Chapter 32: One Vs Two? Not Good!
"Did you see them?" Valra asked sharply, her voice tense as she rushed up the steps, her boots thudding against the cracked stone. Her eyes scanned ahead, looking for any sign of Pride and the other mysterious champion they had briefly spotted in the chaos.
Leo kept pace beside her, his brows furrowed, "No. I didn’t see them... only caught a glimpse of their weapon. It was massive... a brutal-looking ball covered in spikes, with thick chains hanging off it. The kind of thing you don’t forget easily."
Valra’s lips tightened as she muttered under her breath, "A flail weapon... " before speeding up again, her hand quickly tapping her earpiece to contact Envy. They needed to find Pride—now.
Suddenly—
Crack... BOOM!
The entire corridor shook as a thunderous crack echoed above them. Valra and Leo instinctively ducked and looked up, their eyes widening in alarm.
"The ceiling!" Valra hissed.
"They’re right above us!" Leo snapped, already darting forward. The two of them bolted up the remaining stairs, arriving at the next floor just as the tremors subsided.
The scene before them was utter devastation... The entire floor looked like it had been torn apart by a storm. Cracks spiderwebbed across the walls and floors. Computers lay in pieces, desks splintered and overturned. Lights above them flickered erratically, sparking before bursting in showers of glass. Not a single piece of furniture remained intact—everything had been shredded or smashed beyond recognition.
"Pride!" Leo shouted, his voice echoing across the destroyed hallway. "Where are you?!"
Silence.