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Chapter 49: The One Who Erased the Trail
Darin stared at the words for a long moment before slowly raising his head."A third party."The words were barely above a whisper, yet everyone inside the warehouse heard them.The Observer narrowed his eyes, while the Guardian immediately stepped closer."Don't touch that data.""As if I can.""You can't.""Then why are you panicking?"The Guardian fell silent.Darin's reply was simple, but it hit its mark. From the very beginning, whenever anything connected to his past surfaced, the Guardian's reaction always changed. That was no coincidence.The Observer watched them with a faint smile."Interesting."His gaze shifted to the black System window."I thought they'd erased everything.""They?" Darin asked. "Who are 'they'?"The Observer shook his head."If I answered that now, you'd die much sooner."Darin clicked his tongue."Another half-answer.""Because you're only capable of accepting half of it."The response irritated Darin, but he chose not to argue.He was thinking. The Sys
CHAPTER 48: The Stolen Memory
The old warehouse suddenly fell silent.Not because the battle was over, but because every human and every creature born from the fractures stopped moving at the same time. Before Darin, the black System window still hovered silently.Then... Nothing happened.The text remained motionless, as though it were waiting for something.Darin narrowed his eyes. “If you're going to open, then just open already.”There was no response. Several seconds passed. Then suddenly, the entire display trembled. Tiny cracks spread across the surface of the black window, resembling glass on the verge of shattering. The Observer, who had appeared relaxed until now, finally lost his faint smile. “That... wasn't supposed to happen.”The Guardian immediately stepped forward. “Host, fall back.”Darin didn't move. “I'm tired of everyone telling me to back off.”“This time I'm serious.”“So am I.”Their eyes met. Neither of them was willing to yield. Behind Darin, Rian tugged gently on the edge of his jacket.
CHAPTER 47: The Price of the Truth
No one spoke for several seconds.The blue text still hung before Darin's eyes.[MAIN MISSION: DISCOVER THE TRUTH BEHIND THE HOST'S DEATH]For the first time since the System had entered his life, the mission wasn't asking him to save someone, protect a victim, or atone for his sins. It was asking him to find the truth about himself, about the night everything began, and about his own death.Darin slowly raised his head. His gaze shifted to the Observer, then to the Guardian. Both of them looked far more disturbed by the appearance of the mission than he did. That immediately made him suspicious."So..." Darin's voice broke the silence. "Who's going to start lying first?"Rian, standing behind him, immediately turned his head. The situation was tense, but that line sounded unmistakably like Darin.The Observer let out a quiet chuckle, while the Guardian looked like he wanted to punch something."Host," the Guardian said. "Don't listen to anything that man says.""Why?""Because his go
Chapter 46: The Man Waiting for His Death
The warehouse descended into total chaos. Gunshots still echoed through the air, mingling with showers of sparks. The black cracks hanging in space continued to spread, like wounds being forced open. But Darin's attention was fixed on one thing. A pale hand emerged from within the crack. The hand looked far too human, far too normal. That was exactly what made it so horrifying.The giant creature with empty eyes still stood in the center of the warehouse. Yet now, the armed soldiers glanced toward the crack more often than they fired at the monster. They knew which threat was truly more dangerous."Commander!" one of the men shouted. "The stabilization signal failed! The zone will collapse in ninety seconds!"The man in the coat didn't respond. His gaze remained locked on the crack. For the first time since Darin had met him, genuine tension appeared on his face.Not fear. Something worse. He had anticipated this possibility, and he still didn't like it. The pale hand moved slowly, as
CHAPTER 45: Those Who Guard the Cracks
The scream shattered the warehouse's silence. It was sharp, shrill, and impossibly prolonged, unlike the cry of any living creature. The sound was more like metal grinding inside a skull.Rian immediately covered both ears.“What is that?!”The black-eyed creatures that had been lurking in the shadows began moving all at once. Dozens of gaunt figures burst from between the containers at speeds difficult for ordinary eyes to follow. The man in the coat standing at the warehouse entrance showed no sign of panic. He raised one hand and gave an order.“Twenty-meter perimeter. Don't let them get close.”The four people behind him immediately opened fire.BANG! BANG! BANG!Gunshots echoed throughout the warehouse. Two creatures were thrown backward. One of them lost half its head. Yet Darin noticed something strange. The creature with its skull blown apart continued twitching before slowly rising back to its feet. One of the soldiers cursed.“Their regeneration is faster than the reports sa
Chapter 44: Something Came Out With It
Darin's consciousness returned slowly.The first thing he felt was cold, followed by intense pain. His body felt as if it had just been struck from every direction. His spine felt heavy, his breaths came short, and a faint ringing echoed inside his head. He opened his eyes. The surroundings were dark, but this was no longer that strange space. This was the old warehouse in the industrial district.He was back.Darin immediately pushed himself up into a half-seated position."Rian?"A small cough sounded nearby.Darin turned quickly. Rian was behind a tilted shipping container a few meters away. The boy was curled up, clutching his head, his face deathly pale. But he was alive.The breath Darin had been unconsciously holding finally escaped. He staggered to his feet and approached the boy."What's wrong with you?"Rian slowly lifted his face, his eyes watery."I... I heard voices.""Voices?"Rian nodded quickly."Like a lot of people whispering... then the darkness shattered."Darin fe
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