Luca DR

The infinity dungeon 240

Chapter 240

When Michael and Johanne arrived at the dungeon entrance, David and Travis were already there. David was tapping his foot on the ground, while Travis had his arms crossed in a way that made his biceps bulge like inflated water balloons.

Had he not scanned the man over the repeated healings he had administered him, Michael...

The infinity dungeon 239

Chapter 239

Johanne’s breathing was still shallow when Icarus’s voice reached Michael’s ears.

“You are almost out of mana and raw resources, Michael,” the AI said. “And I need a lot of both to finish the inner space repairs.”

The rain was easing. Only a few drops slid down the glassy surface of the dome of energy ...

The infinity dungeon 238

Chapter 238

The storm boiled above Michael's head like a pot of stew on a too-hot fire, spilling all its contents down on the forests below. The rain had been picking up for a while, plunging the mountains and valleys in eerie wet mists. The trees and the soil were completely soaked, and the ground was no longer able to accept the water fa...

The infinity dungeon 237

Chapter 237

Travis left in a hurry. The talk with the general had been very enlightening, and there were many things that needed to be set in motion before he could afford to disappear on a dungeon delve that could last for days.

Most importantly, however, he knew that it was finally time to coordinate his efforts with Icarus, no mat...

The infinity dungeon 236

Chapter 236

Michael walked up to the general, putting a hand around his shoulders like they were best of buddies. He was a head taller than the man, so he had to bend to reach him, making the whole movement awkward.

“This is going to feel a bit weird,” he said. “Or so I’ve been told.”

He burned mana coins. All of them...

The infinity dungeon 235

Chapter 235

While the general stood behind his desk, his chair a few inches behind him, Michael kept stalking the room like a predator. The desk was against a wall so he could not circle it completely, but he still went back and forth in an arc. The walls were mostly barren, concrete lit by a single halogen lamp that made it appear dark or...

The infinity dungeon 234

Chapter 234

Travis crossed his arms. “If your AI told you, why do you still want to double check with me?” he said.

“Are you still salty I plunged a hand into your guts, for the second time? Look, there was no blood this time.”

“A little, can you blame me?”

Michael sighed. “I guess not. Anyway, why are thing...

The infinity dungeon 233

Chapter 233

Michael’s hand sank into the dilapidated concrete of the warehouse, effortlessly pushing past the flaking paint and moss. It only stopped when it was halfway buried in the building itself, fingers touching rebar and cold cement, at which point mana flared and a million little spirals came into existence. They were the spirals...

The infinity dungeon 232

Chapter 232

After they retreated for the night, Michael went straight to see his sister. They hugged, and she cried. Maggie had been worried sick about her brother’s condition but she, like many others, had been prevented from seeing him while he was cooped up in the underground lab searching for a way to regain his powers.

After s...

The infinity dungeon 231

Chapter 231

The conversation lasted long into the night. When it finally ended, Michael realized that they were mostly in the dark, save for the light of the moon above them. 

“Rare few moments of peace, these last few days.” David said, looking at the sky. “The storm will be back soon, stronger than before. It’s pulled ...

The infinity dungeon 230

Chapter 230

The cold spread through Travis, then liquid fire replaced it, setting all his body ablaze before retreating, until all that remained was a sensation of emptiness.

The man gasped. “What…” he rasped out.

While he was still recovering from the sudden assault, Michael moved to David with the same impossible speed ...

The infinity dungeon 229

Chapter 229

The expansion was like an earthquake, a shockwave of power radiating from the center of the inner space. It pushed against the boundary, stretching it, tearing it apart. Beyond the boundary was… nothing.

Michael could see the nothingness through the tears. It had the same effect on his mind as the empty space he saw fro...

The infinity dungeon 228

Chapter 228

The hologram of the new blueprint glowed with a sickly radioactive green sheen against the dark backdrop of empty space. It was the same pale green as all the other holograms, a color that reminded Michael of a nuclear survival game.

And the lost nuclear manifestation from Sitea… 

Unlike most other t...

The infinity dungeon 227

Chapter 227

Michael looked at the bright colors of the accretion disk, legs dangling into the void below as he sat on the roof of the control room. Being in orbit around the strange black hole meant that there was no gravitational pull pulling him down, the net sum of the forces acting on him resulting in zero. 

The inner space ...

The infinity dungeon 226

Chapter 226

When Michael reached the Fae encampment in the middle of the forest, he found Drullkrin waiting for him. The goblin general waved in salute from halfway up the canopy, vaulting off from his hidden perch and landing on the soft grass with barely a disturbance to the surrounding foliage.

“My lord,” he said. “You retur...

The infinity dungeon 225

Chapter 225

Michael turned back to the many screens littering the wall. Through the gaps between them, he could see the bright colors of the spiral’s accretion disk behind them, with its hypnotic slow movements. The spiral was, as usual, hidden by the event horizon of the black hole that surrounded it. Despite that, it was very much pres...

The infinity dungeon 224 + announcement

Hi everyone. It's official - I quit my job (a month earlier than planned). It's back to writing full time for me, hopefully making a living out of this. I'm super excited, and I can't wait to finally be able to express myself through my craft. Expect a lot more chapters, and soon!

Chapter 224

The first breath of fresh air was accompa...

The infinity dungeon 223

Chapter 223

"This is crazy," Icarus said.

"It gets crazier," Michael replied smugly.

Mana flowed out of him, snaking toward the main base where he had built all his collectors and machines. It reached them, splitting into streams that surrounded two collectors and two batteries, allowing Michael to pull them to him.

“Ar...

The infinity dungeon 222

I apologize for the delay, but I decided to scrap this chapter and rewrite it at least twice before I was satisfied with it!

Chapter 222

The disappearance of the master immediately brought changes to the environment. Michael was hit by the full force of the blizzard, but it was something else that truly destabilized him. With ...

The infinity dungeon 221

Chapter 221

There were two plush cushions on opposite sides of a wooden Go board. Two pouches lay on the ground next to where Master Yu took his seat.

Seeing that Michael was still regarding the scene, the master smiled and motioned for him to sit. Michael did so, shooting one last look at the mountains and glaciers all around before...

The infinity dungeon 220

Chapter 220

The moment Michael’s foot landed on the last of the stone steps, the landscape changed. A shimmering portal appeared in front of him, making him stumble and almost fall. He steadied himself quickly, feeling the magic behind him fade and vanish. The portal was gone.

He looked around, breathing deep but feeling stifled. T...

The infinity dungeon 219

Quick update. I finally got the second book back from the editor. It's time to put in the work! Unfortunately, I still have my full time job sapping me of time and energy. It's going to be hard, but I'll try my best. For a little while, I'm going to wind down the release to 1 chapter per week. Then, as soon as I'm done with the edits, we wil...