Chapter 21: The Collapse of the Void
VirtuaGenesis – ZONE: NULL
The world shuddered.
White cubes flickered, their edges distorting like a corrupted file.
Amir's pulse hammered in his ears.
> Ding!
WARNING: ZONE: NULL is collapsing.
Time remaining: [04:59]
Four minutes. Fifty-nine seconds.
A countdown to deletion.
And he was trapped inside.
The Entity's Warning
The glitching figure stepped forward, its shifting form flickering between solid and transparent.
"You must leave."** Its voice echoed, fragmented, as if spoken through broken speakers.** "Before the system erases… everything."
Amir clenched his fists. "Who are you? What is this place?"
The figure twitched—as if pained.
"A mistake."
> Ding!
Unique Event Updated: [?????]
New Objective: ESCAPE ZONE: NULL
"Damn it."
The World Cracks
The air fractured.
A massive fissure split the ground, revealing an endless abyss of raw data and code swirling beneath.
> Ding!
WARNING: Terrain Integrity: 28%
A section of the floating cubes collapsed, swallowed by the abyss.
"No time to waste!"
Amir turned—and sprinted.
The ground vanished beneath his feet—but his reflexes kicked in.
> Skill Activated: Parkour Lv.1
He jumped—landing on a stable cube just as the last one crumbled into nothingness.
> +10 Agility XP
"I can level up skills by just using them?"
His breath came fast. He had no map. No guidance.
Just pure instinct.
And the countdown ticking down.
The Guardian Awakens
Then—
The air tore apart.
A monstrous figure emerged from the void.
A massive humanoid, its body woven from corrupted code, black pixels streaming from its form like smoke.
Its eyes glowed red—and when it spoke, its voice was a terrifying, distorted screech.
"UNAUTHORIZED ENTITY DETECTED."
> Ding!
Boss Encounter: [Corrupted Guardian – LVL ???]
The system had sent a guardian to erase him.
And he had no idea if he could win.
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Amir vs. the Corrupted Guardian
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