Evolution Arc: Chapter 60 - Mission Set
**[Quest 2]**
**[You have 00:00:26 left until you resume your quest.]**
Axel stood silently in a narrow, shadowed alleyway, his eyes locked on the glowing notification hovering before him. The cold glow of the countdown timer reflected in his pupils, casting a pale light on his tense expression. His breath fogged in the chill evening air, and though he seemed calm on the outside, inside he was a maelstrom of conflicting emotions.
The world felt suffocating, each second ticking away like a countdown to his doom. He wanted to disappear, to escape. He had left the sterile, white walls of the hospital behind, wandering through the winding streets until he found himself here, surrounded by cracked brick and garbage bins, waiting for the inevitable.
