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Chapter 311: The next step (2) · Nov 01, 2026

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301 Chapter 301: A Different Shade of Pain (1) 2026-11-01
302 Chapter 302: A Different Shade of Pain (2) 2026-11-01
303 Chapter 303: The Loop of Sorrow: Awakening in Darkness (1) 2026-11-01
304 Chapter 304: The Loop of Sorrow: Awakening in Darkness (2) 2026-11-01
305 Chapter 305: When Titans Speak 2026-11-01
306 Chapter 306: Nameless (1) 2026-11-01
307 Chapter 307: Nameless (2) 2026-11-01
308 Chapter 308: Journey’s End (1) 2026-11-01
309 Chapter 309: Journey’s End (2) 2026-11-01
310 Chapter 310: The next step (1) 2026-11-01
311 Chapter 311: The next step (2) 2026-11-01
312 Chapter 312: The Calm Before the Storm (1) 2026-11-01
313 Chapter 313: The Calm Before the Storm (2) 2026-11-01
314 Chapter 314: The Hunt Begins (1) 2026-11-01
315 Chapter 315: The Hunt Begins (2) 2026-11-01
316 Chapter 316: No Way Back (1) 2026-11-01
317 Chapter 317: No Way Back (2) 2026-11-01
318 Chapter 318: A Continent Against Twenty-Two 2026-11-01
319 Chapter 319: The hammer and the anvil (1) 2026-11-01
320 Chapter 320: The hammer and the anvil (2) 2026-11-01
321 Chapter 321: Cannon fodder 2026-11-01
322 Chapter 322: Beneath the Crowsʼ Gaze (1) 2026-11-01
323 Chapter 323: Beneath the Crowsʼ Gaze (2) 2026-11-01
324 Chapter 324: Beneath the Crowsʼ Gaze (3) 2026-11-01
325 Chapter 325: Womb of Ashes 2026-11-01
326 Chapter 326: Third-Generation Contracts 2026-11-01
327 Chapter 327: Ashes of Innocence 2026-11-01
328 Chapter 328: Dancing to the Devil’s Tune (1) 2026-11-01
329 Chapter 329: Dancing to the Devil’s Tune (2) 2026-11-01
330 Chapter 330: The Day Death Knocked (1) 2026-11-01
331 Chapter 331: The Day Death Knocked (2) 2026-11-01
332 Chapter 332: The Witch’s Gambit (1) 2026-11-01
333 Chapter 333: The Witch’s Gambit (2) 2026-11-01
334 Chapter 334: Frey starlight vs Beatrice (1) 2026-11-01
335 Chapter 335: Frey starlight vs Beatrice (2) 2026-11-01
336 Chapter 336: The Witch’s Game (1) 2026-11-01
337 Chapter 337: The Witch’s Game (2) 2026-11-01
338 Chapter 338: Snow Lionheart (1) 2026-11-01
339 Chapter 339: Snow Lionheart (2) 2026-11-01
340 Chapter 340: Snow Lionheart (3) 2026-11-01
341 Chapter 341: Snow Lionheart (4) 2026-11-01
342 Chapter 342: The Devil’s Bargain (1) 2026-11-01
343 Chapter 343: The Devil’s Bargain (2) 2026-11-01
344 Chapter 344: The Cost of a Few (1) 2026-11-01
345 Chapter 345: The Cost of a Few (2) 2026-11-01
346 Chapter 346: Maekar Valerion vs Astaroth (1) 2026-11-01
347 Chapter 347: Maekar Valerion vs Astaroth (2) 2026-11-01
348 Chapter 348: Maekar Valerion vs Beatrice (1) 2026-11-01
349 Chapter 349: Maekar Valerion vs Beatrice (2) 2026-11-01
350 Chapter 350: Sir Alon 2026-11-01

Chapter 311: The next step (2)

Status :

Host: Frey Starlight (Dual Soul)

Class: Swordsman

Talent Grade: S

Current Rank: B+

Strength: B

Speed: A−

Agility: A−

Endurance: A

Aura: SSS

Magic: —

[Swordsmanship: Level 5]

(Limit broken — user can now reach Level 7)

Talentʼs:

{Swordsmanship}, {Aura Manipulation}, {Poison Resistance}

Combat Style: Ten Thousand Steps of Shadow

Skills:

[Hawk Eyes] – Grade A

Grants the user enhanced vision in darkness, the ability to zoom in and out on distant objects, and long-range sight.

Additional Effect: Slight time dilation when under attack.

Also allows the user to see through lower-tier stealth abilities.

[Phantom Steps] – Grade A

Doubles the userʼs movement speed and renders footsteps completely silent.

Additional Effect: The user briefly vanishes from sight when moving at high velocity.

[seduction] – Grade F

A basic skill that stimulates the targetʼs sexual desire. Stronger when used on the opposite sex.

The effect diminishes if the targetʼs rank exceeds the userʼs by more than two tiers, and may fail entirely.

[Ascension] – Grade S

Grants access to a heightened state of focus, known among athletes as ”the zone.”

This form eliminates all distracting thoughts, allowing the user to fight at 120% of their capabilities.

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Abilities:

Shadow Adaptation – Level 3/7

Anti-magic – Tier 1

Allows the user to nullify magic through physical contact.

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System Note:

”Itʼs been a while. Did you miss me?

Just wanted to remind you...

Youʼre still a bug.”

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Achievement Points: 1500

Memories: Nameless Mask – Grade ???

Weapon: ???

Armor: ???

…

I stared at my stats ... so much had changed recently.

Shadow Adaptation at Level 3… I still wasnʼt sure what its full capabilities were. But with the knowledge I gained from that mask, something inside me stirred.

For some reason, I felt like I could do so much more now.

And thatʼs exactly what I needed, because crueler battles were fast approaching.

Especially now… that something had returned.

Frey Starlight – Dual Soul

As if to crown all my fears, the phrase ”Dual Soul” had reappeared—the very same designation that once belonged to my father.

”So... who is it this time?”

Nameless? Or something else entirely?

”What kind of game are you making me play now?”

What struck me most wasnʼt the revelation itselfc...cit was my expression. Unchanging. Blank.

Somewhere deep inside, I already knew what triggered this.

The moment it all began was the moment I wore the Nameless mask.

Without a doubt, that was the turning point.

I didnʼt know exactly what happened… but the system had confirmed the presence of two souls within my body.

And the system had never lied to me before.

Unlike my fatherʼs soul—just a remnant of willpower meant to support me—this time, the intruding soul might not be here to help.

It might be here to take over.

Out of curiosity, I decided to test something…

Following the systemʼs advice feature, I asked the question:

”How do I remove the Dual Soul?”

System advice wasnʼt absolute, but it had answered many questions before—so I tried once more.

And it answered.

”You canʼt.”

Blunt. Unforgiving.

A direct message from the system.

It was as if it were telling me:

”Donʼt waste your time. Youʼll never get rid of it.”

So thatʼs it, huh? Iʼm just a temporary soul, waiting to be replaced by the real one?

And strangely enough… I didnʼt feel sad.

”Iʼm going to vanish, and Nameless will take over? The being powerful enough to rival Agaroth?”

Instead of despair… I felt something else.

Relief.

Didnʼt this mean I had been granted extra time to live ... time I never wouldʼve had otherwise?

And in the end, the true hero would awaken. One who could do the impossible and fix this broken world.

In other words…

My death would become the key to salvation—

The ending millions have waited for across generations.

”A death like that…

Itʼs worth it, isnʼt it, Father?”

He once asked me to live my life to the fullest…

But what if my death was the key to something far greater?

I was certain ... even my father would be satisfied with such an outcome.

”Yes... I will accept this fate.”

Accepting my fate without resistance, I laid down that night, finally able to close my eyes, with nothing left to ponder.

…

Days passed swiftly.

Frey Starlight and his companions returned to the temple, resuming their ordinary lives once again.

The Elite Class had become more active than ever, driven by the changes shaking the Empire to its core.

There had been no recent movements from the Ultras, and Nightmare Beasts had completely vanished from the Empireʼs borders.

A stillness took hold—but it was an ominous calm… the kind that comes before a storm.

A storm whose scale no one could predict.

Both the Empire and the Ultras were preparing for war in their own ways.

And this time, it would likely be far more devastating than the last great war seventeen years ago.

As a result, the Elite Class had begun training its talents intensely, knowing they might soon be forced to play a pivotal role.

Among those talents, several prodigies began to stand out… but one in particular raised the most questions.

Phoenix Sunlight, the young lord of the Sunlight family, stood silently atop the viewing stands of a massive closed training arena, watching the battle unfold before him.

Melina, the claymore-wielding warrior and proud SS-rank combatant—known as the Iron Woman and hailed as the strongest duelist in the Empire—was locked in a fierce battle against a much younger opponent.

Flames sparked as their blades collided violently, scorching the arena around them.

But despite her explosive strikes and lightning-fast movements, Melina couldnʼt land a single blow.

”What are those movements…?”

Phoenix murmured in disbelief as he watched Frey Starlight evade her every strike with flawless precision.

His form, his rhythm—everything was perfectly tailored to counter her style.

Wielding Dark Sister and Balerion with expert control, Frey managed to sustain his Blood Form barrier far beyond fifteen minutes.

Phoenix could see it with his own eyes ... Frey was no longer just holding his own against Melina.

He was pressuring her.

”How did he do it?”

None of this made sense.

The explosive growth in such a short time—it defied all logic.

Frey felt like an entirely different person.

After hundreds of lightning-fast exchanges—dark aura clashing violently against radiant gold—Melina finally stepped back, ending the fight.

Frey tilted his head slightly, confused by her sudden pause.

”Shall we stop here?” she said, her voice empty.

”Why? I couldʼve gone longer,” he replied.

”Thatʼs the problem,” she muttered.

”Your growth is far beyond what I expected. If I push you any further… Iʼll have to try to kill you.”

Melina realized it ... Frey was no longer the boy she could teach.

How could she teach someone whose movements she could no longer understand?

”Weʼre done here.”

With swift steps, she walked past him.

”I have nothing left to teach you.”

Just like that… she declared his training complete.

Frey didnʼt respond. He simply offered his gratitude in his own way.

”Thank you—for everything.”

Her guidance had been valuable once.

But compared to what that mask had given him… it felt like nothing.

All of this unfolded under Phoenixʼs watchful eyes ... he had been assigned to observe Frey.

And yet, without even realizing it…

That frail boy from the Starlight family had become something else.

A monster the likes of which he had never seen before.

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