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Chapter 328: The Final Gamble · Oct 23, 2026

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301 Chapter 301: The Weight of Waiting 2026-10-23
302 Chapter 302: The Battle Beneath the Walls 2026-10-23
303 Chapter 303: The Battle Beneath the Walls [Part - 2] 2026-10-23
304 Chapter 304: The Wall Shall Not Fall 2026-10-23
305 Chapter 305: The Bells of Fantom City 2026-10-23
306 Chapter 306: The Second Day of Despair 2026-10-23
307 Chapter 307: The Fading Light of the Holy Maidens 2026-10-23
308 Chapter 308: The Last Charge of the Redcliffe Bloodline 2026-10-23
309 Chapter 309: Alone Against the Endless Dead 2026-10-23
310 Chapter 310: The Guardians Who Refused to Retreat 2026-10-23
311 Chapter 311: The Smile Before the Darkness 2026-10-23
312 Chapter 312: A Dream Beyond the Battlefield 2026-10-23
313 Chapter 313: The Arrival That Shook Heaven and Earth 2026-10-23
314 Chapter 314: The Weight of Unknown Fear 2026-10-23
315 Chapter 315: The Hero Who Arrived at the Edge of Despair 2026-10-23
316 Chapter 316: The Maiden Who Wanted to Be Seen 2026-10-23
317 Chapter 317: The Scythe That Harvested the Battlefield 2026-10-23
318 Chapter 318: One Man Against an Endless Legion 2026-10-23
319 Chapter 319: The Blooming Earth of Death 2026-10-23
320 Chapter 320: The Invitation to the Master of the Dead 2026-10-23
321 Chapter 321: The Clash of Shadows 2026-10-23
322 Chapter 322: The Demon and the Doom Knight 2026-10-23
323 Chapter 323: The Core of the Doom Knight 2026-10-23
324 Chapter 324: The Strongest Spell 2026-10-23
325 Chapter 325: The Strongest Magic 2026-10-23
326 Chapter 326: The Price of the Past 2026-10-23
327 Chapter 327: The Sealed Battlefield 2026-10-23
328 Chapter 328: The Final Gamble 2026-10-23
329 Chapter 329: After the Hero’s Victory 2026-10-23
330 Chapter 330: The Weight of a Hero 2026-10-23
331 Chapter 331: The Burden Entrusted 2026-10-23
332 Chapter 332: The Price of Victory 2026-10-23
333 Chapter 333: The Price of Victory (Part 2) 2026-10-23
334 Chapter 334: The Price of Victory (Part 3) 2026-10-23
335 Chapter 335: The Sleeping Monster 2026-10-23
336 Chapter 336: The Judgment of the Redcliffe Family 2026-10-23
337 Chapter 337: The Sleeping Lion Awakens 2026-10-23
338 Chapter 338: A Prince Returns to the Stage 2026-10-23
339 Chapter 339: The Weight of a Choice 2026-10-23
340 Chapter 340: The First Move of the New Kingdom 2026-10-23
341 Chapter 341: A Hero’s Burden 2026-10-23
342 Chapter 342: The Birth of a New Dawn 2026-10-23
343 Chapter 343: The Voice of the Prince 2026-10-23
344 Chapter 344: A Warrior’s Promise 2026-10-23
345 Chapter 345: The Birth of New Fantom City 2026-10-23
346 Chapter 346: The Calm Before the Storm 2026-10-23
347 Chapter 347: Shadows Beneath the Celebration 2026-10-23
348 Chapter 348: The First Piece Falls 2026-10-23
349 Chapter 349: The Shadow Behind the Mask 2026-10-23
350 Chapter 350: A Heart Lost in Despair 2026-10-23

The Final Gamble

”[Abyss Dominion].”

Darkness erupted upward.

Every falling lance entered the expanding sphere—

And dissolved into nothingness.

The entire attack disappeared before touching the ground.

Even Alibaba remained silent for several seconds.

Victor lowered his scythe.

”You’ve lived for over a thousand years.”

”I expected something more interesting.”

Alibaba’s emerald flames flickered violently.

”...Interesting.”

Without warning, dozens of new magic circles appeared behind him.

Unlike before...

None of them attacked immediately.

Victor narrowed his golden eyes.

For the first time since the battle began...

Alibaba wasn’t using ordinary offensive magic.

He was layering spells together.

One after another.

One upon another.

Each magic circle rotated at a different speed.

Different colors.

Different runes.

Different elements of death, frost, darkness, decay, and cursed mana intertwined into a single terrifying formation.

Victor’s smile widened.

”...Finally.”

”That’s more like it.”

Alibaba slowly raised both skeletal arms.

The battlefield trembled.

The earth beneath them groaned as countless streams of corrupted mana gathered toward the center of the formation.

An enormous altar-like magic circle slowly emerged beneath Victor’s feet.

Ancient symbols glowed one after another.

Even the air itself became heavy.

From the walls of Fantom City, everyone instinctively held their breath.

Although they still couldn’t hear the conversation...

They could clearly feel one thing.

The real battle...

Had only just begun.

”Three.”

Alibaba’s emerald flames flickered violently.

Even back then... even when Demon Lord Anos stood at the very peak of his power... I survived a direct encounter with him.

There has to be a way...

Victor remained completely still, the Death Scythe resting lightly against his shoulder. His golden eyes never left Alibaba, as though he were waiting for prey to make its final move.

The battlefield had fallen into absolute silence.

Far away, those standing atop the walls of Fantom City could only see the two figures facing each other.

No one could hear a single word.

Only Victor and Alibaba knew what was happening.

”Four.”

Alibaba’s skeletal fingers trembled.

What should I do?

His thoughts raced through countless possibilities.

Fight?

Escape?

Negotiate?

Every option seemed to lead toward the same end.

Death.

Victor slowly raised the Death Scythe.

Its black blade reflected the crimson sunset.

”F—”

”Wait!”

Before Victor could finish counting, Alibaba suddenly raised one skeletal hand.

Victor stopped.

A vicious grin slowly spread across his face.

”Oh?”

”Are you finally willing to fight until the end?”

His fighting spirit surged once more.

The air around him distorted under the pressure alone.

Instead of preparing another spell...

Alibaba slowly lowered himself onto one knee.

He performed an ancient salute.

One that had disappeared thousands of years ago.

It was the formal way demons pledged themselves before their sovereign.

”I want to serve you, my lord.”

His voice echoed quietly.

”Surely at this time you would need someone like me as your right-hand man.”

”With my ability...”

”...I can become another General Monênàch.”

Victor’s smile slowly disappeared.

General Monênàch...

One of the greatest generals from the former Demon Empire.

The Immortal Warrior.

Commander of every undead legion.

A being feared across countless battlefields.

For a brief instant...

Old memories surfaced.

Then—

Victor burst into laughter.

”HAHAHAHAHA!”

The laughter echoed across the ruined battlefield.

”You?”

”The same as Monênàch?”

He pointed the Death Scythe toward Alibaba.

”You’re not even fit to lick his shoes.”

”Enough of this farce.”

”If you’re not going to do anything...”

”...then die.”

Alibaba immediately spoke again.

”I have news about your son.”

”I know what happened after the coup.”

Victor’s expression remained unchanged.

”I don’t care about that.”

”The life of my traitorous son is not something I care about.”

”Though...”

”I’m glad he gave me the gift of dying in battle.”

”Whatever happened afterward...”

”...is no longer my concern.”

Alibaba continued desperately.

”What about the Demon Empire?”

”Aren’t you curious why humans became the rulers of the continent?”

Victor looked almost bored.

”Why should I care?”

”If the demons lost everything...”

”...then they were simply too weak.”

”The moment Demon Lord Anos died...”

”...those connections died with him.”

His eyes turned cold.

”If that’s all you’re going to say...”

”...then die.”

Victor stepped forward.

The Death Scythe slowly rose.

At that exact moment—

Alibaba’s body erupted with mana.

Dozens of magic circles appeared around him.

He immediately began chanting.

Victor stopped.

Then...

He smiled.

That frightening smile.

So that’s it...

You finally decided to fight.

You were simply trying to waste my time.

Hoping the backlash from the dungeon core would arrive before the battle ended.

Victor silently watched him continue chanting.

Alibaba intentionally prolonged every sentence.

He had already completed the spell’s structure.

Yet he continued adding unnecessary verses.

Ancient words.

Meaningless extensions.

Anything to buy another second.

Another heartbeat.

Another chance.

Victor clicked his tongue.

”Unleash it already, Alibaba.”

”I already know you’ve finished the spell.”

”You’ve gathered enough mana.”

”You’ve already completed the spell formula.”

”All that’s left...”

”...is activation.”

”If you don’t release it now...”

”...prepare to die without a fight.”

Alibaba knew he had been exposed.

There was no point delaying any longer.

His emerald flames exploded violently.

”So be it...”

He slammed both skeletal hands together.

”[Eternal Freeze].”

The world instantly changed.

An endless tide of absolute frost spread across the battlefield.

The earth froze solid.

Dead trees shattered into crystal fragments.

The frozen ground expanded farther and farther until even the outskirts near the walls of Fantom City became covered with white frost.

Soldiers standing atop the walls gasped.

Their armor rapidly became coated in ice.

Some collapsed immediately from the unbearable cold.

Others desperately helped the wounded retreat farther back.

Even Ruby and Natalia instinctively circulated their mana just to resist the freezing air.

Videl narrowed her sapphire eyes.

”...Victor.”

Lane clenched both fists.

Neither woman could interfere.

They could only watch.

At the center of the battlefield...

An enormous mountain of ice erupted from the earth.

It swallowed Victor whole.

Layer after layer.

The mountain continued growing until it towered over everything nearby.

The battlefield became completely silent.

Alibaba stared at the frozen mountain.

”...It worked.”

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