Chapter 552 - What If? (2/2)

”I… I don't know… I don't feel too good…”

Noah looked around him, shocked by what was happening. He thought it was just Jessica at first, but soon the number grew. From Nile to Nika to even the members of the Dove family entourage, everyone's combat prowess seemed to plummet.

There were a few that were doing better, but Noah couldn't tell why. As for those completely unaffected, there was only him and Tyrron who didn't seem to experience any issues.

Noah's expression changed. ”Watch out!”

Nile's parry was too slow. He was used to relying on his ability to hold down his enemies, but for some reason, he found it impossible to do so now. No, it wasn't that it was impossible, but rather that there seemed to be a disconnect between him and his ability, almost as though he was no longer as familiar with it as he used to be.

His spear missed the mark and a sword suddenly ran through his shoulder, slicing through his ribs and lungs before plunging toward his heart.

Nile coughed up a mouthful of blood, his control over his spear faltered, causing it to slip from his grip and clang to the ground.

”Dammit!”

Noah's fury rose, his body increasing a size as he punched the responsible soldier into a meat paste.

The youth troops stood around Nile, watching his life drift away. Was he really dying?

Despite all the dangerous situations they had been in, the youth troops had never lost a single member. Not once. Their talent was too great, and even when they ran into trouble, they always managed to find a way out of it.

The closest any of them had ever come to death was when Nile faced Leonel. But, even then, they had been facing one of their own. Leonel was one of them…

This was the first time their lives had ever been on the line against a person of Terrain.

”Retreat!” Nile roared. ”I said: RETREAT!”

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All across Earth, repeats of these matters seemed to wind on like the re-run of a sick movie.

Earth had less people, but they made it up with their talent. Earth had weaker foundations, but they made it up with their talent. Earth was just a fledgling world… but they made it up with their talent.

What would they do, then… If that talent disappeared?