Chapter 898: PAID

I flew for a long time.

Pushing myself to my limits, soaring through the air with explosive bursts of energy.

After what felt like an eternity, about one shijin (two hours) had passed.

“Huff… Huff…”

My breaths grew rough, and cold sweat began to trickle down my back. I finally stopped moving.

“…Hah.”

The moment I paused, heavy breaths burst forth uncontrollably.

The rebound from flying at maximum speed was taking its toll on me.

‘This is worse than when I traveled from Sichuan to Hanam.’

Back then, I had flown for nearly two days straight without rest and felt fine.

But now, just two hours of flight had left my body fatigued.

To be honest, I could probably keep moving for another day in this state, but—

‘There’s no way I’d last two days.’

Maybe it was the energy in the air making my body feel lighter.

I had likely overexerted myself without realizing it, unable to properly control my output.

‘Still…’n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

I looked back.

‘I must’ve been flying at twice my usual speed.’

How far had I come?

It was impossible to estimate the distance. Even I was surprised at how fast I’d flown.

‘This should be far enough, right?’

Northward for two hours.

I had followed Kurung’s instructions and flown to this place.

“...”

Even now, I wasn’t sure if this choice was the right one.

It was purely instinctual.

‘Was it really the right thing to flee, leaving my mother behind?’

Choosing Kurung over my mother in that moment—

Was that truly the right decision?

I had wrestled with this question the entire way here, but—

‘What’s done is done.’

The moment had already passed.

Once something was done, it was more important to figure out what to do next rather than dwell on it.

I glanced to the side.

The Cheonma was there. Seeing that I was still holding her wrist, I let go immediately.

“Ah.”

She reacted to my actions.

She didn’t seem tired at all.

‘After covering that distance, she’s not even winded?’

Even I was exhausted, so why was she completely fine?

‘…Is the gap in ability really that big?’

It felt strange, but now wasn’t the time to dwell on it.

I decided to let it slide for the moment and raised my senses.

Whoosh—!

Expanding rapidly, my perception swept the surroundings. Fortunately, I didn’t detect anything.