NOVEL WEB Chapter 9: Chapter 8: The Veil Between Worlds
Chapter 8: The Veil Between Worlds
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Jihwan didn't rush forward. Every step was calculated, every movement precise. The presence was still there—silent, watching. It hadn't attacked, but that didn't mean it wouldn't.
His mind worked through the possibilities. Could it be a fragment of the system? A hidden observer? Or something that existed beyond the confines of this world?
The corridor ahead stretched into darkness. The walls, once carved with glowing symbols, were now bare stone. A transition. He had passed through one trial, and now he was entering another.
[System Notification: "You have entered the Veil Between Worlds."]
Jihwan's fingers twitched slightly. Another unknown location.
The air changed. The weight of existence itself felt… thinner. As if reality was being stretched.
He took a step forward, and the world shifted.
For a fraction of a second, he saw something—a place that shouldn't exist.
A sky of shattered glass. A horizon that twisted in on itself. A single, distant throne, empty yet radiating authority.
Then—
Snap.
Jihwan's vision returned. The corridor was normal again.
But his breathing had stopped. His body remained frozen in place.
That wasn't an illusion. It wasn't a trick. He had seen something real.
[System Warning: "Irregularity detected. Connection unstable. Recalibrating…"]
The system was reacting. It wasn't in control of whatever he had just witnessed.
That meant only one thing.
He was getting too close to something he wasn't supposed to see.
Jihwan exhaled, his mind racing. He had two options: continue forward and risk exposing more of this hidden truth… or proceed carefully, pretending he saw nothing.
But there was no hesitation.
He had already made his choice.
Jihwan moved forward.
And somewhere, beyond the confines of this world—something took notice.
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End of Chapter 8