The Man’s Decree

Inside the cave, Josephine, Feenix, and Aislin huddled together.

All three of them were exhausted. They had been chased by Kaison's group for the past few days and could only hide.

At that moment, they were shivering from the cold and feeling hungry. Their mounts were also already dead.

“We need to keep moving, Josephine. That guy's probably going to catch up with us soon,” said Feenix weakly.

“I don't have any strength left to run. I want to sleep!” Josephine was struggling to keep her eyes open.

“You can't sleep right now, Josephine. Just hold on a little longer!” Aislin promptly shook Josephine, keeping her awake.

However, Josephine eventually closed her eyes.

“Josephine! Josephine!” Aislin shook Josephine even more violently, but the latter didn't react.

“Take a look at her, Feenix!” said Aislin in a panic. “What's wrong with her?”

Feenix rushed to Josephine's side and examined her. She was so startled that she paled. “This is bad! Josephine's aura is incredibly weak right now, and her bodily spirit is fading.”

“What? What's going on?” Aislin couldn't understand why Josephine was in such a state despite not being injured.

“Josephine has a fiery constituent. We've been traveling in the northernmost land for days, and we didn't have time to recover our strength properly. Right now, the cold is seeping into her body, which is antithetical to her fiery constituent.”

“What do we do, then?” Aislin was getting anxious.

During the time they were together, they had formed a deep bond with each other. It pained Aislin to see Josephine in that state.

“There's nothing I can do. Besides, my spiritual energy is lacking as well. If we have a campfire, perhaps I can bind Josephine's bodily spirit together, preventing it from scattering apart!” Feenix furrowed her eyebrows.

Her idea was difficult to accomplish because, for one, they didn't have anything to help them start a fire in an icy land.

For another, if they did start a fire, Kaison and his group would reach them quickly, preventing them from escaping altogether.

Just as Feenix and Aislin were wondering what to do, they heard a sound coming from the outside.

They knew that Kaison was about to reach their cave with his people.

“That pervert is after us again! What do we do, Feenix?” Aislin panicked. They couldn't escape while Josephine was in a coma.

Feenix surveyed the cave and pressed her palms on the stone wall.

Gradually, a fire enveloped her body.

As she pressed both of her palms onto the stone wall, it started to melt because it was actually a thick layer of ice.

After she created a large pit by melting the ice wall, she turned to Aislin. “Quick, place Josephine inside here.”