[You have drawn the lottery for the 23rd time.]
The words hung in the air, and for a moment, Derek's breath caught. He could feel the weight of the moment, the sting of desperation, the sheer chaos building up around him. His heart was pounding.
And then the system spoke, almost as if it were teasing him:
[You received a...]
Derek's eyes widened, his pulse racing. This is it. This was the one thing that could change everything.
He looked towards the swarm of monsters approaching, his lips slowly curled into a smile.
" Suit Me Up "
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Elsewhere in the Subway station
The Genesis were fighting against a small horde of E and D rank Bugs.
" We need to retreat...the monsters here are too strong and there might be a possibility that there are more powerful monsters in here ", Andrew said, punching down on the chitin of the D rank cockroach he was fighting.
The others said nothing, but they were already forming a formation to retreat.
