CHAPTER 81
"Ahhh!" Chloe's scream pierced the air as the violent blast of wind struck her with the force of a physical blow, sending her body tumbling across the jagged ground like a broken doll.
Trisha, displaying her usual icy presence of mind, grabbed onto a half-broken iron rod protruding from the rubble.
She stabbed it into the earth, anchoring herself and steadying her body before the gale could send her flying too far.
Nearby, Kai lunged for Van, grabbing the boy and digging his own feet into the dirt with all his might, refusing to budge an inch against the localized storm.
Slowly, the supernatural wind receded, and the young Aspirants could finally regain their footing.
They coughed out specks of crimson as pain tore through their exhausted bodies, yet the two boys remained focused on only one person.
Ray!
His form was still engulfed in that brilliant, blinding light.
