I AM ANGRY! (no, it’s not chappy yet). Oh, and I have a birthday today. And I ate cake, even two of em (toffee and apple cake). I have met with my family, and gifts were nice.

So now you may wonder why- I am angry?

For today, yes 24th of October – the day of my birthday – I got info bout’ my thesis defense date.

November the fucking 15th.

I was ready to defend myself in this week.

I didn’t write a single thing for you mostly out of this very reason – that I focused on study. JUST TO KNOW THAT I HAVE 3 FUCKING MORE WEEKS!

GWAAAAAAH, FUCK THIS BLOODY PIECE OF MOTHERF….

I am cool. I am cool now. Uh.

I have so much time, that I can both study and write chappies daily, so I think this is a good info 4 ya.

Well that was all I wanted to tell ya. To not keep ya waiting any longer. Thy Chappy!

Edited by: KenChi死

It couldn’t be named a fight. A “fight” means that both sides have some potential chances of winning. Lizards were indeed annoying, but still, it was pretty much a one sided execution.

The facts about their “tactic plan” I witnessed in no time – The Guardian were pretty much brutes that charged at everything somewhat close to them. If distance was small, they simply run, if the distance was bit more than a few meters, they turned into spiky balls and rolled in he direction of the enemy they wanted to turn into a leaky pancake.

But as they couldn’t really aim (especially while rolling) the stalkers were trying to help their bigger cousin by immobilizing the target.

They tried to do it with me to. Another fun fact – stalkers has a tongues much longer than their own body.

It wrapped it tongue around my wrist.

You are now poisoned [Immobilizing Stalker's Venom] [low] Your [Reflex], [Agility] and [Endurance] will be reduced over time.

When one of those attributes would hit [Critical] value, you will be struck by [Paralyze]

Good against newbies. But I am afraid a certain goddess gave me something recently…

[Viper's Blood] in effect [Immobilizing Stalker's Venom] [low] is being opposed by [Viper's Blood] Keep in mind that the effect of [Viper's Blood] will depend on [Natural Healing] level, [Mana] used for [Viper's Blood] skill, and time/strength of toxin used on you

Its sticky tongue was still there, so I allowed myself so move my hand in such matter, that now I was also holding said monster by its tongue. It was disgusting to touch; the flesh was covered in sticky saliva and poison while it was pulsating under my touch. Not for long.

I enchanted my hand with magic and sent as much fire magic through it as I found it to be adequate.

The smell of burned flesh as the monster was disgusting, completely not “appetizing” one, more like as if you would forget that you are cooking something in the kitchen… for a few nice hours.

The beast tried to run away, but it didn’t succeed, in the end this was the very reason why I grabbed it in first place.

Now I was sure, even if beast were not intelligent, they had the ability to learn. Or so I deducted after seeing the remaining two stalkers jumping off walls and crawling in my direction from the sides.

The guardian charged at me, so while using all the strength I had in my hand, I pulled the beast I held off the wall and used it to hit the beast that charged at me. Impact wasn’t enough to hurt it in anyway, but it kicked the beast out of his trajectory making it miss me, buying me few more seconds.

Stalkers jumped at me, and for heaven and hell, they surly can jump high. I ducked under one of them and rolled to the side why I clasped my hands preparing a fast spell.

The beast hit each other in the place I was just a second ago, and fell down hitting the ground under them squeaking in pain, they tried to free themselves, but they were as clumsy as fast.

The spell I prepared begin to work, making plants grow from the dirt around them, slowly depriving them from freedom of movement, binding them together and slowly strangling.

Now, the main dish.

The strange hybrid of turtle and Komodo dragon looked at me angry. It scratched the ground under it, like bull before charging.

I did the same, while putting my finger near my forehead imitating horns and letting some kind of weird bark sound provoking it.

Something broke in the uncomplicated mind of lizard, it eyes became bloodshots as it ran at me at full speed.

I also began to run at it.

Sorry mate, you would win this clash if the only thing that would be used were our bodies.

Codex-chan, can you help me mana distribution? Focus it on my feet. I will take care of the fists.

~ Okie-dokie. Try to not get dirty… who am I trying to convince? It has been so much time since the last time I was bathed in blood…

I felt a strong acceleration. The ground under my feet was shaking with small explosions every time I took a step. I was getting closer and closer to the Guardian, as I was about five meters away, I jumped trying to perform a superman punch… I really tried… it’s just… the acceleration was too strong.

I was sending almost horizontally at the monster, I swiped my arm back and releasing mana shock wave.

On its scales first cracks appeared, the first explosion wave… it would mean that as second wo…

I couldn’t even finish my thoughts before I was splattered with gushing blood.

You have slain [Guardian of the cave] You have obtained 11 exp You have slain [Cave stalker] You have obtained 12 exp You have slain [Cave stalker] You have obtained 9 exp You have slain [Cave stalker] You have obtained 11 exp You have slain [Cave stalker] You have obtained 14 exp You have slain [Guardian of the cave] You have obtained 15 exp

Somehow I am even more pissed off than before. Great.

~Remember to eat those lizards, my dear.

Their scales are not that hard… I am afraid that those lizards are a waste of cores, maybe deeper I will find stronger so…

~Not the guardians dummy! Stalkers!

Now I am confused. The only ability I don’t have is climbing, snake’s poison is stronger so…

~THE TONGUE, YOU IDIOT! IMAGINE THE POSSIBIL… MWJAKDAWJKAWDL

Thank you Greed

~At your service…

I looked back at my team, Marika was… disgusted, probably by the blood, Mrogul was lost in thoughts, looking in no particular place while nodding, and Loki clapped a few times.

“Nice one, those can be annoying, ya know? In teams it is simply faster… Ouch! Okay, okay, I earned that…” He said last part after I hit him in the stomach. “Zari… it is normal thing that older adventurers... are showing the world to the newbies… don’t get mad… will ya?” “I already forgot. But remember for the future, that I have trust issues. Do not set up those things ever again.” “Noted… now… look at you covered in all those remainings… good thing – there is a small lake here, bad… there is always a bad one, it is on the 5th floor, so you will have to wait. I hope you don’t find it uncomfortable to walk in… a state like yours.”

I only waved my hand to let him know, that I don’t.

“Nice display of strength.” Mrogul finally said something. “Art worth of Khaili’s acknowledgement”

Khaili – the goddess of war. No, no elegant war that is planned in tents. More like goddess of war where blood and gore is spread in all directions. One of many, created by Heira so she could rule via chaos on battlefields. She used to “reward” the bravest solider with… madness. Or so said the book I read in the library.

“Zaaariiii… you smell awful! Just like Mrogul…oh, no, wait, still not as bad as Mrogul, but I ain’t gonna hug you till you take a bath, that’s for sure!”

Aaaand they start arguing.

“Now, now, now, now, now….” And yes, Loki once again tried to calm them down

After a few more hours we came down to the 5th floor…. Huh, what with floors 3 and 4? Nothing. I mean, yes there were a fw (even more than a few) little battles, monster became more and more dangerous… but they were… weak. Still, way to week, I felt like Mrogul could get here in half of the day simply charging here while swinging his hammer left and right. The fifth floor was the one, where everyone got tensed… No in bad that word meaning, just far more cautious.

And indeed there was a lake.

“First, first, first, first, first, first….” Marika ran slowly in the direction of the lake with some cheerfully yelling. “Oy, Midget, it’s dangerous to go by yourse…” “Maybe for a dense idiot without life-sensing skills! Even if those are tiresome and mine can scan smaller areas than Zari’s, it will be more than enough… In that time, prepare camp boys… HAHAHAHAHA.” And she ran. “That little lazy piece of…” “I will plant down those repel hex bags... You mind?” I had one more reason to leave the camp… “Not at all, it’s even better that a mage would use those, we don’t want to damage em’.”

So I left. I walked in the direction of stairs between 5th and 4th floor. We killed some bats there. Bats – Blood suck and echolocation skills… oh boy, especially the last one may come handy.

I kneeled down, and my raised oversized bat by its wing. Not every monster here has a core, for dungeon here is weak and its influence, even if empower (or create) the mana flow inside monster, is simply too weak to crystallize it to core a form.

It means yet another thing to me. A bad thing. I need to eat it raw. As it is (simply not enough time to cook it by myself) and bringing it to the camp and cooking… IS COMPLETELY OUT OF theFUCKING QUESTION!

I looked at it one more time… maybe I don’t need to eat it whole… it’s dirty, and has too much fur… Bleh!

Ugh, I made a cut on its body and take out its heart, gulping in one go.

I will never get used to the taste of iron…

Wait. I am an idiot. Animals taste buds are adapted to make eating raw meat more comfortable, pleasurable even… Greed, I will borrow your mouth for a moment…

Something moved behind me.

I turned around quickly with raised dagger. Nothing. Completely nothing. I even used echo of earth, but it said exactly the same thing.

Looks like I am getting nervous. It can be forgiven, I am in a completely hostile land. In the forest, surly, there were predators, but also birds, and bunnies and completely neutral stuff. Here everything grew and evolved just to kill.

I start eating one more time.

What Zari didn’t know, was that he was not alone. He definitely should trust his instincts more. Behind one of the rocks, Marika hid right after she saw Zari devouring the hearts of animals with an unnaturally twisted mouth. She held her own face with both hands in order to not scream, while she used a basic life-hiding skill. After a few more moments she slowly ran away keeping her head as low as possible.

In the guild Jeremy Jericho was reading a letter. A letter from Malcolm, the head guard of small trading city.

Jeremy, You sick fuck!

Those words were used for the introduction.

I know, that you simply couldn’t accept that she chose me, but for goddess sake! It was over 40 years ago! And there are ways to take revenge upon such trivial matters! I wouldn’t mind that much if you would make my wife to cheat on me! Bah! To even send one of your brawlers to seduce my daughter!

BUT WHY FOR THE 13 LAYERS OF HELL DID YOU SEND ME A BLOODY DRAGON!? AND WHO THE FUCK IS ZARIEL? IT TOOK US OVER AN HOUR TO CONVICE HER THAT NO ONE WITH SUCH A NAME LIVES HERE!

Ending my little letter, I want to let you know, that this little lady of yours has damaged over 20 private properties and one military outpost.

And you will be the one to pay for it. You can expect the bill at the end of the month.

Your sincerely,

Head Guard of Ajima City

Malcolm

Ps.: Go die somewhere in pain, you crazy old fart!

“Tsh, Malcolm have no sense of humor, that’s for sure… but I hope you are somewhat calm, are you? Young lady?”

In front of his desk, on the carpet, a certain woman was sitting with head kept low.

Yes, that woman was partly covered in scales.

“I am sorry master…” “Do you remember what I taught you every single time for the last 5 years? Which world did I use to start our training… may you remind me?” “Master your anger, or anger will become your master…” “That’s right. Now… what should I do with you? Malcolm is not going to treat me lightly… poor, poor old me…” “I am sorry master…” She became quiet for a second “Can you please tell, why did you pick another student?” “Hoo? Why do you care?” “… Was my progress not satisfying? Did I offend you by words or actions? Or maybe…” “No. he simply reminded me of someone. He had the same look as a certain girl I took care of about … 5 years ago? Also had nowhere to go, also is incredibly rare specimen and is talented… who knows, maybe even more than you? But you have to know, that he is exactly NOT like you. You try to solve everything with strength and a smile. He would try to outsmart everyone he can’t beat and beat everyone he can’t outsmart. And his smile has more sadness. I hope both of you will learn while meeting each other. He may push you to become even stronger, and you may help him find a way. He may be a new type of person, that you have not encountered yet, and who knows, maybe you will wipe the sorrow out of his smiles… as long as you wouldn’t kill him in your fist sparring.”

Gisele eyes shined. She really has a rival. She wasn’t cast aside. She has one more reason to get even stronger.

The new fire was burning inside of her. She got up from the carpet.

“Master, I know it’s late… but would you mind sparring with me? Without holding back?”

The old man’s brow raised, both in surprise and joy

“How long?” “10 minutes!” She claimed “I will stand up for a whole 10 minutes!” “Either your sense of humor improved…” the ol’ man smiled “… no, there is no other thing that would judge your statement. You won’t last 5, kid.”

Okay, as I finished writing it is 25th oct, so my top note got kinda outdated. Who cares. Will be back