Ethan's eyes darkened.
"It's absorbed the entire layer's Primordial Force…"
Which meant—if he could seize control of it, he could seize control of all of Layer 21.
He pulled up a deeper scan.
Data flickered across his vision, highlighting a single rotating point of light in the Colossus's chest.
A vortex.
The nexus of its power—and the only hollow space in its entire form.
Ethan tightened his grip on the scepter.
"Found it."
He didn't hesitate.
Diving headfirst, he became a streak of gold and crimson, plunging straight into the swirling void.
Vmmm—!
The air warped around him.
The moment he pierced the energy layer, the roar of the outside world vanished.
Silence.
Not even the sound of his own heartbeat remained.
No wind. No sand. No light.
Ethan floated in a void.
He looked down—and saw his reflection rippling in the flowing sand beneath him.
"There's… no energy here?"
And then it clicked.
This was the Sand Colossus's "heart void"—a perfect zero point.
