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The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 297
<< Chapter 296 | Index| Chapter 298>>Ronan looked down at Spinodoxis. What was left of it, at least. The mini-boss was somehow still alive, but he doubted that would be the case for long. His new spell had been more than he’d bargained for. The explosion was even bigger than against the lass mini-boss, despite it not being a critical hit, leading him to believe that the speed it had been fired at affected the damage.It was something to consider when he didn’t have a bunch of giant sea monsters actively trying to kill him. He started launchi...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 296
<< Chapter 295| Index| Chapter 297 >>Ronan stared at the twin tags floating above the almost-turtle’s head. It wasn’t a turtle head, though, but a beak like an octopus would have. There was also the matter of the tentacles that protruded from the back of its shell. There were… too many to count, and Ronan didn’t particularly want to stare at the writhing mass of barbed flesh for too long.[Tentoise - MINI BOSS][Mutated Kaiju Lv.399]A second mini-boss had appeared. Right as Ronan was on the cusp of a magical breakthrough. He supposed it w...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 295
<< Chapter 294 | Index| Chapter 296>>Another huge wall of water radiated outwards from where the monster landed. Each time it leapt into the air and then crashed back down it sent rippling waves that tossed dozens of the mutated flying fish around. Ronan found it amusing but couldn’t spare the time to watch and laugh at the unfortunate monsters, because despite its gargantuan size, Spinodoxis the kaiju mini-boss was exceptionally agile.He avoided the blasts from the pressurised water jets in the sea while forming spells of his own. Mostly man...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 294
<< Chapter 293| Index| Chapter 295 >>Ronan trusted in his durability, and while he strongly believed that dying to a tsunami impact would give him some great resistances and possibly even a new skill, he had absolutely no desire to miss out on the opportunity to fight the colossal monster that was following in the wake of the destructive wall of water.With about ten seconds until impact Ronan started leaping into the sky. Every time he was about to fall he formed a new platform of mana underneath his feet and pushed upwards once again. It wasn...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 293
<< Chapter 292 | Index| Chapter 294>>Ronan hadn’t learnt his lesson. The nightmare tutorial never let him rest. He should have known better than to expect a peaceful night of sleep. At least I got a hot meal. Not that I really needed it, but the stew was really delicious.He was standing on the roof of the farmhouse, looking in the direction that Moira had said the coastline was when he had asked her the day before. Silence was something that had been stolen for the past three hours, the world filled with a deep rumbling. The ground shook, the...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 292
<< Chapter 291| Index| Chapter 293 >>Something prodded his leg. Ronan groaned and opened his eyes slowly. He moved his arms to push his hands against the ground and cursed as a series of sharp aches cascaded through his muscles. After some gentle movements he was able to press himself up into a sitting position. Another prod on his leg made his gaze snap towards the source of the poking.“Are you a ghost?” A girl who couldn’t have been more than six or seven years old stared at him. She held a stick in one hand which she’d been using to ...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 291
<< Chapter 290 | Index| Chapter 292>>Ronan scanned through about forty of the racial options before realising they were only getting worse. If he was going to change his race he wasn’t going to accept anything less than the best. Well, one of the best. According to the system the very best race he could have taken was that juvenile suneater. It was basically a gigantic whale that flew through space and, as the name suggested, ate stars. He had no desire to become a huge whale. Even the silicate, the best race he could take after removing the ...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 290
<< Chapter 289| Index| Chapter 291 >>Congratulations, you have cleared Stage 4 of the tutorial!All basic system functions have been unlocked! Access will be restored once you exit the tutorial.+62 Bronze Credits+491 Copper Credits+Myriad Skills Tome (Epic)+Endless Treasury Token (Mythical)Stage 5 will begin in 5 minutes!Ronan briefly marveled at the number of credits he’d earned. However, he could already barely feel his body as his blood drained into the ocean. He used some mana platforms to lift himself out of the water and onto a chunk of ...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 289
<< Chapter 288 | Index| Chapter 290>>Right before he could make the final jump and deliver his newly designed spell into the boss’ face, Ronan was struck by the biggest bolt of lightning the storm had produced in the entire battle. It paralysed him momentarily, but not because of the electricity. Instead it was everything in his vision suddenly going white that caused him to falter, lest he jump in the wrong direction.It took about two seconds to blink his vision back to something resembling normal. The boss had retreated another forty metres...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 288
<< Chapter 287| Index| Chapter 289 >>Ronan cursed as he punched away another of the boss’ tentacles. It was infuriating. Not only had it stopped charging him but the moment it realised the combination of its stormcloud, the metallic needles that it could spray from its spell focus which doubled as lightning rods, and the constant barrage of tentacle strikes was keeping him at bay it had begun to actively retreat.His speed meant that he was keeping up, but he was no longer closing the distance between them. Ronan was severely handicapped by th...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 287
<< Chapter 286 | Index| Chapter 288>>The beam of energy struck the side of the hull and blasted right through it. Ronan used dispel, losing another big chunk of mana, but the damage had already been done. When the next wave crashed into the hull, he felt the ship tilt downwards.I needed a little more time to figure the spell out, but I guess that was hoping for too much. Let’s see if I can figure it out while fighting this bastard off. With that, Ronan leapt off the ship and conjured a sword, hoping to distract the boss from damaging the ship...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 286
<< Chapter 285| Index| Chapter 287 >>The first thing Ronan realised was that the boss monster was far tougher than any of the weak enemies he’d fought until that point. Most of the knives and mana bolts he launched at it barely left more than a scratch on its black scales, simply annoying it.The tentacles were strong as hell, too. Each time he blocked a blow from one of them he was knocked backwards, forced to leap between the floating corpses so that he didn’t fall into the ocean. If not being in the water while fighting the other monsters...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 285
<< Chapter 284 | Index| Chapter 286>>The first mini-boss fell rather quickly under Ronan’s constant assault. The sheer firepower he could output with his spells and conjured weapons was too much for the mutated whale. The other mini-boss lasted longer not because it was stronger than its dead companion, but simply because the rest of the monsters emerging had started to be elites and Ronan was forced to divert his attention, lest they tear his mode of transport apart.He rushed back to the ship, jumping from one floating corpse to another. It ...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 284
<< Chapter 283| Index| Chapter 285 >>Ronan realised an annoying part of the concentration baptism after he consumed the first of the shards to learn his new Mystic Energy cultivation method. Without the ten-times cultivation talent multiplier from his heritage, things went much slower. The process was still far quicker than it had been when he first cultivated, given that he had plenty of skills and other boons that sped up his cultivation, but dropping in speed and efficiency was disheartening.However, he knew that the only way to regain those...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 283
<< Chapter 282 | Index| Chapter 284>>Gorax the Cleanser was very satisfied with how life had been going for him. The Orken Warlord had retired from his former profession of annihilating entire star systems of worthy foes to pursue a higher goal—ascension.It was the end goal for all challengers worth their salt, and the only way to progress beyond an S-grade race. Unfortunately for him, in order to ascend, a challenger had to successfully manage a Grand Integration. Administrative tasks were something he’d never even considered, having left ...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 282
<< Chapter 281| Index| Chapter 283 >>Ronan parried the first blow from the marine abomination’s hooked tentacles, even managing to shear off a sliver of flesh from the creature before it hastily retracted the appendage. In the brief window between that moment and its next strike, he looked at the tag above its scaled head, curious to know what to expect from this latest foe.[Coruskall - MINI BOSS][Infant Leviathan Lv.75]That huge thing is just a baby? Ronan was gobsmacked to learn that, but if anything it only made him curious as to how large...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 281
<< Chapter 280 | Index| Chapter 282>>Ronan swung the conjured sword in a wide arc, cutting off the tip of the weird creature’s claw as it struck at him once more. At first the mutated creatures had been somewhat recognisable—both by the tags above their bodies and their physical features—but now they were weird amalgamations of marine life that bore no resemblance to creatures from Earth. Only the tags gave a clue as to their true origins.To be quite honest Ronan was only bothered by what his enemies were as a matter of curiosity. No matt...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 280
<< Chapter 279| Index| Chapter 281 >>Ronan was surprised by the pleasant taste of the Serum of Rabid Randomness. There was no specific flavour that he could pick out, but rather a general tingling on his tongue and a blend of tastes that made his tongue say ‘nice’ to his brain. The moment he swallowed the serum he prepared himself, expecting some sort of reaction, but when nothing happened, he grew even more terrified.After a few more seconds of nothing happening Ronan began to worry that he’d obtained a defunct serum, or that something a...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 279
<< Chapter 278 | Index| Chapter 280>>Ronan had another five minute break before the next stage of the nightmare tutorial. The first thing he did was open his notifications to see if killing all eight of the sea monsters had pushed him over the level 50 mark. He was eager to see what the class evolutions for Gambler of Fate were.The class was already exceptionally powerful from the get-go and he was hopeful he might get an evolution that went beyond even the celestial rarity. Admittedly he knew that was a naive hope, but it would mean another bi...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 278
<< Chapter 277| Index| Chapter 279 >>Ronan let the last piece of shell from the mutated coconut crab leg fall to the sand dune at his feet. He patted his stomach and then let out an ungodly loud burp. “That was incredible. I need to kill more of these big sea monsters so I can barbecue them.”He’d started up a fire and cooked the oversized crab leg with the help of the soldiers and the two civilians. I guess technically I’m a civilian, too, but given the power difference I don’t think the soldiers are really worrying about that distinc...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 277
<< Chapter 276 | Index| Chapter 278>>Upon the successful completion of the chestplate, the system had seen fit to acknowledge Ronan’s accomplishment. He read the notification that had appeared, curious to see how his first ever item would be judged.Congratulations, you have successfully crafted an item!Mutated Crab Chestplate Lv.22 (Uncommon)A roughly hammered chestplate that was created using a piece of chitin from a mutated coconut crab’s shell by an amateur crafter. It has similar durability to the original shell, but is brittle and may ...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 276
<< Chapter 275| Index| Chapter 277 >>The kill notification for defeating the mutated coconut crab blinked for Ronan’s attention, but didn’t expand. He had long since ordered the system not to distract him until he wished it to.He stood in the remains of the crab, coated in bits of its insides and shell. His heart pounded in his chest and he felt a heat within his body. The thrill of a battle against two colossal crustaceans that could have killed him in one or two blows the moment he made a mistake was delicious.Ronan had loved every moment...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 275
<< Chapter 274 | Index| Chapter 276>>The two monsters took notice of Ronan the moment he conjured the hammer. However, while they were both fast, there was no time for them to react to his sudden appearance. Ronan reached the crab’s eye-stalk-level, and swung his hammer.He’d used Enchant - Explosion and Magic Strike, which was a lethal combo. The hammer smashed into the eye-stalk and it burst apart into jelly-like debris that splattered across the crustacean’s shell. That was only the initial impact. When the explosion went off, the other...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 274
<< Chapter 273| Index| Chapter 275 >>Ronan entered a fresh nightmare tutorial attempt with eagerness. He had crossed his fingers while requesting the difficulty change, hoping that the system would grant him his wish of a more simple challenge. An impossible-to-beat giant or some kind of terrifying apex predator, rather than more shapeshifters and complex social scenarios to solve.Once again, he found himself in a familiar environment. London greeted him with a warm smile, the sun shining in a clear blue sky. Much warmer than usual for the city...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 273
<< Chapter 272 | Index| Chapter 274>>There’s also the problem of not knowing what class skill evolutions do before I pick one of the two choices. If I knew what exactly ‘Frozen Sorcerer’s Insight’ provided or restricted this might be an easier decision. Another instance of the system’s information blackout being an extreme hindrance.Ronan thought about his current combat style and what he was aiming for. The truth was, he didn’t exactly have a glaring need for any particular elemental or other ‘attuned’ school of magic. Firestor...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 272
<< Chapter 271| Index| Chapter 273 >>Ronan didn’t immediately read the notifications in front of him. He floated in the endless white void, contemplating what he had just learned from his most recent death.Mana was an all-encompassing energy. The mana that originated in his heart was, for lack of a better word, unattuned. No, pure makes more sense. It’s not that it lacks an attunement, but that it has one of its own, unblemished by other elemental or esoteric influences.There were still many mysteries regarding mana that were unsolved, but ...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 271
<< Chapter 270 | Index| Chapter 272>>Ronan shivered as the gate opened further and the temperature started to drop. The wind outside was a howling gale and there was an active blizzard happening right outside the bunker. It seemed a bit over the top and too coincidental, but it was the tutorial, after all.At that moment the temperature wasn’t too cold for him to handle, but he suspected that it was only the beginning. At the very least I might gain some new resistances by dying to a nuclear winter. He was trying to see the silver lining.Despi...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 270
<< Chapter 269| Index| Chapter 271 >>“Davy you are fucking insane! There’s no way I’m going to let you go into the airlock to shut the outer gate when it’s about to unseal. We’ll be fine as long as the inner gate holds.” Jocelyn’s hand was pressed against Ronan’s chest, keeping him from moving another inch forward.Metaphorically, at least. He could push through her at any point, but there was no need to use force where words would suffice. “And what if it doesn’t? It isn’t just us we have to think about. Every single human...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 269
<< Chapter 268 | Index| Chapter 270>>Doctor Valen stared blankly at Ronan. “I’m a doctor, not a technician. Would I be here if I was one of these poor maintenance workers?”He nodded and hummed. “That makes sense. We might be screwed. I’ll have a look at the big screen and see what it says first. Maybe it’s an intuitive operating system.”He approached the pedestal he’d seen earlier. The one with three slots for keycards to go inside. Ronan opened his inventory and took security key 2 out, slotting it into the middle hole. There w...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 268
<< Chapter 267| Index| Chapter 269 >>Ronan pulverised the latest in a long line of gorzerks that had rushed to attack them. The concentration of the shapeshifting monsters had grown the deeper they went into the building. They had started by heading in the direction that the first woman had refused to lead them. That had been some kind of server room with a few shapeshifters inside.After killing them all Ronan figured out that they needed to go somewhere a little further in the building to find the control room. “Are there any actual humans l...
