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Chapter 137. The Tyranny of Light
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The escape felt more like dragging himself across broken glass.

The moment the crowd of white-clad citizens wandered away, singing their cheerful hymns, Oliver immediately hauled himself out of the field of golden flowers. He couldn't afford to stay exposed. The black seawater he'd vomited up stood out far too clearly amid the pastel colors of this world. If another Angel Drone happened to patrol the area, he'd become an instant burn-in target.

Oliver slipped into the forest borderi
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