Chapter 2467

"Just... forget about me..." Albert recalled his lover's final words, still feeling her warmth lingering in his hands. "Have I... really been wrong all along?" Albert muttered, falling to his knees. "It's over. Everything... is all over..." Malior walked up to Albert and placed a comforting hand on his shoulder, saying, "Mr. Goode, there's still time to turn back. Things can still be fixed." "No..." Albert shook his head. "It's all over. Whether or not this works, I… There’s no longer a way back for me." Albert's body began to dissolve. At the same time, the power of the Celestial Tree intensified. It started absorbing everything around it indiscriminately. "Maxim, take Thresmund and run!" Malior shouted. Maxim snapped back to his senses then. He grabbed Thresmund's hand to pull her away but realized she was frozen in place. No matter how hard he pulled, she did not respond. As the energy from the Celestial Tree grew nearer, Maxim grew frantic. "Thresmund, wake up! Wake up!"