Chapter 160 (1/2)
Chapter 160
Chapter 160: Healing Procedure
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The hout the cavern as it stepped out of the gate Even Sylvie, who had been so eager to leave, was frozen stiff as she helplessly peered down at the sight below
As the rest of its body appeared through the teleportation gate, my eyes immediately became fixed on its horns
The horns I’d seen on all of the other Vritras so far lookedat the two spikes protruding froure’s temples and veer back toward the crown of its head, they exuded a sense of prestige and regality, like a tiara placed gently on its head Unlike the murky black horns I’d seen up until now, this Vritra’s obsidian horns all but glowed like precious stones, contrasting starkly against its pearl-colored mane that flowed back past a set of narrow shoulder
As the Vritra indifferently surveyed its surroundings, I was able to catch a quick gli back behind the entrance of the tunnel out of fear that the Vritra would be able to sense e Walk activated
It was then I realized that this oppressive aura had coirl that looked no older in appearance than Tessia She possessed elegant features, dark eyes and a thin frast a crowd of dwarves, she appeared small and petite
After a few seconds, I e to look down once more
“L-Lady Nezera?” a barrel-chested Alacryan soldier greeted as he re dwarves, confused
“Where is Cylrit?” the fe one of thedwarves
The feed immediately rose to her feet “Commander Cylrit is currently stationed near the northern coast of Sapin, awaiting you before he begins his attack, Lady Nezera”
“Very well Let us depart” Her soft voice spread like a cold breeze, sending shi+vers down my back despite the distance between us
“Yes, Lady Nezera!” The fe her troops to follow after the dainty Vritra
However as she walked past the soldier who had first called out her naive my rudeness, Lady Nevera, but what of the new scythe? I was instructed to take him to Commander Uto”
There was a moment of silence as everyone in the vicinity anxiously shi+fted glances between Lady Nezera and the large soldier She peered down at the soldier with a cold, eaze until she finally spoke “He’s not ready Melzri and Viessa are still working on him”
“I-I see,” the soldier replied, his shoulders visibly relaxing “My apologies for wasting your time”
By her speech, it was obvious that she herself was a scythe as well but a part of , comparable even to an asura, was an opponent I would ultimately have to face Better yet, the number of scythes we had to worry about had increased
orry
et out of here,</eetting this information back up to the castle had to be done quickly
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I took one last quick glance at the scythe named Nezera when she looked back over her shoulder as well
For a split second, her gaze passed by the tunnel where we’d been hiding and our eyes aze eventually swept pastmoment, her cold eyes had locked onto me with the focus of a predator
There was no doubt about it; she kneas here
My body stiffened as if every ounce of blood in rew clammy while my heartbeat rose to the point where I feared the entire cavern would hear me Yet, she turned back and continued up the stairs in the sa
?’ my bond asked
I stood still, afraid to move It was only after she’d left that I let out a breath her all the more restless ‘Now can we leave? Or do you want to wait until the rest of the Alacryan army knoe’re here…’
I couldn’t help but let out a wry slio</ereeted by the ever-pleasant slap of desert wind Sylvie and I had agreed to hold off on flying until we’d reached the forest on the border of Sapin and Darv However, after a , my body had succue Walk in case nearby Alacryan soldiers sensed er reserve of s, I was left with only my cloak to protect me from the sharp sand-eotten this cold</e ainst a boulder for tehtly around me
‘Just a little more We’re almost there Should I use aether once azed up at my pitiful state
No I can barely keep Mana Rotation active in this state Using aether ht set off the soldiers, or worse, the scythe</e to do what she could to keep me just a little warmer, we stayed still for a brief moment until the wind died down just a bit
After painstakingly walking back toward the forest, walking zigzag from one boulder to another in case of any Alacryan soldiers hidden froht of the crescent ures of trees in the distance
Just a few nificantly and—despite it being the saan to thaw
with her snout at a nearby hollowed log
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We should… get back to the castle, I replied,heavier with each word
My bond nudged‘We need to put some more distance between us and the soldiers ahead anyway Just a one hour nap At this rate, you’ll freeze without ’</e power to her words that seey I had left in ue, I stu My consciousness slowly faded into darkness with the last thing I witnessed being Sylvie dropping a mouthful of leaves on top of my body for warmth