《Now entering a safe zone 15 minutes remaining until you are forcefully ejected from the safe zone. Realm 1 -> Realm 2 achieved!》 His body coursed with power. The change from the increase in realm was instant. Rhys felt the aches, bruises and exhaustion simply melt away. It was nothing like a potion. The burst in vitality simply made every bit of damage he'd taken lesser, he was just far healthier than he had been. It was heady, even more so than his previous realm upgrade it was- He took out his soulsword and began going through sword forms in the white room. Step forward, slash, [Twin Strike] 《S achievement reward: All Trial skill levels increased according to achievement rating! [Twin Strike] level increase! [Phantom Step] level increased!》 The second stab appeared a little to the side of his blade, a secondary spectral knife stabbing alongside his own. [Twin Strike] was now level 6. Even at realm two, the level meant that the sec

Rhys took a deep shaking breath. It wasn't that he was out of breath from jogging for two hours. It was more the fact that he was about to meet his maker. He knocked on the door of a fairly worn-down house. It wasn't his childhood home. They had to downsize to something cheaper. He still blamed himself for that. At least the neighborhood wasn't terrible. Early risers were out and about, going through their morning routine. The birds chirpin- The door flung open. "Rhys Artisan! What the hell is wrong with you?! We were worried sick!" The shouting was loud enough for the entire neighborhood to hear. His mother, Mrs. Robinson, cared little for the looks as she glared at her son, hands on her hips, demanding answers. Rhys cleared his throat, more nervous about this than fighting the Bone Sovereign. "I wanted to say sorry in person. Can I come in?" His mom narrowed her eyes. He had expected more yelling and maybe even

The heroic [Oracle] put her gauntleted arms around the three young adults as she gave the biggest smile to Barry. "Who are these cuties then?" Her voice wasn't much quieter with her mouth right next to their ears. Rhys was certain he'd have hearing damage if he were still a normal mortal. Clara and Milock were definitely dazed as their eardrums popped and they looked at a celebrity of old. Barry had his hands blocking his ears. "Goddamnit, Seff. I'm going to have to move again if you keep standing out there." "Ah, but what a shame it'd be if you had to move from this…" Seffara looked around and gave the surrounding neighborhood a look of disgust. "Place." Rhys looked at the two jousting friends… they were probably friends. Seffara's face was awfully close to his, and his heart was beating a hundred miles an hour. Not out of awe but out of nervousness. A ninth realm adventurer like her could definitely hear it… could she hea

After-action assessments were an adventurer's standard. They were one of the best ways for higher realm adventurers to get involved in your development without achievement penalties. Hell, if you were feeling particularly ballsy, you could post your actions and videos online and have a hundred little internet gremlins giving you their dissertations and analyses of why you were wrong and why you should feel bad about every decision you made. Of course, Rhys's success in his Trials showed that he was a step above those armchair analysts. …It was probably karma that his first after-action report was being done in front of Seffara the freaking Sapphire. And his friends were watching. Yeah, this was definitely karma for the stuff he'd typed when he was younger. He looked at Barry. The orc seemed to have a lot of influence over the heroine of old. "Do Clara and Milock need to be here?" "Always good to get more opinions.

Skills were the defining factor among lower realm adventurers. At the level Rhys was operating at, active skills were basically special moves you reserved and utilized at key moments. Passive skills were the ones that visibly differentiated you as an [Infiltrator] from other [Infiltrators]. "Actually, before skill selection." Milo groaned. "Oh, come on." "Before my skill selection, we have to go over my realm rewards for S grade achievements first." It was satisfying watching everyone's reactions. Seffara stopped her drink midway, then noticed him smirking at her reaction and scowled. Milock's eyes grew wide, and Clara… was still deep in thought. Barry didn't show any reaction, but there was no way the old orc wasn't impressed. 《Due to your achievement rating, you may choose which reward to receive among the following S-grade rewards: An additional Trial skill point allocation Upgrade an existing piece of equipmen