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

bit down about his death. If not for

he wasn't sure what his

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

"Him?"

the corner of his eyes, Ren

uses. His

"...What?"

cold voice repeatedly rang inside of Waylan's ears as he tried his

after he realized what he said that

"What do you—"

"Stop."

could vent his anger, a

turning around, Waylan knew who the hand belonged

spoke, his voice forming a deep contrast with

you mean,

pointed at Ren and calmly explained, "The demonic

his brows jumped up

at Ren, it was only then that he noticed fine threads of demonic energy lingering around his

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

'What do I do?'

condition, the next and last part of the

need to worry too

took her hand away from

asked, sounding baffled. He

effects of the demonic energy, but it's only partially

Ren's body slowly moved towards her direction, connecting to the tip

sure about what skill he's using, but, at

"I see."

His brows relaxed, the frown disappearing from his

brain suddenly started to get affected by the demonic energy? It has only been a week since you and he had

extend towards her fingertips, Angelica's brows furrowed as she

opened her

a person has inside of their mind. The darker someone's

muttered

stupid. Waylan knew exactly what Angelica meant by her

"Is Ren perhaps..."

demonic energy revolving around Ren's body had

her hand and collected all of

is not clean, but it's not to the point

the

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

Angelica turned her head.

short, Ren's head is not in the

see," replied Waylan with

the two of them were talking about, taking out a small communication device from

Vrrr—! Vrrr—!

the communication device stopped vibrating and a familiar voice

guys done

done. I'll send you the coordinates

We'll start immediately,

the communication device sounded relieved

way, is everything alright? No

Di—! Di—!

Douglas could even finish his sentence, Ren

was uncalled for," Waylan

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

had to let them know that Ultruk

their morale to fall. Answering his question is detrimental." Ren spoke while staring into Waylan's eyes, not

chance to reply, Ren turned around and headed

Clank—!

door behind him, Ren left the

going to be harder than

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

current Ren was making it very

***

Di—! Di—!

in his

shut him off before he could finish speaking. Especially not when he was with the representatives from the

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