Chapter 63 - Distant Gazes
While staring at the hand he’d used to strangle that man, Noah seemed completely lost in thought.
’What was that feeling...? There had to be someone else, further away... But how...? Well, I sent him a little gift—I hope he likes it.’
After those thoughts, Noah looked around. Seeing the woman dead on the table, one man with a hole in his chest, and another pinned to a tree outside, he murmured,
— Looks like everything’s taken care of. Well then...
And with that, he simply collapsed. Ting’s uncle—who’d been frozen in place—rushed forward and caught him before he hit the floor.
’How did that happen...? What was that flame, and how did that boy kill that man so easily?’ he wondered, gently laying Noah down, still puzzled.
’And those eyes... Why were they so terrifying? It felt like my soul was burning just looking into them... Not like I was staring at a fellow human.’
His mind racing with questions, he sighed, stood up, and slowly walked toward his niece, who crouched a few paces away, trembling and covering her ears.
When her uncle gently touched her shoulder and said,
— Ting’er...
She opened her tear-filled eyes and, on seeing him, couldn’t hold back. She bolted into his arms, collapsing in anguished sobs.