At the cave. Darkness.
That was the first thing Li Ran felt.
No air. No sound. No weight. Just endless black stretching forever.
Then, slowly, white lines of code appeared around him, floating in the dark like fireflies. Each one carried a faint hum — a voice that wasn't human.
> [System rebooting...]
[Host data transfer: 64%...]
Li Ran frowned. His fingers twitched. The cold light wrapped around him tighter.
"System?" he called out. His voice echoed strangely.
No answer. Only the same beeping sound repeating again and again.
> [Transferring authority...]
[New Host recognized: Li Ran.]
His heart stopped. "What did you just say?"
But the voice ignored him.
> [Previous host Seo Jin — linked unit detected. Binding sequence required.]
A flash of red light appeared ahead of him. Through the glow, he saw a figure— Seo Jin — lying on the ground of the real world. The fox system hovered beside him, flapping its tails anxiously.
