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Chapter 1044 - 1044: Kings Die Quietly · Nov 04, 2026

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1001 Chapter 1001 - 1001: Knew you’d try to run 2026-11-04
1002 Chapter 1002 - 1002: Stage D: The Evolution Begins 2026-11-04
1003 Chapter 1003 - 1003: Dude, Your Ability Is Straight-Up Broken 2026-11-04
1004 Chapter 1004 - 1004: Stage D: A Turning Point in Humanity’s Evolution 2026-11-04
1005 Chapter 1005 - 1005: You Blew Your Chance to Lie 2026-11-04
1006 Chapter 1006 - 1006: Sorry. I’m Tier 6 2026-11-04
1007 Chapter 1007 - 1007: It Works 2026-11-04
1008 Chapter 1008 - 1008: It’s them 2026-11-04
1009 Chapter 1009 - 1009: Kill Them 2026-11-04
1010 Chapter 1010 - 1010: You’re Not Going Anywhere 2026-11-04
1011 Chapter 1011 - 1011: Don’t Move 2026-11-04
1012 Chapter 1012 - 1012: What Is Wrong With You People?! 2026-11-04
1013 Chapter 1013 - 1013: A Tier 6? That’s Impossible 2026-11-04
1014 Chapter 1014 - 1014: You Really Think You Can Stop Me? 2026-11-04
1015 Chapter 1015 - 1015: Stand Down—Or Die 2026-11-04
1016 Chapter 1016 - 1016: Then Maybe You Five Should Move Out 2026-11-04
1017 Chapter 1017 - 1017: Thank You… for Not Killing Me 2026-11-04
1018 Chapter 1018 - 1018: Maybe This Time… We Let It Be 2026-11-04
1019 Chapter 1019 - 1019: A Knife to the Heart 2026-11-04
1020 Chapter 1020 - 1020: We’ll Need Outside Help 2026-11-04
1021 Chapter 1021 - 1021: A Zombie Just Smirked at Me 2026-11-04
1022 Chapter 1022 - 1022: Now You Call for Backup? 2026-11-04
1023 Chapter 1023 - 1023: We Took the Hill 2026-11-04
1024 Chapter 1024 - 1024: Perfect. Let Them Take the Heat 2026-11-04
1025 Chapter 1025 - 1025: You Ran Straight Into the Wrong People 2026-11-04
1026 Chapter 1026 - 1026: Come Here 2026-11-04
1027 Chapter 1027 - 1027: No One We Fear 2026-11-04
1028 Chapter 1028 - 1028: You Think Your Compound’s Better Than This? 2026-11-04
1029 Chapter 1029 - 1029: You Can Be Provisional 2026-11-04
1030 Chapter 1030 - 1030: Earth-Type. Again 2026-11-04
1031 Chapter 1031 - 1031: He Stopped a Rocket Mid-Air 2026-11-04
1032 Chapter 1032 - 1032: What Kind of Rocket Turns Around Mid-Air? 2026-11-04
1033 Chapter 1033 - 1033: You Should’ve Run When You Had the Chance 2026-11-04
1034 Chapter 1034 - 1034: Death Wasn’t the Worst Thing 2026-11-04
1035 Chapter 1035 - 1035: Inside the Compound 2026-11-04
1036 Chapter 1036 - 1036: Snipers Don’t Get Second Shots 2026-11-04
1037 Chapter 1037 - 1037: Giving This to You Would’ve Been a Waste 2026-11-04
1038 Chapter 1038 - 1038: No One Left to Run 2026-11-04
1039 Chapter 1039 - 1039: Welcome aboard 2026-11-04
1040 Chapter 1040 - 1040: Other People’s Apocalypse 2026-11-04
1041 Chapter 1041 - 1041: This Is the Safe Zone 2026-11-04
1042 Chapter 1042 - 1042: Welcome to the Inner Circle 2026-11-04
1043 Chapter 1043 - 1043: Who Gave You the Right? 2026-11-04
1044 Chapter 1044 - 1044: Kings Die Quietly 2026-11-04
1045 Chapter 1045 - 1045: Bandits Don’t Leave Empty-Handed 2026-11-04
1046 Chapter 1046 - 1046: This Is Why We Don’t Let Him Drive 2026-11-04
1047 Chapter 1047 - 1047: Then the Military Moved 2026-11-04
1048 Chapter 1048 - 1048: She Chose the Wolves 2026-11-04
1049 Chapter 1049 - 1049: This Is What the Squad Looks Like 2026-11-04
1050 Chapter 1050 - 1050: Everyone Gets Nine Chances 2026-11-04

As soon as Mayor Marks gave the order, the surrounding Enhanced surged toward Ethan again.

Ethan didn’t hesitate—he activated [Teleportation] and reappeared right beside Marks, swinging his barbell bar down in another brutal arc.

But this time, Marks was ready.

Vines burst from the ground, wrapping around him like a living shield.

BOOM—

The barbell bar smashed through the vines, snapping them apart, and sent Marks stumbling back a few steps.

”Damn, that actually works?” Ethan muttered, a little impressed. Gotta admit, the guy had some brains.

But before he could follow up, a wave of Tier 5 Enhanced closed in, their attacks slamming into him from all sides.

Ethan had no choice—he teleported out again.

The moment he reappeared, the Enhanced swarmed him once more.

”Yeah… this guy’s not gonna be easy to kill,” Ethan sighed. ”Guess I need to pick up a heavy-hitting ability next time.”

Then, without warning, he teleported straight to Victor’s side, leaving behind a cryptic message:

”He’s yours. Just remember—don’t kill the Light-type Awakened. Leave him for Miles.”

Mayor Marks blinked, confused—then his instincts screamed.

He dove to the side just in time.

SHHK—

A severed arm flew through the air.

Even with his quick reflexes, Marks couldn’t avoid it completely—his arm was sliced clean off.

”Sir!!”

Gasps erupted around him.

”There’s an invisible Awakened! Protect the mayor!”

The guards instantly closed ranks around Marks, eyes scanning the area in panic.

A Water-type Awakened raised his hand, ready to cast a Water Barrier.

But before he could finish the motion, a dagger plunged into his throat.

”I’ve been waiting for you,” a voice whispered in his ear.

The man collapsed, gurgling.

”Kill them!”

The surrounding Enhanced launched a barrage of attacks toward the source—but Chris was already gone.

”Listen to me!” Mayor Marks shouted, clutching his bleeding stump, eyes darting around. ”I’m the mayor of Starlight City! A government official! You don’t know what kind of line you’re crossing!”

Silence.

”I know Ethan sent you. But it’s not too late to stop. The government will regain control soon. When that happens, people like you will be hunted down. I’m telling you—don’t throw your life away!”

”If you stop now, I’ll make sure you’re protected. I can even make you someone important.”

”You’re wasting your breath,” a voice whispered right in his ear.

”!!”

Marks’s hair stood on end. He rolled instinctively to the side.

A dagger stabbed toward his neck.

At the last second, a white Energy Barrier flared to life in front of him—another desperate defense.

But Chris had seen it coming.

His dagger shimmered with black light—and sliced through the barrier like it wasn’t even there.

The blade plunged into Mayor Marks’s throat.

His eyes went wide.

He couldn’t believe it.

Just moments ago, he’d been riding high, calling the shots, playing king.

Now he was dying on the floor.

He had dreamed of becoming a warlord in this apocalypse, of building an empire from the ashes.

But he never even got the chance.

His eyes filled with regret and disbelief.

Why the hell did I ever mess with these people?

As Chris pulled the dagger free, Mayor Marks collapsed to the ground with a heavy thud.

For a moment, the entire battlefield fell silent.

Everyone stared, stunned.

”Mayor Marks is dead!?”

”He’s dead!!”

”He actually killed him—Mayor Marks was the mayor of Starlight City! How the hell did he dare!?”

The Enhanced around them looked lost, their eyes filled with confusion and panic.

If Marks was dead… what about all the promises he made?

And when the state government found out—would they be held responsible too?

”He killed Mayor Marks! Don’t let him get away! If he walks, the state will come down on all of us!” a woman suddenly shouted.

It was the secretary—the one in the sheer stockings and tight office skirt, the one who’d been ”servicing” Marks earlier.

Her words seemed to snap some of the Enhanced out of their daze. Their eyes hardened.

But just as they started to move—

SHNK—

Her head dropped clean off her shoulders.

”…”

That shut them up real fast.

If even Mayor Marks was dead, what was the point of fighting now?

”Don’t be afraid!” shouted the Light-type Awakened in white. ”He’s just a rat hiding in the shadows! Force him out—we can kill him and avenge Mayor Marks!”

He didn’t even finish the sentence before his arm went flying.

If Ethan hadn’t specifically told Chris not to kill him, he’d be lying next to the secretary right now.

Chris might not be the best in a full-on brawl, but when it came to assassination—no one could touch him.

After that, the rest of the Safe Zone higher-ups who’d been thinking about rallying the crowd all shut their mouths.

Now, they were just praying Chris didn’t notice them.

The air turned thick with tension. No one dared move.

...

Meanwhile, Ethan had chased Victor all the way back to his residence.

By now, every one of Victor’s bodyguards had been taken out. He was alone.

”Why…? What did the Harlan family ever do to you!? Why are you wiping us out like this!?” Victor shouted, face twisted with rage and disbelief.

”Honestly? I didn’t have any beef with your family at first,” Ethan said calmly. ”But your son? He didn’t know when to shut up.”

”This isn’t about me wanting to destroy you. But you’re the head of the Harlan family. You know how this works. Once there’s blood between us, I can’t leave loose ends.”

With that, Ethan swung his barbell bar—and ended it.

Just like that, the Harlan family, which had survived over a month in the apocalypse, was no more.

...

Ethan returned to the battlefield.

The first thing he saw was Mayor Marks’s corpse, lying in the open. No one dared come within ten feet of it, so it stood out like a landmark.

”Nice work,” Ethan said, giving a thumbs-up to the invisible Chris.

The surrounding Enhanced didn’t charge him. They just stood there, uncertain.

They’d seen what Ethan could do. Charging him now would be suicide. If even Mayor Marks was dead, who the hell would step up?

Ethan could read it all on their faces.

He raised his voice.

”We killed Mayor Marks to avenge Colonel Reyes. That’s it. This isn’t your fight. Marks is dead—that was between us and him. You all can relax. Go back to whatever you were doing.”

”…”

”Who says Colonel Reyes was killed by Mayor Marks!?” someone called out, suspicious.

”I say so. Got a problem with that?” Ethan shot him a cold look.

The guy immediately shut up.

”Mayor Marks was a government official. Aren’t you afraid the government will come after you?” another voice asked.

Ethan chuckled. ”That’s not your concern. And Marks didn’t represent the government. If you’re gonna trust someone, trust the National Guard. At least the military actually gets shit done.”

”The Guard will move in. They’ll stabilize the zone. So go on—get back to your lives.”

There was a long pause.

Then, slowly, people started to leave.

But just as one man with a severed arm tried to slip away—

”You there. Hold up,” Ethan called out, pointing at him.

…

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