Chapter 97

The valley floor was a blur beneath Kyle's feet. He didn't just run; he moved with the predatory grace of a creature that belonged to the shadows, his silhouette flickering across the terrain. Even at this pace, his Perception Aura remained active, a sphere of awareness that mapped every rock, blade of grass, and hidden lockbox within range. Lucas had already done the heavy lifting of thinning out the local monster populations, leaving Kyle to sprint through the silence with minimal interference. He...