Chapter 104: Roar (5)
-Tak, tak, tak, tak.
As dawn’s first light crept over the mountain ridge, we finally reached the foothills. Just a step behind Paeng Gyu-seong, Yang Seong-hu (Azure Dragon) pointed toward the distant river and gasped out,
“Huff, huff... That’s it, the Lan Cang River. Once we cross it, we’ll finally be in Zhongyuan.”
“At last!”
“We’re almost there... Hoo...”
The realization that our destination, Zhongyuan, was just beyond that river lit up the eyes of everyone in the group. Paeng Gyu-seong turned to look at me and asked,
“Huff... Huff... So-ryong, are you holding up?”
We had been running for two days straight.
He must have thought I was the weakest in martial arts among our group and assumed my internal energy was running low. But thanks to the royal jelly from the Golden Wasp Kings and whatever boost I had gained from Cho’s evolution, I was still holding on.
‘Besides, if I don’t endure, I’ll die. So I have no choice but to keep going.’
“Yes, brother. Huff, huff...”
I wiped the sweat trickling into my eyes and forced a determined look onto my face. However, Paeng Gyu-seong came to a stop and said,