Against The Eternity Chapter 70: [69] Chapter - 45: Out of water

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[69] Chapter - 45: Out of water Eklavya moved slowly toward the spot where the thousand-legged centipede had stood moments earlier. His steps were measured and restrained, each movement carrying the lingering weight of injuries that had yet to fully fade. Though healing energy flowed quietly through his channels, knitting flesh and bone back together, his body still protested every motion. His breathing remained steady, yet a faint tightness lingered in his chest—a reminder of how close he had come to death, how thin the line between survival and annihilation truly was. Even as his wounds closed, the memory of the battle refused to fade. Desperation, rage, madness. They clung to his thoughts like shadows etched into his mind. “Magha,” he spoke softly as he walked, his gaze briefly unfocusing as his awareness turned inward. “Are you healing my body?” From within the ring, Magha replied without hesitation, his voice composed but faintly strained. “Of course I am. Though it is consuming a considerable amount of primordial ki from what you gave me earlier. Regenerating damage of this level is not a trivial expense.” Eklavya nodded lightly, accepting the explanation without protest. His gaze drifted toward the towering river wall ahead—a perfectly unnatural vertical rise, its surface carved by time and water. Despite the erosion, it exuded an aura of silent endurance, as though it had existed long before the present era. Magha interrupted his thoughts with a practical remark. “Are you not going to take the valuables from the centipede? You will need money once you reach the city. Survival is not free.” Eklavya halted mid-step and turned back toward the massive, half-severed corpse resting on the riverbed. Its segmented body lay sprawled lifelessly across the stone, like a fallen monument to brute force. “I already took money from home,” he replied calmly. “That should be enough for now.” His gaze sharpened slightly as he studied the remains. “And what exactly do you think is left worth taking from that thing?” Magha released a tired sigh, as though dealing with an unteachable child. “Hah, you truly lack common sense. Look at its hide. Do you have any idea how valuable the hide of a high third-tier beast is? Even fragments could be sold for a fortune. The entire body is worth far more than you seem to understand. Just sell it. Take the whole thing.” Eklavya considered this briefly before a faint smirk tugged at the corner of his lips. “So… you’re telling me to store it in your storage space?” Magha’s irritation flared instantly. “Do not even think about it.” Eklavya raised an eyebrow, his voice tinged with dry amusement. “Then what? You expect me to carry the entire corpse of a gigantic centipede to the city on my back?” Magha paused, reassessing, then replied more thoughtfully. “It is not as if placing it in your storage ring would contaminate anything. Items stored there are isolated in sealed compartments formed from condensed ki. Blood, venom, or residue will not affect your other possessions.” Eklavya chuckled softly and shook his head. “Were you truly ever a Dragon God King?” he muttered. “First, I would need enough free space in my storage ring to contain something of that size. Second, the three-coloured ring does not permit storing certain external objects—it rejects items carrying hostile residual intent.” For a moment, Magha fell silent. Then he let out a short laugh, half-amused, half-conceding defeat. “…Fine. Store it.” Without further delay, Eklavya approached the corpse and raised his hand, focusing his will with practised precision. A thin ray of blue light surged from his storage ring, wrapping around the centipede’s massive body like a drawn veil. Space itself seemed to fold inward as the corpse compressed, shrinking steadily until it vanished entirely, absorbed seamlessly into the ring. The blue glow faded, leaving behind only the empty riverbed where the monstrous beast had once dominated the battlefield. Eklavya