Chapter 180: Loosing Power
Snow fell heavily, blanketing the Vinceral Forest in white silence. Leon walked ahead through the thickening woods, his boots crunching the frost-covered ground. Elaine followed a few steps behind, carefully maneuvering through the low brush. Selene trailed at the rear, eyes darting through the trees, every sound putting her on edge.
"Leo... why are we going into the forest at this hour?" Elaine asked, brushing snow from her clothes as she jumped over a fallen branch.
"You do know this place is crawling with monsters, right?" Selene added, her tone sharp as she gripped the hilt of her dagger with one hand and holded her daughter in other hand. "Don’t get us killed just because we trust you, Leon."
"As long as you’re following me," Leon replied, not turning back, "there’s a 99% chance you won’t die. So don’t worry."
Selene narrowed her eyes. "And the other 1%? What about that ?"
Leon finally cracked a smile. "No one knows."
"You are not even telling us where-" Before Selene could’ve completed her sentence, Leon stopped walking.
Elaine tensed as she looked at Leon with a confused and scared expression. "W-What is it? Something wrong ?"
Leon shook his head. "No. We’re here."
"Selene," Leon said calmly, "come here."
"Okay..." she muttered, cautiously walking up to him.