"Good, let's retreat then," Hector leaned over, carrying Jim's body like he was carrying a weightless sack. "I recall the presence of mountains on the other side of the river," he said.
"There is a cave I hid at night there," Jim weakly said before motioning with his head, "it's in that direction."
The next moment he felt more pain that he couldn't endure anymore. Each single bone of his body seemed to be crushed and even muscles were torn apart from his last act.
But at least he got what he needed.
"Can you get me his rings?" clinging to the last rope of being conscious he motioned towards the chimera core kid and asked.
"Sure," Hector said before noticing Jim's eyes getting closed and his body started to grow weaker, "sigh, that's the price of acting heroic in these forest foolish kid," he softly muttered before turning around and ordered someone to bring the belongings of all the fallen kids here while retreating fast.
"Ouch!"
