Chapter 5458 Utter Despair
- Throughout those three days Jared remained rooted beside the tower, muscles taut, senses flaring at every gust. He knew Soul Devourer's assassins could descend without warning.
- On the third evening the tower flared—white fire blossoming along its runes, painting the surrounding trees in ghost-bright strokes.
- Figures spilled out—Onneas, Aurelius, Artemis, Yuliana, and the others. Their auras pulsed—brighter, steadier. Wounds had vanished, eyes shone clear, and new strength coiled beneath their skins.