The perspective shifted back to the original body. As Muren and Bone Lord dissolved themselves, a flood of information surged into Uchiha Gen's mind in a matter of moments, abruptly throwing his thoughts into disarray.
Uchiha Gen was hardly surprised. This was practically routine for him. Just as he was about to sort through these memories as he always had—
Unexpectedly, the memories seemed to have struck some trigger and refused to settle. Along with them came a chilling malice. As the memories rampaged through his mind, pushing him toward a mental breaking point—
In the next instant, Uchiha Gen was suddenly dragged into a pitch-black mental space.
The moment he entered, the malice vanished! His mental state seemed to be soothed by the space as well, and he began to calm down...
Feeling a little dizzy, Uchiha Gen rubbed his temples and opened his eyes to look at his hands, unsure what was happening. He glanced around in confusion, then fell silent for a moment, the corner of his mouth twitching involuntarily.
This place looked awfully familiar. Or rather, it was identical to the space he had entered when the system threatened him before. Except...
"Wait, didn't this space collapse before?"
This time, aside from the cross glowing red in front of him, there was nothing else here.
And—Uchiha Gen suddenly whipped his head around.
But behind him was nothing but empty black space.
"Hmm... nobody."
He walked around, unable to find a way out for the time being. His only option seemed to be checking out that cross. The problem was, any place that needed a cross never struck him as somewhere pleasant.
At that thought, Uchiha Gen trudged forward with a dead-eyed stare, his steps painfully slow and clearly reluctant.
Yet as he approached, he felt an