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Chapter 68

"How pathetic..."

Looking back at those two emotionless eyes, Jin's mouth opened and closed a couple of times.

...Though he tried, no words came out from his mouth.

-Thud!

Kneeling on the ground, Jin lowered his head and stared at his blood-soaked clothes.

Those words hit him straight into the heart.

No matter how much he wanted to refute...he couldn't.

He couldn't even defeat a bunch of nobodies, and yet he dreamt of people erecting statues of him?

'How pathetic'

...No other words better matched how Jin felt at the moment.

Expresionesly staring at Jin's sorry figure, Ren spoke

"Is this all your pride amounts to?"

"..."

Staring at the ground, Ren's words went from one ear to the other...the world around Jin became dyed black and white, and all sound around him became faint.

Seeing Jin's state, walking next to him, Ren looked down on him

"So this is the real Jin Horton huh?"

An insecure brat with an overly inflated ego.

That's who Jin Horton was...

Only in his darkest moment did his true personality become evident.

People around him thought of him as a genius and a prodigy.

They lauded his talents and efforts continuously...but in the end, all that did was fuel his ego and insecurities.

Just like a castle made out of cards, all it took was a simple push, and everything came crashing down.

-Bam!

Staring at Jin's sorry figure for a couple more seconds, Ren raised his foot and kicked him in the stomach.

"kaahhh.."

Feeling a strong force on his abdomen, Jin curled on the ground as he gagged multiple times.

"To think your pride only amounted to this much...all it took was a couple of setbacks and this is the result...pathetic"

Walking over to Jin, Ren grabbed him by the hair and dragged his face towards his.

"You disappoint me"

-Pa!

Slapping Jin on the face once, Ren released his hair and flung him to the side as if he was a piece of garbage.

"I honestly couldn't care less if you died, but..."

Looking at Jin's pathetic figure for a couple of more seconds, Ren turned around and headed towards the exit of the room.

As he left, in an almost inaudible voice, he mumbled

"...I didn't want to discard such an important chess piece"

Watching Ren's figure leaving, leaning against the wall, Jin looked up and weakly said

"Y-ou y-our that guy called Ren Dover right?"

"..."

As if he didn't hear Jin's voice, Ren kept walking towards the exit of the room.

Ren's silence as confirmation, bitterly smiling, Jin looked down and softly

"It's you isn't it?"

haha.

stronger than he

he knew he killed those

that even he, someone who specialized in

it, didn't

the ceiling of the room, Jin covered his eyes

this happening to me? What

his pride

he thought he was closer to his goal, another obstacle showed up to screw up

-Bang!

the ground, Jin

is

screams, Ren's footsteps halted. Looking back

this be happening to

staring at Ren, Jin glared at him and

do you know!

at Jin, Ren opened his

actually do to make yourself stronger? Train? Spar? or suck onto your family's

"What ar--"

Jin could open his mouth to refute, cutting

you ever fight with your life on the line? Did you actually ever think about what the others had to sacrifice in order to get to where they were now? You keep comparing yourself to Kevin, but do you even know what he

had their own

very young age fought with his life on the line, Amanda was alone for the most

those setbacks, they fought through it

Jin?

setbacks did

his family shielding him, Jin comfortably lived his life as a rich second-generation young master that was continuously

with no setbacks or reality checks that helped him mature. He was merely an

he have to be prideful

Jin fiercely glared at

you telling me all

tears he shed when he trained? All the days where he

Jin, Ren looked at the room. Pointing towards the black-clad individuals he coldly

In the end, you're the one that

a couple of seconds to look at the room which was now a mess, Jin looked at the corpses of the black-clad individuals

blabbering nonsense since

with the aid of the wall,

I've been through! What I did to get

step at a time,

to me as if you know anything about me? What do

to Ren, the more

are you to criticize me when you hide your

silent, and ignoring Jin's words as he slowly

once of anxiety nor

as if you

step at a time, Jin slowly made

-Halt

front of Ren, Jin looked at him straight

to me like that when you

a few inches away from

"uh?--kghhh"

his body in the

acts all mighty all the time, you don't seem that impressive

"Khhhh...let go!"

the air by Ren, Jin struggled to speak

"It's useless..."

neck, Ren looked at

are doing...I want you to remember this moment...I want you to remember my hand at your throat as you heavily gasp

Jin's neck, Ren emotionlessly looked at

"Khhh...damn it! Let go!"

free himself from Ren's grip. All he could

"khhh"

grip to shut

that no one cares about that stupid pride

whole life...I want you to remember this moment...this humiliation...remember the moment where your pathetic self almost lost to a bunch of

he listened to Ren's powerful

he stopped struggling

he ever

strong grip on his neck, Jin realized

spoke, the more Jin wanted to deny what he was saying. He wanted with all his being to release himself from his grip and beat him

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