Chapter 437: The Dark Abyss × Outside the cave × Pillars of light
Compared with Joey and his companions' current ease, the others remaining in the Ancient City were far from relaxed.
Everyone faced various choices, choices that could bring opportunities as well as danger.
But there was one exception: Nurarihyon.
He now had only one choice-to climb out of the pitch-black abyss.
His hand had already touched the glimmer of light he had seen from beneath the abyss, but when he reached out, all that greeted him was the chaotic power of space.
His outstretched hand had no chance to resist before that violent power tore it to pieces.
Having finally climbed up, Nurarihyon was once again dragged toward the abyss by the force below. Unwilling to give up, he nevertheless lacked the strength to charge forward again.
With only one hand, he barely managed to stop not far from the light.
He gazed longingly at it, yet knew he had no chance left, because his strength was gradually draining away. Once it ran out, he would be dragged into the dark abyss.
Defiance, fear, and despair could no longer give him strength. All he had left was slowly passing time and the light growing farther and farther away.
But as he waited, almost numb, for a future more hopeless than death, Nurarihyon saw a black thread extend through the light overhead and drop swiftly toward him.
His eyes suddenly lit up. At that moment, he was like a drowning man who had suddenly found someone to rescue him.
He desperately reached for that black thread.
But what he caught was not hope, but even darker despair.
As the black thread reached him, it swiftly transformed into two enormous hands. With practiced movements, they reached for Nurarihyon's head and