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CHAPTER LI: A Battle Against the Evil Nymph; This Is Either We Win or We Will Vanish Forever (Part II)
I LOST MY capability to think. That was all I could manage to think about. My legs were wobbling, and finally I fell to my knees. I took a deep, long breath before coming into a decision that I should just seek help. With all the ounces of strength my body had, I balled my fists and shouted to the top of my lungs… “FUCK IT!!!”
My voice echoed around for a while, and I stayed, facing high up. With my sobbing, I looked back to the toys from afar. And it seemed as though they had finally sn
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