Chapter 136 - (136) Last Second (2/2)

Geth was about to risk the danger above anyway when he sensed that it had subsided.

'Yes!'

He propelled himself upward quickly by controlling the Mana to push him upward. Just in time, he broke through the surface as his body became physical.

His eyes were still closed, and he attempted to turn the dirt around him into mud... only to find that there was no dirt around him.

'What the hell?'

A light breeze gently touched his skin. The smell of fresh air mixed with the stench of sulfur that surrounded him.

Geth slowly forced his eyes open. A blinding light made it difficult for him to focus.

As his vision finally ceased to blur, an unimaginable scene appeared before him.

He was standing in the middle of a massive crater! It wasn't just some hole in the ground.

It looked as though a nuclear warhead had been dropped where he was standing.

Red fumes constantly floated in the breeze. Areas of molten earth sizzled and hissed all around him.

The size was incredible. Geth had to be at least a few dozen yards below what had once been the surface.

'I... Survived this..?'

Geth dropped to his knees. Since coming here, he had been through many rough battles and tons of pain.

But this... this was too much. Some of the walls that hid his emotion melted while taking in his surroundings. He finally broke down.

Tears began to stream down his cheeks. Geth reached up with one hand and touched the watery substance.

He looked at his wet fingertips in surprise. It had been many years since he'd last seen his own tears.

A mocking smile showed on his face as he ridiculed himself.

”What would your children think?” He muttered. A man had to be strong. He couldn't break down now.

After all. He'd won!

Geth saw two scorching hot gems lying nearby. He attempted to stand up but fell back on his knees.

'Well...'

Geth crawled over and picked up the two gems. He felt himself falling and managed to store the gems away, just before he finally lost consciousness.

***

”Man, what do you think that was? It looked awesome!” A chubby young man walked through the forest with his friends.

”I don't know, but I hope that it's a really big monster!” Another young man spoke excitedly. This was very fit and carried a large sword on his back.

Sigh

A girl with long black hair sighed and shook her head. She carried a tall shield and wore a gleaming set of heavy armor.

”That's easy for you guys to say. You aren't the ones that have to let it hit you!”

”Quit complaining. You always get the first choice in rewards.” A thin young man said quietly while adjusting his glasses.

”So what. That wasn't some normal explo-.” The girl started to talk again but was cut short as they left the woodline.

As wide as ten football fields, an enormous crater stretched out before them. A foul stench filled the air as red wisps occasionally escaped the crevice.

”There's something down there....” The boy with the glasses whispered while pointing directly to the middle of the destruction.