The building roared as she sprinted through collapsing corridors. Fire licked at the walls. Somewhere behind her, a deafening explosion rocked the vault—then nothing.
Outside, Yun Feng grabbed her arm, hauling her into the extraction vehicle. Huang Jin was already in the pilot’s seat, eyes grim.
Mei Ling barely heard them. Her ears rang. Her hands shook.
She looked back at the crumbling tower.
Liang Ren was gone.
The Reset was over.
But at what cost?
Liang Ren sacrifices himself to permanently corrupt the Unseen Hand’s network.
Mei Ling is forced to leave him behind, knowing he made the only choice possible.
The Reset collapses—but Mei Ling now carries the weight of the past.
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Inside the digital framework of the Reset—a space that defies logic. The architecture shifts and folds upon itself, glowing with cracks of unstable energy. Reality is unraveling.