“According to the information Dite provided, this is the next experimental course for Awakeners. Our choices and results here would determine the design of the next experiment. It’s probably a high-level proficiency testing site for those who have Awakened. We probably just skipped the second and third course,” Biyeon said.

“Something like a physical examination?” San asked.

“It could be a brainwashing process that synchronizes the body and mind to create a body for the gods. We may be guinea pigs that are providing comparative data for them to solve a problem. It seems we’re being treated fairly well because we’re Awakeners.”

“We can’t avoid this, right?”

“As long as we’re in this world…” 

“If we can’t avoid it, we have to fight.”

The two gazed at the view below. All they could see were endless tombstones with a dark, depressing sky as a backdrop.

‘The territory of the dead. A choice for the living…’ San thought.

“In this land, death is life. In Pian, it was a routine for the dead to resurrect and walk around again intact… We claim that we’re alive in this world, but whether we really are alive or not is still uncertain. Bu...