Chapter 62 - 62. Ten Hours Left (1/2)

Mack opened his eyes as his conscious came back.

A high pitch tinnitus assaulted his ears while pain came from all parts of his body.

So much pain he could barely breathe.

Mack recited the mantra in his head.

And after one minute, the high-pitched noise stopped.

Mack mustered all his will and strength and turned his own head on the bloody ground.

His head turned to west, from where he was hearing battle noises.

Then Mack saw..

Raz fighting several mages. Alone.

Mack tried to stand up, but his broken body and the pressure of Essence didn't let him.

He didn't move a single inch.

'For how long I was unconscious?'

[For 90 hours already]

Said the familiar voice of the Arcane Legacy in his head.

Mack kept looking at the fight in front of him and wondered where the other warlocks went.

'Did they die? Only Raz is alive?'

[Unfortunately, it seems to be the case]

'Why the hell I was unconscious for so many hours? Last time was way faster. Did the Essence density was not enough? It was all for nothing?'

[Depends on what you believe is nothing]

Mack, incapable of moving, could only keep looking at the fight while talked with the Arcane.

This time it took way more hours than the last one for him to evolve his blood marrow cells.

And he was still there, inside the circle, with broken body parts and barely able to breathe.

'Spit it out. If I'm out for 90 hours, I don't have that much time to lose.'

[Direct as always. Then let me tell you the good news first]

[You evolved your body constitution to level 3]

'And the bad news?'

[The Essence Density of the rune circuit was several more times stronger than you anticipated and that's why you can't move yet. You can be considered luck to still be alive]

'I see. Thanks'

[I'm not finished yet]

'What? there is more?'

[All bad luck comes with an opportunity. A human once said that. And because the Essence density was too strong, your body triggered another evolution. Currently, your marrow cells are already adapting to this new density and that's why you could regain consciousness]

'I am evolving twice?'

[Correct. In a few more hours your constitution will be upgraded to level 4]

'How many hours?'

[It's hard to say. As the human body is full of flaws. But around 10 hours]

'The same limit of the rune circuit?'

[Correct]

'Will it stop before?'

[As I said. Is hard to predict, consider 10 hours a rounded estimation. It can be 9 or 11 hours for the process to finish]

'Shit'

Mack looked at the battle in front of him. Raz seemed to be fighting them for not a long time.

'Hang in there brother. I will leave this jail in ten hours. Then we will make them pay for all they have done.'

Mack himself sometimes forgot that he was in a tower and that Raz was a light construct. Even with all the oddities, everything seemed to real.