From Trash to Lord of Thunder: The Rise of the Cursed Extra
Chapter 176: Major rewrite in progress: 74! out of 140 - s

Chapter 176: Major rewrite in progress: 74! out of 140 Chapters

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33as’A lighdtasnasing3321 12b2132olt reall12y hit 21her...’ Charle12s thought, stunned.

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Charles, catching her lo3o2k, s3h123dooasdka his 11232head fast 13312and muttered, "I didn’t do that, I swear." 31231233

211212Kaira let 3out a low giggle, convinced sRdian h3a12231d done it for her.

Str3ug3gling, she leaned closer to whisper,as d"No n3e1223ed to lie, Rian. I know it was your power." 12

3Charles frowned, realizing Kaira was misreadasidng ev13e2rything.

"12I’m not lying!" he hissed, keeping his voice low asso Saria 3w12ouldn’t hear. "That bolt came from3 12the sky, not me!" da3

1sKaira s3i12ghed, crossing her arms as rain continued to drench her.

"2d3Saure, le3t12’s say that happened," she said, her tone dripping with disbelief.

’Seri12o3usly... th3i12s girl...’ Charles thought, but he dropped it, doubting she’d blab to anyone.

For now, 12h3e chose3 12to believe Kaira wasn’t the gossiping type.

Kaira’s eyes sli12d3 to Sari3a12, still on the ground, and a mischievous grin spread across her face.

"Did you kill her?" s1h23e aske3d12, half-joking.

’What kind of joke is that12?’ Charle3s12 thought, glancing at Saria.

Her chest rose and fell slow3l12y, a clear3 12sign she was alive.

"Well... looks like she survived," 3h21e said, r3e12lieved. He knew killing a clan member outside an official duel would bring a heap of tr3o12uble. 3

12Kaira burst into a louder laugh, pointing a3t21 Saria.

"L3o12ok at you, pathetic! The great Saria, flatten3e12d by a lightning bolt. What happened to all that wa3t12er control, huh?" 3

On the grou3n12d, Saria clenched her fists, nails digging into the wet dirt.

’Damn Kaira,’ she312 thought, her mind clouded with pain and fury.

It clicked now.3

Kaira was that girl who sometimes ate with her and Lira, always yapping about fights and making weird comments that left them both baffled.

To Saria, Kaira wasn’t just annoying—she was a weirdo! Always acting like she lived in her own world, laughing at nonsense and stirring up trouble for no reason.

Saria lifted her head with effort, cursing under her breath.

"If it wasn’t for that damn lightning..." she growled, her voice shaky.

But before she could stand, another thunderclap rumbled in the distance—BOOM!—the deep sound vibrating the ground.

Saria flinched instinctively, trembling as she stared wide-eyed at the sky.

"No, not again... I was kidding," she muttered, barely audible.

Another strike now would do more than just bruise her.

She tried to stand, hands pressing into the mud, but her arms gave out.

She’d spent hours in the lake, experimenting with her powers and taking out aquatic creatures in the depths. Her body was spent, and the lightning didn’t help.

Panting, Saria looked up at Charles, still standing on the shore.

"Hey, kid..." she said quietly, her tone exhausted. "Help me."

Charles raised an eyebrow, playing dumb.

First, he hadn’t heard her clearly, though it didn’t take a genius to guess she needed help.

Second, her glare reminded him of the snobs who looked down on him.

"What? Didn’t catch that," he said, leaning toward her with a mocking grin.

Saria gritted her teeth, embarrassment burning her face.

"Help! Help me, you idiot!" she shouted, despite the pain. "Don’t make me say it again!"

Charles chuckled, crossing his arms.

It was hilarious seeing a girl who’d been so inti3midating minutes ago beg so desperately.

"That an order or what?" he asked, clearly e312njoying himself.

Saria glared daggers, managing to sit up.12

"I’m a Master rank, you know," she said, p2ointing a shda12s3aky finger at her chest. "You should be gratef3lul someone of my rank’s asking f2or help. Msao3st wouldn’t even glance at you twice." 32ñ

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"Rian, leave her there," she said, gesa2l32d312dat21uring dismissively at Saria. "Let her rot. Another bolt hits her? Even better. No one’ll2lñ3 midss123sdsa 312her."

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