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Chapter 12 - System Override

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The moment stretched until it felt like the air itself had stopped moving.

The skeletal hands paused mid-climb, as if waiting for the verdict.

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[System Event]

> Bound Summon Override Attempt – Processing…

Calculating Soul Priority…

Comparing Host Willpower vs Foreign Entity Influence…

The silver-eyed woman's smirk faltered.

A low, rolling growl rippled through the Blood Hound, echoing in Wong's bones.

He felt it — the tug on his soul being wrenched away, thread by thread.

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[System Result]

✅ Override Successful.

Foreign Entity Access: Denied

Soul Integrity: 97% (Minor corruption avoided)

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The false Sera's hand hung there, inches from him, as if frozen in time.

Then her expression twisted into something sharp and inhuman.

"You think you can keep me out forever, little necromancer?"

Her voice no longer carried warmth — it was a cold echo layered with a dozen whispers.

She snapped her fingers.

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The skeletal hands gripping the void wall shattered, bone fragments raining into the abyss.

From the darkness below, something much bigger began to stir.

The air shook with its movement, and every step rattled the stone under Wong's boots.

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[System Alert]

⚠ New Hostile Detected – Aberrant Bone Titan (Level 28 – C Rank)

> Classification: Corrupted Construct

Special Trait: Soul-Eating Core

Recommended Action: Flee or Bind (Extremely Low Success Rate)

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The Blood Hound snarled, hackles raised, but Wong could feel its hesitation through the link.

Even with their combined power, a C-Rank was suicide at his level.

The silver-eyed woman was fading into mist now, her voice lingering like smoke.

"Your sister is already halfway to the Gate… and when it opens, you won't even recognize her."

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[System Panel] – Emergency Quest Generated

Quest: Break the Bone Titan or Break the Gate

Objective: Choose one within 24 hours

Destroy the Aberrant Bone Titan (Reward: +3 Levels, Bone Core Artifact)

Intercept the Gate Ritual (Reward: +1 Talent Upgrade, Unknown Key Item)

Failure Consequence: Sister's status becomes [Unknown – System Cannot Track]

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Wong's eyes locked on the swirling mist where she vanished.

His choice here wouldn't just decide the battle — it might decide whether he ever saw Sera alive again.

The Blood Hound pressed against his leg, awaiting his command.

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