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

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

his death meant for

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

"Him?"

glancing at Waylan from the corner of his eyes,

served his uses. His death was

"...What?"

cold voice repeatedly rang inside of Waylan's ears as he

after he realized what he said that Waylan stood up in

"What do you—"

"Stop."

his anger, a delicate white hand touched him on the

turning around, Waylan knew who the

in her direction, Waylan coldly spoke, his voice forming a

you mean,

demonic energy in his

replied, his brows jumped up in

was only then that he noticed fine

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

'What do I do?'

next and last part of the

no need to worry

hand away from Waylan's

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

the effects of the demonic energy, but

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

exactly sure about what skill he's using,

"I see."

of Waylan's worries. His brows

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

towards her fingertips, Angelica's brows furrowed as she fell

Angelica opened her mouth to

person has inside of their mind. The darker someone's

muttered in a stunned

stupid. Waylan knew exactly what Angelica meant

"Is Ren perhaps..."

energy revolving around Ren's body had diminished

all of

it's not to the point where

as the small threads of demonic energy agglomerated

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

Angelica turned her head.

short, Ren's head is not in

replied Waylan

were talking about, taking out a small communication device from his pocket, Ren powered it on and quickly

Vrrr—! Vrrr—!

device stopped vibrating and a

you guys

I'll send

perfect. We'll start

voice behind the communication device sounded relieved

is everything alright? No one

Di—! Di—!

could even finish his sentence,

was uncalled for," Waylan

the right state

let them know that Ultruk

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

chance to reply, Ren turned

Clank—!

the door behind him, Ren left

is going to be harder

Waylan would've been unable

it very hard for him

***

Di—! Di—!

looked at the communication device in his hand with

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

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