Rise of the Rejected Deity from Chaos - Chapter 22: Duty and Despair

... mbling over the freshly inflicted wound on his thigh.

His mind raced erratically, trying to make sense of why he had been shot. He considered the possibility that the mission was a ploy to eliminate him, but the location made him dismiss the thought.

They couldn't possibly bring him all the way here just to dispose of him, right?

He raised his gaze, his eyes wavering, silently demanding an explanation from the elite who had fired the shot.

The other elite walked o ...