Ding!
[Kill Count: 2,027 / 5,000]
[Combined Summon Kills: 1,154]
Bang!
Crack!
Damien's staff spun in his grip as he crushed the last demon's skull beneath a pulse-loaded strike.
The corpse collapsed in silence, but his eyes weren't on the battlefield anymore.
They were fixed somewhere beyond it—north, where he could feel the thread of Aquila's bond vibrating with tension.
The sensation was subtle.
A ripple. A pull.
A pressure that didn't belong in the chaos he was used to since he got out of the forest. It felt primal as though he'd once again returned to the Forest of Twin Disasters.
The bond didn't feel severed—not even strained by pain.
But it was tight. Coiled. Like the beast was tensed to shield something.
Damien didn't need the full picture.
He didn't even need words.
He just knew.
Arielle was in danger. And so was Aquila for some reason.
And whoever— or whatever—was with her now? It wasn't enough.
