Chapter 60: Kindness of a Stranger

When Drake lands in front of the inn, the teleportation capsule drains most of his energy, leaving him weak and wobbly. He stumbles forward, feeling as if the ground beneath him was shifting. His vision blurs as he tries to take a step, and he ends up falling to his knees in the soft dirt behind a house.

As he tries to push himself up, a soft chime from the Alpha Link System reverberates in his mind, barely audible through the haze of exhaustion.

«Ding!

[Alpha Link System Notification]

[Warning: High energy consumption detected. Current energy levels are critically low.]

[Initiating emergency energy regeneration protocol. The regeneration rate increased by 10% temporarily.]

«Ding!

Drake barely registers the notification as his body sways. The teleportation device lies next to him, still warm from the recent use. He reaches out to grab it but collapses fully to the ground, his strength completely sapped.

Just as the world around him starts to fade, he hears the sound of a door creaking
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