Chapter 145: Day of Change
Multiple screams intertwined in chaos, but there was no room to hear them properly. His feet pounded the ground relentlessly. His breath grew ragged. His heart, pushed to its limits, pounded as if it would burst. Even as nausea surged, he couldn't stop.
Boom—!!
The ground rumbled as if an earthquake had struck. He staggered, unable to keep his balance. A massive explosion sounded right behind him. Sharp screams continued to echo beneath it all. Even though he knew he shouldn't look back, curiosity overpowered his fear.
And then,
"Aaagh!"
A massive fist came flying straight at him. The man screamed and quickly rolled to the side. Dust and ash covered him, but that wasn't important. Thud! The fist, missing its target, slammed into the center of the pavement.
Creaking, the giant golem's head slowly turned toward him. A colossal shadow loomed over the man's head.
The man squeezed his eyes shut, tears streaming down his face.
'I shouldn't have looked back, I should've taken a different route, no, I shouldn't have left the house today at all.'
The thought didn't continue further. The man curled up, praying that the coming pain would be brief.
At that moment,
Fwip! Thud!