Chapter 1168 – Greater Infernal Predator [Part 1]
Lux stood several meters away, Runa unconscious against his chest, his armor cracked, hair ruined, face dusty and bloody.
He looked back toward the mountain.
Deep beneath it, something collapsed with a distant rumble.
A section of earth sank.
Dust rose above the trees.
Vaelor looked at Lux.
For a moment, neither spoke.
Then the former knight lowered his head.
Not like a slave.
Not like a servant.
Like a warrior acknowledging another.
"Thank you."
Lux adjusted Runa against his chest. "Save it until everyone is safe."
His eyes moved toward Eve.
Her bloodied palm.
Her exhausted face.
Vaelor's injuries.
Then Runa.
"We're not done yet."
His red eyes narrowed.
Vaelor stared at him.
"Not done?"
A roar answered for Lux.
It came from beneath the ruined mountain. Deep. Ugly. Hungry.
Eve flinched in Vaelor's arms.
Vaelor turned toward the collapsed fortress.
For one second, nothing happened.
