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Erik reasoned that his primary destination should be the northern iron forges. He pressed forward urgently. As he gradually moved away from the urban center of the capital, a modest, unassuming building came into view. The sight struck him as distinctly odd; he had envisioned the imperial forge facilities to be vastly larger and more grandiose. At that exact moment, he noticed a large contingent of individuals entering the structure—numbering roughly a hundred people in total.A crowd of that scale was more than sufficient to fill the entire building to capacity; clearly, something covert was transpiring. He observed a group of youths approaching the entrance, led by an official barking orders: "Hurry up and move! Novices cannot afford to arrive late on their very first day!"One youth in the group stopped, calling out, "Give me a single minute! I have a brief errand to run, and I will catch up immediately!" He veered off toward a nearby cluster of bushes. An impatient companion warne
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Erik stood stunned for a beat, the words tumbling from his lips in sheer disbelief: "Peter?! You mean... Peter from the border village?! Do you even realize what you have done, Saton? You do not truly know him!"The moment he finished speaking, a cold, gleaming blade snapped into position, resting directly against his throat! A suffocating, terrifying tension gripped the dining hall; every rebel instantly panicked, drawing their swords and shifting their blades to point squarely at Erik. Erik snarled, raw fury burning in his eyes: "Saton! Did you murder my father?!"Tears streamed uncontrollably down Saton's weathered face as he dropped heavily onto his knees, surrendering completely to his fate. He sobbed brokenly, "Please... forgive me! I am consumed by the deepest remorse for what I did! If you wish to execute me this instant, do as you please, but... please, delay it just a little longer. There are countless lives depending on me, and vital responsibilities I must fulfill first."
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Following a grueling full-day journey, Erik finally reached the capital of the Megan Kingdom. He disembarked from the wooden carriage, his heavy travel pack slung over his shoulder, and set off on foot toward the main hunter headquarters. As he navigated the bustling city streets, his sharp eyes scanned the surroundings with quiet curiosity; it had been a very long time since he last visited the capital.When he arrived at the headquarters, the guards stationed at the heavy entrance halted him, demanding his identity and the purpose of his visit. Erik formally introduced himself and explained the nature of his official summons, prompting one of the guards to escort him inside the sprawling complex all the way to the office of the senior intelligence officer. Stopping before the ornately carved wooden door, the guard stated bluntly, "The officer is waiting for you inside," and immediately turned back.Erik gently pushed open the heavy wooden door and stepped inside. The room was practi
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A split second later, a thunderous, concussive explosion shook the entire camp like a violent earthquake! A massive fireball surged upward, licking the sky with roaring flames, followed instantly by a secondary shockwave that tore away the top layer of earth, hurling dirt and debris into the air amidst a dense cloud of black smoke and dust. Even Erik had not anticipated this level of destructive yield. He stood frozen in momentary shock, then stepped cautiously into the billowing dust cloud.The camp occupants were paralyzed with absolute terror upon witnessing the sheer explosive force! Ramon stammered with bulging eyes, "Good god! A mere handful of powder produced this level of devastation?! What kind of terrifying weapon have you engineered, Erik?! This possesses enough raw power to alter the balance of power across the entire world!"When Erik reached the crater and gazed downward, his eyes nearly popped out of sockets; the blast had carved a massive, deep chasm into the solid ear
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Over the past few months, the Dragon Skeleton Camp had transformed into a living legend whose echoes reverberated through every corner of the wild lands. Whispers and rumors were no longer confined to humans alone; even ferocious beasts began exchanging terrifying tales about the "Ghost of the Wild Lands." Everyone—from seasoned hunters to ambitious mercenaries—started desperately investigating the true identity of that mysterious man who had humiliated the Hamsen Chieftain and struck terror into the entire tribe.Moreover, these booming echoes prompted intelligence agencies from neighboring kingdoms to dispatch disguised spies and covert agents to infiltrate the field camps deep within the wilderness, hoping to gather intelligence and unravel the true identity of the dreaded Ghost who had become a symbol of legendary terror.On a sunlit day, Erik and Ramon were returning to the camp along the rugged forest trails, carrying the heavy carcasses of Hamsen they had harvested for their on
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The Supreme Chieftain of the Hamsen and Erik stood face-to-face in the center of the illuminated plaza, surrounded by hundreds of feral tribe members chanting in their primitive tongue and banging their spears against the earth. On the far perimeter of the plaza, Ramon observed the tense standoff with cold sweat pouring down his forehead, his heart oscillating between sheer dread and faint hope.The gargantuan Chieftain held his ground with absolute stability, while Erik began circling him in calculated, methodical arcs. Holding his steel longsword in his right hand and his trench dagger in his left, Erik patiently searched for a lethal opening.With a deafening battle cry that vibrated through the stone plaza, the Chieftain charged forward like a rampant behemoth, seeking to crush Erik beneath his immense weight! However, Erik side-stepped with fluid, phantom-like grace, causing the Chieftain's momentum to carry him headlong into a dense crowd of his own warriors, crushing three Hams
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