Elizabeth Williams
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"That's not good…" I said to myself once I arrived at the other side of the wall. I had used the same glider trick from before and landed on a location that was close to my first arrival, wanting to use it to my benefit once I was there, only to be met with an unwelcome view. The area was unnaturally busy, with both the army and the cultists present. Worse, despite the closeness, they were not fighting, other than some occasional clashes. They were searching for something. Or, more likely, for…
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I returned to the casino, doing my best to ignore Zolast's constant teasing about my failure. He was teasing rather than stressing, because he knew that, regardless of the circumstances, a confrontation was inevitable. I sent a quick letter to Karak, asking him to observe them and send me a message as they were leaving. Then turned my attention to the analysis of their surprising decision to tempt us to betray the duke. Especially since, from the outside, our guild appeared easy to deal with, making the…
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Whether I should drink or not was a surprisingly complicated question. To begin, there was the risk of being poisoned. Someone else might assume that it was unlikely since this was an open invitation, but acting like that was a certainty was a dangerous way to live. It took only a fraction of a second for me to confirm that it was not poisoned. I raised the glass slightly while keeping my attention on the mysterious man who was ordering the guildmaster like a servant, watching his reaction, trying to find…
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"Well, that was nice," I murmured as I felt the darkness dissolve around me once more, feeling my body transform as I took a deep breath, Resilience allowing me to push the pain back. The process of leaving the corrupted lands and being promoted was surprisingly eventless, allowing me to improve both of my Abilities. The heroic ability had consumed all available experience I had in storage, suggesting that it might have been a better choice to delay leveling up a while, but I decided against it. I simply…
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As I looked at the giant wall three miles away, glowing in the dark of the night with endless magical fires, blue and red clashing, I felt a pang of nostalgia. I was about to return to where it all had started. Was my move risky? Certainly. But with the combination of my overwhelming stats, I should be able to take down the summoned monsters rapidly. The only other possible source that could match their output was the Lord Beasts, but finding them took too much time. "Now, to sneak in," I said to…
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"Look, you have one last chance to change your mind," I warned Limenta as we looked at the huge wall in the distance. The royal military still filled the walls, easily rebuffing the attacks of the corrupted beasts and monsters, but I could see the signs of significant damage along the walls. It was not an accident that the reinforcements took so long to arrive. "No, boss. I have decided," he said as we looked toward the walls that the corrupted creatures had raged against. "Are you sure?" I asked, even…
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Of course, while the sword was a clue, it wasn't a particularly decisive one. It only implied that there was a connection between Bertnam and my would-be-kidnappers. Not enough information to go on, but at least, it gave me some clues about the organization that Bertnam was working with. At least, it was now certain that I was working against some kind of mysterious organization that was expansive enough to have many spies, from junior members of Zolast's church to famous and important knights like…
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I left Zolast behind as I returned to Town Yoentia, looking forward to a chance to rest. I stayed in Town Maell for another day, both to ensure the destruction of the nearby cultist presence and to make sure the Baron actually listened to Takis' orders. Luckily, the Baron was suitably impressed by Takis' new title, Sunspear, which marked him as the military commander of the church forces along with his new role as the guildmaster of the new guild, the Spears of the Sun. Not exactly a creative name, but I…
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Takis was facing the hardest, most stressful moment of his life. He never had an easy life, his fate was determined by having the Scholar class while living at the edge of the wilderness, where nothing was more important than direct combat capability, forcing him to fight for every scrap. The forced migration only made things harder for him … until the day fate finally gave them a savior. Holy Crusader. Ironically, his life didn't get any easier after that. By virtue of pure luck, he had noticed the…
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The aftermath was even busier than the battle itself, but much less exciting. Especially since I had left the trickiest part, talking with the military to explain the origins of our sudden religious emergence, to Zolast. He was already in the fortress, accompanied by Baron Maell, while I refused to join them, using the excuse of hunting the remaining cultists and the corrupted beasts. Avoiding the drudgery was a part of it, but I also didn't want to put ourselves at risk. Zolast alone wasn't under too…
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