NOVEL NEXT Chapter 49: Chapter 49
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Quest Completed: Training with Ddraig
Reward: New Skills
New Skill obtained: Bone Enhancement
Details: The ability to enhance the structure of your bone. It allows for the user to increase their speed, strength, and resilience by 10% for the rest of battle. It costs 5% of the user HP.
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Issei was hoping to obtain another skill after that, Issei was disappointed to realize that this was the only skill that he obtained... Until he got another ding.
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Overcharged has evolved into Limit Breaker
Details: For a very brief period of time, the user will have all stats be increased by 10% and host will be fueled by anger, frustration, and the pride of Ddraig. Not only that, but the host will be able to ignore all pain and will be primarily relying on adrenaline.
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Issei got up but before he could get up and stretch his body, he was quickly shot by an arrow that pierced straight through his shirt. The arrow carried Issei all the way to the tree, where Issei was stuck hanging on the tree. He only knew one person that could be able to shoot an arrow with such power, Artemis was coming for him. Using his strength, Issei pulled the arrow straight off of his shirt and watched as Artemis landed on the ground.
"Did you really think you could leave me?"
"I was getting bored of watching the movie to be honest. I noticed that you fell asleep and... decided to enjoy a nice long walk."
"A nice long walk. Then, why are you sweating and breathing heavily?"
Issei needed to come up with a better lie next time, "Running plus walking is what I did."
"Cut the bullshit! You were training. Didn't your mother and I tell you not to train. Your body still needs to recover." Artemis began walking towards Issei with her divine aura expanding ever so slightly to intimidate Issei.
"I healed up. I was perfectly fine. Ddraig can tell you!" Upon asking for his partner to help him, Ddraig simply remained silent. He wasn't going to help his partner... just because he wanted to get back at his partner for calling him a lizard all the time. "Ddraig, you got my back... right?"
"Ddraig won't be helping you. Since you like training so much, how about training with me?"
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New Quest: Train with Artemis
Reward: Level Up x 3
+Reputation with Artemis
If you win: -Reputation with Artemis
If you lose: +Reputation with Artemis
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'How the hell is her beating the fuck out of me going to increase her reputation for me?'
Artemis pulled out her bow and aimed it straight at Issei. "How about we play a little bit with each other? If I win, you have to remain with me for the rest of today and tomorrow. If you win, I will not bother you for the rest of the week."
"How the hell am I supposed to win against you?"
"That's for you to find out." Without any hesitation, Artemis released her finger, and an arrow was shot straight at Issei.
Issei summoned his hammer right in front of him, causing the arrow to collide with it. The collision had such force that Issei was still shot backwards. He was able to block the blow, but he lost sight of Artemis.
He forgot one thing about Artemis. She was more built upon her speed and precision. Issei's pure strength was his only counter to that. Artemis appeared right behind Issei before whispering in his ears, "Come on... Show me what this tough guy can do to a pretty Goddess like me."
Swinging his hammer behind him, Issei watched as Artemis simply blocked his hammer with her arms and kicked him away. Artemis was on a whole different level of power compared to him. He needed another way of winning because a confrontation head on is his ultimate demise. Issei took massive damage from the kick... The level difference was way too large for him. This was exactly him fighting against Orion again, but the difference is that he could take a couple of blows before going down.
Still standing strong, Issei watched as Artemis drew her bow and released her finger once more... The arrow pierced straight through his chest and caused him to cough out blood. The entire time, Issei had been using Iron Flesh, Limit Breaker, and Bone Enhancement to resist the maximal damage, but his body wouldn't be able to withstand much more.
"Do you yield?" Artemis asked while being behind Issei with her bow ready to end the fight and claim her reward. "Come on Issei, this hurts me more than it hurts you."
"Bullshit! How the hell are you hurt by this?"
"Hearing you scream hurts me! You have to understand that I am doing this to prevent you from escaping me for a couple of days. You have to rest and recover properly before you can do whatever harmful things you do to your body all the time."
"Artemis, what if I were to tell you look absolutely spectacular today."
Blushing heavily from the compliment from Issei, Artemis remained strong and continued holding her bow aiming for Issei's leg, "Issei, flattering me won't get you to win this time."
"I love the way you sound..."
Blushing even more, Artemis's hand began shaking before she watched as Issei slowly began getting up, "Issei, don't get up."
"I just want to stare into your majestic eyes." He cringed when he said that, but this was his plan. The system never said that he couldn't escape.
Artemis couldn't concentrate on Issei with how embarrassed she was feeling right now. Standing right behind Issei, she lowered her bow before watching a small teleportation circle forming. Issei leaped towards the circle; he was able to form it in just the right time. However, Artemis used her immense speed to grab Issei and wrap her arms around him. "Where do you think you're going? Did I say you could escape?"
Shit! There goes his plan.
Laughing intensely, Artemis simply gave Issei a quick neck chop to his head before turning around. "You definitely have grown much stronger than when you first fought against Orion. You could have easily continued taking blow after blow from me even when I am far more powerful than you."
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New Quest: Train with Artemis
Reward: Level Up x 3
+Reputation with Artemis
Since you lost: +Reputation with Artemis
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Closing his eyes, that was the last thing he was able to see before the darkness began engulfing his vision.
"Sleep tight my little hunter." Maybe he should deal with the boundaries of how Artemis was beginning to act around him. This reputation system needed a limit because her love for him was beginning to become a detriment to even him. Is this what could have happened if he were to continue helping Rias and raising her reputation that she had for him? Yeah, maybe he shouldn't try and grinding individual reputations for people...
Opening his eyes, Issei was met with a familiar white void surrounding him. Turning his head, he was met with... the same white void. He stood up and heard a deep voice, "Finally, we meet in person at last."
Knowing who the voice belonged to, Issei didn't hesitate to respond, "Fuck you!"
Laughing his ass off, Ddraig couldn't help but smugly smirk, "You deserved it after calling me a lizard for so long. Now, since we are even... How about we discuss something important."
"Yes... we have lots to talk about."
"Huh?" Issei turned around to hear the new voice that sounded like a mature woman.
Seeing a beautiful blonde-haired woman right behind him, Issei was confused to... who the fuck was she? "That expression... I love it when little boys always have that. My name is Elsha, and I was the strongest Red Dragon Empress in history."
"Ok." Issei didn't know what else to say.
Elsha frowned a little from the lack of reaction from Issei, but she sighed knowing that this one was going to be a tough one to impress. "Ddraig has already told me that you have reached levels that are basically surpassing me in power. I want to see you in person to see if those rumors were right. Seeing you survive taking blows from Artemis... I think Ddraig may have been saying the truth with that."
Ddraig turned to his partner before saying, "Elsha here just wanted to speak with you... and I wanted to explain a few things to you as well about the Juggernaut drive."
Hearing the Juggernaut Drive, Issei was looking forward to unlocking that form. Seeing Vali get into the form and seeing the benefits that it brought, Issei really wanted to obtain that form and see how much more powerful he could get with it. Maybe he could finally tell Artemis to make him a sandwich without the fear of him getting strangled by the Goddess.