Chapter 234: The Critic's Attack
Author: Demonkite
last update2026-06-19 00:29:51

"YOU ARE A MARY SUE!"

The Critic screamed the accusation. It raised the massive red pen, the tip glowing with the destructive power of a thousand bad reviews.

"Die in the slush pile!"

It stabbed.

CRACK.

I didn't block it. The pen hit my chest.

But it didn't pierce my heart. It shattered my [Author Authority] shield.

"Gah!" I flew backward, tumbling through the beige void.

"Renji!" Jessica shouted, firing her plasma cannon. "Eat laser, scribble-face!"

The blue beam hit the Critic.

FIZZ.

The Crit
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