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Chapter 278: The Devil’s Hand · Nov 01, 2026

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251 Chapter 251: About Love 2026-11-01
252 Chapter 252: The Dark Princess Rises 2026-11-01
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 278: The Devil’s Hand

– Frey Starlightʼs Pov –

It felt like every function in my body shut down without warning.

When had it happened?

I couldʼve sworn… just moments ago, I was sitting beside Ada.

Just the two of us, sharing a quiet family moment .. free from chaos, free from the world.

I was close.

So close…

To living the life my father had once dreamed for me.

Once, I had everything.

Then I started over from nothing in this world ..

Building it all back, piece by piece.

It was brutal. But I did it.

So why ?

The world turned gray.

Every hair on my body stood on end, as if a bolt of lightning had struck me.

I couldnʼt stop trembling.

My lower lip quivered with a fear I couldnʼt suppress.

I was so close.

So why…?

Why?!!

Helpless, I looked toward Ada.

”Why are you looking at me like that?”

Those eyes ..

Crimson red, glowing bright .. were the only thing not swallowed by the colorless world.

”Hello, ****.”

It was her voice.

My sisterʼs voice.

But the suffocating presence pressing against my chest…

That burning sensation in my heart…

That wasnʼt her aura.

I already knew who it was.

And so, trembling, the only thing I could manage to say was ..

”Why?”

Why now?

Ada .. smiling calmly, her crimson gaze unblinking .. sat as if upon a throne made just for her.

”Why? Youʼre seriously asking me that… ****?”

The one being I never dared to cross.

The one whose presence alone could break me.

And hearing my true name .. the one I had before reincarnating .. Only twisted my insides with nausea.

The pressure crushing me wasnʼt even one percent of his real power.

He was far away, only puppeteering Adaʼs body.

And even with everything I had…

I could barely breathe.

”Why… are you here?”

What do you want from me?

I wanted to ask a hundred things.

But the trembling… the uneven breath… they sealed my throat shut.

Still, I had to know.

Why had Agaroth, the Demon King himself .. Chosen to appear now?

Sitting comfortably in Adaʼs form, he crossed one leg over the other, resting his arm on the chairʼs armrest .. smiling without a care in the world.

”What are you doing, ****—

No, I suppose I should say Frey Starlight.

Thatʼs what I want to know.”

He asked a question I couldnʼt begin to understand.

”What… do you mean?”

I fought the urge to collapse, struggling to stay upright beneath the crushing weight of his will.

”You really donʼt know, do you?”

Agaroth sighed.

”A normal life.

Normal friends.

A normal family…”

He gestured toward me.

”A normal person.

Since when did you become so… unbearably dull to look at, Frey Starlight?”

His smile faded slowly.

And I ..

Still didnʼt understand.

My thoughts were empty.

Completely blank.

”What are you even talking about?”

What kind of madness was this?

Agaroth exhaled again and rose from his seat.

”Frey Starlight… up until now, youʼve been guided by a strong fate.

One tangled with countless others.

Even your light… eventually reached me.”

He began to pace around the room, speaking in riddles that only made my confusion worse.

”To be honest, your pitiful little struggle for your family..

As laughable as it was ..

Still managed to be entertaining.

Watching your climb from a small insect to a slightly bigger one…

It made for a good show.”

Agaroth was speaking more now than he ever had before.

Far more.

And me?

Kneeling on the floor, heart racing like it was about to burst…

I just wanted it to stop.

He stopped in front of me, staring down.

That look .

It reminded me how small I truly was.

So small.

”From where Iʼm standing, youʼve got nothing left to offer… Frey Starlight.”

His words dug deep.

A show? A struggle? Something ”ugly to look at”?

He had been watching me…

This entire time?

The Engineer. Wesker. Agaroth.

All these beings… circling around me.

But for what?

”Am I…”

Everything Iʼve endured until now…

All the blood.

All the tears.

”Am I just a show?”

Just something pathetic ..

Something you watch from above when youʼre bored?

A worthless toy you enjoy watching suffer?

Agaroth, still wearing Adaʼs body, leaned toward me with a smile that could freeze hell.

”Thatʼs right, Frey Starlight…

Youʼve been nothing but an endless source of amusement.”

I lay there, speechless ..crushed and hollow.

”Every fight youʼve had, every step youʼve taken…

Iʼve been there, watching.

I placed great expectations on you.

And what did you do with them?”

His voice turned sharp, biting.

”Family. Friends. Sentiment.

Rubbish.”

He picked up that same wicked knife from earlier.

”Listen carefully, Frey.”

”Your life ..

Everything you cherish ..

Depends on what you offer next.

This little piece of happiness youʼre clinging to, This fragile world youʼve built…”

In an instant, he pressed the blade against Adaʼs neck, carving a thin cut that bled down her skin ..

And smiled.

”No!!”

I screamed, barely able to move, as Agaroth laughed.

”Everything you love ..your family, your friends ..

I can end it all in a heartbeat.

Did you really think I couldnʼt reach you,

Just because Iʼm sealed far away?”

His words struck deeper than any blade.

The pressure around me was unbearable ..

I bit my lip so hard it bled, and forced the words out:

”Why me?!

Why are all of you obsessed with me?!”

I tried to scream it ..

But he didnʼt respond.

Instead, he asked:

”Who are you?”

I opened my mouth—

But froze.

What was the answer?

Frey Starlight?

Just a regular human?

A failed author?

What was I?

Agaroth saw the confusion in my eyes and smirked.

”Blame fate.

Blame yourself.

It doesnʼt matter.”

Still holding the knife in Adaʼs hand, those crimson eyes locked onto mine.

”Just remember…”

”I am always here.

No matter where you go, or how far you run ..

I will find you.

So donʼt disappoint me again.

Or else…”

Clap.

He snapped his fingers.

”The show ends early.”

A clear threat.

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