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Chapter 81 - Level ups (1)

The column shuddered once, then let out a long, low tone, barely audible. Like a sigh made of metal and wind.

Then the glow faded.

All of it.

In a span of three seconds, every pulse of light vanished from the stone. The core's internal veins darkened. The chamber, once filled with that strange, humming pressure, went cold.

And then—

Silence.

But not natural.

Dead.

Lucen's system chimed softly.

[Drift Core Extracted: 100% Integrity]

[Environmental Sync: Terminated]

[Glyph Reactions: Ceased]

[External Intelligence: Disengaged]

[Signature Monitoring: Null]

No more voices.

No more echoes.

Just… system messages.

Lucen stood still for a full beat. Then another.

It felt like stepping out of a dream.

The kind where you wake up remembering too much, only to realize the world you're in now has fewer colors.

Varik stood, holding the now-dormant core crystal in both hands. It had shrunk slightly, condensed into a pale, faceted prism about the size of a large book. 

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