The flight up the lift would have taken less than thirty seconds with the rate of Seeker's speed.
He had been using the Force Booster with great timing and precision. The small Realm Footholds, which he learned from the Realm King, aided him to fly up.
But those few seconds felt so slow to Seeker.
"Did I make the right choice? Zeraphine's safety was already low at the start. If I had made it back here immediately, would I have been able to save Alphie? Would I have been able to save those soldiers?" The question haunted Seeker as he kept kicking and boosting his way up.
The many vibrations and explosions that Seeker could feel were signs that the inside of the base was also compromised. It wouldn't be surprising if the enemy managed to place several powerful bombs that would bury the entire underground facility.
I hope this chapter explains or give you an idea what horrors Seeker had in his previous life that made him the anti-hero you see now. We live in a society and generation that can be described as entitled and frankly, self-absorbed. The Supra-modern era in New Game+ is like that but with a lot of twisted and hypocritical additions. But Seeker is from a time where people were "what can I do for the survival of the human race" type.
And Seeker is a man ahead of his time. Hence he has some crazy plans that are immoral to our eyes. You could say that Seeker is just removing things that don't spark joy for the Unlocked armies. Is he right? Is he wrong? That's what this novel explores.