Chapter 194 Abandoned Village

• The path that led to the abandoned village stretched out before them like a forgotten memory, the landscape eerily silent, as though the very earth itself was holding its breath. The wind had died down, leaving behind a suffocating stillness that only served to amplify the sense of foreboding that lingered in the air.
• Ariella felt it—the weight of the silence pressing down on her shoulders. Every step she took seemed to echo louder than the last, the crunch of her boots against the gravel underfoot marking the passage of time. Kael walked beside her, his hand occasionally brushing against hers in silent reassurance, but even he couldn’t hide the tension in his body.
• “This place feels wrong,” Kael muttered, his voice low, as though speaking louder might provoke something lurking in the shadows.