Lin Mo staggered two steps, coughing violently, and nearly fell to his knees.
Fendona hurriedly caught him, her emerald eyes full of anxiety and concern.
"Lin Mo, are you all right?"
But never mind Lin Mo-even she could not hear what she said.
The massive explosion had severely damaged everyone's eardrums.
Lin Mo waved a hand to indicate he was fine and wanted to ask whether everyone had made it through.
But the moment he opened his mouth, a metallic sweetness welled up in his throat.
Maintaining the Magic Barrier had rapidly drained his magic power, and with the shock wave battering him as well, his internal organs felt as though they had been struck by a heavy hammer.
Fendona was not much better off.
Her Moonlight Staff had dimmed, and blood stained the corner of her mouth. She had raised that curtain of water by forcibly holding out against the aftermath of the antimatter explosion.
Without that buffer, the portal would have shattered long before, and at least half of them would not have made it through.
Thorin sat on the ground in a daze for several seconds before snatching his warhammer back.
His beard was a tangled mess, with some of it even caught in his mouth.
"God of Craftsmen be praised, we finally made it out alive!"
"That was too damn intense. I can't take it. I can't take it."
Grom silently laid the unconscious Kael flat on the ice.
Lin Mo forced himself to stand steadily and walked over to Kael.
He took a healing scroll from his Spatial Ring and tore it open immediately.
Gentle holy light descended, covering Kael's entire body.
The rise and fall of Kael's chest steadied a little, but he still did not wake.
Fendona crouched down and examined him briefly