Jennifer Williams
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12
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“How are you feeling? Better?” Yoo Seonhwa asked while fixing Seol Jihu’s crumpled hospital gown. Today, Seol Jihu had an appointment with a therapist. A patient suffering from severe depression naturally needed to get their mental illness treated. But in truth, no such appointment had been made. The therapy was only a pretext to take Seol Jihu out. The reality was that he wasn’t going to see a therapist, but a visitor. “Let’s go.” Yoo Seonhwa grabbed Seol Jihu’s hand and led…-
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Seol Jihu was still in the hospital. His routine couldn’t be more boring. Every day he was examined, given pills and injections, and he slept. When he wasn’t sleeping, he spent all his time staring into the air. His doctor told him he shouldn’t rely on pills and suggested reducing doses over time, but Seol Jihu had no intention of following his advice. It wasn’t that he didn’t try. He did, but nothing changed. A splitting headache shook his brain whenever the effects of the drugs wore…
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Over a dozen people were sitting in Valhalla’s grand conference room. Everyone who was related to Seol Jihu had come together to discuss plans for his revival. “There is something I need to say before this meeting begins.” Philip Muller, who was in charge of leading the meeting, spoke up. “As I’m sure you all know, contribution points can only be used individually, unless it’s for the purchase of stamps or the custody of the Neutral Zone.” Getting ‘carried’ or helping someone…
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Seoul, SY General Hospital. The morning sky was quiet and peaceful, but the private ward on the highest floor of the hospital was extremely rowdy. “Just what…!” Seol Jihu slowly opened his eyes as a clamorous, high-pitched voice struck his ears. His face faintly convulsed as soon as he caught sight of his surroundings through his blurry vision. The last thing Seol Jihu remembered was being subdued by a group of men in black suits and losing consciousness. However, he wasn’t in a dark…
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The second Imperial Oath expedition. The series of incidents, which began with the Parasite’s surprise attack on Nur, ended when the expedition of 21 members infiltrated the Empire at the risk of their lives and achieved their initial goal. The expedition seemed to have ended in success as the team retrieved the stele and its twenty members returned safely, but that was far from the truth because, as it turned out, the Parasite’s actual goal was not the stele. The Federation and humanity had been…
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Having crossed the Hiral Mountain Range, the Federation’s troops were in the middle of a fierce battle. They were advancing while fighting wave after wave of the Parasite army, but the situation was not good. Not only was it difficult to fight within the Parasite Queen’s territory, but it was also because the enemy troops were focused on delaying their march. Then, after a certain point, they began to rush forward as they normally did. According to a report delivered by the scouts, a large clump…
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A bird with colorful feathers was cutting through the grey sky. The phoenix craning its neck left and right in search of something was none other than Little Chick. Little Chick and Flone kept their promise to Seol Jihu. Even when they saw the withdrawing Parasite troops, they avoided making contact with them as promised and did not go back. It wasn’t as if they didn’t run into them. But Little Chick led the way, risking its life to scout for danger, and Flone flew safely while carrying the…
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The shadow was Seol Jihu. One could tell at a glance that he was in a bad shape, and that was putting it nicely. Already exhausted from the earlier brawl, he looked even more grotesque now because of his body’s rejection of divinity. Cracks that looked like spiderwebs covered the surface of his skin. But what mattered to Seol Jihu was that his body was still moving. He jumped out of the hole and shot forward toward the Parasite Queen like a bullet. The Parasite Queen stopped her hand and…
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Twisted Kindness turned her hands, but the longsword stuck in Seol Jihu’s waist did not budge. She could not even pull it out, no matter how much strength she put in. Seol Jihu had used his left hand to clench onto the sword blade that pierced his stomach. Blood dripped down from his hand. Pzzt! Sparks of electricity crackled from the sword blade. Just as Twisted Kindness shot her eyes open, a bright-yellow flash of lightning flowed into the blade and electrocuted her. “KIAAAAAAAA!”…
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As the howls resounded together, the two monsters simultaneously kicked off the ground and swung their spear and sword. A chilling, white sword light engaged with a bright, golden spear blade. Clang! A metallic ring resounded as the two weapons violently clashed in the middle. Immediately after the collision, the two were knocked back from the recoil. Sung Shihyun, who was pushed back by a few steps, kicked off the ground once again. Holding his white longsword horizontally, he stabbed forward…
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