657. Core

Noah's expression froze at that sight, and he stood, feeling all his hope go down the drain.

Two whisp-hounds in the fifth tier stood before him, even if the second one merely stayed on the sidelines, obviously in its physical state.

'How can this even be considered fair?' he asked inwardly, raising his eyes to stare at the world outside of his barrier. He couldn't physically see anything due to dense layers of protection around him, but his glare landed on the outside world anyway.

His consciousness did most of the seeing even if it crumbled now and then. He could keep it up thanks to his tremendous soul energy reserves.

Still.

Noah weighed his chances against two and realized how underpowered he was to deal with them. Even with a second him, he did not know if he could deal with them.

He voiced a curse. Lady Edna had failed to tell them how to deal with a whisp-hound when it entered its gaseous state.