Enemies Blocking the Way

Chapter 503: Enemies Blocking the Way

Benjamin's injuries had not worsened further, entirely thanks to the Body Tempering Method's adaptive evolution working stubbornly away, allowing this body and remnant soul to gradually "get used to" such a shattered state.

The only thing worth celebrating was that the pursuers he had anticipated had not appeared.

Whether the Patroller's diversion had worked, or the frontal battlefield had tied down the enemy's high-end forces, it had bought him a chance to catch his breath.

By rough estimation, he should only be about two days away from the Noren Workshop defensive line.

I hope... nothing else goes wrong... Benjamin thought weakly, his cracked lips moving slightly.

Yet, as though answering that ill-timed prayer...

From an extremely distant point ahead and to the side, a malicious spiritual-energy ripple burst into Benjamin's dulled and blurred perception, damaged as it was by his injured soul, like a stone suddenly thrown into a placid lake.

It was a wizard squad of around five people. Their energy fluctuations clearly indicated that they were all Level 5.

They had evidently noticed Benjamin as well—alone, in an abnormal state... or rather, a disastrously bad one—an "unknown entity."

Without concealing their hostility in the slightest, the squad sped toward Benjamin's location!

Benjamin's heart sank sharply.

He did not stop, nor did he even turn around to look.

He merely forced the output power of the Rune Artifact at his leg up another notch.

The acceleration field of Void-Step gave off a faint hum, carrying his somewhat staggering figure as he continued to race headlong toward the camp.

But his severe injuries had still dragged down his speed.

Even though Benjamin had pushed Void-Step to its current limit, his staggering figure was ultimately intercepted by the five streaks of light rushing in from