Nox and Solan were finally freed from the overpowering pressure that had kept them submerged underwater against their will. Fortunately, they were not badly hurt, only short of breath as the two of them gasped heavily, struggling to regain themselves and steady their breathing.
Orion and Liora heaved sighs of relief upon seeing their two colleagues alive. It would have hurt them not only emotionally but strategically to lose any one of them, especially considering how rare it was to find other young Vereenas as strong as the two of them within their current pathos.
Orion tilted his head toward Marlon, who had sent his death clones to retrieve the true cores from the troubled river.
Using his innate inspection abilities, he carefully gauged Marlon's new level of power, and he could hardly believe what he discovered.
'He is leveling up much faster than I expected...' he thought. 'The chaos in his world is no more than constant training for him. I envy him.'
