Chapter 289: The Tin Knight and The City of Hubris (9)
Sophia stared blankly around her.
A closed space where no presence could be felt.
All that was there were thorny vines binding her body and sucking her blood.
The pain of not being able to eat was fine. Compared to the pain of those who truly starve to death, hunger that didn’t lead to death had its limits after all.
The pain of the flesh was also fine. Pain that didn’t come with the fear of irreversibility was just a temporary stimulus once one got used to it.
However, the pain of the heart was painful, even for Sophia.
The regret of not being able to protect her cherished student.
The despair of having to leave behind the people who had gathered believing in her.
The fear that all the knowledge and achievements she had built up would turn to ashes, and that she herself might be sealed here forever without being discovered by anyone.
Therefore, she voiced all those emotions in words.
“When Langwidere was taken away to heaven, I decided to fight against them.
“It wasn’t an easy thing. It’s difficult for a mere individual to raise their voice against those who manipulate even large nations at will.