Chapter Summaries

Abel exposed Young Master Anthony and another wizard for trading Hundred Refined Iron with the orcs, then arranged for the Brown Family to be investigated. After the squad resumed its mission, Abel kept the iron for upgrading Johnson.

• Abel accused Young Master Anthony of helping the orcs obtain nearly five hundred pieces of Hundred Refined Iron and condemned the Brown Family.
• Grand Knight Commander Kregi tried to kill himself, but Abel knocked away his sword and urged him to reclaim his honor by fighting at Miracle City.
• Abel burned Young Master Anthony to death, then discovered the injured Junior Wizard also carried a spatial bag full of Hundred Refined Iron and burned him as well.
• Abel told Batorri to ask Duke Starton to investigate the Brown Family's master blacksmith without revealing Abel's involvement.
• Abel found that the two spatial bags held seven hundred pieces of Hundred Refined Iron, planned to use them to strengthen Johnson, and agreed to continue the mission.

Abel and the group reached Lake Zifei to hunt a Blazing Violent Bear, but found its territory deserted after Orcs had driven it away. When the search failed and K3305 faced losing his chance to use a crystal core, Abel offered to track the bear.

• K3308 envied Abel’s five large space bags as the group traveled to Lake Zifei.
• Grand Knight Commander Bodley warned the party that they had entered the Blazing Violent Bear’s territory and sent Joel and Basil to scout.
• Abel and Bodley found evidence that Orcs had used the area as an assembly point and driven away the Blazing Violent Bear.
• Joel and Basil returned without finding the bear, and K3305 lamented the failed hunt and his fading chance to benefit from a crystal core.
• Abel offered to follow the Blazing Violent Bear’s trail and try to find it.

Abel tracked the Blazing Violent Bear to a pool, where he discovered two bears together. When K3305 asked whether Abel could handle them, Abel prepared to fight and secured promises from the others to keep his battle method secret.

• Abel used his tracking abilities to follow the Blazing Violent Bear's trail, and Bodley led the squad after him.
• After nearly half a day, the group heard two spirit beasts calling and cautiously approached the pool where two Blazing Violent Bears were playing.
• Bodley questioned how the squad could fight both bears, and K3305 asked Abel if he could defeat them.
• Abel asked K3305 how many crystal cores he needed, then requested that the squad keep his battle method confidential.
• Bodley, Markham, K3308, K3305, and the two Advanced Fighters pledged to keep Abel's secret; K3305 sealed his promise with a Wizard's oath.

Abel defeated two Blazing Violent Bears with Dragon Might and precise unarmed strikes, leaving K3305 to harvest their crystal cores for an advancement attempt. The others watched as K3305 began the extraction himself, following the rule that the advancing Sorceress had to handle the cores personally.

• Abel approached the pool, released Dragon Might, and caused the charging Blazing Violent Bears to collapse in terror.
• Abel struck each bear’s head six times with precise blows, killing them by rupturing their brains.
• Abel told K3305 to collect the crystal cores while the others recovered from the effortless fight.
• K3305 dissected the first bear, found its brain destroyed, and removed its crystal core.
• K3305 began extracting the second core alone because he planned to use both cores in an advancement attempt.

Abel met K3308 at the Mission Hall to collect the little skeletons and Bone Space Items they had traded. K3308 paid for Abel’s expensive Water Spirit Fruit juice, and Abel left with the items after agreeing the trade was sufficient.

• K3305 used two crystal cores to advance to Level 7, while Abel reflected on the resources he had gained from their trip.
• K3308 messaged Abel that he had prepared the little skeletons and Bone Space Items, so Abel teleported to the Mission Hall.
• K3308 showed off his direwolf and offered to treat Abel, then winced when the waiter charged two merit points for Water Spirit Fruit juice.
• K3308 gave Abel a box containing four hundred little skeletons and fifty Bone Space Items, which he had gathered from other wizards.
• Abel accepted the trade and considered how he could use Skeleton Gems to make Knight Greatswords for his family and territory.

By mid-July, Abel gathered the materials for nine sets of Word of Power equipment and drew the required runes without using a Soul Potion. He began assembling the equipment for the Ghost Guardian Knight, completing a Stealth armor and leaving the remaining socketed items to be made.

• Abel finished preparing nine sets of high-quality socketed equipment and entered the Lut Gholein tavern to craft Word of Power gear for the Ghost Guardian Knight.
• Abel used Akara's Rune Brush to draw runes on Dark Gold-quality cores, successfully creating his first Rune Stone without a Soul Potion.
• Abel drew the rest of the runes he needed and considered how long it would take to gather enough Dark Gold-quality cores for powerful high-level Word of Power items.
• Abel socketed Rune 7 and Rune 5 into the light armor in the correct order, creating the Stealth Word of Power item.

Abel equipped himself and the Ghost Guardian Knights with Word of Power gear, then used the Horadric Cube to replace his ring’s attributes and gained a powerful boost to Mana and Fast Casting Speed. He set out with the Ghost Guardian Knights to confront Rodament in the sewers.

• Abel examined the effects of Word of Power Stealth Armor, Ancient Contract, Heaven and Earth, Steel, and Gentle Breeze, then equipped the Ghost Guardian Knights and himself with the gear.
• Abel tested his upgraded combat abilities and found his bow could deal up to 102 points of Lightning Attack Damage without Mana or spellcasting.
• Abel repeatedly used Perfect Gems in the Horadric Cube to replace the attributes of his Ring of Emerald.
• Abel let his Druidic sub-soul operate the Horadric Cube, producing Bahamut's Apprentice Ring with 10% Fast Casting Speed and 120 Mana.
• Abel told the Ghost Guardian Knight Captain they would visit Rodament in the sewers, and the Captain readied Word of Power Steel for battle.

Abel and the Ghost Guardian Knights fought through the Sewers with their new equipment, then confronted Rodament’s resurrecting army. The battle continued as two Ghost Guardian Knights blinked beside Rodament to attack him.

• Abel led the strengthened Ghost Guardian Knights through the Sewers, where their improved equipment let them overwhelm the Hell Creatures.
• Abel sensed powerful dark energy ahead and found Rodament’s large Skeleton Battle Array gathered in a vast chamber.
• Abel and the Ghost Guardian Knights fired lightning-charged arrows into the formation, discovering that the summoned knights had inherited Abel’s lightning talent.
• Rodament resurrected fallen Hell Creatures, so Abel ordered the Ghost Guardian Knights to switch from bows to shields and engage the advancing enemies at close range.
• The Ghost Guardian Knights fought under the Captain’s Damage Amplification curse while Abel supported them with Static Field, and their defenses withstood the mages’ elemental attacks.
• Abel ordered the kill, and two Ghost Guardian Knights blinked beside Rodament and attacked him.

Abel used Shadow Cloak to blind the Hell Creatures in the Skeleton Battle Array while his Ghost Guardian Knights and arrows attacked Rodament. The cloak was about to expire, and Rodament was still alive as the other Hell Creatures prepared to regain their vision.

• Rodament used Holy Freeze to slow the Ghost Guardian Knights and drain their Life Force, then restored its wounds with its Undying ability.
• Abel replenished the Ghost Guardian Knights with Full Vitality Potions and decided to avoid a prolonged battle.
• Abel cast Shadow Cloak, blinding the Hell Creatures in the Skeleton Battle Array while all eight Ghost Guardian Knights surrounded Rodament.
• The Ghost Guardian Knight Naga hurled green orbs at Rodament, and the Ghost Guardian Knight Captain cast Damage Amplification.
• Abel fired arrows at Rodament while the Ghost Guardian Knights attacked, and poison weakened Rodament's ability to heal.
• As Abel counted down the final seconds of Shadow Cloak, Rodament had not yet died and the other Hell Creatures were about to regain their vision.

Abel killed Rodament with an arrow carrying Space Power, then collected its equipment and claimed the Skill Book from the golden chest. After returning to Lut Gholein, he headed into the Stony Field to hunt more Hell Creatures and search for a route deeper into the area.

• Abel used an arrow infused with Space Power to pierce Rodament's forehead and kill it.
• Abel took the Spine of the Crypt and the Night Smoke belt from Rodament, replacing his old belt with the better one.
• Abel opened the golden chest and absorbed the Skill Book, gaining a second skill orb that could raise a spell's level.
• The Ghost Guardian Knight finished off the remaining Hell Creatures in the Skeleton Battle Array.
• Abel left Lut Gholein through the northern gate and began clearing Hell Creatures from the Stony Field while searching for a path deeper inside.

Abel visited the Mission Hall to find a way to earn military credits, and K3308 explained the real requirements and drawbacks of several missions. Abel narrowed down his options and prepared to choose a suitable mission.

• Abel went to the Mission Hall seeking missions that could help him reach two hundred military credits.
• Abel could not contact K3305, but K3308 appeared and offered advice about the missions.
• K3308 explained that privately issued mission credits did not count toward the Orc Battlefield mission requirement.
• K3308 told Abel that the Orc Empire hunting mission required a team of familiar companions and that the security patrol left little time for cultivation.
• K3308 explained the Rune Card production and weapon repair missions, helping Abel decide which mission to take next.

Abel accepted missions to repair magical weapons and produce junior Rune Cards, then collected the damaged equipment and five days’ worth of Rune Card materials. He left with a month to complete the weapon repairs and a requirement to return for more Rune Card materials after five days.

• Abel accepted the Rune Card production and weapon repair missions, intending to repair equipment rather than manufacture weapons.
• At the armory, the old man gave Abel fifteen damaged magical weapons and warned him about the deadline and penalties for failing the mission.
• Abel stored the weapons and learned he could use the blacksmithing tools in the blacksmith division.
• At the Rune Card collection point, K3411 showed Abel a list of junior Rune Cards and explained their production requirements.
• Abel claimed he could make the listed cards and received five days’ worth of materials, with instructions to return with the finished cards to collect the next batch.

Abel used his exceptional skill to produce fifty Rune Cards for a Miracle City mission, then went to the blacksmith division to begin a weapon repair mission. There, he learned that his renown as Grandmaster Abel had inspired wizards to study blacksmithing, and he prepared to forge alone.

• Abel examined the crystals and ink supplied for the Rune Card mission and concluded that Miracle City's merit-point tasks demanded specialized skills or dangerous combat.
• Abel quickly drew fifty Rune Cards—16#Io, 17#Lum, 18#Ko, and 19#Fal—and decided to save the remaining crystals for Wizard Morton’s disciples.
• Abel chose to take on the weapon repair mission at Miracle City's blacksmith division rather than risk using Rogue Encampment.
• A blacksmith apprentice told Abel that wizards had begun studying blacksmithing after hearing of Grandmaster Abel's deeds, then led him to a private furnace.
• Abel asked the apprentice to leave, picked up the heaviest hammer available, and found it too light for his strength.

Abel used his strength, precision, and control of mana to repair two damaged magic weapons in the smithy, including a greatsword Master Besimer had deemed beyond repair. Master Besimer recognized Abel’s skill and strode toward him after the greatsword rang back to life.

• Abel repaired a damaged Magic Knight Commander Spear with one precise hammer blow, then reactivated its runes and restored it to ninety-eight percent of its original condition.
• Master Besimer heard the repaired spear ring and noticed Abel holding a magic weapon.
• Abel took out a Magic Knight Greatsword broken in two, despite Master Besimer having declared it beyond repair.
• Abel heated the broken sections while protecting their runes with mana, then joined them with three focused hammer strikes.
• Abel reactivated the greatsword’s runes, making it ring, and Master Besimer strode toward him.

Abel repaired damaged magic weapons with precise hammer strikes, astonishing Master Besimer, who mistook the method for a secret technique. Besimer left convinced that Abel’s repair skill was beyond any blacksmith and might belong to Sorceresses.

• Master Besimer approached Abel while he worked and asked to inspect a Knight Greatsword Abel had just repaired.
• Besimer found no trace of the break and judged that the weapon’s magic effects had been fully restored.
• Abel refused to explain his method but allowed Besimer to watch as he repaired another damaged Magic Knight Greatsword.
• Besimer watched Abel restore several weapons in one to three strikes and concluded that no blacksmith, not even a Blacksmith Grandmaster, could do it.
• Besimer wondered whether Abel’s repair method was an ancient secret technique exclusive to Sorceresses.

Abel completed his weapon-repair mission in Miracle City, earned battle merits, and accepted another month of assignments. He met K3515, advised him about the Miracle Wall garrison mission, and ended with 43.4 battle merits toward the Orc Battlefield mission.

• Abel delivered fifteen repaired magical weapons to the armory, surprising the old man who had expected him to fail.
• Abel received 10 battle merits, accepted another weapon-repair mission, and collected fifteen damaged weapons for the next month.
• Abel met K3515, learned that nearly all their former training group had passed the assessment, and activated K3515's access permissions.
• Abel advised K3515 to consider a Miracle Wall garrison mission, but K3515 hesitated because he had heard it was difficult.
• Abel turned in his Rune Card production mission, accepted the next month's assignment, and reached 43.4 battle merits.

Abel agreed to join K3308 and a group of powerful companions on an Orc Empire hunting mission, then completed his Rune Card drawing task and went to repair magic weapons. As Abel began forging in a private room, the blacksmith division and waiting knights recognized that the legendary repairer had arrived.

• K3308 told Abel he had gathered companions, including K3305 and Grand Knight Commander Bodley, for an Orc Empire hunting mission, and Abel agreed to join after confirming he could rest in Miracle City every ten days.
• Abel drew three hundred Rune Cards in nearly three hours to complete his mission.
• Abel slipped past knights waiting to request weapon repairs and entered the blacksmith division, where the apprentice helped keep them outside.
• Master Besimer welcomed Abel and led him to a private forging room, then watched as Abel began repairing the weapons.
• The blacksmiths stopped their work to listen to Abel's hammer blows while the knights waited outside, eager for his help.

Abel joined a twenty-person expedition on the Orc Battlefield, where Grand Knight Commander Eddie took command and divided the team into three groups. Bodley, Markham, K3305, K3308, and K3003 chose to follow Abel, while Antonio joined another group.

• Antonio admired Abel’s Direwolf King and asked whether Abel would transfer ownership, but Abel refused because the mount had another use.
• Eddie announced that he would command the mission, and the team accepted his plan to form three groups that would support one another.
• Eddie explained that he was a powerful Dual Element Battle Qi Grand Knight Commander who wielded ice and fire Battle Qi.
• Bodley, Markham, K3305, and K3308 gathered behind Abel, and K3003 joined them after considering what he knew about the group.
• Antonio decided to join a different group, which appeared stronger to him because it had three Grand Knight Commanders and four Junior Wizards.

Abel joined the hunting mission in the Orc Battlefield, where Grand Knight Commander Bodley took command of his group. After Abel spotted an orc scout circling overhead, the three groups paused at noon to rest and eat.

• Abel declined to change his group and asked Grand Knight Commander Bodley to lead because he was more experienced.
• The three groups formed a triangular formation and traveled at a steady trot across the battlefield.
• After two hours without encountering orcs, K3003 explained that humans controlled the battlefield by day and orcs fought more effectively at night.
• Abel spotted a Green Falcon scouting overhead and warned the group that the orcs had discovered them.
• Grand Knight Commander Eddie ordered the groups to rest for an hour, and Abel fed the Direwolf King while the others tended their mounts and ate lunch.

Abel shot down an Orc Sky Eye’s Green Falcon with a lightning arrow, revealing himself as a Divine Archer to his companions. The group wondered why the orcs had not yet retaliated, and Bodley expected them to attack later that day or night.

• Abel planned for the Direwolf King to retire at Abel Castle and sire stronger direwolves after the mission.
• Dawson sent a werewolf Sky Eye to confirm that the Direwolf King was with Abel’s group.
• Abel sensed the Green Falcon approaching and shot it down with his Word of Power bow, killing the Sky Eye riding it.
• K3003 realized Abel was a Divine Archer, while K3308 collected Green Falcon feathers as souvenirs.
• Abel asked Bodley why the orcs had not retaliated, and Bodley predicted they would come that afternoon or night.