Chapter 536: The Eye in the Sky
"What am I seeing?!"
Dread’s icy finger gripped Adam’s soul as he watched the colossal inferno and the toxic smoke corroding the ravaged land.
Honestly? If he had to answer his own question, he would say his eyes fed him an apocalyptic scene, the end of the world, or the aftermath of nuclear power plants exploding in the middle of a kingdom.
And even then, he doubted he could capture the ravage’s extent with the typhoon reaping lives on the coast, the erupting volcanoes drowning the lands in scalding magma, and the many earthquakes shattering mountains and cities like dominos.
His spectral form shivered involuntarily as his gaze darted between the towering pillar, the elf who had conjured the final spell, the howling Ossian, his missing arm, and finally, to the Beast Emperor.
Despite the distance and swirling gas separating them, he saw his delighted smile and his fist strike his palm. Unfortunately, he couldn’t hear what he said but didn’t need to be a genius to guess it revolved around Lin Yao’s sure death.
He clicked his tongue at their shamelessness.
"What’s so great about you? You would have died if not for Selene’s intervention! Even that bastard only appeared after Lin Yao suffered many wounds. What archmages are you? What pride and arrogance do you flaunt on everyone’s faces when you gang up on a single man?"
He huffed through gritted teeth, his fists clenching in anger before looking back at the flames.
"I didn’t really know you, Lin Yao, but I witnessed your last battle and proud departure." He took a sharp inhale. "You were a dragon among men, unrivalled in your tier. You just lacked allies and time to develop." He placed a hand over his chest. "May you have a safe journey in death and reunite with your friend if she’s already dead."
He took a deep breath, lingering for a moment to honor the fallen cultivator and his exceptional skills one last time.