Against The Eternity Chapter 38: [37] Chapter - 17: Carried through Chaos (Part - 2/2)

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[37] Chapter - 17: Carried through Chaos (Part - 2/2) The disciples and elders of the Falling Leaf Sect closed in relentlessly, their figures cutting through the sky as waves of ki attacks erupted behind them. Blazing arcs of energy tore through the air—colliding, curving, and exploding in rapid succession—turning the stormy, relentless sky into a storm of destruction. Each strike carried lethal force, enough to end ordinary warriors in an instant. Anshvi weaved through the barrage with practiced precision. She twisted her body and shifted her path every time at the last possible moment. Attacks passed dangerously close. One of them grazing past her shoulder, another exploding just behind them, but she didn’t falter. Yet every movement came at a cost. Her muscles tightened under the strain, and her unstable ki grew harder to control. The sky roared with continuous detonations, leaving no space to breathe, only the choice to keep moving… or fall. Eklavya watched it all unfold in a suffocating silence. His gaze fixed on the storm behind them as something tight coiled around his chest. The roaring sky, the relentless pursuit, the strain etched into her every movement—it all pressed down on him at once. Guilt rose within him like a slow, burning flame, crawling up his throat and settling heavy in his chest. She was pushing herself beyond her limits, for him, because he wasn’t even powerful enough to protect himself. That truth was simple and unbearably heavy. They burst past the final jagged ridge. The terrain dropped sharply beneath them as they descended into a vast valley hidden deep within the mountain range. The land opened like a colossal basin, encircled by towering peaks whose sharp tips vanished into the dark, churning clouds above. Below, the valley floor was swallowed by dense clusters of ancient trees. Each of them had thick trunks rising like pillars of a forgotten world. Their sprawling canopies weave together to shield the ground from the storm’s full wrath. Shadows pooled beneath the foliage, deep and uncertain, offering both concealment and danger in equal measure. The wind screamed through the cliffs, funnelling into the basin with a haunting force, carrying the scent of wet earth, crushed leaves, and something wild—something untamed that lingered deep within the forest below. The valley stretched endlessly before them—vast and imposing, nearly fifty kilometres across in radius, though its uneven contours carved the land into shifting pockets of shadow and elevation. At its heart, a great river coiled through the basin like a living vein of silver, its turbulent waters churning and flashing under the storm’s wrath. Each strike of lightning lit its surface in blinding white, as though the river itself answered the sky’s fury. Scattered across the valley were formations that did not belong to nature alone. Nine colossal, bone-like spikes thrust upward from the earth, pale and jagged, each one towering way higher than the oldest trees—silent remnants of something long dead, yet not forgotten. And beyond them, four immense pillar-like mountains rose straight into the sky, their surfaces unnaturally smooth, as if shaped not by time, but by intent. They stood like sentinels of an ancient age, watching over the valley in unmoving silence. But the moment they descended into the valley’s depths, the air split apart with a sharp, lethal hum. A concentrated blast of ki tore through the storm, cutting straight toward them with terrifying precision. Anshvi perceived it, yet only when it was already too late. Her exhausted body couldn’t execute a perfect evasion. Still, she reacted without hesitation. Twisting mid-air sharply, she turned her back toward the incoming attack, pulling Eklavya closer as she shifted their position in a single, desperate motion. Strike landed on her back. A violent force exploded against her back, the impact echoing like thunder as raw power surged through her body. The attack—launched by a pursuing