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Chapter 221: Another Domain II
Author: Juju Pen
last update2025-11-04 00:16:29
The oppressive weight of the unseen entity bore down on them, making rational thought difficult. Jenna quickly led the team into a shallow cave nearby, a dark cleft in the purple rock offering minimal shelter but at least a defensible position.

Inside, the pressure lessened slightly, but the fear remained. Arguments broke out almost immediately.

"We should have pulled back the moment we felt that pressure!" Jake snapped, pacing nervously near the cave mouth. "Going further was suicide!"

"And how were we supposed to know the exit would vanish?" Gray shot back, leaning heavily on his hammer. "Hindsight’s useless now. We need a plan."

"A plan?" Christy scoffed, checking the edge of her shield. "Our plan was based on a Rank 6 dungeon, not... whatever this is. We’re outmatched and cut off."

"Maybe if we push forward?" Luke suggested, though his voice lacked conviction. "Find the source of the presence? Maybe that’s the clear condition?"

"Push forward into that?" Jake gestured wildly t
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