He didn't need to slow down to get the loot. Like always, the chest just faded away, and a notification appeared in his field of vision. He kept his pace, checking what he'd won without stopping.
[Gold Chest Opened.]
[Item Acquired: Rank 2 Iron-Body Tempering Manual.]
[Stored in System Inventory.]
He waited for the notification to vanish. He'd gained Iron-Body Tempering, which was a higher grade than the Titan-Marrow he'd used previously. He filed it away for later.
Right now, what came next was getting back before Lyra's watch ended.
He started running at full speed, letting everything around him become a blur.
The Safe Zone glow was visible through the fog from about two hundred meters out.
Holden slowed to a jog a hundred meters before he reached it.
He took a quick look at himself.
He saw blood on his jacket. The snake's tooth had caught his jacket during his last move, leaving a bloody streak behind.
