By entering the gap, Astrid had avoided Chen Chuan’s attack, but she had abandoned her armor to do that and lost the sensory transmission cord attached to it. This left her unable to find her way back. She had to rely on signals from the other side to make it back. 0

She closed her eyes and did her best to breathe long and deep to sense the gaps appearing periodically around her while she chanted in her heart, Hurry up… Hurry up…0

She was on the other side of a gap, which was part of it. The place was connected to the other world, so being here for an extra second could expose her to danger. 0

Something she couldn’t identify was already attacking her. 0

She had been fine with the armor protecting her, but she had been forced to abandon it to escape from Chen Chuan’s clutches, and it left her exposed and completely defenseless. 0

But she believed that Sigrid would do whatever she could to bring her back. Setting aside the fact that the company wouldn’t accept losing the implants in her, they also wouldn’t give up on the data from the fight. 0

She sensed something far behind her stirring awake, and fear bubbled...0