Chapter 22: The show has only just begun
Yoon Seoyul placed his palm flat against the wall, his fingers splayed as if feeling for something beneath the surface. For a heartbeat, he stood motionless. A dense, invisible pressure rolled outward from him like a crashing wave, and a sharp crack split the wall. A jagged fracture burst across the pristine white surface, snaking upward to the ceiling like a bolt of lightning. Then, his fingers curled into a tight fist.
With a thunderous thud, he drove his hand forward.
The wall shattered beneath his knuckles, debris flying as a gaping hole caved inward—broken in a single, devastating blow. Dust and plaster rained down around him.
But he didn’t stop there.
With mechanical precision, Yoon Seoyul raised his leg and delivered a swift, brutal kick beneath the hole he had just created. The lower section crumbled under the force, widening the gap into a roughly carved doorway large enough for them to pass through. Without a glance back, he stepped through the breach he had made, shards of wall crunching under his boots. The moment he was on the other side, he advanced toward the next wall without pause.
As he had guessed, Yoon Seoyul had used Unstoppable Charge to plow straight through the maze. The dungeon’s walls, no matter how reinforced or enchanted, crumbled like paper against the sheer force of his relentless ability. Walking through the path of fractured stone and splintered debris—after demolishing nearly a dozen walls—the claustrophobic maze finally gave way.
They emerged into open air.
It was nighttime, but no moon or stars hung in the sky. The only source of light was a colossal circus tent, its massive structure striped in spiraling red and white. It pulsed faintly in the darkness like a living, breathing thing. The fabric shimmered under an invisible spotlight, casting warped shadows that danced along the ground.
Despite the destruction, Yoon Seoyul was as composed as ever, casually brushing dust from his clothes. Cheon Areum ran up to him, dusting his back where he couldn’t reach. The main character has to look presentable for the boss stage.
"We might be out of here sooner than I thought."
Jin spoke from above, steadying his footing as he carefully helped Jun climb over the final shattered wall. With a firm grip and a reassuring nod, he guided his twin brother to solid ground on the other side.