“I’m taking her with me!” Wayne declared, lowering Kristen and shielding her with his body. Kristen hid behind him, hearing his words ringing in her head. Her heart raced, and her eyes almost brimmed with tears.0

But soon, her gaze grew increasingly icy. She put one hand on Wayne’s torso and placed her other hand on her chest, feeling both their hearts. Their heartbeats gradually became synced.0

What are you doing, Senior?0

Wayne stared at the Thousand-Eyed Demon warily, confused by Kristen’s reaction. He knew that he had just said something touching, but this wasn’t the time to flirt.0

Calm down. Once we win this fight, we’ll have all the time in the world back home.0

Moonlight radiated from Kristen’s body, shrouding her and Wayne. A strange energy streamed from her palm to his chest; it was the life essence he yearned for, extracted and distilled by the alchemy circle before being injected into her, and now, she gave it to Wayne.0

In addition to earth, fire, water, and wind elements, the energy also contained what could only be felt rather than described:...0