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Chapter 283 - THE DETERIORATION

Chapter 278: The Deterioration

​The pocket watch in my hand was the loudest thing in the world.

​Tick. Tick. Tick.

​Three hours had passed since I established Martial Law. The carriage was silent, save for the shallow, ragged breathing of the sleeping students and the occasional shifting of the barricade as the wind battered the train. The Snow Stalkers were still out there—I could hear them pacing, their claws clicking against the steel hull like tap shoes on a chalkboard—but they hadn't tried to breach again. They were patient. They knew we were freezing.

​They were waiting for us to turn into popsicles.

​I put the watch away and looked toward the rear of the carriage. The door to the medical bay was shut tight. Behind it, Leon was sitting his vigil.

​I rubbed my eyes behind my cracked glasses. Fatigue was setting in. My [Stamina] stat was high, but mental exhaustion was a different beast. It was a debuff that no status window tracked, but it hit harder than a physical blow.

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