Michael Wilson
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Grayson could only wait for the rest of his people to assemble in the main hall. As he did so, he ran a quick headcount through both the guild menu and the people he could see. The mysterious voice had announced a second kill, so he wanted to see who was missing. At the same time, he discretely ordered three of his best script mages to try to devise a spell that would let them regain control of their network. If they did not chase out whatever digital entity had invaded their computer system, it was…-
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I watched the scene of the invaders fleeing from nearby, my figure hidden within an illusion. Slipping into their rank in this state and tucking a stone into an unsuspecting caster’s robe had been simple. As for whether or not they discovered that Dana’s rain spell was simply a scare tactic, that didn’t matter. Raindrops pelted me from above as I retrieved the storage card that Dana made me. From inside, I pulled another tidestone out. These pieces were leftover from when I was setting up my Fyor…
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Grayson sat at his desk, resting his chin on his hands as he contemplated the guild’s plan for the future. From now on, we’ll have to be prepared for the Keeper to interfere any time we go on a raid. The Keeper was very clearly more aware of the powers of his world than they were, so Grayson believed that he had naturally set up methods to mark all of their likely targets. That, or he had managed to mark some of the guild members themselves. These were the only two reasons that he would have been…
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The information provided by my little ‘helper’ turned out to be quite useful. At the very least, it became apparent why the invaders had taken so long before they really made their first move. It wasn’t just that they were gathering information about me to try to discern any weaknesses that they could exploit… Rather, it seemed that they were working to ‘harvest’ the skills of this world, whether it was magic, blacksmithing, or anything similar. They wanted to gather all of these skills…
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My footsteps were heavy as I left the palace. Or rather, as I sent out an avatar. My main body remained behind with Scarlet, ready to leave at a moment’s notice. Only like this could I truly meet them head on like this. Once outside, I saw the approaching forces, the smoke rising from the nearby buildings. Chaotic energy rose in the air from the numerous deaths of the martial spirits. I couldn’t even begin to imagine how many had survived this slaughter already. And when I saw them, naturally…
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I had to admit, it was a surprise when my mirror suddenly went dark. As if a shroud had been cast over the image. At first, I was worried that he had found a way to completely counter my tracking mirror, but soon realized that wasn’t the case. If the mirror was completely countered, it would have broken. The fact that it had only gone dark meant that there was simply an ability temporarily suppressing it. As long as I waited patiently, it shouldn’t take too long before the mirror reconnects. And…
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The guild leader had a smile on his face as he entertained his guests, a pair of human nobles from a neighboring territory. Using the information that he had obtained from the previous owner of his body, he was able to keep up with their conversation without much issue. However, though he was smiling, he was definitely not pleased with the situation. The noble couple had come here to try and get on his good side, hoping that he would set aside something for them and their family when he finally kicked…
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I continued to monitor both Kiana and the rest of her five man group for several more days, pushing my world sight until it was exhausted before allowing it to recover. Roughly three days after I began to observe them, however… the couple pretending to be a newly married pair vanished. They hadn’t died, that much was sure. So far, only one person from the thousand invaders had died, and I suspected that to have been from a monster attack. No, these two had simply vanished, no longer living in the…
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“We’ve got the first batch of targets.” Vivi spoke up within the void that Blank called a home, appearing before his desk with what seemed to be a small folder. Of course, such a thing was truly just that, a folder of files that she was passing off to him. The digital god took that folder and looked through it, before shaking his head dismissively and setting it down. “Only three? I can’t move for so few, especially if they aren’t in the same area. I’ll flag their address so that we can…
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One thousand enemies, huh? I looked towards the window which displayed the number of invading troops. If there were a large number, it was more likely for them to split up. A party of five could easily go unnoticed anywhere in the world with a bit of effort, whereas a hundred, or even a thousand individuals would attract attention if they moved together. “Anything from the divine registry?” I asked, looking towards Tsubaki. In preparation for the invasion, I had moved to the seat of my power, the…
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