2025-12-19 16:00:19Five minutes.
I just needed to stay under water for five minutes to reach the little corner of hidden items I had prepared. Simple, very simple, I thought even as I dodged another tentacle, followed by another sharp pull to avoid the huge body of the beast, staying as close to the bottom of the river as I could manage. It was dangerous. The temptation to escape the river early, hoping that I could slip back to the camp was sweet, but unless the option was between that and immediate death, I wasn't willing to make that call. Trying to approach the camp from the same direction was a suspicion I couldn't handle, not at the moment. Another slash to kill a fish, even as I used my empty hand to pull myself to the side, dodging another tentacle attack as the beast tried to stay at the same direction as me. I was lucky that the beast was an ambush predator, I realized as I dodged another attack. It was fast, and it was strong, but its underw
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#48: River Revelation
The rest of the day had passed without anything of note ... though it was fascinating just how easily I started referred another half a day filled with killing dangerous monsters hungry for human blood, all the while experimenting with a magical effect that created some kind of magical command effect. Extraordinary became ordinary in quick order. Ultimately, that was life. The assistance of Jertann started to provide after his promotion played a significant role in the ease I was experiencing. I had no idea what was the ability Jertann received, but it was clearly significant, as he could actually take down large beasts while coordinating with the others even without my assistance. Much to the surprise of the rest of the camp. I had stayed close for the first few attempts, ready to intervene if things went chaotic, but his performance had been satisfactory. He had the ability to take down the beasts in just a few blows, showing that his myster
#47: Promotional Ritual
"Can't we rest for just five minutes," Jertann gasped as he run behind me as we rushed forward to cut the path of another beast before they could meet with the second line. For the last four hours, we were continuing our extremely exhausting pace of fighting on the front line of the camp, an elatriss away from the other line, rushing back and forth to kill any large beast that was on the path of meeting with the line of the unaffiliated. I even used Charisma sparingly to occasionally draw the more crowded waves of the smaller beasts, which allowed the smaller beasts to gather around me, only to be cut down by my halberd. I had lost my earlier hesitance to show off for one important reason, the reaction of the knights against that elephant-sized tiger. With their incredible performance, I developed a better understanding of what might have been truly threatening to the ruling powers, and what I had was certainly not that. That didn't mean I lov
#46: Ward Plan
I decided to make my first showing for the Greens, though that was less about my existing impression of the Blacks, but the appearance of a large beast rushing forward, toward the border between Greens and the unaffiliated. I wasn't the only one who noticed the beast. Both groups already noticed, trying to react to it. The unaffiliated tried to pull back, but the Greens were against that, forcing the group to take the point against the beast. Considering the ragtag nature of the unaffiliated group — put together at the last moment, armed badly, struggling morale, and with no plan for how to deal with the approaching beast — it was not far from attempted manslaughter. Or murder, I decided as I noticed one of the Greens taking the weapon of a young man, yet forcing him to stay on the line when he tried to pull back. I expected the camp to collapse without leadership — which was the whole reason I stayed, as chaos would allow me to experiment eas
#45: Camp Division
As I walked back with two beasts in tow, I expected two things. First, I expected to meet with the caravan midway as the first carts started to move, hurrying up to catch up with the others. Second, I expected to create a spectacle as I dragged two large beasts back with me. Curiously, neither happened. As I moved back, I could see that, rather than piling the tents on the ground, they were establishing those tents again, just in a tighter manner, closer to the huge bonfire. Very interesting, as other camps were already on the move, which meant that ours would stay back. No one paid attention to me, because everyone was locked into a huge row that was going in the middle of the camp… Between several people, from all three gangs on one side … and Jertann on the other. Curious, I thought as I dragged forward, with most people didn't even paying attention to me, either busy watching the argument or setting the tents. Setting the camp in a tighter
#44: Charisma Lure
"Stay with Master Qimir," I warned Jertann and the rest as we reached the edge of the camp. "The smell of the food will gather a crowd, and I don't want my food to be spoiled, understood?" I said as I finally put down my plate. I had recovered enough to feel confident against an unexpected situation, even some spare to experiment with Charisma. 《Health (182/225)》 "Are you sure you want to go forward alone? Maybe one of us should…" he started, but fell silent after I gestured to him. "Not necessary, not when I finally have my weapon," I declared as I twirled the halberd, making a show of it. A part of it was to turn it into a spectacle, so that my status in the camp would be elevated a bit more to fit my warrior identity … but the real treasure I was after was the Experience. I pushed forward, ignoring the larger groups as I rushed forward. People were hesitant during the night, especially with the absence of the archers, who were the
#43: Camp Delay
Going back to the camp after discarding my disguise was an easy affair, though I still made sure to keep my sword in a way that didn't grab a lot of attention. A magical sword was precious. Exactly how much, I didn't know, but I didn't need an accurate valuation to guess the extent of the trouble it would trigger for me in the camp if that was revealed. And while I was more confident to handle such trouble if the need arose, that didn't mean I would be strutting around, inviting trouble. "Euon, where were you?" was the first question I received as I stepped into the Red section. I might have responded tersely if it wasn't for Jertann's worried tone as he asked the question. Silas and Terma were with him as well, and they were gathered around an open fire, wearing identical worried expressions. Master Qimir was also awake, but he was fiddling with his cart, cooking something if the smell was any indicator. A good idea, as I had no doubt that mo
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