The emergency alarm shattered the morning calm.
[Subjugation Request – Outer Zone Ruins]Threat Level: High
Jin's name was on the list.
His first real mission.
Beyond the walls, the world felt wrong. The air was cold, heavy with death-aspected mana.
Jin stopped suddenly.
"…Something's here."
The ground split.
A skeletal figure rose, draped in necrotic runes.
A Lich.
Not a god—but close enough.
"RETREAT!" someone screamed.
The lich laughed.
Jin moved.
Martial Saint ignited his mind, predicting spells, guiding counters. He shattered undead, deflected death magic, pushed forward.
For one brief moment—
He believed he could win.
Then authority descended.
His body froze.
Not fear.
Reality.
This was the gap his sister had crossed.
And he had not.
Blood spilled.
"Run," Jin told Kera calmly.
He charged alone.