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

little bit down about his death. If not for him, they would've all been dead

his

head and looking at Ren, Waylan asked in a somber tone, "What do we do now,

"Him?"

at Waylan from the corner of his eyes,

already served his uses. His death was

"...What?"

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

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

"What do you—"

"Stop."

a

turning around, Waylan knew who

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

do you

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

brows

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

a troubled look, his

'What do I do?'

last part of the plan would be

need to

her hand

Waylan asked, sounding baffled. He couldn't understand why

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

her hand forward, the threads of demonic energy lingering outside of Ren's

using, but,

"I see."

some of Waylan's worries. His brows

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

demonic energy continued to extend towards her fingertips,

opened her mouth to

inside of their mind. The darker someone's

don't mean...?" Waylan muttered

knew exactly what Angelica

"Is Ren perhaps..."

the threads of demonic energy revolving around Ren's body had

collected all of

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

black hue sprang forth from Angelica as the small threads of demonic energy agglomerated towards her

way for demonic energy to corrupt someone quickly. It is when their mind is unstable. Prior to

Angelica turned her head.

head is not in

see," replied Waylan with a

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

Vrrr—! Vrrr—!

vibrating and a familiar voice rang out

guys

done. I'll send

perfect. We'll start immediately,

device sounded relieved as it

everything alright? No one

Di—! Di—!

his sentence, Ren switched

uncalled for," Waylan

right state

to let them know that Ultruk

Ren spoke while staring into Waylan's eyes, not a hint of remorse or emotion inside.

giving Waylan a chance to reply, Ren turned around and headed out of

Clank—!

him, Ren

is going to be

not for Angelica's previous words, Waylan would've been unable

it very

***

Di—! Di—!

the communication device in

finish speaking. Especially not when he was with the representatives from

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