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[DING]
[Within ten seconds, you'll be transported to Babylon, please, refrain from logging off and if possible, remain still to avoid unnecessary issues]
[Ten… Nine… Eight…]
"..."
The countdown started, and he wasn't the only one paying attention to it.
All around the world, players paid attention to it.
Casual people, unaware of the truth and the possible dangers lurking with the reality they believed to be fictional.
People with ambitions, those with goals beyond most common folk, though if those desires only went as far as the realm of the imaginary, that would depend on themselves.
Those in between, too prideful or talented to be contented with the ordinary but unwilling or too unskilled to pursue the very top, to become the shining beacons all would look up to.
And finally…
[... Six… Five… Four…]
…
"... Babylon… This time…"
