One piece: Without a system, I have to survive!

Chapter 109: Chapter 109: Trial of the Forsaken King



The towering figure loomed over us, its glowing blue eyes flickering like dying embers. Every step it took sent vibrations through the cracked stone beneath our feet. It was neither alive nor truly dead—something ancient, something beyond human understanding.

Shira took a step back, her breath unsteady. "That thing… it's not just some statue."

Vex chuckled, though there was a tension in his stance that betrayed his usual confidence. "I think we figured that out already."

The spectral king raised one massive hand, its gauntlet cracked and eroded by time, yet still radiating an overwhelming sense of power.

"You who step upon this cursed land… prove your worth, or be swallowed by the forgotten past."

The words were not just spoken—they reverberated through my skull like a command etched into my very bones.

A test.

There was no escaping it.

Without warning, the king moved.

For something so massive, it was impossibly fast. In an instant, the air split with a deafening boom as its armored fist came crashing down toward us.

I reacted on instinct.

I dove to the side, barely avoiding the impact as the ground beneath where I stood shattered like glass. A cloud of dust erupted into the air, obscuring my vision for a moment.

Shira had already drawn her blade, her stance low, her muscles tense. Vex, on the other hand, grinned as he unsheathed his twin daggers.

"This just got interesting," he muttered, eyes gleaming.

The king turned toward us, raising its other hand. The air shimmered—an unnatural force began gathering in its palm, forming a sphere of crackling energy.

Magic.

But it was unlike anything I had ever felt before.

Ancient. Heavy. Unforgiving.

And then, the attack was unleashed.

A massive wave of energy tore through the ruins, obliterating everything in its path. I barely had time to react, throwing myself behind a fallen pillar as the shockwave tore through the landscape.

"Damn it!" I cursed, feeling the raw power in the air. "How do we even fight something like this?"

Vex laughed, flipping his daggers in his hands. "We don't run, that's for sure."

Shira's eyes narrowed. "We bring it down."

I exhaled sharply. My pulse was racing, my body aching from the sheer force of the battle. But one thing was clear—if we wanted to survive, we had to win.

And so, with weapons drawn and adrenaline surging through our veins, we charged toward the Forsaken King.


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