Chapter 81. Collapse

JACOB

I entered the house to search for the source of the released stench, hoping to find a cure. Seeing half of my cavalry infected was not a favorable sight, and I had to do something to save those who were agonizing on the ground.

I entered through another opening generated by the explosion, avoiding the toxic gas that must have caused the illness. The fanatics were more scattered, and death and chaos were everywhere. I had to fight to make my way through, looking for a place where they stored the substance and interrogating the person who was making it.

After inspecting more than five rooms without finding anything, I arrived at some rickety stairs. By then, I hoped that Lion had already freed Clarisa and the other prisoners because when I got to where the cages were, they were already empty. The house seemed about to catch fire, and every minute was crucial.

One of the rooms I had left to check had a blue door with red drawings on it. Not knowing exactl