The boy stiffened under the weight of Alex's tone, but instead of panicking, he smirked lazily.
"Look, I didn't mean to steal your kill," he replied, his voice annoyingly nonchalant.
"I just needed to level up before I fell asleep."
Alex's frown deepened, his confusion briefly overriding his anger. "What the hell are you talking about?"
The boy sighed, rolling his eyes as if this was all an inconvenience.
"Don't take my word for it. Look up and see for yourself."
Alex hesitated for a moment before loosening his grip slightly.
Keeping one hand firmly on the boy, he raised his gaze and scanned the surroundings.
What he saw made his brow furrow in disbelief.
All around them, scattered across the forest floor, were bodies—dozens of them.
At first glance, they looked like corpses, pale and lifeless.
Their eyes were stark white as if drained of all vitality.
