Chapter 127
Chapter 127
Living in the comfortable upper districts, there was something people often forgot.
Beneath Akbaran, lava flowed. Geothermal power was one of Akbaran’s core energy sources.
The lukewarm air unique to the lower districts was entirely due to geothermal heat. At least the surface was habitable. Even if it was called a lower district, it was still above ground—not underground.
However, the deep zones beneath the city were practically hell. The air was so hot and stifling that the ventilation shafts installed throughout the tunnels felt useless. It was like my lungs were being cooked. More than anything, the air quality wasn’t just poor—it was lethally toxic.
"This is exactly the kind of place where full-body prosthetics are most necessary."
Kinuan spoke as he walked through the underground passage. I was beside him.
Sssss.
My breath was long and narrow, constrained by the heavy filter attached to my helmet.
In contrast, Kinuan, who had a full-body prosthetic, walked through the tunnel with ease. In extreme environments like this, I could feel the absolute necessity of full-body prosthetics.
‘Even back when I went into the sewers with Hemillas and Paigon, I was the only one who suffered.’
Back in those sewers, I was the only one who vomited because I still had biological organs. There were limits to what sheer willpower and training could endure.