Patricia Johnson
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Otto looked down from the air and saw the thousands of Throskarts who had fallen into the swamp. Their limbs flailed wildly through the air as their feet were sucked into the mouth of the voracious swamp. Otto watched their struggle quietly, face serene. Screams of pain and terror rang out in the night. The swamp's poison was mild in terms of actual damage, but only comparatively. People with weak bodies would still be killed within a few minutes. Plus, the swamp Otto created used ten times more mana…
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Otto stood up from his brief mental meditation. He felt a slight rumble on the arrays connected to the floor. Otto knew. The entire batch of remaining 'ambushers' had arrived. It was just… Who was the predator and who was the prey was still unclear. Otto cast a quick with a small radius to double check. He confirmed that the Throskarts had his small stone house completely surrounded. But he smiled. It was the perfect stage. The greater the number of enemies he could pack into the smallest…
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Otto surveyed the area around his stone house. Seeing nothing, he cast the spell 'Sense Life' to ensure the Throskarts had not yet arrived. No nearby signatures were detected. Otto's eyes gleamed as he started his preparations for his new and improved trap. He decided to call it the Trap 2.0. He began, of course, with . Water Element Level 10 Turn an area of 200m around caster into dense fog, hindering enemy vision. Mana Cost: 80 Duration: 1 hour Cast Time: Instant No Cooldown When the area…
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The man quickly figured out that something was wrong. There were definitely three pots of food there a minute ago. His face paled as he thought of something. "Captain! Captain!" The captain looked annoyed at having been interrupted from his speech. The others also shot disdainful glances at the man. But the captain wasn't an unreasonable leader. He looked over to see the man's urgent expression. The man's face was white as a sheet. He seemed to have gotten a serious fright. "Ghost!" He pointed at…
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Otto looked satisfied as he gazed at the small clearing in the forest in front of him. He had been wandering the forest for a few hours now. His main task was collecting coins. His side task was using 'Sense Life' to find more enemies to kill, then collect more coins. His second side task was to find a good area to build a small shelter for himself. It would be used for various purposes. With four walls and a ceiling above him, it would be easier to defend against attacks. At the very least, he…
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Otto jumped up on to the tree and whipped his head around. As he turned, fiery projectiles and mana bolts shot from his arms to blast the enemy Throskarts into pieces. He showed no mercy. Every single enemy was killed, with no escapees. Soon, their corpses dropped onto the ground. They were quite dead. Otto understood that they had died permanently when he saw the small pile of shiny gold coins by their corpses. He said nothing. He raised an eyebrow, but didn't go to collect the coins. A minute…
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Otto soon bid goodbye to Aeselvell before informing her that he would be clearing a floor. It was more of a courtesy from employer to employee then a friendly parting. Not that it was needed. One thing Otto liked about clearing floors was the uniformity of the whole thing. No matter how long he took on the inside of wherever the floor's portal led to, it would only last an hour in Area 1. Thus, the Area would not feel his absence for very long. Otto watched as Elliott, Julia, and Jeremy stepped into…
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Otto looked at the new appearance of the three kids. His lips curled into a smile as he carefully examined their changes. If he was honest, he had half expected them to quit. As he understood just how harsh of a taskmaster Ramesthes could be. Hadn't he himself worked with Ramesthes in the past? An indescribable emotion welled up in his chest when he saw their firm gazes. Pride? Admiration? It was closer to satisfaction. Otto was satisfied that they recognized the platform he had given them and…
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Otto went through a period of furious training after he made his discovery. His new assistants also started to bulk purchase herbs and materials for potions, pills, and ink in earnest. Otto was forced to find some additional time in the week to practice alchemy and magic arrays. He decided to keep his current routine for five days every week. On the sixth day, he would focus entirely on alchemy. On the seventh, he would only draw arrays. This would allow him to progress consistently in all areas,…
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Time flew by as Otto trained, isolated inside his mental casting space. Without having to use actual mana when he simulated casting his spells, Otto's spells rose rapidly in level. He endeavored to get a feel for the exact parameters of each of his spells by testing them on the wooden dummies and in myriad combat situations before rote casting them, over and over again. Otto gradually adjusted to a set schedule without having to waste time on sleep. Starting at 6AM, Otto continually cast a single spell…
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