Chapter 286: How to Protect What is Precious (10)
Keter fired an arrow at Myle, who had been taken hostage. At that moment, Cray and Myle thought at the same time.
Did he really shoot?
He really did shoot it.
Cray, who took others as hostages like it was a hobby, had seen people pretending not to care about their hostages hundreds of times. That was why he checked until the very last moment whether Keter was only pretending to attack. But there was no twist. Keter’s Aura Arrow pierced through Myle’s chest and came out his back, even targeting Cray behind him. Cray deflected the arrow aside with his sword and shook his head.
This heavy sensation... It would be instant death if a chest were pierced by an arrow like this. If you’re going to kill, you’ll do it for certain, is that it? Keter, you’re crazier than I thought.
Convinced that Myle was dead, Cray focused on his fight with Keter. However, Myle didn’t die, even though a flash of memories passed before his eyes.
How am I still alive?
The intense pain, like dozens of needles stabbing him, made it impossible to think it was a dream. The roaring explosions pounding his eardrums and the dirt occasionally pouring down over his head added to the sense of reality.
Keter’s arrow definitely pierced straight through my chest...
That was something Cray had also confirmed. If it had only been a fake chest wound, he would have finished Myle off to be sure. Keter’s arrow really had pierced Myle’s chest, but it didn’t kill him. It was a contradictory statement, but Keter could make it possible.
Inertia reconstruction
The arrow that touched Myle’s chest disassembled down to the particle level, passed through Myle’s body, and recombined into the shape of an arrow as it emerged from his back. He couldn’t avoid being injured in the process, but it wasn’t to the extent of losing his life. Myle didn’t know how it happened, but at least he knew to whom he should pay his gratitude.