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Capítulo 92: Beyond the Gate: The Last Gozzaki Chapter 72: The Weight of Grief

Beyond the Gate: The Last Gozzaki

Chapter 72: The Weight of Grief

Xyron looked at Maki, who was already busy pulling out suitcases. “Alright, start packing. I have some business to take care of.” He stepped out of the house and felt the cold wind. “Guardian,” he whispered.

A Shadow Guardian manifested instantly. “My Lord?”

“The guardians I assigned to protect Kim… teleport me to their current location.”

“As you command.”

In a flicker of purple light, Xyron appeared inside a modern, quiet villa. He was standing directly behind Kim, who was sitting at the edge of a luxurious swimming pool, staring blankly at the water. Kim sensed a presence and spun around. Seeing Xyron’s sudden appearance, he lost his balance and fell backward with a loud SPLASH!

Xyron couldn’t help it. He burst out laughing. “Man, you look like a drowned rat!”

Kim struggled in the water, his face pale. “Are you crazy?! You know I can’t swim!” He started to sink, bubbles rising to the surface. Xyron’s laughter stopped instantly; he dove in, grabbed Kim by the collar, and hauled him back to the poolside.

They both sat there, dripping wet. “Listen, Kim,” Xyron said, his voice softening. “Let it go, man. She’s gone. Coming back won’t happen. Please, just come back home.”

Kim’s eyes were cold and hollow. “What do you know? Only the person going through it understands the pain. You? Did Rin’s death even affect you for a second?”

“How can you say that?” Xyron frowned. “I know exactly what you’re feeling, Kim.”

“Leave me alone!” Kim shouted, pushing Xyron away. He was trembling, not from the cold water, but from pure, unadulterated rage.

Xyron saw the fire in Kim’s eyes and decided to provoke him, hoping to break the wall of grief. He grabbed Kim and threw him back into the pool. “Stand up and face it, then!” Xyron stood on the edge, laughing.

But Kim didn’t just surface; he exploded out of the water. He spawned a jagged dagger and lunged at Xyron with a speed that was fueled by madness. Xyron dodged the main strike, but the tip of the blade grazed his cheek, drawing a thin line of blood.

“Kim! Have you lost your mind?!” Xyron shouted, touching the cut on his face.

“I TOLD YOU TO GET OUT!” Kim screamed, his voice breaking.

Xyron realized that words were useless right now. He turned around and flew into the sky, disappearing into the clouds. Kim de-spawned his daggers and collapsed back onto the concrete, sobbing silently. But Xyron hadn’t truly left; he was hovering high above, hidden by his mana, watching over Kim with a heavy heart.

[South Korea – A Destroyed District]

The city of Incheon was a graveyard of concrete and steel. The Masters Guild knights were moving through the rubble, helping the army evacuate survivors while fending off waves of monsters.

An old man was limping through an alley, trying to reach a safe zone, when a monstrous Gargoyle dropped from a building, its claws ready to shred him.

SHWISH!

An arrow made of pure light pierced the monster’s eye. BOOM! The creature’s head exploded in a shower of black gore.

A tall, lean knight from the Masters Guild stood on a nearby rooftop, already notched another arrow. He didn’t say a word. He jumped down, landed gracefully in front of the old man, and fired a second shot into the distance, vaporizing another monster that was approaching. The power of Wang Rise’s S-Rank knights was on full display.

Editor’s Comment: The bond between Kim and Xyron is fracturing. Kim’s grief has turned into a weapon, and even Xyron’s god-like patience is being tested. Meanwhile, in Korea, the Masters Guild has started their ’60 Million Dollar’ job. These knights are efficient and cold, just like their leader Wang Rise. But as the portals keep opening at 2x speed, even the strongest knights might find themselves overwhelmed soon.

Fuente: Webnovel.com, actualizado en Leernovelas.com