Episode 56 – Point of No Return
A guttural roar exploded through the tunnel like a freight train tearing down a narrow corridor, shaking the rusted piping overhead and forcing brown water to ripple violently across the concrete floor. The Fishman's body coiled like a spring, muscles flexing beneath its armored hide, and without a hint of warning, it leapt forward. Its eyes flared with an unnatural glow, and its massive, jagged blade cut through the air in a wide arc as it descended toward the nearest clone Number One.
Kim Do-hyun's heart was already racing, but the sensory data flooding back through the mental link with his clone sharpened his instincts to a fine point. Time didn't slow, but every second was dissected with surgical clarity. He felt the tingle of danger crawl up the clone's spine as the wind pressure from the incoming strike blew back loose hair and water droplets midair.
