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Chapter 330: The Weight of a Hero · 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 Weight of a Hero

...

The soldiers.

The adventurers.

The civilians.

Every survivor who had been saved by Victor...

Simply stared.

No cheers echoed through Fantom City.

No celebration erupted.

No triumphant cries welcomed the man who had just saved every one of them.

Instead...

Silence.

Heavy.

Uneasy.

Some stared with gratitude.

Others looked at him with disbelief.

Many...

Could not hide the fear in their eyes.

Victor had been too overwhelming.

If he had struggled desperately before defeating Alibaba...

Perhaps everyone could have accepted it.

Instead...

He had defeated one of history’s most terrifying necromancers almost effortlessly.

That was what frightened them.

Power naturally inspired admiration.

Extraordinary power earned respect.

But power beyond understanding...

Created fear.

Humanity already possessed legendary heroes.

Ancient masters.

Kings.

Saints.

People whose strength rivaled Victor’s.

Some were even stronger.

But every one of them had earned such power after countless decades.

Victor was different.

He was still unbelievably young.

He came from no legendary bloodline.

He wasn’t the heir of an ancient clan.

He wasn’t blessed as a chosen Hero.

He hadn’t descended from heaven.

He wasn’t even famous.

As far as everyone knew...

He was simply a young adventurer from a small village.

His adventurer rank wasn’t even S-Rank.

He was merely B-Rank.

Yet the impossible stood before them.

One young man had accomplished what several S-Rank parties working together would have struggled to achieve.

No one understood how.

And because they couldn’t understand...

They feared him.

...

Not everyone shared those feelings.

Standing quietly nearby, Lane watched the reactions of the crowd.

Her beautiful black eyes grew colder with every passing second.

Disdain filled her gaze.

Victor had risked everything.

He had stood alone before an army.

He had fought until victory.

Yet these people...

Looked at him as though he were the true monster.

Lane’s lips curved into a faint, mocking smile.

Pathetic.

He saved every one of you...

And this is how you repay him?

To Lane...

The opinions of the people meant absolutely nothing.

If Victor ever gave the order...

She would slaughter everyone in Fantom City without hesitation.

To her...

These people were worth less than stray dogs.

At least dogs understood gratitude.

The humans before her...

Did not.

...

Videl stood a short distance away, quietly observing the same scene as Lane.

Unlike Lane’s cold contempt, confusion filled her sapphire-blue eyes.

She looked from Victor...

...to the people lining the walls of Fantom City.

No one cheered.

No one smiled.

No one shouted words of victory.

The silence weighed heavily upon the city.

Videl frowned.

Why...?

Since she was young, every tale she had ever heard ended the same way.

The hero defeated the great evil.

The people celebrated.

Children laughed.

The townsfolk filled the streets with songs and cheers.

That was how every story ended.

But reality...

Reality was painfully different.

The man who had saved every single person standing behind those walls wasn’t being welcomed as a hero.

Instead...

He was being watched with fear.

Videl could even sense several people trembling whenever Victor glanced in their direction.

She lowered her head for a brief moment before looking back at Victor.

He stood alone in the center of the devastated battlefield.

The evening breeze gently stirred his black hair and golden jacket.

His Death Scythe rested quietly beside him.

Despite every fearful gaze directed toward him...

Victor didn’t react.

His expression remained calm.

Almost indifferent.

It was as though none of their opinions mattered.

Videl’s lips slowly curved into a warm smile.

”As expected...”

”...that’s my man.”

There wasn’t a trace of hesitation in her voice.

Whether the world feared him or admired him...

She would stand beside him all the same.

...

Not far from the battlefield, Eon had witnessed everything from beginning to end.

He had expected Victor to win.

But not like this.

His black eyes remained fixed on the distant figure.

”I underestimated him...”

The words escaped almost unconsciously.

Every estimate he had made regarding Victor’s strength had been shattered.

The difference between expectation and reality was simply too great.

Victor had dismantled an army, defeated an ancient necromancer, and accomplished what should have required the combined strength of numerous elite adventurers.

Yet he now stood there as though it had merely been another battle.

A faint smile appeared on Eon’s face.

”Good...”

”Now I’m even more certain.”

”You’ll fulfill your promise.”

For the first time in many years...

Hope genuinely filled his heart.

...

Brinda’s reaction was completely different.

Her entire body trembled.

Not from fear...

But from excitement.

Her beautiful purple eyes sparkled as she stared at Victor’s back.

Her heartbeat refused to calm down.

Every exchange.

Every spell.

Every decision.

Every movement.

Everything had exceeded her expectations.

She slowly wrapped both arms around herself, trying to suppress the excitement surging through her body.

”So this...”

”...is your true strength.”

A soft laugh escaped her lips.

”I really made the right choice.”

Joining Victor hadn’t been a gamble.

It had been the best decision of her life.

The stronger he became...

The more convinced she was that one day he would shake the entire continent.

...

While everyone around him wrestled with different thoughts...

Victor remained completely unconcerned.

Fear.

Respect.

Admiration.

Suspicion.

None of it mattered.

He slowly lifted his gaze toward the vast evening sky.

The crimson sunset painted the clouds above in shades of gold and scarlet.

For a rare moment...

The battlefield felt peaceful.

Victor quietly closed his eyes.

A small smile appeared on his face.

Victory...

After countless battles in both his previous life and this one...

Nothing compared to this feeling.

Not wealth.

Not fame.

Not power.

The exhilaration that came after defeating a worthy opponent...

That alone made every hardship worthwhile.

Whether this second life had been granted by the Gods...

Or whether fate had chosen him to stand against the Universal Emperor...

At this moment...

None of it mattered.

None of those answers could compare to the joy filling his heart.

He had fought.

He had won.

And he was still alive to experience that victory.

To Victor...

There was no greater happiness.

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