The fiber of space feels like it was folded... time stood still, and everything feels like a fleeting mirage...

Heads floated and fell, then bodies fell one by one..

Thud... thud... thud...

Just like that, most of the Elites died... even Fang was not an exception as his head rolled, still looking at Quinn...

Even the Yeti barely survived, its arms were severed while its head was dangling ... the cut was so deep that it was almost gone to the oblivion.

While Quinn was just barely alive... maybe because of the help of the ability Absolute Sense, or because of the bond.

Before the katana moved, his instincts screamed... to lower his body, or else he would really die. The bond between him and Lyra burned, forcing him to lower his body, saving his dear life.

But Quinn lost his arm totally severed... just like the Yeti, but thankfully his neck was still intact.

’Argh..!’ Quinn didn’t register what actually happened, the sudden shift was really fast that he barely evaded.

While they were trying to understand how everything turned out to be like that... the host shouted with all its might!..

"THERE IT IS, FOLKS! THE ULTIMATE AND UNFORGIVING!!! SPACE CUT!!!"

"Whoahh!!!! Whoahh!!! Whoaah!!!!"

"Blink!!! Blink!!! Blink!!!"

The thunderous chant echoed... almost like the viewers already knew who was going to win!!

’Argh!!! What was that!!!.. I didn’t sense anything before the attack connected!’ Quinn cursed in his mind, while holding his severed arm with the other...

They were still holding on after the brutal carnage, but within moments everything turned upside down... even Fang wasn’t able to escape and died like a rat.

This is also one of the biggest problems for every slave... they didn’t even know who they were going to face. An unknown enemy would surely result in their demise.

Even the Elites died after the sudden burst of a cut that went straight to their throats, even though the distance between them and the Hunched Pit was at the very least a kilometer... who would even expect that kind of broken skill?

While Quinn’s mind raced...

The Hunched Pit was already moving... its white hair that reached its back swayed, while its eyes were already open... then an amused chuckle escaped from his mouth.

"Hoho... I never thought that someone could survive my trump card... this is really new." While looking at the Yeti, who was still recovering from the severe cut... its white fur already turned red, not from the enemy’s blood, but from its own.

"Hmm... you insect really made my day... not only did you survive, but also your neck wasn’t even cut." The amusement in his eyes flickered... really, an insect struggling even though it was already inevitable...

Quinn didn’t care about what the being was saying... because far away from where he was, Quinn could feel Lyra crying... not just a simple one, but a hopeless attempt... the feeling of being hopeless while the one she loved was fighting on a thin thread line, that everything felt hopeless.

Quinn felt it, everything without any filter, because they could feel each other’s feelings even though they were far from each other.

For the first time, Quinn felt utterly useless... everything that was happening to him was just too good... and now he was facing it, not from his own perspective, but from Lyra’s.

Even his confidence and cocky promises felt like they were in the process of snapping.

For the first time, he truly hated the Crucible Prison... the people who governed it and every being responsible...

’Just you wait...’ that was the only thing he could promise...

Quinn was really at the edge now... he couldn’t defeat that fucking Hunched Pit with his current strength.

He had just barely evaded the slash while losing his arm. He couldn’t risk anything now that Lyra was crying...

Though he was an asshole, seeing and knowing that the one you love is crying for your own sake is devastating enough.

’System... will the core help Lyra even if I am away from her?’ Quinn was now trying his luck... maybe it would help his current predicament.

And yes!! It responded! The usual chimed of the system went through his mind straight!

Ting!

[It is possible... but absorb only 3 cores]

[Duration for every phase lasts 1 month]

’Fuck me in my ass!! This system is really broken! I was just trying my luck, yet it responded...’ Quinn was really surprised, even shocked that the system could do that..

Still, the chances were high because both of them were already soul bonded, meaning both of their souls were now intertwined with each other... touching was not necessary anymore because they could already feel each other...

Though there were limitations... Quinn concluded that it was because of her body constitution.

If Lyra took too much while her body was still adapting to the changes in her soul... her physical body couldn’t take the load, causing her physical body to blow up... that was why the system advised taking only 3 cores.

Still, that was just a speculation... Quinn would surely know when the time comes.

The thought process may have been long, but what really happened in reality was just mere seconds...

Without hesitation, Quinn moved not toward the Hunched Pit... but toward the Troll!

He wanted to take its core!

While Quinn ran... the situation between the Yeti and the Hunched Pit was now heated...

Although Blink got interested in Quinn, he was not really a threat. Evading the first strike could still be called luck... and what could a Tier 1 possibly do to him? Nothing!

Evading was one thing... but defeating?

Hell, he had butchered countless beings that he had forgotten to count... and this was no different, the only difference was how the insect would die.

So he didn’t really care, maybe someone from above might get interested in him, enabling him to exit from this accursed place and gain his freedom.