Chapter 45 – Choices and Consequences (Part 5)
"My apologies for arriving late. I had to deal with the threat outside first."
The voice came from somewhere within the haze of blood and silence, calm and composed—so smooth and unshaken that it sent an involuntary chill down Zane's spine. He whipped his head up, heart still pounding, and saw a solitary figure standing a short distance away amidst the pools of blood.
It was the conductor.
He stood in the same pristine black uniform as before, almost entirely untouched by the chaos around him. In one hand, he held what looked like a dagger—though unlike any ordinary weapon, it shimmered faintly with what Zane immediately recognized as Core Energy.
"... Did he…?"
Zane felt his brain falter for a moment, as if trying to reject the possibility. The man hadn't just killed the monsters—he had erased them. There wasn't a shred of flesh left. Only blood. Just a sea of crimson coating the floor, walls, and windows.
