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Chapter 164
"It is acidic," Elara whispered to herself. "But it is also an anesthetic. It burns, but it numbs the nerves."She quickly grabbed a handful of the glowing blue-green moss. She ripped it right off the stone wall. She squeezed the moss in her fist until a thick, glowing green juice dripped onto the hollow bone tube. She coated the entire tube in the numbing, acidic juice, cleaning it and preparing it for surgery. Frank let out a terrible, suffocating choke. His chest stopped heaving. His body locked up. His face turned a deep, terrifying shade of dark blue. He was completely out of air. He was seconds away from brain death. "Hold him down!" Elara screamed at Kael and Garrick. "He is unconscious, Princess," Kael said. "He is going to wake up when I do this!" Elara yelled. "And if he thrashes, he will cut his own heart! Hold his shoulders! Hold his legs! Put your entire weight on him!"Kael did not hesitate. He threw his massive body over Frank’s legs, pinning them flat to the steel
Chapter 163
Frank Williams was drowning on dry land. He lay flat on the heavy steel stretcher. His chest heaved up and down in rapid, violent, terrifying jerks. But no air was going into his lungs. The deep, jagged puncture wound on his right side was completely filled with fluid. Thick, hot, dark red blood mixed with glowing golden poison boiled up his throat. It spilled out of his pale lips. His face was turning a horrifying, dark shade of purple. The veins on his neck bulged like thick blue ropes. He was suffocating. "Stop!" Elara screamed at the top of her lungs. Her voice tore through the dark, jagged tunnel. "Stop the stretcher! Put him down!"Kael, the broad-shouldered man at the front of the stretcher, froze. "Princess, we cannot stop! The monsters are on the ceiling!""If we do not stop right now, he is dead in one minute!" Elara shrieked. She pointed her bloody hand toward the side of the tunnel. "There! In that opening! Move him!"Kael and Garrick turned. Just a few feet away, there
Chapter 162
Garrick trembled violently. He could not look away from her terrifying eyes. "He is not dead weight," Elara hissed through her teeth. "He is the only reason you are still breathing. So you will pick up that stretcher."Elara leaned in closer, until her nose almost touched his. "You drop this stretcher," Elara whispered, the threat absolutely clear and final, "and I’ll drop you."She held the dagger at his throat for three full seconds. She made sure he understood that she was not bluffing. She would kill him right here, right now, if he abandoned Frank. Slowly, Elara pulled the dagger away. She let go of his shirt. Garrick gasped for air. He put his hand to his neck, feeling the tiny drop of blood. He looked around at the other refugees. None of them moved to help him. They were terrified of the Princess. Kael stepped up beside Elara. The broad-shouldered man raised his broken metal pipe, resting it on his shoulder. He glared at Garrick. "You heard the Princess," Kael rumbled. "
Chapter 161
"They are following the light," Mr. Thorne whispered to Elara. "They are following the boy.""Quiet," Elara hissed back. Suddenly, a terrifying shape dropped from the black ceiling directly in front of the group. It was a blind crawler. It was a creature about the size of a large dog, covered in slick, gray, hairless skin. It had no eyes, but its mouth was a massive, open hole filled with razor-sharp, circular teeth. It let out a high, clicking shriek and lunged at Silas. "Ahhhh!" Silas screamed, dropping his yellow crystal. Kael did not hesitate. He let go of the stretcher with his right hand, balancing the heavy weight on his left arm. He swung his broken metal pipe with brutal force. CRACK!The heavy pipe smashed the blind crawler perfectly in the side of its head. The creature screeched and was thrown against the jagged stone wall, completely crushed. But as Kael let go with one hand, the heavy steel stretcher tilted violently. Garrick, holding the back, lost his grip. "I
Chapter 160
Garrick and Mr. Thorne dragged the heavy steel plate over to Frank. "Now we need poles to carry it," Elara said. She looked at the walls of the tunnel. Thick, dead, petrified roots grew out of the black stone. They were as hard as iron and perfectly straight in some places. Kael stepped up to the wall. He raised his heavy boot and kicked a thick root as hard as he could. SNAP! The petrified wood broke off. He kicked another one, breaking it free. He had two long, strong poles. "Mrs. Gable, give me the torn banners," Elara said. They worked quickly and desperately. They placed the long petrified roots on the sides of the flat steel plate. They used the torn, dirty strips of the royal blue banners to tie the roots to the metal. They pulled the knots as tight as their tired, bloody hands could manage. They had built a crude, heavy stretcher. "Help me lift him," Elara said. Kael, Mr. Thorne, and Elara gently slid their hands under Frank’s broken body. "On three," Kael whispered.
Chapter 159
The ceiling of the colossal Inner Sanctum was falling. Massive blocks of solid black stone, each one the size of a large house, plummeted from the high dome. They crashed into the squishy, dark red floor with deafening, thunderous explosions. Giant clouds of white bone dust and hot yellow steam blew across the ruined room. Elara dragged Frank Williams across the bloody floor. Her dislocated left shoulder burned with blinding agony, but she did not let go of his torn shirt. She looked up through the falling rocks. Her goal was the giant, white metal elevator shaft at the back of the room. The green holographic screen was still glowing brightly, promising a rescue fleet. It was their only way out. "Help me!" Elara screamed over the roaring destruction. Through the thick, choking dust, a large figure ran toward her. It was Kael. The broad-shouldered man dodged a falling piece of ancient steel armor. He reached Elara and immediately grabbed Frank by his heavy leather boots. "I have h
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