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Chapter 187: Fallen star (4)

Chapter 187: Fallen star (4)

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7th Site of the Depth, Eepoche.

Eepoche was now recovering after the battle was finished between the Lords. Pierre, who had been long silent, rose up.

'Hope found from the place where hope had been lost.'

That was the phrase that explained the recent events within Eepoche. The word Eepoche meant to stop every thought. It was considered as the 'stop of all hope' within the 7th site, but it was now being given a different meaning.

"Shouldn't we change the nickname now? We should change it from the place where hope falls to the place where the fall dies."

"Maybe."

People had already begun to spread rumors. Hope was now being found. And in the center of it was a man. Everyone who knew of his battle realized that within a week, he would be the most famous man in <Depth>. But that was a story that was going to take place a week later. He was still in the process of becoming 'famous'.

'Dammit. Where is he now? It's not like he's all that popular or anything!'

Surha, who had been looking after the armies of the 7th site with Pierre's permission, was walking down Fortress <Edmunt> with a frown. She noticed Chunghuh who was flirting with the woman Followers nearby.

"Hey! Did you see Jaehwan?"

"H-huh? Oh, I didn't see him."

Chunghuh flinched and began to act if he wasn't doing anything and the women Followers ran away at the chance. Surha felt anger rushing up but held back to ask, "Hey, aren't you too relaxed? We've won the battle, but the war is not over yet. It's just the beginning."

"I know."

"You know and you were just..."

"Can we take some time to rest? It's been a while since we've won with such ease."

"..."

It was natural to think that way. Surha remembered the fight that happened two days ago, the fight between Jaehwan and Gerome.

'But since when did he become so strong? I'm no match against him now.'

A thousand swords ripped apart Gerome's spirit. Surha grabbed her shoulders from shaking. It was terrifying enough to even think about it. Chunghuh grinned.

"Isn't it amazing? I didn't know Jaehwan became that powerful either."

Chunghuh seemed excited while just thinking about the fight. There was no one who wasn't excited.

That power. That brutality. It was the hope they had been waiting for. If Jaehwan wasn't their hope, then there was no hope.

"Hah. He's not hope..."

"Heh, girl. Wasn't it you who spoke of all that hope before?"

"..."

"That your [Premonition] showed Jaehwan and came running to me..."

"Shut up."

"Oh, and did you apologize to him? You did some wrong things to him, didn't you?"

Surha then blushed and shouted, "...Forget it! Have you heard anything about Varkant yet?"

"Oh, the one we couldn't capture? No. Nothing's come in after we missed him at the portal."

That was the only mistake they made in the battle that day. Varkant ran from the battlefield the moment Gerome was killed and they chased him to the portal unsuccessfully.