“How many days was I unconscious? And what happened while I was out?”“Thirteen days.”“I didn’t eat for that long?” Akara immediately went limp and collapsed to the floor.“Too late! Why are you only collapsing now!?” Opi shouted, while Akara merely laughed—enough to wake Sania.“What happened!?” She instantly jumped up and hurried toward Akara when she saw him sprawled on the floor.“I’m hungry,” Akara replied pitifully.“You deserve it! Whose fault is it for being so stubborn!?” Sania went full nagging-mother mode, scolding Akara while he lay helplessly on the floor. She was furious that he had recklessly burned his own life force—and even more so that he had let those three academy students live.Every time Komo tried to interject, he was immediately snapped at and told to shut up. Akara, meanwhile, obediently accepted every scolding without complaint.After venting her anger—more accurately, after getting tired—Sania finally helped Akara back onto the bed. She then went to find f

Seeing the man who had murdered his parents, Komo was consumed by burning hatred. Forcing himself to stand, he released his mystic aura and began forming poisonous crystals.“You killed my parents!” Komo roared as dozens of crystals materialized in the air above him, launching forward in a deadly barrage.With nothing more than a casual flick of his palm, Marbun Bidara generated a violent gust of wind that swept away every single crystal. At that moment, Sania took out her wolf mask and put it on.“That mask… no wonder,” the robed man muttered, even while enduring pain—his interest clearly piqued.“The ASU?” Marbun Bidara said with narrowed eyes. “I didn’t expect a brat like you to be part of the Assassin Superior Unit of the Amerta Empire!”“Is that really surprising?” Sania replied coldly.Small daggers slid into every gap between her fingers. She vanished in a blur, hurling the daggers from all directions before immediately following through with her sword, using the flying blades

Ken’s tail plunged straight into the pool, searching for the boy’s body. When he lifted it again, the youth was revealed—sitting cross-legged, his body completely bare. His hair and eyebrows had vanished, eroded by the ferocity of the poison. His cultivation aura and alchemist aura flared simultaneously, spinning at tremendous speed as energy circulated through his body.Though startled and blushing slightly, Sania still hurried toward him.“Don’t worry. He already drank the Red Pitcher Plant’s liquid,” Ken explained, pointing to the opened Red Pitcher Plant clutched in Akara’s hand.Like a snake shedding its skin, the boy’s outer layer peeled away continuously, only to be replaced by fresh new skin each time. The regenerative power of the Red Pitcher Plant was astonishing—so much so that even his still-growing body began to change. Slowly, he matured into a man in his early twenties.His hair began to grow back, lengthening until it covered his forehead and ears. Though messy, it flo

“Uncle, spray your venom!” Akara shouted as he raised the sword he had just forged. Without asking a single question, Uncle Ken immediately spewed his venom toward the blade, which was still glowing red-hot.Jwoshh…The poisonous venom ignited on contact, rapidly cooling the blade and revealing intricate patterns across its surface. The patterns resembled batik motifs, formed by the reaction between the acidic poison and the metal. Akara heated the sword again, then hammered it, reheated it once more, sprayed it with venom again—repeating the cycle over and over while continuously channeling natural energy into it.Not long after, a powerful surge of energy erupted from the sword. The energy shot straight into the sky, reaching the clouds like a brilliant red beam of light.“Emperor tier!? Not bad at all, kid!” Ken exclaimed.“Emperor, sure—but only level four!” Akara replied as he took out a small blue jade stone that had been infused with his flames. Ken and Kyun were instantly shoc

“Let’s go to the forest city,” Akara said, making Sania’s face instantly turn crimson from a misunderstanding. She grabbed the hand that was still holding her cheek and bit it.“Ahhh—mercy!” Akara cried out in pain. Sania released her bite and dashed toward the teleportation circle in the room. Akara chased after her, but she had already teleported ahead to the forest city of Araves.Sania hurried to hide—slipping through crowds, changing her appearance with odd outfits, and trying all sorts of tricks. Yet no matter what she did, Akara always managed to find her. In the end, she bought two ice creams and shyly handed one to him. Just as Akara was about to tease her again, she quickly grabbed his hand and dragged him off to buy ingredients for the pill. They also purchased eye-covering masks so she wouldn’t have to wear her hood anymore.Since she gave him no chance to tease her with words, Akara sought other ways. He dabbed ice cream onto Sania’s cheek, making her chase him. Then he l