About ten minutes before the channel notification popped up,
B6, great cavern of the research center.
“…….”
Jio’s twisted expression settled in an instant.
The “seed” quickened.
Once it fully opens, no one can know what will happen to the dragon connected to it.
Deepening blue light, enemies surging in.
Within that blue, Jio looked at Baek Dohyun.
Quiet gazes met.
Baek Dohyun read his intent. As was his way, he answered with a clean smile.
“……Yes. We still have time.”
The door—the Gate—is still in the process of opening. The dragon is still alive as well.
Nothing is too late yet.
Baek Dohyun gripped his sword.
“Do what you want to do.”
“…….”
“I’ll guard your back.”
They turned in opposite directions at the same time.
Gyeon Jioh toward the dragon.
Baek Dohyun toward the enemies.
Before him—humans whose reason had left their eyes.
Dark veins stood out on their faces. It was the common symptom of…