The next notification arrived while Yoo-Jin was still catching his breath.
[Combat Assessment: Inefficient][Pressure Output: Minimal][User Error Rate: Critical]
He laughed weakly.
"Of course."
Emergency forces arrived hours later. Awakened individuals were separated. Medical scans were performed. Questions were asked.
No answers were given.
Yoo-Jin sat alone in a temporary shelter, staring at the translucent screen only he could see.
[Pressure Template – Initial State]
Output: Low
Stability: Poor
Range: Extremely Limited
Control: Unrefined
Then the line that made his stomach sink:
[Note: Template Will Not Grow Automatically]
"What?"
Another line appeared.
[Growth Requires: Stress, Combat, Adaptation][Failure to Adapt Will Result in Template Collapse]
No tutorial.No mercy.
Just a path forward—or death.
Yoo-Jin leaned back, closing his eyes.
Outside, helicopters roared across a sky now marked by distant, unfamiliar landmasses on the horizon.
New continents.
New monsters.
New rules.
And him?
He was weak.
Unprepared.
But alive.
For now.