Sister of the Ranking 1st (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 21

Behind me stood a pitch-black tree, weeping black tears, holding a rotten wooden cudgel.

Bang—followed by a deafening boom that stunned my ears. Still frozen mid-swing, the tree emitted white smoke for a moment before collapsing with a thud.

“Ahh.”

A scream. Whose? Mine? The monster’s? Those things that no longer had an “I” or an “ego”? Or perhaps these children who’d lost consciousness?

—Aaaaaaaaaah—!

“Ahh.”

My nose began to bleed. Before my ears—numbed by the thunderous blast—could even register it, the scream grew sharper.

“Haha, the boss monster’s gone berserk for the last time. If we don’t catch it within the time limit, a Break will occur, won’t it?”

The black entity spoke.

As if in unison with its voice, everything in the forest erupted into chaos.

Callie, who’d been fighting hard just moments before, froze in place.

“…This is…”

Cheon Shin Woo covered one ear with his hand. Instantly, the sound twisted into a horrific screech that clawed at both ears and brain.

“Ugh.”

It resonated. The trees, the guardians, even the master of this forest.

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