I watched Helena from a distance.
She stood atop a damaged building, her figure partially hidden by smoke and debris, yet her presence was unmistakable. Her gaze was locked onto Lightnova with an intensity that made my chest feel tight.
Why was she here?
No—this wasn't right.
This was far too early.
In the webtoon… in the original storyline I had read until the very end—Helena was supposed to appear around chapter 120.
Not now.
Not here.
Then what the hell was this!?
"Why… why did you show up so soon…?"
I clenched my teeth beneath the mask.
Something was seriously wrong.
I had already noticed the deviations piling up one by one, but this—this was no longer a small change. This was a fracture in the flow of the story itself.
I glanced back toward the battlefield.
The robot was still advancing toward Lightnova, its heavy metal steps crushing the ground with each movement. Green acidic smoke leaked continuously from its body, eating away at the air itself.
