Chapter 243: Meeting Attendance: 15 Present, 1... Unconfirmed
Chapter 243: Meeting Attendance: 15 Present, 1… Unconfirmed
Steve sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, silently meditating. He looked calm, like he was trying to center himself after everything we’d been through.
I lay down under a nearby tree, letting my body relax against the soft grass. Silver stood silently on guard a few steps away, his presence comforting. I knew he would keep watch.
My body was still changing—growing stronger, adjusting to everything I had gained from the evolution. I could feel it deep in my bones, in the way my blood moved and my skin tingled. It felt like my very core was being rewritten piece by piece.
And I figured the best thing I could do now was let it settle. Rest. Recharge. Heal.
I turned my head slightly and looked toward Ana, still unconscious, her chest rising and falling steadily. I hoped she’d wake up soon. As soon as she was able to move, I planned to take both of them and head for the ruins.
Something inside me was screaming to hurry. A pressure I couldn’t explain had been building ever since I returned. I didn’t know why, but it felt like I was racing a clock I couldn’t see. Like there was a deadline fast approaching, and I had no idea what would happen when time ran out.
I sighed, shutting my eyes as the tension in my chest faded. For now, I had done what I could. I’d seen the corruption and scouted the mountains.
Tomorrow would bring more answers—or more trouble.
With that final thought, my breathing slowed, and the fatigue took over. My mind drifted, and before I knew it, I was asleep under the dark canopy of trees.
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[Edgar’s PoV]