They Hated Me in My First Life, But Now I Have the Love System

Chapter 331

Chapter 331: Rare Respect

But in the silence, the weight of what they had just accomplished pulsed in their chests. They passed through the Forest of Regrets alive, with their limbs complete. No poison in their systems, or serious injuries. It was a miracle.

“I doubt anyone comes down here anymore,” Abuchi said quietly, looking around at the dust covered crates and shattered tiles. “We could stay here for the night.”

“Let’s not risk moving further tonight,” Nnenna agreed, rubbing her eyes. “We’re all drained. We need to rest and start fresh.”

No one argued. The others nodded slowly, exhaustion sinking deep into their bones. For the first time in nearly a month, the ground beneath their feet wasn’t shifting, alive, or threatening to swallow them whole.

They spread out across the cold floor of the basement, taking up corners, leaning against walls, unrolling thin blankets where they could. There was no comfort, ⁷only quiet survival.

But they had made it this far.

The basement of Purlit’s abandoned town hall was heavy with silence. Though they lay on the dusty floor, none of them could truly rest. The weight of what awaited them the next day filled the space like fog.

Nnenna sat near the old stone wall, her arms wrapped tightly around her knees. Her eyes were open, unfocused, staring at the flickering shadow of their torchlight on the ceiling.

They had come so far. Led through danger after danger, solving problems she never imagined she would face in real life.

But… what if she didn’t survive tomorrow?

Not every smart decision had guaranteed survival. What if her next one was the last?

“I don’t want to die,” she admitted silently. It was the first time she let herself think it. The fear had been there all along, crawling beneath her calm, but she had shoved it down in favor of logic.

Now, the stillness made it louder.

more day. Just let

at the ceiling, his arms folded under his head. The stillness outside Purlit should have felt like progress, but instead, it filled

face. One of the versions from his memory, the one where she was smiling, eyes bright, but

Was she still alive?

she waiting for him, praying he

Ruth,” he

back to everyone, face hard with thought. Her arms were wrapped tightly around herself,

had been told before they left Lumna. Words spoken by someone

Purlit, you’ll know what your choice

hadn’t left her. And now, they were

really be ready to make that

the answer. But she wasn’t going to pretend she

the wall, his eyes not on the ceiling, but on Nnenna. Every now and then, he glanced her way. She

about what she did for

had ever risked that much

deserves to know,” he thought. “If we make

leaned against a fallen cabinet, arms crossed, eyes half closed but alert.

Karen had changed.

fear, or something

feared it would change all

survive it first,” he

soft glow, the five of them sat alone with

would be the

everyone was certain they

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