Chapter 264

The Demon’s King POV

I hit the ground with a heavy force and the world breaks with me. For a second, I feel nothing. No sound. No movement. Just… emptiness.

Then it comes back. The pain comes back crawling through my body slowly, settling deep in my chest . My breath drags in roughly like the air itself resists entering my lungs.

I tasted my own blood as it slipped past my lips, down to my chin, staining the ground. I stare at it for a second, unfocused.

I cannot remember the last time I bled like this. Not even in centuries. This time, there was no power left to heal up.

My fingers press into the broken earth as I force myself up. I can still stand. I can still do something but the ground shifts under my weight like it cannot hold me steady anymore. My arm trembles.