Chapter 34: A Noble Sacrifice? (1/2)

Nena's eyes widened hearing Arion's words, ”Of course, not! I am not leaving anyone else behind. I can get you out!” She said stubbornly, thinking as the pain of leaving behind Ina's body stung her heart.

However, she was impressed by Arion's courage despite his condition and moved by his intentions. But she still wasn't the kind to leave behind someone just to save her own life.

Still, Arion seemed even more adamant than her as he grasped her wrist and said, ”Don't be foolish, Nena! I would only drag you two down. If you don't run on your own, those Dreadlings will catch up to us, and then Cayden and SIlvi will also be in danger. Do you seriously think Cayden will let anything happen to you after what happened?”

Nena's resolve faltered hearing her words but still continued to push along Arion without slowing down.

However, the numerous Dreadlings on their trail were now less than fifty meters from them, and Arion was sure that it would only be a matter of time before they caught up to them.

But seeing how Nena was struggling with the words he said, he continued, ”Nena, do you want Cayden and Silvi to die as well? It's not only your life at stake but your friends as well. I can at least slow those monsters down.”

Nena kept on tearing up as she vehemently shook her head, ”No...I-I can't let anyone else die before me...and you are also our friend…”

Cayden overheard their conversation because of Nena's shout and said in a strained tone as he kept on running, ”That's right, Arion. Don't say anything stupid, and we all can make it out of this together. We have lost enough for a lifetime today.”

Arion felt moved seeing how nice these youngsters were and a stark contrast to the kind of people he usually dealt with.

These youngsters weren't obliged in any way to save him, nor did they even know him well other than the fact that they both lived in the same ward.

But Arion knew that their good intentions were foolish in this situation and would end up with all of them getting killed.

Meanwhile, a few minutes ago, back in Arion's house, Shun got up from his room, feeling bored after lying down for quite a while.

He used his crutch to walk as he limped to get some fresh air. He went outside through the backdoor of the house and came upon a large plain before him.

However, he wrinkled his eyes as if noticing something and looked towards the side to see cracks forming on the ground.

His eyes further narrowed when he saw the earth slowly getting displaced as a long and thin yet gigantic leg of a creature emerged, and the number of such legs increased till a grey-colored head with multiple ominous-looking eyes emerged out.

If Arion and the other youngsters saw this creature, they would surely forget to breathe and flee immediately since this was the Jawfiend, the exact same Dreadling that killed Ina, giving them all a tough time to try surviving.

However, Shun didn't even show a hint of panic or fear at all. His eyes were still calm as he slowly swept his gaze to see more Jawfiends coming out of the earth and surrounding him in a circular fashion.

Shun's lips curved into that of a mocking smile as he mumbled, ”Such weaklings. To think that I came upon some bugs…”

*Kreee!*