Paths of Extinction

Chapter 227 Level 30

The Day of Reckoning

“I’ll keep Angel and everyone safe.”

Early in the morning, Celestia hugged Zeke and gave him a kiss.

She looked nervous and unwilling to part with him, but she knew that she wouldn’t be of much help if she insisted on going with him.

“I know you will. As for me, I’ll try not to disappear for more than five years this time.”

“This isn’t the time for jokes!”

She squeezed the back of his palm, which made him apologise.

“I love you, Celestia.”

“I love you too. Please be careful… and be safe.”

Celestia wiped her teary eyes as she watched him leave the room.

However, a couple of seconds later, someone knocked on the door. She thought he had forgotten something, but it turned out to be someone else.

“You?”

The unexpected visitor looked left and right, ensuring that he wasn’t followed, then asked to come inside.

…

In another room.

“You’ve grown, Azmer.”

The Dean, who had grown older and wrinklier, was sitting across from his student. They haven’t met for the past couple