Chapter 139 - Dream (1/2)

The entire forest fell silent after the firebird screeched.

All the people in the forest could feel the majesty of the ruler of flames. They looked in the direction of the bird with admiration and fear, but nobody dared to come close.

A few seconds later, the bird stopped.

It gave a last glance to Aleen and Aya and returned to Claire's body.

Instantly, Claire fell on the ground unconscious.

Aleen tried to stand up and caught Claire, but a strong pain assaulted him. A mouthful of blood escaped his lips, and his body gave in. Finally, he fell on the ground while extending his hand towards Claire's unconscious body.

In the next instant, his vision turned dark.

With his last thought, he prayed that Claire would be fine.

In the end, only Aya remained standing.

A trace of panic flashed in her eyes, but she composed herself quickly. She walked towards Aleen and put him beside Claire.

Afterward, she ran towards Lily and lifted her with a pained expression. She sighed in relief when she realized that Lily was alright.

But when checked Aleen and Claire's condition, her expression turned somber. Claire's temperature was incredibly high, and Aleen's wounds seemed very serious. She was not sure if they could survive until the end of the game.

Claire had recovered from the extreme fever before, so Aya decided to leave her alone and hope that she would turn better with the time.

But Aleen's situation was different. He was vomiting blood constantly and his skin had turned purple and swollen in some parts. Aya suspected he was bleeding internally, but she could do nothing to stop it.

In the end, she decided to circulate her mana inside his body and hope that the regenerative properties of mana help him to endure until the end of the game.

Actually, her response was the best one in that situation.

Aya remained guarding Aleen, Claire, and Lily until the end of the game. Fortunately, none of the level-three remaining dared to come close to their location due to the commotion caused by the lightning explosion and the giant bird of fire.

Two hours later, the game came to an end.

Followed by a blinding ray of light, the group disappeared from the forest.

Aleen had a dream.

Inside the dream, he was outside his former school together with Claire. They were talking and laughing happily while waiting for their parents.

Claire in his dream was younger than now. She was wearing a beautiful red dress and looking fondly at Aleen. Her expression was lively and warm.

But no matter how long they waited, their parents never came.

Soon, the day became night, and the wait turned into worry. Aleen tried to contact their parents several times through his phone, but none of them answered.

When they were wondering what could have happened, a police car stopped near them.

A policeman exited the car and looked at the pair of siblings with an expression of pity. He then walked towards them and asked something.

Aleen could not hear the policeman's words inside the dream, but he understood what he was asking.

He asked if their names were Aleen Hamill and Claire Kane.