đź”» [WORLD TRIAL UPDATE]
đź”» [TERRITORY CONFLICT PHASE INITIATED]
đź”» [ALL FACTIONS WILL NOW BE EVALUATED]
đź”» [DEFEND WHAT YOU CLAIM]
The glowing words lingered in the air before slowly fading from everyone's vision, but the pressure hanging over the station remained.
Jin could still feel it pressing against the back of his mind.
The system continued speaking before anyone had the chance to react.
"Humanity has survived the first stage."
Its voice flowed through the station smoothly, calm and steady, like a teacher explaining something unavoidable.
"The desperate have gathered."
"The fearful have hidden."
"The strong have risen."
Jin's fingers tightened slightly around the handle of his katana.
The system wasn't wrong.
Over the past month the city had transformed completely. The random chaos from the early days had started disappearing. Survivors no longer wandered aimlessly through the streets hoping to make it another night.
