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Chapter 289: The Lord of Graves (1) · Nov 01, 2026

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253 Chapter 253: Shadows Beneath the Throne (1) 2026-11-01
254 Chapter 254: Shadows Beneath the Throne (2) 2026-11-01
255 Chapter 255: A Night with the Gang 2026-11-01
256 Chapter 256: A Smile in the Dark 2026-11-01
257 Chapter 257: A Quiet Night (1) 2026-11-01
258 Chapter 258: A Quiet Night (2) 2026-11-01
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
266 Chapter 266: Born from Darkness (2) 2026-11-01
267 Chapter 267: Beneath the Mask 2026-11-01
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
271 Chapter 271: The Battle of Moon Castle (3) 2026-11-01
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
288 Chapter 288: Unveiling the Path (2) 2026-11-01
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
296 Chapter 296: Angry (2) 2026-11-01
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 289: The Lord of Graves (1)

The dragonʼs body collapsed .. its colossal form crashing down before gradually morphing into something disturbingly humanoid.

Standing around the lifeless creature, Frey and his companions could barely resist the urge to collapse themselves. They had touched the edge of the world.

They were just ordinary humans .. born and raised on a planet they once believed to be the entirety of existence.

The Gate Cataclysm, centuries ago, had opened new horizons... but only slightly.

For people like them, ”the world” had always meant the land beneath their feet.

But that land was nothing more than a black speck on a canvas far grander than they had ever imagined.

After stepping foot on a new world and encountering beings beyond their understanding, they now stood before something that had existed only in myths.

”Iʼm not hallucinating, am I?” Snow said, his voice unsteady. ”That was… that was a dragon, right?”

He was still trying to grasp the impossible .. especially the part where the dragon had taken on a human-like form.

”In truth, their kind is called the Pantheon,” Frey replied, his voice steady. ”But yes… that was a dragon.”

He stepped forward to examine the black arrow that had felled the creature.

The moment his fingers neared it, Frey felt an intense surge of aura still radiating from the shaft. The arrow pulsed with raw power .. unfazed even after delivering a killing blow.

Just from that pressure alone, Frey could tell—the one who fired it had long surpassed SS+ rank. Possibly far beyond that.

Which only raised more questions.

Who were they?

That strange group, the ones aligned with the blue-eyed Engineer...

Frey wanted to find them ... at least talk to them. He had a hunch they were nearby. But locating them at his current level was a fantasy.

For now, all he could do was wait… and hope theyʼd be the ones to make the next move.

Pushing those thoughts aside, Frey returned his focus to his two traveling companions.

Snow and Ghost were still processing the surreal sight, occasionally murmuring the new word that had left Freyʼs mouth.

”Pantheon…”

They continued forward, making their way through the scorched forest. The flames hadnʼt stopped burning.

Frey kept his gaze lowered, unable to meet their eyes.

He had no valid excuse for how he knew so much .. no story that would explain it all. When theyʼd asked before, all he could offer was: ”Iʼll explain when the time comes.”

But what could he possibly say? That he was a reincarnated author with knowledge of the future?

It sounded laughable even to him.

Unable to tell the truth… lost on a foreign planet with no way back… hunted by the most powerful being in existence...

Chaos.

Total, utter chaos.

And Frey was barely holding himself together .. walking a path carved out by someone else.

In moments like this, he longed for the days when his only goal was returning to his family. and his world.

Back then, things had been cruel… but at least they were clear.

Now? He was stuck in a maze he never chose.

And that strange sensation inside him .. an invisible pull ... was growing stronger with each step.

As if countless hands were pushing him forward, urging him to move faster.

”Weʼre close,” he finally muttered. It was all he could say.

Leaving the inferno behind, the trio continued their journey, venturing deeper into the heart of the forest.

And then .. they stopped.

They didnʼt mean to. Their bodies just… froze.

How many times had this happened during their journey?

Frey had lost count. But again, they stood paralyzed by the sight before them.

Ahead lay solid black earth. Above it, a blood-red mist churned, heavy with ominous aura that clawed at their skin.

And within the mist .. hundreds of glowing eyes.

Twisted abominations drifted aimlessly. Hair floated unnaturally upward, and their forms were grotesque mirrors of the nightmare creature theyʼd once barely defeated.

”Frey… donʼt tell me that is the way forward,” Snow said, voice tight.

Frey nodded slowly, unease etched across his face.

”It is.”

The force guiding him pointed directly into the swarm.

”What now?” Snow asked. ”We barely took down one. And now weʼre facing an entire horde?”

It was suicide. Even someone like Maekar Valerion would fall against odds like these.

”Fighting isnʼt an option,” Ghost said. His tone made it clear—this wasnʼt up for debate.

And neither of them argued.

Normally, Ghost wouldʼve followed his instincts .. those instincts screaming at him to turn around and leave this cursed place behind.

But that wasnʼt an option. Not when theyʼd already chosen to follow Frey to the very end.

With a heavy sigh, Ghost expanded his shadow and motioned for both Frey and Snow to step closer.

”Our only option is to try and sneak through.”

”Is that even possible?” Frey asked.

Stealth was a logical choice, sure .. but how, when they were up against hundreds of nightmare beasts that walked on four legs like monstrous warhorses?

Ghost didnʼt sugarcoat it.

”To be honest, our chances are slim… but thatʼs the only shot we have.”

Relying on his stealth abilities, Ghost was betting they could slip between the beasts and push through while the creatures moved ahead just enough to leave an opening.

It wasnʼt a perfect plan .. far from it. But it was all they had.

Moving behind the towering creatures, the trio followed Ghostʼs lead as he spread his dark aura like a cloak over their bodies.

His shadow field masked their presence completely—one of the many assassination techniques he had perfected over the years. But this wasnʼt like the others.

This time, he was hiding three people—not one.

And their enemies werenʼt human.

Step by step…

Every meter they covered felt like miles.

They pressed forward, drenched in sweat, the only sound echoing in their ears was the pounding of hooves against the hardened ground ...endless, thunderous.

The crimson fog thickened with every step, swallowing everything in a haze of blood and shadow.

They couldnʼt even see the beasts clearly anymore ... only silhouettes, only hoofbeats.

Ready to sprint for their lives the moment they were discovered, they pushed forward, inch by painful inch.

Time passed—slowly, agonizingly—but it passed.

And they werenʼt found.

A rare stroke of luck, one they didnʼt dare take for granted.

Frey allowed himself a flicker of hope.

That hope vanished the moment his eyes locked .. briefly, unmistakably—with one of the monstrous horse-like creatures.

He froze.

Just for a second. But a second was more than enough.

The beast had seen him. Of that, Frey was sure.

Panic surged through his limbs. He nearly shoved Ghost and Snow to run.

But…

The creature didnʼt attack.

Instead, it turned its massive head and walked away—completely uninterested in their presence.

Frey blinked, stunned.

Had it really seen him?

Ghost and Snow had felt it too.

”Theyʼre… ignoring us?”

”Itʼs hard to believe,” Snow murmured.

Carefully, Ghost withdrew his shadow aura.

Step by step, they approached the towering beasts again .. closer than before.

They waited for something—anything—to happen.

But the monsters didnʼt react. Didnʼt even flinch.

”Itʼs like we donʼt exist to them…”

Confused but unwilling to waste the opportunity, they continued forward—slipping unnoticed through a crowd of nightmares.

They walked for what felt like hours. The beasts didnʼt stop. The red fog grew thicker, heavier, as if bleeding from the sky itself.

There were thousands of them—each stronger than an S-rank creature. All wandering aimlessly through the haze.

Frey found himself wondering the same question that was etched across Snow and Ghostʼs faces:

What would happen if an army like this descended upon Earth one day?

And worse…

This army had lost—utterly—to just a fraction of the demonsʼ true power.

Frey had come here searching for answers.

So far, all heʼd found was despair.

It was as if heʼd been forced into a game where losing was the only outcome.

At some point, the ground beneath their feet changed.

No longer solid, it turned soft ... sticky.

Their boots squelched against something they couldnʼt see. Something that resisted beneath every step.

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