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Chapter 329: After the Hero’s Victory · 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

After the Hero’s Victory

Alibaba stared at the frozen mountain.

”...It worked.”

”This spell was designed to imprison dragons...”

”...titans...”

”...even legendary monsters.”

”I never imagined...”

”...its first true success...”

”...would be against you.”

Several long moments passed.

No movement.

No sound.

Nothing.

Alibaba slowly relaxed.

”So...”

”You truly are no longer Demon Lord Anos.”

”Like I said...”

”Your pride became your downfall.”

”I can’t believe...”

”...I was afraid of someone like you.”

He cautiously approached the mountain.

Just as he reached it—

A calm voice echoed behind him.

”That was pretty good.”

Alibaba froze.

His emerald flames shook violently.

”A wide-area spell.”

”One that leaves no escape.”

Victor’s voice remained relaxed.

”Normally...”

”...that would’ve been my end.”

”But unfortunately...”

”...you’re far too predictable.”

”I knew you’d finish with an ice spell.”

”So...”

”...it was the easiest thing to prepare for.”

Alibaba slowly turned around.

Victor stood several meters behind him.

Completely unharmed.

His golden eyes shone beneath the fading sunlight.

His Death Scythe rested casually across his shoulder.

During the final instant before Eternal Freeze engulfed him, Victor had reinforced every inch of his body with that mysterious power known only to himself.

The unknown energy slowed the frost’s encroachment just enough.

Using those precious moments, he had cast an illusion, leaving behind a perfect duplicate trapped inside the ice while his real body disappeared beneath layers of darkness.

Ever since then...

He had simply been watching.

Watching to see what Alibaba would do after believing he had won.

Alibaba slowly opened his mouth.

But no words came.

A black flash crossed his vision.

The Death Scythe passed cleanly through his body.

His soul immediately tried to escape.

Yet the Death Scythe existed for one purpose.

To harvest souls.

There was no escape.

No reincarnation.

No second chance.

Alibaba’s soul was severed before it could leave his body.

Victor slowly lowered the Death Scythe.

A satisfied smile appeared on his face.

”That was fun.”

”Thank you for the battle.”

Those were the last words Alibaba heard...

...before his soul was completely reaped.

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While watching the battle unfold, the two Holy Maidens stood frozen atop the walls of Fantom City.

Neither Ruby nor Natalia realized they had stopped breathing.

Their eyes remained fixed on the battlefield below, where Victor had just ended a battle that should have been impossible for any ordinary human.

Silence lingered.

Not the silence of peace...

But the silence left behind after witnessing something beyond reason.

Ruby slowly tightened her grip on the railing.

Her emerald eyes never left Victor.

The more she replayed every exchange in her mind, the less she understood.

His swordsmanship.

His spellcasting.

His battle instincts.

His composure.

Nothing about him made sense.

As the battle had grown fiercer, Ruby had felt an uncontrollable impulse rising from deep within her soul.

It wasn’t excitement.

It wasn’t admiration.

It was an overwhelming desire to fight.

A desire so intense that it almost drowned out her own thoughts.

For a brief moment, it felt as though the Dragon War Goddess Kia herself was whispering into her heart.

”Go.”

”Join that battlefield.”

”Cross blades with him.”

Every instinct within her screamed to leap from the walls.

To enter that battle.

To experience that clash with her own hands.

Even though her body was exhausted...

Even though she knew she would only become a burden...

The desire only continued growing stronger.

Ruby bit her lower lip.

Her fingers trembled.

”No...”

She forced herself to remain where she stood.

”I can’t...”

Every ounce of her willpower was focused on suppressing that reckless urge.

Joining a battle of that level wasn’t bravery.

It was suicide.

Yet...

The temptation refused to disappear.

Beside her, Natalia noticed Ruby’s trembling hands.

”You felt it too?”

Ruby slowly nodded without taking her eyes off Victor.

”...Yes.”

Natalia lowered her gaze.

”So did I.”

Neither woman spoke again.

There were no words capable of describing what they had just witnessed.

...

As the battle reached its climax, both Holy Maidens witnessed something even stranger.

Alibaba...

The ancient necromancer who had commanded an army capable of wiping out kingdoms...

Appeared to be retreating.

Even from this distance, it looked as though he was taking step after cautious step backward.

Ruby frowned.

”Is he...”

”...afraid?”

Natalia couldn’t answer.

Necromancers weren’t supposed to fear.

They no longer possessed ordinary emotions.

Yet the figure before them looked exactly like a frightened child standing before an unstoppable predator.

That single image remained engraved in both women’s memories.

It felt surreal.

Throughout the battle, another question had continued bothering Natalia.

Why wasn’t Alibaba using his greatest abilities?

According to every record preserved within the temples...

An Elder Necromancer possessed terrifying powers.

Life Drain.

A single touch could steal away a person’s life.

Mana Drain.

An equally horrifying technique capable of draining every drop of magical energy from an opponent.

There was also...

Death Aura.

A passive ability infamous for filling enemies with instinctive terror before they even drew their weapons.

Yet throughout the battle...

Victor had never shown the slightest sign of being affected.

Natalia couldn’t understand it.

Was Alibaba unable to use them...?

Or...

Did Victor somehow render them useless?

The answer remained a mystery.

...

Before either of them could think further...

Alibaba suddenly gathered an overwhelming amount of mana.

The entire battlefield darkened.

An enormous magic circle illuminated the sky.

Then...

An immense mountain of ice erupted from the earth.

Even from atop Fantom City’s walls, protected by layers of divine blessings, Ruby and Natalia both felt a bone-deep chill spread throughout their bodies.

Their breaths turned white.

Frost formed over the stone beneath their feet.

The air itself seemed ready to freeze.

For one dreadful second...

Everyone believed Victor had died.

No one spoke.

No one moved.

Hope disappeared.

Then...

A brilliant black arc flashed across the battlefield.

The colossal mountain of ice split perfectly in half.

A heartbeat later...

Alibaba’s body followed.

The battlefield remained completely silent.

Victor had won.

Not barely.

Not after an exhausting struggle.

He had won with terrifying confidence.

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