《Path of Cultivation: Starting the process》Chapter 6 Juicy
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Armageddon
The Armageddon was piloting M.R. Tentacles when the message about the Strange came in. He abandoned his sneaky attack on a giant creature and started flying to the tracking beacon location.
As the starfighter circled above, its tentacles waved creepily. The Strange looked up with an annoyed expression. He waved his fingers, and POOF! M.R. Tentacles was teleported to the bottom of a magma chamber deep in the planet somewhere. The teleport somehow disrupted the quantum entanglement of the remote control system, effetely stranding the starfighter. Since the dense metallic magma disrupted electromagnetic signals, no other means of communication was available. The absurdly expensive machine was now lost, with no means of a quick recovery. The Strange went back to licking meat off his figures and thought about how he might like to take a shit.
The Armageddon fumed and devoted all his processes on how to capture the Strange. He couldn't believe he had lost. Unfortunately, his starfighters didn't have cloaking. Perhaps he could get to the Strange another way. He thought about how the thing was eating a chunk of meat.
Brian
The sound of the ground trembling was becoming louder. A large cloud of dust could now be seen further up the canyon. People were starting to panic. Several people had begun a flat-out run to try and get away; others had remained calmer and tried to position themselves behind the wagons-hugging the rock walls.
My stomach was rumbling. I needed to get some good meat. I wondered if the creatures up ahead would be tasty. My hydraulic SG66 blades emerged from my arms.
I licked my lips and began to sprint towards the oncoming stampede. The adrenaline rushed into me as I caught sight of the lead creature. It looked similar to a rhinoceros but had thick armor plating instead of skin. It lowered its head when it saw me. The large horns were glistening with evil intent!
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As the tip of the horn approached my stomach, I jumped using the power of my upgrade. I arched in a flip over the creature, both my blades stabbing down at its spine and barely left a mark. WHAT THE FUCK!
As I landed, the next beast impaled me on its horn, and I was carried like some mounted trophy as the thing continued to stampede. I tried to fight through the pain and think of what to do. I wouldn't die, but the upgrade didn't stop the pain. Suddenly I remembered what the guard was saying about how lots of the monsters were protected by manna.
I pulled back my arm so that I could reach the blade with my other hand. I nicked my left finger with the edge and then drew a straight manna rune in blood on the side of the weapon. When I felt the manna rush down my arm, I plunged the blade into the beast's eye.
The beast dropped like a rock as the manna-infused blade slid into its brain. I was still impaled on the horn and was carried down as it fell. The monster left a massive groove in the dirt as it skidded to a stop.
I pulled myself off the horn, blood and guts spilling everywhere. The metallic grey of my SG66 ribs showed through the gaping hole in my stomach. As I sprinted toward the next beast, I imbued my left arm blade with manna. Each imbuing would probably last me two uses by the feel of it.
I dove under the belly of the next monster and slid both blades up. The edges ripped through the unarmed stomach with no resistance. That left me with one charge in my left arm. However, the beasts were only about 300 yards from the wagons.
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Fuck! I was going to have to waste good meat. I toggled my HUD, selected "laser AOE," and targeted the orbital strike on myself. Everything went white as the beam not only obliterated everything within 200 yards but instantly destroyed my biological body as it continued to bore a hole into the planet.
I woke up a day later, finding myself at the bottom of a vast pit. The imperial upgrade package had finally finished rebuilding my flesh. The power of the laser strike had killed the beasts, but their tough manna imbued skeletons, and armor plating remained. I struggled out of the pile of smoking bones and looked up.
System notifications blocked out my HUD. –Alert- Manna Use +1 new skill learned:
Agility
Skill level
Description
Effect
Level 1
You are very fast
You can dodge some attacks
I wiped away the notifications and finally got a look at the top of the crater. A guard was climbing up a rope ladder with some manna imbued bones tied around his back. I yelled, "Hey! I'm still alive! Don't leave!" The guard almost fell off the ropes due to surprise. When I finished climbing up, he eyed me suspiciously. "How did you get down there, son?"
"Well, sir, I was looking for some meat! Was the cook able to find any among the other animals?" The guard relaxed a bit. "Well, we guards get the manna bones. We can get them made into better weapons. The cook is over there by some of the slain beasts that didn't get obliterated by whatever that was".
I started helping the cook cut the meat from the beasts, which it turned out were called Rox due to their thick armor. The meat tasted terrific after being thinly cut and prepared. Its natural manna density gave it a heavenly flavor and the fantastic effect of replenishing my manna. When we got to the next city, I helped the cook package most of what we recovered to sell to high society and the adventure guild. Apparently, the price per pound could feed a small family for a month.
As soon as I was done helping the cook, I ran off to check on Brea. She was eating her share of the delicious meat by a campfire. "Hey, there, pretty lady. How do you like my meat today?" "Mhmm. It's firm but, at the same time, juicy and flavorful. I really like when it drips like this," She replied and then stuffed the rest into her mouth. "Yeah, I have been working on getting the hardness right. The cook has been giving me lessons. I think I'll do even better soon!" Brea eyed me with a smirk. "You may know your meats, but I am good at something too! I am studying herbalism. One of the ways I have been getting my skill up is harvesting the flowers on the road. Want to see them? I got a nice-looking rose back at my wagon I can give you…
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Alviona (undergoing Rewrite).
This fiction is going to undergo severe Editing and a Rewrite over next few months. Here is what it hopes to accomplish: 1) Fix the glaring issues from Style in every chapter 1-31 (Dialogues, POV switches and Head-hopping too much) 2) Add some new chapters in and justify the development between Sofia and Anita 3) Remove the info dumps and make it more organic 4) Finalize the genres that this fiction belongs to 5) Create warning in the synopsis relating to the contents of the fiction. 6) Overhaul and show what Mira's view on Alviona is (slowly) 7) Introduce new characters 8) Show chapters the way they were intended, as clues apparently were not visible at all! 9) Make Alviona a bit more serious. 10) Make me (Author) enjoy reading my own work more (yes! :)) Hi. I have been gone for quite a long while. With heart surgery and such that has happened two months ago, I had not had a chance to log on RR due to being hospitalized. I had some other issues that the admins were kind enough to deal with on this fiction. It's good to see everything in one piece. The synopsis has been removed. Chapter 1 should be coming out sometimes before christmas. A lot has changed. I hope for the better. Instead of edits, I have re-read every single chapter and found it to be unsatisfying. A lot did not make sense and unless you have previously speculated what Alviona is, many things she does won't fall into pieces. Well then, time to address all of this. Ladies and gentlelmen, this fiction is undergoing a full scale re-write. While the characters and developments stay the same, it's being done differently. So much that the world should feel darker as it should have been. For those who have stuck around and know the story: Awesome. I worked hard on this, and hope that you will like my re-write. For thos that are new: Welcome. Give me some time, as I am super sluggish. I don't know much time is some time, but I gurantee chapter 1 will be up before Christmas. This said, again, thank you and know that I am back. And that this fiction will be completed. AT ANY COST. I will update synopsis after I post chapter 1. I might post Alviona (revised, as this current one is far too.... simplified, watered down, and dissapointing version of it) seperately. Those that want this, here. But I don't want to add chapter 40. It won't make sense without the backup and world-building of re-write. It will piss myself off. Now then, let's write hm? *This beautiful piece of art is provided by Charee from DeviantArt* https://www.deviantart.com/chalii
8 387Re:The Worst System Leveling Turned Me Into A Zombie
Before I reached Lvl. 100, they called me Death God Hei. But when I broke the limit, the System punished me. It cursed me to become this monster. I woke up as a Lvl. 0 again. Dying only brings me back to a save point now. But I don't go back until I die twice. First I suffer as a human, then I hunger as a zombie. The worst part is...I still have to watch when that thing takes over my corpse. I call it the Gray. I can't do anything even when it's hunting down those I'm trying to save. Sometimes, I wonder. When I level, I swear I can hear a voice speaking to me. This thing...can it think? It's like Re:zero crossed with SAO, Solo Leveling, and Tokyo Ghoul Re:The Worst System is a dark, 1st person timeloop story where the main character is slowly driven insane by his ability to respawn at a save point. However, each time he levels, there's a possibility that the next time he dies, the zombie inside him will become too powerful for anyone to stop. So he has to level up a harem...ahem, others, to fight for him against the System. Oftentimes, Hei will get trapped in repeating death loops which are truly terrifying. You've been warned...please don't read if you're not willing to see the darkness all the way through. The light on the other side may be a long ways away...I'll be trying to post on Thurs/Sundays, but honestly, depending on how I'm feeling, chapters could come out at some wonky times. If you want to support the story, read ahead, or bribe me to write more, I'd appreciate you checking out my Patreon, but this story will be updated frequently for free anyways. Come chat about the story with other Hunters: https://discord.gg/BUhQ23qw Cover licensed under Creative Commons 2.0 from https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/35083407110/in/album-72157682306838123/
8 214The Abyss
Nikolai lost his will after the most recent skirmish between the Grime Lords. The only thing he wants is to leave the Grimes alive, an impossible task. That is, it was an impossible task. With an Abyss that opened in the middle of the Grimes there's hope of gaining enough strength, money, and recognition to either fight, flight, or just plain old bribing his way out.
8 175The Eternals
The story follows three perspectives thousands of miles away in a world shattered by war between a magical race called Ninevans and humans.Leo is the Prince of the Union, heir and first in line. To gain achievement equal to his godly parents, he decided to journey south to the mysterious broken land of Dandaria.Crystal is a Gifted- a Ninevan born with magic. But the magic she was born with, being one of the forbidden ones, has always been her greatest curse. Tangled in the mess of politics and conspiracies, she tries to survive in a world caged by a tyrant.Fredrich is noble conscripted to defend the human realm against the Ninevans. Reluctant and bloody, he experiences the cruelty of war firsthand.Three paths divided, three paths destined to converge. Forces of long ago are waking, forces which destroyed the world once. The world needs the Eternals once more. ***This novel has a prequel titled "The Union" which is already finished in Webnovel. Readers of this novel don't need to read the prequel. The story is slow at first and a lot to take in with branching mysteries. But please be patient as this is an epic fantasy which will extend for hundreds of chapters. Maps will soon be added.The cover image is not mine and a fan art of The Stormlight Archive series (my favorite book series). Credits to the owner
8 124Red and White's little conversation corner (Side-story)
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8 81To all the people reading this book thank you guy for the support, if you can relate to my story just know you are not alone, in time to come someone or something will always be there for you like my phone who is always here for me.
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