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Chapter 181, Old Friend's Oath.
Yazan and Marwan had been friends long before Marwan became a Knight. Yazan had watched as Marwan endured beatings from adults when he stole from shops, and though Yazan's parents warned him to stay away, he never did. At school, teachers would scold Marwan on a daily basis while the troublemakers adored him, he was something like a gang leader among them. They weren't close until one day, when Marwan asked Yazan to tutor him in Arabic. "I'll get expelled if I fail again," Marwan had said, his usual bravado gone. "Please." Yazan had agreed, and from that moment, their friendship began. One afternoon after school, as they played football, a group of bullies attacked Yazan for his team's victory. Just as Yazan hit the ground, Marwan appeared out of nowhere. "Touch him again and I'll break your arms!" Marwan had snarled, standing between Yazan and the bullies. From that day forward, they were inseparable. Yazan covered for Marwan's absences when he skipped school to train, help
Chapter 180, A Friend's Betrayal.
The hospital corridor was quiet as Hadi stepped out of Ali's room, his phone buzzing in his pocket. He glanced at the screen, it was Hazim calling. He answered quietly. "Hazim." "We have a problem," Hazim's voice was tense. "Laith just told me something about Yazan. He saw him working with the enemy." After a few seconds Hadi exhaled and quietly answered. "I'm not surprised." A pause, then Hazim's voice came back. "You knew?" "Not for certain," Hadi admitted. "But I had suspicions. Yazan's behavior has been off for weeks. I've been watching him." Hazim's tone darkened. "Then why didn't you say anything?" "Suspicion isn't proof," Hadi countered. "We don't act on hunches. But now that we have confirmation, we'll deal with him properly." "I'll handle it myself," Hazim growled. "No," Hadi said firmly. "First we restore order. The prisoners need securing, the police need our support. We can't afford chaos in our ranks now. We act normal, watch him, and when the time is ri
Chapter 179, Precious Tears.
The white lights of the hospital room burned against Ali's eyelids as consciousness slowly returned. A dull ache pulsed through every inch of his body, his limbs heavy as lead. He groaned, blinking against the harsh blinding lights. The first thing he saw was Hadi slumped in a chair beside the bed, his arms crossed and head bowed in exhausted sleep. Ali's throat was dry as sandpaper when he tried to speak. "H-Hadi..." Hadi's head snapped up instantly, the fatigue vanishing from his face as he leaned forward. "Ali? Alhamdulliah" His calloused hand gripped Ali's shoulder gently. "Don't try to move too much. You took a beating worse than a training dummy in Marwan's bad days." Ali swallowed, wincing at the pain. "What about Laith?" "He's fine" Hadi said firmly. "Haitham saved him, he arrived just in time. He's beaten up but it's not that bad." The tension in Ali's chest eased slightly. He opened his mouth to ask about the ghoul, the tunnels, but the door burst open before he c
Chapter 178, The Stinky Wolf Bear.
The massive ghoul, a grotesque hybrid of wolf and bear loomed over Laith, its rancid breath washing over him in hot waves. Laith had given it a nickname "Stinky Wolf-Bear" in his head, partly to calm his nerves, partly because the damn thing really smelled like rotten meat and garbage."Come on, you overgrown trash," Laith taunted, wiping blood from his split lip. "Is that all you've got?" The ghoul's eyes narrowed, as if it understood the insult. With a roar that shook dust from the tunnel walls, it charged, its enormous claws swiping through the air. Laith barely dodged the first strike, rolling to the side as stone shattered where he'd stood moments before. The second swipe came faster, he ducked, feeling the wind of its passing ruffle his hair. "Missed again!" he shouted, adrenaline surging through his veins. Seeing an opening, he leaped forward, his sword flashing in a wide arc aimed straight for the creature's face. The ghoul reacted with terrifying speed, raising its fo
Chapter 177, The Brave One And The Shock.
Ali crawled forward, his body trembling with exhaustion. His whispered prayers echoed in the dark tunnel: "Please, let me reach help... Please, don't let ghouls find me... Please, save Laith before he gets hurt because of me..."As he dragged himself through the dirt, he heard footsteps approaching. His vision blurred from pain and fatigue, he didn't even know whether it was a human or a ghoul. He couldn't tell.With the last of his strength, he lifted his head. The tunnel was too dark to make out the figure clearly, but the silhouette was human, not a ghoul. The person seemed to recognize Ali, calling his name urgently. But Ali could barely hear him, his ears were ringing, his consciousness fading.He tried to speak, to beg for help for Laith, but his legs gave out beneath him. He collapsed.The stranger lunged forward, catching him just before he hit the ground, shouting his name again.Before darkness fully took him, Ali forced out one last whisper:"Please... help Laith..."Laith
Chapter 176, A Knight's Heart.
Laith pressed himself against the cold stone, watching the masked guard fumble with the ring of keys. The man's breathing was loud in the underground silence, his boots scuffing against the uneven ground as he muttered curses under his breath about "having to babysit prisoners." Every word made Laith's grip tighten on the hilt of his blade. He waited until the guard turned his back completely, distracted by something in his pocket. Then he moved. Like a shadow given form, Laith surged forward. His left arm snaked around the guard's throat in a brutal chokehold, cutting off any sound before it could escape. The man thrashed, his hands clawing at Laith's arm, but the younger knight drove a knee into his spine, bending him backward. With his free hand, Laith delivered a crushing punch to the guard's temple. The man was knocked out instantly. "Should've paid attention to your surroundings," Laith muttered, lowering the unconscious body to the ground. His fingers quickly found the ke
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