After the announcement was made, the world surged.
Like a tidal wave crashing against the unknown, people flooded toward the Infinite Tower.
Pilgrims, mercenaries, guilds, opportunists, those who had waited for days outside its towering gates were the first to step into its domain.
But their excitement was short-lived.
Disappointment, bitter and sharp, swept through the crowd.
Because not everyone could enter.
The Tower's entry protocol, set by the mysterious Administrator, Taufik himself, was strict:
[Access Restricted: Minimum Level Requirement - 50]
[Floors Unlocked: 1 to 4]
Cries of outrage followed. Some wept. Others cursed. Many demanded answers from thin air. But the System remained silent.
There would be no exceptions.
And from that moment on...
Humanity turned mad with the hunger to level up.
Across every known territory, Crack Beasts, those dangerous creatures spawned from the dimensional rifts known as Cracks, became the world's most hunted quarry.
