All Chapters of The Mistreated Heir Is An Urban God: Chapter 111
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For one more time, I check our surroundings and the room next to the one I'm in, and then I close my eyes, focusing on the flow of my mana and my body as I sit down.I cast a glance over the room again, taking in the sparse furniture and worn rug underfoot. It becomes quiet and I stop feeling the cold of the room as I delve deep into myself. Slowly, carefully, I reach out and start deeply inspecting the construct I made before. Now, after some time has passed, I realize even more how terrible and inefficient it is.When I inspect the construct, I can't help but see its shortcomings glaring back at me. It's like I used a stone tool when a scalpel was needed, making it rough around the edges, the energy moving in jagged jerks rather than smooth waves.The Reinforcement construct is sucking up around thirty percent of my mana and strengthening my body, amounting to what I would be able to do with 10% instead of 30%.But hey, it's not like I had a perfect situation while creating it.Draw
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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
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h boy, I swear I spend most of my time here complaining and trying not to lose my left arm. I look at the aforementioned arm; even days after restoring it, it remains pale up to the shoulder.The light here isn't exactly made for sunbathing and I'm wearing warm clothes, but I expected at least some hint of a tan? At least on my hand. Maybe it's not as perfect as I thought it would be? Lily's skill level might not be high enough, so the arm is pale because of this.It's a pretty mild aftereffect, I must say.Noname (Hell, group 4) -Grumpy, is everything fine?Grumpy (Hell, group 4) - Yes! Some food would be nice, but StrongestOne is doing what he can, even sharing it with me! So be nice to him the next time we meet.Lily. Why are you even defending him now when he spent some time not even telling us that you are with him? Who knows what thoughts are going through his head. Silly girl.Noname (Hell, group 4) -Your arm?Grumpy (Hell, group 4) - It's growing nicely! Already close to the e
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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
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t heartbeat.Armor made of mana appears on my body. As always it's super simple and not very intricate.Second heartbeat.The Gargoyle reaches me and I use all this kinetic energy to strengthen my body, but this time not only my endurance but also my speed while my head rings and my body continues to complain.Before the fist reaches me, I grab it and, using the energy of the monster's swing, I throw it over my shoulder, against the wall of the house. The monster is send flying through the wall and into the room. Without even turning around, two cones of absorbed kinetic energy shoot behind me, obliterating two invisible monsters sneaking up on Isabella.Another heartbeat and I dash inside the room, punching the gargoyle right in its face, making it stagger backwards before dodging under its swing and hitting its bottom chin. Then I use the force of its attack to throw it on the ground, stepping on its neck.What now you asshole? Did you have fun?Mana explodes from the gargoyle and I
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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
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“I’m back…”The searing agony of being consumed by flames seemed to linger in his body. Li Shun lay flat on the bed for a long while before the pain gradually receded.Once his mind settled, he abruptly sat up. His expression turned solemn as he intoned in a low voice,“I examine myself thrice each day.”As the words fell, a translucent, illusory high crown condensed above his head. At the same time, his coarse linen clothes transformed into a wide, flowing robe.The events of the “previous day” flashed rapidly through his mind like a revolving lantern, finally freezing at the moment he was mercilessly engulfed by towering flames.Only after the “daily self-examination” concluded did the illusory crown and robe dissolve like ripples in water.Li Shun let out a long breath, as though a heavy burden had been lifted.“The world is growing more chaotic by the day. Especially here in Lengshan County, a remote frontier with weak defenses.”“If not for the supreme treasure I carry, I would h
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"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
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e I am, alone in the desolate city, a noble human on his graceful hunt. Only my prey isn't a powerful beast, a majestic dragon, or a sneaky griffin.No, it's a goddamn sparrow. A bird not much bigger than the oversized pigeon, and apparently blessed with the agility of Biscuit when he is trying to steal some food.I stalk my nemesis with inhuman determination... well, let's call it a determination of a bulldozer, as I'm currently crashing into walls here and there, unable to fully control my speed.I can't help but see the irony: A mighty me reduced to a maniac chasing down a bird. Yet as I plow through the city and the walls, I think how absurdly ridiculous it all is.But! I can't give up. At this point this is personal! I swear this little asshole did laugh after I missed the last attack.I swear this sparrow did laugh at me! I'm not crazy.I boost my body more and then push to the side to dodge one of the houses while my [Perception] tracks the animal that continues to fly in betwe
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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