe book and began writing using his own hand. "They tried many things but failed. However, through their search for knowledge, theye across a solution¡ªbecause he sat on the reign of Red Power, why not erase all red from existence and kill him!" Seth''s scribe as he nodded, he was already having an idea of what would happen and that was a massive failure. "They seeded!" Retina said and Seth looked at her surprised. She smiled and continued, "They converted every red colour, including blood and red light to something else and then attacked him. Sadly, by erasing Red, he somewhat became too powerful even for the world to contain. Now they can''t even confront him let alone kill. That was the side effect of erasing Red." She sighed as she caressed the BVB she wanted Seth to turn to Grade Rank before she continued, "The world forced back Red and he became normal again. But they didn''t stop, they devised a n and did it again. This time they employ another Chromatic Dragon that rules over another colour and does the same. The other dragon and Red Ancient became very strong again and they fought. Father was tired, he wanted to just rest, he never intended to kill the other and such he was killed! In that era, almost everything became Red for years." "And the other won, the group that nned it won!" Seth said. "For a moment, yes. Sadly, after many years a story of a young red dragon that breathed red fire echoed in the world. Soon, it was revealed that it was the Red Ancient rebirth again!" "It''s expected. I take him to be the embodiment of Red and as a primordial colour he can''t be erased." "You are wrong. Father told me, he was a normal fire dragon when he was young. In his adventures, he realized most of his enemies are immune to fire due to the habitat being volcanic and fiery. Everyone has some kind of protection. So, he decided to just try some Miracle using his Dragon Tongue and began ying with red colour to move redva and the alike. Before he knew it he ruled over Red Power. He was sure of it that he wasn''t born as a manifestation of some Red Primordial force!" "Interesting, so he ascended there. Hmm. That Paper King said something that we are in the Lost Era because we do not focus on one thing but many. I think back then people focused on one thing till they reached greater height!" "Well, yes. The rebirthed young Red Ancient lived till he reached his former power again. During that time he truly tries to survive the assassination attempt and death traps. However, his enemies realized that there was a way to stop him from reviving. He sat on the Red Throne that he created and now it was a Primordial Seat in the world and must be upied. If no one sat on it, then the World will never allow Red Ancient to perishpletely!" "So, they try again!" "Yes, they killed him. Then began creating Red users across the world and elevated them fast. Few managed to approach the throne. About a millennia passed, a person sat on the throne and many more vying for it. At one era a genius was born that grew fast until he killed the Red King and sat again. The moment he sat, his past memories returned and he recognised he is Red Ancient. And some of the people that aided him to win the war and contest were the very people that killed him and wanted him to stay dead." "Interesting. Perhaps he indeed became part of nature!" "No. My father said, there is true Primordial Nature and he was just an overpowered being that stood beside some of them. He isn''t unkible, just he doesn''t know how to!" "Is the mo¡­" Retina closed his mouth. "Don''t speak about other ancient beings if you are not connected with them or have some mutual understanding. You have the moon but I don''t." She added, "You wille to know that pointing at who is Primordial or not is a game weaklings like us should not do." "Some people believe that he is the Throne, so it must destroy and reforge new one but that was like destroying the world. Some believed that someone more powerful must be produced of the same domain to kill him. And when the new red ruler sat on the throne they must keep bing strong until they reached a certain level to erase the Red Ancient!" "I kinda think it was him ying around!" Sethmented that due to the Memory Fragment, he obtained and saw how the dragon was super bored with weaklings around him! "I asked him that but he said, he wasn''t!" She shook her head, "But it''s true that he wants an heir that will surpass him and take his ce." She was silent before she added, "That''s what Retina races for. We are meant to surpass him. But it''s impossible, even the previous Red Races failed let alone us. Anyway, I will give you my final gift. The story I just told you is like a spell for red control." Seth looked down and found that all the things he wrote had been erased. ''It''s a heavy knowledge. Ding [Congrattions, you have met the condition to obtain Special Scribe Talent: Chronicler] [Chronicler] [Recording important events, detailing important figures, beings, and location lore have earned you to be Chronicler] _____ "Hmm. I gained Chronicler Talent. It seemed very handy when it came to Event Documentation!" Seth muttered. He then checked the books that he used for Scribe and found the storytelling of events has changedpared to Scribe. Scribe is more like writing whateveres up in Seth''s perspective mechanically with no insight into what the other person''s emotions, intentions and state of health were. But now Chronicler expertly captures some traits that make it more appealing in storytelling. Another thing was, Scribe mmed everything that happened, that was why his books filled a lot but now all unimportant parts were squeezed away and left the more important factors. Not only that as Seth read it, his mind began to vividly envision what happened. "I might as well focus on the event with Takardaniya and the King!" Seth muttered. He understood that the woman was shocked by what happened and so she rushed to the king to ask for an exnation. It turned out she was Royalty too. Even after the King conveyed that Seth will be used for their freedom she refused to let go and tried to argue that he shall not be sacrificed. She held onto a tradition that guests are respected and must not be harmed. Seth was her guest and that means she was responsible. s, she held no power, as she was forced to leave. She did contact other elders for support but they all apologized as they can''t do a thing. That was when she felt the Presence of their true Lord awakening. After that, anything about the Paper Lord was incoherent scribes. "You should know whose event to record and to avoid." She warned before she handed the empty 1000 Base Virgin Book to Seth and asked him to turn it into a Grade Rank but using her as a main source of power. Seth stood and stretched his limbs before he checked there was nothing wrong with his body. He checked his items and they were all intact but hoped to see the devices Takardaniya promised but there was none. In all the danger he survived Seth gained a lot of reward but this one he got nothing. He survived Living Roots and obtained Greencloak and residency. He survived the moon and obtained moon-rted skills in his staff, cloak and himself. He survived Dark Sanctuary and obtained another Wandering Self. He survived Red Valley and obtained Red Maniption, Red Stripe, Tangibility Worm and others. But here he got¡­ nothing! Seth walked out of the pce and observed the vast city carved from stone. There was no one, not even a bird but the whole Kingdom waiting to be imed. "At least I finished my quest!" Seth smiled before he realized what Retina was feeling. She knew she would own this ce but that means her adventure with him was no more. Having those thoughts, Seth frowned, ''That''s my own conjecture right!'' But his attention was pulled toward the floating book beside him. His Chronicler was active and as he read, her behaviour somewhat became transparent to him. The first was her fear that he would die without her to protect him when he 2qw messing with the dragon''s blood. There was also the fact that she grew attached to him. His body was weak but his power was beyondprehension. If he died that was a great loss. Seth sighed before he brought the Script Marker and said out loud, "I might as well Mark this Kingdom as mine." She chuckled and said, "Yes, your majesty!" Seth bent and stuck the sharp point on the solid ground. It didn''t enter but aura poured out from his body into the Marker to the floor. There was a slight tremor on the ground. [Congrattions, you have Established Papece City as your Sanctuary] [Script Marker has Grade up] [Iron Marker] ~Grade 1, Level 0, ~Category: Script Device ~Owner: Seth Enoch ~Use: Establishment, Territorial View [Description: A growth-type device that can mark or establish new Settlement] ________ Seth''s eyes flicker as he saw hazy Root Vige, Temra Canyon and V Cave. At the same time, he saw the full view of the City from aerial sight. "Retina Daughter of Red Ancient, daughter of Red Valley Chief," Seth called out with a thunderous voice, his Noble authority taking over his manners, "do you ept this Land as a home, a ce you will dwell!" [You wish to relinquish ownership of the Land?] Retina sighed and she bowed, saying, "Yes, Lord Seth Enoch!" Seth collected the Red Signature River Seed she took from him and he walked directly to the throne. ''He is possessed by the Nobility he acquired again!'' She thought. He reached there and ced it on therge marble throne and echoed. "From this day forth, this Land, this City belong to, Retina, Red Eye Race, first of her kind and daughter of Red Ancient, The creator of Primordial Red Throne" Ding! [Retina Questpletion] [The first of her kind, Red Eye Race, birth from the powers of Red Ancient. She is lost, afraid and in search of a ce to belong. Beware she is kind to her friend but vicious to her enemies. Never cross her] ~Try and nt her river seed in Living Roots without it being consumed! ~Alternatively: You have given her a city. [Note: It''s rmended to do this after you have transitioned to the new ss] ____ The Seed sank into the throne and the pulse of Aura radiated. Then the Marker serves as the conduit that spreads the Seed Energy very fast, in doing so, it Grades up to 3 in a short time. Seth felt his mind returned to normal and Nobility manners were gone. He turned and met with a sad Retina before she burst into a cry and ran toward him and hugged him. "Don''t leave. I will be strong enough to protect you. Together we can grow powerful." Chapter 248: Aaaaahrf She began to plead with him, Seth returned her hug with a smile without saying a thing while he tapped her back. "Come, you shall sit on your Throne." He guided her and made her small body sit on the solid throne. [You have awakened the Sanctuary] "What name should I give it?" She asked softly, still some tears on her face. Seth just smiled at her and said, "Add Elevated to whatever name you choose. Besides, I don''t know your name?" He asked. She sighed and said, "I will get a name after I be independent of my father." Seth has already realized they were still connected with the Red Ancient. From him, they absorb passive knowledge and power but that has a time limit. Before that, they need a territory where they will explore themselves and grow. In adulthood, they get a name and be independent! The moment he removed his hand from the throne after he left her sitting, his mind felt like a hammer had struck it. Then a blurry image of him in ragged clothes, somewhere inside arge pce. He was sad, angry but also full of confidence. Around him were very important people. One thing heprehend was that that was not Gawee but elsewhere. Everything then vanished and he came back to normal. "Are you alright, what happened to you!" Retina asked worriedly. "I''m fine," he said before he burst intoughter and shouted, "I escaped!" Two things happened now, one was he gained a very important skill, and two was that he saw a possible future. [Congrattions, you have gained a Special Skill: Prescience!] [Prescience] [You, Lord of Roots Vige, Noble of Gawee Continent have Coronated Retina, Red Eye Race as Queen in Ancient City] ____ "Why does skill not have a description of what they do but rather information of why they came? This is the same as when I got Chronicler." Sethined after he calmed down. "Or maybe you don''t know how to look. Father said, skills morp ording to how you use them. Some will not take shape until you use them!" Retina exined. Stay tuned to mvl "Hmm. I shall try this. Skill Description." [Prescience] [You, Lord of Roots Vige, Noble of Gawee Continent have Coronated Retina, Red Eye Race as Queen in Ancient City] ~Skill Rank: Special Passive ~Skill Use: Ability to See one of the possible inevitable futures. ~Skill Condition: Relevant Connected Events. ~Skill Penalty: None _______ "I was using the system wrong." Seth realized. "It''s not my fault, this damn game is just real and so confusing that it makes people forget to even enjoy It." Seth''s attention returns to Retina still on the throne. "I just see something that increases my confidence that we will find the way out of thisnd. But, you know we wille back. Our mission is mostly here?" Seth said to her and she nodded. "I''m a Queen without Subject. Do you mind if you send some people my way? I will be a good Ruler!" She said. "Of course, even if you didn''t say that." He looked at the book she wanted him to Grade up and sighed, his Crafting mind geared up thinking about how to go about it. He also engaged in conversation with Retina about the usage of Skills, abilities, traits, and many things. She rified things that he grasped before and never understood them well. The First thing was all Passive Skills were active Skills that operate automatically. Just like breathing that people do unconsciously but can consciously do it. But the effect might not be as good as Active Skills. Most Attributes operate the same way but to truly activate them, one should consciously call them out with purpose in mind. There was one thing that Seth was doing wrong all this time and thatck of using his abilities. Attributes, Traits, Skills, and Arms were all part of him, he shall consider them as his Arms. If he doesn''t use his hand, it will be numb and will drag him down because it will be a burden. That also applied to his Abilities and Arms. He may not feel it but the side effect was gradual and slow and soon It will be like a disease or sickness to him by making him weak or unable to level up. Yes, theck of using other attributes makes the one he uses a lot harder to level up or rank up. This opened his eyes to his failures. There was also Skill Name calling while using it. This doesn''t just make one concentrate while using it but it also was attaching that Skill to his slight Intentions, Willpower and Mental Power. With enough desire in the Intention, one can exceed the output of the skill. This is true when people are furious while attacking, their output increases. Another thing was Invoking the name of the original owner of External Items. For example, Seth using Retina Liquid while calling her name increased his control. It''s not that he was praying for her to give him power but rather, the liquid has her Will inside and him calling her name made that Will follow his will and desire. Seth hase up with the same conclusion about this before. He also learned about Will Wrestle, Will Erase, Intent Manifestation and others. It''s all about when using external items. Some of which Seth has used without knowing. Onest thing was Senior Crafter Warrealm. Seth has gone there when he crafted his First Grade Book, where he met with angry Temra. It was a War Realm where Senior Crafter battled with the Wills inside the ingredients they use in crafting. ''Her ability to gain knowledge from her genes was amazing!'' "Father doesn''t spoil us, there is a price for everything!" She with a rueful smile. The duo continued to design the process of crafting meticulously until Retina was satisfied. "We have a 135% chance of sess!" She said. "Because it was a Red item we are making?" Seth asked and she nodded. It was daytime, so they waited till night. Retina made a table made of red liquid and Seth put the items required on it. "The thing you need to do when crafting is not to rush but to review your abilities and analyze if you need any of them!" Retina said as she eyed him. She has watched him for a long and realized he has this notion that he has everything under control but the truth was he was always hasty to do things. He doesn''t really think of things from a linear perspective but just uses what came to his mind fast. He did appear to think but not in a professional way but in a childish and rushed manner. She wants him to rectify that. Seth called his Talents and Skill first. [Talents] (1)~Red Maniption. (2)~Aura. (3)~Painting [D+]. (4)~Calligraphy [E+]. (5)~Sculpture (E+). (6)~Dance. (7)~Stoicism. (8)~Lingua [5]. (9)~Poise. (10)~Garment Artist. (11)~Scribe. (12)~Antique Appraisal. (13)~Walker [2]. (15)~Aura Circuit. (16)~Chronicler? (1)~Drawing Picture [8]. (2)~Scribe [5]. (3)~Painting [7]. (4)~Calligraphy [3]. (6)~Sculpture [5]. (7)~Conscious Deliberation. (8)~ Aura [8]. (9)~Walker [2]. (10)~Prescience? ____ He listed all of them to her and they chose the one needed to use. Red Maniption, Aura, Calligraphy, Sculpture, Aura Circuit, Painting and Drawing Pictures. She wrote that aside and he then pulled out the Noble ss perks. [Noble ss Attributes] (1)~Charisma [100%]. (2)~Trustworthy. (3)~Intelligent. (4)~Confidence. (5)~Bravery. (6)~Pride. (7)~Ego. (8)~Ruthlessness. [Noble ss Talents] (1)~Chieftaincy. (2)~Communication. (5)~Observation. (6)~Savant. (7)~Crafting. (8)~Identification. (9)~ss Transition Support. ___ "I forgot I had an Identification, I would have known the name of those nts. I''m an idiot!" Seth said out loud and that made Retinaugh at him. "That''s why you should always check and use tools." After listening to the list she asserted that he should use his Noble Attribute a lot, which will force his Charisma forward. Right now it doesn''t manifest much. He shall also satisfy his Ego but not be controlled by it. Intelligence was the only thing they needed from the attribute and then from Noble ss Talent were Crafting and Identification. "Close your eyes and then envision what you want to identify, then shout Identification with all your voice!" Retina ordered. Seth looked at her before he followed her order. In his mind, he envisioned a book that can rank up, possesses the power of red and can conceal important information. "IDENTIFICATION!" He shouted and opened his eyes, Aura Sight activated but unlike seeing Aura as usual, the aura was moulded into a sentence that he can read. Solid Arf, Siprit root, Barker, Tangle Leaf, Tangle Tissue, Tangle water, Origin Paper Book, Liquid Arf, Experience Essence Stone, Solid Moon Essences. Moulded by the item''s Aura came their name. Solid Arf is a Retina table made of red liquid. "What is Arf?" Seth asked her. "Haha, Is that what you saw? That is its true name. Aaaaahrf is correct pronunciation!" She exined. "Be careful of saying the correct name of things, else!" She warned again. "Repeat the name after I increase my intelligence!" Seth asked and she agreed. "INTELLIGENT SAVANT!" He shouted. "Aaaaahrf!" She said. Seth was silent for some time before he pulled a bit of Arf from Red Signature Stone. And muttered, "Aaaaahrf!" "Impressive!" Seth said as he saw he truly grasped it, it was no longer dissipating in the air. He made it float around him, made it t, and a bit solid. Intelligent was his Attribute and Savant had a Talent for studying. Together Seth was able to listen to the correct pronunciation and grasped it correctly and also called it with less error. And calling it made his Red Maniption grab onto the red liquid properly. It''s still heavier than arge boulder but nothing was trying to take it away from him. "Good. You have the talent of Crafting after all. That isn''t limited to solid items but also creativity." With correct intention and visualization, Seth shouted Crafting. Now with Identification still active, Crafting Talent became broad. Seth can now identify the reaction of the items when used together, he can see the possibility of putting them correctly or not. And also the process of doing it. Because whenever one item was connected to another, the name may change, and based on that, Seth will know if it was what they wanted or not. Sure enough within a single Night, Seth created his Second Grade Rank book. During the process Seth has be daring and used dragon''s parts, from Aura, scales and their blood, adding those reduced the sess rate by 20% which means it was still a 110% sess rate. He also added random stones from Gawee Land, stones from the abandoned city, Red Cores from Abhorrent Monster and all his Gawee Monster Cores but kept only two when Retina insisted. Adding those did reduce the sess rate. Seth wished this was Living Roots, he would have gone around the forest trying many items. At the end, a red book present itself and the final and main ingredient was ced on the front solid front cover page. Seth was surprised as he saw her put his Red Signature Stones. She said she had another gift to give him but didn''t know she wanted to merge the book with the stone. The moment it merged, Seth was Pulled into Senior Crafting Warrealm. Temra, V, Vera, Green Thorn Dragon, Limbless Dragon, Spiky tail dragon and two others appeared, all of them furious at him. Then Retina appeared beside them with a smile. Like a mouse before a cat, they all whimpered away. "So, this is your Crafting Warrealm. It''srge and can house many things too. Hmm. There are some minor traits from Gawee Monsters core but they are all nourishment." She muttered before she looked at the dragons with a smile. Go ahead and attack him, don''t wait for me. He needs to suppress you all!" Like ferocious beasts, they pounce on him and Retina points at his chest. ''My will have to be stronger than them!'' He noted. So he shouted, "PURE WHITE STONE WILLPOWER!" The dragon bodies immediately became solid white stone, including Retina before they broke to pieces and many other small wills from various items came and merged with them and transformed into a Book he envisioned. From elsewhere, Retina crawled inside angry and said, "You don''t need to destroy my will." "Well, I didn''t know that would be very effective! Haha!" Seth was happy to see that now inside his mind he got the knowledge about the material and their working together to form the book he wanted. More than that, now he knew how to avoid getting Cursed by the will of one of the items he used and that was to erase or dominate their will during Warrealm. "I''m staying!" She said as she red at him when she saw her body was solidifying. "Oh, okay!" With his approval, she became normal again. "Your willpower is very strong but be smart about it!" She warned. Seth found himself back and a book was present. [Congrattion, you have created Grade Rank Item: Red Signature Book] [Red Signature Book] ~Category: Scribe Tool ~Grade: 1 ~Use: Arf Storage, Red Liquid Storage, Documentation. Increased Arf Control. [This Book has the potential to reach Grade 5 and above] ______ With Smile Seth was about to touch it Retina snatched it and began to tell the story she told him about Red Ancient but it wasn''t him that she was talking to but rather the book. Seth sensed the book''s aura increase as the inscription began to cover it before it began to crack and about to explode but Retina held it tightly. "....please father!" She begged. And the bookes back to normal and hands it to Seth. [Red Signature Book] ~Category: Arf Item ~Special Grade: 1 ~Special Attribute: Indestructible. Halo. ~Use: Storage. Fusion&Fission. Skill Documentation. [This Book has limitless potential] ______ "Wow. Indestructible and Halo. That''s amazing. Hehe, I can throw this book when I''m cornered by a Dragon Breath!" "I won''t rmend that!" Retina snarled but she calmed down as she thought about it more. "Well, if there is no way, you need to respect the book. It''s called Arf, if you don''t know what that means then my father was once called Arf." Seth felt a chill down his spine before he understood that this book is royalty now. They discuss the book''s capability and without notice, Seth hugged Retina and kissed her face which made her blush. The reason was as long as the book halo was around him, then he can y with dragon''s blood and they can''t track him down. "How many items can you give me from you many items?" She asked when she realized the brat was too engrossed with his new toy and didn''t think of giving her a token of appreciation. "I''m ashamed of myself, hehe!" Seth mumbled. He brought out Living Roots Painting and unfold it. Nature''s essence spreads across the area and makes them feel refreshed. He also brought the one he painted some fruits. Then he set Painting Canvas to paint her on her throne. Finishing that, he began to do something that scared even Retina. He painted the moon, grabbed its Aura light and infused it into the painting, then gave Retina the Picture. It was a realistic Moon glowing blindingly on the canvas. ****** In a destend filled with cracks andrge fissures that emit ck smoke and spotted no life forms except for two. Seth sat there checking his Red Signature Book, he had just used it to store the blood of a baby dragon, his very seat now. The pitiful dragon was lying, battered on the ground trying to resist but to no avail while his aura was forcibly being sucked out from and it was bing weaker by the moment. There was an invisible dorm covering them that masked their presence by sight and scent while the sound was also mute due to Drumming Scale floating around Seth. Seth has managed to fully activate the ss Script Shield, thanks to Queen Retina when she fed it with red lightning. The rest of the Shield control was easy, except for one thing, it consumed too much energy when changing shape. Seth also has learned a great deal from the new book and he was feeling like Red Magician to a certain extent due to Skill Documentation. The Red Signature Book has three main uses, one was Storage, which wasn''t limited to Arf but rather all-natural red liquid. Unlike the Red Signature Stone which merged everything together, the book separated them into slots. Seth now stored 27 different blood he obtained when he was hiding when dragons fought due to Moon Crystal. At that time, he scooped a lot of blood and it turned out that they were a mix of different dragons. "Dragon bloods are not easily mixed, with enough scrutiny one can differentiate them with sight!" On the First Page were designs that he appeared when the book was made. The second page has storage slots of many dragon blood arranged with their respective elements. These dragons were mostly adults and adolescents. On the third page was additional 7 dragon blood from Temra, V, Vera, Green Thorn, Limbless, spiky tail, and the dragon Seth was seated on, the antenna dragon. The dragon was unusual, it has six limbs, four of them like others but the two were small human-like arms with scales. At first, Seth thought it was human but under identification, he realized that was just a special trait for the Four-hand Antenna Dragon. Fusion&Fission was another Use of the book, they merged or separated red liquid. At first, Seth didn''t think it was useful butter he realized he was wrong. Even though dragon blood doesn''t mix he can force them to merge, which will produce a different cocktail. He can also separate dragon aura from the blood and use it. He can also separate impurities from different red sources and have pure red energy. Chapter 249: Old Man In Golden Attire The reason it was important was the Skill Documentation Use of the book. Besides, Queen Retina was sweet enough to turn the different methods he had used Arf before into a valid Skill and document them in it. For example, Seth has used Arf to make red strings around him for protection, he used Arf to encase himself in a cocoon and trap dragons in them, he made a whip that attacks and defends him, and he also used it as a cushion to reduce impact, he also trapped Zambia group in a foam-like prison. Arf was very valuable and even though he has a lot of it, it will be a waste to be using it in this trivial matter. As such, the Skill Documentation has a recipe, process and techniques to create different sets of red liquid that can be manipted to produce a set of Skills. That means he needs Fusiom&Fission a lot. Seth closed the Indestructible Red Magic Book and stored it away. He looked up to the blue sky and sighed¡ªa lot had happened ever since he began this game, at first he had the happy mind of a gamer but gradually that slipped out and became survival. "Okay, you see this predicament you are in was caused by a Green Thorn dragon. He attacked me and I squashed him with ease and gave him a choice¡ªto tell me his name or I shall torment any dragon that faces me, the arrogant baby refused to speak." Seth lingered as he observed his surroundings before he added, " Now I''m in a good mood, so I will do the same with you. What is your name and what is your true ability? If you tell me I will surely respect baby dragons even though I will take what is needed!" ~Ante Tell''ar Tale, I''m from Observant Dragons. Our race is good at reconnaissance and recording information. Some of us have exceptional eyesight ability, others hearing or scent or other perceiving external stimuli. My antenna is my main ability, I can mark the Conditions of a ce and whenever that Condition changes to a certain degree I will immediately perceive it. I can also sense any type of life forms within a 100-meter radius of me. I can also dull others'' sense!~ Seth immediately stood from the dragon''s body, "Dragons are fascinating, each one is unique. I wonder if you can give me the antennas, I hope you can make new ones?" There was silence before the dragon''s antenna solidified like horns and fell off. "I like honourable dragons. Here is a gift from me!" Seth said as he left Ovalmoon on a stone nearby before he grabbed the antennas. The ss dome shield lifted and shrunk to palm size and was ced on Seth''s chest. He then walked away. He wasn''t far when he heard a quick wing pping and the dragon disappeared in the sky. Seth walked on the cracked deadnd leisurely, taking in the scenery while his Chronickler was in full activation. His eyes were wandering around enjoying the scenery and his hand was moving gracefully on a book scribing the chronicles. "Chronicling felt like preserving something alive. normal scribing that never gave me that feeling." At sunset, Seth was engrossed when he heard a heavy voice that somewhat felt ite from an old and wise man. "Seth Enoch, I''m a big fan of yours?" Seth turned to his left where the voice came from and he met with an elegant old man in golden attire. He was 1.91 meters tall, with an average but dignified face. The old man was smiling with closed eyes, facing Seth directly. "You are my favourite yer because, despite all the setbacks and weaknesses, you crawled and grew against all odds. And now look at you, walking in Gawee Land that is full of danger but without a care in the world. I''m very impressed!" "Who are you?" Seth asked, he turned the Chronicler to Auto-scribe and pushed the book under the pping green cloak that now had red stripes. "I''m like you, a person with a huge deformity, I was forced to crawl in sweat, blood and pain to my position now!" The old man said before he added, "There is one thing I have been dying to see. Please show me the womb!" Seth frowned, ''How did he know?'' "How did I know?" The old man said with a smile, "I said I have been observing you from the day you were left behind. I observed your struggle in Living Roots when you were poisoned, your first death when you came out to Gawee pressure" he exined with passion. "I sympathized with you as I heard your bones breaking but I understand that was better than the numbness you have fought against in Living Roots. Please, show me the womb. I know it was the only one that kept you upied for a very long time before you met Roana!" The old man was a genuine fan of Seth and Seth can feel that but that doesn''t mean he can trust him easily. In fact, the more the old man revealed things about Seth the more Seth was on guard. "I''m sorry, but you have not introduced yourself. May I know your name!" Seth muttered softly. "Call me Golden Robe Eyeless. As you can see I''m blind, just like your body is super weak. But I have exceptional hearing and detection ability just like you have incredible mental power. Cripples like us boost an outrageous uniqueness. Those like us that utilize it well rise but those that wallow in despair like many others withered and died!" As Golden Robe Eyless spoke he opened his eyelids, they were indeed empty. Even under Aura Sight, there was no aura representing the eye. The old man does not have eyes at all, it''s just a hole. "Nice to meet you, Golden Robe Eyeless. May I ask what you want from me?" Seth asked. "I have been wanting to meet you from the very day Vulcan took his vige away. I too was alone in extensive caves, trying to run away from powerful creatures, back then I yearned to meet another person like me¡ªthat was you. I like to meet Dave too, but I sensed a very dangerous and malevolent thing in Red Valley. I even presumed Dave might die any moment in that Valley but he turned out to be strong-willed and capable. Still, I adore you the most because you are alone as I''m alone." The old man was telling the story with a longing expression. "I was slightly better because I faced some beasts and they keep me preupied but you are truly alone in an empty forest." ''He knows a lot about me.'' Seth thought before he said, "Nice meeting, Golden Robe Eyeless!" "Nice too." The old man in a golden robe said with a smile before his smile diminished and said, "I don''t have bad intentions but after I get something I begin to search away to¡­ I mean there is something I need from you.?" "And that is?" Seth asked, feeling danger all of a sudden. The old man hesitated, as he scratched his head clearly trying toe up with what to say before he sighed in defeat and blurred it out, "I need your brain, just a tiny piece. I swear even if you die there will be no side effects and you will definitely not die in real life." "Is this a joke?" Seth asked with a frown, ''This guy is nuts!'' "I''m afraid no!" The old man said with a sigh. They became silent as they stared at each other, no one moved. Before the old man looked down as if ashamed of what he just demanded but the truth was he had no choice but to seek Seth''s brain. "What will you do with it?" Seth softly asked. "I''m just going to consume it. I swear, I''m not a carnival but it''s just a situation that forced me into this. Please forgive me, I need it and the life of a hundred yers rests on my shoulder. Including you!" "Sorry, my brain stays where it is. If you have nothing to say I will be on my way!" Seth turned to walk away while he was muttering something. "Ego...ruthlessness...intelligence¡­ identification!" He needs Ego in case the old man can deceive or manipte one''s emotions to do his bidding. Clearly, the old man was very cunning and powerful. He almost made Seth feel he was a brother. He needs Ruthlessness to have zero sympathy for whatever the uing battle will bring. Intelligence to gather information with ease interpret them fast and use it during the battle. Identification to be able to discern things that will aid Intelligence in the battle. The moment Seth looked away, the old man dashed to Seth, his hand stretched forward. Bang! "Dragon Pulse¡­!" Seth muttered silently but then his eyes widened as he found the old man wasn''t sted away but stopped on his track. In fact, he was trying to hold hisughter as he quickly jumped back and held his stomachughing while also pointing at Seth trying to say something. "Y...you use dragon pressure on me¡­ haha. Haha if people knew, they wouldugh to death!" The old man said. Soon he calmed himself and stood properly. There was a hint of amusement on his face. "I''m sorry, I will take what I need!" He said seriously before he got ready to attack but a shadow appeared fast above him and mmed down. "Wow, it Elevated Staff. I heard a lot of you too!" The old man vanished and appeared beside the staff. Right as he was about to move again, pressure mmed at him from above but he only bent his head without being affected much even though the ground sunken a little. "It''s useless!" The old man said amused. Seth was in turmoil, his Identification had grabbed many things and all of them scared him. It made him realize this fight would not be fought easily. In fact, he doesn''t even know if he will win. From head to toe, the old wore things that were Grade 4 to 6 items. One thing in particr was showing ??? And that was the strange golden cap the old man was wearing. The old man''s long Golden Robe was Grade 5, his inner jacket was Grade 4, his pants were Grade 4, and his boots were Grade 5. There was something under his sleeves like a watch and it was Grade 4, there was a chain on his neck under the shirt and it was Grade 6. Lastly, on his right hand was a strange glove made of chains and finger ws. The golden glove was made of a band at the wrist that held it, then golden chains that made up most of the gloves andstly at the end of each glove finger was a golden w. Apart from the items grade, none of the items gave any further description. Surely the man''s name showed Golden Robe Eyeless and his ss is Golden Stead and nothing more. Seth raised his hand to bring out the Red Signature book to use Arf in the fight but his vision blurred and heprehended that he would lose the book if he showed it to anyone who could take it away. This informed him he may end up losing the fight. In that uncertain situation, Seth smiled as his Aspectos activated. His surroundings became hot but his shifting armour became cold, his eyes spotted lines that showed the trajectory he could possibly go. With a thought, many of them disappeared leaving the most important. Two Drumming Scale floated inside his Green red striped cloak, they were set to capture any sound that was out of the ordinary and shoot sound if need be. Seth clenched his fist, he was going for hand-to-handbat because dragon pressure failed, and he couldn''t also use his Red Magic. While Seth was preparing in just a few seconds, his staff was moving fast, changing size, trying to m at the old man but the golden old man was moving extremely fast, evading and observing it, marvelling at its capability. Seth then dashed to attack the old man. "Heat?" The old man muttered with surprise but smiled and faced Seth while evading the staff. Roarrrrr! Right as they were closed, a dragon roar, emitted from one of the Drumming Scales, point nk at the old man which stunned him and Seth took that opportunity to punch him. The punch contained the impact force of the shifting armour because it covered his whole hand. From behind, the punched old man came the staff expansion faster than before toplete the pincer attack. Right as the staff was about to collide with the old man, his body dematerialised and materialized beside Seth with a smirk on his face. Smack! The old man was smacked away by the green cloak that now became full Red. For the first time, he was hauled away and tumbled before he forcibly stopped, his nose bleeding. "Ah, I shall know your cloak attack too!" He said grumpily and became more serious. White speckles permeated from his body and converged on the chain glove and it glowed golden and then he attacked. Now the golden old man''s body was clustered with gold dust and Seth found his movement slowing down, even his thoughts stagnating. The old man jumped andnded on Seth''s shoulder, his chain glove aimed at Seth''s head. Seth with a thoughtmanded the red cloak to attack, but he felt as if it had be 1000 times heavier than it was. He also felt the pressure of the dragon''s blood it had consumed weighing on him. What Queen Retina said came to him, he shall avoid letting his cloak consume blood directly, especially dragon because they have an acute sense of their body and can track it andmand it. Before the old man touched Seth''s head, Staff Of Elevation attacked very fast but the golden round cap on the old man pulsed with golden light and immediately the staff fell limp as if it died. But the old too paused, trembling as he gawked at the staff. Something scared him, this momentary pause made Seth move and tumbled the old man away and projected his aura which made the staff float to him slowly. "What is inside that staff? Something heavy, did you¡­.?" The old man became silent as Seth muttered. "Moon blessing!" This was to increase his odds of winning. ____ ~Moon Blessing [Whatever you are doing under the moon, the action will slightly go ording to your interest and intention] ____ The staff pulse with dim bright light and immediately Seth gained enlightenment. All the Aspectos increased in potency. The hot temperature on his Shifting Armour became normal but the two edges of the staff became hot while the surrounding air became cold. The two Drumming Scales began to emit strange sounds that irritated Seth but the old man was affected more. Then a skill [Walker] activated alongside V Aspecto. ____ [Skills] (1)~Drawing Picture [8]. (2)~Scribe [5]. (3)~Painting [7]. (4)~Calligraphy [3]. (6)~Sculpture [5]. (7)~Conscious Deliberation. (8)~ Aura [8]. (9)~Walker [2]. Skill number 9 [Walker] was two and it has room for growing ____ [Walker] ~Quick Pace ~Running Pace _____ The moment the two skills activated, one of the trajectories of V Aspecto lit up an urge to activate Quick Pace filled Seth, he didn''t hold back, his body moved in a small but fast stride. At that moment, the Old man Appeared where Seth left just a second ago, missing him. Even though he was faster than Seth with V Aspecto active. Another possible trajectory lit up and Seth followed it at the same time, another one was shown for his staff. He followed it too and thrust the staff ording to the trajectory. It coincided with the old man reaching there and he was smacked and sent flying again but sadly the attack did no damage. By activating Moon Blessing, Seth became on a guided path in doing things that will be effective in his situation. The golden old man wasn''t deterred, he stood and attacked again. Second, before the old man moved, Seth saw two trajectory lights up. One was the one the old man was on while the other required a running pace to avoid the old man. But his Ego denied him to run which gave rise to another staff trajectory lit up. It showed him staff spinning motions. Your adventure continues at mvl The old man was close at that moment and Seth just chose to sh with him. His noble ego felt at ease and soothing. Seth following the spinning trajectory, spun his staff in hand and attacked the man''s chest. The old man''s body glowed golden and pressure emitted from him. If Seth wasn''t under [Moon Blessing] he would bent to his knees and possibly ttened to the ground. He spun and thrust the staff, the old man vanished and appeared behind Seth. But Seth was already changing trajectory and he thrust back. Right as the staff button tip was about to touch the old man, Seth''s aura poured into the staff and flowed to the tip while the cold around him increased sharply and the heat at the staff tip increased as well. Burst! A burst of heated aura sted from the tip. The old man avoided in time and jumped away. "You look mechanical...ahhh" he groaned and fell to his knees. Looking at him, under Aura Sight, the man''s aura was boiling due to the skill he had just used. At the same time, the [Moon Blessing] turned as well as the Aspectos. As an Aura Maniptor, Seth felt he could influence the old man''s aura and he reached for it from a distance, however, he felt a warning that prevented him from doing so. It came from a deeper part of him, the Aura Tome. Chapter 250: The Golden Rarity ''There are things that I shall never mess with!'' Seth thought and he focused his Aura Sight trying to Identify if the Aura had any features that could tell him what the old man was but he only got [Hot turmoiled Aura] What the [Moon Blessing] guided him to do truly messed up the man''s Aura but that was all. No additional damage. ''If I had done it by myself, I would have created a skill. I guess. But what is this old man!'' He immediately tried to repeat what he did, but the staff tip became hot while his surroundings turned cold and then dashed to the old man. But a chuckle came from Golden Robe Eyeless before a zing fire burst from his body. Its appearance alone caused a force that sent Seth flying. However, the ss Shield protected him from its brunt impact. While Seth was regaining his bearing, the old man was already waiting with a punch, right as he was about to touch Seth''s face, Azure Attire''s original Forcefiled activated. Crack! Seth shot back like a ball, then another zing fireball came towards him. Thankfully the ss Shield force field activated which protected him again. The old man appeared but a beam of yellow light mmed at him from Seth''s chest ss shield and he was forced to move back. Knowing yellow light erased internal energy and rendered a person powerless, Seth attacked with the heat on its tip staff as his surroundings increased in cold. However, his body froze and fear gripped him. ''His energy should have been erased by Yellow Light, why is he¡­'' "Ego¡­!" Seth muttered but to his surprise, he felt he had no qualms fearing the old man, he even craved to kneel before the golden old man. "Intimidation!" Seth called out but it didn''t work too, how could a mouse intimidate a lion, that was impossible in reality and fiction. He was quickly forced to call his Noble Talents, Attributes and others if there was anything he could use. ____ Explore more at §Þ?? [Skills] (1)~Drawing Picture [8]. (2)~Scribe [5]. (3)~Painting [7]. (4)~Calligraphy [3]. (6)~Sculpture [5]. (7)~Conscious Deliberation. (8)~ Aura [8]. (9)~Walker [2]. (10)~Prescience [Noble ss Attributes] (1)~Charisma [100%]. (2)~Trustworthy. (3)~Intelligent. (4)~Confidence. (5)~Bravery. (6)~Pride. (7)~Ego. (8)~Ruthlessness. [Noble ss Talents] (1)~Chieftaincy. (2)~Communication. (5)~Observation. (6)~Savant. (7)~Crafting. (8)~Identification. (9)~ss Transition Support. [Noble ss Skills] (1)~Sky View. (2)~Word Of Value. (3)~Mighty Speech. (4)~Intimidation. (5)~Gifting. _____ Seth just realized that he was still super weak, he had zero active offensive skill under him. It was all tricks and they are useless in direct confrontation. That was if he removed Dragon Pulse and his Staff de that was broken. Yellow light was just the shield redirecting an energy beam. "Bravery!" That was the only Attribute that can make him useful now. because will make him able to dare the impossible. Bravery reduces negative emotions that hindered one from achieving dangerous goals such as fear, intimidation, despair and alike. And also boosts one''s fearlessness, zeal and euphoria of battle thrills in difficult situations. Sure enough, Seth found himself moving, but his fears increased. Yet he felt dying a glorious death was a good trade when facing that monstrosity. Due to the [Bravery] attribute, Seth was able to quantify the danger he was facing and it was enormous. It was akin to a behemoth with incredible size and power. And he, a Grade 5 human was nothing before it. Thanks to his Bravery Attribute that instilled a craving desire to do the impossible, he pushed up and stood. ~Stop~ Using strangenguage the old man uttered, he too was barely standing, his face looking down, the Yellow Light did erase his immediate energy. ~I refused~ Seth used [Mighty Speech] for the first time he got it. During his meeting with Feathering Dragon, the dragon was amazed at Seth facing Roana Prada and the thing that controlled the Battle Beast, for that reason he gave Seth his Legacy. Another thing he gave Seth was his organ of speech which [First Might] improved to Mighty Speech. The old man trembled for the first time and grimaced, he really didn''t want Seth toe close, this was no longer a fight he wished to continue. He clenched his hand, and from one of his pockets dropped a meatball and it heated up¡­. Kabooo! Seth ss'' shield force field protected him again but he was sted hundreds of meters away. Now that he was far, he no longer felt the imminent danger. ''Damn! Remaining six forcefield activations!'' Sethined. When Queen Retina helped himplete the Script ss Shield energy requirement, he was given many skill options but he could only choose one due to the energy requirement but Queen Retina helped again and he chose another one. The first skill was [ss House]. The shield will expand and be a dome that is connected to the ground. The floor will harden and make it close to impossible to drill through. From the sky, the ss will refract light and be invisible. It also dampened sound from going anding until adjusted to allow it. However, lighting a light from inside the dome may shine outside and reveal the dome''s location. The Second skill was [ss Badge]. The shield shrunk to palm size and then ced on the chest. It enhanced any protection ability of the attire. If one has no protection ability then the ss Badge will create a force field three times a day when attacked. Seth has an Attire Force Field and that was amplified by two factors and also an additional nine weaker force fields were added. However, to Seth''s dismay, even the amplified one was cracked when the old man punched him straight. This indicated that the man was stronger and bigger than he showed. He was having those thoughts when a ball of me attacked him, the auto force field protected him, then another, and another attack. The me attacks came immediately after the force field ended without a respite. The man was moving at a super speed, faster than Seth could even begin toprehend. He immediately turned his cape into silver moon stripes, which allowed him to get a glimpse of the golden old man. It was the man''s hollow eye socket that condensed mes and shot at him at tremendous speed. "I know you are Moon Blessed, and I envy you!" The me attacks stopped and the old man appeared on Seth''s shoulder, the pressure and fear returned but the Bravery Attribute kicked in to defy it. "I''m sorry!" Golden Robe Eyeless muttered and struck Seth''s head, the golden chain glove permeated into Seth''s head and went to his brain directly. The Golden Robe man pulled with all his strength. What came out from Seth''s head was a terrifying pressure and the old man quickly made his golden cap glow gold. ''Good, I have raised my crown to its maximum just for this moment, but I''m still being dominated by the mental pressure.'' Seth on the other hand felt a serene sleep and he closed his eyes¡ªhe didn''t resist at all. Even with that, the old man wasn''t able to make much progress until he activated all his attire enhancement and they all glow with golden halo. The mental suppression spread to a 100km radius when the old man managed to pull a tiny fraction of Seth''s Mental Power but then the old man stopped as he stared at Seth''s head worriedly Seth''s eyes were closed and his Grade 5 was fully activated. That didn''t scare the old man but rather, he felt as if he was waking something up, something far away, something that must not be disturbed, something that shouldn''t exist. "Is he like me¡­ what life form am I sensing that makes me and the thing I imprison ufortably?" He muttered with a stiff face anxiously. Seth too felt the waking up of that Thing in him, he immediately woke up to not allow that and echoed " First Might!" "Damn! You are that¡­. Sacred Gold Might!" The old man shouted too. His might appeared and Seth''s might too. Kabooooooooooom! It was indomitable but invisible forces shing trying to see which one would win between them. Seth was hyper-awake now and he felt the changes and also watched what was happening. The ground was being turned into dust while the air was being sted back. As a dome of two opposing forces fought vying for supremacy. Booooooommm! Five hundred meters radius crater appeared instantaneously while there was still a dome of that size but it was made by one force¡ªFirst Might. It won but the Golden Old Man wasn''t far away, his body radiating his own Sacred Gold Might, protecting him against Seth''s First Might. He dropped to his knees with a wry smile, panting, his eyes socket now had a golden blue glow in them, staring at Seth. "I have observed you for a long time but I have never heard this part. First Might. You are the holder of First Might. You are the true and first Temporal Warrior, the one and only True Champion. Forgive me, Temporal Lord, for I have been ignorant." He said tiredly but his face scrunched to worry and fear, "But now, run. Please run, Seth Enoch run for your life. I can''t hold it anymore. I can''t, she is angry, and she will kill you and anything around. Seth run!" He shouted. A sense of urgency filled Seth but before he moved a finger Little Cub was out of the womb and bit his cloak and dashed away. It was terrified too. Just a second as they moved he heard, "Visit Dragon Burtali and touch the stele, that is the way to escape the Land!" At that moment, Seth''spass began to rotate extremely fast, it became red hot before tuss, it burnt. "Run!" Seth shouted, unknowingly, he activated V Aspecto which affected the little cub which in turn increased in speed. By that time Golden Robe Eyeless''s skin emerged golden scale, and on his Golden Chain Glove was a tiny wisp he gained from Seth''s Mental Power, it was more than enough for what he wanted. His hand shot and touched his crown which absorbed it and began to upgrade. "May your souls rest in peace, to you that may be harmed. I never intended for that!" He muttered while his body was beginning to transform fast despite trying to resist the Sacred Being. The only queen of dragons in Gawee Land, the rarest dragon in Amma and the only Royal Dragon Race in Gawee Land, the Gold Dragon Queen. ~You will die, old bone~ "In your dream my darling wife...hahaha." The old man groaned. Only with madness and drive from despair and bravery could one truly achieve power in Gawee Land. And that was exactly what Aaron Barbados did. He was the old man who listened to Seth''s adventure when he was alone in Living Roots. The old man too has been escaping a dragon baby that has no wings. [Check chapters 49 and 50] Well, the reason was Aaron Barbados had stolen Gawee Land Queen of Dragon and sealed her in his body. Unlike other yers, Aaron Barbados was a Sacrificial Lamp, a tribute to the Dragon Queen from themunity of people he found himself in the Game. Since he was blind he was in despair and couldn''t do a thing but then he didn''t understand his ability at all. But with true sheer willpower and badassery Barbados pulled off the imposition and single-handedly sealed the most powerful dragon, in Gawee Land below the Ancients, in him and escaped. That came with great side effects but clear advantages. To reduce his side effects, he needed Seth''s mental power to suppress the dragon''s mind in him which was why he went on a quest and crafted the Golden Chain Glove for that purpose and then also improved himself. He thought he would gain at least half of Seth''s Mental Power but only got a tiny fraction which was enough. With no more strength to resist the Queen, he has to go to sleep and when his Asteroid Weapon, the Golden Crown Upgraded, he will wake up to suppress the queen of dragons, again. Yes, his Cap is a Crown and it was his created weapon known as the Crown Of the Blind. A titanic golden dragon appeared, her dragon body was dazzling in the night sky as she illuminated everywhere with golden light. She spread her wings that reached a kilometre each but she couldn''t fly, her lower body was irritatingly still human and very tiny. Her pride will not allow her to be seen in this embarrassing situation so she forced it to transform too but was met with fierce resistance due to the golden attire the human was wearing. Seth didn''t care about all that but he did take a glimpse before he focused on running. He has zero desire to get caught in some titan shes again. The moon has given him enough PTSD. Whoosh Wooosh Wooosh The sound of fast speed can be heard before the whole sky was filled with a variety of dragons, small, big, giant and titans. They were moving very slowly and their expression was in reverence to what they could see at a far distance. And that was the sacred golden glow. Happy, their queen is alive. Seth urged the little cub to move faster than super speed but something crashed in front of them and grabbed both of them with a hand like a human grabbing small kittens¡ªa dragon. He looked both at them before he threw them away and shed away in the sky. They are of no importance. Seth ran to the little cub and they continued running away. ****** Seth had never seen so many dragons at the same time, their number filled the night sky. They have different sizes and forms, some seem to not even have normal physical bodies but are made of elements. He also discerned disparity inmand and authority. There were only a few dragons that moved faster than the rest to reach the golden light but the rest whether they were young, adult or old all seemed to be in the same speed and formation. The dragon that grabbed and observed him has special eyes and indeed has seen what was in his possession¡ªthe three dragons in the Womb squirmed. The dragon saw them but lost interest. Not only that, his Aspectos activated, even Red Signature Book reacted and the dragon blood inside them emitted pressure. Seth was terrified thinking he was doomed. Thankfully, the dragon wasn''t impressed and threw them away. One needs to know that Seth was in his Grade 5 not less. ***** As Seth settled down, sighing, his mind wandered around thinking about things that had happened. "Hahaha. Hahahah!" He burst into augh. "I have a license to hunt dragons as much as I see feat. Buhahaha. Those with authority do not care." After a week, Seth left again and this time he was going to Fist Sanctuary. Among his bloodlines he has found one that was very suitable for him, it was a very low grade but worked best with his armour. Another reason he needed to be there was to procure a weapon or Damage Skill. He hade to realize that he had no real offensive skill, which was why he lost badly when facing the Golden Robe old man. Thest reason was that he had found a letter in his pocket with a map that showed a general direction to reach Dragon Burtali. A ce where dragons live. He wasn''t going there for them, as he had hunted down at least 2 to 4 dragons a day for thest 7 days, he was going there because he needed to put his name on a strange Stele, that was a way to leave Gawee. That made him wonder who was really that old man, maybe he was one of the Council working to find a way off the Land. He doesn''t mind who the old man is, he will check the Dragon Burtali but before that, he needs to Infuse Pale Turtle Bloodline in him. The Pale Turtle Bloodline came from a strange species of Turtle that was born in harsh environments. Just like other turtles, theyid eggs and buried them. But the egg mayst years before hatching. Most eggs will die but those that live will absorb the power of the others and thus when they hatch they release a pulse called the parents. The father in particr wille and shade away his shell and allow the baby turtles to enter and the moment they do that, they will take control of it and move and travel with it. They will go around feeding and growing and after some time they will have grown strong. They will then return the shell, most of the time the father would have died due to hunger, or being eaten by something. But if the ce was safe and had food, the father would take the shell back and go on his way. The now-grown turtles are independent. This adaptation mechanism they developed was what made them live long and not go extinct. If not, the young ones will never grow big. The father also would be stronger after doing that. The bloodline gave the holder excellent control of their body and the exoskeleton they have. In Seth''s case, his Shifting Armour will be stronger. It also increased Seth''s strength by a small margin but to Seth that was more than enough. ??? The Grade 5 Human, d in his blue armour, a green cloak with silver stripes, pped in the air as he walked. The green cloak hood covered his face and his left hand held a Grade 2 scribe Book while his right hand was writing using Swirling Pen and Chronicles Ink. Items he made specifically for scribing. He was using [Walker Skill: Quick Pace], adding to his Silver Moon Stripe, and his staff floating around him, one step can be considered a hundred steps. Chapter 251: Grande Foresto To him, he was moving normally but in terms of covering distance, he was reaching his destination faster. His eyes have some wildness in them as if he had worked in a screamingpetition. His hair was standing on end as if he was being electrocuted. From time to time he will tremble as if electricity passed through him and he grimaced with pain. Seth has been through so much because he has hunted 23 dragons for thest 7 days. He didn''t kill them but just engaged in conversation with those who were willing while he harvested their aura, scales, and blood and sometimes if they had important features with them he took that too. It was rare to meet with special features though, so far he only met four of them. The first one was a Four-hand Dragon that had an Antenna. The second one has a fan-like tail that the dragon uses to control wind to attack or defend and can shoot as a projectile. The third one was a dragon that had Antlers on his head, he fought on thend and rammed at his enemies where the antlers caused the victim''s bones to shake and even break. Seth almost died facing her. The fourth one was a Frog-like dragon that can stretch its tongue up to 50 meters. It was extremely resilient and flexible. The dragon was also fat and could create a sonic croak akin to a frog. After he got the tongue it squeezed and became a soft flexible ball. The real menace that tortured Seth was after any defeat he would find one of his organs burning as if put on fire. And each burning feels different and when Seth went on to defeat twenty-three baby dragons in just 7 days that pain he endured made him hate fire and fear it. At the same time, he became a masochist, he felt he needed it, he wanted it, and he needed to defeat more dragons to experience more of it. Even he couldn''t understand what he was feeling and why. Experience exclusive tales on §Þ?? Thankfully, that feeling subsided when he logged out for just half a day. Now he was thinking of avoiding dragons even though he took pride in hunting them. Soon, he reached a ce with ten-meter-tall dried trees, deeper inside were some leaves that were still healthy but there was also an ominous aura around them. He looked around taking in the scenery trying to find a ce to pass without facing anything excessively dangerous, there was no simple path. Heavy auras from all around deter him. He then looked down at the Chronicles Of Rabana Quadra Dodon Reenglok Haya Jar Book, and his hand moved his Swirling Pen in great mastery as he wrote what he had captured with his eyes, nose and feel on his body. When the ink in Swirling Pen reduced, he dipped it in Chronicle Ink and continued, until he finalized two pages of exnations in less than a minute. Seth then reread what he wrote and smiled before he took a path that was the safest. When he was writing down the chronicles based on his observation, a Skill called [Better Scenery] activated that made him describe things in their rtive true form. And when he rereads it, he will understand what he best observed and find anything that his mind neglected before. For example, he had written there are eight paths that he can walk through without a problem but deeper there are living nts and possible beasts lurking with powerful aura equal to Gawee Beast or above. But as [Better Scenery] activated he also described the aura andpared it to his capability, giving a good picture of where he should avoid and where he can handle himself well. [Wee to Grande Foresto] The moment he stepped into the forest he saw that and his perception changed. He felt an oppressive aura pressed on his shoulder¡ªthe gravity was also higher but he adjusted to that easily. The ten meters trees were actually twenty meters and they were the smallest apart from the shrubs that were all dried off. Seth frowned and activated Aura Sight, a flood of violent aura appeared in his eyes. Many different auras originated from different life forms shing with each other but there was one that stood and acted differently, it was a mix of Pale Green Brown which seemed to be the unification of the shing auras. It was the most minute but flowing around making the other violent shing auras move away. It was denser and heavier than them. "If I''m not a Grade 5 Human I would have been crushed the moment I stepped in here!" Seth muttered. He then activated his Aura and that made him feel a bit more rxed. He stepped forward to the Pale Grewn aura and faced resistance, the pressure it was emitting was strong. "Hmm. I must have you!" Seth muttered. "This ce is perfect for me to push my Grade 5 Advantage to the limit!" ~Grade 4 Attribute: Luck, Dominance, Charisma, Aura? All those who reached Grade 4 Human will have their Aura activated, it may only be that they have no idea it was there or didn''t know how to manipte it. Thest time Seth called his Aura with the Grade 4 Attribute in mind, a flood came out from his body way above the usual output. And now he will do the same. "Grade 4 Attribute: Aura" The same thing happened as before, a flood came out as Pale Energy seeped out of his body but due to the pressure and the violent aura around it was suppressed before it joined them. "Aura Control!" That stopped the outflow as the aura coated around his body with a thickness of 1 meter. The whole pressure he was feeling was reduced considerably. But the external aura was crashing at the now aura barrier and even beginning to taint it. But because there was still outflow from him, the tainted one was being released into the atmosphere joining the violence. "Aura Maniption!" That gave him more control of his aura and he began to move it around him to avoid one side being contaminated fast. "Aura Rigidity!" This created a semi-solid barrier that truly resisted tainting for some seconds but before it was tainted Seth swapped it with another solid rigid one. With this, he felt no pressure except for gravity but that was okay since he has Defying Gravity Tattoos: Gravitons Lines. Inside his own Aura Barrier, his Aura Sight was enhanced and could now discern the aura and their nature and why they were shing but also gradually mixing. It was because they came from powerful creatures and each one was so unique that meeting another made them want to destroy each other. Just like fire and water, heat and cold. "Aura Sense" He was overwhelmed with a variety of emotions apanied by violent auras that didn''t make any sense to him and also overwhelming. Seth quickly added, "Savant, Intelligence. Grade 5 Attribute: Higher Intelligence!" And when he activated his passive attributes his mind raced and interpreted what he was feeling and sensing. Amidst that he brought out a Soothing Guard and poured water over his head and body then sshed around, the violence reduced and then he poured more water on the surrounding trees which immediately absorbed and released invisible energy. The auras stopped shing and were forced into a swirling and Seth watched them with a smile while his body kept Sensing it and his mind interpreting it. At the centre of the swirls was a Pale grewn aura forming which sipped out gradually. Seth raised his hand and increased his aura out to three meters touched the swirls and merged with it. Within his Aura Control was Pure Stone''s Will, Mental Fortitude and Intent to influence the refined amalgamated Aura. He felt extreme resistance but he held on as he poured more aura to make sure his Aura percentage was higher than the others¡­ he soon realized it might be so but his Aura quality was vastly inferior. He gripped his Staff and muttered, "Moon Blessing!" Immediately his aura began to swirl like the one happening. After the whole barrier was doing the same, Aura Rigidity increased which restricted Seth''s movements. The Silver Moon stripes expanded as they absorbed more moonlight which also increased the moon''s essence inside the aura-swirling barrier. V Aspecto Activated and he saw a trajectory of him gripping his staff with all his strength, he did that immediately, and then his Red Signature Book floated out Seth predicted what he needed to do. He pulled out a tiny drop of Arf expanded it into red energy and swirled it too before connecting it with his staff, just beyond his grip. It is rotating like a ring. Seth then felt his chest where his Pure White Stone Will tightened and his control over his aura reached an exaggerated level, not only that, it started to be paler than it was already till it became like a pale transparent wet y-like substance. A slight headache appeared, loosening the wet y-like texture to thick sticky liquid that had air bubbles in it, they moved and shimmered ording to Seth''s thoughts. At the tip of the staff, the new aura began to condense while also swirling and the V Aspecto trajectory showed him to extend his staff to the periphery of the swirling violent aura. His aura now was barely strong enough topete at the edge and he poured more of it, the deeper it went the more he felt the strain on his head, and the stone tightened but when it reached the middle it was no longer under his control and was squashed by the other aura. But Seth continued to pour more until the Moon Blessing wore off, that was when he almost lost his grip but held on barely. His face flushed red as veins bulged on his, his Pure White Stone Will was already cracking but thanks to its upgrade it was healing back. His Aura was also pouring out faster than normal and he kept making all previous processes to keep it potent. But under the strain, he saw something, the centre of the Swirling, where Pale Grewn Aura was forming, had stopped leaking out but remained within and the spot was expanding. Seth, using part of his aura, maniptes Soothing Guard to pour more water on the surrounding tree and they further trap the aura and stop other aura froming within, reducing his burden by a little. But looking around the violent aura within was still too much and they were being sucked toward the swirling. He didn''t notice as the Arf ring seeped and mixed with his aura when his strain almost reached a limit that somewhat eased and helped him to maintain control for more minutes until the Arf was finished up and his mind almost nked away. He stepped back panting and when he rested his hand on his knee he saw a drop of blood from his nose. He captured the blood and stored it in the Red Book. He drank Soothing Water and looked up, it was still swirling and the point of Pale green-brown aura was increasing. Seth then just expanded his Aura and it joined. He pulled a chair and sat down to watch. He has all the time in the world. The sun rose and the heavy aura became a bit looser and less dense. He has recovered and tried to emte what he was blessed to do in the night. The result was horrible, seeing time pass he activated another Blessing and repeated it with ease this time his aura reached the inner swirl before vanishing. Hested longer but ultimately, he rested again. Soon before night came the area was devoid of Violent aura, they were all in a swirl. The inner spot kept widening until it was half of the swirl. [Congrattions, you have carved a Sanctuary in Grande Foresto] Seth brought his marker and pressed it on the ground and a barrier appeared around the major trees. He then allowed the Soothing Guard to keep pouring water on them. "Without a permanent source of water, this ce can''t be maintained. Sadly, I will have to go after I grab some of these Pale Green aura cocktails." Suddenly, the pale green-brown aura began to seep out and Seth felt he could manipte it and he tried. It felt like trying to bend steel. Even though it was that impossibly hard Seth was able to influence it to bend toward him but very slowly. At the same time, Seth used Hourss Seed: Influence Flowing which facilitated. Then he stopped as he watched iting toward him but it took three hours for the thing to traverse a few meters because the other natural green-brown aura was trying to pull it toward them. When it was at his hand range Seth felt its pressure, it might be calm but it was vtile and strong. Red Book was floating by his side and he pulled out a thumb-sized Arf, fully controlled it and then expanded it into a t sheet and encased the pale green-brown aura. There was some resistance but it was easily controlled. He then stored it and harvested the rest of the aura. It was a lot and heavy but since Arf was the container Seth''s difficulty was reduced. He then encased them within the Arf by making it a ball. He brought out a bowl with a cover, it was made from Four-leaf embrace trees and leaves. It is resilient and adept at concealing Energy. He put the Arf ball inside and then sealed it with the cover, then he stored it inside his pocket. To his surprise, he found himself a bit heavy. Seth''s journey continued without the hassle of meeting any creatures but the violent aura that he needed to avoid at all costs or be shredded. There was a ce that was fully covered with a pale green-brown aura and he had to trace back and restart again. The good news was when the sun was up, the auras calmed down and it was easier to travel. And so he even used [Running Pace] skill during that time. He was running on the seventh day in that forest when Seth heard a heavy heartbeat and he came to a halt. "Keep moving!" He heard Temra say. But he didn''t, he looked around with aura sight but he didn''t find anything. Activating all the Aspectos Seth found the source of the heartbeat due to Vera Aspecto. He carefully walked there and he met a small mountain about 24 meters high breathing. The heartbeating from it. And there was a thick Pale Green-brown aura around it, disced evenly. Seeing that a memory surfaces from the Luana life he experienced. Among the things that were best first killed were Menos, Medos and Genos. What he was looking at was Menos, it was the next stage after Gawee Beast, they are also thergest in that series. The next stage after Menos was Medos, then Genos and then something else. But in all the series, Menos were alwaysrge and had extreme physical strength. And no matter how Gaeee Beast showed intelligence the moment it became Menos, its IQ will drop and it will be driven by pure emotions and instinct. It was easier to trap Medos and kill them than Menos because they are almost immune to any elemental attack and have incredible resilience and regeneration ability. That wasn''t worse but Seth didn''t know more than that. Under Aura Sight Seth observed its aura, it was calm but from time to time it shimmered like a drumming was bitten close to a still pool. At the same time that aura was leaking out and joining the many violent aura in the forest which also shed and underwent the process of bing Pale Green Brown Aura. ''The Pale Green Brown Aura was used to contain and suppress them" Seth was able to grasp the forest, it was a prison for the giant Menos. The trees are special; they emit a green aura, and the ground also emits a brown aura. Together they pound the Menos aura to create the Pale Green Brown Aura that can limit the excessive aura the Menos has. But Seth wanted to grab the pure menos aura, so he sneaked forward toward the sleeping giant, right as he was three meters away, a thought urred to him, he had used Hourss Seed and it had levelled up. Was he going to bring the curse upon him? He also remembers what the fire dragon told him in Temra Canyon and that Menos are very dangerous. Thates from a powerful dragon that oversees Abhorrent Monsters and Gawee Monsters. A cold sweat broke on him and he retraced his steps but there was this nagging feeling he would be missing out. Nheless, he didn''t go but activated Aura Trace. Luckily for him, he saw a giant footprint of aura close to him. Without further ado, he activated Aura''s touch and grabbed the trace. "Ahhhhhhhhhh!" ****** Seth with bandaged hands stood beforerge gate, his eyes unfocused and his attire was covered in grime. He had reduced his Grade to three and his cloak was fully green. His attire was not in Shifting Amour. "Are you going in or what?" A guard in full body armour asked, irritated as the kid just stood and stared at them. The kid walked forward and handed a gold coin to the guard and another civil servant asked him. "Your name, ss, main ability, ce of residence, and the reason for being here!" "Seth Enoch, Savant ss, Art, Root Vige, I''m here for Bloodlines!" Seth said. "Hmm. Savant ss, what does it do?" "I learned things, I scribe, I document events and histories, epic action and activities. I try to understand the culture of a society and then create iconic sculptures and paintings that may go down in history!" Seth said one breath. Chapter 252: Blood Warlock (1) "Combat capability!" Seth showed them his Shifting armour and Staff changing size ability and left at that. "Pass!" As they mmed a metal ID card at him. He took and stored it away. [Wee to Blood Warlock Sanctuary] [As a Noble do you like to notify the Chief of your arrival] "Nahi!" [Noble ss Attributes] (1)~Charisma [100%]. (2)~Trustworthy. (3)~Intelligent. (4)~Confidence. (5)~Bravery. (6)~Pride. (7)~Ego. (8)~Ruthlessness. [Noble ss Talents] (1)~Chieftaincy. (2)~Communication. (5)~Observation. (6)~Savant. (7)~Crafting. (8)~Identification. Stay connected through §Þ?? (9)~ss Transition Support. [Noble ss Skills] (1)~Sky View. (2)~Word Of Value. (3)~Mighty Speech. (4)~Intimidation. (5)~Gifting. _____ [Some of your Noble Abilities have been suppressed] [Suppressed Attributes: Pride, Ruthlessness, charisma, Ego] [Suppressed Talents: Chieftaincy, ss Transition Support, Identification] [Suppressed Skills: all your Skill] ______ ''This must have been done to prevent hidden conflict but if I had wanted the Lord to know I may have entered with no suppression'' All Sanctuary Chiefs are extremely powerful, so it would be stupid of Seth to badge in as a Lord in their territory without knowing how they will react. The sanctuary wasrge, like a big city but Seth noticed some unique characteristics. People have different coloured skin, different in the sense that there are green skin, purple skin, indigo, and blue skin. Some have scales, some have cat ears or dog ears. He can see some wagging tails undercoats. Some try to hide their mutated skin but most that weren''t exaggeratedly mutated acted like it was a fashion. One thing was everyone was in shape and they were very mindful of their surroundings and the people around them. Seth walked deeper, there were no carriages, and everyone was trekking but the road was divided into 8 paths. Some specifically followed one path and avoided the others. It was then he noticed an anomaly, a young girl walking carrying a book she read without care of the people around but they were avoiding her. Seth was documenting everything in his Chronicle book. He looked up again and found a few others that seemed to not care. ''What if they bump into another person!'' Seth looked around but realized most were too vignt to let that happen. ''That dude walking fast will bump into that guy'' Finishing talking, the dude tripped and fell on the indifferent guy walking at the crosswalk. The dude was pulsed away and fell on his butt but he immediately kneeled apologizing, "I''m sorry forgive, I wasn''t seeing!" "Calm down, are you injured?" The other guy asked. The dude shook his head. ''They are sensitive to superior aura and try to avoid it. And since they have a bloodline of different creatures their aura is heavy. It''s more like Beast Force'' Seth analyzed. To be on the safer side he found the best path for normal humans like him and headed to Chieftain Manor at the centre of the city''s biggest market. The market thankfully doesn''t have that arrangement as everyone seems to have suppressed themselves. Not only that it was well organized and advanced than he expected. Following the signboard that showed major locations, he arrived at arge building that appeared to be carved from a single brownstone. Guards surrounded it, each equipped with armour and a dangerous spear that emitted pressure. That was Bloodlines House, a ce where bloodline and its rted activities were carried out. With Aura''s sight, Seth was surprised to find the building emitting aura as if it were alive. "Excuse me, I''m a traveller and have some bloodline to sell, how will I go about it!" Seth spoke to the only guard that did not hold a spear. The guard looked at Seth and he felt as if he was being stared at by a tiger, "You need to meet the Chief, he will give you a permit" his voice was grave "Okay, but what if I want one of the bloodlines to be Infused in me?" "The same procedure!" "Okay, thank you!" Seth left for the Chief mansion but was stopped at the gate. "I''m here for the permit to sell bloodline and Infusion!" "Okay, wait in line!" There was no line but after ten minutes someone from the mansion came and gave Seth a piece of paper. In it was time and date he shoulde back to meet the chief. ''Fuck!'' He needed to wait three months from now before the chief became avable. "This is very long. I only need a permit. Look, I only want bloodline infusion. I will pay with gold and rare resources from dragons and rare nts!" "Certified Infusion and authorized bloodline transaction followed a rigorous process so that there will not be any external and internal side effects afterwards." the man said. "I don''t understand!" Seth was confused about the direction of the conversation. In all of Gawee, Blood Warlock was the only one that had Continental Certification to Infuse Bloodline and give Certification to Bloodlines. So it was not a matter of just seeing Seth''s bloodline and marking it. It involves an in-depth analysis of the bloodline abilities, weaknesses and future advancements. After that, there will be an analysis of what other bloodlines can be merged with and what will be the oue. There will also be experiments on its effect on various creatures of different kinds and then any other formalities. "Why with all the process? What if someone is urgent and can''t wait!" "Our chief is a reputable blood warlock and anything he certifies is authentic and he intends to keep that good reputation. Now if you will excuse me I have things to do!" The man said as he turned and left. Seth stood there thinking about how he could bypass this long process. He even thought perhaps he should havee in as lord than amoner. He sighed and left but he wasn''t far when a man from the building came to him with a smile. "Hello, traveller. How are you doing!" "I''m fine." "May I see your badge!" Seth showed it to him. "Mr Seth, there are ways for you to move up the list if you can afford it. Are you interested!" ''This is bribing right?'' Seth thought before he said, "Yes, I''m listening!" "A single Gawee Beast Core can move you up for a week. If you happen to have some, I can help you!" The shady worker said. "Ah. What about Gawee Monster!" "We don''t usually take that one but one hundred of that can have the value of one Gawee Beast!" Seth frowned, he didn''t have that number, at that moment he notified another gentleman shaking his head at him. Meaning he should not trust the worker. "I don''t have that but is there a way for me to obtain them? Like a ce to hunt or buy them!" The man immediately lost interest and his smiling face changed and said, "Well you can join the Gawee Hunter Association to test your luck." He turned to leave before he added, "Only Blood Warlock can certify bloodline and its infusion sessfully. Anyone else is a fraud!" Seth sighed, he has things to entice the man but he really can''t show his items to these people without knowing the nature of this town. What if he attracts unwanted attention to himself and causes trouble? At that moment he felt a tagging feeling as if someone was pulling his jacket softly. He looked back but saw no one. He then went to the gentleman who had made a gesture to him earlier. "Good day, Sir. You look like you require a guide to the town. Come with me, I will show you around!" The gentleman said bowing a bit. Seth stared at him for a moment but he ended up agreeing. He took him on a tour and exined various things in the city, the districts, markets, hospitals, hotels gambling houses and even ces of beautiful women that offer special services. It was at sunset that they stopped at Hunter Association for Seth to register but met the ce closed. Due to some problems, the chief has expelled the association from hisnd. Even his Guide didn''t know what happened because it happened that day. "Thank you Mr Godon. That was helpful. How much for the guide!" Seth said to the middle-aged gentleman. "Haha, I don''t do this for money actually. It''s free but if you don''t mind I will connect you with some people in case you want to buy something. I assure you their product is good and cheappared to others and even if it wasn''t. Because I rmend you to them, they will consider you greatly!" "Oh. But I have a feeling that there is something you want to tell me about what I want!" Gordonughed before he said, "Well, if you trust the bloodline you want to infuse into yourself then there are other easier ways. Even if you are selling, know that their value may be reducedpared to certified ones. However, seeing you, I suggest you wait for the chief!" "Hmm. I don''t have time to wait. But are there any other ways to meet up with him!" "Yes, but I don''t think you have the means!" . . . . Seth retired into a hotel and he rested his shoulder. ''Maybe there are invisible kids that love pranking newbies!'' Sethmented as he had felt countless times as if someone was tugging his shirt but when he checked even with Aura Sight he didn''t see a thing. Meeting Blood Warlock for bloodline reasons was not easy. The chief respects his job as such he always gives his all in the certification process. But meeting for other matters is rtively easier. In fact, he was gentle enough formoners to stop him on the road and chat. That was if he was not busy. ording to Gordon the easiest way to meet him was to be rmended by one of the elders of the city. Secondly, bringing him at least ten Gawee Beasts as a gift will make him consider. Seth learned it can be used as an energy source just like abhorrent red cores. The third way was to just request to see him for important purposes, things that would garner his attention. People from around thend came with information and valuable resources. Thest option was feasible for Seth but Gordon said the chief has been busy and even that may not garner his attention. Seth had a good sleep before the next day he went to the chief mansion. He directly met one of the guards and he said. "My name is Seth Enoch and I''m a traveller that crossed hundreds of miles to reach here. I have some valuable resources obtained from a variety of dragons, and forests and I happen to encounter important information. But I need to see the chief to offer all that!" Seth was emitting confidence and a noble demeanour. He already knows he doesn''t need those attributes to act that way. "Wait here!" The guard said before he entered the mansion. Momentster a man in a long brown robe came out with him. Seth was then called inside. He sat in an office and the man faced him. "My name is Zack and I''m the Messenger. You said you have dragon items and items from the different forests and information?" "Yes. Mr Zack!" "Call me Messenger Zack. Can you show me one of them?" Zack asked. Seth tapped his pocket and a box came out, he gently pushed it toward the messenger and opened it. Heat and pressure came out of the box, it was dragon scales belonging to a fire dragon. "Interesting" Zack smiled but his eyes were on the box not the scales. "Where did you get this type of wood?" Zack asked. "Somewhere far away. Are you interested? I have some but I really need to meet the chief!" Seth said. Zack sighed as he looked Seth in the eyes and said, "I''m not gonna lie to you but the chief is not avable. A week ago something came up and the chief has been busy trying to solve it. And I know you just need bloodline infusion and some certificate but that will still take time." "Some of the value I have is worth his time!" Seth said. "Chief Crimson is different from most people. If he focuses on one important thing, he rarely breaks his attention. Blood Certification and Infusion are other things he gave full attention to. So, I''m sorry I can''t even set you to meet him but¡­!" "I like the sound of BUT in this context!" Sethmented and the man smiled. Seth was shown a stack of files and was told that every day an elder could review them, for those that caught the elder''s interest he would push them to the chief. He was then given a form in which he filled it and also exined the reason why he urgently needed the chief. Seth did all that before his badge was changed to bronze and was told to hold on to it, he might be alerted. As he was being guided outside, an oppressive aura came from outside that made the mansion people quickly give way. Zack pulled Seth to the side. Ten people came inside, their faces stern, each releasing powerful pressure surpassing baby dragons. However, one of them seems like an ordinary man. He was working in the middle talking to the strongest of them. The ten people all nce at Seth as they pass. "They are powerful!" Sethmented. "Of course, personally crafted by Chief Crimson himself. I bet you didn''t recognise which one of them was the chief!" "The non-oppressive one" "Haha, you have keen eyes. Or did you know him before now!" "I specifically came here from far away, I have to do my investigation, right?" Seth said. "You are right. I will surely push your file to the elder, hopefully, he sees value in it. You may have seen the chief now but those guys are there to push anyone away until he finishes the quest at hand!" After some chat, Seth left disappointed. He believed that the elder and the file were just a way to pacify important people. "Now what?" Seth asked as he looked around. "Investigate the market to see if there are valuable items!" The market wasrge, well-arranged and easy to navigate. Today Seth didn''t feel the shirt tugging as he wandered alone. The people were really nice as most shop owners will just invite him to examine their product even if he won''t buy it. The people were just that good in advertisements. The day was uneventful as he gained a rtive understanding of what products were there and what he may need. Seth returned to his room and decided to go through what he had to see what he would sell away. But met with something strange, some of them were missing. "Where is my Four-leaf embrace?" Seth asked out loud. He purposely harvested that a lot without even removing the incandescent bean. He intends to use them to seal away things made of energy. "Where are my purple mushrooms, siprit leaves and mangoes? Wait let me check everything¡­" Seth brought everything from his storage and became more apprehensive. He has made so many things using his aura, they are utility objects such as Aura Lenses, aura gloves, aura detectors and others but they were nowhere to be seen. There were other sculptures, items using Greenoval and many pottery but none existed now. What made him upset more was his tools, his Sculpture Tools gifted to him from Silent Veil town were also gone. "The tugging I felt was an indication of my items being taken away. Godon, it''s that bastard that distracts me for others to do it or even he was the one!" Without further ado, Seth stormed out hurriedly and traced the path they had followed until he found Aura Trace of Godon. Due to the city being congested with people the aura trace usually disappeared but if there was a ce that a person passed and fewer people passed it, the aura trace lingered. Seth bent and grabbed it but to his surprise, it dissipated fast and vanishedpletely. "Is he that good?" Seth wondered but shook his head, "Thisnd has a powerful Chief as such it keeps everyone safe within his will!" Seth relented on using an aura trace information but used the aura trace. In a way, he went around checking the ces they went until he found a lead to an area within the market. There he found Godon. "Mr. Seth, you are here to see me?" He said with a smile. ''This guy is a good actor!'' Seth thought before he said, "Yes!" He smiled too, they shook hands and began talking. Seth lured him away toward a secure area iming that he needed guidance regarding an item. But the moment they were hidden Seth looked at him and said, "I lost a great deal of stuff from my pocket, I want them all back. Especially my sculpture tools box!" Godon''s eyes went wide before he frowned and said, "Do you think I will be a stupid thief to steal from you while spending the whole day together? And also stay around to find me!" "Shut up, trick and deception will not elude me again. You are a shady man, you steal my stuff!" Seth said, "I can let go of many things but not my tools, the sculpture box. Give it back and things may be easier for the rest!" "Or what?" The man shouted and that made Seth take a step back. The man''s eyes had just changed and he felt the need to leave him alone. "Look, I didn''t take your stuff. But I do know some thieves that do these sorts of things. If you want me to connect you with them I can do that and even if you want me to buy the items back for you I can do that but don''t take me as the thief. I''m a broker!" Chapter 253: Blood Warlock (2) Seth had recovered before he shook his head, "You lured me around for the theft to happen and then now you want me to put you forward to get my stuff back!" "I didn''t lure you around. But, I''m a connector!" Godon said softly, seeing that his ability had truly taken effect. "Good, see youter Godon!" Seth said and walked back to his hotel. The first thing he did was to use the remnant bark and leaves left to craft many containers and infused dragon aura by inserting dragon scales. He had realized none of the dragon material had been stolen, they might have appeared heavy or hot to their touch. Seth then ced the remaining items inside and stored them away. "I will seek the chief but also hunt Gordon and his group silently!" ??? Seth went to the market to gather more information and one thing that became addictive to him was his Chronicle Writings, the desire to write all his actions and others'' actions grew in him. Using it, he found that upon entering the city, some people tailed guests secretly, their intentions were unknown and they were well hidden. Seth also bumped into the Warlock many times but the man has be increasingly more busy and worried. Seth stared at the seven maps he managed to get, they included all the different Sanctuary neighbouring the city. Each has its speciality, but the most important ones were Stonecrafter City, Metalforge City, Garden Of Eden City and Panacea City. The name was self-exnatory, Stone and rock, Metals, Farms Forest and healing are specialized. Garden Of Eden was the strongest of them and Rumors have it that they control half of Gawee Continent. Seth vowed to visit each one but he got what was stolen from him first. He already has a lead. With his cloak, and his handwriting, he followed a man, he seemed unassuming and wore tattered clothes but his eyes were reptilian. His steps wereboured, as he groaned from time to time, looking around for scrutiny. Seth hid to avoid the man''s eyes on him. As he wrote the main action, another form of writing kept indication that invisible people are tailing him and they have a desire to obtain something from him. And in one sentence Seth read that they have started trying to take the thing from the man. The man was a wanderer, he reached the city that day and was trying to find a ce to stay. But he felt he was being followed and couldn''t trust anyone else. He had visited four inns but he left because he couldn''t feel safe. That was until he reached a big hotel that came off as luxurious, he went inside and got a room. Seth wanted to sneak in but his Aura sight showed him that the hotel was well protected using inscription. So, he went in too and got a room. Conveniently close to the man''s room. He went there but met with the man ring at him. Seth ignored him and entered his room before he locked the door. The man sighed, opened his room and entered, he used Gawee Beast Core to fuel the room protection. Seth was peeking at him using the Aura sight from behind the wall. Though he can only see the man''s aura. The man removed his tattered clothes, inside was shining armour but there was a wound on his chest, close to his heart. The man with a groan removed the chest te, the wound was ck and there was slime sucking his blood. He spread salt and the slime slipped out while also he put another slime in the wound which continued what the first slime was doing. After resting, he ced a box made of wood with aplicated design on it on the table before he brought out a slug. The slug wiggled in defiance but it was shoved inside the wound. The man trembled and groaned in much pain but held on as he stared at the box, his bright de in hand. But the pain was so much that he blinked, and that was the opportunity, the box vanished. Even in pain, the man in shining armour moved fast and mmed his shield, a moment showed him that the box became ethereal and vanished. But whatever the slug was doing was too much and the man fainted down. Seth kept watching the man and didn''t leave. An hourter the man woke up, the wound was healing and a dead purple slime slid out. The injury was designed to eat him from the inside but using the slime and slug he was able to suck the venom away. He wore his breastte and dashed out, now he was angry and also terrified of what happened. He didn''t stop there; he went directly to the chief mansion. Seth left the next day with an understanding of the thief''s nature and aura. Hunting it was not ideal until they revealed themselves. Seth went to the gate and found a ce to kill time, soon a group of hunters came in. The moment they entered the Chronicles showed they were being tailed by the invisible. Seth disguised and followed them but he saw the leader stop and look at him, "Do you want anything?" "Yes, I sell this. Are you interested!" Seth showed him some edible leaves he was left with. "Marketing products here are not allowed, you should go to the marketce, buy a ticket and get a stall!" The man ordered, still suspicious. "It''s not easy getting the ticket, you know!" Seth said, he had heard others say that. "Here, this is a permit, go and set it!" The man gave Seth a piece of paper. Seth became silent before he took it and turned to leave, looking back he saw the men were still waiting for him to depart. He then increased his pace, came to the market, got a stall, spread what remained of what he had and waited. He recognised the man, he was an elder in the city and the man recognised Seth as the man who brought the dragon items to the city. That was why the exchange went smoothly or else, Seth would have been arrested. It''s after he sets a stall that Sethes to his senses, he just did what wasmanded to him with no qualms, what about his investigation of marauders? He opened his Chronicles book and found a sentence that told him he was charmed to stop being a suspect and be a seller. While also, that caused the invisible thieves'' n to be squandered. Seth''s heart skipped a beat and he frowned, with an aura sight he looked at himself, nothing was there. He became enlightened. Yesterday, he learned that the marauders areplicated ability users, from a distance they can steal items but when that item is too far away, they never show themselves, but be a spectra-like form and hide within a person''s body. The spectre hid inside one of the hotel workers'' hotel and as she passed by the man in the shining armour room, they tried to steal the box but failed until the man was in too much pain but by then the worker, carrying the spectre, was at the reception and it felt the weakening of the man''s defence. At that moment, the object was stolen but it didn''t move to the spectre rather the object vanished when it was under the sky. Another thing Seth recognised was that the person carrying the spectre could be influenced to do certain actions. For example, the maid passed the man''s room more than five times for no reason until she snapped back wondering what she was doing. Seth, himself, has be obsessed with stalking people. "Oh," at that moment, he remembered he bumped into the woman, that was the maid when he first got into the hotel. Seth looked around, he had not touched anyone on his way here. He pulled out a random knife, with the intent to stab his hand but he stopped, he might not be possessed but possibly the spectre hid within his attire or something. Instead of attacking, under his cloak, he began writing, I figured out the spectre might be in me and definitely he would make a mistake that would reveal his true nature. Writing that, Seth waited before he allowed his hand to write about people''s activity. He immediatelyprehended that the spectre had long left his body when he left to perform themand of the elder. Seth packed the stall away and went back to the gate. In an hour, ten people carrying a dead body in a coffine back. He began tailing them while writing. Within he learned that the invisible people were tailing the unsuspecting men with a desire to steal something. Seth wrote and it was at this moment that they made a mistake and revealed their true form. It was fleeting but the true aura of the spectre erupted and Seth saw it. At that moment, he felt weak, and his desire to document chronicles became zero. In fact, he wanted to throw the book away but put the book away and then tailed the men till they reached the healer''s building before he went and set his stall. An hourter, Seth became normal. He brought the book out with a smile, in it was written. [You havepelled a possible Oue] The oue was written in glowing red. It''s one of the many possibilities for anyone to make a mistake. Seth Chronicles just shook up something. "Interesting!" Seth remembered that he had used this hidden skill before when he predicted the tripping of a man in a hurry and bumping into someone with a superior bloodline. Seth got an idea from it and now made use of it again. Can hepel the chief to meet him? But somehow hees to know that if he cannot meet the chief, he will never meet him. But Seth has a n. He packed the stall away and went around the city looking for someone, not anyone he knew but the thief. night cane and sunrise still searching. Exertion Stat made him wireless if he was exerting himself. Seth came to a school where kids study, he was hungry when he saw the glimpse of the aura he was looking for. He slipped through the school and met a child, 4 years old with that aura. He was obviously, just busy singing with his teacher. He checked the chronicle, and it was confirmed, he found the ability source, which confused him more but Seth had note this far to stop. He hid and watched the boy while also documenting everything. Around the time of school end, he solved the mysteries. He sneaked out and left. This was bigger than he anticipated. The boy was innocent but he was being used by a hidden power of the city. Seth set his stall, but this time he bought wood logs,rge stones and y. He began sculpting something. After he finished that, he draped them with arge curtain. For the whole day, used his time to infuse it with the Aura of dragons. By just passing, one can feel the intimidationing from the draped sculpture. The next day, people began asking him what was inside but he refused to tell but offered to sculpt them or their favourite animals. In just a short time, he sculpted many people and also by infusing their aura inside, it became more like them and they felt a connection with it. Business bloomed. Inside his chronicle he wrote, one day in the next few days, the chief will pass by here and I will attract his attention using this sculpture. After three days, Seth was just sculpting a dragon for a kid, he felt as if he had woken up. He also felt a single desire and that was removing the curtain he covered the sculptures. He didn''t resist and he pulled it away. A magnificent statue of Blood Warlock, standing on a pyramid of stone, on his hand was a baby red dragon and on top of his other hand was floating blood. The body of the warlock emitted a soothing energy that made people want toe closer but the dragon emitted a heat aura that pushed people away. The blood floating on the chief left hand gave an eerie and also strangelyforting feeling to the people. They stared in trance before the might of the blood warlock. At that moment, Seth felt a gazending on him, the gaze seemed to want to pry him open and glean his secrets. Momentster, guards came and captured him and seized the statue away from the gaze of the people. ??? In the cell, he spent only two hours before he was guided to the mansion to meet the chief. Inside his office were the ten dangerous men, the chief''s personal guards, then the man in shining armour. He was furious and he stared daggers at Seth. "You have 2 minutes to convince me why you attract my attention!" The lord said, he doesn''t even have an aura. "Greetings, my name is¡­?" "Seth Enoch¡­ I know who you are, Lord of Root Vige!" Blood Warlock said. "Oh, okay!" Seth''s gaze left the warlock and that provoked the lord more but he ignored it, "I know who stole your box!" He said to the man in shining armour. "What? You do?" The man stood, his eyes went in shock before he looked at the chief. He was surprised too "If we are not lucky, I will die and you will die too. Because what I discovered went deep. Well, let us die together!" Seth said. Before he brought out a painting and gave it to the man. In it were his findings. The man in a shining armour gaze shifted from the painting to one of the guardsmen. "Is this a joke?" The warlock growled, his true nature leaked and that made Seth m on the floor, if not for his shifting armour activating he would have been smashed to paste. But the warlock was not a simple man or an idiot. He looked at the suspect Guard and said, "Sp¡ê¡êk ¦Ðruth!" The guard resisted for a moment before his body exploded in blood. However, that was when things went more grimm under the watch of the unsuspecting Chief. Among his guards, three made their move, they were fast, and their des shed with green energy. One attacked the squashed Seth, the other one went for the shining armour, and thest for the chief. Sliiiiik! The sound of a de being removed from a sheath entered everyone''s ears, and then the three had their hands and legs decapitated and their body pinned to the walls and lost consciousness. It was the man in shining armour. "I can''t allow you to soil your hand, Lord Crimson!" The man said. Seth stood, shimmering blood around him, blood he took control to protect himself but it wasn''t needed. "Ah, my head is still on its neck!" Seth eximed, "I really need to learn how to fight!" He was amazed by that shining armoured man. He then looked at the 6 guards, their eyes were nk as if they were dead but then they came alive, "Clean the ce and squeeze them to speak the truth!" Blood Warlock growled They didn''t question his order andmenced with it. The animosity toward Seth didn''t reduce but increased. "There are 20 seconds left!" "What? I mean I have this!" And pushed 20 oval moons. And that softened the chief''s look, he took them away, "You get yourself 2 hours!" Find your next read at §Þ?? Seth wanted tough in annoyance but held it in and looked at the man, "Can you buy me more time with him?" "Yes, Seth Enoch but can we trust you!" He asked. "You know my name, that''s enough trust!" Seth means he is more trustworthy since they know him than the Shining Armour man. "Where is my manners? I''m called Vincet Gerald, a knight of the Garden Of Eden!" Seth bowed a bit, "Greeting, Sir knight!" He said, then brought out a book with detailed sketches in it.``in it is everything I discovered about the marauder. But I want something, a box of mine was stolen. Very important to me." He then exined what was inside and its usage. Sir Vincent Gerald read through the book with a frown before he gave it to the chief. The man''s expression bes darker before he makes a list and hands it to the knight, "kill them all!" The knight of the Garden Of Eden strode out, and in 30 minutes, a hundred heads rolled down and thousands of items were found in stores. While that was happening, Seth was trying to convince Blood Warlock to infuse a bloodline in him. "I don''t have time for that right now. Ask something else!" The man said. Seth had shown all of the dragon parts he had, from scales to tongue, to antenna. Seth even showed him his painting skills but the man wasn''t budging. "I have seen better." The chief said. Seth sighed but not in defeat, he looked at the man before he said, "I trust you are an honourable man¡­" he then said, "I chance upon the body of Battle Beast!" "I have met many battle beasts. Even Royal beasts!" The man said. "Roana Prada!" Seth muttered. That piqued the chief interest, "he has been missing," the blood warlock said. "Well, he has been reborn!" A sh and Little Cub appeared coiled up sleeping, it didn''t know it was out of the womb. The blood warlock walked to the young beast and caressed its coat, "Dragon Womb, you have a womb?" He asked. "Yes!" "How did you manage to nurture this one with that small power of yours!" He demanded. "I''m lucky and resourceful!" Seth said. The warlock stared at Seth, he knew the boy was weak and no way could support that process. Chapter 254: Garden Of Eden "You are a new Grade 5 human, and this is older than your current Self!" He pointed at the cub. It''s possible for Grade 5 to nurture the little cub but clearly Seth wasn''t that when he did it. Seth refused to borate "How many bloodlines did you obtain from Roana''s body?" "70+" Seth projected them all and the man''s eyes lit up as he scrutinized them. "I know most of them but few I have never seen before. Anding by the Royal Bloodline is not easy, each one was unique. And.." He turned to Seth and praised, "Your womb control is extremely high level!" "Alright, I will certify all of them for you but I will take a sample of each. No need for payment as I see 11 bloodlines that are new to me, they will enrich my knowledge!" "Thank you!" "A word of advice, hiding your identity means you don''t want to interact with the sanctuary lord but every lord will know who you are. So, if your business was with the lord,e clean!" "I understand!" Seth bowed White Hand thieves were hunted and killed, and those who supported them were captured and imprisoned. But the chief wasn''t happy about it in the end. The reason was they were just minor problems that he could deal with at any time but now that he has, his real enemies hidden in his city plotting against him be more silent due to themotion. Inside an undergroundb, Seth watched as the chief experiments with the samples, the focus and passion the warlock showed was amazing! "I was a scientist who discovered a path of blood!" The middle-aged Chief Crimson said. "I was a scientist who discovered a path of blood. It was unexpected, I came across the blood of some entity, it tried to devour me but then I won against it and developed some abilities. I was young and didn''t know anything else so I delved deeper before I knew it people called many things, vampire, bloodsucker, Drac, and even a blood demon." He said as wrote his findings in a paper. "I was hunted, captured, tortured many times. But I was still naive and stupid." He sighed deeply, "What a life?" He muttered. "An organization captures me and tries to show me how the world works. However, they made me realize how dangerous I have be, the fear others have of me was real, unbeknownst to me, I have caused many scourges and deaths and some of the things I made are worse than Gawee Beasts. I have dabbled with powers I shouldn''t. But you see God love me, my heart was pure, I never intended any of that, I didn''t wallow in pity and despair but I felt the need to just serve the people I harmed and also stopped the scourge!" The man nced at Seth, he looked very innocent and pitiful, "I just asked a Council Lord about you, and he said you almost make the same sin as I do. By modifying Gawee Monster Core, please don''t, knowledge is fascinating but some are forbidden for a reason!" Seth Enoch sighed and nodded, "I understand, I won''t try anything like that again!" "No, we Knowledge Seekers found sce and felt whole in doing what we can uniquely to us. To Vincet it was killing Menos and Medos, to me it was blood research, you too must have something. It''s not to stop but to be conscious of our actions and always think of the consequences" "I understand, sir!" The warlock nodded and resumed his work before he said solemnly, "One of my earlier creations is here in my city, it can grow by being near me, at full power, it will require Adult Dragon with Destruction mes to kill it. But I can''t point out its location, but I can feel it. If I look too deep, the city will be destroyed and be consumed by the creature and then it will grow higher than it should." Seth''s eyes wide in realisation before he his resolve increased and walked to the warlock and handed him a small book. The man felt annoyed for a moment but read the sketches before he looked at Seth with controlled emotions and relief before he nodded as a gesture of great appreciation. Seth''s search for the thieves known as White Hand was fruitful in many ways including what the chief might need. The conversation ended when Vincent came back with bad news for Seth. The items they seized were low-level items but everything else had been smuggled out of the city including his box and Seth''s sculpture toolbox. "Damn it. That was their heirloom they gave me but now it was lost!" Seth cursed out loud. The Garden Of Eden knight came with a leaf and asked, "We found this four-leaf embrace, is it yours?" "Yes!" "These are very important resources and can only be found in Nightmare Forest." The knight said. "Yes, I came with a bunch of them but they were all stolen!" Seth gritted his teeth, he felt extremely bad for losing the heirloom. "Can you get more?" The knight asked. He was interested in it, and his expectations increased because of Seth''s nonchnt attitude. "Yeah," Seth sighed in exasperation. "I would like to buy all that you can obtain!" The knight said as he came very close to Seth and stared at him to show he was super serious and filled with the desire to obtain them. "Well, it''s not going to be easy but the delivery is another problem!" "It will not. Come to the Garden of Eden with me and I will give you a Teleportation Mat. It will be able to send and receive many items from long distances with ease. Well, it does consume energy!" Vincent said with a smile. He knew everyone desired to visit the Garden Of Eden and he expected Seth to show appreciation. "Okay," Seth said, a bit happy but not that great of an excitement. ''This guy can control his excitement!'' Vincent snickered inside. But he didn''t know that Seth wasn''t that thrilled about it due to his loss and now he only wanted to know if he could get the bloodline he sought. It took 3 days for the Blood Warlock to certify the bloodlines, he also gave Seth an Absolute Container meant to store various bloodlines at the same time he gave him a device known as BWER. It stands for Blood Warlock Essence Retainer. The device was to gauge a bloodline recipient''s requirement for the blood essence. It was also fixed with 1000 bottles meant to contain the blood. The reason for this gift was what Seth gave him. Aura lenses and Aura Google devices that a person can use to see auras. For the three days, Seth has made hundreds of lenses and each one can be tainted with an Aura and when used, they can see no air but the intended Aura. The good news was that Blood Warlock had something that had the aura of the creature he was seeking. All he had to do was trace it. However, that will wait until Seth leaves the city. ???? On the 10th day, Seth left the sanctuary in a foul mood despite all he gained, the reason was that the ancient device Blood Warlock used to search the body forfortable blood infusion dered Seth unable to have any form of bloodlines. Seth''s body does not ept bloodlines at all! All this trouble, hardship, loss and dedication but Seth couldn''t achieve his goal. He sighed, if not because he agreed to follow Vincet he would have gone to Dragon Burtali and left everything behind. Their journey was effortless, Vincent was very powerful and was able to kill Menos which shocked Seth to no end but Seth did know that he would never reach that power. Not in the same manner. They first visited Stone Sanctuary and spent two days there, Seth bought some things and they went to the next city and third city before they reached Vincent''s Origin Home. Battle Fist Sanctuary. This sanctuary made Seth envious because they practiced martial arts using fists, they also used energy known as Battle Force something simr to Beast Force Little Cub can generate. Seth watched with anger and pity for himself, he almost exploded in fury when Vincet said they would stay for a week butter the guy changed to only three days. From a high building, Seth watched a thousand kids practising some moves in unison as if they were one. It was fascinating and beautiful but he looked away. Vincent met with his master before they left for the twin city which was called Battle de, they utilized weapons rather than fists. This was where Seth finds a bit of sce, Vincet connected him with a cksmith and the Great de Container was made for him. Of course, he gave the de from his staff, and to his surprise, a finger-sized metal from the staff could make two greatswords. The cksmith called the metal Emperean Steel, Seth has no idea what that was but because he was in a hurry he left. Their destination was the Garden Of Eden and he was told when he stood at the peak of a certain hill he could see Dragon Burtali. Seth was fascinated by the Garden Of Eden and for the first time Seth saw something great that came close to Living Roots, in fact, in terms of beauty and human design, this surpassed everything he hadid his eyes on. The city was said to be a perfect circle with a diameter of 500 kilometers and it''s floating 200 meters above ground. Strangely when you gaze at it, most people will be dazed and faint, anyone with evil intent will go crazy for days or weeks defending their willpower. But those with a powerful mind can view the entirety of the city and its size, it''s like it was shoving itself inside their mind and grasping it. "Magnificent!" Seth said. It was only the sheer scale he was seeing, not the detailed map of the great city. "I''m amazed, if not because of your weak body, you have the potential to be Rank 7 Knight if you follow the path of knight." Vincent Gerard said. "What rank are you?" Seth asked without peeling his eyes from the city! "Rank 4 Knight!" He said with a smile, expecting a look of worship from Seth but the boy just asked another question, "What injured you that time!" "A damn Medos!" Vincent looked at the city with frustration but the city sight made a smile etched on his face. "Menos are giant and were said to be very powerful and more dangerous and you hunt them, how can Medos injure you!" Vincent didn''t answer but just sighed, most people were confused about the state of change of those creatures, he was before but not anymore "What kept Dragon as superior to humans and other races?" "Dragon might?" Seth said. "Wrong. What makes humans superior to most creatures?" Vincent changes the question. Seth muttered silently, "intelligence!" He understood immediately, "Medos are intelligent!" Vincent nodded, "Yes, but unlike humans or dragons they are single-focus. Let''s say,nguage mastery, weapon crafting mastery, or hiding mastery¡­ take all this as a variety of intelligence focus, a Medos will awaken that and then embark on learning more of that." Seth tried to understand and thought if that was the case they would build a society with different mastery. "I know what you are thinking, as I did before but you see, these creatures seek perfection, Medos state isn''t close to perfect as such their Fundamental desire for improvement clouds their judgment and all they learn is for improvements, that means, they hunt and eat themselves. The one that sneaks up on me, can concoct poison, and it naturally hunts all other Medos that can do simr to its ability but can also hunt those of simr body proportion or if they have anything inmon which they always do. In short, they are at war with each other. That was the case until¡­" Vincent said before his face scrunched in wariness, this change of state made Seth tear his eyes from the city to look at the man. "Hey, You are scaring us weakling!" Seth muttered. "Hmm!" He breathed deeply before he said, "Among all the mastery they develop, no one among them develops a thing that can unite them and direct them until 15 years ago. One of them developed, Human Intelligence!" "What?" Seth eximed. "Yep, the bastard can learn and study human behaviour and mimic them down to the smallest detail. It sneaked into the Garden Of Eden and spent 6 years studying before it left. Not only normal study but school studies as well as interactions with humans. After it left the biggest wave we ever saw urred and the city almost got destroyed before we managed to drive them back!" "God damn it!" Seth expected he was out of shock from things like this but reality struck him back. "Tell me it was killed!" "Human Intelligence is the greatest intelligence in existence, superior to dragons, demons, even angels. We are versatile in all possible ways you can imagine while others have limitations or are driven by something. We utilize two forces to judge learning and development in equal promotion. We have the Brain which forces Hard Logic thinking and we have the Heart, which forces Emotional Sways in thinking. Using this we canmand extreme anger, desire, hate, love, and other tendencies In thinking, we can alsomand the opposite." Vincent said in a lecture voice before he added. "Our thinking process urs in a broad spectrum of emotion and hard logic while others are not like that. Dragons have this pride, demons have their desire, and angels have their virtue. Look hard enough on every race and you will find that each has something that drives them but humans are well bnced, we can be the devil himself or the opposite!" Seth nodded, he loves conversing with big minds like Vincent as he always learns something. Thus that Medos was extremely dangerous to humanity. Garden Of Eden was arguably the strongest City in Gawee that did not use Monarchy as a system of governance. They have a council of Elders and it was not power that ran them but Wisdom below them where Knight Orders had each of the Elders have the Knight Order he was supervising. Below the Knight Order was the Garden Of Eden Military Force, these were the armies, Guardsmen, Investigators and the rest. Below the 500km in diameter city was Farm Land. That was on the normal Gawee Land, various nts of different importance were raised, including some animals and beasts for raising. The city button released a soft light like the sky when it was daytime but in nighttime, the light became dimmed and showed stars sky. There was no pressure from it. The farmers living underneath felt they were under the normal sky, and only when they came out from the folding would they notice the difference. You can''t enter the city, you are brought in. As Seth and hispany waited, suddenly he found his vision blurred and he was inside a soap-like bubble before it burst open and he took a deep breath. "How wonderful¡­" Seth breathed in while his eyes filled with pleasure, "It''s almost like¡­!" "Like what?" Vincent asked. "Living Roots!" Seth said after he collected himself. "Nightmare! I have been there once, it was heaven but there''s a poison in the air that wants to enve your mind and then all the various hideous creators that will jump up to devour you!" "Well, that''s understandable," Seth said before he walked forward to take the breathtaking view of the city. "The city wall were all guest receptors" The wall was 200 meters tall and it was responsible for fast movement bringing people in. "I feel like this city was designed to cause awe to the visitors!" Sethments as he watches. "That Garden of Eden for you, it''s meant to be heaven on this hell ind!" Vincent said proudly but Seth asked something that made the man sighed, "Is it?" The Knight shook his head with mncholy, "It''s better than most!" The city was a vastmunity segmented by the number of Elders, which was 145 in number. Each Elder city has its own unique design, culture, and evennguage and the type of technology they use. The one Seth was seeing was Floating Dome City, which was designed to surround the entire wall from the inside, they are also the reason for the floating of the whole Garden Of Eden. The Wall City as most called it was a vast Garden and also the house and structures levitating above the ground by a few meters, below that was the road, small gardens and waterways and animals for beauty. Each floating building has a small teleportation device on the floor and when one stands on it, they will be moved inside, which means no house has windows or even doors. The floating buildings were in various designs, from cube, oval, cylinder, rectangr and many other designs depending on what it was for. The deeper you go into the city, the more the design bes unique and a normal house begins to appear, still no doors and windows but families will be seen shing in and out of the house with ease, children ying with many different animals. Trains looked like centipedes moving and you could see a sh of light when it came close to a certain house, which means the one riding the train had reached home. From Seth Aura''s perspective, the city seemed very dangerous, each structure was filled with terrifying energy that rivalled the Menos he saw in that Forest. The people walking around minding their business emit a powerful aura enough to scare a baby dragon. The older a person is, the more dangerous they look. Chapter 255: Special Turtle Seth''s body trembled and he looked back, he saw a girl, her eyes glowing as she looked at him before she pointed at him and shouted to her grandpa in a strangenguage. But the old man waved his hand, pacifying her. "So, your eyes are special. What can you see with them?" Vincent asked. Seth forced a smile and pulled out a box, in it was Aura Lense, "Try it on your eyes!" The man stared at and read the instructions and he wore it. "Wow, so colourful, I want this too. How much!?" Sethughed seeing the man excited. Floating Dom City was the first defence after the walls, everything and every one no matter what it was, was either a weapon, a surveince device, or information gathering and also constantly preparing for war! The next city they reached was called Heavenly Guests, foreigner that came would settle there until one obtained a condition to go beyond, if not, that would be their home. But the city was also the thirdrgest and anything anyone would desire in the Garden Of Eden was there. Seth wasn''t surprised to find yers of different attire wandering around. In fact, they have a little district for themselves. ??? Seth satisfied his curiosity for 24 hours before he met with Vincent inside the Knight Order District in the House of Shining Order. These knights were meant to be shy, boastful and arrogant in their actions, using that to instil a sense of safety and hope in the people. They were the propaganda that convinced the outside world that the Garden Of Eden was all good and pure but also powerful and mighty. Their main role was hunting monsters and beasts with the exception of dragons and other intelligence races. They were truly forbidden from killing any human no matter what. Seth wonders why Vincent killed those Blood Warlock guards but he remembers he didn''t but dismantled them. But what about the list the warlock made, Seth shook his head and just left it at that. Either the rule can be bent or everything was just a front. "This is a Delivery Mat!" Vincent said as he examined a thick 4¡Á4 t but thick bushy rug. He exined how Seth could use it to send and receive items. "The moment you set it, this device will alert me and I will send you the stuff you bought!" Seth bowed and thanked the knight before he left. His business with him was over, in a way Seth felt like the man was holding his stuff hostage until he sent Fourleave embrace but he knew it wasn''t the case. Because the sheer amount of the things he owned was staggering and some of them wererge and heavy. "You are a yer right?" A man with maroon attire ran to Seth and asked. "Yes, I am!" "Good,e with us, we are ying a tournament, and the one that wins will get a special item!" "Okay!" The ce of the game was a small arena, barely 20¡Á10 meters but the surrounding area was filled by about 60 yers. As someone who was a noble and had a knack for leadership, he immediately grasped the situation. The sport was designed to invoke the desire for the yers to show their cards to obtain something. The King Prize set was a ming sword and the owner was at the centre of the arena, a powerful man with maroon attire. Whoever defeats him will get the sword but if they lose they give up something. "My name is Smith, if you want to join ce an item you are willing to part with inside that box but it has to be useful." "Also you can ce something you want to wager and challenge others to get many items if they defeat you!" "Even if you did get many junk things, we can buy it or provide you a way to exchange it with something at an uing auction!" The man exined but Seth has no desire for the sword, in fact, he dislikes any form ofbat that will involve physical ability. The maroon attired yer defeated three yers before the fourth won the sword. The next one was a shield, then a spear. Mostly, they were weapons before a book was ced. [Fire Arrow Skill] "Oh, I forgot about my tome!" Seth eximed. He had forgotten one of his goals and that was gathering important materials to create various types of Red substances. "This city has all the things that I may need!" Sethmented he didn''t use the knight to procure them. Nheless, he knew of a ce where he could go and demand all that. Seth left the small arena to Market Paradise, a ce that was said to have everything. He entered the Library Of Items and before a ball of energy he ordered all of the items needed and many more. It will take a week to assemble everything and will cost half his remaining pocket. Turning around to leave he met with a man in a blood robe. "By any means are you a Blood Mage!" The man looked young and the way he spoke seemed nervous but his eyes held experience. Seth''s robe changed to red and a beaming smile adorned his face, "A brother I see!" "Yes, my name is Crimson Silk. Blood mages are hard toe by and most of us hide!" Crimson Silk said as he observed the red cloak. "Well, we are just too great, that''s why people are wary!" Seth said, "Where are my manners, my name is Seth Enoch!" The smiling young man grimaced before he said, "You should take an alias. Names have power and some can harm you using them. Especially other blood mages!" Seth has never hidden his name even though most of the people he met use aliases but now he thinks he should begin hiding too, right? "In that case, call me Red Canvas!" "You are new to this!" The man seemed disappointed but tried not to show it but Seth perceived that nheless. The reason was that he was not hindered in this ce, he could choose to be a Grade 5 human. "Sort of, you see!" Seth walked toward him and said, "I''m new but I hold tons of secrets. But I would like for us to share knowledge and understanding, perhaps I won''t stay ignorant!" "Red Canvas, blood magic is secretive and dangerous, not many will like to share. But I can guide you to a school where they can help you!" He was losing interest but added, "As you can see, if I was caught teaching you my art, I would be punished. As I said, it''s dangerous!" "Grade 2 Human Blood Mage!" Seth said, and he shifted from Grade 3 to 4, this made the man flinch for a moment but held on. "I''m a wanderer, formal learning isn''t my thing. All I knew was swinging my staff there and there and escaping danger!" Seth said. "I see, you are not weak. No wonder you throw your name casually!" "I''m ignorant about that!" Seth said truly. "It''s alright, meet me here tomorrow!" Crimson Silk said but he was sceptical. They bid themselves farewell and Seth left. The moment he left, a drop of blood appeared out of nowhere and dropped on the floor before a young beauty swirled out from it. "Oh, what was his name?" She asked but her voice sounded old and throaty. "I forgot!" Crimson Silk said as he turned to leave, his face scrunched with fear and defiance. "Hmm, I heard it!" A red shadow appeared, "how much will you pay!" He stayed in the shadows as he asked the young girl. "10 Gawee Beast Core!" She said in her aged and throaty voice. "Seth Enoch!" The red shadow answered, immediately ten cores appeared and they were swallowed inside the red shadow before he vanished. "You refused to answer me, boy, hehe. Good riddance, you built some nerves after a few months of peace." As she was saying she walked to him and hugged him from the back. His heartbeat increased. "People may think I''m bullying you." As she spoke, vitality in the form of red energy was seeping out from Crimson Silk to her, her voice was bing young until she sounded like a young girl of the body she was showing. But a ne on him lit up and the vitality stopped streaming out. While that happened to her, he appeared to have aged, wrinkles appeared on his face and his ck hair started fading bing white. "You are the sweetest of them all!" She whispered, now it contained a beautiful melody enough to charm a strong mind, "Don''t worry I will guide him properly. You know I won''t harm him!" She then became a drop of red and vanished. With a pulse of energy, hees back to normal as if he never aged, only the hair that faded remained before it became longer. Crimson Silk was a powerful Mage but unfortunately, he was a sacrifice to Red Moon witch by his father to sustain her life. Red Moon was the sole reason that the Garden Of Eden won a war against the Medos with Human Intelligence, she was able to pinpoint it and drain the life force of many dangerous creatures itmanded that seemed to be immortals. She was also the one who tracked down the Medos in itsir and fought it when even those infinitely more powerful than her couldn''t. She failed to kill the Medos but marked him. There were no other Medos like it, so it couldn''t evolve into Genos by eating other Medos, rather it found a way to feed on special humans to evolve. In conservative estimates, it needs about 3 million Garden Of Eden native humans to evolve. Thanks to Red Moon, any time ites close it will feel pain but also they will be alerted. Crimson Silk returned home in a foul mood, he had sacrificed himself to maintain the witch''s life force but he hated it when she tried to hurt others because of him. That was why he didn''t even have normal friends except those who were protected from her. He worked at a Library Of Items, he was however, the chairman, which was why he was alerted by the items Seth ordered, which he came to conclude that only blood mage may need them because they are mostly blood of animals, insects and nts. There were also red substances found in mines, such as red iron, copper etc. He sighed, before his wife came, they made love. Before sleep, he jolted awake. Red Moon was above him, in her real form, and she bit him in the neck Like a vampire. His body aged and became too old before she moved away. He returned back to normal and she repeated that four times before she left. "Damn it. What happened to her?" He cursed, it had been years since she became this ravenous. ??? The next day, Crimson Silk went to the office, andter, his guest came and he seemed to havecked sleep. "Let''s see how much she took from him and what she gave him!" He brought out a red silk and rubbed it as he exited his office, "If she made him her thrall he will be loyal to her as long as he was in the city!" Hemented. "Red Canvas, good morning!" Crimson Silk said. "Aha, Crimson, sorry, I''mte, I didn''t sleepst night!" Crimson Silk was in a trance, he didn''t register what Seth said, because his red Silk told him Seth wasn''t touched. "Hey?" Seth snapped his fingers at his face and Crimdon Silk snapped back to normal. "Are you alright?" Seth asked, "Yes, I am. Sorry, I was thinking about something!" Seth nodded but stared at the man suspiciously. "Did you try something on me yesterday?" He asked. "Nope, I''m not evil. Come to my office, please!" Crimson Silk said full of smiles but Seth stared at the man before he shook his head, "Nah, I''m fine. Besides, I have to sleep to catch up!" He quickly left. Seth has learned from his mistake many times, no sanctuary was safe. Who knows what dangers he might face in this so-called Paradise? "Hey, Red Canvas, I mean no harm. I''m the chairman of the Library!" Crimson Silk Said. "I believe you, nice to meet you too!" Seth said from a distance before he disappeared into the crowd. The chairman just stood there wondering what he did to scare the boy away. Seth went directly to the Small Arena, yesterday he had spent the night there waiting for a good item to fight for. Among the things he saw he liked but failed to get was a flying sword made of red metal. Because it has requirements for one to be a Sword Master. Now Seth met with an uncanny item ced as a wager. It was a palm-size Turtle, and to his amazement, there were hundreds of people all wanting to fight to get the turtle. More areing. Seth went to check what its speciality was, "What does it do?" He asked a woman, with ample bosom, and dark skin, she shed a smile to him and said, "ce your hand on it." He looked around and found that there were even City Guard here. He felt safe and touched the turtle''s back. The moment he did, at the centre of the shell, a round gem appeared and he was sucked in. Seth appeared in a 10¡Á5 meters room, it was well furnished, with a refrigerator, bathroom and even some fruit at the centre table. "Are you amazed!" A voice from above said, and as he looked up, he jumped back with a fright as the face of the woman wasrge, looking at him like he was an ant. Of course, to her, he was the size of an ant. "You cane.out any time you want, but if you stay I will pull you in about 3 minutes." She said, Softly so as not to scare him. Seth smiled and looked around, "Isn''t this supposed to be in Auction!" He muttered but no one answered him. Seth then went to the refrigerator, found some water and drank, and then sat and began eating the fruits. It was amazing that if he looked up, he would see the woman''s face and therge building behind her, but her attention was on the challenge going on. Three seconds before three minutes he willed himself toe out and he did, more people waiting eximed seeing him out. They wish to enter too. Seth immediately went to the Collector and gave him Ovalmoom. The man ced it on a device and he nodded. Now he was in the challenge. Seth looked at the number of people there was 1hr before the challenge closed and he was the 17th to be in line. Last inline for now but otherse and registered. There are some rules but the important ones are that, if a challenger defeats the defender, he will be the defender and if he defends against 9 challengers the items belong to him. A defeated challenger or defender can''t join again and they automatically lose what they paid. A challenger can pay one of the 100 fighters to fight for him. These 100 fighters were confirmed neutral and they looked powerful. But Seth didn''t trust them because yesterday none of them won an item when they were hired. Even though not all of them fought. Seth sat among the challengers in waiting, ''damn it. If it wasst night, things would have been great!'' Seth thought. He was thinking about Moon Blessings, it won''t work normally during the day. "Nohhhhh!" A group of people shouted inment, thest defender before Seth lost, he was powerful, and he defended against 5 people but the sixth was too much. "This is a scam. How could a person fight with no rest against 10 people!" The defeated shouted angrily. "This is our rule and if you can''t win now, how do you think you can defend the Turtle Dome?" The Collector yelled, his voice echoed and people became silent. He is powerful. "Red Canvas!" The collector called and Seth walked out to face the new defender! He held a sword that seemed very special. "Fight!" The moment the defender moved, he was sent back and mmed into the arena wall. "What?" People were confused, they didn''t see what happened. And that was what Seth intended. "The new Challenger Red Canvas bes the new Defender" the collector shouted. "Ludo Mage!" A girl came out, carrying a long staff with a strange head. "Fight!" She mmed her staff on the floor and a solid barrier appeared in time, the girl smiled. She was a tall girl, with silver attire and a white hooded robe. She further smiled as she raised her head enough for Seth to see, taunting him. Her eyes became red and two red spots appeared beyond the barrier between them bursting into mes. "FIRE ARROW!" The people shouted. She was the one who won the Spell Book yesterday. Seth cocked his head to the side as he tried to stifle hisughter. The bursting mes moulded into an arrow and pointed toward him. Her smile increased. People eximed because that control was very high. Most can only handle one arrow let alone 2 or 3 in a short amount of time. "FIRE!" she shouted and the mes moved toward Seth. The surrounding area became hotter. But Seth''s hand was moving by then and the arrow reached him. The explosion covered Seth and his surroundings as the audience moved back to do heat as the fire kept burning. Ludo Mage smiled in contempt, she was ready to turn off her barrier when the burning moved and then sucked into a single point. The defender was now holding his chin contemting as he stared at the red me floating above his wand. Chapter 256: Dust Master Ludo frowned, she could feel a slight connection with me but it was not under her control. She turned it off but the mes increased in intensity and the defender looked at her. "Thank you for the fire!" He said, his voice was gentle and soothing, and she felt the need to converse with him. Not only that, his face was gentle too, depicting a very kind demeanour. But what happened next made her eyes wide, the red me expanded before he swung his wand toward her, and the me gently flowed wide toward her, the momentum built up fast and mmed her barrier, the force increased and shattered it. Ludo Mage jumped back fast, and screamed, "I give up!" The mes stopped just before she was touched, even though they were hot, they receded slowly and burned above the wand. ''This is surprisingly easy!'' Seth whispered his thoughtful expression still there. Ludo Mage walked from the arena terrified. There was nothing scary for a mage to lose his spell to another person. One of the organizers went around the challengers asking some questions. Before you know it, most pull out from the challenge. The organization running the arena wanted to amass resources and they have pacified the strong challengers to wait but now that a strong yer sneaked in, they have to let the strong fight for it. ''Why did they let him,'' one of the strong fightersined internally. "What happened?" Another of the strong fighters asked the collector. He carried arge silver de. "We weren''t able to detect his power. Even now his power is hidden!" The collector said with a frown. The caretaker of the Turtle Dome also was confused, entering the turtle was like a scan to show the contender''s power scale. But Seth''s power was hidden well. "Slime!" The next challenger was called. It was anky man, wearing dark green clothes. His face was pale with dark circles around his eyes. It''s as if he was deprived of sleep for a long time and he cannot blink. "Fight!" Seth''s eyes widened in surprise as the man just dropped like a water drop into his shadow and the shadow disappeared. The defender looked around but there was no sign of the challenger, even his aura had vanished. Suddenly, he felt his legs grabbed, long pale hands holding them, his shadow too became like a liquid and he began to sink. "Interesting!" Seth muttered but then he jumped, his leg did sink deeper but he managed to make the jump. Well, that''s what others thought but he was floating. The burning me above his wand expanded very fast and moulded to encase him. It increased in size and heat. The pale hands were now burning as they didn''t let go. The heat increased, and when the hand began to be affected, the pale hand retreated and thenky pale man swam out from the shadows at the arena edge, his hand showing burnt scars buting out, a st of mes from therge sphere of mes shed by his face, he quickly dived back into the shadow. However, the mes from the floor expanded until they encased the whole arena, blocking any shadow and continuing to burn, trapping the challenger away. From the crowd, the challenger came out with sweats. That made him forfeited automatically. "Damn, he is a powerful Fire Mage," one of the challengers said, the audience also was excited. The woman caretaker of the turtle looked at the Collector silently. The man then called the next challenger, "Sludge Hammer!" By then the me had receded and it settled at the top of his wand. ''I can''t create mes but I can take over red ones, and the control was perfect. I felt it was an extension of my body.'' Seth was amazed, ''all I needed was to feed it my aura!'' Sludge Hammer was a woman too, she carried a staff that had a semi-liquid at the top. She looked bored and had sleepless eyes. "Fight!" Seth waved his wand and the me attacked her, but to his surprise, the floor became mud-like, then moved up and intercepted his me. The floor he was on became wet and then muddy. He jumped and waved the me under his feet, it seemed as if he now stood on them while controlling the other part of the mes to attack. Sludge Hammer also was throwing balls of mud toward him. He controlled the me attack to intercept them, their mud balls dried and shattered Seth poured more aura and sted red fire at her moulding mud body, which forced her to move and be human. ''He is powerful!'' She thought, her bored eyes bing excited, a slight smile adorning her face. It was rare for Sonoma like her with great advantage to face powerful yers. Then she began to skate on the transmuted mud floor, her movement was fast and the momentum she gained increased her power and control over the mud before she began to attack. Seth was loving the control of mes but deep down he could feel it was not right, he smiled and then opened his hand and shouted, "Inferno!" The fire exploded and expanded. Balls of fire formed and shot at the skating woman, she dodged most but made a mud shield to defend the rest. Her speed increased as she circled around Seth two times in that situation, but that was her setting a hidden attack. Suddenly, the mud around Seth sshed up very fast, 3 meters above, people raised their heads in wonder before Seth was encased. While that was happening, Seth encased himself in dense mes, he wanted to move up and escape but he feared that he would be out of the limit of the arena. Who knows if that was the trap? Indeed, it was. Two meters above the arena was considered outside. The mes raged in spinning, forcing the mud to dry but Sludge Hammer was still skating as she circled him. Over and over which increased her control and power and forced him to stay trapped. The mud was solid due to heat but that was what she wanted and then forced it to shrink. But a section of the entrapment she was passing burst open and Sludge Hammer was sent flying. Her control over the mud was lost, and the next was the entrapment exploded and the force was directed at her but she moved in time. The trap broke open and Seth appeared unscathed, he was amused but looking around, not seeing his fire he felt disappointed. ''Now is the time!'' Sludge Hammer moved fast, the semi-liquid atop her staff vibrated and was about to move when something mmed her chest and she rammed at the arena. She became slow and unfocused before another m came. She immediately raised her hand, a sign of giving up. She stared at Seth meaningfully, taking note of him. "Silver de!" ''A giant de user!'' Seth thought, ''Hopefully he is not too strong!'' "You are a mage I see. Ignite the fire!" The de user said. "Sorry, you have to fight me unarmed!" Adam teased. Silver de was right to be wary, mages were as unpredictable as they were cunning, and part of that was they had hidden abilities that most could grasp properly. ''I have killed mages before, he is nothing!'' Silver de convinced himself, he grabbed his one-edged sword and raised it. "Fight!" That word ignited something in Silver de, his body covered with a thin shin of silver, and then his speed increased and shed toward Adam leaving silver light in his trail. Seth''s eyes widened, ''He is fast!'' He already adjusted his little wand and it extended as fast, Silver de''s speed increased, and he changed cause to the right and streaked to Seth. ''Interesting!'' Seth was amused, his hand was changing already, to intercept the speed de user, but the man''s speed just reached an outrageous level and he just appeared behind Seth. Both his hands gripped its handle, his veins bulged, and a sharp sh of silver appeared, the de-sharp edge was already close to Seth''s neck. The Collector''s body had radiant energy, in case he needed to interpret and save Seth''s life. But rxed as he noticed a smirk on the Defenders face. p! Something green smacked the attacker and he was sent flying and mmed against the wall. "What happened?" Seth asked, confused, but few that gleaned that knew he was faking it. Silver de stood, his face was bruised, and a momentter, red fluid rolled from his nose. "You are a wolf in sheep clothes!" "Your head is muddled, I''m a lion among sheep!" Seth said sarcastically. This infuriated the masses but Silver de smiled and stood. He took a step forward and muttered something, his body was then encased into silver armour, and now he looked like a radiating hero in shining armour. The only thing was there was no princess to save, maybe the turtle could take that mantle. His speed surpassed what he had shown and the beauty of his style was gorgeous but sadly, Seth felt a pang of jealousy, he recognised this man as a Knight in training, theymanded physical prowess beyond what he could ever hope to achieve. This envy changed his mindset immediately and lost hisposure, and the moment Silver de was a few meters from him, the Knight in training felt a powerful force bend him. He did try to resist but felt a chill in his bone marrow and he stopped refusing as his knees mmed on the floor and slid to be kneeling before Seth. The audience was silent because they didn''t know what happened, however, that snapped Seth from his raw emotions. He recognized he lost himself in envy. He quickly raised his wand in the sky and shouted gibberish. "The kneeling spell worked!" Seth said joyously while trying to hide his flustered face. But no one smiled orughed, they waited to see what Silver de would do. ''In all history, the courageous are defied especially those that are good with their muscles, those that are good at using their fist. Mages might look good but de fighters are better!'' Seth mused, he was trying hard to not be jealous. ''What is about me and jealousy?'' Seth wondered. "I quit!" Silver de growled out. Seth closed his eyes as he sighed, ''This is not exciting at all!'' The collector looked at the next name and then shouted, "Heaven Gale!" The name enlisted a powerful wind that threatened to push away the people. A young small girl stood opposite Seth, on her hand was a small wand, and a tiny tornado was swirling. "Fight!" "I quit!" The girl said with a cheeky smile as she used it on everyone. The next moment an uproar exploded among the audience, "haha, boooohoo!" She taunted the organizers before she walked away. Seth didn''t know that but she had a beep with one of the organizers and so she decided to troll them. But that was good for him. "This should not count!" Someone shouted from the audience, "They are working together!" He added. "Yes, they must fight, or thus will be considered cheating!" Another female said. Seth saw that eyes were on him as if he was cheating but he shrugged and said, "I don''t care but we are not together, I don''t know her!" "It doesn''t matter!" The Collector said, "Others may assume it''s a coboration!" He added. "That means I have to face 11 challengers?" Seth asked. There was silence, the little devil that caused the thing was standing by the side enjoying the conflict. "Okay, it''s alright!" Seth conceded. "You agreed to the injustice, Gentle Cape?" The little demoness taunted. "They know we are not together, they just don''t want you to win, they are nning shady things to defeat you!!" She shouted. How could her testimony be credible as she was the one causing this trouble? Seth only nced at her before he smiled. She felt a chill run down her spine. "Iron Fist!" The collector said. A white-haired boy, lean and bare-chested, walked out. "Another brute!" Seth muttered. "Fight!" He wasn''t as fast as Silver de but his agility was high, he managed to evade a staff attack, and in just short moves he was before Seth, his hand turned to gold which released pressure. Seth was surprised to also find that the Fist fighter on the other hand was aiming to push his wand away from him. "V Aspecto!" Seth muttered, his speed increased and he quickly moved his hand that held the wand under the challenger''s chin. Before the pitiful man reacted he was mmed hard, in an uppercut way and he flew high, into the sky going beyond the arena. He was out automatically. "Collector, I noticed that you stopped announcing my wins!" Seth asked. "Defender Red Canvas won!" He announced. Certainly, there was an adjustment, Red Canvas was too strong, and he wasn''t even trying at all. For that reason, only the strong shoulde forward. "Knight Master Gerard!" Collector announced. A man in dark armour walked out, carrying with him a spear his size. His moves oozed mastery and experience. "Fight!" "V..!" Seth shouted but it was for nought as the Knight was beside him with a spear stabbing and when Seth''s robe pped and attacked him, he appeared in front of Seth, still in the position. The wand expanded fast to ram at him but he appeared by the side, still in stabbing motion. It was as if he was teleporting while keeping his move. All this happened less than a second and only a few were able to keep up. The force field was raised but it broke like ss and the spear went ahead, thanks to ss Shield Script, Seth can have multiple shields on that but in this context, it was too slow. "Pulse¡­!'''' A st of force mmed at the knight but his armour pulsed with symbols and it nullified the attacks, but that dyed the challenger and Seth attacked with his staff. But what happened next made Seth flinch, ten crescent energy strikes came toward him, each slicing air with ease. Protection for ss Shield was raised but it only stopped which means Seth has to sacrifice 2 more shields to defend against the attacks. At the same time, The knight was moving, preparing for another attack, Seth''s robe spread like a bird, and he in the middle appeared like he was about to fly. The knight stopped and groaned, "What is this!" His voice sounds old and tired. Next, he jumped out of the arena before he fell to his knees. "What is that feeling?" He growled as he red at Seth. ''Who is this yer, what kind of sound was that?'' The knight looked around but found that no one was affected by what he felt. "Defender Red Canvas won!" "Scemiter!" Collector shouted. This fight challenged Seth a lot because, for some reason, the scimitar disablebled all kinds of attacks Seth decided to use. Even the sound refused to work. The scimitar user has one of the uncanny abilities that Seth wasn''t able to grasp. Thankfully, when the man was close by and attacked Seth robe attacked and injured the bastard. By now people have realized Seth wasn''t fighting alone, his robe also was an asset that acted on its own. The scimitar might have thought that he could disable it too. "Defender Red Canvas won!" "Next is Web Crawler!" The next was someone who used spider thread to bind opponents and mmed them around. But Seth appeared too heavy. And with one wrong move, he won. The next was a person that can create fog, within the fog sense bes dull and one''s body bes cold and eventually freezes. Temra solved that problem with ring ease. The next was a mage, he threw spells, summoned golem and did many things but no matter what Seth would just swat them away. The people can only see him use Push Force, a Robe that smacks people away and then his wand seems to move very fast. So also he bes fast on some asions. Everyone admires the strong, even though Seth showed strange abilities and can''t be understood logically, he brings about people''s blood boil. They begin to wonder what can put that Mage down. "Red Canvas!" "Red Canvas!" "Red Canvas!" No one knew who started that but the yers and NPC began shouting his name, the organizers though were in a foul mood. They had made a big mistake and offended some powerful people. Turtle Dome was a very strategic Creature coveted by many, normally others will prepare to buy it no matter the cost but this arena wants to get stuff from yers'' stash. Instead of allowing these groups to fight and the winner get the turtle they dyed and now this Monster Mage was taking the show. They need him to be defeated, at least for one of the four groups to get the turtle or shit will go south. "Do you need to rest!" Collector asked. "No!" Seth shouted, to inform the others that he was ready, he understood their n, stalled for time and brought someone powerful to take him down. "Dust Master!" The collector shouted. Eyes turned trying to know who this person was, they knew they wouldn''t be that simple, the boss needed to be defeated at all costs. An unassuming girl looked up, she wore white shorts and a singlet, her gazended on the Collector and the man shouted "Dust Master!" She frowned, refusing to move, but someone brought her a paper to read, she scowled and disagreed but another paper added, reluctantly she stood and walked toward the arena. She was tired, her eyes were dull, her body bruised, her hair dishevelled and her hands were wrapped in fighting bandages as well as her naked legs. She was a martial artist. Something strange happened to Seth, his eyes activated without his consent, what was a bit strange, around her were white particles, as white powder dancing around. As he looked properly they seemed like aura but they weren''t aura. He saw something simr on Golden Robe Eyeless but it turned gold. But was it the same. Chapter 257: Ancient Bark Inchor Ancient Bark Inchor ***** Aura was pale and behaved like fluid, so this dust seemed like dried Aura smashed to powder. Her boredom was real and also her fatigue,mon folks saw nothing special about her but the Collector and Turtle Caretaker were smiling, and their tension abbeted. "Fight!" Like a normal girl, she sprinted as she groaned, Seth''s robe open like wings. The Knight Master opened his eyes. He knew this attack but couldn''t describe what he felt. It was like a tremor on the ground, but that tremor quaked his organs and his mind began to fear. Dust Master groaned more but then shrugged it and her speed increased. "She shrugged it off!" Knight Master eximed. Seth on the other hand saw that the dust around her was the one shaking as she adapted as fast. "Okay, let there be a fistfight!" He muttered, before she reached him, his attire shifted and became armoured. Her small fistnded on his chest creating a dull sound as if a hand hit a hard wall. Seth''s hands were free and so he punched forward, he was physically weak but with the armour, his strength could topple a man, so Dust Master was punched away. ''It''s not night, I would have gained some Blessing to fight this monster!'' Seth recognized the danger he was in. Dust master sat, she breathed hard and looked at her prey, a smile found its way on her dried parched lips, "Good!" Then she stood. Just before she moved, her body twisted and changed direction trying to avoid something but it was toote. She was mmed back to the wall again, this time she cried in pain but by the time normal people heard the cry, she was crouching before Seth with an intended punch. Seth also countered with a punch, his armoured hand with her bandage fist collided, the collision created a minor sound st and the wind blew around. But that was only the herald of the fistfight. There was no technique or strategy but only pure strength. V Aspecto was high time active, he saw all the trajectory of her movement and adjusted, also Luana Aspecto made his mind calm to study this strange yer. Five seconds into furious shes, Seth found his body being pushed back, the dust was a strange force; they seemed to be adapting to his strength and finding a way to overpower him. He will lose! But Seth felt happy, even though hiding behind armour, he was fighting a Fist Fight. "Isn''t this amazing!" He wondered but looking at his Exertion Points, he yelped, they were depleting fast. The tiny staff stationed between them during the sh expanded furiously, she only tilted her body to evade and then switched to a kick. ''Did she use a skill?!'' Seth panicked but then he used Pulse¡­ she was supposed to be sted away but she adjusted her body and punched the force. Boom! The very force sent to her returned with a powerful rebound against Seth and he was sent to the wall, she didn''t stop but closed in on him so fast and so slick and beautifully. Her gaze turned into a real predator that saw meat and wanted a piece of it. Reaching Seth she felt a pressure pressing her down, but a crazed smile decorated her gentle small face and shrugged it off. "Damn, beautiful!" Seth cursed at her beautiful physical prowess before a punch came to his chest, a chill ran down his spine and knew he was done if thatnded. A thin toothpick staff expanded to a pole between them. Bang! It''s as if a metal mmed at arger metal. Seth''s robe shifted to m at her but she was on the other side, Seth saw the trajectory and prepared a surprise. A st of roar belonging to a feral beast mmed at her. However, even with point-nk Little Cub roar stored in an oval scale, she wasn''t pushed back by much but only stunned. That wasn''t enough, Seth took the staff and rammed it at her, and sent her away. ''I need to send her out outside the dam arena!'' Seth nned. "I see!" She said, her voice was hoarse, tired but somewhat bored. She loosened up her hand and adjusted her bandages. She sighed before she mumbled, "Gctic Dust Art: Phase One!" Her demeanour changed and the audience became silent. "She is going to use her martial art!" Collector was surprised too. People be extremely focused, there should be enlightenment in this fight. Of course, Lord Seth''s pride will not allow some cute girl to steal the moment. Hmm, his face was serious, his voice solemn, "Red Canvas Art: Awakening!" He just invented the shit at that moment and people bought it, they in fact want to see what sort of thing he could do now. He floated a few inches above the ground and stripes of red appeared on his robe, it became somewhat thin and pped with no wind. What all assumed his wand floated beside him. Boom! Nearing the speed of sound, her movement caused a sound explosion but the Elevated Staff was no longer hindered, it moved as fast, attacking, but what was different was that it expanded, and shrunk continuously. Bang! Bang! Collision sounds filled the arena! The veterans focused to see what was even going on while the popce was just seeing blur after blur of the expanding staff and Dust Master. Seth was in ce, floating solemnly in his awakening gesture but silently he was controlling his staff to defend and attack at the same time. ''God damn it, she is a beast!'' he snarled in his mind, he was barely keeping up with her speed, if not augmented by his aura and also guided by V Aspecto, she would have slipped through. Amidst the collision, a voice was heard, "Gctic Dust: Phase 2!" She slipped through using a skill that the set couldn''t grasp but Seth had already recorded a word inside his record and it announced. "Crimson Brush!" A meter-long brush appeared on his hand, on the strands were fluid like blood, his hand moved fast and he painted something amidst the air. The young warrior flinched due to that as a giant pir mmed her onto the floor. Spider cracks spread, a testimony of the attack power. Seth had made the staffrge and also very heavy at that moment. Whatever Seth painted coalesced and became a drop of crimson liquid on the brush again. She strived to stand but the staff weighed again, refusing to lift her, the girl groaned and pushed but to no avail. "Awaken!" She shouted. A pressure descends on the arena, weaker observers fall unconscious, and she escaped. "Mage! You are dead!" She barked and then a st of wind echoed and she appeared, ramming her fist into the floating mage! Cracks appeared on his face! Yet, everyone wondered, shouldn''t he explode in a shower of blood rather than crack like a wall? "Vermillion Canvas!" A word was heard, the mage was on the other side of the arena and what she just punched was a t canvas on the arena wall. The image of him vanished, making her realize she just punched a stered painting. That didn''t deter her though, she moved. The staff attacked her but was swatted away like a twig and she reached the mage again. Bang! Cracks spread on his face again as she hit the wall again. Turning around, she saw him painting in the air again. "Vermilion Paint!" He added. She froze at what he painted, her face changing expression, before she resolved herself to attack, what he painted moved to intercept her. Ssh! It was only red paint, a thick annoying liquid, even the floor was slippery but she reached him, with a punch she hopped to end him but Crimson ss Shield protected him. It wasn''t red but the way he ced red liquid within made it look red. "Rest my child!" Seth muttered. She felt a powerful push that yanked her up in the sky, the red thick paint had covered half of her body and now was flying her out. "No!" Turtle Caretaker shouted as well as Dust Warrior roared, her body burst with power and incinerated the paint before she fell down. She didn''t know if she had passed the boundary or not, so she quickly looked around to confirm, someone shook his head and she was ready to go all out when she heard that devilish calm voice saying, "Vermillion Prison!" The Vermillion red liquid wrapped her immediately and began taking her up, a furious roar shook the arena and a st of energy tore the liquid away and she fell down, her hair was floating, and her hands were burning with strange energy as well as her legs. Her gaze was so sharp that it made people fall unconscious. ''Grade 4 Human!'' Seth surmised. And he was torn between whether to go all out or not, the idea of showing what he got didn''t sit well with him but he needed the turtle. Then she made a move, rather than attack, she was circting him, so fast that she left behind after images. She generated a tornado, and the energy she was emitting was so dangerous that Seth found his Exertion Point decreasing. Her dust power was expanding, encasing the arena and that power seemed to bypass his armour. Among the after images, one appeared before him, one on his left and right. Onees with a punch. One came with a leg strike, another headbutt and thest Seth didn''t care. By being this close his bones were cracking, and his cape became red and encased him very fast, one of the afterimages remained and kicked him hard. Within, Seth saw the tremor pass through the cape, his armour quake, his bone breaking instantly. The female martial artist wasn''t done as she appeared beneath the encased defender with an uppercut. Seth, within the wrap, sensed danger. He quickly shifted up but the air st from her fist pushed him further up. "Ahhh!" He screamed in pain, before bringing out a soothing Gourd and drink, but no more attack came. He unfolded and found he was beyond the threshold. "Challenger Dust Master won!" There were no cheers as people were looking up at the mage that depended against 11 challengers. They also knew that the woman was hired to defeat him because the Turtle Caretaker was agitated and shouted "No" when the challenger was about to be thrown out. "Oh, look like I''m out of the game!" Seth nonchntly said, "Sorry, Mr turtle!" Hended and began to walk away. p, p p, p! The whole audience pped, "Mage Red Canvas, that was a good fight." "We love your disy, mage!" "Good fight, mage but did you know you fought 11 people!" Someone said. "Thank you, thank you. It''s a good fight, filled with lessons!" He said. As a noble, his ss loved basking in attention and praise. "You see, I''m always wary of Martial Artists, they are damn resilient and I admire them," Seth said. "Haha, of course, but they are not as cool as Mages, you guys are unpredictable, your battle is always an eye!" Knight Master said he walked to Seth and they had a good handshake. "She threw you out, that is not a defeat. I wonder if you would have defeated her!" "The thing is, she stole that strategy from me," Seth said, trying to fake normalcy. "Of course, I may have lost" Seth managed to slip away after some talks and ran to his room to nurse his body. ??? "The noble ss is full of shackles!" Seth growled as his body trembled in pain, it had be red due to being cooked, not only that his broken bones were refusing to heal. All this was due to him stealing a fire and using it. The goddam me arrow he controlled was considered unbing for a respected Noble and ruler of a vige to do. What was worse was that there was no notification but just the effect of it. Seth endured for the whole goddamn day before everything settled. He was indeed cooked. However, he managed to grasp another problem and that was by messing with dragons, he had invited the wrath of mes. The very idea of controlling them will cause the burning pain he felt after defeating dragons. Seth sighed and closed his eyes, he thought about logging out but he didn''t want to. He wants to participate in the Auction and also really wants to just Log out when he goes back to Living Roots. "After leaving here, I will go to Dragon Brutali. Then directly back to Living Roots!" Seth finalized but then added, "I will leave after the Auction." After resting, he went out to breathe cool air and then inquired about the fixed date of the auction. He met with Jonathan regarding his de training but Seth understands that the Garden Of Eden has a bias when giving out training methods. So, he just decided to give up on that. The next day was Auction Day. Seth stood before the cashier as he read the rules of the Auction house. The rule stated that one must ce all the money they wanted to spend now. That means one can''t borrow or add money when the auction was ongoing. However, at the end of the auction, 90% of the deposit that has not been used will be returned. Another thing was if one wanted to auction something, then he may input it now but it will be represented at the end of the auction where many simr items will be. Other rules will bemunicated by the Auctioneer. Seth demanded the list of items expected to be present, he read through them and nodded. He had marked things he might need. ''`There are surprises, not all items were listed!'' the cashier said with a smile. Seth nodded and then deposited his whole stash of gold. He also put 1 vial of certified Stone Turtle Bloodline, then 1 Ovalmoon. Seth already has a VIP ticket as such he was taken to the VIP room. If one wants to be the sole person inside he must pay one gold but if another person pays 10 gold, your one gold will be returned to you and you must share the room until you pay 20 gold. Seth didn''t care if he shared, he sat and waited. Soon, there were three additional people before the auction started. ''This might be Game but I can''t believe I''m participating in Auction!'' Lower ss consider Auction as a waste of money, a ce where people just jig around to show how much money they have. But now, he himself ced 480 thousand gold just to participate and even if he didn''t buy anything he would lose 10% of the whole gold. He sighed, ''Well, I''m wasting money but since I''m looking for something that will help me survive and thrive, maybe it''s worth it!'' "Greetings, everyone. We apologize for the dy but it was for a reason. To crack the egg, the final prize has just arrived. Those with enough wealth will not be disappointed." the auctioneer greeted them. "Without wasting your time, we will begin!" The auctioneer wore a long white kimono, adorned with cherry flowers, his face resembling a Chinese, an extinct race of humans, and he spoke very slowly as if he was tired but his eyes were sharp. "We are going to start with something that everyone wants. Something that can be used on Inanimate objects as well as Animated ones. It''s a panacea for almost everything¡­" "Allow me to introduce Ancient Bark Ichor!" he shouted. The white fabric covering a small tall table lifted and revealed a small bottle, inside was a drop of a liquid floating. Seth frowned as he stared at the thing. ''It can repair everything?'' he thought, ''...even my staff!'' and looked at the staff on his hand. He caressed it, wondering if he should bet on it. Seth then looked at the auctioneer as he continued to speak, "The starting bid is 100 Gold. Additional 10 Gold can be bid at a time!" ''Is it that cheap?'' But Seth remembered that that a piece of one gold is enormous wealth for an average person. "Ha ha." heughed, making the people around startled. ''So this is what rich people felt.'' The bids were already tallying in but the rate was just too slow. Seth expected people would rush to get it. ''Maybe it wasn''t that rare.'' Something can be valuable but not rare, so people won''t be willing to spend a lot on it thinking they will get a better price somewhere. "570 Gold goes ones" "570 Gold goes twice. Is there anyone that wants to add something to obtain this precious item? Mind you, it will take another 2 years to obtain it. You will miss a great opportunity now!" Seth added 10 gold. "580 Gold from VIP room 6. Anyone want to add." "600 Gold from VIP room 1¡­" Seth has a hundred thousand of gold and he was willing to spend all of it to test if this would aid his staff. He doesn''t have 2 years to try his luck and even if he does, his greatest helper was his staff, he needs it now more than ever. In the end, he got the Ichor at 2980 Gold. He did feel that was more than its value but who cares, it''s his now. "Sir Canvas, would you like to receive the item now and confirm?" An attendant asked him. Seth nodded. "You are new, right?" a woman sitting beside him asked. "Yes." "No wonder!" That made him confirm he was indeed swindled. ''I hope it worked!'' The item was brought immediately, he collected it and a notification popped out. [Ancient Bark Ichor] [The blood of the fallen God basked a Neem Tree with divine presence and the Neem became somewhat divine] Precious Item: Ichor Use: Heal and recuperate all kinds of deformity! ______ Seth nodded in satisfaction, since the game system described it, then it meant something. While the Auction was going on, Seth ced his staff on his thigh and then gently opened the bottle. "Are you going to use it directly?" the woman asked again, Seth nodded to her without looking at her. Chapter 258: Holy Miracle Essence The moment the lid opened the inchor drop whisked out like smoke and was about to dissipate but Seth''s aura was fast. Though, Seth''s heart almost leaped out in fear. He then moved the staff to pass through the liquid. All this while the members of his room were watching as well as the Auction Waiter. They were amazed by the fact Seth grabbed the liquid with invisible force as that was very hard to do, however, they didn''t see anything happening to the staff or Seth after that. "Is the staff a storage artefact?" the woman asked again. Seth looked at her, his face covered with sweat but he had the brightest smile on his face. "No. I was healing the staff self!" "Oh¡­ did it work!" "Hehe, more than work!" Seth said as he leaned back with a satisfied smile on his face. ''So that''s how it was. Hehe. Troublesome but eptable!'' The staff didn''t just heal but it evolved to match him in Grade and for that it unlocked some of the Locked Nodes. Two Nodes were unlocked. One was called Channelling and the other was Nascent Awakening. [Channeling] This aspect allowed the Staff Elevation owner to channel energies he has under control for various effects. [Nascent Awakening] Staff Of Elevation can further improve and develop a sense of independence. Upon full awakening, the other Aspect will be unlocked. ____ Seth held the staff in his hand as he observed it, there was no marking on it. But he can feel it has be heavier and more pronounced than before. More than that, he can now feel more connected and also strangely it felt separate from him. He poured aura into it and it drank it like a bottomless well, but at the same time, he could feel that he could eject the aura anytime he wanted. He had already done this before but this one felt a bit different. As if he can shoot an aura-like projectile and he can connect the staff with something to make a channel to send his aura. Seth was dying to test it but the eyes beside him didn''t allow him. He doesn''t want to practice in front of strangers. He was content with it and so he settled and focused on the Auction going on. Three items have been sold while he was checking his staff and now they were on an important device. Water Generator. The device sucked in moisture and used other enchantments to store water in the tank and the amazing part was one can use red stones to power it. In the adverse Gawee nature, this device was divine and so people were busy bidding on it. Seth leaned back, caressing his staff with satisfaction. Two more items were Auctioned away, each very important tobat Gawee''s hideous nature. In all of Gawee only Garden Of Eden we''re able to bring forth those items in auctions. And because of that their reputation in Heaven of Hell never diminished. Other Sanctuary will only keep them at bargaining items or strategic resources. The next item being auctioned was particrly interesting. It was a cart. A cargo-like vehicle that needs a puller. One needs to attach it to a horse or any animal that can drag it to move. But it was very important because it can be folded into 30 cm long and 10cm thick objects. Also, it was extremely durable, even Menos would have a hard time destroying it even if its defence enhancement were offline. Another thing that made it more amazing was that weight was reduced by 99.99% as well asrge items as long as they can enter the cart, be smaller. However, not all items. ''This one is good, should I bid?'' Seth wondered. He travels a lot, it will be nice if he can use Little Cub to drag him around while he sleeps. Though, the cart was made to carry goods not humans but can serve as well. ''Let''s see how far it will go!'' "10,000 Gold from Merchant 78. Who wants to bid again? Anyone higher." "10,100 Gold from VIP Room 7. We have¡­!" The auctioneer knew how to rally the bidders and even Seth felt an urge due to his interest but waited to see how far it would go. He was still not convinced to obtain it. "10,500 going at once¡­" "10,500 going twice¡­" "Finally, someone added 100 Gold¡­!" "We are at 10,600 Gold. Is there anyone who needs it more than the others? Bid again¡­!" "10,600. Going once!" "Did I even need it?" Seth wondered but then he leaned back still undecided even though he had bid thest. "Great, the Cart is sold to VIP room 7!" The auctioneer shouted. Seth sighed but somehow he felt he made a good decision. Nheless, he convinced himself not to bid until thest item. However, it was hard to keep away because so many things were being introduced, many things he needed, one was even the Turtle Dome, but still, the fact that things weren''t thest ones he refused to bid. Besides the Turtle reached up to hundreds of thousands before being sold. Assuming Seth has not bought the Cart he would have fought for it. "This auction was very lively and satisfying, we were able to obtain this many Items due to the hard work of some of our staff and I thank them all!" Seth knew that those yers who ran the mini arena were the staff he was talking about. "We are at ourst items. To be precise, each one of them is unique and can''t be found anywhere else but here. Let us begin!" A rolling table was pushed and ced at the centre of the hall. "Ladies and gentlemen I introduce you, Red Diamond!'''' The cloth covering the item was removed and a deep red well carved t diamond was presented. "Seven adult dragons were ughtered, and an ancient castle was dismantled before this Diamond was found at the very heart of it. Some say it held countless mysteries, some say it was a relic of the past, and some say it was a machine battery. Countless schrs have studied it but one thing was certain, it was the hardest material in thisnd, some believed in the world." "Red Castle is indeed falling!" thedy beside Seth said. "It started as a rumour but now it''s confirmed!" the other person said. "Red Castle?" Seth asked. "Yeah, they were one of the old noble families in the Garden Of Eden. Rumours have it that their Patriarch has met his demise and now they are barely able to stay afloat," she said. "Not really, they are still strong but to stay in power and influence like before they need to make some sacrifices!" the other person said. Maybe due to the redness of the diamond or because of the Red Book. he felt that he needed the diamond. "What exactly does it do?" Seth asked. He learned that the diamond was still a mystery as no one was able to decipher it. But the fact it took a great deal of hurdle to obtain it made it valuable and the fact it was truly indestructible. The bid was already ongoing but the starting price was already outrageous. A whopping 200,000 Gold. Seth checked his stash of gold. He still has around 4.7k gold. "Maybe I can add it to the Red Book and create a shield right? Besides, in the skill documentation, there is Shield on it, even though it was not solid." Seth reasoned but what if there were other things he wanted from the other 9? In the end, Seth bids his way into getting the diamond, losing 2.6k. He did feel a sting but the moment the t palm-size, well-carved at the edges diamond rested on his palm, he felt a satisfaction he never felt. His gaze was lost as he scrutinized the item and he felt his red powers bing silent. It was a strange feeling that he weed. He carefully rested it back in the container. And looked at the next items. It was a mirror that could cure everything. The mirror will capture whatever illness you have in it and destroy it. But it cools down for one year. That was when his VIP partners became agitated and began bidding like never before. The item reached up to 500k before it was sold to another VIP. "Damn it. We should havee with much more gold." The femaleined but the man beside her said, "It was never our target to begin with." The next item was a golden shield named Stand Of The Forgotten Heroes. Anyone who holds the shield will be impervious to damage and can also summon heroes from his past ancestors. This shield was meant for those old families that have rich history with powerful figures. A war of bidding was ignited among nobles that came from other Sanctuaries as well as from the Garden Of Eden. In no time Gold coins reached up to millions in just a few minutes. Some of the VIPs announced their name and then bid to deter others with their status but most were equal to each other. In the end, it was sold at 2.3 million Gold. An old cranky man walked to the stage and looked around, "If anyone uses intimidation again that person will be barred from getting any item in the auction." There was silence before he walked back. The next bid was filled with order but one can feel the tension in the air. The items that came after we were Thousand year old Dragon Egg, Sanctuary Core, One Particr Genos True Name, Map of Ascension, Titan Gene Technique, Slot in Temple of Revtions, Golden Dragon Blood, andstly which shocked Seth to the core was¡­. "This Bloodline can be infused in anyone, to anything no matter what problem you are facing. It''s a divine bloodline that permanently changes your nature and upgrades it to the divine. I introduce you to Angel Bloodline." When the vial was opened and the drop of the bloodline was shown¡­ everyone gasped. [You are exposed to the Holy Miracle Essence] [Your physique has been Elevated to the Standard of humans] Immediately, Seth''s attribute rose and he felt strength going through his body. His Outrageous Mental Energy immediately was epassed. [You have gained Telekinesis] [You have gained Telepathy] [You have gained Future Sight] [You have gained Mental Domain] [You have gained Mental Projection] [Mental Domain and Mental Projection ascending] [Mental Domain and Mental Projection forming Astral Form] [Nescent Astral Forming] . . . . . [Soul Avatar] [...] [...] [...] The amount of status ascending was maddening and every yer in that ce was in a trance unable to grasp what was happening. "Is this permanent?" Seth shouted in terrifying shock. "Unfortunately, it''s just for now!" the woman beside him said. She too was in high spirits and her body transformed like a goddess. "The starting bid is one nonillion gold!" the auctioneer said. ''Just say it''s unbayable!'' Seth thought. At that moment Seth quickly envelope himself and then pulled out the Red Book and started some experiment. His mind also began calcting andputing different things. In a short moment, he was able to grasp so many things that otherwise he couldn''t. Among the things he grasped were his Wondering Selfs, the one born from Crodo and the one from Dark Sanctuary. His mind dived deep into his Lord''s abilities as well as the crafting and other aspectos he has. He went on to think about his goals both in the game and the real world. Book after book was being filled with things he grasped. His attention turned to First Painting and he began to copy it due to the situation he was in, he was able to grasp so many things and even got enlightened. "No one bid. Well, then till next time!" "Nooo!" every yer in that ce shouted in anger as the Angel Bloodline was stored away. Crying of sadness and horror filled the auction. Seth too sat down with a dark face, looking at the vanishing of stats as well as the heavyweight he grasped about his mind. He looked around as the books spread out that seemed alien to him and what was written was unfamiliar to him. His self now can''t grasp his high level of mental processing. He sighed, stored everything and sat down. "You are a schr and artist!" the woman said. Seth nodded and he said, "Red Canvas is the name." After the auction, he was invited into the family to talk about some things and he even exchanged some items but his mind was still devastated by the loss of that greatness. He wasn''t the only one that was in that state but all the yers. He was sitting at a fountain when a man came asking him if he wanted to experience the same thing again. "Yes, please!" he sprang up like an addict whocked his source of high but suddenly saw a good dose of cocaine. "Follow me!" the luxurious man said before he turned and left expecting Seth to follow him but after walking for a long he turned and found no one. Seth wasn''t by the least tricked; he yed the man before he took his way. On his way, he heard a voice, "Mr¡­ Red Canvas" He turned and saw someone he knew during the arena battle. Web Crawler, a powerful mage that used spider webs to ensnare her opponents before delivering a blow. Seth didn''t struggle against her because she couldn''t handle the shift and movement of his staff. "Web Crawler. Nice to meet you!" Seth said. Immediately, his noble ss mindset took over and he smiled amicably at her. In fact, even his natural presence seemed to have shifted to be more amodating, and caring and one who was ready to listen. This was tofort due to how she looked shy and also in a bit of fear. And it worked, Web Crawler didn''t know when she felt at ease and smiled back at him with no nervousness. "Your battle was very challenging. Even now I can''t grasp some of the spells you use!" she said. "Haha. You know mages should fight, keeping an air of mystery and awe." Seth exined. "It''s true but some people say we are deceptive. But I guess they are just afraid." Web Crawler added before she sighed and looked Seth in the eyes and said, "I want you to buy my Spider. It''s a Crawler species with mastery over colour and cloth weaving." "Hmm. I don''t understand what that means but why do you want to sell it?" Seth was curious. Web Crawler facepalm, she forgot not everyone here knew this type of spider. From where she came from they weremon knowledge. "You see. There was a Spider Mother in Gawee that was the progenitor of all spiders. She gained sentience and evolved her offspring to have various skills." she pushed a strange to him "Here, this little one you see is not good with battle like me but can make an abundance of webs. While she can process itter into thread silk to make a good wrapper or fabric with different textures and structures, it can even make a normal shirt and trousers of your choice. That is Mastery over clothing. As for colour, it means that it can cover your wrapper or clothes with the colour you want or leave it as white or milk." she exined but didn''t tell him why she wanted to sell it. "Come with me." Seth took her to a fountain and they sat facing each other while water spewing beside them. "You haven''t told me why you want to sell her!" he asked again. Web Crawler sighed and looked at the sophisticated cage with longing and said, "I used to have many of them as eggs. I raised a few and merged with them. This one was dear to me but the party I join now and the ce we are going won''t be good for her." she said. There was a bit of truth in her tongue but also falsehood. "One of the skills I have is seeing the possible future of my spiders. You seem to have a good affinity with her and she liked you. You know these spiders choose their owners. I would have given it to you for free but I see something with you I want." Seth sighed, "So what do you want?" "I saw an oval crystal with you. I want that." she said with a bit of fear before she quickly added, "You see this cage is high-end. This chamber is where she makes webs, and here is where she makes the silk fabric, here is where you can put water and food for her. This is where she can deposit some colours if you want as a fainter. Also, you can give instructions on the kind of fabric you want and she can..." Web Crawlers continue to talk and talk, none stop about the cage which was in truth a great device. Seth shoved a paper into her hand and walked away, "See you around Web Crawler!" he said as he disappeared among the people. She knew about the moon crystal and she needed it but also knew their value that why she wanted to barter her spider. Seth just shoved three ovalmoons to her and left. Heck, he is going to Dragon Burtali, he can''t have distractions with spiders. The young lord headed directly to collect the stuff he bought from the Library Of Items. He may end up meeting Crimson Silk but he has no intention of prolonging the interaction because he has indeed felt someone trying to reach his brain but failed. However, he has no idea if it was the man but doesn''t care. He is just going to stay away from the man. Chapter 259: Creature Of The Lost Abyss Crimson Silk was sitting on his chair conversing with his wife when he was alerted that his guest was here. He jumped and looked through the screens. "Good. This boy you see has managed to wound Red Moon without even knowing. So, I''m going to benefit from this encounter." he said joyously. "Last time I checked you vow not to do that again!" His wife, a pink skin with red hair, said. Not supporting her husband''s enthusiastic n. "Hey, he survived the witch. He can survive me. Besides, he may gain more than me." he vanished in a wave of silk and appeared inside a controlled environment that he created himself. By then Seth was by the water ball at the reception. Waiting to be attended. Then he heard a word beside him, "You have reached the correct criteria to participate in Ancient Blood Beast Trials. Get ready in 1¡­.2..3!" It happened very fast but Seth was able to react in time however the very building suppressed him and he nked away. Seth woke up in a room, not veryrge with several hundred markings on the wall and floor. [Wee to Crimson Silk Trial] [There are four levels and you have only three lives] Seeing that, Seth looked around and found his eyes stung. The markings or the gibberish sketching was strange, it reminded him of the whole Garden Of Eden. In a way the whole city seemed to seep into a person''s mind and if one has weak mental fortitude they couldn''t withstand it. These markings were the same and were generally made in a spiral pattern which made them look alike but were fundamentally different. Seth observed each from the walls, ceilings, floor and everywhere trying to glean their secrets. He didn''t make a move for fear of triggering something he shouldn''t. He knew there would be danger because he was told he had 3 lives. [1.00] [0.59] Suddenly, seconds began to count down, Seth held his staff and looked around. He felt uneasy and at 0:00 his mind went nk. He came back to normal in a narrow corridor where the two of him couldn''t stand side by side. But there was something eerie about it, not because of the markings on the wall but because he was¡­ naked, with no staff or even any of his stuff. Fear gripped Seth as he looked around, his back was facing a wall with a step he would touch it. The corridor went ahead and far into it was fog that obscured his view. "What the hell?" He cursed and tried checking his status and felt he had everything but he couldn''t bring the panel but he knew the functions and skills were there. Shortly, from one of the markings far ahead on the side wall began to bleed. A pungent smell assaulted his nostrils and a blood goo coagted and made an abomination that resembled a four-legged animal. Strangely Seth felt he knew the creature or saw it somewhere but he can''t figure out where exactly. The abomination became somewhatplete but was still made of only thick pungent blood that rumbled like liquid as the animal monster moved. It looked like a Rhinoceros. The blood rhino walked toward Seth and stared at him with an empty hole where his eyes were supposed to be. To Seth, it felt as if an old friend who was battered by the world wasing to him and asking do you recognise me. We used to know each other. The feeling of knowing it increased but Seth felt it was surreal to know. In fact, he expected that it was from Blood Warlock Sanctuary that he saw it. But no. Suddenly it attacked. Its movement was fast and it jingled around just like a mass of liquid contained by force. "V.." Seth''s body increased in speed and trajectory coke out but before he made any substantial move, the rhino as if zoomed, rammed it his chest. Seth has relied on his attire for so long, he had forgotten or he had neglected how weak his actual body was. In an attack that shouldn''t break a normal human body, the blood horn of the rhino shattered Seth''s ribs and went deep. The pain. Oh, the pain was so enormous that Seth screamed and he went nk. What was worse was that he got shes of his real body waking up and fainting. Blood foaming out of his mouth. The danger level of this rhino was equal to the Gawee Monster and beast as their attacks affect the real-world body. In pain and agony, Seth released his aura into the wounds and his whole body. Which serves to increase a minute resilience of his body. Due to training with Aura, Seth''s body was hard to kill, true he was super weak but he can survive muttion to a certain extent. That was why in Yellow City he was able to survive in a dangerous situation against the Chief. But, the rhino was like a Gawee Beast as such its attacks were worse than normal and healing was also a problem. However, with aura, Seth was able to mitigate some of the things but the danger persisted. Deep down Seth felt as if the Rhino was saying how dare you not remember, I will kill you for that. Which was strange. Abruptly, the rhino''s body was pulled out. Blood poured from the massive cave on Seth''s chest. The pain was great but the monstrous creature that did that was so horrific that Seth gape in shock. It was three meters tall, with horse legs and hooves, and long slender hands, four meters each. Its head wasn''t forming as the blood couldn''t solidify it. It too was made with blood goo and gave out far more stench than the rhino that was now twitching on the monstrous hand. Seeing the second monster made him feel the same way as the rhino. As an old friend that he knew but now not recognizable. The monstrous creature stared at Seth as if wanting to be known but the dy agitated it and was about to attack but the rhino on its hand immediately solidified and became a creature of flesh and bones. Its size increased as well as its weight. A sh of intelligence in its now normal eyes shed. Its horn glowed and became crystal as crystalline patterns decorated its body. It snorted at the still blood monster and faded away. The monster raged on but it too began to change before a calm washed it and it became of flesh and bones. The crystalline pattern appeared on its body and its hooves became crystals. Its face was more like a humanoid goat in a somewhat veil. It too vanished and revealed a myriad of blood creatures behind. Seth was now floating inches above the ground, his eyes darting from one blood monster to another, identifying and connecting them with the pattern he saw in that previous room. The trial was simple, the spiral pattern was a depiction of the strange creatures that were in the form of blood goo. They weren''t insane or wished to kill but they were in a state of desire. A desire to be known, to be identified and recognized. And that can be done if one connects them with their actual patterns. "Impressive." The pink skin woman said to her husband, Crimson Silk. This trial was dangerous for a reason as the blood creatures were very powerful and immortal. Fighting them was just insane except if you have a specific weapon. But fighting wasn''t the goal here but certifying the creatures. "I think he will clear this Ancient Trial for me. Haha. Yes!" Crimson Silkughed. "Maybe!" the woman said as she could already see Seth''s major weakness. Seth''s mind was able to handle the intrusion of the patterns in his mind and all he had to do now was connect what was very fast before the creatures lost control. But suddenly, his head flew out, separated from his body and his vision darkened. [You have 2 more Lives] He saw that and he woke up in the squire room. Some patterns have vanished; they were the ones he identified but the ones he didn''t are glowing. In this ce, he has his staff and attire. [1.00] He sighed and thought about his mistake before he was pulled to the corridor. The blood monster was there waiting for him and the moment they saw him they pounced. But now, he was ready, his eyes glowed, and he floated. Seth focused his attention and saw some blood abominations even though the blood was transparent, it was one of them that killed him. With aura sight, he saw everything and connected them with their patterns with ease. [Trial 1: Cleared] [Blood Creature Resurrected: All] Seth then found himself in a field, arge field and a white ceiling of light. [Trial 2: In progress] [Prove yourself to three random resurrected creatures for 2 Minutes] "Give him some weapons to fight," the woman said to Crimson Silk. "I haven''t changed the rule." Crimson Silk said with a smile. "Then you kill him!" she said. "Why?" That was when three creatures appeared before Seth. One was a giant bear, the other was an orca and thest was an avian creature. Seth just stood there as they looked at him as if saying we weren''t holding back. "Is this a joke!?" Seth wondered. How in the fucking world can he fight these things. A normal human will be pummelled with ease, let alone a weakling like him. However, V Aspecto was active and he made a move to run around and he became a paste. Despite his high speed due to V, the bear saw him like a bug moving at the speed of a snail. His real body convulsed and spit blood, his heart stopped before the life safety brought him back to normal. Seth appeared in the squire room with a 1-minute countdown. "Look!" The pink woman points to Seth''s constitution on the device they use to control everything. "Is this a joke?" Crimson asked, thinking his wife was ying a prank on him. "Will I joke with people''s lives!" Crimson Silk hasn''t really checked every Seth stats before throwing him to the trial and now he realises he made a great mistake as Seth''s Constitution was just 5. Even an average baby has 6 but this grown man has only 5. As he checked more he saw that what kept Seth going was his Exertion Point which went to Zero with a single hit. "Damn it. You should have told me earlier!" he grumbled. "I thought you knew and changed the rule for weapons. Try to see if you can give him a weapon!" The triales in two, the one where you can use a weapon and the one where you can''t. People with constitutions like Seth can have a weapon but that will lower the rating of the trial. "Damn it. I can''t, this trail is fresh because he was able to battle in the arena. I know he will pass this on with rtive ease. Heck, he even tries to join the Knight Order and some martial arts groups. How will I know he is super weak? Did you know he fought with the Dust Master to a stalemate? And you know that Rayki dust prates defence¡­ " "Besides, the bacsh of his death can be resolved but we are so close to finishing the trail and¡­" He was ranting when he saw something. Seth''s body emits a sh and then pressure descends pinning the three creatures down. Seth has released his Grade 4 Aura and became Grade 5 with zero reservations. He knew that this trial may not have adverse effects as Gawee Beast but as the death affects his main body, it means he shouldn''t allow himself to causally die. "No wonder he said he was strong!" With the avnche of his aura filling the space, he has some leeway. But as the creatures moved, it felt as if they weren''t contained. However, the fact he was able to react means they were. He danced around avoiding the bear, but Seth''s body was dissected into two, a few secondster. The avian creature moved and it too released its aura that cancelled his before she passed by him. Seth was in the white room again panting. He didn''t really see the attack, it just happened. "This is over right!" [You have Zero lives] [This is yourst try.] Seth''s body appeared among the beast again. He released his aura and ran to the side. That when the Orca opened its mouth, a yellow me ignited, aiming at him to turn him to ash. As if the creatures were ying with him. Each one gets to kill him once. As the me burst out, a flicker of red me was shone. Seth quickly took control of that and he immediately expanded it and it devoured the yellow one. Without wasting time he pulled it and attacked the other creatures indiscriminately. They all escaped back in panic. "Haha, Good, I forgot, he can control fire¡­.!" Crimson Silkughed but frowned as he saw something. Seth might be controlling the me but his body was being cooked and melting. The pain and agony were great but the only reason Seth continued was because it wasn''t reflecting on his real body. So he endured and chased them away until his flesh began to slip and fall did he lose the me and pant, his brain cooked and he nked away? [Trial 2: Cleared] [Three Creatures Defeated] Seth''s body vanished and appeared inside a water. His body stopped steaming but the damage was still there. Fire has indeed be his enemy. [Trial 3: In Progress] [re back at the terror of the depth] Myriad silhouettes of different marine creatures seemed to dwell in that ce. Some looked like sharks, others like dolphins, some were indescribable. Each one of them as they passed looked at him but somewhat they red at him with red burning eyes, some with eerie green death eyes, others with the terror of the blue sky. Various colored eyes but all menacing. They seemed to re at each other too. They don''t attack and he grasps that this ce is for bluffing. You ascertain yourself by being fearless and looking each of them in the eye. So, he did! But he was wrong, it was a battle of fortitude. If he red at them and he was weaker in terms of willpower and mind, he would lose a portion of his energy to them. But if he won, he sucked them in just like when he looked at the spiral patterns in that room. What was strange was Seth felt his body was amodating them. Yes, after the re, the monster silhouettes vanished and he felt as if something was in him. And that was the case. Seth found his burnt skin was moulding and turning into flesh tattoo as if he was born with that. ``Weak``he heard a word in his head, the silhouettes were disappointed at how weak his body was. Thankfully, he has an abundant aura and mental fortitude to hold them all. But, his mind and eyes did bleed from the ring contest. If not for mental fortitude was his specially he would have died ten times over. [Trial 3: Cleared] [You carried the shadows of the Lost abyss] ``Weakling`` ``Die`` ``Consume yourselves`` ``Go kill yourself`` The voices were in a hundred talking at the same time. They would have driven any normal mind insane but Seth felt annoyance and his attention was not on them but on his cooked body. "Damn it." He felt that the next time he controlled any me he would die a gruesome death. Seth felt more anger towards the dragons and even began to think of actually killing them. Why will they spoil his rtionship with the precious living element, fire? [Trial 4: Cleared] [You Resisted madness against conflicting shadow noise] "What?" Seth has no idea Trial 4 has begun, the fact the noise was thest trial meant it was the most dangerous but to Seth that wasn''t even qualified as background noise. His body then appeared in a white small room with floating blue crystals. From the moulded skin tattoo an energy silhouette out in a daze, as if overwhelmed by something. It was the impressive mental energy they survived in. The energy seeped into the crystal and an embryo was formed. This continued to happen until there was only one tattoo with a silhouette in it. At that moment, a transparent book with a hundred pages appeared in the room. [Reward 1: Wildbeast Immunity] [Reward 2: Battle Might] [Reward 3: Shadow re] [Reward 4: Confusionist] [Cumtive Reward: Embryo Tome] All the above skills were going to be stored in the tome. The moment he touched it, the remaining silhouette in him and the remnants of the others flowed into the book. A hundred pages were filled with strange writings before the book cover morphed into a strange scary moulded skin depicting something horrifying. [Tome bonded] [Red Canvas recorded as the Trial Contestant] ____ Seth appeared in a normal room, out of the trial ruins. Immediately, Womb reacted and sucked in the Emryo Tome, at the same time, the aura, oval moon, and other simr things all sucked by the womb. It was night and Seth knew what it wanted to do, so he used his staff and invoked blessing. By the time Crimson Silk came in, Seth appeared to glow like a holy being. And as he basked in the light emitted by this super weak being he felt his mind cleared and his heart calm. That feeling vanished when the glow vanished and he noticed Seth was smiling and frowning. "I''m sorry I have to put you in that trial but I know it''s beneficial. You pass and gain a super reward." Seth sighed and looked at the young man before he said, "The things I bought?" He really didn''t want to enrol himself more with these Eden people. "Oh, yes." he handed Seth a blood-coloured ring. Taking it, Seth saw inside filled with items. "Storage ring!" "Yes. Hard toe by!" Crimson Silk said nervously. "Thank you, Chairman," Seth said before he turned and left. He can''t hate the man, as his trial reward is very good. Chapter 260: Gawee Traveller Cart The moment Seth reached the hotel where he was staying, Seth saw a cage. In it was a spider with a piece of paper on it. "Mr Red Canvas. I''m sorry to dump her with you. I can''t trust anyone to take care of her like you. Your fate is intertwined. Forgive me. Her name is Su!" Seth sighed as he looked at the spider and it was looking at him with her numerous eyes. "Now, this is¡­" he shook his head as he took the cage inside the room. Seth sat down and he checked the cage stats. [Silk Factory] ~Type: Portable Factory ~Raw Materials: Silk, liquid light, texture fluid ~Worker: Spider Silk ~Product: Fabric of different quality and texture and colour ~Production time: 1 meter silk far day [Note: Production depends on workers'' condition. The higher level the faster it will be. Also, the moreplex and quality of the fabric the longer it takes] _______ "Hello, Su!" Seth said as he stared at the spider. The spider that looked like a normal long-legged spider turned to him. It seemed to know its name. "It seems you have enough food for a month, let me add this one thing for you then!" Seth slipped one of the three oval moons remaining with him. The rest was taken by the womb to finish nurturing the Embryo Tomb. The oval moon slipped into her water tank and she quickly went there to drink. She then somewhat tapped it many times and the crystal vanished. Somehow it manifested above her head before she became motionless which made Seth think she was asleep. He didn''t dwell on how it was able to do that as he knew certain creatures have their ability. He can''t use the crystal but he knows humans and animals can. He then pulled out his Red Book. The form was the same as when it was created. But now it has merged with Embryo Tome. The blessing did more than aid the womb but also made the Arf book react. Now, on the front was the Arf book but the back cover was the Embryo tome. But its name was no longer that. [Silence Tome] [This tome was merged with a greater tome to silence the thing it contained. Something, you don''t need to meet now.] Seth sighed as he looked at the description. The tome has no pages; it just upied the back cover of the Arf book. But that wasn''t the only thing, he checked his left hand, which had the stigma of Moon Blessing that boosts him when he needs it, especially under the moon. But right now on his right hand, just around the palm wrist was another tattoo that was more of a spiral pattern that he saw in the trial room but those were of the creature he had a ring contest with. Inside the patterny a soft blob of a creature, a fetus, growing silently feeding off Seth''s aura as nourishment. Under the blessings of the moon, the one creature he was supposed to have was forcefully split into two. One halve was silenced in the Arf Book while the other was now on Seth''s body growing. ***** "AHAHAHA. Red Canvas is amazing, he really conquered the whole Trial Ruin for me!" Crimson Silk was ecstatic and was going around checking the growing creatures. These things were extinct since Gawee was normalnd and now revived and he was the sole owner of them. "Don''t you want to know what Seth gets!" Pinki asked her husband. She seemed to be like a spectre, always beside him as long as he was alone. Crimson Silk smirked and said, "The Swimmer and the Great Maw!" he lingered as if checking something and said, "Red Canvas is strange, he is Grade 5 Human but he is more than that, I never saw anyone ignore the nightmares rambling as if it was nothing. I think he is a blessed one!" "I think so too. The fact Red Moon suffered just trying to possess him meant something. But what are they, the Swimmer and Great maw!" Pinki asked. With a snap of his hand, a very old Tome appeared and paged flipped as he went through them. The moment the page stopped, Pinki closed the book very fast before the content was revealed. "Damn!" Crimson Silk eximed. Pinki was also a so-called Blessed One. A term referred to people with extraordinary weakness but blessed with extraordinary ability or trait. One of her traits was to perceive danger a few seconds into the future and what she saw was that both her and body were bitten off clean with no warning. "Well. I guess we will never know through the book!" Pinki said. She didn''t need more exnation as she knew that the creatures were strange and a single one could be many and also many can be one. Like now, the whole creatures that Seth tamed for them were separated but in the grand scheme, they are one single powerful entity. "With this, I''m close to bing free. I will merge them and create a unique creature that will help me find and battle the Human Medos. If I seeded in capturing it, that would be better but killing it will do too!" he said. Pinki sighed exasperatedly. Her husband desires to be free from the Red Moon. He no longer wants to be the meal that she nourished from feeding. But the only way for him to escape was to find the reason he was tasked with keeping the witch alive. "We will seed eventually!" she said. ****** Seth was willing to observe the Red Book''s back cover trying to decipher what kind of creature was Silence. So he ran his hand on the cover, it felt like wet leather with no moisture on it. It''s creepy and beautiful in equal measure. Suddenly, something appeared very fast, an oval circle drawing around his finger that was caressing it and expanding before sharp angr teeth were depicted in the drawing, the next moment it became real and his finger slipped inside. Grsst. His finger was bittenpletely. There was no pain or anything as blood flowed out. Seth frowned as he saw that but something shocked him more. [Health: Wounded] [You have lost your finger permanently] "Eh¡­?" Seth widened his eyes as he checked the description but the deceptive no-pain situation made him feel as if it was unreal. He quickly removed his finger from the back cover and red at it. The leather skin wiggled in satisfaction before Seth felt his body tremble for no reason as if some part of him was truly consumed. A single page of the back cover was formed and a strange symbol began to appear on the back cover. He felt danger if he continued looking and he quickly turned to the front cover. That''s when he felt at ease. He dropped the book and checked his status, he went directly to where he was termed crippled and saw, [Missing a Finger] "Did I lose itpletely?" Seth wondered in disbelief "What will happen to my real body, will I be able to use the finger?" he asked himself. Everything was too surreal to be real and believable. "Hey, you motherfucker¡­!" before he finished the profanity, the blob in his right wrist blobbed and Seth felt a cool sensation on his body. Not only that, the blob seemed to have increased in size and awakening. [You have regained, your finger] It returned and as time went on, it healed back to normal as it should be. "It ate the very essence of the fucking finger, that why it won''t regrow or returned!" Seth grasped the situation as he gulped down, "This thing is dangerous." Nheless, Seth felt the desire to tame this power, if not he would have a lot of problems in the future. So, he sighed and activated his Aura Sight and also entered the state of Grade 5 with the blessing of the moon above. Then he turned the book and looked at it again. In a sh, he found something vast but far away which made it feel like it was small. Then that thing sped down. Bang!!!!!! Seth felt a sting of pain before he felt a certain being in him react to something, the other thing reeled back stunned. [Congrattions] [You have tamed Great Maw] [The Swimmer can begin to develop normal] Seth smirked, he knew something like this would happen. Because from what he grasped he got a reward creature based on what he can control and influence. Nothing too strong. And the thing was, from all intent and purpose, the Great Maw was formed with remnants of all the other creatures fused into thest one that stayed in him. The Great Maw was dangerous but if he didn''t have a control method he wouldn''t have gotten it from the beginning. "Its weakness is a strong mental disy. But why did the womb separate them from the Swimmer!" Seth had no idea but he didn''t care anymore. He opened the only page and he read their descriptions. [The Swimmer: This Swimmer is an ancient race of creatures that existed 7 million years ago. They are characterized as gentle but very territorial, introverted and violent if provoked. Anudrema detonated his strongest attacks against them when he failed to win against his nemesis, The Angel Of Fluid.] ~Grade 1 Creature ~Stage: Embryo ~Traits: Gentle Swimmer, Loveable Creature ~Alter Ego: The Great Maw [The Great Maw: This was forged using the essences of 489 strange creatures to boost the Swimmer to defend itself. However, it didn''t suit its gentle nature. The Great Maw is independent and also part of the Swimmer] ________ [Trial Skills] [Wildebeest Immunity: With your imagination and mental energy you have given 796 Beast Of Nature form and life. No beast of that form will ever harm you with no true cause] [Battle Might: You have proven yourself worthy to be part of the nature gruesome survival of the fittest and gained thebined battle experience of 796 beasts which gave you this Aura/Presence] [Shadow re: Those who gazed at you will be gazed back by your shadows and their intent may be reflected at your own ord] [Confusionist: With a certain gesture you can induce detrimental noises to your opponents or actively cause confusion in conversation or interaction] ______ Upon checking more he realized that the skill is ten times more potent if he was holding the tome. Seth stored the book away and he leaned back. He still felt the burning feeling of wielding the mes. "I''m cursed to not touch fire at all!" Seth concluded. So, hey and closed his eyes to rest a bit. The next day, Seth came out prepared to go for Dragon Burtali. He met with the knight and some people before he was taken out of the city. He was once again alone in the wilderness. Some people offered toe as subordinate to a mage but he disagreed. Despite that he noticed some people following him secretly and as he didn''t want any drama, he just bailed them out and escaped. He didn''t have time to y with them. **** Seth was riding Little Cub on drynd very fast, knowing that he was far away from any eyes, he came down and brought out one of the things he bought at the auction. A Cart. [Gawee Traveller Cart] Only its name was disyed and nothing more but that alone was enough to describe it. As anything that has the title of Gawee must be something very good. The moment he ced it down, it expanded into a medieval cart. It has the covering of a strong fabric that seems like cotton and also a solid floor of wood. There was no marking that depicted any form of inscription. The cart floated a few inches above the ground and when Seth stepped on where the rider was supposed to, which was at the front facing the supposed horse pulling it, it floated above and silhouettes of wheels appeared. Somehow, the wheels aren''t for show but their function wasn''t just to roll on the ground but also create rumbling on it and scare away beast and monster. There was also much to be said about them. Little Cub stared at the thing and then Seth before it turned and began running. As if a leash was ced on her, the cart jerked forward. Silhouettes of ropes appeared on the cart where Seth sat, extending to the running beast. However, on her, there was no rope to be seen. From the inside of the cart, Seth felt fresh air blowing despite it being hot and sunny with steamy ground. Not long, he felt a bump but they passed it as fast and immediately he knew that the bump wasn''t an actual bump but rather a notice that something powerful may havee close to them from the underground. Yes, the glide was smooth, but the minor tremors and bumps were to alert the rider of external threats. Seth nodded in satisfaction. He then looked ahead before looking at the sun, soon night maye and he will seek the moon''s blessing. Unknown to him, there was a silhouette of things appearing inside the cart and the Spider in her Factory was looking at it fearfully but she felt no danger so she rxed. But that was when somehow, the factory was moved to the side of the cart and kinda merged with it before it began to expand. The tight space of its cage became wide and the function of the factory elerated. Su too was oversaturated with energy due to the Ovalmoon she consumed and was digesting, so she began to make webs upon webs which the factory immediately began to operate and turn into silk. As it was known the only way to gain experience when it came to auxiliary skills was by repetition and so as the Su made more webs and used her power she and the factory turned it into Silk, she realized she needed to upgrade and so she began to mimic the Cart soft cotton-like cover. Immediately, she knew it was hard, she couldn''t even grasp what it was so she cast her gaze on Seth, her owner. She looked at his cloak. As she harbors no ill intention and was also part of his group, Shadow re didn''t happen. Try as she may, she can''t grasp it and so she tries his main azure attire. That was when she was able to mimic it and began making more silk of the same texture and structure. Seth was oblivious to that as he was busy testing Shadow''s gaze on many underground dwellers. Every bump that happened there would be his re at the cause and he wasn''t surprised to find they were Gawee Beasts mostly and some of them had been following him for some time. From time to time he will sense a dragon but very far away from his position. Seth felt a tug on his pocket and he almost panicked as checked. Because the tug made him feel as if his Compass would be taken away. Thankfully hispass was still with him. He checked the other scripts too and they were all with him, he used Shadow re and looked around but there wasn''t anyone. "Script Tools can''t be taken, right?" he wondered but suddenly, he felt the tug again and he checked as he activated Aura sight. And he saw the problem, the very cart he sat on was consuming his aura and the aura of things he had. He turned back and his eyes widened. "I made the right choice!" he eximed. He didn''t linger long and he brought out all the things in his pocket and arranged them. And then he actively brings out his aura. As if a fine car engine activated the cart vibrated and began to sort the items and store them. What was more, it was now using some of them. Previously, Seth felt hispass was tugged, it was the cart scanning him for things it could use. Right now there was a projection of argepass in the cart center. More than that, with the Marker out, thepass improved and became a shadowy map, and upon every tiny or big bump the shadowy map marked its location and if it was moving. With it, Seth saw there were about 4 Gawee Beasts that had been following him and still do. "This is like undergoing X-Ray!" Seth was joyful. The change and integration of the items were slow but the result will be amazing. As Seth brought out his items including the book, he pulled them and began to read. Just reading made him have a headache, not because it was mystical or anything but because he used a lot of short and confusing sentences. Seth felt he knew what it meant but it was still cloudy. He ended up taking the book that exined his Aspectos and found that it was easier than the others. "I''m right!" Seth eximed. At one point, he has grasped that to use the Aspecto, he needs to sometimes invoke the name of the dragon and also hold something of its value. Now he saw that wasn''t the case. In fact, doing that will weaken his connection with the aspecto in the long run and make him unable to use it or allow the dragon to influence him. But what was needed was to internalize the aspect and make it his. The exnation was lengthy and the procedure was confusing but one thing his Ascendent Person grasped was that the dragons need to be alive and also growing and free for him to digest the aspectos. In other exnations, he needs to kill them, study them or even feed on them. "This is confusing!'' Seth frowned. But what he came to terms with was that he should stop invoking the dragon names. He should start treating the aspects as his. Chapter 261: Gawee Cart Potentials Gawee Cary Potential *** However, to enhance that, he needed to study a part of them. The good thing was he had already collected the refined scales of the three dragons. So he can use it as a base. Just like he used Vera Aspecto using her scales, in truth that was a rudimentary way of using that ability. Of course, some dragons need certain organs to use their ability but Seth didn''t need the scales to use his voice. As he read about Vera Aspecto his eyes widened in shock and surprise, he has been blind to the various ways of utilizing the Aspectos. Vera''s scales are very special instruments, each one was a device capable of capturing any kind of sound, even if it can''t be heard by normal ears and sound sensory organs. Ascendent Seth wrote down about their ultimate use and that was Sound Configuration. That means harnessing various sounds, studying them by listening and feeling them in various ways and how they affect other things, both humans, animals and inanimate objects. The result will be something epassing the brain and mind that can decipher a variety of sound waves. But the reward of that was the literal training of the vocal cord, and any motion of oneself that caused sound, to produce an elevated sound frequency for different effects. Seth frowned, the subject was deep and the exnation was soplex that he didn''t grasp everything but¡­ he didn''t need to. Ascendent Seth was able to give out simple guidelines for what he envisioned. "Imagine gaining a voice so deep and profound that it will surpass the dragon''s voice. Hehe!" Seth envisioned too. He then looked at V Aspecto and it was equally magnificent. He saw another possibility of using Velocity and can''t wait to try it out. Temperature control was strange as Seth found different terms and exnations due to Temra''s nature. Temra''s true scales are diamond in nature and as she was not just a pure me-breathing dragon but one with Temperature Maniption among other things, thus, she can create fire by igniting high temperatures, she can also manipte the heat of her external mes. As Seth read he came to realize there was more to her than she showed. The diamond scales were her actual Temperature Control Regtor. With them, she can store heat from the sun or surroundings and release itter. What was amazing was that she could also create cold in her surroundings to a certain extent by taking the heat into her scales. Seth was able to understand that she doesn''t do that because she has an ego of me. Reading more about Temra, he grasped that her temperature control has elements of science in it. As in hard physics, Temperature is all about the kic energy in molecules and atoms. It By considering that, taking in kic energy (heat) into her diamond scale will make the surrounding or her target lose their kic energy (be cold). With that analogy, a lot of variability can be found and utilized. ording to Ascendent Seth, Temra''s body was extra robust and held a lot of power. No wonder she has a very heavy pressure that can break the Elevated Staff de. As for Luana, she was a very weak dragon in terms of physical prowess, even V''s body was stronger in a way. However, Ascendent Seth was concerned about her, he didn''t trust her and her ability because they were bound to the moon. And the moon seemed to be an entity that he couldn''t grasp. There was one big term enunciating that Seth should be wary of using her Aspecto until he truly made it his. Seth too grasped arge descriptitude that he neglected. And that was each of the dragons gave Seth one or two in one Aspecto but Luana didn''t seem to give him a single thing but anything rted to Moon blessing and rted skills he seemed to need at a time. That meant, through her, the moon has ess to him and he also has ess to the moon. Which he knew but neglected the danger. Seth dropped the book and looked around. There was a book about his other skills and abilities as well as the nature of his ss. As for now, he can''t read them all, they need time and a silent ce for him to study them. Seth crawled back to his seat and watched the moving scenery. The bumps increased indicating a lot of Gawee Beasts and other creatures on the road. His Shadow re kept activating and Seth became firm and made it active. The thing was, Shadow re could activate without him knowing unless the things he red at were on the move to attack him. But he can make it conscious as he does how. This continued until when the sun was setting and the silhouette of the moon could be seen already and then something astonishing happened. Seth didn''t invoke it but Moon Blessing activated and the whole cart smoothly exploded into four different colours, yellow, white, sky blue and silver blue before his aura exploded It was the Gawee Cart that activated it. Even his High Intelligence awakened and Seth felt he had entered into a strange state of being. In that state, he grasped what truly the cart was. A high artefact that has the same desire as the Gawee Monster to evolve and be perfect. It''s capable of tapping into the owners'' abilities to evolve and match him in strength, talent and even ss befitting of his image. It has six rankings and each has 10 levels but all are imaginary. It started with Normal Cart but the subsequent grade name was based on the owner. But the standard is Normal Cart, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, and Grade 5. People of lower grades that were Grade 1 and 2 will have a hard time to control higher Grade 3, 4 and 5. Seth was Grade 5 and the Cart was bing Grade 1. He will face no problem. The true power of the cart can be found if it was named by Gawee itself. But that happened only when the cart reached Grade 4. Another thing that Seth understood was that every cart, including his, can only show its true ability when it is being drawn by an animal that has a hoof. That was to say, Little Cub was not ideal. Seth opened his eyes in a changed cart. He sat inside, which has two additional rooms. with different gadgets. He looked at the front and he saw a screen of the four cardinal directions at the same time, he also saw the whole image of the cart with every aspect it had. "Amazing!" Seth examined further confirming his correct choice to buy the traveling instrument. The most eye-catching and prominent thing about the cart was it had four wheels now. Each one was made of smooth white but adorned with yellow and light ash blue markings. The whole cart has be more rectangr with more rigid fabric and pirs that hold it firmly. It too was decorated but it was very faint and couldn''t be seen normally. There was a room with shelves that contained all the items he had. There was also another room with a soft bed where he could rx. And then the ce he was now, which has apass and map, then a clock analogue and other items he has. At the side of the driver seat, bells were swaying, sometimes ringing softly and the sound conveyed a piece of information. If before, he has to feel the bumpings now he doesn''t but the bell ring will tell him what happened. Since Seth was inside the vart, in the driver''s seat there was a silhouette, in simr armour as his shifting armour. "Interesting!" Seth smiled realizing he could make a control humanoid to sit there. He sighed and then looked at his staff, the channelling was amazing. He held it and then poured aura into it. It glowed a bit and now Seth could shoot an aura projectile with ease. He can also channel it into one of the various Empyrean Steel weapons made for him. Right now, A chakram was rotating fast before him. And due to the nature of this steel, he can expand its size and even weight just like the staff. But he realized that it would take a lot of his Exertion Points. He has no idea why and that didn''t make him feel happy. That wasn''t all, using the connection he has with his personal items, he can channel aura into any of them including his script devices. He pulled out the t Red Diamond and checked. [Red Diamond Absolution] [Diamonds are known to be the strongest material made by nature. Who dares to differ or make a better job] _____ Seth didn''t know what to think about it but it was just confirming its indestructible nature. The diamond floated not because it was red and Seth was controlling it but because his aura was being seeped inside and it was glowing. The red diamond is part of Personal Items, with aura entering it, Seth felt more connection with it and also felt the side-effects of using Red Maniption can be reduced or even negatedpletely with it. *** Guys, I''m back after a very long break. Creation is hard, cheer me up! VOTE for me! I tagged this book,e and support me with a thumbs up!Like it ? Have some idea about my story? Comment it and let me know. Chapter 262: Red Stream Arf Skill Seth could use his Aura Sight to see through the crimson Diamond, a fascinating crimson jewel that calmed the mind away from the distractions of his surroundings. He took out the Clear Crystal Stone and ced it on top of the red diamond. Immediately, he felt his mind focus and be somewhat contained. [Ding] [You have achieved Pristine Thought] Seth frowned, he didn''t know what that meant but he felt the need to turn off the moon blessing that seemed to keep going. And so he did. Somehow, he felt he had been using it a lot and he should stop. He looked to the side and saw one of the books written by his Ascendant Self, which gave him some insight. A realization dawns on him: using very high-end artifacts, carrying strange with side-effect tools, and using items or tools from very high-grade individuals and beings will reduce his use of First Might. Seth pulled out the book that discussed it and read it, and while he did not understand everything, he understood enough. Mingling with Living Roots, Arf, and even acquiring Noble ss have all reduced the use of First Might. In some ways, it was a good thing because the Might was not meant to be used all the time, which was actually detrimental in the long run. However, when something or someone has a desire for you, they must suppress their First Might in order to control you. Chapter Find: That is, his connection with Moon was constantly suppressing First Might, which could lead him to do things he would not normally do. First Might''s nature provided the benefits of freedom, such as breaking the hold of anything on the owner and the ability to go against everyone else''s might and never break. Seth remembered him shing with many existences, yet his Might never betrayed him. This demonstrated how potent it was. Seth looked at the Moon Stigma, which could improve him while also restoring his stamina, or Exertion Point. Ever since he got it, he seemed to have not activated First Might except in battle with that Golden Old Man. To be honest, he began to forget about it. And, despite his grade advantage, he always considered waiting and going to the moon for blessings. "It was not all bad." He remarked as he reflected that the more powerful he became, the less he would use First Might. "However, The Maw and The Swimmer should have a touch of Might to solve their problem!" That was the first problem he noticed. Normally, First Might will fix every problem or improve skill and arms, but this time it didn''t. The more he sensed, the more he confirmed that because he was under the moon and had recently used moon blessings, he could not actively use first might. He read the entire book to realize that he could upset the bnce if he was in an equilibrium position. That is, the moon may have a hold on him, but if he was in another individual''s space control, he could use First Might. "I need to return to Living Roots to use First Might, or if I am in a simr location!" [Ding] [Clear Thought has set a mental priority] [Analogue] ~Condition Set ___ Seth looked at the notification and smiled. Looked like he found the use of the Clear Crystal and Red Diamond union. Seth began to pull out the ingredients from the storage red ring and start concocting the skills. [Red Signature Book] ~Category: Arf Item ~Special Grade: 1 ~Special Attribute: Indestructible. Halo. ~Use: Storage. Fusion&Fission. Skill Documentation. [This Book has limitless potential] _____ Storage was for storing blood and red-rted liquid and Fusion&Fision is about merging or dividing liquid and solid res items. Skill Documentation is all about creating new abilities. Now there were several documented skills that Retina did and with the ingredients, he can finalize them and make them permanent. This roundabout way was a result of Seth''s inability to create Arf and even if he can, controlling it might be a problem. But with ingredients and a single drop of Arf, he can get a permanent skill. Seth with some thoughts began to follow the same method in which he created the Red Signature Book. He first pulled out all the ingredients, then used Identification with High Intelligence and Savant talent. Which allowed him to know the ingredients well and their possible usage. Then he shouted Crafting Talent which made his mind enter into a state ofprehension of the usages of the items and their reaction to each other. The documented Skill already has a process to follow and he can skip this step but Seth wanted to see it for himself. He might glean something. That was true as he saw other paths. Queen Retina has documented six skills from what he has used Arf for before and then she added four of her own. His Arf usage was; Red Whip, Round Ball Protection (Cocoon), Cushion, Red Strings Fence, Dragon Bind now known as Great Bind, Bind. Lastly, Red Stream (River). These were the major things he has used. Red Whip created a whip that attacked and defended him. He used it against Zero and others. Round Ball Shield was the Cocoon he used to hide inside to protect himself from attacks. A cushion was made to reduce his impact on solid ground or even resist air pressures as he was thrown away. Red Strings Fence was making almost invisible Strings floating around him. They react to anyone who passes them with negative intentions. This skill was versatile as Seth used it to fight angry Dave and his group Great Bind was used on Dragons and other powers. The bind releases heavy pressure inside it to suppress them. Bind was a weaker version and had less suppression. It was the one that he used on the Zambia group in the cave. Red Stream was the iconic Red River Seth used to call when he was facing danger. This time it was called stream. He may be able to use all the above skills or manipte the liquid for various means. These were the things Seth would focus on before he started looking at the Skill invented by Queen Retina for him. They appeared to beplex in design, requiring more than half of the materials he had purchased. The easiest to make, the one that will serve as the bedrock of everything, was Red Stream. Seth stared at the first Page of the skill documentation, it felt as if he was looking at the chemical form of water as well as its bond depiction. The difference was the red nature in it. Even so, it appeared that regr water had been ced in a red container. Using Fission and Fusion, he began separating the liquid form of everything he purchased, including animal, insect, and beast blood. Sap from nt trees, flowers, and many other sources. He then opened his Soothing Gouard and poured it onto the page. He controlled it in such a way that it continued to seep inside. The process was straightforward; each chemical form and bond depiction was a representation of the ingredients he possessed. Using Aura sight and Identification with a crafting mind he can see how he can fuse them. It was like trying to trace an existing drawing. However, one minute into the activity, Seth realized it would not be so simple. Heck, it is difficult. Because controlling and moving each molecule required an extreme level of concentration. Not only that, once a full bond is formed, it will break if another is formed. It is as if there must be a pattern for how to connect them. Furthermore, some areas must be bonded at the same time while others are kept from breaking. Seth examined the materials; he had only one attempt. He has no choice but to seek Moon Blessings. (The irony.) Seth was dumbfounded by what he was seeing now. The Red Stream was analogous to Arf''s Red River; it would be unique to him and only him. He had anticipated that it would be the easiest, but it was the most difficult to make. With his High Intelligence and Savant Talent, Seth sought the assistance of other resources toplete this massive project. He brought thest crystal he had, then floated, activated his Cape Halo, and made his staff glow with moonlight. Cape Halo caused his halo to be drilled before concentrating and observing everything. He frowned more and more as he looked, and when the Moon blessing was over, he turned off everything. He quietly used the Book''s Storage Ability to keep the liquid inside. Before he leaned back to read through the Skill. "It is more intricate than I expected, and it generates water passively using my aura as a source." Seth wished he had made this while he was Ascendent, but it appeared to be a dream. But hope was not lost; all he had to do was study it while also using his aura to fuel certain bonds and nodes in the skill formation. He will not begin to make the Red Stream until he has sufficient fuel. He can still make the other skills, but he discovered that using Red Stream makes it easier and faster. So, Seth became patient as he raced towards Dragon Burtali. Chapter 263: Sinner He spent about two days on the road. Little Cub''s stamina was remarkable. Seth saw trees that wererger than Living Roots trees. He saw massive boulders that depicted various dragon species. The location has a heavy, all-epassing aura that Seth cannot see but can sense. The bells began to ring a little louder as the cart stormed in, and his Map Compass revealed that the Gawee Beasts were no longer following him. As soon as he entered, a notification came [Wee to Dragon Burtali] [No killing of Dragons] Seth smiled as he saw this, "Do not mind if I beat them up and take their aura!" As he passed by one of the dragon sculptures, a naked man painted in the stone colour opened his eyes. They possessed reptilian characteristics. As he spoke, a distant figure sitting in a hut opened his eyes, revealing a vision of Seth''s cart pulled by a battle beast. He frowned as he examined the cart and attempted to peer through it. He could not but eventually spoke. Silhouettes emerge from various locations and move quickly towards Seth. One of them sniffed the air and dered, "A sinner. He has notmitted the Great Sin, but he is a sinner. He has the Great ones as captives!" When the people heard that, they pulled out various weapons and followed Seth. They intended to hunt him down. ***** "Damn. Those Fanatics are annoying!" A man with a shotgun on his back said with irritation. Beside him was a tall enigmatic woman that moved with elegance. Her movement happened in very slow motion as if she were a stream of water that didn''t want to shift. She didn''t respond but nced in a certain direction. Seeing her reaction made the shotgun man focus and the people around all stood and grabbed their weapons. From a dense foliage came a giant beast, from their experience, they knew it was from the Battle Beast Race. The giant wolf''s presence was heavy and ran with grace and speed. Seeing them growling and ring at them, some have cold feet and fall. Shotgun man''s eyes darted around trying to see weakness but there was none. The battle will be bloody but he can handle it. "Why is Battle Beast here?" A woman wearing a military uniform inquired. She stood next to the enigmatic woman. "Didn''t Dragon hate this race?" she added. The enigmatic woman was known as Dream Fortune, one of GEST''s leaders who was actively seeking a way out of Gawee. GEST stands for Gawee Escape Special Team. Eda Eden was the woman that spoke to her while the guy with the shotgun was known as Gunpowder. Little Cub came to a stop about 20 metres away from them and red at them as usual. Soon, a unique, special cart with a colourful wheel that did not appear to be rattled by the uneven ground came into view without any pull and parked just behind the battle beast. "Oaky, the beast is just a pull!" Eda Eden eximed. But the next moment both the beast and the cart vanished leaving behind a young man standing in their ce. He was looking toward the direction he came with a frown, his eye-catching green-hooded cloak was refracting red, white and blue light. There was this imperceptible Halo around him and his movement had an air of elegance as if he was someone of authority. His elegance is just below Dream Fortune. The young man turned and faced them, his frowning face which made people hesitate to confront him smiled and he became very inviting and soothing. Now he carried an air of honesty and trust. One that you want to spill your secrets to and seek help and he will offer a hand of help with no hesitation. "Mr Gunpowder, Madam Eda Eden, greetings," his voice was soothing and calming. Eda beamed and said, "Aha, the benefactor of Silent Veil, how have you been!" "Good, Madam Eda. Looks like the mission has brought you here!" As they exchanged pleasantries, Gunpowder was frowning. One of his jobs was to never trust anyone, especially the trusty ones. Seth greeted everyone around before his focus turned to Dream Fortune. There was a slight smile on her face, Seth smiled and bowed a bit. He understands her predicament. Thest time he checked she was binding her astral force that was about to spill out. So, a smile was more than enough greetings. "So, who told you toe here!" Eda Eden asked. Thest time they met, the path to leaving Gawee was closed, it waster that another one was found. "It was an old man!" Seth frowned, recalling his encounter with the strange golden geezer. "He told me that I shoulde here." "Good. He is the leader of GEST but likes to work alone." Eda said. And then she pointed at the massive cave before them saying, "Some have investigated and we learned that we can get a map to a special nest from here. When we reach the nest, we will be marked and with the mark, we can pass the spatial defence and see the edge of thend." "Hmm. So, I will just go inside and get the map!" he asked. "Well, yes!" Gunpowder said but added, "Some are restricted ess but I know you will pass!" That means not everyone needed toe here. Others can get the map and take others to the nest. Seth exchanged more information before he went forward. There was bubble force at the entrance and it felt like passing through water. He passed and a pressure descended. [Wee to Ancient Dragon Court] There was no pressure on him, in fact, he felt at home. But as he went deeper he saw a man with a loincloth standing before him. "Sinner, you have one second to release the sacred babies!" Seth stared at the man, he looked with Aura Sight. Their aura emitted strangely as if they weren''t humans. Chapter Discover: Before Seth responded the man dashed toward him, his eyes changed to dragon eyes and his body spotted scales. A dragon pressure began to release from his body. The aggression automatically activated Seth''s Battle Force, and his eyes became sharp. His Aspectos activated just like when he faced off against the old man in gold. Due to that Seth felt someone was behind him and Shadow re activated, this time with more intensity than before and he was able to have two different perceptions in his mind. The shadow re contained menacing feelings that made the attacker staggered and hesitant but he pushed forward in a daze. He had the advantage as he wasing from behind. With his dragon-wed hand, he struck the back of the Sinner with full power. The next moment he heard, "What are you doing!?" And the attacker looked again and found that he was attacking his colleague. He regained himself and looked back, the Sinner was just standing there, half-covered with his green cloak staring at them with no expression. "What makes me a sinner?" Seth used the Word Of Value Skill topel them to answer. [Noble ss Skills] (1)~Sky View. (2)~Word Of Value. (3)~Mighty Speech. (4)~Intimidation. (5)~Gifting. ___ It has an effect but these people were living with dragons, so they break the effect easily and attack. Seth frowned and that was a gesture for Intimidation Skill as his Green cloak pped behind him and also he used Shadow re from his shadow. This felt as if some slumbering beast was about to erupt. However, that only increased their aggression. Their body released pressure and dashed toward Seth, tilting his head as he observed their movement in slow motion before everything elerated at hismand. The moment the closest was about 50cm, he jerked down violently with no warning, his face conformed into confusion and pain and he mmed to the ground. The other was already on air, and was about to swipe with his dragon w when the hand he was swinging was cut off. And something hard mmed at him from behind. It was then the first one who raised his head and looked back, his leg shaft was pierced by a small sword and embedded to the ground¡­ It was the small thin sword mming at his leg that pulled him down. As for the other, his hand was cut off by a chakram. The device wasn''t a standard one but had two rings, the inner ring was connected to the outer ring by four connected joint metals. As such, it can retract and reduce the chakram size to a small palm and also disjoin the sharp edges to disassemble and pull in. In its assembled form, it was about two palm-sized and now rotating beside Seth. Seth stood a distance away from them, his expression didn''t change observing them ring at him in anger. They then looked at each other before they had a tacit agreement but before they did whatever they had in mind a heavy pressure descended on them and instantly they grasped the full weight of who they were messing with. They raised their eyes to look but they only saw a hazy figure emitting an intense energy enough to drown hundreds of baby dragons to death. Chapter 264: Crystal Dragon Court The two fanatics weren''t able to think about anything and they all fainted. Deep in them a stigma emerged to never provoke this individual. Seth was a bit confused but after observing he nodded and then walked ahead. Just now he used a Human Grade Attribute he had never used before. He used Dominance. Ascending to Grade 1 human reward only Luck attribute. A Grade 2; Dominance. A Grade; Charisma. A Grade 4 is Aura etc. The higher the Grade the more Absolute Attribute one can amass. These attributes were permanent and had a strong effect on the user and the victims. But also they were vague that one has to explore them gradually. Luck was just a passive effect, it enhanced good encounters and reduced bad encounters. For example, Seth felt the need to buy Gawee Cart, Red Diamond and Inchor Essence, and now all of them seemed to be invaluable resources to him. His thought and action was influenced by Luck. Even his meeting with Crimson Silk and theter Ruin Trial was also influenced by luck. One needs to know that Luck can bring bad things for special reward but also negate good things if there is danger or problems with it. Nheless, it''s not omnipotent. Besides there are things that can''t be influenced by it and some beings can even see the rate of one luck which defeats its purpose and mystery. Dominance was a mental attack that bloomed to cause damage to the body. If the mental attack isn''t sessful the person will only experience dizziness or fatigue. Seth walked deeper as he kept the chakram at his waist for emergency and then looked around. Realizing there might be more danger, Seth pulled out a long brush that dripped yellow liquid and smeared at the wall. He smiled as he painted an image while doing so, he poured more aura into it before he walked forward. But if one looked where he painted, they wouldn''t see anything there. Seth in his two days traveling has harvested a lot of things. Not only does he study the Red Stream Skill formation, but he also reads through the books his Ascendent Self wrote. One of which was the First Painting Comprehension. It has a deeper meaning that now Seth suspects that even his Ascendent Self only grasped about 40% of its true nature. This scared him and also ted him. It scared him that he now had to put the damn painting down and not use it again or he might get lost in it. It ted him that Ascendent Seth, copying a few copies, had managed to break the Quest and when he, the normal Seth, made 100,000 copies, the quest changed and became 100 special copies for him to get a reward. When he finished the new 100 Special Copy ''Quest'' he had to put down the First Painting for his safety. Now Seth has about 11 First Painting Canvas Replicas of different ranks. He has Rank E-, E, E+ each three and two D- ranks. Another thing was, Seth can harvest the lower Replica (Rank F series) from First Painting Canvas if he has enough good papers to convert. What was more important was that his Painting Skills had jumped to an exaggerated level beyond what he even thought possible and he was improving by the day. As Seth went deeper into the dragon court, no one attacked him. He soon came to arge opening with a clear sky and sun overhead cascading a bright glow. The ce was soothing and felt calming. Seth felt his body bing stronger than before, he smiled as he secretly activated Aura Sight and looked around. Nothing, and so he went ahead. That was when he saw statues of giant dragons and small dragons of different forms. Just looking will make him know the type of dragon and its basic abilities. There were thousands of statues there, he looked around in awe and found that every dragon he met had a statue there. Even V the Velocity and Momentum have statues that resemble them. But the difference was that it was about eleration and Inertia Dragon. With Aura Sight, Identification and other rted skills, and also a hidden Chronicler Book scribing the adventure in his green cloak. Chapter Enjoy: Seth was capturing everything the entire time. But then Seth added his skill of influencing events, he states "he saw an uncarved soft stone for V." He didn''t spend ten minutes moving; he came across many stones for extra carving. Seth smiled. He brought out his tools and then he began to work. An hourter, a pristine-looking V Dragon stood with her wings open. He plucked her aura from the womb and infused it. The newly carved statue became semi-alive. Seth felt some sort of admirationing from V before it vanished. He turned and walked away but met with a big man, with tattoos, having only a loincloth. He seemed more menacing than those Seth beat up. "I see you have found a new variant!" he said with dness in his voice. "Yeah!" "But did it awaken her voice?" the tattoo man asked. "Not yet!" He nodded and then asked seriously, "We are the dragon tribesmen. We hate those that disrespect the Sacred Race!" Before Seth said anything he added, "You reek of dragon scent and some of their curses. Which means you have a bad interaction with them!" "I agree that those that harm or kill dragons should be punished to a certain extent. But I exist to show the baby dragon the hard way. Even one of the Golden Royalty Vassals ignored my action. That is an approval!" The tribesman was stunned before he frowned, "You are¡­.!" he wanted to say lying but stopped as he stared at Seth. "I do not know if what you say is false or not but I won''t fight you. Immortalizing variant dragons warrants that from me as a Dragon Statue Keeper. But heed my word, there are those far worse than me, they will do anything to kill you and free the innocent you kept captive!" "Thank you for your understanding!" Seth said as he went ahead. He went ahead, for hours looking around, until he reached a ce made of crystal everywhere. A dorm and numerous lizard-sized dragons were flying under it. Some vomit fire and smoke and some green sses. He went deeper until it was night. The dragon court was exaggeratedlyrge. Thankfully, he knew where he was going. It was at dawn when he reached his destination. "The moon didn''t bother me!" Seth eximed. He felt without invoking the moon''s blessing it won''t even know where he is. "You are in the Crystal Dragon King Court!" Seth heard a humanoid voice and he looked around but no one was there. He checked again several times with his Aura Sight but didn''t see anyone. He then looked at the beautiful mesmerizing Crystal Pce Court, the dorm above reflecting light mostly white but asionally some colours. After he looked again, he saw that those that showed other colours were images. Seth eximed as he saw Living Roots and the other Sanctuary he had been to. There were others he never went to but could vaguely see. "Amazing," he said as he realized this was where he could get the map. But before that, he brought out his only two crystals. Red Diamond and Crystal Clear stone. Nothing happened drastically but he felt the court was more inviting. In this ce, a person can find any location they want. As so, Seth felt the need to approach a ce, a crystal wall, that reflected him in full. Looking at it, his Grade 3 shifted to Grade 5 and his attire shifted from armour to fabric. His green cloak changed to a blue cape that had green, silver white, red and yellow at the edges. His demeanour became more of a Lord and his halo appeared tangible. Seth could feel he was changing from the inside but due to his body limitations, it was slow. He got close to the crystal mirror and looked at himself, he really had grown, and his eyes held intelligence beyond his peers, he also had this presence that was hard to describe. He noticed the red diamond and clear crystal were expanding before they stopped. His staff also seemed to be emitting strange energy more than before. Her awakening node was elerating. Seth touched the crystal wall, he felt the need to seek the ce he wanted to know or see. "Path to visit other continents!" Seth said. Most would say to leave or to escape, but he abstained from that. Huhhhhhhh! Seth took a deep breath as his mind zoomed down, he saw a massive continent, it was charred ck. Some parts looked like burnt wood, crumbling into ashes while others looked like skin burnt to crisp and then a raging ck ashes moving amidst the storm. At one ce was deep red, flowing, and churning. Seth''s heart felt as if gripped, and the more he examined the more he felt it was indeed being squeezed. His Will at his chest cracked but the ck dot absorbed the effect and mended the cracks. But even that will have limits. Seth noticed a tiny dot of green on the massivend and then he saw a bit bigger healed location that he identified as Living Roots and Garden Of Eden respectively. Chapter 265: First Might He sighed seeing the ravagednd. With a desire to find the safe path, he was zoomed toward one location and he saw different paths and routes. In fact, he saw that some people had already arrived there. His mind returned, and he discovered the Red Diamond, now two palm-sized, stuck to the crystal wall, with a Clear Crystal attached to it. Chapter Continue: The images he saw were inside, as if they had been printed from his mind. Seth smiled, but he saw them dissipating; he wanted to check and stopped, but then noticed something behind him. Turning around, he saw his staff expanding and contracting, moving quickly on its own with no control, attacking Dragon Tribeman. Just above him, a yellow dragon with sparse scales growled at a dangerous frequency, weakening the tribesman. Especially their leader, who holds a dragon horn and is surrounded by a dangerous swirl of energy. Seth grasped the situation, he only spent 4 seconds in that situation but these people were already attacking him. They would have reached him if it had not been for the staff, which can now act independently thanks to an awakening node, and the Yellow Dragon paint he created. But looking around again, they have reached him. He was initially protected by the blue cloak. There was a world in First Painting, and with D-prehension, he learned an advanced skill¡ªAnimated Painting. This enabled Seth to create realistic images of paintings with conditions that cane to life at a given time and location. "You will face consequences for your desecration!" The leader of the tribesmen stated. When he finished saying that, his body began to expand, but the Animated Yellow Dragon exploded in a st, and the sound and pressure he emitted caused them to stagger back. The leader''s face appears bewildered and stunned. The others were able to recover quickly, but a vicious m from the staff caused them to pass out. Seth took out a (E-rank) Canvas Replica and spread it, holding onto the red edges he had ced on it while travelling. He then took out a vial with water inside, and in the centre was a blob of Gawee Land Aura, which he grabbed and stored. Using his hand, he gently swiped the top of the canvas, infusing it with his aura and creating the skill known as Haphazard Painting. Before the leader could recover, Seth poured the water from the vial, and his hand became thick and rigid with aura. The Aura Rigidity, Aura Grab, and Aura Hold skills were activated. He consumed Exertion Points at a rate of tens per second while holding the violent Gawee Aura before cing it on the canvas. The Aura Infusion Skill was activated, and as if everything had been elerated, it spread and revealed the grandeur and despair-inducing war-ravagednd of Gawee. The leader regained focus and smiled, but then froze as he saw a meter-long rigid canvas behind the sinner depicting something... The man''s eyes exploded, and blood oozed from his ears as he screamed before copsing into unconsciousness. Seth looked around and noticed that about ten people were reeling on the ground. They did not experience the negative effects of their leader, but they appeared to be in a state of delirium. However, one person kept his eyes closed the entire time and stood in the midst of the chaos. "If you do not want to live in eternal despair, get your people away!" Seth spoke. The man didn''t respond for some time before he walked and began taking them away. The reason the leader was most harmed was simple: the Animated Yellow Dragon was emitting sound from the Gawee Movement, which prevented him from approaching Seth. And when the animation exploded, the sound hit him harder. Then he looked at the picture of Gawee, which caused the two tobine until his brain could not handle it anymore. One must understand that the stronger you are, the greater the effect Gawee sound has on you. However, there were methods of resistance. At the same time, it will not work on Gawee Beast because one of the reasons they were Mad was that they could feel it to some extent. Ding [Clear Thought established a mental priority] [Analogue] ~Condition Set ~Condition Met ___ These indicate that he is at an equilibrium point. Seth found a spot and took a seat. He can animate Gawee Land, but the canvas will not hold. Besides, he himself won''t want that for no serious reason. Seth sat down, closed his eyes, and said, "First Might!" Something deep within him stirred; from his back, a pulse of power emerged, and changes began to ur. Seth was strong in some ways, but he also had many weaknesses and incoherent abilities. For example, the Great Maw and the Swimmer cause him concern. Furthermore, the moon stigma and blessing made him nervous. He also obtained Shadow re, Battle Might, and Wild Beasts Immunity from the Ruin Trial. They also made him worry. Not to mention that his interactions with Crimson Silk and the Garden Of Eden as a whole made him concerned. He can only rely on First Might to fix them now, and he is in the best location and time. Seth had no idea why he was worried, but as First Might flowed through him, he grasped some of it and sighed. He was in danger because of the dragon''s effect on his body. He didn''t use Dragon Pulse from his Red Stripe Cape but some dragons were still affecting him using it. Some were also invading his body andtching onto his three Aspectos to cause him harm. The normal attacks on him were for him to use some power to weaken him, making things easier for them. Seth frowned as he noticed something strange about his emotions: a desire to beat up more dragons and undergo the baptisms of burning pain. But he also understood its consequences: it provided immunity from curses. Even the dragon curses. Also, a presence that intimidates lower life forms. "I suppose I will have to beat up some more babies!" Seth murmured. [Worm Menu] [First Might is a unique force that cannot be countered by any force other than the same or equal in value.] ~Primary Act: Create a Halo around the owner! ~Secondary Act: Enhance and Improve newly developed organs! ~Tertiary Act: Depend against external forces that seek to destroy the owner! ~Special Act (1): Heed the plea of the owner and Act on his wish! ~Special Act (2): Heed the plea of the owner and affect Personal Arms!? ____ The Intangible Tangibility Worm has integrated with the First Might Formation Tattoo Representation, allowing Seth to see the Might''s active functions. By calling First Might, Seth invoked Special Act (1), which immediately cleared his mind, fixed things that he had issues with, and helped him understand things he had previously failed at. [First Might Acts (New)] ~Shadow re > Preeminence Aura Gaze ~Battle Might > Existence Might. ~The Great Maw (Evolved) ~The Swimmer (Freed) ~Gawee Dots (Evolved) ~Red Diamond Absolution (Bound) ~Staff Of Elevation (Awakened) ~Empyrean Steel Exertion Slots ~Moon Stigma Contained ~Red Signature Book (Awakened Essence) ~Chronicler > Advance Chronicler ~Important Tomes merger in process¡­ ~Wild beast Immunity > Beast Communion ____ These were the things affected by the First Might. His body shook as he felt his aura be fused with his bones before they began to grow. However, the growing bones transformed into a liquid that began to flow into his skin. It was painful, but Seth was able to bear it with ease due to his previous experiences with various types of pain. The white bone fluid gathered in his chest, took a bit of Stone''s will, and then formed a t circle. A pattern was created on it, and Aura Tome was then projected out. The Red Signature Book trembled, and then something came out. Something akin to the Red Book''s projection appeared and merged with the Aura Tome. The projection was Red Signature Book Awakened Essence. [Tome Mergerplete] Seth began to pant. His Exertion point was zero. He felt like he was going to fall asleep. He pulled out the Red Book; the name remained the same, but below it was his Red Name, Sascle Redone. With normal sight, it appeared to be an ordinary book, but as he touched and opened it, he seemed to bring it to life. Seth frowned as he assessed what had urred. There was no description, but he discovered that the Essence of the book had merged with Aura Tome, and no one could truly use or benefit from it. Except him. Seth can only conclude that some other power can affect magic books, and he is now immune to that. He was pleased, but did not consider it a big deal because he had never encountered the problem before. He was about to close the book when he paused and wondered, "Why will First Might make these changes now?" He smiled and opened the Red Stream Skill Formation, and as soon as he looked at it, he dove into it like a swimmer into a pool of water. Conducive understanding of the skill spell filled his mind, as if he had created it. Not only that, but he discovered the most effective way to create it. Ding! [Personalized Quest] ~Create Red Stream within Ancient Dragon Court [Reward] ~Hourss Evolution ____ Seth frowned; when was thest time he had a quest? Aside from the serial one, this was his first since bing a Noble. That is what he believed. Chapter 266: Phantom Battle Might Seth looked at his recovering Exertion Points and he felt he didn''t have time to wait until they recovered so he used Moon Stigma. Moon Stigma was two pirs on his left hand supporting a moon above them. Between the pirs a special energy bar that showed how much moon energy was in. He can use it to replenish himself. As he used it, he saw that the ce around the pirs and the moon had been moulded by the flesh and contained. There was this silent influence that was reduced. More than that, it now became part of Gawee Dots. This is what First Might influences. Seth stood and looked around, his staff could now act on its own and so he let it have freedom. The painting behind him still floats but the set made it roll close for now. Seth felt a chill as he moved and he looked at the Crystal court. He bowed and said, "Or a great dragon. Your crystal magnificent far outshine my minor radiance" It was Existence Might that triggered it. This Might have two functions. The Might Force and Energy and also the very flesh and bones of a person''s perception. [Existence Might] [An ultra-rare Might that cumtes all facets of experience from battle to normal activities into the reality of life] ~Existence Presence (Active) ~Existence Perception (Passive) [Note: Do not confuse it with First Might] ______ Seth can now perceive some beings and people''s actual life existence and if they are equal to or above him. Seth had felt the court was alive and as a noble, he needed to greet a higher-ranking nobility. After that, he looked out, he realized that his understanding of Existence Might was not very urate and he needed to revise it. As now one of the baby dragons eying him exposed itself Seth was feeling very high danger from it, despite knowing he was stronger than the dragons. He frowned before he realized the cause was that this ce was the dragon''s homnd. He also remembered inside Temra there was a presence that protected her from bing enved. Maybe parent dragons in their pride have left some will of force in the baby dragons to protect them from some nefarious act. Seth then used Preeminence Gaze. This jolted all the birds and some tiny dragons to fly away. The other baby dragons be alert, expose themselves and re at Seth. There were about eleven of them. Two of them didn''t have regr digit limbs but hooves. Seth looked at them and smiled. They yelped and spread their wings to fly before a pressure descent and they all looked up. ~" Do not fight in sacred pces" A deep profound voice said and then the pressure vanished. Seth ignored the angry dragons and walked deeper into the Dragon Burtali, he has two goals now. One was to go see Red Dragons Pce. Red is not an ancient dragon but a red-fire dragon. There was a red dragon court just like there is a crystal dragon court. His other goal was something he had been wanting to do, and that was to perform one of his legacy''s quests. [Feathered Wings Dragon Legacy] ~Name: Feathering Duarilj Avanalordii ~Origin: Gawee ~Legacy Grade: Seven ~Legacy Type: Dragon Sacrifice ~Legacies: Bloodline, Power, Characteristics, Tongue, Feather, Physique, Seed. ~Legacy Owner: Seth Enoch (The Cleanser) ~Legacy Conditions: Seeds one hundred feathered birds with Feathering Duarilj Avanalordii traits in seven different continents! ~Legacy Fusion: 4% ~Legacy Obtained: Seeding [Infected dragon, Avanalordii Duarilj Featuring, gifted you his legacy due to your bravery in cleansing Roana Prada. Hence, you are referred to you as ''The Cleanser''] _____ [Feathered Dragon Legacy Quest] [Avanalordii was a variant dragon that had feathered birds within his authority. He is a guarding of two legs birds and protector in Gawee Continess] ~Seed as many baby birds or eggs with the legacy traits in the Gawee Continent [Reward] ~Activating the legacy characteristics. [Failure] ~Reduction of legacy potency _______ Seth has travelled to many Sanctuary and didn''t find any birds or eggs to seed but here it''s different. There are many. Even in Garden Of Eden Seth has asked but was told that only inner cities have birds. Seth stayed within the edges of the crystal court, he wanted to reach the Red Court to finish his Personalized Quest. There were different foliage, some medicinal and Seth was observing when he saw the ground was glowing. [Would you like to go to Red Fire Dragon Court] Seth has a foreboding feeling about this. He didn''t answer when the red light under him shed and he quickly deployed his canvas and his Preeminence Gaze wildly red around while his heart beat with adrenaline. He was teleported He never fought 4 dragons at a time while also 20 other people aiding them. But upon closer look, only two of those dragons were real, the rest were human transformations. Seth was now inside the red arena with red touches decorating the ce. From time to time fire burst outward from a giant furnace. The 20 men all hold a wooden pole with a wide nk that has strange markings. When his Preeminence Gaze reached them the nk glowed red and blocked its effect. The tattoo on the people afterwards glowed, their skin bing akin to silver brown. Above their head was a swirling energy of different colours. The dragons on the other hand flew up high before they descended very fast, each one of them opened their mouths, and Dragon Breath was building up. Seth''s attire shifted to armour, his eyes glowed and his cape glowed azure, which made his attire glow too. "Battle Might!" Seth muttered with great concentration. His aura red up and it had a pressure property, Seth felt he had reached a newprehension as if he had fought a battle like this many times. This effect was because Battle Might was born when the beast in Ruin Trial gave their portion of battle experience to him. [Exertion Point: 100,000] His extension point skyrocketed, and with the Battle Might effect he dumped 10,000 EP in Chakram [Staff of Elevation de Fragment] ~Category: Empyrean Steel ~Weapon: Chakram ~Use: Sharpness, Size and Weight Schedule ~Exertion Points Slots: 10,000 pts ______ The chakram and all the other weapons made with empyrean steel have exertion points in them. Seth can fuse the points which will make him control them with ease without affecting his reserve. Seth was holding the staff in small form, he poured aura and channelled them into the chakram and ss shield before they went to intercept attacks. One of the men had a swirling fire on his head and attacked first. With the blow of his mouth, a pir of me added f toward Seth. The heat reached Seth first and he grimaced, his fear of me activating but that didn''t hinder his moves. His chakram moved and passed through the me attacking the fire tribesman. With a Preeminence Gaze he noticed another one from behind attacking with sharp thorns, the man''s hand jerked back as if throwing something but as he jerked forward, his face contorted into pain and he screamed attracting the others'' attention. At one point in time, as he was throwing the thorns, his two legs were viciously severed by the knees. Blood sshed out as he went down in slow motion. Before anyone reacted, the Staff Of Elevation expanded and mmed him on the chest, sending him far away. His fate is unknown. [Existence Might] [An ultra-rare Might be formed by the cumtion of all facets of the experience of life] ~Existence Presence/force (Active) ~Existence Perception (Passive) [Note: Do not confuse it with First Might] Grade: 0 Level: 1 Effect: Battle Perception [Note: Digest the Phantom Battle Experience to unlock more battle potential] ______ Ding! [Serial Quest] ~Defeat 100 powerful individuals alone with no help [Reward] ~Enhanced Battle Perception ___ Seth with no problem discerned that each person he defeats means additional levelling. The two dragons released dragon death toward Seth while the two humans in dragon form released fire from their mouths. Seth''s body shook as his battle aura spread through his Halo, immediately his blue cape became red striped and the blood that spilt by the born tribesman shifted toward him faster than theing projecting. Seth''s cape expanded, bing semi-liquid, then enveloped him. The targeted dragon attacks reached him. however half of the cape became dark and a silhouette, a circle, with sharp canines was depicted. The four me strikes, Dragon Breathe and Dragon me vanished in the Great Maw. All of the four dragons be dizzy and they lose control. [Great Maw] [This was forged using the essences of 489 strange creatures to boost the Swimmer to defend itself. However, it didn''t suit the Swimmer''s gentle nature. The Great Maw is independent and also part of the Swimmer] ~Ability: Mobility, Great Devourer, immortality ____ Great Maw was bound by the Silence Time but with the first Might influence, it evolved and gained three perfect abilities. Chapter 267: Something Demonic...! The abilities gave The Great Maw a new facet of usage after being absolutely tamed by First Might. [Mobility] [By the will of the Tome Of Silence owner, Great Maw can manifest on the part of his body or items.] [Great Devourer] [Great Maw''s main ability is to consume living things but Great Devourer can devour every other thing but with some damage.] [Immortality] [Great Maw is alive as part of The Swimmer but immortal alone] _____ With the Great Devourer Abilities Seth made The Maw consume the attacks and it worked. Not only that, consuming the attacks made the attacker feel they lost something. Ding! [Great Maw is destroyed] "Haha!" Seth chuckled as he felt The Swimmer squirming as the Maw resurrected on it. The tribesman that sent the column of fire had already moved away to avoid the iing chakram, strangely it followed him as if it had its mind while Seth was dealing with the dragons. The tattoos and silver body they gained increase their strength, stamina and defence but the chakram and the hidden weapon can cut through them with ease. But they aren''t hunters for no reason, they have watched and tracked the sinner and have special eyes to see what this Sinner is capable of and prepare for it. One of them raised his hand, the energy on his head was silver and the power was rted to silver and metal. He began umting force while the others were attacking Seth methodically. "Metal grab!" he shouted as he clenched his hands, intending to pull the chakram and the other hidden weapon. Suddenly, another chakram appeared as the hidden weapon, it can shrink to coin size and also expand very fast to deliver a very sharp cut. Unlike the other chakram they were actively watching and evading, this one was just a sharp ring. The tribesman pulled, and the chakram device resisted but the normal ring was pulled fast. The tribesman raised his nk preparing for something. However, then he realized something was amiss and it was toote. The chakram embedded itself in his chest and cut through by rotating its sharp edge before it was yanked back and blood followed by sshing out in a crimson spray. He grasped that he wasn''t the one that pulled it but it came to attack him. There was a fleeting nce from the sinner and that made a chill run down the spine of the tribeman. When that was happening, Seth already pulled out short knives and prepared them for something. At the same time, a single de of empyrean steel was dashing around and attacking the tribesmen, preventing them froming close to him. The dragons woke up a second after they rammed the ground, they shook their dizzy heads but even so, they were confused about what happened. Two of them transformed into human form. The dragons looked toward the sinner and their eyes dted, they saw the flow of some dragon energy within him and one of them blew a wind from his mouth which directly impacted Seth Aspectos. However, he was in Battle Might Mode, facing against people who wanted to tear him down. He didn''t notice the inconsequential ability. The other dragon snorted at its brethren''sckluster attempt and it mmed its foot on the ground. A shockwave revibrated toward Seth. The other tribesmen trying to attack him all jumped back. Unfortunately, one of them left behind his cleaved leg by the ankle and he screamed but still moved away wondering when was he cleaved. The ground Seth was on shook and the tremor seeped into his body. He frowned and his eyes became dazed¡­momentter he smiled and turned to look at the dragons. [Serial Quest] ~Defeat 100 powerful individuals alone with no help! ~Counter: 4/100 [Reward] ~Enhanced Battle Perception ___ Seth defeated 4 permanently and now he was eying the dragons. The tremor dragon and mor dragon sense a chill down their spine and their mind be hazy and they feel the need to leave. They can already sense that he has defeated others like them and they will be next. The mour dragon who whispered before and tried to affect Seth Aspecto but failed took a step back. Suddenly, two tribesmen block Seth''s vision and the two dragons break away from their mental hold. They shook their heads and then anger clouded their judgment for being dominated by a human. Their speed skyrocketed with wing ps and their legs dashed toward the sinner. Each one of them with their wide maw opened to tear him apart. "No¡­" the leader of the tribesmen shouted. s, it was toote, the two dragons had lost theirposure. What they didn''t know was that they were somewhat influenced by [Confusionist] Skill. This skill in the right situation messed with reasoning and influenced irrational actions. Seth used it to confuse tribesman to attack another tribesman in the Crystal Dragon Court. And now he used it to provoke dragons'' pride and make them attack him recklessly. No one noticed when Seth released his staff and it shrunk further and when the dragons reached him, his smile widened. His eyes glowed with Preeminence Gaze, adding more [Comfusionist] Skill to his n. sp! sp! The two dragons mmed their maw at Seth, each one believed to have bitten him but Seth''s visage blurred away. In reality, they weren''t aiming at him directly but just a space beside him. He was now standing between the two dragon heads and they immediately grasped the situation and their pressure descended, attacking violently. "Haha!" he chuckled. Seth decided to test his Red Stripe Dragon Pulse. Booommmmm¡­. He knew he yed in their game, they wanted him to use dragon-rted abilities. True to his assumption, his cape became heavier but also his attack was potent as he smashed their body on the ground creating small cracks. While that was happening, the closest tribesmen were pushed away and Staff Of Elevation was free to issue its own carnage. [Serial Quest] ~Defeat 100 powerful individuals alone with no help ~Counter: 8/100 [Reward] ~Enhanced Battle Perception ___ Seth frowned, those additional defeats came from the tribesmen, which means he didn''tpletely incapacitate the dragon. Before he could think any further, his body floated up, suddenly he was 100 meters up, while his body was rotating, he heard sharp orders given out from a certain direction. It was the dragon transformers, they were awake and angry. One of them, a hulking man with dark skin and brown eyes red at Seth with rage. The other has pale skin and white hair, he is raging too and is the one pulling Seth up in the sky to push him away from the unconscious dragons. Then the pale-skinned tribesman dashed under Seth and mmed the ground with his hands. Immediately, the ce spotted a marble ground. The moment the ce appeared, the dark-skinned tribesman jumped high above Seth, and a giant hammer with a head the size of a human being appeared in his hand. With a cruel smile, he mmed down viscously. Seth understood something, he had be vulnerable to their floating ability because he used Dragon Pulse. The evidence was that the nk the human held was glowing and their power was directed at him. Before the hammer connected, he folded himself and his cape wrapped around him. Boooooom! The impact created a shock wave and Seth was hurled down at supersonic speed. The marble glowed eerily and gravity on it doubled further increasing the falling eleration. But right as he was going to m at the marble, ''the caped-wrapped sinner'' seemed to havee to a forced stop. The marble gravity effect was opposed by some other force. Bang! A heavy sound echoed as if a strong metal beam was mmed at a stone. Bang! Shattered! The second sound which made people reel back, cracked the marble and immediately the effect vanished and the sinner unwrapped and stood unharmed. It was the Staff Of Elevation that attacked the Marble. The pale man smirked and his hand stretched the moment he saw Seth''s face and pped. An echo of sound moulded toward him. Cracked! Azure Attire force field shattered to protect Seth and his eyes were saturated with aura while he reactivated Preeminence Gaze, immediately the pale tribesmen was dazed for a second. That was more than enough as Seth used Velocity and Momentum Aspecto to reach him, his hand stretched to grab the tribe man''s face. Seth no longer referred to the Aspectos with the dragons he got them from. But upon touching him, the man recovered and pulled back. At that very moment, the ck tribesman with a hammer was just above Seth sending another strike. Crack! Azure Attire protection activated and Seth didn''t even look up despite knowing he was there. Tens of meters away from them, Staff Of Elevation was dancing amidst tribesmen but it suddenly expanded to 39 meters long very fast and its weight doubled every meter. The ck man was readying for the next attack when his pseudo-dragon intuition alerted him but when he realized, it was toote for him to move. However, there was a looming shadow already by his side. Tremor dragon mmed at the side of the expanding staff, its shoulder broke but managed to push away the staff from the ck man''s face. But the wind grazed his face and destroyed his ears. The staff contracted as fast. All this happened just seconds after Seth used Preeminence Gaze and tried to grab the pale tribesman. The tribesman pulled back and avoided the hand by just a tiny hair distance but Seth clenched his hand with all the strength he could muster¡­that was when he heard the sound of¡­ Bang¡­crack! It was when the dragon protected the ck tribesman. Seth wasn''t distracted the least as he muttered something imperceptible to anyone but him. The pale man was four meters away now, torn between looking at the ck tribesman''s dazed realization and the sinner he had just escaped but then he felt his mind dizzy and he looked up¡­ to his horror, he saw something demonic. Chapter 268: Movement Combo Skill On the sinner''s right hand, that tried to grab him, was a silhouette of himself in a transparent form. The sinner then clenched his hand and spoke in a demonic phrase. Immediately, the silhouette was instantlypressed into a tiny thumb-sized ball before it vanished. The next moment the sinner blurred and appeared before him, with a left-hand punch while still holding something with his right hand. The pale tribesman wanted to muster courage but then everything seemed to have vanished in a blur as he saw sharp eyes, indifferent to who he was but also ruthless toward achieving their goal. His dragon heart almost faltered but tried to harden himself. However, the sinner was inches from him, he punched his chest that sent him flying. A stinging pain on his chest and warm fluid flowed out, the pale man looked down and saw a small finger-sized dagger and he also noticed the sinner''s hand up in the air waiting for the staff to reach him. "Remove that thing¡­!" The ck man flew fast toward the pale man and the pale man panicked and attempted but his strength and stamina were rockbutton. The sinner grabbed his demonic staff and channelled energy, that made the small de to expand to arm''s length. However, it was no longer embedded in the pale man''s body. He managed to pull it out the very moment Seth grabbed his staff. The two dragon transformers saw the sinner smile and further clenched the staff, the expanded de flew toward them. The ck man dashed toward it, his hammer appeared. Suddenly, the de became small and then pulled toward the sinner while he also pointed the staff at the pale man. Bang His chest caved in and he coughed crimson fluid which flowed toward the sinner continuously as the other crimson fluids. Seth turned his gaze and swept the whole battlefield, causing confusion in all of them and igniting fury in them. Tremor dragon was the one that lost it again and attacked Seth in less than a second, his dragon maw opened, sping down viciously to take the sinner''s head. "Calm down. Suppress his gaze and the Abyssal Painting." the ck man resisted Seth''s incitement and bellowed. "You attacked the dragon aspecto flowing in his blood and do nothing!" This order reached everyone before the dragon sped at Seth''s head but Tremor was already on the act he couldn''t really stop the momentum. In fact, he felt he would seed, he would get rid of this sinner and bath in his blood. He will gain his true voice and begin his ascension toward bing a true dragons. Yes, he will seed. Smack! Despite the dragon''s size and weight, when the cape smacked it, he was sent at subsonic speed toward the crowd of tribesmen. Few managed to evade his hulking body before being rammed. [Serial Quest] ~Defeat 100 powerful individuals alone with no help ~Counter: 13/100 [Reward] ~Enhanced Battle Perception ___ The battlefield seemed to have halted for five seconds and Seth checked the quest. Five people were rammed by the dragon and incapacitated. "Dragons have resilient bodies!" Sethmented. He immediately thought about letting the staff deal with the dragons and the other tribesmen but he threw out that idea. In all intent and purpose, Seth have half his strength without his Staff. The notion of Independence lies in the sense that he was not in danger or hidden behind a blockade. He was not in that situation. He was battling professional hunters on their turf. He may have dominated them all but he knew his weakness perfectly and also they aren''t stupid, they now know some of the things he can. With a sigh, the staff assumed its normal size and he ced it on the ground, where blood has umted. His attire was now red and more fluid than fabric and it merged with the crimson fluid. [Health Elevation Aspect] >The Staff elevate the Health Status of Seth Enock as long as he is in contact with it. >The Staff make him have a constitution as the lowest level human. >The Staff increases the healing of injuries based on their level. [Health Elevation Nodes] ~Increase healing ~Normal Human Constitution ~Increase Awareness ~Damping of Pain ~Reduce Attack Effect ~Immunity against above-normal weather elements ~Make it possible to walk toward a destination ______________ The above were his first-ever ability from the staff and he will capitalize on them. [Exertion Points: 67,000] Seth though has to finish the battle fast as his exertion point is consuming like water in a desert. Five seconds conclude and on the onset of the sixth second, Seth made first step and the ck-skinned tribesman was upon him while the pale-skinned tribesman was kneeling supporting him from behind. The two dragons and 7 remaining tribesmen were also trying to suppressed his Preeminence Gaze and his Abyssal Painting. Seth wasn''t even using the painting. [Green Hooded Cloak] ~Category: Living Root''s Resident Attire ~Grade 2, Level 7 ~Chromatic Stripes: Red, Moonlit. Use: [Passive Skills] (1)~Improve Health. (2)~Reduce Pressure. (3)~nt Respect. [Active Skills] (1)~Forest Camouge. (2)~Stripe Concealment. (3)~Trekking Against The Odd. [Trekking Against The Odd: Your trekking joinery will be improved especially in harsh conditions. Active Skill] [Moonlight Stripe] ~Grade 4, Level: 1 ~Use: [Passive Skill] (1)~Moon Absorption. (2)~Improve Movement under Moonlit Sky. [Improve Movement Under Moonlit Sky: Movements be easier and take less time the more one desires to achieve a set goal. Passive Skill] Seth also has [Walker] Skill that gave him quick pace and normal pace. Battle Might bring forth all things he can use to his advantage including the ones he neglected. Seth muttered something as he moved. "Activate my Velocity and Momentum Aspecto" He emphasized on my. He knew that until he truly grasped and owned the aspectos, he would be vulnerable to dragons. The nks held by the 7 tribesmen glowed, marking Seth use of dragon ability. Which meant they can invoke a vulnerable situation on him. At the same time, the dragon felt more connection with the aspectos in Seth''s body andtched on to it viciously. But all their response were a secondte, as Seth perception saw blurry scenery passing and he was already before the ck skin tribesman. The man was startled, he was just going to capitalize on the vulnerability and dominate the sinner but he just appeared. He can''t understand what happened properly, he doesn''t have the time to do that before the sinner vanished. Seth perceiption now was he seemed to have zoomed in strings of red markings. Velocity of Momentum possible trajectories have be red. Immediately, the ck skin trubesman felt something yanked from him and also on his chest was a giant wound carved with a de, barely missing his heart. He wanted to react when he heard a series of sounds. Bang Crack Bang Crack ¡­ He looked up and the zooming red light was smashing dragons left and right as if a movie was on fast forward. He wanted to concentrate to match the sinner speed but was feeling dizzy. He is a dragon master, he can''t fall here. But the moment he was about to make a move, the sinner was before him again, his gaze indifferent and his face devoid of emotions. Bang Bang Bang It took more hits than the baby dragons before the man was gravely injured and stood above him was Seth panting, his staff in his hand had its tip on the floor. Crimson fluid from his victim hugged his ankle and was rising by the minute as the blood flowed from their wound to him. His unfocused eyes regained their sanity and looked around. Seth then floated a few meters and his liquid red cloak spread like a bat, within was a book and also a canvas. With Aura Sight one can see the strength of Aura siphoning from all the victims toward the canvas. Suddenly, he looked in a certain direction. He dropped down and with a ssh of water, truthfully, crimson blood, he sshed away, moving at subsonic speed outside the arena. The blood, which was the crimson fluid that double in volume just by touching Seth''s body, flowed fast and followed him. Leaving behind defeated dragons and tribesmen. None died but were gravely injured. Seth has connection with the blood and could rtivelymand it to worsen thr wound or to keep them with semnce of life. Some have severed limbs and, or gashes on the chest among other wounds but the wound has coated and they aren''t in immediate death. Hundreds of meters away, Gunpowder and Eda Eden were standing shoulder to shoulder. They have watched the whole exchange, analyzing Seth''s battle capacity. "He is green!" Gunpowder mocked. "Yeah, but he is strong. He fights like a powerful barbarian!" Eda Eden said. "No. He is weak. His staff skills is all over the ce. His movements were excessive. I bet he has never fought in his life. Did you see that stupid punch, it was unamazing!" "Can you defeat him!" Eda Eden asked. She was a strategist and can see some strategies Seth employed from the beginning and he capitalized till the end. ''Even if he is green, he will be a tough opponent to battle. Besides, what other skill did he have?'' She thought. "I can defeat him in less than 2 minutes. All I have to do is overwhelm him while restraining him¡­.!" he stopped his exnation as they both turned to look at the floating person beside them. Chapter 269: Red Stream Her gaze was on the battlefield before she uttered in an ethereal voice. "You can''t handle his Preeminence Gaze. His Existence Might is also a problem." "What are those skills?" Eda Eden asked, surprised. In another part of the Gawee Land, a group of people were inside a paper kite, flying very fast. The four team members have varying injuries but nothing serious. Among them was a young girl, with pale skin like paper. She was the one controlling the kite but also she was the subject of protection by the other three. Rena''s gaze was unfocused and her heartfelt hurt in sadness and resignation. She wanted nothing to do with the damn game again. She doesn''t care anymore, she would rather leave home thane back to this ursed game. Her brother, Zero, was beside her, his dragon wing wrapped around her body giving her warmth and making sure she is alright. His face was scarred and he was tired but more than that he was sad for his sister. Zambia was standing, on the invisible force, around the whole kite was his energy as he deflected a throng that would jeopardize the fragile kite. Juma was there, her hand holding a short sword. She was the only one with no injury but she was the most tired. Without her, they would have died, and only Zambia has a chance of survival. But what was worse of all this adventure was that they were denied their request. Not only they were chased out. Rena was a paper human, she came from Papce City. Being an immortal the ability on her was higher than normal. This makes her have almost no limit in her growth when ites to paper. It was great and amazing until she tried leaving Papve and found that she couldn''t even walk the Gawee Land. She has to wait for her brother to find her and then find charms and other items that allow her to leave Papce. Her talent with the paper was off the chart but without growth it was useless. Before she met Seth she tried many things but failed to grow her powers. She stumbles upon a solution. Fist told her about a ce where she could transform her talent into something else at an appropriatepensation. But reaching there was the real deal, the ce was on the move and only a few could track and know where it was. Captain has somewhat marked the ce and can lead, at a price Seth gives him bloodline. Sadly, all that hardship for nothing. ***** Inside a magnificent red castle. Tiny red dragon lizards were flying around. Their fire breathing was crimson of varying intensity. They flew around and fought each other with no aggression. Inside the court was a dragon, an adult one, curled, sleeping. Red smoke flows out from his nostrils. Every movement of his. made the court tremble and also the walls and metal decoration became bright red as heat incited them more. Ten meters away from the dragon was a daring person hiding inside ss Dom. His eyes were red as well as his skin. He was burning from the inside out. He floated away from the burning floor and his Red Signature Book was floating before him. Even in pain, his gaze fixed on the Red Stream Skill formation. He has already begun fixing the bond and arrangement. Guru Gam! Guru Gam! His Pure Stone Heart was the only thing soothing his body now. All this pain was not because of the Red Fire Pce but because of the dragons, he beat up. What amplified it was the Aspectos in him, they had heated up making the normal burningst longer and also more painful. His heart was beating fast and also the blood aura made him hold on to a degree. Without them, he would be reeling on the floor crying. With his Grade Aura Attribute active and feeding the book aura, his other hand was busy shuffling through the skill bonds and formation. Here, under the blessing of Red Fire Dragon, a distant Descendant of Ancient Red Dragon, he was able to do this as easily as drinking water. Not to mention another long-distance descent was sleeping just a few meters away from him. Seth clenched his staff to reduce the pain before he managed to finalize thest bond. Bubble Bubble Bubble As the underground acquirer was cracked, water began to flow out. The skill shimmered as he saw he needed more water and so he increased the pouring of the Soothing Gourd. [Personalized Quest Complete] ~Create Red Stream within Red Dragon Court [Reward] ~Hourss Evolution _____ Seth wanted to sigh but the pain exploded in his mind and he fainted. Hourster he woke up still floating, around him stream of water was flowing. It wasn''t red per se but as if ced in a red container. [Congrattion] [You have created something simr to Arf but vastly inferior] [You have obtained Signature Red Steam Authority] [You have gained Pioneer Title] [Note: Beware of Marauders] ____ [Congrattion] [Hourss has evolved by merging with Pseudo-temporal Points] Before Seth''s eyes, a small portion of red stream was moulded into an hourss. At the sole was a purple colour with a thin string that extended outside away but no connection. It dissolved back into the stream but then from where the Hourss tattoo was supposed to be, the stream flowed insidepletely. This is ten gallons of water. There is no exnation or system status. Seth then intuitively invokes Grade 5 Attribute: High Intelligence. "I see!" In the early game, Seth has gained Graviton, Aerogel and Gawee stone which form a tattoo and Pristine lung. He now also has something simr. The difference was it was Hourss that evolved and merged with the temporal point he has. This further gave it another ability to take in the first Red Stream he made and be like the Graviton and Gawee Dot tattoos. The ability was vague but the influence flowing could be felt by Seth and controlled and the adverse effect was due to that purple thing and he must know what danger cane. Apart from that, he didn''t get anything. As far as he can understand. Seth straightened and looked around. The book was opened and he looked again. "Amazing." The spell was strange, it had 99,999 nodes of solid light, shimmering and shifting positions on shallow water in a red container. As Seth caressed the page he found that it wasn''t an image but rather a small carved ce but protected by the force. The more he looked the more he grasped until he shook his head and flipped to the next page. He was in wonder, that spell couldn''t be real. It''s an entire world on its own. "First Might, you did something to it right!" Seth asked but no answer. But he knew that was the case. Red Stream Skill is a Realm Of Power that controls special stream water. The effect of the water wasn''t known yet but what one can do with it was almost endless. Using Red River Stone Seth only shouts Red River and the river will flood out of nowhere while he tries to control it for himself. The created skill should be simr but the difference was the Node Of Solid light. Those nodes are nodes of myriad skills. Seth can call the stream and actively control it but also he can call the stream using a node that will make the streame and swirl around him. Or make the stream ssh somewhere. Or drown someone or just floor around and fill the space. Calling on the stream with nodeses with a precise notion of action to be done. Without using nodes, the stream will be manually used. Seth didn''t try to use it, he focused on the other skill to finish. The moment he checked Seth frowned. First, I have indeed made some changes. Seth checked the Whip. It was easy to make but then Seth shook his head, he had assumed Red Stream was easy but it was not, he shouldn''t go assuming this one again. He patiently went through all of them before he sighed. He really didn''t understand why his own created skills were a bit harder than the one she added. The whip is no longer normal, so also the two binds and cushion. He can''t even decide which one was harder to make, they all seem intricate. Maybe he should with her amazing Skill but Seth shook his head and listened to his intuition to finish his own skill. Red Strings need continued repetition in bonding and rotating. Making a single mistake will make him start again. Not to mention he needs to add some animal fur and blood vessels he procure while doing so. With ease, they all. floated around Seth, then he focused his attention on his Grade Advantage full power and he began. Seth, using Advance Chronicler, amidst the narrative said, he didn''t meet any mishaps and finished the Red String with no problem. 13 hourster Seth leaned back as he turned all his ability but defied gravity. His eyes ached, and his mind was tired but because he wasn''t doing an excessive action his Exertion Point only fell for one point and raised again. That is its advantage but it takes away the fatigue of the mind. [Congrattion] [You have created a Threefold World Fence (Red String)] [Your pioneer title value has be F+ Rank] _____ "Okay!" Seth closes his eyes to rest. He can''t digest anything now. Chapter 270: Beholder World Seth opened his eyes and met with a crimson gaze from the former sleeping dragon. It was directly looking through the ss dome. "This lowly human, greet the great Red Ancient Dragon descendant!" "I''m known as Red Canvas in Garden Of Eden. I''m just an adventurer trying to survive in this cutthroat world. I hope, the mighty you, will understand!" Seth didn''t know what got into him, but hismunication talent in lord ss just activated and began to bber. The dragon''s gaze didn''t shift away but kept on. "You know, I once survived an encounter with Roana Prada.." this made the dragon''s reptilian eyes shrink and Seth quickly added, "But he was corrupted. I almost died but I managed to kill the vile entity." Seth didn''t stop talking but continued, "I was unfortunate again to watch Feathering Duarilj Avanalordii''s demise but not in vain as he reigned supreme over the corruption!" Seth saw the trembling of the giant eye which then shifted scrutinizing him more. He did feel the gaze on his bones. "I had the opportunity to converse with him and he gave me some gifts and asked me to spread his legacy. Sadly Gawee doesn''t have a lot of birds. I''m really happy that I can fulfil his dying wishes here!" Seth continued to bber about everything even after he dragged his book and continued to make the other skills. He wanted to check what the strings can do and why they were called Three Fold World but with his attention on the unceasing narration toward the dragon, he can''t concentrate on other things. Seth has no idea that the dragon can''t hear him but can see his mouth move which was enough to feel the intention and also perceive what he was saying. The bbering Seth chose Red Whip as the next skill to make but upon closer look, he dropped that and took Great Bind. Just because it''s Great doesn''t make it harder. It was the simplest, truly this time even the strings were harder. But there was a dilemma, some of the ingredientse from dragons. Some scales, a nail and there was even a bone. Those parts were centuries old, the bone was even millennia old and they were integral parts of the ingredients. The other ingredients were from different monsters, some were sealed inside a jar, and some were wrapped with rabbit fur. There were some types of soil and rocks and also the hairs of some animals. But the majority were different types of nt parts and roots. Including one obtained from Living Root. Seth took it and checked, it was real. "Haha. You see, these things are very expensive. To acquire them they consume my fortune. Especially, a piece of these roots," Seth said. He then went ahead and exined what the others were and when he came to some dangerous monsters, "I don''t know what these are, I can''t even read what they are, their names are just symbols." He then pulled out the dragon part and quickly said, "I don''t even wanna know what this is. I might as well just use them. You know, with this great book''s instructions, it has an indirect connection with your ancestor. He approves of it!" Seth said. But he was sweating already. He didn''t stop his activity, though. "I can concentrate right! You can watch it no problem." He said as he became silent and focused. With High Intelligence and relevant skills and attributes, Sethmenced. Later on, heughed as he understood what he was up to. There were 13 different creature parts. Then there was a small Living Root and also a lot of different nt materials. Thest was the earth and rocks. Seth has to bond them together and create the ''Bind''. But the process was to enter Crafting Warrealm and force them to converge not haphazardly but in order. All other creatures have merged and formed one. Then the dragon part also has to do that. The nt too, what remained was battle royal. The truth was it was not easy. The scales, bones and nailse from different dragons and they won''t just be one easily. So also the other creatures. But Seth has a solution. He wet his hand and then pulled the ingredients aura and tried to infuse them together. It failed but he tried many times until the dragon parts were trained with each other then he ced them together. He did some for the others. Boon! His hand was blown away after he tried grabbing one of the jar aura. Whatever was inside was dangerous. Seth also noticed that the dragon''s eye shook seeing that. It means it knew what kind of life form it was. When his hand recovered Seth went all out. With Grade 4 Attribute: Aura active, he forced his aura to be a dense glove with thick rigidity on his and he poured water on the jar and then managed to pull the aura and taint the others. He didn''t expect to have a problem with the nt but he had. The rest of the nt seemed antagonistic with the small living root. However, with his green cloak, he put them inside water and merged their aura seamlessly. This was the hardest part, as far as he perceived. The next was he triggered Crafting Warrealm. And it appeared. The realm was divided into four. A small room where he was shrouded in red aura and then another one where the nts appeared. The dragon room wasrger and the will of the nail, scale and bone transformed into phantom dragons. They all red at each other. Seth couldn''t see thest realm, it was shrouded with red mist. It seemed to have more dangerous beings. Boom! "Holy shit" Seth felt his head sting. He has to keep the realm from fracturing. He is the Great Binder now till they merge. The nt ''war'' also started, they were entangling each other and absorbing their essences. Seth held his Pure White Stone Will and Mental Fortitude to hold everything. The next moment the explosion intensified from the monster realm. About 30 minutester, there was a single dandelion in the monster realm. Even the monster that used explosion and the other dangerous monster remnant intent were all gone. The dragon and the dandelion room merged. The dragons were still ring at each other but seeing the dandelion, they had a tacit agreement and they merged. With a dragon breath, they tried to incinerate the dandelion. But it vanished and appeared above the merged dragon. Seth saw their fear and confusion before they vanished into spore and the dandelion absorbed them. It became bigger than a baby. Seth felt his heartbeat as he began to be wary of it. The same happened with the nt, seeing the intruder, they merged. To Seth''s shock, it wasn''t the root that won but a flower with four petals of different colours. Red, brown, blue and green. He gained their meaning with ease. Red for Fire, Brown for Earth, Blue for Water and Green for Wind. The dandelion became sluggish before it floated and settled on the flower. They seemed to have merged into a symbiotic rtionship. Then thest step was to dominate them. Seth shook his head, "That was impossible to do. I can only tame them." Seth pulled out a litter of Arf and then summoned his red stream and wrapped himself. Before making Arf to mix within it. The Warrealm became one and Seth felt an existential crisis. He immediately made the cape wrapped around him and then arf around it then an abundant stream which flowed out. Even with that Seth found that his body had be spore, it was his attire that kept him intact. His only hand that was still hand, was holding his staff, it was immune. The red stream water reached the flower and the four coloured petal flowers began to grow by absorbing it. The stream umted and wrapped the flowerpletely, and then more Red arf from somewhere came and added to it. Seth opened his eyes and saw his body was still in spore and the dragon''s eye was nowhere to be seen. ''Did it escape!'' When the sunlightnded on him he became normal and the book trembled and the process continued. He stayed in an eerie silence with a thought that the dandelion would jump at him from the trembling book. Several minutester an alert came. [Congrattion] [You have created Beholder World Skill] [Your Pioneer title value has be D+ Rank] ____ Seth''s pioneer title has the fastest ranking he ever had, but considering what he was creating he felt it was just right. Even after all that, Seth just didn''t move. He looked at his body and it was normal but he stayed in ce for an hour before he thought about touching the ground. With his leg touching the hot floor, Seth felt as if the world had embraced him again. His heart raced and his sluggish mind returned, so also his emotion rushed back. "Fuck. That is dangerous!" he shouted. That was when the dragon''s eye opened and looked at him again. "Haha, great one, you are back!" Seth half mocked and half inquired internally of course. ''Even that goddamn actual full dragon escape. This Great Bind is really strong!'' Chapter 271: The Mummy The eerie sensation left him and grasped something. Oftentimes it wasn''t the strongest or the most violent that was the most dangerous but the unassuming with weird quirks. He didn''t know how the dandelion came to form but must have been as a result of something that evolved to survive the explosion and the rest of the monsters. The dragon''s attack didn''t even reach it and they have zero resistance to dandelions. As for the nt, they are smarter and have a better sense of evolution. The small living roots didn''t take control but merged with the others, one of the nts then evolved a trait that can tame the dandelion. They transformed into a weak flower with four petals. It can be stumped on and passed without knowing, nevertheless, it was the only possible counter to the dandelion. It wasn''t even a counter but rather a symbiotepatible. The flower has things the dandelion wants and the nt gets to grow as well as they merge. Seth would have be a food to the skill, if he wasn''t careful. He sighed and closed his eyes and then stared at the sun above until his vision dimmed by the sunlight. Then he focused on the skill page It was a shallow river, beneath it was a hollow ce where a flower was growing. The flower has the four different coloured petals and also the merging dandelion on top. The eerie feeling returned and Seth shifted to the next page immediately. He sighed and said, "I''m super stupid!" After some time he added, "If I hadn''t been a Grade 5 Human and had luck I would have died now!" he added. He looked at the other skills and stared at the Round Ball Protection skill which he used to call Cocoon. He hid inside when an attack came. This should have been his second created skill. It wasn''t about the hardest or the simplest but the most useful. The red stream is the first then the protection cocoon. The rest can follow. But he went and looked for simplicity. This time after he rested, he focused. After an hour of studying he sighed with sweat and a smile. "Damn mathematics!" he cursed. The skill was also unique. It has two parts, the calction parts and the practical part. With numerous smaller ingredients and drops of different liquid; some blood, some sap and some just a fluid from somewhere, he needs to calcte a position and also their function in the Math Set Matrix of the chart of the Skill formation. Seth brought an empty book and began to calcte them. High Intelligence and Savant were high time active but even toward sunset he didn''te close to finishing. The damn things were connected, he has used each other to rify every single one and if he was wrong at one point he is wrong at all of them. With soothing water, some ration and little rest, he spent 8 days trying with failures and sess. The dragon eye was as patient as a stone as he kept watching. Seth even began to be afraid that it was waiting for him to walk out. Andstly, he finished. Then he went around plucking auras from the ingredients and cing them on the page in the order required. Finishing that, the main ingredient floated and rotated before they merged into White milk liquid and dropped on the page. [Congrattions] [You have create Myriad Wheel Shield] [Your pioneer title value have advance to C- Rank] ___ He smiled because the skill pushed the title from (D+) to (C-) Rank. Red Stream gave him (F) Rank value, Three Fold World Fence advanced it to (E+) rank Value and Beholder World advanced it to (D+) rank value. Seth didn''t expect the title to be pushed to (C-) rank value. But he knew it would be harder from now on. He leaned back and wanted to test the skill all but he won''t. The giant eye scared him, he should finish everything. Hoping it isn''t malevolent. The next was cushion skill. He used it to soften his fall and resist air pressure when he was hurled away. Seth thought he used it once against Temra when she sted him away. Each of the skills he created was unique. This one entailed him to weave a very soft cushion using special threads to form the wrapper and then meticulously arranged the soft feathers and wool inside. There should be zero error merging. 26 hourster. "Fuck yeah!" he shouted. Seth was stark naked, his body covered with peckings and injuries. His eyes red shot as he sweat both blood and sweat. The cushion became intangible and faded into the book. It was now floating on a shallow stream, it''s water resistant. Seth felt likeying on it. [Congrattions] [You have created Lord Cushion] ____ Despite there was no increase in pioneer rank Seth felt that it moved by half. The cushion making was annoying. Each of the soft feathers was from a different small annoying bird. And once he misced one, an illusory bird will peck him. So also if he misced a chunk of wool, a bleat from either cattle, sheep or goat will ram his ears. Heck, they make his ear bleed many times. *** "Where do you think he is?" Gunpowder asked Eda. The woman smiled, "Maybe he left!" "No. My tracking skill tells me he is close by." "We have been looking for days now. Maybe you are mistaken!" she said. But then they all looked at the woman floating before them. There was this smile on her face as she stared at the Red Dragon Court. They searched the court many times but no one was there. They stood and searched again. "Maybe the court will swallow him. Dream Fortune doesn''t lie!" Gunpowder said. "Haha. That impossible, high rank being doesn''t kill lower life forms. Especially the prideful dragon unless they are degenerate." Eda said. They didn''t know just meters away from them was a ss dome and Seth was inside grappling with an annoying skill creation. Among all the six skills, seven including Red Stream, Bind has the most numerous items to be used. The annoying part was that he had to calcte just like what he did in making Myriad Wheel Shield and also craft just like Lord Cushion , then he had to merge them just like Great Bind. "It was just a normal bind but this hurdle!" Seth cursed. The above methods weren''t the only problem but his Exertion point was reducing every blessed second. Thankfully he activated Battle Might and now he has 100,000 exertion points. So, he has nothing to worry about. But the reason for the exertion drop was the damn skill was taking his aura and also a piece of him. Seth was already lean but now he was bing leaner. The first action was to calcte everything and find their position. Thanks to having the experience, he was able to do it fast. He finished that in 4 days instead of 8. Then he plucked their aura and arranged them ording to the calction. This sucked in his vitality and made him continuously thinner. Finishing that, the skill activated and a projection of a multyer device came out from the skill page. Well, he knew it was multyer after he constructed oneyer after another. Some of the main items served as bolt and screw, and many other mechanical tools and instruments. But that was just oneyer. The nextyer was of different types of glue, then a different type of ropes, Then different types of curved needles and many more. The moment he finishes with ayer, another will pop up. Even though all he had to do was to trace it, he has made sure not to make it copse. Twenty five dayster, he got the damn alert. Seth falls down exhausted, panting and he falls asleep. The moment he closed his eyes, 30 minutester he felt he had recovered. He wasying on a soft cloud and the sky was a beautiful blue sky. Different birds were chirping and flying around. [Congrattion] [You have created Safe House] [Your pioneer title value have be C rank] He raised his hand and a small birdnded on it and pecked him gently, before it flew away. Seth smiled before he frowned, the red eye just tainted the serene location. He has to wake up. Seth opened his eyes and he was on an illusory cushion. "Hehe. It''s worth it!" Seth said. The eye looked like it was enjoying the show and Seth spotted the most smug look he could muster before he looked at the other skill. Remaining only Whip Skill. So he concentrated on it. Hourster and nodded, "Now we are talking!" Seth pulled out the ingredients required and suddenly the dragon eye glowed yellow and one of the ingredients was encased in red. It''s as if all this time, it was waiting for that thing to appear. Seth''s heart skipped a beat and pulled out the description of the thing. [Mummy Remain] [Remains of an unknown ancient creature sealed in a tomb. It has the capability to make animal and human develop dull ws that can cut through steel] Chapter 272: Pharaohs Whip Seth checked his hand and saw his fingers changing, with a bit of Stone Will he dispelled the effect. After reading the description, he said to himself and dragon eye, "I will be fast. Besides, it will merge with other ingredients and disappear!" The dragon didn''t pull out his control though. Seth ignored that and continued to work. He pulled out a fake divine wood and began to cut them into 25 different pieces and then carefully shaped them while in a connected joints with each other. His sculpture skills were disyed. Then he mixed the other materials and made a thin colourful paint, then, meticulously made lines at the width of a hairline and few centimeters in length on each of the jointed 25 parts. His painting skills were disyed. He brought a jar and a pungent smell assaulted his nostril after opening it. "Damn!" he cursed. He pushed his head away to avoid the smell andmenced to silently push the lines adorned, jointed sculpture inside the jar. The line-adorn, jointed fake divine wood, melted seamlessly before he took the mummy remain, it was tiny phnx bone and ced inside the jar. It too melted and merged with the pungent solution. The simple part was done then the lengthy part. He has to make sunlight bask in it for three days and then moonlight seven nights control measures. The jar floated above the page skill and Seth faced it toward the sun. After some minutes, the liquid colour became bright yellow and once it started changing to dark yellow. Seth had to take it away immediately. Three dayster. He was facing the jar towards the moon. When the light touched it, it changed to a bright silver moon. After some minutes , like the other, the bottom jar began forming indigo colour he had to take it away immediately. Seth was super careful, the dragon reaction made him realize he was dealing with ingredients belonging to some dangerous sources. On the seventh moon night, during twilight, Seth opened the jar, and poured it into the page skill. The content was smoky and it projected fog of images. Pouring only half, he closed the jar and enveloped the book with the red stream. He waited with no distraction. With Exertion Points he can have no fatigue of the body. Adding to that, his body has be rigid due to the effect of the smoky potion. At the next twilight , which meansing night, sunset, he poured the rest of the content into the jar. It was now in the form of water with transparent colour. After the jar contents was emptied, the jar shattered and merged with the book. Seth took a deep sigh, and with his rigid hand he pulled out a very tiny but rusty metal and ced it on the page and it sunk inside. It was thest ingredient The book snapped close and Seth was violently pulled into the Crafting Warrealm and the first he heard was a shout of panic order from feminine voice. "Don''t hold back!" His instinct tingled and he quickly muttered his greatest power. "First Might!" The force descended. "Don''t¡­ include me!" The feminine voice that ordered earlier said. It was Queen Retina, standing against a powerful Will manifestion, she had engulfed it with a thick Arf to contain it. From within was an ancient existence bound by many things form from Arf liquid. Coming inside the Crafting Warrealm, Seth body altered instantly, bing akin to a mummy but after calling First Might, he partially revert back to normal. At the sametime, Myriad Wheel Shield appeared before him in the form of round nk with several segments. It then began to rotates clockwise further reverting Seth back to normal while also shielding him from the effect of great existence Will effect. Seth can feel its gaze on his skin, making him half-paranoid. The force Seth emitted that epassed the whole Warrealm was shifted by him avoiding Queen Retina toward the Will of the ancient existence. The Will was instantly grinded and merged forcefully with the rest of Warrealm manifested ingredients. Second before that, Seth heard, "Pathetically weak" The Will wanted to use Seth''s body but found it super fragile and theing of First Might made it be crushed. "What was that?" Seth asked. The next moment, a profound weakness envelope him. Certainly, his Exertion Points are very low, coupled with mental fatigue and other rted tiredness. The Crafting Warrealm began to fall apart, Retina waved her hand to held it for a moment. "From my spection, this Will is from an ancient human with great power." Retina said with thoughtful expression. She had used quite some power to held it before Seth came in. "I think the real person is still alive, this one is his remains!" "I''m dumber now with all the brain juice I have spent. Speak dumb to me!" Seth tiredly said with droop eyes. Queen Retina, which was now in a hazy form reexin, "Very powerful non-human existence doesn''t die easily. Humans, however can but some found a way to escape their mortal coil and ascend beyond. This one was as a result of someone ascending, leaving a remain." "Hmm." Seth didn''t understand fully, his mind not even capturing many terms. But he needs another exnation regarding others matters, "What the hell did you create for me? What is that dandelion and flower? " "How would I know?" She said the matter of fact with confused expression. "It''s your creation!" her body was fading faster now. "How the heck was that my creation? You designed them!" Seth retorted. His low IQ makes him a bit irrational. "No. Silly. When you use my Arf, your subconscious mind weaves a design of an ultraplex skill tool for that specific situation. On the surface mind you only grasped a portion of it. The reason the effect of the Arf tools you made seem uniform andckluster was your control of Arf was zero, it was all me aiding you move it, but the design was yours." She said with a smile. She spoke fast to finish her exnation "All I did was seek the relevant information to make the skills from my father to make what you envision toe true." She faded away and Seth mind returned to this body. "Don''t worry about my skills that I gave you. They are standard and normal. I don''t have aplex subconscious like¡­!" This was thest sentence he heard in his mind. He sighed and red at the now formed skill. [Congrattions] [You have created Pharaoh''s Whip] [Your pioneer title value have advance to (C+) Rank] This skill alone pushed it from (C) to (C+) rank. Pharaoh''s Whip was on far with Great Bind ''Beholder World'' in terms of advancing the pioneer title. Looking up, the dragon eye was now looking at him then the iris shifted to the skill book. Seth grasped it wanted him to use the skill. Holding the book, Seth tried to mistakenly open where Great Bind ''Beholder World'' was, the eyes red dangerously at him. "Haha. Great one, I just want to¡­!" He didn''t finished when he felt his stone heart heated up and immediately his chest became red as if two glowing hot stones reced his Pure Stone Heart. "Ahhh. I..m sorry. Forgive me. Ahhh!" Seth thrashed around for some seconds before the burning heat stopped. [Your Pure Stone Heart Have gain Lava Scripture] "What the hell does that mean?" Seth cursed, he was already foreseen a problem with this. He imagined the tribesmen get ahold of the Lava Scripture, he is done for. Seth wanted to re at the eye but his Existence Might informed him not push his luck! He sighed and looked at the whip, the eye wanted him to use it. Within the skill page was a shallow sea. In it was a long dark brown whip. There were two ways to use it. He can plunge his hand inside the skill page and pull the whip or he can activate the skill. Seth activated the skill and the projection of the whip appeared above the book. He then grabbed it by its thick wooden handle. He felt an uncanny connection with it and then he waved it around. In his confined ss dome, the whip was in a moderate size but if he was outside the dome the whip would extend more. Also, now he can see there were 99 nodes just like with River Stream on the skill page. These nodes were minor skill switches. Seth smiled and looked at the dragon eye, it was now were passive like before. No longer showing interest. He put the Pharaoh''s Whip back and some of the nodes of light on the skill page became dim. Seth understood the node also signified energy avablity for using the skill. "Good. I wonder if other sses have Magic Power [MP] status for using skills." Seth wondered. Seth didn''t rest; he drank Soothing Water and checked his Exertion Points, it was still their. He tried to check the rest of the skill creation. Chapter 273: Legacy Quest The four skills Queen Retina made were moreplex by just a nce but after the crucible he has been through Seth can see they were harmless. They were Bubble Guardian, Couronne, Crimson Mist Domain and Silver Bowl. Their ability for now was vague but Seth has grasped them a bit. Now as he went through the skill creation methods, he didn''t try to seek which was easier to make but which was better to make first. He had made a mistake of not creating Myriad Wheel Shield first and almost suffered against the Four Petal flower and its dandelion. After he made the shield, it automatically protected him against Pharaoh''s Whip creation. Even though it was not very effective, it felt like the Pharaoh''s Whip would have affected him until he called First Might. Seth concluded Couronne and Silver Bowl were the best to start. Later he chose Couronne as first. On the Couronne Skill page Seth stared at it with a smile, it was like Red Stream but much simpler. Everything was automatic. All he had to do was bring the ingredients, put them one by one in an order. They dissolved in the page and merged with the shallow sea. Then he pulled them and recreated them by arranging chemical bond-like formation. After doing all that he felt dizzy as his mental energy was sucked until he couldn''t think of anything. "Haha. I told you it''s easy. By the way, go to Dragon Burtali to repel the dragon aggression on you!" In the darkness he heard Queen Retina''s voice. He woke up 24 hourster, a projection of a thin semi-circle with someplex design instrument projected before his eyes. He now knew he should ce a special metal on the projection to make it corporal. He pulled the tiniest empyrean steel and ced it. It melted and it settled in the shallow sea. [Congrattions] [You have created Couronne] ____ Seth felt the ranking of Pioneer titles shifted only a little. He continued. The Silver Bowl was a bit harder. Seth has to mold the bowl using red y, and thick pungent blood, then using aura he pulled energy from the skill page, taking his time crafting it. After that the skill page took it in, now he has to rearrange the chemical-like bond to reconstruct it within the page. Finishing that with a bit of empyrean steel to made it silver. [Congrattions] [You have created Silver Bowl] ___ Bubble Guardian required a different approach. He directly went into Crafting Warrealm. Pull in the aura of the materials and begin creating a life form. Yes. The Guardian was semi-alive. He tried several times but failed. On the 14th day of failure Seth has no choice but to invoke Moon blessing. Even with that, he failed twice in four days. "Damn. What with the creation of life!" Nheless on his 20th day he managed to make the correctbination. However all that was just a simtion using aura. Now the real thing began. Outside the Crafting Warrealm, he nced at the material that had their aura depleted, he saw connected lines and paths to recreate what he spent days simting in Crafting Warrealm. Before that he nced at the skill he gained due to rigorous simtions [Aura Form Maniption] He then focused on following his established guide. In three days, a blob of energy sat on a hundredyer womb inside the shallow sea of the skill page. [Congrattions] [You have created Bubble Guardian] [Your pioneer title have be B+ Rank] ___ "Fuck yeah. That hardship warrants that!" Seth shouted before he suddenly fell asleep. This time he slept for the whole day. The dragon eye still gave him an eerie feeling, so he couldn''t enjoy the scenery of Lord Cushion. Coral Domain was simple but dangerous to make. With Couronne around his head, resting on his ears. Silver Bowl by his side. Myriad Wheel Shield. Inside the bowl, all the remaining ingredients with the exception of three things were ced inside. Then he activated the Coral Domain skill. His very body vanished and the Arf book closed and dropped on the red floor. *** [Crafting Warrealm Dimension] Strings of red extended from the wall andtched on Seth''s body. Energy began to be siphoned. Things like providence, aura, mental energy and everything that constitute his existence and his action in the game was fueling the Dimension. Crafting Warrealm, itself, was consumed to finish everything. The process took 7 days and eight nights before Seth was released. [Congrattion] [You have created Coral Domain Authority] [Your Pioneer title have be A Rank] ____ Seth weakly smiled as he fell asleep. He didn''t even notice that the name had changed from Crimson Mists Domain to Coral Authority Domain. This sleep wasn''t normal as he found himself swimming through a shallow sea with different junctions, each junction was a skill he created. All were inviting with different strange demeanor. Like; the flower was gentle but the dandelion was scary. The Guardian craved action with a vibration around it. Coral was also dangerous, it seemed it wanted to consume him and keep him safe forever inside it. Seth woke up the next day, the dragon eye was gone. His sour body was gone and his mind was still recovering. But there was a sense of urgency to just leave since he finished what he came to. He sighed. Tidied the ce and checked the three remaining items before he stored them. He took the book, the pages seemed to have merged together. He can''t open them for now. Seth wore his attire and stood on the hot red floor and deactivated the ss dome. Hot air wept toward him. He bowed and praised the dragon king and then walked out. He met with a lot of birds of different types fluttering around. ~Do not kill Dragons~ A voice vibrated around him. His stone heart heated up for a moment before it reverted back to normal. ''Shit. Those eyes belong to the Dragon Court.'' Technically, no, but the court was alive in its own way and can employ the use of any dragon nearby. That was to say it used the eye of the dragon sleeping in there to observe the human doing witchcraft. Seth pulled out his Charisma and walked toward a small pigeon and bent. He then summoned the Feathered Dragon Quest. [Feathering Dragon Legacy Quest] [Avanalordii, a variant dragon with feathered birds within his authority. He was the guardian birds and protector in Gawee Continent] ~Seed as many baby birds or eggs with the legacy traits in Gawee Continent [Reward] ~Activating one of the legacy characteristics. [Failure] ~Reduction of legacy potency ____ The small pigeon looked up toward the human. Seth Aura Sight activated and he saw its aura nature. His hand also showed multi coloured aura, each with the dragon traits. [Feathered Wings Dragon Legacy] ~Name: Feathering Duarilj Avanalordii ~Origin: Gawee ~Legacy Grade: Seven ~Legacy Type: Dragon Sacrifice ~Legacies: Bloodline, Power, Characteristics, Tongue, Feather, Physique, Seed. ~Legacy Owner: Seth Enoch (The Cleanser) ~Legacy Conditions: Seeds one hundred feathered birds with Feathering Duarilj Avanalordii traits in seven different continents! ~Legacy Fusion: 4% ~Legacy Obtained: Seeding [Infected dragon, Avanalordii Duarilj Featering, gifted you his legacy due to your bravery in cleansing Roana Prada. Hence, you are referred to you as ''The Cleanser''] ________ There were seven traits, each showing a different aura. Seth inferred with Aura Sight that the small pigeon is notpatible with any of them. He stood and looked around, there were only three of the small birds that could have one of the traits. He walked toward them, they didn''t fly away. Seth has Wildbeast Immunity that evolved to Wildbeast Communion and his charisma helped. He can subtlymunicate his intention toward them. A bird like a parrot can have ''Tongue'' another pigeon can have ''Feather'' which was under characteristics trait then thest was another Pigeon and can have characteristics. Seth was skeptical, instead of touching them directly, he used his left hand and plucked only the aura of the traits and then infused it on the Parrot and the two Pigeons. Nothing happened, he sighed but then. Ding! [Feathering Dragon Legacy Quest] [Avanalordii, a variant dragon with feathered birds within his authority. He is the guardian birds and protector in Gawee Continent] ~Seed as many baby birds or eggs with the legacy traits in Gawee Continent ~Seeding Rate: 2/100 ~Sess Rate: 1000% [Reward] ~Activating one of the legacy characteristics. [Failure] ~Reduction of legacy potency ____ "That''s enough?" Seth wondered. He just put the aura to test the water, not that he considered that as seeding. After using High Intelligence, he understood the intention was the reason. Now the aura in them will grow gradually and the seed with him will be sent to them gradually. In other words, the aura seed he nted will change their body to amodate the seed and then the seed will seep into them. This makes it have a 1000% chance of sess. He turned toward the other pigeon and saw that almost all the birds now werepatible with his method. And by the time he left the Red Dragon King Court, he had surpassed his quest requirement. Chapter 274: Burtali Battle [Feathered Dragon Legacy Quest] [Avanalordii, a variant dragon with feathered birds within his authority. He is the guardian of birds and protector in Gawee Continent] ~Seed as many baby birds or eggs with the legacy traits in Gawee Continent ~Sess Rate: 778% ~Seeding Rate: 3,893/100 ~Seeded Bird: 0/3,893 [Reward] ~Activating one of the legacy characteristics. [Failure] ~Reduction of legacy potency ____ It will take time for them to be well nurtured and to amodate the seeds. That was the disadvantage of the Aura Infusion way. But Seth didn''t care, as long as they did in the end. Guided by intuition, Seth moved toward other bird nests. He travelled around for days, as if protected by invisible force until he can seed no more. That was when his sight blurred and he found himself standing on a muddled of tall woody trees. Underneath him was solid marble, keeping him in ce. Seth felt chill down his spine as Shadow re saw multiple aggressive eyes staring at him. ''Now that I have exhausted the Seeding, I''m left to be hunted'' Seth knew it was that Dragon Court doing. [Feathered Dragon Legacy Quest] [Avanalordii, a variant dragon with feathered birds within his authority. He is the guardian birds and protector in Gawee Continent] ~Seed as many baby birds or eggs with the legacy traits in Gawee Continent ~Sess Rate: 778% ~Seeding Rate: 25,145/100 ~Seeded Bird: 0/25,145 [Reward] ~Activating one of the legacy characteristics. [Failure] ~Reduction of legacy potency ____ "Good. Time to go all out!" Seth said, the good thing was he felt the the direction of Dragon Burtali Stele. [Serial Quest] ~Defeat 100 powerful individual alone with no help ~Counter: 38/100 [Reward] ~Enhanced Battle Perception ___ Each of the tribesmen he defeated was counted as one and he defeated 20 of them. The two dragon transformers count as three people each which meant he got 6 points from them. The two dragons that he took his time pummeling, have 5 points each and he got 10 points from them. Total he gained 38 points. Now Seth was entertaining the idea of filling the counter. **** Fresh batch of people had arrived and the GEST team was guiding them in gathering valuable flowers. These people were very Important and for that they were protected. Suddenly, an adult dragon roar was heard and the forest shook before becaming very silent afterward. The four arrivals frowned, each of them a seasoned fighter and survivor of Gawee. Eda Eden and Gunpowder all used their skill of detection but they didn''t have to as different minor roars were heard. "Adult dragon have make a move on who? Don''t tell me that guy?" Gunpower asked with shock. "That is not a roar from an adult dragon!" Eda Eden said. "It is. I heard this type of roar many times before!" A woman with green eyes and green hair said. Underneath her skin were green veins wiggling due tomotion. "I hear you. But this roarcks spirit. It''s like a recording or an echo!" Eda rified. They were about to retort when Dream Fortunemented, "True!" that silenced them but also made them fear. "Someone can mimic dragon roar. Beast or a man!" "A mysterious yer. From my investigation he has a instrument that can record sound" Eda said. "Who is this person?" a man with a stony hand asked. In this dangerousnd this kind of thing must be known to guard against them. "Don''t worry, he is an ally?" Dream Fortune said. This eased their tension. Even Gunpowder and Eda were surprised by thatment because they knew about the stigma on Seth being a murder. They didn''t analyze Dream Fortunement for long when shes of dragon breaths from more than 4 dragons lit the sky. Roar upon roar attack was sent toward a particr part of the forest but the next moment everything was silent as suddenly they felt a very heavy gaze sweep passed them. "What is that?" Gunpowder asked. He was already activating his skills. As a bodyguard he was always very vignt on everything he didn''t know. "Preeminence Gaze!" Dream Fortune said. Eda remembered, the woman had said it before and now they felt it. It felt as if a powerful being was looking at them. "If you don''t have a counter, one can only endure it or resist it. But the effect will gnaw on you!" She exined more elegantly. Dream Fortune was a walking encyclopedia for them. Any ability or things they didn''t know she wasn''t stingy in exining it to them. Under their bewildered gaze they saw a dragon up above the tall trees, then suddenly something like a whip snapped from below, wrapped it and then pulled it back. Bang! Bang! The dragon was thrashed on the trees. Fire suddenly lit up from multiple locations, toward a single location and then there was a human cry of pain. What came afterward was heavy suppression. Everyone of GEST except for Dream Fortune felt the need to bow and their body began to bend. Eda, Gunpowder, Greenvein, Stone Eye and Flicker all bowed. Thest person resisted. Dream Fortune smirked as she looked at him before she released a bit of her aura. That created a dome around them and they broke away from the suppression. Eda was no longer nonchnt, and the others were furious and also shocked that they werepelled by something very far away. "What is that skill? Tell me it''s a dragon?" Thest guy that didn''t bow his head asked. He waszy and indifferent but now he was super serious. "That is called¡­.!" Dream Fortune linger as if mocking him, "Existence Might!" Then she added, "Those that bow means he has more than one attribute superior to you. Those that resist means you have a single advantage over him!" This news made them feel lost but they didn''t wallow in that when they felt a squeaking sound as if a dog was trapped. Then there was rage roar from the dragons. Their entire reality was then shattered, even Dream Fortune was shocked as she stared agape at what she was seeing. A big plump dragon flew very fast and attacked a smaller dragon. Fire and ws shed as they fought. It''s an undeniablew that dragons never fight among themselves when there are other life forms close by. They always cooperate in this kind of situation but now one betrayed them. There was only one exnation, mind control. The battle of the two dragons reached them. One was growling trying to free it brethren, the other was mad attacking it. The smaller dragon overwhelmed the plumped one that was under mind control. He was then pinned down by the smaller dragon and a sharp roar pierced his ears, soon he began to recover. "Good. Come back here!" A deep voice reached them, and then a pale brown whipshed against the smaller dragon and he was yanked back into the battlefield. Bang! Bang! Along the way he was banged at every tree on the way. The plumped dragon shook his head trying to free himself from mind control. Some second he managed and he growled, anger filled his eyes but then¡­ "Time for the second lesson!" The deep voice arrived again, this time it came with the dominating gaze fixed on the dragon. Evident fear appeared on the baby dragon before the whipshed on him; he was dragged at sonic speed "Children, learn, Gawee is not for the weak will!" An echo of the deep voice quaked the air before a fresh new battle ensued . "Who in the Amma''s was that!" Greenvein asked as they looked at their encyclopedia but she was gone. Dream Fortune needs to know how Seth minds controlling the dragon. **** Seth''s red sh and appeared above a swirling of blood, wrapped by his whip was a hybrid dragon, the tribemen leader. A very formidable opponent Seth has trouble beating. Suddenly, he sensed something and he looked toward a certain direction. He then stepped forward and sshed very fast, the crimson fluid followed him, taking the hybrid with him. He was gone when Dream Fortune arrived. Her gaze swept the battlefield and she said, "What with the secrecy?" Sixteen baby dragons were sprewn around, each one passed away with broken bones and sharp cuts on different part of their body. She recreated the images of the fight. She quickly appeared on the plump dragon and checked him. "How genius," shemented as she uncovered the secret of mind control. She fades away as tribesmene to attend to the baby dragon. "Four Rank 4 babies and the rest are Rank 3!" a man named Skyler said. He had followed her to watch. "Yes. But their power isparable to Rank 5 due to Home advantage!" Dream Fortune said. Baby dragons were ranked from 1 to 5. Rank 1 are small ones, they are under protection and care. Rank 3 and above are smarter and can roam alone. Chapter 275: Battle Recap Rank 3 baby dragons are preparing for their adventure by learning all about the world and how to activate their Voice. Rank 4 baby dragons are stronger and smarter. They are just moments away from freedom. Rank 5 baby dragons are sent to Gawee to hunt for the activation of their voice. However, the Dragon''s power is doubled in Dragon Burtali. Facing Rank 4 is like facing Rank 5. *** Seth hid on a tree inside his ss dome, screaming his heart out. Due to Lava Scripture in his heart, the burning pain of defeating dragons intensified. The pain stopped after 30 seconds and he panted before he sat down. He has dispatched the hybrid dragon after getting his aura. Seth pulled out his Serial Quest and checked. [Serial Quest] ~Defeat 100 powerful individuals alone with no help ~Caunter: 140/100 [Reward] ~Enhanced Battle Perception ___ [Congrattion] [You have gained Battle Perception] [Preeminence Gaze has reached (F)Rank] ____ Seth has defeated 17 dragons. Four of them are Rank 4, each yielding 8 points. 12 of them are Rank 3 and each yield 5 points. Then a hybrid gave him 10 points. All of them yielded 102 points. With battle perception, Seth was already seeing his shorings and things he needed to improve. Things like his timing of defence and attack were bad. [Existence Might] [An ultra-rare Might be formed by the cumtion of all facets of life experience] ~Existence Presence (Active) ~Existence Perception (Passive) [Note: Do not confuse it with First Might] Grade: 1 Level: 0 Effect 1: Enhance Battle Perception Effect 2: [Note: Digest the Phantom Battle Experience to unlock more battle potential] ______ Each defeat made him level up. That means the serial quest and this one were linked. [Serial Quest] ~Defeat 100 powerful individuals alone with no help ~Caunter: 0/100 [Reward] ~Enhance Battle Instinct ___ "Hoo. That is good. Overall my Existence Might has be stronger and also my Battle Might is grade 1 now." Seth concluded. He sat, closed his eyes and reviewed the fight. Digesting the experience he gained. Phantom Battle Might means the battle might was just a shadow and by doing the quest it was bing real and his. During thest fight, he sensed the multiple gazes, and the Battle Might instantly activated, elevating his Exertion Points to 100,000 points. He doesn''t know where that Energy came from but he wees it. Then, instinctively, he brought the Red Signature Book to float around him and activated the Three Fold World Fence Skill. Illusory red strings circled him, even Seth couldn''t see them but could perceive their movement at that moment. Another illusory thing that appeared was the Myrial Wheel Shield. It hugged his body and made him lighter. It also pushed away air and dust from him, allowing only clean and harmless ones to reach him. On his back, by the left shoulder, Pharaoh''s Whip attached itself. It wiggles left and right as if searching for who to smack. Seth felt he could only add one skill at the moment. It took only seconds for all these to appear and the next moment somethingrge crashed on him. A projected shield blocked the creature while the stringshed on it. A screech of metal grinding against metal was heard. The hybrid dragon scales were as hard as iron, protecting them from the strings struck. A heavy pressure descended and somewhat bypassed the protection of Myriad Shield but the whipshed out. Even that wasn''t enough as a sharp dragon w shed before his face. Azure attire force field sted them away and Seth recovered. Everything was happening too fast at that time. A secondter, another dragon was behind him and another dragon before him. They allshed out. Each attack broke his Forcefield. Seth knew once they exhausted it, he would be reached. At 13 seconds into the fight, he gained his bearing while in the air. It was another dragon that sted him with air. "I shouldn''t have allowed them to surround me. Their pressure stacks and prevents movement!" Seth as he analyzed at that moment. "Another thing was, they were wary of the speed I showed in thest fight. So they are working to prevent me!" Seth''s speed in hisst battle wasn''t a result of skill but abination of skill and attributes. "Whip is my flexible hand. If I had used it properly from the beginning I wouldn''t have been pressed." Seth surmised as he recalled the battle. He pulled out Pharaoh''s Whip description. [Pharaoh''s Whip] [Extremely durable and flexible whip that can extend several hundred meters] He affirmed that he should have avoided closebat situations at all times. And Pharaoh''s whip was the right tool to aid him in that regard. However, think as he may, Seth understood that he would always be entangled in close battle until he mastered his skills. He pulled out Couronne, another invaluable skill which allowed him to have near-perfect vision at all sides. QMore than, that it split his mind allowing him to control both the whip and his Three Fold World Fence [Couronne] [A head wrapper that aids in optimal utilization of all skills, especially rted to Arf Book.] This description was on point, with optimal utilization of skill. Seth has been thrashed at first but the moment he employed Couronne, it was like he was the driver and had control of all his wheels. This skill stood as the sole reason he was able to dominate the fight. Couronne didn''t just split his mind to multitask but it provided him with clear focus of everything hended his eyes on. Making appropriate decisions. While invoking any skill with it, he doesn''t need to focus. With mental cues, everything will act smoothly. [Three Fold World Fence] [A defensive fence made of three distinct strings. The first Fold String is the string of Illusory attacks and defence. The second Fold String is the string of corporal attacks and defence. The third Fold String is the string of myriad Attacks and defences.] Despite the convoluted exnation, Seth found out that only the Third Fold String can attack and defend, the others are sensory. In that fight, the fence created a strong barrier around Seth that can shrink and expand depending on the situation. To truly grasp its ability, Seth has to know how to understand the feedback of the sensory strings and then actively manipte the third string. However, despite his failure in that regard, the passive action of the third string was able to protect him several times in the fight. The shield was thest line of defence before his shifting armour. And it deflects attacks with ease. [Myriad Wheel Shield] [A multi-facet, defensive shield that can adapt to most attacks given enough time] The shield seemed to just paste itself on his attire and adopt his forcefield and deflect attack using it. Well, that didn''t happen a lot since he always avoided direct attacks that could reach him. The most significant thing was that all these skills he used in thest fight were not fully active. The Arf book was closed the whole time. It was a phantom application that utilized less energy. "My battle style is never about physical prowess and firepower. It''s about crowd control and maniption of situations. Using enemies'' power against themselves!" Seth surmised. He was about to check the description of the other skills when he sensed a presence closing in. His Aura sight swept the direction and he noticed someone flying toward him. She reached and stood above his ss dome. Her eyes gazed directly at him. Dream Fortune smiled and said, "That was quite a disy of force." Seth felt annoyed seeing her but controlled his face and nodded with a smile without saying anything. "When are you leaving for the rendezvous point!?" She asked. Seth thought for a moment before he said, "In 5 to 8 days I will leave Dragon Burtali. And in 2 weeks afterwards, I may reach there!" "Okay," She said before she looked around. "Be careful, the tribesmen can summon and evenpel adult dragons the deeper you go inside!" Seth acknowledged her warning before she flew away. He watched her receding figure until she disappeared. He wondered if she really left or hid to watch him. Nevertheless, he didn''t care, he looked down and thought about how to finish his ordeal here and leave fast. There was a positive oue when he made every organ in his body burn for each dragon he defeated. They serve as a baptism for curse resistance. Another thing was, that his Battle Might is Grade 1 now, he wanted to raise it to at least to Grade 2 or 3. He also wanted to amass as many different dragon aura, scales, blood and special parts as he could. Thest thing to do was to reach the stele and see what would happen. Seth readies himself as he watched the dragons below him. They have the body he wanted for experiments and that was hooves. Chapter 276: Skills Descriptions He will use the hooves in his sculpture to see if they can move. If it was a sess he would use it to pull his cart. Seth never forgot that Abuhe statue moved in the past. He believed that he could sculpt statues that could move if he put his mind to it. The same way he can animate paintings. Seth pulled out a nk he ransacked from the tribesmen. They used it to suppress his abilities and tools, especially the painting. Well, that''s what they think but Seth was the one refusing to use it. The nk has no power against the canvas but they didn''t know that, as such he was going to use it when they least expected. Seth carefully, used Organized Painting and used his aura and infused it until it was saturated. He then pulled out Vera''s scale and transferred Dragon Roar into it and then fused it into the painting. Seth didn''t stop at that, he carefully ced Temra scales on the painting. He also fused a lot of Temra aura into the scales. From within the dragon parts he harvested, Seth used some special scales and ws in the Art Painting procedure. Using his knowledge from creating Red Signature Book skills, he pulled the scale''s aura and other dragon parts used in the art and moulded them to form a special form and he fused it back. Ding [Animating Painting Sessful] ____ Seth smiled before he carefully folded the canvas. He painted the outside with red and attached a clip made of empyrean steel to it. Then made it float on its own. Seth quickly went through thest skills description before he began the hunt. _ [Coral Authority Domain] [A domain of growing coral filled with eluding Mist] _ [Bubble Guardian] [A resilient and flexible bubble that can expand to be a reliable guardian. Its strength relies on physical ability, mental fortitude and will of the owner. Status: Fetus] _ [Silver Bowl] [An essence retrieval instrument. Your every trace, aura, blood and other important aspects will be retrieved. Also, other required materials needed by the user] _ [Red Stream] [An ever-flowing, ever-presence of oneself, moving in a stream of life] _ "What does this mean?" Seth wondered but he went ahead. _ [Beholder World] [A bizarre world that can only have Earth Emblem Flower and its Mysterious Dandelion symbiote] _ "So. Will other lifeforms die in the world?" Seth wondered. Seth was still having creepy feelings about this ce. _ [Safe House] [Aposite house that can limitlessly alter and adapt to hold its guests] _ [Lord Cushion] [This is the softest and greatest pillow cushion in Gawee Land. It brings back the feathers, wool and fibres used to make it to life, creating heaven for resting and recovery] _ "Wow. So, this is royalty. No wonder it was called Lord Cushion. Not Lord''s Cushion." The cushion itself is an honoured one. Seth enjoyed the sense of aplishment before he focused on the task at hand. The dragons in this ce are a hybrid of horses and dragons. They don''t seem to have normal wings but upon closer look, one may spot the wing representative. There were additional scales on the horses'' thighs and chests, they flexed and shimmered as the dragon horses moved. Using Identification and other relevant skills, Seth inferred that as the horse runs, reaching a certain speed, the special scales will somewhat rearrange and float, then be supporting wings and enable flight. Red Signature Book in his cloak, his three Skill in their illusory form. The strings werepletely invisible. The whip was like a small appendage on his left shoulder. The shield has hugged Seth''s shifting armour. The Couronne rested on his ears, wrapping around his head. The ss dome shrunk and the heat of the sun and the dragon horse that spouted me from their mouth reached him. ''They are less intelligent than the other dragons,'' Seth surmised. The moment his appearance was shown, they all looked up at him. The alpha among them neighed and they all turned their aggression on him. Preeminence Gaze Confusionist Intimidation Domination Existence Might Under Existence Might was Grade 1 Battle Might and under it Enhanced Battle Perception. Battle Might increased his Exertion Points to 100,000 points. Under Preeminence Gaze was Shadow re which allowed him to re back gazes he couldn''t see or know existed. Last but not least, Seth activated Aura from a Grade 4 attribute. But this aura served to fuel the above skills rather thane out of his body. The dragon horses galloped very fast, Seth became focused as he reiterated his Combat rules, "Rule 1: Avoid closebat!" The horse alpha was already close and it jumped high to meet him, Pharaoh''s Whip was already on the move tosh at it. Suddenly, the horse snorted and the snort created a repellent force toward the whip. Immediately, Seth felt an information reached him from the Red Signature Book, that the whip had vanished for 10 seconds. Seth immediately understands these dragons are immune to riding as they have developed a skill to repel whip, rope and rted instruments. The next moment, the horse neighed again, and this time a force appeared, Seth had confidence he could resist it but the next moment, the whole tree he was on was crushed under the mighty pressure. For the first, Myriad Wheel Shield manifested and appeared above him which gave him a level of immunity against the brunt of the attack. "This isn''t a normal attack!" Seth eximed as he saw him on even ground with the rest of the herd. The horses were already galloping toward him. Seth focused on Three Fold World Fence, feeling the First and Second Fold strings, the information was that the weight of the whole herd was used to make the enemy essible. Secondly, the ground tremor and air motion will cause distraction and siphon energy from the enemy. The Alpha horse will remain above ground to prevent the enemy from flying. ''This is ingenious. They are very territorial and very smart!'' Sethmented. He inferred that even a more powerful enemy than him would be dragged down to the ground. The tremor on the ground was simr to the Gawee Movement sound he recorded in Vera Scale and the motion was also Gawee Wind which meant the more powerful you are the more you are affected and weakened. The good thing was Seth was close to being immune to those things. Rudimentarily, Seth used the information from the First Fold String and Second Fold String to direct a relevant action. Third Fold String was the only true attacking and defending string that acted. It wrapped around his waist and pushed him up. Suspended on air, the strings circled him from top to below. The tremor of the dragon horses vanished, also, the strings vibrated which disrupted the wind motion that should have affected him. Seth was no longer feeling the attacks. After that, the string expanded for 2 meters around him, mming on the foremost horse. The horse snorted just like the alpha, but this time, Seth vanished from his position and mmed at a distant tree, seven meters away. But the Three Fold World Fence was still attached to him and gave him bouncing protection from impact. "Good!" Seth praised the Fence before his gaze focused on the horses. Preeminence Gaze. It was a passive skill before but now he has made it active. The horses became frantic and their aggression increased. Confusionist skill was then actively deployed. Nothing seemed to happen until they reached him and rammed the trees around him while others passed confused. And as they circled back to attack him, they nighed and attacked each other. A more stronger snort appeared and they all woke up and red at him. Their rage and pressure amplified. Under the guidance of the alpha, they neighed to attack. Intimidation and Domination then erupt from Seth''s body, he also tried rudimentarily pushing them into his Preeminence Gaze and Shadow re. The whole forest paused. To prolong the effect, Seth pushed his Existence Might to erupt. The silence deepened and Seth String Fence bounced forward and he reached the closest horse. His hand stretched to touch its face. Bang! The alpha crashed on him. Seth bounced back but he stabilized, however with no respite, the horse was upon him again. Even with Preeminence Gaze solely on the alpha, he wasn''t deterred in the least. More than that, there was a fire in his eyes and sparks under his hooves. Existence Might Perception told Seth, the horse was equal to him. That reduced the skill effect on him. The whip returned at that juncture and Seth knew he couldn''t use it against the horse. For that, chakram floated and attacked the dragon horse alpha wanting to test the snort. The dragon horse alpha didn''t snort it away but rammed through it which to Seth''s astonishment, the chakram, now moving ten times faster than before, returned him. He has lost control over it. Third Fold String shed a new string and grabbed the chakram but it wasn''t able to hold it and it was torn to pieces. Chapter 277: Seth Vs Alpha Dragon The chakram''s furious cutting and speed tripled again and shed by Seth''s face. Myriad Wheel Shield projected and shrunk before Seth''s face. The shield wheel then rotated extremely fast. Creagg! As if gears were grinding against each other, the shield wheel was the one that broke but the chakram speed was reduced and Staff Of Elevation smacked it away. The moment the staff touched the chakram a connection was established and the chakram sted elsewhere. Bang! The alpha horse reached Seth and rammed at him in that juncture. The sheer pressure emoting by its tyrannical body suppressed the Three Fold World Fence. Sparks of fire from its hooves burst toward Seth''s face and body and the horse''s eyes emitting me coupled with its snort created a hurricane of inferno surrounding its enemy. Secondter, a light brown whipshed out to a tree and a burning figure was pulled out from the inferno. But as he was being pulled the inferno followed him. Within one can feel a growling of pain from the burning figure. There was no way for him to escape the fire snare, so he waved his staff at the inferno. Its intensity reduced and he managed to escape to another tree. Seth''s face was red and contorted in pain as he red at the horse. The angry steed was confused about what happened. How can the human dispel its strongest attack? Then it noticed beside the intruder was a glowing gem and it immediately knew what happened. Somehow its fire was sucked into the gem. No matter, it attacked again. Brute force beget all trickery. The dragon horse has assumed correctly but not the intricate process of how it was done. Seth has used Temperature Aspecto and targeted the fire and tried hard to siphon away its heat while transferring it into the Temra Diamond Scale. And it somewhat worked by a small margin which destabilized the rest of thebo attacks Seth escaped. ¡­ The two continued to sh but Seth was cursing himself for what he didn''t earlier. The ramification of taking a piece of heat from the me was now burning him from within. For the sixth time, Seth escaped but he was rammed at a tree while he and the tree burst into mes. [Health: Burning Effect] "How terrifying. You are stronger than all those pesky babies. You are truly something great!" Seth praised genuinely. Seth has found out that he can defeat dragons to push his Phantom Battle Might Grade but also he can fight to digest his skills and the battle might His Enhanced Battle Perception was increasing every second. So also, his skills he used inbo attacks. His Preeminence Gaze was a very useful eye ability and he has been using it like a barbarian with no subtle control. But now he can see things he usually can''t see. He can also react to them. For example, he can see attacks of Aura that he can resist and those that he must dodge and avoid. With that, he managed to avoid being ensnared inbo attacks like before. Escaping the fire, Seth concocted a n. The moment the horse was close by, a sshed Red Stream wet the ground. The horse was wary but pushed forward. Seth has longe to realize that to achieve supersonic speed with Momentum and Velocity Aspecto, he needs to link all his walking skills and make abo. From his staff, to his active skills, to his red stripe and silver stripe together and the link was to blood ssh or red ssh on the floor. Now he chose Red Stream, it''s almost impossible to harm this steed. Let alone cause him a bloody wound. Seth saw the trajectories, they were pale pink and his perception increased. Seth didn''t go ahead to move but pushed the Red Signature Book''s back cover to the horse to see. The horse froze and immediately, he stepped forward. Now, in the movementbo skill, the trajectory isn''t marked by lines but by paths. He can see his multiple destinations which were the weaker horses He reached them, Aura Grab and Pluck didn''t slow his movement as he pulled them toward the womb. He entertained the idea of cutting one of them and getting blood in that fast-paced world, but he didn''t have time to cut through. Their hide is extra hard. But one thing he did was push Preeminence Gaze on each of them trying to glean something from them. They were all protected, confusionist won''t work on them at this point. Seth appeared in a cave packed with hooves scales and hair belonging to the dragon horses. That was when he saw four glowing hooves and grabbed them. Boom! A terrifying explosion happened and Seth burst intoughter, "Hahahaha. I know who you are!" He said as the alpha horse appeared behind him before an immting me struck him but Seth''s body phased away. A Mirage Skill. Seth has it among his Moon Stripe abilities alongside Moon Halo and Contractee. [Moonlight Stripe] ~Grade 4, Level: 1 ~Use: [Passive Skill] (1)~Moon Absorption. (2)~Improve Movement under Moonlit Sky. [Active Skill] (1)~Moon Halo. (2)~Mirage. (3)~Moon Contractee [Mirage: Create a duplicate mirage of you to confuse enemies or escape dangerous attacks. Active Skill] (Check Chapter 246) *** "Haha. Damn it. Haha!" Like a madman, Seth was sshing at supersonic speed away from the horse''s den. His body was burning but he was happy with the gain. It wasn''t about the hooves he stole but about the battle in general, digesting his Phantom Battle Night to a greater degree that his aura began to shift. [Marking of the battle master began to manifest¡­] [Completion: 2%] Seth already has Graviton Line and Gawee Dots tattoos on his body. They have now been actively altered to a certain degree to be carved in the Battle Master mark. The marks as he understood them will affect his aura to have some battle attributes and also increase his battle power. Sadly, he can only achieve 2% against the Dragon Youngling. "Hehe. I almost shit myself when I realized he wasn''t a Dragon baby but I controlled myself." Seth Preeminence Gaze drilled out the truth that he wasn''t facing any baby but a rank above that. But due to the marking of Battle Master gains, Seth pushed forward to reach his limit before he opted to escape. *** "Would he be okay?" A man beside Dream Fortune asked. His name is Skr. The enigmatic floating woman shook her head and said, "I don''t know. It''s like Dave, his anger and thinking process were skewed. Seth looked more normal in the past but ever since he came here, he behaved differently!" "Ha. Thank goodness I never go to the Red Valley. That ce is absolutely cursed!" Skr said with a hint of fear. "True!" Dream Fortune concurred. She has been to every sanctuary she knew, including Nightmare Forest but she didn''t dare go to Red Valley. *** Sethnded on a giant stone and activated ss Dome to cool down. "Damn it." The burning was still there but what worried him more was that he was enjoying it. He checked, but no one was close so he removed his attire and observed his body. His chest in particr with glowing Lava Scripture made it even worse. Seth has observed his body countless times, he was used to seeing the tattoos, markings and brands as they were named. His skin was pristine, a bit darker than before and covered with waving mystic lines as thin as hair lines. Following along the mystic line were dark dots, not ck but darker than the normal skin tone. These are the¡­. [Graviton Tattoo] [Mythic Lines due to assimtion and ingestion of Graviton. First Might have mitigated the danger and granted you safe usage.] ~Effect: Defying Gravity __ [Gawee Dots] [Dots are a race of humans that used rituals to prevent themselves from decaying as they walk barefoot on Gawee Soil] ~Effect: Resist decaying! _____ Gawee Dot yed an important role when he was turned into a paper human. Afterwards, their number and intensity have increased since then. These tattoos weren''t all over his body but rather around the side of his torso and chest. Then his thigh to his legs. Not on the feet. His shoulders and arms didn''t have them, neither on his face nor neither below his ankles and feet. On his left hand were the two pirs supporting the moon-like depiction and between the pirs was the energy bar. It was full. Seth hasn''t used it in the fight. The pirs used to be made of light but after First Might effect, they were now made of mystic lines simr to Gravitons lines On his right hand was a small depiction of an Hourss made of flowing water. It wasn''t like a tattoo but more project¨ªon on his skin. Or a hazy picture that was fading away. It doesn''t use to appear until Seth summoned it and projected it. Now it has merged with the Red Stream and has a permanent appearance. Chapter 278: Veras Bargain Around his palm wrist was a realistic image but it wasn''t an image but a tiny ce made ofyers ofyers of energy and The Swimmer was within. Lastly, there was a heavy stone tattoo on his chest in a strange pattern. It waspletely white and gave the impression and feeling of stone if touched. That was the Pure White Stone Will Tattoo! This Will became more special after it evolved, the design changed and became more Mystical which granted it the ability to manifest a ck spot, a ck vortex, that absorbed any damage to the Pure White Stone Will. Seth observed and nodded, this was the body he knew but he also noticed the emerging Battle Master Marking. The markings were not separate from the existing lines and tattoos but rather, formed within. The colour and texture didn''t change but they gave a presence of force. With Preeminence Gaze he can see the aura around him vibrate in a different way than the rest of his body. Seth nodded in satisfaction. He then checked his Halo, it too was having some changes of force, rather than softness. This also made Seth smile more in approval. He wore his attire and his attention shifted toward his Red Signature Book. He observed the Red Stream Skill. It was a shallow sea with a reddish background, above it were 99,999 nodes of solid light. He focused on one node and it lit up, a tiny stream sip out through it, if coalesced it won''t berger than a droplet. The stream twirled around his index finger continuously. Seth observed the mini vortex with a smile and knew that was a miniature skill. With a thought Red Stream flowed from under him and immediately they swirled around him. They are behaving like the tiny vortex on his index finger. Seth dropped the small vortex and the stream put him at the centre while swirling with enough strength to topple Stage 5 Baby Dragon. His hair fluttered due to the wind generated but he was by no means attacked or harmed. He walked forward and the stream moved with him. Keeping him at the centre. Seth wasn''t even expanding much energy for this to continue. He then looked at the Node Of Solid light, they were dim, and he couldn''t bring any skill for now. "I''m bing a bonafide mage by the day!" Seth said with great satisfaction. He moved to the next skill, which was Myriad Wheel Shield. It was round and had several segments like a pie. Seth touched it and found it seemed like a roulette but it wasn''t. Myriad Wheel Shield''s ability to adapt to many attacks was not as straightforward as bing stronger by evolving or having absolute immunity or resistance but it was more subtle than that and elusive. With the help of his noble Intelligence and Grade 5 Attribute: Intelligence, Seth was able to partially understand how defence works. "This is outstandingly unique and magnificent!" Sethmented as he looked at the shield with fondness. "This might be greater than all other skills!" If the Myriad Wheel Shield was deployed whether illusory or real, the shield has a frontal face. Usually, it stays at Seth''s front, hugging his attire. It also employed attire''s forcefield to repel attacks. However, that wasn''t all about it. Yes. It can be an active solid shield to take on impact but its other ability is about navigation. From what Seth understood, it was like he was on a ship, or ne or car driving. These rides are the shields and he was moving in hurricane or turbulent water. The shield will serve as a ride that protects its rider, if an attackes, it can aid in changing direction, deflection or absorption of the attack. And the rider, Seth, will not be harmed. Seth thought he was like a marine admiral, on his Ship named Myriad Wheel Shield, fighting pirates. The Myriad Wheel Shield would serve as his shield and also the abode that he lives on. From the confined protection of the ship, he will be attacking his enemies. At the same time, he can navigate away from them. It''s not all about taking damage but about steering away from danger. "It''s a bitplicated to understand but I will adopt this mindset in the next battle!" Seth felt tired. He needed to rest. The other skills can wait. Lord Cushion came out and Seth closed his eyes. The vortex was still rotating around him and he drifted asleep. *** Lord Cushion always restored him at the 30-minute mark and the rest was blissful rxation in the dream cushion. Knowing that Seth decided to wake up and finish what he was doing. The digestion of battle experience was over and he now needed a new load of experience. He prepared and then checked outside the ss Dome before he came out. Instantly he felt something lock on him. His Shadow re gazed back and he sighed in relief, it wasn''t the Youngling horse dragon. Ranking of dragons is not very clear to Seth but he has made some discoveries from Luana''s memory and also his interaction with them. There are several important phases for dragons before they be something else. First Phase was Dragon Egg. Second Phase: Baby Dragon Stage 1 to 5. Third Phase: Youngling Dragon and. Fourth Phase: Young Adult Dragon. First Phase: Dragon Egg means an egg that has a dragon growing in it. These eggs can live from 100 to 400 years for just the typical one. Some higher species can leave forever as long as the condition for their hatching isn''t made. It''s possible for the egg to be inert and metamorphose to stone or some artefact or something else unknown. Second Phase: Baby Dragon Stages 1 to 5 were the ones Seth had been contending with. It''s possible those dragons have lived as eggs for centuries. Dragon Baby has innate knowledge of their name and one of the requirements after hatching was name uttering. Those who fail can be aided by an older dragon with proficiency in his words and speech. Stage 1 baby dragons never left their hatchingmunity, so also stage 2. They are tender, exploring their name and their abilities Stage 3 baby dragons are the most numerous in Dragon Burtali. They left their hatchingmunity and achieved some independence. Their name was innate to them and they know the general direction of their abilities. Stage 4 Baby dragons are preparing to go on a hunt for their voice. Their power and ability were high as they reached this stage. Stage 5 Baby Dragons are kicked out to hunt away from the safemunity. They are smarter and stronger. Their name holds power and can bestow Aspecto abilities. They also can be stronger when the bestowed use their aspectos. The most important part of Aspecto was that the more the user learned and understood it, the dragon also learned it. This indicated that Vera has new ways of using her scales by harnessing the sound of the fundamental force. The same with the other dragons Seth held hostage. A dragon will forever be considered a baby unless they activate their voice. Their failure to do that can result in unexpected consequences. Phase 4: Youngling Dragon has awakened their voice. They are stronger and know their ability very well. They usually have a permanent territory where they oversee something. The horse dragon alpha Seth battle was a Youngling dragon. His power and speed were impressive but the firepower wasn''t the best aspect here but urately utilization of the powers and also madebos. All the dragons Seth fought till now are using one ability at a time. Even a simple tail swipe can''t be paired with a dragon w. But the alpha can stack different skills together and even go for a body strike. Seth was only able to freeze it after he made him look at the Tome Of Silence. But even that broke when the alpha used his Dragon Breath to escape. Seth was about to step forward when Vera spoke. ~I know you have no ns to release us but let us bargain. Your strength is known but your weakness is ring, only by reducing it will you be called truly strong~ "What is it?" Seth asked amused. Vera, the sound dragon, was the smartest of the three and also the most petty. Everything that came out of her may be mocking or dubious, she despised him more with passion. ~Once they bypass your defence and reach your actual body. You are done for. Because you are the most fragile creature I ever met~ "I know that. But thank you for the reminder!" Seth mockingly said. "I know you aren''t fighting because you arrogantly feel you are invisible. Every attack and defence is calcted within the bound of not attracting a stronger foe. You knew that our elders wouldn''t interfere as long as the injury wasn''t severe. I hear every move and I see you are always dancing around the very thin line of limits.~ Chapter 279: Jet Dragons Seth smirked. That was true. The fight might seem bloody, but he never fatally wound a dragon and the tribesmen. His blood control has cue to prevent any excessive blood loss and also initiate partial healing. This was possible due to the Red Signature Book. ~At first I thought it was a coincidence but after multiple fights I know it wasn''t. These mean one thing, you are tied down with limitations but they aren''t. Heavy hitter wille and they will breach you.~ "What do you suggest then?" Seth asked. ~Your tongue held mockery. Haha. Human, we are sublime race for a reason. Why am I saying this? Because we don''t want to be freed. It will be a disgrace as a captive to a mere fragile human. At the same time we felt anger as you defeat more of our kind.~ Seth understood as much. Dragons are prideful individuals. ~As far as I scrutinized the sounding from your body, Aura and everything about you. It''s an absolutew that you will never have bloodline infusion. No amount of blessing will raise your physique to match a normal human. No buff and no magic, only one thing¡­.~ Vera tried to get Seth''s attention by refusing to finished her sentence. "What is the price?" Seth asked with a frown. ~Why aren''t you skeptical? Anyway, the price was simple. Free us¡­ free us where no dragon sees and never reveal we are your captive. Lastly, Never actively hunts us. In response, we will stay away from you and never instigate anyone toe after you. In other words we stay out of each other reach~ Seth frowned, he knew this was their ultimate desire but he needed to recheck his Noble ss Quest details, will that impact him. But then Seth shook his head, as long as he can get a bit stronger body, isn''t the sacrifice worth it. "Your act of persuasion is remarkable. You know me and my weaknesses. You absorbed my ''Word of Value'' and ''Charismatic Communication'' ability as a lord and used it against me" Sethmented. ~Deceiving you may be easy but decieving your subconscious mind was tricky. As you may or may not know that your Subconscious is your strongest attribute, it sees and understands things that your conscious self can''t grasp and then it turns it into Instinct and intuition. Those skills you created are the result of Subconscious meticulous creativity. I speak no lies Seth. I hate you in passion but this is the only thing I can offer~ Seth sighed. ''My greatest weakness at the moment wasn''t my weak body but the fact that I can''t stop myself from trying the possibility of getting a stronger body. Even if I know it was a trap. As along it truly exist I may not stop myself'' Seth knows himself well. "You narrate many impossibilities but why do you think yours way will work?" ~Check your ss and see if you really need us captive or you need only our Aspecto. After that we continue our discussion~ "I see what you do now. Sowing a seed in me. Nevertheless, I will check" The conversation ceased and he clenched his staff awaiting the arrival of the three dragons. They all were Stage 5. Knowing he will be facing a more powerful foe, the Red Signature Book that always hovered within his cloak and in closed form opened. He was s still going to use the passive skills but with an open book. ''Haha. I''m really strong. I have four stages of power'' Seth arrogantly thought. He can store the book and use the skills but he needs to concentrate and they skill will be very weak. He can have the book out, but closed and hovering around him. The skill usage was stronger and easy. However, it''s better if he holds the book with his hand for more focus. During the alpha horse battle, he was clutching the book at all times. But when he opened the book the power will be 70% stronger. A short whip appeared attached to his left shoulder. Illusory round shield with pie-like segments hugged him. Thin strings surrounded him. Then Couronne around his head. Finishing that, the dragons were above him. ''Jet dragons'' He has seen their sculptures in Crystal Dragon Court. Just like Vera, the sound dragon, they don''t have conventional wings that ps to fly. Their wing was made of steel-like scales that can made a single fold, within the fold were three tubes that spouted pressurized air st. It was the st that propelled them into flying, it can also be used in defense and offense. The wing was attached to them by a thin flexible steel-tube. These dragons were known for speed but also making very loud sound as they moved. "You mimicked their flying method!" Seth said to Vera dragon, oblivious that herpanions were trash talking her for what she did. Jet dragon presence was apanied by heat and violent mist due to the method of their movement. Seth can only infer that they breathe in air to convert to pressured air for the wings. Seth''s battle rule of avoiding closebat failed miserably but it was not all bad. He really did gain experience. The Jet dragons battle tactics was overwhelming their enemy with attacks and speed. Thank goodness they were just Stage 5, and can''t make a reasonablebo like the alpha horse. With Red Stream sshed on the ground, Seth Velocity and Moment Aspecto mapped possible trajectory for him. With a smile on his face, Seth didn''t control the strings or even the whip but focused on his Myriad Wheel Shield. Treating it as an imaginary Ship he rode. True to his intuition andprehension, the wheel turned and Seth felt a weird feeling and intuition. Following that, he made the Whipshed behind him to a tree. By then, the Jet dragon was above him, their mouth opened and they sent a st of air toward him. The ground he was shattered by then he was pulled by the whip toward a tree. Instead ofnding on it, he swung fast at it, his weight making the tree bend back and he was propelled back towarf the Jet dragons. The Myriad Wheel Shield turned again by one segment. The intuition came and he followed. Releasing his staff, he grabbed with his right hand First Fold String and his left hand Second Fold String and then closed his eyes. He could feel the heated mist of the dragons but didn''t care. Even if he failed, his defenses can''t be breached easily. Immediately, he felt as if he has transformed into a string. The Three Fold World Fence strings aren''t inherently connected to each other physically but metaphysically. They were strange in many ways and he felt as if they were akin to living things. The First Fold String involves the spirit and intangible part while the Second Fold String represents the physical body and also the brain and the heart. Third Fold String was the hand that connected the physical and the spirit of the whole FORM. Now, with the addition of Myriad Wheel Shield, they gain direction to be more than what they are. As if connected to arger boat surfing in an endless wave, toward self discovery and understanding. ''You gotta be kidding me!'' Seth was bbergasted. He wasn''t overwhelmed by the numerous things about the strings but the individuality of them. All this awareness happened in a single second and he reached the Jet dragons the next moment. Seth appeared to be rotating, flying through air due to momentum, but the moment they shed, silver red strings around him shed toward them. They maneuver avoiding him, but then the strings vibrate with a frequency that quaked the air. The dragon almost got disoriented and if they weren''t Jet dragons, they would have fall. However, that waivering was all it took as they flew in separate ways, the next moment they were jerked back violently by the strings. They were all ensnared, Seth at the middle, but he wasn''t dragging them but rather their own opposite forces moving away from each other, was the one. Seeing that, they turned around, toward him, but as they wereing, the strings around them intesfied. They opened their mouths to release a st attack. The string around them loosened but Myriad Wheel Shield shed and absorbed the attacks. The strings then became extra-cold and their heat began to be siphoned. The dragons weren''t worried, as they flew up extremely fast to the sky. Reaching 130 meters from the ground, they were all violently jerked back. They haven''t noticed, they were anchored to the ground by the Three Fold old World Fence. One of them had its wing ripped off due to the violent yank of the strings. Another lost its left leg and thest dragon almost lost its neck. Chapter 280: Facing Multiple Dragons Blood stter in sky and rained down but then it stopped and levitated in the sky. Before it went toward the human that have had his eyes closed all these while. A phantom silver container was beside him. Then he plummeted down and opened his gaze with a frown. Seth was both confused, delighted and also disappointed. "This can''t be practical in all situations!" He surmised. "Battling someone smart that knows my skills will be dangerous!" He added as he noticed more flying baby dragonsing toward him. "But I''m the limitations. The more I master the skills the more the wheel can make urate judgment in actions." The strings spread and vanished the further they were away from him. His staff expanded and became heavy, pummeling the jet dragon that was still in fighting shape. Seth also pulled the ripped wing and limb to him and stored it away. While that was happening, new dragons was in the presence. A dragon with blood-red scales was the closest. His Pharaoh''s Whip shed to the oing red-scaled dragon. The dragon''s scales glow with heat and the whip caught fire before it reached it. The Pharaoh''s Whip was pulled back and the dragon speed up and came close while resisting the dreaded gaze from the human. Preeminence Gaze, Intimidation and Domination were all active. It was about to ram at Seth when her figure vanishedpletely. Safe House Skill was deployed! However, the strings around Seth vanished. To deploy ''Safe House'' he has to turn off ''Three Fold Word Fence''. Pharaoh''s Whip then shed at the rest of the dragonsing to him. Seth nce at the skill page, he was thinking of using Pharaoh''s Whip at full power. He ced his hand on the page and activated it. Red Signature Book glowed pale crimson and Seth felt a heavy burden on his back. The whip attached to his back became more real than it was. Seth frowned as he saw that his Exertion Points were reducing faster than normal. His agility also reduced. But with only a thought, the closest dragon with brown scales wasshed, its scales burst out, blood sshed out and it was sted away at subsonic speed, ramming at a distant tree. "This is the real power of the Pharaoh''s Whip!" Seth was eximed. He knew it wasn''t as his hand was not touching the book. Another dragon moved faster to attack Seth while trying to avoid the violent whip but the moment Seth focused a bit, the dragon was sent flying away with simr injury. The remaining four dragons spread and moved far away but with a thought, the whip wrapped around one of them and dragged it at superspeed and rammed it at the closest dragon to it. The other two were far away now but a hurling of stone followed them, the one that was slow was rammed and crashed down. Thest one flew up very fast and vanished into the cloud. "Hoo!" Seth panted. Every mentalmand didn''t need precise control but the action was wless but it was still mentally draining. "This whip has some regal aura to it." Sethmented. He quickly deactivated it and it became illusory. At the same time, around him, a red stream began to umte under him. Also, Silver Bowl projected, blood and scales of theshed dragons were all pulled toward him. The liquid and scale were stored in the bowl. Seth turned to a certain direction and he smirked, his Preeminence Gaze piercing a certain location before he waved his hand. ''Safe House'' was deactivated and a dragon with glowing red scales appeared at the empty space. Her eyes were like red iron and it breathed out a scorching mist enough to melt iron. At high speed and rage the dragon jumped toward the human. By then, Seth have a swirling drop on his index finger and he dropped it into the umted red stream. Right as the glowing hot-red scaled dragon reached him, the weeds around scorched away but the red stream transformed into a vortex of water around the him. And the dragon crashed on it. Bang! Sshed! The red stream vortex almost sshed away but it regained its momentum and dragged the angry dragon in it twirling journey. Seth on the other hand expertly escape the center of the vortext before he watched his handiwork in satisfaction. One need to know the dragon was Stage 5. The green dragon that escaped to cloud was back, with him were four more dragons. Each one was stage 5. Seth can feel there collective pressure. He smirked but suddenly he felt his head bing dizzy and his Shadow re saw something. Far to his left, were 7 tribesmen. Each 2 meters tall adorn with tribal luxurious attire. One man at the front in particr was eye catching. His presence was palpable and his muscline dignified face attract attention. Suddenly, he began to dance, a weird dance and Seth felt his breath was shortening, he can''t breath properly. The others also followed, Seth felt his blood was heating up and the Aspectos bing erratic. That triggered Seth''s Existence Might to surge and he break away from the fold. That caused their dance to halt before they resumed again. "Battle with my Existence Might, I got big fish to catch!" He turned and looked at the dragon swooping down at tremendous speed, their body carrying a devastating kic energy and heat. His hand moved and grabbed true Pharaoh''s Whip, itshed toward the oing five dragons but they dispersed extremely fast in different direction. However, their force and shocked waves reached Seth. Nothing happened to him and the dragonse back again, now on ground level as him, in line with each other. They learned that Seth usually attacked the closest to him and if he did now, before the whip finished with one, the others would have reached him. He smirked, the Pharaoh''s Whipshed at the one that seemed bigger and stronger. The dragon went ahead and take the hit. He was sent away with rapture on his scale and skin. Before the the whip returned the other four increased their speed to reach the human. Seth was already on a motion before the whipshed out. He heard the smack he activated another ability. The water vortex trapping red-scaled dragon exploded and some of it reached him and pulled him into the vortex. Seth escaped and dragons ws swipe and bites missed him. The momentum of the hot red-scaled dragon in the vortex smacked at two of the dragons. The hot-red scaled dragon tried to fly away but a whip pulled her back into the vortext and Seth walked out again. He stood inches away from the vortex as defence against attacks. Roar! Roar! All the dragons roared at the vortex and the sound st disrupted it for a moment. Before Seth could do anything, the bigger dragon that was smacked away rammed at the vortex and immediately, the hot-red scaled dragon managed to escape and the big dragon was capture. The next moment, the vortex stopped and the giant dragon too escape, but it size has reduced dramatically. The vortex continued like before. Now there were seven dragons flying around, eying Seth menacingly. From time to time they roared at him and he used the vortext to defend. The vortex was three meters tall but if there was something in it, it increased up to 5 meters. However, the size of the vortext wasn''t the problem but it was the water it made up of. The dragon stamina and power will be suppressed inside. Seth smirked as he mocked them before he jumped into the vortex and hide at the centre. Now they have to breach it to reach him. The dragons looked at each other as they moved around at tremendous speed around in the sky. They generate their movement st to target the vortex. But try as they may, they weren''t doing anything. They have no choice but to entertain the idea of Dragon Breath. Before they did, the green dragon that brought the reinforcement, jerked back and he was pulled back violently. Around his wings and legs were thin strings dragging him to the vortex. They all reacted and flew toward him but the Jet dragon that didn''t loose his wing and leg roared and said. ~Leave him, it''s a trap~ None of the dragon knew they were under Preeminence Gaze with a supplement of Confusionist effect. The giant dragon reached the green dragon first and the second was hot-red scaled dragon but something rammed at her before a dragon breath forced the rest of the five dragon to dispersed. ~Traitor~ The dragons said in unison and hot-red scaled Dragon went on and bit his neck and mmed it away in anger but the jet dragon pushed her away without care. ~Don''t go close to him~ The giant dragon shouted too before he vanished into the vortext that now expanded to 8 meters tall, silencing his presence and roar. It was then they shook off the confusion and realised what had happened. Jet Dragon was right, if they have gotten closed to the green dragon they would have been captured. ~He can''t capture all of us at the same time~ A dragon with stone scales roared in anger wanting to attack but they all red at him, especially the hot-red scaled dragon. Chapter 281: Great Stream Red-scaled dragon was first contained in strange room and then she was contained in the vortext for long time. It''s foolish to think they all can''t be imprisoned by the human. As they were trying to grasped this crafty enemy, Seth has wrapped the green dragon in multiple strings. His hand coated with aura rigidity and spamming Aura Grab and Pluck on the dragon head. The poor dragon even released Dragon Might but against Seth Existence Might, he was nothing. It tried to released Dragon breath but it mouth was wrapped forcefully The Green Dragon wasn''t associated with nts but rather green rubbery, it try to wiggle it way out but everything was for naught. Seth was loosing 100 Exertion Points at every Aura Grab and Pluck he made before he smirked menacingly. His Preeminence Gaze enforced with Intimidation and Domination together with full concentrated Confusionist Skill pierced on the dragon head. Seth then, used his right hand on his head and plucked his head aura and then used his left hand and plucked the dragon head aura. He then bring his two hand together and use Aura Mold to fuse the two aura together. The fusion wasn''t that good but have merged rtively. With force he activated Aura Infusion trying to forced it into the green scale dragon. Around his hands was red stream to ease the process. [Aura infusion failed] "It didn''t matter!" Seth smiled and rammed his palm on the dragon''s forehead, trying to fused thebined aura of his and the dragon back into the dragon head. Seth call upon his Pure White Stone Will and Mental Fortitude and pressed on. Also, Confusionist Skill was been enforced. Th green-scaled dragon knew what the human want to do, he had been told that he can control dragon mind through neferous means. He can''t imagine that he now will be a victim. Try as he may to resist but by the moment he was feeling like yielding, his pride will not allow him, he better died than fall, he desire to die than to fall. Those were the thought he kept having before he felt a surge of force from his inherited genes, he knew he can further endure. Click! The dragon felt a click and he felt at ease, his mind blurred as if he was half in slumber and awake. Seth chuckled, "You are strong, you didn''t yield, I have to break you!" Seth was always amazed by this fascinating creatures. The dragon was released within the vortex when it became calm. Seth then began to whisper things in his ears before his gazed turned to the bigger dragon. He too was within the rotating vortex, his body kept twisting and turning. Seth send the green dragon into the vortex rotation and pulled the giant dragon. Momentter, Seth was smiling, "You have weaker will but your sacrificial tendency is your greatness." Seth learned that this dragon didn''t have elemental ability but has great muscles control. He can expand his size, he can store energy in his flesh and can regenerate wound. Because of that he can take proper beating and still kept moving. However, his will power and pride wascking. Seth was able to tricked his mind and control him. Unlike Green Dragon that resisted. _ [Serial Quest] ~Control as many dragons as you can to obtained a Unique Skill ~Tally: 2/2 [Reward] ???? [Failure] None _ Seth have obtained this quest when he first control his first dragon. He surmised that the more dragon he control the better the skill. Suddenly, the ground he stood on cracked and vines erupted from there but they were immediately entangled with the strings. Immediately, heavy pressure mmed at the vortex and it weakened before the trapped dragons both pped and escaped. Seth also felt something different an he looked around confused before his body vanished and appeared inside a metal cage. His skill like string and whip all suppressed and then he noticed that he have left Red Signature Book in the vortex. Now that he was not inside the vortex, it was slowly loosing power. Seth now in the cage was several ten of meter away. He can''t ess the book let alone used. The seven tribesmen and the leader stood, their body glowing as they muttered something in mantras. When his Preeminence Gazended on them they trembled, only the leader hold on well with a mocking smile but next moment his mocking smile turned into shock as Seth burst out of the metal cage and swiftly appeared before him. Due to the spell of pulling the sinner and encasing him into a Spell cage and binding away his heavy Magic Book, their body has weakened but they cultivate dragon path, they all move to attack physically. However, Existence Might together with Dragon Pulse from Red Stripe rammed at them from above. The ground sunken and 7 tribesmen fall to their knees. The leader hold on again but Seth was before him. His hand stretched and grabbed his face and tanked back. But it wasn''t the face that he grabbed but¡­. The leader saw a silhouette of himself held by the sinner and he felt his head pounding as the gaze of the sinner pierced his own. His thought slowed and his eyes blurred and he felt as if fundamentally something holding him by the soul¡­ but he resisted. Seth hand plucked the leaders head aura and added with his head aura and fused them. [Aura Infusion sessful] Seth mmed it at the man head. He met with greater resistance than Green Dragon but there was some leeway. Seth pushed with more force. Confusionist Skill and Preeminence Gaze together with Intimidation, Domination and Shadow re work in tandem. "Break!" Seth added Word Of Value. Deep into the man''s mental space, the leader became aware with anger. He looked up and saw massive eyes invading the space. It contained indescribable might and force. Shock and despair gripped him. "How is this possible!" A low roar attracted the man attention and he felt a bit of safety. Within the mental space was a dragon coiled and it unwrapped and red back at the two eyes. The dragon was the legacy the man was cultivating. It''s a powerful adult dragon and at the end of his cultivation he will assimte with it. Intangible force emitted from the dragon attacked the eyes, the eyes red back and the domain shook, next moment the dragon legacy was turned to stone. "By the Golden Queen, what are you!" The man eximed, despair almost dragged him to oblivion before he understood who they are facing. "Will Breaker¡­ you are Will Breaker!" The man resigned. He knew they are doomed. Seth stepped back, he had used more than 30,000 Exertion Points just now and the result was amazing _ [Serial Quest] ~Control as many dragon as you can to obtained a Unique Skill ~Tally: 3/3 [Reward] Brain Aura Pluck [Failure] None _ "Hmm. It isn''t direct mental control skill but this one will do!" [Aura Control (A+)] "It''s has been long time!" Seth thought. He looked at the man now kneeling and was about to order him. "Please. My reputation and image at stake. Kill me. Nothing will happen to you. But don''t control me!" He pleaded. Seth can feel fear and sorrow in the man as if he was the one experiencing it. Seth sighed, he turned around and walked away. The man fall down paralyzed as he mattered, "Breaker he is Will Breaker!" All that endeavours happening didn''t take more than ten seconds. The dragons heard it, they heard the man saying the sinner was Will Breaker and they all dashed up into the cloud. That when green dragon and giant dragon attacked them. A crazy battle began in the air testing flight and speed supremacy. But because there were five dragon against two, the fight seemed on their side. However, the controlled dragon were capable ofbo attack and utilizing their ability to the fullest. Seth unimpeded reached the floating red book and the water began to move due his presence. He felt the familiar sensation of the book before he smiled and looked up. The battle was far above the ground. They are wary of him. "What is Will Breaker!" Seth have an idea but want to confirmed but Vera didn''t answer. Suddenly, the controlled dragons were sted away as another dragon appeared together with more than dozen Stage 3 and 4 dragons. They didn''t waste time as they all went for Dragon Breath. They all released dragon breath at the same time. The new Stage 5 dragon that sted the controlled dragons spread it wing and red at Seth before he controlled the released Dragon Breath. There were 34 Dragon Breaths and he took control of them all. Seth spread his hand in a hug and smiled, taunting them. As if asking, "Is that all you can do?" And the rain of 34 dragon breathse down toward Seth. He was undisturbed and unafraid but was very curious. He then shouted using Word Of Value "Great Stream!" He emphasized on the Great Word. The ground seemed to have be slighty red before water appeared streaming toward Seth before it be avnche and surrounded him. Chapter 282: Red Corruption Now there was water covering his surroundings as his shield. Boom! The water sshed out but then streamed around and came back to him. Boom! Boom! ¡­ The water cover swayed and tumbled about to explode and break the tension but the water was ever moving, ever shifting, dragging the impact force around. It evaporated but the mist returned and created a mist domain giving out an indescribable feeling. The dragons stared at the dome of water in awe. It held for a while before it burst. ~Don''t be tricked~ Jet dragon shouted. But it was toote, made from the water itself, strings sprang and grabbed many of the dragons and dragged them back. ~With the will of ourbine breath we can disrupt his ability~ The dragon that controlled the dragon breaths shouted. The water has been affected by the taints of the 34 dragon''s breath. This made it possible for them to resist the red stream influence and even take control of it. With that in mind battle of control began as the captured dragons broke away time and time again from the water strings that were trying to pull them inside. Green Dragon and Giant dragon all flew back in and a new battle began. Seth inside the dome watched in awe at what he could do. "When did I be this powerful?" He can still recall when he was barely surviving the Gawee Pressure. He was always running away from any dragon he detected. Strangely, now he was thrashing them with rtive ease. He nced at his Exertion Points and sighed. He has about 45,000 points remaining. It''s enough for him to win. "I''m not after winning, it''s about battle experience and skills mastery. With Red Stream Dome my other skills can be applied with ease. The whip, the strings and even the Safe House if I want to and they will be made of the red stream." Seth was ever learning about the dragons, he can see the effect of the dragon breaths on the stream. It was tainted with their aura. That was why they were breaking away from it engagement. He smirked as he held his staff and activated a skill he hasn''t used since it awakened in the Staff. Channeling Node! It allowed Seth to send his energy, aura and other things under his control. He grinned and made the Staff channeled aura to fuel the stream, immediately, changes happened. Seth saw dragon aura in the stream persisting and fighting. He then channeled his Pure White Stone Will. Magnificent changes appeared in the Red Stream, it became pale white before it became sparkling. All dragon''s aura and wills within the red stream were destroyed and the next moment the three dragons were dragged in. Seth with little effort took control of them. He stopped the channeling and the stream went back to normal. Seth breathed deeply fatigued as he looked around. The stream was magnificent, he was in euphoria when he thought more about it. "What are the other things I can channel?" He was curious. Very curious but he began to hesitate testing due to raging dragons outside. Many more have joined and they seem to be getting stronger the more angry they are. But he was safe in his dome, none of the dragons coulde in. Seth smirked and thought what if he made the steam as hard as stone. Will it be strong ice or will it just transmutate to stone. Red Diamond Absolution floated out and he looked at the beautiful t well carved indestructible diamond. Will it be possible to channel the hardness of this diamond and what will be the effects? Seth grinned, he was dying to try it. He gripped the Diamond and focused, trying to channel but then his face suddenly frowned as an image appeared in his mind. Seth''s eyes dted and he saw his fingernails were red. His frown deepened as more memories came in. "What in God''s name?" In fear, Seth eximed, "I forgot about this!" Seth has just recalled before this fight, in his ss Dome, looking at his body but what he recalled was his body decorated with red stripes, his irises have a circle of red around it. During that time his mind refused to show the red part. Now, as he observed his shifting armour, there were red veins pulsing with light and immediately he knew what they were; Corals. In some ces they already made solid shells as shields. He grasped that they prevented him from feeling heat from the dragons and also enhanced his armour strength. The problem was the corals weren''t under his control. His hair was red now as well as his eyshes and eyebrows. He still retained his smooth and kind look but there was wildness in them. Seth had known that using Red Maniption excessively made him blind to red. He can recall how he yed with the blood of humans and dragons with fervour and fanatics. It became scary and surreal to him. Seth gazended on the Red Signature Book. It gave off an eerie pale red aura. He now noticed that apart from ''Beholder World'' the rest of the skills were partially active. Seth summoned Crystal Clear Stone and attached it to the Red Diamond and held them. That caused the red liquid from his eyes and ears to sip out. His thoughts began to resume to normal and he remembered everything he had done. "Fuck. Skills creations!" Seth cursed. During that time, he hase across many dangerous items and they have tainted him but the skills themselves and Arf were the force behind his derangement. "I''m going mad without knowing!" He concluded, "This book shouldn''t be use lightly" Seth abandoned his n of gaining battle experience and exploded the water, now for real. In the chaos he ran away. Using Velocity and Momentum Aspecto with no reservations. Along the way, he checked his Pure White Stone Will and found tendrils of red from his skin sneaking in but the Will was resisting it and directing it into the ck spot at the center. "Thank you!" Seth dreaded the situation if he had not evolved his Will, what would have happened to him. He has already closed the book, deactivated all the skills and also stored it away. He knew the direction of the Dragon Burtali Stele and he was going there. Upon touching it he will destroy the dragon agro. Then he will work on purifying himself. However, the more steps he took the more he felt his heat ache. "God damn Ego!" he cursed, his anger ring as the Ego part of the Lord was making him feel pain. It felt as if he was running from the dragons for fear. "I''m afraid of me. I''m afraid of myself. I don''t want to lose control!" Seth tried to convince his Ego that it wasn''t the dragons he was afraid of but himself. Somehow, that aided in damping somehow. The dragons noticed his absence and they tried to track him. Seth was moving very fast and his cloak was Green now which allowed him to blend with green forest. He escaped the dragon''s senses. Sethnded on a tree and jumped to another, his left hand held the Red Diamond Absolution with Crystal Clear Stone that sat on it. His right hand held his staff, making sure he tapped thended position to keep his running faster. *** "The sinner is too dangerous. He can control the sacred ones and he almost destroys a dragon''s legacy." A man narrated to an older blind man. Another man, the leader that Seth broke his Will, added, "He is a Will Breaker!" The older man sighed and said, "I see him. He is weak but extremely strong. But it doesn''t matter. Sacred Wood Burtali Tribe will not be insulted" He grabbed something and pushed it to the new guy. They all stared in shock before they became resolute for what toe. *** Seth''s moving body suddenly was swallowed by space and he appeared somewhere. [Wee to Cloud Dragon King Court] Seth found his body ached due to the forced teleportation. Distance from him were one hundred tribesmen, old and gaunt. They were blind and resolute to face death. Before them was a strange artifact the size of fist but its aura was very heavy like an Adult dragon. The artifact rippled in space and suddenly appeared before the Sinner. Seth had survived dreadful encounters and he immediately recognised another dreadful encounter. The artifact was a sculpture of a dragon with four heads. One was of sheep, then a goat, then a lion andstly a dragon. The appearance of the item made Seth know he was done, he felt no hope¡­ however, Red Signature Book shed out and flipped its pages to Pharaoh''s Whip skill. Pale hands with many joints came out and gripped the dangerous artifact and pulled it back into the book. The dreaded situation was reduced by only small merging and Seth wasn''t able to sigh in relief. There was something else. As if he was ordered to look up, he saw a massive serpentine dragon. It was unimaginably long, its body rose from the lower ground and reached the clouds and then another segment of its body could be seening out and touching the lower ground far away. Its eyes that were a few meters above Seth were asrge as Root Vige. Like when he saw Garden Of Eden, he was able to grasp the serpentine dragon in itsplete size and he felt a weight on his chest and mind increased. Seth was damned! Chapter 283: Chaotic Escape The only good thing was that the dragon eyes weren''t looking at him, it was searching for something. After some moment, it moved and flew back to the cloud far above. Minutester, Seth somewhat recovered to normal. "I have felt a simr presence in Red Valley. This cloud Dragon is Ancient but also strange!" He muttered to himself. However, Seth''s Will has shattered before it began to heal. The reason was his Existence Might perception felt the vast difference between them. It was old, powerful with a vast array of abilities, more than that, its authority was perfect. Seth came to a conclusion, he needed to reach the Stele very fast before anymore misshapen like this happened. He fleetingly nced at the hundred gaunt old men, who were all lying on the ground. Their fate was unknown. Seth became decisive and used the whip to propel himself toward the Stele. By luck or coincidence, he was as close as he could see. Very fast, the whip kepttching at a tree and pulling him towed the Stele worriedly. However, what he feared came, three of them. One was the Jet Dragon, then the strange dragon that can control other mes andstly was the red-scaled dragon. The moment they appeared, another one appeared. This dragon didn''t have a big wing and can''t fly but gallops on the ground. The craziness in their eyes, Seth knew they wouldn''t let him unscathed. With unbelievable control of the whip he maintained certain velocity but stillshed out with the whip to prevent them froming closer to him. But the dragons were smart. Jet Dragon was fast enough to go beyond the whip reach ande back and attack with air sts. The hopping dragon easily hid behind trees to avoid it. Red-scaled dragon body glowed with hits and made the whip fight fire. As for the me Controller Dragon was always with a red-scaled dragon as defense. Seth''s ego began to hurt more. He then deployed strings and attacked and also tried to avoid their hindrance. They were smart, they knew Seth couldn''t focus on them as he was now running away. They needed to use that as an advantage. Seth saw a shadow cast from above him and he looked above, the hopping dragon following him was above him as he jumped. With its tail wave, Seth was attacked. Bang! He crashed into trees before he came to a halt but he quicklytched to a tree with a whip and he was pulled, always avoiding the subsequent me attacks from the three dragons. "Damni it!" Seth cursed not because of the dragon but his Ego burning now. Why can''t it understand he wasn''t running out of fear of the dragon? He was afraid of him. He managed to dodge andshed with string and whip. He maneuvered and tried to run away. Suddenly, he had a heart attack and the next moment a red-scaled dragon mmed him with her tail. His Attire''s Forcefield protected him and sent her away. That angered him because his moment was broken. "Damn you overgrown lizard." Seth''s eyes became red and he stored away the Red Diamond and Crystal Clear Stone. [Ego Satisfaction] A pulse of purple energy energized him and his Exertion Point went to 300,000pts. His hair glows red and red mist surrounds him. Seth has be insane and he roared! "Bring it on!" The reason for that was his Pure White Stone Will breaking due to gazing at Ancient Cloud Dragon. This allowed the red corruption to cloud his mind more and lose his emotion control. Numerous strings were entangled trees, trying to capture the dragons, but they kept slipping due to a strange dragons that can make objects phase true objects. But the whipshed can''t be phased through and it was waving violently from one location to another of the dragon, making them attack with synergy. Chakram one big and one small shed back and forth, attacking and defending a human. The human was fast, very fast, between his feet was blood of the dragons and when he stepped forward he somewhat transformed akin to pressurized propelled liquid toward his targets. He attacks and defends against the numerous dragons. He alone has brought down more than 40 dragons, each one was stage 4 or 5. Let alone this few, even though these few were the strongest of the bunch. Seth, as always, dominated this fight. But the two remain steadfast, they are powerful and have great potential. Their body leaked with blood, and filled withceration of the whip. They were the red-scaled dragon and Jet dragon. Their resilience and tenacity wasmendable. Even the Red Sinner was astonished. That was when another dragon that can blow strange winds and make people sleep appeared and it attacked. Seth swayed as he fought the induced drowsiness. He was then affected by his Myriad Wheel Shield and ss Shield until he woke up. His body blurred as he sshed away escaping severalbo attacks before he fought back. More powerful dragonse with the same tenacity as Jet dragons. Pressure was put on Seth but he was enjoying it. His control of the Three Fold World Fence was increasing. His whip was bing more and more menacing like a tyrant against unruly ves. Seth has imprisoned some dragons with bizarre abilities in Safe House. Some he scared by showing them Beholder World and he battled the rest with fervour. For the next 30 minutes, one needed to know that the battle was high-speed where subsonic and supersonic speed was the norm. Suddenly, Seth roared, his right eyes became normal and he checked his Exertion Points were only 50,000pts. That spot of sanity made him understand his worse mental situation. He then loudly said in a world of value! "Enter!" The dragon were confused and suddenly the human summoned the real whip and the dragons all moved away but the whip stretched toward the Stele. It grabbed a tree 670 meters which was its full size. Seth was yanked very fast, almost surpassing supersonic speed. The dragon immediately followed but pressure descended on them and mmed them to the ground as Seth escaped. Seth pulled out the Red Diamond and Crystals Clear and pushed them in his mouth. He ordered the cape to seal his mouth. That way, he will keep having the cleansing effect. A new massive dragon appeared above Jet Dragon and fear gripped them. It was massive, the size of an adult dragon, its pressure impacted them only. The new dragon with pale red scales opened its mouth and roared. The entire section where the dragon concentrated was sted due to that. After the attack, the dragons felt something was amiss. It might be stronger than them with pressure but itcked the subtle intent and spirit of a real dragon. They immediately remember the information that he can make his paintingse to life. Jet dragon used his full power and escaped the pressure and followed Seth. His speed reached his limit. Seth was now gliding on air very fast with no pull but his velocity remained the same. Jet dragon was about to attack Seth but a painting opened and he saw Gawee Land. His mind was overwhelmed and he crashed into a tree and fainted. His exhaustion took over when confusion attacked his mind many times. Seth''s fast gliding continued until he saw the Alpha horse matching his speed. Seth sighed and put it in his eyes. One red and the other normal. The Alpha understood and then left Seth to continue. Soon, Seth saw the Burtali Stele closed but his intuition told him he should walk or fly. He reduced the momentum and velocity. With control hended on the spot and ran but he sensed Jet dragon catching up to him. It recovered "Amazing!" Seth wasn''t upset by its tenacity. He reached Burtali Stele but his Ego burst and Seth began to vomit blood. [Health: Internal Conflict] Seth never faced this situation and a desire to go back and fight the dragon increased because he didn''t want them to think he was a coward. He should not run away from the dragons. He should defeat them ande to the Burtali Steleter. That was what his ego wanted. Seth tried to walk away from the dragons and reach the Stele but that became a struggle. How could I touch the stele before defeating the dragons? It means fear and cowardness. I should finish the fight first. This madness tore him apart. His eyes be full red one moment before one returned to normal. Seth released his staff and said, "Attack me" that''s all he can think of and the staff expanded fast and mmed him at his chest which propelled him to the Stele and smashed at it. [Dragon Aggression Pacified] [Would you like to Bargain] The roaring dragon stopped and his canvas that released the adult dragon animation turned off and returned to him. [Health: Heart failure] "I don''t fucking have a heart. It was stone. Go ahead and die. Mother fucker!" Seth cursed himself. He rolled and whimpered on the steel floor due to the pain caused by Ego dissatisfaction. But gradually, it subsidized, then came the burning sensation that always apanied defeating dragons. It was easier to endure than Ego. He stood and looked at himself, then began to channel aura using staff into the red diamond and clear stone. That was when he realized it won''t be easier to get rid of the red corruption! The stripes on his body made by corals were connected to his blood vessels. Also, the coral on his armor has established a colony and a symbiotic rtionship with his body. His aura was their nourishment while they enhanced his armor by increasing heat resistance, impact resistance, dragon control resistance and many more. Seth grasped that the intense battle he has been through warranted injury and continued use but he hasn''t used them as often as he should have. Chapter 284: Dragon Burtali Stele Thinking about Myriad Shield, Seth frowned as that also contributed to the cultivation of these annoying corals on his body. Seth took the Red Diamond Absolution and Crystal Clear Stone using his hands and focused on them, his mind kept clearing but his body wasn''t. Soon, he felt chilling squirmings of the coral veins on the armour and also those connected to his body. An intense aversion gripped his head as if he was seeing thousands of maggots wriggling on him. Seth thought as he may but there was no immediate solution but the one he was using. So, he focused on it. The squirming, the wriggling and the now feeling of their resistance almost drove him mad before he lost control and roared in the sky. It will never work. They were akin to part of him. It''s true he can cut his hand off but what if the hand has his own will. "Damn it!" Seth cursed. Thirty minutester, he calmed down. He returned back the attire to normal. Now the coral seemed like a red line on it before he removed them. He stood with only fabric on his loin. That was risky but he didn''t care. His staff was standing guard and he would be summoning the little cub if someone attacked. Besides, he didn''t believe dragons woulde and attack him where the Stele was. Also no tribe should. Maybe a yer but there might be consequences for that. Seth observed his body from top to down. Use of High Intelligence and also reading through the Chronicler Book, he managed to pinpoint an answer. He pulled out a recliner and sat down. He closed his eyes and tried to rest. It was strange to him that the whole thing was him. His own ability, influenced by the Red Maniption side effect. That means to destroy it he was destroying himself. But all was not over. His Pure White Stone Will was a bonafide defense against things like this. Seth can only assume that the reason that man called him Will Breaker was because he has the Will which allowed him to defy the Will of others. Seth had defied the Will of Living Roots, Red Ancient, Moon and many minor individuals. So, as long as his Stone Will exist he has nothing to worry about. All he now had to do was to find the crust of the problem and solve it. In Red Valley Seth has gained a red skill from the Chief side. Queen Retina was the one that guided him there to obtain Blood Aura Flower. Its practical uses were unknown to Seth but he took it as a means to enhance his aura maniption and control abilities. It also nurtured his body making him survive heavy damage that can heal easily. Even when he was exposed to Yellow Energy in Yellow City, against the corrupted Chief, his aura was erased, it was the blood aura that replenished him faster. But now he can see it was doing the same thing. It was making him adapt, heal and improve in it own way. As an Aura flower with traits of nts, it doesn''t care how it grows as long as the traits it was consuming helped in its improvement and resistance. Seth closed his eyes and tried to feel the Blood Aura Flower. It has already be a second heart for him. Grasping its location, he focused on it and followed its activity. At one point in time, it hard carved its own pathways on his skin and bones. Making wavy patterns like vines. Some of them connected to the Mystic Lines. Seth sighed and continued looking, using his staff he began to channel his mental energy and Pure White Stone Will with the imprint of the thing he wanted. An hourter, Seth''s red body began to shift back to normal. His nails stayed the same but his hair was only covered with a hue of red as such they became normal. Suddenly, Seth''s body trembled as he felt a sharp strike on his very being. His Pure White Stone Will shattered more and even began to dissipate. Only when Seth aura congregated did it stay. Ding [Congrattions] [You have carved Blood Aura Flower Pathway] Seth panted, his vision blurred and he felt stinging pain as if countless insects were crawling on his skin. It took several minutes before he recovered. He then looked at his body, still reddish with veins of red atop his skin. He took a deep breath and closed his eyes and focused on the Blood Aura Flower. Gradually, fresh tattoos depicting a weave of roots and flowers began to slightly decorate his body. Seth can sense their establishment and he knew they were deep, connected to his normal blood vessels. He stayed in that condition and his skin continued to return to normal, bing no longer red and any patch of red vanished until it was pristine normal. He felt it in his mind too, as the unknown weight was gone and a full vision of what had happened appeared in his mind. ''I''m reckless!'' He thought. He had created 11 Skill, each one more unique and strange than the other, consecutively with no rest and it made his mind clouded. Each of the Skill was made using Arf which was the purest form of Red Power and Energy. Plus the adverse effect of Red Maniption. However, that was all an influence; the truth was, it was his subconscious that warrant the change in him. It wanted to make Seth stronger anyhow. ''Fuck you!'' Seth cursed himself. But he knew the Skill creation also influenced that action. Beside that, Pharaoh''s remains made his nails be ws. Certainly, there were other ingredients that have their own effects as in Beholder World making, the ingredients were all quirky and strange. Seth leaned back, still holding the red diamond and clear stone together. He gently let them float and he still felt normal. He then stared at his Stone Will. It has dissipated, only a thumb size portion remained. He observed more and it didn''t seem to be recovering. Seth didn''t despair; he looked at the sky and felt sleepy but he shook his head and raised his hand toward his red decorated attire. He then pulled and closed his eyes while holding the purifiers. An invisible energy from the attire came and entered him through the exposed Blood Aura Flower Pathway. Tingling sensation disturbed him for sometime but the hue and red pattern on the attire gradually dissolved. There was a lot of his blood essence that was used in making that coral and it''s what made it living, now without it the red of other things turned to energy. The Illusory Silver Bowl appeared above the book and took the energy in. His attire was purified, so did his staff and other things. The staff didn''t even change as the red only tainted its colour. Seth sighed in relief, his mind free and he thought of what had happened, things really have almost gone out of hand. What even dreaded him was what kind of person his family would have got if he had logged out with all that madness. He checked again and again before he looked at the Red Diamond Absolution and Crystal Clear Stone with fondness. If not for the diamond he won''t ever recover, maybe by the time he uses Crystal Clear Stone, the damage would have been worse and irreversible. Seth lingered for minutes ruminating things before he stood and walked toward the Stele. As he walked his attire unfold and stood. It shifted to armour and the cape pped. The staff floated beside it and the Red Signature Book floated too. There was a pale red aura around it. ''Can I turn it off?'' Seth wondered. With a thought, the book''s red aura vanished and it flipped close and became upside down. He can feel the Red Skill part was off. Now the Tome Of Silence was facing the sky. The leather and its wet feeling have some writings on. Seth had read it many times and it always fed on his mental energy but he never cares. He also knew what was written but forgot after he looked away. Well, he also didn''t care about the adverse effects, he had an abundance of mental energy after all. At the center of the book was a circle that kept making itself and cleaning. Seth chuckled and turned to look at the Stele. Then he gently touched the hard stone stele. The Stele was 5 meters wide and 2 meters thick. It appeared to be 100 meters tall but he felt the height was maybe more than that and had some power behind it. From miles one can see the stele as long as one can feel it or know where it was. Ding [You have touched the Ancient Dragon Burtali Stele] [All Dragon will stay away from you] [Would you like to bargain] The notification came in the same as before but before he answered, it changed. Seth could swear that he heard a soft chuckle. [You have purified yourself from Red Insanity] [Content of bargain changed] [Would you like to bargain] Chapter 285: Dragon Traitor Seth can only infer that he would have gotten help from the stele. But he was d he solved his problem. Seth didn''t answer, he might act normal but he was still turmoil both in mind and heart. His dy made another prompt. [Sacrifice the Jet Dragon leg and wing and also fraction of all that you have harvested] Seth sighed as he looked back. Then he waved his hand, Jet dragon leg came out and Jet dragon Wing came out too. He really doesn''t want to part with them. Their morphology fascinated him and he wanted to check them well. Then he made the scales sample of all the dragons thate toward him from the attire. Seth looked at the Tome Of Silence and made it flip and a silver bowl appeared. He can feel it denial to part with a single drop of blood from each sample. Seth didn''t care, he turned off the book afterward and made it flipped to silence. The items vanished immediately. [What do you desire?] [Or, do you want something you don''t know needed] The desire part kinda felt like he can ask for equipment, knowledge of something or skill. But the next was to give him something he doesn''t know but also needs at his stage. Without thinking hard, he goes with the second option. A list of things appeared on his mind, some nts found within the Burtali Forest and some water from a certain creek then blood of his captive dragons where V''s blood and certain fluid and aura was in higher quantities. There were 7 ingredients. Seth felt a sense of deja vu. He had created Skills in almost simr ways and now he will do it again. He frowned and hesitated. He needs to make it and drink it before sundown. Unbeknownst to Seth he might have won against Red Insanity, but his Will was damaged, it was almost a retribution for forcefully defeating dragons and controlling their mind and for that reason he was susceptible to partial control and instigation of the stele. He pondered less before removing his hand. The surroundings suddenly be dark. No sky, no ground, only ckness. Seth looked back, beyond his attire was a giant circr maw, sharp teeth appearing on it in slow motion. ''Even tome of silence is trying to show its goddam presence .'' Seth thought tiredly before his Preeminence Gaze pierced through the darkness and he saw light. His weakened Will resulted in this situation. He came to the book and held it, his thumb touching the leathery cover sank inside as a circle mouth appeared with no teeth. The mouth then sucked gently on the thumb. Seth felt his vitality waning. ''This thing?'' He was speechless. With a force of intention he sealed the Tome. All aura and ability in it vanished. Seth wore his attire, he found it a bit thicker but softer and the edges have thin red. Seth shook his head, he really can''t think of anything harder now. He then brought the folded Gawee Cart. At Grade One, it can fold even with the items inside it and even keep small animals and insects inside. The spider was now inside. He ced it down and suddenly it rolled toward the Stele. And Seth watches while scratching his head. ~Allow us to touched the stele too~ Vera''s voice entered Seth''s head. He didn''t think hard as he walked there, summoned the womb and made it touch the stele before he pulled it away. ~You are really confident we won''t escape. You are a fool~ Seth Preeminence Gaze pierced through the womb and reached the three dragons in their separate pockets. He smirked before he looked away. They felt it, he might have calmed down but there was carnage in him. Deep down he wanted something to happen. Seth felt weak and he checked his Exertion Point. It was at 4000 points. That was his normal number but why with the exhaustion. That''s when he saw it and he checked. [Health: Broken Ego] "What a shitty ss?" Seth has read from Ascendent Seth that Noble ss was one of the best if not the best ss in Amma but like everything its weakness was apparent. The ss can''t be leveled up with Exp but with territory development. The person also must adhere to his noble attributes and traits. What made it hard was that, one must cultivate trust among people and then use that to his advantage to always be the leader in every endeavor. This will capitalize on his ss ability. The pro of the ss was also very apparent. At leadership authority, one can harness special energy for himself and the people. In his territory he will be invincible. Lastly, the noble was versatile in every facet he could find himself. A noble can assume the role of almost all other sses as long as he developed relevant talent and attributes. Seth sighed, the good thing was he was a Grade 5 Human with great advantages. He was also resourceful and somewhat calctive. But Seth shook his head as he remembered something indicated by Ascendent Seth. He indicated that no matter what, a Noble must be at least Grade 3 to above. One of the reasons Seth became Grade 5 was his encounter with the moon and surviving with his sanity. And this encounter was brought about because he went looking for Luana, the moon dragon. The Quest setup was already in line to make one Grade to at least Grade 3 or 4. Another thing he just neglected was the effect of Aspecto in other yers'' bodies. His body can''t be enhanced properly, so maybe if he was normal he would have gained an extraordinarily strong physique. "That is a certainty. Their bodily features will be changed and enhanced!" This means having four dragon aspecto in their body makes them have ridiculous strength and perception. "Even a Grade 1 Noble, if there are any, will be very strong physically and mentally. Let alone Grade 3 or me Grade 5!" Seth concluded. The con of Noble ss was very apparent to him but Seth despite the setbacks, he felt it was right for him. Noble power wasn''t rooted on themselves but on a variety of things they could do. True, he hasn''t even begun to harness the ss advantage the way it should but he knew it was so. Ascendent Seth indicated that too. Seth looked at the folded Gawee Cart, once he unfold it, he can only fold it again after 10 days. He unfold it and the beautiful cart appeared, it wheeled kissing the solid Stele ground before he touched it and it floated. His Graviton tattoo allowed him to make things float. He entered it and summoned Little cub. ~That is a provocation~ "I don''t care!" Seth said. Bringing out Battle Beast Cub in dragonir was bad news but Seth found nothing wrong with that. The little cub howled, enjoying the provocation and it dashed into the forest leaving the stele ground. The now floating Cart glided amidst the uneven ground of green vines, green grasses and colourful shrubs while the battle beast pulled it. It was smiling, it loved its now battle oriented master and its new antics. Seth sensed numerous gazes from the shadow and he too red back using Shadow re with no care. *** Inside the Womb, the three dragons were very upset about what Seth was doing but even more so they angrily stared at Vera. ~Traitor~ V said for the hundredth time since when Vera spoke to Seth the first time in Burtali. ~You are all blinded. The human is now controlling dragons. That vile act shouldn''t left unpunished~ Vera tried to reason. She has proposed a transaction where she will disclose a way for Seth to gain proper physique at the cost of releasing them. Both V and Temra knew how that could be done but they were averse to the idea. V in particr was more angry at the idea of sacrificing another dragon for their freedom. ~You called me a traitor while I never did anything wrong and now you are actively scheming against your kind. You are really despicable~ V added. The sound dragon shook her head as she gazed toward Temra. The diamond scaled fire dragon didn''t berate her that much; her gaze showed her inclination against it. But as she saw Vera was about to speak to Seth again she said, ~Higher beings can''t be bound. You will only be helping them unlock something different!~ Temra has more special legacies in her and knew certain things shouldn''t be messed with. She wasn''t blinded by pride as she knew better than anyone how terrifying Seth was. She was able to see him well and perceive him more than the rest. Her domain of temperature gave her an acute understanding of things that have a degree of coldness or hotness in their body. She can see behind his fragility¡ªa being with untapped potential, if let alone this man will shock the world. She realized that when he gazed at her legacy in her, it was supposed to kill him or fatally injure him but he went unscathed. Chapter 286: Unexpected Gains Not long ago again, Temra saw him turn a powerful dragon legacy to a stone. That legacy was ranked below her own and yet it was dominated with no injury to Seth. Heck, he gazed at the body of Ancient Cloud Dragon with minimal injury andter he shattered a Destiny and carved something out of it. Temra exhaled as she shifted herself from Vera and V''s banter. She won''t care what Vera does but as long as they escape it is fine. Another thing was, her ego was no longer hurting, Seth was that great, she wouldn''t mind being his captive. *** Seth was standing before the sixth ingredient, it was a sunflower. All he had to do was to capture an insect that ate one of the seeds. He immediately did that, then he drove back to the Stele. ~Human. Before you returned, have you thought it through? We need to finalize the contract here before we leave the stele.~ Vera spoke. "Yes. There won''t be any problems if I release you. But it will be great if I befriend you and make you guardian of Root Vige" ~It''s better to kill me or make a baby with my body using the womb than to sumb to that fate~ Vera said with anger. She will never serve this human. Even though, as she wanted to escape him she was feeling that her mind and body were sumbing to his nature. She feared being nurtured to serve him, especially now that she knew he could bend the dragon''s mind to his will. "Okay, but I''m wary of you" ~Oho. Will Breaker is afraid of us. Amazing~ she teased. ~I''m going to teach you how to make a standard contract that is linked to powerful overseers. If you created the contract and we all signed it. Afterward we tell you the solution~ "I know the solution. It''s aspecto of a specific dragon." Seth said nonchntly. He has long guessed what the solution was and he was confident it was an Aspecto. ~True but you didn''t know whose and what type. You see, Temra gave you Temperature Maniption but she has Diamond Maniption, Light maniption, Sunlight Absorption and other rted skills~ Vera exined ~V gave you Velocity and Momentum but she has Ethereal speed that allows her to possess and increase the speed of an ally and objects. She has Inertia Control, she has Eyes Of The Still World among other things.~ ~As for me. Each of my 40 special scales have distinct ability and by the time I master them all, I will be bonafide True Adult Dragon~ Seth nodded in understanding. ~Even if you know the dragon you won''t know the Aspecto. Beside there are special dragons that won''t ever yield even after death without the will of other dragons. This one was the same.~ There was chilly mncholic silence in the air. ~It hurts my ego and I will carry the sin for the rest of my life but it''s better than serving you. And yes, you won''t kill the dragon or capture it. Just let it go~ "I see you are rehearsing your bargaining ability on me" Seth said mockingly. She didn''t answer. What happened next was she listed to him another set of ingredients but this one seemed very different. They consisted of wood fragments of special trees as well as any stones found around the five Dragon King Courts. Which made him take a long detour to gather them. Seth frowned after he picked thest one as he checked the sun. He then urged Little Cub to speed up. An hour before sunset Seth returned to the stele. ~You will have to use one of your finest papers. Maybe that D rank canvas~ "I didn''t say I agree yet" She didn''t answer. He was reminding her in case she may want to withhold the contract forming knowledge but she didn''t. Before making the contract, Seth brought out the seven ingredients listed by the stele. Sunflower Seed, Moon Flower Seed and the two Insects that usually feed on them, Void Leaf, a water from Creek Puddle, Four Dragon Water Essence, 10 liters of V Water Essence and Red Stream Pale Essence. Seth opened the two tiny Insects from a container and brought out the Moonflower and Sunflower seeds and ced them in a cup. He then wrapped the two insects in the Void Leaf. The leaf has shades of purple, violet and indigo on it. Creek Puddle has a mixture of sand, silt and y in it. He sieves the water clean and poured it inside the cup together with the seeds. The soil was then mixed with the Void Leaf. Four dragons were the V, Vera, Temra and Luana, Seth brought out their blood from the womb and used the Red Signature Book fission ability to separate the water in the blood. Everything else he ced them in the cub while the water he kept aside. Luana didn''t have blood but somehow he got white liquid from the bones inside the womb. There will be a need for a lot of V''s Water Essence, so the blood he got from her was higher than the rest. The Red Stream Pale Essence was a red stream when he channeled his Pure White Stone Will. His will now was injured but recovering but still he got a drop The moment he dropped the white drop in the cup, the ingredients inside melted and became white smoke, he quickly added the soil and Void Leaf with the insects inside. The white smoke became liquid again before it dried. The two insects were still alive though. Now he must add V Essence Water as well as the residues. Soon, only the two insects remained and they were the one that ate everything and drank everything. Seth felt another d¨¦j¨¤ vu, as he remembered Earth Emblem Flower and Dandelion. But there was not that eerie feeling. The two insects fought and Seth felt his head aching as one will feed on the other. ''Why am I doing this?'' Seth asked, ''am I being controlled!'' Seth faintly sensed someone spoke but he didn''t hear what was said but he continued to watch. He didn''t know which insect won but it bloated as if pregnant before it created a massive egg, the size of its body. Even its body converted to the egg too. Then a white worm was born from it. The worm grew by eating its shell before it secreted normal looking water before it dissolved by the water it secreted. [Seven N''day Step Potion Sessful] ~Category: Unique __ Seth stared at it before he drank the whole thing. It tasted normal like water. He looked at his body and saw all the tattoos on his body glow bright and his Will growing back to normal but with additional depiction on it. Seth summoned Red Diamond and Clear Crystal Stone and held them in case something was amiss. Suddenly, he felt a tug in his mind, his mental energy was being sucked violently. He momentarily lost consciousness and saw a deluge of translucent water moving toward a hidden realm in his mind where a baby was emitting terrifying mental energy enough to drown a thousand kilometers. The translucent water existence vanished inside the small realm. The baby made a strange face as if he drank a bitter medicine, on his body was Blood Aura Flower Pathways glowing due to the potion Seth just drank and now the baby drank. The ce was then healed back and Seth felt he had be normal. As if the leaking of a water dam was sealed away. [Strength +5] [Agility+5] [Stamina +5] "Hoorah" Seth shouted happily as if it was permanent. The level up, the ss Ascension all warrant improvements but the leak prevented that as it weighed on the body but now healed, he got this. To everyone, this was nothing, to Seth this was great. [You have developed Minor Physique Force] "Hahaha. Yes" Seth can already infer this was due to Aspectos in his body. Dragons have a special force around their body, they use it to talk and also fight. [You have developed Minor Brain Force] "Yes. Keeping darling!" Seth can be easily manipted as long as the prize was some strength for his body. Vera knew she had him in her thumb from the very beginning. Seth knew that too but how can he resist? [Aura Sight has evolved and reached (S+Rank)] "Dragon Burtali, you are great. Hehe!" He was in euphoria. [Aura Sense has evolved and reached (S+Rank)] Seth shook his head in happiness. He knew for sure that all these were just side effects of what the potion did¡ªsealing that being in him. And also by having Minor Force around his brain allowed his eyesight and aura sense can take some beating too. Things that may stung him before will now be normal. Soon he was exhausted, his mental energy was now limited but it was for the better. Seth immediately thought about something and checked. [Exertion Point: 10/12,000] It has grown but he only has 10 points avable. No wonder he was feeling fatigued. ~Do it now before the Sacred Stele turns off~ Vera chose the time to strike her ns Seth smiled ruefully and began making the contract. Hemay have benefited greatly but in truth Dragon Burtali benefited more. Chapter 287: Underground Valley The 99% of his mental energy went to the Dragon Burtali Stele and only 1% aid the potion digestion in his body but Seth didn''t mind. He brought out the items before he carved on one of the ingredients which was a Strange Frames, he depicted different words that mean the 5 dragon king court he got stones from. After that he assembled the frames and the stones and ced them on the Red Signature Book. They fused and¡­. [You have created Contract Decree Spell] "A Spell?" Seth was confused but he didn''t dally on that before he looked at the stele and sighed when he realized that he had spent 7 days digesting the Seven N''day Step Potion. He gently stepped toward the Gawee Cart, his body blurred and he was in it. [You have discover Unique Skill] [Loading¡­..] "Thank you. See you in the foreseeable future!" Seth muttered to the stele and Little Cub began to sprint forward. The sun was already setting, and stars were appearing. When it was nightpletely the notification came. [Congrattions] [You have created Illusory N''day Steps] [Your Pioneer title has be (A+) rank] Seth smirked but he was too tired to check on that, even though he can use Moon Stigma and call upon blessings to recover but he didn''t want to. His Will has healed but it was only at surface level. He needed to feel very confident before he used another entity''s ability. Seth suddenly facepalm, he just drank unknown potion with no regard to consequence. ''I guess I was manipted to make it so that my mental energy can be harvested.'' He concluded, which was exactly what had happened. *** Deep in the night, Seth was asleep when he woke up due to the dragon roar close by. He looked out and found it was yers fighting with silver scaled dragon. He lost interest and he went back. The cart was moving not too fast but soon he reached the entrance of the dragon. Dream Fortune''s voice softly spoke to him, "Do you have a ce in your cart to take some people to Underground Valley!" "Yes. Meet me outside the Burtali!" Seth said. The moment he was out of the Burtali Seth jerked up and looked at the moon with a frown. His heart was beating wildly, ''''Is she going to invade me now that I''m weakened!" He wondered. "Knock. Knock. Guests are here!" He heard a female voice from the outside. Seth peek out with a smile and said, "Oh, wee. Come inside!" The inside of the cart was rearranged to house many people. They entered awkwardly and watched Seth leaning on a lush smooth cushion and they felt a desire to touch it. Seth scrutinized them all as he asked, "I don''t know where Underground Valley is. You need to guide me!" "You don''t? Then how did you find Dragon Burtali!" Eda Eden asked. Seth was taken aback and said, "I just came. Is there some requirement or what?" The four people just stared at the ignorant boy before Eda said, "I forgot you are Moon Blessed traveler" Seth smiled at her withoutmenting before he sat properly. There was a small table at the center, he ced a Soothing Guard and wooden cubs that looked like ceramics and a te full of fruits. "You won''t find better water in Gawee!" Seth said as he poured some to himself and drank. He did that to calm them down. They seemed agitated, as their boots, heavy backpacks, weapons and other tools disappeared when they entered. They sat cross legged in the cart looking around warily. Of course, the cart was spatial enough for them to stand, albeit they will bend a bit. Kng! Kng! Bells began to chime and one of them began to frown. "There are numerous Gawee Beasts tailing us!" A woman with green veins made a habitual motion of grabbing her weapon concealed inside her robe but remember it wasn''t there. "Don''t mind them. They are my friends!" Seth said casually. "You tame Gawee Beasts?" Skr asked. He was the leader of the group. "No. But they have been following me for ages now. I''m used to it. They never attack though, so I ignore them!" Seth answered while he took a single fruit from the table. "That is a dangerous attitude. Gawee Beasts are smart, they can bid their time and attack when one is vulnerable." Skrmented Eda Eden added, "True. It might also be someone or something making them tail you!" Seth frowned at herment before he nodded. "Don''t worry. This cart can take beaten from Menos with less problems. Also, it was evolving to Grade 2, artillery function will be avable!" Eda stared at the fruit as she smiled. "I wonder, who are you in the real world." "Just average Joe!" Seth said. "Every rich kid in an automated bunker will say so!" Greenveinmented as she took a mango fruit and fumbled it around before she took a bite. "Nightmare Forest fruit. It has the highest nutrients and spiritual property!" She said with a smile on her face. "Spiritual?" Seth asked and she nodded. "You won''t feel it until that is your speciality!" Seth nodded, "Interesting!" "Can we get our weapons back? What if we were attacked and needed to protect ourselves." A man with stone scales asked. He was the leastfortable. "Oh, it''s inside the locker by the side!" Seth said. There were small lockers beside them, upon looking they saw a depiction of their items in the form of sketches. "This Gawee Cart isn''t for carrying people but goods. So, it has an inclination to store any items that are not in use. Like your boots and others." Seth exined, he had seen their unease but ignored it. They watched the cart owner, he was in his white sleeveless shirt and white long pants. He has leaned back in leisure without a care in the world. The stone scaled man tapped his locker and his weapon returned to him a rxed smile appeared on his face. He held it and stared at their host. When they were far away from Burtali, Eda handed him a map with a direction. Seth then moved and ced it at another smaller table by his side and leaned back. "How fast can you prepare when attacked?" Eda asked. "An attack that can kill me regardless of preparation is beyond me. But as long as I have a chance at full power then I have enough time!" "You are quite arrogant!" Skr said. He was the one that followed Dream Fortune and he had seen Seth battle and his descent to madness before he escaped to Stele where they couldn''t observe him. "Haha!" Seth chuckled, "I''m not arrogant. Far from it. But this is a game. We are meant to enjoy ourselves!" "Sounds like a rich brat!" "Hahahaha." Seth burst intoughter. Some lonely tears rolled down from his eyes. He managed to calm down after some time. "Wealth has nothing to do with my attitude. Certainly if people keep thinking wealth creates an illusion of safety in Gawee, they will be disappointed. How many rich folk lost their lives. How many poord lost their life. Many." Seth preached. "Ever since my supposed home was¡­" He didn''t borate, "I have been loitering from one sanctuary to another. Alone, weak, with no blessing but searching for fellow humans. I went to Red Valley first but the horrors there made me wish I didn''t go. However, due to my rich experience I can finally rx" "Gawee is strange. No amount of experience will guide you properly." Skr snickered. "As I said, it depends on the danger. Some danger can''t be defended against, and preparation is useless. But some is manageable" Seth said nonchntly. Not worried at all. Kng! Kng! Seth stopped talking and checked the ce he ced the map. He looked at them and smiled, "We have arrived!" "What?" "What?" Eda and the rest were shocked. "You must be mistaken!" Greenvein said but as they pushed the veil behind the cart they saw the entrance to the valley. Small shops were set and also some buildings. Toward the valley entrance was a gate where there were guards that checked those who wanted to pass. "Did we teleport?" Eda asked but she shook her head and said, "You are truly a blessed traveller" "We have arrived safely!" Seth pointed out and they nodded. Seth''s mindset over the game has changed from yful to serious but he didn''t know that his fear and dread was less than most people. Traversing Gawee Land was always arduous and dangerous, so people were always on edge in fear but he was just casually enjoying himself. That''s what shocked them. The cart passed the stalls and reached the gate. "So, should we take out stuff now or the moment we go out they will be returned to us!" Eda asked but Seth''s attention was on a projector. He pulled it and they saw pictures of outside, the guards clearing people on the route for them to pass. "Wee to Underground Valley, sir!" The guard said with a gruff voice. "Thank you, Captain Guard Mir." A herbal nt from Dragon Burtali appeared on the guard''s hand as he allowed the cart to enter. The view of the sanctuary made Seth sit and stared at it. It features long buildings, skyscrapers like the real world. There were also cars, and vehicles of different kinds on the road. Chapter 288: Rena The Paper Human From a distance he can see industries withrge chimneys spewing smoke. He also saw people riding beasts and birds. Some in carriages and some flying. [Wee to Underground Valley] "This city used to be a vige but a certain yer developed it to this level!" Eda said. "This is where GEST headquarters reside. We owned half of the city!" Skr added. "You have a lot of secrets. The guard shouldn''t have allowed you to enter but they did" Greenvein changed the topic. "Oh, they investigated the cart. They saw you and also the things I carry. Through projection!" Seth said. "This cart is that good?" Eda asked. "You bought this in an auction, right?" Skr asked and Seth nodded. "I have something simr but it didn''t transform like yours!" He said. "Well, I know how to nurture things!" Seth shrugged. To their astonishment, Seth wasn''t held at any check points by any NPC, only yers. Soon, they reached Gawee Escape Special Team headquarters. Seeing he was not trying to follow them, Skr asked, "Aren''t youing with us to meet more yers!" "Nah. I will roam the market with my merchandise before I leave. I got things to deliver very far away from here!" "But your teams are here. The Hourss." Greenvein said. Seth pondered for a moment and agreed. He walked from the front cart and automatically his attire appeared on his body. He came and met them checking their tools and attires that have returned to them. He opened the back and a mini shop was established. Several yards of silk were assembled. Made by Sue the spider and also numerous dragon scales wrapped in different containers. The scales look like the one dragons shade on their own. "You have silk. How much!" "One gold a yard." Greenvein frowned as she said, "That expensive." "Haha. Not really, what colour do you want!" "Green!" She said. Seth immediately pulled out a yard of green silk and handed it to her, for her to check its grade. The moment she held it, she was astonished. "This!" [Green Silk] ~Grade 1 ~Category: Gawee Spider Silk ~Use: Extremely durable. Self cleaning. Temperature control. [This spectacr silk was crafted by Sue in Seth Factory] _____ "You have a factory?" Skr asked. ''True to what Dream Fortune said, Seth Enoch is very resourceful.'' "Of course!" He removed some veil and they saw a smallplex container, in it was a spider busy weaving her web." "Hello Sue" Seth said to the spider before he said to the group, "That is Sue. A Silk Weaver and Skilled tailor. She made those white outfits you saw me in!" Seth exined. "How much?" Skr asked but immediately the spider bare its fang and the whole Gawee Cart forcefully closed, including the mini shop Seth opened. "Oops. She is not a ve. She is mypanion!" Seth said. The group then went into one of the skyscrapers. Seth has never been in one of those buildings in the real world but he was smart enough to not show his ignorance. They reached the middle floor and met with a flurry of activities of different NPCs and yers. Seeing Skr, many were smiling and they dragged him away as if they had been waiting for him. Seth was taken to an office belonging to the Hourss where he met Zero, a young dragon transformer and also the younger sibling of Rena the paper girl. "Master Seth, wee!" Zero said in surprise. They greeted each other before Seth settled down. "How are the rest of the team!" Seth asked. The young dragon transformerughed ruefully and said, "Everybody got separated to finish their personal quests. Like Zambia, he still didn''t get what he was looking for." "Well, we all got things to do. How many months before we leave!" "Aren''t you counting?" "It''s hard to count!" Seth admitted and Zero said, "Around 4 months. By the way, what happened to your eyes? There was this red circle around your iris!" That''s when Skr and Greenveine in. "It''s Gawee Madness!" Seth answered. The boy grasped what Seth meant. Gawee was super dangerous to the point it drives people insane. "Master Seth, we would like to purchase more Silk. How many yards can we get!" Skr asked. "Not much actually. I think I only have 40 to 60 yards." "We will take it all. Can it be turned into a normal shirt and trousers¡­" A business conversation began and itsted two minutes. He was given a style they wanted and its size. Seth walked back to his cart with Zero as they discussed issues on Hourss Team. When they were alone Zero asked, "What do you think of Zambia!" "What do you mean?" Seth was confused. "He was very helpful to my sister but there were things that had happened and I was thinking about going on my way. The group is great and all but my potential will better being alone" Seth didn''t know where Zero was taking the conversation but he gave him an honest answer. "Zambia is a good leader actually. He never loses sight of himself and the main mission. He is very reliable in that regard." He said but he didn''t borate that the man had tried to kill Yellow City. Zero nodded but said "He is very possessive. He almost fights with everyone when they want to go independent to finish their quests and stuff!" "Well, all leaders are possessive individuals!" Seth said before he changed the topic "where is your sister? I have something to show her." "She hasn''t long in" Zero said with some pain in his voice. "Can shee? I really want to show her something. Tell her I made the greatest item in all of Gawee using her book!" "Really," The boy seemed a bit interested in what was made and then he vanished. Minuteter he came back. Seth was still packing the yards and cutting them for the tailoring before he stashed them inside again for Sue to work on them. "She ising!" Zero said in a low voice. Half an hourter, when Zero was checking the first batch of clothes a silhouette came out from the building. She looked pale, paler than she used to be and very frail. She moved as if the wind would take her away. Clearly she was angry as she red at Zero but she didn''t say anything to him. She looked toward the cart where Seth was standing and said, "Master Seth. How are you doing!" Her voice was low as if it took a toll on her just speaking. Seth almost jumped in fright as his head was buried inside the car while his body was still outside, he didn''t see hering. He pulled back and looked at her. His aura sight activated before he smiled, "Damn. You scare me!" There was sweat on his forehead. "Why?" She inquired. "Haha. Come, let''s go into the building and I will show you something!" Finishing with Sue, he brought out the Red Signature Book. Because he suppressed it, there was no aura leaking out. They then returned inside their office in the skyscraper. Rena strengthened up and wanted to caress it. Seth didn''t give her the book but held it while allowing her index finger to touch the cover where it said, Red Signature Book and below where it wrote Sascile Redone. "Amazing. I can feel my paper inside but they are well meshed with something that forms incredible power!" She caressed it more but Zero''s eyes glowed as he stared at Seth and the book before he asked. "With the change of your eye, why didn''t your aura change!" Seth''s eyes lit up as he looked at Zero with a smile, "Please check again" he was very eager to confirm! Seth''s aura surge and Zero stared at him for a moment before he said, "You look the same but your aura has be more¡­" he didn''t know the right word. "Don''t mince your world. I really need to know. Did I tell you I almost lost control due to Gawee? I need feedback." "It''s more refined!" Rena said. She now was fumbling the cover page trying to feel something. "How so?" Seth asked but Zero and Rena didn''t have a better word for what they felt and saw. "I thought it would be heavier?" Seth said to himself before he sighed and thought that aura behaved truly differently. ''I need to read more if I get time'' but then he shook his head, he didn''t have time. "This spell book is strange. I can feel it was made by my BVP but it power is greater than what that should hold" "That''s what crafting means!" Zero exined, "Using different ingredients to form a single whole, greater than each of the items used!" She nodded and said, "Amazing. It''s really amazing." She seemed to have recover from her dejected self and then Seth like a scammer and said, "Do you want to know the main ingredient after your book" The Novel will be updated first on this website. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone! Chapter 289: Compatible Companion She nodded her head and he whispered to her ears, "Ancient Dragon True Energy!" Her body trembled and as if she grasped what she had been missing and her body began to have fluctuations of different energy, shaking the room along the way. "Sis?" Zero asked, astonished. This time he wasn''t harbouring negative intent on Seth. "You are kidding me!" Rena asked ted but Seth summoned his greatest smug look and said, "Of course not. That''s why I told you it''s the greatest item created by a yer in Gawee!" Her hand began to itch as she said, "I can make it have more pages you know. Supporting something like this will help me greatly." "Aha, now you get it!" Seth''s fis has captured the fish. He added, "you can have this and this and this¡­" He gave her a sample of First Painting Canvas of different Ranks. "Ah. Why? I mean, you got a lot of them!" "Hehe. Of course. I have reached a milestone and now I can use many papers to create them. You, the source of unlimited paper and I can convert them to this one" ''This two arepatible. He is like a missing half that Rena wants all this while. If she had met him earlier she wouldn''t have risked herself to go to that ce'' Zero thought. He also has perceived something about Seth, the man might need the papers but the way he was behaving as if he was trying to elicit something. At first, he assumed Seth wanted to dupe Rena but he knew that wasn''t Seth''s character as far he knew. ''Did he realize that her quest was a failure and was trying to uplift her spirit. Look at herughing. When was thest time sheughed.'' Zero tried to reason. His sister has been in trauma ever since they returned from that vile ce. She also refused to log in until their parents forced her to change her Logging Point and ever since she didn''t log in but now. Even now, he wasn''t the one that convinced her. He has to tell their grandmother to force her by saying that their leader Zambia hase back with some good news. ''What are you Seth? I can''t seem to read you!'' Zero thought. True to Zero''s assumption, Seth had indeed perceived that they had failed and for that he took the initiative to lighten up the mood. "Tell me the truth. Why were you startled when you heard my voice!" Rena asked. "Did my voice change or what?" Maybe she has be twisted due to that event and her brother and teammates refused to tell her the truth. "Well, I went to Papce!" Seth said truthfully and both Rena and Zero stiffened. He ignored their reaction and added, "and I felt a presence of something old and powerful and it toyed with me." Awful expressions appeared on the sibling''s face before they nodded in understanding. "When I heard your voice I felt that Being was present in you. It was tiny but hell, it awakened my trauma" "Well, I''m cursed to forever be a paper!" She said, sadnessced in her voice. "Hahahaha!" Seth burst intoughter that shook the room. Tears began to fall from his eyes. The two siblings almost became angry but when they noticed hisughter was strange and it was bing hysterical, they held their judgment. "Damn you. Fucking paper lord. I wasn''t the only victim then. What a petty bastard!" Seth muttered as he tried to hold hisughter using his right hand to cover his mouth. On his left hand appeared Red Diamond Absolution and Crystal Clear Stone on top. Seth managed to be silent and he grimaced as he realized he really did have a mental defect now. "I''m sorry." He said. "Just now, the red circle of your irises increases inward. It would have turned your eyes redpletely!" Seth became thoughtful and said, "Did my aura change?" "No?" "Why are youughing?" She asked. Rena has low self esteem and was very sensitive to this kind of thing. "Well, I went to Papce to get Paper Making ability but that hateful fellow, vowed that till the end of time I will never get any ability rted to that by no means possible!" Rena was surprised as she heard that, "It was opposite to me. All my abilities have been destroyed and all avenues of getting them were close. Now I can only do paper and only paper alone!" "Well, he is really petty!" Zero tried to joke but Rena stopped him. "He may hear. I have been reduced to nothing but to be the Vassal of his past weakness. Please, Seth, Zero refrain from saying those words." "If you are a Vassal, that''s fine." Seth tried to encourage. She shook her head, if Seth knew the context of what happened he won''t have said that. "Let us go to my cart and make a more special canvas please!" Seeing that they are at ease with him he invited them. "Why do you always have all the good stuff?" Zero said with envy as he observed the interior of the cart. "Well, I work for it," Seth teased . "And we don''t?" Rena asked, a bit annoyed in a joking manner. "Who knows!" Sethughed. "How many papers do you want?" Rena changed the subject. "Thousands or million?" Seth froze and he looked at her. He found her smug face staring back at him with a proud smile. "I need infinity!" He said to taste the shallowness of the water. "You got that!" And with a snap of her hand papers filled the cart. As if a hungry beast saw food, Seth looked at them fondly. He pulled out First Painting and unfold it but he closed his eyes. "Don''t look!" He told them. "you may get lost in it!" He added. Seth packed hundred BVP paper and ced them on. They immediately meld together and be single. Ding [First Painting Canvas replica (F-) rank formed] Seth nodded as he picked and checked it. It looked very simr to the one the canvas vomited but also different. He then handed it to Rena after he hid the first canvas from sight. She checked it too and said, "It''s a bit different but the same. Your canvas converts the paper together to produce it!" Seth hase into the same conclusion. And so creation of (F-) canvas began contentiously. Seth wanted to see the limit of what it can do but after making about 1000 (F-) canvases he concluded this may go on forever. Then he began to add more paper than one hundred to make a higher rank canvas. He easily found that he needed around 690 BVP papers to create (F) canvas. This also went on till he created 1000 pieces. Then he created 1000 (F+) paper using 899 BVP each but from there he can''t make any rank above it. "This canvas is really high level to be able to do all these and considering it was converting what was there and not adding anything means it can go on indefinitely." "The Canvases all have BVP characteristics and I believe if different papers were used, what was created will have its characteristics." Seth agreed with her. And seeing these numerous high level Canvases Seth mind was already working overtime on how to best use these tools. "How long will you stay here?" She asked. "A day but now a week!" He said as he carefully caressed the papers. He was almost drooling. Before he looked at her and said, "The E rank ones, why can''t we make them." He had ced thousands of BVP but they didn''t make any E rank. "I think it''s about quality now. This level of BVP can only make F rank. If I improve their quality then it will be able to." She said before she smiled and added, "I will go gather all possible different canvases and papers and anything rted to that. With it I will haveprehensive knowledge and maybe I will grasp wisdom." "Before that," Seth was in his resting attire, a white shirt and trousers, "You said it''s spell book. What is the difference between spell and skill!" Rena pondered, she was sitting with folded legs, in soft attire and beside her was Zero. He was ufortable and so he was in a half kneeling position wary of any concealed attack. "In most contexts they are the same. But when ites toplex matters, skills are those abilities that have Instant Switch." She pondered before she gave examples. "My ability to make paper is a Skill. With a snap of my finger a paper will pop out. But a Spell is a process. It takes differentponents to connect and then pushes to create an ability or phenomenon." *** Have some idea about my story? Comment it and let me know. Your gift is the motivation for my creation. Give me more motivation! Chapter 290: Threw Sew Art Skill The more she exined the more he got it until he nodded. ''Those Skills I created are all Spells but because I didn''t truely grasped them they are now mere Skills I can spam. but why is Illusory N''day Steps a Spell!'' Seth pondered. As he thought about the process and the items he used, some kind of knowledge began to enter his head. The Sun Moon flower meaning, the Insect that feeds on them, the Void Leaf and the rest of the items'' meaning and functions seemed to unravel in his head but also cloudy. The easiest way one needed to understand was as if he was being educated about what constitutes a machine and their whole functions. Seth felt his head throb and also his Lava Scripture in his stone heart heat up. More than that, the Blood Aura Pathways glow and sting him. Worse, his Pure White Stone Will kinda crumbled more before it returned to normal as his head cleared and his eyes widened, staring but unfocused to his hand. [Congrattions] [Lord Seth Enoch, you have met the condition for s special Title and Talent.] [You have earned the title, Gawee Magister] _____ Many meanings and understandings be apparent to Seth but he pulls his mind away. All these things have weights, his Stone Will can''t handle them for now. He looked up, the siblings were observing him and he asked, "What?" "Nothing." Rena said as she went out. Zero too, looked away. Just now he saw Seth''s body glow with energy, it felt smooth and made them reflect on their life experiences in Gawee before it vanished. ''Each of those things have meaning and effect on various matters. The potion was unique to me and can''t be replicated but what was more amazing than that was the Spell Potential was bound by my understanding of it.'' Seth looked at the abundant paper he had, from his suddenprehension, he grasped so many things and from his experience in paintings and art making, he understood so much more. Seth then checked the fabrics Sue was making and checked the silk threads too. She had made a new thread of Grade 2. That was a good development. "Good." Seth brought bottles and poured water in them. He then used Preeminence Gaze on himself, with Aura Sight (S+) he was able to see different forms of aura in his body. With no hesitation he plucked Aura from his skin, brain, eyes, muscles and bones. It wasn''t as simple as it sounds but with his Aura grab cable of targeting his brain aura, the rest were easy. He then stored the aura in the 67 bottles filled with water arranged beside him. Seth harvested the Grade 2 Silk threads and packed them at the side. Then began to make colours of different shades before he dyed the silk threads. Then he left it to rest. Seth brought out Canvas (E+) and caressed it. Knowing that his subconscious was greater than his consciousness, he continued to observe and make ns of what he was envisioning. The moment he felt the silk were well dyed, he brought them out to dry before they stuck each one into the bottle that contained the auras. He activated Aura Imbued and made the aura seeped and merged with the colourful silk threads. He spread the canvas (E+) on a frame and tightened it. He is making an art made of silk threads only. Seth brought his tool kits where numerous tools made up empyrean steel were. He took a needle and observed it. He caressed the well stretched canvas (E+) before he stabbed the needle inside and took one of the silk threads and put it through the hole at the edge of the needle. Then he began to sew. It was slow at first before his hand began to move faster and faster. Zero watched, trying to discern a secret behind it but failed. Skr came out of the building, he then peek at the well decorated cart and found Seth''s lithe figure engrossed in sewing on a canvas. He can''t bring himself to associate this man, gently engrossed with women''s work, as the person that brought carnage in Dragon Burtali. Skr and Dream Fortune had followed him and even the enigmatic woman imed that Seth was beyond saving and the taint of Red Valley can''t be fixed. However, they watched the man fight that urge, escape and even battle more before he summoned a dragon and escape. After several days, they met him and he has recovered back to normal with zero madness and taint of the red on him. Dream Fortune didn''t ask Seth for a ride because she wanted him to aid them but for Skr to observe him more. ''Most people from Red Valley are half mad or outright insane but what makes him different?'' Skr pondered. That''s when he noticed someoneing. The leader of Hourss, Zambia. *** Around 20 minutes of sewing different silk threads on the canvas Seth stopped, his forehead was covered with sweat. He pulled a handkerchief and wiped his face. "Why?" Seth was confused, his Exertion Points were only 40 now. He looked at the Silk Thread Art before he smiled, it was worth it. He didn''t finish but it was almost halfway. Seth summoned Lord Cushion andy with closed eyes. He knew in 30 minutes he would be at full power. However, during his rest he grasped the new art he was creating. It was an advanced form of art and if he wants it to do what he wants, then he needs to support the weight of it. Even though Seth has made something simr. The dragon Seth painted in Dragon Burtali wasn''t physically strong but due to Vera''s drumming scale it can roar. The other scales on its body gave it some rigidity. The ws on it allowed it to swipe and injure the dragons. Simrly the Aura of the dragon in it made it suppress them. That was impressive but not good enough. He needs something stronger and more potent. That''s what he was making now. Though it''s a prototype, if his vision was realized, Seth would turn his art as the basis of hisbat. But it seemed it won''t be that easy. Thirty minutester, he continued but this time only 10 minutes before his Exertion point went to zero. "That amazing!" Seth wasn''t deterred. The harder it is, the better. The art was bing heavier that why he was getting exhausted faster. Seth stared at his iplete Silk Thread Art with satisfaction but the problem was he can''t even grab the needle now before. Even though he was in full normal condition. Seth sighed before he initiated Existence Might. Immediately, his Exertion Point pushed to 100,000pts. He immediately grabbed the needle and continued. The more he sewed the more the weight increased until he finished when he only had 12pts of Exertion. Zero was by the side watching creativity being manifest. This was not the first time but this one was different. He can''t even look at the Art without having his head throb. Ding [Congrattions] [You have gained Thread Sew Art Skill] ____ Seth was already lying on Lord Cushion but even that didn''t make him recover until after an hour and half. He opened his eyes and looked at the art. He had not noticed that Rena was back with a lot of things until now and Zambia was outside the cart. He then gazed at his art. ''It looks blurry to me!'' Thinking in that line the art began to unravel by depictingplex stories. A man, very young, alone in a forest, fought to stay true to himself. A man, very young, alone in a vast emptynd with crevices that spit ck smoke. A man, very young, alone in Red Valley against omnipotent Red Being¡­ Instead of a picture, Seth created his life experiences, capturing important moments and important abilities and situations. In the end, the canvas disintegrated into sparks of dust before they flew to him and branded him. [Lord Seth Enoch Thread Picture failed] The canvas can''t hold the weight of what was created. Seth went deep in thought, he had wanted to be able to summon himself from the painting and fight for him. It''s still possible but there were alot of uncertainties. ''My visage can''t be held by the canvas but those baby dragons are lower than me. They can be contained'' He thought. ''I no longer feel the desire to hunt them. It''s as if I have reached a certain threshold. Fighting them is meaningless. And if I continue using them as fighters by making Art of them, that may not pose a problem, right?'' There was this desire to leave the dragons alone. He knew it stems from the Stele in Dragon Burtali and he wanted to do that as he had proven himself to be greater than them there was no need for excessive vanity. Chapter 291 Bloodline Merchant Seth wants to use his art inbat but he can already see many problems stemming from that desire. He sighed and shook away from that focus. He then noticed the variety of canvas and papers. Without wasting time, Rena began to exin their materials and what they are good at. A lot of them were made from the skin of various animal, including Gawee Beasts and Monsters There were also a few from Menos and Medos. Then from the pulp of trees. "The best way for me to develop was to study and learn about them and then attempt to replicate them!" Rena exined. Seth nodded as he observed them and felt them with hands and Aura Sense. He added his own insight and they set a goal of 6 days. They were at that when Zambia and Skr came to him. They greet and talk for some time before they request bloodlines. "Well, I have some." "You should ask for Gawee Coins as the currency. It''s universal in all of Amma!" Rena said. "Gawee Coins?" Seth inquired, "what are they?" She pulled out a grey rough circle coin and handed it to Seth. [Gawee Coin] ~Value: 1 ~Gold Value: 1000 _____ Seth''s eyes lit up and quickly nodded. Anything with Gawee title is a good thing and has hidden aspects to it. "We can''t pay with Gcoin. They are hard toe by and we will need them for other matters rted to the sanctuaries that are helping us leave thend!" Skr exined. "Understand. But at least parting with a few won''t affect anything. Oh, you want to hoard all the information and important aspects of Gawee while benefiting from him!" Rena spat. There was disdain in her voice. Though, she never looked at them as her eyes were on her various types of papers. Seth alternated from looking at her and Skr. Something amiss but he didn''t voice his thoughts. "Well, we can follow the transaction I used with Fist, the one that the Raindrop leader helped us make!" Zambia sighed and said, "That can''t be done. The method has been changed." He then exined the new method and Seth frowned. The former transaction method was generating funds and converting them into coded numbers. All Seth did was input the code in his ount and the money will be generated. It was safe and no one can track him. But now, it is the same in a way but the coded numbers will establish a connection with the payer and the receiver then the money will be sent. However, they imed that there was genuine confidentiality in the process. The reason for the change as they imed was that some people were able to hack the codes to steal the money. Some can even steal the code and take the money. To prevent that, now the payer and the receiver have to have some connection. Seth partly believed them but he knew those that changed the methods were after information of the yers. "Okay, that sounds good then!" Seth said with a smile as he was caressing one of the converted (F-) Ran canvas. The ideas in his mind must be put down to test. "We need to see all the samples to decide what we want!" Skr said. He doesn''t seem to be affected by what Rena said. "Okay, but you have toe in. I can''t project my priceless possessions out in the open!" Skr and Zambia looked at each other before they agreed. The moment they stepped on the stairs and entered, their items, boots and weapons vanished but this time there was an alert that showed them where their items were. Continue reading at empire "Impressive mechanisms!" Zambia said, "I have been to a simr Cart but this didn''t happen!" "Each Gawee Cart is unique as it develops based on the owner''s energy!" Seth exined. The next moment a projection of 69 bloodline names filled the cart after it was closed. Rena and Zero by the side widened their eyes in astonishment. "If I had known you had the Fluffy Rabbit Bloodline I would have taken it instead of hunting for an impossible illusion!" Rena said with sorrow. "Damn, you have Turtle Carbs. Sister buy me that. It''spatible with my dragon bloodline. Dragons used to hunt them to improve their unique ability" She frowned and said, "I don''t think we can afford it." "You can get it as dept" Seth said casually, his eyes still caressing the canvas as if he was enthralled by it. He then pulled out a frame and stretched it just like he did with the other canvas. Then he proceeded to pull out some auras that didn''t emit any pressure from the small corner of the cart. In there was the Red Signature Book. The aura were put inside small bottles that have water, then he coloured the the silks and ced them in the bottles and infused them with the aura. He left them to soak and went to look at the canvas. Skr was the one observing the bloodlines and muttering to himself while Zambia was by his side doing nothing. "Do you mind if you tell me where you get it?" Skr asked. "In one of my earlier quests!" Seth said. Then he brought out one of the soaked silk and brought the needle and ced it inside before he began to sew. This time his hand was gentle, he wasn''t in a hurry and also the effort he was putting was very low. "You have only one Pride Bloodline? Tiger" Skr said, "How much for all of it." Seth smiled and he said, "You can''t afford it. But before we discuss anything choose the one you want first!" "If I have to say myself. I want all but this and this¡­" He chose about 13 different bloodlines including Fluffy Rabbit! Seth nodded and quickly finished with the silks. The sewed canvas was haphazard but they could discern what Seth was doing. The rest of the bloodline projection was pulled back, leaving the 13 chosen ones. Seth asked, "Who will be infusing them?!" "Some people" Skr said, and Seth nodded without asking more but pulled out arge box, 1m ¡Á 1m in size. The box glowed and an arcane mechanical instrument shifted and lit up. The chosen bloodline vanished and then projection of their Specs appeared. "Blood Warlock asserted three rules to Blood Infusion. One, the Bloodliner should be present and be tested if they arepatible with the bloodline." This shocked the four people as they stared at Seth''s serious contenance. "Two, the person specific conditions, name and former bloodline must be documented and the certificate from a reliable source must be presented" "Three, in the absence of the above conditions, the bloodline can only be sold to the person of authority who canmunicate with Blood Warlock himself!" Rena was grinning ear to ear and Zero was just speechless. ''How the fuck did he get to see the Blood Warlock and even obtained this¡­ is this Ancient Bloodline Machine?'' Seth smiled at them and said, "I''m still learning, so the second option can''t be used. Only the first and third. Which one should we go with!" "You are his Vassal?" Skr asked with furrowed eyes. "You can say that!" Seth said as he tapped the machine, "this is a proof of my authentication." Skr nodded and said, "We have a person of authority among us and he knew Blood Warlock." "Good!" Seth tapped some mechanism and a tablet slid out. "Give this to the person. He shall contact the Blood Warlock and read the numbers. There will be feedback on the tablet, then bring it to me. I will give you the Bloodline Essence." Skr collected the tablet and went out. Zambia smirked and said, "You really are very resourceful. Now I think you might be Gawee Blessed!" "Hehe. All yers are Gawee Blessed but we just don''t know how to capitalized in it!" Saying that he engrossed back to his Thread Sew creation. Zambia turned to Rena and asked, "It seemed you are improving better than I had thought!" "Yeah." She grumpily said. "I''m d!" He said before he went out too. "Don''t trust them." Rena said, "They are snakes. True, they want us to leave Gawee but they have cheated us on many things. They want to locate you in real life,e with a smile and give you aid before they ensnare you to serve them!" "It''s not that bad!" Zero disagreed with her. "It''s worse than that. Why will there be GEST in real life, tell me. They know Gawee is special and know everyone has gained something valuable, they use the opportunity to get everything or control you for it!" She spat with disdain. "Zambia might look good but I didn''t trust him either. He is a sly bastard. He imed to help me but only to take the reward for himself when I failed." *** Have some idea about my story? Comment it and let me know. Your gift is the motivation for my creation. Give me more motivation! Chapter 292 Blood Sanctuary Turmoil "Do you want him to let things dissipate? At least we have a fraction of what we seek!" "We or he has?" She said, "Juma did said that I shouldn''t seek anyone help as mostly those who appear to help me will want the very thing I strive for," Rena continued to banter her heart before she heard a chuckle from Seth as she looked at him, she noticed a cute baby dragon with adorable eyes. Immediately, she felt her heart ease up "You are a maniptor!" Zero chuckled. "I see what you are doing right now" Seth''s lips curled up and he looked at Zero, "You have the bloodline of a Deceit Dragon, right?" Zero''s body stiffened with weariness but didn''t retort. "You are suspicious of everything, you want to observe and learn everything. I be your most important target because I''m the only one that allowed you to watch my crafting skills" "You are wrong in severalyers but there''s an element of truth." Rena wanted cover for her brother. "Please tell me you learn some of the crafting you have witnessed" Seth asked softly, he wanted them to know he won''t be upset about anything. "I have to some extent but not everything!" "Of course. You are trying to copy, not learn. Shadow Eye Dragons are from Observance Dragons Race. They work undercover, transform into various life forms and even be human. They even take humans as disciples. They are powerful and resourceful and also very cunning." Seth spoke as he observed his cute dragon crafted through Animation before he added, "Their ring weakness was confusion." The more Seth spoke the more the sibling frowned, they couldn''t grasp what he wanted to say. "They get confused very easily, their cunning mind can be yed with ease and that is why they aren''t the leaders of their race. In trying to mimic something, they lost in it and then before they returned to normal, it took time or even failed. Do you know why?" Seth asked. Zero didn''t answer but Seth continued, "Here is my theory. I once followed a certain path until something happened and then I understood a portion of the problem of many races." "The reason was that, fundamentally, they lost their bearings. Dragons are Proud and Greedy even though the second part was suppressed till they reached a certain age but that was their innate traits. But they are also Honoured Being which was born out of pride" "They believe to their core that they are greater than any life form. It''s in their pride and nothing will change that, it''s in their soul and it''s the truth of the world. What will happen when they go against their core? They regressed in power. Shadow Eye chips away the Pride. They mimic everything but get lost in it. Read new chapters at empire As such, their power is reduced not in ability but in mind. Confusion sprouts in them and they be easily manipted." Seth stopped observing the cute painted dragon and looked at Zero, "If you wish to harvest the true power of Shadow Eye, you need to fix your approach. A dragon is great, a dragon is proud, they are honorable." Seth said before he concentrated back on his work. "I didn''t really understand what you meant!" Zero said, he really felt insulted. "He meant that you won''t be able to stabilize your intuition toward people. You will keep feeling that everyone as untrusted and suspicious. Including the one that never shows any aggression or devious means toward you!" Rena read Seth''s words with startling rity. Even Seth was amazed by her as he chuckled. "Being suspicious is part of everyone. True, I have my questions for you but what would that have to do with me confusing your intention!" Zero was in denial. "I only point the right direction for you to harness your bloodline power very well. How you interpret the rest is of no concern to me" Seth said before he became more engrossed in what he was doing. Soon, Skre back with small tablet, "They said it didn''t lead to Blood Warlock!" And Seth retorted immediately, "It means they didn''t have a good connection with Blood Warlock. The Blood Master has connection with every True Authority in Gawee from every sentient life form, from dragons to Genos and every other race. Let alone a human NPC Sanctuary Chief." Seth looked up and said, "Your person is not a true authority then." He then bent down and continued his art. Skr really didn''t like Seth''s attitude, he might attribute it to what Rena said but he knew that Seth already has some semnce of arrogance and pride in him. This might be within what he may usually do. He left back to GEST and contacted someone, "Dream Fortune, I think we need to go to the Blood Warlock. The sanctuary leader refused our request and also the Chief we made didn''t have ess to Blood Warlock contact." As he was saying that, Greenvein said, "Don''t you think, he was duping us. Maybe he doesn''t have a connection with the Blood Warlock!" Dream Fortune''s elegant voice echoed, "Red Canvas does not lie. Go to the Blood Warlock, the tablet given to you by Red Canvas will serve as a token for you to see the Chief of Blood Sanctuary with less hassle!* Skr acknowledged the order and prepared to leave. "I would like toe!" Zambia chimed in. *** GEST gathered a lot of artifacts and skills, one of them was teleportation. The two men vanished and appeared just outside Blood Sanctuary and were shocked to find the inhabitants outside in tents and soldiers and adventurers d in war armour ready for war. They would have been shocked and terrified if the brunt of the army weren''t facing the sanctuary itself. The sky was crimson and a mist emitted up from above the city and the gate of the sanctuary was rattling as if it was going to burst open. Each rattle made the soldiers tremble in fear. "What''s going on?" Skr went and asked one of the guards overseeing the tents and the terrified inhabitants. "State your name and purpose foring here!" The guard didn''t answer but eyed them suspiciously. Skr brought the small tablet and showed it to the man. The guard scrutinized it before he asked them to follow him. They reached an unassuming tent and entered. Inside was a house with many rooms and arge opening. "Chief!" The guard handed him the tablet. Blood Warlock has changed from the normal man Seth met before, to a man of arrogance and pride, he was now 2.4 meters tall with red skin and red hair cascading down from his head. He wore blood red steel armour with giant chakram floating behind him. His voice was deep andmanding authority. His eyes were unexpectedly normal but that didn''t diminish his imposing figure from shaking Skr and Zambia as theyy their eyes on him. "Red Canvas!" Blood Warlock muttered and nodded. He then looked at a young man beside him, "Crimson Silk, go certify them and activate the tablet if they meet the requirement!" Crimson Silk, the child of Blood Warlock, and the person that made Seth underwent Trial Rune asked them to follow him. Skr almost failed to meet the requirements, only after he divulged the details of every member that will get the bloodline did Crimson Silk activate the tablet. Also, with exorbitant prices. A dayter they returned during the night. They have waited in the sanctuary to learn what really happened and even participated in some Quest as they hoped to gain some standing with the blood Warlock but failed. Seth was in his usual position, sewing his Canvas, behind him were three finished works in folded form. "Master Seth, here is the activated Tablet!" Seth greeted them and took the tablet before cing it on the giant box. It vibrated before a writing that only Seth can read appeared. Seth frowned as his heart trembled, "There was an invasion there!" He asked. "Yes. But it was under control!" Skr answered Seth nodded and rxed as he continued to meddle with the box until 13 vials of bloodline Essence were produced with iron tablets that have a description of the Essence. "This is your certificate and the costs!" Seth said as he ced them inside a container and handed them over. Seeing the price they all frowned, "No discounts?" Skr asked, feeling the sting of the numbers. Seth smiled, "I didn''t set the price. Since I wasn''t the one that certified you!" "But we pay them" "Of course, I have to pay them too. 30% of that isn''t mine" Seth exined. "I don''t need to tell you the importance of certificates right. With it, you can go to any Orthodox City in Amma and be allowed to live there. Bloodline users are feared because there is a tendency of emotional turmoil but a certificate like this makes one to be trusted." As a salesman he has to make sure they remember the benefits. Skr left not convinced but Seth was smiling ear to ear. He has to control himself not to act as if he never handles bug money. Seth has sold Fist and James bloodline for 10,000,000 union each. But the cheapest one was 7 million and it was the Fluffy Rabbit bloodline, while the rest were around 11 million to 56 million. Chapter 293 Sibling Shadow Link In total, Seth will receive around 149 million. ''Never in my wildest imagination!'' Seth shouted in his mind. Rena wanted to warn him but she refrained from that. He suddenly looked at her and said to ce your hand on the box. She looked at her brother and he nodded. The moment she ced her hand, a projection of her figure appeared [Complete Paper Human Legacy] [Compatible Bloodlines¡­..] [Unable to infuse bloodline in the legacy] [Other alternative found] [Compatible Bloodlines¡­.] [There are 6patible Bloodlines for the other alternatives are¡­ 1~Fluffy Rabbit 2~Coat Weave Sheep 3~Raven Hair 4~Silver Eye Crow 5~Shadow w 6~Turtle Crab Only one of them can be infused on the other alternative] "Hey, didn''t I have another alternative!" Seth asked the box with a frown. [You didn''t possess the requirements for the alternatives.] "Hmm," that was when Seth smiled an innocent smile at Rena, she already knew what he wanted. She chuckled and brought out a small earring that had a small white orb on it. "This is my Asteroid Artifact!" She said but didn''t borate. She then pulled out the orb and said, "If you don''t mind wearing an earring!" "I don''t!" Seth didn''t even finish the answer, she moved closed and attached to his ear p and immediately it merged. [Congrattions] [You have obtained Third Ear] [Third Ear] [A uniquely design Artefact that can grant a person additional physique] Seth frowned before he understood what it meant. Normally, Third Ear improves physique but it can also make one change their physique to suit a specific requirement. Seth then looked at Zero. The boy must have used it before he gained the Shadow Eye Bloodline. Rena also wanted to use it to change her physique but failed due to certain someone. "Will it work on me!" Seth pondered aloud before he looked at Rena and said, "I have a massive weakness that makes me unable to have any form of Bloodline." Rena smiled at him before she said, "Are we secured?" Seth looked outside and shook his head. "Let us see!" Seth activated the whole defensive and security ability of the Gawee Cart. But upon looking outside, he sighed and shook his head. Zero transformed and activated one of his skills. "I think we¡­," he stopped speaking as Seth shook his head. "Give me a scale from your dragon body!" Seth asked. The boy was taken aback before he looked at his sister, she nodded. "Haha. I like you siblings!" Seth said as he watched the strange interaction between them. It took some time but Zero plucked one with some difficulty and that somewhat weakened him. "Create the best book you can!" Seth said to Rena and she did. "You need to rx and don''t resist!" He said casually and they looked at each other. Seth then began to pull things and also made some Silk Thread Arts depicting the two siblings. About half an hourter, Seth was pulled inside Crafting Warrealm and with him two people and a poor dragon by the side. "Hey, Shadow Eye! I was thinking of making something with your scale. Do you mind!" Seth asked the Shadow Eye Dragon that appeared with them. ~Rabana¡­ dragon Stele shouldn''t allow you to be doing this~ The dragon spoke. He was a baby dragon but his voice sounded old. This was the dragon Zero obtained his Bloodline from. "Ahh, you see. That is not what happened. All the items I took are mine. Hunting you now is what I''m feeling not doing again. Don''t worry, what I will create will be notorious!" Seth said before he waved his and the dragon became white stone. A chair appeared and the two figures sat wearily. "Where are we?" Rena asked. "We are in the Crafting Warrealm!" Zero answered. When Seth first crafted a book before him in Silent Veil, he saw a glimpse of it. He tried to have his own Warrealm but failed. "Your Warrealm is big and very strong!" He added. "We can talk here." Rena sighed before she said, "My artifact meant to improve my physique with perks like increasing size and strength at will but after bing a Paper, I wasn''t able to use it properly. That led me to study it more and I came to understand the artefact can also be a separate Power System. Through mastery and continuously relying on them they develop certain traits and be stronger and break certain rules." The more she exined the more Seth smiled and he took his staff and caressed it. He has been doing what she said subconsciously and he was already seeing why his staff has the Will of her own. It''s not only because of the awakening but because Seth has never considered any of his tools as superior. From the very beginning, he has treated the staff as something that he can''t survive without. With the current knowledge he creased it with fondness. "Isn''t this imaginary realm, how can you pull it here!" Zero asked. But then he checked his artefact, it was there but was lifeless. As for Rena''s Artefact, it seems alive just like Seth''s. "Thank you for the information." Rena was able to improve and develop some aspects of the Artefact. Seth learned that it was the Artefact that made people perceive her as a normal human and for the first time Seth saw her real form. She looked like a paper origami, shaped like a human and air was blown inside. She has blood but it was made of minute slices of red papers squeezed, flowing within her blood vessels. Seth can already imagine her insides and how they were made. He was in shock as he had no idea this was how she looked in real game avatar. He felt pity for her, she look not human at all. He also learned that her weaknesses were exaggerated. One thing was she was weightless, unless she had numerous of her papers used to ground her down. That was to say, Seth''s use of her papers had helped her mitigate some of that weakness. Secondly she was very susceptible to water, fire and many forms of energy. Zero has to be around almost every time, shielding her. She gained some fire resistance when Seth made that book with Temra figure on. Which allowed her to even ignite her paper and control some fire. "Wow." Seth began to see the strength in the weakness. "Don''t wow me. It''s not that impressive!" She said, But Seth pulled out the Red Signature Book and said, "If you can gain the benefit of this book, I will say, Zero will be needing your protection!" "I can feel it but I now don''t have the necessary will power to get it. Maybe in the future!" "Good, then the new book I''m making will help you too!" Seth said but she shook her head. "Those benefits are limited. After I ignited about 3 thousand papers, it disappeared. My paper has to be used in numerous ways with repetition before the benefits be permanent!" "Hmmm." Seth became thoughtful before he said, "Let us unanimously agree that the two of us arepatible. My First Painting Canvas connects us and also I''m the only Artist Painter obsessed with painting in Gawee!" Zero and Rena said, "Yes, that''s true." "We have reason to be allies and trust each other." Seth added before he continued, "The painting I''m copying is Mystical and it almost drove me insane. It holds secrets that I only grasped less than 10% of it. That was enough for me to do all that you have seen. Even the crafting revolves around it" Seth exined more, "This means I will need arge amount of paper to truly grasp everything." He took a breath and added, "What I want to say was that those copied papers contained traits of what I''m copying. Perhaps, if you have felt them just like the Temra Book I made, you may have gained something" Rena became silent, "I can feel them but they are numerous and not that heavy. But I will looked into it. Maybe I''m missing something!" "You are definitely missing something!" Seth asserted. The conversation shifted to other topics before the Warrealm kicked them out. Upon waking up, a book floats above them. [Congrattions] [You have Crafted, Sibling Shadow Eye Link Book] [Sibling Shadow Eye Link] Grade 1 ~Type: Record Book ~Use: Sibling Link. Shadow Summon. ______ [Sibling Link] [There was a tangible Link between¡­] Seth pushed the book to them in a hurry, "Looked like your real name was ced in. I didn''t read though." Rena stared at him surprised before she took and her eyes widened. "This link is good. You didn''t need to be my shadow all the time." She said to Zero as she nodded, "You can go and hunt alone finally!" "Sibling Link used our innate blood connection to allow us to feel the presence of each other over 3 kilometres. The further the weaker. Also it helps us feel if we are in danger and in need of help. It may even allow us tomunicate. I think" Rena exined. Chapter 294 Money Transaction Dilemma "Shadow Summon was from one of my abilities and with the book Rena can summon my skills and use them. But they will be a shadow of what I can do!" Zero said. Seth nodded and said, "Choose a Bloodline!" She pondered before she said, "Fluffy Rabbit!" Seth was surprised by her choice. [Compatible Bloodlines¡­.] [There are 6patible Bloodlines for the other alternatives¡­ 1~Fluffy Rabbit 2~Coat Weave Sheep 3~Raven Hair 4~Silver Eye Crow 5~Shadow w 6~Turtle Crab Only one of if them can be infused and initiate the other alternative] "Why that?" "Fluffy Rabbit can mitigate danger with its cuteness," She said. Immediately, there was a vial and a certificate with its cost. The cost was 5 million union but Seth asked, "How much discount should I give you!" "Oh, well. You are the seller." She said as she eyed the bloodline Essence with fondness. Seth didn''t say a thing and asked Zero to ce his hand. [Compatible Bloodlines¡­.] [There are 2patible Bloodlines¡­ 1~Silver Eye Crow 2~Shadow w 3~Turtle Crab 4~Pride Eyes You can''t infuse multiple Eyes] Zero pulled the information and read, after sometime he looked at his sister that was ying with her bloodline essence vial and asked her opinion but she said he should choose on his own, he knew himself better. "Can I take two!" Zero asked, "but I can''t paypletely in one go!" "You have the same discount for only one. The other you pay in full!" Seth said. "Good. Turtle Crab and Silver Eye Crow!" Immediately, the Vial and Certificate came out, with smiles, he took them and observed. His scales were already shimmering. "Last time you said through trial one can get an acknowledgement of the bloodline. Should we go through trial now!" Zero asked. "Well, Blood Warlock is the trial now. He mastered that act and that is why the certificate was hard to get and very expensive. But, for more benefit I can design a Trial for the two of you" They looked at him before they looked at each other. "Will it be Grade 1!" "Yes." Seth said with a smile before they shook their heads. Last time they watched a Grade 1 trial, someone almost died. [Check chapter 217] "Haha." Seth chuckled. He bent to continue and Rena asked, "What about Infusion!" Seth smiled broadened as he said, "A 30% of the bloodline cost is the cost of infusion for normal bloodline but for special ones, it costs higher than the Bloodline itself. Your bloodline is considered normal. Fluffy Rabbit will cost 1.5 millions." He turned to Zero and said, "It was said bloodliners can infuse additional bloodline with no help!" "It usually leads to failure especially if the bloodline isn''t from the same species" Rena said. Silver Eye Crow was 14 million while Turtle Crab was 11 million. That means the infusion cost will be 4.2 million and 3.3 million. The sibling sighed as they looked at numbers. "I mean, isn''t the cost of infusion be like with the discount!" Rena pleaded with puppy eyes. Seth shook his head and rified, "Blood Warlock demands unified cost. Especially the Infusion. When I activate the device, he will know and he will oversee it. The payment will also go to him." Rena understands. That was when they heard a knock on the cart back nket. They opened it only after they stored away the vials and Seth hid the box. "It took a while but here is the payment certificate. Use this number and password to connect your ount and the payment will enter!" Skr said as he handed Seth a thick document. "Thank you. I will log out now to authenticate everything." He then looked at Rena and Zero. The siblings expertly store the Vial in the cart before they leave. The cart was sealed and became a doorless box before it floated in ce and then Seth logged out. *** Seth opened his eyes as he moved to sit. The moment a ray of light entered his eyes something snapped in his mind and his perception of true reality flooded in his mind. "Wonderful creation" He muttered as he stood. He checked his body but nothing has changed externally but he can feel his emotions and mindset has really had a shift. He then pulled the soft fabric clothes ced for him and wore them. The door was closed as usual, he didn''t entered the decoy escape sarcophagus but waited. An hourter his mother was delighted. They had lunch, talked and watched a movie with her before he looked her in the eye and said, "I have a real life Quest. Can I go for it!" She was visibly shaken as she stared at him before she nodded. He has expected her to set conditions or even assigned someone toe with him but she didn''t. Seth put on a suit and left in his car. "All those persuasive speeches I n went into air" He had prepared to be convinced but s it wasn''t needed. [We are being followed] "Who?" [Their cloaking technology is high but not invisible] Seth ignored them and the moment they were within the Dama City they managed and shook them off. Coinavator influence far outreached everything, as long as your destination was there, they will aid in your anti tracking. The long asphalt and the dark path was still the same. Soon they reached a ce where they were blinded with light and they found themselves in a spacious room. The car was parked in its ce and Seth walked to the Desktop, he took a certain device and put it in the car. He forgot itst time. The device will allow him to link his Cabin and the one in this room. Next, Seth sets delivery services for the TEIC to this ce. Checking he has finished what he should dost time he pulled the payment certificate given to him by Skr. He had already downloaded a copy from his cabin before he left the house. He then called on the AI Service to credit his International Passport belonging to Coinavator. The cost of the action will be 1c''oin because the passport belonged to the Coinavator itself. However, minutester he was told it can''t be done. [Mr Nameless Roots, the organization has denied the process and they demand personal information of the receiver or his organizational information.] "My ID as Mr Roots wasn''t enough!" Seth inquired more. The basis of his confidence was that Coinavator will protect his true identity. [It should be but this organization was a sub-group of world leading Entrepreneurs in the current world. There are very important faction backing them which made their rules strict] Seth was vexed, he leaned back as he ced his hand on the head. He caressed his face to remove the sweat umtion. ''Did I backed myself into a corner?'' Seth has his clear objectives, he rather lose the money than expose himself but he really needs the money. Raaz had demanded real money from him and the angry man did so under the pretext of selling him G-tech. Seth, seated on a chair facing the desktop, asked, "Is there any way to bypass that. You see, it''s an in -game transaction, and the yers wanted to find my real world ID and I wanted to hide behind you!" Seth knew he might have garnered the attention of the overseer and the supreme AI by providing a lot of TIEC to themst time. As a young stupid immature child they may take the opportunity to scam him more by aiding him. To him though, what is a TIEC scam to him as long as he gained good backers to do what he wants. After ten minutes there was a reply. [There are three possible ways. Number one, joined the Entrepreneur Organisation. Number two, use Mr Ragold as a means to bypass it. Number three, create an organization that reach International level and used it name as means to obtain the money] Seth didn''t understand any of the processes but the Mr Ragold one. [We don''t rmend using Mr Ragold] "I''m really oblivious to anything you are saying!" After a lengthy exnation Seth''s frown deepened. The first one seems possible but as the Skr''s Organisation was older and stronger they may have a leeway to pry open his membership. The third on the other hand was impossible to him. "How can I create an organization that can reach international level in a short amount of time. Damn, the funding, the time and all the other aspects will take too much time." He leaned back before he asked, "Sapphire, if it was you, what would you do now?" He then proceeded to tell her everything as she can''t see the conversation happening due to the block by the supreme AI. [Creating organization will be better. With Coinavator as a backer things won''t go out of hand] "It''s not gonna work. Organization can only¡­.!" Seth stopped and thought before he asked the AI what were the requirements of the organization and can Coinavator help in making one. The answer was fast and precise. A detailed exnation of different types of organization and their activities and things they found benefit from was presented to him. Chapter 295 Ancient Old Art Seth felt a new found zeal and said, "Create Art and Collection Hidden Gallery Organisation. We specialize in creating unique style paintings, Arts and depictions and also collections of dignified historical items, G-tech and unique aspects of the world¡­" Seth''s mind churned as he blurted a lot of random shit before he requested different types of Canvas, paintings and art instruments to him. Seth then pushed away the bed and other things to the side before he waited for the instruments. "I will make a mesmerizing art. How long will it take Coinavator to sell it in the World Gallery? And will that be enough for my organization name to be used!" Seth was thinking if Coinavator were as good as they showed, in about a month or several months they will be able to push his art forward. "Depending on the Art '''' This time it was the overseer that spoke. "Arts are popr now among high ranking officials but it must be something of Grade Status. There is an organization that documents human endeavour, they dedicated their life in umting what the human mind can do without the aid of AI. If your art passes their scrutiny, your organization can be established in just an hour!" Seth froze before he blurted out. "An hour?" "Is that too long!" The deep voice of the overseer asked and Seth can sense a mockery in the tone. The crippled took a deep breath before he smiled, at that moment the items had arrived. His gaze fixed on them and he was already seeing the future. He assembled them fast, he sat and concentrated, that smile that was filled with unshakable confidence broadened, before he began. Seth entered into a new world, his mind erased everything around him and brought him to the moments he was going to be Immortalized. He stood before it, feeling the warmth, the cold and also the light of the sunset. The beating of waves, the chirping of birds and also the chatter of humans on the shore. The blue sky, the clouds and the orange sun as it was about to set made the vision enchanting. Seth snapped back to reality, his hands making thest stroke of his greatest painting ever. It was thebination of thread art skill, a bit of y ceramic and also the usual High-grade oil paint. Experience new stories on empire Seth closed his eyes and refused to look. He had lived in the painting, he didn''t need to look at it, he may end up entering it again. He followed the process of cooling and drying which was facilitated due to technology before he framed it and packaged it. "I have finished!" It took 3 hours and Seth was still feeling strength in his body. The package was then taken. [It will be scanned and sent to them. If they asked for it to be brought then we will] The supreme AI said and Seth nodded. He leaned back and waited. Four minutester, there was a reply. [They demanded a signatory of the painter] "It''s inside!" Seth said. All artists have the habit of concealing a hidden signature within their creation. Of course there will be one for themon man but for true artists, the hidden one was important. Seth has Art Hidden Gallery as themon signature but the hidden one was within. [The painting has been sent. It will arrive there in 25 hours] Seth has many things to do now to establish as much art as the opening of his Gallery. He demanded more materials and then followed the instructions of a standard organization and began stabilizing everything. An hourter he felt weak. He has no choice but to stop. Eat and request the ingredients of the concoction for body rejuvenation. After that, he slept but only after he sent a message to his mother that he will be staying for a day. He imed that it was a painting session that would change his life. He was asleep when he heard a Ding! He woke up and found a new package. "Did they reject it?" Seth''s heart skipped a bit. He didn''t daree close in fear of what he would see. "Well, that''s overconfident for you!" He said before he turned to the AI and asked, "Is there really no way for me to get my money!" [Finished the contract and established the Hidden Gallery first. That will be the fastest way] Hearing that, Seth opened the package and saw it was not his paintings but an old leather, with tears here and there. There was also a letter attached. He opened and read. "Greetings, Mr Illusory N''day." Seeing that Seth smiled, they cracked the code. They are the real deal. "We are amazed and still amazed by this art you made. Truly magnificent as it told the story of a sunset in the sea. The different elements you meshed together were quite unique but sometimes ufortable to assimte." Seth frowned, he didn''t expect that to happen but then his mind switched and he began to see the problem. "I''m a genius when ites to that and I have mastered the colour scent and temperature assignment." He continued reading, "We also realized that this painting was made in haste and in only 4 hours. You might have lost yourself in it and used the avable materials around you." "Holy God. They deduce that." "However, the signatory gave us some problems to find. You really hid it well. We almost disqualified it but after finding it, we saw the story was fully presented. As I wrote this letter to you, I have found threeyers of meanings within the art. Don''t worry your secret is secure." Seth''s heart skipped a beat as he held his head. It just urred to him that a person''s mental conditions and even social conditions can be found within their art. An artist converted the world through his own lenses and his lense will have an imprint of his true identity. Seth immediately recalled the painting and he saw that he had converted himselfpletely. His weak physique, financial issues, mental breakdown due to Gawee Land and even his family issues. This was the thing that when a true Grandmaster looked will find and the man said he found only three. Seth began to hope he didn''t find the rest. "I would like to suggest to not get lost in your art, let the art get lost in you!" Seth was now confused. Thest sentence was typed and not written by hand and it said, "Find my name!" "A test!" Seth took a deep breath before he pulled the old painting and checked. From what Seth could infer, it was about 3 decade old and he wrote that down before he checked for themon Signature, "Ancient Old! Seth read before he ced the painting on a tform before he began to consume it from inside out. Thirty minutester he saw it, "Oldest Gallery!" Seth muttered. [What did you say?] Sapphire asked. "Oldest Gallery!" [You are in trouble. That is an ancient organization that was established about 2 thousand years ago. It used to be a myth until now that they began to make some moves] "How did you know that!" Seth frowned. [If I''m not here protected by the supreme AI, I will have been automatically hacked and responded to what you said. Especially, the Ancient Old and this phrase you just said] "How the fuck did just saying those words make that magic?" Seth was shocked [Affirmative. Another supreme AI has tried getting ess to your data just now] Coinavator AI responded. Seth''s face nched, as he froze. Why the hell will he be attracting the old monster to himself? "No need to worry!" The overseer said. He was grinning ear to ear and already seeing potential benefits with this brat. "Finished the assignment and sent it back!" Seth nodded before he said, "I finished it." Heposed a letter too, and Seth exined his finding too. He did refuse to make a copy as he said it was within his virtue not to giarize someone''s art with no reason. Seth then packed everything and sent it back. He then wrote to his mother that he had won a trial and was likely to join a very old and influential Art organization. Finishing with that he continued to make more art but this time he took his time. There was a lot to understand from the Oldest Gallery letter. Especially the advice that not to lose in the art but the art should be lost in him. He was engrossed in that for an hour when a notification came. [Congrattions] [Art and Collection Hidden Gallery has been set] [Your first Selling item, Exaggerated Sunset Scenery has been marked by Ancient Old Organisation.] Seth smiled as he heard what the Supreme AI said. He quickly dropped what he was doing and moved to the chair in front of the desktop and asked, "How will this Galley aid me in securing my money?" Chapter 296 Arto Illusory NDay [It depends on how many high quality Art Creations you can present. However, being marked with Ancient Old was enough to get them] At that moment, the Overseer called in and began speaking, "You are quite a talented individual, Mr Nameless Roots. How about I personally help you with this!" "Thank you, Overseer!" Seth smiled but in his heart he was really worried and nervous. "I owe Ancient Old some money, I will use your certificates to pay them." Seth nodding at every sybles the man was uttering "But I need to know how standard your method is. Genius Talent is good but we old folks hate deviation, or to be precise Innovation that will mess up our history!" Since it was a topic Seth was very confident on, he cleared his throat and said, "I do not understand the standard you speak about. There are many standards and perceptions of art. There is a taste for everything. I don''t know much but I was once a student at Madame Emanue. However, with an example of what you need I can craft almost all kinds of painting and art!" "Can you make something simr to the Oldest Gallery old painting!" The Overseer asked. He wasn''t interested in that long exnation. "Absolutely!" "Can you replicate it?" "Yes. But I won''t!" Seth muttered with conviction. "Alright. Use your own knowledge and experience to craft various Paintings you are capable of from your mind. From it I will decide if you are qualified for what I want!" Seth took a deep breath and nodded, "Thank sir." [You have been granted Warehouse by the Overseer] Soon, a door opened at one side of the room and when Seth entered, he saw a veryrge warehouse capable of containing tworge trucks. What was amazing was from above the warehouse was arge window and sunlight was gracing inside. The ce was spotless and empty. He heard the sound of a Sapphire engine and he saw she was entering from arge door created for her. [You are in trouble, boy. Garnering the attention of big people never bore well]. Seth took a deep breath, it''s true but the confidence in him was just too much for him to believe that he can''t meet the requirements of the overseer. He didn''t believe he was overconfident but rather versatile enough. Despite that, he won''t rush like he did with ''Exaggerated Sunset Scenery'' he will start slow and from the beginning. Explore every avenue and solidify his foundation. That painting was named by the Ancient Old themselves. Ding! [Your Coinavator Passport has been credited with 149,000,000 union] Seth took a deep breath again, a bit of anxiety was building up before he shook his head. He concentrated and shortened many of his violent thoughts and pulled out only (F-) rank skill and understanding. Then also the lessons he had with Emanue and Nanncy. He went back to the room and stored away the arts he started and then pulled out a book and started nning. Seth will rehearse everything upward till he reaches his current level. He may have talent but he needed knowledge and experience to digest then to wisdom. With wisdom he will make the gallery very standard. ording to what the Overseer may want Finishing the preparation after several hours, Seth used his 149 million union to request many items he required at that moment. Which didn''t even consume 30,000 union. Next, he sent 100 million to Mr. Ragold after he remembered about him. He shifted 9 million to his Smart International Passport that Mr James created for him. He thought about crediting his family but refrain from that. Their condition was not about money but power and connection. Without sufficient strength money was dangerous. By the time he finished all that and was about to leave Coinavator a letter came. "Greetings, Arto Illusory N''day." Seth frowned before he jumped and screamed, his jubtion knew no bounds while he danced around the room. Arto was a title given to people recognised to have made exemry and iconic paintings with unique talent. Explore stories at empire "I can already assume you have danced in tion for the title I generously gave you. Haha, there is nothing to be amazed by this. Your talent is undeniable but most often it''s useless to us without uniqueness which you have in abundance.`` Seth was depleted, he now was worried. This man''s reading ability was terrifying. He looked around to see if there was a camera. He knew there was but Coinavator betrayed him. "I''m reluctant to ce ''Exaggerated Sunset Scenery'' in our Public Gallery Collection because people in knowledge may read you like a book. I also didn''t want to return the painting because I need to study it more. I managed to see anotheryer. It''s horrifying, it contains elements of fear and despair." Seth frowned. He now didn''t even know what to think as every word in the letter made him understand his own painting. He really exposed himself in that painting. "So, I''m going to request for you to make another Art, this time control it. With it, I will disy you in Ancient Old Gallery public space and marked you as Probabtory Member with a title of Arto" Seth leaned back on his chair and read the letter repeatedly. "What the heck did I create?" His intuition was screaming wariness at him. Seth gently stood and washed himself. He wore one of the expensive suits arranged by Mr. Ragold and then made a badge with Cardboard. He entered Sapphire, seeing his strangeposure, the car didn''t ask questions. They left Coinavator shortly and he said they should go to Zi country. With his passport and dual citizenship Seth wasn''t dyed at the border. The moment he reached the city he tried calling Nanncy. With all evidence, the Ancient Old were the pinnacle of the Art World and who will know them better than the greatest talent the world have ever seen¡ªNanncy Abaddon, Empress Of Painting The Heaven. Seth''s luck was good as her sweet voice sounded from the speaker. "You are hard to reach. Mr. Root." "Greetings." At that moment Seth scanned the cardboard badge he made and sent it to her. "How was everything!" Seth asked but there was silence. "The first painting, have you mastered it yet?" Her voice sounded agitated for some reason. "Heck, no. I put it on hold now. It''s messing with my mind." "Well, take it slow. Unless your skill reaches SSS+ rank, don''t try to understand it fully!" "Okay, Master Nanncy!" "Many believe Art and Technology are the same and easy toprehend but they were very wrong. Technology was practical knowledge anyone with required aptitude can understand its workings. A crafter knew theponent and knew the effects. Even if he didn''t understand them well!" Seth became more attentive, every word she said meant many things. "However, art is the manifestation of our emotions, thoughts, ideas, experience and many more. I once read a y pot made by the person that killed his mother by ident. The person dwells in Art and other indulgence to escape reality but they didn''t know everything he made expose him. Be careful of what you create. Art is alive but it doesn''t have a soul. You shall be the one to put the Soa in it!" Seth never heard the term used in this way but he understood it immediately, Soa means Spirit Of Art. "I believe it''s too early for you to do so!" Nancy said and she was silent for a very long time. "Okay, regarding the bloodline. Do you still have them." The conversation was shifted and within it they set time and location for the transaction. Her father has insisted he won''t provide money but G-tech and other instruments for exchange and Seth agreed on that already. As Seth was returning, his heart was beating wildly. Nanncy has warned him about Ancient Old and specifically Oldest Gallery, he should stay away from too much interaction with them. That was true of the indirect conversation they had. They set the time to be in two weeks, he will meet her father to deliver the bloodline and receive payment. But the meeting will be in Virtual Reality using Silver Rank Cabin. Seth also told her the prerequisite of the bloodline purchase, the certificate and other aspects After that, he returned home at night when everyone was asleep. Sapphire has to go around the city to hack into some cameras and detection tech. Next time she was followed she can use them to know who was following her. Seth was happy to see his mother wasn''t that worried much. And seeing him in a gentle man suit, emitting noble vibes made her smile. She inquired what really was going on. Seth painted the information on her and made sure she read and understood it. The idea of lying to her every time he went out didn''t sit well with him. But now as she knew he has some hideout where he canmunicate with some interesting individual and even gain some benefit she was still worried but not that worried. Seth logged in the next day. Opening his eyes he saw blood and pieces of flesh in the cart. There was also dismembered human stitched to the wall by silky threads. Chapter 297 Perfect Bloodline Infusion Little Cub was snoring by the sides, her fur was covered in blood with some pieces of flesh. The spider on the other hand was busy doing her job. Until she saw Seth, she waved her front legs before returning to work. Seth sighed, "Looks like we have intruders!" Hearing his voice, Little Cub woke up and looked at him. He patted her before he stored her away. Before he left, he had brought her out as a guard. Looked like he made the right choice. With the snap of his hand the blood and other remains vanished into the Red Signature Book. Seth didn''t even waste time checking by using Aura Trace. He opened the cart now that it smelled fresh and spotless. Zero from the high skyscraper saw that and he informed his sister. Ten minutester they arrived. "Wee back. How was the transaction!" "Well, normal!" Seth said before he invited them in. He sealed the cart and prepared for their bloodline infusion. "Rena, you go first!" Zero said, "I need to calm down my emotions!" She nodded as she looked at Seth. The master of the cart summoned the box again but this time the box transformed into a sarcophagus. Enjoy more content from empire He went behind it and provided a wrapper for her. "You can''t enter¡­ with anything inside!" Seth said, trying to act normal. It''s strange to him. This situation was unreal because he never came close to saying that to any girl. Heck,st time he identally touched a girl and felt desire he fainted. ''Stupid me!'' He cursed. Zero asked, "We have to be naked!" "Yes. Bloodline infusion can happen in different ways but every person, especially a person with certain traits, may face some problems if they are infused wrongly." Seth said. Seth exined more, "So, this method will make the Arcane Device to review your whole body and choose the best possible way to infused the bloodline," The siblings nodded as Seth turned around as he continued with his art. He heard her entering the sarcophagus and closing it. "I think she is ready!" Zero said. "Wait, for a few minutes," Seth said. The device has to finish the analysis first. After about 10 minutes, the device hummed. Seth dropped what he was doing and touched it. It floated up and stayed like that. He then collected the Fluffy Rabbit Bloodline Essence Vial from Zero and asked, "Onest question, do you really want to infuse Fluffy Rabbit Bloodline in you!" A strange feminine affirmative voice echoed from the device. "Good!" Seth said before he slipped the Vial inside a small chamber. The device vibration increased before a presence appeared. Seth took her certificate and began reading from it. (Alright. Be careful on your journey!) A deep voice faintly said. It was the presence of Blood Warlock himself. "I received the message!" Seth acknowledged. The war happening in Crimson Sanctuary was rted to the help Seth provided to the man. Anything can happen as the one that provided the clue might be in danger. A momentter¡­ Snap! Sooooosh! The sarcophagus clicked opened, there was a deep heated misting from inside. The presence of the Chief vanished at that moment. Seth frowned as he didn''t see any notifications. "Won''t I see notifications?" He wondered out loud with worry evident in his voice. "Sess!" A voice from the device said. That was when Seth sighed in relief. He then went to the back and allowed the girl toe out and fixed herself. Turning around he saw Rena sitting, her body was lively with rosyplexion, her hair was very long, with white strands at the edge. Her face was grinning ear to ear as she said, "That kind man helped me, he lessened the curse on me. The bloodline is in me. I can even add White Dear bloodline he said!" "Really, tell me everything!" It turned out Blood Warlock was more imposing and powerful than most people believe. He interfered with Papce King and directly infused the bloodline in her and not through the Artefact. He also made it possible for another one. They even discussed a lot of things regarding what happened to her and the king''s desires and wants. Rena was seated and three baby rabbits appeared and floated in a bubble. They were visibly growing every second. "Fluffy Rabbits." Seth smiled at them. This bloodline has three distinct abilities. One was to allow the owner to summon Rabbits. Their appearance will soothe one body and make one recover fast. As mastery over the bloodline deepens, the Rabbits can deliver massages to sore muscles. Another ability was Delivery, one can send them with information to another location. Their movement can''t be traced easily. The third ability wasmunication. Creating more than one rabbit will make them have telepathic connection and this makes sending and receiving messages easy. "My luck is very high. I have ess to 6 abilities but I can only use two at a time" Rena exined, "Fluffy Rabbit has hidden attributes which was Luck Amplification due it cuteness but only a non fighter stood a chance to unlock that!" "No wonder you stick to it!" Seth realized why Rena was obsessed with the rabbit. "The other abilities are Rabbit Escape, Messenger, Massager, Storage and Substitute!" Seth beamed with a smile and became very happy for her. It''s time for Zero''s turn. The boy prepared and entered the sarcophagus. After the scan was over Seth inserted the two Vial into the small chamber. Momentster, Blood Warlock presence appeared and the infusionmenced. It took more time than Rena before it ended. (Anyone!) The deep voice of the Chief echoed. "No. He is thest one for now." The presence vanished again. Zero came out, his eyes closed but his body was now taller, 1.9 meters, his muscles lean but carry strength, their strange power elegance in every twitch of his body. His hair was now silver ck, as if made of white steel. He has be more handsome but manly with unmistakable charisma. What took Seth aback was the boy''s heart beat. It was strong and as someone who has Stone Heart he can infer that the power of the pumping was 100 times stronger than before. That wasn''t the only change but Zero''s Aura, it was deep now, clean and refined. Seth was already feeling envy because of that. How long has it taken him before his aura reached that level but now this guy has attained it with ease. "You are very different!" Rena asked skeptical. That''s when Zero smiled as he opened his eyes. They were normal, Seth has assumed he will see them changed. "It''s really better to have a proper infusion!" Zero''s voice was soft, but carried a humming ofziness but profound power. "Dragon Speech Power!" Seth asked aloud and the boy nodded. Now he was taller than Seth and they had to look up to see his face. "How can I hide this development!" Zero frowned. They have nned to keep it under wraps but his change was too great. "Aren''t you stronger now!" Rena asked and he nodded, "We don''t need to hide!" Seth turned to his device, turned it off and stored it away. That was when he saw the little spider was looking at him. "Anything you want, Sue!" Seth gently asked. That''s when he noticed a fabric with a note. "Shadow w bloodline!" She weaved her desire. Then he saw another note, "Grade 3 Silk!" "Oh. Let the engine cool down!" He said. That made the spider go back to her factory. "So, it''s sentient?" Rena asked. He nodded, he too had expected her to be just an insect but it wasn''t just any insect but an intelligent one. Zero began to exin his with with happiness, "Silver Eye Raven will prevent me from hurting myself from seeing things using Shadow Eye Dragon Bloodline. I sustain injury it will help in mitigating the damage" ''Ha. Now you can spy on people with no worry!'' Seth mused. He knew another ability of the Silver Eye Raven which was to prevent lifeforms from feeling they were being watched. Zero didn''t exin that but from Seth''s observations the boy gained surprises just like Rena. The boy''s body shifted having scales now, the scales shifted and became like female armour and then it vanished and appeared on Rena''s body. "Woah!" She eximed, "It''s already in my personal arms!" Even Seth was taken aback by that. "No wonder Blood Warlock was great!" Zero praised. Not only were the two Bloodlines perfectly infused but even his dragon Bloodline was properly fixed. Seth was left alone after discussing the payment method. They will provide the in-game currency for the infusion but the Bloodline will be paid in real life. Chapter 298 Magic Pencilar Seth was making another cute dragon when his vision blurred and he found himself waking up. He saw a woman with red hair standing before his cabin. He knew it was trouble that found him as the woman was Seana, Raaz''s wife. Seth didn''t panic, he could already anticipate her inquiries. "You must be Seth." "Yes, that''s me!" There was a strange elegance that Seth used to answer her. It was a mixture of indifference and mild annoyance, together with ''I needed time to prepare.'' She was taken aback by that as she observed the boy. Find exclusive stories on empire "Allow me to prepare, there is somewhere we need to go!" He added. Not waiting for her, he greeted his sister who was with her and went to his room. In a blue suit, ck tie and shoes, he came back. "Let go. We will be using my car!" Seana didn''t like the development but nheless she followed. "You are quite arrogant for a D rank citizen." She mocked. Seth wasn''t offended as he smiled at her, allowing Sapphire to control the drive. "You know some skills gained in game can follow us, right!" He asked without letting her speak he added, "In Gawee I''m the first yer to be a Noble. This is a secret that not even my sister knows. Not even your husband." She gaped at him before she noticed some flower designs around. She quickly turned it away and any kind of design. She knew she was dealing with an Artistic Master. As a unique woman that knew how the upper echelon worked, hypnosis through art wasmon and unexpected. "Please, don''t tell anyone. I''m trying to survive. Many organizations in the game are looking for me in the real world. Raaz''s goal was to hide me until I can achieve something." Seth said with hints of pleading in his tone. She noticed that they were reaching Dama City and she frowned. "He was respectful but strict. He believes with my art mastery I will be something. The 100 million you received was from that!" Seth points to the direction of Dama City. "Why are you telling all this!" She swallowed hard, ''If he linked you with some monsters in that ce, I have to run away?'' She thought. "I don''t know where he is. He doesn''t want me to know and even if he wants I don''t. He said he needed money and so I sent it for the G-tech he promised." Seth muttered subsequently. They have turned around and came to an artificial beach where many people were bathing under the sunlight. She used her ID to make them enter the premises and Seth parked at a secluded location. "This is all I know Madame Seana!" He said and then waited for her to talk. She didn''t until after some moment before she said, "Did he value you for the art alone!" Seth smiled as he asked, "I can paint you for you to judge!" "Hmm!" She harrumphed before she said, "Take me back to my car. I brought the G-tech trinkets!" They drove back home and she handed three boxes from her car to his and then she silently left. The moment her car was out of sight, it became invisible and floated before she flew very fast. There was a deep scowl on her face. "What the heck are you nning? Why groomed a mystic painter!" She growled. Reaching her destination she entered into a room and got naked before she slid into the cabin. Immediately, she woke up in an altar-space where the walls were made of images, her memory images. "Scan and rinse!" She ordered. Immediately, every thing she saw and felt that day was presented to her. Among them were her interactions with Seth. After going through it well, she sighed in relief, "This bastard isn''t a Mystic Painter but on the paths. He hasn''t mastered hypnosis with it yet." Painters like Emanue and Nanncy were called many names. But Seana and others alike called them Mystic Painters or Magic Pencrs because they were able to invoke various emotions true to their art style alone. Not every master of Art was considered that but only the unique one among thousands. There were no simr ones, they were all different and they invoked different things. Seana as one of genius people she has been subjected to control and maniption through the use of art. That was why knowing she was facing a potential Magic Pencr she had toe here and clear her mind, lest she be a victim again. She was about to exit when she noticed a badge made of cardboard paper. Immediately, she focused on it, her system began to decipher what was documented. After hours on end, she got the message in fragments. [Master N, I need your assistance. I have been in contact with...A. If you know anything about ..n¡­] "Erase everything!" She shouted and immediately, the whole system shut down, the circuit responsible with storage of information and alike turned to dust instantly. She came out, her body trembling as she waited for a response. Soon, everything became online again. She now lost every data in this part of her system. She sighed as she felt that she just avoided disasters. ''So, the brat has contact with them. Damn, you Raaz what was the n. You shouldn''t left me out!'' At that moment there was an iing call. She prepared herself and answered. Going to Seth house was due to other people wanting to know the whereabouts of Raaz and now theye asking. *** Seth didn''t check the G-tech but logged back in. He was suddenly plucked out of the game and he didn''t release the little cub for defense. So he was afraid of mishaps. Nothing happened in the cart and so he sat and was about to continue when he heard a knock. He really didn''t want to answer but he opened to check. It was Skr, Zambia and another woman. "Master Seth. Greetings. Sorry to disturb you!" Skr said, his lips spotting a polite smile. Seth smiled too, he was still holding his canvas, preparing for Thread Art creation. "We didn''t know that you can infuse bloodline. Lady Saya here wants you to aid her!" "That won''t be a problem but I have used my quarter today. By tomorrow, I can do it again!" Seth exined before he asked, "what bloodline was it?" "It''s a Roaring Stripe Tiger!" Lady Saya said to herself. Seth frowned, that bloodline was the same as the one Captain Brown obtained, it was the most expensive bloodline Seth has shown at 59 million union. "That is a sub-pride bloodline. It has some requirements." Seth waved his hand and the box appeared. Then some information shed which he copied. "Start following the instructions, we can do it in two to three days. This was for effective mental strength against Pride Attributes!" Seth exined. "And the cost!" She asked. Seth tapped the box and figures appeared which made both Sk and Zambia to chuckle by the side. "Isn''t this too expensive." She asked as she red at the figures. Sethughed, he didn''t say it himself because it was exaggerated. "It might seem too much but it was very reasonable." Seth said with a smile and he was about to continue she snapped at him saying, "34 million union is reasonable. Come on Master Seth, I have a family to feed and to sponsor. Have a discount!" She pleaded. Seth sighed before he said, "There are three categories of bloodline that I can handle with my small box. Strain 1, 2 and 3. The strain doesn''t usually denote grade or uniqueness but nature. Strain 1 bloodline is easier to handle and the infusion cost set by Blood Warlock himself is 30% of the Bloodline cost." "Strain 2 bloodline and above are different, the cost isn''t calcted by standard percentage but by the supplementary ingredients that were going to be used." Seth looked at her and added, "Roaring Stripe Bloodline has a link with Pride Battle Beast Sub-tribe, we need to evade their perception and also pacify the will within the essence for effective infusion. Did I say that the payment was not on me but the Blood Warlock, he gave me what he seemed right!" Seth Enoch was speaking softly and calmly which made those that listened understand him well. "What strain is Rena''s and her brother''s bloodline ?" She asked. "That confidential information on my part. You can inquire from them!" Seth with a merchant smile said. The brown haired, marshmallow skin woman sighed and said, "And you need payment in-game!" "Yes. At least half!" He said. "I will be back in two days then!" She said, As they left Seth just looked toward his art but another guest came. Two people with bloodline infusion requests, Seth wanted the money but he needed to concentrate to finish what he was doing. The moment he sent them away, he closed the cart and wrote busy outside. So that he won''t be disturbed. "Two days is good enough to finish everything, right!?'' He wondered. The Novel will be updated first on this website. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!