Chapter 1382

The shaking grew worse and worse, and then the ground began to split open. Long vines began to erupt from the various houses. They were black and covered in thorns, and they were quickly crowing out, seemingly pulling the city apart.

“IT’S TOO LATE!” The voice of Twilight boomed out across the courtyard. “YOU MAY HAVE STOLEN SOME OF MY POWER, BUT I HAVE PLENTY TO SPARE! RUN ALL YOU WANT. I WILL CONSUME EVERYTHING!”

As if to punctuate her point, the entire town was being eaten in front of us. Innumerable vines wrapped around and consumed even the rocks. The view of the palace in the distance was quickly consumed by black vines, and more of them came every passing second, heading in our direction. Terra grabbed me, helping me to my feet. After casting Mass Resurrection like that, even refresh wouldn’t be able to absorb the exhaustion I felt. After all, I had been starved and my body left for dead for nearly a week, and then I had to cast a powerful spell that overtaxed my body in an already low-mana regen area.

“I’m sorry, you’re going to have to hold me.” I apologized as I put most of my weight on Terra’s small form.

She smiled back. “I am Master’s shield. I will protect you always. Just leave it to me.”

I nodded and then turned to everyone else. Sapphire was still hugging her mom, while the king was still left in a stunned state.

“We need to get moving now. Can we get past the barrier?”

The king finally closed his mouth and glanced at me, his eyes slightly complicated. “The barrier is down.”

“Okay... then... we just have to head up. We can get to the surface...” I tried to brainstorm.

“Two weeks.”

“What?”

“I can give you two weeks.”

“I don’t understand.”

“I couldn’t save my daughter or my people. When I found out my daughter had returned here, I was hard broken, I had sent you down as a last-ditch effort, completely expecting you to fail. Yet, instead, you have saved everyone.”

“King Diorite?”

He lifted his hand, and a ball of light appeared in it. I was very familiar with lore at this point.

“You were the one who saved my people, so I’m afraid I’m going to have to leave it to you to protect them from now on.” He declared. “In that time, you must come up with a proper defense. You must block her off from the Infernal dungeon, and keep her locked in her prison. Tell them I love them! Tell... Sapphire... I’m sorry I didn’t see her.”

He waved his hand and the ball slammed into me. Terra let out a cry as the last bit of my energy left me. Connecting with this lore seemed to be all my body could take, and I slipped into unconsciousness.