Chapter 207: Ch 207: What’s the Solution? - Part 3
Selene stood in the collapsing dungeon. The ground rumbled beneath her feet. Cracks spread across the walls as the dungeon’s stability crumbled.
Everyone else had already left. Selene had made sure of that. She stood alone now, facing the core.
Her hand reached out slowly. The core pulsed in her palm, radiating a strange warmth.
[Dungeon collapse initiated. Users are advised to leave the premises before the dungeon’s dull collapse.]
The system warned, but Selene didn’t care. The message seemed to be a public notice instead of one being sent to her alone.
And even if it was sent to her, Selene had no intention of leaving right now. Not when she felt so close to achieving...something...
A strange calm settled over her. She didn’t feel afraid. In fact, she felt... free.
"I don’t feel like myself. I feel as if my body is not my own and my limbs are moving without me commanding them to do so."
She murmured, her voice barely above a whisper. But the words felt distant, as if someone else had spoken them.
Still, she didn’t hesitate. She lifted the core and brought it to her lips.
This time, consuming the core was different.