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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
CHAPTER 43: A Space That Should Not Exist
The darkness that swallowed him this time felt absolute.There was no floor beneath his feet, no sky overhead, not even the existence of direction itself. It was as though reality had been violently cut away from existence and discarded into some ancient void.Darin stood frozen for several seconds. The sound of his own breathing felt unnaturally loud, echoing and rebounding like noise inside a silent cavern.He immediately turned around, staring into the emptiness. “Rian?”Nothing.His heartbeat quickened as tension surged sharply through him. “Rian!”The silence remained unmoved.Even the System, which normally operated at the edge of his vision, showed no signs of activity now. No blue interface. No countdown indicators. Only a suffocating silence that felt deeply wrong.Darin slowly rotated his body, narrowing his eyes.This place was not merely an illusionary projection. It was a dimension that felt terrifyingly real. The cold crawling across his skin carried a dense, living prese
CHAPTER 42: The Line Crossed
Darin’s footsteps no longer made a sound, yet the impact of his presence became increasingly tangible. In a single breath, the distance between them vanished. The first punch shot forward without warning, fast and precise.The man managed to block it, but this time the impact felt different. The strike carried far more weight, driving deep as though the force behind it came from something beyond muscle alone.Darin gave him no opening. A second attack followed instantly, a sharp elbow aimed at the jaw. Though it was deflected, the man’s position shifted half a step. A small movement, but enough to prove that his absolute defense was beginning to falter.The man’s eyes narrowed. He was finally taking the fight seriously.Darin continued pressing forward. His movements were no longer wild or reckless, but refined and efficient. Every strike served a purpose: pushing, forcing, guiding his opponent toward a narrower corner, trapping him between the containers.The man retaliated with incr
CHAPTER 41
Upon arriving at the industrial district, rows of abandoned warehouses stood in silence like the skeletal remains of giants forgotten by civilization. Rusted steel, collapsed fences, and narrow pathways branching without pattern formed a deadly labyrinth. A place like this existed for only two purposes, to hide, or to die without witnesses.Darin chose to go in. His steps slowed, not from hesitation, but from precise calculation. He glanced quickly to the left, spotted a narrow alley between two buildings, and slipped into it. He kept turning, cutting corners, emerging briefly into a small open yard before disappearing again into another passage.He did not move in a straight line. Instead, he maneuvered in loops, making his trail nearly impossible to follow. Even so, one thing remained constant. The pressure behind him never faded. It was too close.Rian stirred faintly in his arms, a soft groan escaping as consciousness slowly returned. Darin lowered his gaze for a moment.“Wake up,
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