In the year 2020, a new dimension called Realm of Defenders was opened on Earth. It enables the rapid development of technology and more importantly the use of what can only be called magic.

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2 hours prior…
10 or so hours had passed since the Yan Huang Alliance's first wave had attacked the new city. Following this, the other attackers, who had been lying in wait, had finally moved out as well, forming the largest attacking force ever seen in China's virtual gaming history. An army of such a scale looked simply unstoppable, but they were faced with the Skyfall Dynasty, who had suddenly joined the defenders, and Su'Er.
This battle, which should have been easily won, was now tied up in a shocking stalemate because of Su'Er's return.
It was almost impossible to keep count of the casualties, and everyone knew that it would be an incredibly mind-blowing number. Despite having 15 million attackers, they simply couldn't beat back the 3.5 million defenders. This massive battle of attack and defence went from night to dawn and then from dawn to midday without any pause at all or orders of retreat. The defenders had nowhere to retreat to, and the attackers could not retreat no matter what. Once they retreated, they would be filled with humiliation that could never be washed away.
What caused all of this was the strange and miraculous formation that covered the entire battlefield. The formation continuously controlled the battle, giving the defenders countless opportunities and making the attackers suffer bitterly. It was only because of this formation were the defenders able to contend against a force that was 5 times greater than theirs. The Yan Huang Alliance and the other attackers desperately looked for the weak points in the formation, and despite sending out more and more people, they couldn't find anything at all.
After fighting for such a long time, both sides were in a state of severe mental exhaustion. The pace of the battle slowed down, but with such large forces, the number of people dying each second was still astronomical. Su'Er's formations still affected the battlefield. As for Su'Er, she had fallen into a very dangerous state.
Su'Er was holding Heavenly Star with her eyes closed, a calm expression on her face as she continuously controlled the formation. However, there was not a trace of blood in her face, and her hands holding the Heavenly Star had long since started to shake. Beads of sweat constantly rolled down her forehead.
Xiao Qi stood beside Su'Er, continuously wiping her sweat while also trying to convince her to stop and rest. However, Su'Er, who had always been obedient and found it difficult to refuse others, determinedly stayed silent and persisted. Although she knew the consequences of overusing the Heaven's Secrets power, the new city behind her contained the hopes and dreams of countless people. She was willing to give up her life for this.
During this period of time, the Sword Emperor had left the battlefield twice to recover, yet Su'Er had not stopped at all. She knew that once she stopped controlling the Heaven's Secrets Formation, the defenders would immediately be overwhelmed by the attackers and collapse in an instant.
Li Xiao Xue knew this too, so although her heart ached seeing Su'Er like this, she didn't try to force her to stop.
It was approaching Noon, and they had unknowingly guarded her for almost an entire day. Ling Tian, who they had been calling out to in their hearts, still had not appeared, but the new city still had not been destroyed yet. The first wave of attackers had been obliterated by Xiao Qi, and the second wave had been stopped by Su'Er's amazing formation and willpower. However, she was reaching her limits.
Su'Er was just a girl… a girl who everyone recalled as weak and tender – she wasn't a god.
"Little Su Su," The way Li Xiao Xue spoke to Su'Er changed. The Su'Er she saw today completely changed her impression of her. She truly liked and respected this girl from the bottom of her heart, "You're so amazing. If the new city can really overcome this disaster, you'll become the author of this miracle. Since we've persisted until now, let's make a final struggle."
Li Xiao Xue turned and looked at Xiao Qiu Feng and Skyfall. There was not a trace of weariness in her eyes, and although her voice was hoarse from speaking, there was still an air of confidence within it, "Heavenly King Skyfall and Alliance Master Xiao, immediately give the order for people not to use ultimate skills with long cooldown times so they can keep them and use them at a moment's notice."
By now, Skyfall and Xiao Qiu Feng understood that every order from Li Xiao Xue was incredibly important. They immediately relayed her order. Li Xiao Xue turned and looked at the battlefield littered with corpses as a hazy and profound look appeared in her eyes, "No matter if we win or lose, this battle is fated to go down in history."
"Su Su, shrink down the formation and try to make it so that the formation mostly covers our own players. Cancel the current formation and prepare to activate… the Yellow Springs Struggle Formation!"
Su'Er slightly lowered her hands, and just this simple action took her an enormous amount of her strength, causing her body to slightly sway. The light around the Heavenly Star did not change, and the new formation was not immediately activated. Su'Er's white lips parted as she asked with a slight sense of hesitation, "Do we really… have to use that?"
"Mm," Li Xiao Xue nodded, "We've already given it all, and many miracles have happened. As such, no matter what the result is, we'll leave it to the heaven's will… even if we lose, we have to make the other side suffer a heavy loss in exchange for their victory."
Su'Er did not say anything else and raised up the Heavenly Star again. The formation quickly shrank and changed. In the next instant, a large formation of light flashed on the battlefield and then disappeared. Compared to the formation from before, this one was a third of the size, and it didn't extend to the northernmost parts of the battlefield. The light of the formation… was now blood-red!
The Yellow Springs Struggle Formation was the cruellest formation out of Su'Er's 12 Heaven's Secrets Formations. Once the formation was activated, the Physical Attack Power and Magic Attack Power of everyone within the formation were doubled while their Physical and Magic Defence and Resistances fell to 0… there was also a mental effect: the formation would bring out all of the violence that resided within people…
Yellow Springs Struggle Formation… a cruel formation that allowed people to give a final struggle with one foot already in the Yellow Springs of death!
This was a Heaven's Secrets Formation that Li Xiao Xue did not want to use because once this formation was activated, it would mean that their final struggle had begun. However, at this moment, she had no other choice - Su'Er couldn't last for much longer. Li Xiao Xue was incredibly intelligent and dabbled in many things including medicine. Moreover, she was an esper herself. From Su'Er's complexion, she could tell that she had depleted all of her mental energy, and was now consuming… her lifeforce!
As such, she decisively made this decision.
"Heavenly King Skyfall and Alliance Master Xiao, give the order… disperse the defensive formation and form an attacking formation. All professions… including Shield Bearers, are to give up on defending and attack at all costs!"
With the Yellow Springs Struggle Formation activated, once Li Xiao Xue's orders were spread, the battlefield became a terrifying purgatory of death.
The defenders gave up on their goal of defending the new city and roared as they unleashed all of their ultimate skills with their boosted Attack Power. With millions of players unleashing their ultimate skills and with everyone's Defence lowered, in just a few seconds countless attacking players were annihilated, leaving behind innumerable corpses.
This beautiful attack felt like a sharp blade had stabbed into the attackers, causing Long Tian Yun and the other leaders' faces to fall. Following this, the Yellow Spring Struggle Formation's effects on the players' minds manifested, causing all players to possess a frantic desire to cut their enemies into a thousand pieces. Boundless hatred swept out from the players, igniting like a flame that shot to the heavens. Everyone's expressions changed as their faces became savage as a beast's.
The attackers forgot their goal of destroying the new city, and the defenders forgot their duty to protect the new city. They couldn't even hear the orders of their leaders anymore. Their entire world became one of killing… they had never felt such strong killing intent before!
The 2 oceans of players madly leapt at each other, and everyone had frenzied expressions on their faces as they roared. Their killing intent and hatred could be felt in the air, and the slaughter became countless times as intense as before.
The earth shook as the sky darkened and the wind began to howl.
There was only a single thought in everyone's minds- madly attacking their enemies. Behind every player and under their feet were masses of corpses, and beside them, numerous people fell every second. While their Attack Power had been greatly boosted, their Defence had plummeted; every one of their attacks would cause enemies to fall like stalks of wheat that had been cut.
The battlefield spiralled out of control and fell into utter chaos. Every second, countless players died. The entire battlefield was like a massive meat grinder, and under the effects of the Yellow Springs Struggle Formation, the players only had attacking on their minds. The only thing that both the attackers and defenders could think of were their enemies dying.
On the platform, Xiao Qiu Feng and Skyfall looked at each other and nodded. They jumped off the platform and rushed into the battlefield. Now that the situation had become like this, there was no need for them to give orders anymore.
The 2 Heaven Ranking experts were like 2 indestructible blades that pierced into the battlefield. The 'Cold Magistrate' Xiao Qiu Feng was at the front, whirling his heavy sword around as he roared. Wherever he passed, no one even saw how he attacked, but the players he passed would fall in droves. The 'Apocalypse Judge' Skyfall followed behind him. In just this short period of time, he had already summoned 20 powerful monsters that ripped into the enemy's lines.

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Year 1, Winter, Third Month, Second Week.
 
Two weeks quickly passed.
Since the villagers could now digest more meat, each feast was using four beasts. Fortunately, conserving the meat wasn't a problem in winter. However, their meat had ended on yesterday's feast and soon the team would need to go out hunting...
Today, they were meeting with the still bedridden Diana to run some scenarios and tactics. Despite being unable to lead them, she was giving them her full support, even though, she felt sad and envious for not being able to go.
This time around, instead of Diana, Tael would be leading them, so it was important for him to get a handle in all possible scenarios. 
To improve their defense and reduce the chance of beasts slipping through them, they increased the number of defenders to six members. To enhance the new shields and upgrade the attackers' weapons, Karl stopped his other projects and focused solely on these weapons. 
Since Diana was staying and they got more energy crystals on their last hunt, the heating circle would stay active. So, after simulating several scenarios and deciding on tactics they were more or less, ready. 
...
Karl laid on the ground and breathed heavily, enjoying the pleasure of finishing an endless task. 
He looked at the enhanced stone knife proudly and amazed. Even after working for almost a year, he couldn't help but be astonished by Alchemy.
'Now, they need to test the Activation Array… This new method is much simpler...'
Master AI taught him the Activation Array almost a month ago, but he couldn't find the time to study and test it. The Array was pretty basic and only took him three days to comprehend it.
                        
The square represented accuracy and held the concept of State. To draw it, Karl had to focus on the aspect binary, either something is or isn't.
The Activation Array interrupts the magic energy's flow in a design, which would be continued once the Array is pressed, forming a switch for the magic tool. 
With this addition, Karl could finally fixate the crystals in the magic tools without activating them continuously. The Activation Array would be placed in the weapon's handle and the user would still have to train a specific activation-grasping move.
Even so, the weapons and tools' function would be majorly improved. Missactivations, activation failures and accidents of crystals falling from the improvised straw glove in the middle of a battle would be greatly reduced.
Now, the design of the elemental weapons was finally complete.
For now, Karl decided to don't modify the bow and arrows because of the small space for placing the crystals and the complicated design of magic composed weapon.
...
The next day, near the water stream.
Unfortunately, the team didn't found any beasts near the village, like last time, so they walked all the way here. They were planning to check near the stream since every beast would need water.
Sania stretched her body and looked at her coat and boots like she was testing their quality. Since the last hunt, Karl had drawn the Toughness Rune in both the coats and boots of every team member, making them stronger to resist attacks and usage.
But, aside from that, Sania was chosen to be a beta tester of another enhancement. He also drew a Lightness Rune on her boots. The Rune was small and didn't have a large effect. Mostly, because it would take too much time and energy for Karl to draw it, but also because it would make it difficult for her to fight.
The idea was to make her movements lighter and also increase her speed, but if the effects ended up being too strong, she would lose balance and control over her body.
Fortunately, Karl drew a small effect Rune and it was powered by environmental magic energy. Even so, Sania had to get used to it, since the Rune's effect was stronger outside the village.
One hour later, she was looking at the horizon praying for a beast to appear soon when Tael gave a signal for the team to stop. 
She looked everywhere excitedly but couldn't find a beast, she could only look at him to see in which direction the disturbance came from. Strangely, Tael was looking confused at the direction of the water.
Before she could react, a long and thick bluish line emerged from the stream and moved towards them. 
It was a snake beast. The 20 meters long and thick beast quickly contracted its body and launched an attack on them. 
Despite the sudden attack, they were on high alert so it didn't take much time for everyone to respond. The archers shoot their arrows on Tael's signal, while the attackers held their weapons, prepared to dodge or attack at any time. 
Toni wasn't the quickest thinker but he didn't hesitate to step up to protect the team, so moving to intercept the snake while activating his defense Array. Half of the arrows hit the snake causing it to hiss, while the other half just slipped through its bluish scales. 
Toni tried his best to block the snake's charge but it was too massive, the impact threw him meters away.
The other defenders trembled but didn't panic, most of them had experienced worse situations, so they activated their shields without delay. 
The snake threw two more defenders and received the second volley of arrows, getting hit by three more arrows. The beast's instinct was to pass through them and knock them with its powerful body, but the prey was blocking it, so it tried to knock them even harder. 
The snake stopped in an upright position and the remaining defenders took the chance to tighten the formation, after the fight against the white wolves their training emphasized the importance of not letting their enemies slip through them. 
The beast hissed and launched another head-on attack, this time the three remaining defenders got pushed three meters back, but fortunately, the second layer was two meters further. 
For the first time in the battle, Sania saw an opportunity to attack and took it. She ran to the back of one defender and used him as a step to jump at the snake, she flew straight ready to bury her dagger in the beast's eye. 
However, the snake reacted just in time to dodge the attack, its counterattack came immediately, it turned around trying to bit her.
Sania wasn't being hasty, the attack had good chances of inflicting damage, or at least it would create an opportunity for the other member by distracting the snake. Fortunately, the team didn't waste her efforts.
The defenders opened a gap in the center and prepared for a fast intervention while the two short-ranged attackers moved to attack the snake.
Despite being in mortal danger, Sania was calm and focused on her task. The beast's movements indicated that it had a water crystal, she could guess it by its movements and flexibility.
She tightened her grip on the dagger and prepared to dodge the beast to the right while cutting its side. Fortunately, the attack followed what Sania expected and she dodged within the right timing.
The dagger entered the snake's scales and Samia ran opening a big cut along its body. Unfortunately, the beast had great muscular control and started to make strong contractions until she was thrown to the ground. 
Sania looked at the snakehead coming for her, but instead freaking out she smiled. The snake hissed in pain and contracted its body trying to shake off the attacks that were hurting everywhere in its body. 
The other attackers made use of Sania's distraction to coordinate a massive attack. They thrust their knives at the snake in different places, instead of opening new cuts, they focused on increasing the size of the cuts made by the arrows. 
The archers didn't stay idle either, under the protection of the defenders they were shooting at the parts clear of attackers, the snake size could also be a disadvantage.
Tael saw Toni and the other thrown defenders coming back to join the formation and intervened:
"Toni, go with them to the other side. If the snake tries to retreat, block its path. After it gets too wounded it might try to escape…" 
Toni nodded and moved to the designed location.
After suffering multiple attacks, the snake gave up on Sania and turned to attack the others. Although she didn't have a muscular body, she didn't suffer too much from her crash, the boots also offer great help decreasing her weight and impact.
She didn't waste this chance and stood up to attack it again. She started to slash at the snake's scales but soon realized that it wouldn't be enough to kill it and decided to give the snake's head another try, but a chance wouldn't come easily.
Tael also tried to shoot at the snake's head but it was moving constantly and he couldn't risk hitting the team members. The attackers couldn't make a fatal wound so they tried to worn it off by attacking one side when it tried to defend the other side. The snake would throw some attackers every time it turned but it wasn't causing much damage to them. The snow was finally working in their favor by reducing the landing impact. 
The snake was getting tired and its wounds were becoming severe, so it decided to give up and run. It turned the massive body around and moved back towards the water trying to escape. 
However, Toni was ready to block it, he intercepted the beast and activated the defense Arrays. The shield couldn't stop the impact completely and started to break, while Toni was being pushed back. The two other defenders placed their shields on each side of Toni and activated the defense Arrays. 
At the cost of hurting their arms and shoulders, the snake's escape was stopped. Before it could retreat to make another attempt, Sania jumped and thrust her dagger on its head. 
The snake swung its head madly, throwing Sania and the defenders to the ground. It kept struggling aimlessly until it finally died.
One broken tooth, two dislocated shoulders, countless bruises and a lot of pain. The team won the battle against the beast without any casualties or severe wounds. Sania couldn't wait to taste the beast's meat.
...
The leading Fighter smiled at the dark grim valley in front of them. 
Lew felt shivers all over his body. Previously, when they entered the ghost section he couldn't imagine a worse atmosphere, but he had been naïve, this was much scarier and deadly.
"We're finally here... This is our last stop, the Death Valley."

Karl always wanted to be a Mage. He was born in the Serion Kingdom, a fully pledged magic Kingdom. Seems like a perfect match, right? Unfortunately, no. He's just a commoner, working endlessly to maintaining the lifestyle of Mages.

On his 15th birthday, his last chance to escape from a miserable life was destroyed when he was deemed to have no magic potential. 

For thousands of Serion's citizens that would be the end of their dreams. But how could this story be any fun, ending like that? 

Follow Karl and his friends while they tried to fight against oppression. Will the system bend them to submission or will they break the chains of destiny? 

Spoiler alert! After thousands of years, an ancient Magic system will be reborn in the small Caiset village.

What should you expect?

- Kingdom Building (For sure! The heavy lifting will come later, I promise! Foundation is important, please be patient);

- Epic battles (A Kingdom is not built without war and conflict. Who doesn't like good fights? Let's bring some excitement to this novel!);

- Multiple leading characters (Karl convinced them to get on the bus, but this is a very long trip and everyone will need to drive a little);

- Scientific Magic System (Especially Alchemy! I'm in no way trying to take the fantasy out of Magic. I just feel like trying to do something more logical. I'll probably stumble on a fine line, but I’m counting on you to keep me on track!);

- World Building (Here, it's where a really need help. Please don't get the wrong idea, I’m not diving without any equipment. I planned the background stories, plot and the world. I just think that you might see somethings I missed);

- Fun?  (I'll try to insert some humor into the story, but that’s an experience we will go through together).

Other points I find important:

Alchemy is mostly crafting magic tools, but it will go a little further down the road. Even if you don't like crafting, weapon enhancing, and whatnot, don’t give up on the novel. You might be surprised about Alchemy's reach later. Also, other types of Magic will play an important role here, just not the leading role. 

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Please leave comments! 

Check out my spin-off novels, Merchant Queen and Harbinger of Death. Both are independent but share the same world and can give additional info on worldbuilding and hidden plots.
https://www.webnovel.com/book/merchant-queen_19558561806766805
https://www.webnovel.com/book/the-harbinger-of-death_19558562105625405



Year 1, Winter, Third Month, Second Week. 

 

Two weeks quickly passed. 

Since the villagers could now digest more meat, each feast was using four beasts. Fortunately, conserving the meat wasn’t a problem in winter. However, their meat had ended on yesterday’s feast and soon the team would need to go out hunting... 

Today, they were meeting with the still bedridden Diana to run some scenarios and tactics. Despite being unable to lead them, she was giving them her full support, even though, she felt sad and envious for not being able to go. 

This time around, instead of Diana, Tael would be leading them, so it was important for him to get a handle in all possible scenarios. 

To improve their defense and reduce the chance of beasts slipping through them, they increased the number of defenders to six members. To enhance the new shields and upgrade the attackers' weapons, Karl stopped his other projects and focused solely on these weapons. 

Since Diana was staying and they got more energy crystals on their last hunt, the heating circle would stay active. So, after simulating several scenarios and deciding on tactics they were more or less, ready. 

......... 

Karl laid on the ground and breathed heavily, enjoying the pleasure of finishing an endless task. 

He looked at the enhanced stone knife proudly and amazed. Even after working for almost a year, he couldn’t help but be astonished by Alchemy. 

‘Now, they need to test the Activation Array… This new method is much simpler...’ 

Master AI taught him the Activation Array almost a month ago, but he couldn't find the time to study and test it. The Array was pretty basic and only took him three days to comprehend it. 

The square represented accuracy and held the concept of State. To draw it, Karl had to focus on the aspect binary, either something is or isn't. 

The Activation Array interrupts the magic energy's flow in a design, which would be continued once the Array is pressed, forming a switch for the magic tool. 

With this addition, Karl could finally fixate the crystals in the magic tools without activating them continuously. The Activation Array would be placed in the weapon’s handle and the user would still have to train a specific activation-grasping move. 

Even so, the weapons and tools’ function would be majorly improved. Missactivations, activation failures and accidents of crystals falling from the improvised straw glove in the middle of a battle would be greatly reduced. 

Now, the design of the elemental weapons was finally complete. 

For now, Karl decided to don’t modify the bow and arrows because of the small space for placing the crystals and the complicated design of magic composed weapon. 

......... 

The next day, near the water stream. 

Unfortunately, the team didn’t found any beasts near the village, like last time, so they walked all the way here. They were planning to check near the stream since every beast would need water. 

Sania stretched her body and looked at her coat and boots like she was testing their quality. Since the last hunt, Karl had drawn the Toughness Rune in both the coats and boots of every team member, making them stronger to resist attacks and usage. 

But, aside from that, Sania was chosen to be a beta tester of another enhancement. He also drew a Lightness Rune on her boots. The Rune was small and didn't have a large effect. Mostly, because it would take too much time and energy for Karl to draw it, but also because it would make it difficult for her to fight. 

The idea was to make her movements lighter and also increase her speed, but if the effects ended up being too strong, she would lose balance and control over her body. 

Fortunately, Karl drew a small effect Rune and it was powered by environmental magic energy. Even so, Sania had to get used to it, since the Rune’s effect was stronger outside the village. 

One hour later, she was looking at the horizon praying for a beast to appear soon when Tael gave a signal for the team to stop. 

She looked everywhere excitedly but couldn’t find a beast, she could only look at him to see in which direction the disturbance came from. Strangely, Tael was looking confused at the direction of the water. 

Before she could react, a long and thick bluish line emerged from the stream and moved towards them. 

It was a snake beast. The 20 meters long and thick beast quickly contracted its body and launched an attack on them. 

Despite the sudden attack, they were on high alert so it didn’t take much time for everyone to respond. The archers shoot their arrows on Tael’s signal, while the attackers held their weapons, prepared to dodge or attack at any time. 

Toni wasn’t the quickest thinker but he didn’t hesitate to step up to protect the team, so moving to intercept the snake while activating his defense Array. Half of the arrows hit the snake causing it to hiss, while the other half just slipped through its bluish scales. 

Toni tried his best to block the snake’s charge but it was too massive, the impact threw him meters away. 

The other defenders trembled but didn’t panic, most of them had experienced worse situations, so they activated their shields without delay. 

The snake threw two more defenders and received the second volley of arrows, getting hit by three more arrows. The beast’s instinct was to pass through them and knock them with its powerful body, but the prey was blocking it, so it tried to knock them even harder. 

The snake stopped in an upright position and the remaining defenders took the chance to tighten the formation, after the fight against the white wolves their training emphasized the importance of not letting their enemies slip through them. 

The beast hissed and launched another head-on attack, this time the three remaining defenders got pushed three meters back, but fortunately, the second layer was two meters further. 

For the first time in the battle, Sania saw an opportunity to attack and took it. She ran to the back of one defender and used him as a step to jump at the snake, she flew straight ready to bury her dagger in the beast’s eye. 

However, the snake reacted just in time to dodge the attack, its counterattack came immediately, it turned around trying to bit her. 

Sania wasn’t being hasty, the attack had good chances of inflicting damage, or at least it would create an opportunity for the other member by distracting the snake. Fortunately, the team didn’t waste her efforts. 

The defenders opened a gap in the center and prepared for a fast intervention while the two short-ranged attackers moved to attack the snake. 

Despite being in mortal danger, Sania was calm and focused on her task. The beast’s movements indicated that it had a water crystal, she could guess it by its movements and flexibility. 

She tightened her grip on the dagger and prepared to dodge the beast to the right while cutting its side. Fortunately, the attack followed what Sania expected and she dodged within the right timing. 

The dagger entered the snake’s scales and Samia ran opening a big cut along its body. Unfortunately, the beast had great muscular control and started to make strong contractions until she was thrown to the ground. 

Sania looked at the snakehead coming for her, but instead freaking out she smiled. The snake hissed in pain and contracted its body trying to shake off the attacks that were hurting everywhere in its body. 

The other attackers made use of Sania’s distraction to coordinate a massive attack. They thrust their knives at the snake in different places, instead of opening new cuts, they focused on increasing the size of the cuts made by the arrows. 

The archers didn’t stay idle either, under the protection of the defenders they were shooting at the parts clear of attackers, the snake size could also be a disadvantage. 

Tael saw Toni and the other thrown defenders coming back to join the formation and intervened: 

“Toni, go with them to the other side. If the snake tries to retreat, block its path. After it gets too wounded it might try to escape…” 

Toni nodded and moved to the designed location. 

After suffering multiple attacks, the snake gave up on Sania and turned to attack the others. Although she didn’t have a muscular body, she didn’t suffer too much from her crash, the boots also offer great help decreasing her weight and impact. 

She didn’t waste this chance and stood up to attack it again. She started to slash at the snake’s scales but soon realized that it wouldn't be enough to kill it and decided to give the snake’s head another try, but a chance wouldn’t come easily. 

Tael also tried to shoot at the snake’s head but it was moving constantly and he couldn’t risk hitting the team members. The attackers couldn’t make a fatal wound so they tried to worn it off by attacking one side when it tried to defend the other side. The snake would throw some attackers every time it turned but it wasn’t causing much damage to them. The snow was finally working in their favor by reducing the landing impact. 

The snake was getting tired and its wounds were becoming severe, so it decided to give up and run. It turned the massive body around and moved back towards the water trying to escape. 

However, Toni was ready to block it, he intercepted the beast and activated the defense Arrays. The shield couldn’t stop the impact completely and started to break, while Toni was being pushed back. The two other defenders placed their shields on each side of Toni and activated the defense Arrays. 

At the cost of hurting their arms and shoulders, the snake’s escape was stopped. Before it could retreat to make another attempt, Sania jumped and thrust her dagger on its head. 

The snake swung its head madly, throwing Sania and the defenders to the ground. It kept struggling aimlessly until it finally died. 

One broken tooth, two dislocated shoulders, countless bruises and a lot of pain. The team won the battle against the beast without any casualties or severe wounds. Sania couldn’t wait to taste the beast’s meat. 

......... 

The leading Fighter smiled at the dark grim valley in front of them. 

Lew felt shivers all over his body. Previously, when they entered the ghost section he couldn't imagine a worse atmosphere, but he had been naïve, this was much scarier and deadly. 

“We're finally here... This is our last stop, the Death Valley.”

Karl always wanted to be a Mage. He was born in the Serion Kingdom, a fully pledged magic Kingdom. Seems like a perfect match, right? Unfortunately, no. He's just a commoner, working endlessly to maintaining the lifestyle of Mages.
On his 15th birthday, his last chance to escape from a miserable life was destroyed when he was deemed to have no magic potential. For thousands of Serion's citizens that would be the end of their dreams. But how could this story be any fun, ending like that? 
Follow Karl and his friends while they tried to fight against the Kingdom's oppression. Will the system bend them to submission or will they break the chains of destiny? 

Spoiler alert: After thousands of years, an ancient Magic system will be reborn in the small Caiset village.

What should you expect?
- Kingdom Building: For sure! The heavy lifting will come later, I promise! Foundation is important, please be patient;
- Epic battles: A Kingdom is not built without war and conflict. Who doesn't like good fights? Let's bring some excitement to this novel!;
- Multiple leading characters: Karl convinced them to get on the bus, but this is a very long trip and everyone will need to drive a little;
- Scientific Magic System: Especially Alchemy! I'm in no way trying to take the fantasy out of Magic. I just feel like trying to do something more logical;
- World Building: I’m using some basic concepts from traditional Fantasy Worlds and trying to add some nice touches to make it unique;
- Fun?: I'll try to insert some humor into the story, but that’s an experience we will go through together.

Check out my spin-off novels, Merchant Queen and Harbinger of Death. Both are independent but share the same world and can give additional info on worldbuilding and hidden plots.
https://www.webnovel.com/book/the-harbinger-of-death_19558562105625405
https://www.webnovel.com/book/merchant-queen_19558561806766805

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-Icy Plains, Alliance Camp-

Legion of undead is now walking towards us. Their body is covered with a green aura like the aura oozing from the body of the World Boss. He's the one who resurrected them but I can tell that those bodies were just revived but no power to harness their past life potential. They are just like zombies being ordered by someone.

"Come on now. No need to be shy. I just want to kill all of you, nothing biggy. Oh, I almost forgot. WAKE UP, MY GENERALS!" Is he talking about the same thing I am thinking about right now?

If the World Boss will resurrect them like the others then there will be no problem but...

"That took a while, Boss. Huff!" Not the Minotaur! Oh jeez! He's not just got resurrected but he's conscious too! Though he still looks like a zombie with his face.

Dogman and the snake woman are also got resurrected. Which means our effort was all in vain because they are still alive as long as the World Boss is with them. We don't have much energy left to fight again. We've been too exhausted for a long time now.

"I forgot to tell you who I am. I'm the FROZEN KING. Just one more step and I can be one of the Gods of New Life World!" What is he talking about? Real Gods? I don't get it.

"That's absurd! Gods don't exist in this game. I have been traveling around the world of New Life but those temples I've found don't have anything at all. Not even a sign that a God exists." Sis... So these Gods are some kind of monsters or creatures too?

"Then you haven't done anything significant yet that will seek the attention of the Gods." The Frozen King sure do know about it if it's real or not.

"What do you mean anything significant? If being the strongest player isn't that significant then what else should it be?" She's right. If Gods really do exist then Sis will get their attention first.

"Do you know why they call me the Frozen King? It's because before humans came to this World, I was once the King of this Land. With my power, I was able to make every monster fear me, all every living thing. I was too greedy of power that I learned dark magic which made me able to summon the dead. What's my biggest experiment? I killed myself and became the Immortal King! Then one of the what-so-called Real Gods told me that what I did was really something terrible. We fought really hard, my army and my own power against her alone but I didn't stand a chance. She uses the element of Ice that froze my entire army making them useless even if I can resurrect them. I tried my best to defeat her but she's just too strong for me. She froze me and locked me in that forsaken skull temple. Now, with the help of these Rare Bosses seeking for power making them evolve to Legendary Bosses, I was able to escape that prison by giving me souls enough to destroy the spell that the Ice God cast upon me. That's why they called me the Frozen King. And now, I am here to take what's mine!" The Frozen King's story is really boring and long that I almost doze off.

"Is it about food? I really got lost while you were talking. Is there a peaceful way that can end this war?" Sis is trying to reason with a chatty World Boss.

"Yeah, you just have to rest peacefully, forever. How does that sound?" A not-so-good suggestion coming from the Frozen King.

"Tsk... We'll show you what the human Gods can do!" Every one of the Thirteen Gods is all at the front lines encouraging their allies to fight!

It seems like our only hope is to really fight the World Boss head-on with the strongest players of New Life Online. We don't have a choice.

"Ok then. My undead Legion, kill them and let my army grow stronger!" The undead monsters and bodies of dead players started to move towards us.

Because of the surprise attack in the middle of our camp, we left the watchtowers and the walls to go to near the Vanguards Stronghold. It's the only safe place near us that's why Aurora assembled the rest of the warriors and defenders in the front. I don't think that we can keep up the fight.

"ORDER OF LIGHT'S ULTIMATE DEFENSIVE FORMATION!" Zeth, who just recovered, ordered. The Order of light defenders are at the front raising their shields protecting those players behind them. Deandre is the defender's leader. Their shields are doing well blocking every undead. Unlike the first wave, monsters and Orcs are powerful enough to break their defenses but this time, they are lacking the strength to do so.

"ORDER OF LIGHT'S SHIELD CHARGE!" It's another order from Zeth. They pushed their shields at the same time knocking the undead monsters back. After that powerful push, they charged with their shield up! They managed to deliver a good initiation but what's next?

"ORDER OF LIGHT'S SWORDS OF LIGHT!" Warriors behind them made a high jump and slammed their swords with light element towards the undead! With just that, they were able to destroy hundreds of undead. They manage to destroy the body of those undead creatures making them turn to ash. Order of Light's light element power is very effective but even if they have the guild with the largest number of people, it's not enough alone to defeat all remaining undead, not to mention there's still a World Boss to beat and his lackeys.

"Aurora, should we help them? We might be in the upper hand right now but it won't last long." Daimond is still eager to fight after all that happened.

"Not yet. We'll wait for the right moment. Just get ready." I hope sis has some sort of idea right now.

The battle of the Order of the Light and undead still continues. Because of the undead's weak resistance to the light element, their numbers are getting lower now yet we only lose few people. If Miss Lili was here, this battle should have ended a while ago.

"MARI! IT'S YOUR TURN NOW!" Zeth ordered. The last time I check the others, they were preparing for something.

"ORDER OF LIGHT'S LUMINOUS SKY!" Mari is preparing to use an even more powerful spell!

The supports raised their wands and staves at the same time and the sky was once again can be seen after that darkness all over the place. The sky started to shine so brightly that it's fighting with the darkness of the Frozen King, thousands of supports' power against the power of a single World Boss. The undead army started to move slower and it's like they are losing their strength. It's because of too much light elemental power! Once again, we are really owning the army without any sacrifices this time! Almost there guys!

"That's why I reserved my best warrior. I NOW SUMMON YOU DRACOTAUR!" The Frozen King cast something like a summoning spell! Oh my God! He said a Dracotaur! What's a Dracotaur though...

A black hole was created beside the World Boss and claws started to show up within. Then its head and body started to emerge. It's like a humanoid dragon!

"Long time no see, Frozen King. So what do you want with me now?" The Draco-something probably is pretty close with the Frozen King.

"It's Almighty Frozen King, not just Frozen King. Where are your manners? Did it also weaken the last time Ice God almost killed you? Anyway, my army is being toyed with. Help them will you?" I think I'm right... They're really not friends.

"Of course, Frozen King." I can feel that he's not like the other half human Legendary Bosses. I can feel that something is really weird with this one.

"It's Almighty Frozen King! Damn it!" Frozen King exclaimed...

*SWOOOOOSH!* He jumped from the location of the Frozen King and landed towards our defenders!

" BOOOOOOOOOOM!" The defenders tried to block him but he's too large and the impact is so powerful that the defenders who got caught by his massive force were squashed and sent flying!

"DRACOTAUR CLAWS!" The Dracotaur swiped his hands so fast that he killed a lot of defenders in just a couple of seconds! He's too strong even against Order of Light best defense!

"He's too strong!" One of the defenders who lost one of his arms is still trying to defend. Their formation was destroyed and most of the defenders in the affected area were forced to pull back. He's not really an undead so their light power isn't really affecting him that much. I don't know where he came from but I don't want to even know.

Warriors and Assassins, who got caught by his power, even with bless and buffs of supports were so defenseless against him that they got killed the moment they got hit by this monster. Fighting him in close combat will never be a part of my idea.

Deandre and the other defenders ran towards his comrades to reinforce but can they really do anything? Who will try to stop the Dracotaur?!

Aries and his parents got involved in an accident, and he fell into a coma but his parents didn't survive.  After three years, he awoke from it. New Life Online was introduced to him by his friends, almost as if it was calling out to his current situation. A new adventure together with his friends awaits!

NLO has four parts but in this website, I will only post it in a single webnovel.

Here's the link for NLO Wattpad:
https://www.wattpad.com/story/46350839-new-life-online-battle-against-the-strongest-book

Jaded Serpent's personal steed appeared to be a pure swordsman mech. Even Ves got fooled by its appearance and dazzling performance that he never expected it to pop up miniature flame spitters.

While the nefarious burning liquids stuck on the Cathrec, Captain Kaine quickly pulled back her mech and made a radical decision. She rolled the Cathrec onto the ground, managing to brush aside most of the flames in the process.

She proved her skill with that move. Her mech rolled across the ground for three revolutions without putting too much of the mech's weight onto anything that couldn't bear the momentary pressure.

Many lesser pilots failed to control their mechs as good as she did and broke the arms or even the heads of their mechs. The Cathrec's armor system gained a large amount of ugly burn marks on its surface. It showcased its lack of strength against heat damage, of which nobody on the expedition expected to face on the ground.

"You're mine now!" Jaded Serpent roared and drove his mech into a punishing offensive that forced the Cathrec into straits. The flurry of blows prevented the white mech from regaining its balance.

Ves wondered when Commander Tregis released the refurbished Kaius.

"Not yet." D'Amato said, shaking his head. "The pirates still have too much fight in them. The Kaius is best used when they run out of steam. The goal is to shatter the exhausted pirates into pieces so that they can't form an effective raiding force anymore."

Such a strategy required a lot of patience and sacrifice. Even now, many mercenary mechs started falling under the weight of numbers. Fortunately, most of their pilots managed to escape death by ejecting their cockpits.

Even as they fell, the defenders stopped the pirate mechs in their tracks. Half of the pirate mechs consisted of cheap frontline mechs with no heads and weapon barrels for arms. Their deficient armor made them sitting ducks for the railgun wielding defenders, who took them out with two or three carefully aimed projectiles.

Ves noticed that the pirate mechs weren't using proper tactics. None of them adhered to the loose formation determined at the start and simply tried to swarm the damaged walls with fanatic glee. It reminded him of the first space battle between the expeditionary fleet and the harassing pirate fleet.

"The pilots of the pirate mechs look like they're drugged and brainwashed."

"It's difficult to scrounge willing cannon fodder. Pirates can be some of the biggest cowards in the galaxy. They value their lives above loyalty and brotherhood."

The Dragons of the Void certainly proved their ruthlessness by discarding so many lives and mechs. With the mech pilots fighting without regard for their lives, their ferocity steadily overpowered the beleaguered defenders even with their technological superiority.

In these fraught circumstances, one mercenary group took up the warbanner and fought back with twice the grit. As one of House Kaine's mercenary partners, Adila's Chosen had never really showed off their capabilities. Unlike George's Cavalry and the Stray Phantoms which often saw action, the religious group largely remained in reserve.

Their mechs consisted of sturdy medium mechs that might not be fast, but could take hit or two. They boldly wielded heavy flails that bashed aside the lighter mechs in a single blow.

Ves became impressed by the way they wielded the flails. The spiked alloy ball at the end of the chain always managed to pierce through a critical portion of the mech being struck.

The mechs of Adila's Chosen momentarily stabilized the faltering lines, though their impact proved limited as they couldn't cover the entire wall. The defenders didn't have much of a reserve besides the Chosen.

"Captain Kaine is still holding on!"

The Cathrec managed to bait its opponent. It parried the last sword strike of the dragon mech and thrust before Jaded Serpent fully recovered.

The spear glanced past one of the swordsman mech's thigh, piercing aside the armor plating with contemptuous ease before dealing shallow but effective internal damage. The dragon mech's mobility suffered a minor loss that proved extremely debilitating in the closely matched duel.

Captain Kaine's Destroyer Weapon showcased its full potential as she used it as a naked threat against Jaded Serpent's sword. The pirate commander clearly wished to avoid the dreaded spear and made sure to leave his sword away from the spear's path.

"How did she get her hands on a Destroyer Weapon?" Ves asked.

"Captain Kaine followed a training course in an institute affiliated with the Terrans." One of the idle scientists replied. "I heard she acquitted herself well enough to win some awards. The Destroyer Weapon is a custom design that's made for her mech."

"She's very lucky to gain such a renowned weapon."

"That she is. You can see how she's regaining the initiative. Even some flames can't stop her resolve."

Many people considered the Greater Terran United Confedation to be a stagnant first-rate superstate that clung to its old ways. They gradually let the New Rubarth Empire overtake them in terms of research and development.

The fairly recent invention of Destroyer Weapons put them back on the map. These special powered weapons used up a lot of energy, but converted almost all of that potential into a field that acted as a molecular disbonder.

Most materials became as fragile as paper when struck by a molecular disbonder. Even many kinds of compressed armor had to give way to the strange new technology.

The Destroyer Weapons quickly gained a reputation for being the ultimate melee weapons and dominated the Terran mech scene.

Unfortunately, the Terrans couldn't enjoy their moment of superiority for long. Their archrivals from the New Rubarth Empire came up with several special alloys that proved to be immune to the effects of a molecular disbonder.

Still, these alloys made use of extremely rare exotics that had only been found in the core regions of the galaxy. Out here in the galactic rim, many prospectors tried to find the valuable materials, but never encountered a trace of it so far. This turned the few Destroyer Weapons that made their way to frontier into the perfect tools to bully the local mechs.

Despite the Cathrec's valiant performance, the rest of the defenders slowly showed signs of breaking.

Even the flail-wielding mechs from Adila's Chosen became entangled when the pirates surrounded them from multiple directions. Their flails hit hard, but it took a lot of time to swing them. The pirates finally wised up and waited until the flails finished their swing before diving in to press the Chosen body-to-body.

Nevertheless, dealing with these strong and daunting mechs was never easy, as they inflicted a lot of damage with their bare hands. The Chosen dished out plenty of damage before they ejected.

"There's hardly any obstacles left!"

The casualties among the pirate mechs had become very tragic, but none of them flinched. The raiders only knew how to go forward and fight. All thoughts of stepping back or preserving their lives had disappeared in their drug-fueled frenzy.

Commander Tregis finally had enough. He couldn't wait any longer to send out his reserve. He ordered the release of their final trump card.

The Kaius stepped forth out of the gates of the inner wall with a mighty animalistic bellow. Its horn-like roar emboldened the defenders while throwing some of the most engaged pirates into a stupor.

Every pirate who caught sight of the Kaius became frightened by its size. The half-living mech made for an intimidating sight as it could tower over heavy mechs.

Even scarier was the fact that despite its bulk, it moved forward with unstoppable momentum. The mighty chimera mech marched closer with six of its limbs working in tandem.

Once it came close to one of the frailest points of the wall, the defenders pulled back and made way for the king of mechs. When some of the more reckless pirate mechs entered the gap in the walls, the Kaius responded by unleashing the laser cannons strapped to the sides of its torso.

An unending torrent of lasers erupted from the cannons. The pilot threw out almost every rule in the book by letting them pulse unendingly like a flickering light.

The sheer amount of power the laser cannons used up went far beyond the usual safety guidelines. A regular heavy mech would have melted all of the barrels by now, but not before sucking out all of its energy cells.

Yet the Kaius still continued to fire without any signs of faltering! All of the excess heat building up in the barrels never had a chance to overheat anything as the augmented heat organ sucked away all of that delicious energy.

"This is the most impressive sight I've ever seen! This is the pinnacle of mechs!"

Even Ves underestimated the actual effectiveness of the improvised setup. The overconfident pirates lost almost a dozen mechs after a couple minutes of unrelenting laser fire. The befuddled pirates kept expecting the laser cannons to stop its self-destructing firing rate, but always ended up with molten mechs.

Once the pirates stopped invading the gap, the Kaius ceased its fire. While the laser cannons didn't have to be afraid of overheating, keeping them active all the time had other effects that quickly wore down the fragile weapons.

Instead of waiting for the pirates to muster up their courage, the Kaius decisively exited through the gap and charged towards the recovering pirate mechs. Its speed insured that none of the drugged-up pirates could muster a proper defense by the time the massive monster reached their midst.

The Kaius released another primal bellow as it practically ran over three mechs in close succession. Its massive weight flattened every mech that fell beneath its limbs into deformed pieces of scrap.

Meanwhile, the Captain Kaine took advantage of Jaded Serpent's retreat at the sight of the intimidating monster mech and raised her mech's spear. "Onwards men! We are invincible!"

The mark of a good leader was their ability to inspire their subordinates. Ves thought that Captain Kaine lacked experience and largely reached her rank due to nepotism. It turned out that she had a keen sense of timing and broadcasted just enough words to rally the defenders.

Even though the Kaius only beat back a portion of the pirate force, its tall presence drew the eye of everyone in the field. The mech smashed its way into the thick of the pirates and lashed out in each direction with its limbs and lasers. None of the mechs that stood in its way lasted more than a couple of blows.

Jaded Serpent finally shook off his amazement and brandished his sword towards the unstoppable beast. "Are you daft! Ranged mechs, fire on this monster! Melee mechs, pull back from here and resume our push at the flanks!"

Despite receiving clear orders, the pirate mechs strained to follow their new instructions. The defenders left the middle for the Kaius and redirected most of their numbers towards the flanks, meeting the pirate push head-on.

Meanwhile, the ranged mechs found their rifles and cannons to be completely ineffective against the virtually indestructible scales of the Kaius. As a mech based off the carcass of a hexapod king, its scales had reached a degree of toughness that could even glance off a couple of railgun projectiles.

The entry of this giant monster and its subsequent rampage completely quelled the momentum of the invaders. Even concentrated volleys of fire accomplished nothing more than disabling the laser cannons, which didn't hurt the core performance of the Kaius at all. With another triumphant roar, the Kaius raced forward on all six limbs and bounded across the field, reaching the rifle-wielding mechs in an instant.

With fast, powerful swipes, the Kaius tore the rifleman mechs into shreds. Their thinner armor and inferior speed branded them as dead mechs walking that awaited their final destruction at the hands of the indomitable monster mech.

As much as the pirates drew their courage from their drugs and brainwashing, they couldn't handle the terror-inducing killing spree of the Kaius. For some of them, the shock tore apart their mental conditioning, which led to a third of the surviving pirate mechs to turn around and flee back to their transports.

"We broke them!"

"Run, you bastards!"

"Chase them to the ends of the universe!"

With the Kaius leading the charge, the more mobile defenders chased after the fleeing raiders and ran them down like dogs. Even Jaded Serpent gave up his attempts to corral his minions into reforming their ranks and joined the overall rout.

As the mechs ran out of sight, Ves let out a deep breath. "We survived."

After obtaining the Mech Designer System, Ves aims to create the greatest mechs in the galaxy!

In the far future, the galactic human civilization has entered the Age of Mechs. The countless lesser powers of humanity have come to adopt mechs as their main weapons of war!

Only a small number of humans have the right genetic aptitude to pilot these destructive war machines the size of buildings.

Born to a military family in the edge of the galaxy, Ves Larkinson is one of the many people who lacks the talent to earn glory in battle. Instead, he became a mech designer. Helped by his missing father, Ves has obtained the mysterious Mech Designer System that can help him rise in the galaxy and beyond!

His mechs based on the principles of life quickly allows him to rise to prominence. Powerful and highly compatible with mech pilots, his products have the potential to take the market by storm! However, success does not come easily, and countless challenges bar his ability to sell his mechs to a market eager for innovation!

With the sins of the human race in the galactic arena slowly catching up, Ves must navigate the perils of the ultra-competitive mech market and maintain control over his growing organization of misfits.

This is the golden age of mechs. This is the golden age of humanity. The question is, will it last?

"Any challenge can be overcome as long as I design the right mech!"

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Blaise Atkinson started jogging around and stretching his legs by the sideline. He's warming up, waiting for the time his manager would call him into the game.
By the hour mark, there's been a vast improvement in the state of mind of the Sheffield players on the pitch. They're no longer afraid to make mistakes, and are back to being focused and relaxed.
Although, that was not to say that the away side have managed to reduce the three goal deficit. In fact, their one man disadvantage continued to hamper their efforts going forward, to a point where they could only rely on the sporadic long shots and counter attack options that come through.
The good thing was, they hadn't lost heart despite getting rebuffed multiple times this time around.
Birmingham was now employing harassment tactics to offset the new lease of life in the Sheffield offense. This was where their man advantage was maximized to its greatest effect. They don't care about team shape, or structure anymore, but in return they could double up on the ball carrier without leaving out a gap somewhere.
This forces the receiver of the ball to make quick, accurate decisions.
A bit more later, Blaise was finally called by the manager.
"Be the head of the spear. You're not gonna be playing defensive midfielder, nor central midfielder, nor attacking midfielder. You're going to the top of the formation."
Blaise swallowed hard. He knows he'd make the biggest possible impact at the heart of the midfield. He also didn't doubt that he can give this team that was down to ten a shot to stage an upset bid, if he's in there.
But not at striker for fuck's sake!
He's the creative mind! He's not a striker!
'Wait… I said I'm gonna be flexible… and be open to new possibilities and opportunities…'
Blaise composed himself and breathed in a mouthful of air. "I might not make the most impact there, sir… are you sure about this?"
"Of course. Let them take over what you usually do, and I'll trust you to finish whatever comes your way." The manager was looking at Blaise's eyes with a hopeful look. "If nothing comes your way, then... go wild."
"That's better."
A little over an hour had passed, when Blaise Atkinson was subbed in as the lone striker. Several people in the stands started scribbling on their notes, and typing on their phones. All of them gave this game their undivided attention afterward.
Terry Quinn dropped a little deeper into the central attacking midfielder role to accommodate Blaise's entrance. The trio of him, Callum, and Cameron all scratched their heads at the manager's decision.
Why would the manager do that without giving any of them the heads up? The trio also doubted if Blaise was given one before he's sent there.
The action continued with Ollie Smith lumping a ball forward to Blaise, who's already battling two defenders right off the bat.
Seeing as the ball was just going to land in a position that was advantageous to the defenders, he didn't rush for it at all.
At least until he saw the two defenders doing the same thing, as if they don't know who's going to get it.
The keeper? He's near.
The defenders?
Blaise's burst of speed out of nowhere caught the two dawdling defenders napping. The also out of sync keeper was forced to move forward to try and meet Blaise there.
The ball landed on the grass for the first time, with Blaise holding off the two defenders that had a woeful miscommunication on what was supposed to be a routine clearance.
In a pinch, he tapped the underside of the ball upwards with his foot, sending it over the sprawling keeper. The force applied was just enough to avoid the keeper, but was not enough to send it over the goal line. So, Blaise continued his pursuit of the ball to give it a finishing touch.
He jumped over the keeper like a runner jumping over a hurdle, and gave the football a casual flick goalwards to start their comeback bid…
Goal!
"Welcome back, you fuck!" Cameron didn't mince his words while giving his friend a hug.
"You can actually be a striker too huh? I'm in danger..." Meanwhile, Terry was already fearing for his future.
"That was phenomenal, sir!" Callum gave him a fist bump.
"I got an assist!" Ollie's eyes were twinkling as he celebrated his first ever official assist.
Less than a minute and two touches after coming on, Blaise Atkinson's impact was already felt by the crowd, the manager, and the players on the pitch.
The very definition of a super sub… and what a super sub he was.
Down a man and two goals, this Sheffield team's threat was several times higher than what it was a few minutes ago. Not only do they have their talisman back, but he'd also taken one goal back for them.
Feeling the heat, the Birmingham line shifted deeper into their own area, as if daring Sheffield to break them down.
That was an invitation Sheffield would accept any time.
Crisp passing has returned to the midfield, with Blaise dropping deep on occasion like a false nine to contribute on making passes and plays. He didn't do a lot, but it was enough to impact the passing game.
A rare breakdown on the Birmingham defense gave Terry an opportunity to drop back again, and Blaise to slip forward. Springing the offside trap, Terry sent a diagonal ball to the left to Cameron.
His first touch with his left foot was flawless, giving him an easier time to switch the ball to his right and cut inside. That quick cut made the right back lose his balance.
He wanted to shoot, but the defense had already got back to shape and was ready for him.
What they aren't ready for though, was him switching the ball to the other flank…
Callum Rowe's reception of the ball was sublime, managing to stop the ball's momentum completely. Without even wasting time, he crossed the ball high up for grabs in the box.
Blaise Atkinson didn't jump, because he's still a little apprehensive about jumping. However, he remained alert for loose balls at the far post.
He didn't wait long for that to come his way.
Cameron's ridiculous athleticism gave him prime opportunities to get his head on the accurate cross, but his powerful header was kept out by one of the defenders hugging the goal line…
It was not out for long.
Blaise swooped in like a hawk wanting to land a killing blow, he stuck his foot into the ball's path on the rebound, smashing it to the back of the net amid the stunned faces of the home crowd and players.
Another goal back!

Blaise Atkinson once had the world of football at his feet. 

At 13, he was one of the most highly touted football academy youngsters in the world.

At 17, he’s kicked out… 

At 22, he’d clawed his way back to the top and he also became England’s World Cup winning free kick hero.

At 23, he was a Premier League team captain.

At 32… well… things hadn’t gone according to plan… and he was a ‘washed up’ free agent that had lost both his legs from an accident.

Things took a massive turn when he woke up with his legs intact…

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"Scree-*Thunk*"

"Shut up!"

I threw my golf rock at the Queen before she could finish screeching. Sadly, it didn't do much damage. I was getting pissed. Every time I try to get closer to the Queen, her stupid Knights keep blocking me. They move their horns accurately to intercept my attacks so I can't finish them off either. The Bombers were continuously spraying their shit at me and Ambushers were constantly blocking my view. I keep killing the Ambushers but more and more of them keep popping out of nowhere. The only bright side was that the Defenders didn't seem to have a means of attack so they just stood there guarding the Bombers.

It was a stalemate. I couldn't get close to the Queen and the cockroaches couldn't do much damage to me due to my high DEF stat. But the situation was against me. Throughout the fight I had been constantly dissolving the crystals I stored in my body to recover mana. I was able to pick some up from the cockroaches I killed but the rate of my consumption was faster than my killing and recovery speed. The longer the fight goes on, the more disadvantageous it would be for me.

'I need to think of a solution while buying some time.'

I turned my left arm into a lasso and captured a nearby Ambusher. I covered it with mud as fast as I could while dodging the sprays and defending against the Knights. Finishing up, my left arm had become a balloon like shape with the Ambusher inside which I started to dissolve for mana. Sadly, I didn't get a new skill with Assimilation.

'Hmm. This yields a decent amount of mana. It's a shame that the Knights and Defenders are too big for me too completely cover with my mud.'

While recovering mana, I extended some mud from my right leg underneath a Defender that was standing still. I morphed it into a spike and pierced the underbelly of the Defender. I made the spike branch out like I did with the first Cockroach Charger I killed before I retracted the spike and recalled the mud. I made sure to grab any crystals on the ground while pulling the mud back because what I just did took a lot of mana to do.

'Okay I will keep killing the Defenders blocking my path so that I can make an opening to escape and get to my stash of crystals that I left behind.'

I had to give up on going after the Queen due to how heavily guarded she was. Figures that the Queen of a cockroach army would be well protected. I gritted my teeth in frustration as I now had to plan for escape despite coming so far. I glared at the Queen in hate. She looked back at me mockingly. At least that's what it looked like to me. It was hard to tell the emotions of a bug face.

"Scree- *Thunk*"

I threw my last golf rock at her because I felt like she was about to taunt me. I tried using the spike trick on a Knight that stopped moving for a bit. But it seemed like the Queen had buffed their defenses as the spike wasn't able to pierce through their outer shell. Giving up on killing the Knights, I returned to killing the Defenders.

"SCREEEEEEEE!"

The Queen screeched in fury. If I still had another golf rock I would have thrown it at her. The Bombers which were staying put and launching spit at me from behind the Defenders suddenly started moving. They unfolded their wings and flew into the air towards me.

"You know I hate flying cockroaches right?!"

Every Ambusher that came flying near me, I killed. And now it was the Bombers turn. I grabbed another Ambusher to dissolve while preparing for the Bombers. But just before they got within my strike zone, they detonated and spread their gunk all over me. It started to melt holes in my messy school uniform.

"No! I only have three sets of this uniform!"

The Bombers continued to detonate to try and melt me. I used Mana Release as usual to defend myself. But I couldn't block them all with so many Bombers coming at me. Handling one of them was hard enough, imagine 5 coming from all cardinal directions.

The Queen had probably noticed the reach of my melee attacks so the Bombers always exploded just before I could strike them. But what she didn't know that I can also fight midrange. Turning my arm into a whip after having finished dissolving the Ambusher, I attacked the Bombers and killed a few before they detonated. I even captured one for dissolving and Assimilation.

[Skill Detonate acquired through Assimilation.]

Information of the skill entered my head and I quickly analyzed how to put it to use. I came up with a plan for the current situation I'm in with this skill.

*Slash*

I was distracted while thinking and failed to notice an Ambusher which had pierced into my back with its sickle like front legs.

*Boom!*

A Bomber took this chance to get close to me and detonate as well.

"Argh!"

I got knocked down and rolled across the floor. One moment of distraction in a close fight is dangerous. With that thought, I pumped more mana into my head with Mind Enhancement to focus more. This didn't increase my stats any more but helped me to rearrange my thoughts. I started to put my new plan into action. I got up and looked around. There were about 20 Defenders scattered around me blocking all my escape routes. 5 Knights were staying near the Queen while 3 of them were rushing at me. Countless Ambushers and Bombers were in the air.

"*Inhale*… Haaaaah…"

Taking a deep breath, I made my move. I focused mana into my legs as I rushed once again towards the Queen. The 3 Knights were in my way so I had to take care of them first. I used the spike trick again but this time instead of a spike I made a pillar. Three mud pillars rose from underneath the Knights. When they were lifted about 3 cm off the ground, I used my skill.

"Detonate!"

The mana at the top of the pillars grew wild before suddenly bursting out in all directions as I detonated the top part of the pillars.

*Boom Boom Boom*

Three loud explosions were heard and the top half of my mud pillars were gone. The Knights however, were still alive and squirming on the ground. Visible cracks could be seen across their outer shells and horn.

"Tough bastards. Queen's buffs are no joke."

Despite my high INT stat, they were able to withstand the force of my Detonate skill. I quickly morphed the remainder of the pillars into spikes and pierced the bodies of the Knights through the cracks. They stopped moving after I did the usual spike tree move. Before one of them could completely evaporate I covered it in mud while fighting off the Ambushers and Bombers coming at me. Since it was dead, Assimilation didn't activate and I didn't get a skill. My mana had hit 10 percent so I had to dissolve this big guy to recover. My head started to hurt and I ran out of crystals too. The Detonate skill had also used up my mud so I had to regenerate some from my ruby with mana. 

"SCCREEEEEEE!"

The Queen screamed loudly after seeing that I had killed some of her boy toys.

"You angry now huh? Whatchu gonna about it, ugly?"

"REEEEEEEEE!"

Falling for my taunt, the Queen sent out the remaining Knights toward me after buffing them up. The Defenders narrowed their encirclement as if to create an arena for us. Ambushers and Bombers flew at me in a flurry. My entire uniform was gone and melted by this point and I was fighting naked. My sleek mud body was exposed for all to see. I covered my entire body with the mud leaving a few gaps for me to breath so that I could escape some of the embarrassment. I could see just fine with Sensing so my eyes were covered too. I looked like a female mannequin with a wig on.

"Alright time for round 2!"

CHAPTER END.

Name: Ruby Sen
Age: 17
Race: Half-Human?
HP: 9 [39%]
MP: 15 (+5) [18%]
STR: 9 (+10)
DEF: 9 (+30)
INT: 17 (+10)
WILL: 15 (+10) <+1>
SPD: 7 (+5)
<<Passive Skills>>
Assimilate
Mana Manipulation
Physical Resistance
Weaponized Limbs
Foresight
<<Active Skills>>
Dissolve
Morph
Body Enhancement (Active)
Mind Enhancement (Active)
Mana Release
Sensing
Analysis
Camouflage
Sculpting
Detonate <new>
<<Extra Skills>>
Tongue Enhancement

Update: Story is on indefinite hiatus since I've been busy. Haven't been able to juggle between this, work, and my hobbies. Might come back if another lockdown happens or I get the motivation to. Apologies.

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What is a normal high school girl who likes to read novels and play video games supposed to do when she finds herself in another world?

Ruby was just an average high school girl living her daily life until she finds herself in a strange situation.

"Have I become the protagonist of a novel with a transported to another world plot?"

Suddenly finding herself in an unknown environment with creatures straight out of the games and novels she reads, follow her on her adventure as she journeys across the new world making friends and gathering allies to defeat the demon king!

"What demon king? No way am I fighting something with a scary title like that!"

...

Follow her on her journey as she tries to find a way back home!

"Meh. If I feel like it. It might be fun to stay here."

...

As she becomes the strongest in this world?

"Being average is fine for me as long as I can protect myself."

...

How this girl will end up after all this... Who knows? 


Author's note:
Hello. I am a newbie author who decided to make a story instead of just reading the works of others. Since I have a lot of free time thanks to the quarantine I thought why not?

Expect some cliches, many grammatical errors, plot holes and erratic updates.

Also I got the image from:

https://hdqwalls.com/wallpaper/750x1334/elesis-elsword-anime-character-4k

I don't know who made it but if someone does, please tell me so that I can give proper credit.

"F*ck!" Seeing what happened, everyone was stunned in silence. Seeing how they were so insane, they were indeed subordinates of God… One hundred people, two rounds of spells, used on just ten-odd people, and yet, the damage done was only 20%.
Just as everyone was shocked, the white light flashed again and the Holy Defenders' HP increased again, recovering to 100%
Quickly, the Defenders lifted their shields, broke through the formation and charged out.
The players in the dual circle formation which surrounded the Holy Defenders saw that and quickly lifted their shields to activate their shield formation.
"Duang!"
A loud sound was heard, and the Holy Defenders' charge was blocked. However, the players were exerting a lot of energy too. Although they had two times the number of people and used a Shield Formation with extra Hinder values, the Holy Defenders were simply too strong. Easily, they knocked down the players' formation.
"These impossible guys." Looking at how ridiculously strong these Defenders were, Fearless broke out in cold sweat.
These Holy Defenders were all-rounded. Aside from the ridiculous attribute to ascertain attack or defend, their recovery skill was even stronger than a Holy Priest. If they wanted to wipe them out, they must not give them any breathing time.
At this thought, Fearless ordered once more, "Continue attacking! The front row, use [Taunting] spells. Don't let them recover!!"
At this point in time, the Magicians' [Chain Lightning] had already ended with no results. With Fearless' order, the Magicians' threw out a second wave of attack.
After attacking, the Defenders' HP fell rapidly and they lifted their shields, wanting to trigger the recovery skill. The Guardians used this time to send [Taunting] skills to the Defenders by pointing their middle fingers at them.
The Holy Defenders were not BOSS and hence, the [Taunting] skills had very strong effects on them. The Holy Defenders' recovery was interrupted while fireball, thunder and other types of skills were repeatedly thrown at them.
The Atlanta City's NPCs were also attacking them alongside the Magician players. They were chased so badly at the beginning that they could not attack their enemy but now that the players trapped them, the NPCs were safe and had begun to assist them.
Although these NPCs were a bunch of civilian troops who did not know how to fight group battles, their spells and weapons were very strong. One by one, they were thrown out, cooperating with the players.
Under the full-strength attack by both sides, the ten-odd trapped Holy Knights were finally wiped out. The outer Shield Formation by the players initially failed and under the exchange of fire, they lost twenty-odd people.
"Inner and outer circles swap!" Fearless ordered.
The outer Shield Formation took a step forward, lined up, and trapped another ten Holy Defenders. The inner circle's Guardians quickly followed. They laid their backs against the new inner circle of Guardians and protect them.
Tighten, [Chain Lightning], [Taunting], furious spell attack!
After their experience, the players were much more familiar with the procedures of working together. Under the assistance of the Atlanta City's NPCs to throw spells, another round of the Holy Defenders was wiped out.
Small monsters were indeed small monsters. They only had those few tactics. Even though they had a formation, once there was a way to break it apart, they were easy to deal with.
Under Fearless' directions for the dual circle formation, the Holy Defenders were slowly wiped out. Soon after, all of them were killed.
<System Notification: Defence success, quest completion rate +20%. Due to success in protecting the civilians, completion rate +10% additionally. After five minutes, the God's Punishment Army will begin its third wave of attacks.>
"Indeed, there is a third wave…" Seeing the system notification, everyone was devastated.
In the battle just now, the Magicians did not suffer many losses, but the Guardian suffered heavy losses. There was only a total of 20-odd Guardians left.
Other than losing twenty-odd people in the first round, everyone was more familiar with working together. However, Fearless was the only Priest in the team and so he could not do much. After ten rounds, many front row players were killed. This was indeed a mutually destructive situation.
Of course, the players were not upset with the low survival rate as after all, the Holy Defenders were level 60 holy system elite monsters. Only players who fought with them before knew how tough they were to deal with. Luckily, they had Fearless in command. If it was anyone else, they would probably have failed the quest before the first round was over.
Hence, by now, Moonless Thunder and Berserk Thundergod really looked up to Fearless.
In the first round, they killed a thousand with no losses. In the second round, they had an 8 to 10 death ratio despite being in a disadvantage. No wonder he could lead ten people to kill thousands. His commanding ability was indeed expert-level.
"What do we do from now on?" Berserk Thundergod and Moonless Thunder who were convinced asked Fearless as though he was their lifeline.
"The front row has been wiped out. It will be tough. Let's take a step at a time," Fearless said with a sigh.
"You mean we can't win anymore?" Berserk Thundergod said.
"Rubbish. Based on what happened, you still want to win? The completion rate is now 40%. We can make do and try to just earn a pass and get the basic rewards," Fearless said.
Berserk Thundergod was really daring to think of even winning… The second wave of attack was already so insane, wiping out more than half of their people. What was coming was definitely tougher. How could they win?
"Alright…" Although Berserk Thundergod was disappointed, he had no complains as it was quite good that they made it so far. If he was in command, the first wave would have wiped out everyone.
Just then, Fearless received Quan Zhen Sect's messages.
"Fearless, what is the situation on your side? Can we win? This dying man wants us to defeat the God's Punishment Army before giving us the quest item," Ming Du said.
"He said he might trust you, not give you the item," Wang Yu quickly corrected him.
When dealing with NPCs, they had to read every word carefully and understood what they meant as they might be cheated.
Fearless heard what Wang Yu said then thought carefully before replying, "That old man is obviously using us. If we can defeat the God's Punishment Army, why would we still need the holy hidden grounds' coordinates?"
"That's right, but now what?" Ming Du asked.
"What else can we do? I've tried my best here. At most I can do is buy time for you. As to how we can get the quest item, you guys come up with a way. Anyway, it isn't our quest," Fearless replied.
"Yes, it isn't our quest so we might not even get the rewards." Quan Zhen Sect agreed after seeing what Fearless said.
"Screw all of you!" Ming Du was angry as they were not helping him.
At the crucial moment, Wang Yu was more reliable. Seeing how Ming Du was so frustrated, he quickly said, "Alright, don't bully Old Li anymore. I have a way."
"Oh? Old Bull, what way do you have?" Everyone wanted to know.
Wang Yu chuckled and said, "Hehe, if he does not want to give, let's snatch!"


Catching arrows, running up walls, crushing boulders and bending metal, these are but petty parlour tricks in the eyes of a true martial artist. But where can a martial artist stand in an era of material pursuit?

Join Wang Yu, the greatest martial genius the world has ever seen, as he takes on the gaming world of <<REBIRTH>>, where dragons, demons and immortals are more than just legends.

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