In this moment where tranquility and crisis coexist, everyone's faces are filled with anxiety, resilience, and a trace of expectation and unease about the unknown fate ahead.
David's face was pale, but his gaze grew more resolute. He used his last bit of strength to look up at Liya, "Thank you... With you... I can keep going..."
Liya chuckled softly and placed her palm close to his chest, "No, as long as we are connected, there is nothing we cannot overcome."
However, the chaos furnace within remained restless—the surface of his organs vaguely showed fine cracks spreading like a cobweb.
Each breath was accompanied by the sounds of tearing bones and explosions from deep within the flesh's dark energy, a pain far exceeding any past injuries, a torment of both soul and body!
