How many hours had I been running? No—saying it had been days would be more accurate.
Because I couldn’t use my inner qi, my speed had dropped sharply, and since all I could do was run like a madman, it was taking far, far longer than usual.
“Ugh… ngh…”
The young lady—Lady Hyeon—who had been slung over my shoulder and, after we negotiated, ended up piggybacked on my back, kept letting out groans.
“It feels like my whole body is getting bruised.”
She complained of the discomfort, and at those words my eyes crumpled.
“This is the best I can do.”
“I know. I’m just whining.”
“…”
So brazen I had nothing to say.
“…We’re almost there.”
Not much farther now. Normally, it wouldn’t have taken even a day, but sprinting on foot made it agonizingly slow.
Still, we could reach it—that was what mattered.
‘We’ve barely run into any monsters, too.’
Even when they showed up, they were blue-level at most. At that level, I could tear them…