[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-killed-me-now-i-have-your-power":3,"chapter-killed-me-now-i-have-your-power-killed-me-now-i-have-your-power-chapter-155":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Killed Me? Now I Have Your Power",{"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},1085526,1415,"Chapter 155: A Smile of Sorrow [4]","killed-me-now-i-have-your-power-chapter-155",155,"\u003Cp>Chapter 155 – A Smile of Sorrow [4]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the moment she learned about the church’s hierarchy, Rea hadn’t stopped for even a single minute in her search for a way to evolve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You might think it’s easy, but hear me out — it’s absolutely not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First of all, Rea was nothing more than a pitiful Awakened rank whose only ability was to see the fears of others and influence them to a certain degree. And even that was heavily limited — anyone aware of her Origin’s nature could block it with a specific artifact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s why, for now, the only way she could survive without constantly flirting with death was to hide the nature of her Origin as much as possible... something she obviously didn’t do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she had her reasons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was either hide it and remain a simple penitent in the church forever... or reveal it and work her way upward and reach Weeping Acolyte, then Disciple of Sorrow, and eventually... the Saintess of Sorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, it was a wild goal. But Rea was determined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She needed strength, political influence, and wealth — all of it — to revive her fallen family and find her grandfather’s murderer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She would not back down. And as for what she was willing to lose...?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rea smiled inwardly, her mind drifting back to that starry night on the colline with Kaden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The day he had asked her what she was willing to sacrifice to reach her goal. She hadn’t known back then. But now... now she knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I am ready to lose everything, Kaden... even myself if I must.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A glint of madness flashed in her beautiful, ruby-red eyes as, for a brief moment, black tears welled beneath them — only to retreat as if they had never been there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you interested in the offer?\" Mother Esmere’s voice pulled her from her thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rea smiled sweetly, a smile both sorrowful and serene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mother Esmere, I truly don’t know how to thank you for this sorrowful opportunity,\" she said, her voice deepening with emotion as her face took on the weight of grief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I do not deserve such grace from your noble self.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mother Esmere’s smile widened and widened still — until her lips parted, revealing her aged mouth and the few teeth within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sight was... sorrowfully blinding. So much so that Rea felt her own emotions stirring, an ache rising in her chest, a faint urge to cry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My dear child, this is my favor upon you so take it,\" Esmere said, her voice rich with dark glee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rea’s answer had clearly pleased her. Not only was Rea polite, sharp, and in possession of a useful Origin, but she had never overstepped and always appeared sincere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’With her on my side... maybe — just maybe — I can finally have the chance to be named heir to a Disciple of Sorrow, take my evolution quest, and rise further,’ Mother Esmere thought, already plotting how to use Rea’s resourcefulness to serve her own ascent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I accept gladly, Mother,\" Rea said, rising and bowing deeply to show her gratitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ease, ease, my child. You know I can only give you a recommendation to take the test to become a Weeping Acolyte.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rea nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And also — to qualify, you must at least be Intermediate rank. So...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She smiled faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s time for you to take your evolution quest, my dear child.\" She reached into her space ring and withdrew a stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An evolution stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But its glow, its mystical weight, was far weaker than the one Kaden had obtained and even less than Meris’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A simple Rare-rank evolution stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, simple might be an exaggeration. To the common populace, Rare rank was something they could never dream of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Rea wasn’t common. She had ambitions too large to let a low-grade evolution stone define her potential.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, she accepted it with a grateful smile while hiding her contempt for the stone. \"Thank you, Mother. I will not disappoint your expectations.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a few more pleasantries — and a few subtle praises — Rea left the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once back in her quarters, she sat on her bed, hands holding her head as she thought of a way...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A way to get a better stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I have money... but money alone won’t buy an evolution stone of that rank.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, wealth could bring her closer to the kind of people who could make it happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her next step was clear — she needed to find someone like that in the City of Pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she had a lead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It’s time to go to the Tycoon’s Merchants.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Darklore – Ruined Death’s Dungeon\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A whole day passed since their escape from the undead, and only now did Kaden and Asael wake up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which meant they had been tired — or foolish — enough to sleep while the undead went berserk last night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alright, let’s be honest — it was foolish. But by chance, or fate, they had survived. The undead hadn’t come near their hiding place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now Kaden was sitting in the cave, back against the smooth wall, eyes fixed on the notification panel before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Death Coins: 16000 | Stat Points: 100]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tilted his head. Last time he checked, he had only 14000 Death Coins and zero stat points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where the rest came from...?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then it clicked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’My Love Life quest.’ Kaden thought, wondering how the fuck did he even forget about a reward from Death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the one quest that tasked him with winning over Mayari to make Meris his wife.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I honestly forgot about that quest.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shooks his head softly before a grin tugged at his lips. This was an unexpected gift. In his current situation, every point mattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Asael out for a well needed bath, now was the perfect time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Death, show me my stats profile.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Stats Profile]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>STR: 311\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>AGL: 360\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>MANA: 360\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>INT: 360\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>WILL: 350\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>PER: 311\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He noticed the additional ten points in each stat from his earlier transformation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with that, he realized something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beyond relentless training or quests, he could also raise his stats by synthesizing his body with others — living beings or objects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This trait... it was terrifying in its potential.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I haven’t even been using it at half its worth.’ He thought as he shook his head, finding himself quite incompetent sometimes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because this trait alone can make him someone people will fear across both worlds, without taking into account his system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He can be...a monster. Figuratively or...literally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sighed, feeling regretful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now that the thought settled inside his mind. He now knew what to do next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This dungeon was crawling with Master-ranked corrupted undead. He would kill them all, take their cores, saturate his own, and then... fuse their bodies into his.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time he left this dungeon — whether by finding a way to a damn Grandmaster or finding another way — he would be death incarnate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His lips curved into a sharp, dangerous smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Death, add fifty to Will and fifty to Perception.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was time to remind these corrupted bastards that the Envoy of Death... was here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he is not a prey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—End of Chapter 155—\u003C\u002Fp>",1208,"2026-06-03T10:53:47.503Z",1,"novelbin.me","f8ddc09e73f4ee45dc57011ee28eb09dabe5744d36108dd0bbed3e06b6dbfd08","killed-me-now-i-have-your-power-chapter-156","killed-me-now-i-have-your-power-chapter-154",481,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fkilled-me-now-i-have-your-power-cover.jpg"]