When Sberg came back to his senses, he was already standing in an empty corridor.
That X-16 had somehow slipped past everyone without anyone noticing, taken him out of the prison, and even carried off the murderer's corpse along the way... Yet not a single person had noticed them.
After leaving the prison, they entered an underground passage, walked for a very long time, then took an elevator and arrived here.
Not far behind him were the elevator doors. The cement-gray floor beneath his feet was seamless, while dark gray walls flanked him on both sides, set with warm-toned sconces.
The industrial design felt solemn, simple yet elegant. This place resembled a palace corridor infused with modernist style.
He had never been here before.
X-16, who had been following beside him, had vanished. Sberg had no idea whether he had turned "invisible" again or left completely.
At a loss, Sberg swallowed and muttered nervously under his breath.
"What the hell is this place..."
He had assumed no one would answer, but a cheerful voice came from behind him.
"The inner city."
The sudden voice made Sberg jump. He turned around and found an unfamiliar man standing behind him, smiling at him.
"The... inner city?!"
"That's right." The man nodded and continued with a smile. "And the very center of the inner city—the Boulder Building surrounded by countless skyscrapers."
"...Who are you?"
Sberg looked at the man before him.
He wanted to know which important figure had saved him.
If that invisible expert had not entered his room beforehand, he would undoubtedly have become a corpse.
The man did not hide his identity and answered in a relaxed, pleasant tone.
"Ibers."
"Ibers..."
The name sounded so familiar.
Sberg frowned and thought for a long time. Then his eyes suddenly widened until