Sam checked the time on his interface after spending the last few hours relaxing with Lily, Alicia, and Chloe.
[11:55 PM]
At exactly midnight, the [Battle Realm] would open, for everyone who had reached the [Expert] rank and was willing to enter.
There was no obligation. No one would be forced into it. But that didn't mean it was easy to ignore.
Reaching [Expert] rank alone was rare.
The risk, the effort, the battles it took to climb through the lower ranks made most people stop far earlier.
Most awakened were content with staying at [Adept] or [Apprentice] rank their entire lives.
But not everyone.
Some kept pushing forward anyway.
Among those people, the three girls with Sam were part of that rare group.
As for Sam himself… his reason for advancing was a bit more complicated.
Part of it was survival, every entity that hated him seemed to grow stronger and more hateful.
