Chapter 19: Perspective
Good and Evil are different sides of the same coin. One cannot exist without the other.
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Two days passed in the blink of an eye, and the lady of the castle still hadn’t revealed the information needed to access the vault.
During that time, the castle echoed with her pained cries, mixed with the sound of explosions.
Apparently, the vault was protected by a powerful formation. Even if the entire castle collapsed, the vault would remain standing.
The military had tried everything—explosive charges of all kinds. They even blew up part of the eastern wing in a relentless attempt to break through.
That was why Viktor had been torturing her so often.
At this point, the mission didn’t feel like a fight to save humanity.
It felt like I was just another government thug—paid to torture and extract resources from other worlds.
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Day 3