All Chapters of The Shamed Bastard Son Who Tamed a Forbidden Angel: Chapter 41
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CHAPTER 41
"Exactly," Richard said. "Which is why my answer is absolutely, unequivocally no. I will not send three first-year students into a death zone, no matter how desperate our situation becomes."But Ben, surprisingly, spoke up before Harry could."What's the alternative?" Ben's voice was quiet but steady, his earlier fear transforming into grim determination. "Professor, be honest with us. If we stay at Holy Mountain and follow the 'safe' path—minimal resources, basic training, hoping for the best—what happens at next year's tournament?"Richard's jaw clenched. He didn't answer."We get crushed," Ben continued, answering his own question. "We get eliminated in the first round, just like Holy Mountain has been for the past decade. We prove everyone right about this academy being finished. Harry loses a ten-million-denar bet that ruins him financially. Yona gets forced to transfer to Imperial Academy by her father. I go back to my family as a failure who chose pride over results."He stood
CHAPTER 42
"You three are first-years with beasts between Level 8 and Level 15. The difference in capability between where you are now and where I was then is enormous. It's not just a gap—it's a chasm."Harry pulled out his communication device, navigating to his financial accounts and turning the screen toward Richard. The number displayed was modest but real: 8,247 denars, everything he had left from his entrance examination rewards after paying for travel and basic supplies."How much does entry cost?" Harry asked simply.Richard closed his eyes, and for a moment Harry thought he might refuse to answer. Then the old professor sighed in defeat."Two thousand denars per person. The Red Fang Syndicate controls access—they're one of the less murderous criminal organizations, which is about the best you can hope for in this business. They take your money, give you an entry token, and wash their hands of whatever happens next."Harry did quick mental math. Six thousand denars for all three of them
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Richard wanted to believe him. God, how he wanted to believe that these three exceptional students wouldn't become three more names on an endless casualty list.But he'd been alive long enough to know that wanting something didn't make it true."Go," he said tiredly. "Prepare yourselves. We leave at dawn tomorrow—I'm coming with you as far as the realm entrance. I won't be able to protect you once you're inside, but I'll be there when you come out. If you come out."As the three students filed out of his office, tokens clutched in their hands, Richard sat alone in the growing darkness.He'd just given three first-year students permission to enter a death zone.Either he'd enabled their greatest achievement, or he'd signed their execution orders.Only time would tell which.That night, Harry sat alone in his room with Rose, the black token resting on the desk before them like a judge's gavel waiting to fall. The little angel—no longer quite so little after her evolution and level gains
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Dawn broke over Holy Mountain Academy like a whispered secret, painting the dilapidated buildings in shades of gold and amber that made the decay look almost beautiful. Harry stood at the academy gates with Rose at his side, the black token heavy in his pocket, watching the sun climb over distant mountains.Yona arrived first, Luna materializing beside her—the Mythical Hydra's draconic form now sleek and powerful after her evolution, her scales gleaming like polished bronze. Ben came moments later, Tumble waddling beside him, the earth badger's armor plates reinforced and strengthened from recent training."Ready?" Harry asked quietly."No," Yona admitted with brutal honesty. "But we're going anyway."Richard Stone emerged from the shadows of the gatehouse, looking like he hadn't slept at all. His face was drawn, aged by worry and old memories, and he carried a worn traveling pack that clinked with supplies."I'm coming with you to the entrance," he said, cutting off Harry's protest b
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Temperature spiked so dramatically that Harry gasped, feeling like he'd walked into an oven.His skin immediately began to sweat, moisture evaporating almost as fast as it formed.The air was thick with sulfur and heat, each breath burning his lungs like he was inhaling steam.The Crimson Cavern lived up to its name in ways that made Harry's stomach clench with primal unease.Everything was red. Not just tinted red or lit with red light—everything was bathed in deep crimson illumination that came from crystals embedded in the walls, ceiling, and floor.The crystals pulsed like heartbeats, their light creating shadows that moved wrong, that seemed to reach toward the living with hungry intent.Jagged rock formations jutted from the ground at odd angles, creating a maze-like environment where every corner could hide an ambush.Lava pools bubbled and hissed, sending up gouts of steam that obscured visibility.Stalactites dripped with something that definitely wasn't water, leaving acidic
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Rose stepped forward, the Upper Realm Warhammer sliding off her shoulder with casual grace. Harry's system displayed the weapon's full attributes now that combat had engaged:[UPPER REALM WARHAMMER - ARTIFACT GRADE]Properties:+50% damage against large enemiesIgnores 30% of target's defenseSpecial Ability: "Gravity Well" - Each successful hit increases weapon's gravitational effect on target, slowing movements cumulativelyCurrent Wielder Bonuses (Rose - Immortal Rank):Divine energy channeling increases base damage by 200%Weapon scales with wielder's dual nature (Light/Dark balance enhances all effects)The Flame Serpent lunged, jaws opening wide enough to swallow a person whole. Venom sprayed from its fangs, fire wreathing its entire body as it moved with terrifying speed.Rose didn't dodge. Didn't flinch. Didn't show even a hint of concern.She simply swung the hammer in a brutal horizontal arc.The impact connected with a sound like a thunderclap, so loud in the enclosed caver
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Conservatively, Harry estimated they'd gathered materials worth over forty thousand denars in just three hours.Most students earned maybe seven or eight thousand denars worth of materials in six months of safe, official realm access with supervision and support.But the real reward was Rose's growth. Harry watched her experience bar climb with each kill, the system tracking her development:[Rose Level 8 → Level 9][Rose Level 9 → Level 10][Rose Level 10 → Level 11][Rose Level 11 → Level 12][Rose Level 12 → Level 13][Rose Level 13 → Level 14]By the time they stopped to rest in a relatively cool alcove, Rose had reached Level 14—approaching Bronze Rank herself, her attributes climbing to heights that made her stronger than most second-year academy students' contracted beasts.[System Notification: Rose eligible for equipment upgrade - Minor Enhancement available]Yona sat against a cool rock that felt like paradise after hours in the heat, staring at Rose with undisguised awe and
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Five figures emerged from the deeper tunnels like predators materializing from shadow, their footsteps echoing with the casual confidence of people who owned this place through violence.All wore mismatched armor—pieces scavenged from victims or purchased with blood money, dented and stained but functional.Leading them was a massive man who looked like he'd been carved from granite and then set on fire.His face was a landscape of burn scars, the left side twisted and melted, one eye milky-white and dead.The right side was handsome in a brutal way, which somehow made the contrast more horrifying.Gareth Voss. Harry recognized the name immediately from whispered stories in the Klein family's servant quarters.A former Imperial Royal Beast Academy student expelled five years ago for using his contracted beast to assault a professor who'd failed him.The professor had spent six months in recovery.Gareth had spent six months in prison, then vanished into the black market underworld whe
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Gareth's grin vanished, replaced by cold fury at being defied by what he considered prey."Cassandra," he said flatly, gesturing to the scarred woman. "Go teach the boy some manners. Kill him slow."Cassandra's beast materialized in a blur of dark smoke and shadow—a Level 24 Shadow Panther built for speed and assassination.Its fur was midnight black, its eyes glowing yellow, its claws rated sharp enough to tear through steel plate armor like tissue paper.The beast was a killer, pure and simple.No utility abilities, no harvesting specializations—just raw predatory lethality honed through years of murdering people in dark places."With pleasure," Cassandra purred, her scarred face twisting into something eager and hungry.The Shadow Panther lunged.It moved with blinding speed—faster than Yona could track, faster than Ben could process, a blur of darkness and death that crossed the distance between Cassandra and Harry in less than a second.Its claws extended, positioned for a disemb
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Rose lifted her hammer, the Upper Realm Warhammer materializing in her hands.The weapon gleamed in the crimson light, its runes pulsing with power that made the air around it distort and shimmer."You're going to hand over every material, every piece of equipment, and every denar you're carrying," Harry continued, his tone clinical. "Then you're going to crawl out of this cavern on your hands and knees like the rats you are, and you're never coming back."He paused, meeting Gareth's eyes directly."Or we see if your bear's armor is as strong as you think it is. Rose is curious—she's never fought a Silver Rank beast before. Would you like to be her first?"Rose tilted her head, studying the Steel-Backed Bear with innocent interest.The bear—a creature that had killed dozens of people and beasts without hesitation—took a step backward, whimpering softly.Even the beast recognized a predator when it saw one.For a long moment, Gareth actually considered fighting. Harry could see it in h