Novels by Mystic_dark

First of all, I want to take this opportunity to apologize for my inability to update any chapters over the past few days. I've really been going through a lot—family issues and other personal matters. Honestly, I still don’t know how I’ll make it up to everyone who’s stuck with me and read every chapter, but I promise I’ll find a way to make up for the missed updates.—Before Alec, Arthur, and Brandon reached the center of the Arena Square, they were joined by the rest of the Gordon Clan members who had also been in the team that was created by Selene, the moment it happened, Alec felt a wave of nostalgia, as he felt like this call was more of an old team gathering, and he wasn’t wrong. Because when they arrived at the Arena square, the others were already in position, Pale and Katie stood off to one side, Lucas sat alone with his arms crossed on another side, and Beatrice lingered quietly in another corner, her eyes fixed on the two figures standing atop the small raised stage in

But now with one of the so-called smart ones giving them a justifiable excuse to attack, the crowd jumped at it without hesitation, after all, none of them had the courage to face Arthur or Brandon alone, the only way they dared make a move was as a group, as none wanted to be a lesson for the others.As a portion of the mob surged toward Arthur and Brandon, two hung back including the one who incited the charge, subtly distancing themselves from the fray, and those were the ones Arthur and Brandon really wanted in the first place—the ones pushing this so-called challenge from behind the scenes, including the mage Arthur had already knocked out, that made four key instigators.Now that they had their targets, the first step was clearing out the expendable mob in front of them.“Come,” Arthur said with a grin, dashing into the incoming wave of mages, and what happened next was far from what anyone watching from afar would have expected.One hit—that was all it took, every strike from

Below Terran’s peak, a group of Tier 6 mages waited, these were the ones who still believed they had a chance at victory.Although they had watched the battles Pale and Katie had been in and realized that such powerful individuals were not to be taken lightly, however they hadn’t seen Alec fight yet and were unaware of his true strength.They assumed Alec was clearly weaker than them, and the fact that he hadn’t even shown the courage to face them yet only inflated their confidence, they even started to spread rumours about how they would easily break him into pieces.They were convinced that Alec wasn’t as strong as Lucas, Pale, or even Beatrice, from what they’d heard, back when Alec was the leader of the team it seemed the group hadn’t made such progress they were showing now, which meant that the current strength of the group had to be a result of their own progress after they returned home.And being ignorant of Alec and his Gordons clansmen true abilities, they believed the oth

“Old man, spare me some face! How could you still do this to me in the presence of my disciples?” Terran protested, wearing an expression of wounded pride, but Alderic simply ignored him, levitating toward Alec with a smile.“I’ve come to see you again. I need your help with a little problem,” Alderic said, causing Alec to flinch, raising his elbow in surprise at how suddenly the man had appeared.Alec was already a Tier 6 mage, with an agility stat over three hundred, which means he was fast enough to match the speed of many Tier 7 mages, and the Agility stats didn’t just boost his speed; but it also enhanced his reaction time and attack speed too, and that’s was why he could fight against the Tier 7 goblin on equal footing and even look like he surpassed him in speed. Yet, despite all that, he couldn’t even sense how the old man had closed the distance between them.“So, what can I do for you? If it’s about another transaction, I’m afraid my hands are tied right now,” Alec said,

#Royal PalaceIn the throne room of the Central Kingdom, King Alexander stood tall as a cloaked middle-aged man addressed him, the man’s face was hidden, as his presence was shrouded in secrecy.“Send this message to the other four kingdoms, they are to prepare the participants who will represent their kingdoms, as agreed. Everyone will compete for their chance to enter the top hundred,” the man said in a calm but commanding tone.“Sir Envoy, you need not worry, your message will be delivered promptly, we all understand how the competition is structured,” King Alexander replied. “We’ve been waiting for this day for a long time, no one would forget something as crucial as the rules.”The cloaked man gave a slight nod. “Then I shall return, in ten days, a group of mages will arrive to assist the Northern Kingdom with the necessary preparations.”“There’s something I wanted to ask, Sir Envoy,” Alexander added. “Is it possible to shift the hosting rights to my kingdom? I don’t believ

“Ahhhh, you damn monster!” Red roared, realizing that avoiding a clash with Alec was no longer an option, he unhooked his battle axe from his back with his left hand, despite the pain etched across his face, his resolve was clear as he lunged at Alec, swinging his axe in a wide horizontal arc.“Finally grew another pair of balls!” Alec taunted, tapping the hilt of his Changdao with his left thumb, sending the blade slightly upward just as Red closed in.[> Mid Tier Spell – Iaido <]Time seemed to slow around Alec as he vanished into a blur, passing Red in an instant. Just moments before, he’d been standing squarely in front of him—yet now he stood behind him, back to back, and his left hand still holding the sheathed blade down as if he’d never drawn it at all.To the stunned onlookers, it was as if a Tier 6 mage had just broken the natural order, surpassing a Tier 7 being in both speed and technique, they couldn’t even track his movement. Only the eerie stillness and Alec’s compo

“Your Majesty, if we do not receive reinforcements within the next three days, we may lose this battle,” one of Jerome’s Tier 1 captains spoke urgently, addressing the brooding Jerome as he sat upon his throne.The entire J-Clan Kingdom had been thrust into a state of war ever since the capital had been attacked. At present, they remained in the dark about the identity of the assailants or the kingdom from which the attackers have originated, as no kingdom insignia or flags were present on the black armoured warriors. It was a surprise assault that even King Jayden could have never foreseen, as the attackers had managed to strike without revealing their allegiance.Undoubtedly, they possessed some affiliation, yet one thing was certain: the invading army did not belong to any of the forces within the Wastelands. As none of the Wasteland kingdoms possessed nor the army or the capacity to mount such a grand-scale assault, targeting not only the main kingdom but also attempting to di

“Arrrgh! Why? How could you all allow this to happen?” The Orc chieftain’s voice reverberated through the throne room as he paced angrily, his bare chest heaving. Outside the massive window adjacent to the throne room, three immense images of grieving Orcs that had two stars revolving around them were displayed.The more he gazed at the images, the stronger his urge grew to clench his hands in his hair and pull them out in frustration.Although three Tier 2 kingdoms under their rule had been swiftly destroyed without resistance, it felt as if the battle had been between a child and an adult, the chieftain demanded an explanation for their rapid defeat.While all three kingdoms had suffered destruction, it was evident that the first to fall was indicated by the Orc image on the verge of disappearing above that particular kingdom.The loss of the Goblin kingdom, that was previously responsible for handling distasteful tasks they wished to avoid, had already stung when Jax decimated it.

As Lyra slowly advanced, the other Orc that had survived with the Orc captain was already sweating. However, when he glanced sideways, he noticed his leader making hand signals indicating that he had to make a run for it, but the orc hesitated; as he didn’t want to make himself Lyra’s next target, but the stern stare from his leader made it clear that rejecting a direct order meant certain death. Caught between the archer and his captain, he knew he had no choice.Their line of work was inherently risky, as they ventured into enemy territory without support, however, this mission had proven to be a complete failure. And it no seemed there was no hope left for their squad, with only two members remaining. With a nod, the orc signalled that he understood the plan and was prepared to proceed, this elicited a smile from the orc captain, who then gave another hand signal, counting down from three.As soon as he reached zero, the other orc swiftly got up and attempted to flee, Lyra’s

Silently, a group of ten Orcs emerged, encircling the remnants of the destroyed Goblin kingdom, and concealing their presence, their objective was to gather intelligence about the kingdom, or race that had dared to attack the Goblins kingdom, and was also capable of annihilating them before aid could arrive. These ten Orcs were elite spies dispatched by the Orc empire.While they possessed a smaller stature than the main Orc warriors, this reduction in size did not diminish their strength, in fact, they remained just as formidable as their larger counterparts, relying on their swiftness to compensate, while equipped with lighter and more nimble weaponry, they eschewed the heavy arms typically favoured by other large Orcs.“Move out!” commanded their leader, urging them to close the distance to the walls of the Goblin kingdom as the pass through boulders, their current position hindered their ability to gather information, obstructed by the towering walls constructed by the Goblins.

The news of Jax’s successful obliteration of the Goblin kingdom had rapidly spread throughout the J-Clan kingdom. King Jayden wasted no time in dispatching numerous message birds to the subordinate kings under him, officially announcing Jax’s victory over the Tier 2 Goblin kingdom at the border.While others might have been oblivious to Jax’s recent exploits, King Jayden himself couldn’t deny that he wasn’t well-informed about Jax’s movements. Though the Orc empire may still be unaware, but King Jayden knew that it wouldn’t be long before they gathered the intelligence that Jax and his army were responsible for the destruction of the Goblin kingdom. And when the news would inevitably make its way back to the Orc empire, they would then disseminate it further, therefore, Jayden wanted to ensure that he spread the news from his own kingdom before the Orc empire had the chance, starting with his children and the other general kings under his rule.–When Jessie received the messag

The Orc kingdoms near the area were not the only ones to catch wind of the situation of the wailing Goblin and realised that the Tier 2 Goblin Kingdom had been destroyed; some of the human kingdoms situated close to the borders of the Wastelands also became aware of what was happening.Meanwhile, in the capital palace of the J Clan, King Jayden gazed out of his window watching the image of the wailing goblin in distance, though his spies had yet to deliver any messages, but he felt no need to wait for their reports to understand who had initiated the attack on the Goblin kingdom, leading to its demise.After all, only Jax had sent him a letter declaring war, and he was the sole human king who had made recent movements with his army. King Jayden had initially anticipated that it would take Jax days to conquer any kingdom of his choosing, however, he had never expected Jax to completely destroy another Tier 2 kingdom. Jax had accomplished something that most of the other Tier 2 human