Chapter 55
Yoren drove the SUV eastward at a relentless speed, the scenery outside the window blurring into fleeting streaks of color.
Sitting in the passenger seat, Yoren couldn't help but recall the journey from Chernobog to Mandel City with Vina and the others.
So much had happened along the way. He had learned about Terra's technological composition from Kate, met Ace, and crossed paths with Snowsant.
Back then, he had laughed freely in the car, without a care in the world. But now, nothing was the same.
There was no biting cold, no swirling snowflakes outside the window. Though he was still in a car, it wasn't heading for Mandel City.
And he was no longer the same Yoren from before.
Now, he was infected.
Knock, knock.
A heavy, resounding heartbeat echoed from within.
An irrepressible force surged up inside him, and in a flash, his vision turned black and white.
His left hand gripped his chest, his right clawed into the armrest of the door.