Kang Min reached out, his gloved fingers adjusting the focus on the holographic camera lens. The image flickered, sharpened, and finally stabilized on his masked face. He was back. The static of the void had been replaced by the familiar interface of the stream, though the air around him still felt heavy with the residue of starlight.
「"Is this thing on? Good."」
The chat window, which had been a frozen wasteland of 'Signal Lost' messages, suddenly ignited.
『[Viewer_404]: HE'S BACK! HE'S ALIVE!』
『[Slayer_Official]: Singularity! What the hell happened? The Nemesis appeared and the screen went black!』
『[Small_Change_Goblin]: Are you a ghost? Did they execute you? Tell us something!』
『[Noob_Stomper]: We thought you were deleted from the server, man!』
Min leaned back, his posture relaxed despite the exhaustion clawing at his muscles.
