The scene made Gi-Gyu scream in despair. The swords had impaled her in seven different places, each oozing a horrifying amount of blood.

‘No!’ Gi-Gyu screamed again despite knowing that this was just a recreation. This scene, this test, was just a simulation based on El’s memories stored inside the Tower.

‘I can’t watch El die again!’ Gi-Gyu couldn’t stand watching El’s death again. The last time El had died, he had felt terrible despair. More importantly, he didn’t want El to ever feel this kind of pain again.

But…

‘Why won’t my body move?!’ His body refused to obey him. He was floating in the air, and his transparent body could do nothing to change what was unfolding before his eyes. All he could do was stare at El, who was throwing up blood and crying.

Why? Why was this happening? Why did they plunge their swords into El?

‘I have to move! I must do something!’ Gi-Gyu screamed desperately.

-W-what the…?!

Lou stammered in confusion, but Gi-Gyu ignored him. There was only one thought in...