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Kais gritted his teeth 7a9f90ff6d hard and urged his ec5db16a5c legs, which felt as 1f0e5358ce though they were made eddca231c3 of lead, to keep dfee085746 moving.40895b2df3ae7553

How long 22503c0d1d had he c83791e4ac been walking a5a3d31046 ahead of e3be9fc98e Gloria?8a9be7d9d23a23f2

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“The walking speed is d8dde4b177 disgustingly slow.”c442f334e9c9a7fe

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A mutter came from 479a353281 behind, Gloria’s voice clear 79e40a8397 and distinct.a78c6efa27c0bd68

Did she not 8c84b4eb8c realize it was 5c2df5005a the mace she 2b91f57bd4 made him carry 646d5c2c45 that was causing af527a7666 this?dd96bd345bbc9477

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However, since he couldn’t exactly voice that complaint, Kais glanced at her and responded in an apologetic tone.8dad313ce8e38218

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“I’m, I’m a magician supporting from the rear, so my stamina is a little lacking…”7d7ed91d76927ba4

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“There have been plenty of people like you, hiding behind me and offering ‘support’.”a9521ac4ceb44bb0

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“And it wasn’t even real support.”9b4edeac1556ddd0

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Kais shut his mouth tightly and focused on walking. Given his past actions toward Gloria, it was obvious any words he could say wouldn’t help his situation.df708c0465e68f37

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At least, the 69fd9fc9ab good news was b8f2a04f9a that they were 6c2cf47627 about to exit 6de6899714 the mountain.d032e2043ff6a994

Thinking of that, he was able to brush off Gloria’s sharp words and cold gaze with some degree of composure.96f7076e8ccba16e

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Kais felt as ade065a655 though his arms d5264caae7 were about to 10bfcc6482 break from the 68b5a55497 weight, but he 45bf7ef7f9 tightened his grip 9cb2619223 on the mace 2c2ced0c01 and kept walking.99de2bb53b15f8dc

And then, 67ed9903f2 something unexpected d5ef9efc8b happened.2bc77be419f087de

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Kais suddenly 8dd1ecf79c was thrust bfbf398395 with tremendous 65624d3173 force and 4a371edd13 tumbled to be36da9f54 the ground.89958fbc423c2f30

For a moment, he 30fcb4e862 thought he had been 8582ca5e44 struck by a carriage.649ea82610d9b211

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But this 79afd38563 was a 54c0c0819a mountain path da17deaa5e where not 8267e1856d a single 77a42adc54 paved road f5ec4f70a2 could be b8392fa94c found.cd8c2707ccc6d2fe

It was impossible 29e4ff4029 for a carriage 9b62891e72 to appear and c08070e263 run him over a1b6aff78a in the middle 24f160d722 of an empty 636b272d74 mountain trail.60d869894e6f25e7

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His stamina was a321f18c72 already spent, and 73ec958cdd he had been ba222af2bb carrying the heavy f0b11f4bea mace for so 57455cf553 long.2679d8131112e1db

Kais groaned as ad7fd17704 he struggled just a3662d7447 to rise, painfully 21708a5b49 pushing himself up 029c1fc2fc from the ground.cc09ae9e0b80fa04

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“Gloria, what are you doing…?”20f057b2a702236c

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He was about 54b6448bb5 to protest to 436cadfb77 Gloria, but then, d54806adc6 he froze as 81422b0bca his eyes locked 7cbfdad9cf onto something in 0278aa899e the distance.2665a26f418941bd

Gloria, with her d793b1d0f9 back to him, efd7674b6b was facing a fbfed5ac66 large group of 914786a09d trolls.585537d207089e12

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Somehow, she was holding 1ff2e99143 the mace firmly with 90bd400a97 one hand, aiming it 4e6424e7b8 at the trolls.ba7c25bc90961caa

Around her were f1489a132a three trolls that 289f25045d appeared at least a36a98a2f8 twice the size 832d3a5433 of Gloria.e0b106589b9c4ff8

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There was also a 7c51684388 heavy, unpleasant, sticky aura da78b82821 of magic surrounding them.1140f26a14a2233a

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It was almost impossible 040c6d76bb not to notice; the 1dd3e6037e sinister feeling was so b25f59f7fc obvious.7e53d15cfe35eed2

Slowly, the 2b32a4c874 trolls approached, 20ec145c00 their mouths 6aebcb933a slightly open, 25715f9b53 revealing grotesquely 8cbd64a222 sharp teeth.de26f4112fc19d2f

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The trolls seemed eager a92fe5e401 to devour Gloria at a1eef3fc3c any moment.b8deb2756c8bc0e0

Each of them bfd25c1125 drooled, waiting hungrily.12c1d1280c7bab0e

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Trolls were 673e2efe3b a species dd27100585 that enjoyed b96ce381fa eating humans, cfda738ab0 particularly those 42d7bd97c7 with special cd031accc4 abilities.bfe33e62effb89c4

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Considering that fact, cbf680b5c9 it was obvious b9895ef792 the trolls would e5569dc897 see both Gloria 2f1fba9975 and Kais as 13ff38ffd2 incredibly appetizing.bfba106d9fa06d04

It was unclear how 2f632f344a the trolls had appeared 8f53292293 out of nowhere, but 2287ffe127 one thing was certain: 36133724c6 there was no time ef95d76d16 to ponder that now.f3bd41930173a825

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“Gloria, I…”bbc6720755b73f7d

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‘I’ll help.’40717de2dfa7568e

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Muttering to c2a7ac928b himself, Kais a940877e03 tried to 8e891ad26c get up a128a31cc9 from the c1afbdca91 ground, but b2dbb2e773 he could c3db623e59 barely summon 0bab633183 any strength.8c926b5b86012fc4

Not only had his 2d193d22cd stamina been completely depleted, 8b4d9f3c2f but there was no 6edfd12ac2 magic left inside him 8daca41fb0 either.72e79e292e8347e6

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Kais bit 31a9cf238c his lower 827edfcde8 lip hard a2ea7ce7da and hardened 08b360bada his expression.dfa4324483af7fbf

Given his state, he f2cce707b1 had nothing left to da3fdf2ce4 say in defense against b9a32ef577 Gloria’s inevitable criticism.ea55c409343cc789

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Mana, after all, ea0f7426ae was a finite 13a3f8dd4d resource.117729963009d26b

People could only use the mana they were born with, and that amount wouldn’t grow as they aged.990f1932a9dc128a

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In other words, they 6278c1c15e used the same mana 4d6de6ac54 from birth throughout their 5821532733 lives.47a795ca6b6ad9a0

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Kais had been born e745fc6ece with an exceptionally large a0d4ae6bd6 amount of mana—more than 7ae502cbe1 any other magician in be95200182 the world—but even he d813f76c1c needed time to recover a476a5f13a mana once it had 4979a7422c been exhausted.7548e4be8ac085f9

Unfortunately, he d6b7306e82 had only 9853c3a80c just returned f3b41a5dfa from an dea10ae135 expedition a 455e317620 month ago, 69e0d99da2 and he 5838e27ddd had used 8bc32d3958 almost all 8f1a007cb3 of his d4727975bd remaining mana b888253b0d to make 7176e4a46b a grand 008db5478b entrance before a9452089a1 Gloria.f828451302d644f7

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It meant he b6688f9400 had nearly no 1833c71974 mana left.b960be40dced79de

In such a situation, encountering trolls…5d4b68890731eb3d

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Kais cursed his earlier carelessness, but he realized it couldn’t be used as an excuse.edccce3fe8a6824b

After all, there was no way for Gloria to have predicted the trolls’ sudden appearance.d379282cf10eac3a

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Unlike Kais, who couldn’t even stand, Gloria had already taken a battle stance against the trolls.ed6655c994a4b842

Kais felt 028d16ecf3 an overwhelming eb0e532bfb sense of 08c3a33aec helplessness.514012dd3a10fd96

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Furthermore, it seemed as though he had become one of the “stupid humans” that he so despised, and his mind felt like it was slipping away.4982e407590bbf6e

Of course, drinking Gloria’s blood would allow him to quickly recover his mana, but he knew it was out of the question to ask for that now.bde618ee5ed6bbfb

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For now, he 6493fae574 needed to stay 7033616a10 hidden and keep 946d758429 out of the ecc949a6c9 way.ac23c4dfdc6ad7c8

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“Gloria…”9544ac15fec8a481

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By now, the 615ac9b3d7 trolls were closing 8164877d45 in on her.8f7f97dd70677130

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Kais, watching ee4adba3ea helplessly, called 3d04171de4 out her e0c20a5c7d name in a6e1960dbd a trembling 7ba58812dd voice.e33207904d0ee484

Gloria quickly turned to 7478399f56 look at him and 36a32546c3 clicked her tongue in 74722ef42b annoyance.da7cf0d74d25edab

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“I wasn’t planning 1d95ee05ff on asking for 0a63e665f4 your help anyway.”4a3754f70910c07f

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Her cold words left 8eb668bea0 Kais speechless.d479121d2a44e5a5

Without another d05b3a4b87 glance at ee6bb49313 him, Gloria e28fa4c6a0 charged at 1c2576d999 the trolls.013aa760beb863a2

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At the 6121bb6205 same time, d609f6e693 her mace 48b1fa99a4 swung down 75069a93fd with tremendous 99b45e32f7 force, striking c78d374809 the head 47056302c1 of the da449d6532 largest troll.797175aa0d3e6175

A dull, heavy 80066545b5 thud echoed through 07197f29a0 the area.5a9152830b36d4cd

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With a grotesque, 37913d0cba dying screech, the 66107d7648 giant troll’s body d96f6058ce toppled backward.c7591af67b591388

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Lying on the ground, the troll’s head was completely shattered.91de0739a7481c2b

Gloria forcefully pulled the mace embedded in the troll’s head.99e14e1b5ff5f64e

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The head of the e2f645bf97 mace, now revealed, was b3b597a9f0 covered with troll flesh 3c19876446 and dark blue blood.2ff21c6d244b03d8

The method d94f5b4044 for dealing b9c19b6a74 with trolls, e563d99b22 one of bb01ca1fe7 the species a301d2b909 with exceptional 47e5cb77e9 regeneration abilities, 69791616da was to 43afcf50cd crush the 81f85d9bd8 skull in 0371511b13 one blow.f4cf79531b721071

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If the troll’s head was crushed, the airway would be severed before the brain could regenerate.143226b5f7cc04dc

Taking advantage of 705245da7c the momentary hesitation c3a364cc05 from the remaining bfd106a91a two trolls, Gloria e32e936636 swung her mace e95b214028 without any hesitation.45709b3e2401fe82

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However, this time, f1ee4c1301 it was not faf03b638a as easy.70c8fb6e34070e09

The trolls, now aware of Gloria’s strength, easily dodged the mace aimed at them.e819c3e10d346172

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Simultaneously, they charged toward cc9374b154 her.0776b535be88a58d

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“Grrr!”cee9c36888698ba2

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“Grrrhh!”7b72eec1c96db400

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The troll’s sharp claws dug into Gloria’s shoulder.76f3a6891fa6a5c8

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And then, d9a844d5dd as if 3a2b45a80a waiting for 213c2074fd an opening, 78dd09c094 another troll 9798d646a9 tightly gripped f30d77d68a her throat.f766efb538877378

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The sharp pain from her left shoulder and the powerful grip around her neck caused Gloria’s vision to blur for a moment.42c2e2e713e7ed51

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She clenched her teeth ff7d6c116a and threw a punch.0b17b4b82d127592

In that instant, the 541ba3356c giant troll’s hand, which 2f9c9be9c4 had been gripping her b7303eda9e throat, lost its strength.d0a4ded76a5bc9a6

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Gloria didn’t miss that brief window.c5372c6c38a50876

Without hesitation, she e9df493ea5 pulled her upper 9153dd07f8 body back and 830d8d841c swung the mace f4610fcf51 again.fc4856ab5bedb78d

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“Grrah!”c811e44b3ca6e477

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The mace slammed into abfe5eb298 the troll’s head that cdc3bae2a7 had been gripping her 85d54cad79 throat.9ddbe20d5d7a7520

Gloria, putting all her d6ffb28105 strength into it, swung e153114f16 the mace forcefully to b789371bf5 the right.12474397f698d507

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The massive heads of 509210f56a the two trolls collided, 5bbeeb839f breaking apart.80aa15e66125330b

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Next, Gloria pulled the troll’s claw out of her shoulder, stepping back as their green bodies fell, lifeless.0387282f0bd557bd

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The trolls’ breathing gradually stopped.3c337cb097d18d34

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The trolls twisted e77bcb5cf6 and writhed, desperately 90116ba216 trying to survive, 218c47bb10 but their efforts 70a3a7d007 were in vain.3592f70c6045d378

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Gloria pulled the mace b36f60ff7e out from one of b209d8dc13 the trolls’ skulls with 3ad75e5050 one hand and wiped e19a3afb7b the troll blood off f0ba2b0b39 her face with her 999f6ba100 other hand.58231a55d121a4df

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Soon, the trolls’ breathing came to an end.7092eb652997d376

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“Heh, huff…”29d0d1855e17b3ec

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Gloria let b9ba3b3b49 out a d0e2c309fe rough breath, 423293ccea finally exhaling.cfcfe781365b00e2

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She casually 17fd7d2ad8 tossed the af636f4c88 mace to 3a5d65588c the ground.f6b282a19ef83795

With a thud, c79eae849b the sound of d5af424c9c someone gasping for 444681c916 air came from 4b7d9ea1b6 behind her.4c30b73e27491b16

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Slowly, Gloria turned her 10ccd3b275 head to see.3ee152d79f5ddfd8

Kais was sitting slumped 36371ee818 in the same spot, b5da0d63fa looking pathetic.dd565e241b04c098

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When their eyes met, Kais couldn’t help but gasp once more.20703dc3a8021759

It was understandable, 2fe6296b14 as the sight 6b0c38cde6 of Gloria, drenched e6c95f42a0 in troll blood 5e13ca7267 and staring at 46ccce66cf him with a 2d94923977 gaze so chilling 6a10ad6e68 it could haunt 36a31bd4d8 his nightmares, was 1321046f65 unsettling.e984e8b26eec5f9d

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Moreover, the deep gash in her shoulder from the troll’s massive claws was still bleeding.89b62c10b59d651a

Yet, she displayed ae5b341cb0 no sign of 58473386c7 pain, her expression b6d7fdd038 completely neutral.8548e139feeb9c70

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“How much is your life worth?”53ccfd356cf00ba2

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Gloria, her face 5f30ac6890 eerily expressionless, tilted 2fa9b89bcf her head as e6139b7c5d she asked.1bfe85ac2ab73202

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“…Huh? What did you say?”a6a5de6c79433c53

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Kais asked in a 66ab7ad532 dazed voice.c99d9a89824deb53

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Gloria slowly stepped 6b368a5819 toward him, her 18f7af424a eyes fixed on e6fdb10541 him, and repeated 0a139fffb6 her question.6fd169e2856ba851

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“I asked how much your life is worth.”d0b4bc65754b5b57

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“…”3bd0c4856c07c18b

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Gloria’s sudden question left Kais stunned.14335dfb96493d00

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No, it wasn’t just 4300664435 shock—it was terrifying.b866c13884b459f9

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The sight of Gloria, 6e1a02787a blood dripping from her b63399198d wounds, approaching him leisurely a51ba8872b as if there was 1d7c4a7968 no rush, made Kais 28ca0fa4fe feel an overwhelming fear.fc9f750c719715e0

In a frantic attempt 2b38fdc3e6 to respond, Kais instinctively 7d6427f34e opened his mouth.2515561932701776

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“Wh-why are you asking that…”fcc236c0f4448939

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“I just saved you.”5bc792f0a090d639

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“…Huh?”71ab9a95a60b3e02

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“Which means you owe me your life now.”cb7dec181cc7a85b

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But despite his response, Kais couldn’t find his words again.8a741760778c891b

He stared at Gloria, 4359d70434 who was slowly drawing 371605d654 closer to him, still 6f065bddbd covered in troll blood.1e8b34f5d12ae99b

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Gloria absentmindedly 01987cb64c wiped the f2edec59f6 remaining blood 732f212fa7 from her b6cd76efab face with 3a03b4a8f6 her sleeve 227438ee26 as she daefca9a7c muttered.563d24584de1d105

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“I wonder if you’re worth about 100 million gold.”6fe5703a06cdb05e

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