The Anime Trope System: Stone Vs. The Viper, A LitRPG Novel. - Chapter 288
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Chapter 288

Grand Capital City of Celestial…

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The skies paraded with thousands of stars, many moons, and even neighboring planets . Despite being a modernized place, there were no vehicles . Most civilians simply flew, Jumped, or warped . Skysc.r.a.pers, pyramids of gold, palaces and many buildings of fantastical shapes .

Mortem just could not for the life of him understand why his master forced him to do this . He didn't know her anymore . Why become active during the stone-viper games this time? If any deity suspected that he was the one who summoned the Thousand-Eyed Dragon, they'd turn the ent.i.ty into a bug and squash him .

He tried to deny the order, but compulsion by a G.o.ddess cannot be disobeyed . And to top every G.o.dd.a.m.n f.u.c.king thing in his treason book, he freed t.i.tania . He had to make it look as if she escaped on her own, disabling G.o.d-level security, purifying the induced sleep, restoring her power with his master's magic . Mortem desperately wished he could go back to the days of not giving a f.u.c.k and just administering the game .

The Thousand-Eyed Dragon or sometimes known as the Thousand-Year Dragon took fifty fully powered deities to seal it . Yet…Venus could break the seal so easily with her blood . The crazy G.o.ddess somehow funneled the Supreme Demon's influence on it, causing the creature to…to…to…turn into a monster girl . One dumb f.u.c.k deity made the monster fall to Satovia instead of killing it . Or resealing it in its moment of confusion .

Venus's crazy plan to use one deadly being to free another worked . She even weakened it significantly while in the process . Now instead of wanting to kill, it…it would succ.u.mb to the succubus magic and violate every man it fancies .

Mortem finished the last of his master's forced orders, perfectly hiding all trails and erasing evidence with undetectable Negative Ki . Illegal essence . As much as he hated Clyde, the System-disrupter was still the Stone . He just hoped the moron would take his advice . But…that Tessa girl truly believed that Venus was kind .

Sure, she could be benevolent toward her daughters, but one wrong move, and that daughter would probably be abandoned .

Abandoned by someone she believed in, that's the new fate . Tessa may be the model daughter of Venus, but eventually the crazy G.o.ddess was going to task her with something impossible . Mortem chuckled as he made the escape warp .

He was a doomed ent.i.ty, anyway . Why . Just why couldn't they a.s.sign him to Athena . With no war going on, the G.o.ddess was simply of Wisdom . Her kindness actually felt genuine . Her beauty rivaled Venus's . Even Morrigan would've been a better host . Mortem would even be baptized and willingly go to the G.o.d of earth to be stuck with a bunch of pathetic humans .

His master…just what was she thinking?

Mortem knew the dragon wasn't the only problem going on in Celestial . The talk of the fallen G.o.d being on the move made him nervous . Another force, just as dangerous as the Supreme, though the ent.i.ty wasn't sure who was worse . Her lost sword, which fell somewhere in the Monster Kingdoms would eventually be found . The wielder could ingulf the world into chaos .

f.u.c.k… Too many problems . For now, he'd wait to see what would happen with the Thousand-Year abomination… If only the Nine-tailed fox was still around . She'd take care of it…

He blinked, gaging Clyde's strength . The seal on his powers was beginning to weaken .

Late afternoon at Clyde's house…

[Quest completed: Retrieve the Heart core! Reward: Sweet-berry Alethian Soup recipe, a recipe from the lost nation of Alethar itself! You earned ten cooking points (CKP) for finding a recipe . ]

[System advice: giving that soup to Tetra will allow her to taste home . A dark elf depends on humans for reproduction . Showing that you're interested in learning about her and her lost homeland will move her . ]

[Your heart core had auto-activated the moment you earned it . Just leave it in your inventory . However, the source of power has more uses should you find the right people to help you utilize the potential . Maybe the Stone Maidens?]

Clyde drew too close to level one hundred, so he had to finish up a big quest . As much as he wanted the EXP from the lich, they left her alive and Jumped the h.e.l.l away . He took Ruri and Kanako on a date first, then Yuki . Ming hadn't shown up with her bags nor responded to the text, so she either declined the young man or wrote his words off as a joke . Or so he thought that .

When he returned from the date with Yuki, the prophet was sitting in the dining room with Alice . She seemed to be explaining one of her mangas to his life mate .

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His prompt gave off a victory hum .

[Excellent! Quest completed: Take all female party members on one date . Scaling rewards . . . Reward: 1 million EXP . 1 million dollars . Comforting soup recipe + 10 cooking points . *Gold achievement . ]

[For earning a Gold achievement, you may choose one of the following prizes: 1 . Map to Red District City, Lewdlands . 2 . *Seduction stew recipe 3 . *Executioner Staff of Merlin]

Clyde glared suspiciously at the city name . And now that he thought about… Lewdlands, really? This entire ordeal had to be RNG because the rarity of the staff practically made Clyde's choice for him .

[You have received Executioner Staff of Merlin . Item cla.s.s: *Legendary, One of a Kind*]

Another legendary weapon . He could barely contain himself—they were d.a.m.n near impossible to find . h.e.l.l, even the epics were a difficult find, which was the point of rarity . Still, to have something that is both one of a kind and legendary . A bit redundant in his opinion, but hey, beggars definitely can't be choosers, especially for amazing gear .

Holy s.h.i.+t was it powerful . Now that he knew that OP enemies could cut him off from the power, he'd at least have something to keep him alive .

[Let it be known that you can equip both a sword and a staff . Secondary weapon unlocked . ]

[The use of a staff will increase the damage output of your spells, increase accuracy, and in some cases, auto-deflect spells that were reflected to you . Just…don't use it like a sword . It is embarra.s.sing when scrubs do that, desu . ]

[Executioner Staff of Merlin . Item cla.s.s: *Legendary, One of a Kind* . Does Dragon and Volcanic damage . You may trigger its special attack: Balinor's Havoc, after filling the weapon's soul bar to 100% . ]

[If married to Natalia, you will unlock Super Magician Duo Attacks with more than a 400% damage output increase when triggered . You will also gain access to her secret Auto-barrier . ]

[Hahaha . And they say marriage is a social trap . Not in Satovia! And especially not for you . +1 million EXP for allowing the System to get a laugh at your expense . ]

Clyde mentally glared daggers at the evil system . He had no words for this . His anger fell away when a new victory tune chimed in his head .

[Congratulations! You have reached level 100! Stats increased! You have learned *Tier 0 skill: Eternal Soul Wind . ]

[*Tier 0 skill: Eternal Soul Wind . Summon an extremely destructive storm upon your enemies . Does severe damage . Does Wind, Dark, and Almighty damage . Chance to paralyze enemies at 3% . Chance to cause Soul blight at 3% . Soul blight damage has a chance to instantly send an enemy's HP to 1% . Souls become vulnerable for the taking while inflicted with this blight . *Due to your high relations.h.i.+p status with Chika, this is now an unblockable attack . ]

[Warning: Tier 0 skills will drain an enormous amount of MP at once . Be wary of that when combining it with another MP drainer such as Mystic wrath . ]

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[Holy spirit wave has evolved to Angel Spirit Wave . Six hand skill has evolved to Giga Death Scatter Shot . Energy blast has evolved to Bronze Tier Skill: Holy Energy Ball . Spiritual fire has evolved to Spiritual Blaze Burst . Spirit s.h.i.+eld has evolved to Cosmic s.h.i.+eld!]

Clyde couldn't help but check his new s.h.i.+eld—the last part of the description told him so much that he couldn't wrap his head around it . Which one of these power sources did the lich tap into?

[Cosmic s.h.i.+eld [Evolution 1]: [Defense] – invoke a magical s.h.i.+eld around you for a few seconds . Will s.h.i.+eld you from magic and block physical attacks . Chance to invoke Spirit Counter at 5% .

Now blocks ki, chakra, negative ki, psychic energy, deitic power, cosmic energy, and unknown sources of supernatural power . ]

These evolutions were epic . He could even tell that the Energy ball had one more before it got to Angel Energy Ball—the attack he used on Nezerath from just a fraction of Stone Mode .

He wanted to test out his new staff right away, but couldn't ignore the prophet and life mate that looked at him as he entered the kitchen with Yuki .

"Ming, uhm, hey," he said, trying not to think of his embarra.s.sing, cheesy text .

[Your relations.h.i.+p with Ming has increased to Friend, closer level 6 . ]

"Hi," Ming replied . The dual-eyed trope of one being red, the other blue, seemed a bit rare in anime . Dark hair to go with striking beauty, Clyde knew he under-utilized his prophet . "About your offer . "

"You—"

"I accept," Ming interrupted . "Moving in with you will bring us closer . And if someone threatens the lives of our team and I catch a glimpse of it in a vision or dream, I can warn everyone . "

Natalia emerged from the hall with Ruri . They both held Loli saga light novels .

"Oh my G.o.d, are you really moving in?" Ruri said, anime-diving into Ming . "That's awesome . "

Ming caressed her head as she accepted the embrace . They came a long, long way—Clyde couldn't help but be proud of his team's relations.h.i.+p as a whole . She was an outsider, treated a little coldly at first, possibly due to how she public proposed to the young man at the restaurant . Alice even laughed her a.s.s off .

"When can you make the move?" Clyde asked .

"It will take some time to pack," Ming said . "My apartment's owned by my dad, so I'll just turn it over to one of his maids . Maybe…tomorrow?"

Natalia hopped on Clyde's shoulder, draping her arms over him . A crunch that sounded like a gunshot, nearly rattled his brain . Crunch! Crunch, crunch-crunch!

"Natalia, what are you eating?" Clyde said as he attempted to get the loli off his back .

"Alonian boar rinds," she said . "They're a little hard for me . "

"Don't crunch in peoples' ears!" he comically snarled . And once again, no matter how he tried, the young man could not get Natalia off him . He wondered just how the f.u.c.k the others plucked her with one hand…

Clyde shoved the thought into his overflowing bag of logic .

"Pervy nii-sama," she whispered . "Look what I found . "

She hopped off his back and flashed a s.e.x potion .

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"Where'd you get that?" Clyde said without emotion in his voice .

"Airi found it as loot or something," she said . "It looks like the lemonade from before . "

"You—"

"Lemonade? Let me try some . " Kanako s.n.a.t.c.hed it, but the loli refused to let it go .

"It's mine," Natalia said .

"This is definitely no ordinary lemonade—I want a taste," Kanako wined . "Don't be stingy . "

Poor Harumi happened to walk in at the wrong time . Logic dictated that what happened next shouldn't be possible, but the tiny cap on the potion came off . Just a little liquid splashed into her hot cocoa and she downed it before Clyde's warning came out .

Everyone watched her .

"What?" she said .

Yuki whacked Natalia and the genie on the top of their heads .

"Get to scrubbing," she said darkly, eyes glowing . "I want every bit of it off my clean floors . You know where to find the bucket and some sponges . Go!"

The duo scampered off to comply to the demoness's orders . And Natalia whined all the way there . Clyde got a chuckle, but was cut off when Harumi casually sat in his lap .

"What was that all about?" she said .

"Well, they spilled a s.e.x potion all over the floor," Clyde said .

"That was a s.e.x potion?" Alice said .

"Long story, but let's just say there are some alchemists out there that have no f.u.c.ks to give . "

"Like that lich girl," Harumi said . She adjusted her a.s.s a bit, strengthening the young man's b.o.n.e.r . And the pink-haired woman was in a skirt . Clyde felt a little beyond the panty barrier .

Yuki sighed .

"Lucky for you, only a drop of that got into your drink . " She collected Harumi's half-finished cup . "Let me make you a fresh one . "

"Thanks, but you really don't have to," Harumi said .

"But it will give me a chance to show off one of my favorite recipes," Yuki said .

Tear eventually emerged, walking downstairs with a book in hand .

"Tear's living here too?" Ming asked .

"Yep," Ruri said .

Tear's smile seemed to double-Clyde's b.o.n.e.r, but nothing prepared him for the appearance of Harumi s.h.i.+fting into kitsune form . She laid back . He considered stealthily sliding his horn into the pink haired girl's a.s.s, but a familiar vibe of jealousy changed his mind .

"You've hogged my seat too long, you cow," Alice said, s.n.a.t.c.hing Harumi away with the force . But Tear took her spot . Clyde almost released his load .

"I want no less than five children," Tear said softly . Harumi pouted .

"You have no authority over seats," she said to Alice, while pulling her into a hug then tickle-fest . Even she realized the cuteness of the half-demoness's jealousy, blushes and all . Clyde was reaching his limit . Tear was in a succubus-style skirt, intentionally playing with him . If he released here, everyone would see it .

Ming seemed a little fl.u.s.tered by everyone partic.i.p.ating in the "get to Clyde's lap" game . But when Tear was pulled up by Yuki's force, the dual-eyed girl seized the opportunity . Everyone paused to look at her in surprise .

Then he realized that at some point, the girls decided it would be funny to make him release . An on-the-spot joke, but cleaning up would be a disaster of embarra.s.sment . The targeted spot would forever be known as "Clyde at Target Practice . "

And…he also wanted to badly have s.e.x with Ming . Even while wearing Yoga pants, he felt her . She adjusted herself too, but in a way that sucked Clyde in .

[Your relations.h.i.+p with Ming has increased to Friend, closer level 7 . ]

The beast was about to lose control . He had a Team Lead appearance to maintain . The girls wanted to tear down the image, but Clyde wouldn't have that .

Chika strolled from the hall, cheerful and she kissed the young man right over Ming .

"Who's studying well for finals?" she said as she pulled Alice into a hug .

Clyde started to rise, but doing so caused Ming to release a tiny sound . The others didn't hear it, but he certainly did . The blush covering her face made the young man grin . He pushed upward again . She smacked his leg .

"Don't," Ming whispered . "It's embarra.s.sing . "

He felt himself weaken just a little, but held back the urge to release . That's when he realized that Chika gave him a way out .

"Speaking of finals," he said . "I need to start looking over a few chapters . "

He gently moved Ming to the side, then flashed stepped into the hall . He just barely missed Natalia, but the genie grabbed his waist and took the ride .

Not only did she closed the door, but also jumped him . Natalia burst in .

"No you don't, you stupid genie," she snapped . "You're going to help me clean that up . "

And just like that, Clyde was alone again .

His phone rang . Kitome?

"Clyde I'm moving in . I can't take this annoying, lovey-dovey relations.h.i.+p between that stupid cowbag and my brother . Come over and help me pack . They left on a date and I want to be long gone before they get back . We can use your Jump to lug my things back and forth . "

"Sure, no problem," Clyde said .

First, he asked Yuki to send one of her subordinates to prepare the rooms of Kitome and Ming . He was pretty sure he ignored some others asking to help out .

"Kitome said she doesn't have a lot of things," Clyde said . As soon as he stepped outside, a crus.h.i.+ng f.u.c.k ton of power peeked into his city .

[-Territory- Alert! Level: *EXTREME* . Fairy Queen t.i.tania is entering the city! ]

His heart almost dropped until another prompt reminded him of the reason why he went to a dungeon earlier in the first place .

[Heart core activated . All attack, magic and non-magic, defenses and other stats are halved . ]

That helped a lot, but truthfully had no idea what he was up against . Tear and the others stepped outside, feeling the magic vibrate through the air like a ma.s.saging chair on the lowest settings . Clyde figured the magical girl felt it too, but sent out the group text, anyway .

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