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Chapter 412 Magic
🕑 Added 2020-01-21 12:44:38 +0000 UTCAuthor's note February 1st: Hello all :). New chapter up and two again on Tuesday hopefully. Glad you liked the last batch so much!
Also thanks a ton for the continued support everyone. It's such a delight to write this story for you.
For March, April and May, I'll have to reduce chapters due to the civic duty I mentioned before. I will warn you again right before the March cycle comes around.
I won't modify the tiers and as of yet it's difficult to say how many chapters I'll be able to put out in those months (I'll shoot for 2-3 chapters a week). I suggest to either reduce your pledge to the 2$ one or to sit those months out if you feel like the value isn't there.
I thought about stopping the campaign but getting money is a huge motivator for me to get stuff done. Reducing prices and then upping them again will piss off some people so I'll just leave it as is. Again, if you feel like the value isn't there, I encourage you to reduce or drop your pledge at the end of February.
It's still a month away though and I hope I can keep it interesting and exciting either way :).
Thanks again and have a fantastic weekend :)!
Author's note January 21st: Hello all. New chapters up and more hopefully on Thursday!
Have a wonderful week :).
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Info on a couple small changes I did:
380: Catelyn knows Elfie from a brief meeting (instead of not knowing him at all)
388: Ilea doesn't destroy Maro's book - I apologize for this and I did not have violent relations with that book.
394: Ilea's bones retain some bonuses after being removed from her body not armor of ash etc. resilience
401: veteran description 2nd change to:
2nd stage: You are immune to the fear of facing that which you do not understand. Be wary, some might sense your arrogance in the face of power, others might fear it.
409: Veteran level removed (She got to 2nd lvl 3 twice)
410: Hana appears next to herself / Two corrupted description change and level change to 200-300 instead of ??? / one class for dark ones according to Hana.
Chapter 412 Magic
Quite powerful for someone at level one hundred, she thought and started reading through the backlog of notifications from the extended period of fighting.
ding You have defeated [Corrupted Zanedin Hunter lvl 583]
ding You have defeated [Corrupted Zanedin Hunter lvl 622]
ding The Azarinth Sentinel has reached lvl 332 Five stat points awarded
ding The Azarinth Sentinel has reached lvl 333 Five stat points awarded
ding The Azarinth Sentinel has reached lvl 334 Five stat points awarded
ding The Azarinth Sentinel has reached lvl 335 Five stat points awarded
ding Kin of Ash has reached lvl 331 Five stat points awarded
ding Kin of Ash has reached lvl 332 Five stat points awarded
ding Kin of Ash has reached lvl 333 Five stat points awarded
ding Kin of Ash has reached lvl 334 Five stat points awarded
ding Sentinel Reconstruction reaches 3rd lvl 23
ding Azarinth Awakening reaches 3rd lvl 21
ding Sentinel Sphere reaches 3rd lvl 6
ding Sentinel Core reaches 3rd lvl 17
ding Sentinel Core reaches 3rd lvl 18
ding Azarinth Fighting reaches 3rd lvl 21
ding Azarinth Perception reaches 3rd lvl 2
ding Armor of Ash reaches 3rd lvl 22
ding Aspect of Ash reaches 3rd lvl 20
ding True Ash Creation reaches 3rd lvl 20
ding Heart of Cinder reaches 3rd lvl 11
ding Ash and Ember Unity reaches 3rd lvl 19
ding Ashen Wings reaches 3rd lvl 2
ding Avatar of Ash reaches 3rd lvl 10
ding Avatar of Ash reaches 3rd lvl 11
ding Avatar of Ash reaches 3rd lvl 12
ding Keeper of Ash reaches 3rd lvl 17
ding Monster Hunter reaches lvl 4
ding Monster Hunter reaches lvl 6
ding Veteran reaches 2nd lvl 4
ding Veteran reaches 2nd lvl 5
ding Blast Resistance reaches 2nd lvl 17
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ding Blast Resistance reaches 2nd lvl 20
ding Blood Magic Resistance reaches 2nd lvl 4
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ding Blood Magic Resistance reaches 2nd lvl 10
ding Blood Manipulation Resistance reaches 2nd lvl 15
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ding Blood Manipulation Resistance reaches 2nd lvl 17
ding Curse Resistance reaches 2nd lvl 16
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ding Curse Resistance reaches 2nd lvl 20
ding Time Magic Resistance reaches lvl 20
ding Time Magic Resistance reaches 2nd lvl 1
Time Magic Resistance 2nd lvl 1
The intricacies of time magic are difficult to grasp, its secrets hidden forever to most who attempt the plunge. A rare few have managed to bend the elusive force to their will, making it a dangerous tool both for themselves and for their enemies.
2nd stage: While it certainly eludes your simple mind, your body has learned that the flows and waves of time are fickle. Bent and shrouded for too many times, you have found a center in it all. A calm in the sea of time. It will take a true master to disturb what you have found to be truth.
No wonder you elude me, with those vague fucky marketing descriptions, Ilea retorted in her mind. She wasnt truly annoyed, rather enjoying the banter between herself and her subconscious. At this point it was the easiest explanation for the personal attacks.
ding Time Magic Resistance reaches 2nd lvl 2
ding Time Magic Resistance reaches 2nd lvl 7
Back to insane leveling speeds, she thought with a grin, her eyes once more imploding. The bleeding stopped near instantly with her recovery active.
There were two ashen Fae by now, moving quickly through the air and trying to catch the real one teleporting through.
The small forms made it easier for her to control two at the same time. Their movements as well were simple.
For the first time in a while, she had jumped quite a couple of levels in such a short period of time.
She felt that soon, the Zanedin Hunters too would only provide a reasonable growth to her and not the explosive experience she had collected in the last hours.
Now, wheres the layer with the level seven hundred version of you lads? She thought, looking over the remains.
Parts of her body were still pulsing with corruption, only kept in check by healing magic.
A dozen or so creatures remained on the layer, moving alone or in groups of two or three in the outskirts. Far enough away so that the loud battle hadnt reached their ears.
Ilea spent twenty stat points each into Vitality and Wisdom. There was a very small chance that something would reduce her health to zero with a single hit but the risk still remained and every point of Vitality could make a difference.
I now have six general skills at the second tier and level twenty, she wondered. So theres no requirement like with the third tier class skills. Or maybe its just more?
There was no way she could know of course. Ilea didnt think anyone had lied to her, she simply though that each bit was a piece of the puzzle. Most of all, she trusted the dragon elf. If she just continued leveling up resistances, she would at some point have a breakthrough.
With so many possibilities present, poison, time, blood manipulation, corrosion, gravity, lightning and even ice, the Descent really was a prime ground for an insane resistance boost. For anyone brave and resilient enough to face the dangers of course. Also with enough regeneration. And something like Avatar of Ash that helped increase the impact of magical damage.
Maybe maybe this whole place was just built for me? Ilea thought. Just to create the perfect anti magic warrior.
She smiled at the idea but thought it rather suspect. If there was some powerful entity who had built this whole place for a somewhat mundane reason, she would bet her money on a zoo.
Ilea made an ashen spear vanish right before it was about to hit the Fae. The ashen creatures followed after, returned to the magic permeating the very air around them.
You alright, little guy? she asked, extending an ashen limb.
Tired
Its eyes were a little smaller now, partially closed as it drifted onto the ashen limb.
Eat?
You want food? Ilea asked and summoned one of Keylas meals.
The Fae shook its tiny head as it was moved closer to the woman.
Thats a grave insult. If you were anything but a cute little Fae creature, Id probably fight you for that, Ilea said with a feigned warming tone.
Eat
I mean, go ahead if you need anything from me. Health, stamina, mana. I have it all, she said and expected a massive maw to rip out chunks of her flesh.
What happened was much less spectacular and gruesome. A simple mana drain.
She kept the resistance deactivated to make sure the Fae wouldnt get damaged by her mana.
No shit youre hungry, she thought, watching her resource drain by nearly twenty points per second. With meditation active that meant a drain of a little over six points per second.
Ilea soon realized that the creature had fallen asleep. Its small six dark wings rested on its back, sometimes quivering a little as it continued to drain mana from her.
Is this going to wake some kind of maternal instincts? She wondered with a smile. The little guy was cute, certainly. Also a highly respected being amongst ancient Dark Ones and probably not something she should take as lightly as she did.
As well as a great many other things, she thought with a smirk.
The fact that it could injure her without defenses was certainly out of the ordinary. A level one hundred creature. The noble with the white flame was impressive but this creature here, kind of defied the logic of this world.
The parts at least that she had known thus far. Ilea was pretty sure her own existence was more than a bit of an outlier as well. People already freaked out at her quick advancement to level two hundred. Now she was three thirty and beyond any sapient creature she had met and could identify so far.
Beings centuries old.
She decided to ignore it. The feeling of being special or misplaced. Ilea was taken from Earth and brought here. She had paved her way and had settled into a more comfortable self. One that would make her own decisions, would find her own answers.
And so she pet the little Fae. Its head was composed of a black material that seemed to absorb the very light around it. To the touch it felt like nothing she had ever experienced before or could categorize in any way.
The experience was weird and she let go of it again. Her mind was whirling, trying to find a way to understand and make sense of what her fingers had touched.
It had been a long time since she had felt like something really deserved the name of magic. The Elemental she had met came close and perhaps her feelings would change if she could actually touch it but this Fae really deserved the mythical name.
Great, now I want to touch that lightning bird, Ilea thought, tapping her leg with a finger as she checked the notifications she had received from the eye popping game.
ding You have learned the general skill Space Magic Resistance lvl 1
Space Magic Resistance lvl 1
Most who try to chase this elusive school of magic will find and choose the Void instead. You have fought a being of truly peculiar making, have faced and survived its spells and may count yourself amongst the few to call this skill their own.
Hmm, I was sure that was void. Didnt feel any different than what Maria did to me, Ilea thought.
ding Space Magic Resistance reaches lvl 2
She spread her wings and looked for some of the remaining creatures. It didnt take long but she didnt want to engage with the Fae unconscious.
Hey, wake up little guy. Im going to train a little more, she said.
No reaction graced her.
You can watch me get injured, she added, seeing its wings twitch a tiny bit. Blood and guts.
It slowly woke, eyes opening as it took in the surroundings.
I know you heard me, Ilea thought but she couldnt be mad at the cute little thing.
I dont think this was supposed to happen until my mid thirties, Ilea thought. Oh well, lets cap out some more resistances and then move on.
This time, she let the creatures attack without any ashen blades moving around herself.
She noted that with her time magic resistance active, the skips didnt happen anymore. It seemed the monsters werent considered true masters of the magic. Good to know, I guess, she thought and once more deactivated her defenses.
The skips started happening again, four of the creatures digging into her flesh as she stood and healed. Ilea thanked Pain Tolerance once more, to make this opportunity feasible at all.
Shed be reduced to a quivering mess of tears and sorrow in a matter of seconds were it not for the skill. Most people likely would, bodies and brains made to protect themselves. Not to stand in fire or smile amidst four rabid corrupted magical creatures that tear and bite into ones body.
Ilea blinked up from time to time, activating her resistances once more to cleanse her body of the vile orange goo.
The Fae watched, hovering a couple meters to her side.
Just a little creepy, she noted and dived back down.
The curses had little effect on her by now, her resistance left active as it was capped at level twenty anyway. It was about time magic and blood manipulation by now.
After around ten minutes, Ilea decided to add a little spice to the mix, summoning a bottle of poison and taking a sip. She glanced over to the Fae.
Care to continue popping my eyes? she asked, forming a copy of her head and turning an ashen eye to nothing. With her armor active it would be more difficult but she believed in the little guy.
Support!
The Fae formed a fist and nodded.
Quite motivated the bugger, she thought and blinked down again.
She had no clue how much time was reasonable. Already her levels and skills had increased quite considerably since splitting up with her group. Especially her third tier skills would help quite a bit.
Avatar of Ash pretty much doubled the physical defense and offense of her ash, aided by any resistance skills she brought to the second tier.
Her wings would help tremendously against anything that required speed or maneuverability to beat. The upgrade to her sphere would allow her to protect her allies from magical damage and her Perception third tier would allow her to take more risks.
All in all a good combination of upgrades. Perhaps not quite what she had hoped for when she decided to split from the others but it would make a difference.
Ilea wasnt sure if her evaluation was skewed either, fighting higher leveled beings from layer to layer. The fifth or sixth level creatures would surely be torn apart even easier by now.
She blinked up again, sighing as her body recovered. Both her insides as well as her skin and muscles were pretty fucked up. Even with a powerful reduction to the curses, the beasts still had sharp teeth. Teeth that could penetrate her ashen armor that even the combined effort of ten Hallowfort mages had a hard time getting through.
And that was before the upgrade to its density.
Even if my theory is obviously wrong, this dungeon really was a way to solidify the power I gained from my last evolution.
By now she felt like she had grown into her new body. The capabilities of the Azarinth Sentinel and a Kin of Ash clearly on display as she took direct and continuous beatings from monstrous entities. Let alone the fact that she could slaughter them by the hundreds.
She decided to continue until her Blood Manipulation resistance reached level twenty in the second tier. Three levels wouldnt take too much more time without the damage reduction and the active removal of the corruption.
Ilea wondered how someone without this additional ability could even train the resistance after reaching the second tier. I didnt try turning the effect off yet. Might work just like the Pain Tolerance one.
She would give it a shot should there be a need to test some blood manipulation on her with the damage reduction present, as specific and unlikely that scenario was.
The remaining training lasted three full hours, one for each level in Blood Manipulation Resistance. Her other skills leveled quite a bit more quickly. The main reason was her healing that constantly fought against the spread of the corruption. Without it, even Ilea wouldnt survive a Zanedin onslaught for long.
She flew up and motioned to her shoulder, flesh and ash reforming as the Fae appeared and sat down. It had little trouble staying balanced, even in flight. She was glad the creature at least seemed to understand the danger these monsters posed to it. And yet she had never felt discomfort or fear. Apart from when she had found it.
Ilea had located the exit and way to the seventeenth layer some time ago, a half open gate sitting around sixty meters above ground in the wall, hidden between large boulders.
She didnt bother hunting down the remaining creatures, easily avoided by flight. Ilea would be back for them, sooner or later. There were still some resistance levels to be gained after all.
The thought of leaving turned and corrupted creatures behind irked her a little but the monsters were already dead, they were beyond caring. The Griffin would take care of them should they decide to move up. Anything further down should be able to defend itself, or was already corrupted.
She checked the fruits of her labor and pressed on.
ding Monster Hunter reaches lvl 7
ding Monster Hunter reaches lvl 9
ding Veteran reaches 2nd lvl 6
The taunts had no discernible effect on the monsters but she still used it whenever possible. Their corruption already had their minds fried and she was happy the skill even leveled at all.
ding Blood Manipulation Resistance reaches 2nd lvl 18
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ding Blood Manipulation Resistance reaches 2nd lvl 20
ding Poison Resistance reaches 2nd lvl 13
ding Poison Resistance reaches 2nd lvl 14
ding Space Magic Resistance reaches lvl 3
ding Space Magic Resistance reaches lvl 4
ding Time Magic Resistance reaches 2nd lvl 8
ding Time Magic Resistance reaches 2nd lvl 10
She was surprised her Poison Resistance leveled so slowly, the stuff was pretty fucking strong after all. So were most of the other magics she was getting hit with of course.
The Fae tried its best but with her armor active, there was just too little damage being done, even with the resistance deactivated. She would find some time soon, in case the creature stayed around for another couple days.
For now, she focused on the next layer.
Ilea wasnt sure if she had reached sufficient power at this point to have the impact she had on the earlier layers. On one hand, she had just slaughtered hundreds of level six hundred creatures alone but on the other, the Elemental and the Griffin had certainly proved unbeatable. For now at least.
It really just depended on how far the expedition went, how far the corruption reached. And where her team currently resided.
Alright, so at this point Ill only engage monsters that are corrupted. I can come back whenever to check out the rest.
Ill go find my friends now, alright little guy? she asked the Fae on her shoulder, landing in front of the slightly ajar steel gate that likely led farther down.
Violence?
Dont worry, my dear. There will be plenty of violence either way, she said with a grin, blinking past the gate.
Comments
SoggyBiscuit
Yeah, the raw damage this one does is quite powerful, though I can't help but remember that one poison she was hit with before finding Cless. It drained both Health AND Stamina, not to mention that it did more damage overall than this one, IIRC. If only she could find more...
maybe she can have rank 3 Blood Manipulation Resistance if she drinks the blood drink she found on the 4th floor
Atlas Dwarf
Thanks for the chapters. It would be nice if the 2nd tier of Space Magic Resistance and/or Void Magic Resistance gives something that makes her Blink less traceable. Also I would guess Poison Resistance isn't leveling as fast cause the poison she's using isn't aggressive or magic enough like the corruption substance is.
flssdd
She would come back or find another source when there is no crisis and other things to do.
Joshua Little
Thanks for the chapter.
BladeTytan
No, Side Stories are exclusively for the $10+ Patrons.
Tim Deral
thoroughly enjoying this :) would love for her to go up again in a while and see what the healer corps is up to, also just to get a feel for how strong she is compared to normal humans. Then again, I might just have a power fantasy fetish, since you just did that kinda. So just disregard this and keep goin
Daniel
Given how hard Time Magic I'd almost expect her to level that up to 2x20?
L Pedersen
A brand new type of Fae, Megumin-Fae!
Magnus Gullhav Leikvik
The effect that her status have on her body is removed when said part is removed from her. it was explained when she fought the dragon like beings I can't spell correctly when they split up as a party.
Jonathan
Do the bunny hop instead.
Dominic French
Do you think Ilea can generate sound with her limbs and then use monster Hunter with that sound. After seeing quiet places for the first time I can't help but imagine Ilea being like the monsters in it when people fight her. I thinks short quick descriptions from the monsters or people she is fighting adds some awesome flavor to your text . I also think it would be cool to show Ilea start using her utilitarian abilities more such as her tracking and emotion sensing abilities
It was uploaded same time as this one for me
Taxel
What happened to chapter 411?
Robert Mullins
Call it grotesque but I know what her next armor should be. She needs to get all resistances up as high as she can, possibly including 3rd tier, then start cutting off pieces of herself (limbs, rib cage, etc.) and have the Smith form the bones into a new bone armor.
Agreed
Robert Mullins
I'm not sure what you are looking for if being nearly 1-shotted by both creatures and having the wyverns be a significant drain on her resources to go toe to toe with isn't enough. From my perspective those are the two classes of danger ilea is susceptible too as a healer. 1.) Attacks with damage so high that healing is irrelevant and 2.) Attacks that can outlast her resources.
SoggyBiscuit
She did leave with the intention of coming back, though, when she has more time to get her Time Magic Resistance to the end of 2nd tier. Otherwise she'll have to search for some elusive time mage, and that wouldn't be fun at all.
Rip Woodham
No! No skipping! ;-)
Somerito
When was the last time Ilea's life was really at risk? Against the griffin, elemental and soul rippers she could safely run because they remained in their territory(griffin and elemental) or were too slow(soul ripper). Even when she fought the ??? knights when she first got to the north she could escape because they were bound to a certain area. I want a situation like the first time she was attacked by the praetorians or hunted by elves to knock her down a peg or two. I love cocky Ilea she's earned it, but right now it just feels like she's coasting since returning to the north.
Thanks for the chapters.
will the normal patreons and the people on RR ever have acess to the side storys chapters ? even if they're a couple months later.
i really want to see the new class evolution options '' for having your eye imploded by a mythical being 100 times you have unlocked the the ashen pirate class'' '' for having time and space resistence on the second tier you have unlocked the spacetime azarinth class'' , '' for surviving elementals 500+ lvs beyond yours , you have unlocked the azarinth avatar class''
MountainFox
Next thing you know the Fae would be wearing an eyepatch and screaming "Explosion" followed by passing out and slowly draining Ilea's mana.
Matt H
Most people have figurative angels and demons on their shoulders. Ilea has a literal fae obsessed with explosions on her shoulder, how appropriate! Really enjoyed these chapters, but I am getting a little impatient for her to find and meet up with whatever's left of the expedition.
Knyko
Seems very unlike her to not completely clean the layer, but looking forward to see her reunite with the others
