Chapter 1574: The Slip into Insanity

The darkened forest surrounded them as they pressed forward, their steps heavy on the cold, damp earth. The path ahead seemed endless, winding deeper into the heart of the wilderness, where the trees grew so thick that the light of the stars was all but swallowed by the canopy. The chill in the air had grown sharper, biting at their skin and making each breath feel like the last breath of an ice-bound soul.

Elara's heart beat in time with the rhythm of their march, but it wasn't just the exertion that kept her pulse racing—it was the growing sense of urgency, the pull she felt from within. The relic, tucked close against her side, hummed with an energy that resonated within her very bones, a constant reminder that whatever was coming, it was coming for them.