Then all four of them were tied up with some kind of cyber restraints. After that, a person named Adrian approached Ares first and started asking questions.
Adrian: Who are they? Why are they here? And how did they know we were here?
Ares: How would we know? We're the ones asking that! What the hell is going on?!
cns member: Sir Adrian, we've checked the entry and exit records. There's a bug in the system that allows outsiders to enter before the scheduled time.
Adrian: Damn it!! Why now?! I even had them check the system! Call Shadow. I need to talk to him. How many times has he messed up like this? And who's in charge of releasing that project?!
cns member: It's Shadow, isn't it? Didn't you order him to do it?
Adrian: Damn!!!! Let him handle it then. He's part of that project too.
cns member:But what should we do about the intruders?
Adrian: Get rid of them. Delete them all from the system. For the two using the older VR model, just delete their accounts and we'll deal with them later. As for the other two with the newer model, they'll just get trapped in the system and die. We can't let anyone know about this. Team A, you come with me. Team B, handle them according to our plan.
Then Adrian and the other five left the map, leaving the remaining five to capture the other four of us in the gallery. They were using guns that looked like stun guns, but they seemed to have a stronger charge. All five of them aimed at us. At this point, Ares's heart began to tremble. She was thinking only about what to do, how to make everyone survive.
Ares: (I'll do anything to save everyone.)
???: (Are you sure? That you'll do anything?)
Ares:(What?! Who said that?)
Then, everyone on the team's hands were freed from their restraints, and something appeared in her hands a Smoke Grenade and a Flashbang. She thought for a moment, then threw Flashbang at the CNS.
Ares: Run, everyone!!!!!
A bright flash illuminated the room. The five CNS members were momentarily blinded; they screamed, yelled, and bumped into each other. Some started firing even though they couldn't see. She then threw a smoke grenade to block their path.
cns member: You !!!! You damn brats! You don't even deserve to be alive!
Then the phasma bullets were fired haphazardly, without direction or purpose. All four of them ran for their lives. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw a phasma bullet heading towards Moon. She saw it in slow motion, her heart pounding. She knew the bullet was going to hit him. Without hesitation, she ran and pushed him out of the path of the bullet, but the speed of the bullet caused her to be hit instead of him.
She fell to the ground. Moon, witnessing the scene, was shocked and rushed to help her up. Her body was slowly disintegrating.
Moon: No, no, please. Why not me? Why you?
Ares: M…moon… you… you run away! I'll be the decoy.
Moon: No!!!! I'm not leaving you behind!
She didn't answer, only looked at and nodded at Semi and Big G.
Semi, seeing her best friend about to disappear right before her eyes, could barely hold back her tears. As for Big G, the team's eldest, although he seemed the strongest, he couldn't bear to watch what was happening in front of him.
Big g: I...I understand!!!
Big G didn't hesitate; he quickly grabbed Moon and dragged her away
.
Moon: No! No! No! No! Let me go! Nooooooooooo
Then, Ares was surrounded by complete darkness. Her body seemed to be plummeting into the darkness, falling endlessly as if time had stopped. Then she crashed onto a waterlogged area. She woke up and walked around. It was dark and cold.
Ares: What is this place? But I must return to everyone.
She continued walking forward, regardless of the pain she was inflicting. She didn't know what lay ahead, but suddenly a gust of wind struck her, forcing her to close her eyes and sway slightly. When she opened her eyes, she found that the place where she stood had been shrouded in darkness, illuminated by moonlight. The surroundings had changed; it had become a high cliff.
Ares: What the hell is this? Where am I?
???: You said you would do everything...
Ares: Who?! Who spoke?!
She turned towards the cliff but saw nothing. However, behind her stood a strange, dark shadow, the shape of a large wolf with red eyes. It was staring at her.
???:I have waited for this moment for a long time. Finally, you will be mine.
Before she could say anything, the dark shadow lunged at her, sending her plummeting off the high cliff and crashing into the sea. She tried to quickly surface, but the shadow dragged her deeper into the dark ocean, then it devoured her. The last thing she saw was a pair of blood-red eyes…