Not far from the molten nest, within the broken remains of a crumbled house, Ray's eyes snapped open the moment the pressure descended from above.
As his body reacted before his mind fully caught up, his senses flaring sharply while the air felt heavier as if something vast had settled over the entire city.
He sat up slowly. His hand instinctively reached for the Demonic Sword resting beside him. His gaze moved upward even though the shattered ceiling above only showed fragments of the sky.
"What the hell is this?" he muttered under his breath.
The sword pulsed faintly. A voice echoed in his mind, low and calm, yet carrying a strange weight.
"This is the final scenario. To pass, you must defeat the entity that has descended."
Ray's eyes narrowed slightly as irritation flickered across his face.
"The final scenario?" he repeated, his voice rough. "Wasn't the condition to kill the Apex first?"
