Kazuichi could feel the weight of the battle pressing down on him. His breath came in short, ragged bursts, the air around him thick with the stench of blood and decay. The mindless Hybrids circled him, snarling and hissing, their grotesque forms a blur of twisted limbs and monstrous hunger. Every fiber of his being screamed at him to give in—to let the overwhelming sense of defeat crush his spirit. But Kazuichi wasn't built that way. He didn't yield, not to pain, not to exhaustion, and certainly not to the cold grip of death creeping closer with every second.