He clenched his fists in his pockets. The air around the entrance was heavy, pressing down like invisible gravity.
"The man who saved the world, the one who stopped the calamity nine years ago, looked into this dungeon once," Raito recalled. "He was the only one who survived… but he lost one of his eyes the instant he looked inside. He didn't even see anything clearly before it happened. He came out immediately."
His tone dropped. "Till now, no one knows what's in here."
The blue system interface flickered again before his eyes.
[New Objective: Pass through the sealed Subway Dungeon Gate.]
[Warning: Extreme Danger Detected.]
Raito stared at the words, expression unreadable. "So the system wants me to go in anyway…"
He let out a low chuckle. "That's dangerous rather than smart. But I don't care."
He looked up at the towering gate, its chains trembling faintly as if sensing his presence.
