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Chapter 40: Short Break

Author: Hanabi
last update Last Updated: 2023-02-11 15:17:01
“D-Do you really have to kill him?” I stuttered as I gaped at the slaughtered witch’s body. His eyes were wide open and blood oozed out his mouth, running to his body to the floor. It was such a terrible and disgusting sight. This is the second time I saw a brutal death. Amaris is really ruthless, but what’s more concerning is that I don’t care about it.

“I will kill whoever I want to kill,” he responded with a proud grin. “But it’s weird you don’t look scared to me now, unlike before.” He added, as he stared intently at my eyes.

But then I remembered my tiger, Kuu and Caius. “Have you saved them? Are they alright? Have you also seen my tiger?” I warily asked him.

“Yeah. Kuu has gotten back safely to the cave.” He plainly answered. "And I've also carried your frail tiger. Why is that cat so feeble by the way? He wasn't even able to handle this pig." He insulted my tiger.

"Hey! That witch was just tricky. He injected something to Namir. We're supposed to flee if only that perverted wit
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