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Chapter 146 - Envy

"Nice office. Clear view of the skyline, glass windows. A fitting environment for you. At least you could string more than three words together now." Sebastian surveyed the office on the top floor of the shopping arcade, each step measured as he walked with the air of nobility, using his cane to tap the furniture around gently.

"It's not booby-trapped." Keith pointed out as he took a seat behind his desk.

"Ah, can never get anything past a scholar. Even if you were never officiated as one, I knew you always had that spark in you....

Chapter 145 - Roots

In Raktor...

[Raktor needs you! Men and women alike seek heroes to join the fight against heresy and sinners!] A low, reverberating voice stemming from a slow-moving wagon was punctuated by harsh static while the message echoed off the walls of flanking shophouses. Big posters and emblems bearing Count Leon's colors were plastered all over the coarse metal surface of the cabin, but it was far from attractive enough to the hundreds of factory workers shuffling their way to work.

[Do your part for society! A real man never...

Patreon Update 29/09/2024

Been chugging away at Book 3, trying to nail the climax. About 10-12 chapters from the end by my estimation, took a bit longer than expected.

For the Amazon launch, it's been doing well, especially the audiobook which has been outperforming my expectations by a lot. Thanks again to everyone who rated or gave it a review, you guys are the best.

It's not the crazy rich money that i need to go fulltime just yet, but it's a start. I expect book 2 and book 3 to help boost the visbility of the series and attract some binge readers, ...

Patreon Weekly Update 13/09/2024

Gonna make an effort to stay more in contact.



1. Book 1 Launch is doing well. It's been about less than a day and a half and we're steadily climbing the rankings. Ratings and reviews are all welcome, dont have to buy the book to rate. US Link: https://a.co/d/ax6DKQi

2. As mentioned in Discord and elsewhere, Patreon Uploading Schedule will now be changed. $3 USD Tier get...

Black Market Book 1 Launched!

https://mybook.to/xaSB Book 1 is now available on Kindle, Kindle Unlimited and Audible!

I've been waiting for this day for a long time, and I'm happy to see everything come together. If Book 1 does well, then there will be more of an incentive for me to go full-time writing.

Thank you to all the members and patreons who have supported me over the last year, none of thi...

Chapter 144 - Command Core

Information: Free Points Allocated

+90 DEX.

Kyle gripped the Spear of Defiance tightly in his right hand as he dashed along the rim of the sunken pit, attempting to circle around the translucent snail. The snail's body dominated the center of the pit while it reared to its full height, the size of the crystal outcrop bigger than what could be seen on the surface. At the same time, Sasha and the Ghosts fanned out, firing their railguns at the snail's body, the projectiles drilling into the gelatino...

Chapter 143 - Triple Threat

The glistening underground chamber swarmed with countless skittering bodies, mineral ants, and rock spiders alike clashing in desperation. Despite the far superior strength of a single mineral ant warrior on an individual basis, the sheer number of the rock spiders crushed that advantage to smithereens by throwing wave after wave at the crystal outcrop. Battle lines became fluid as skirmishes erupted all across the stockpiles of metallic ore and fallen brethren.

A squad of a dozen rock spiders scurried forward from burrowed holes in th...

Chapter 142 - Next Steps

"Thirty tenars Yona doesn't come out alive." A veteran Ghost joked as he twirled a silver coin between his fingers, the surface adorned with the face of the former President Johan on it. He leaned against a wall in the basement corridor, waiting outside Yona's interrogation cellar with Feldon, his rifle slung loosely in front of him.

Feldon barely raised an eyebrow when he heard the bet. "Thirty tenars it is. You got yourself a bet." He replied almost instantaneously.

The veteran Ghost was taken aback by the speed of the response...

Chapter 141 - Battle of Desham (3)

Author's Note: Grammar Edits later

Yona's face was aghast, her entire body was rooted in fear at the sight of the armored Kyle approaching her. I expected him to show up, but not like this! The surrounding Versian soldiers began to converge on Kyle, but it was as if tendrils of horror had entranced them, none of them daring to even shoot the first pellet despite the overwhelming threat. Their hands shivered, fragments of their military training kicking to prevent them from retreating in panic. <...

Chapter 140 - Battle of Desham (2)

<---Chapter 139 - Battle of Desham (1) | Table of Contents | To Be Continued--->

"Ma'am, we have the city surrounded. Our breach into the outer ring is complete." A Versian lieutenant saluted in the midst of an abandoned house's living room, his body locked into a formal military posture while trying to avoid his gaze at the lady in front of him. 2024-06-22 16:12:11 +0000 UTC View Post

Chapter 139 - Battle of Desham (1)

<---Chapter 138 - Pincer | Table of Contents | Chapter 140 - Battle of Desham (2)--->

The sudden warning struck the residents of Desham like a thunderclap out of the blue, the former refugees dumbfounded. Many couldn't believe their own ears when the first sirens began t...

Chapter 138 - Pincer

<---Chapter 137 - New Front | Table of Contents | Chapter 139 - Battle of Desham (1)--->

"Only two of them...?" Count Perlis was flabbergasted, running up to the top of the camp's defensive walls where Perlis soldiers nervously gripped loaned mounted Aspis MK1 rifles ins...

Chapter 137 - New Front

<---Chapter 136 - Swarm| Table of Contents | Chapter 138 - Pincer--->

The dying bellow of a mammoth hog dominated the soundscape, the leaves and twigs trembling lightly with each step it took as it staggered beneath the towering trees, trying to get away from an unseen enemy....

Chapter 136 - Swarm

<---Chapter 135 - Not Alone | Table of Contents | Chapter 137 - New Front--->

The next day...

The condensed sprawl of ancient red oaks trees and never-ending ferns that snaked around the trunks, climbing ever upwards, were a homage to the enduring nature o...

Chapter 135 - Not Alone

<---Chapter 134 - Life Under Siege| Table of Contents | Chapter 136 - Swarm--->

Two weeks later...

Enveloping darkness wrapped around the bombed-out battlefield. Miles and miles of depression, ditches, and makeshift graves littering what was once a grand ancien...

Chapter 134 - Life Under Siege

<---Chapter 133 - First Flight| Table of Contents |Chapter 135 - Not Alone--->

A week later in Ocra...

Only the never-ending din of artillery fire and countering point defense arcia bolts reigned supreme over the battlefield, the ground muddy and broken from th...

Chapter 133 - First Flight

<---Chapter 132 - Version 0| Table of Contents |Chapter 134 - Life Under Siege--->

Two days later, between Ocra and Tenar...

"Something's wrong." A Versian military guard spoke to his fellow colleague as he chewed on a particularly tough jerky, his eyes set for...

Chapter 132 - Version 0

<---Chapter 131 - Mage| Table of Contents |Chapter 133 - First Flight--->

Kyle took an overview of the exosuit armor. Right now, it features mostly active engravings powered by embedded arcia crystals collected from the dungeons. Unfortunately, there were not enough noxious s...

Chapter 131 - Mage

<---Chapter 130 - Defiance| Table of Contents |Chapter 132 - Version 0--->

Threads of ice shot past as Kyle dodged them effortlessly, his movements immaculate despite the heavy weight of his new armor, the design alien to the mage. Each step he took closed the gap between him...

Chapter 130 - Defiance

<---Chapter 129 - Siege Economy| Table of Contents |Chapter 131 - Mage--->

"Hail to the heroes of Ocra!" Civilians cheered as Masir and his men were lauded with praise and song from the euphoric citizens, their belief buoyed by the resolution of the fort's garrison that showe...

Chapter 129 - Siege Economy

<---Chapter 128 - First Assault| Table of Contents |Chapter 130 - Defiance--->

Scores of bodies and chunks of unidentified meat linger on the battlefield as daylight peeked over the fortress wall, its rays of light illuminating the sheer carnage wrought in the defense of Fort...

Chapter 128 - First Assault

<---Chapter 127 - Fort Raid| Table of Contents |Chapter 129 - Siege Economy--->

"Fort 3, come in. Fort 3, come in!" Masir flinched as another shell from the armored wagon crashed against the fort walls, pounding stone into dust and fortifications into trembling piles of rubbl...

Chapter 127 - Fort Raid

<---Chapter 126 - Stall| Table of Contents |Chapter 128 - First Assault--->

"That has to be a joke." Masir's face paled as soon as he heard that Fort 4 had fallen. The fort was right next to them on the perimeter, and he immediately tried to peek out of his window to see if t...

Chapter 126 - Stall

<---Chapter 125 - Homeland| Table of Contents |Chapter 127 - Fort Raid--->

Arctech spotlights swept the treelines furiously; the sound of hurried footsteps marked the Yual soldier's hunt through the drenched foliage, the drizzle starting to turn into a heavy downpour. Behind ...

Chapter 125 - Homeland

<---Chapter 124 - Path of Blood | Table of Contents | Chapter 126 - Stall--->

The dark night sky twinkled with foreign stars, the air calm and peaceful as a mother and her young son walked carefully along a stream, watching each step to make sure they didn't trip. A melodious...

Book 2 (61-124)

Book 2 has ended in chapter 124. I had a few comments so far about it, namely the dragging union arc or the jumpy transitions and broken images. If you have any comments or feedback about the overall feel of the book compared to the old book 2 (if you read it) or Book 1 (1-61). Was it too slow? too fast? too many new characters? boring? confusing?

Do let me know how you feel it about it, it helps me to refine future chapters as well as focus correctly on the right things moving forward.

As a side note, chapters will not be gra...

Chapter 124 - Path of Blood

<---Chapter 123 - Overpopulation | Table of Contents | Chapter 125 - Homeland--->

The mounted arctech repeaters fired rapidly, the engraving along the barrels glowing intensely as the storm of pellets showered the rioting crowd. Each pellet drove a straight h...

Chapter 123 - Overpopulation

<---Chapter 122 - Ruminations | Table of Contents |Chapter 124 - Path of Blood--->

The word of the war spread like wildfire, igniting thousands of refugees to flee Ocra in droves uncountable, their trail never-ending as they tried their luck. Many who felt th...

Chapter 122 - Ruminations

<---Chapter 121 - Commercialized Agriculture | Table of Contents | Chapter 123 - Overpopulation --->

At the crack of dawn, Kyle and the other two Ghosts formed a squad with Drake, setting off deeper into the Keru Forest while Feldon and Jaden prep...

Chapter 121 - Commercialized Agriculture

<---Chapter 120 - Hunters | Table of Contents | Chapter 122 - Ruminations --->

"Get down on the ground!" A Nest soldier roared, shoving the barrel of his arctech rifle against a defiant village militiaman, beating him down just outside his own hou...