booktalesy Chapter 1753 Crown [10]
Chapter 1753 Crown [10]
Chapter 1753 Crown [10]
Twenty minutes could never be a long time.
In this world where people could live for millions of years, the value of a minute had fallen immensely.
Twenty minutes. It was an amount of time that could contain many events. Twenty minutes was more than enough time for an entire civilization to be destroyed, or for peace to be brought to a people.
Twenty minutes was more than enough time to destroy the situation in a very specific cavern on the edge of the dragon continent.
Juno stood with blood leaking from his lips, feeling the scarcity of mana in his body.
His grin never faded, and his thoughts were just as playful as ever.
'I always experience the craziest thing when I'm following that guy.'
Twenty minutes ago, he never would have expected that he'd get this far before he felt death approaching. At this point, Juno was confident that he could end the lives of every genius in his chosen corridor.
Though, he would definitely die in the process.
Valerie stood surrounded by shattered walls. Her side of the amaze wasn't able to stand the force of her battle at all. She was not bleeding, but her face was pale as she sacrificed the very essence of her bloodline so she could gain access to the power she needed to save her friends.
'This sucks.'
As expected, Valerie didn't like the feeling at all. She couldn't help but feel sorrowful, thinking about what kind of life she could have lived if she hadn't happened to meet August and Melania.
But, it wasn't like she would change her decision if she was given a chance. Every single time, she would follow the same path of ruin just so that she could stand by them proudly as an ally and comrade for life.
Yuna was out in the open. Her concealment wasn't working anymore. Her abilities surpassed anyone she'd ever met in the jungle, but the geniuses of the Liqua Clan were not beasts. They knew how to work together and scheme when they needed to, and as she fell to those schemes, her presence was exposed.
She...honestly didn't think as much as an ordinary person. Certainly when she was in battle, Yuna's entire mind would focus on the task ahead. Even with death around every corner, she would not sway. NewW novels updates at novelhall.com
This was the kind of mentality a hunter needed to have. Rather than ruminating over victory and defeat, she had to do everything possible to catch her prey before it was too late.
Yuna had decent abilities in the open as well, so she was able to stand against the hordes of geniuses without dying, but it became difficult as more of them approached.
As such, August's friends were able to recover and focus on what needed to be done as soon as possible.
But, it was different for Ophelia.
For her, Lucas was that person.
He was more than just a friend or an ally to her. He was more than just an acquaintance that she only checked up on when she remembered his existence.
She didn't want him to be at her wedding. She wanted him to be in her wedding.
That same person that she put so much faith and trust in...he betrayed her so easily?
For what?
For power?
There were plenty of other ways for him to reach his goals, so why did he choose this one?
Why did he so easily accept that everyone had to die in order for him to fast track to his desired position?
Right, it could only be that.
From the start, he never thought of her the way she thought of him. From the start, he had only been focusing on material benefits.
That fact broke her and left her in this state. She was known for her fiery personality, but how could she fly into a rage in a moment like this?
The realization was too shattering for her to react as she usually did.
She knew that people were going to die here. She knew that she could help prevent that from becoming a reality. She screamed at herself to get up, remembering Valerie's words before she bravely charged into the fray.
However, her body would not move. Her soul could not withstand the damage it took in that moment.
So, here she was. One of many broken souls in this cavern.
They all had different thoughts. They all had different circumstances. But, together in this small place where nobody would ever know what happened to them, they all awaited death.
It was really starting to look like there was no reason to hope for anything better.