Berserk of Gluttony
Ch 39 as of 18/03/22 - it’s Asuna and Kirito! - ML is Fate Graphite - Gluttony skill: Consumes the souls of those killed, granting their stats and skills. The more ML kills, the stronger he’ll become. The stronger he gets, the more he wants to consume. If he doesn’t kill, he could lose control due to his intense hunger and attack anyone. - With this skill, ML can’t gain any XP (experience points). So he can’t level up or join any parties as his level remains low. - Starvation boost: (temporary) - Night vision activated through reddened eyes - Paralyse with fear anyone with lower stats (status points) - Ability to detect prey through smell - FL is Roxy Heart, a holy knight and a noble - Her father, Duke Mayson Heart died recently while fighting the dragons and monsters in Galia. - Aisha Heart, FL’s mother who was a commoner. Her body seems weak and frail. She lives outside of the main estate, in a mansion on Heart territory. Seyfert the capital city: - ML has been working as a gatekeeper under House Brerick. - He’s constantly abused and tormented by Rafale Brerick, a holy knight and his siblings. - After ML reported robbers to FL, he managed to kill one that was badly injured and escaping. ML increased his stats and gained the skills of Mind reading and Appraisal. - ML accepts FL’s offer to work under House Heart. - ML buys a black sword that was treated like trash, just like ML. He can hear the sword’s voice. It’s called Greed. - ML kills goblins and gains the skills Strength and Stamina reinforcement. His stats increase considerably. ML earns money from killing goblins and buys new clothes. - ML saves an orphan girl who was kidnapped under orders from Chad Brerick. ML gains the skills Concealment, One-handed sword, and Art-sharp edge. - ML works at the Heart estate by day, and goes hunting at night. - ML fights hobgoblins and defeats the goblin king. His added stats are huge and he’s gained the skills Auto recovery and 2-handed sword. ML gave the goblin king’s ear as a secret donation to the orphanage. - ML has enough stats to release Greed’s 1st form, a large black bow. Any subsequent forms will require even greater stats to be sacrificed. In this way, ML and Greed can grow stronger together. - ML is in town with FL, and he buys a skull mask that has the ability to conceal one’s identity. ML buys a gem stone for FL. They help a lost boy find his mother. - FL takes ML with her to visit the family territory, help with the harvest, and ward off monsters. She visits her mother. - At night ML secretly hunts the kobolds before they invade the territory. He gains the skills of Close combat, Vitality and Agility reinforcement. - ML learns FL will be sent to Galia soon. It was proposed by House Brerick and the other nobles supported it. - Chad Brerick was sent to find the monster that was killing all of the goblins. In half starvation mode, ML kills his men then reveals his true identity before killing Chad. ML gains the Holy sword art: Grand cross. - Greed’s 2nd form is a large black scythe. - FL departs for Galia. ML also leaves soon after to follow her and secretly support her. He arrives in the southern city of Tetra. - ML’s hometown is nearby. His mother died when he was born. - His father had a spear skill and protected the village from monsters. 5yrs ago his father died from an illness. Seen as a useless orphan, ML was banished by the village chief and driven away by the villagers. - ML agrees to help Seto, the village chief’s son. Seto changed for the better after the birth of his daughter. His wife was killed by the gargoyles terrorising the village. - At night the gargoyles return and use fire bullets to fight ML, which decimate the village. ML protects Seto’s house and kills the gargoyles. Seto decides to leave with his daughter. ML gains the Fire bullet skill. - As ML continues on his travels, he’s joined by a Galian girl called Myne the Wrath. She also owns a Deadly Sins weapon called Sloth, a huge axe. - They arrive at a town governed by a holy knight. - Travellers are segregated from the residents and there’s a strict social class system using tattoos. - ML hunts sandmen at night. He saves a large group of mercenaries from the boss monster. ML gains the Sand / dust magic skill. - Aaron Barbatos, an old holy knight, a swordmaster and the village chief. His wife and son were killed by monsters while he was away fighting in Galia. - At the next village, ML is challenged for a duel by Aaron. Although ML lost, Aaron allows ML and Myne to stay in the village on the condition ML trains under Aaron. - ML and Aaron go to the nearby castle to destroy the undead monsters there. That castle used to be Aaron’s. - ML faces the Lich boss monster while Aaron subdues his family and servants. Together they use Grand cross and defeat the Lich which frees the souls of Aaron’s people. Then they work to clear out the rest of the undead from the castle. - ML promises Aaron to return on his way back. - ML and Myne defeat a group of orcs when they arrive in Galia. - The dragons and monsters destroyed Galia 4000yrs ago. - Myne takes ML to her birthplace to fight a giant chimera called Haniel. A human sacrifice was used as the core to create Haniel. Myne needs ML’s skill to consume the soul to prevent Haniel from regenerating. ML draws on half starvation mode himself and sacrifices more stats to Greed in order to defeat Haniel. - Greed’s 3rd form as a black shield is released. - ML saw the memories of the human sacrifice and discovers she was someone that Myne knew. ML asks Myne to kill him if he succumbs to a total berserk state. - Babylon the defence city: a garrison town in Galia. - ML meets Elise who has the Lust skill. - Elise says FL needs to die in order for more people with special powers to be born. Elise is just a bystander but others will be out to harm FL. - Now on his own, the masked ML killed orcs for money to pay for new equipment. He saves FL’s camp when they’re attacked by 4 giant fire salamander monsters. He travels with them until they reach the Great Valley. - FL’s group are attacked by 3 giant prototype chimeras with monsters used as their cores. The masked ML helps to defeat the chimeras but he, FL and the last chimera fall down a deep hole. - ML finds the badly injured chimera and destroys its core. - ML notices the same strange markings on the chimera as on the salamanders. ML and FL safely find their way out. - A horde of monsters advances towards Babylon. - The royal army led by FL ride out to meet them. - Greed senses a large monster underground. ML discovers it’s a giant slime that uses corrosive magic. ML destroys its core and gains its magic skill. ML is faced by multiple slimes created from the Deadly Sin weapon used by a masked man who suddenly appears. The weapon is a black bayonet called Envy. - While fighting, ML destroys the man’s mask to reveal Alistair Northern. He’s a holy knight under FL. His family have been defending Babylon for generations. - Alistair uses a whistle to call forth a celestial dragon. - ML gets over to the royal army and uses the black shield to block the blast from the dragon. ML’s mask is destroyed and reveals his true identity to FL. - Alistair is perched on the dragon’s head. ML immobilises the dragon using a variation of Grand cross. ML sacrifices his left arm to defeat Alistair using illusion magic. The dragon breaks free and ML has a colossal battle that carves another valley across the land. - With the dragon defeated, ML gives over most of his stats to activate Greed’s 4th form (a black spear) and also stop ML from being completely consumed by his gluttony skill. - Myne arrives to kill ML but is stopped by FL. - ML recovers back in Babylon and is unconscious for a week. - ML is taken away by Elise and Myne to restore his arm. - For a month ML is forced to go on large scale hunting raids in Galia to exponentially increase his stats and his proficiency in using the secret arts of Greed. He restores his arm using Greed’s 4th form secret art: Twilight healing. It can cure any injury or disease. - ML and Myne return to see Aaron. Construction has started around the castle and they help with the rebuilding. - ML agrees to be adopted by Aaron and become his noble family successor. ML’s name changes to Fate Barbatos. - ML, Aaron and Myne travel together to the capital. - On the way, ML stops by the Heart territory and uses his healing skill to completely cure Aisha. - Aaron and ML go to the royal palace for an audience with the king. There are many holy knights present. Aaron introduces ML as his heir and the killer of the celestial dragon. - The holy knights scoff and mock ML. Rudolph Lanchester challenges ML to a sword fight. Rudolph loses his eyes to ML, then he is killed by the king’s personal White Knights. - The king gives permission to ML for powerless people in the capital to be accepted into his territory. - The neglected Barbatos residence in the capital is next door to the Heart estate. - ML is notified by the nun from a church in the slums that powerless people have disappeared after going to the military district. The Brerick family invested in the church under the condition that people from the slums came to work for them at night. This time no one returned except for one who managed to escape and said the others were killed. - ML infiltrates the Brerick research facility inside the military district. He discovers mutant goblins are being fed the remains of the poor people. He finds Memil Brerick drugged and unconscious. When he tries to leave, he’s faced with the mutant goblins. - Greed identifies the monsters as nightwalkers. They’re corpses that move from tethered souls and are poison to the gluttony skill if ML kills them. Nightwalkers can infect others when bitten or scratched. - ML enters a lab room full of specimens in containers. ML sees Chad Brerick who opens his eyes and attacks ML. Chad is a nightwalker after being restored using monster parts. - Aaron suddenly appears to help ML. While fighting Chad, they find another room full of women in containers. Aaron recognises one as Lina Brerick who died over 10yrs ago. - Rafale arrives and says Lina was his mother who was abandoned by his father because she was a powerless commoner. His younger siblings were born from another woman. - The nightwalkers were created using Rafale’s blood, which is why he can control them. Rafale used Memil as his backup blood supply. When Rafale is injured or killed, the nightwalkers are also affected. - Rafale has Vanity the black spear, a Deadly Sins prototype weapon. It doesn’t have a heart like Greed. It requires the blood of the user to activate its power. - Rafale’s body is possessed by an undead archdemon. He opens rifts using dark magic to allow dark matter to enter and explode. - Elise arrives with the White Knights and holding Envy. She reveals her true identity as the ruler of this kingdom. She sends Aaron and the knights away to evacuate the city. - Myne appears when a massive rift is created. She closes it using Sloth and brings down the archdemon as well. - ML uses Greed to separate Rafale and Shin, the one possessing him. Myne has been pursuing Shin and they both disappear. - Elise explains to ML that long ago she and Envy established the kingdom and ruled together. They parted ways after an argument with Elise travelling to achieve her goals and Envy left to rule using a proxy body. - After an investigation into the research facility, the Brerick family are punished. They’re stripped of their title, expelled from the holy knights, and their properties seized. - Aaron is bringing Memil into the household as a maid. - ML and Aaron visit FL at her home. Aisha makes a surprise appearance.
Ranker who lives a second time
Ch 141 as of 13/12/22 - also on Tapas - getting harder to summarise … - ML’s father died when ML was really young. - His relatives cut ties with his poor family. - ML left home because he hated his personal situation and wanted to forget everything. He joined the military and was deployed overseas. He lived as if he was crazy and received the code name “Cain.” - ML’s brother Jeong-woo Cha (J-woo) wanted the cure-all elixir in the tower to save their dying mother. J-woo was eventually betrayed and killed by the people closest to him. - 5 swords pierced his heart: 3 swords were from ‘kings’, 1 sword was from his lover (Viera Dune, Witch of Stars), and 1 sword was from his close friend (Sir Leonte, the Fist god). - The 8 Great Guilds / Clans conspired together to destroy J-woo and his group Artia, since they couldn’t possess them. - ML already has extensive military experience. As J-woo’s successor, ML inherits these skills: Dragon Eyes (dragon visual prowess), Heightened 5 senses, Clairvoyance / Foresight (inherited memories through J-woo’s diary). - The tutorial tests if players are qualified to climb the tower and is split into 7 blocks (A to G). Blocks A-E are inside, while blocks E-G are outside. Players have 30 days to complete the tutorial. ML is starting a week late. - Mask-wearing ML meets Yool at end of Block A. He helps Yool get out in exchange for teaching him about magic and mana. ML saves Yool from his ex-team mates who betrayed him then try to kill him to keep him silent. - Build, an executive of the Arang group (backed by the Azure Sword Guild, 1 of the top 8 guilds. They have the 5 famous Martial gods that are top high rankers). He scouts players in Block B’s waiting room. He knew J-woo as he was close to Leonte. - Block B: ML chose the black door out of the 4 coloured doors. - Hidden quest: The Room of Frost and Fire. - ML eats white moss with the heart of the giant red centipede he killed. This repairs and strengthens his bones and muscles. - Extra skills: physical resistance, combat will. - Batori’s vampiric dagger: ML kills bats and giant ants to get to the Shrine of the Vampiric Monarch. He stabs himself with the dagger to reveal it's true form. This unique artifact extracts the life force from opponents and devours their souls. - After killing 1000 monsters, ML has obtained all of the pieces of the Flame Heart and Frost Crest. This gives him a reinforced anatomy. His body’s development and ascension process changes from “incomplete dragon body” to “immature dragon’s body”. - ML as ‘Cain’ agrees to team up with Doyle (Foxy Tail) and Khan (Blood Sword, son of tower ranker Iron Lion) to help them get “Hargan's crown” at Block E. This artifact increases the wearer’s commanding presence. - Blocks C, D: ML cleared solo. - Collecting tokens: can be used to get karma or buy from the mystery merchant. - Block E, Hidden quest: Lizardman King Hargan’s lair. - ML obtains the modified ‘flame infusion’ skill from the king. - ML sells the ownership of the lair to the mystery merchant. It’s highly likely the lair has high quality magic stones. - ML and co. release a group of human prisoners after killing the lizardmen. The freed humans betray the trio who are surrounded by the Scavengers. The trio kill everyone, then go their separate ways. - After seeing evidence of the Arang group supporting the Scavengers, Doyle and Khan decide to confront Build directly. The Arang group were supposedly formed to get rid of the Scavengers and their human farms, but instead are controlling them. - Hidden quest: Galliad the dark elf and J-woo’s 1st Master. - ML looks for Galliad to obtain Undine’s Glass, an artifact and spiritual gem that only he knows how to make. - ML passes the test of playing hide and seek with Galliad. ML catches him 7 times. ML learns the ‘Shunpo’ Blinking Steps skill from Galliad. It increases his movement speed and improves his stealth. ML seeks to further develop his body. - Hidden quest: Akashic snake resurrection ceremony. The orcs are conducting a ceremony to resurrect the snake that was killed by Phante and Edora. ML sets up a conflict between monsters to provide living sacrifices for the snake to consume and help it grow. - Humanoid mythical root 300yo: a divine root that increases magical potency. ML captured and consumed it, gaining the magic circulation skill. - Sudden quest: Monster rush. ML started a war between the monsters (orcs, goblins, lizardmen, kobolds, trolls, ogres) in Block E. They take out Arang’s 1st squad along the way, who were ordered to kill ML after what happened to the Scavengers. - ML kills the snake with the vampiric dagger. He consumes the snake’s core and his magical abilities increase. His body awakening progression and his growing dragon body continues. His reinforced anatomy changes to gold-plated body / adamantine physique. - ML returns a long-lost pendant with a photo of his family to Galliad, which ML happened to find. - Galliad administers Undine’s Glass to stabilise ML’s body after he consumed such a large core from the snake. - Black bracelet (wrist armour) and black magic: The bracelet is a unique artifact and belonged to the owner of the Akashic snake. It can reap souls and convert souls to magic that can be used to make cursed weapons. It also allows ML to see dead souls. - ML has achieved the title of Monster Hunter. He’s also attained the Eye of the Goblin and the Monster’s 5-Coloured Gem. - Block F: Arang group base. Doyle and Khan held prisoner there. - ML wipes out the Arang group then frees Doyle and Khan. Build swallows the forbidden philosopher’s stone that was made from the bodies and souls of countless players sourced from human farms. - ML takes off his mask for Build to recognise his face. ML lets the sacrificed souls finish off Build after ML tortured Build for info. ML obtains the incomplete philosopher’s stone and it stores itself near his heart. - Doyle and Khan decide to retire for now, and give their earnings to ML to use. After receiving tips from Doyle and Khan, ML finds Vigrid the demonic sword. It has both demonic and divine abilities because it used to be a holy sword. - Block G: Phante and Edora, siblings from the Cheongram family of the One Horned tribe. Ranked 2nd and 1st in the tutorial. - While fighting the siblings, ML distracts Edora and steals their tokens. He jumps to the top of the rankings by a huge margin, giving him the highest score in the history of tutorials. - ML refuses to enter his name into the rankings or the hall of fame, and he becomes known as “The Hoarder.” - ML receives Zeus’ key which is 1 of 12 keys needed to access the Treasury of Olympus. - ML enters the area of the Obelisk, Tower of god. - ML visits Henova the dwarf master blacksmith who used to work exclusively for Artia, and was like a father to ML’s brother. ML buys a special custom dagger and he commissions Henova to make the Eyes of Gyes. ML also learns blacksmith skills. - ML takes care of the Night Watch clan who harassed Henova. - Phante and Edora visit ML and Henova. Edora’s huge sword was made by Henova. Phante nags ML for a rematch fight but loses to ML again. - Bahal (Flame Fist) of the Red Dragon clan, former Artia member. - Henova finishes the Eyes of Gyes as both armour and amulet. - The Eyes have special defensive properties. It aids health recovery, while also enhancing and assimilating with one’s senses. - Henova also custom-made a demon mask for ML that’s a magical artifact with unique properties. - ML enters the Tower with Phante and Edora. He clears the beginner floors 1-10 in record time to obtain Hades’ key, the last one. The 12 keys combine and ML accesses the Treasury of Olympus. Hermès invites ML to be his apostle but ML declines. - ML tries to take Astrape (Zeus’ lightning bolt) but it shatters. Instead he receives the Black King’s Despair, a wrist guard cuff and arm chain made from divine iron. It’s abilities are Soul Collector, Spirit Familiar and Black Energy. The Black King was the owner of the Akashic snake. ML also receives Athena’s Aegis shield, a 9-layer holy item that can block most attacks. - Bahal led an ambush on Leonte and his group. Leonte escaped and now the Red Dragons are at war with the Azure Sword Guild. - 11th Floor: Nurture and hatch a mythical beast egg. The type of beast will change according to the dreams and devotion fed to it. - ML creates spirit familiars and trains with them, along with the Aegis shield. - ML helps to return a stolen Phoenix egg to it’s mother. He calls the hatchling Chirpy and forms a contract bond with it. ML collects materials to create the vessel for the Flames of Life. The mythical beast egg is infused with the Flames of Life many times from the Phoenix to help its growth. It grows to a huge size but refuses to hatch. The Phoenix believes the beast needs dreams to give it motivation to be born. - Phante and Edora are summoned back to their village. - Their father Nayu the Martial King says the village will be joining the war as mercenaries under the Azure Sword Guild, breaking the long-standing neutrality of the tribe. (NB: Flann is the Spear god of the Azure Sword Guild, and the uncle of Phante and Edora. The Sword god was a disciple of the Martial King). - ML is invited to the One Horned Tribe village and he takes his egg. The elders advise using a rare herb called the Lunar Seed. To get some, ML agrees to join the village as a mercenary in the war. - Jang Baeksun, half-brother of Phante and Edora. Jang challenges ML to prove himself. ML wins emphatically. - ML asks to learn the martial arts unique to the One Horned tribe. Nayu gives permission on the condition ML attains enlightenment on his own in 4 days. There will be a test which if he passes, Nayu will teach him the martial arts. ML agrees. - ML studies the tribe’s skill archives. He creates a new magic circuit concept, core theory and a new type of mugong. The gods and demons of the 98th floor show interest, as does Hermes. - ML passes the test with his Heavenly Wing Mana Control. - ML starts to learn the 8 Extreme Fists martial arts. - ML also becomes the successor of the Yin(g) Sword, an ancient vessel sword of great intelligence. - Edora inherited the Yang Sabre with her insight ability. - The tribe start the siege of Kuram City on the 11th floor against the Red Dragons. To see the progress of what ML’s learnt so far, Nayu takes the top 5 enemy warriors from the siege to fight 1-on-1 with ML. The last one is Shanon, a semi-ranker (cleared 50th floor) and the most challenging. ML learns about focal points that are the power to choose possibilities. - The Azure Sword Guild are hunting the legendary beasts. ML finds Chirpy alone, as the Sabre god killed the Phoenix. ML receives the Flame of Life / Holy Fire skill. Ebora followed ML and they go to save the other beasts (ie Void Dragon, Abyss Turtle, Sabretooth Tiger) but they’re too late. - ML becomes the Legendary Beasts’ Successor and feeds the spirit core of the Sabretooth Tiger to Chirpy. The Sabre god was most likely harvesting materials from the legendary beasts to use in treating his son who was born with a weak body. - Because of the Azure Sword Guild, ML leaves the One Horned tribe and says Nayu will always be his master. Edora and Phante follow him. ML approaches Bahal at the Red Dragon clan base. - ML gives Bahal a map of the Azure troop locations. ML is made team leader of 3000 mercenaries. To subdue them, ML gets Phante to break them then ML heals them. This happens over and over again. With the men fully subdued, Phante is left in charge of training them. - ML goes through the 12th to 15th floors with the help of his men. ML takes his men to the 16th floor to find the Sabre God’s son, Hanbin. They wreck havoc at the temple of the future (Skuld) and bring Hanbin back to base on the 11th floor. The Sabre god receives messages with a finger then an eye that his son is being held hostage for the philosopher’s stone. - ML upgrades his witch doctor spirit familiar named Bu to a lich, a magician of death. He also assigns the spirit of Shanon as his 1st Death Knight. They lead his ever growing ghost army. - The Sabre god leads a rebellion against the Sword god and Fist god (Leonte). Taking the Reverse Blood pill to increase his magic power, the Sabre god fights the Sword god but is still defeated. Before he dies, the Sabre god uses the now fused Legendary Beasts core to open a portal that allows the Summer Queen (in red dragon form) to teleport through with the Red Dragon forces. - ML absorbs the fused core and his dragon body transformation and awakening is complete. His adamantine physique has changed to complete draconic body. He’s also obtained the Territory, Knowledge and Authority of the Dragon. He’s awakened the power of the dragon, and can emit Dragon Fear to his opponents. - The One Horned tribe are not present for this battle. Nayu probably thought there was no point in continuing the alliance and broke it off. He may have been approached by Red Dragon too. - ML intervenes in the fight between Leonte and Bahal. Leonte had just badly injured Bahal by using the internal energy of the mythical dragon core, given to him by the Sword god, and Gungnir the legendary sword of Odin. ML cuts off Leonte’s head and after a fierce battle does the same with Bahal, who sees ML’s face behind the mask before he dies. - ML absorbs the mythical dragon core from Leonte, which was taken from J-woo. ML lets his ghost army take care of the remaining Red Dragon forces in the vicinity. - ML’s bracelet absorbs the many souls of the dead. ML, Edora and Phante withdraw from the battle. - The Bow god betrayed the Azure Sword Guild, and now the Sword god and Spear god are on the run. The Guild has collapsed and a new power struggle is expected to fill the vacuum. - ML receives lunar seeds from the tribe’s head elder. With these seeds, the ‘blessing of the 4 legendary beasts’ crystal that was created by the fused core, and the mythical dragon core, ML hatches his now massive egg by reviving / awakening the suspected legendary beast inside. It’s a demonic dragon that absorbed the energy of the 4 other legendary beasts, and was reborn from the mythical dragon that was connected to ML’s brother. - ML plans to make the beasts hatched by Phante and Edora to become legendary beasts that will take over the vacant positions on the 11th floor. He gives them the Bead of the Abyss created by the Void Dragon, and the Pure Flower of the Legendary Beasts elixir created by the tribe’s head elder. With these beasts, he’ll have control over the 11th floor. - ML interrogates the spirits of Leonte and Bahal. The philosopher’s stone was created using an emerald tablet (that is now broken). The Summer Queen has a broken dragon heart from her last fight with ML’s brother. She needs the stone to repair it. - A magic ring called the Key of Intrenian is given to ML by Bahal. It allows access to an infinite storage space and the Red Dragon treasury. ML finds the materials needed to complete the philosopher’s stone stored in the treasury. To do this, he needs help from Brahm the Exile, 1 of 2 alchemists that J-woo knew. He’s a ranker on the upper floors of the tower. - ML lets his ghosts eat the souls of Leonte and Bahal. - ML calls the spirit of the Sabre god who pledges his loyalty to ML when he learns his son Hanbin survived. The Sabre god becomes the 2nd Death Knight, Han Ryeong. - ML visits Henova to commission magic swords for use by his 2nd Death Knight, who needs strong swords to meet the requirements of his signature moves. - Nayu the Martial King conducts an inspection of ML and they have an epic spar. Although ML lost, his growth and strength impress Nayu who has nothing left to teach ML. Nayu tells him to continue going up the tower. - The Sword god is the lone survivor as he emerges from a cave and sees his men who died while protecting the entrance. His childhood friend the Spear god is also dead. He decides to use the forbidden qi ‘Cannibal’ which allows him to absorb the powers of the dead person whose heart is consumed. - After declining to join Red Dragon, the Bow god (now Zhang Wei) is given a mission by the Summer Queen to find someone. Zhang Wei is from Earth around the same place as ML and J-woo. - The Queen suspects the Red Dragons and the Azure Sword Guild were used as puppets by someone. Zhang Wei investigates the people close to Bahal. - ML commissions the Night Watch to search for Brahm the Exile. - On the 16th floor (Life’s Wheel), ML is invited to the temple of the past. He passes the trial of meeting the goddess Urd and breaks free of her will, which tried to trap him by using his past. She orders ML to be killed but he beheads her high elf apostle Hepburn instead. - ML escapes from the temple which implodes. His shadow knights take care of the soldiers that come after them. - ML uses the divine power from the apostle’s soul to cleanse and purify Vigrid the demonic sword. It’s returned to it’s original state. - ML progresses with record speed and achievements through the next few floors until he reaches the 20th floor and the Gate of the 5 Penance Mountains. The penances are sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch. ML’s senses are already outstanding plus he has dragon senses. To increase the difficulty, ML puts away his magical equipment and limits his magical power. He learns to sense the wavelengths of objects around him. He concentrates using his combat will, becoming enlightened with Soul Control. - Being able to use Soul Control, Soul Power and one’s soul signifies the start of training to become a transcendent. ML’s shadow knights advise him to expand his 6th sense. - After the 5th penance, ML maxes out his sensory reinforcement skill and 6th sense skill. This leads to ML gaining the ultra sense skill, which gives him extrasensory cognition and perception. It includes the skills of intuition and automatic defenses. He is now also able to perceive the mana flow. - Khan suddenly reappears before ML and uses ‘open speech’ (telepathy?) to communicate. - There are people who live on the 20th floor to continually train under penance, and are called Sadhu. - Victoria, the Crimson Divine Tree. She’s one of the few rankers who can use rune magic, the language of the gods. - Kindred the Pestilence Ghost. He’s the 2nd Bishop of 9 bishops that lead the Demon Army. - Kindred suddenly attacks ML to test him. - ML goes all out and passes the test. As ML wants to be a Sadhu, Khan shows him to a hut he may use. - Night Watch contacts ML. Brahm is on the 23rd floor. - ML trains with his shadow knights to improve his swordsmanship and eventually create aura. His 8 Extreme Fists skill changes to 8 Extreme Sword Arts. As a Sadhu, ML gains the Hermit trait and Parallax Gap skill. - ML agrees to a deal with Victoria to let her study him for a month in exchange for teaching rune magic to him. Victoria is unable to learn anything as she can’t analyse a dragon’s mental system. - ML gets Bu the lich to carve rune magic onto his body. - ML has been a Sadhu for 6mths. - Victoria announces to everyone that Kindred is dead. - Sol Luna, the Dark Sword. A vampire swordsman. - Rebecca, a high ranker and apostle of Cernunnos, god of hunting. - Victoria received a hidden quest after she sensed Kindred’s death. It involves King Mihu (the monkey king). She wants to make a deal with all of the Sadhus to get her to where Kindred’s body is in the quest area. In exchange she’ll give the location of one person anywhere in the tower. Victoria, Rebecca, Khan and ML go to the dungeon called King Mihu’s Palace for the hidden quest. - ML’s cold blooded trait and ghost army help to resist the curses and avoid the traps. He takes the lead to guide them through the dungeon maze. Sol Luna is secretly following them. - They enter a room full of stone monkey statues before an empty throne. The Monkey King’s 72 divine transformations are etched into a large stone tablet. Kindred’s dead body lies in front of it. - Sudden quest: King Mihu’s terracotta soldiers. - Escape after memorising the 72 divine transformations and obtain the qualification to become the successor of King Mihu. - Kindred’s body turns out to be a fake. This was a trap set up by Kindred to get others to complete the quests. - The statues come to life and attack. Rebecca is killed while protecting Victoria. ML gets Khan and Victoria to escape first through another door. ML demonstrates 1 of the 72 transformations to pass the test. He passes the final test when he asks “Who are you” to a vision of the Monkey King. - ML obtains the title, Successor to the Monkey King. - He also obtains the skill, 72 divine transformations. - He clears the sudden and hidden quests to receive 25k karma pts. - Hidden quest: the Golden Cudgel’s Owner - ML receives a piece of the Monkey King’ holy artifact, the Golden Cudgel / Staff. With no time limit, the quest is to gather all of the pieces to complete this artifact. Once completed, ML will inherit the title “Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal”. - Black King’s Despair and the Golden Cudgel are made of divine iron, the only material that can imprison or seal gods or demons. - ML visits the One Horned tribe. The mythical beast eggs of Phante and Edora have hatched. They’re both griffins. - ML decides to name the demonic dragon after Nemesis, the goddess of revenge and laws. He renames Chirpy after Nike, the goddess of victory. - ML finally visits Henova to pick up the weapons for his shadow knights. ML commissions Henova to upgrade his armour, which means revealing his strengths and weaknesses to Henova. ML shares his player info. Later ML picks up the upgraded magic armour set. It is strengthened by the addition of Hell’s Tears that were a gift to Henova from J-woo. - ML checks the skills of Nemesis and Nike. - Nemesis: Dreaming Illusion (AA+), Violent Whirlwind (A). - Nike: Fire Spirit (resurrection and reincarnation of fire). - Blessing of the Blue Spirit skill from the Abyss Turtle. - ML infuses the Blue Spirit with Cernunnos’ apostle, Rebecca’s vestige. Then she absorbs the souls of Sol Luna and Urd’s apostle, Hepburn, and evolves into a high level spirit. - 21st floor: Break the shadow training hall. - Clear at least 20 of the 33 sections inside the hall. - You must defeat the shadows (illusions) of the ranked players from when they cleared this trial. - ML starts from the lowest ranked shadow player (165th) and progresses to the higher ranks. He tests his upgraded equipment and uses this trial as a training opportunity. - Carshina’s Dagger (A): Trainee’s Passion, Black Blade - One of the ranked shadow players is Valdebich the Rebel Swordsman. He is a giant who was a founding member of Artia and J-woo’s first friend. He went into hiding after J-woo’s death. He was the first one that led Artia’s downfall. - ML continues to progress as he defeats the shadows of Kindred, the Sword god and: - #11 Nocturne (Nayu’s 2nd disciple) - #5 Summer Queen - #4 J-woo, his brother (Ch 124) - #3 Hegel - #2 Nayu the Martial King - #1 Vivasvat, known as “All For One” - ML’s cold blooded trait is temporarily deactivated when he faces the shadow of J-woo. ML and Nemesis fight J-woo and his mythical dragon. ML has never lost to his brother and after an epic battle, ML wins. J-woo’s shadow smiles and says it was fun, then disappears. - ML thought J-woo had abandoned his family when he disappeared. Their mother asked ML to protect J-woo’s place at home for when he returned. - ML created a new and unique skill from his battle with J-woo. - Fire Wave: Fire Thunderbolt, Blazing Embers - Hegel is the archbishop of Satan’s army. - He’s a demon messenger with characteristics of a god. - After ML defeated Hegel, he receives a Golden Cudgel piece. - At first Nayu’s young shadow tries to trick ML but he doesn’t fall for it. ML utilises everything he’s learnt from the top ranked shadows and defeats this Nayu. - The shadow for Vivasat has been deleted (?) - It’s impossible for the gods and demons on the 98th floor to interfere. It’s a mystery how the system was changed. - ML automatically passes the trial for the 21st floor and ties with Vivasvat to be ranked 1st. - ML easily kills the Kraken on the 22nd floor. - At the 23rd floor, ML lets his shadow army deal with the spawn of the Devil Trees while he looks for Brahm. - The Elohim: a group of 8 clans. Only tribes of strong descent (ie high rankers or transcendents) can join. - Light of Aether, an Elohim Elder and ex-Artia member. He’s from the Protogenoi tribe, the highest order in Elohim. - Brahm was expelled from the Elohim. - Brahm is the incarnation of Brahma the high god. - Galliad is Brahm’s friend. Galliad attacks the Elohim who seem to be looking for Brahm. ML saves Galliad when the Elohim counterattack and they escape. Galliad takes ML through a massive and elaborate illusion barrier created by Brahm. - Brahm is protecting Sesha, a dragon human child (half dragon and half human). - Ananta, a dragon human who was in love with J-woo then later disappeared. Ananta was Brahm’s estranged daughter. She left Sesha with Brahm. Sesha is the daughter of J-woo and Viera Dune. - Brahm and ML make a deal. - ML will teach Sesha about dragons and act as her guardian. - Brahm will teach the Book of Mercury he wrote to ML. He will only teach about the alchemy from the book. - The Elohim project for ancient species renewal: to restore extinct dragons and giants, then subjugate them to the Elohim. - Phante and Edora took the griffins to the territory of the Abyss Turtle on the 11th floor. They meet ML on the 23rd floor. - Bloodland, 1 of the 8 Great Clans. - Baron Lao the Venomous Ice Snake and a ranker. - He has the 9 Snake Eye skill that allows him to see the characteristics and traits of others. - Hidden quest: Dinosaur annihilation - ML, Phante and Edora enter the dinosaur’s mouth and defeat it from the inside to prevent Lao from assessing their skills. - The dinosaur’s body is destroyed by a massive explosion that kills Lao, the Blood Land members and the Elohim pursuing ML. - ML obtains the Demonisation skill. - Brahm vs Kindred - Agaris, no.2 of the 72 demons from Hell. J-woo refused to make a contract with Agaris so Agaris came to take Sesha and ML. - Hermes and Athena - demonic factor: demonic gem? - 24th floor …
Moto Shоgun no Undead Knight
Ch 13 as of 09/12/22 - kinda stupid with lots of gore. DROPPED - The 8 Kingdom Unification War: Queen Aurelia Arleart of the Regios kingdom ordered her men to kill Lambert Delacroix the war hero. The Queen felt threatened by Lambert’s popularity, so Lambert was falsely accused of treason. Griff Parkraiser pushed Lambert off a cliff to die. - 230yrs later, Lambert awakens as an undead knight. - He saves a village that was enslaved by bandits. - Fiona, an adventurer who resembles Queen Aurelia. - Germaine the guildmaster, Twilight of the Spirits guild. - Ainzas city - Count Orbach, a corrupt noble - Dragon of Organ guild, the largest in Ainzas. - underground dungeon
Isekai Apocalypse MYNOGHRA ~The conquest of the world starts with the civilization of ruin~
Rosen Garten Saga
Ch 14 as of 10/09/21 - very silly but very funny - Lynn is the only secret virgin left in her village. - Prince Siegfried had an orgy with all of the virgins, excluding Lynn. He dies from assassins after he had his way with Queen Brunhild and his soul is trapped in his magic sword. - Bandits are ordered to rape and kill all the villagers. - While running away, Lynn finds Siegfried’s magic sword in the forest and it’s magic turns the bandit captain and 2 henchmen into hot babes. Lynn grows a penis and has her way with them. - The village is saved by Queen Brunhild and her Valkyries. She refuses Lynn’s plea to join her, inviting her to the Rose Garden tournament instead. The prize offered is Siegfried’s treasure. - On the way, Lynn defeats a group of ex-Roman soldiers beating up a young man. This man is Prince Dietrich, an extreme masochist. His sword gets bigger the more aroused he becomes. He believes Lynn to be his sadistic queen. - Lynn hitches a ride with the Roman soldiers but they’re stopped by twin sisters who transform into a dragon when they kiss. Siegfried screwed their brother and took his treasure. The twins are on a mission to retrieve it. - Princess Kriemhild opens the tournament. She’s Siegfried’s wife (now widow). She shares the same face as Lynn … but no one else sees it. Lynn seems to be under a curse. - Lynn goes off to explore the royal palace and sees Hagen (the assassin and army general who killed Siegfried) in a room full of grown men in nappies. He is now a she and stole the counterpart to the sword Lynn has. - Someone attacked the twins, forcing them to merge together for the tournament. Prince Dietrich joins the team. For the qualifying round, Lynn and Sieg take the People course, Dietrich takes Money and the twins take Items. - All competitors fail the People course as the fake princesses were all killed. The battle between Ali Baba, Arthur and Lynn was interrupted as a result. - At the Item course, the twins find their family heirloom but it’s a fake and turns into a dragon …
Torezoa ~Boku no Takaramono~
Trapped in a Webnovel as a Good for Nothing
Ch 117 as of 05/01/23 - ML was a poor orphan who studied hard and got into a top company at 28yo. He falls asleep at work and wakes up as Choi Yoo Sung (same name) the 20yo trashy rich son and 9th child of the villain in a novel. - Baek Yuri was the mother of ML as the rich son. She seemed to be an ordinary woman. She died when ML was a boy. - Jin Do Yun 22yo (S rank, beast ability) and Jin Yuri 20yo (S+ rank) are ML’s loyal guards. 6yo ML saved the siblings in the past. - Hero: Kim Do Jin. He spent 30yrs as a ruler in another world who had mastered both the sword and magic, then came to this one. He wants to avenge his father by killing ML’s father. In the novel, he used and killed ML’s character in order to achieve his goal. The Choi family: - Choi Woo Jae, father and patriarch. CEO of the Hyesung Group - Choi Jiho, 1st child - Choi Mina, 2nd child - Choi Seokyoung, 3rd child - - Choi In Yeong, 5th child (?) - Choi Byeong Chan, 6th child - - Choi Min Seok, 8th child (?), hypnotise skill - Choi Yoo Sung (ML), 9th child - - ML wants to survive and live comfortably in this new world of the future in 2030, but he has many enemies. He needs allies. - This world has monsters, dungeons and people who have awakened with special abilities. - ML meets his father and asks to work for the company with the intention of succeeding him. NB: His father pursues talent. To create talent, he had 10 children from 6 wives. He wants his most able child to succeed him. - His father gifts ML an awakening stone via his RH man and secretary Kim Pil Doo (also a successor contender). - ML swallows the stone and experiences great pain. - He’s unconscious for half a day which means he could be an irregular among the awakened. - Choi Min Seok stops by to bully him into giving up the stone. ML wakes up in time to fight back and earns the favour of the Oldest Hunter, one of the gods. - ML checks his stats and he has 2 innate skills: Star Quality and Skill Fusion. He’s never heard of anyone else having more than one innate skill in the novel. His normal skills are Stylish and Copy Eye. - There are 3 main ability user types: Physical, Skill and All rounder. ML is an all rounder type. - ML posted an advertisement for low rank ability users to be paid by showing their skills to him. He uses his copy skill for the few skills he deems useful. - During this time Kim Do Jin visits ML to ask why his calls were ignored and ML copies his Insight skill too. - ML hires one of the last applicants as his employee after he recognises her as the future calamity level ‘Witch of the Deluge’. She’s Chae Yeh Ryeong, a normal E-rank ability user and the struggling sole provider for her siblings. - To help boost stats, ML buys expensive mana stone drinks for him, the sibling guards, and Chae Yeh Ryeong to consume daily. - To be able to explore dungeons and level up faster, ML trains hard for a month before taking the Hunter licence exam, overseen by the Ability User Association (AUA). He’s 1st to complete the written exam. Next he measures 0.8 for both physical power and ability manifestation (1.0 is the highest). - Kim Do Jin tells ML that the practical exam was tampered with by Choi Min Seok to ensure his lackey Lee Jin Wook (an irregular and future villain Storm) would face ML. After a decisive spar that ML was about to win, Lee throws an illegal bomb to try and kill ML. - The AUA proctor, Park Cheol-ho the Iron Wall (S-rank) saves ML by transferring his mana to ML, who passes the overall test ranked 1st. Many gods show interest and favour. There is plenty of positive news coverage and even the Hyesung Group share price goes up. - ML has collected enough karma points to summon a dimensional merchant who sells other worldly goods. - ML makes a merchant contract with Ping Pong of the Lionbear clan. For now ML qualifies only for the L1 dimensional bundle of merchandise. He buys ingredients to make potions that increase XP. - ML enters low level dungeons to increase his rank from E. - At a L2 dungeon he is surrounded by a large group of D-rankers who try to kidnap him. At the last minute he is saved by Kim Do Jin who kills everyone. ML’s sister Choi In Yeong was behind the attempted kidnapping. She had help from her lover, Min Young-hoon (S-rank), Vice guild master of the Celestial / Heavenly guild. - In Yeong wants to delay their father from creating a hunters’ guild under the Hyesung Group. She thinks if the guild is created, she will have no chance of being the successor as it will go to Choi Mina. - While recovering in hospital, ML gets a surprise visit from his father who heard ML topped the Hunter exam. The last ones to do so were Choi Jiho and Choi Mina. - His father wants to meet Kim Do Jin. ML wants to avoid this as it would mean his death after his father’s. ML says he’s not ready to bring Kim under him right now as he can’t control Kim yet. - His father hints that one of ML’s siblings was behind the attempted kidnapping. ML asks his father not to disclose who it is as ML wants to solve this on his own. - After ML is discharged, he receives another gift from his father via Kim Pil Doo. It’s a map with a marked location in the mountains. Once there, ML is challenged before he can enter by Baek Cheol the Lion King, an S-ranker who later joined Kim Do Jin as a comrade in the novel. ML passes this test by directly approaching Baek, as no staff would ever harm any member of the Choi family. - ML deduces the secluded mountain estate to be Choi Jiho’s hideout. Jiho used to be the strongest contender as the family successor until he was badly hurt during an accident in a dungeon. He lost most of his abilities and is now blind and confined to a wheelchair. In the novel, Jiho is meant to die in 3yrs time. - While waiting to see Jiho, ML grinds levels over a few days in an unregistered L2 dungeon at the estate. He raises his level rapidly and kills the boss monster on his own. - ML gains a new innate skill: Spear Arts Prodigy. - ML also obtains a special skill by fusing 2 other skills: Wind Control Steps. - ML is given a surprise test where he must choose to save the life of only 1 of his 2 subordinates in the Room of Sacrifice. ML saves both of them and makes a move as if to kill himself to give them time to escape. Jiho stops him and later asks him to promise never to do that again. Jiho tried to stop the internal fighting in their family but became disabled as a result. He still hates what he sees as the meaningless conflict between siblings. - Jiho had used his power of foresight before he was hurt. - Jiho foresaw Kim Jin Do as their father’s killer and that ML would meet with a terrible end. Jiho also foresaw that Kim would be critical in overcoming the Demon King. - Jiho gives ML a very rare and valuable ancient relic, the Pharaoh's Whim. It’s a ring that can change into any inanimate object. It can’t be damaged or broken, and has no user limitations. - The 2nd test was intended to ensure ML was worthy of receiving the ancient relic, as he must be prepared and strong enough to become a target once he possesses the ring. - Baek Cheol knows Jiho hasn’t got long to live. Baek promises to ML’s sibling guards that he will later support ML as his RH man. - Before they leave, Jiho gives ML another ancient relic. It’s a Jump ring (S+ rank) which allows the wearer and someone next to the wearer to jump up to 1km away. It has one use left. - Jiho will also ask Choi Mina to protect ML. She had promised to accept any 3 requests unconditionally from Jiho. - Choi Mina is now the strongest contender to be the family successor. Her nickname is “Monster.” She owns and runs a popular lounge bar called Luna in the city. She’s also a secret member of the Regional Security Force. It’s a special force that hunts down villains and frequently goes undercover. The bar is good for attracting any foreign villains that are hiding in the area. - Her mother was killed by villains when Choi Mina was a young girl. That’s why she hates villains so much. - A healer Baek Ah Rin (future SS-rank) invites Kim Do Jin to start a guild with her. He will only do it if he is the guild master. - She agrees and becomes the vice guild master. It’s called the Eclipse guild. - ML meets Kim Do Jin who invites ML to join his new guild. They are interrupted by an evil syndicate called Ghost that worship the Devil King. Ghost is targeting Kim Do Jin. - A barrier is created around them in the street, trapping them in a virtual space with their invisible attacker. - After finding the exit to the barrier on a building rooftop, ML encounters Rachel Lopez the ‘Slaughterer Queen’. She’s a S-rank villain now and a calamity in the future. She’s impressed he overcame her skill, “Waves of Killing Intent” despite his low rank. - ML makes a bet with her. If she loses, she must grant him one request. If he loses, he will give her lots of money. - ML distracts Rachel into unknowingly breaking the barrier. He used her axe throws to hit the ground in enough places for the concrete floor to crumble, disrupting the magic circle for the barrier. - Choi Mina saves ML from Rachel at the last minute then he faints from his injuries. Rachel manages to escape. - Meanwhile Kim Do Jin is invited to join the Ghost syndicate. - Kim agrees to join but only if he’s the leader and if he can change the name. His request is angrily denied and Kim cuts off the Ghost assassin’s leg. Kim notices the barrier is destroyed and knows it was ML. Kim is even more interested in having ML by his side. - ML wakes up in hospital after being unconscious for 15 days. Choi Mina visits him on behalf of their father and gives him another ancient relic. It’s a purple bracelet with unknown properties. ML later learns the bracelet is a fragment of Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction. The bracelet enhances the chakras’ abilities. - 6 gods have offered to transfer skills to ML. - He accepts skills from 3 x Norse gods. - Skadi the goddess of hunting (“The Oldest Hunter”). Skill: Twin Tail-Biting Snakes. Allows you to track a target. It also restricts the movement of the target that’s being tracked. - Loki (“The Prankster Who Likes Jokes”). Skill: Perplexing dance. Fused with Dazzling dance = Dancing Electric Toy. - Cu Chulainn, an Irish demigod and a spear arts genius (“Culann’s Hound”). Skill: Magic Spear Arts. Use magic in your spear by choosing 1 of 4 elements (fire, water, wind, earth). - Boss battle at the highest difficulty L2 dungeon: The goblin stronghold. ML defeats the hobgoblin boss monster in record time, beating the top record set by Kim Do Jin. - ML used his new skills from the gods and strategies he’d read about in the novel. ML paid a couple of reporters to capture his record setting dungeon race using drones. - ML’s father is pleased at the news of ML’s latest achievement. - He contacts and boasts to Baek Joonkyung, a S-rank hunter and former President of South Korea. - Yoon Jinhyeok (alias Yoon Jinhwan), Demon Beastmaster. - ML gave Jin Yuri the task of finding this person. - Yoon is a barrier master and also has the rare ability to summon and tame magical beasts from other dimensions. - 21yo ML reaches the maximum level at E-rank and is busy training to prepare for the D-rank promotion challenge. He chooses the hard mode option (high risk, extreme difficulty) for the greater rewards. The test is random and different for each person. - Promotion to D-rank test: catching the thief. - A thief has stolen half of ML’s soul and run away. - With half of his soul gone, ML’s physical condition worsens over time. Loki is involved in this test setup. - ML uses clever lateral thinking and a “Double sided mirror promise” spell bought from the merchant to succeed. - ML receives a special breathing technique from Shiva (the Blue-Eyed God) in collaboration with Loki. The purple bracelet reacts by glowing brightly when he uses this technique. The bracelet then self destructs. He obtains the God’s / Divine Chakra skill (a part of the mana breathing technique). It helps increase his physical skills to those of a physical type. - Choi Mina tells their father that she’s not interested in running the new guild business. Their father says she has 3mths to find someone else, otherwise ML will take the fall (?) - ML’s father agrees to a bet on a dungeon race between ML vs Bernard (Jaeyeol) Yoo, a 20yo physical type irregular and the grandson of the rival Cheonji Group’s Chairman. The bet is an attempt to undermine ML’s father by those who feel threatened if the Hyesung Group’s new guild goes ahead. - In the novel, Bernard Yoo (nickname “Quick Star”) became Kim Do Jin’s RH man after losing to Kim in a dungeon race. - Kim Do Jin sends ML a link to the dungeon race video of Kim setting a new C-rank world record for clearing a L6 dungeon alone. This is in direct response to ML beating Kim’s record. - Choi In Yeong is behind a sudden meeting at a restaurant between ML and Choi Byeong Chan (A-rank hunter, main skill: boxing, a total psychopath). Min Young-hoon introduced to Choi In Yeong an A-rank villain called Bomber who has the ability to plant a time bomb through touch. - Disguised as a waiter, Bomber drops a plate to try and plant a bomb on ML. As Jin Do Yun tries to escape with ML, Bomber grabs Jin’s ankle and plants a bomb that blows off Jin’s foot. - Rachel suddenly interrupts as she doesn’t want anyone else hurting ML as her prey and she kills Bomber. Then she kills Choi Byeong Chan for insulting her and trying to kill ML. She spares ML’s life for now. She’s curious to see how far ML will go. - Jenny Jin, a hunter and sniper from Jin Yuri’s secret organisation, fires a rifle at Rachel’s head but Rachel escapes again. - ML tells his father about everything that happened. - His father says he’ll kill Rachel, which implies fighting the Devil King worshippers too. - ML wants to ask for a miracle to restore Jin Do Yun’s foot from Helen Mirren the Miracle Alchemist (S-rank). 7yrs ago, Helen declared that she would grant a miracle unconditionally to anyone who knew the location or possessed the Philosopher’s Stone. ML knows where the stone is and why she needs it. - ML takes mana stone drinks and uses the breathing technique to considerably increase his chakra. - ML hires 2 reporters to exclusively cover him. All photos and reports must be shared across all social media and online forums. ML’s Star Power skill gives the benefit of increased XP and level growth rate with the more attention ML receives. Positive coverage of ML and public interest in him continues to grow. - Choi In Yeong has a special skill “Witch” that allows her to swap souls in someone with the blood of 10 virgins (?) - Choi In Yeong shares the same mother as Choi Seokyoung. She performs the soul swap on him (?) - Choi Min Seok was under the protection of Choi Byeong Chan. Choi Min Seok thinks ML will get Rachel to go after him next. - Choi In Yeong visits Choi Min Seok. She convinces him to take action against ML by creating a disastrous incident that will make both the public and their father turn away from ML. - She lets Min Seok believe that by doing this he’ll be protected by Choi Seokyoung. - ML has been stockpiling high quality coloured mana stones with the help of Jin Yuri. This is in anticipation of the artifact creators appearing which will make the value of these stones skyrocket. - After much preparation, ML is ready to enforce the reawakening of Chae Yeh Ryeong. ML goes with Jin Yuri and Chae to an abandoned warehouse in a secluded countryside area. To enforce a reawakening, a mental stimulus to induce a shock and large mana absorption is required. - A B-rank magic blocking hunter is on standby in case there is a mana explosion. He’ll protect everyone by blocking the mana. - Chae sits in an enclosed cubicle with the ceiling covered in mana stones. An illusion artist was hired to hypnotise Chae and subject her to a fake mental trauma. ML uses the scenario from the novel where her siblings are all killed by thugs and she’s pushed into the ocean to drown. - Meanwhile Choi Min Seok followed ML to the warehouse. He’s hired black mercenaries, A-rank villains Sword Demon and Medusa, to kill everyone in the warehouse except for ML. - The illusion artist leaves after completing her role. - Jin Yuri hears a noise and goes outside. She’s met by Medusa. As they fight, Sword Demon reveals himself. - Jenny arrives as backup and fights Sword Demon. - A dagger thrown by Sword Demon kills the B-rank hunter. The mana around Chae is going out of control. - ML uses the Jump ring to save Chae and himself. - The mana explosion is huge and Jin Yuri thinks ML is dead. One of Jenny’s mana imbued bullets killed Medusa. Sword Demon is distraught and furiously attacks Jenny. - After hiding Chae, ML heads back to the warehouse and is spotted by a relieved Jin Yuri. Sword Demon switches his attack to ML but Chae saves ML with her reawakened water ability. - Sword Demon is defeated in the end by Jenny. - In hospital, ML calls his father to say he was ambushed and he thinks one of his siblings is behind it. ML receives permission from his father to go after the one responsible. ML suspects Choi Min Seok and Choi In Yeong. - ML makes a surprise visit to Choi Min Seok at his home. Choi Min Seok’s reactions confirm he was behind the attack at the warehouse and that Choi In Yeong put him up to it. - ML threatens to show their father all of the evidence he had Jin Yuri collect on Choi Min Seok’s corrupt activities. - ML makes Choi Min Seok into his slave and orders him to investigate Choi Byeong Chan’s slush funds of dirty money. ML gets these funds transferred to his name. - Chae Yeh Ryeong has obtained her Hunter’s licence and she’s rapidly leveling up in the dungeons. To stop attempts to scout her, Chae announces she’s already signed a contract with ML. - ML trains hard and levels up his spear arts ability. - ML uses the karma points given by the gods to level up his wind control steps skill. He also buys a dimension bundle level up. ML now qualifies for L2 merchandise which include regression items. - Dungeon race: L4 orc village dungeon - Both ML (L53) and Bernard (L90) are D-rankers. - Chairman Yoo gives an ancient relic to Bernard. It’s a ring called Orc Hunt. The wearer becomes much stronger in orc territory. - Bernard’s special skills include “The Great Power of the King’s Descendants” and “Explosion Shot”. - Megan (S-rank) is Bernard’s teacher / master. - Drones follow the race but suddenly disappear. - B-rank Demon King followers from a worldwide terrorist group interrupt the dungeon race. They want to kidnap ML and Bernard then hold the pair for ransom. ML and Bernard have just entered the boss room. The boss monster is the orc warchief. - “Lightning Strike” medicine: increases physical and mental skills. Active for 5mins then all magic skills are locked for 5 days. - ML swallows the medicine and fights the villains with Bernard. They kill the villains and ML defeats the orc warchief. Bernard has no regrets and signals that ML won the race. - Bernard and ML collapse from their injuries and exhaustion. They’re retrieved by the AUA and recover after a few days. - ML thinks the Devil Worshippers targeted the race as a distraction while they took Rachel out of the country. - Nokpung Yeongmyo, the strongest healing pet / spirit - ML plans to obtain this pet after the tower opens … - Chairman Yoo hears that ML can’t use magic anymore (doesn’t know it’s temporary) and intends to announce Bernard as the winner. Bernard is against lying as ML won. When he’s threatened, Bernard says he’s not the Chairman’s puppet. Bernard runs away with Megan. They visit ML and Bernard offers to protect him. ML shows Bernard that he can still use magic. ML agrees to hide Bernard and Megan until they leave for the US the next day. - ML informs his father of Bernard’s plans to announce the race results once he’s in the US. The rewards ML asks from his father are free rights to a dungeon and a training ground with mana barricades. His father also gives ML the Sun God’s Amulet, an ancient relic that can block a S-rank attack 3x. - ML uses the karma points he received from the race to upgrade his magic spear arts skill. The options are either Unification or Diversification (access to a record of countless spear-related skills). He chooses Unification and the Lightning Attribute. - ML hopes to learn the god’s skill, Wind Monster Dragon. - ML fuses the skills Insight and Eyes of the Beast. It becomes a new skill, Third Eye. It includes psychokinesis and an automatic mental barrier. - After hearing ML can’t use magic, Kim Do Jin and Choi Mina visit ML at home. ML sets them straight. - Chae Yeh Ryeong is now D-rank. She goes with ML and Jin Yuri to meet Yoon Jinhyeok for the first time. On the way they stop at a L3 dungeon called the Green Sheep Ridge. ML and Chae Yeh Ryeong break the world record for 2 people clearing a dungeon. - ML is now at max level for D-rank. - Yoon Jinhyeok 18yo (and still considered a minor) - His parents and brother died during a dungeon break. He faked his death and is living as a recluse under his older brother’s name, Yoon Jinhwan. He plays online video games to distract himself. - In the novel he became a calamity level villain who fought Kim Do Jin. ML wants to help Jinhyeok avoid a bad ending. - Yoo Chungho was Jinhyeok’s father and a fake ID expert. Jinhyeok knew how to change his identity so he could claim his family’s life insurance. Jinhyeok was a street orphan taken in as a child by Chungho who noticed Jinhyeok’s abilities. - Chungho’s wife had a D-rank brainwashing ability and this was successfully used on Jinhyeok to love and prioritise his family above everything. - ML as an orphan in his past life related to Jinhyeok. - From the novel, ML knows Jinhyeok was the long-suffering victim of domestic abuse and neglect until his adoptive family died. The brainwashing worked too well and he was unable to use his abilities. He was abused for being worthless. He was taught to make fake IDs to earn his keep. - Yoo Chungryeol, Jinhyeok’s estranged uncle and a B-rank hunter. He’s a black mercenary and has a bad gambling addiction. - He wants to win over Jinhyeok to steal his inheritance. - He tries to get Jinhyeok to eat poisoned stew to kill him. Instead Jinhyeok summons a monster to restrain his uncle. Before Jinhyeok can feed the poisoned stew to his uncle, ML and Jin Yuri arrive to stop him. In the novel, the trigger that turned Jinhyeok into a calamity level villain was when he killed his uncle. - Jinhyeok doesn’t trust ML and summons a boss monster to test him. ML kills the monster and gains Jinhyeok’s trust. - His uncle bit his tongue and killed himself. - Jinhyeok stays with ML. - Bernard is interviewed in the US. He confirms ML won their dungeon race. He rates ML higher than Kim Do Jin. - ML summons Ping Pong …
Aire
Ch 51 as of 12/12/21 ‘Aire’ is the quest / journey to find the Treasure of God that will unify the continent: A national event that is held in one kingdom every year. A member of the royal family is chosen to undertake the journey. The other royals are not permitted to assist the chosen Aire participant in any way during their journey. - FL is the intelligent and righteous Princess Elda de Springer. She surprises all by raising her hand 1st to volunteer for Aire, instead of the youngest Prince Ellock. This way she can also avoid the arranged political marriage expected of her since birth. She has been secretly training hard in swordplay for this moment. - ML is Vera, a gladiator slave and the current King of Gladiators. His main weapons are heavy chains that he controls and enchants with magic stones in his armour. He is chosen to be FL’s attendant for Aire. He has a deep hatred of FL (why?) - ML signs a contract with FL but she doesn’t tell him that it’ll be bound with magic. She can inflict pain on him through a spell and their lives are connected so if she dies he’ll die too. - Upon departure there are many bandits gathered to try and steal any valuables and kidnap the Princess to sell. Decoys are sent first but eventually the bandits find ML and FL. They fight their way through but are met by a group of skilled mercenaries, hired by an unknown sponsor for a large sum to steal the Aire shield and sword and capture the Princess alive. - A masked man kills some of the other bandits closing in and saves FL before the mercenary leader can chop off her limbs for her weapons. The mercenaries make their escape. The masked man is a close aide sent by the 2nd Prince to save FL and kill ML. - A horde of bandits descend towards FL and ML but are held back by the 1st Prince Ellion. He asks ML to take care of FL and lends them his horse til the city gates. - At the Holy City gates they are met by Ellock. He also asks ML to take care of FL. They receive supplies and a change of clothes for the journey. FL is also healed. - FL stops at a statue of Verato for ML’s benefit. Verato was the previous, long reigning King of Gladiators and a traitor’s son. He fought in the arena against ML’s mother and other war prisoners from the North. The King commanded her death despite the crowd calling for mercy. She fought with ML clutched to her breast and told Verato ML’s name before she died. - 10yo ML was sold back into the gladiator training centre and was defeated by Verato in the arena but ML’s life was spared and Verato became ML’s instructor and mentor. - Verato and ML became famous as a dynamic fighting duo. They tried to escape together but were recaptured and had to face their final match where one of them would die. FL was a witness to this duel as it was the 1st gladiator match she’d attended. - FL gains experience and skill as they progress. While stopping some bandits, ML returns to FL who has gone to rescue their supplies from goblins. FL is trapped in the goblin cave and faces a goblin horde, mage, giant and king. ML arrives after she’s already fought off many using the sacred shield and explosion abilities. She uses sacred sword to kill the giant and ML killed the king. FL used up her magic for the sacred abilities so ML took care of the last horde. - FL had to rest to recuperate her magic. ML took advantage of this and tied her up in her sleep. He demanded she break the spell on him so he could leave and join his friends. She told him the faults of his escape plan and she could still inflict pain using the prayer spell with her mind. He unties her and FL is disappointed they haven’t bonded yet after all they’ve been through. - A pair of buff adventurers Santore and Boa ask to join their camp and teaches them many tips about what they need on their journey. ML is embarrassed by the couple’s intimate relations at night. - They part ways with the adventurers, promising to meet again at the next village. FL and ML stop at a ruined temple with a statue of the Queen Aire. FL tells ML the start of her legend. - They’re found by the security team for the nearby village while sleeping undercover from the rain. They accept a job to guard the mage who is coming to put up a protective barrier against monsters around the village. - The mage uses the magic stone to avenge his sister and father who were killed by the village elders. He breaks the seal and summons demons to destroy the village. ML, FL and the other guards don’t know this and are fighting a dark elf and Odera the orc who are trying to prevent the demon invasion. FL realises something is wrong and convinces the security team leader to check on the mage. It’s too late as they smash open the door to see a horde of demonic beasts. Before they can smash the red magic stone, a gigantic demon monster appears. - The tower collapses and ML uses FL’s sacred sword to eventually defeat it in an epic battle. Odera goes to retrieve the mana stone while still fighting the smaller beasts. He’s thrown backwards as the true leader of the demon horde appears. The mage sacrificed himself and made a contract for hell to be made on earth. - Odera, FL and ML take the drug of orcs that allows a temporary awakening. They battle with an advanced resurrected version of the demon leader. ML was knocked out but later transforms into a huge demonic werebeast. FL and Odera drink the last of the drug and FL deals the final blows to defeat the demon leader. - 4 mysterious cloaked figures approach FL and ML at the end, the woman destroying the remnants of the demon. They give them some medicine then disappear by magic. - Everyone else go their separate ways once mostly recovered from the battle.
The Second Coming of Gluttony
Ch 105 as of 14/04/22 - also on Tapas - ML is 26yo Seol Jihoo who was born with the ability to sense danger and safe outcomes in his surroundings (“Nine Eyes”). - ML lost that ability after overusing it while gambling. - His addiction led him to lose his girlfriend, and his family turned their backs on him. All he did was smoke, drink and gamble. - His ability returns after he suddenly awakens with the feelings and regrets from the last spear hero, “Phantom Spear” (tbc: Sung Shihyun from 2yrs ago?). Those past memories appear as dreams. - Hanna Kim (Miss Foxy) of Shinyoung Pharmaceutical - ML signs a contract with Hanna and negotiates a gold invitation to the tutorial event. He must pass several deadly missions. - A portal sent ML to an alternate reality. He’s instructed to go to the Paradise High School. There he meets a gathering of diverse strangers. Everyone can only view their own status window. - Han the guide tells everyone to activate their marking grade. - ML is the only one with a gold marking. Those with bronze, silver and gold markings receive a bag with random bonus boxes. Those with bags were all invited. - ML’s bonuses help to evolve his Nine Eyes ability. - ML also has “Future Vision / Foresight” as his other innate ability. Nine Eyes: Green - General observation (incl. other status windows) Yellow - Attention required Orange - Do not approach Red - Immediate retreat recommended Black - Escape immediately. (used potion) Gold - Golden commandment. (used potion) 1st mission: Escape the auditorium (Phantom monster) 2nd mission: (Make it through all of the traps) 3rd mission: Scavenger hunt (coins), “Time of the Dead” - ML has the highest survival point tally in history (21,500) as he enters the neutral zone. He’s awarded a golden key embossed with “no.1” to signify his top ranking. - The goal of this place is to increase one’s chances of survival. It’s a place that’s optimised for training and growth. - Survival points are the currency used in the neutral zone. - There’s a 3mth deadline (initially a fake 1mth deadline was given). - Points may also be lent or transferred. - The VIP store is managed by a god. The minimum price for an item starts from 30k points. - NB: for ML the restaurants and general stores are all free. Those with a gold marking get 30% off, and those with 1st place get 70% off, which makes it a total of 100% off. - Mission: Underground maze - Mission: Army of skeletons. (returns again w/ spear) - ML visits the VIP store. He was given a note from the guide that mentioned using “competence” to raise his physical abilities faster. The special “competence” from the VIP store is a super rare limited edition item that’s released when the neutral zone opens. One vial can increase the effectiveness of training. Once taken, one day of training will yield the results from 8 days of training. ML buys all 60 vials and spends his time initially on basic physical training. - Maria Yerial, a money hungry, high level priest and healer. She was the “fake mute” assistant of the guide during the tutorial. - Clare Agnes, the demonic instructor who offered to assist ML with his training in the neutral zone. - The Awakening: when a class is assigned by the 7 gods. There are 4 basic classes (warrior - most common, archer - less common, priest - rare, mage - most rare). ML was deemed suitable to be a mage but he preferred to be a warrior. - The Golden Commandment: Do unto others as you would have done unto you. - After a month of enduring training, ML is permitted by Clare Agnes to undertake missions again. He collects enough points to buy some potions from the VIP store. A couple of these potions help to further evolve “Nine Eyes”. New class abilities: - Mana application - Basic spearmanship: thrust - Yun Seora, silver marking. Her class is warrior. Her arm was badly injured during the tutorial. If she doesn’t get her arm healed soon, it’ll have to be amputated. - Hanna Kim visited ML and asked him to save Yun Seora as a favour. She mentions the Golden Commandment. - ML uses his new “gold eyes” and finds an unconscious Yun Seora. He asks Maria Yerial to heal Seora. Maria asks for 82k to cover the cost of the ceremony and materials. - Maria conducts the ceremony which successfully heals Seora, but at a great physical toll on Maria. She tells ML that he owes her. - ML borrowed the points from a team of top foreign players. - He was able to pay them back by completing difficult missions with them over 2 days. - To repay ML, Seora, Sungjin and Seolah undergo training with Clare Agnes. - Lee Sungjin, bronze marking. His class is warrior. - Lee Seolah, bronze marking. Her class is archer. She died while saving her brother Sungjin from the Phantom during the tutorial. She came back to life from the combined efforts of Sungjin and ML with a potion of revival from Seora. - Mission: Seige. Impossible level of difficulty. - The last mission on the board, ML undertakes this by himself. - ML manages to clear the mission with a random spell generated that caused a massive earthquake. - The end of the trial in the neutral zone is declared. - All of the players exit and go their separate ways. - ML returns home and has himself banned from the casino. He tries to make amends with his family and ex-girlfriend, but no one believes him. ML finds Hanna Kim and asks to return. - Paradise (Arthia): a medieval fantasy world with monsters and magic. Earthlings are recruited to join the Confederation to fight against the Parasite Queen who has invaded Paradise. - The 7 gods summoned Earthlings and bestowed them with powers. The gods overlooked the selfish and greedy nature of humans. Note: - It’s possible to return to Earth and come back to Paradise. - If an Earthling dies in Paradise, they are revived on Earth but all memories of Paradise are wiped. Many can’t cope and go insane then commit suicide. Carpe Diem team: - Dylan, L5 ark shooter and team leader - Hugo, L4 barbarian warrior - Cho Hong, L4 holy warrior - (Boomer aka Jang Maldong, retired, creator of Carpe Diem, greatest trainer in Paradise history. Also trained Claire Agnes.) Tomb of the Saintess: - ML is already famous as the top ranked, gold mark irregular. - ML joins the Carpe Diem team as part of a larger group for his 1st expedition as a L1 warrior. They head for the Forest of Negativity / Denial (emotions trigger the spell of denial). - Prof. Ian, L4 alchemist, mage of the Haramag royal family. - They are attacked by a group of lioner monsters that probably killed another party before them. After ML saves Ian, he’s accepted as an expedition party member and not just a porter mule. - The goal of the expedition was to raid the tomb of its artifacts. ML used the “quill pen of conscious flow” (obtained during the tutorial) to learn that the consciousness in the tomb had deadly killing intent. He warns the party with Cho Hong before they open the doors. - Ian explains a young woman chose to be buried alive with her dead husband and became known as a Saintess. She is most likely a ghost protecting the tomb. ML conducts a simple offering ritual to appease the ghost. Using his Nine Eyes and the quill pen, it seems they have permission to approach as long as they don’t disturb her eternal slumber. - Despite the other riches in the tomb room, some other members succumb to their greed and secretly take the artifacts from the tomb of the Saintess. The ghost is enraged and kills those responsible. ML gathers the stolen artifacts and tries to take them back. - ML meets the Saintess in a vision and he apologises. He had tried to stop the others earlier and protected her tomb with his life. She said that’s the 1st time anyone has done that. - The vision ends and the Saintess has gifted him with artifacts from her tomb, the “Proof of Chastity” (casts holy spells, gives the owner the authority of a L6 mage) and her earrings. - The earrings greatly increase the speed of the user when imbued with mana. ML wears them and practices how to control his speed. - Later Dylan invites ML to join Carpe Diem. ML accepts. Fort Arden: - The royal court issued an Earthling conscription. Contact has been lost with Fort Arden that borders parasite territory, indicating a parasite invasion. Princess Teresa Hussey arrived 1st with her personal army. - The Princess has a strategy meeting with the Earthlings on how to defeat the medusa, which is spawning and controlling the parasites. - After using his Foresight, ML presents an alternate plan. - As the Princess led the cavalry, Ian cast spells to trap the parasites in the valley. ML used his speed to locate the medusa. Dylan and ML take down the medusa, which stops the control over the parasites. Carpe Diem, the other Earthlings and soldiers destroy the remaining parasites. The invasion is defeated and the Fort is saved. - As a reward, Princess Teresa gives a special spear to ML. - While visiting the temple, ML hears the voice of the goddess Gula. She says he’ll know everything when the stars (of destiny) shine brightly once again. She grants the unique and exclusive class of mana-lancer (L2) to ML. - (NB: The Princess with her royal oath and Gula were the ones who sent the last spear hero’s memories to ML) Ramman Village: - Dylan wants ML to lead a team with Cho Hong as a member. - ML invites Maria Yerial (at a high cost) and Cho Hong invited 3 others (Mihael, Veronica, Gearschall) to complete the party. - The mission is a periodic mutant subjugation at the village. Mutants appear every 4mths in the night fog region. - The team patrol the region that night and are attacked by large grey mutants. Magic / holy power is needed to destroy them and stop them from regenerating. - ML discovers an artificial hill and they find a door that was covered with dirt. The team descend into the hill and find a small study space, then a magic circle further in. The village mayor appears behind them and tries to get them to return to the village. The team decides to explore further. - Suddenly a tentacle grabs Gearschall and drags him away. - The rest follow and find a huge mutant nest with deadly tentacles. They save Gearschall but are struggling in their fight against the nest. Veronica and Mihael are knocked out while Gearschall flees. - Cho Hong activates “Valkyrie Skirt”, a L4 top level holy spell. While incredibly powerful, it only lasts 30-40sec. - ML protected Maria as she cast a spell. Cho Hong protected them both but the tentacles pierced her body and she collapsed. - Gearschall was recaptured by the nest and consumed to heal itself. - ML was possessed by a killing aura and he activated a skill accessible only to Unique Rank Warriors, L7 Highlander’s Secret Art: Sword Qi Wave. ML literally shreds the nest into oblivion with his spear. He collapses and can’t remember what happened. - Maria is able to heal Cho Hong. - The village mayor is a former mage of the Empire (that has since fallen to the Parasite Queen). He specialised in magical engineering and he created the mutant nest for the protection of the village. Parasites wouldn’t invade a village where Earthlings were often seen while subjugating mutants. - ML decides to leave the mayor alone and just accepts the rewards for the mission. Rescue mission: - As Maria returns to her temple, she sees Ian and Clare Agnes both badly injured and being carried in on stretchers. - ML finds out about Ian and Clare being the only survivors of a failed mission. Dylan, Hugo and the Princess were captured. - The Parasite Queen is planning to mass produce mutant orcs, that are faster and less costly than ogres. They’ve built a production research facility and use captives to impregnate them. - ML learns the facility is in the lab that the village mayor used to work in as a mage. ML returns to see the mayor and obtains a detailed map of the lab, including a secret passage. - After ML returns and shares this, a rescue starts to seem possible. ML, Cho Hong and Ian are included in the rescue team. - Ian creates a magic circle and teleports the team to the facility. Ian stays with the circle which will remain open for 30mins. The team of 5 proceed to search for survivors. - ML was given the piece of radium by the mayor and uses it to command the lesser monsters not to attack. The team pass orcs that are at a standstill. ML enters a room and sees Hugo suspended above by a large hook piercing his back. - ML uses the radium on the orcs in the room to bring Hugo down. Hugo is healed and goes back with Cho Hong. The rest of the team continue. In a torture chamber, the brother of a team member lies on a table. His body is mutilated with monster parts attached. - On another table lies what remains of Dylan’s torso. They summon back his consciousness and bring him peace in death, while holding ML back. They rescue a female knight who was immersed in a liquid aphrodisiac. A team member takes her back. - Ayase Kazuki the team leader and an Earthling finds his sister but it’s too late and he kills her. Kazuki and ML separate to look for Princess Teresa. ML finds the Princess in a separate torture chamber. ML escapes with the Princess but they missed the portal by mere seconds because ML was shot by a sniper. They hid and recovered in the mayor’s disguised hideout. - When ML and the Princess emerged, they had to trek for days across a barren and harsh landscape infested by parasites and monsters. They are rescued by Michael the fallen angel who confirms he and his team bombed the research facility. - Michael and his team carry the Princess and ML as they fly over the Forest of Denial. Some of the team are hit by snipers, including the one carrying ML. - On the ground ML is surrounded by sniper monsters. - ML calls out desperately for help and the Saintess hears him. She kills the monsters and asks ML to come back and see her again soon. ML gets to the Luxuria temple where he is fully healed. - The Saintess gave ML a special arm brace called Blessing of Ter Circum that activates a temporary shield. It’s protection is based on the 3 orders of matter, magic and method. - Luxuria’s daughter? (Seo Yuhui?) - Yun Seohui, Director of Shinyoung Pharmaceutical - Cho Hong and Hugo are going back to Earth for a rest. - ML is told to do the same by Hanna Kim. - Hanna tells ML that it’s his parents’ wedding anniversary. ML goes to their place with a gift but his father and sister Jinhee tell him to get lost. His gift was knocked over and trampled on as the rest of the family go inside. ML goes home and is comforted by Hanna. - Suddenly a car arrives from Shinyoung to take ML to meet Yun Seora. ML finds out Seora is Yun Seohui’s sister. ML agrees to be a fake employee under the division Seora manages. - ML spends 10 days in total back on Earth. His family doesn’t even contact him once after he visited them. - ML returns to Paradise and is invited to dinner by Princess Teresa. He meets King Prihi Hussey, her father. - King Prihi gives bars of gold as ML’s reward. ML asks for this to be spent on relocating the Ramman villagers to the city instead. The King will also partially contribute to appeasing the Saintess. - The King lets ML choose items from his equipment storage as part of his reward. ML chooses a special mace called Thorn of Steel for Cho Hong and for himself, a magic permanent pocket that can hold much more than it appears. L2 … L3 mana-lancer abilities: - Magic throwing spear - mana throw - aura - Qi circulation arts - ML is training at Carpe Diem and is struggling to make headway. He meets Jang Maldong who has come to visit. - Maldong gives ML tips to correct his technique. - Maldong was going to return soon back to Earth. He meets the Ramman village mayor who stopped by to say thank you to ML. Later Ian asked Maldong to reconsider and stay to train ML. - Maldong asked ML’s reason for coming to Paradise. ML replied it’s a place he feels like he belongs and where he could make a new life for himself. ML confirmed he would be sad if Paradise disappeared. - Maldong advises that he’ll stay in Paradise. - Cho Hong is now L5 Templar, a high ranker. - Umi Tsubame, one of the best teams in the area. Led by Ayase Kazuki. Carpe Diem are invited by Kazuki to form an alliance with his team for the Banquet. - Maldong takes ML, Hugo, Kazuki and Agnes to the mountains to train. They locate the mayor’s hideout and Maldong tests ML by having him fight a group of cave etins by himself. - The training for ML is brutal, intense and relentless. - After a month, Cho Hong arrived to pick them up. Agnes and Kazuki already left earlier. - The Banquet party consists of ML, Cho Hong, Hugo, Maria, Kazuki, Sakamoto Jun (L4 Shiv Striker), and a L5 female priest with a secret identity. - The Banquet occurs every 2yrs and has 3 stages. - The location of Stage 3 is set within a ghost ship. - After stage 2, you can obtain the Displaced Wish reward. - After stage 3, you can obtain the Matching Wish reward. - ML’s team travel to the entrance to the Banquet. - There are 5 entrances which means up to 50 people may enter. ML’s team enter but only ML and Maria are together from the same team. The others with them are from different teams. - ML is in a room with Maria and 5 other women. - A door appears when the 8th person arrives but he dies from his wounds. They proceed through the door and are faced by more doors in the next room. They go through 40 doors, facing monsters in each room. The cold knight led the way with ML supporting her and the sharp eyed ranger giving intel on the monsters she sensed through each door. - After the 40th door, a trap was triggered and the walls revealed arrows that shot out from both sides. Maria created a barrier that protected those in the middle. ML used his arm brace to protect the knight and the ranger with him. - The cold knight gets angry at the ones who are just following behind without doing anything. She challenges them to get through the next 20 doors on their own. The archer and the swordwoman slowly get through 8 doors then the swordswoman is injured. - The priestess observed that opposing pairs of clashing personalities made up the group. Only ML might be able to make the difference between confrontation and reconciliation as “one who leads.” ML takes control and assigns roles while offering to take the lead. He agrees to clear 40 doors to reassure the cold knight. - They work out that it’s a rectangular structure. They take turns clearing the rooms until they reach the centre. - The floor elevates the group and flies them to the top of a mountain. They saw other people fighting monsters on the way up. - Oh Rahee, the cold knight. - As more people arrive, those from ML’s group rejoin their original teams. Almost everyone from ML’s team made it. Jun is missing. - With Stage 1 complete, portals open that go to Stage 2. - There are 3 options: - The Plaza of Sacrifice: min. 6 people must enter to activate. Level of difficulty varies. Exit opens when either all enemies or all challengers are eliminated. - The Plaza of the Dissonant Wish: It activates every time the Plaza of Sacrifice activates. Only max. of 6 people may enter. The Dissonant Wish can be obtained. The red portal goes to either Paradise or Stage 3. The exit returns to Stage 2. - Miscellaneous: Only 10 people may enter Stage 3. Defeating the Plaza of Sacrifice 20 times will disable the entry limit for the Plaza of the Dissonant Wish (all may enter). - ML brings the stronger and weaker players together to cooperate. They divide into teams for each doorway of the Plaza of Sacrifice. They choose 6 people to get their rewards from the Plaza of the Dissonant Wish and return.
Reminiscence Adonis