2026-03-25 03:52:46Deep within the Forbidden Zone, the forest had long since lost its original form.
The ground was cracked and blackened.
The trees were twisted into grotesque shapes.
And the fog—
It was everywhere.
Thick. Endless. Suffocating.
By now, the concept of points had become meaningless.
Alaric glanced briefly at the system panel.
The number continued rising at an absurd rate.
But he closed it immediately.
It didn’t matter anymore.
If they couldn’t leave this place alive…
Even first place meant nothing.
“The scoring system might already be corrupted,” Tristan muttered, breathing heavily. “What’s the point anymore…?”
Kira didn’t respond.
Her focus remained ahead.
“Elena,” Alaric said quietly.
She stood at the front, her warhammer dragging slightly against the ground.
“I can feel it clearly now,” she said.
Her cold eyes fixed on the distance.
“The source is just ahead.”
The air suddenly grew heavier.
Then—
The fog surged.
From all directions, countless fog creatures emerged.
Dozens.
Hundreds.
Their forms twisted and shapeless.
“Get ready!” Kira shouted.
Her Chimera roared and charged forward.
Tristan’s beast followed, but both of them were already exhausted.
The battle erupted instantly.
Elena stepped forward and swung her hammer.
BOOOOM!
A massive wave of fog exploded.
But—
More replaced it instantly.
Endless.
“Damn it!” Tristan shouted. “They won’t stop!”
Alaric’s eyes narrowed.
“They’re protecting something.”
Elena pushed forward, smashing through wave after wave.
But even she slowed down.
For the first time—
She was struggling.
“Master,” she said calmly, “there are too many.”
Then—
Through the dense fog—
They saw it.
A dark vortex floated in the air.
It pulsed like a living heart.
Black energy spiraled endlessly around it.
Kira’s eyes widened.
“…That’s it.”
Alaric nodded.
“The core.”
Elena tightened her grip on the hammer.
“Destroying it will end everything.”
But the closer they moved—
The more violent the fog became.
The clones attacked relentlessly.
Kira’s Chimera roared again, trying to hold them back.
But suddenly—
It staggered.
Blood dripped from its body.
“Kira!” Tristan shouted.
“My beast can’t take much more!” she replied, her voice strained.
Tristan’s beast was no better.
It collapsed to one knee, heavily injured.
“We can’t hold them!” Tristan yelled.
The fog creatures closed in.
Closer.
Closer.
Despair crept into their hearts.
Then—
A sudden surge of energy erupted from Kira’s Chimera.
Light exploded outward.
The creature roared, its body expanding, its aura intensifying.
Wings grew larger.
Its presence became overwhelming.
Kira gasped.
“…It’s evolving.”
The transformation completed in seconds.
The Chimera’s aura changed completely.
“Mythical rank…” Tristan whispered.
Kira clenched her fists.
“Let’s go!”
The newly evolved Chimera charged forward with renewed power.
It tore through waves of fog.
But—
Even that wasn’t enough.
The fog simply kept coming.
Endless.
Unstoppable.
Tristan’s voice trembled.
“…This isn’t working.”
Alaric felt it too.
The pressure.
The suffocating weight of death.
They were running out of time.
If this continued—
They would all die here.
Alaric’s eyes hardened.
“Elena.”
She turned slightly.
“Yes, Master.”
“This is our last chance.”
She nodded.
Without hesitation.
Elena stepped forward.
Her small figure moved straight toward the vortex.
The fog creatures swarmed her instantly.
But she didn’t stop.
She raised the warhammer high.
Then—
She swung.
BOOOOM!!
The hammer struck the core directly.
A shockwave exploded outward.
The fog trembled.
For a moment—
Everything froze.
Then—
Nothing happened.
The core remained intact.
Not even a crack.
Tristan’s face turned pale.
“…It didn’t work.”
Kira clenched her teeth.
“Even that… wasn’t enough?”
The fog surged violently.
More aggressive than before.
As if enraged.
The clones rushed forward like a tidal wave.
“We’re finished!” Tristan shouted.
Alaric stood still.
His mind raced.
There was only one option left.
His gaze fell on Elena.
“Elena.”
She looked back calmly.
“Yes.”
“Use your final ability.”
Kira froze.
“What?”
Alaric’s voice was firm.
“Divine Bloodline.”
Tristan’s eyes widened.
“Are you crazy?!”
Kira shouted, “If her balance collapses now, she won’t be able to fight again!”
Alaric didn’t hesitate.
“At this moment…”
His eyes locked on the core.
“Invincibility is useless.”
He spoke clearly.
“We need power.”
Elena nodded.
Without a single word of doubt.
“Understood.”
A dark aura began to rise from her body.
The light within her dimmed.
Darkness took over.
Her eyes turned deep black.
“God of Night Bloodline… activated.”
BOOM!
A terrifying energy exploded outward.
The ground cracked beneath her feet.
Her aura surged violently.
Alaric saw the system panel flash.
All attributes increased by 500%.
Tristan staggered back.
“…What the hell is that?”
Kira stared in shock.
“That power…”
Elena moved.
Faster than before.
Stronger than before.
The fog creatures were instantly torn apart as she advanced.
Nothing could stop her now.
She reached the core again.
And raised her hammer.
“Break.”
Her voice was cold.
She swung.
BOOOOOOM!!!
The impact shook the entire forest.
This time—
A crack appeared.
The core trembled violently.
Alaric’s eyes sharpened.
“It’s working!”
But—
The moment the core was damaged—
The fog creatures went insane.
They surged forward in a frenzy.
Even faster.
Even more violently.
“Watch out!” Tristan shouted.
They were surrounded instantly.
The situation worsened.
Even Elena began to slow.
The cost of her power was catching up.
Her balance was collapsing.
“Master…” she said quietly.
Alaric clenched his fists.
“Just a little more!”
The fog closed in.
Closer.
Closer.
Despair filled the air.
Then—
Elena raised the hammer one last time.
Her body trembled slightly.
But her eyes remained cold.
She leapt forward.
And brought the hammer down with everything she had left.
CRAAAAASH!!!
The core shattered.
Fragments of darkness exploded outward.
A piercing scream echoed across the entire realm.
The fog froze.
Then—
It began to collapse.
Piece by piece.
The clones dissolved into nothingness.
Silence fell.
Heavy.
Unbelievable silence.
Tristan dropped to his knees.
“…We… did it?”
Kira stared at the fading darkness.
“…It’s over.”
Alaric looked at Elena.
She stood still for a moment.
Then—
Her body swayed.
And she collapsed.
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