Chapter 6452

If they kept running like this, death was inevitable.

Venerable Emberlain’s thoughts spun at full speed, every calculation cutting in with brutal clarity.

Cold sweat soaked his back. Exhaustion, old injuries, and the pressure closing in behind him weighed down from all sides, leaving no room to maneuver.

Four enemies—all Golden Immortal-level combatants. If he and Venerable Frostgrave kept fleeing together, they were simply too exposed, too easy to corner.

They would be boxed in and locked down almost instantly.

Once that happened, there would be no chance to risk a breakout, not even with their lives on the line.