Chapter 89: The Gauntlet of Protocols

"There," Arya said in between breaths, gasping for air..

They all saw it.

At the end of the road, past a crumbling roundabout, was a structure that didn't belong. Not to Westmoore, not to any Earth they remembered. It was tall, seamless, and bone-white — an angular building that jutted out of the ground like a shard of ice. No windows. Just a single, open doorway that pulsed faintly with blue light.

In front of them, their screen appeared, the timer was beeping red.

[5…4…3…]

Everyone sprinted and run like hell as if their life depended on it — which it was.

[2…1…]

Then, a huge screen appeared on top of the tower. Everyone looked up to see what it was.

[Welcome to the Sixth Venue: The Sixth Spire.]

Jake bent over, hands on his knees, completely out of breath. "I'm getting too old for this," he gasped between heavy breaths.