Isaac, still sitting on the edge of his bed, slowly caught his breath. His body was still pulsing with a new, unsettling energy—yet strangely satisfying. He reached out for his phone on the nightstand, the glow of the screen briefly illuminating his face.
As soon as he opened the news app, his eyes were immediately drawn to the headlines. Notifications were piling up, all repeating the same central topic—relentless, obsessive:
- "Series of Hunter Disappearances: New Emergency Protocol Enforced by the Government and the Hunter Bureau."
Isaac frowned. With a quick flick of his thumb, he scrolled through the article. Every line seemed to tighten the weight in his chest:
- "In recent weeks, the frequency of hunter disappearances—ranks B, A, and even S—has reached alarming levels. The affected dungeons show no obvious signs of abnormal hostile activity during preliminary explorations, yet entire teams continue to vanish without a trace."
