The Author's POV

Chapter 359

Voooom—

"Haaa...haaa..."

Stumbling out of the portal, before I could even catch my breath, I forcibly raised my hand and pointed at the portal disc underneath the ground.

"...Quickly change the coordinates of the portal before they get here."

If we could enter the portal, so could they.

"On it."

Being the last one that stepped out of the portal, Waylan immediately bent down and twisted the bottom-half of the portal, changing its coordinates.

Click! Click! Click!

After twisting the bottom half of the portal three times, the mana in the air finally stopped gathering towards the portal. Only then did we relax.

"Shit..."

Waylan cursed as he slumped down on the ground. His already pale face paled even more, and his body trembled.

"You okay?"

I asked, leaning by the side of the wall.

"khhh..."

A groan suddenly escaped my mouth as a head-splitting pain coursed through my brain.

'W-What the-?!'

The pain was so strong that my mind blanked for a brief moment.

"Hey, Ren, are you okay?"

Waylan worriedly asked as he moved towards me, reaching his hand out in support.

"Don't touch me."

"Wha-?!"

Smacking Waylan's hand away, I weakly stood up.

'...It...hurts!'

"Khhh..."

A throbbing, constant, and unrelenting pain coursed through every area of my head as I had difficulty breathing.

The pain was so unbearable that for a split second I had thoughts of ending myself. Flashbacks of what happened back at the Monolith replayed inside of my head repeatedly, threatening to eat away at my sanity.

But before things got to that point, using the last shred of sanity within my body, I activated Monarch's Indifference.

Instantly, the moment I activated Monarch's Indifference, my emotions dulled. Although the pain remained, most of the negative thoughts disappeared from my mind.

***

"Ren...?"

Waylan carefully called out as he looked at Ren who was standing opposite of him.

Ever since reappearing from the portal, he had been acting weird. He looked to be in extreme pain, but that did not last for long, as he soon calmed down.

"Ren, are you okay?" Waylan carefully asked once more, his concern only increasing.

"I'm fine." Ren emotionlessly replied as he turned to face his direction.

"I see, I'm glad."

'He must be tired.'

Waylan didn't think too much of Ren's sudden switch in behavior.

They had just been through a lot. They had almost died, and Ultruk had lost his life...

about Ultruk, Waylan

known him for long, but he still felt a little bit down about his death.

wasn't sure what his

Ren, Waylan asked in a somber tone, "What do we do now, Ren? Now that

"Him?"

corner of his eyes, Ren shook

uses. His

"...What?"

voice repeatedly rang inside of Waylan's ears as he

only after he realized what he said that Waylan stood up in

"What do you—"

"Stop."

his anger, a delicate white hand touched him

around, Waylan knew who the hand

his voice forming a deep contrast with the burning rage

you

explained, "The demonic energy in his body has started corroding

brows jumped up in

at Ren, it was only then that he noticed

problem," Waylan said with a troubled look, his anger

'What do I do?'

not in the right condition, the next and last part of the

need to

her hand

asked, sounding baffled. He couldn't understand

mitigate the effects of

forward, the threads of demonic energy lingering outside of Ren's body slowly moved

skill he's using, but, at least

"I see."

some of Waylan's worries. His brows relaxed, the frown disappearing from his

why his brain suddenly started to get affected by the demonic energy? It has only been a week

towards her fingertips, Angelica's

a while, Angelica opened her mouth

feeds on the negative thoughts a person has inside of their mind. The darker someone's thoughts,

don't mean...?" Waylan muttered

stupid. Waylan knew exactly what

"Is Ren perhaps..."

energy

waved her hand and collected all

clean, but it's not to the point where

as the small threads of demonic energy

another way for demonic energy to corrupt someone quickly. It is when their mind is unstable. Prior to coming here, Ren suffered a

Angelica turned her head.

is not in the

Waylan with a

out a small communication device from his pocket, Ren powered it on and quickly

Vrrr—! Vrrr—!

device stopped vibrating and a familiar voice

guys

done. I'll send you the

perfect. We'll start immediately,

behind the communication device sounded relieved as it

the way, is everything alright?

Di—! Di—!

his

uncalled for," Waylan

that Ren was currently in the right

to let them know that Ultruk had

morale to fall. Answering his question is detrimental." Ren spoke while

Ren

Clank—!

behind him,

be

for Angelica's previous words, Waylan would've been unable to stay

very hard for

***

Di—! Di—!

looked at the communication device in his hand with

not expected Ren to shut him off before he could finish speaking. Especially not when he was with

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