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‘An immune one!’ Jessie uttered.87Please respect copyright.PENANAfkZoHkv6JK
‘Then why are you helping them? You know what they do with immune ones, don’t you?’
‘Yes, I know. But just for your information—I’m not an immune one. My case is a little different. I’m a high priest.’
‘Then we can kill you!’ Larah concluded—and attacked.
The priest jumped to the side, dodging the slash that split the earth.
‘That weapon is dangerous,’ the woman muttered.
Jessie appeared on her left and swung her axe.87Please respect copyright.PENANASbJlX8gK4I
The priest caught it with one arm.
‘I was blessed with immense strength! Hahaha!’
She hurled Jessie into a building and turned back to Larah, who came at her swinging.87Please respect copyright.PENANAIDjhoEEgOb
The priest managed to avoid every strike, yet Larah didn’t seem bothered.
Suddenly, Larah rammed her sword into the ground—smoke rose.87Please respect copyright.PENANAirgkpwnN5Z
Within it, a body flew toward the priest. She pounced on it—87Please respect copyright.PENANA2MN1GKsOze
and it exploded.
Just then, a sword pierced her chest.
Larah had circled around.
‘Pretty smart woman… or was I just dumb?’
‘I’d say both,’ Larah replied, yanking the katana free.
But the priest simply turned to her, smiling—and kicked her away.87Please respect copyright.PENANAYrDXqb2vOL
Larah flew into a building that collapsed from the impact.
The priest noticed movement to her right: Jessie was approaching, holding a black ghoul and mumbling:
‘I can’t die here.’
Sark, realizing what she was about to do, shouted:87Please respect copyright.PENANAToHBdtf7cf
‘Jessie, stop that nonsense!’
But Jessie didn’t care. She let the ghoul bite her.
The priest had no time to see what would happen next—Larah was already charging again. Her head was bleeding, but that wouldn’t stop her.87Please respect copyright.PENANA2YGdnayna1
On her way, she slashed through several ghouls—87Please respect copyright.PENANAhGdT1Zxizm
and with each kill, the wicked energy in her sword intensified.
She swung her blade—an energy wave shot at the priest.87Please respect copyright.PENANAudSv2IR3tf
The priest dove to the ground, just as the building behind her was sliced in two.
A faint grin crept onto Larah’s face.87Please respect copyright.PENANAK6GYiDDTAD
The priest began smiling too. She cracked her fingers and marched forward—
—but then stopped.
Her eyes caught a sea of flames forming to her side.
From it, Jessie emerged.
Her eyes weren’t violet anymore—87Please respect copyright.PENANAilqSHkiyRo
they had turned crimson, burning like fire.87Please respect copyright.PENANAu9SZOg6q4t
The demon energy from her axe had turned red.
‘A true immune one…’ the priest whispered.
True immune ones were rare—beings from the past who, when possessed by a demon, absorbed its power without losing themselves.87Please respect copyright.PENANANxD1bZRrDk
They sealed away the wicked energy completely—keeping their souls untarnished.
‘I’m back!’ Jessie declared, her voice strong and commanding.
The priest laughed, delighted.
‘It’s getting interesting. Then let me respond in kind!’
Some ghouls ran toward her—not to attack, but seemingly drawn to her.87Please respect copyright.PENANAcyy08JPhhs
The priest struck them down—and devoured them.
‘Hahahah, yes! Let me introduce myself. I am the High Priest of the Light Sect—Suriel!’
‘I’m Jessie. And I’m here to kill Niyghel!’
‘I’m Larah. I’ll kill everyone… and save my child!’
‘Hey… and I’m Sark!’87Please respect copyright.PENANAWoaXRBx4az
The women glanced at Sark—briefly—then turned their focus back.
Larah and Jessie launched forward.87Please respect copyright.PENANArFxYg0wiDG
Larah was faster and reached Suriel first.
She tossed her katana into the air—Suriel’s eyes instinctively followed it.
A mistake.
Larah grabbed her by the shoulders—87Please respect copyright.PENANAoOPATAE3Ij
and headbutted her. Baaam!
But Larah was the one who stumbled back.
Suriel grabbed her head and slammed her into the ground.87Please respect copyright.PENANATNPld8dciU
Then she spun around toward Jessie, who had launched a sea of flames at her.
Suriel clapped her hands so forcefully that the wind extinguished the flames—87Please respect copyright.PENANAqa0oUSbFYh
and shoved Jessie backward.
Behind Suriel, Larah was already back on her feet.87Please respect copyright.PENANAExUtnaiMA2
Her katana within reach—87Please respect copyright.PENANAvATiJTu4wZ
she grabbed it, spun once, and swung at Suriel’s neck.
Suriel simply tilted her head—87Please respect copyright.PENANAWTB2IxuguG
and caught the blade with her teeth.87Please respect copyright.PENANAec4sfdT1GT
She bit down, released, spun—87Please respect copyright.PENANAetsDc5H7k1
and punched Larah into the air.
Next, she smashed her fist into the ground—87Please respect copyright.PENANAwuOLTF7vkW
cracking it wide.
The earth buckled.87Please respect copyright.PENANA0b25Ms3B4L
Some sections rose, others dropped, warping the battlefield.
Jessie lost sight of Suriel.
Suddenly, a boulder beside her exploded—87Please respect copyright.PENANAqa6GGMjuTE
Suriel’s fist struck her face.
This time, Jessie stood her ground.
Suriel was too close for her to swing her axe—87Please respect copyright.PENANAugr2qXOg2H
so Jessie dropped it.87Please respect copyright.PENANAQj0Y6O3vbu
And the two began trading punches.87Please respect copyright.PENANAiqi2gxfXAP
Neither relented.
Even the soldiers—and the ghouls—were stunned by what they saw.
Shaking his head, Sark continued shooting down ghouls.87Please respect copyright.PENANAzxkt7rY2oq
‘They’re not right in the head…’
Suriel eventually overpowered Jessie and brought her down with a punch.87Please respect copyright.PENANADxQbmjml3q
But Jessie fell with a smile.
As soon as she hit the ground, flames exploded beneath them—87Please respect copyright.PENANAj39H8I8z4e
blasting Suriel into the air.
Waiting above was Larah.
She gifted Suriel two clean slashes—forming an X on her chest.
But Suriel gave a gift in return—87Please respect copyright.PENANAFon9Po0EDM
she grabbed Larah and hugged her midair.87Please respect copyright.PENANAg65rZYBXEt
As they dropped, Suriel spun—87Please respect copyright.PENANArTk0EPRevc
a twister formed—87Please respect copyright.PENANAHVbxnBmL0E
and they crashed into the ground.
Suriel was the first to rise, laughing madly:
‘This is so much fun—hahahaha!’
Larah stood, heavily wounded—but still ready.87Please respect copyright.PENANASfVggJc7Sr
Jessie, too, was in rough shape.87Please respect copyright.PENANAY8NwC0Altw
Suriel’s chest wouldn’t stop bleeding.
The fight was reaching its limit.
Then—men in suits appeared.
They shot down the ghouls with precision.87Please respect copyright.PENANAzXovGcXV2n
The soldiers looked stunned.
But Sark recognized them.
The suited men made way—for her.
A woman walked calmly through them.87Please respect copyright.PENANAKFA7mniKQ9
She had dark skin and long, curly hair.87Please respect copyright.PENANAoyK38OirLw
Her presence alone commanded respect.87Please respect copyright.PENANA2lrZSciSLj
Her eyes glowed with a deep night blue.
A ghoul lunged at her.
She grabbed it by the neck—87Please respect copyright.PENANAclOZuL4r9c
and slammed it into the ground.
Baaaaaam.87Please respect copyright.PENANAG3tbg3vdxJ
The ghoul was dead.
The woman stopped in front of Sark.
‘Won’t you greet your mother?’87Please respect copyright.PENANAYxzRbAGTf8