Chapter 300: Seventy-Fifth Floor, The Old Man and the Spirits (6)
[Resolve the old man’s regrets. Time remaining: 10 hours 2 minutes.]
It was time to conquer the second event.
The familiar sensation of teleportation washed over me once again, and my vision slowly returned. I could feel the earth beneath my feet.
The moment I sensed the summoning was complete, I activated Shadow Veil.
Just like the previous event, my goal was to make an impactful appearance.
I am only meant to assist with the three failed events.
Timely interventions tended to leave the largest impact when they came at the brink of disaster. That was true in movies, comics, and novels alike.
Considering that I had been summoned atop a cliff that gave me a full view of the battlefield, I had been lucky the first time. That didn’t guarantee the next one would grant me such a convenient angle of attack, however.
It wouldn’t do to suddenly appear, dazed, in the middle of the battlefield.
Which was precisely why I had hidden myself immediately.
After cloaking both my presence and appearance, I turned my attention to my surroundings. I was located in the heart of a vast forest, shrouded by the darkness of night.
The dense layer of leaves overhead didn’t allow even a sliver of moonlight through.