"My name is Magnus Ashborn," he declared with his voice carrying across the hall. "It's my honor to introduce a competition jointly designed by the Awakened Association and New Dawn."
Gasps rippled through the crowd. A competition? Here? Now? Designed by him?
Magnus allowed the silence to settle before he spoke again. The weight of his presence alone was enough to steady the crowd and demand their attention. When he finally spoke into the microphone again, the air tightened, held taut by thousands of waiting ears.
"With the global dungeon break phenomenon, humanity's understanding of our new world has been shaken to its very core again, for the first time since the mana apocalypse's arrival."
The words fell heavy across the staging hall.
