Grows a Step Stronger. Faces a Crisis.

…An unfamiliar ceiling.

That was the first thought Kang Yul had when he woke up.

The familiar stained ceiling of his semi-basement apartment was nowhere to be seen. Instead, through the dirt ceiling made of enormous bones,

the tree roots

were faintly visible, which was what made him think that.

But that only lasted a moment.

'Right… I passed out….'

Remembering what had happened just before he passed out, Kang Yul quickly took in his current situation.

He hadn't been able to withstand the nautilus's water pressure and had been crushed. On the brink of death, he'd barely escaped with the roots' help.

Then he'd collapsed on the floor and watched Worm wriggle toward him, before passing out as a notification window appeared before his eyes…...