In the story, Allen takes down the Juggler all by himself.
The summoner? She escaped. And it was all thanks to the barrier specialist.
But now that Allen wasn't strong enough to face the danger on his own, Adrian had thought of everything.
His plan was tight, clean—flawless. No risk to his side.
Ariana could handle the monsters. She wasn't a seventh-rank in name only.
And with Adrian handling the mole, it should've been checkmate.
He believed he had changed the canon.
That he'd dodged every danger. That he knew this world better.
But he was wrong.
So damn wrong.
"Guh!" Adrian dropped to one knee, gasping.
The wound in his stomach twisted—burning from the inside.
This wasn't normal.
"Oh my, now that's a good reaction," Abraham said, head tilting like a curious bird.
Rylie rushed in from behind, thinking he saw an opening—
CRACKLE