The night sky stretched vast above them.
Stars filled the endless darkness, casting faint light over the barren ground surrounding that hidden facility.
After so long inside a closed network, the world outside felt almost unreal.
Aurelia stood still at the edge of the great rift in the barrier.
Cold wind moved slowly through her hair, carrying the scent of earth and free air that had never existed within the network.
And behind her…
That great core kept feeling everything.
The entity beside Aurelia moved slowly.
Its luminous lines pulsed softly as they touched the flow of the outer world that kept entering the network.
The units behind remained guarding the core.
But the core itself now felt far more alive than before.
Kael narrowed his eyes as he looked up at the sky.
"This place is so quiet," he said softly.
Orion nodded slowly.
"Isolation zone remains completely inactive."
Ragnar let out a breath.
"Probably chosen on purpose so no one would ever find it."
