He told her about the apocalypse—how monsters had begun appearing across Earth without warning, killing indiscriminately, throwing humanity into chaos. How a game-like system had manifested, granting people abilities and talents to fight back. How killing these creatures made humans stronger, allowing them to level up like characters in a video game.
He explained Armageddon, the parallel world where stronger monsters existed and resources could be gathered. How players could travel between worlds, how the dimensional barriers had weakened, how everything humanity had known about reality had fundamentally changed.
Charlotte listened with wide eyes, her expression cycling through disbelief, horror, and eventually grim acceptance as Arthur's explanation continued. She asked occasional questions—clarifications about how the system worked, what talents were, why monsters had appeared—and Arthur answered each one patiently.
