Chapter 272 - Volume 3
Chapter 51 – King of the underground (2)
Occasional sounds of pebbles dropping on the ground could be heard.
Brendel’s eyelids flitted once before they opened feebly to see complete darkness. There were no signs of the others.
He spat out the dust in his mouth, and his consciousness started to return. He subconsciously called out his Stats Window and relaxed a little when he saw the green fonts appearing in mid-air.
The system indicated there were no broken bones or internal injuries, and he merely suffered some bruises, scratches and a minor concussion.
[I worry a little too much. The resilient body of a Gold-ranker isn’t something to joke about.]
However, no matter how high his perception was, he was unable to see anything if there was no light. He wanted to try and reach for his Light Crystal, but he soon realized there was a large boulder pinning down his body. It was at that moment that he remembered he was knocked out because the ceiling had dropped on him and caused him to faint.
[If I’m a normal human being, I would have been killed immediately, but I’m going to suffocate to death at this rate…..]
Brendel’s eyes sharpened. It was an odd situation. He quickly took a step back to get out of her attacking range and observed her carefully.
Perhaps she was faking her expressions in order to get a chance to attack him. But he knew the signs of a God Acolyte well, and no matter how much he observed, it did not seem like the Blood of Gods controlled her.
“What?” He finally said with a little confusion.
But Scarlett’s mind was filled with Makarov’s cruel voice that day, a figure whom she treated like a father and teacher, where he abandoned her in front of Brendel, and completely missed the latter’s actions in front of her.
She could only repeat herself while holding back her feelings of hopelessness:
“My lord, I’ve lost my power, and I’m afraid I can’t follow you anymore……”