Chapter 116: Unavoidable Thoughts
Colin glanced towards the door, where two men stood: both were servants. One of them held a lantern, dutifully guarding the entrance despite the formidable defenses of the “Level 5 Underground Fortress,” which even a lord-level mutant would struggle to breach. They remained vigilant.
Inside the room, the soft, almost imperceptible sound of breathing caught Colin’s attention, and he shifted his gaze. Not far away, Sanna was resting on a couch with her eyes closed. However, the noise caused by Colin getting up made her clench her fists and open her eyes, emitting a bright light. Seeing Colin sitting up, she hesitated and was about to speak, but Colin stopped her with a shake of his head.
“Continue resting,” Colin said softly. He rubbed his forehead and took out a parchment to check it.
Number of people in the area channel: 377.
A “perfect” number, Colin thought. He remembered that yesterday there were 397 people, meaning only twenty had died so far. Soon it would be the fifth day, and many areas still had about half their population. The feared scenario of everyone perishing within five days hadn’t come to pass. Of course, the predictions of total annihilation on the second, third, or fourth days hadn’t happened either. But today felt different.
Colin checked the chat channels, both “area” and “world.” There didn’t seem to be any major issues. Even the “knocking” sounds were absent tonight.
“It feels like the calm before the storm,” Colin muttered. “I hope I’m just scaring myself.”
Despite still feeling exhausted, Colin’s brain had had enough rest. His fatigue was mostly psychological, and once awake, he couldn’t fall back asleep. Resigned, he got up, washed his face, lit a lantern, and sat down at a solid wood table to organize and summarize the knowledge and clues about “major and minor miracles” and other related information.
In the lantern’s light, Colin’s face was focused, his eyes reflecting the flickering flame. He was increasingly reluctant to stop his mind from working. Even though he felt very tired and wished he could sleep comfortably for a whole day, he couldn’t afford to stop thinking.