Alex's tears streamed endlessly as he clutched Lily's frail hand.
Her once delicate skin was now darkening, corrupted veins crawling across her body like roots of death. Her beautiful face—once full of life and innocence—was barely recognizable, her features twisted by the abyssal corruption that spread faster with each passing second.
Alex's chest tightened. He could hardly breathe. His vision shook as he whispered, almost choking on the words,
"Lily…"
Inside his head, the voice of the system echoed urgently.
[Host, her state has gone extremely bad.]
Alex's grief snapped into rage.
"I have eyes too, damn it! Shut up and just tell me the solution already!"
[Don't yell at me! Let me think for a moment—everything I predicted, all the outcomes, every calculation I've done, every scenario—it's all crumbling. None of it matches this! Give me some time.]
Alex bit his lip until blood filled his mouth. His voice trembled but carried sharp desperation.
"Fine… just do it fast."
