Zehn, who had escaped from Lucen's grasp using sacrificial forced teleportation, had teleported to a nearby safehouse.
His body was broken, his entire left hand had disappeared, and his right eye had been sacrificed just to barely escape with his life.
Every breath he took felt shallow. Every movement sent a dull ache through his body. Yet even in that state, his expression did not twist in pain. Instead, there was a certain madness to it, similar to when Robert learns something new.
"To think I, a fourth circle mage, even with the help of the ability enhancers, can't keep up with him."
Zehn removed his mask, showing a rather young and handsome face. Despite bleeding all over and coughing up a bit of blood, he was still smiling.
'So that was the ruby-eyed monster. It would seem the plan will be much harder to implement than we initially thought.'
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