Chapter 335: Bloodied. Bruised. Trapped

“Don’t just renew my life for the month,” she said. “Heal me. Every wound. I can’t fall now… The mission is not over.”

“Warning. This will cost all your good points. Every single one.”

“I know.”

Do you accept?

“…Yes.”

A surge of warmth filled her chest. Golden light swirled through her veins. Every cut sealed. Every bruise faded. Her strength returned like a flood.

She stood up, renewed, unbroken.

She walked back to the others with an even pace. The first thing Abuchi did when he saw her was to examine her up and down. He only relaxed when he saw that she was fine.

‘How remarkable,’ he thought. She fought nine second rate guards all at once and came out without a single scratch.

If only Abuchi knew that Nnenna almost died in that fight. He probably would not be so calm.

King Mesha, Ruth, and her mother had stared with wide eyes throughout the entire fight.

The prison bars could not hide their shock.

They recognized Abuchi immediately, his stance, his voice, the way he fought like someone with something to protect. Ruth’s heart pounded in her chest. It really was him. Her Abuchi.

But the other two fighters were harder to place. One was a young man, unfamiliar. The other… a girl. A courageous girl. Ruth squinted, a strange feeling twisting in her chest.

It looked like Nnenna.

But no, it couldn’t be.

Could it?

did not let herself believe it, not

the girl stepped forward, breathing hard but standing strong. Her clothes were stained with blood and

save you people,” she

Ruth froze.

out a soft

Mesha narrowed

a

the second

Nnenna.

knelt by one of the unconscious guards and pulled a set of keys from his belt. “Let’s go. There’s no

They stepped out of the

just as they reached the

echoed

the front side slowly

And then

Clap. Clap. Clap.

mocking applause

from the shadows of the

like a younger version of King Mesha, sharper features, cold smile,

hundred guards followed behind him,

casually, his voice echoing through the dungeon like he was on stage performing for

again, slower this

asked, turning to some of

They hesitated.

along, not daring to

The

now flat, almost bored. He waved a hand lazily. “Throw them back in the

defensive stance, fists clenched, eyes sharp. They were not going down without

it was six against a

as Nnenna was slammed hard against the wall. John took a blow to the ribs.

beaten, and shoved back into the

slammed shut behind

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