Chapter 79: A Glimpse of Home

Entering the Void.

As if merging into a realm of nothingness, in an instant Yenir felt everything slow down. His breathing decelerated immensely—like he was moving in slow motion—and each movement left a lingering afterimage, as if he had plunged into viscous water.

Is this… Dimensional Space?

As he watched a massive steel foot crush through his body, he suddenly realized that he had been torn from the real world.

Here, he was invincible!

Untouchable and free from interference.

To him, everything resembled an old silent film—an entirely black-and-white world.

Glancing back at a slowly healing rift in space, Yenir was shocked to see that time in the outside world had frozen.

Bullets arcing through the air left rippling wakes; explosions’ fire froze mid-flame, and bursts of blood splattered, frozen in time.

Roaring soldiers clutched scalding weapon parts while ferocious zombies lunged with gaping maws…

No, it wasn’t that time had slowed down…

It was me… speeding up!

With that realization, Yenir snapped back to focus. He gripped his twin swords tightly and charged straight at the monster.

The gap between them was almost non-existent; in the blink of an eye, he became a phantom, darting through the creature’s massive body to its head.

Aiming for the core of its brain, Yenir didn’t hesitate—he channeled all his strength into his twin swords and struck down hard!

Break it for me!

In an instant, in Chen Yong’s eyes, Yenir—who had seemingly vanished—reappeared atop the monster as if teleported. His twin white swords, far from ordinary, sliced through the beast the moment they touched it!

“Slash!”

The very fabric of space tore apart!

A surge of spatial convection erupted in the monster’s brain in a split second.

Like ultimate destruction, the inky power of space shredded everything as a three-meter-long gash split the mutant’s brain tissue.

The chaotic force twisted its fragile brain into a pulpy, mangled mess.

One strike, and it was dead!

Quiet. Without a sound.

The massive foot hung suspended over the creature’s disc-like head, its ring of red eyes frozen in time.

Time resumed its flow.

“Pfft!!!”

In the next moment, the severed brain looked like a flattened watermelon under a laser. With a series of explosive pops, thick streams of blood erupted from the wound like a volcanic eruption.

Rivulets of scarlet blood spurted into the air like a fountain.

The blood soared upward only to fall back down in a torrential blood rain.

Coppery and scorching.

Bathed in the blood rain, Yenir calmly retracted his swords. With a swift kick, he flipped gracefully back onto the Wall.

The final straw that broke the camel’s back.

As he landed on the Wall, the mutant beneath him seemed to lose its balance. Its towering, building-like form tilted slowly before finally crashing to the ground.

“Boom!!!”

Smoke and dust billowed everywhere.

The tremendous impact of the falling mass startled the two siblings hiding at the back.

Watching Yenir land so calmly on the Wall, they gaped in disbelief—their eyes filled with awe and wonder.

Did he… kill it? Just like that, he killed it!?

Everything had happened so fast they couldn’t even comprehend it.

Was it one second? Two?

In the blink of an eye, that Third-Stage Mutant was dead!?

They couldn’t understand what Yenir had done…

They only saw Yenir vanish in a flash and then reappear just as quickly. With one casual slash, the super mutant—capable of demolishing an entire Safe Zone—was cleaved in two, meeting a final, unmistakable end.

This is fucking like a horror movie!?

Their entire worldview shattered as they stood in absolute shock, no longer questioning that Yenir was Third-Stage.

Damn, such terrifying strength—even if my grandfather showed up, he’d have to call me ‘dad’!

They had witnessed battles between Third-Stage beings and mutants before.

Every encounter had been cautious, with meticulous probing for weaknesses before striking. Each battle was a grueling test where even the slightest mistake could cost a life.

But seeing a Third-Stage being take down an enemy in an instant like this? They had never seen anything so swift.

Lord Ye Lin… He can’t possibly be high-level Third-Stage, can he?

Reverence filled them.

Chen Yong took a deep breath, his eyes fixed on Yenir with a mix of disbelief and fear. He had faced top-level awakened beings before, and they were only mid Third-Stage.

At that moment, he despondently realized he could no longer gauge Yenir’s true strength.

Strong. Incredibly strong. Unbelievably overpowered!

Even Little Sister, clearly frightened, instinctively clutched his arm.

Before they could recover from their shock and speak…

The entire Ruins Battlefield seemed to freeze again as an unfamiliar system prompt suddenly rang in their ears.

“Beep. Event concluded. Please evacuate within 10 seconds.”

“In 10 seconds, the Ruins Battlefield will vanish forever.”

Hmm!?

What’s happening?

Panicked, Chen Yong leapt to his feet and looked around. He saw the battlefield disintegrating in patches, as if ice and snow were melting away.

………

The battered, bloodstained Wall.

Yenir stared silently at the Necklace in his hand, gradually clenching it.

At the moment of the system prompt, the Final Wish mission updated.

Looking around, even the warriors and zombies locked in battle halted their frenzy, as though they sensed that this world was about to vanish.

On the Battlefield, inside the city, outside the city, and at every camp…

Countless heroic souls turned their gaze toward him all at once.

In that moment, history and reality overlapped, transcending time. It was as if fallen warriors could now see him; everyone ceased their charge and lowered their weapons.

Not far from Yenir, several soldiers armed with steel guns silently locked eyes with him.

After a pause, Yenir felt that those tired yet clear eyes were tinged with a special emotion.

That was…

Relief and gratitude.

As the countdown began, whether soldier or zombie, every existence seemed to disintegrate like scattered fragments, slowly drifting away with the wind.

Amid countless grateful gazes, Yenir nodded silently and softly declared:

“I will…”

“Take you all home…”

A weight lifted from his shoulders.

Supported by his comrades, he steadied himself, rising from the ruins. The warriors reborn in the camp seemed to hear his promise. Their soot-stained faces broke into smiles, and the young ones looked up in silent awe.

“Thank you…”

………

Outside the Ruins Battlefield, Yenir quietly listened as the event’s settlement was announced, his heart unmoved by sorrow or joy.

The rewards were generous, and his level leaped to High Second Stage.

Beside him, Chen Yong stared in disbelief at the vanishing Ruins, utterly at a loss.

But at this moment, he remained silent, watching the final ‘Final Wish.’

“Beep. ‘Final Wish’ mission updated.”

“This event has disappeared.”

“You may choose to continue the mission—return home in place of the soldiers from the special event to check on the situation—or terminate the mission to claim a special reward early.”

“Note: After continuing the mission, the mission rewards will change. The ‘Vow’ Necklace you obtained will undergo unknown transformations. Please choose carefully.”

Watching the flickering system prompt, Yenir paused briefly before confirming.

At this point, he no longer cared about the rewards.

He had promised everyone they’d at least catch one last glimpse of home.