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[MA] 273. Uya
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[Chapters this week: 2/3Delayed chapters: 1Next release: Tomorrow or Saturday]After his questions were answered, Shen turned to talk to Luthdel, but the female cultivator talked to Shen first."Nobody likes the teacher's pet," Erin lak'Safur said in perfect Stangue.Erin had her arms crossed and was alone. Shen had expected the two males to support her because they had the same surname, lak'Safur, but it was the opposite. The thin guy who had gotten scared when he saw Shen...
[LitF] 31. North Lake City
Previous Chapter - Table of Contents - Next Chapter[A/N: I made a mistake last chapter. It should be LP player, not CD player. CDs use a different technology. I'll fix it in a few minutes.Also, this chapter is 40% longer than usual. Enjoy!]During Arthur's talks with Jorge, he learned the nearest League branch was in North Lake City. Chad had told the police that the League would take twenty minutes to arrive at his restaurant after a call. The city was, however, one hour away by truck in perfect traffic conditions. Arthur could run fast...
[MA] 272. Female Cultivator Included
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[A/N: Chapters this week: 1/3Delayed chapters: 1Next release: Thursday]Zyn's red eyes trained on Shen. "I believe we're about to witness our first smartass. Pray tell me, Corporal Shen, what don't you understand?" Despite his words, he didn't sound or look upset.Shen had to take his helmet off to reply because it blocked sound from the inside. Zyn had heard him anyway, but he wasn't about to speak just so the First Sergeant could hear."First Sergeant," Sh...
[MA] 271. Zyn
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[A/N: Minus one delayed chapter! \o/Remaining delayed chapters: 1Next release: Tuesday]Shen was pleased when he got two new messages a few minutes later.| Marzia Martino (D): Fine. But we really need to talk.| World Government (B): Czarina Martino has declared martial law. The Czarina and key government figures will go to Samir-33. All E-ranks and below will accompany them. Shen, our Human Rising Star, Minister of Defense, and General of the Army, has reached C-rank and will command and tra...
[MA] 270. Calamity Protocols
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[A/N: Sorry for the delay (again).Chapters this week: 3/3Delayed chapters: 2Next release: In a few minutes]Right after the notification, Shen got a red-titled explanation of those protocols.=Calamity ProtocolsTwo or more S-ranks are currently waging war against each other. This is considered a Calamity.Whenever the Multiverse Alliance undergoes a Calamity, countless lives are lost. For everyone's added safety, five procedures will take place until the end of the conflict.1. S-ranks must...
[LitF] 30. Lost in the Future
Previous Chapter - Table of Contents - Next Chapter[A/N: Yes, this chapter's title is the novel's title.]Music. That was the trigger to push Arthur's elemental comprehension an extra step.The truck had an LP player, which worked similarly to the restaurant's jukebox. A tiny steel needle turned scratches on a vinyl disc into vibrations. The vibration was turned into electricity that traveled through wires and made the speakers work. Speakers. A wonder of metal, coated paper, and magnets. Magnets, which could do much more than he ...
[LotF] Late Lost in the Future's Chapter
Sorry for the late release. I got sick. Had to take antibiotics and everything.Last week's chapter won't be released because I'll consider it as me taking sick leave (so, lost forever).And today's chapter will be delayed until Monday for two reasons. First, I forgot about a wedding I had to go today. Second, I had trouble picking up on where I stopped on Modern Awakening (my other novel) and it made me late on Lost in the Future.Sorry again! Getting sick really messed with me. I'm fine now!
[MA] 269. Engaged
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[Chapters this week: 2/3Delayed chapters: 2Next release: Tomorrow (Friday) ]The Queen of Spring and Autumn's most pitiful son never asked her for anything despite her repeated attempts to get closer to him. Luthdel was one of the very few of her children who learned of their ancestry before B-rank, yet he resented it. She still recalled his refusal to accept his heritage. He had said that he owed it to all first-class talents before him, all of which were irrelevant people, to not live ...
[MA] 268. Baptism of Self
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[Sorry for the delay. I'll release more information on what caused it later this week.Long story short: 1. shit happened; 2. I'll release all delayed chapters throughout this week and the next.Chapters this week: 1/3Delayed chapters: 2Next release: Tomorrow or Thursday]In the demonstration's first stage, Liya pointed out Shen's problems while he did the same for others. Meanwhile, the participants kept growing weaker and closer to a place in power where those problems had ap...
[MA] 267. Weakness Accepted
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[A/N: Chapters this week: 1/3Next release: Thursday]One Standard hour came and went; soon, it was time for Shen and Luthdel to fight. There were so many issues to point out on Luthdel's foundations that Shen didn't get a chance to display his own weaknesses before the battle. He didn't mind because he doubted the high elf had much to add.There was no countdown for it to start, but suddenly, he got a countdown on how long he had left to win.| Remaining time: 59 minutes, 59 second...
[MA] 266. Distinctive
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[A/N: Sorry for the delay. Stuff happened. Things are okay now.Chapters this week: 3/3Next release: Tuesday]=Demonstration #3, 1st Stage, C-rank, 3rd RoundMatching C-ranks with at least one C- stat against each other.Those who already fought will be limited to C- standardized equipment and C- stats.New fighters can use anything they want. Auras and domains are considered non-standard equipment.Each party's tutor will be able to see the fight.Other mentors will be teleported to their cha...
[MA] 265. Cannon Fodder
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[A/N: Chapters this week: 2/3Next chapter: Saturday]=WARNING: THE TRUTH OF C-RANKYou found out about one of the A-tier secrets of the Alliance.Revealing it to anyone of D-rank or lower, whether willingly or not, by accident or not, whichever the circumstances, is treason.=It wasn't stated in the window, but if it was an A-tier secret, S-ranks could spill the beans without punishment.Shen was dumbfounded. The reveal was astounding enough, but it was that important of a secret?! That made...
[LitF] 29. Temporal Displacement
Previous Chapter - Table of Contents - Next ChapterArthur had started to expect everything to go wrong. If Tamara failed her quest, he might need to humiliate himself and go inside to speak their language.So, he was pleasantly surprised when Tamara said, "League dialect" in League dialect to a waitress and was immediately directed to a man behind the metal counter."League dialect," she repeated to the tall man with a half-shave and spiky hair. He looked in his late twenties and wore black clothes with scratched skulls and silver...
[MA] 264. We Lied
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[Chapters this week: 1/3Next chapter: Thursday]Shen's arms had been cut at the elbows, and Annihilation fragments stopped him from healing. His Idealized Path couldn't remove them. They weren't mere Law fragments but mastered ones and targeted at him at that.He was kneeling before Liya, not out of submission but tiredness. He should have enough qi to keep going forever—unless it was taken from him as she had done. There was not an ounce of stamina left in him, either. If it wa...
[LitF] 28. Cultural Gap
Previous Chapter - Table of Contents - Next ChapterArthur saw the dark gray road before anyone else. His 1,000 points of perception, Enhanced Senses trait, and passive spells let him see things further and in more detail than the others.The road was painted with parallel yellow and white lines. The yellow line was in the center, separating the road into two sides, and the carriages on each side moved in different directions. Each side also had a dashed white line that created two lanes. The carriages almost always kept to one lane.The prince li...
[LitF] Changes to chapter 26
I heavily edited the final parts of chapter 26. To be completely honest, I forgot about the Wise Inspection trait. That left the chapter 26 missing something that should be there.Here's what was added (link to chapter 26 if you want to read it there):Even with the medicine gone, Tamara had to slowly, very slowly, work on her healing. The diseases and complications were just within the range of her abilities.Meanwhile, Arthur learned what the weapon and its individual parts were called.His Wise Inspection trait had been useless until now but...
[MA] 263. Domineering
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[A/N: Chapters this week: 3/3Next release: Tuesday]Shen saw Liya's physical form as mana and Laws, but emotion-wise, nothing had changed. There was attraction, interest, and respect. A little regret, too.He hid those feelings at once. Public displays of emotion helped your enemies understand you, and being understood was a weakness that could be exploited. However, he didn't plan on suppressing his feelings again—not unless there was a great reason to."Here," she said, thr...
[MA] 262. Precocious Pathfinder
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[Chapters this week: 2/3 (the counter was wrong in the last chapter, sorry!)Next release: Saturday]| Attempting to increase rank to C| Requirement met: Knowledge of a Law| Rank Up (C) default cost: 10,000,000 AP| Stat beyond D+ found!| D++ stat found. Rank Up price x2 | 10,000,000 → 20,000,000 AP| Rising Star Racial Title discount: 10% | -2,000,000 AP| Purchased: Rank Up (C) | -18,000,000 AP| Remaining AP: 20,901,372Shen barely took notice of the notifications. He was in a transcendental ...
[MA] 261. Shen-Wisp
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[Chapters this week: 2/3Next release: Saturday]That tiny wisp of consciousness had one goal only: survival. However, it barely had the tools to accomplish it. It could think and feel, but slowly and almost dumbly. Its control over the vessel and its qi was limited at best.Shen-wisp recalled that having too many Laws in the Harmonization Tribulation made it more dangerous. Now, he knew why.Seven different parts of Shen tried to kill him in different ways, and his body and soul instinctively ...
[MA] 260. Shattered Preconceptions
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[A/N: Chapter this week: 3/3Next chapter: Tuesday]"Fuck!" Liya cursed, and Shen felt himself being teleported away.He opened his eyes to find himself sitting on a small island in the middle of the world's green ocean. Liya also teleported nearby, into the air a few miles away. She was running away from him to tell the Heavens she didn't mean to interfere with his tribulation, but a golden lightning bolt still materialized out of nowhere and struck her.Liya didn't try to ...
[LitF] 27. Tears Under the Sky
Previous Chapter - Table of Contents - Next Chapter[A/N: Here goes the first chapter of the Lost in the Future Arc! (Yes, the same name as the novel.)]Unlike the short portal leading into the core's room, the dungeon's entrance was an endless corridor. Arthur waited for Graham and Tamara to disappear in the distance before he stepped into it with Sophie by his side.He had had mere 19 points of agility when he first walked that path. This time, he had twenty times as many. He didn't walk quickly but also didn't purposefully hold ...
[MA] 259. Puny System
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[A/N: Chapters this week: 2/3Next release: Saturday]Seventy percent of the human body was water. Unsurprisingly, it was the second set of Laws that Shen touched.Shen used to use the Concept of Flow to control the smoothness of his movements and the currents of combat. Flow didn't stop; it was always in motion.Shen's Flow was a Stream.It was Water going from one place to another in a set path. A continuous flow, but more defined than Flow itself. More solid. It had an easily pictured...
[MA] 258. Identity & Axis
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[Chapters this week: 1/3Next chapter: Thursday]Shen was in the perfect environment to break through right now, but more than anything, it was a matter of identity.Cultivators meditated for more reasons than just accumulating energy. It was also an opportunity to reflect on their experiences, techniques, and failings. A chance to temper their expectations and consider their future.Shen had strayed from cultivation sessions because there was always something urgent to be done, but it was past...
[MA] 257. Unmatched Opportunity
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[A/N: Chapters this week: 3/3Next chapter: Tuesday]Shen clenched his teeth from the pain of having his stats taken from him. Then, he grunted at the anguish of having his cultivator core unmade. Lastly, he writhed in pure agony as he slowly disintegrated.Without qi, he couldn't even cut off his pain receptors. He felt everything, bit by bit. It was hell.In a past tribulation, Shen had been skewered, cut, and electrocuted. It had been worse than what he was going through, but not by much...
[MA] 256. Nothing Else
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[A/N: This is probably the last Liya PoV in a very long while. Don't hate me. I don't make the rules; I only tell you about them. xPChapters this week: 2/3Next release: Saturday]Liya watched Shen's entire self get rebuilt from the ground up.First, his stats dwindled away. Strength, agility, and resistance slowly went from D+ to E to F- to G. His qi also left his body, and his cultivator core ceased to exist. He became no different from a random commoner.By his screams of anguish...
[LitF] 26. The Truth
Previous Chapter - Table of Contents - Next ChapterTwo and half months after Arthur left the dungeon core's room, Sophie cleared a room with level 51 monsters for the first time.It was a commendable feat. Like all half-vampires, Sophie was a bloodsinger, so her magic was severely limited against lightning elementals. Moreover, she was a close-range warrior, and the elementals were hard to strike with a sword.Fortunately, Sophie randomly received the light element for her skills when she reached level 50. Awakener light magic was pretty lack...
[MA] 255. Everyone and Their Mothers
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[A/N: I got this chapter written and reviewed just in time! \o/Chapters this week: 1/3Next chapter: Thursday]Shen woke up three days later. He found Liya in the same place he had left her, but she wasn't brooding anymore. She was reading a thick tome and looked up as soon as he entered the living room."You were right," she said while closing the book and placing it on a side table. "I was a victim. I'm B-rank but still drow, and the drow can suffer to the point of dysfun...
[MA] 254. Not Omnipotent
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next ChapterChapters this week: 3/3Next chapter: Tuesday or Wednesday]Shen frowned. Was that the truth?The drow continued, "We can discuss what was said later. First, I want to reinforce something I taught you before. In combat, you need to discern truth from lies using your knowledge and hints that are often obvious, but you might miss. Did you see the System Administrator invade my mind?"The cultivator nodded unwillingly. Most of himself screamed for him not to get fooled, but the smart man i...
[MA] 253. She Deserved It
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[Chapters this week: 2/3Next chapter: Saturday]Sapphire took another two weeks to finally leave the rift. In the end, she demanded Shen find a dweller for her to kill, but he refused unless she asked nicely, even after previously saying he would. He couldn't have people walk all over him just because he said he would help. She yelled angrily at him, and they were soon teleported away.Shen still had another half hour remaining when she was teleported away. He immediately said, "Telep...
[MA] 252. Sapphire
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[Chapters this week: 3/3Delayed chapters: 2Next release: Tuesday]"Save me!" the omnispider screamed five days later.Shen opened his eyes and looked in her direction. The talent was just close enough that he could see she was surrounded by dozens of worms. Hundreds of light strings had grabbed her legs and body.This wasn't the first time she asked for help. The cultivator had barely saved her the first time, and she had started staying close to him whenever he moved. That had wor...
