SSS-Rank Awakening: My Talent Multiplies Everything novel Chapter 96

Chapter 96: Entering A D+ Rank Rift.

The moment the word left his mouth, the darkness beneath his feet rippled.

Two towering figures silently emerged.

The Nether Sentinels stepped out from his shadow without making the slightest sound, their massive armored bodies appearing almost ghostly beneath the dim light.

Despite standing over ten feet tall, their movements were astonishingly silent.

Kael looked toward the hospital.

"My mother’s room."

"Protect her."

"Remain hidden unless her life is threatened."

The two Nether Sentinels bowed their heads in silent acknowledgment.

Without uttering a single sound, both of them slowly dissolved into flowing darkness.

Like living shadows, they slipped across the ground before disappearing beneath the hospital walls.

Kael remained where he was.

His connection with the Nether Sentinels allowed him to vaguely sense their movements.

They moved effortlessly through every shadow they encountered, passing unnoticed through hallways and rooms.

Within moments...

They arrived outside his mother’s ward.

The door offered no obstacle.

The shadows beneath it quietly stretched inward, carrying the two Sentinels inside.

After confirming her surroundings were safe, they each melted into the shadow cast beneath her hospital bed.

The connection stabilized. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

Kael could faintly sense their presence resting there ready to emerge the moment danger presented itself.

Only then did Kael allow himself to relax.

"That’s one."

He turned around.

Now...

It was time to head home.

His figure vanished into the night once more.

Not long afterward, the familiar apartment building came into view.

Kael paused before the apartment building before making his way up the stairs.

Standing outside the apartment door, he listened carefully.

Silence.

A small smile appeared on his face.

Good.

Lyra hadn’t been awakened.

Slowly turning the doorknob, Kael eased the door open just enough to slip inside before quietly closing it behind him.

The apartment was dimly lit.

Only the faint glow of the city outside filtered through the curtains.

Everything was peaceful.

Kael didn’t linger.

He looked toward Lyra’s bedroom before speaking softly.

"You two."

The remaining Nether Sentinels stepped out from his shadow.

"Protect my sister."

"The same conditions apply."

The two towering guardians silently acknowledged the order.

Their enormous bodies dissolved into darkness before slipping soundlessly across the floor.

The shadows beneath Lyra’s bedroom door welcomed them without resistance.

Moments later...

Kael felt the familiar connection deepen once again.

The two Sentinels had already merged with Lyra’s shadow.

Just like her mother, they would remain concealed unless absolutely necessary.

Kael slowly let out a breath.

Only now did the final trace of worry inside him disappear.

With four Nether Sentinels protecting the two people most important to him...

Their safety was no longer something he needed to constantly fear.

Of course, no protection in this world was truly absolute.

But unless someone vastly stronger than Varek’s creations appeared...

Very few people would be capable of harming them.

Satisfied, Kael turned toward his own room.

The moment he entered, he closed the door behind him before dropping directly onto his bed.

His body immediately sank into the mattress.

Only now did he truly notice just how exhausted he had become.

The hours spent sparring with Varek had drained far more stamina than he initially realized.

His muscles felt heavy.

His eyelids even heavier.

As he lay there, another thought surfaced.

"Today’s the day..."

Ezra had invited both him and Lyra to participate in a Rift exploration.

Truthfully...

Kael had very little interest in going.

The monsters inside an ordinary Rift no longer held much value to him.

If not for Lyra...

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