Chapter 72

The room was stuffy and deliberately left dark, making things stifling. It looks like this place is a fairly large warehouse with lots of shelves full of goods.

Marlene glanced around weakly. Her hands were tied behind her body. The previous fight with Kingsley drained her energy. Otherwise, breaking free and escaping from this place shouldn't be difficult. But now, even if she moved, Marlene felt like the bones in her body would fall apart.

"Paul, you're awake, right?" Marlene asked quietly to her husband, who was behind her.

The two of them were tied back to back and sat on a long bench against the wall. I don't know how long Marlene tried to talk to Paul but got no response. Her heart beat painfully, trying to ward off the worst possibility. But she kept remembering that Paul's condition was quite serious considering that he had been hit directly by the power of the guardians that Kingsley had reversed.

"Paul, answer me!" Marlene demanded in a desperate to