The red light from Jin's dagger pulsed in sync with Mi-na's heartbeat, illuminating the entire hospital corridor. The Auditor tried to raise his hand to summon another barrier, but his movements were sluggish, his joints flickering like a lagging video game character.
Jin lunged forward, his voice a distorted growl that shook the walls: "Binary Execution... Delete Source!"
The obsidian blade didn't just cut the Auditor; it passed through him like he was made of smoke. Suddenly, thousands of red and black strings of code erupted from the Auditor's body, twisting and snapping in the air. He didn't scream with a human voice; instead, he emitted a high-frequency digital screech that shattered every piece of glass in the room.
[Skill: Binary Execution - Progress: 100%][Target 'Auditor 04' has been Permanently Erased from the World Database.]
As the Auditor dissolved into a pile of grey ash and broken pixels, a notification flashed in front of Jin's eyes.
[Level Up! Current Level: 35][New Item Detected: Auditor's Command Key (Broken)]
Jin didn't stop to celebrate. He felt the building shaking as more System presences gathered nearby. He turned to Mi-na, whose silver veins were still glowing brightly. He reached out his hand, and for a moment, he saw her data—she wasn't just his sister anymore; she was something the world would try to destroy at any cost.
Jin grabbed Mi-na's hand and ran toward the window: "We can't stay here. The System won't stop until we are both deleted."
They leaped from the third-story window, Jin using his increased stats to land softly on the pavement below. As they disappeared into the dark alleys of the neon-lit city, Jin looked at his 'Glitch Dagger'. The blade was no longer just black; it had a thin, glowing red line running down the center, pulsing like it was hungry for more.