‘I can’t… breathe….’

Yongno’s body sank lifelessly under the water. He didn’t have any strength in his hands and feet. Even though the seawater began to seep into his mouth, Yongno didn’t notice the salty taste.

‘Is this how it feels to die…’

His consciousness was slowly slipping away, and his eyes were closing. However, Yongno soon felt a vibration coming from the Deepsea Core that he was still holding in his left hand. Immediately, his eyes shot open.

‘… No, I won’t die. This is a virtual world.’

Yongno would not actually perish. Even if he did die, it wouldn’t be true death. So, what did he really fear?

‘I won’t die.’

Whoosh!

Yongno quickly opened his inventory, took out a core that he’d previously removed from himself, and swallowed it. While he was able to slightly replenish his internal energy, consuming the core did not resolve his current crisis. Currently, Yongno was circulating his qi through Macrocosmic Orbit, and by doing so, he did not allow the foreign internal energy to interact with his core. Having taken this precaution, Yongno had been able to minimize the damage he suffered from using foreign internal energy. Yet, he still had to contend with the aftereffects of his now-nonfunctional core. 

Whoosh.

Since this was the case, Yongno decided that he just needed to find a different approach....