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Chapter 634 - 23 hours
🕑 Added 2025-06-04 08:58:08 +0000 UTCI appear seated on one of the stone benches arranged around the sphere at the center of the cave, where the water swirls endlessly in unpredictable motion. Tess, Sophie, and Lily are nearby.
Other than us, there are only two more people. A feylith woman and a thylarin man with four arms.
Something about this meeting seems to unsettle the others as well. I notice them putting up their defenses and becoming more alert. Lily shifts her huge axe and steps forward, Tess creates some distance, and Sophie narrows her eyes, steadying her stance.
My handler's last words echo in my mind, tightening the tension inside me. In the back of my mind, I already start preparing countermeasures after estimating the capabilities of the duo in front of us.
Noticing us, the feylith woman smiles and waves. She looks young, probably younger than me. Her hair and eyes are light green, but they keep shifting toward white and yellow. Like all feyliths, she has small wings folded on her back.
Meanwhile, the thylarin is the tallest I’ve seen so far. He has four arms, and each of his forearms is covered in white, intricate, glowing lines through which light constantly shifts, sometimes deepening into orange. It feels as if a living flame burns within them.
“Didn’t expect to meet people from Earth’s tutorial,” the feylith woman says. Her voice is calm, unhurried. “But that’s Beyond, isn’t it? Full of surprises.”
"And you are?” Tess asks.
“I’m Faora, and you must be Sset. The unfriendly-looking man is Noname, also called Nathaniel. The tiny black-haired one is Grumpy, and the sneaky bitch over there is Soph. Is that short for Sophia or Sophie?” she asks with a curious smile.
“Sophie.”
“I see! Thank you for telling me, Sophie. And stop messing around with your mental abilities before I kill you. It’s probably awkward for me to already know your names, right? I apologize. Not that long ago, Luan and I had a long talk with someone from your tutorial. Right, Luan? So I remembered your names and descriptions.”
She gestures toward the huge thylarin, who stays quiet.
Faora doesn’t seem bothered by his silence at all. “This place is pretty, isn’t it? I like to stop here when I go fishing to make shards. And who would’ve guessed I’d run into people from Earth? Please, sit down.”
As she gestures at the benches near her, I tense up. This time, I let more mana seep into my body and push back against the pressure I've been sensing since we arrived. The pressure the massive thylarin is sustaining over the whole area.
“Luan,” Faora says, and the pressure vanishes instantly.
(Should we…) Lily tries to send through the link.
(Don’t talk. She is listening,) Sophie replies, then tears apart the web.
That only gets an amused chuckle from Faora. Her eyes and hair are both yellow now as she comfortably sits on the bench. She seems to enjoy the situation. Unlike her, Luan just stands nearby with his arms crossed.
Faora pats the bench beside her like she’s inviting us to a picnic, not… whatever this is.
“I promise the benches don’t bite,” she says with a grin. “Though I can’t vouch for Luan.” She jerks a thumb toward the towering thylarin.
The thylarin doesn’t react. He just watches us. The glowing lines on his arms shift slightly, the color deepening for a moment before fading again.
I stay standing. So do the others.
Faora shrugs like it’s no big deal. “Suit yourselves.”
She leans back with one arm resting on the bench’s back, relaxed. The kind of relaxed that only makes me more alert. Her presence doesn’t press down like Luan’s, but there’s something else about her.
“What do you want?” I ask.
“Want?” She seems to think it over, then smiles briefly. “A lot of things, but it would be boring to talk about that. After all, I got to meet people from Earth’s tutorial. You might not know it yet, but because of that man, there are a lot of people curious about Earth. Tell me, what floor are you on, Nathaniel?”
“Ninth.”
“Oh? Not bad. You told me, so I’ll return the favor. It’s only fair. Luan and I are on the thirteenth floor. As for me, I’m only a few months away from the end of our tutorial, and Luan’s in a similar spot.”
Her words confirm what I suspected. Both the thylarin man and the feylith woman are extremely powerful, likely on par with the Vice Director or above. Faora’s unsettling presence and Luan’s glowing lines don’t feel like a good sign.
Why? Why do I feel this way? Are my handler’s last words feeding the sense of danger? Is there something I’m picking up on that I can’t explain? The others don’t seem to notice it quite the same. I’m sure they sense the danger and pressure more than I do, but they don’t understand.
That woman looks like a cat playing with a mouse before eating it.
“Well, it was nice talking to you, Faora. We already have something planned, so we’ll be leaving now, okay?” Tess still tries to stay neutral.
At the front of our group, Luan walks from side to side. Lily stands in front of him, mirroring his movements. He towers over her, but she shows no hesitation.
Faora’s smile grows. In some way, that smile reminds me of Ari.
"You guys are so clueless it’s almost cute. Tell me, Sset, do you even know your planet is currently in the process of Pairing?” she asks, resting her chin on her palm.
“Pairing? That should be impossible without us finishing the tutorial, and without an Absolute.”
“I fully agree with you. It should be impossible, yet here you are. Progress is probably very slow right now, but it’ll speed up after your tutorial ends. Then, five years later, Earth’s non-attack phase will end, and it’ll be possible for enemy Champions and Absolute to enter Earth. Luan, don’t you also think Earth is screwed?”
As before, the huge thylarin doesn’t even bother to answer. Instead, he faces Lily just as she faces him. Only two of his arms are crossed over his chest, while the other two hang at his sides.
“We will be leaving,” Tess repeats, deciding that enough is enough.
In response, we get ready.
“Sset, I’d rather you didn’t do that,” Faora says, standing up as her smile widens more and more.
Her eyes and hair are now a striking red.
“I don’t like that mind mage of yours. I hate her. I don’t like you, Sset, you’re too calm, your hair is too pretty, I hate the name your healer chose, and the way she looks at me. But most of all, I hate that bastard standing there preparing. I hate that nauseating mana I can sense from him and the fact that he has the same subclass as me.”
The wide smile vanishes.
“Please, don’t be sad. Even if you did everything to please me, the result would be the same. I do this to everyone with the subclass of Pride.” She fully turns to me. “Let’s play and see how long it takes to break you, Nathaniel.”
Everyone moves and attacks. Lily clashes with Luan. Lightning surrounds Tess, and the ground thunders as stones and debris begin to rise around her, tearing apart under the pressure.
Without hesitation, I form the orb of black mana I’ve been preparing and-
I find myself in darkness I cannot pierce, no matter what I try. No fire, I conjure lights it up. I feel water up to my knees as I take a step, and around me, splashes echo as something moves in the blackness.
My mana, primordial energies, everything is completely out of reach.
Then, a faint glowing orb rises, revealing Faora sitting on a throne made of bodies and lighting only a small area around her. Each body is a version of Faora I recognize. Beyond that light of the glowing orb, everything is lost in pitch-black darkness.
Even the splashes around are more Faoras. When the light reaches them, they begin to groan and flail. They try to climb out of the water, but every time they take a breath, something drags them under.
“Please, ignore them,” Faora says, smiling. “They’re parts of my mind that... well, let’s just say if you push too hard, some things snap. Welcome to my Mind Palace, Nathaniel. Oh, and don’t bother. You can’t use your mana here or anything else.”
It is just as she said, but I don’t wait for her to finish. I take a step toward her, then another, breaking into a run through the water, which I now see is red. Before I get too close, something far stronger than me grabs my feet and pulls me down, then lets go. When I rise and try again, it happens once more. It keeps dragging me back, further from her.
I search for my mana, for anything I can use, but there is nothing.
“Your mental defenses are impressive. I’ve only felt stronger ones from a few fourth-year attendees.”
I keep jerking my legs to break free and kick at whatever is grabbing me, but that only draws more Faoras closer. They groan as they move. I see how twisted they are. Some have too many limbs, some too few. Some are huge, others are too small. Some are missing an eye, and others have far too many.
I fight them off, feeling blood trickle from my nose as my temperature spikes. A ringing starts in my ears, and the pain forces a groan out of me.
Still sitting there, Faora smiles.
“Finally. I was starting to worry your mind was handling this too well. You know, Nathaniel, here in my Mind Palace, time passes much faster than it does outside. Of course, it’s not some time twisting ability, more like thought accelerations, and there’s always a cost. Most people die after just a few seconds, but both you and Sophie are holding up surprisingly well.”
Once again, I kick away the corpses. I leap over one powerful arm and duck under another charging at me, only to be hit by that same dizzying lightheadedness.
"Oh, come on. This is getting pathetic, Nathaniel. But who told you to pick such a subclass? Wouldn't you agree that Pride is the worst one? All these weaklings pretending to be strong, just to meet the expectations it sets. There’s nothing better than beating them down and breaking them."
The dozens of broken and twisted fragments of her mind keep screeching around us.
"You might think I only know Sophie's name now, Nathaniel, but I now know so much more. Would you like to hear one of her secrets?"
My body rises into the air as one of the largest twisted versions of Faora lifts me up, holding me so I face Faora, still seated on her throne of bodies.
"Dear Sophie is scared all the time, yet she’s pathetic too. Because of her sister, she tries to be a better person. She holds back, barely using her abilities, only here and there, and mostly on natives. That’s why she didn’t put up a better fight against me today," she laughs.
No matter how I twist or strain, I can’t move.
The woman in front of me falls silent, her eyes glazing over as she focuses on something else. A drop of blood trickles from her nose.
Then silence falls. No splashing, no screaming.
And Faora says,
"Oh, I pushed a little too hard. Sophie might be dead, but it’s her fault for resisting me so much. I..."
At last, I find a sliver of mana. Only one skill works here. I use [Manifestation], and a spear made of mana forms in my hand, piercing through Faora´s neck as she screams.
The world around me vanishes, and I find myself back outside. My body wobbles, and my mind feels like it's about to shut down. I glance at the spot where I formed the black mana orb, but it's gone, and there's a huge hole in the wall.
It feels nearly impossible to reach for my mana, but I try anyway. Then something slams into my chest and sends me flying into a wall.
I try to move again, but that presence closes in. I barely dodge one fist, but the next two slam into my stomach, breaking both of my arms. When I try to rise and call on my mana, he doesn't let me. A punch to my chin nearly knocks me out.
Each strike leaves burning wounds, and I catch glimpses of glowing lines on his arms, moving like living things. They shine brighter with every impact.
I release the heat building in my body and activate my passive to heal, but nothing happens. The burns from these blows don’t respond to healing.
Still, more thermal energy flows through me as I force myself to fight, even as my brain screams in protest. My wounds recover slightly. Then Luan is on me again.
Barely able to defend myself, he breaks my knee and slams me to the ground. My golden flames around him burn brighter, but he ignores them.
His glowing lines pulse again as he flicks his hand to deflect a burst of kinetic energy that destroys the area behind him. When I try to gather mana, he grabs me by the neck and lifts me into the air.
"If you fight back, she will kill your friends," he says, his voice ringing quietly for the first time.
Another fist crushes into my stomach, and he throws me down again.
Then I hear Faora screaming.
I lift my eyes from the ground. She’s standing now. Her eyes are bleeding, her hair and irises burning in a deeper, more vibrant red streaked with white.
"Stop. You've done enough," Luan says to her.
Only that makes her stop kicking what I now realize is Sophie’s body. Lily lies on the ground nearby with the same burning wounds as mine, covering her body. Her hair is short, she is missing her arm, and the axe next to her is broken. Tess is nearby, with one of her javelins pierced through her shoulder and stabbing her against the wall. She also has the same burning wounds.
"I will fucking kill them!" Faora screams.
"You've done enough, Faora," Luan repeats. "We don’t know how that man would react to this, since they are from his planet. So let it be. Is that mind mage dead?"
"What would I know? That bitch pushed against me so I pushed back, so who cares?" Once again, she kicks Sophie’s body and then turns to me. "And you, what you did should be impossible, how..."
Feeling like I healed just a little, I get back on my feet again. Luan also watches me, and so does Faora.
When I try to move to attack her, Luan is there again. I am unable to even compress my mana enough, and my ankle breaks as I move with kinetic energy to dodge and attack him, but even then, he just grabs my fist. Then a punch sends me to the ground.
"Let the poor guy be, Luan. You can leave as well. I will take care of the rest. Don’t worry, I won’t kill anyone."
The thylarin looks at her, then at me, before slowly walking away. "You find too much pleasure in your little cruelties. It will cost you your life one day."
Faora doesn’t say anything until he exits the place and heads out through the tunnels. But only when he is gone does she drop that polite smile, and her murderous intent is finally directed toward where he left.
She then turns and reaches me with a few nimble steps, blood on her cheeks from her bleeding eyes. "If you use even a bit of your mana, I will kill your friends. You can check, but I have placed some really fun marks on their heads. But be careful, if you aren’t careful enough, they will activate and..."
Dropping to both knees, she then lies down on her chest on the ground with her face just barely a breath away from mine.
"I mean, if you are confident, go on and remove these marks. To be honest, it would be fun to watch. But you know, I’m kind of a mind mage like Sophie, so you might miss some of my traps and end up killing them."
On my face, I can feel her warm breath. I see the color of her eyes, her pupils expanding. A single strand of hair falls down her forehead.
She moves even closer, and her voice turns to a whisper. "But if you don’t do anything, they might die. Luan’s Fragment is really scary, but he held back, so who knows?"
After brushing away some dirt from beneath her chin, she places her hands there, rests her head on them, and watches me. "Obviously, if you attack me, if you move from the position you're in, if you leak too much mana or use your primordial energies, they will die. They will also die if you try to use that black mana. I don’t know what it is, but Luan had a really difficult time getting rid of it, so I don’t want to mess with it."
The smile that forms on her face is one I make sure to remember. Every expression. Every word. I burn it into my memory.
Almost playfully, she watches me. "You won’t try anything? So boring. Say Please, don’t kill them, or I will kill that blonde."
"Please, don’t kill them."
Her expression shows a bit of surprise, but her eyes stay glued to mine. Then she bursts into a happy laugh. Her voice turns even quieter. "I lied. I wouldn’t do anything to her, even if you didn’t beg. To be honest, I don’t know if they’ll survive, but currently, they are wounded by Luan, so that would be on him, and not on me. I’m not sure about dear Sophie, though. Her mind seems to be gone."
[Focus - lvl 66 > Focus - lvl 67]
She pulls herself even closer and whispers right into my ear. "Nathaniel, I think I might have killed Sophie."
Right after that, she moves back quickly to watch my expression.
Not getting what she wanted, she sighs. "Boring. Maybe next time you will be more fun? I know you guys used a one-day stay token, so I set the traps to disappear a few minutes before it ends. Until then, just lie there and hope they survive, okay? Or try to remove my marks and try to help them."
Taking a few steps toward the same tunnel Luan left through, she turns back one more time. "How is your pride now?"
Without waiting for an answer, she leaves.
[Focus - lvl 67 > Focus - lvl 68]
For the remaining twenty-three hours, I lie there with my eyes closed, unable to even check if they are still alive.
***
Comments
Gardor
How did these people know where and when they'd appear? Specifically "when", were they just burning beyond tokens standing around a courtyard waiting? For however long our group was on the eighth floor?
Javen
the moment the first beyonder pulls up he has some BIG expectations to live up to. if he's not at least a champion by then with the way everyone and their mother is glazing him ill be treating him the way nat treats that fraudulent savant
asdsa fasfas
Why would they care about Savant? This mf weaker than Nat. Obviously its first Beyonder
Twotons
Wow Op chappie
Lonnie
Third floor nat can't hold the record for the whole tutorial. What a legend 9th floor nat will be
Bladehawk256
Might also be alive but brain fucked permanently
nixytrixy
Actually he didn't use manipulation, perception and mana domain were the other two.
Smit
"You've done enough, Faora," Luan repeats. "We don’t know how that man would react to this, since they are from his planet. So let it be. Is that mind mage dead?" Oop. Lore? First Round Beyonder? Savant? Hmm?
P K
Can someone remind me the combo for manifest, I know it was just a couple chapters ago, I know it was mana crown n probs manipulation
Stoney
TFTC
GloinJr
To be clear we now have the gaslight girlboss Tess, Sophie the manipulator, and now Nat the supercharged manifested. I'm sensing a bit of a pattern
Sheldon Harriott
Damn. Reality check.
Amelgar
hmm... couldn't he check the community to see if they were still alive? or was that unavailable in beyond?
Audrey WJ
Yeah no shot that's what is happening 😂
Pazl
Shouldn't he be unable to conjure fire, when he can't access his primordial energies?
Bob
The worse we be after tomorrow chapter 😓
Ivan Jelenić
Sophie bodyswap while her body is a vegetable and everyone crying and dragging her with them like a zombie? They get angry and train hard. Then they meet again during pairing where she stabs enemies from behind enemy lines, from within. Then she takes her body back.
Ivan Jelenić
Not necessarily met, they might have just heard about him.
Ivan Jelenić
Because they are Assholes.
Ivan Jelenić
She didn't like the "Fuck around" part much, either.
Lizy Flore
Yeah I thought the same. When I saw focus level up I thought “well shit, they’re fucked”
Moon Winchester
I think it’s time. Too long has it been since Nate has done dangerous unsanctioned body modifications through internal constructs. We must start again. We must create more.
Ivan Jelenić
They won't meet again in Beyond, they will meet during the pairing.
Ivan Jelenić
And for the First Solo Beyonder.
Brendin Olsen
I love the storytelling in this where Cerim doesn’t say what Nat is thinking, but you just see focus level up once, and you think “oh Nat is mad 🤷♂️” and then you see focus level up again seconds later and you think “Oh shit he’s really mad”
Zaim İpek
It would be amazing if Sophie gets some character development from this. The whole team needs to train mental defense. Mind magic training with the group would be a huge evolution in the group dynamic and breath some much needed life into Sophie's character that hasn't had any development since floor 1.
Tyrant Villager
Man I wish I’d held off reading this now. I’m gonna be thinking about this nonstop till the next chapter. I need to know
Andromeda
Interesting guess I didn't think of it but that would make sense
Nerø
According to the Vice Director: “Fragment of Eternal Fire, Fragment of Eternal Wind, Fragment of Endless Night, Fragment of Eternal Ice, Fragment of Everlasting Wound, Fragment of Eternal Hunger, Fragment of the first Sun.” “I did not expect the last three.” “People usually have such a reaction. There are likely only a dozen or so primordial energies, but dozens of fragments. A lot of them are incredibly weak and nearly useless, while some are incredibly powerful.” That Luan guy most probably has the Fragment of Everlasting Wound. And damn, if it can totally stop the healing from both Lily's and Nat's mid arcane passive, that shit's overpowered.
baggytoques
Might be one of my favourite chapters tbh. Maybe Nat goes on a solo ape rampage and power levels manifestation? I think he'll blame himself since she targeted them because of pride
Forrest
When will people learn? When you torture the main character, your going to have a bad time. TFTC!
Greg Lambert
First - Great chapter. I haven't been this fired up in a bit. Second - Can't wait to see all the fuel this is going to provide for leveling up. I feel bad for all the jungle denizens. Third - I'm thankful this isn't Thursday and we get one more chapter this week. Also, any bets that these two work for the cockroach, and she was using them to push Nat even harder. Although, it is a good time to introduce a new villain. Time for the Best Doggo on the 9th Floor to turn into Overlord status. He need to stop digesting his mimic. Looking forward to this new arc.
Greg Lambert
I hear a rocky theme starting to fire up
A B
Edit suggestion: No fire, I conjure lights it up. -> No fire I conjure lights it up.
venkata siddhardha yarlagadda
Yes, we riot
Manther
I don't think they were waiting for them really. Seems like they were just stopping by there en route to going fishing, and it was just bad luck that they happened to meet, like his Handler said. The person they interrogated was likely not at this rest station, and so probably not in their beyond group.
firte
Last time someone in group 4 died Nat went and ran one of the coldest faides ever with Myrra in the book. Those two beyonders have no idea what beast they just poked
jax rammus
It will be really satisfying when he mutilates her
Mister Cakers
Nathaniel’s gonna need a training montage. At least his focus is keeping him from doing something outrageous
firte
Kyralon said the first beyonder was a male a while back
Lonnie
Wow, dominated! At least Nat has a reference for the end of the tutorial.
Anotherb Account
Oooooh
Edmund Dillon
Tftc!!! I can't wait for the next
Woojoe
Hmm. Here’s my personal mental ramblings on this absolutely fantastic chapter. - They were at that spot waiting for them. Thus either Carrot Cake, Luna, Leticia, Space Wolf, Gareth, or Tacita have been caught by them before. Most likely they were forced to provide all their personal information to Faora as well as the spot they left from. - Carrot cake has always been terrified of mind mages. Could he have met her on one of his first trips to Beyond. I believe he’s Pride as well. - They seem to be working for or terrified of the First Beyonder. Probably both. - Someone had to have directed them to attack. That means they have likely spent weeks or months waiting in this one spot. Why would someone spend this many resources doing this? Or is it a Ruler actively interfering? Seems unlikely. I can’t image the meeting is random chance. - They were instructed to not kill them, but to hurt and try and break them. Why? If they’ll be a threat in the future, just kill them. Why would they be kept alive with a grudge? What would breaking them accomplish that killing them couldn’t? - Narratively my guess is that Sophie will survive and use this as fuel for her growth. She’s never been beaten by a mind mage before. If not I agree with the people below who identify this as a potential life changing moment for Izzy. It may be the start of her revenge story. Anyway, so many questions come from this chapter. Please feel free to add things that I’ve missed and identify incorrect assumptions I’ve made. Such a great chapter!
Lee Joseph Rosales
It worked somewhat because he still escaped
Student of Asacoco University
Fuck man… I seriously hope we find out what her planet is hell, tell us what group she a part of otherwise Nat might just carry out the extinction of Felyiths if someone dies
Terri Harris
Major motivation to level up manifestation! I also like the idea of Sophie and Nat teaming up, just not sure if Nat's pride will allow that much help? This was actually a great heads up for our gang. Earth is already paired. And somebody needs to become an absolute. I'm guessing Biscuit.
Obie
what the fuck. Floor thirteen and they think they’re hot shit, they have 2 years on nathaniel. Yeah it’s ggs for them, i want to see how Nat deals with those two.
Galenorla
Author, you better drop another chapter REAL fast because I ain't gonna sit on this cliffhanger silently.
Andrew
Thank you!
SnowFreak
We should preemptively light a candle for these two's planet fr
SnowFreak
Honestly who even has the energy to deal with conceited assholes like Faora. Maybe I'm being hasty but it seems like her pride is actually pretty fragile? If she feels the need to crush anyone else with the same subclass...that's kinda sad. Anyway, she's definitely a psycho. Idk if anyone will die, I'm hoping not, cuz I was looking forward to more exploration of Sophie's character. Hopefully we'll get to see Nat and her grind that chick's prire into fine dust 😊
Woojoe
I’m not sure if she’ll be on Nat’s kill list. After all he broke out of her skill. She likely would have been severely injured or died if they didn’t have hostages to stop Nat from going ham. I think she’ll be the antagonist for Sophie. After all Sophie has never met a mind mage she couldn’t beat when she went all out.
Val the mysterious Jedi
People don't understand how badass this chapter is, group 4 are ours heros but they are barely stepping into a massive ocean of monsters, these two monsters were drawn by Lysander's ripples and it almost swallowed the crew. I'm guessing the person they mentioned not wanting to anger is Earth's first beyonder. Overall this chapter was a reality check for readers and nat.
Zaim İpek
Unless she was lying, she interrogated another Beyonder from Earth. Obviously not Tacita, because Tacita doesn't speak, but any of the others are a possibility. And that interrogated individual may or may not be dead.
Zaim İpek
Only a one day token!?!? Why so weak sauce? Having to carefully tiptoe around beyond while hauling Sophie's corpse and formulating what to tell Izzy the entire time they are fighting and running for their lives and never knowing if they will run into those two again would have been much more interesting. This beyond trip sucks ass. They didn't discover a single new thing. Also, Focus should have worked just fine in that mind world. I look forward to a cohesive explanation of why it didn't work. Sophie is proof that mental skills work in the mind space. Focus is a mental skill.
Florin Cojocaru
I always wondered how you get ruined cities , extinguished bloodlines and deserted planets. I think this is one of the safest ways :)
Daniel is ŁØNE
Well she and her entire world are cooked.
Tsunami
I'm hoping for a bait and switch situation. Expecting the Beyonder to be some Shaolin Monk Pugilist super genius only seen once every 5 thousand years. Instead we get an overweight Hikikomori from Japan specializing in anime, manga, cosplay, and computers who found a way to hack/game the system. I would love this scenario.
Ryan Weaver
Boy she is NOT gonna like the find out part
tishane Imperial MageKiller
Buuuuudddy talk about introducing a super villain 👌🏿 that was solid work, They were getting to complacent anyway but sheeesh or Nat is Gonna turn her into a Victim in the future SMH pride mental mage is dangerous work man, I like Laun though
Arnon Parenti
Sophie already has full control of Faora's mind, that's why she told Nathaniel she killed Sophie so many times, she already lost and doesn't even know it.
Arnon Parenti
They caught some other farther in Beyond and tortured them, I bet it was luna and her person.
Blooper
Honestly, if Sophie survives, Nat should have a real talk with her. She needs to get her mind bending stronger, and he can train with her. I realize it is a risk for Nat, but I believe at this point they need to trust each other, it has more power than threatening each other.
Cazqa
Damn this is well written as i now hate this mofo
Mark Bullock
Crazy Cliff!; glad it's not Thursday
Josh Cothran
Even after this he’ll keep the title of the normalist person in Group 4
venkata siddhardha yarlagadda
It's impossible for the pairing to be with her planet because the planet earth paired with is really old and has an absolute too. Only the first generation can be in the tutorial and that too only for 5 years.
venkata siddhardha yarlagadda
They did appear where they last left and they were together then. They had a beyond expedition right. Nat not being able to move mana inside his body has something to do with their fragments, skills, etc. They were a lot stronger, so they could have done it but I wanna know th specifics too. There aren't any protections because last time they were at the fishing spot and the demons tried to steal their fish and nat fought them. I think there might have been no pvp inside a city or something but the anti-pvp zone is not for the entirety of the safe zone.
Benji
Terrifying chapter! Interesting to see how much farther they can get by the end of the tutorial. I think this is the first mention of the natural Beyonder in awhile. Maybe we'll find out more about them soon? I'm surprised they can get info on Earth already, I think that's the part I'm most curious about when not considering how fucking scary that was. Thanks for the chapter.
Lizy Flore
Just a thought. What if it isn’t Nat who will kill her but Izzy ? I mean, we all know she’s the sweetest angel but I think someone hurting/killing her sister will make her snap. The kindest person are always the most brutal when they’re pushed too far, and well, her subclass is Kindness. I wanna see her turning crazed savage evilest demon on that pitoyable excuse of a pride subclassed living thing.
Ansordia
... So people are afraid for that Beyonder?.... That is crazy I KNEW he was special that people would "bow" preemptively TO him/her is CRAZY.... Also poor Faora doesn't understand that Nat's pride isn't power centric... Or humilitation centric... They just choose themself to be fucked.... Also Nat will not return to beyond or he will return even more rapidly right after to run somewhere... What I don't get is how does Faora KNOW so much? Aren't handlers supposed to be unable to share this much info? Like yes MAYBE that restriction decreases with more time spent in the tutorial Also I'm pleasantly suprised that it isn't Kim who died 🤔 but rather Soph... We MIGHT still be dissapointed that she lives.
Florian
Too bad that Nats pride isnt that fragile. He will just be improving even harder to destroy them.
jj
Oh this goddamn bitch! Manifestation FTW!!
Julien Fellegara
Wow, i lived it through him, well play. There is not enough word to express how much i hate this bitch
Sergei Hartwig
She will regret this.
Adrian Rake
It won’t have an impact on Nat’s Pride at all. Even worse for this bullies, it will make him stronger and more determinded to achieve his goals. I can’t wait for his revenge.
Death56
Not to mention how many year she said she is about to leave nat still has 3 years left
Lizy Flore
As long as Sophie doesn’t die I will be emotionally okay with this chapter.
Forcewagon
Just like "Hi thanks for signing up for your own lynching I see you chose delayed deliver"
Death56
Oh that bitch is on the kill list I can't wait nat is going to do some stupidly reckless shit to get stronger now like on the first couple floors. This was such a hype chapter
Lizy Flore
You’re not the only one
Lizy Flore
Yeah classic perverse narcissistic behaviour (I think)
Mars
I think we’lil be seeing the 3rd floor Nat soon
TheOne320
Hm, I would have thought everyone except Nat would die. I see those two have also met the first Beyonder. Now we know he is male and a sentient.
Muntu Omnyama
Wow. Read that and had to go back and read it 2 more times . Thank you
MillionLittleE
Man apparently Manifestation is a next level skill.
nkt.zakharov@gmail.com
So my guess is that the duo was sent to find information about either the person that started in the Beyond or Lissandra, probably the later as the beyonder has been there for a while and that didn't attract much attention And I'm guessing they weren't going to brutalize them as much as they did, it's just the group ended up being a lot stronger than they predicted they would be and were able to hurt them back. I'm not sure why they didn't try diplomacy first, like, that would seem to make more sense, offer them fancy resources whatnot, but I guess we'll have to wait and see.
WhiteLeeopard
Many questions. Why did they appear in that place together? Isnt the token meant to take them to their previous spot? How could Nat not move mana even inside his body? Also, weren't there some kind of protections in the safe zones so attendees couldn't attack each other randomly?
Seijax
Yeah, iirc the explicit declaration of his Pride he made back then to Lissandra, he had no issues groveling to reach his goals. It looks like this unknown guys just made enemies for no reason and no gain? If this was supposed to be a message to the true Beyonder, it will be hilarious when Group4 kills them without the Beyonder even getting involved
mitchell kaiser
Damn I thought today was Thursday with that cliff.
Audrey WJ
Sophie is the only one who needed to have a reason to grow but this could just as easily make her grow the wrong way, there has been so much forshadow for potentially having to kill her at some point. Personally I'm not happy this happened, it has zero reason for happening, they have been hurt and almost died plenty of times and getting beat up by 13th floor hell difficulty attendees isn't anything special at all. Hopefully their is positives from this and not just a bunch of negative stuff to work through and people to hold a grudge against.
Audrey WJ
So they met the guy from earth who started in beyond and then proceeded to brutilize the next group of earthlings. I really truly hope something happens in this book or the next where he gets to meet her again, the guy too since he was an ass as well and pretty much left them to die even if he was telling the lunitic not to kill them.
Nictis
How proud am I? I'm so proud that I put down anyone who could potentially, even slightly, prove a threat. Wao
Sadyix
You all remember Nataniel from the first floor, that crazy guy. I think we'll see him again.
frankie doerr
I’m halfway to believing it’s chuck norris with how hyped up he’s becoming
I Is Patron
That wont hurt Nats pride at all. He is used to being bullied by stronger people. Only sure fire way to break his pride to make him betray his friends and thats not going to happen.
Hardworking Guy
Lol, good estimation. I thought about stacking chapters for about 2 months after this chapter.
ChildConsumer
C'mon Sophie time to start pumping that mind skill
Scott Robertson
Great chapter
Joe Woodhouse
Current Ruler of Pride is watching with interest... someone's getting Master of Pride when this clash is resolved. Yes they are both currently more powerful than the party... but if they are Vice Director level, they are not Champion level. That's actually pathetic for being four floors ahead.
ChildConsumer
Thanks for the chappy! Oh dam okay guess we found a new antagonist
Hardworking Guy
I don't know what to say about this chapter.
Borbino the great
Holy shit not at all what I was expecting to have happen
karmaslap
Very happy to have the group get their teeth kicked in. Hope Izzy can help Sophie and also what she said is right, Sophie's weak because she's been on a vegan mindmage diet. When she (presumably) recovers, I hope Nat uses her to train and they can both get better at mind stuff.
frankie doerr
Cerim keeps hyping up the first beyonder it’s kind of exciting
Fdrugc
Tftc also I think Faora's version of pride is pathetic and she is incredibly insecure.
Peter Stawiarski
There's always a bigger fish... Pride rules!
Jonah
I wonder if the pairing will happen to be with her planet. Either way Nat can def challenge her when they are both out of the tutorial. And did the beyond guy start at the same time as everyone else? He's prob a hundred levels higher than Nat atp.
hdfgdf
jesus
Dandaveeto
Now I really wanna see just how and who the first beyonder is
Spam X
Ay thats some heavy motivation to push to become stronger again. Poor Soph, that will be hard, espacilly for izy
Handholding Slut
Can’t wait to see her die
severecorvid
The fuck around before the find out
Sam Duralde
Dang, that woman is gonna die terribly in approximately 140 chapters
Tristan Conscente
Thank you for the chapter once again ✨
vEnviouz
TFTC!!!
Andrey Barragan
Thanks for the chapter
