Chapter 160 Into the Ruins (1/2)

Thetorrent of sensation fell upon hi his iants or staring into a million suns at once

Yet this tiht

He no that what he Sensed was a city full of uncontrolled and violent Essence, the residue of terrifyingly powerfulbattle

As soon as he felt his Sense being assaulted by the violent aura of the Essence in the city, he sat down on the ground and closed his eyes, then braced hiht

Now that he knehat to expect,control despite the pressure he felt was much easier than it had been the first ti before he recovered froet up He expected the pressure to grow stronger as he got closer to the city, and here, where it eakest, he would have the best chance of adjusting to it

A day passed as he slowly adjusted, then another Although he was i would do hiood Within the city, he would need to maintain control over his mind despite the storm of Essence, and for that, he needed to train himself to resist it

The task would have been i, and even now, it was hard to retain control over his thoughts and senses while feeling a cacophony of sensations flooding in through his Sense

But while it was difficult, he still made steady improvements It was irew more accustomed to it, it became easier to tune it out That left hiic, but at least the pressure no longer interfered with his ability to think

On the third day, he finally stood up

At this point, he could ignore the assault on his Sense almost entirely if he kept his attention focused Perhaps, with more practice, he could learn how to use his Sense even in this environment, but that would take far more time than he had

Whatoverwhelmed by his Sense

He took a few an to head toward the cru walls The distance was only a short one, but by the time he reached the city, he could feel the pressure on his Sense increasing And this was only the edge of the city — deeper inside, the effect would be far stronger

Fortunately, the increased pressure had little effect on Arran It seemed that beyond a certain point, his already overloaded Sense was unable to produce an even stronger reaction

When Arran climbed over the shattered walls, he was iher vantage point, he could see that the city was even vaster than he had expected, but also that the destruction was beyond anything he could have iround was filled with debris and rubble, and the few buildings that still stood were all heavily daed A city that must once have held eful God had stoness, not content until every last shred of the city was obliterated

Only far in the distance could Arran still see sos that remained more or less intact These appeared to be palaces, temples, and other seats of power, but even these had broken towers and fallen walls

Arran stared at the scene for several minutes, but then, he turned his attention back to his is With luck, he would reach the city center eventually, but right nohat mattered hat lay directly ahead of hi his eyes fixed on the area around him as he advanced Even if he did not expect there to be any enemies in the city, he would not be careless

As hethe rubble lay numerous bones — the city's previous inhabitants It was clear that they had not ed to escape the city before it fell, and Arran realized with soraves of millions

While the ideahis Blood rown had he been there when the city fell With the deaths of ined its poould have been overwhelh he could not help but feel so his hometown Once, the idea of death on such a scale would have filled hi how such a disaster could benefit hie he welcoain, slowly and carefully He knew that any ered in the city, and without his Sense, he would only knohen it affected him physically

About half a ht burning feeling on his skin, as if he was being attacked by an initiate who had just opened his first Realm As he held up his hand, he could see that his skin was turning red and that there were traces of s off it

While he could easily bear the pain, the situation still made him uncomfortable Without his Sense, he could not see the Essence as it affected hi to burn