Seth blinked into his new surroundings, the lingering sting of disappointment from the lack of an offer still fresh on his mind as he sighed and scanned the area.
The terrain bore the same stark simplicity as the others, but its structure was different—he stood in what seemed to be a highland, a rocky uneven stretch that rolled on as far as his eyes could perceive, which was pretty fucking far.
Suddenly the surrounding air quaked, the ground rumbling with a world-ending intensity as gales surged in heavy, suffocating currents.
[Immortal King: Crocious has awakened]
A blistering void swelled in space several feet away drawing Seth's gaze, his breathing steady barely reacting anymore.
His first battle had brought the chilling thrill of a challenge worth giving his all. The second had pushed him to claim a power that had long been denied to him.
But now?
He had stopped seeing these beings as worthy foes and started seeing them as little more than a tally he had to complete.
