Marcus's trembling fingers finally closed around the small glass bottle in his pocket. With a desperate, shaky pull, he drew it out and stared at it like a dying man staring at salvation.
The liquid inside shimmered with a faint, hypnotic light red glow.
A surge of confidence swelled in his chest for the first time since the nightmare began. His bloodied lips curved into a twisted, hopeful smile.
'This… this changes everything.'
It was a rare, extremely valuable medicine gifted by his mother... a powerful enhancer that could temporarily boost the user's realm by one full level below the Apex Realm. A secret weapon of the Steele family. But there was one major problem.
He hadn't brought the injection kit.
