Detour
Hm… the girls are all running out of stamina. In order to make it to the sect, they had to pass this test. If they were to fall here, all my efforts from the shadows during the tournament would've gone to waste.
Just when I was racking my brains out, trying to devise a good plan and fighting against the clock in the process, someone unexpected saved the day.
"Hah…" Koroth suddenly doubled over in mid-air, coughing blood out of his mouth.
I immediately rushed over and held him up, preventing him from falling to his death below.
"Ngh…" I gritted my teeth from the weight. It was hard enough flying on my own, but carrying supporting someone with me? A grown man like Koroth, no less?
"A-Are you okay…?" I mustered out, face strained from the pressure put on my arms.
Even with a STR stat of over 300, this wasn't easy. Not because I couldn't carry him, but because of just how difficult it was to stay balanced in the air, with no solid ground below me to help out.