Ch 293: Your Mission - Part 3

Selene made it back to her base—an abandoned dungeon far from civilization, buried beneath the remnants of a long-forgotten city. 

No one came here anymore. The monsters were long dead, the loot pillaged, and the structure unstable. 

But that made it perfect for her.

 A place to disappear. A place to hide.

She walked slowly, dragging her feet. Her body ached from the fight, but more than that, she felt tired in her bones—exhausted in a way no rest could fix.

Once she reached the stone platform she used as a bed, she opened her system interface with a mental flick.

[Progress Toward Awakening: 25%]

[Cores Consumed: 12/1000]

[Status: Incomplete Evolution]

Her eyes narrowed at the percentage. 

It felt impossibly small. 

All those fights, all those swallowed cores—and she'd barely scratched the surface.