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Chapter 101 — THE ASSASSIN'S HUNT
The pain was beyond description. Not only where the blade had entered, even though that was agony enough, but radiating outward through my entire core. Every breath sent fresh waves of torment through my abdomen. Every movement made the wound tear wider. The assassin pulled the sword back for another strike. I threw myself sideways, my hand grabbing the nearest object I could lay my hands on which happens to be a wooden storage container. I hurled it at the assassin's head. They deflected it with casual ease, the container splintering against their blade. But it bought me a second. A single precious second. I scramble backward, my hand finding another object. This time, it is a metal basin. I threw it at them. The assassin dodges it while still advancing steadily. I kept on throwing whatever I can them including grabbing a lamp, ripping it from its mounting. The moment I threw it at them, the oil splashed across the floor, creating a slick barrier between us. The a
Chapter 101 — THE ASSASSIN'S HUNT
The pain was beyond description. Not only where the blade had entered, even though that was agony enough, but radiating outward through my entire core. Every breath sent fresh waves of torment through my abdomen. Every movement made the wound tear wider. The assassin pulled the sword back for another strike. I threw myself sideways, my hand grabbing the nearest object I could lay my hands on which happens to be a wooden storage container. I hurled it at the assassin's head. They deflected it with casual ease, the container splintering against their blade. But it bought me a second. A single precious second. I scramble backward, my hand finding another object. This time, it is a metal basin. I threw it at them. The assassin dodges it while still advancing steadily. I kept on throwing whatever I can them including grabbing a lamp, ripping it from its mounting. The moment I threw it at them, the oil splashed across the floor, creating a slick barrier between us. The a
CHAPTER 100 — THE INVADER'S BLADE
I stared at Casimir, my mind struggling to process what I'd just heard. "How?" The word came out barely above a whisper. "How do you have one?" "The same way you do, I imagine." Casimir dismissed his interface with a gesture. "Wherever you came from wouldn't send just anybody out into the world. They'd choose carefully. Train extensively. Equip properly." My heart hammered in my chest. "You know about the Sphere's shield?" "I do." "Since you know about my system, that means you..... ?" I paused as I gazed at him. "You participated in the trial." I breathed and watched Casimir nod. "Only the most brutal." "But if you were a champion, why are you here? I thought Champions are as valuable as resources?" "Well, only a few are." "But, you're enhanced." I reminded him, "Only those the are enhanced are mainly chosen to......." "Enough reminiscing." he interrupted me, "I have left that past life behind, I don't need someone to come here and remind me about it." "But we need as m
CHAPTER 99 — THE HIGH-ONE'S SECRET
The sound of impact echoed up the tunnel like flesh striking flesh, then a heavy thud as a body hit the ground. I froze halfway up the steep incline, my hands gripping rough stone. Below me, one of the vigilantes crumpled to the floor, unconscious. The other two were already down. A figure stood among the fallen guards, completely covered in dark fabric from head to toe. The covering obscured their features entirely, making them look like a shadow given form. The shadow turned toward me. My hand went instinctively to my venom fang knife, though I knew I was in no condition to fight. My body had nothing left to give. The figure reached up and pulled back their hood to reveal their identity. My eyes grew wider and my mouth agape. It was Katseye. "What are you doing here?" I was compelled to ask, as she got closer to me. "Do I need to answer that?" she asked, I mean she's right, she doesn't need to answer that. It was clearly obvious. She squinted her eyes for me to sa
CHAPTER 98 — SABOTAGE ATTEMPT
Riko moved like water. Unpredictable and impossibly fast. His blade came at me from three different angles in the span of a heartbeat. I blocked the first strike, barely deflected the second, and the third opened a shallow cut across my forearm. I tried to counter but my body wouldn't respond the way I needed it to. My muscles were lead. My reflexes, normally sharp, were dulled by exhaustion and blood loss. Riko pressed his advantage. He feinted left, then struck right. His blade scored across my ribs—another wound to add to the collection. I stumbled backward, raising the Reaper's Edge defensively. "You can barely stand," Riko observed, circling me. "Just give up. Make this easier on yourself." I lunged forward, putting everything I had into a wide horizontal slash. Riko ducked under it effortlessly. While I was overextended, he swept my legs out from under me. I crashed to the tunnel floor hard. The impact drove what little air I had from my lungs. Before I could recover, R
CHAPTER 97 — BLOOD AND VENGEANCE
They came at me like a living wave, attacking in patterns. One would feint from the front while another struck from behind. I had to keep moving, never staying in one place long enough for them to surround me completely. Their attacks gave me no time to recover between assaults. I managed to take down a few, but some got through. One used it's leg raked across my chest, opening three deep gashes. The pain was distant now. My body had moved beyond pain into some state of numb determination. I wonder if this ritual was worth it? But my experience without my suit on the surface makes me rethink. Even if I want to get back to the others, I will definitely not make it. A smaller one darted in, too fast to track properly. It caught my knife arm, its mandibles piercing through muscle. I screamed and smashed my elbow into its head repeatedly until it let go. My knife arm hung useless for a moment, the muscles too damaged to grip properly. I switched the weapon to my other hand. It was
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