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Chapter Seventy Nine( THE CORE BREATH CONTD)
Author: Starboy
last update2025-08-12 05:07:13

The sight in the glowing water made Lena’s throat tighten. The thing beneath wasn’t just large—it was endless. It stretched deeper than the lake should have gone, its edges fading into darkness like it had no true form.

The only clear thing were its eyes—two vast, blazing orbs that seemed to burn through the water itself.

A cold dread gripped her spine. “What… is that?”

The Zero Child didn’t blink. “Something that should never wake.”

The Core’s voice thundered inside their heads again, the sound almost painful.

LEAVE.

The tremors grew violent, shaking loose shards of crystal from the ceiling. One piece crashed into the lake, sending up a splash of glowing water that hissed against the stone.

Kai stepped toward the girl, grabbing her arm. “We’re moving—now!”

But the Zero Child didn’t resist. “It’s too late. It’s already—”

The lake erupted.

A column of water and light shot upward, hitting the high ceiling and exploding into glowing mist. Through the spray, something vast moved—slow but
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