Bruce could only sigh once again.
That unsettling feeling in his chest refused to fade. Instead, it grew heavier with every passing moment, like an invisible pressure slowly tightening around his heart. He didn't know why. There was no immediate threat. No warning from the system. No sudden spike of danger.
And yet, the feeling grew stronger and stronger.
'Something bad is about to happen…'
The thought surfaced uninvited, persistent enough that he couldn't ignore it. Bruce frowned slightly, eyes narrowing as he tried to trace the source of the feeling. Logic told him it made no sense. Everything around them was under control.
The dungeon was being cleared methodically. Ash was stronger than ever. He himself had just stepped into Half SS-Rank.
'So why?'
'What could be so bad...' he wondered, 'that it makes me feel like this?'
Bruce shook his head once, forcefully pushing the thought aside. Worry without information was pointless. Hesitation without evidence was weakness.
