The Top Omega Hunter Wants a Quiet Life [BL]-Chapter 174: Ch : Another Loss- Part 4

’Who... are you?’

I looked at the shadow in front of me that had just taken over my body to help me out. Whatever power this shadow had used was unlike anything I had ever seen before.

The high priest had been taken out within seconds, and the other side did not even get to struggle before it all happened.

And at that moment, a silly thought entered my mind.

’Fuck—! I wouldn’t have lost half the people I did if I knew how to use this power.’

I wanted to hold on to that power and feeling a little more, but it slowly left me feeling drained. My body could no longer take the burden of continuously using this power anymore, and I looked toward the disappearing body.

Kuro was... gone. I could instinctively feel this in my heart. He was never going to return.

But by taking care of the high priest that absorbed Kuro, I was making sure Kuro was never able to return. That was the least I could do about this situation.

’Kuro... I will remember you—’

The dungeon was collapsing around me, and I knew that the right thing to do would be to get out of here. But my feet refused to move.

Even as I tried to take a step forward, my body threatened to break down, and the pain I felt all over made my vision blur.

"Ace—! Where are you—? Can you hear me?"

Someone called out to me even as I lost consciousness. The last thing I recalled was the sense of the world fading around me before I knew nothing anymore.

A pair of soft but strong arms pulled me toward himself, and I relaxed.

...

The next time I woke up, I was in a hospital bed, and my body had been treated. I was bandaged up, and there was a familiar presence sitting beside me.

For a second, the feeling of an alpha beside me made my heart leap in my throat. It felt like Theo was back with me, and I wanted to talk to him.

But when I truly pulled myself up a little, I saw that it was only Rhiner who was sitting beside me... not that it was a bad thing per se.

But still, a part of me could not help but feel sad about it.

Rhiner opened his eyes as soon as he noticed that I was awake, and he stood up to head out.

"I-I will call for a doctor. Don’t move... we need to get you checked up."

He told me as he quickly got out and then came back. A doctor followed Rhiner, and the doctor sweated as he came to check up on me.

The doctor wiped his sweat as he walked closer to me to take a look at my complexion.

"Hmm, let me see. You seem to be recovering just fine. Do you feel any pain? Is your head spinning? Do you want to cough?"

The doctor asked me rapidly as he jotted down notes after notes. He seemed to not want to be here, and I understood his condition.

Rhiner was looming behind the doctor like a shadow, forcing him to be here and do his job. The beta doctor must have been feeling the pressure because of Rhiner.

I felt sorry for the doctor and decided to answer him quickly.

"I feel fine now. I don’t think I am injured or anything. There is no extra pain anywhere either."

The doctor looked relieved to hear this... or perhaps, just to know that I was fine and that he did not have to be there anymore.

"T-That’s good. It seems like you are recovering just fine... anyway, I should get going now. I have more tasks to do. Please call me if you need me."

Before I knew it, the doctor dashed out of the room. Rhiner let out a frustrated sigh as he watched the doctor make a run for it.

Rhiner looked frustrated as he watched the doctor make a run for it. He looked like he was about to make a run for it and catch the doctor before I stopped him.

"There is no need to go after the doctor. I feel fine. It would only cause more confusion if you bring the doctor back now."

I told Rhiner, and he looked frustrated before he settled down beside me. He still looked restless as he tried to control himself, and I decided to ask him what was wrong.

"You can share with me what’s wrong. You don’t have to be this restless, you know."

I told the man as I placed a hand on his shoulder. Rhiner pulled back, almost as if he had been electrocuted, and gave me a startled look. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

"T-That’s not what... I was just scared that you wouldn’t wake up. It has been two days since you fell asleep. I... I should inform others of what happened."

Rhiner tried to stand up, but he had been sitting for so long that his legs refused to comply. I would have found the situation funny, but for some reason, I could not force myself to laugh about it.

Something just... felt off about the situation.

"Hey, what happened to the people in that dungeon with us? Where are they? Are they alright?"

I asked, and Rhiner flinched. I braced myself for the worst news possible, and my heart skipped a beat as Rhiner opened his mouth.

"Those people... most of them survived and are back here. However, just as you collapsed, they all did as well. We have no idea when they will wake up— hey! Stop trying to get up. You are in no condition to be moving around."

Rhiner told me, but I pretended not to hear him as I forced myself to stand. I needed to see those people for myself to make sure they were alive and somehow doing well.

Even if my body threatened to break, I needed to get going and head to my goal.

"Ace, calm down. They are not dead... fine, at least allow me to help you out."