UnwillingEldritchHorrorofFortune

Chapter 56: Abyssal Operations

Noel and Vadeem grinned, the dim lighting in the room creating quite the fighting scene. I felt a little out of place, like I had just interrupted a secret meeting between mafia heads, but didn’t let it show. Let’s see what the Regressor had to say first.

“I’m sure that the three of you know that running any organization successfully needs certain… tasks to be completed,” the Regressor started, “Especially if we aim for the top.”

None of us corrected what he said. ...

Finalized Patreon Tiers

Hello everyone, I just finalized all the Tiers for this Patreon, including the new $10/month one for anyone who would like to support me further. The only extra benefit there would be the option to read beta chapters (DM me on discord (Tismon) if you're interested and joined).  

The $6 tier will remain unchanged, I will not be taking away chapters or anything like that, and there will still be indefinite daily uploads so the extra chapters will grow every week...

Chapter 55: Shopping and Plotting

A loud burp broke the tranquil atmosphere and signaled the end of our meal.

“Oh, that was good!” Vadeem boomed, “Eating nothing but the same suitcase food for all those months has taken its toll on me!”

“Speaking about your food suitcase,” I added, “Isn’t it getting a bit empty at this point?”

Vadeem thought for a moment and took out the object in question from his inventory. He fiddled around with it for a while, stared into space for a while to access wha...

Chapter 54: Future Goals

The place the Regressor led us to was a homely establishment situated in a little nook on the outskirts of Pandora. We were away from the strange cityscape and back in the quaint village-esque part of the town, and I could probably never get used to the strange dichotomy of the two aesthetics.

We were the only ones in the restaurant, obviously, and we grabbed the big table seat by the window. The smell of home-cooked meals permeated the air, and a nice older lady came to bring us some t...

Chapter 53: The First Guild

“I can help you with that,” the receptionist answered with a practiced smile, “And as the first party to create a guild, you will receive a 95% discount on registration fees and essential purchases!”

Was this why the Regressor wanted to hurry so fast? It’s a nice incentive, but we were way, way ahead of everyone else, and I doubt new Aspirants would be able to find this hidden building even if they came here. There must be something else.

The Regressor took out a small s...

Chapter 52: Into Pandora

“Wait, what’s going on?” I asked as I scrambled to my feet, “Are we in danger?”

As if an invisible signal was sent, Noel quickly pulled out her swords and Vadeem took a fighting stance. Sensing the strange situation, Ana and Eva quickly jumped on either side of Vadeem and notched an arrow. The only one still relaxed was Yoona.

“Brother, stop scaring them!” Yoona quickly said, “I swear we need to work on your social skills.”

“So… there’s no enemy to ki...

Chapter 51: The Calm Before the Storm (Volume 2 Start)

Congratulations, Aspirants, for successfully completing the second Trial. Welcome to the Main Stage.

We do not forget.

I fell on my butt and almost kissed the grass underneath my feet. We actually succeeded in that crazy plan. And better yet, Noe was back. Oh my lovely, awesome, amazing voice in my head, how I have missed you! You’re the best system in the damn multiverse!

“I am glad to be back and functional as well, my Host.” Noe said, “And Unit Noe agrees...

Epilogue: The Day After

Patar knelt by the entrance of the Temple of the Eternal Flame, now renamed the Temple of Devouring Truth after their new deity, on that day when Light returned. Although the God had gone, their faith had remained.

It would be an event celebrated through the eons on that planet, a legend told throughout the generations, but for the people who lived it, it had been a religious experience that would cement them as saints. These very few individuals had overcome all the trials and tribulat...

Author's Notes On Vol 1

Hello, Tismon here! I just wanted to thank everyone here for all the support you've shown me since the launch of my Patreon. I never thought so many people would be willing to chip in on Walter's little adventures! 

Volume 1 is complete at just over 100k words, and there'll just be an Epilogue out tomorrow. Then it's off to Volume 2! Daily uploads are still a go (although I'm not going to be able to do double uploads quite as much!), so expect the start of the next volume to begin ...

Chapter 50: Absolute Luck System 104.05 Gamma (End of Volume 1)

The Regressor made sure that all of us were ready, and he kicked the door open. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but I took a deep breath and sprinted in with him, with Noel hot on my tentacles. Just a little more to go and we can get out of here, I’ll have my best buddy Noe back to normal, maybe take a nap out in the sun for once, and finally relax.

After weeks spent in this never-ending darkness, with the only source of illumination being a stupid lightbulb on my head, I was just sic...

Chapter 49: The Finale Part 3

Well, Vadeem certainly got his wish and then some. The entrance we came from slammed shut behind us, and if it was just the hulking golem that took up at least half the floorspace being the problem, the situation would have still been manageable. Too bad he decided to bring some friends as well.  

Little holes in the floors slowly slid open at the same time and out flooded a mass of those insectoid human things we encountered earlier. Worse yet, they seemed to pour out of those ope...

Chapter 48: The Finale Part 2

Things calmed down a little after all of the introductions and explanations were over. It took a long time just to recount the major things that happened on our side, although it appeared that Jae-Hyun and the others had just as hard of a time as we did.

Unfortunately, both sides had to leave out most of the details since time was of the essence, but we promised we’d share all the details over a good hearty meal once this was all over. The only major concern we had was the 6-hour time...

Chapter 47: The Finale Part 1

The figure standing, or more accurately massacring, all of the Origin minions was Noel? I guess if I looked closer, I could see that familiar frizzy hair, but between the black flames that consumed her, the two blood-red orbs where her eyes were, and the goddamn wings of oily, burning tar on her back, it certainly could have fooled me!

Then again, her class did mention flames, but the fire that coated every inch of her body didn’t behave like the inferno that Noe caused earlier or eve...

Chapter 46: The Depths Part 5

We were starting to get quickly bogged down by the mass of bodies. I impaled and swatted aside as many as I could, but soon my feelers were getting caught on dead bodies and reaching hands. I could lift and cut through 4, 5, maybe even 6 bodies at once, but when those numbers started to enter the 20’s and 30’s? My stats were enhanced by a large margin, but no amount of pure attributes could beat the laws of physics, and physics was starting to win out fast.

I cursed myself for allow...

Chapter 45: The Depths Part 4

Vadeem still looked dubious when I explained the sponsorship and my subsequent ability to transform but didn’t question it too much. I think he was starting to become desensitized to all the nonsense he was witnessing. It was clear that he wanted to ask more, but I told him that Jae-Hyun could explain all that extra crap when we meet up. In fact, I’m pretty sure that the Regressor knew more about the sponsorship program than I did.

“You know that borrowing power’s never free, ri...

Chapter 44: The Depths Part 3

Damn it, just when one thing’s going my way something else has to come along and ruin it all. I doubt I could say no to an official summons from this mysterious Central, and I was also bound to meet up with people who knew the original Arbiter W. And on top of it all, I had to use up another one of my precious Soul Title Preview tickets, so if I didn’t get through this Tribunal thing within 24 hours, or 48 hours if I was forced to use both tickets, then my cover as an Arbiter would be all...

Discord's Out!

Hello everyone, just wanted to let you know that I have set up a discord for this project of mine. It's there if you're interested in chatting with fellow webnovel lovers, discuss what you're reading right now, what games you're playing, or just hang out with me and fellow readers.

And if you're wondering what I do aside from writing, I've been a huge Magic the Gathering player since I was in High School (that was a while ago...), and have played League of Legends since season 1. I stil...

Chapter 43: The Depths Part 2

I saw the arrow approach in minute detail, its deadly point reaching ever closer to my face, but that all changed when my Luck Charges took that huge dip. My perception was still slowed down from my perceived demise and I saw that the arrow started to degrade and break apart as it inched closer. It was as if the wood and metal had somehow formed microscopic fissures in its design before breaking.

In mere moments the arrow that would have ended my life turned into nothing but motes of du...

Chapter 42: The Depths Part 1

The group of 500 or so fighters that accompanied us into the uncharted forest depths was dispatched into smaller groups of 10, as having such a huge amount of people trying to pass through dense foliage was impractical, not to mention dangerous. Vadeem and I were in the lead group, along with the twins and Patar’s chosen elite bodyguards. The archbishop himself was leading the rearguard.

The plan was relatively simple, our best scouts and trackers were to go ahead and keep the rest of...

Chapter 41: Prelude to the Depths

The final preparations were taking place before we began the next part of our journey, and I was left with nothing to do once again. It allowed me some time to review the events of the last few days. First of all, our convoy had grown to numbers that hadn’t been seen in this world for decades, and the size of the group had long since eclipsed the diameter of illumination that my halo could provide.

The fact that I could still function after all this time was because of a few things I ...

Chapter 40: The Spread of the Truth

“Oh holy Light Bringer!” Patar greeted me with reverence, “The village has accepted your call to arms and are willing to listen to your sermon. Please show them the Light and the Truth!”

I nodded as I put on the most dignified air that I could, and followed Patar and the guards towards the other village. I had chosen to dispel my halo for the time being, mainly because I wanted to create a more dramatic entrance, but I had explained to Patar that the reason I did this was that o...

Chapter 39: The Source of Corruption

The next portion of the march towards the nearest settlement was uneventful. Vadeem had remained unharmed in the assault, and I had distributed some of our precious healing salves on the most wounded amongst the convoy. They deserved that much for suffering due to my mistake. My halo alleviated the pain of those who only sustained minor injuries.

I had more time to myself this time, as the twins were doing a very good job guiding us away from the most dangerous paths. If they did find a...

Chapter 38: The First Skirmish

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I dashed through the fearful crowd of faithful and entered the frontlines. It felt so good to stretch my legs after sitting on that uncomfortable platform. The creatures shrieked in fear and pain as I approached. 

I frowned in disappointment as most of the Stalkers fell before I could even reach them, their smoldering bodies quickly turning into ash in the light. Even the ones that did survive long enough to enter melee range were so crippled as t...

Chapter 37: The Start of a Skirmish

The villagers, who numbered 552 after the final head count, left in a convoy shortly after my meeting with Patar. The number might seem relatively impressive if not for the fact that only 200 or so individuals were in any shape for combat. Most of the others were infirm in one way or another or were too young to do much more than walk. It appears that the Promethean fire only removed the corruption from the villagers, but the permanent scars and wounds were untouched.

I could potentiall...