Chapter 697: Panic [Ko-fi Donation Bonus Chapter]

Chapter 697: Panic [Ko-fi Donation Bonus Chapter]



Sylas dashed ahead, weaving through the trees as the sense of danger bloomed fiercer in his heart. He knew that even if he had eyes on the snail, its danger wasn't it alone. Unless it had changed its path since the last time he had seen it, its greatest strength was its ability to control other beasts.

On top of that, Sylas was certain that this beast had trump cards he hadn't seen yet. Otherwise, after so long, it wouldn't still be alive.

Back then, the government had completely surrounded the portal and sent several powerful individuals, only one of whom Sylas had killed. As for Linzie and the other, they should still be alive.

Even if they died, why wouldn't the government have sent more powerful existences?

They had every incentive to try and control such an area, yet they had failed to do so even after so many months.

The more Sylas thought about it, the more he felt the pressure of the situation. His breathing became somewhat labored as beads of sweat began to trickle down his body.

The heat penetrated through his Aether skin and even seemingly down to his very soul. A shortness of breath overwhelmed him, and no matter how deep he tried to breathe, it didn't seem to be enough.

Sylas' steps came to a grinding halt. He stood there in the middle of the forest, heaving.

No matter how he looked at it, it felt like he was having a panic attack. This sort of heat shouldn't be enough to impact him so much, especially not with how powerful his Glass Aether was, immature or not.

'Am I really so weak?'

The thought echoed in Sylas' mind and he felt his stomach lurch. He bent over, heaving, but nothing but small droplets of spittle and acid came out.

He had been too busy to eat much of anything recently outside of pills he formed with his Transmutation Beast Skin.

'No...'

The feelings of danger pinged again and again and Sylas finally looked up.

There was nothing at all above his head... except for Runes.

All the bravado he had had just seconds ago was lost to space and time, buried within him.

THWACK!

An arrow pierced into his shoulder. His body was beginning to slow down, overheating from the excessive use of his heart. He almost couldn't feel the searing pain coming from his arm at

all.

Everything just felt numb.

...

Linzie slammed a foot to the ground, bending down low and changing direction so fiercely to round a corner that she almost looked like a motorcycle gliding around a curve.

Her flexible spear was held out from her body as a counterbalance, and with an explosion of strength from her quads, she shot up and around the corner, entering the forest of red as they colloquially called it.

At that moment, a pulse informed her of Sylas' new position and the intent in her gaze blazed as her squad rushed in an attempt to keep up with her.

She had originally planned to cut through the forest of red as a shortcut despite the danger. But who would have thought that Sylas would actually come closer to her of his own volition.

She pivoted again, rushing toward him.

"Captain! The Fire Monkeys!"

Linzie's only response was a flicker of her spear.

TA. TA. TA.

Three arrows shattered in the air as Linzie burst through their splinters.

Nothing would stop her from taking Sylas Grimblade's head.

A necklace danced around her neck as she sprinted forward like a cheetah through the wild plains, rebuffing the effects of the Domain in the region.