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Chapter 261
Author: DUNDAKI
last update2026-07-18 21:47:11

The cold rain continued to fall on the Plaza of Zeros. It washed the dirt and blood from Evan Kennedy’s face.

Evan stood still. He looked down the dark, wet street where the Collector had disappeared. The scary man with the black umbrella and the empty void eyes was gone. But his warning still hung in the heavy air. The true harvest begins tomorrow.

Marco sat on the wet stone bench, holding his broken ribs. He coughed, spitting a little bit of blood onto the ground. "Well," Marco groaned, "tha
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