Selene stood frozen, her mind warring with itself as she faced the half-human, half-spider creature.
The monster's words echoed in her head, each syllable laced with an unsettling truth that Selene didn't want to acknowledge.
There was logic in the creature's explanation, a grim reality that made sense the more she thought about it. And yet—
Her heart rejected it.
'Fucking hell! Am I thinking too much because of a monster's words? I need to snap out of it. Monsters are not our friends.'
Selene's instincts screamed that the monster's words, however logical, could not be the whole truth. Something was missing.
But she had no time to sort through her confusion.
Ethan was still outside, holding back the monsters, and she didn't know how much longer he could last.
Her jaw clenched.
"If you don't know how to stop this…Then tell me—how do I close a dungeon that doesn't follow the system's will?"
Selene's voice was steady, but a hint of desperation seeped into her tone.
