Chapter 50: First round [9]

Chapter 50: First round [9]

The moment they crossed the boundary, the tension that had been sitting on Lucas’s shoulders finally let go. The open ground felt almost strange after everything inside — no ambushes waiting between the trees, or any hidden movement in the undergrowth, just open space and the sound of wind across grass. He adjusted his grip on the completed sphere one last time and let out a long breath, his shoulders dropping with it.

"Finally," he muttered. "We actually made it through."

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