But Not Really

'…We're doomed.'

'There's no escaping this.'

Once he found out that the Vessel of Envy's strength had ascended to a level that went beyond what a peak Rank 7 class holder would normally have, all thoughts of fighting back against the entity disappeared from Riekan's mind, just like Valyr.

However, unlike Valyr, who looked at the current situation with great annoyance, the man instead felt defeated, briefly wondering why the heavens were rendering all of their efforts so far as useless.

Closing his eyes as he continued to feel the Vessel of Envy's strength slowly reach greater heights, a flurry of thoughts related to what-ifs began to pop up in Riekan's mind, already accepting the fact that the two of them would be the first to die under the dark entity's hands.