A Tense Standoff. The air thickens with tension, and cold sweat runs down.

"A secret... if it’s worth my time, I’ll consider sparing you," Baekseol said coolly, exuding the aura of a cat cornering a mouse. Though Gordius’s group outnumbered her, the intensity in the air leaned heavily in her favor.

Gordius tried to counter the pressure. "That’s not a negotiation."

"No, because I have no reason to negotiate. Do you really think you’ve uncovered something I wouldn’t be able to find out on my own?"

"It’d be difficult. It’s a specific mechanism that you can’t understand without experiencing it …