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by soletnox
"Carmen," the head of Algorithm Project, a corporation on the verge of collapse, find her ordinary workday abruptly disrupted. A phenomenon known as Desolation, which has been occurring across The Metropolis, suddenly manifests right in the middle of the firm. Carmen and the remaining employees are pulled into Elsewhere, a mysterious infinite space that imprisons those consumed by the phenomenon. Those who fall into it are granted abilities that serve as both tools for survival within this realm and their only source of hope.Now trapped within this labyrinth, Carmen sets out to find her missing colleagues whom she once thought as family. At the very least, being reunited with them might offer her some sense of comfort... or so she hopes.
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Rank updated 19 Oct 2026, 14:58 UTC
Entry forecast updated 19 Oct 2026, 14:58 UTC
Ranking model: rs-public-oracle-state-v1
Forecast model: rs-model-entry-v1
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