CHAPTER 828
A few meters away, an ashen portal yawned open, and three figures emerged from the swirling void.
Noelle staggered forward, a dazed, glassy look on her face as she stared around at her surroundings.
Leo stood directly beside her, wearing the same bewildered expression as he processed the near-death experience they had just survived.
One moment, Noelle was a single step away from being diced into ribbons, and the next, she stood safely beside him.
From the portal behind her, two figures walked out with audible sighs of relief.
"Such a relief," the woman spoke up, her voice steady despite the chaos.
Noelle turned around to stare at the tall newcomer.
Beside her stood a man clad in a dark, heavy robe with his features hidden behind a deep hood. His pale hands were visible, however—ghastly and tinged with a sickly green hue, like someone suffering from a terminal illness.
