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The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 120
<< Chapter 119 | Index| Chapter 121>>Ronan flexed his soul, and basked in the nigh-orgasmic sensation of oneness with the cosmos for an infinitesimally brief moment. Then, his entire being deflated as he lost connection to that grander part of himself and the wider world. The notification that appea...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 119
<< Chapter 118| Index| Chapter 120 >>“Holy shit, dude! What the hell was that? You’re a monster!” Jenna exclaimed, the look in her eyes as she stared at Ronan one that could only be described as zealotry.Howard’s shock mirrored Jenna’s, but his enthusiasm for the win was much dampened. Aly...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 118
<< Chapter 117 | Index| Chapter 119>>Howard tossed knife after knife, and Jenna did her best to blast the flying pieces of bone out of the sky before they could add to the growing conglomeration of bone and mana in the centre of the room. Whatever Tharaxes was doing, Ronan didn’t want to let the l...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 117
<< Chapter 116| Index| Chapter 118 >>His charge had been rushed, and Ronan missed the pelvis of the battleaxe-wielding skeleton giant. His mace blasted through its left femur, shattering the bone into a hundred fragments and a cloud of white dust as he passed.The giant stumbled, its swing faltering ...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 116
<< Chapter 115 | Index| Chapter 117>>The four of them immediately adopted combat stances and started looking around for the owner of the creepy voice. A monster that could speak implied a terrifying level of intelligence that Ronan had only encountered in the sector boss.Are we about to fight a leve...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 115
<< Chapter 114| Index| Chapter 116 >>When there was no immediate answer, Ronan sighed. He hadn’t expected much from Howard, but at least letting him know what he was about to be fighting would have helped.So, when Alyssa rounded the corner with a maniacal grin on her face and an evil sparkle in he...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 114
<< Chapter 113 | Index| Chapter 115>>Alyssa was the first to respond to Ronan’s optimistic question. “What’s up?”He hoped they might be willing to hear him out, but he would understand if they didn’t want to put the tutorial clear on hold to allow him to reach the first realm of soul culti...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 113
<< Chapter 112| Index| Chapter 114 >>Only thanks to an upbringing of Indiana Jones movies did Ronan immediately understand he’d triggered a trap when the stone he stepped on sank into the ground slightly. Having expected a goblin ambush, he’d discarded the possibility that the dungeon itself mig...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 112
<< Chapter 111 | Index| Chapter 113>>Only by the light of the brazier reflecting against the blade of the throwing knife did Ronan spot it whizzing towards him. The whip of the man at the other end of the stone room’s wrist had been a giveaway, but the silver flash confirmed it.Thankfully, it hadn...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 111
<< Chapter 110| Index| Chapter 112 >>An insidious purple glow crept up the shaman’s bone staff, inching towards the black, void-like crystal that sat in the skeletal hand at its tip. Ronan suspected that once the light gathered there, the goblin’s curse would be complete.He couldn’t let that h...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 110
<< Chapter 109 | Index| Chapter 111>>Ronan came to, and immediately jerked upright. Then he painfully, and loudly, regretted that decision. His entire body ached as though he’d spent four days in the gym with no breaks.Considering how painful the absorption process had been, that was quite a relie...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 109
<< Chapter 108| Index| Chapter 110 >> There wasn’t time to use the skill upgrade shards before Ronan was whisked away through<< Chapter 108| Index| Chapter 110 >>There wasn’t time to use the skill upgrade shards before Ronan was whisked away through the shifting, shadowy void into stage 3. He la...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 108
<< Chapter 107.5 | Index| Chapter 109>>Ronan touched down in stage 1 of the hard difficulty tutorial ready to kick ass. When the goblin warrior stepped out of the portal he leapt at it, unleashing a flurry of heavy fist-blows that left it twitching and writhing on the ground in moments. With a heavy...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 107.5
<< Chapter 107| Index| Chapter 108 >>If you aren't bothered by Ronan's progress over the past few iterations, then you can skip this chapter. You'll still get 2 full chapters today. This is just status/skill changes and other details, written as if it were a regular chapter from Ronan...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 107
<< Chapter 106 | Index| Chapter 107.5>> On the grass of the valley in stage 3 once again, Ronan sat and stared at his hands.<< Chapter 106 | Index| Chapter 107.5>>On the grass of the valley in stage 3 once again, Ronan sat and stared at his hands. The memory of casting mana bolt, the feeling of the ...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 106
<< Chapter 105| Index| Chapter 107 >> Ronan’s act of pumping his fist in the air in victory caused the single mote of mana he<< Chapter 105| Index| Chapter 107 >> Ronan’s act of pumping his fist in the air in victory caused the single mote of mana he<< Chapter 105| Index| Chapter 107 >>Ronan’s...
Scheduling Update
Apologies, I realised I missed an upload for Salt and Blood on Friday. I will be posting 2 chapters later today to make up for that. Internet connection is spotty where I'm on holiday, so it's difficult to do so consistently. Expect slightly inconsistent upload times for the next two weeks. ...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 105
<< Chapter 104 | Index| Chapter 106>> For an uncommon class, Ronan had been expecting the class infusion to be less painful t<< Chapter 104 | Index| Chapter 106>> For an uncommon class, Ronan had been expecting the class infusion to be less painful t<< Chapter 104 | Index| Chapter 106>> For an uncom...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 104
<< Chapter 103| Index| Chapter 105 >>Ronan’s excitement grew with every moment he was forced to wait for the Temporl Obelisk to finish the evolution of his personal trait. Will it be a straight power-up, or something more unique? he wondered.When the system’s chime finally rang in his ears, he a...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 103
<< Chapter 102 | Index| Chapter 104>>Ronan had taken the juggernaut class a second time. He’d told himself that it would only be for one iteration, in order to earn the merit for evolving to an epic class, but that hadn’t worked out.To him, it seemed a fair compromise to at least keep the class ...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 102
<< Chapter 101| Index| Chapter 103 >>Ronan fell out of the void, landing on a hard stone floor. He looked around, and found that the terrain was different again. He wasn’t on a rocky outcropping, but instead in a dungeon.Behind him, and on either side, walls reached up about five metres until they...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 101
<< Chapter 100 | Index| Chapter 102>>The silent faceoff didn’t last long. Both Ronan and Gurz’krax the goblin warrior had tasted blood, and despite their patience, neither would hold out forever.Gurz’krax had a slight tremor in his left hand, where Ronan had smashed a couple of the warrior’s...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 100
<< Chapter 99| Index| Chapter 101 >>Ronan exhaled sharply as he whipped the guardian staff over his head. The iron cap broke the metal stud it crashed into, then splintered the club the stud had been buried in.The goblin holding said club stumbled and raised an arm to block the shower of splinters f...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 99
<< Chapter 98 | Index| Chapter 100>>The elite goblin warrior lifted its greatsword and then clasped the handle with both hands, before plunging it into the dirt in front of it. Ronan winced, knowing how badly that had to have blunted the blade’s tip. Then, it raised one hand above its head, and gr...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 98
<< Chapter 97| Index| Chapter 99 >>The class infusion for juggernaut was agonising. Despite that, Ronan was able to push through it. He’d experienced a similar pain when evolving to adaptive martial artist, and he knew that the pain was only temporary. The strength he gained in exchange was worth ...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 97
<< Chapter 96 | Index| Chapter 98>> The dead rogue was a lost ally, but also one less obstacle to get in the archer’s way. Th<< Chapter 96 | Index| Chapter 98>>The dead rogue was a lost ally, but also one less obstacle to get in the archer’s way. The rate at which it fired arrows picked up, and ...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 96
<< Chapter 95| Index| Chapter 97 >> Ronan tapped his chin in thought while staring at his status. He wasn’t sure how he felt<< Chapter 95| Index| Chapter 97 >>Ronan tapped his chin in thought while staring at his status. He wasn’t sure how he felt about the results of mineral skeleton’s stat a...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 95
<< Chapter 94 | Index| Chapter 96>> The pages of the uncommon myriad skills tome fluttered faster and faster. Ronan’s heart b<< Chapter 94 | Index| Chapter 96>>The pages of the uncommon myriad skills tome fluttered faster and faster. Ronan’s heart beat a hundred times a minute as he watched, eag...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 94
<< Chapter 93| Index| Chapter 95 >>A smile of unadulterated excitement spread across Ronan’s face as he read the message from the system’s administrative assistant. It was time to step up.Administrative Assistant Shneevol has reviewed your complaint!Your tutorial difficulty has been adjusted fro...
Edits, The Apocalypse Grinder CH. 91 & 92
As the title, says I have made some edits to Chapters 91 and 92 of 'The Apocalypse Grinder.' Was doing some re-reading today and realised I made a massive error regarding his use of the common items. Thus, I've added a passage of about 500 words to Chapter 91, and a short few sentences t...