A few days have passed since the pirate invasion took place. The people of the Deep and Whale Clans have all returned to their separate territories after receiving proper treatment. The pirates were brought back to the capital to be judged accordingly. Some were sent to imprisonment for life, some for a few years, and others were sent to public services.Matthew finally returned to the palace after helping out with the pirates. He was given a medal of honour for his contribution to the battle as a citizen, not as a Hunter since it was not a quest. Kraken was also present to offer her apologies to the people. Cobalt was also invited, but as expected she rejected and went to rest in her home.After the ceremony, Matthew was summoned by Shima to his office. Matthew closed the door behind him after he went in. Shima was waiting by his desk. He gave Matthew a smile.“Please have a seat.” Shima offered.“No thanks. I want to leave as soon as possible. I’ve got a ride waiting for me.” Matthe
Matthew set off to continue his journey to Phulu with Cretoxarinh’s aid. Thanks to a device that Shima gave, Matthew stayed dry even underwater with his stuff included. A trip that would’ve taken a few days by ship was done in only one with Cretoxrinh.Once they were in shallow water and Cretoxarinh couldn’t proceed further, Matthew decided to continue on his own. After bidding farewell, Matthew activated the back propeller that he was also given. It was certainly faster than swimming, but it was still a bit slower than Cretoxarinh. To make up for this, Matthew threw in some astra into it and juiced it up-Bwoo!A bit too much.“Whoa!” Matthew soared through the water at an alarming speed and before he knew it, his face was being dragged in wet sand, then dry sand, and finally crashed into a boulder.The boulder was blown to bits and Matthew’s head was thankfully intact. It did scratch the glass on his mask though.“Oof!” Matthew lifted his head out of the rubbled and looked around. T
The sun had set on Phulu and smoke rose out of the chimney of houses. Matthew was invited by the chief to have a feast at her house. It was not a feast for the entire village since it was so sudden. The ones that were present were only the students from earlier, some higher ranking villagers and of course the chief’s own children.The villagers paid their respects by bowing to Matthew and offering their own food. Matthew did not like being treated like some kind of deity, but telling them would be useless since he didn’t know the language. He accepted them all and set them aside.While waiting for the feast to be prepared, Matthew played with the children. They invited Matthew to play football when he walked by. Their teacher, who was supervising them, was actually about to scold them. Matthew interfered and said it was fine.Obviously, the children were no match for Matthew although he lacked any skills. Matthew decided to be a goalkeeper. With him as the goalie, none of the shots ma
Matthew and Amari set out in the morning. They bid farewell to the chief and children and were off.Amari only brought a sling bag with her. She changed out of her dress and wore a shirt and shorts that were easier to move around in a jungle. With Amari as the guide, they proceeded smoothly along a track.“Sorry, Lord Dragunov, traversing through this must be hard on you.” Amari said.“It’s cool. I’m used to it.” Matthew replied.The soil was moist and covered in leaves. Each step they took would crunch the leaves and twigs. The air was really humid as well but thankfully it was not hot yet early in the morning. Matthew could also sense some critters in the vicinity but none seemed dangerous aside from possibly poisonous ones.“This jungle apparently has a high level of mana density. Although not lethal, it can cause dizziness, sickness, and mana poisoning. If not treated immediately, it can be lethal too. Since you are strong, you should be fine, sir.”“I know. Blackwood Mountain has
A pair of men wielding a spear were chatting on a wall. The wall was made of thick logs with pointy tips. They stood on a platform behind the wall, just above the gate.Then they noticed someone approaching the wall. It was a woman who was being carried by a man. The guards actually recognised the woman and shouted her name."Amari! Amari!"Amari heard her name being called and replied to them. "Kamari! Faraji!" She waved at them.The guards said something to her.-this conversation was in a different language-"What's wrong?""Oh nothing, urp! I just sprained my ankle, I think." Amari almost puked but held it in."Who is that guy?" The other guard asked.Amari took a second to control her urge to throw up. "Ugh.. Dragon Emperor Dragunov."Both the guards found it hard to believe. They observed Matthew more carefully and recognised his face.""Lord Dragunov wants to meet the Eze. Open the gate for us, will you?"The guards looked at each other again before they gave the word to the ot
“Who are you?” Matthew asked the man who was wearing a sci-fi battle suit. The man had white spiky hair and an equally white pair of eyes. His suit was mostly black with neon white tubes along his back, arms, and legs. Grey parts covered his chest, abdominal muscles, biceps, and quadriceps. “Name’s 4M5Y4R YB. My colleagues usually refer to me as YB. People of this world call me The Copier though.” “Copier?” “Kind of a stupid name, isn’t it? Well, it doesn’t matter.” “So you can copy people’s ability?” Matthew asked. “Ding ding ding! You’re right! As expected of Lord Dragunov.” YB clapped his hands to applaud for Matthew. “What do you want?” “Now what could a person who induce fear and follow the victim all the way out here want? Hmm~ I wonder.” YB scratched his chin. “Oh! I think it’s to kill him!” “Kill me? What for? Did the Scarlett King send you?” “Scarlett King? No no no. I work for someone else. Well, as of now, I'm self-employed. I do bounty hunting and other stuff." "
Matthew was suddenly donned in golden armour. Two blue rectangular jewels acted like eyes and a spherical one as the core on its chest. A darker shade of armour looked like three horns that converge in the middle of the forehead and a pair of teeth on the lower jaw. The pair of Dragoknight gauntlets were also present on Matthew’s forearms and he even had a long tail coming out of his lower back.Matthew looked at his hands and was astonished. “What is this?”:Looks like I managed to activate it in time: Arshild said.“What?”:It’s a feature that I had almost forgotten. Honestly, I didn’t think that you’d ever need it. It is the Dragoknight’s ultimate ability, [Dragoknight Armour]. I designed it to enhance the user’s abilities and energy absorption rate:“Ability enhancement? That means…” Matthew looked at YB and got a new found confidence.:Well, it burns through a lot of your mana though so it wouldn’t fit you. It was originally designed for the Hero after all:“How long do I have?”
After having a nice lunch with the villagers, Matthew set off on his own to the anomaly in a new change of clothes. He wore a dark blue vest over an orange shirt and a pair of peach trousers. He had a map with him which marked the location of the anomaly. He sprinted as fast as he could at the start and slowed down when he got closer.Of course, Matthew had no idea where he was on the map so he had to find the nearest village first to reorient himself in the right direction. He didn’t enter the village and only used it as a point of reference. After confirming the direction, he continued on his journey.It was already afternoon when he left. Now it was close to sunset when he arrived at the approximate location of the anomaly. He didn’t sense anything out of the ordinary though. The only thing that indicated this as the possible location was that it was an open area with no trees.“Unless I got the location wrong…” Matthew checked the map and his surroundings again and again.“Does [A