After we finished clearing Level 5, we finally reached the border between the Alpha Zone and the Beta Zone.
Right in front of us, the forest was split apart by a massive chasm, so wide and deep that the far side looked like it was cut out of the world itself.
A faint mist rose from below, and the air carried a strange, cold stillness.
I glanced at Cassian. "How did this happen?"
He just shrugged, his expression unreadable.
"Not sure. It's been like this for as long as anyone remembers."
I nodded slowly, my eyes still on the darkness below. "What's down there?"
Cassian shook his head.
"Nothing. Just endless chasms. Even abominations don't go there."
The idea of something so empty that even monsters avoided it was surprising. But we didn't linger.
We crossed the chasm and stepped into the Beta Zone.
The moment Lyrate and Knight stepped into the first level of the Beta Zone, the ground trembled.
