Looking at the panel, Derek raised an eyebrow. "This one's a record too? And the last one took fifteen minutes? What are they even doing here... training or just wasting time?" he muttered under his breath.
Shaking his head in mild disbelief, Derek walked back to the control panel. This time, he skipped straight to Level Six and pressed the start button without hesitation.
The moment he did, more than a hundred metallic barrels popped out from the surrounding walls. Before Derek could even react or anticipate what was coming, they all began firing simultaneously, unleashing a storm of projectiles toward him.
On the glowing panel beside him, a countdown appeared and began ticking away....
[10:00
09:59
09:58
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Derek twisted and shifted through the barrage of attacks, his movements sharp yet effortless, but a faint look of confusion lingered on his face.
