The skulls of the skeletons surrounding the woman shattered, their bones scattering in all directions as their bodies collapsed heavily onto the ground.

  [You have killed "Skeletal Warrior."] …

  When the woman slowly lifted her head in shock, she saw a young man standing there with a spear resting on his shoulder.

  It was Subedei.

  Seeing how the wounded woman endured unbearable pain just to protect her child, he felt both pity—and anger.

  Subedei gripped his spear tightly and activated all his abilities.

  [Your weapon is enveloped in mana. Attack power increased by 20%.]

  [Your mana-using abilities increased by 10%.]

  His weapon began to glow with blue mana.

  The moment he activated his skill, he raised his spear and charged at the nearby skeletons.

  Each of his attacks killed them effortlessly.

  [You have killed "Skeletal Warrior."] …

  It felt as if flames were blazing inside him. Right now, Subedei was filled with immense rage.

  To calm himself, he did not simply kill the skeletons cleanly. Instead, he swung his spear wildly in all directions.

  Though he knew skeletons could not feel pain, he first shattered their arms, then their legs, and finally crushed their skulls.

  Even so, his anger did not subside. He only began killing them faster.

  In the end, every skeleton there was reduced to fragments on the ground.

  The black hole that had suddenly appeared faded into the air just as it had come.

  Subedei paid it no attention. He quickly turned back and checked the wounded woman.

  "Are you alright?"

  She had lost too much blood. Her eyes were unfocused, her consciousness fading.

  Then the question she asked placed Subedei in an awkward position.

  "My child…"

  "Is my child alright?"

  Blood flowed from her mouth as she barely spoke in a weak, worried voice.

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  Subedei had expected her to ask about herself—or whether she would survive—but she did not.

  Understanding a mother's heart, Subedei gently took the child from her arms and held it carefully.

  "Yes. The baby is fine."

  The child, now in Subedei's arms, laughed.

  "Hehehe."

  Hearing her baby's laughter, the woman seemed to relax. A faint smile formed on her pale face.

  With nothing left to worry about, she slowly closed her eyes and grew still.

  Seeing this, Subedei quickly knelt down and checked her breathing.

  She was no longer breathing.

  There was nothing he could do.

  He slowly stood up, holding the small life in his arms, gripping his spear tightly, and remained silent.

  At that moment, several people approached cautiously from afar, holding swords.

  Behind them followed medics and police officers, as if already on standby.

  They looked around in shock.

  The shattered bones scattered everywhere were cleanly cut or pierced through.

  They carefully inspected their surroundings.

  One man who appeared to be a doctor noticed the young man standing there with a spear.

  "Young man, did you do all this?"

  Subedei said nothing.

  The doctor glanced at the woman lying on the ground and hurried over to examine her.

  "She's dead…"

  He sighed softly.

  When he turned to look at Subedei's face, he saw no emotion—only eyes like those of a monster who could kill anyone.

  As Subedei slowly lifted his head and stared at the doctor, his face seemed dim and shadowed.

  The young doctor panicked and screamed, falling backward onto the ground.

  "Aaaahhh!"

  "I think this man killed that woman."

  "I saw everything… He might kill me too…"

  Countless thoughts rushed through the doctor's mind as his face turned pale.

  Hearing his scream, the others rushed over and surrounded Subedei.

  "What happened?"

  "Did this man attack?"

  "Look at his expression—there's no emotion. He looks like he could do anything!"

  "Everyone, be careful!"

  They gripped their weapons tightly, watching him cautiously.

  Among them, a seemingly arrogant young man smirked confidently, raised his weapon, and pointed it at Subedei.

  "Who are you?"

  Subedei slowly turned and looked at him—and at the sword aimed in his direction.

  The arrogant young man met Subedei's eyes and immediately froze, taking a step back in shock.

  At that moment, Subedei was still filled with immense anger. Seeing a weapon pointed at him, he did not think.

  He attacked instantly.

  The others panicked.

  With incredible speed, Subedei swung his spear sideways with force, easily shattering the weapons of those surrounding him.

  Their weapons broke into pieces and fell to the ground.

  The hands that had held them trembled. Many collapsed to the ground, staring at Subedei in fear.

  At last, Subedei's emotions began to settle. Calmer now, he walked toward the doctor.

  The doctor trembled as the young man approached, trying to crawl backward in fear.

  Suddenly, Subedei quickly placed the baby into the doctor's arms—then turned and left.

  Seeing him go, the remaining people finally relaxed.

  "I thought he was going to kill us."

  "Yeah… That monster destroyed our weapons so easily."

  They began complaining.

  "My weapon was expensive…"

  Some tried to piece their broken swords back together, only to watch them fall apart again, nearly in tears.

  Meanwhile, Subedei ran home and immediately lay down on his bed.

  He was afraid of the overwhelming rage he had just felt.

  "I was angry—but I shouldn't have been that angry."

  "Something is wrong."

  He did not want to think further.

  He got up, slowly removed his upper clothes, and began exercising.

  When he exercised, his mind cleared. It calmed him.

  He warmed up his entire body, stretching, doing squats and other movements, revealing every defined muscle.

  Gradually, his mood improved.

  Finally finishing his workout, he lowered his head and saw that his entire body was drenched in sweat.

  So he went to take a shower.