Chapter 1 Let's Go to Hell Together

• Everywhere in sight, dilapidated buildings, the floor overgrown with weeds, and the bomb-cratered roads all bore signs of heavy shelling.
• In Mariglade, this place was a rare spot of silence, yet that silence was laced with the chilling scent of blood and an ominous stillness.
• The floor covered in pools of blood was strewn with bodies clad in camouflage uniforms. Strangely, each corpse had a single bullet hole right between the eyebrows—a clean shot, killing them instantly.
• In the midst of these bodies, a woman in full military gear stood, her gaze icy as she stared at the man in camouflage before her. With a cold sneer, she asked, “Why?”
• The man pulled out the syringe from her body.
• At once, pain contorted her delicate face. She couldn't stand it anymore and sank onto one knee.
• Even so, her soldier's dignity and steely resolve remained unshaken.
• “Lynn, the one who wants you dead is the Chief Commander. I'm simply following orders.”
• “Do you think you can take my life?” She snorted in disdain.
• The man in camouflage chuckled along. “They know they can't kill you, so the Chief Commander had the Seventh Nerve Agent specially developed for this purpose. Once the toxin enters your body, all your muscles and nerves will begin to atrophy. No matter how powerful your supernatural abilities are, you won't be able to control anything at this point, will you?”
• All the soldiers who were lying dead around her were slain by her alone.
• In Mariglade, as the environment changed, many people evolved supernatural abilities. However, almost everyone had a single supernatural ability, whereas she had two.
• This was something she had never told anyone as she saw it as her ultimate trump card for survival.
• Sure enough, she could feel her entire body growing numb. Her nerves were already beginning to wither. A nerve agent! Turns out they had been preparing for this moment all along to take me down.
• “I never imagined that the one to kill me would be you.” This man, once her closest comrade, had been a brother who grew up alongside her. Even though she knew the Chief Commander had plans to kill her, she had never once suspected the man standing in front of her.
• He leisurely watched her suffer as she curled up on the ground, convulsing in agony. Her nerves and muscles withered at a visibly rapid pace.
• “The Chief Commander said that once I kill you, your position will be mine,” he said, his voice filled with excitement, as though victory was right before his eyes. “The commander of Mariglade Military Department, the only general under him. Who wouldn't want this position? Lynn, only the strong have the right to speak. You understand that, don't you?”
• She bit her dry, pale lips. Oh, I see. Her lips curled into a faint sneer as she coldly spat out, “You think you're worthy?”
• “Hey!” He stared at her, but his eyes showed a trace of complexity. After a long silence, he spoke bitterly. “Yes, in your eyes, I'll never be worthy! I don't even have the right to stand beside you, do I?”
• His gaze contained hatred, resentment, and an unspoken emotion.
• Soon, that complex gaze was replaced by a firm, cold indifference. “It doesn't matter. You'll be dead soon. You're the one who doesn't get to survive in the end!” A victorious smile began to spread across his face.
• “Ha!” She let out a cold snort. It sounded like her voice was the only sound in the entire city.
• By this point, her body had already started to convulse uncontrollably. In an instant, her hands and legs had withered to nothing but skin and bones.
• Her beautiful eyes were calm, devoid of any emotion. As a cruel, faint smile curled at the corner of her lips, she declared icily, “Then, you should know, I never leave traitors alive.”
• “What do you mean?” The man heart's sank as his smile froze on his lips.
• Her gaze turned sharp as if she were preparing for something.
• “Let's go to hell together...” she whispered, her lips barely moving.
• Without warning, blue flames erupted eerily from the man's body.
• “Ah!”
• Her clear eyes reflected the blue flame that slowly blurred. Gradually, the agonizing screams faded away.
• She gazed up at the sky as a relieved smile curled at the corner of her lips. In the final moment before her eyes closed, an indescribable sorrow filled her heart.