บท 92: Chapter 92: System's Score

Lucien, trapped in his icy prison, felt life slowly slipping away. The cold penetrated to his bones, numbing his senses and clouding his mind. For a moment, he believed this would be his end.

Lucien: 15

Suddenly, a thunderous roar shook the air. Lucien forced his eyes open, fighting against the ice that threatened to seal them forever.

What he saw left him breathless.

Elio.

Alive.

Descending from the sky like an avenging angel.

Disbelief gave way to joy. Elio had survived! The phenomenon in the sea of monsters, that enormous vortex they had witnessed, must have been his doing.

A surge of renewed energy coursed through Lucien's body, awakening him from his frozen lethargy.

But the joy was ephemeral.