Zone 5
John moved swiftly, his footsteps a blur as he darted toward the 5th zone. He had… threate—requested the other students to divulge Amelia's location, and by sheer luck, she was somewhere in the same 5th zone. But something felt off, a gnawing sensation tugging at the edges of his mind.
Students were fleeing the zone, their faces pale with terror. When he questioned them, their responses only heightened his unease: they had felt something heavy, oppressive presence that clung to the air near Some even mentioned a frightening mana emanating from somewhere deeper in the zone.
John's heart sank. He knew that feeling—something wasn't right. Without wasting a second, he dashed toward the source of that ominous mana.