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Chapter 170
Chapter 170. A Sea of Blood Spreading through Sichuan (6)
The Victory Tiger Hall and Jin So-un’s party eventually arrived in Chengdu.
The Victory Tiger Hall, the Twelve Peak Citadels, and the others immediately went to rest and reorganize.
But not everyone could rest.
Nam Hwa-seong, who could not be included in that “everyone,” burst out shouting.
W̊ е̊ḃ n̄ о ṽ.е l Е ň u mă
“What the hell does that mean!”
Nam Hwa-seong’s face twisted deeply.
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He had thought he would be able to rest a little after arriving in Chengdu, but when Jin So-un spouted the absurd words that they would depart immediately, indignation surged up within Nam Hwa-seong.
“Not only the Victory Tiger Hall, but everyone else is resting for at least half a day before departing. So why are we the only ones who have to go first!”
Jin So-un answered as though it were nothing.
“We have to move with the foremost group as our target. Where exactly do you think we have time to rest?”
Е n ů m а
Nam Hwa-seong’s lips trembled, but Jin So-un merely shrugged.
“Do you dislike it? If you dislike it, go back.”
That damned bastard always had “go back, go back” on his lips.
He was surely saying it while knowing full well that Nam Hwa-seong could not return alone when all the other Twelve Peak Citadels members were staying here.
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“……If I collapse while moving like this.”
At Nam Hwa-seong’s serious voice, Jin So-un raised his chin.
Еn̈ũ m̀ а.іd
“Is Nam Hwa-seong of the Three Origins Sect only that much?”
“……Grit.”
“Are you going or not?”
If he followed his feelings, he wanted to throw everything away right now and return to the academy.
But he could not.
Last night, after learning that Nam Hwa-seong would be moving together with Jin So-un, Cheol Sun-jik had secretly sent him a Sound Transmission.
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-Remember every single movement of his. This incident will make him wear shackles.
Nam Hwa-seong did not know what Cheol Sun-jik was planning, but it would surely be something beneficial to the Twelve Peak Citadels.
That was why he had no choice but to obey.
“Lead the way!”
Seeing Jin So-un turn his horse’s head with a faint laugh, Nam Hwa-seong ground his teeth.
‘You must already be exhausted enough too.’
Е n um̊ȧ
He would endure until the end and definitely flatten Jin So-un’s nose.
He did not know about inner arts, but when it came to stamina, he had never lost to anyone anywhere.
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Cheol Sun-jik had told him to watch, but more than that, crushing that bastard’s pride once was more important.
Even after leaving Chengdu and entering the main road to Badang, Jin So-un had been running for several hours without showing any exhaustion at all.
Feeling as though his backside was not merely sore, but on the verge of being rubbed raw, Nam Hwa-seong finally could not endure it and opened his mouth again.
“……Hey, are we not going to rest?”
Ēñüm̂ á .î d́
“Are you tired already?”
He just had to say it like that……!
At Jin So-un’s words, which scraped at his nerves, Nam Hwa-seong’s brow furrowed deeply.
“If we continue like this, we will definitely tire out soon!”
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“I will not tire.”
“Then at least slow down a little. There are Green Forest Strongholds around this area!”
Ên̈ümã. id
The road from Chengdu to Badang was connected to the largest road leading to Tibet.
Since it was a road frequently traveled by merchants from the Central Plains and the Western Regions, it was only natural that Green Forest Strongholds, not ordinary Mountain Strongholds, were located there.
However, not a single trace of worry showed on So-un’s face.
“Do not worry. There is a way to avoid them.”
“……Are you truly in your right mind? You are saying we will simply pass by three Green Forest Strongholds openly blocking the official road?”
Nam Hwa-seong doubted his own ears.
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Those most sensitive to tolls were none other than Green Forest Strongholds.
They were even more sensitive to money they failed to receive than money they had received.
“Nam Hwa-seong, what did I say before we departed?”
That damned absolute obedience again…….
It was not even wartime right now, so what reason was there to obey absolutely just because they were going together?
“If you have complaints, I do not care if you curse. I never cared in the first place. But if you will not listen to orders, go back even now.”
Еn̈ ûm а́ .і̃_d
“…….”
“Cheol Sun-jik told you to monitor me, did he not?”
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At those unexpected words, Nam Hwa-seong flinched in surprise.
“Monitor me well, and report what you see properly. I do not care. But if you keep interfering with the work, I will break both of your legs so you can no longer follow.”
Even though they were riding violently, Jin So-un’s voice was utterly calm.
Listening to that calm voice, Nam Hwa-seong felt a cold shiver run through him.
Ê nu mа̊
‘Wh-What is this?’
Jin So-un clearly had not raised killing intent, yet Nam Hwa-seong felt a chill as though someone had pressed a blade beneath his throat.
Without realizing it, Nam Hwa-seong felt his head lowering.
Above him came a firm voice.
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“What will you do? Will you follow, or will you go back?”
Returning in anger would damage his pride, and following with his tail tucked would also damage his pride.
Е̊n̄ umӑ
Damned bastard.
Nam Hwa-seong felt as though he had been grinding his teeth often ever since he met this bastard.
But with the pressure flowing from him, there was no other way.
“I will follow.”
At Nam Hwa-seong’s heavy answer, Jin So-un smiled and nodded.
“Good. They say the Deer-Horn Wind-Cloud Step of the Three Origins Sect is that remarkable, yes?”
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Of course, the Deer-Horn Wind-Cloud Step of the Three Origins Sect was counted as one of the ultimate arts of the Jianghu.
But why had he suddenly brought that up?
Nam Hwa-seong was swept up in an indescribable unease.
“From now on, we abandon the horses.”
“……You are saying we will cut across?”
The unease soon became reality.
W е b̀n_о́ ṽ e̊ l Еńū mа̀
“Yes.”
Nam Hwa-seong was horrified.
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“Did you not just say we would avoid the Green Forest Strongholds!”
Green Forest Strongholds were more sensitive to beings approaching from the mountains than from the official road.
Those who came by the official road had a high chance of being guests, whereas those who came from the mountains had a high chance of being enemies of the Green Forest Stronghold.
“We will avoid them.”
Еn̊_u m̆а́
Jin So-un looked at Nam Hwa-seong and grinned broadly.
“It will be a little rough, though.”
“…….”
A little?
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Nam Hwa-seong felt his knees grow weak for no reason.
Piiiii────
Ě ǹ ú m̂ а̄.. îd
A sharp whistle sound rang through the mountains and rivers.
One Green Forest Stronghold positioned on the mountainside was stirring, and seeing that, it seemed they had already received the signal and finished preparing to move.
“We have been discovered.”
At Jin So-un’s calm words, Nam Hwa-seong cursed inwardly.
‘Then would we not be discovered?’
In broad daylight, when bandits were keeping watch from watchtowers they had set up throughout the mountain, two martial artists who were not even wearing stealth clothes were seen climbing the mountain.
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At this point, even a mediocre herb gatherer would have recognized them.
“We will speed up.”
“……What?”
Had they not been running at full strength until now?
Whether the flustered Nam Hwa-seong answered or not, Jin So-un began moving ahead.
But the direction was a little strange.
È n̆ u m̆ а
“Hey, hey, hey! Where are you going!”
Forgetting even the fact that they had to avoid the Green Forest’s attention, Nam Hwa-seong shouted at Jin So-un.
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It was because Jin So-un was running straight toward the watchtower in the mountains.
“That crazy bastard…….”
Jin So-un, who had climbed the steep mountain path as though it were a downhill slope, immediately thrust his fist toward the watchtower.
With his single punch, more than ten Fist Forms remained around him and struck the watchtower’s legs hard.
E̊n̄ú m̄ ӑ .і́_d
CRACK!
“Kraaaagh!”
“Intruders!”
“It is an attack!”
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As the watchtower collapsed, white dust rose in every direction.
“C-Crazy!”
E ňũm̆.а. i ď
Seeing that dust, the bandits who had been standing guard everywhere began gathering toward the watchtower.
When Nam Hwa-seong belatedly approached the vicinity of the watchtower, Jin So-un was running toward him from that direction.
“We go down like this.”
“What?”
“We drew their attention, so we have to break through the encirclement.”
“What kind of…….”
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“Did you not learn about the ‘Flash East, Flicker West’ operation?”
Does merely attaching the word “operation” to the phrase “flash in the east, flicker in the west” make it an operation?
However, Nam Hwa-seong could not object to Jin So-un’s bullshit.
Once the watchtower was destroyed, the Green Forest Bandits began charging in with their eyes blazing.
Nam Hwa-seong desperately ran with the Deer-Horn Wind-Cloud Step and barely matched Jin So-un’s distance.
“Fuck, I knew it from the moment you gave it that absurd name!”
Е̊ ň u.m̌ a
“What are you dissatisfied with?”
“Why are you carrying out such a plan that is bound to fail!”
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The number of bandits rushing up before their eyes with great sabers and great axes was too many to count.
“What are you talking about? If we break through, it is not a failure.”
You crazy bastard, you said we were avoiding them!
Clang.
Е n̈uḿ ā . і̊ d
Jin So-un drew his sword and immediately charged into ten bandits.
The bandits’ momentum was not weak either.
“Kill them!”
“How dare these bastards come here!”
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“Surround them!”
Before the bandits charging in while blocking every side, Jin So-un cut them down at a speed at least twice as fast as theirs.
W̃_ӗb̃n̄оv̌ еl Е́ nũm̃ á
“Guhk.”
“Grrk.”
“So fast…….”
In the blink of an eye, Jin So-un was running again, and only belatedly did the bandits collapse in the places he had passed through, in an unrealistic sight.
‘What the hell is this?’
Just the fact that he had won the fight against Il-gak had caused a great uproar inside the Murim Academy.
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But the movement he had just shown was on another dimension from back then.
It was hard to believe that in only two months, he had developed so much that he felt like a different person.
“Nam Hwa-seong, are you not going to focus!”
At Jin So-un’s shout, he looked ahead and saw four bandits bringing down great sabers at the same time.
Nam Hwa-seong wildly swung his fists, which were wearing fist guards.
Pang, pang, pang, pang!
W e̊bṅ ŏv̆ е l̄ Е̌ ñ ǔ m̄ а
The torrent of Qi burst out in every direction, and the bandits flew about like stones.
At that, a dissatisfied voice burst from Jin So-un.
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“How stupid. If you deliberately make noise like that, does the Flash East, Flicker West operation not become meaningless?”
“No, your start was already wrong to begin with…….”
Without properly listening to Nam Hwa-seong’s words, Jin So-un departed first and spoke.
“Let us go. Since the operation failed because of you…….”
Ė ñ umа̊.і_d
His cold gaze flew over and pierced him.
“You had better run properly.”
You mad bastard, it did not fail because of me!
Jin So-un threw something toward the bandits running down from the watchtower side, then began running.
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‘A flower bud?’
The brass-colored flower bud that had fallen among the bandits began blooming with a click.
Еńu m̃а. id
Whirr—
The flower made of metal bloomed and spun wildly in place.
Nam Hwa-seong, who had been staring blankly at that sight because it seemed rather strange, rapidly stiffened.
“Kraaaagh!”
“Guhk!”
“Kraaaaaagh!”
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Dozens of bandits who had been running down the mountainside simultaneously clutched their faces and necks and began collapsing to the ground.
“Nam Hwa-seong, are you not going!”
It was surely related to the flower bud Jin So-un had thrown.
But he could not even begin to guess what it was.
-A metal flower bloomed, and dozens of Green Forest Bandits collapsed at the same time.
What expression would Cheol Sun-jik make if he made such a report?
W̌ èb̂n о̄v́.ё l̀ Е̃n̈ u̇m̌ a
Would he even believe it in the first place?
“Even I would not believe it.”
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For some reason, Nam Hwa-seong felt as though he would not be able to report it.
“Nam Hwa-seong!”
“I am coming, damn it! We are being discovered because of your voice!”
Nam Hwa-seong moved his feet at full strength again and barely caught up with Jin So-un.
W е́b̀ǹ õv̇ е̄l̄ Eň ŭ mӑ
“If it is going to be like this anyway, can we not just go by the official road instead?”
He was already twice as exhausted from climbing all the way to the mountain peak and coming down.
“Do not worry. This time, we will definitely avoid them.”
“…….”
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“Why are you making that face? Do you not trust me?”
Would I trust you?
Е̄nü mа̄ .і̌ d
Nam Hwa-seong could not understand why Jin So-un was so confident.
But without realizing it, he was chasing after him.
‘Hm…… Was I not supposed to be someone who joined the Orthodox Path Association to begin with?’
Murong Jae-hwa, who stopped while carrying a tray of food, tilted his head.
He was certainly a direct line of the Five Great Clans, and though he lacked the qualifications, he was the heir who would lead the next Murong Clan.
He did have a somewhat strange personality, but he was the only grandson of Wind Earl Sword-Breaker, one of the absolute masters of the Jianghu.
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To put it bluntly, if he had not been following Brother Jin So-un, he would have entered the Orthodox Path Association long ago and confidently occupied an executive position.
‘Hm…… Then what is this?’
He simply could not grasp why someone like him was attending an event led not by the Orthodox Path Association, but by the Righteous Path Association, and doing chores.
Scratch, scratch.
“Hey! What are you doing! The Elder says he is hungry!”
At the voice calling for him, Murong Jae-hwa answered, “Yes, yes!” and scampered over to deliver the food.
Ӗnu̇ m ā .і.d
He suppressed the rising questions and delivered the food with a smile, yet the Diancang disciple who received the food frowned deeply.
“What is this! The food is all cold, is it not?”
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“This is a high mountain region, and a forest, is it not? It cools quickly.”
Murong Jae-hwa tried to soothe him nicely, but the Diancang disciple threw the food and shouted.
“You bastard, you cannot even properly do what you are told! You were thinking of offering such food to the Elder?”
Murong Jae-hwa stared blankly at the food rolling on the ground.
Е̌ n̂ü mӑ
The Diancang disciple threatened him.
It was strange. Something was strange.
“But why am I doing these petty chores?”
Murong Jae-hwa tilted his head and asked.
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“What?”
“I am the eldest son of the Murong Clan, a direct line, and Lord Sword-Breaker’s grandson. So why am I doing this?”
Е̌n̈ů m̈ а̄
“……You said you would do it!”
“I did?”
“Yes! Did you not say you would do it instead of Eun Seol-ran!”
Only then did Murong Jae-hwa come to his senses and flicked his own head several times.
“Ah! Aah! Ah! Right! Right! Yes. I did.”
The moment he had returned from scouting and tried to sleep, he had seen Eun Seol-ran serving them, and his eyes had turned over, causing him to snatch the dishes away.
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“Prepare it again! If you fail to do it properly this time too…….”
“Hey.”
The atmosphere sank in an instant.
The Diancang disciple furrowed his brow, wondering if he had heard wrong.
“Did you just say ‘hey’?”
“Are you something impressive?”
W е̃bň о ṽе l̇ E n̂ ú m̀ă
“……What?”
“I asked whether you are something impressive. Are you set to inherit Diancang?”
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“…….”
Compared to Jin So-un, these were fellows who had entered without taking a proper exam.
Murong Jae-hwa had already disliked how they looked down on Jin So-un.
And now they were using the tiger’s authority without knowing their own place.
W ё b̊ñ о v еl̀ Е ñ ũm а
Murong Jae-hwa clenched and unclenched his fist, feeling an itch at his fingertips for no reason.
“No, right? I do not want it, but I might inherit a clan. Are you going to live only your academy life and retire from the Jianghu? Can you stand proudly before the Murong Clan?”
“…….”
“No, right? Then stop acting up.”
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“…….”
The Diancang disciple moved his lips, then went himself toward the place where the cooking personnel were.
Ẽ.n̊ u m̀ а̌
Murong Jae-hwa’s cold gaze followed his back.
‘Sleep…… I lack sleep…….’
He could no longer even remember how many days it had been since he had slept properly.
Even when asleep, it felt like he was awake, and even when awake, it felt like he was asleep.
‘Damn it. If I had known it would be like this, I should have just followed them to Yueyang…….’
At least then, he would not have come all the way here and suffered like this.
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“I am sorry, Young Master Murong. I could have just done it.”
When he returned to his place, Eun Seol-ran wore a guilty expression.
Those bastards were the ones at fault, so why was Eun Seol-ran feeling guilty?
“No. Those bastards should be the ones bringing food to the elders of their own sect. But Miss Eun, are you not cold?”
As they entered the high mountain region, the others could not withstand the cold and were wearing blankets and outer garments in two or three layers.
“I am all right. My hometown is cold to begin with. And the martial art I learned has strong yin energy.”
Е̂n ú_m a
“Ah, you said you came from Bukhae.”
Now even memories he knew no longer came to mind properly.
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“But are you all right?”
“Yes? What do you mean?”
Eun Seol-ran looked worriedly at Murong Jae-hwa, whose eyes were bloodshot from burst blood vessels.
“You look terribly tired…….”
W̊ėbǹ о̆v е l Е̃.n ùm а̀
“Me? No, I am not.”
Though he said that, Murong Jae-hwa looked terrible.
Because he had continued scouting while losing sleep at night, he had not properly eaten, let alone slept.
“Young Master Jae-hwa. Do you not think you do not need to work so hard? The others merely pretend to scout.”
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“……Even so, you never know…….”
As he spoke, Murong Jae-hwa began nodding off.
W e_b n оv̀е̇ l _Еn̄ u̇ m̈а
But soon, his eyes flew wide open, and he jolted awake.
“…Young Master Jae-hwa.”
“……Haha.”
Murong Jae-hwa awkwardly scratched the back of his head, then spoke carefully.
“May I sleep for a little while?”
“Yes. Please do.”
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Eun Seol-ran quickly covered Murong Jae-hwa with the blanket she had received for herself and added more firewood.
“Thank…… you…….”
Murong Jae-hwa fell asleep almost as soon as the words left his mouth.
“……You really were tired.”
Eun Seol-ran looked at Murong Jae-hwa pitifully.
They had been forcibly dragged to the Righteous Path Association’s event, but in truth, there was nothing special about it despite being called an event.
Е ǹ ü m̃ а
The vanguard group centered around Diancang and Shaolin.
Their attention was focused only on how much better the subordinate sects would serve them.
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They claimed they had come to investigate the Regular Exam incident, but they had not actually gone near the area at all.
‘What kind of mess is this?’
Her head was filled only with the thought that she wanted to return quickly and complete the Plain Hand Divine Art.
After gaining enlightenment inside the Soul-Destroying Formation, she had found a new path for the Plain Hand Divine Art, but she was still far from being able to emit power like what appeared in legends.
Ẇ е̄b̄ n̊ o v̌ ёl̂ Е_n um̆ ӑ
‘I should consult Brother Jin once.’
Thinking that, she blankly watched the campfire.
“Is it… cold?”
The temperature in the mountains was dropping quickly.
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Perhaps because of that, the academy students, who had been chattering nonstop as though they had come on a trip, had all wrapped themselves tightly in blankets and fallen asleep before the campfire.
Within the freezing cold, cutting through the silence.
Wе̌b̊ṅ.ò vёl E.nû m̆ ӓ
Rustle.
A red centipede passed beside the campfire.
She saw the disgusting centipede, but as Eun Seol-ran stared at it blankly, she grew puzzled.
‘Do centipedes not live in damp and hot places?’
The snow had not yet fully melted in this area, and not a single fallen leaf was rolling across the hard ground.
“Huh?”
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The centipede that had crawled out from the hard ground slowly began heading toward an academy student.
Rustle, rustle, rustle, rustle.
Another one.
Then another one.
Dozens of red centipedes appeared from somewhere and began approaching the people.
Eun Seol-ran was startled and tried to rise to catch the centipedes, but her body would not budge.
Ẽ ǹü mа̌
‘Huh?’
When Eun Seol-ran lowered her gaze, she saw centipedes covering her entire body before she knew it.
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A-Agh-Agh—
She opened her mouth and tried to scream, but no sound came out.
Instead, the red centipedes began burrowing wildly into her mouth, nose, and ears.
At the moment when her body trembled from the horrifying sensation.
Ѐ ñū ṁ á
-……ran, ……Miss, ……wake up.
An urgent yet warm voice came from somewhere.
She wanted to answer but could not, and just as tears seemed about to burst from her eyes.
“Miss Seol-ran!”
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Eun Seol-ran woke from the dream and came sharply to her senses.
Before her eyes, Murong Jae-hwa, who had woken at some point, was looking at Eun Seol-ran with concern.
Е_ńu m ӓ
Remembering the red centipedes that had covered her body, Eun Seol-ran sprang up from her seat and shook off her entire body.
“Kyaaak!”
“Are you all right?”
“Huff, huff! Hah! Hah!”
There had definitely been countless red centipedes, enough to cover her whole body.
‘Th-They are gone?’
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The centipedes had vanished without a trace.
Ziiiiiiing──────
At the sharp sound as though a needle were stabbing inside her head, Eun Seol-ran quickly covered her ears, but the unpleasant sound continued stabbing inside her head as though it cared nothing for that.
“Recite the Demon-Subduing True Mantra! Miss Seol-ran!”
At Murong Jae-hwa’s voice, Eun Seol-ran quickly began murmuring the Demon-Subduing True Mantra.
Then, strangely, the pain that had been stabbing the inside of her head faded.
Ѐṅūm̌ӑ ._i d́
However, a strange sound began to be heard by her ears once more.
Jingle. Jingle.
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“Wh-What is this?”
“An en……emy, I think.”
“An enemy?”
Jingle. Jingle.
En ŭ m̆ а́.і d
A sinister bell sound was ringing out in every direction.
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