Chapter 76

The God in the Hard Drive (1)

[You don't seem to be in a good mood.]

“What...?”

[Was there something during the operation that you didn't like?]

Renok, who had been about to sneer at Hina's sudden words, realized that he was actually feeling a rising irritation and closed his mouth.

He thought the aftereffects of the battle hadn't fully subsided, but this strange feeling clouding his mind was clearly of a different kind.

Renok soon realized the reason and smiled bitterly.

“...I see.”

He didn't like it.

The fact that those who feed on the lifeblood of humanity, dwelling in the depths below the sewers, could love and mourn their comrades as humans.

The fact that the terrorist, who attempted to attack the city, possessed emotions that Renok himself could hardly attain was deeply repulsive.

Perhaps Renok himself was even more emotionally deficient than those terrorists.

He had been unknowingly asking such meaningless questions.

The talent of defying the heavens. Continuously rising fame and value. Partners of a different caliber.

But Renok, standing amidst all this, was still walking alone, with no place to lean on.

No matter how hard he tried to suppress it, he couldn't help but be self-deprecating whenever a battle ended and he walked the line between life and death.

Perhaps the coldness and composure given to him now were merely the handle created for the human named Renok to wield this talent, this blade.

“......”

His contemplation was long, but the conclusion remained elusive.

Let's set aside the talk about his own identity and self-actualization.

The answer wouldn't be found in pointless musings and agonies, but beyond the secrets of this world.

He wasn't chasing these traces without being certain of the existence of the Mainstream, just like this.

In the distance, a truck was approaching, raising a cloud of sand dust on the horizon. Renok slowly stood up.

The scorching heat of the desert was fading, and the sun was setting.

Another day was coming to an end.