Silence.
After the destruction of the Enforcement Unit, the void no longer felt empty.
It felt… aware.
Karam stood still.
His breathing steady.
But his eyes—
Sharp.
Focused.
"Origin…"
The word echoed in his mind.
He looked at the man.
"Take me there."
The man didn't answer immediately.
Instead, he studied Karam carefully.
As if trying to understand something.
"You've changed," he finally said.
Karam didn't deny it.
"I adapted."
A brief silence passed.
Then the man turned away.
"The Origin isn't a place you can just walk into."
He raised his hand slowly.
"It exists beyond layers."
The void around them began to shift.
Cracks of light spread again—
But this time, they weren't breaking.
They were opening.
"Follow closely," the man said.
Karam stepped forward.
And the moment he crossed the first crack—
Reality collapsed.
Sound disappeared.
Space twisted.
Time stretched.
Karam felt it.
Everything.
Every version.
Every timeline.
Every reset.
"...So many…"
Voices echoed around him.
Different voices.
Different lives.
"Failed…"
"Reset…"
"Try again…"
Karam clenched his fists.
"Shut up."
The voices stopped instantly.
The man looked back.
"You're resisting it even here…"
Karam didn't respond.
Finally—
They stepped through the last layer.
And everything became still.
A new world.
Dark.
Endless.
But at the center—
Something existed.
A massive structure.
Floating.
Covered in glowing blue lines.
It pulsed.
Like a heart.
Karam's eyes widened slightly.
"That's…"
The man nodded.
"The Core."
Silence.
Karam felt it instantly.
The presence.
Heavy.
Ancient.
Watching.
"So this is the real system…"
The man's expression turned serious.
"No."
Karam looked at him.
"This is just the interface."
A pause.
"The real system…"
He pointed toward the structure.
"…is inside."
Karam stepped forward.
Each step felt heavier.
As if the world itself was resisting him.
📊 [System Reaction]
Core Proximity Detected
The blue screen appeared again—
But unstable.
Glitching violently.
📊 [System]
Return to assigned role
Do not proceed
Karam smirked.
"You're scared."
The system flickered harder.
📊 [System]
Deviation unacceptable
Karam didn't stop.
"Then stop me."
Suddenly—
The structure pulsed.
Hard.
And from it—
Something emerged.
A figure.
Humanoid.
But not human.
Its body was made of pure blue light.
Its eyes—
Empty.
The man stepped back instantly.
"...That's the Guardian."
Karam didn't move.
"Guardian?"
"The one that protects the Core."
The figure looked at Karam.
Then spoke—
In a voice that didn't sound like sound—
"Host… detected."
Karam's aura flared slightly.
"Move."
The Guardian didn't react.
"Return to cycle."
Silence.
Karam's smile widened.
Cold.
"No."
The Guardian raised its hand.
And instantly—
Pressure descended.
Stronger than before.
More absolute.
Karam's body trembled slightly.
But he didn't kneel.
📊 [System]
Final Warning
Karam looked up.
Straight at the Core.
"This ends here."
The Guardian attacked.
And Karam stepped forward.
⚡ [End of Chapter 29 – Final battle begins]