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Sharhan instinctively faltered and took a step back. He remembered once being surrounded by enemies during the height of the war. Even in that life-or-death moment, when his survival was on the line, he had handled it with composure. Yet now, he found himself panicking. Back then, there had been nearly thirty enemies. Now, there were only about a dozen. And still, he was afraid. It was because those things – monsters, or whatever they were – were too horrific to even be called human. Thick blood…- 264.3 K • Completed
- “Luhas.” Sharhan and Lestel reined in their horses near the massive outer gate. Even from a distance, the towering stone walls looked imposing, perhaps intentionally reinforced to keep the forest-sealed monsters at bay. It gave the strong impression that no trespassers would be tolerated. To set foot in Luhas, they would have to pass through that gate, solid and impenetrable like a shield no spear could pierce. “Think we’ll get through?” Sharhan scratched his neck as he stared up at…
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- If Sharhan were still a noble, that kind of insulting remark would’ve earned a thrown white glove. If he’d had just a bit less self-control, he might’ve thrown a punch right then and there. That’s how provocative it was, any man would’ve bristled. “You wanna die? Who the hell are you calling small?” Even with the ominous glare in Sharhan’s slightly crazed eyes, Lestel wasn’t scared. Instead, he tilted his head and egged him on. “If it’s that size when it’s fully hard……
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- The path to the Ice Cave was relatively smooth. Though they did encounter some moving corpses, they were not in swarms of dozens, so even with their injuries, Sharhan and Lestel were able to handle them. The deeper they went into the mountains, the fewer corpses they encountered. It was only natural. Corpses are drawn to places where people live. And the area around the Ice Cave had always been sparsely populated, visited only occasionally by hunters or herbalists. Ever since they got older, even…
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- Sharhan and Lestel remained hidden inside the hollow tree long after the swarm of moving corpses had passed. They used the time to rest a little and to be sure the corpses were far enough away. “Let’s go now.” “Why? Can’t we stay just a little longer?” Lestel rubbed his forehead against Sharhan’s, grumbling like a child. He wasn’t ready to let go. Sharhan wanted to savor the moment too, but they couldn’t afford to linger. “My skin’s crawling. There are way too many bugs in…
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- “Doctor… doooctor…” Hans’s voice trailed off into the darkness, mumbling the same word over and over. Without a torch, he staggered off into the pitch-black forest, slowly vanishing from sight. His dragging steps looked far from normal. He couldn’t even hold his head up properly, and it was like his whole body was beginning to stiffen. It didn’t seem like he was just weak from illness… ‘If a corpse were to rise and start walking, it would probably look just like…
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- Sharhan glared down at the marquis’s lifeless body for a moment. If the man had simply accepted the outcome and faced death with dignity once he realized he’d lost, Sharhan might have believed he’d at least retained the final pride of a noble. But the marquis’s end had been ugly and cowardly. In the end, he never apologized, but that didn’t matter. An apology from someone who felt no remorse would have been an insult anyway. Look at him, lying in the ruins… how pathetic. It was a…
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- Sharhan lied without blinking, carefully watching the marquis’s changing expression. “…” The marquis’s face twisted even more. The many relics supposedly hidden in the ruins must have been his final hope. He looked as if a treasure had been snatched from his hands. “Even if you kill me, I won’t tell you where the relics are hidden. You’ll never find them, Marquis. All that’s left to you are a shattered future and dying knights.” A knight who had collapsed nearby stirred and…
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- How much time had passed? Sharhan had apparently blacked out for a moment. “Ugh!” Sharhan groaned and opened his eyes, unconsciously clenching his teeth. His whole body felt as though it had been pummeled with a club. Dust filled the air, making his vision blurry. A high-pitched ringing shrieked in his ears, gradually fading. What finally brought Sharhan back to himself, squirming like he had been trampled by a massive beast, was a faint groan in the distance. “Le-Lestel?” The warmth…
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- “L-Lord Marquis!” A frantic voice cried out, calling to the marquis. In the years Sharhan had spent on battlefields, he had learned that even a single moment could decide life or death. So when the marquis flinched, he seized the opportunity. He tilted his head back, narrowly avoiding the marquis’s sword, then quickly stepped to the left, twisting his body. At the same time, he switched his grip and aimed his blade at the marquis’s shoulder. Whoosh! His full-force swing sliced through…
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