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Chapter 1170 - 1171: Cost Of Mercy · Sep 30, 2026

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1151 Chapter 1151 - 1152: The Thieves 2026-09-30
1152 Chapter 1152 - 1153: You Can’t Leave 2026-09-30
1153 Chapter 1153 - 1154: The City Lord 2026-09-30
1154 Chapter 1154 - 1155: Who Is Better 2026-09-30
1155 Chapter 1155 - 1156: Begotten Child 2026-09-30
1156 Chapter 1156 - 1157: Savage Beast 2026-09-30
1157 Chapter 1157 - 1158: Moral Answer 2026-09-30
1158 Chapter 1158 - 1159: Charge 2026-09-30
1159 Chapter 1159 - 1160: Witness To Her Power 2026-09-30
1160 Chapter 1160 - 1161: Rich Kids 2026-09-30
1161 Chapter 1161 - 1162: Richman 2026-09-30
1162 Chapter 1162 - 1163: Ray ... Grey 2026-09-30
1163 Chapter 1163 - 1164: Roc 2026-09-30
1164 Chapter 1164 - 1165: Peak Roads 2026-09-30
1165 Chapter 1165 - 1166: A Tune For The Road 2026-09-30
1166 Chapter 1166 - 1167: Search 2026-09-30
1167 Chapter 1167 - 1168: What Comes Next 2026-09-30
1168 Chapter 1168 - 1169: Circle Of Life And Death 2026-09-30
1169 Chapter 1169 - 1170: Human Error 2026-09-30
1170 Chapter 1170 - 1171: Cost Of Mercy 2026-09-30
1171 Chapter 1171 - 1172: Free City 2026-09-30
1172 Chapter 1172 - 1173: Bad Tempered Woman 2026-09-30
1173 Chapter 1173 - 1174: From The Peaks 2026-09-30
1174 Chapter 1174 - 1175: Lure 2026-09-30
1175 Chapter 1175 - 1176: Nothing To Fear 2026-09-30
1176 Chapter 1176 - 1177: Anarchy City 2026-09-30
1177 Chapter 1177 - 1178: Who Hurt You 2026-09-30
1178 Chapter 1178 - 1179: The Weak Forgive 2026-09-30
1179 Chapter 1179 - 1180: Old Grudge Returns 2026-09-30
1180 Chapter 1180 - 1181: Ranar Versus City Lord 2026-09-30
1181 Chapter 1181 - 1182: Call Your Mommy 2026-09-30
1182 Chapter 1182 - 1183: Just A Man 2026-09-30
1183 Chapter 1183 - 1184: Red Blood 2026-09-30
1184 Chapter 1184 - 1185: Lord Of Anarchy 2026-09-30
1185 Chapter 1185 - 1186: Weapon Against Gods 2026-09-30
1186 Chapter 1186 - 1187: We Can Talk About This 2026-09-30
1187 Chapter 1187 - 1188: Purpose Of The Straw Doll 2026-09-30
1188 Chapter 1188 - 1189: All The Reasons 2026-09-30
1189 Chapter 1189 - 1190: Question 2026-09-30
1190 Chapter 1190 - 1191: Family Lore 2026-09-30
1191 Chapter 1191 - 1192: History Behind It All 2026-09-30
1192 Chapter 1192 - 1193: Fate’s Cruel Jest 2026-09-30
1193 Chapter 1193 - 1194: What Felt Right 2026-09-30
1194 Chapter 1194 - 1195: New Patners 2026-09-30
1195 Chapter 1195 - 1196: Old Man In Field Of Black Ash 2026-09-30
1196 Chapter 1196 - 1197: Other World 2026-09-30
1197 Chapter 1197 - 1198: Someone Came 2026-09-30
1198 Chapter 1198 - 1199: He’s Not Here 2026-09-30
1199 Chapter 1199 - 1200: Scale Of Uneven Heaven 2026-09-30
1200 Chapter 1200 - 1201: Taken 2026-09-30

Chapter 1170: Chapter 1171: Cost Of Mercy

Ric frowned, his brows knitting together as if Gunter’s words made no sense to him.

”Yes... they were human.”

”You can’t just kill people like they’re monsters.”

Gunter’s eyes widened before narrowing into a glare. The muscles in his jaw tightened, and his nostrils flared as he took a sharp step forward.

”What?!”

”They were trying to kill you!”

He jabbed a finger toward the fleeing bandits.

”Like monsters? That’s nonsense.”

He let out a humorless laugh.

”Monsters would’ve shown you more mercy than they would’ve.”

His voice rose with every word until it echoed across the mountains.

”Do you know what would’ve happened to you, little lady, if you weren’t in the Fourth Class Advancement?”

”You would’ve died.”

”Slowly.”

”In agony.”

He strode over to Ranar before lowering himself into a squat until they were eye level.

His weathered face softened for only an instant before becoming frighteningly serious.

He held her gaze without blinking.

”You would’ve been defiled.”

”Abused.”

”You would’ve begged to die.”

His voice became quiet.

Almost gentle.

”So the next time you think about showing mercy...”

”Remember this.”

”There are things far worse than death.”

”And some grudges run so deep...”

”...they become unforgivable.”

Ranar’s golden eyes trembled.

Her fingers slowly tightened around the hem of her dress.

Her lips parted, quivered, then closed again.

She couldn’t find the words.

Gunter rose to his feet with a weary sigh before turning his hard gaze toward Ric.

”This is Aetherus, boy.”

”Here...”

”Being weak is a greater sin than anything else.”

”Mercy belongs only to those with absolute power.”

He looked beyond them toward the dark tree line where the bandits had disappeared.

His expression became distant.

”If you aren’t ruthless enough to kill...”

”You’ll lose everything you love.”

Silence settled between them.

Ranar lowered her eyes.

”...But...”

”They’re people.”

”People?”

Gunter barked out a hollow laugh.

”So that’s your requirement for mercy?”

He slowly shook his head.

”Listen carefully.”

”Those people have committed more atrocities than you know.”

”They’ve slaughtered entire families.”

”They’ve murdered friends...”

”And anyone unfortunate enough to get in their way.”

His eyes settled on the two children.

”I’ve no idea who raised the both of you...”

”But that person must’ve been a fool.”

Without another word, he turned and walked away.

Ric and Ranar remained standing where they were.

Their eyes slowly drifted toward the corpses hanging from the nearby trees.

Some...

Were women.

None of them had clothes left.

Bruises and scars covered their bodies.

Even in death...

Their suffering was impossible to ignore.

”...Ric.”

Her voice was barely audible.

”Is mercy wrong?”

Ric stood silently.

His grip tightened around the hilt of his sword before he slowly let out a breath.

”I’m...”

”I’m just a kid.”

”I don’t know.”

Ranar slowly curled her fingers into a fist.

Without saying anything, Ric reached over and gently took her other hand.

She didn’t pull away.

Instead...

She held on a little tighter.

She was only a child too.

More than ever...

She wanted her father.

He always seemed to know the answer.

He always made impossible things feel simple.

She wanted him to make all of this disappear.

”Come on.”

”There’s a safe place to camp a few kilometers from here.”

”We need to get there before sunset.”

Gunter called without looking back.

He had already begun searching through the bodies of the bandits he had killed.

There were quite a few of them.

Unfortunately, they carried little worth taking.

Their leader had escaped almost immediately after the battle began.

Ric and Ranar quietly followed.

Their journey continued.

After nearly five kilometers of walking, the broad mountain path gradually narrowed before disappearing altogether.

Ranar slowed to a stop.

A vast bottomless chasm stretched before her, swallowed by drifting mist and surrounded by jagged cliffs.

The air felt thinner now.

The fog lay beneath them instead of around them.

Far below...

The enormous corpse of some ancient behemoth rested against the rocks like a forgotten monument.

Gunter scanned the cliffside before stopping beside a massive boulder.

”Over here.”

”Help me move this.”

Ric nodded and braced both hands against the stone.

His feet dug into the ground as he shoved.

With a deep grinding sound, the boulder rolled aside, revealing a narrow cave hidden behind it.

”This is where we’ll spend the night.”

”We start climbing to the second peak tomorrow.”

Climbing...

The word lingered in Ranar’s mind.

Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed the fat beastkin boy trembling.

Only then did she slowly lift her head toward the mountain towering over them.

”...We’re climbing that?”

The mountain disappeared into the clouds.

It wasn’t only the height that unsettled her.

She could already feel the mana around it becoming distorted.

The higher they climbed...

The stronger the mana anomalies would become.

Even now, breathing required slightly more effort.

Higher up...

The air would only grow thinner.

”How high are we climbing?”

Ric asked without the slightest trace of fear.

Gunter raised a hand and pointed toward a slanted trail winding along the mountainside.

”Up there.”

”That’s the second path.”

”We just have to avoid getting struck by lightning.”

”After that we’ll follow the mountainside for a few kilometers.”

”That’ll reconnect us with the wider road.”

”Once we’re there...”

”We’ll be on the other side of the city.”

Ric simply nodded after hearing the explanation.

Ranar swallowed nervously.

The height alone made her uneasy.

She was about to speak when—

Scratch...

A faint scraping sound drifted up from somewhere below the cliff.

Gunter froze.

The relaxed look on his face vanished instantly.

He raised a hand for silence.

”Inside.”

”Now.”

”Get in the cave.”

”And don’t make a sound...”

”...or you’ll alert them.”

Without hesitation everyone hurried inside.

The moment the last person entered, they shoved the boulder back into place, sealing the entrance.

Darkness swallowed the cave.

”Stay quiet.”

Gunter whispered before sliding down the cave wall until he was seated, one hand resting on the hilt of his sword.

Ranar let out a quiet breath.

She wasn’t physically tired.

Only mentally exhausted.

She sat beside Ric before slowly resting her head against his shoulder.

Neither of them spoke.

Outside...

The cries of monsters drifted through the mountains as night settled over the peaks.

After a long silence, Ric finally whispered,

”He’s wrong...you know.”

Ranar closed her eyes.

”I know.”

She answered softly.

In the darkness of the cave...

With only each other’s warmth beside them...

The two children quietly waited for morning.

And so another long night passed.

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