Chapter 292: Seventy-Fourth Floor, Prison Break (10)
[Overcome the conditions presented and escape. Time remaining: 77 hours 34 minutes.]
I thought back to the conversation from thirty minutes ago.
“What do you mean?”
“If I go with your plan, you will get dragged into this, too, Phiri.”
“Huh?”
Phiri’s dumbfounded expression had been oddly endearing. She had tried to argue that escaping alone was impossible, but after hearing me out, she had relented.
Her cheeks had flushed faintly before she quietly stepped away, looking somewhat moved.
What lingered most in my memory, however, were her parting words.
“Thank you. I won’t forget this.”
“Don’t.”
My reply had been genuine. Even a small connection like this would one day strengthen my divinity. After all, even the greatest had to start small, and the gods who now commanded the faith of countless beings were no different.
Of course, the boost to my divinity was an added bonus; I just wanted to help Phiri.