BOOM!The tunnel shook violently.Ethan ran.Everyone ran.Behind them, Level Four was collapsing.Massive pieces of concrete crashed onto the floor.Sophia held her daughter tightly as she ran beside Adrian.Subject 07 was behind them, his injured arm pressed against his side.Elena and the Eighth Protector followed closely.The other Ethan remained beside Ethan.Neither of them spoke.DING!FACILITY COLLAPSE:02:47."We need to move faster!" Adrian shouted.Ethan looked ahead.The transport tunnel seemed endless.Old trains stood on both sides.Empty cages lined the walls.Evidence of everything Daniel had done.Ethan's expression became cold."I'm coming back for every person Daniel took."The other Ethan looked at him."Assuming we survive first."Another

The train rushed through the darkness. Nobody celebrated. Nobody relaxed. Because everyone understood what the System had said. 23 hours. That was all they had. Ethan stood near the broken window. Cold wind rushed into the train. His Guardian mark was still glowing. His mother was alive. His father was alive. Both of them were inside Helios. And somewhere inside that facility... Daniel was waiting. Behind him, Sophia slowly approached. Her daughter was sleeping against her shoulder. Sophia looked exhausted. But alive. Ethan looked at the little girl. "She's finally asleep." Sophia nodded. "She thinks everything is over." Ethan looked back into

The massive door stood open.Darkness stretched beyond it.Ethan stared into the corridor.The System remained visible.WELCOME, E-01.WELCOME, E-02.He looked at the two messages."Why did Helios recognize both of us?"The other Ethan shook his head."I don't know."Ethan looked at him."You really don't?"The other Ethan sighed."I remember pieces."He touched his head."But every time I try to put them together..."His voice became quieter."...something blocks me."The woman stepped closer."Daniel."The other Ethan looked at her."You know that?"She nodded."He wasn't just experimenting on you."Ethan turned toward her."Then what was he doing?"The woman hesitated."Controlling what you remembered."Silence.A

Chapter 97Hhhhhhh...A slow breath echoed from behind the massive door.Everyone froze.Ethan's Guardian mark burned brighter.The other Ethan stepped beside him."What is that?"Daniel smiled."You've seen it before."Ethan's eyes narrowed."I haven't."Daniel looked toward the other Ethan."But he has."The other Ethan's face suddenly became pale."I don't remember."Daniel laughed quietly."Not yet."DING!CENTRAL CORE ACTIVATION: 84%.The massive door opened another few inches.A strange golden light spilled through the gap.Ethan felt something.Not fear.Recognition.He touched his chest."Why does this feel familiar?"His mother immediately looked at him."Because it knows you."Ethan looked at her."What?"Sh

Chapter 99 — HomeDarkness.Complete darkness.Ethan couldn't see Sophia.He couldn't see his mother.He couldn't even see his own hands.But he could hear something.A heartbeat.THUMP.THUMP.THUMP.It wasn't his.It was coming from beneath Helios."Ethan!"Sophia's voice came from somewhere nearby."I'm here!"He reached toward her voice.His fingers touched her hand.Sophia immediately grabbed him."Are you okay?""I'm fine."A faint golden light suddenly appeared.The other Ethan stood a few meters away.His eyes were still glowing.He was staring at Ethan."I heard it too."Ethan looked at him."What did you hear?"The other Ethan hesitated."It called me something.""What?"He shook his head.