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Leonard Churchill had defeated his Advanced shadow without peril.
He also let out a big sigh of relief.
He was grateful that he had prepared well in advance, as his physical attributes had greatly improved in just a few days, otherwise he really might have faced a setback.
The reward exceeded his expectations and was pleasantly surprising.
He had not only acquired a JOKER's exclusive secret skill.
Moreover, after killing the Fear Manifestation, his shadow, he instantly felt refreshed and invigorated.
Just as Barre Shepherd had said before, after slaying the Demon in Heart, it seemed like there was nothing left to fear.
It was an indescribable sense of exhilaration.
At this moment, the sense of joy in his mind was even more intense than any previous indulgence in negative emotions.
