Arthur was a weak and cowardly boy who lacked the power to protect anyone—a truth brutally demonstrated when his parents were massacred while defending him during a Gate outbreak. As the sole survivor, Arthur spent weeks believing his life was over. When intense chest pains began, he assumed he'd been infected with corruption by the void creature that killed his parents and was merely waiting for death.
What Arthur didn't expect was that these sensations actually signaled his Realm Core forming. In two months' time, he would be forcefully transported to the next realm and awaken new powers, becoming one of the world-renowned "Chosen" who protect humanity from Gate outbreaks. Now Arthur must rise through the heights of power, climbing each of the seven realms in hopes of saving his world... or does he?

Silence descended upon the car once again like a heavy curtain, wrapping around its occupants with an almost tangible weight. The quiet was different now—no longer the sharp, brittle silence of shock and terror, but something deeper and more exhausted. It was the kind of silence that came after witnessing something that fundamentally changed how you saw the world, leaving you with nothing but the hollow echo of your own thoughts for company.


Chapter 188 - Shared Survival