*** Billion's PoV
(Last chapter ended with North's PoV)
Both of us kept sprinting, taking breaks in between to drink some water and catch our breath. I could have kept going, but Steve wasn't as heavy on Constitution.
After almost two hours of running, the rain finally stopped pelting us, and the clouds began to dissipate.
Faint moonlight broke through the sky.
Finally, after another hour and a half of running, Checkpoint 20 came into view.
It sat at the top of a mountain, the pillar standing tall at its peak but it was only a blue checkpoint.
The mountain was steep, and I could make out numerous Abominations scattered along its slopes.
I squinted, scanning them carefully.
[Brittle Tyrant – Level 8]
It was a hulking Abomination. It was towering, muscle-bound humanoid with ice-crusted sinew and frostbitten flesh. Thick patches of glacial ice form along its shoulders and limbs.
