Chapter 140: The Secret Land of Beasts
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Yang Li gave a weary grunt of agreement. "Fine, but don't wander too far. The last thing we need is another fiasco where I have to rescue you from some corner of the ruins."
Kent smirked. "Deal."
They parted ways, each with tasks to finish: Yang Li to check on the wounded, and Kent to scavenge. A small pang of guilt reminded Kent that he still needed to apologize properly to Nima, but that conversation would have to wait until the immediate threats were neutralized.
Kent could still feel the echoes of battle in his bones—an odd mixture of tension, relief, and leftover adrenaline. The Ruin Core area seemed to hold its breath in the uneasy calm that followed each skirmish.
