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Chapter 279: Emergency Mission · Nov 01, 2026

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259 Chapter 259: Fifteen Days of Darkness 2026-11-01
260 Chapter 260: The Moon Palace Infiltration 2026-11-01
261 Chapter 261: A Step Into the Darkness (1) 2026-11-01
262 Chapter 262: A Step Into the Darkness (2) 2026-11-01
263 Chapter 263: The King’s Shadow (1) 2026-11-01
264 Chapter 264: The King’s Shadow (2) 2026-11-01
265 Chapter 265: Born from Darkness (1) 2026-11-01
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268 Chapter 268: The Devil’s Seed 2026-11-01
269 Chapter 269: The Battle of Moon Castle (1) 2026-11-01
270 Chapter 270: The Battle of Moon Castle (2) 2026-11-01
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272 Chapter 272: The Battle of Moon Castle (4) 2026-11-01
273 Chapter 273: The Battle of Moon Castle (5) 2026-11-01
274 Chapter 274: The Battle of Moon Castle (6) 2026-11-01
275 Chapter 275: The Abyss Within 2026-11-01
276 Chapter 276: A Peace Worth Chasing 2026-11-01
277 Chapter 277: The Turning Point 2026-11-01
278 Chapter 278: The Devil’s Hand 2026-11-01
279 Chapter 279: Emergency Mission 2026-11-01
280 Chapter 280: A Journey into the Unknown (1) 2026-11-01
281 Chapter 281: A Journey into the Unknow (2) 2026-11-01
282 Chapter 282: Far from home (1) 2026-11-01
283 Chapter 283: Far from home (2) 2026-11-01
284 Chapter 284: Far from home (3) 2026-11-01
285 Chapter 285: Light and Shadow (1) 2026-11-01
286 Chapter 286: Light and Shadow (2) 2026-11-01
287 Chapter 287: Unveiling the Path (1) 2026-11-01
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289 Chapter 289: The Lord of Graves (1) 2026-11-01
290 Chapter 290: The Lord of Graves (2) 2026-11-01
291 Chapter 291: From Nightmare to Nightmare 2026-11-01
292 Chapter 292: A Blade in the Blood 2026-11-01
293 Chapter 293: Crownlands (1) 2026-11-01
294 Chapter 294: Crownlands (2) 2026-11-01
295 Chapter 295: Angry (1) 2026-11-01
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297 Chapter 297: Echoes of a Forgotten Self 2026-11-01
298 Chapter 298: The One Battle You Can’t Win 2026-11-01
299 Chapter 299: Welcome Back, Frey Starlight 2026-11-01
300 Chapter 300: Once More, Into the Nightmare 2026-11-01

Chapter 279: Emergency Mission

He could kill me—or everyone I cared about—

At any moment.

”Farewell, Frey Starlight.

I look forward to your next act.”

Like he was bidding goodbye to a pet ..

A toy he could break whenever he felt like it.

Then the pressure lifted.

Color returned to the world.

Adaʼs red eyes faded back to black.

She gasped and clutched her neck in confusion, just realizing the pain.

She looked at me ..bewildered, not understanding what had just happened.

”Frey?”

She called my name.

But I had already collapsed.

Face down on the ground, my entire body trembling.

Agaroth…

I clenched my fists until blood ran between my fingers.

How could I forget?

That cursed being…

The Demon King possessed power beyond imagining…

And among them, one ability stood above the rest ..

That damned Possession.

The ability to take over the body of anyone not in a certain level …

A level no human on this planet had ever reached.

In other words…

Agaroth could take control of anyone he wanted.

Whenever he wanted.

Without effort.

He really could kill everyone I care about—

Without even lifting a finger.

”Frey?! Whatʼs wrong?!”

Ada grabbed me, panicked by my condition.

But I couldnʼt speak.

Not a word.

What… was I supposed to do now?

I wondered.

Why are these overwhelmingly powerful entities so interested in me?

What do they see in me?

I barely managed to survive against that thing inside Sansa ..

and that was just a fragment of the power from the third upper rank demon .

Facing the real thing? Itʼs unthinkable.

What do they believe Iʼm capable of?

”Damn it. Damn it. Damn it. Damn it. Damn it.

Damn it. Damn it. Damn it. Damn it. Damn it.

Damn it. Damn it. Damn it. Damn it. Damn it!!!”

I slammed my fists into the ground, nearly losing my mind.

What do they want from me?

Why me?

Why now?

Just when I was getting close…

Just when I thought Iʼd found it…

Why now?!

Should I cry?

Should I laugh?

What am I supposed to do when the most powerful being in the world holds a blade to my throat?

I canʼt even imagine defeating him in my wildest dreams ..

So how am I supposed to stand against him in the nightmare that is reality?

I cursed violently ..

Then smashed my head into the ground in helpless frustration.

Ada tried to comfort me, but it was no use.

Thereʼs nothing I can do.

Not against him.

Not when the opponent is Agaroth.

With dead eyes, I stared at the floor.

He knows me too well.

He knows I crave death.

Thatʼs why he never threatens to kill me ..

He threatens the people around me.

Before I realized it, I found myself laughing ..

A hollow, broken laugh that echoed in that ruined room.

”Itʼs pointless…”

This is the end.

Thatʼs what I thought ..

Until a notification suddenly flashed in front of my eyes.

The system had opened on its own, glowing red with urgent text Iʼd never seen before.

And when I read the first two words ..I blinked in disbelief.

”Emergency Mission.”

Iʼd never seen anything like it.

So far, Iʼd only received side missions… main missions…

And one final mission.

But never an emergency.

The system felt like it was about to explode in my face.

And it all happened as a direct response to Agarothʼs sudden appearance ..

As if even the one behind this damned system hadnʼt anticipated it.

So now, here it was.

Issuing me a quest.

---

Emergency mission: Return to the Shadow Sect

Requirement: Bring enough power with you.

Reward: None.

Penalty: Death of Ada Starlight, Danzo, Sansa, and all main characters.

Time Limit: 3 days.

---

A cursed quest, forcing me to return to the Shadow Sect…

I laughed like a madman when I read those terms.

Especially the penalty.

They all know now ..

That threatening my death isnʼt enough anymore.

Theyʼve all started using the people around me to move me like a puppet.

Agaroth.

The Engineer.

Iʼm just a piece on the board.

A toy they push around however they please.

Sometimes I feel like bashing my head into a wall ..

Just trying to understand why theyʼre so obsessed with me.

Agaroth barged in uninvited.

And even the Engineer—who supposedly knew my every step—didnʼt see it coming.

Thatʼs why he scrambled to issue this mission .

I gently pushed Ada aside and crawled back against the wall, eyes staring at the ceiling.

I could feel a hundred threads pulling at my limbs, binding me, controlling me.

I had no strength left to resist them.

I didnʼt even have a choice.

Agaroth wants a good performance.

The Engineer wants me back in the Shadow Sect.

But what did I want?

It doesnʼt matter.

I have no choice but to comply .

To walk the path that others have drawn for me.

Even if I donʼt understand where it leads.

Iʼll keep moving forward.

Iʼll keep fighting.

To the very end.

...

It had been a full day since Agarothʼs earth-shattering appearance—

when he used my sisterʼs body like a disposable puppet, a tool meant only to be wielded against me.

He dragged me back to reality the hard way, reminding me that I had no right to the peaceful life I foolishly thought I could reach.

From the very beginning, I was meant to run ..

Stumble blindly along a thorn-covered path I didnʼt even choose.

The most ironic part?

I donʼt understand any of it.

I donʼt know why Iʼm here in the future,

nor how the novel I once wrote became reality.

Iʼve been thrown into darkness ...blinded, cut off from every answer.

And so, like a blind man, I had no choice but to follow the emergency mission the system issued me…

Until I find the truth Iʼm seeking.

That night…

I left the Starlight household after reassuring Ada that everything was fine.

When I hugged my only sister .. my last remaining family ..

I realized just how delicate she was.

So fragile.

Just a small bundle of flesh that could so easily be snuffed out.

No matter how hard I tried to sound convincing,

I knew Ada didnʼt believe me.

Not after watching me fall apart less than 24 hours ago.

But even she gave up questioning me when I fell silent.

I could tell she blamed herself.

I didnʼt want her to carry thoughts like that…

But I was already burdened with too much pain to carry anyone elseʼs.

After pressing one final kiss to Adaʼs forehead,

I left the Starlight estate with bitterness clinging to my tongue.

It hurt.

It really did ..

To tell the person I loved most that ”everythingʼs fine” when I knew damn well it wasnʼt.

My next destination was the temple.

I had to prepare for the quest.

I needed to fulfill one of its key conditions:

ʼRequirement: Bring enough power with youʼ

This was the first time the system ever required me to seek outside help to complete a mission.

It meant one thing:

I wouldnʼt be going alone this time.

As soon as I read that line, I thought about recruiting the strongest people I knew ..

Oliver Khan, maybe even Carmen Starlight…

But neither was an option.

Oliver was too close to the Emperor; I couldnʼt count on him to accompany me.

Carmen, I needed her to stay behind with Ada ..to protect her.

As for others like Phoenix, or even my sword teacher Melina…

I didnʼt trust them enough to take them to a place like the Shadow Sect.

That left me with very few options.

Once I reached the temple,

I entered my room and sat down on the edge of the bed ..

Leaving the door wide open…

Waiting for my guests to arrive.

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