At the capital, King Altherion called a secret war council. The visions returned. The seers were clear:
"The Cycle trembles. The Zero lives."
"Then summon the Executioner," the king whispered.
Mira, the ice heroine, raised an eyebrow. "You'd awaken that?"
"He was made to end prototypes like him. Even Zeta."
Back in the Nexus, Yuki ordered the knight to guard the core. He needed answers—and power.
His journey led him next to a library buried under centuries of rubble, only accessible through a hidden lift. But someone—or something—had already awakened.
Dark creatures swarmed the upper stairwell, long-forgotten guardians of the Nexus Knowledge. Their forms were shifting amalgams of flesh and wire, corrupted by time and energy.
Warning: Sector 7 Creatures Detected – Class: Nullborn
Yuki fought through, unleashing Glitch Pulse and Phase Drift to bypass ambushes. As he reached the main vault, a massive Nullborn beast blocked the final gate.
He activated his status window.
Status Window — Prototype Z (Yuki Kuroda)
Level: 17
HP: 1420/1800
MP: 930/1100
Skills: Glitch Pulse (Lv. 3), Phase Drift (Lv. 2), Echo Sight (Lv. 2), Data Sync (Passive), Shadow Step (Merged), Memory Link (Lv. 1)
Titles: Heir of the Glitch, Ghostwalker
Instability: 19%
Trait: Adaptive Interface, Code Resilience
Sync Rate: 24%
Last Skill Gained: Echo Sight
Latent Ability Detected: Unstable Protocol (Locked)
Unknown Ability: ???
Equipment: Worn Cloak, Fragmented Gauntlet, Nexus Band (x1)
Companion: None (Knight on Standby Mode)
Drawing strength from his new title, Yuki activated Echo Sight and found the Nullborn's weakpoint—a shiver in reality. He struck.
The beast fell.
And the door opened.
Inside the vault, floating midair, was a glowing Nexus Tome.