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

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

what his death meant for

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

"Him?"

Waylan from the corner of his eyes,

his uses. His

"...What?"

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

realized what he said that Waylan stood

"What do you—"

"Stop."

vent his anger, a delicate white hand touched him on

knew who the

turning his head and glaring in her direction, Waylan coldly spoke, his voice forming a

do you

Waylan's unfriendly look, Angelica pointed at Ren and calmly explained, "The demonic energy in his body has started corroding his brain... I can feel

his brows jumped up

look at Ren, it was only then that he

is a problem," Waylan said with a troubled

'What do I do?'

Ren was not in the right condition, the next and last part

need to worry

her hand

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

currently using a skill to mitigate the effects of the demonic energy, but

the threads of demonic energy lingering outside of Ren's body slowly moved

he's using,

"I see."

worries. His brows relaxed, the frown

you have any idea why his brain suddenly started to get affected by the demonic energy? It

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

while, Angelica opened her mouth to answer

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

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

stupid. Waylan knew exactly what Angelica meant

"Is Ren perhaps..."

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

then waved her hand and collected all of

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

from Angelica as the small threads

to corrupt someone quickly. It is when their mind is unstable. Prior to coming here, Ren suffered a

Angelica turned her head.

head is not in the right

replied Waylan with a

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

Vrrr—! Vrrr—!

stopped vibrating and

you guys done

done. I'll send you the coordinates

perfect. We'll

the communication device sounded relieved as it learned of the

is everything

Di—! Di—!

Douglas could even finish his sentence, Ren

uncalled

in the right state of mind, Douglas was asking an important

to let them know that Ultruk

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

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

Clank—!

the door behind him, Ren left the

going to be harder

words, Waylan would've been unable to

it very hard

***

Di—! Di—!

device in his hand

expected Ren to shut him off before he could finish speaking.

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