The Author's POV

"Huuuu…"

Inhaling deeply, I focused my attention on my muscles. Like a calm well, I immersed myself in my own mind as everything around me disappeared.

It was important for me to take note of the different nerves used throughout my body as I felt every twitch and movement.

"To harden my body completely, I must break the microfibres within my muscles and replace them with stronger ones."

It was just like building muscles.

A person's muscles become stronger and more durable by breaking the microfibers inside of them through exercise and building them again through recovery.

As for me, I intentionally destroyed the micro-givers according to Han Yufei's instructions in order to build them back up, stronger and more durable than before.

By carefully snapping a selected few micro fibers, one would find their body rapidly hardening.

This method had only one drawback, and that was that it required a high level of concentration.

I was fortunate to have a high level of concentration after all of my experiences.

"Huuu"

Taking another deep breath, I slowly opened my eyes.

"This is enough for now."

As I carefully helped myself up with the wall, I ignored the twitching happening all over my body. It was annoying, but at the same time, bearable.

"How long has it been?"

I murmured to myself as I glanced around the room. As there was no clock here, I estimated that about one week had passed since I arrived.

It may have been less or may have been more...I wasn't sure.

My brows knit at this realization.

"What's taking Kevin so long?"

Honestly, Kevin should have already figured out I was with Jin. As he was able to teleport to us, he should have already appeared in front of us by now.

While he may not know that I knew this, I was very aware of his stalking feature.

It was something that was within my memories. Yes, I knew not to trust my memories, but I realized that he had gained them after he managed to somehow find me when I was on a date with Amanda.

It was fairly obvious if I had to be honest. In any case, with that ability, he should've already gotten an idea of where Jin and I were.

I furrowed my brows even more.

"…What if he is hesitating thinking that his sudden appearance might put us in danger?"

Upon reflection, this made sense. Kevin might end up endangering me and himself if he showed up in a delicate situation.

If this was the case, his caution was understandable.

Aside from that, there were two other scenarios that I thought of as I pondered over Kevin's possible delay.

One, he was simply too far away from us and he didn't know about our current circumstances and judged us to be safe, or two, he was looking for the others that have also appeared on the planet.

But...

"I really hope this isn't the case."

The mere thought made my heart skip a beat

I could only fear for the lives of the others if they were also brought into this world. In contrast to Kevin, Jin, and me, the majority of them were unprepared for this world.

If they weren't ready, they could find themselves dying at any moment.

Especially Smallsnake and Ryan...I was really worried about the two.

"Fuck."

A curse escaped from my lips as I clenched my teeth.

'I need to get out of here faster!'

"Hm?"

Kriiiii—

My mind was jolted out of my thoughts when a grinding sound echoed out and the room's doors slowly opened. My eyes quickly closed as I noticed light spilling through the small gap in the door.

this time as I also

any case, the sudden situation caught me off guard as I thought

'What's going on?'

My heart grew tense.

to suddenly open out of nowhere,

***

A little bit before.

the rooms

face as

expression caught Impedius'

"Why are you smiling?"

"Ke ke."

as he pointed toward the distance. Toward the

"He's about to die."

"What?"

was examining, Impedius examined it carefully with a surprised expression. His fingers touched the door for a

"You're right."

turned to

do? Should we let

"No."

on Exilion's face widened

was puzzled by his reaction, so

on the verge of death. Approximately two hours from now,

the individual who appeared to be lifeless lying on the ground. Besides being dehydrated, he also appeared

He was practically useless.

individual

have any plans for him

"I do."

to him and carefully

hand away from the door, he

"What is our goal?"

the minds of the individuals and make them work for us so that the mana

"Correct."

replied while he turned to gaze in

break the minds of the prisoners and make them work for us, but what

he turned to point at

the people that

to help each other. Especially when one of them is on the

as he suddenly understood what Exilion was trying to

his hand,

"Haha."

chuckle soon escaped from his lips as

human in order

"That's exactly it."

smile, the eyes of the two

"Doesn't this sound fun?"

it

the nearest cell, Impedius placed his hand over

"Let's start then."

"I like your attitude."

Exilion placed his hand over

Kriii—!

Kriii—!

doors

***

"What's going on?"

room, he simply blinked his eyes once or

times that it had become second

"Hm?"

Jin surveyed the surroundings, he noticed two familiar figures walking out of rooms that seemed similar to the one

he did, he didn't show it, but as he called out their names, his face couldn't help but

the

"Emma? Han Yufei?"

is

covered

"You're also here?"

"Jin?"

with his hand, Nevertheless, he still had his

to the sudden shift in lighting

"Emma? Han Yufei?"

as his gaze snapped to the

eyes were of course also closed at

outside, Jin suddenly felt

guess all that training

voice, is