Chapter 49: The Outer Wall of Chains (Immovable Sentry)
Chapter 49: The Outer Wall of Chains
Branches tore at Oliver’s skin as he and Garron burst through the final thicket of forest flora. Thorns scraped flesh. Leaves blurred his vision. Then—light.
An opening.
They stumbled into it like corpses flung by fate, collapsing onto the coarse, sunbaked earth. Both fell on all fours, gasping, choking. Every breath felt like shards of glass slicing their lungs. Sweat dripped from their brows in rivers. Oliver’s fingers clawed the dirt—not just to escape something chasing him, but as if to ground himself in the fact that they were… alive.
Somehow, they had managed to outrun the corrupted Slaves and made it just before the timer was over.
Ding.
A flash of crimson shimmered in the edge of Oliver’s vision. The Nightmare Sigil flickered, its blood-red glyphs swirling in the fog of his mind:
> Aether Surge Detected. Proximity to Arcane-Runed Megastructure(Relic). Initiating Passive Adaptation of bloodline.
...Stabilizing.
While his Nightmare Sigil had helped him stabilise his bloodline due to their sudden new environment, Garron had not been so lucky.
He coughed vigorously to the side, feeling as if his lungs were going to fall from his mouth.
At their bloodline rank, such sudden changes needed time to adapt to.