Chapter 54
After seeing that Blaze was still alive and very much not poisoned, Gazel drank some of the red-colored water as well.
The effect was immediate.
It felt like the cold was being forced out of his body, expelled at a speed far greater than normal. Warmth spread through his limbs, sharp and invigorating, leaving him feeling whole again.
That's amazing, Gazel thought.
His face, however, remained perfectly neutral.
In a calm tone, he asked, "Where are we?"
He kept the desperation out of his voice.
The young man raised his head and looked at them strangely.
"You don't know?" he asked, as if knowing the name of this nightmare of a place was common sense.
Both of them shook their heads.
The man looked stunned. Only for a moment.
Then he spoke again, tone perfectly calm, as if discussing the weather.
"Don't bother thinking about escaping. The place you're in is called the Death Zone."
"The Death Zone?" Blaze and Gazel said in unison.
