Chapter 243 (1/2)

Chapter 243

Chapter 243: On the Surface

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TESSIA ERALITH

I looked back at the softly-lit corridor stretching back into the darkness before aze lowered to the white medallion in my hand

“Sorry, Grandpa,” I htly onto the artifact “I swear I’ll return this”

I turned ate in front of h, I prepared for whatever would happen once I crossed

I was being rash and emotional I knew that

Even after what happened at my last battle in Elshi+re Forest, where General Aya had to rescue me, I still chose to do this Even after how much I had berated myself—hated myself—I couldn’t sit still like this

Grandpa had already killed off Mother and Father in his mind No matter what he said, I knew that look he always had when I mentioned them I knehat that look er family, but traitors

Grandiven up on trying to savethe plans she and Virion ether with General Bairon on who to save, I knew that my parents were nowhere on that list

But they didn’t know They weren’t there like I was They didn’t kno hard Mother’s hands trembled as she held onto my hand and pulleddown his face as we stepped through the portal

Pulling the hood over ht of my actions now, it didn’t hter won’t give that to theht of Arthur I had been tempted to ask hiers that thishappened to him because ofthe ate in front of ht undulated at the ht pull Rather than resist the foreign sensation, I accepted it and stepped further into the gate until my entire body became immersed in soft purple

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Iht It felt different fro

I sturound, still a bit disoriented fro before soate!”

Peeking up, I saw four Alacryans standing guard around the teleportation gate that I had crossed through

“Get on your knees and take off your hood!” the guard toa condensed sphere of wind in my direction “Now!”

I dropped low and slaround Before the spells froale of wind surged aroundone hand on my head to keep the hood in place, I muttered another spell I willed the protective barrier of wind to expand, pushi+ng away the ene this briefof opportunity, I dashed forward to the nearest alleyway a hundred feet north

Orders were barked out to their allies further out, and soon another pair of Alacryans were co my hood down, I rushed towards the Alacryan toa blade of wind at him

Almost i his neck from the sharp crescent of wind that I had sent his way My initial instinct was to be surprised and intie before I reic differently than we did But a higher fore in their case

I focused on the opponent at hand The ice-clad Alacryan had ed to defend ed to knock him off his feet Before his companion could come to his aid while he stood back up, I sped up The tereould be so ic like that would be telling everyone that the for a condensed surge of wind below th of the enesword to block whatever attack he thought I would hit hirabbed his arht ic, I tossed the Alacryan a few dozen feet in the air which opened up the path to the nearest alleyway

“Don’t let hiet away!” a voice screaht I was a ust of wind aiding h the narrow passage Buildings towered over h to alloo s and paved road were, not a single piece of trash sullied the alleyway

Most of the human cities looked so similar to one another that it was hard to tell exactly where I was until I had a better view of the city as a whole, but I knew that I had at least arrived in one of the major cities of Sapin

My eyes constantly scanned the road and even nearby rooftops in case an Alacryan was keeping track ofa quick look at the sky confirmed that I hadn’t landed in Xyrus City The clouds ell overhead and there was no translucent barrier that could be seen protecting the floating city

After some time had passed and I carefully er roads I peeked out froh to see that there were quite a lot of people still walking the streets

Still, I kept out of sight and studied the pedestrians passing by just to make sure While there were mostly adventurers and soldiers dressed in armor or protective leather, I spotted quite a bit of children and housewives that wore dirty aprons Strangely, though, everyone see in the same direction

They all have such lifeless expressions, I thought to uilt It was stupid to feel responsible for everything happening, but a part of ely my fault for how the war turned out

I shookht