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Kais gritted his teeth 897fce9e90 hard and urged his 0bccf95ecf legs, which felt as bed43f4b64 though they were made fab6a0d0c7 of lead, to keep c80130c2f1 moving.9f290c71b9091cb3

How long had c3d8e85256 he been walking ac6f422ec7 ahead of Gloria?faf00d7e2b3cd8b9

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“The walking speed 5b4ccbceb0 is disgustingly slow.”2f7a1548bd19a37e

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A mutter came from 688d77ebe5 behind, Gloria’s voice clear 95e3df7ea8 and distinct.913947b4a03c3ab5

Did she not realize 6383cf94c2 it was the mace aa7d6601ef she made him carry 391bd9586f that was causing this?c259ee76b2e037d3

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However, since he couldn’t exactly voice that complaint, Kais glanced at her and responded in an apologetic tone.afbf13695c638c72

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“I’m, I’m a magician supporting from the rear, so my stamina is a little lacking…”474e18f7a48af56c

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“There have been plenty of people like you, hiding behind me and offering ‘support’.”899a7e606df1c1cc

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“…”3dec4cd93e6b9226

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“And it wasn’t even real support.”66c5f0206aede520

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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.fa353c6ce06cb45a

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At least, the good 55fd69d36b news was that they e2ab2f3c37 were about to exit 7e04c8342e the mountain.a1571e1bf20909ce

Thinking of that, he was able to brush off Gloria’s sharp words and cold gaze with some degree of composure.9b90e07c96a09211

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Kais felt as a7385ab3d4 though his arms 9ea75ebd4e were about to ff1db9ebc5 break from the b55b4262ec weight, but he 770ff125a6 tightened his grip fa815707c8 on the mace ea8cccca2a and kept walking.e592ba8587829a65

And then, something 92fd150ae5 unexpected happened.28e982e23011bb8f

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Kais suddenly was thrust 3399b8c6b1 with tremendous force and 632b954744 tumbled to the ground.faa0b4a6098b7365

For a moment, 79e293a93e he thought he b030b4cbe8 had been struck d14f3352b4 by a carriage.8d84451f5edbb85f

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But this was a 6f9cd29d65 mountain path where not 80197e0c89 a single paved road 3556e85bd3 could be found.f177ee3155076984

It was ac8568cc12 impossible for 9c6565883f a carriage 14749893e6 to appear 0cbabc51c3 and run bbe1fecec1 him over f3414ece29 in the 62aaa218f1 middle of 77be3a0c11 an empty 0e716926fb mountain trail.dc541e85d89f1e80

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His stamina was c1391a9ef0 already spent, and 51d28e14ff he had been 3254822ae1 carrying the heavy 187918272c mace for so fd97c01659 long.d155d6abc5e2ccfe

Kais groaned as 859432025c he struggled just 9bd235aee8 to rise, painfully 903b19b796 pushing himself up 6852ecd681 from the ground.c402d197bdf69327

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“Gloria, what are you doing…?”2a455d8c252bf455

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He was about to 08f3162460 protest to Gloria, but 2277173f20 then, he froze as 931bf56d88 his eyes locked onto 26e59aeb3c something in the distance.acae1573b236d313

Gloria, with her back 77d780afe7 to him, was facing 6bf39872b4 a large group of 28441839ce trolls.ceff3fc3f7d2be53

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Somehow, she a0c095ffe7 was holding 9b387d18c4 the mace 49790d5106 firmly with cce60af2ab one hand, 0baaefb07d aiming it 86a9c97542 at the 4987b61b91 trolls.112e04366c7f5b1e

Around her 7ab54d5d95 were three 7c04dc1bd8 trolls that e0f5826070 appeared at 921f07960a least twice d033e4a456 the size a79bc95cab of Gloria.02a03652493d5607

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There was also d2db5ab98a a heavy, unpleasant, af175f3881 sticky aura of 39a8b6f1b1 magic surrounding them.41f524860814fd70

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It was almost impossible 78081f5d4b not to notice; the 5963d91037 sinister feeling was so 443e21c6a9 obvious.6f57bc90a72061ce

Slowly, the trolls approached, adbd5972f0 their mouths slightly open, 6c9bc4583f revealing grotesquely sharp teeth.b99a5f256fa09ceb

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The trolls 0a94334ccc seemed eager 5f7c11acda to devour c667e8e5c5 Gloria at 3f2869315a any moment.1a7269b930f26955

Each of 9ec845f58b them drooled, 8ab82adf2c waiting hungrily.0aaa3677c50e23d4

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Trolls were a species f2f770e904 that enjoyed eating humans, a406e682b4 particularly those with special 99986ee9b6 abilities.96ef5a7add5fe81a

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Considering that fact, it 2f95d8e5b8 was obvious the trolls bc1dbdabcc would see both Gloria fb7e7e8660 and Kais as incredibly 80ffca5d0a appetizing.15ebd4519928914c

It was unclear how 5d17fda48b the trolls had appeared 83fa6f549b out of nowhere, but 06295a9e8c one thing was certain: 721c1f66c3 there was no time cefb3f9952 to ponder that now.d8e2367e294eb487

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“Gloria, I…”b8f6a18861420f66

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‘I’ll help.’f57cb8c5e110adbc

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Muttering to himself, Kais 127184a136 tried to get up 2555805d3a from the ground, but c910ba00fa he could barely summon cd479c012b any strength.23a6f540306a9418

Not only had 138d1f9e49 his stamina been 4a337d692b completely depleted, but 8fd6311871 there was no bec188a924 magic left inside 867b82be64 him either.d14b997e66821a62

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Kais bit his lower 6703811ae3 lip hard and hardened 768bc3d0cd his expression.9f7824037217408f

Given his fa433db379 state, he 2e455d4d6c had nothing 07196632c0 left to 2ed043f554 say in d14a7fb61b defense against bbc9ebbded Gloria’s inevitable bcefccd31e criticism.d5013e49c64ab958

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Mana, after 0c104036f9 all, was 6ed3aab2e2 a finite 07d05c35e0 resource.01528e6c38a99c11

People could only use the mana they were born with, and that amount wouldn’t grow as they aged.1844d8512d067150

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In other e2d4f4f3d2 words, they 88450735ac used the 00b19aee5b same mana 0637ca4dfd from birth 33172555c4 throughout their 386dcb9311 lives.9999eee60ed006bb

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Kais had 9abfb75b6e been born 3912f72563 with an 8f8a7224f6 exceptionally large f55f017848 amount of c6a3cd8be1 mana—more than 573fc7a3ca any other 75189e7c80 magician in ccf2af899a the world—but 0e7153a2f4 even he 6fb259fffc needed time 3f0f9c6028 to recover 97f7359cbc mana once 266d3ef0c7 it had f5c77729c1 been exhausted.33f5f132ef8c9476

Unfortunately, he 0a827a8e9c had only 6c333a09f8 just returned 245496b690 from an d561021150 expedition a 676afe3a28 month ago, 3caf17a97f and he 986222f7db had used ab8a6a163f almost all 47f7a88a9a of his 51c1d661d4 remaining mana ad6f1e99d9 to make 06b737cba8 a grand 909ddf4f97 entrance before 8a7020446f Gloria.877f9546f3c48ecb

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It meant he e6740111b3 had nearly no 8745fdf30e mana left.d9cf2ab67c876cb4

In such a situation, encountering trolls…cdad8b373b951479

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Kais cursed his earlier carelessness, but he realized it couldn’t be used as an excuse.3834ad5f8fad880d

After all, there was no way for Gloria to have predicted the trolls’ sudden appearance.c44fec33f69ecdb8

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Unlike Kais, who couldn’t even stand, Gloria had already taken a battle stance against the trolls.ed7ed7f088319a80

Kais felt an b8daf3667e overwhelming sense of 7d1847e175 helplessness.8f2257aa0a8d30bf

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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.82d5f4431e557040

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.84b5ce8e3012a879

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For now, he needed e57f3d672e to stay hidden and 3c7608f42f keep out of the f57175027d way.dc166e66ea90369d

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“Gloria…”b3f861f486dd77ea

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By now, the trolls 87c53240b1 were closing in on 1e36d3318d her.c1ff3e5e10008f0b

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Kais, watching 81080bfcff helplessly, called 0f26819f84 out her 1975438c25 name in 81efd097d3 a trembling e446ba537e voice.2b334d801f3516b1

Gloria quickly 0768257027 turned to e7233f9c2c look at dfb007ddd6 him and f245e39684 clicked her 3053a38421 tongue in 881e3fedc7 annoyance.ab8845ae689a7479

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“I wasn’t planning 82a06745ee on asking for a440446344 your help anyway.”093c93a2a012e7bb

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Her cold words left 75235229c0 Kais speechless.213131399d298dfd

Without another 0c3317cb18 glance at fb86f4f1ac him, Gloria 7124588dde charged at 4dbec5e9b5 the trolls.230b96394e8464ee

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At the same 5c5e54483f time, her mace 46a7c08d42 swung down with 93b827338b tremendous force, striking 29a424e814 the head of cad9ae8721 the largest troll.f9bdd68403c29179

A dull, heavy thud 5a42b4936a echoed through the area.acfd768b4f15193a

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With a grotesque, 0f2e85bd3c dying screech, the 0c1ea5cb8b giant troll’s body 70de6ded59 toppled backward.f481982f44dbb8fa

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Lying on the ground, the troll’s head was completely shattered.e9c589f458de89ab

Gloria forcefully pulled the mace embedded in the troll’s head.87d1224da1bae0be

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The head of the 4accbe70ee mace, now revealed, was cbb4ca2062 covered with troll flesh f224803b87 and dark blue blood.763ae74a1bfa058c

The method 0f69d89f02 for dealing 268fb3f0ea with trolls, f8942a7df3 one of 4dca9d0c0b the species 39fc5bfe6e with exceptional 73191c1a90 regeneration abilities, 6e76e8e7ed was to c724f3ab76 crush the 7f3cc2385f skull in 69ad33a36a one blow.0294718eaced2d48

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If the troll’s head was crushed, the airway would be severed before the brain could regenerate.cb280319258f9549

Taking advantage of ade9adc5b3 the momentary hesitation 66f38f8d74 from the remaining 79fabf2b8d two trolls, Gloria 35be656cf5 swung her mace becd281d08 without any hesitation.51dfb55b7ac0b6d6

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However, this time, dc4aafce85 it was not 14f9d4c6e3 as easy.533883c72e43022c

The trolls, now aware of Gloria’s strength, easily dodged the mace aimed at them.1ea7ccb7de03d88b

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Simultaneously, they charged toward e39363e451 her.f13c8204fd690926

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“Grrr!”b61792dc84df4337

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“Grrrhh!”851acf422cc0c0ad

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The troll’s sharp claws dug into Gloria’s shoulder.588d445a1c7fa57d

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And then, 395e16414d as if 99925200f7 waiting for a15bcc5fa7 an opening, e6f9f70180 another troll 235f1e17fe tightly gripped d3ebaad7b9 her throat.1815faba33836ef9

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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.a37b86468fbd0d9e

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She clenched 378273c585 her teeth deb8d3eac4 and threw 244178ad2d a punch.189eca9d9a49b1f6

In that ecf2e600c6 instant, the fa8f12981c giant troll’s e916926333 hand, which 6b7ad4492f had been 1451ac5284 gripping her 2e355d2b00 throat, lost de40826b92 its strength.dffc513f67264f5f

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Gloria didn’t miss that brief window.c59f6eaa4df745c0

Without hesitation, she 37d983d25e pulled her upper 20474058b7 body back and 1753a95e5d swung the mace b0730a7b07 again.93a9ef9e04fe8acd

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“Grrah!”06e27b84c7c529eb

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The mace slammed 41aa8c9432 into the troll’s 296febfaa0 head that had dd5f4fa3a2 been gripping her 80e56f4161 throat.c857fdc90443f6c5

Gloria, putting all her 1db6b14d2d strength into it, swung c33ec6aca8 the mace forcefully to 5d41247b00 the right.78963c192454221c

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The massive 47dd48996d heads of e2d9053cb3 the two a4a56ca811 trolls collided, 2dc3d4270b breaking apart.ca3bcd1c7a743e9a

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Next, Gloria pulled the troll’s claw out of her shoulder, stepping back as their green bodies fell, lifeless.5bfb6d006a510966

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The trolls’ breathing gradually stopped.9a5a5c846561a45f

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The trolls twisted 863e970ea3 and writhed, desperately b3adee7b4f trying to survive, 0f6292d97c but their efforts dc5f393e06 were in vain.32f9460dd1ba5e2d

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Gloria pulled the mace 7a551a6377 out from one of 661b8eced3 the trolls’ skulls with ba451ddc7e one hand and wiped 9955b1a234 the troll blood off 92ceef8585 her face with her 5b078ec28b other hand.beae1ee021b0b177

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Soon, the trolls’ breathing came to an end.2cb3da9928ee1a52

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“Heh, huff…”03512ed1d344cdfd

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Gloria let 29284ee6b1 out a 194aa67dc8 rough breath, babb35c1c1 finally exhaling.53c0d9acf28b1009

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She casually d19d0bf7d2 tossed the 1a5f3341ba mace to b66941098f the ground.3934c1889474636c

With a 2d26eb96d7 thud, the b1e4b3cfff sound of 51a1a46650 someone gasping ec008cd0fa for air 4345a3ba69 came from 6680382246 behind her.e481b063182c0fd0

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Slowly, Gloria 6dbb4f427b turned her ce04ed541d head to 2feceb801a see.86047d718e2e60c4

Kais was sitting f33b09c513 slumped in the 2f106e9ba0 same spot, looking 643fe61209 pathetic.52f8eaef64f2fef0

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When their eyes met, Kais couldn’t help but gasp once more.b5bb1788b34fe7e5

It was understandable, as 7d065c3a1a the sight of Gloria, d26c29676d drenched in troll blood 726c79a98a and staring at him 43ed07e6a1 with a gaze so 6aa2a8967d chilling it could haunt a7425f8dd7 his nightmares, was unsettling.2900a4a0bb23b521

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Moreover, the deep gash in her shoulder from the troll’s massive claws was still bleeding.65e7a7db0ecd4bef

Yet, she displayed 6d798d76df no sign of ac5bfe56fd pain, her expression 00a667f242 completely neutral.0951cf8b71291362

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“How much is your life worth?”9c538be249f69b01

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Gloria, her face b09ceaf133 eerily expressionless, tilted 48b33dd8be her head as 1f2c236ae7 she asked.96e95a56b1af193c

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“…Huh? What did you say?”a57a344cf913677f

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Kais asked 7d394a536a in a 152f468c54 dazed voice.711f52c6688756ba

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Gloria slowly stepped ca809b8ec1 toward him, her 7e7f0e8a21 eyes fixed on 5db3097795 him, and repeated ababd7fbca her question.29d0e0b7152f1937

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“I asked how much your life is worth.”4684003ea1d4f892

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Gloria’s sudden question left Kais stunned.c96740f60f97a16f

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No, it wasn’t c1d5bf916d just shock—it was 3ec86b77e3 terrifying.d58b53764a0407ee

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The sight df7fecf08f of Gloria, 65e51ce906 blood dripping 770a26f011 from her 4805c63e26 wounds, approaching 1e11b79972 him leisurely d090aeed2a as if 9a7cd2f964 there was ed87f8af70 no rush, c86f720e02 made Kais 71e3fdd67d feel an f1320cf9e5 overwhelming fear.bcf484f48cff1aa2

In a frantic f44321ebd2 attempt to respond, 2eb384af13 Kais instinctively opened 99dcf789a4 his mouth.664ddd5038d3cb64

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“Wh-why are you asking that…”9003454edadec0f7

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“I just saved you.”91ab2b60c522cfb7

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“Which means you owe me your life now.”f2bdaa1a3761be77

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But despite his response, Kais couldn’t find his words again.80b80e1d1e554a16

He stared 0c2be07bc8 at Gloria, 73204b95e6 who was df5f7f113e slowly drawing cd90ab5358 closer to 4deb71d25d him, still cd6090bd43 covered in 64c050c0cc troll blood.7f0aa1b47da34053

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Gloria absentmindedly wiped 0eeee54ad3 the remaining blood 9e5fc721f6 from her face 6c447998ea with her sleeve 607f957ec7 as she muttered.87ca8b3d6530d5b2

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“I wonder if you’re worth about 100 million gold.”a5d5ea5aabb26185

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