Timeless Assassin

Chapter 124: Second Ghost Sleep

Chapter 124: Second Ghost Sleep

(Rodova Military Academy – Leo's Dorm Room, Midnight)

For the past one and a half months, Leo had enjoyed the rare luxury of avoiding any more Ghost Sleep episodes.

While Su Yang, Mu Shen, and the others experienced them nearly every other week, haunted by glimpses of the past, Leo had been spared—his nights undisturbed since the first time it happened.

But tonight—his luck ran out.

As tonight, instead of the expected blissful silence of sleep, his consciousness was instead dragged away by a sharp pull, as it was forcefully swallowed by the depths of his bloodline's memories.

And just like that—Ghost Sleep came for him once again.

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(A burning forest – Modern times)

Once again, Leo found himself floating above a battlefield in ruins, his body weightless and incorporeal as he was made to observe an episode from the past.

The world around him was pure chaos.

Below, a dense forest burned, its towering trees reduced to blackened husks, flames licking at the edges of a clearing littered with countless corpses.

Thick, suffocating smoke coiled into the sky, carrying the stench of scorched flesh, spilled blood, and death.

And beneath him—they ran.

Eight figures, battered, broken, and desperate, sprinted across the battlefield, their movements driven by nothing but sheer survival instinct.

They tore through the burning forest, weaving through the collapsing trees and jagged underbrush, their ragged breaths merging with the crackling flames.

But they weren't alone.

Behind them—countless pursuers followed.

Blood streaked their tattered uniforms, open wounds glistening in the firelight—some fresh, others barely sealed, leaking crimson trails as they moved.

They ran at their absolute limit, muscles screaming in protest, lungs burning with every breath.

And yet—their enemies were gaining.

*Crunch*

*Gasp*

*Stumble*

Leo could feel their exhaustion.

The way their legs trembled with each step.

The suffocating burn in their lungs.

The sheer terror sinking into their bones.

But none of them stopped.

Because behind them—

Death was coming.

Leo could hear it.

The thundering footsteps crashing through the scorched earth.