As I drew closer to the tower, a palpable sense of oppression filled the air. Whispers, hisses, and eerie moans could be heard emanating from within, and the very ground seemed to pulse with demonic energy.
It didn't bother me very much since my blood was mixed with demon blood. Rather, I felt quite comfortable.
…The same couldn't be said for the others.
"Are you guys okay? We can take a rest if you want. It's not like we have to rush directly."
Their conditions were quite worrying.
It wasn't so much for Jin and Amanda, who were somewhat accustomed to the demonic energy due to their experience in Ka Mankhut, but the same couldn't be said for Emma.
Her complexion was rather pale, and her breath was stagnant.
The only one that seemed to be completely fine was Liam.
I wasn't surprised, though.
He had spent quite a few years in the demon realm, where the demonic energy was as thick as it could be.
Compared to what he had experienced back then, this was child's play.
"I.. I'm good."
Emma muttered, looking around and clenching her teeth.
Judging from her expression, I could tell that she had realized that she was the only one struggling and was just trying not to be a burden.
"You know, if you're worried about being a burden, then don't be. You'd be a burden if you carried on right now and got tired later when it truly matters."
As if her inner thoughts were exposed, Emma's face changed, and her mouth closed.
She looked around for a moment and sat down.
"Alright, I'm sorry."
"Don't be."
Thankfully, she wasn't stubborn about the matter and sat down.
I unknowingly smiled when I saw that and turned my attention back toward the tower that was only a couple of kilometers away from us.
The journey to the tower so far was unobstructed.
Although there were a few guards patrolling the area, it wasn't something that posed any trouble for us.
Aside from Liam and I, everyone else was around rank.
someone of the Duke rank would actually have
demons was rather easy. Thus, our journey to the tower was nothing short
way to get into
him. Calmly staring at the tower in the distance, I
it shouldn't be too
was slowly recovering, and with Amanda by her side, she
as we reach the tower, we'll easily be able to
That was the goal.
***
reached
Plintus stood atop a tall building; his sharp gaze fixated on the
demons, their ranks ranging from Duke
were the elite forces of the city, and they had been
the demons couldn't help but chuckle. In their eyes, the humans were like rats walking into
how about
of the demons, Duke Kammela,
it was clear that he was still on the
Plintus shook his head, a small frown creasing his features. He
he had
the orb, he turned
eyes flickered as he considered the
to ambush the humans.
wouldn't be able to use
items and artifacts that were rather fragile. It'd be a real pity if those
rather than pity... it'd be a
Plintus's nose wrinkled in thought as he contemplated his next
of the tower,"
were taken aback
incredibly sensitive and valuable. If something were
just how important
Kammela voiced his concerns, but Prince Plintus silenced him with a single
"Ukh."
over him, and he instantly quieted down. The pressure he was subjected to made him unable to
Prince rank, he would be no match for
with the orb in
them than the tower. It'll be impossible
of whether to trust the Prince's plan. But they knew that
also somewhat agreed with him. It was just that the
"Understood."
of demons moved towards the tower, ready to carry out
into a trap, and there was
was close the trap that they had so intricately set
***
"Have you recovered enough?"
"Yeah, I'm good now."
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