Even Lucifer in that moment felt a sliver of fear Was this the type of world this was becoming
Congratulations You have created an Inspired Wall of Thorns Rampart of Thorns has been created
Congratulations Wall of Thorns has increased to Lvl 6
Congratulations Wall of Thorns has increased to Lvl 7
Warning all mana has been depleted Mana will not regenerate for 24 hours
Randidly lowered his hands feeling profoundly drained but satisfied Almost reflexively he removed a mana potion from his bag but then smiled bitterly at it putting it away
Extraordinary I had wondered who had wandered into my village but
Randidly turned towards the voice and found a bland faced woman standing there smiling slightly at him which must be the Franksburg’s spirit guide What Randidly didn’t expect was that when he met her eyes the woman would gasp and take several steps towards him
You You possess You’ve slain a Tribulation But why You don’t yet have a class The woman’s voice transformed from shocked to nonplussed to eager to almost hungry over the course of several seconds
Her eyes bright she clasped Randidly’s hands pressing herself closer to him Allow me to grant you the godly class you deserve Just join my village and I can make sure that you will be unrivaled in strength in this Zone
I refuse Randidly said simply his eyes narrowing as several things clicked into place in his head
Comments from Nul and the Neighboring town’s Spirit about two halves of a whole
A Spirit and a matching Tribulation
Nul suddenly so eager to converse with Randidly and then refusing to meet with him after Randidly continued to wait on getting a class
The peculiar inactivity from their neighbor town
The hunger in this town spirit’s eyes as she looked at him
If the Spirit and Tribulation were somehow connected and meant to become one the system made a little more sense Not in terms of the survival rate of Newbie Villages but at least in terms of the motivation The Tribulation wanted to continue living and needed something from the village
But a village would also gain something by vanquishing the Tribulation Or another villages tribulation Or perhaps even another village
But what exactly were they trying to obtain
Randidly ignored Franksburg’s Spirit and walked away But one phrase that she spat at his back once it was clear Randidly was uninterested stuck in his mind
Fool You and your kind are doomed to starve You will come crawling back and think I will help you then Ha
Kim Lath The Tribulation of many faces turned and graced Lyra with a warm smile still using Randidly’s face Lyra felt a small warm flutter in her heart from it even as she knew she was being foolish
Have you reconsidered the favor I asked for Kim Lath asked sweetly delicately cutting off the edge of the wolverine steak and raising it to his (Its Lyra reminded herself) lips They had taken to having dinner every other night chatting about innocuous things
Almost like a date
But just like Lyra’s languid enjoyment masked a viciously exacting suspicion so too Kim Lath’s innocent banter hid a sinister agenda Not for a moment did Lyra think she wasn’t being used She just couldn’t quite figure out how And honestly Randidly presenting a smiling face was an amusing diversion
Kim Lath had finally tipped its hand slightly at their last dinner where it had casually too casually asked to be shown around the village Lyra had demurred going into a long rant about how annoying it was to deal with the people of Donnyton Which it increasingly was
FIrst of all they were entirely too gracious and respectful towards her She had been amused by how they associated her with Randidly initially but as they suddenly treated her as nothing more than some freak pet of his that could perform amazing tricks of magic it had really started to grate on her
Second all they wanted to do was grow stronger And yes that was important But you needed to take some time and enjoy yourself a little Twisting yourself too tightly was a fast way of burning out or turning super evil or something Although Lyra couldn’t deny that a look of cruelty in Randidly’s eyes some rough play between them was oddly arousing
Probably a little intimate to have Kimmy act out with her Lyra lamented
Ultimately Kim Lath had taken Lyra’s rejection without comment receiving it with a smile But what was surprising was that he had brought it up once more
I think not Lyra said abruptly very tired of this game If she hadn’t been almost 100% sure this was simply a projection and not the real body she would have attacked and tried to kill it
But Kim Lath’s response surprised her Then how about the village nextdoor I simply would like to see how creatures like you live
Lyra thought about it and couldn’t really find a reason why she shouldn’t She also was slightly curious how Ellaine was doing even if she simultaneously hoped that Kal and Vivian needed to resort to back alley handjobs to get by But the frustrating part about the two of them was that they always seemed to land smugly on their feet smiling and charming
You know what Sure Lyra said nodding and stretching She was due for some exercise anyway Not that she really needed it The system enhanced world had almost everyone looking fit and toned Honestly Lyra wished staying the correct balance of curvy slender and toned had been as easy while she had been acting Wait here though I want to check something quickly
Chapter 87
Decklan danced forward his eyes bright as the wounded Wyvern the Tier II Raid Boss backpedaled as fast as its stubby legs could carry it
The only trouble that Decklan’s team had ever had was getting close enough to the Raid Boss to launch their attacks Once it was alerted the Raid Boss’s minions would swarm making the kill almost impossible
Generously Dozer and his squad had smashed the minions into monster goop clearing a very wide path to the boss The two squads had rushed forward overwhelming the Raid Boss’s monstrous health hacking its body to pieces
Now on its last legs Dozer reluctantly allowed Decklan to go forward alone seeking to gain the stat gains of this Raid Boss Ivan and Terra hurried after him Terra to provide support Ivan who watched them both with calculating eyes hoping to swipe the stat gains for himself In a way it was amusing to Decklan for his subordinates to be so greedy
But something about Ivan’s attitude resurrected a vicious streak that Decklan had slowly let fall asleep in his stay in Donnyton
If this fucker tried anything funny he would regret it
The Raid Boss spun around its tail smashing towards them Decklan gracefully leapt over it earning himself another skill level in Jump leaving long jagged scratches across the skin of the Raid Boss as he sliced downwards in a practiced motion barely missing a beat Decklan had to hold back a grin There was something about this life with the system It was just so much fun
Wisely noticing that he didn’t need her help Terra retreated avoiding the blow Gritting his teeth Ivan imitated Decklan his much lower control making itself known as he smashed into the tail and rolled over it in a ball of limbs
Decklan smiled slightly but sprinted off after the Raid Boss which had erupted into motion dashing into a nearby thicket of trees
Right when he was about to pursue Decklan saw a thorny vine rising out of the ground in front of him wiggling back and forth
Frowning Decklan crossed his arms But we did all the work
The vine pointed at Decklan shook itself then spun in a lazy circle as if to say You are the one that brought it here to me I can’t be everywhere now can I
Then it flicked the thorny vine clearly telling him to wait Decklan just sighed exasperated
He had been aware that The Ghosthound’s strange plant pet Thorn had been following his squad and mopping up a lot of the weaker minions of the raid boss draining their bodies of blood and delivering them to Sam
Sam was delighted at the intact bone structure of enemies killed this way and had impressed upon Decklan that this was a pet of the Ghosthound and he should allow it free reign assisting it whenever possible