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Erankel Mountain.
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Three hours by carriage from Gerond Village.
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In the dead silence, the coachman’s voice rang out.
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“We’ve arrived!”
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Ethan stepped out.
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To the coachman, he said.
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“Stay here.”
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“Understood.”
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The guildmaster led the way.
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As they climbed the mountain, Ethan asked.
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“Are the printing press’s guards black mages?”
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“No. I suspect… a fire mage.”
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“Fire?”
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“Yes. When distributing the books… a face-like form appeared in burning candles. We used it to communicate a few times.”
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The guildmaster spilled secrets without hesitation. The moment he headed to the press with the Archduke, his ties to the Order were exposed.
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The Order.
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Those ruthless bastards wouldn’t spare him.
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Better if the Archduke razed the press.
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That’s why he revealed everything.
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A mage.
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A term he’d heard often lately. The mage group tied to Helmut.
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And now, mages in the Order.
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Somehow, Ethan sensed a deep connection between them.
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His instinct—honed as a Transcendent in his past life—rarely failed.
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A face in candle flames.
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Likely above the fifth circle.
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Higher rank than the black mage.
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The mine had only one guard, but this press teemed with Order members.
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A more critical site.
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Thus, its overseer would hold a higher position.
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After two hours of climbing—
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A cave appeared in the distance.
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The guildmaster whispered.
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“That’s it.”
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“Size inside?”
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“It widens as you go. Hold on…”
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He picked up a branch and scratched a map in the dirt.
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It depicted the cave’s structure.
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Though crude, it was legible.
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“Machines for printing are here. Mercenaries patrol here and here. The mage is usually here…”
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The layout resembled a maze.
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Would’ve gotten lost without this.
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Nodding, Ethan asked.
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“Just one mage?”
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“I don’t know for sure… but I’ve only seen one.”
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“Got it.”
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Ethan pressed a pressure point on the guildmaster. He collapsed limply. Ethan propped him against a rock.
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His leg-controlling pressure point was hit—immobile for half a day.
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“Wait here.”
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“Y-Yes.”
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His legs were paralyzed. He had no choice but to wait.
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Ethan entered the cave.
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No guards at the entrance.
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Like the abandoned mine, there were no basic defenses—not even an alarm ward.
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He smirked.
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A supposedly vital site with such lax security?
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They hadn’t been challenged in years.
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They’ve dug deep into the kingdom.
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The Ducal Territory, destined to be his.
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The thought of vermin infesting it fueled his rage.
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He gripped his greatsword tightly. As he stepped inside—
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Voices echoed from within, lively, as if sharing amusing tales.
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“Hey, Pilton! What happened next?”
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“Heh. What could she do? Put a blade to her husband’s throat, and she got real compliant.”
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“Didn’t get caught?”
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“Who cares about a few missing people? Probably blamed on beasts. Mana makes abductions so easy.”
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“Careful. If the head priest here catches you…”
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“He’d cover it, right? Last time Megen screwed up, it got hushed. Didn’t it?”
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“Really?”
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“Yeah, Megen told me. The head priest stopped the investigation instantly. This stuff’s trivial. Why lose talent like us?”
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“True.”
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Ethan’s face twisted. The conversation was vile.
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He walked forward quietly.
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His eyes met those of the guards. They wore clothes with dragon-like emblems.
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Mercenaries.
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“…Huh?”
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“Who’s that?”
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The two guards tilted their heads.
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Today’s entry log was empty.
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An intruder.
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A first in their time here.
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Startled briefly, they drew mana.
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Long streams of mana rose from their swords.
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That breathing technique.
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Similar to the black mage’s, though slightly weaker.
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These guys wield 3-star knight-level power.
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A hybrid mana breathing technique blending Dragonkin and human methods. It granted immense power even to riffraff.
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One mercenary sneered at Ethan.
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An alarm button was nearby.
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Pressing it would alert the entire cave.
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But they had no intention of pressing it.
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“Clearly a knight. Pfft! Perfect. I’ve been itching to test this power.”
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Burning mana surged within him.
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Since learning the Order’s technique, his life had changed. Mana, once exclusive to knights and mages, flowed in him.
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He glanced at his comrade, Pilton.
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After mastering the Order’s breathing and sword techniques, Pilton had killed a 3-star knight.
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How he’d bragged!
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My mana’s just as good!
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Their swordsmanship was similar.
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Though he’d learned the technique later, the gap had narrowed over a year.
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This knight was a chance to test his skill.
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“Hey, Pilton.”
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“What?”
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“I’ll kill him. Don’t interfere.”
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“You’ll beg for help, and I’ll ignore you?”
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“Lose to that guy? With mana, he’s nothing…”
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At that moment—
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Ethan glided toward him. The mercenary swung his sword frantically.
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It seemed like proper swordsmanship. But his skill was so poor, it lacked any finesse.
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Had he been a trained knight, it might’ve taken effort.
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A fleeting moment, perhaps.
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Ethan twisted his waist.
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Dodging the diagonal slash, he thrust his greatsword.
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It sliced through the mercenary’s torso, from clothes to flesh.
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Blood sprayed. Pilton gasped.
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Madman!
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He hadn’t seen the knight’s strike.
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His comrade swung, and was bisected instantly.
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A monster he couldn’t face.
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Pilton rushed for the alarm. As he reached—
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Something pierced his hand, embedding into the cave wall behind.
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His eyes widened.
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Gods!
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It was mana.
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Having mana, he knew how absurd this was.
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Most knights couldn’t project mana so far. It required immense control.
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As pain surged, the knight grabbed his throat.
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No sound escaped, as if choked.
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“Wanted to press it?”
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Ethan smiled quietly at Pilton.
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He remembered their vile conversation.
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Some villager had suffered.
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Trash like them, given undue power, showed what happened.
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“The price for touching my people? You’ll pay until you’re half-dead.”
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Pressing Pilton’s pressure points, Ethan infused mana.
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Blazing fire mana seared his veins.
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“…Urgh!”
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Every vein felt roasted.
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Unbearable pain.
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While burning each vein, Ethan analyzed him.
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Studying his blood flow revealed how mana moved and formed in the heart.
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Intriguing.
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A hybrid Dragonkin-human technique.
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Could work with the Eight Rings.
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The Eight Rings were liquid metal in his body. Concentrating them at one point was possible.
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Like them, gathering the Rings in the heart?
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Could collect energy faster.
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He grasped the principle. The only flaw: the mercenary’s technique was low-grade.
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It had little finesse, making it unsuitable for refining the Eight Rings.
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It’d shorten his lifespan.
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Need a higher-grade technique.
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He needed a deeper understanding.
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That could boost mana collection speed while preserving his mana pool.
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As he observed—
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The mercenary, burned from within, died.
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Ethan tossed the corpse aside.
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Trash unworthy of burial.
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Let worms feast. He pressed deeper.
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More guards fell to his blade, becoming corpses.
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After slaying over twenty—
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Noises echoed from within.
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“…No contact.”
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“…Some… intruder… track…”
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“Gather… forces…”
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Caught.
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He’d cleared the entrance guards silently.
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Yet they reacted.
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They have a communication system.
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Ethan advanced. A cavernous space appeared.
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Over twenty figures waited.
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He smiled coldly at their crossbows.
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Interesting.
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Crossbows were strategic assets.
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Rarely circulated.
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Yet these mercenaries wielded them. The Order’s influence was greater than expected.
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At the rear—
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A figure in a black robe spoke curtly.
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“Who are you?”
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Flames danced in his hand.
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A mage.
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“The landlord.”
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“What?”
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The mage tilted his head, then flinched.
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“Could it be…!”
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Ethan charged.
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“Fire!”
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At the mage’s command, dozens of bolts flew.
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A threat to a 4-star knight. But Ethan wasn’t that level.
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With one swing—
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The bolts melted midair.
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Immense heat.
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The mercenaries and mage gaped in shock.
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