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‘An immune one!’ Jessie uttered.80Please respect copyright.PENANAH3fhcYBDPn
‘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.80Please respect copyright.PENANAgOQNNNvwLv
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.80Please respect copyright.PENANA59pZHSmH2G
The priest managed to avoid every strike, yet Larah didn’t seem bothered.
Suddenly, Larah rammed her sword into the ground—smoke rose.80Please respect copyright.PENANAh132RmMsKu
Within it, a body flew toward the priest. She pounced on it—80Please respect copyright.PENANAQBPTJsubst
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.80Please respect copyright.PENANA0d6Wkw0tDB
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:80Please respect copyright.PENANAymoSM8ljAf
‘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.80Please respect copyright.PENANAmiyYuK768F
On her way, she slashed through several ghouls—80Please respect copyright.PENANA3YeHAcUYtT
and with each kill, the wicked energy in her sword intensified.
She swung her blade—an energy wave shot at the priest.80Please respect copyright.PENANArFcucsqBJ8
The priest dove to the ground, just as the building behind her was sliced in two.
A faint grin crept onto Larah’s face.80Please respect copyright.PENANAtbgVu1SSwX
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—80Please respect copyright.PENANAtIFmLLpJBF
they had turned crimson, burning like fire.80Please respect copyright.PENANAHVovIsRtvP
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.80Please respect copyright.PENANARg6A06vH6H
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.80Please respect copyright.PENANAGELqXwc9p1
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!’80Please respect copyright.PENANAqItpsEbtYE
The women glanced at Sark—briefly—then turned their focus back.
Larah and Jessie launched forward.80Please respect copyright.PENANAKs2B1j0B1D
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—80Please respect copyright.PENANAKvvzWa22kh
and headbutted her. Baaam!
But Larah was the one who stumbled back.
Suriel grabbed her head and slammed her into the ground.80Please respect copyright.PENANA1TLgJCrN5O
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—80Please respect copyright.PENANA8avVhxo6YZ
and shoved Jessie backward.
Behind Suriel, Larah was already back on her feet.80Please respect copyright.PENANA0A6sIPxTec
Her katana within reach—80Please respect copyright.PENANAbJdKpgVqzr
she grabbed it, spun once, and swung at Suriel’s neck.
Suriel simply tilted her head—80Please respect copyright.PENANAX6bbzrRi8c
and caught the blade with her teeth.80Please respect copyright.PENANAftBENVteNW
She bit down, released, spun—80Please respect copyright.PENANAg6YLeRFoi7
and punched Larah into the air.
Next, she smashed her fist into the ground—80Please respect copyright.PENANA6K9skrZ5zU
cracking it wide.
The earth buckled.80Please respect copyright.PENANAZYBwpkNAVD
Some sections rose, others dropped, warping the battlefield.
Jessie lost sight of Suriel.
Suddenly, a boulder beside her exploded—80Please respect copyright.PENANA5BtKcBsX0S
Suriel’s fist struck her face.
This time, Jessie stood her ground.
Suriel was too close for her to swing her axe—80Please respect copyright.PENANA6UMZkiw9N3
so Jessie dropped it.80Please respect copyright.PENANAEjE9z5BaPO
And the two began trading punches.80Please respect copyright.PENANAFkfcV3d9cE
Neither relented.
Even the soldiers—and the ghouls—were stunned by what they saw.
Shaking his head, Sark continued shooting down ghouls.80Please respect copyright.PENANA3SLn89gduL
‘They’re not right in the head…’
Suriel eventually overpowered Jessie and brought her down with a punch.80Please respect copyright.PENANAREHszgEj5p
But Jessie fell with a smile.
As soon as she hit the ground, flames exploded beneath them—80Please respect copyright.PENANApRgl1RX7nD
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—80Please respect copyright.PENANASYqPOiH1Dg
she grabbed Larah and hugged her midair.80Please respect copyright.PENANAg30WnsHIZO
As they dropped, Suriel spun—80Please respect copyright.PENANANGHha4goQq
a twister formed—80Please respect copyright.PENANAVnrTqKEE9k
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.80Please respect copyright.PENANAJC6TYLyWWD
Jessie, too, was in rough shape.80Please respect copyright.PENANA9Y5woV0kex
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.80Please respect copyright.PENANA7M2gq95dgW
The soldiers looked stunned.
But Sark recognized them.
The suited men made way—for her.
A woman walked calmly through them.80Please respect copyright.PENANAI6sbhkMsjw
She had dark skin and long, curly hair.80Please respect copyright.PENANA5H1wPrxknT
Her presence alone commanded respect.80Please respect copyright.PENANAwK8kDUEstN
Her eyes glowed with a deep night blue.
A ghoul lunged at her.
She grabbed it by the neck—80Please respect copyright.PENANATvszX7vgEt
and slammed it into the ground.
Baaaaaam.80Please respect copyright.PENANA6UvfVHV9ev
The ghoul was dead.
The woman stopped in front of Sark.
‘Won’t you greet your mother?’80Please respect copyright.PENANAldslyF2JIj