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

had not known him for long, but he still felt a little bit down about

what his death meant for the upcoming

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

"Him?"

at Waylan from the corner of his

uses. His death

"...What?"

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

after he realized what he said that

"What do you—"

"Stop."

his anger, a delicate white hand touched him on

Waylan knew

direction, Waylan coldly spoke, his voice forming a deep contrast with

you mean,

"The demonic energy in his body has

brows

take a closer look at Ren, it was only then that

is a problem," Waylan said with a troubled look,

'What do I do?'

in the right condition, the next and last part of the plan would be even

to worry too

hand

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

mitigate the effects

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

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

"I see."

worries. His brows relaxed, the frown disappearing from

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

the threads of demonic energy continued to extend towards her fingertips, Angelica's brows furrowed as she fell into

Angelica opened her mouth

negative thoughts a person has inside

muttered in

wasn't stupid. Waylan knew exactly what Angelica meant by her

"Is Ren perhaps..."

demonic energy revolving around Ren's body had diminished

hand and collected all of the demonic

to the

from Angelica as the small threads of

another way for demonic energy to corrupt someone quickly. It is when their mind is unstable. Prior to coming here, Ren

Angelica turned her head.

head is not in the

Waylan with

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

Vrrr—! Vrrr—!

stopped vibrating and a

guys

done. I'll send

We'll start immediately,

device sounded relieved as it learned of the mission's

is everything

Di—! Di—!

even finish his sentence, Ren switched off the communication

uncalled for,"

was currently in the right state of mind, Douglas

had to let them know that

question is detrimental." Ren spoke while

a chance to reply, Ren turned

Clank—!

the door behind him, Ren left

be

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

current Ren was making it very hard for him to remain

***

Di—! Di—!

at the communication device in his hand with

had not expected Ren to shut him off before he could finish speaking. Especially not when he was

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