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The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 120
<< Chapter 119 | Index| Chapter 121>>Ronan flexed his soul, and basked in the nigh-orgasmic sensation of oneness with the cosmos for an infinitesimally brief moment. Then, his entire being deflated as he lost connection to that grander part of himself and the wider world. The notification that appeared helped to alleviate the hollowness that soul cultivation left behind, but it was like slapping a plaster on a gunshot wound.Congratulations! Your ...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 119
<< Chapter 118| Index| Chapter 120 >>“Holy shit, dude! What the hell was that? You’re a monster!” Jenna exclaimed, the look in her eyes as she stared at Ronan one that could only be described as zealotry.Howard’s shock mirrored Jenna’s, but his enthusiasm for the win was much dampened. Alyssa was moaning in relief as the healing wave of leveling up saved her from her torture.Ronan prepared to explain himself, when all of the flickering ...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 118
<< Chapter 117 | Index| Chapter 119>>Howard tossed knife after knife, and Jenna did her best to blast the flying pieces of bone out of the sky before they could add to the growing conglomeration of bone and mana in the centre of the room. Whatever Tharaxes was doing, Ronan didn’t want to let the lich finish.Alyssa was clutching the burned side of her body, and Ronan wanted to rush over and try to help her, but that would doom them all. “Alyss...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 117
<< Chapter 116| Index| Chapter 118 >>His charge had been rushed, and Ronan missed the pelvis of the battleaxe-wielding skeleton giant. His mace blasted through its left femur, shattering the bone into a hundred fragments and a cloud of white dust as he passed.The giant stumbled, its swing faltering in the cradle. However, through an effort of sheer will and exceptional balance it managed to remain upright on its remaining leg.Even though he’d f...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 116
<< Chapter 115 | Index| Chapter 117>>The four of them immediately adopted combat stances and started looking around for the owner of the creepy voice. A monster that could speak implied a terrifying level of intelligence that Ronan had only encountered in the sector boss.Are we about to fight a level 90!? Holy crap. That would be an insane difficulty spike. Impossible, even, he inwardly yelled.Two more braziers flickered to life. Unlike the danci...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 115
<< Chapter 114| Index| Chapter 116 >>When there was no immediate answer, Ronan sighed. He hadn’t expected much from Howard, but at least letting him know what he was about to be fighting would have helped.So, when Alyssa rounded the corner with a maniacal grin on her face and an evil sparkle in her eyes, sword brandished in the air, Ronan almost wanted to turn around and slap Howard into the walls. However, he resisted the urge, and stayed on g...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 114
<< Chapter 113 | Index| Chapter 115>>Alyssa was the first to respond to Ronan’s optimistic question. “What’s up?”He hoped they might be willing to hear him out, but he would understand if they didn’t want to put the tutorial clear on hold to allow him to reach the first realm of soul cultivation. In any case, it was worth a shot.“You all know what elite shards are, right? I assume you’ve picked up a couple during your tutorial runs?...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 113
<< Chapter 112| Index| Chapter 114 >>Only thanks to an upbringing of Indiana Jones movies did Ronan immediately understand he’d triggered a trap when the stone he stepped on sank into the ground slightly. Having expected a goblin ambush, he’d discarded the possibility that the dungeon itself might be trapped.It was foolish.The popping sound that came from inside the walls could mean anything. Ronan threw himself backwards, in case arrows star...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 112
<< Chapter 111 | Index| Chapter 113>>Only by the light of the brazier reflecting against the blade of the throwing knife did Ronan spot it whizzing towards him. The whip of the man at the other end of the stone room’s wrist had been a giveaway, but the silver flash confirmed it.Thankfully, it hadn’t been a lethally fast throw, and a simple lean and hop to one side was enough to evade the hastily launched dagger. “Relax, mate, I’m not here...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 111
<< Chapter 110| Index| Chapter 112 >>An insidious purple glow crept up the shaman’s bone staff, inching towards the black, void-like crystal that sat in the skeletal hand at its tip. Ronan suspected that once the light gathered there, the goblin’s curse would be complete.He couldn’t let that happen if he was to go on from this battle and complete the rest of stage 4. Not that he wouldn’t be able to try again as many times as necessary unt...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 110
<< Chapter 109 | Index| Chapter 111>>Ronan came to, and immediately jerked upright. Then he painfully, and loudly, regretted that decision. His entire body ached as though he’d spent four days in the gym with no breaks.Considering how painful the absorption process had been, that was quite a relieving sensation in comparison. A message floated in front of his eyes, and once he’d shaken most of the lingering pain from his body, Ronan read thro...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 109
<< Chapter 108| Index| Chapter 110 >> There wasn’t time to use the skill upgrade shards before Ronan was whisked away through<< Chapter 108| Index| Chapter 110 >>There wasn’t time to use the skill upgrade shards before Ronan was whisked away through the shifting, shadowy void into stage 3. He landed at the bottom of the grassy valley, and immediately took the bonecrusher mace out of his inventory.Firstly, he had to appraise whoever wrote the ...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 108
<< Chapter 107.5 | Index| Chapter 109>>Ronan touched down in stage 1 of the hard difficulty tutorial ready to kick ass. When the goblin warrior stepped out of the portal he leapt at it, unleashing a flurry of heavy fist-blows that left it twitching and writhing on the ground in moments. With a heavy stomp to its head, he finished the job.You have killed [Goblin Warrior Lv.5]!+25 Copper Credits+7 [Pugilist II] Mastery+4 [Stamina II] Mastery+1 [Gra...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 107.5
<< Chapter 107| Index| Chapter 108 >>If you aren't bothered by Ronan's progress over the past few iterations, then you can skip this chapter. You'll still get 2 full chapters today. This is just status/skill changes and other details, written as if it were a regular chapter from Ronan's POV.*******************************************************************************Iteration 39 analysis:Highest level achieved: 26Highest class a...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 107
<< Chapter 106 | Index| Chapter 107.5>> On the grass of the valley in stage 3 once again, Ronan sat and stared at his hands.<< Chapter 106 | Index| Chapter 107.5>>On the grass of the valley in stage 3 once again, Ronan sat and stared at his hands. The memory of casting mana bolt, the feeling of the mana travelling down his arm, and how it left his hand to form the construct, were flitting through his mind.In his attempt to recreate the skill with...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 106
<< Chapter 105| Index| Chapter 107 >> Ronan’s act of pumping his fist in the air in victory caused the single mote of mana he<< Chapter 105| Index| Chapter 107 >> Ronan’s act of pumping his fist in the air in victory caused the single mote of mana he<< Chapter 105| Index| Chapter 107 >>Ronan’s act of pumping his fist in the air in victory caused the single mote of mana he’d managed to produce from his heart to dissipate. However, he wasn...
Scheduling Update
Apologies, I realised I missed an upload for Salt and Blood on Friday. I will be posting 2 chapters later today to make up for that. Internet connection is spotty where I'm on holiday, so it's difficult to do so consistently. Expect slightly inconsistent upload times for the next two weeks. Dao chapter will also go out later today.Dao of Healing update:As I have now reached my target of 50 chapters ahead of Royal Road for Dao of Healing, ...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 105
<< Chapter 104 | Index| Chapter 106>> For an uncommon class, Ronan had been expecting the class infusion to be less painful t<< Chapter 104 | Index| Chapter 106>> For an uncommon class, Ronan had been expecting the class infusion to be less painful t<< Chapter 104 | Index| Chapter 106>> For an uncommon class, Ronan had been expecting the class infusion to be less painful t<< Chapter 104 | Index| Chapter 106>>For an uncommon class, Ronan had been ...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 104
<< Chapter 103| Index| Chapter 105 >>Ronan’s excitement grew with every moment he was forced to wait for the Temporl Obelisk to finish the evolution of his personal trait. Will it be a straight power-up, or something more unique? he wondered.When the system’s chime finally rang in his ears, he almost jumped in the air. Eagerly, he began to read the gold-rimmed purple boxes that had appeared.Your personal trait [Inevitable (Epic)] has evolved ...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 103
<< Chapter 102 | Index| Chapter 104>>Ronan had taken the juggernaut class a second time. He’d told himself that it would only be for one iteration, in order to earn the merit for evolving to an epic class, but that hadn’t worked out.To him, it seemed a fair compromise to at least keep the class until he could accomplish said achievement and pocket the chronos merit it would grant him. Then, and only then, would he devote all of his time and f...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 102
<< Chapter 101| Index| Chapter 103 >>Ronan fell out of the void, landing on a hard stone floor. He looked around, and found that the terrain was different again. He wasn’t on a rocky outcropping, but instead in a dungeon.Behind him, and on either side, walls reached up about five metres until they hit the ceiling. A single brazier sat in the path ahead of Ronan, a flickering flame within the metal cage.It cast dancing shadows down the corridor,...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 101
<< Chapter 100 | Index| Chapter 102>>The silent faceoff didn’t last long. Both Ronan and Gurz’krax the goblin warrior had tasted blood, and despite their patience, neither would hold out forever.Gurz’krax had a slight tremor in his left hand, where Ronan had smashed a couple of the warrior’s knuckles with his staff. Every few seconds, his greatsword would tremble and dip to the left. Ronan did his best not to glance at it too long, and gi...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 100
<< Chapter 99| Index| Chapter 101 >>Ronan exhaled sharply as he whipped the guardian staff over his head. The iron cap broke the metal stud it crashed into, then splintered the club the stud had been buried in.The goblin holding said club stumbled and raised an arm to block the shower of splinters from piercing its eyes. In that moment of blindness, Ronan stepped forwards. He smashed the staff into its solar plexus.The first blow made a rib burst...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 99
<< Chapter 98 | Index| Chapter 100>>The elite goblin warrior lifted its greatsword and then clasped the handle with both hands, before plunging it into the dirt in front of it. Ronan winced, knowing how badly that had to have blunted the blade’s tip. Then, it raised one hand above its head, and grunted something in the guttural language of the goblins.Three goblins stepped out from the line, and locked eyes with Ronan. He was a little confused,...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 98
<< Chapter 97| Index| Chapter 99 >>The class infusion for juggernaut was agonising. Despite that, Ronan was able to push through it. He’d experienced a similar pain when evolving to adaptive martial artist, and he knew that the pain was only temporary. The strength he gained in exchange was worth every stinging lance of agony that burned through his flesh and bones.Class infusion complete! You have become a [Juggernaut (Rare)]!You have received...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 97
<< Chapter 96 | Index| Chapter 98>> The dead rogue was a lost ally, but also one less obstacle to get in the archer’s way. Th<< Chapter 96 | Index| Chapter 98>>The dead rogue was a lost ally, but also one less obstacle to get in the archer’s way. The rate at which it fired arrows picked up, and he swore the warrior would evolve into a berserker if it kept leveling up, given how frenzied it had become.Even so, its anger made it careless. Every...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 96
<< Chapter 95| Index| Chapter 97 >> Ronan tapped his chin in thought while staring at his status. He wasn’t sure how he felt<< Chapter 95| Index| Chapter 97 >>Ronan tapped his chin in thought while staring at his status. He wasn’t sure how he felt about the results of mineral skeleton’s stat adjustments, but there was nothing he could do about it now.Name: Ronan SteeleRace: Human (G)Heritage: Reverberating Chronosphere (Current Iteration: 1...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 95
<< Chapter 94 | Index| Chapter 96>> The pages of the uncommon myriad skills tome fluttered faster and faster. Ronan’s heart b<< Chapter 94 | Index| Chapter 96>>The pages of the uncommon myriad skills tome fluttered faster and faster. Ronan’s heart beat a hundred times a minute as he watched, eager to know what his first uncommon skill would be.As the tome flipped to the central page, glowing green text appeared. A moment later, the leather-bo...
The Apocalypse Grinder - Chapter 94
<< Chapter 93| Index| Chapter 95 >>A smile of unadulterated excitement spread across Ronan’s face as he read the message from the system’s administrative assistant. It was time to step up.Administrative Assistant Shneevol has reviewed your complaint!Your tutorial difficulty has been adjusted from [Normal] to [Hard]!Assistant note: Next time you have a request to make, ask nicely, or I might just send a tribulation your way instead! Damned pri...
Edits, The Apocalypse Grinder CH. 91 & 92
As the title, says I have made some edits to Chapters 91 and 92 of 'The Apocalypse Grinder.' Was doing some re-reading today and realised I made a massive error regarding his use of the common items. Thus, I've added a passage of about 500 words to Chapter 91, and a short few sentences to the end of Chapter 92 to rectify this! Feel free to go back and re-read those chapters if you'd like to know how Ronan put his common items to g...
