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 sighed

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

wasn't sure what his death meant for the upcoming

a somber tone, "What do we do now,

"Him?"

Waylan from the corner of his

served his uses. His

"...What?"

repeatedly rang inside of Waylan's ears as he tried his best to

he said that Waylan stood

"What do you—"

"Stop."

a delicate white hand touched him

Waylan knew

his voice forming a deep contrast with

you

at Ren and calmly explained, "The demonic energy in his body has started corroding his

replied, his brows

look at Ren, it was only then that he noticed fine

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

'What do I do?'

last part of

no need to

took her hand away from

you mean?" Waylan asked, sounding baffled.

using a skill to mitigate the effects of the demonic

threads of demonic energy lingering outside of Ren's body slowly moved towards her direction, connecting to the tip of

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

"I see."

worries. His brows relaxed, the frown disappearing

to get affected by the demonic energy? It has only been a

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

a while, Angelica opened her mouth to answer

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

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

stupid. Waylan knew exactly what Angelica meant by her

"Is Ren perhaps..."

threads of demonic energy revolving around

then waved her hand and collected all

the point where the demonic

sprang forth from Angelica as the

when their mind is unstable. Prior to coming here, Ren suffered a traumatic

Angelica turned her head.

is

Waylan with a worried

things the two of them were talking about, taking out a small communication device from his pocket, Ren powered it on and quickly got in contact with

Vrrr—! Vrrr—!

communication device stopped vibrating and

you guys

send you

We'll start

behind the communication device sounded relieved as it learned

everything alright?

Di—! Di—!

Douglas could even finish his sentence, Ren switched off the

was uncalled for," Waylan

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

them know that Ultruk

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

reply, Ren turned

Clank—!

behind him, Ren left

be

Waylan would've been unable

it very

***

Di—! Di—!

looked at the communication device in his hand with an

expected Ren to shut him off before he could finish

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