Chapter 156: Echoes of Despair and Flicker of Hope
Nero’s knees hit the stone, his body swaying as pain rippled through him.
His breaths came in ragged gasps, each inhale sending a sharp ache through his ribs.
Blood trickled from the gash on his shoulder, soaking into his robes.
His legs trembled, the muscles twitching from exhaustion.
He was alive.
The shattered archway loomed behind him, the rubble sealing off the path where the Predator had nearly killed him.
Dust hung in the air, illuminated by the faint, eerie glow of the Shatterveil’s distorted sky.
The roars of the beasts echoed faintly in the distance, growing fainter as they lost his trail.
Nero’s vision blurred, his body slumping against the broken wall behind him.
He reached into his enchanted pouch, pulling out a sealed vial of healing potion.
The glass felt cool against his palm, the liquid inside swirling with pale blue light.