At the entrance of a mountain cave beneath the night sky.
It was the boundary between the Marrow Eaters' territory and the desolate wasteland outside. The warmth of the territory met the baleful energy of the outside world here, colliding and pressing against each other.
Ash stood in the middle of the cave entrance. His shadow slanted outward, reflected across the ground and stretching toward the unseen darkness beyond.
It was as though half his body had already sunk into the darkness.
As if it foretold something.
Ash regarded the beacon in his hand with great importance. He knew that what Wu Heng had given him was no ordinary item, much like the Progenitor Token before it.
So he slipped it into his pocket, yet the motion looked as though he were stuffing it into the darkness.
"Thank you, Gerard!"
"I can never repay you for helping me again and again. If I have the chance in the future, I will repay you even at the cost of my life. But regrettably, I cannot do so now. I have to leave this place and do what I must. Farewell, my friends! Please tell Kelly for me that I did not have time to say goodbye to her. Perhaps the next time we meet, I will have rewritten history, and by then, you may no longer remember me. But I will definitely become friends with you again, and I will embrace you all." Ash spoke with deep emotion.
"Perhaps," Wu Heng murmured.
Hank stood to the side. Hearing those heartfelt words, his gaze carried a trace of emotion, yet he did not know what to say.
As a wizard, he had always preferred getting straight to the point.
He could only sigh in agreement. "I hope you achieve your goal."
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