Chapter Thirteen: Late
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[THE award will be delivered. Please position your hand.]

[5… 4… 2…]

"M-My hand?"

Marcus was taken aback, but he still did what the system told him to do.

He outstretched his hand and waited for the number to go down.

Just as the number on the translucent screen turned to zero, a star-shaped bottle emerged with golden light in Marcus' hand.

He nearly threw the bottle out of shock.

"W-What is this?" he asked as he examined the bottle full of curiosity.

He never saw anything like it.

[It's the Host's additional reward. A healing potion. Please use it to tend your wounds.]

Hearing the system's robotic voice, Marcus examined himself.

His clothing had become tattered, soaked in both his own and his opponents' blood.

He could feel the stickiness of it clinging to his skin.

Marcus stared at the star-shaped bottle again, its golden contents glittering like liquid sunlight.

"Is this safe to drink?"

Marcus hesitated, examining the strange star-shaped bottle in his hand.

The system had ins
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