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...

Waylan sighed

long, but he still felt a little bit down about his death. If

his death

do we do now, Ren? Now that Ultruk is dead, do we have to switch

"Him?"

at Waylan from the corner of his

served his uses. His death was

"...What?"

of Waylan's ears as he tried his

he realized what he said that Waylan stood up

"What do you—"

"Stop."

before he could vent his anger, a delicate white hand touched him

turning around, Waylan knew who

direction, Waylan coldly spoke, his voice

you mean,

"The demonic energy in

brows jumped

head to take a closer look at Ren, it was only then that he noticed fine threads of demonic energy lingering around

Waylan said with a

'What do I do?'

was not in the right condition, the next and last part of the plan would be

no need to worry too

her hand away from Waylan's

do you mean?" Waylan asked, sounding baffled. He couldn't understand why Angelica said

skill to mitigate the effects of the demonic energy, but it's only

threads of demonic energy lingering outside of Ren's body slowly

skill he's using, but, at least for now,

"I see."

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

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

continued to extend towards her

while, Angelica opened her mouth to answer Waylan's

negative thoughts a person has inside of their mind. The

don't mean...?" Waylan muttered in a stunned

wasn't stupid. Waylan knew exactly what Angelica meant

"Is Ren perhaps..."

hand, the threads of demonic energy

waved her hand and collected all of the demonic

is not clean, but it's not to the point where the demonic energy would

hue sprang forth from Angelica as the small threads of demonic

quickly. It is when their mind is unstable. Prior to coming

Angelica turned her head.

Ren's head is not in

replied Waylan with a

of them were talking about, taking out a small communication device from his pocket, Ren powered

Vrrr—! Vrrr—!

the communication device stopped vibrating and a familiar

you guys done

I'll send you the

perfect. We'll start

behind the communication device sounded relieved as it learned of the mission's

is everything alright? No one died,

Di—! Di—!

even finish his sentence, Ren switched

uncalled

that Ren was currently in the right state of mind, Douglas was

let them know that Ultruk

is detrimental." Ren spoke while staring into Waylan's

chance to reply, Ren turned around

Clank—!

the door behind him, Ren left

to be harder than

Waylan would've been unable to stay

it very

***

Di—! Di—!

device in his

Ren to shut him off before he could finish speaking. Especially

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