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The timer popped up violently in Leon's vision.
Circling him, five of the canis surged forward as one. Their claws tore through the air, almost reaching his face, neck, chest, waist, and legs.
His heart heaved like a frantic drum in his ribs, his back pressing hard into the wall. There, he had no time to think, to move, or to dodge, only to imagine the torment being revealed in his brown eyes.
His eyes closed for a second, and when they cracked open, the bright light stabbed through his eyes and into his skull. He didn't see himself in the virtual world; instead, he found himself in the very room where his body lay.
After realisation struck him, the metallic helmet encasing his head shattered with a sound like a giant bell cracking.
The restraint belt around his waist, wrists, and legs all exploded outward. Shards of alloy, some the size of knife blades, others as needles, blasted from the chair and formed a deadly cloud.
