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Chapter eighty one: The final battle
Outside the Heart, chaos erupted. The chamber had become a battlefield. Hunters poured from every tunnel, their glowing eyes fixed on the survivors.“Hold the line!” Professor Lorne shouted.Trace slammed her axe into the first Hunter that reached them, sending it crashing into the wall.Fenn planted his shield into the ground.“Behind me!”Claire knelt in the center of their formation.Her hands rested on Ethan’s unconscious body.His breathing was becoming weaker.“Come on…” she whispered. “Come back.”Sky stood in front of them, his daggers dripping with black blood.“No one touches him.”Another wave charged. Lani fired a bolt of energy that exploded against the front line, throwing two Hunters backward.Paz and Ash fought side by side, covering the left flank while Lyra and Rami protected the right.Bim glanced at the endless enemies.“They just keep coming!”Professor Lorne looked toward the massive doorway.“They’re buying time.”“For what?”He didn’t answer. Because he already
chapter eighty: Found the heart
Ethan opened his eyes. He was standing in the middle of a white room.There was nothing else in the room, Just endless white lines stretching in every direction.He turned around.“Claire?”Nothing. “Sky?”Silence. “Bim?”His voice disappeared into the emptiness. Ethan’s heart began to pound.“Everyone?”Still nothing. He looked down at himself.His weapons were gone and even the memory core had disappeared.Ethan clenched his fists. “System!”A deep vibration rolled through the white space.Then a voice answered.YOU HAVE ENTERED THE HEART.Ethan looked around. “Where are my friends?”THEY ARE NOT HERE.“Where are they?”OUTSIDE.Ethan’s eyes narrowed. “Then send me back.”NO.“Then I’ll find my own way out.”YOU CANNOT.Ethan laughed bitterly. “That’s what everyone keeps saying.”He started walking but there was nowhere to go.“You’re the System.” He said I AM THE HEART.“So you’re the thing controlling everything.”I CONTROL NOTHING.Ethan stopped. “You’re lying to me.”I AM THE S
chapter seventy nine: Make a choice
The door shook again. BOOM.The sound traveled through the entire chamber, dust fell from the ceiling.Everyone stepped back except Ethan. He stood frozen, staring at the crack spreading down the center of the black door."Pip!" Sky's voice broke through the tension. "Can you hear me?"Silence then a faint response. "Sky..."Sky's face changed instantly. “It's him."He moved toward the door and Ethan grabbed his arm. "Wait."Sky pulled against him."That's the real Pip!""I know.""Then let me go!""Sky."Ethan's voice became firm. "Listen to me."Sky stopped and Ethan stared at the door.Another voice came from behind them, it was Marcus."Something is always wrong with this game."Everyone turned and Marcus stood casually among the Hunters, his arms were crossed and his expression almost bored.Claire glared at him. "What did you do to Pip?"Marcus smiled. "Nothing.""You're lying.""Probably."Claire's hands glowed faintly and Marcus laughed."Relax, healer." "You'll need that ener
chapter seventy eight: Is that Pip
The checkpoint wasn't a tower like we had all been expecting. It wasn't a portal like Sky had said it would be. It wasn't even a building like Lorne has guessed.It was a crater.The survivors slowed down as they reached the edge of a massive circular pit carved into the middle of the city. Every skyscraper around it leaned inward as though pulled by an invisible force. Chunks of concrete and twisted steel floated lazily above the abyss instead of falling into it.No one spoke. The place felt... eerie, Trace moved closer to Ethan and he just rose a brow at her, It was too quiet.Even the Hunters had stopped chasing them. Claire frowned. "Where are they?"Sky glanced over his shoulder. The streets behind them were empty."They just... disappeared."Professor Lorne walked cautiously to the edge of the crater. His glasses reflected a faint blue glow rising from the depths."I don't think they disappeared."He swallowed. "I think they aren't allowed in here."Everyone looked down. Thou
chapter seventy seven: The truth revealed
Glass rained from skyscrapers as screams screamed from every direction.The Hunters advanced together, their synchronized footsteps echoing through the empty streets.No one spoke. Ethan tightened his grip around the black memory core.It pulsed once then again. Suddenly, it projected a beam of blue light into the air.A woman's voice echoed from it."If you're seeing this..." "then I'm already dead."The Hunters stopped and then Professor Lorne's eyes widened. "It's recording something."The image sharpened. A woman wearing the same black coat as the former Master appeared before them.Unlike a hologram, she looked real with blood all over her clothes and face. "My name doesn't matter anymore, and I was one of the System Architects."There was pin drop Silence, somehow everyone had assumed the system just came to be, it didn’t cross anyone’s mind about how it was created.Every survivor stared. "We built the System."Sky blinked. "What?"She continued. "It wasn't created as a game t
chapter seventy six:Not what you think
No one moved. The only sound was the wind whistling through the broken buildings.The four Hunters remained on one knee, their heads bowed toward the silver-haired man.The survivors stood frozen, Sky broke the silence first. "You... were a player?"The man smiled faintly. "Long before any of you."Claire exchanged a glance with Ethan. The man looked around at the frightened survivors."I know exactly how you're feeling.""No, you don't," Trace snapped."I watched my friends die." He said in a bored tone"So did I." Sky said "I lost my family.""So did I."Trace opened her mouth again and glared at the man "We started with three hundred and twelve players.""Only fourteen reached the Final Game." He said Professor Lorne frowned. "Fourteen?"The man nodded. "I was the only one who walked out."A ripple of unease spread through both groups and Sky tightened his grip on his knives."If you escaped...""Why are you here?"The man looked up at the gray sky. "I never escaped."His answer
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