[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-childhood-friend-of-the-zenith":3,"chapter-childhood-friend-of-the-zenith-childhood-friend-of-the-zenith-chapter-485":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Childhood Friend of the Zenith",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1240011,1667,"Chapter 484","childhood-friend-of-the-zenith-chapter-485",485,"\u003Cp>After gaining permission from the Tang Clan, I stepped outside with Woo-hyuk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though I wanted to spend a bit more time with the others, I knew I didn’t have that luxury, so I focused on completing the planned tasks as quickly as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No time to rest. A truly cursed life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Agh, it stings…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As we ran, Woo-hyuk started groaning beside me, rubbing his neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I frowned at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who told you to mess around like that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…I didn’t expect you’d actually bite me! What do you think you are, a dog?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You wanted to be treated like one, so I went along with it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He treated me like a dog first; I simply played the part. I couldn’t see why he’d complain about that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[“Even so, biting him for real doesn’t show much restraint,”] Shin Noya remarked with a tone of disapproval.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I ignored him and looked away from Woo-hyuk, focusing on the path ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How long had we been running through the densely wooded forest? Though Woo-hyuk had said it would take about an hour, it felt like we’d gone further than that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With my legs moving constantly, my mind was also racing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ve set a lot of things in motion… let’s see how they’ll play out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before leaving the Tang Clan, I’d given Nahi some instructions. I was curious to see how that would unfold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In addition to that…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I need to see what kind of response the Poison King will give.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had to know how he would react to what I’d said to him, as it would determine the direction of my next moves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[“Youngster.”]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[“Do you really intend to kill them all?”]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Shin Noya’s question, I glanced sideways. After a brief pause, I answered shortly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no reason to hesitate. It was clear that those involved needed to be dealt with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was something I had to do, especially in light of Tang Jemoon’s request.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing it’ll cause issues later, I can’t just leave it be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[…]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very least, it was a matter involving Tang So-yeol.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’d always wondered how she achieved Invulnerability to All Poisons. Now, the answers were starting to emerge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking about it made me clench my teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Invulnerability to All Poisons—that supreme yet cruel state. Was it truly a place any human, let alone a martial artist, could reach?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hadn’t paid much attention to it before, but now it seemed impossible not to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The very essence of Invulnerability to All Poisons was complete immunity to a thousand toxins and mastery over poison techniques that reached the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could Tang So-yeol have achieved that through a legitimate path?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From my perspective, it didn’t seem like she could have.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apologies to Tang So-yeol, but objectively speaking, she wasn’t a prodigy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the hidden dragons running alongside me now, like Wi Seol-ah, Namgung Bi-ah, and others like Yeongpung, called the First Disciple of Mount Hua, or Peng Woo-jin of the Peng family…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And not to mention…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…the monster who’ll emerge in a few years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the next generation’s Divine Dragon from Shaolin, renowned as a miracle, Tang So-yeol’s presence was almost negligible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be generous, she could be considered a descendant of a prestigious family—just barely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was my impression of Tang So-yeol’s level. However one looked at it, she lacked the talent to reach the ultimate state of Invulnerability to All Poisons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet in the end, she would ascend to that level and become known as the Poison Queen. That alone raised unspoken questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The suspicion that the Heavenly Martial Physique Creation Project, which was supposedly halted, might still be ongoing, coupled with Tang Jemoon’s warning that Tang So-yeol might be involved…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All signs pointed to something happening during her journey to Invulnerability to All Poisons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, I didn’t care about that part.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I were a martial artist who cared about honor and orthodox methods, maybe it would have bothered me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I was someone who had used every available method to grow stronger and didn’t care about righteousness or chivalry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Tang So-yeol had achieved her state through unsavory means, I wouldn’t judge her for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only thing I cared about was this one question:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was this what Tang So-yeol wanted?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the only thing that mattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she willingly chose that path, I could overlook it without a second thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My priority wasn’t Tang Jemoon’s request or some insignificant clan; it was solely Tang So-yeol’s will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if it wasn’t her choice…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she hadn’t chosen it, then I’d tear it all down without mercy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wouldn’t hesitate to burn down the entire Tang Clan if that’s what it took.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would it be difficult?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At one point, I thought it might be a bit much…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, it didn’t seem so hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be because my power had grown?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s too early to be arrogant, though.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’d reached the complete state of Haegyeong from an incomplete one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This level alone would struggle to wipe out a whole clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, strangely, my confidence surged. Clearly, this was no good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something’s different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beyond the physical changes, the relocation of my center to my heart—it was clear my emotions had changed as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was this another abnormality caused by the reconstruction of my vessel?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I need to examine myself thoroughly. Tch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was frustrating not to have the time to do so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suppressing my irritation, I looked at Woo-hyuk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How much further? We’ve already gone over an hour.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With an awkward look, Woo-hyuk replied, “Uh… well, he said it was roughly this way?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I furrowed my brow at his uncertain response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You don’t know the way, do you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haha, what a ridiculous question.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Woo-hyuk laughed dismissively and gestured with his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right? There’s no way he’d just lead us blindly without knowing the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sighing in relief, I was about to pick up the pace when—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When have I ever been to Sichuan? Of course I don’t know the way.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Woo-hyuk’s smug response, I nearly stumbled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He doesn’t know the way?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You crazy bastard! Then why are you leading so confidently?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, I figured we’d just go roughly in this direction.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where’s the map? Hand it over now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I snatched the map from Woo-hyuk, who fished it out, and looked it over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After glancing back and forth from the map to the surroundings, I promptly smacked him on the head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thwack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Woo-hyuk looked at me with a mixture of resentment and pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was on the verge of losing my temper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You idiot! We went the wrong way!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh… really? I didn’t know.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh? You moron… trusting you was my mistake.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without further ado, I turned around and started running in the other direction, grabbing Woo-hyuk by the collar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gah…! Why are you…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shut up. Since we’re late, we’re going fast.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, I mustered all my strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh—I gathered my energy with full force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Woo-hyuk’s eyes widened as he watched, but I ignored his reaction and focused straight ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh, I did give him a small courtesy warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hang on tight. You can manage, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“W-wait!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, I didn’t wait for his response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fwoosh—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blue flames wrapped around my body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Booom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With an explosive burst, I shot forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scenery kept shifting in reverse as my speed exceeded anything from before, by several times over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uuugh….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Woo-hyuk groaned, as though he wanted to say something, but I ignored him and kept going.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who would’ve guessed that Woo-hyuk was as terrible with directions as Namgung Bi-ah?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A guy who looks perfectly fine and acts this useless… dammit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whenever he had a sword in his hand, he became someone else, but without it, he was as clueless as they come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, most geniuses I’d known were like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he wanted to live like that, he could at least give me his looks and height. Damn it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I kept running, for how long, I wasn’t sure, until about thirty minutes had passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Comparing our current location to the map, it seemed we’d finally arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should’ve done this from the start.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even I had to admit it was ridiculous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, I was furious, so I’d been running at full power, but I hadn’t realized I could move this fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In terms of pure speed, I was twice as fast as before I ascended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this rate, I need to verify a few things…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From my rough estimate, it seemed I’d gained about half again as much power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the feeling was different when I used it in full.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, I felt like asking Paejon for a favor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe I’ll ask him to spar with me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Paejon was the only person I could reasonably ask for this kind of favor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asking Amwang, the Shadow King, wouldn’t end well for me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowing down a bit, I asked Woo-hyuk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, where do we go from here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pull yourself together. The directions only got us this far.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The map only mentioned the name of the mountain range and a general location, so I couldn’t pinpoint anything specific.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked like we’d come to the right place, but…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking around, I only saw trees and rocks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still disoriented, Woo-hyuk said, “Hold on… just put me down for a second… I feel like I’m dying.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But you need to tell me where your master is…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meeting him in some forest clearing didn’t seem likely. There had to be a residence or something nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where could it be? Could I have made a wrong turn? I couldn’t be that bad with directions, could I?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I considered heightening my qi sense…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I quickly turned my body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I moved, Woo-hyuk lurched and let out a sound of surprise, but that didn’t matter right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something shot past me through the space I’d just vacated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a sword energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sssssht!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The slash sliced the air and embedded itself in the ground, cleaving a rock in two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rock split and fell to the ground. I landed on the ground quickly, spreading my qi sense outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kugh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t have time to worry about Woo-hyuk, who, unable to break his fall, landed face-first on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Agh… I’m gonna die…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Draw your sword.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I instructed Woo-hyuk, who was still groaning as he got up, to get his weapon out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Sword? What sword?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he seemed oblivious to the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What’s wrong with him? Woo-hyuk usually wasn’t this dense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crunch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, someone emerged from beyond the trees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one who had fired the sword energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Narrowing my eyes, I took in the person’s appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A… beggar?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was my first impression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White hair tangled over his face, which was half-hidden, and he was dressed in ragged, worn-out martial clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man approached us slowly, his bare feet covered in dust, and instinctively, I prepared myself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because despite his appearance…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His sword was impeccably clean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword in his hand was extraordinarily well-maintained, and a palpable aura pierced into me from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who was he?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I tried to calm myself while assessing his identity…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haaah…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man yawned widely, picking at his ear with one hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, looking at Woo-hyuk, who was struggling to stand, he sniffed and spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s with the ruckus, running like mad… what a mess you’ve become in all these years.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Woo-hyuk coughed and gave an embarrassed smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haha. Have you been well?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Does this look like ‘well’ to you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s good to see you’re as lively as ever.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heh, that foul-mouthed disciple. You haven’t changed a bit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to their exchange, I widened my eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now I understood who this man was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could he really be…?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calling Woo-hyuk his disciple could only mean one thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This beggar with the sword was the Wudang Eccentric himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why, though?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I struggled to understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From their conversation, I should’ve been able to recognize him immediately, but I couldn’t shake the feeling of doubt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the aura emanating from him…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His energy…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wudang Eccentric was a known master of the Wudang Sect, and as Woo-hyuk’s master, that much should have been certain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why is it so fierce?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The energy coming from the Wudang Eccentric was far too sharp to belong to a Taoist, and far too wild to seem like someone from Wudang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was why I couldn’t immediately confirm that he was the Wudang Eccentric.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmmm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wudang Eccentric’s gaze shifted from Woo-hyuk to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although his face was obscured by his bangs, I could tell he was looking directly at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I followed the wild energy here… but he doesn’t seem like an enemy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He’s my friend,” Woo-hyuk said cheerfully, raising his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wudang Eccentric tilted his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Disciple.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Did you even have friends?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I decided to try it out once. It’s not too bad.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite Woo-hyuk’s response, the Wudang Eccentric’s gaze remained fixed on me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I relaxed slightly, preparing to show him a respectful greeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your first friend turns out to be… a complete monster. What is this kid?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lifting his tousled hair with his calloused hand, the Wudang Eccentric revealed his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, I could see the Wudang Eccentric’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hm?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, I suppressed a gasp. Setting aside the fact that he was unexpectedly a handsome middle-aged man…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes shone with a blue glow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And white hair, too…?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Across the entire Murim, there was only one family with those unique characteristics…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I looked closely at his features, my brow furrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[“…Wait, huh?”]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shin Noya, observing the Wudang Eccentric, reacted with shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What’s with him all of a sudden?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Noya, what’s wrong?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[“No, why….”]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shin Noya’s voice carried an unusual gravity. What could it be?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a few seconds, he spoke in a voice filled with disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[“Why does that man… look exactly like Myung?”]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing that, I stared at the Wudang Eccentric intently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Myung Shin Noya referred to could only be…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Namgung Myung, the Thunder Blade of Murim.\u003C\u002Fp>",2357,"2026-06-05T15:09:39.032Z",1,"novelbin.me","7d921c39a1f62b0fa4529ee091e8a30be64381d53366b27a3847de92a6d06285","childhood-friend-of-the-zenith-chapter-486","childhood-friend-of-the-zenith-chapter-484",974,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fchildhood-friend-of-the-zenith-cover.jpg"]