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Chapter 143 – Waves
Only one of the Greens had the bloodline. Not that it mattered much as neither Elaine nor Gawain had an easy time approaching their enemies. A long trail of flames swam through the air, resembling an earthworm, burning holes through the trees’ trunks wherever it passed. It chased the two of them w...
Chapter 142 – War
Elaine was trekking through the Whistling Woods with a few others. The soft tunes of the oblong cones were more than a little nostalgic. They made her think back fondly to that time with Percy all those years ago. She hadn’t been here all that much since then…‘Those were some peaceful times…...
Chapter 141 – Demi-humans
A terrible tune pierced through the eerie silence of the bog. It had been going for a while, the amateurish melody driving even the owls and bats away from the area. Had somebody been unfortunate enough to walk nearby, they would have certainly torn their ears out by now.Suddenly, a mound of mud ros...
Chapter 140 – Reinforcement
Percy sighed as he watched Micky devour the corpses, each of them barely a couple years younger than him. The first one to die might have not even reached adulthood yet. Still, he knew they’d all killed dozens of townsfolk with their bloodline, and they would have certainly continued to do so had ...
Chapter 101 – Whirlpool of Four Streams
Percy dropped the marble in the jar with the others, before pausing for a second to catch his breath.Then, he pushed the soul mana he’d just recovered through the ethereal cord, sending it to his wasp clone to do whatever he wanted with it. As for the pure mana, he gathered some between his palms,...
Chapter 139 – Quarterstaff
A terrifying sound echoed through the swamp, soon followed by a powerful flap of wings. A shadow rapidly dove upon Sarin, tearing two wide gashes through his shoulders before the boy even had the chance to react.“What the fuck?!” Bessinda yelled, staring at the silhouette of the monstrous bird a...
Chapter 100 – Into the Spire
Percy’s adventure hit a roadblock sooner than expected.Upon stepping inside the massive stem, the buzz in his head grew a dozen times louder, eliciting a visceral response from his host. Jolted awake from its stupor, the bug fought for control over its body. Driven purely by instinct, it quickly t...
Chapter 138 – Rodrick
Rodrick clicked his tongue, annoyed he’d been assigned the tedious task.“Why couldn’t they send somebody else?!” he asked, getting a nod back from Sarin.Did he feel a little bad his relatives were missing? Sure, he wasn’t that heartless. Still, this was Remior – people died all the time....
Chapter 99 – Buggy vessel
‘Everything ok?’the main body asked.He was holding a half-formed sickle made of teal mana in one hand. Clearly, he hadn’t remained idle, practicing the affinity fusion while waiting.‘I will be, as soon as you get Micky off me.’the clone replied.A moment later the bird lifted its talon, let...
[POLL] Which arcs did you enjoy the most so far?
I did a poll similar to this back when I posted chapter 30 or so on RoyalRoad, but there wasn't much stuff out there back then, so it wasn't as helpful.Now that you've all had the chance to read a lot further, I'd like to gauge what people like the most to keep it in mind.This doesn&...
Chapter 137 – A dangerous game
‘Rings of Sacrilege…’Percy struggled to keep himself from drooling.Reading some more into the book, he quickly learned a few more important details about the priceless artifacts. Apparently, the usual rules still applied to mortals, restricting them to a single blessing per person.‘Or perhap...
Chapter 98 – Tests
Percy had several goals for this particular clone.Though exploring the cosmos was arguably the most important tool in his arsenal – and by a huge margin – he’d decided to take a short break from that, to test other potential uses for his ability.Naturally, the first thing he wanted to know was...
Chapter 136 – The Tale of Svarog
The tension in the air was palpable as Percy stared at the grinning pentapus, contemplating how he’d been played. He didn’t doubt Metatron truly intended to win him over eventually. Still, the ancient titan had plenty to gain even in the meantime.‘Should I destroy the monkey’s soul before I ...
Chapter 97 – Oblivious Agent
Generally, Percy didn’t have to interact with the Agent much. His primary responsibility was to brew the elixirs. As for everything else, it was taken care of by Nesha. However, there was one task Percy couldn’t delegate to anyone else.‘I hope this is the right spot.’Today, he wore a full-bo...
Chapter 135 – Metatron
“Oh? What gave me away?” the pentapus replied, its entire demeanour shifting.Not a trace of mana leaked out, but Percy couldn’t help but feel a chill roll down his spine. It was as if a giant beast was staring at him, contemplating whether to squish him like an ant with a brush of its finger. ...
Chapter 96 – Happy 20!!!
‘Dear Percy,Forgive me if this is not the exact day – as I’m not sure when the letter will find you, but…Happy 20!!!...’Percy paused for a moment, calculating the date. With everything going on, he’d honestly forgotten about his birthday, which had actually been a couple days ago.‘Clos...
Chapter 134 – Runecrafting
“Percy… are you sure you don’t want to go out for a walk or something?” Gabe suggested, pinching his nose. “You haven’t left my place even once since you got here…”It had already been a couple of weeks since Percy arrived at the Vault. By now, his host’s peculiar odour permeated th...
Chapter 95 – Teal fog
As much as he would have liked to stay and practice some more, Percy knew he’d have to resume brewing tomorrow. He couldn’t afford to pull an all-nighter on the Spire.‘Have I signed my freedom away?’he groaned.Granted, adhering to a tight schedule wasn’t exactly new to him. He’d done tha...
Chapter 133 – Reunion
Reaching the first cube, Percy placed his palm on its surface, much like he’d seen Gabe do before. A blue circle of runes lit up around it, though it turned red the very next instant.“Error. Failed to identify. State your user ID.”Percy didn’t panic, having expected this.“I don’t have a ...
Chapter 94 – Affinity fusion
It had been two weeks since Percy and Nesha settled on the name of their product, and progress had been steady.Nesha had already reached out to the Asclepius House and hired the Agent. She’d also narrowed down the potential customers to three, having promised to finalize her decision and send the ...
Chapter 132 – Monkey
Percy swam to the surface, desperate to take a breath. The moment he broke through, he coughed as much of the murky water out as he could, greedily inhaling air into his lungs.‘How the hell did you end up here?!’he asked his host in annoyance, seeing nothing but an endless expanse of greenish bl...
Chapter 93 – Aurora Dew
‘How the hell did he manage this less than three years after joining the Guild?’Nesha couldn’t help but wonder.Countless experienced alchemists had failed to improve the elixirs after tens of millennia, yet here Percy came – one lone Red-born boy – revolutionizing the field in no time. Obv...
Chapter 131 – Settling in
“Like… It’s not bad… but could you try again… maybe making the edges a little straighter this time?” Percy asked after Nesha handed him the misshapen slab of stone.Over the past week, they’d split up their tasks, with him focusing on repairing the decrepit hut into something liveable. ...
Chapter 92 – Negotiations
Nesha remained holed up in her house for a couple hours, much to the crowd’s dismay. She did walk out eventually, casually strolling towards the building next door, yawning along the way. Everyone but Percy quickly masked the frustration in their expressions, unwilling to risk pissing her off.As e...
Chapter 130 – Karma
A blond young man stood outside a stone house, pinching a gemstone vial between his thumb and index finger. A turquoise liquid swirled inside, giving the onlookers pause. They all stood some distance from Jason, torn between their fear of the Divine Root and their curiosity over these new elixirs.As...
Chapter 91 – Deal
In the end, Percy shook his mentor’s hand, the weight of their agreement settling between them.Twenty years were just a touch more than he needed to reach Yellow. It wasn’t that much in the grand scheme of things, but he hoped his clones would bring back some additional advantages in that time. ...
Chapter 129 – Bogside Town
“What did you tell them?” Percy asked, watching Nesha return with some folded clothes held in one hand, a bucket of water in the other.The sun was already at its apex, the girl having taken all morning for the round trip. In fact, Percy had started getting worried at some point, thinking it migh...
Chapter 90 – Compromise
The blueish-green concoction stopped boiling, giving Percy a moment of reprieve.But he couldn’t relax for long. The mixture was currently unstable, so delaying could easily cause the yield to suffer. Moving quickly, he grabbed a pinch of ground leaves he’d prepared earlier, tossing the colourful...
Chapter 128 – Grisly Bog
“Are you sure this is a good idea?” Nesha asked as Percy wrapped the bloody garments around a large stone, tossing it in the murky swamp. A few bubbles rose to the surface, releasing a putrid stench of rot upon popping.The group had already reached Bogside town, though they hadn’t entered it y...
Chapter 89 – Condensing crystals
“Neat!”Strictly speaking, Synchronization was only classified as ‘Refined’, like Circulation. However, this was still impressive in many ways. Generally, the Status avoided registering an upgrade within the same class, unless the spell in question was a qualitative improvement over its prede...
