Once again, I release the kinetic energy before it builds up, and clashes against the wind outside. My heart continues to beat, building more and more kinetic energy. For the first time, I feel my mana reserves depleting. Really slowly but surely.The construct works differently than I thought. It doesn't only use 30% of my generated mana. Well, it does, but it also starts reaching for more as time passes. Currently around 35% of my mana?Interesting. So, what did I screw up?Forcing myself to calm down, I examine my construct and my heart, but I can't find anything that should be stopping me from turning off the construct out of my mana flow. Is the mana heart much more delicate than I thought? Is it difficult to work around it and does it mess up my construct?Another wave of kinetic energy explodes outside of the hole inside the room, and I ignore the roaring wind that blows into the room and hits my body strong enough to push it. The wind is just a distant sound in the back of my

bella comes closer, her eyes wide as she stays nearby while looking up at me."I spoke with Alie," she begins, referring to the girl who still shyly glances towards us, "I told her about Biscuit."Ah, I see. The first conversation with a different civilization is about the gluttonous telepathic dog. Nice. Nothing to worry about."At first she didn't understand what is doggo, but then I described Biscuit to her a bit more," she pauses dramatically for a second, ensuring I'm listening and with a serious look on her face, "Alie then became happy and… and," another pause as if she still can't comprehend it.What then? I know it's probably something super silly, but you are making me curious. Tell me already."She said that we can eat him!" she says, deep outrage clear in her voice, even jumping up a pitch.Oh, that kind of makes sense. They must have a similar problem with food as we do, right? I wonder how they deal with it. This is the information we need to get from them first.Also, I

POV Aaron DaltonDamn, why me? Why did I have to end up with these two psychos? Once again, I have to watch as Tess and Sophie stand against each other, their mana flaring ominously."It has nothing to do with logic. People don't think logically in situations like this. It's you and him that are not normal!” Sophie screams at Tess.Their confrontation scares me. Tess is terrifyingly powerful, and Sophie is too. But maybe it's good if they talk this out like this?“You don't need to worry. If he said he will protect her, he will do it," Tess answers calmly.Sophie paces nervously, “Look, Tess, I know you understand him better than me. I realize that, but I just can't… She's my sister. She won't even join the community. How do I know she is fine? I only have his word.”“Yes, but there's nothing you can do. So bursts of emotions like this won't help you much.”I feel pressure on my mind as Sophie turns to Tess, her eyes deep as the ocean.“If you try something on my mind, I'll… I'll reac

"So, your first floor was to survive in the forest for one month, but there was no deadly rain, no nights without the sun, and in the end, you only had to fight against groups of strong monsters or continue to run away from them.""Yes, that's it."Damn it, isn't it more like easy difficulty?"And the second floor?""A mana-infused kingdom and the floor quest was to witness the destruction of the capital. It was really terrifying. They called him Paragon, and he totally destroyed it in a few minutes, a city with probably millions of people" this time it's Goldie who says it, a young woman with blonde hair.Oh? So they even nerfed paragons? And what the heck? They call this Hard?Then one option hits me. Is it possible that people in our difficulty were nerfed as well? Did they weaken Lissandra, the Champions, Paragons, and the emperor?That… is a scary thought.Taking a moment, I send perceiving mana as far as I can and when I don't detect anything other than vermin, I decide to stay

eyes keep going between the group of people and the doggo that proudly shouts (Food) while pointing at them with his tentacle.While I try not to think about what it might mean, Isabella continues to pull my sleeve, reminding me that I promised her she could play with Biscuit 13 times even though I know for sure that I promised it 12 times and she added one, perhaps thinking that I wouldn't notice.But enough of that, there's more important stuff going on! Did the little dog hoard a bunch of people to eat them? It certainly looks like it, but the longer I observe them, the more I notice that they are not scared of him at all. And damn it, you would be scared if there was some dog herding you like a sheep and using you as food!Biscuit, you will give me a heart attack one day!I grab him and lift him up, his hind legs dangling. He still looks like he's smiling as he stares at me while slowly blinking. I shake him slightly and he only woofs at me, seemingly enjoying it.You silly creat