Chapter 4239 No Other Choice (Part 2)

“There goes her sixth word.” Raaz sighed. “See you soon, son.”

“Bye, Dad.” Lith opened a Warp Steps portal to the barn, trying and failing not to say it one last time. “Be careful.”

“We will.” Raaz waved him off dismissively. “Gods, you worry too much. In weather this cold, it’s not like we’d go outside looking for pneumonia.”

A seemingly abandoned building a few kilometers outside Lutia, several hours earlier.

“Fucking freezing! When is this godsdamned weather finally going to improve?” Rayko, a powerful bright violet-cored Awakened, cursed. “We set up camp near Lutia less than a week after the Demon Dirge.

“We’ve been stuck on the outskirts of this backwater city for almost two months, and the Verhens still haven’t stepped outside even once.”