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...

Ultruk, Waylan

him for long, but he still felt a little bit down about his death. If not for

sure what his death meant

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

"Him?"

from the corner of

already served his uses. His death

"...What?"

as he

was only after he realized what he said that

"What do you—"

"Stop."

vent his anger, a delicate white hand touched

around, Waylan knew who the hand

head and glaring in her direction, Waylan coldly spoke, his voice forming a deep contrast with

you mean,

Angelica pointed at Ren and calmly explained, "The demonic energy in his

replied, his brows jumped up in

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

a troubled look, his anger

'What do I do?'

the next and last part of the plan would be even harder

need to

took her hand away from

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

using a skill to mitigate the effects of the

lingering outside of Ren's body slowly

not exactly sure about what skill he's using, but, at least for now, he is

"I see."

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

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

demonic energy continued to extend towards her fingertips, Angelica's brows

her

energy feeds on the negative thoughts a person has inside

muttered in a

stupid. Waylan knew exactly what Angelica meant by

"Is Ren perhaps..."

energy revolving around Ren's

collected all of the demonic

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

as the small threads of

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

Angelica turned her head.

short, Ren's head is not in

replied Waylan with

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

Vrrr—! Vrrr—!

device stopped vibrating and a familiar voice

guys done

done. I'll send you

perfect. We'll start

voice behind the communication device sounded relieved as it learned of

everything alright? No one

Di—! Di—!

could even finish his sentence, Ren switched off the

uncalled

Ren was currently in the right

had to let them know that Ultruk had

detrimental." Ren spoke while staring into Waylan's eyes, not a hint

chance to reply, Ren turned around and

Clank—!

the door behind him, Ren left the

be harder than I

Angelica's previous words, Waylan would've

current Ren was making it very hard for him to remain

***

Di—! Di—!

at the communication device in his hand with an awkward

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

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