The Tower didn't wait.
It never did.
[Floor 1 – Countdown Initiated]
[Time Remaining: 00:29:58]
"…Countdown?"
Kael frowned.
Around him, panic spread like wildfire.
"What happens when it hits zero?!"
"Is this a test?!"
"I don't wanna die here!"
Then—
The lights dimmed.
The air changed.
Heavy.
Cold.
Wrong.
[Objective: Survive the First Night]
"…Yeah," Kael muttered. "Definitely not a tutorial."
A scream cut through the air.
Everyone turned.
Something moved in the shadows.
Low. Crawling.
Too fast.
[Monster Detected: Shadow Crawler – Lv. 3]
"MONSTER!!"
Chaos exploded.
Some ran.
Some froze.
Some tried to fight—
—and died.
A man with a spear charged.
"Stay together!! We can—"
The creature lunged.
CRUNCH
"…Nope."
Kael backed away slowly.
"Not fighting that."
Another notification flashed.
[Tip: NPC units are not prioritized targets.]
Kael blinked.
"…Wait."
The crawler ignored him.
Ran straight past.
Attacked someone else.
"…You're kidding me."
He wasn't just weak.
He was…
invisible.
Kael's lips slowly curled into a grin.
"Oh… man! What luck!."