Chapter 161 A Long Wai (2/2)

But first, he would continue his training — at least until Snowcloud was back

The reht progress in the city each day, while also regularly checking outside the city to see if Snowcloud had returned

Yet after the initial three n of her, and by now Arran began to feel worried Although it was likely that she was simply delayed in her task, he could not help but think of everything that could have happened to her

Despite his worries, he continued his training Even if he felt the urge to set off in search of Snowcloud, he wouldn't knohere to start looking, and if she returned while he was searching for her it could be months before they found each other

Nevertheless, the worries caused his progress to slon greatly When he trained he found himself distracted an to check outside the city several times a day

Another teeks passed like this, with Arran spendingresults in those few hours he had left for training each day

That alone would have been enough to bring his progress toward the heart of the city to a near-co slowed, the difficulty of advancing further increased with leaps and bounds By now, it was as if the density of lingering Essence within the city doubled with each additional step, and in teeks, he barely advanced a dozen paces

Finally, he gave up

There was no way he could make it to the city center in any reasonable arown to the point where his training suffered toolike this would be an exercise in futility, he knew

While he was loath to ad for it but to accept defeat — at least temporarily He would return to the city in a few years, and by then, he should be able to make it all the way inside to find whatever treasures lay at the heart of the city

Right now, he would spend a few iving his Sense time to recover

If Snowcloud still hadn't returned by then, he would set off to search for her — and at that task, he would not fail Noit took, he would find her, and if anyone got in his way…

Just the thought of it caused a cold feeling of rage to rise up in Arran, and it took him some time to calm himself