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.
strongest in the human domain, and thus only someone of the Duke rank
Duke ranked demons was rather easy. Thus, our journey to the tower
have a way to get into the
ears, and I turned to look at him. Calmly staring at the tower
be
Her complexion was slowly recovering, and
tower,
That was the goal.
***
almost reached
atop a tall building; his sharp gaze fixated on the
demons, their ranks ranging from Duke
ignored. They were the elite
demons couldn't help but chuckle. In their
about
Duke Kammela, suggested while staring at
it was clear that he
shook his head, a small frown creasing his features. He knew that attacking now would be
he had a
he turned
eyes flickered as he considered
best way to ambush the humans. The moment
to use
that were rather fragile. It'd be a
rather than pity... it'd be a
thought as he
of the tower," he said finally. "Let them
aback by
the artifacts inside the tower were incredibly sensitive and valuable. If something were
should know just how important
Kammela voiced his concerns, but Prince Plintus silenced him with a single
"Ukh."
him, and he instantly quieted down. The pressure
to reach Prince rank, he would
in his hand, Prince
concerns, but there's no better place to ambush them than
to trust the Prince's plan. But they knew that Prince
that the consequences of their failure made
"Understood."
group of demons moved towards the tower,
and
they needed to do was close the trap that
***
"Have you recovered enough?"
"Yeah, I'm good now."
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