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Chapter 135: The Uncertain Tomorrow
The cries of the wolves had awakened half of Corned.Even at midnight, doors opened, and mana lanterns flared to life. Residents spilled into the streets in nightclothes and half-fastened cloaks, drawn toward the Market District by fear of those howls. Around Corned Heaven, the crowd thickened with every passing minute.People leaned from balconies. Guards pushed through the press, barking for order. But questions moved faster than answers. A handful of guests from the tavern had witnessed the chained werewolves suspended near the balcony. Most, however, had only heard the howls.And those howls were enough.Amidst the growing crowd stood four familiar faces––Hugo, Noussir, Mat, and Rhonda.The four blended seamlessly into the gathering of citizens. Their eyes flickered from one balcony to another, mirroring the crowd. Yet unlike the others, they knew exactly what had happened. Hugo's arms remained crossed over his chest as his eyes swept through the crowd. Two people were missing. Hi
Chapter 134: A Trail of Demon Blood
All of the hunters were clueless.The werewolves had appeared in three different rooms tonight. Yet, except for Van, nobody had been attacked. And before anyone could understand what was happening, the creatures had shattered into silver light and vanished.Questions immediately erupted throughout the room. Glances shifted from face to face as murmurs spread within the wooden walls."What were those things?""Weren't they just watching us before?"Duke ignored the growing noise and looked toward Sierra. A smile tugged at the corner of his lips."So...?"Sierra clicked her tongue and winked."Got'em all."Duke’s shoulders sagged a little. Nearby, Steve crouched beside one of the blood stains left behind on the floor. The crimson droplets glistened under the moonlight pouring through the balcony.His finger brushed through the blood. Then he brought it close to his nose. The moment the scent entered his nostrils, his jaw tightened. Steve shot to his feet."Captain..."Duke and Sierra im
Chapter 133: The Unknown Threat––II
The night stretched long over Corned. One by one, the lights inside the tavern went dark. The laughter and clatter from the dining hall thinned, then died behind the walls. Behind closed doors, the hunters waited.For the first hour, nobody slept. Every creak of wood made someone reach for their weapon. A gust of wind across the balconies made shoulders tense, and hearts skip a beat. Yet the werewolves never came.The second hour passed, then the third.The moon climbed higher above the town while the mana lanterns outside continued casting their soft glow across the streets. Bit by bit, exhaustion wore down caution. One by one, the hunters surrendered to their heavy eyelids.Van was no exception.His shield rested against the wall beside his bed. His armor lay neatly folded beside it. The tanker had fallen asleep with one arm hanging over the edge of the mattress. Then a faint sound reached his ears.Rustle.His eyes slowly opened. For a moment, he remained still. Another rustling so
Chapter 132: Eternal Grace of Water
“What the hell??”My calves pushed me up off the throne. My eyes refused to move from the CCP. Toruous had released his dimension inside the prison.…And it was one heck of a dimension release.The water droplets spiraling toward him froze midair, then burst outward, splattering onto the floor. The tank sentinel plunged his shield onto the floor with a heavy thud as the zone defense activated. A thick sphere of aura embraced all five sentinels, enclosing them in its womb.But Toruous smiled.“Lucid Shackles.”Within the blink of an eye, water droplets lifted from the soaked floor, twisting into countless whips inside the aura barrier. Their free ends lashed forward like hissing serpents, snapping around the tank sentinel’s wrists and ankles. Then they recoiled toward the floor, yanking his limbs apart and stretching him wide.Thud!The massive shield dropped onto the floor.Bang!Loud noise echoed through the prison, ricocheting off the stone walls until the whole chamber rang. Toruou
Chapter 131: The Eyes Behind the Wolves
The second branch of Corned Heaven was far quieter than the main one.Only a handful of tables were occupied. The distant clatter of cutlery echoed softly beneath the warm glow of the mana lanterns hanging from the ceiling. The rich smell of roasted meat drifted through the dining hall.At a table near the corner sat six travellers. Or at least, that was what Corned believed them to be.Their hoods had long been removed.A large platter of roasted boar meat occupied the center of the rectangular table while mugs of beer and noodle bowls surrounded it. The bearded man resting his elbow atop the table tore off a piece of meat and glanced toward the man sitting at the head of the group."How long do we stay as shadows, Boss?"The leader brushed his long white curls backward and tied them into a ponytail. He tilted his neck slightly.Crack.The joint popped as he looked toward the bearded man."Only till tonight, Noussir."A grin appeared beneath Noussir's beard. Across from him, a red-ha
Chapter 130: A Fresh Wind amid the Growing Fear
Three days had passed since the werewolf incident.By then, Corned no longer felt like a free city to the hunters. The laughter had thinned first. Then the boasting. By the third evening, even the dining hall had changed. Hunters ate faster, spoke lower, and glanced toward the windows whenever the wind moved too sharply outside.The three parties continued their assigned missions, but the results were far from what was expected.Party A kept throwing itself at the staircase of the dungeon and losing. Every morning, they entered the forest with their weapons ready and their pride intact. Every evening, they returned with dirt on their clothes, bruises on their arms, and silence hanging between them.The highest they had reached was still the middle section.Once the vanishing steps were activated, everything broke apart. Formations collapsed. Frontliners lost sight of their rear guards. Mages wasted spells on empty air. Scouts shouted directions that no longer made sense because the st
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