Chapter 405 A Fleeting Moment of Clarity

• After all that bragging earlier, he couldn't afford to look completely helpless now—it'd only invite criticism. He had no choice but to put on a brave front and step up to show what he could do.
• Of course, if Arnold were truly beyond saving, there was nothing he could do about it. That's why he'd prepared an escape route for himself beforehand.
• If he couldn't save Arnold, then it was only because the millennium ember fungus hadn't arrived yet and Arnold's illness had flared up at an inopportune time. No one could blame him for that.