Level Up: Voidwalker

Atlas made sure the royal wolf family was safe before leaving the Otherworld while summoning Raymond. The giant Stormeagle appeared from the portal and lowered its body, which allowed him to jump on it.

''Look for a wild forest Ray, I'm going to rest using your feathers,'' Atlas commented before getting comfortable.

Following that, the monster flapped its wings and quickly took off. While this happened, he closed his eyes and relaxed while recovering the mana he had spent. Hours later, Raymond's voice sounded in his mind, 'Master, I see the forest. I'll land outside because the trees are too big for me to land inside.'

Atlas agreed as the bird descended to the ground below and landed with a crash. He quickly jumped off Raymond's back before sending him back to the Otherworld. Once that was done, the five women appeared.

''Seems like you've been busy, Atlas,'' Grishna commented with a big smile.

''Yes, I rescued the Shadowfang Royal Family. Now we can get Lilith healed and finally head south,'' he replied to the Orc woman.

The others beamed with pride, their smiles mirroring the joy in the air. Amethyst, unable to contain her excitement, threw her arms around him in a tight embrace. ''I'm growing stronger every day, my love!'' she exclaimed in excitement.

When Atlas heard this, he smiled before asking, ''Let me see your status. I want to see how powerful you're now.''

Name: Amethyst Flameheart

Age: 17

Race: Cosmic Phoenix

Class: Cosmic Mage

Level: 378.

Rank: Expert.

Experience: 300/1000

Affinity: Space

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Attributes:

Health: 1812

Mana: 3980

Strength: 1612

Stamina: 1878

Charisma: 890

Intelligence: 1490

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Mana Core:

Core Rank: High Journeyman

Core Points: 9600/350000

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Spells:

Attack: Lv-1: Cosmic Bullet (8) Lv-1: Stellar Arrow (7) Lv-2: Cosmic Blast (10) Lv-3: Cosmic Flames (6)

Defence: Lv-1: Cosmic Barrier (10)

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Skills: Phoenix Form (4) Cosmic Wings (10) Cosmic Sight (10)

'Oh, she has improved,' Atlas thought with a smile. 'At least I don't have to worry about her.'

''I'm impressed Amethyst, seems like you've grown well,'' he said, which made the phoenix woman beam.

The other women offered their congratulations, impressed by her remarkable expertise at just seventeen, a feat few could achieve. With the moment of celebration passing, the group turned their focus to the task ahead.

They ventured into the forest as Atlas carefully followed the old woman's directions to locate the elusive Shadowfang people. While doing that, Estelle and Nulia were chatting as Artemis chewed Amethyst's ear off.

He chuckled at the scene, but Grishna appeared with a grin as she spoke. ''Do you want to see my status, husband? We've all got stronger since our separation.''

Atlas nodded in acknowledgment, prompting the Orc woman to reveal it with a confident grin. His expression shifted to one of impressed amusement as she playfully slapped her toned behind.

Name: Grishna Brokentooth.

Age: 22

Race: Orc

Class: Warrior

Level: 499

Rank: Master.

Experience: 4920/5000

Affinity: Earth – Metal

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Attributes:

Health: 2650

Mana: 4670

Strength: 4752

Stamina: 2978

Charisma: 1210

Intelligence: 1892

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Spells:

Attack: Lv-1: Iron Fist (10) Lv-1: Metal Bullet (10) Lv-2: Earth Bolt (10) Lv-3: Razorwind Blades (9) Lv-3: Silver Shriek (9)

Defence: Lv-1: Ironclad(9)

Support: Lv-1: Body Enhancement(10) Lv-1: Dust Cloud(10)Lv-1: Minor Healing (6)

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Skills: Hand-to-Hand Combat (10) Spearmanship (10) Survivlist (10) Cooking (10) Tracking (6) Intimidation (7) Shield Mastery (5) War Cry (4) Lock Picking (7) Ransack (6) Hunting (3) Trapping (7) Lockpicking (2) Bloodbound Orc (-)

''Impressive Grish, I can see why you destroyed the empire soldiers,'' Atlas commented with an excited expression. ''Now that you girls are stronger, we can do more damage to the Achaemendian invasion of Astoria.''

Grishna nodded with a smile as she spoke, ''We'll need to camp soon. Do we stay in the wild or go into the Otherworld?''

Atlas opened up a portal. ''Let's rest in the treehouse. I don't want to look over my shoulder all night,'' he said.

Following that, the group entered the Otherworld. The women started relaxing as Atlas went to check on the wolves. He stepped onto the balcony and noticed them sitting around the fire while eating.

After checking on them, Atlas walked back into the treehouse where Artemis, Nulia, Grishna, and Amethyst were heading for the bathroom. He watched each of them vanish down the corridor.

''They want to wash away the dirt and grim of the battles,'' Estelle commented as she made some tea. ''Artemis and Grishna smelt of blood, I told them they needed to wash or it would seep into their hair.''

Atlas laughed when hearing this. He approached the beautiful blonde who was wearing a white dress that went past her knees. He grabbed her waist and started kissing her slender neck.

She shivered all over before reaching back and running her fingers through his hair. ''Why do you tease me like this, handsome? I'm not breaking my promise to Little Bird.''Nôv(el)B\\jnn

''I'm not asking you to. I wanted to see how strong my blonde beauties become,'' Atlas replied in a whisper.

Estelle beamed before showing him her status, which surprised him, but was happy she was on his side.

Name: Estelle Argonia

Age: 27

Race: Human

Class: Solar Guardian

Level: 511

Rank: Grandmaster

Experience: 4340/5000

Affinity: Sun – Light

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Attributes:

Health: 3288

Mana: 5150

Strength: 2890

Stamina: 2562

Charisma: 1320

Intelligence: 1556

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Spells:

Attack: Lv-1: Solar Slash (10) Lv-2: Light Blast (10) Lv-3: Radiant Strike (9) Lv-3: Dawns Wrath (6)

Defence: Lv-1: Holy Barrier (10) Lv-2: Solar Shield (8)

Support: Lv-1: Healing Light (10)

Utility: Lv-3: Vigilant Watch (7)

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Skills: Swordsmanship (10) Archery (5) Hunting (6) Hand-to-Hand (10) Cooking (10) Brace (10) Shield Wall (6) Ground Pound (8) Vigilant Watch (6) Shield Bash (10) Steel Legion (0)

''A Grandmaster! How?'' Atlas muttered, causing her to giggle as she stopped making tea and turned around to face him.

''I've been working hard and my goddess granted me strength to help you. She said I am the guide who will keep you from falling to the darkness, Atlas,'' Estelle revealed with a loving smile. ''I will make sure I still see that smile I've come to love seeing. I can't let evil take that from me.''

She leaned in and kissed Atlas, which caught him off guard, but when she broke apart, she continued, ''I will be beside you until the end. You won't have to fight the empire alone.''

Following that, she pecked him on the nose before getting back to making tea with a big smile. All this left Atlas baffled, but he went to sit down while checking his status to see how much he had leveled up.

Name: Atlas

Age: 18

Race: Voidborn

Class: Voidwalker/Dungeon Conqueror

Level: 405

Rank: Master

Experience: 14980/50000

Affinity: Void

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Attributes:

Health: 4536 (200)

Mana: 36800 (1000)

Strength: 5338 (100)

Stamina: 6206 (250)

Charisma: 1725

Intelligence: 4176

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Mana Core:

Core Rank: Journeyman Mid

Core Points: 211020/300000

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Spells:

Attack: Lv-1: Void Bullet (8) Lv-1: Void Arrow (7) Lv-2: Void Blast (7) Lv-2: Void Wave (6) Lv-3: Void Lance (6) Lvl 2- Void Punch (5) Lvl 3- Void Smash (1)

Defence: Lv-1: Void Guard (8)

Support: Lvl-1: Void Step (6) Lvl-2: Void Veil (7) Lvl-2: Void Infusion (6)

Utility:

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Skills: Void Realm (5) Silent Casting (-) Void Sight (5) Dual Wielding (8) Health Regeneration (6) Dimensional Storage (5) Aqua Lung (3) Light (3) Dungeon Conqueror (2) Maskweaving (3) Voidwalker Form (3)

'Not bad. It looks like I've improved a lot, but I need to keep going,' Atlas mused as Estelle brought over a hot cup of tea as she sat next to him.

The blonde beamed at him. ''This should give you some energy. I've got a collection of different teas I've been picking up over the years,'' she said in a cheerful voice.

Following that, the two of them spoke about their status and skills. Atlas enjoyed his time with Estelle as the blonde told him stories of her childhood back in the Argonia Kingdom, where she learned how to fight.

She explained that during her childhood, her father, the crown prince at the time, would train her and her sisters in the art of combat. They practiced relentlessly, mastering the use of all kinds of weapons under his strict guidance.

This intrigued Atlas, who listened as Estelle described the deep love and care her parents had always shown her. A flicker of jealousy flashed in his eyes, a reminder of his lonely upbringing back on Earth.

The blonde quickly noticed this and grabbed his hand. ''I know you were alone before, but not anymore. There are six of us who care for you. Now imagine where we'd be in twenty years.''

Atlas chuckled before nodding, ''You're right, it's the past and should stay there,'' he replied as the two continued drinking their tea.

Once the duo were finished with their tea, Estelle grabbed his hand and dragged him toward her bedroom with a smile, ''I want to cuddle you tonight, it's cold and for some reason, you're always warm.''

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