Harem Stealer: Reborn with the God-Tier Sharing System novel Chapter 66

Chapter 66: Chapter 66: The Throne of Shadows

Chapter 66 – The Throne of Shadows

While chaos brewed in the Forest of Darkness, elsewhere—another path unfolded.

Our chosen one had accepted a mission.

Alongside Leona.

"We’ll finally have time together," she said, her voice soft with false excitement. "Just us."

Elijah didn’t respond at first. Ever since the incident with Elizabeth, he’d been... off. His brows remained furrowed, his gaze distant and hard.

But Leona’s persistent affection was slowly melting the ice around him.

He offered a faint smile. "Yeah. Let’s go. Let’s forget all of that and enjoy this mission together."

It was a simple task on paper.

A rampaging A-rank beast had been terrorizing the border villages of the human domain. A kill mission.

Both of them were more than capable. There was no real danger.

To Elijah, it was the perfect excuse to spend time with Leona.

But Leona?

Her smile hid a question.

’Why this mission?’

Something didn’t sit right.

But she said nothing.

"Let’s go, Leona!" Elijah called out, newfound energy in his voice.

"Yes!" she replied.

And so, they departed.

...

Meanwhile—

Ester’s group moved with speed and purpose, not slowing for a second since Elizabeth’s warning.

They raced toward the eastern edge of the inner zone. Shadows flickered around them, but none dared halt their advance.

Only a few mindless shadow beasts attempted attacks—each one silenced in a single slash from Yuki’s merciless blade.

Hours passed.

And finally, they arrived.

Before them stood a massive cave—its entrance wide and gaping like the mouth of a slumbering beast. Shadows coiled within. The darkness inside was unnaturally thick.

Ominous.

Still, they had no choice.

"It shouldn’t be a problem," Eric said with cautious confidence.

Everyone nodded. Four A-rank beings versus one beast—the odds favored them.

They stepped inside.

Instantly, the pressure shifted. The shadows deepened. The air grew heavy.

A predator’s den.

Ester stopped cold.

The others halted with her.

She could sense it. As someone attuned to concealment, she recognized the presence immediately.

"The beast is here. Be alert."

It was cloaked—just like her.

Elizabeth’s frown deepened. She extended her hand, conjuring a sphere of Light—one of her many affinities. It shimmered, pulsing against the suffocating dark, casting illumination through the cave.

And then—they saw it.

A massive Wyvern. Scales black as void, eyes just as dark. Its body absorbed the light around it, drinking it in like a void.

Even now, standing mere meters away—they couldn’t feel its presence.

If not for their eyes, they would’ve thought it an illusion.

And then...

The beast smirked.

A disturbingly human expression.

But it was the voice that followed that sent chills down their spines.

A deep, smooth voice echoed through the cave.

"It seems I have guests. It has been... quite some time."

They instinctively stepped back. Eyes wide. Skin prickling.

A beast that spoke with such clarity?

There was only one explanation.

S-rank.

The Wyvern rose slowly.

"Yes. It seems I did well hiding my true rank from those treacherous shadows."

He smiled again. Sharp. Knowing.

"Shall we begin?"

"Fuck!" Eric cursed, drawing his weapon.

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