Legendary Shelter Survival Guide

Chapter 163 Mark of the Damned (2/2)

"NOO!!" The hoarse voice exclaimed in the dark, its voice showing just how much fury he was able to exude at one moment.

"There's the gate!" Lucas was on a high horse, he didn't know what was happening around him as the gate took his whole attention.

His eyes started bleeding again as the aura exerted by the gate was too much for his current level. Yet it didn't matter as for him, losing some blood that Ella could fix was less important than actually getting out of this hell house!@@@@

Lucas went running to the gate which was 8 meters away, with only a few steps, he was able to reach it.

He felt pressure coming from the gate as he tried to move his hand.

Unfortunately, it seemed to have some kind of forcefield on it. Lucas had to put a lot of pressure in order to move his hand even a single inch.

His eyes squinted and his teeth grinded while he tried to exert as much strength as his little yet strong body was able to.

GRIP

Lucas looked at yet another hands that had grabbed his arms, it was John who was exerting strength in his arm so that he could get at the gate's surface faster.

His hand traveled yet another inch but that was it, the gate was still a few inches away.

It looked like Lucas was touching the gate but other than him, no one could really look at the gate other than Lucas who was putting a lot of pressure in the air.

"UGHH... more help!" John said while gritted teeth, Lucas's hands were squeezed very tight and he could feel his skin digging inside his bones yet the pain was nothing compared to the freedom that they were going to get.

Jerry in turn grabbed John's hands and applied pressure making them move two more inches.

'Fuck it all' Lucas thought and started pushing really hard which made his eyes try to pop out of his skull.

The pressure on his shoulders due to the force from the back and the force field in the front and the pressure on the face was just too much.

Blood started accumulating in his face due to the pressure yet Lucas persisted, he just wanted to touch the gate and be done with this all.

There was no sound around, if anyone was even screaming right now, Lucas couldn't hear as his heartbeats were the only things beating hard in his ears and the veins of his brain.

Finally, Lucas touched the gate, the touch was too good to be true for him, it was as if training for many years had come to this point and he was actually successful. It was euphoric and even enough to give him an orgasm at this point.

CREAKKKKKK

The nonexistent gate opened in front of Lucas's eyes, no one else could actually look at the silhouette of the gate but they heard the noise and the area that opened with it.

There was yet another corridor with lights.

The lights were not very close to the entrance and started after some meters making desperation finally kick in again.

"Alrig-"

The group gathered around Lucas, their concern evident.

Ella did not take even a second to acknowledge Lucas's injuries and headed to tend to him.

Lucas was crouching on the ground, his mouth continuously dripping blood while it was still closed.

"His teeth are all dug up inside the lip! Oh my god!" Ella exclaimed with concern, she first forcefully opened his mouth making his teeth come out and making them all see the big crack that was formed horizontally on his lip.

She first tended to his lip which started to mend itself with his help. The basilon kid was still in her embrace but it seemed to come out of his slumber and caress Lucas's hair as if telling him that Ella will fix him well quickly so there was nothing to be afraid about.

While she was mending his lip, others looked at the burning skin of Lucas's hand.

"What the hell..." Barney couldn't help but mutter looking at Lucas's burned hand. The wound was in such a state the skin was still burning with a slight sizzle.

The most bizarre thing was the four long finger marks right on the burned area that didn't seem to calm down.

"S-Shold I pore water on it?" Sandra asked a ball of water formed in her palm.

"Are you crazy?! These are at least third-degree burns! Just let Mom heal him."

The group stood in a circle, united by concern and an unspoken determination to protect one another.

Their ordeal with the darkness had left its mark, both physically and mentally, but with each other's support, they were still alive and kicking.

As Ella's healing magic worked its wonders and Lucas's injuries gradually mended, the group's hopes grew stronger.

Time seemed to pass slowly as they waited for the healing to complete.

The corridor's gentle illumination cast a warm glow on the scene, a stark contrast to the terrors they had just escaped.

As the last of Lucas's injuries mended, he let out a sigh of relief, the pain and fear finally starting to recede.

"Lucas, are you okay now?" Sarah's voice was filled with concern as she kneeled beside him.

Lucas managed a weak smile, nodding as he looked around at his friends and allies. "Yeah, I'm alright. Thanks to all of you."

"Don't say that, young man. You were the hero today, the way you took care of us old timers and the young, thank you."

"Who are you calling old timer, old timer?" Jerry asked while grumbling making many chuckles in the now calm atmosphere.

"I never said you were one of the old timers but whatever," John said with calmness yet his eyes were blasting in laughter.

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Lucas was up and looked everywhere, the corridor was calm and then toward his arm, Even after the burning sensation was gone, there was still the mark of the four fingers on his arm.