Chapter 523. Proof

Ah...it had been a while.

When was it...when he felt so heavy and weightless at the same time? But it was so weird, wasn't it? How could he feel heavy but also weightless?

Ah, he remembered it now. Of course, he would feel heavy. It had been so long since his corrosion level was this high. Was it red? Yeah, he must be in red already. Almost like that time during the city's black gate. How long had it been? Three years ago? Six years ago? His corrosion never climbed that high after that, he never even let Bassena go into orange, so...

Ah, Bassena blinked. Where was he? Why wasn't he with Zein? Where--and why did it feel so hot around here? Hmm...

Oh, right--Bassena blinked once again as he stared at the canopy of darkness above him. Of course, he felt weightless because he was falling. And he was falling because he felt too heavy. He raised his hand, trying to summon his mana to keep him afloat but...