Chapter Two Hundred and Seventeen – "Back to the Game"
The light of the login interface faded.
Crow opened his eyes inside the game world once again—though now, "game" hardly felt like the right word. With his real-life power syncing to his in-game body, every movement felt heavier, more real. His Primordial aura pulsed faintly in the air around him.
Beside him, Lyravex materialized with a flash of radiant light. She didn't even look around—her gaze locked straight onto him. And without hesitation, she grabbed his arm and clung tightly.
"We're back," she said, smiling. "And I'm not letting go."
The world around them shimmered as the pocket dimension synced. Alerts pinged at the corner of his vision—messages, market fluctuations, guild war declarations—but Crow ignored them. He had one goal now.
More power.
And anyone in his way?
They were already dead.