144 Revenge [1]

SLAM—!!!

As I triumphantly finished delivering my cool dialogue, something came flying in my direction and slammed against me.

The force of the impact sent me tumbling to the ground, my limbs flailing wildly as I desperately tried to steady myself.

In the background, I heard a bone-chilling scream that sent shivers down my spine.

"NOOOOO!"

"Arghhh!" With a pained groan, I summoned the strength to rise to my feet and scanned the area for the object that had collided with me.

But then I heard panting and saw Nero. It turns out he was the one who slammed into me.

"Nero?" I frowned, still feeling the ache from the collision.

"S-Sorry," Nero gasped, stretching out his hand.

I took his hand and helped him stand up.

As we both regained our footing, we looked in the direction from which Nero had come flying.