Chapter44: Do you desire power? 1/2 [3/20]

"Doctor!...."

"ROCA! "

Ajax's loud shouts snapped Dr. Roca back to reality.

Ajax, who was usually the cool leader of the Callewa gang, was now totally freaking out and not acting like a leader at all. In a really urgent way, he grabbed Dr. Roca by the shirt collar.

"Stop spacing out! Wake up! What do we do now?" Ajax screamed into the doctor's ear.

Even though they had braced themselves for potential calamities from the moment they began secretly building this facility to study the Relic, when disaster finally struck, Ajax was still desperate to salvage the situation.

The Crimson Star at the core of the furnace was trembling more violently, and the innermost barrier shield had completely shattered. Though a few backup shields were struggling to hold, the cracks appearing on them indicated that their collapse was inevitable.