[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-divine-path-system":3,"chapter-divine-path-system-divine-path-system-chapter-67":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Divine Path System",{"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},1563404,2028,"Chapter 67 - Self And Duty","divine-path-system-chapter-67",67,"\u003Cp>\"No, you didn't.\" A deep voice sounded and an Abyssal emerged from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sarah was spent and couldn't even move. She laid on the ground, powerless as the enemy inched closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Why?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was approaching from behind. She couldn't see him. This only made the footsteps more dreary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sarah was a Level 6 Controller. She had extraordinary senses, but in her current condition, she could barely register the sound, much less fathom the target's condition based on the sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So she didn't notice the Abyssal approaching her was in a terrible condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of his arms was completely missing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With each step, the gaping holes in his body spewed out more green blood and bits of insides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His internal organs were now pieces, and he'd die in minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But… he marched for the final bout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hu..man..Sarah…\" He approached her with pride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn't even exert 1% of his strength and would die away from his homeland.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his contribution would never be forgotten. For he would have killed a Level 6 Dual Awakener. One of the brightest geniuses of humanity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'If given a chance...perhaps she would even break the limitations and become a Sovereign.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His lips curled up, but most of his teeth were missing. His face was losing a good chunk of flesh and his current look could scare even the bravest of adults.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he saw the prey waiting to be slaughtered, the Abyssal saw himself on the edge of completing his life's purpose. All his life would be anchored upon this one act.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt something welling up in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unknowingly, tears trickled down his cheeks. Or the lack thereof.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I will die... but my people will live on. My life will be a fuel for our race to survive.' He recalled his home for a moment and his eyes showed nostalgia and love.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His wife. His young son.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He closed his eyes and prayed for them to witness the survival of his race in his stead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then his eyes shot open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Sarah, there was no kindness in his eyes. Only ruthlessness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He'd kill a thousand such humans to save one Abyssal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reached behind her and raised his only arm. The skin and muscle in his fist were missing. Only the bones were left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pain screamed at his brain, but he wilfully ignored it for his final duty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His fist clenched, and he prepared himself to finish her off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sarah wasn't scared of her impending death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the hideous skeleton fist raised above her head, she was strangely serene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked into the sky as she laid on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her cheeks were already wet as she remembered that person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She came searching. Perhaps that person was here. This was a good place for a secret mission, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She even convinced her father that she was coming to find Cross Tunnel Formations: the technology that allowed Abyssal to teleport their kind from Abyss to Dungeons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was 'her' mission. Her team's mission was to just find traces of Abyssals and their hideouts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She thought even if she failed, she might just go home and try again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, there was no going back. All that gratitude she would never be able to payback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything would end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I'm sorry...mom, bro, I'll be joining you. Dad lost himself in revenge after you died. He never removed that scar. He says it is his reason. I don't see his reason in that scar, I only see his guilt.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sarah's cheeks were flooded with tears once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fist descended, announcing her end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in her final moments, her brain was unusually active. It was as if everything in the world slowed down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her trail of thoughts continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Dad didn't want me to come here, but I insisted. Now if he loses even me to the Abyssals due to his decision to let me here, then...' She felt a lump in her throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Dad, I'm sorry. If I die here, you'll blame yourself the most. I'm sorry...' She sobbed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hair shook as the bone fist punched down with momentum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Die!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Abyssal kept his eyes wide open to witness the greatest moment of his life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sarah kept her eyes open to witness her final moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Szzz!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bright light flashed, and a sword pierced through eye of Abyssal. At the same time, a hand pulled Sarah away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fist punched on the ground and created a crater a few feet deep. The sheer force of the punch shook the surrounding ground as the gravel rose with the shock waves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bone fist loosened, and the body collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword that pierced the eye passed through the brain, ending the Abyssal's life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The final Abyssal collapsed. He was the only Abyssal who died with his body intact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sarah was still in a trance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pull at the final moment saved her. If not, her skull would be crushed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though the shock waves still injured her, she was alive... somehow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But ...how?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn't move her neck, but the footsteps approached her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she saw the face she didn't want to believe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The junior she accepted for the mission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one she was supposed to 'protect'.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll help others.\" Varian grinned and walked towards his teammates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hand was still numb from the sword strike earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he heard the footsteps, he guessed their identities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the beginning, he felt it was weird for the Space Awakener to be caught by Sarah and not escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the humans killed themselves, blasting their body to pieces. Next, Abyssals tried to escape and Sarah didn't notice the missing body mess in her hurry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'When the Abyssals exploded, this Space awakener saved an Abyssal, and they teleported out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They escaped before the explosion completely engulfed them but they were still injured.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then their injuries made sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian reached his teammates. They were seriously injured in the fight. Thankfully, they were on the periphery of the explosion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, they were all unconscious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian spotted a cave in the distance and carried them one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He made sure not to teleport while carrying them, even though he was tempted to do that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, he placed Sarah by their side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cave was on a tall, barren mountain. So the chance of magic beasts running into them would be minimal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He picked out five vials from his space ring and sighed in distress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a green liquid inside. A healing medicine. He brought them yesterday for his first mission. It cost him all his fortune to buy it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They costed 2 mp each.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I even thought I made a bargain by buying them at my 8mp...but who knew this would happen.' He sighed and gave the medicine to the group of five, including Sarah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It only needed to be poured on their skin, and it will enter their body and heal them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>{Merit points: 0}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cursing his poverty, Varian reached the battle site, took the Abyssal body and human body into his space ring, and then returned to the cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was unconscious. Except Sarah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sarah couldn't speak yet. But her eyes were wide open as she observed this newbie, who acted beyond his level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian took out the two corpses and inspected them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was searching for one answer. The one thing that didn't make sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'If I was the Space Awakener, and if my goal is to kill Sarah, then I'd go as far from explosion as possible. I'll be without injuries, then I can kill Sarah easily.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian glanced at Sarah. She was looking at him with curiosity and… gratitude?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rest for some time. Everyone will wake up in a few hours.\" Varian smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sarah blinked her eyes in response and slowly fell asleep. There was a smile on her face...it was full of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Space Awakener kept himself safe, he could've easily killed the injured Sarah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian went back to his reasoning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'But why would that guy go out of his way to save one Abyssal?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Varian glanced at the corpses and snapped his fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Only two possibilities.'\u003C\u002Fp>",1365,"2026-06-06T07:58:11.287Z",1,"novelbin.me","23fd66b5317fae8822fdfc1851900a4e021728157e942bd2fbda66b505f579e9","divine-path-system-chapter-416","divine-path-system-chapter-66",1773,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdivine-path-system-cover.jpg"]