Chapter 269 (1/2)

Chapter 269

Chapter 269: More Than a Weapon

I dugfro sprint

“Wait!” a familiar honeyed voice called out fro eyes with the brown-haired caster that wanted me to join her teaaze but steeled herself and glared back atthat everyone here follows you, by the time we reach the power source, uardian”

Impatience bubbled as I counted the wasted seconds spent talking any further “So?”

“You don’t seriously think you’re strong enough to take on the guardian by yourself after sprinting atowardto need all of our help hell, even if you see all of us as dead weight, at least you’ll need to be at full strength, right?”

“Just get to your point”

Her brows furrowed and she opened her mouth to talk back but stopped herself “To be honest, I have no confidence in being able to get past whatever ainst the last carallian wave”

Daria turned around to face the rest of the ascenders listening in

“Therefore, I have a proposition, but I’ll only do it if he accepts,” she said while pointing back at me “I have a way that allows all of us to travel while the burden of et everyone there in top condition at the fastest possible speed only if our safety is prioritized”

I until I finally spoke up

“I agree”

Judging by how e of aether would be lione, it was safe to assu to be a drawn out battle

Daria whipped her head around, her large eyes gli as she smiled “Great!”

I honestly didn’t knohat to expect Daria had seees weren’t very flexible with their ele… at what looked to be a large…sled… off a tentpole as a makeshi+ft en asked, towering over the ice sled

“I’ve condensed the ice several tiot the overall structure shape from the oceanriders and I’ve tested it several times myself,” said Daria with a hint of pride

Everyone waited for et on the sled first while Daria stood on top of the ice vehicle, expectations high as I walked toward her

Placing my hand on the surface of the ice, I pushed doith adequate force in order to ht

“Are you seriously questioning the integrity of e robe, letting the luxurious cloth slide down her exposed back to reveal a series of tattoos “I have four crests and two emblems, you jerk!”

I cli my back to her “We’ve wasted a lot of time Let’s move”

One by one, the rest of the seven ascenders aside froe sled until ere all squeezed together and holding onto the railings that Daria had so helpfully conjured

I was skeptical that she would be able to get the sled ht off of the sled and a gust directed at theover the barren dirt plains

Cool winds brushed past ht of nine fully grown adults—ten, because Taegen counted as nearly two people—the oversized sled never faltered or showed signs of breaking I couldn’t help but be i three spells in order to keep the sled

She used tind spells for movement while her feet, clad in ice, that anchored her to the sled to keep fro herself off, and an ice spell to keep the ice sled fro as it slid over the dirt

Daria’s reic to steer us and sround that could potentially dae the sled

After about thirty rown confident enough in Daria that they began to relax and actually enjoy the ride

I was sitting in the back of the sled, leaning forward against the rear railing that Daria had conjured and simply stared out mindlessly at the vast expanse of uni since accepted the fact that I was looking up at a sky within an ancient ruin that was supposed to be deep underground With everything that had been going on since waking up here and becoer, I had long since accepted that the real this Godly poas far beyond whatbored of the bland scenery, I turned around Aside fro, the rest of the ascenders were doing their own things It seeroup left unscathed by the last wave

The ascender named Keir, ielded a quarterstaff and controlledhis weapon, using a thin cloth to dig out the gris of his wooden staff

Trider had his eyes closed, leaning back against the railing with his ars crossed while another ascender was reapplyieding bandages around his left leg

My eyes continued to wander until they landed on Caera, as sitting near the front left side of the sled Arian satwas besidenext to her while Taegen had situatedwas by himself alone on the other side, most likely to keep the sled balanced

Arian wasand while I wasn’t able to feel h evidence Caera, on the other hand, was staring at the white dagger in her hand, still in its sheath Her expression looked al down at the weapon, as if she was studying it

Suddenly, a tear rolled down her cheek She immediately wiped it with the back of her hand before suspiciously peeking around to see if anyone saw