In a small corner of Valhalla’s armory, a fully armored Freddy waited for Lucas to exit the changing room.
The young man left before long. He was wearing relatively light, synthetic, camo-colored armor, with extra focus on forearm, n...
2024-10-10 20:39:13 +0000 UTC View PostThor escorted Freddy over to their treasury, where Shawn’s personal belongings were finally exchanged. The treasury was a sealed space that prevented outside tracking, meaning that they could take anything out without having to fear revealing th...
2024-10-09 16:07:29 +0000 UTC View PostAs Freddy combed through all of Shawn’s stuff for a long moment, he almost felt like throwing all his moral values away.
Not only was the ring quite spacious, making it already rather valuable even on its own, but it was packed with ...
2024-10-08 21:46:21 +0000 UTC View PostBad things had no tendency to happen in any real pattern. Be it tragedy or mere inconvenience, nothing prevented life from randomly beating the shit out of you in quick succession.
This had birthed a saying a long time ago. “Wh...
2024-10-07 15:38:24 +0000 UTC View PostThor hadn’t swung his axe with full force, nor was he nearly enough of an amateur to be unable to stop his strike.
As Freddy leaped in front of the axe, the weapon stopped dead in its tracks, and Thor’s eyes narrowed as he stared a...
2024-10-04 19:54:40 +0000 UTC View PostThe stage was set.
As the clock ticked to midnight, the doors on the van opened, and the vanguard left one by one, with Freddy standing at the very front.
“You got this, big guy,” the red-armored woman, Lara, said as sh...
2024-10-04 16:28:45 +0000 UTC View PostBefore heading to the arranged site, Freddy sent Bloodshed to scout the area first. Just in case.
Thankfully, it seemed that there was no trap. Thor was waiting in the corner of an alley, right behind a dumpster, with a hood pulled ove...
2024-10-03 17:02:00 +0000 UTC View PostFreddy extracted a small piece of paper from the envelope and unfurled it to take a look. Inside was a message from Thor, written in messy handwriting:
HEY THERE, PAL. BEEN A WHILE!
I HOPE YOU’VE RECOVERED FROM THOSE INJURIES!&...
2024-10-01 17:00:41 +0000 UTC View PostFreddy’s meeting with the two men went rather smoothly.
Freddy’s only real requirement was that he wanted to be more of a partner to Valhalla than a subordinate, and Thor agreed to that without much trouble. There was an air of hea...
2024-09-27 12:48:50 +0000 UTC View PostThor twirled his axe. Lightning sparks flew from the blade, striking the armored men and paralyzing dozens as they jumped from one soldier to another.
He was exhausted. Sweat coated his entire body, and his essence reserves were deplet...
2024-09-25 12:46:54 +0000 UTC View PostFreddy stared at the leader of the wave. The fact that the general was a deviant didn’t even sink in, and he received another shock.
A three-star!?
The leader of this wave was more powerful than Freddy. It was early, v...
2024-09-17 11:42:58 +0000 UTC View PostLogic would dictate that lighter things were easier to throw.
But as the ballista bolt of pure metal left Freddy's grip, it flew faster and farther than any of the javelins he’d thrown prior, and it went almost exactly where he’d t...
2024-09-16 13:35:31 +0000 UTC View PostIn the Fortress Dungeon, there was a thirty-minute waiting period before the waves of enemies arrived. This period was most likely so that the challengers could prepare themselves.
And indeed, Freddy spotted the weaker folk rushing int...
2024-09-12 13:58:55 +0000 UTC View PostThere were many different types and subtypes of dungeons.
The most common were the ordinary dungeons—these were simply passage realms with some form of structure that appeared to be created by an intelligent lifeform. These were more...
2024-09-10 10:06:06 +0000 UTC View PostAfter returning from his delve, Freddy was greeted by a scene that made him pause.
Hellen and Lucas were sitting on the couch; they looked to be in a strange mood.
Freddy could spot a hint of glee in Lucas’s eyes, but Hel...
2024-09-06 16:02:26 +0000 UTC View PostFreddy's heart nearly stopped in the half-second when Bloodshed seemed to be missing. But then he remembered something.
In the next moment, he appeared in the Netherecho, using his body as a shield against anything that might try to at...
2024-09-03 16:08:25 +0000 UTC View PostIt was a bright, rare morning where the sun shone above the gray city of Repentawa. The dazzling light pierced through the omnipresent windows, illuminating a sight of breakfast and conversation.
Freddy and Lucas sat at the kitchen table, ea...
2024-09-02 12:45:48 +0000 UTC View PostA few snowflakes fluttered through the air. The middle of the woods was quiet and dark, with the only exception being the flickering headlights of a crashed car and the cursing of the men trying to escape it. Freddy watched while he walked right p...
2024-08-31 14:49:48 +0000 UTC View PostFreddy was lying in his bed. He had just taken a shower but hadn’t yet gotten ready to sleep. It was 9 p.m., and he wasn’t tired yet. With his two guests, he didn’t want to bring Bloodshed out to watch movies with him, so he instead just cra...
2024-08-29 16:34:47 +0000 UTC View PostFinNado!
Fastest loans at the lowest interest rates!
Freddy had never approached loan services of any kind—other than the bank. Thus, he was a little surprised at what he saw. Mentally, he had the image of a c...
2024-08-28 18:04:20 +0000 UTC View PostIt wasn’t that Freddy enjoyed watching Lucas get his ass handed to him by nearly harmless monsters—no, actually, he absolutely enjoyed that—but on top of enjoying that, he had to admit that watching the young man slowly make progres...
2024-08-28 12:18:35 +0000 UTC View PostFreddy and his newly minted friend started on their journey into the interspace.
Lucas looked like he was on the brink of shitting himself, but Freddy tactfully ignored his shivering and the clattering of his teeth.
The pas...
2024-08-26 13:18:34 +0000 UTC View PostFreddy loved 1% Lifesteal.
All the other benefits aside, being in top shape every day was already enough to make it a top-tier talent.
He got smashed yesterday. Today, from the instant he woke up, he was ready for action. 2024-08-23 18:13:16 +0000 UTC View Post
It was a bumpy ride. It had been for most of the way there.
Freddy looked out the bus window and down the dilapidated, deteriorating roads surrounded by thick forest on each side. The bus's massive wheels handled the trip quite well, b...
2024-08-22 13:21:47 +0000 UTC View PostBasilisk knelt before the Council of Imperial Adjudicators. The council chamber was styled as an old-fashioned court, clad in wood lacquered by the tears of punishment. Men and women in resplendent clothing sat around him in a circle, reading his ...
2024-08-16 13:32:22 +0000 UTC View PostFreddy left the barber shop, finally feeling like a civilized person again. His unruly mess of a beard was now sharp and angular, and his long, gunky hair was now tamed into a moderately wavy curtain stretching just past his neck and resting upon ...
2024-08-12 14:42:49 +0000 UTC View PostFreddy knew that crossing the Northern Spine mountain range would be a challenge.
But boy did he underestimate it.
Before he even set off on his journey, he got some clothing more appropriate for the weather and filled whatever s...
2024-08-09 18:03:01 +0000 UTC View Post[Author's Note]
I'm back baby, les goooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Feeling rested and like a new man. Took me a bit longer to get started because I had to wrap up book 2 and put my ducks in a row for book 3, but now that I'm back, I'm ready for ...
[AUTHOR'S NOTE]
So, we've reached the end of book 2! It will be another long one, which I hope you guys appreciate! Quick heads up: I'm taking a wee lil' break; I probably won't be writing next week since I'll go on vacation, but once I'm back ...
[QUICK AUTHOR'S NOTE]
Quick heads up! The next chapter will probably be the finale of book 2! Stay tuned, folks. :)
Enjoy the chapter.
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Rahal walked into the patriarch’s office—his off...
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