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The next morning, the group shared the remaining jerky and water to fill their stomachs. Though Sharhan had woken in the middle of the night and struggled to fall back asleep, he’d managed to get some rest afterward, and his body didn’t feel too bad. Ardelle and Samson, who had slept the best, were visibly refreshed. Their faces practically glowed. Lestel was the exception. He’s got dark circles under his eyes. Seeing that only Lestel didn’t look well-rested, Sharhan brought a piece of…- 264.3 K • Completed
- “I’m miserable because it’s not enough. I want to kiss you, roll around with you. When will I be able to touch you as much as I want?” “We just kissed a moment ago.” “Shan, even a twelve-year-old wouldn’t call what we just did a kiss. We didn’t even use tongues. How is that a kiss?” Sharhan, who had thought it was a kiss despite the lack of tongue, gave an awkward cough and scolded him. “Are you a kid? Why are you so impatient? Try holding back a little.” “I’m…
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- Taking a brief moment to rest, Sharhan gathered the empty bowls and pots inside the mountain hut along with everyone’s water pouches, then broke a water stone to secure water. Even one stone yielded enough water for them to quench their thirst and wash their faces, hands, and feet. Naturally, they filled the pouches to the brim. No one was more delighted than Ardelle. Despite wincing in pain whenever the water touched her wounds, she still washed her face. Sharhan and Lestel also felt somewhat…
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- The moment the captain saw Ardelle, his eyes turned vicious. “You little…!” “I told you, didn’t I? That I’d be the one to end you with my own hands!” Ardelle was a mess. Her lips were cracked, scabbed over in places, and cuts covered her neck and the backs of her hands. Even her left pinky seemed injured, unable to straighten fully and curled halfway. Lestel, glaring with shared fury, handed her his axe and shouted, “Shan, leave that bastard ali–” “No need! Just kill…
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- Sharhan’s tightly clenched fist slammed into Lestel’s shoulder. His pride was wounded, his emotions a mess, and he didn’t hold back. He hit with everything he had, and the sharp crack of impact echoed out. Lestel winced with a short grunt, his brows twisting in pain as he staggered back. Sharhan seized the moment to sit up quickly. “Still packs a punch, huh.” A thin sheen of sweat had formed on Lestel’s forehead as he rubbed the spot. It clearly hurt, not just acting. Sharhan’s own…
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- Sharhan and Lestel looked at each other. Though they had hoped Thunder and Lightning were safe, they’d half given up, so their widened pupils showed their surprise. “No way…” “Whistle again!” At Sharhan’s urging, Lestel whistled once more. In response, they heard a loud neigh, but no hoofbeats running in their direction. “They’re over there.” Sharhan pointed in the direction the neigh came from and took off running. Lestel followed without a word. Samson, confused, rushed…
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- Sharhan followed right after. Thanks to most of the corpses having been lured to the back by the noise, only five remained at the front. Even those five had been heading toward the back but twisted their heads at an unnatural angle at the sound of the front door opening, spotted Sharhan and Lestel, then turned and charged. Smack! Sharhan and Lestel decapitated the charging corpses, whose yellowing teeth were bared in a festering snarl. Each time Lestel’s axe sank into a corpse’s head and was…
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- As the door of one of the houses swung open, a man leaned out and waved frantically for them to hurry. Without a moment to wonder who he was, Sharhan and Lestel sprinted in his direction. When the man saw how many corpses were chasing them, he clicked his tongue and disappeared back inside the house. A moment later, he returned with several objects that looked like traps in his hands. Stepping forward in a crouch, he hurled one of the contraptions to the ground, it spun in the air and landed with a…
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- Chapter 7. Serman Sharhan raised a finger to his lips, then jerked his chin forward, signaling Lestel to look ahead. Beyond an overturned, abandoned carriage, a swarm of corpses had gathered, writhing like a mass of insects. At least three dense clusters of corpses had formed, round and bulging like balls. Their bodies twitched constantly, but it was obvious what they were doing even without getting closer. They were devouring a human they had hunted. Not wanting to draw their attention with…
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- Just as expected. “Since when did you suspect?” “Since I heard there was a bounty on you for stealing the family heirloom. That made me think of the Ice Cave, and it started to feel like your family might’ve been established to guard the ruins. The Kaios family didn’t just contribute to the war against monsters but played a huge role in founding the Empire too, ever wonder why they were granted an arid territory like Katun?” Katun was a poor territory. After even the mine that brought…
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