'Vile' Ascenders

Dilan couldn't even exert enough strength to drag himself out of the hole. He had to use his mana to create a small earthen platform below his feet to push him upward.

Yet, even before he reached the surface, he felt a bunch of hands reaching out to him. Dilan was grasped tightly, hauled upward, and almost instantly covered with a blanket.

"Dilan…is that you?" Kathrine's voice rang in his ears all of a sudden. A moment later, a thumping sound of someone getting hit was followed by a pained scream.

"Did you suddenly turn blind? Of course, that's Dilan!" Victoria declared, without taking her eyes off Dilan even for a second.

He looked extremely weak and pale, weaker than ever before but that didn't matter because he was still alive. As long as Dilan was breathing, everything would be alright!

"You!!" Kathrine shouted at Victoria while glaring at her. She would have jumped at her if not for her sister who held her back.