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ER: Interlude

“Is this world fraying? Will it crumble from the crack?” Voiceless thoughts floated through the absolute black, a tiny golden crack the only light, and beyond it lay Everrain.

“Nonsense...

Chapter 164 - The Labyrinth

45th of Season of Air, 59th year of the 32nd cycle

“Morning, Pumpkin.” Maelstrom waved at Newt and his group of fifteen disciples as they approached the gathering spot. Tidebreaker Abyss ...

ER: Chapter 54 - Diary of Success

Day 89, 5:30 AM

I’ve found a decent pace. Around ten loops of reading, then, practicing spells on my own, fighting monsters, playing board games, cooking, hunting. It almos...

Chapter 163 - The Sage’s City

44th of Season of Air, 59th year of the 32nd cycle

Sage’s City spread in all directions like a giant white monster, its titanic maw waiting to snap and devour countless cultivators touring ...

ER: Chapter 53 - The Infinite Library

Day 100, 8:30 AM

My hands have been shuddering ever since last night. I’ve been devouring fifteen books per day, relying on hyper-stimulator and my mental stats to build up...

Chapter 162 - Ancient History

44th of Season of Air, 59th year of the 32nd cycle

Newt, his eyes closed, sat on his bed in the airship’s private cabin. Within his realm, he toiled, making what few improvements he could w...

ER: Chapter 52 - Terms of Use

Day 86, 6:20 AM

Hadriuse’s servants slept better than anyone currently alive in this world, assuming Harlos’s inn is any indication of average bedding quality. Unwillingl...

Chapter 161 - Changes

48th of Season of Fire, 59th year of the 32nd cycle

The sect canceled the trial of the Wander’s Forest and made a number of other changes. Sect Master Greenthorn, in agreement with the vene...

Chapter 160 - Budding Doubts

48th of Season of Fire, 59th year of the 32nd cycle

Newt reached his residence, the generic housing which all core disciples received as a benefit of their status. The only use he found for t...

ER: Chapter 51 - Hadriuse’s Abode

Day 85, 9:00 PM

The building stretches left and right of me with no end in sight. Based on the elegant, tall windows, the ceilings are at least twenty feet tall, and everythi...

Chapter 159 - The Number Games

48th of Season of Fire, 59th year of the 32nd cycle

The whole situation seemed surreal. Nine moons ago, the sect was a ruined battleground, but as Newt walked the path towards the inner elder...

ER: Chapter 50 - Extermination Complete

Day 79, 10:10 AM

Floor after floor we went, clearing abominations until we reached the stairway leading to the seventy-fifth. The big, slow lugs made for easy kills, mounting them and steerin...

Chapter 158 - The Third Solstice

45th of Season of Fire, 59th year of the 32nd cycle

“Big brother?” Newt knew he was delirious. Dandelion gripping his arm and helping him stand straight was a figment of a dying man’s i...

ER: Chapter 49 - Big Stick

Day 77, 12:30 PM

I hop off the smoking remains of the eighty-foot-long abomination. As advertised, Edna’s landmine ended it in an instant. The monster’s impenetrable shell worked against ...

Chapter 157 - The Run

44th of Season of Fire, 59th year of the 32nd cycle

Newt ran, fiery blasts exploding from his feet, propelling him impossibly fast. The sun had long since set, and he did not pause to admire ...

Chapter 156 - Two Weeks to Death

29th of Season of Fire, 59th year of the 32nd cycle

Newt sprinted out of the jungle, clutching his glaive. The weapon was impressive to say the least. Ever since he parted ways with Greenbow ...

ER: Chapter 48 - Old Habits

Day 77, 9:45 AM

My head is pounding. I should ask Edna whether she can do some aspirin magic or something. While loathe to, I open my eyes, my guts queasy.

“Hello, cr...

Chapter 155 - An Outdated Quest

59th of Season of Water, 59th year of the 32nd cycle

Realm spirits, old ghosts, honorable ancestors, there were many names for what was left of Coldsteel. Like Magmin, such entities lacked a ...

ER: Chapter 47 - Abomination Floors

Day 76, 5:20 PM

With ten attribute points to spare, I sank three of them into intellect, to round it at thirty-five, increasing my mental acuity by a third, reaching around e...

Chapter 154 - Old Ghost

64th of Season of Earth, 58th year of the 32nd cycle

Nearly an entire moon had passed since the crash. Newt’s party carefully avoided any spirit beasts they came across, even though their r...

Chapter 153 - Trek

38th of Season of Earth, 58th year of the 32nd cycle

The sun was setting, the jungle growing dimmer, and Newt was the first to spot the snout as it appeared from behind the trees. Head-sized ...

ER: Chapter 46 - Exceptions

Day 71, 6:30 AM

My lids feel like they are burning as Lucy shakes me from my sleep. I struggle to crack them open, but they resist, wanting nothing more than to stay shut for another hour or ...

Chapter 152 - Due North

38th of Season of Earth, 58th year of the 32nd cycle

Alabaster sat alone, away from prying eyes. She stared at the ruins of her once mighty sect and wept. A day had passed since the attack, a...

ER: Chapter 45 - Chores

Day 70, 8:30 PM

Since I don’t plan on fighting Edna, I pick Initial Overpower Resistance and check my new level up condition.

“Cast at ...

Chapter 151 - The Fall

38th of Season of Earth, 58th year of the 32nd cycle

Blue skies above, jungle below, and mountains in the distance. The ruined Explorer’s Gate airship still screamed through the air at brea...

Chapter 150 - The Flight

37th of Season of Earth, 58th year of the 32nd cycle

The blue skies—were not. Instead of a deep blue, blackness welcomed Newt and his five fellow disciples as they climbed out of the cargo ...

ER: Chapter 44 - Overrun

Day 70, 4:05 PM

The first floor is overrun. Forget a bunch of beginner-friendly land lobsters, nearly invisible orb-weaver threads are criss-crossing the trees. Some are torn...

Chapter 149 - The Search

37th of Season of Earth, 58th year of the 32nd cycle

The problem with going up became immediately apparent. The airship left the sect’s defenses. An explosion to the left rocked them, scatt...

ER: Chapter 43 - The Mission

Day 66, 5:45 AM

Finally, a night during which I didn’t feel bugs crawling all around me or vines reaching out towards me to check whether I was alive or dead. Initi...