The void trembled.
Not violently—
But unnaturally.
Like something invisible was trying to force its way inside.
Karam stood still.
His eyes fixed on the flickering blue screen.
📊 [System Warning]
Host Instability Increasing
Immediate Correction Required
Karam exhaled slowly.
"You're getting desperate."
The screen distorted.
For the first time—
The system didn't respond instantly.
Instead—
The entire space shook.
The man stepped back slightly.
"...It's forcing entry."
Cracks of blue light spread across the void.
Like reality itself was breaking.
Karam didn't move.
"Let it come."
📊 [System Override: Full Authority]
A sudden pressure descended.
Heavy.
Overwhelming.
Karam's body froze.
His muscles locked.
His breathing stopped.
"...!"
📊 [System Command]
Kneel.
Karam's body trembled.
Slowly—
Against his will—
His knee began to bend.
The man's eyes widened.
"It's trying to regain control!"
Karam gritted his teeth.
"...No."
The pressure increased.
Bones creaked.
His body forced downward.
📊 [System]
You are the host.
You will obey.
Karam's vision blurred.
For a moment—
Everything went dark.
Then—
A memory.
Him.
Fighting.
Bleeding.
Refusing to fall.
His eyes snapped open.
Purple light flickered faintly within them.
"I said…"
His body stopped moving.
Mid-force.
"No."
📊 [Skill Activated]
Independent Will
A shockwave burst from his body.
The pressure shattered.
The command… broke.
The system glitched violently.
📊 [Error]
Command Rejected
Karam stood upright.
Breathing heavily.
But standing.
The man stared at him.
"He… resisted it…"
Karam looked at the screen.
"You think you control me?"
The system flickered.
📊 [System Response]
Control is necessary.
You exist to fulfill your role.
Karam stepped forward.
"Then I'll destroy that role."
The space trembled again.
But this time—
Something new appeared.
A figure.
Not like the previous creature.
This one felt different.
Heavier.
More… real.
📊 [System Enforcement Unit Deployed]
The man's expression changed instantly.
"...That's bad."
Karam didn't look away.
"What is it?"
The man spoke quietly.
"A failsafe."
The figure stepped forward.
Its form was humanoid.
But incomplete.
Like it wasn't fully part of reality.
"If the host resists…"
The man continued—
"The system eliminates the problem."
Silence.
Karam smiled faintly.
"Good."
The figure moved.
Faster than anything before.
Karam reacted—
But—
Too slow.
The figure's hand pierced through his side.
Time stopped.
Karam's eyes widened slightly.
Blood dripped.
The figure spoke.
In a distorted voice—
"Return… to… control…"
Karam coughed.
But—
He smiled.
"Too late."
He grabbed the figure's arm.
Tightly.
📊 [Skill Activation]
Independent Will – Overdrive
The system glitched harder than ever before.
The figure froze.
Karam's eyes glowed brighter.
"I'm not your experiment anymore."
He pulled the arm out.
Pain surged—
But he didn't stop.
"I'm the one in control now."
The void shook violently.
Reality bending.
System breaking.
⚡ [End of Chapter 27 – War against the system begins]