Bront City's Newest Challenger

A tall boy with dusty brown hair arrived in a town square.

He quickly looked around, only to find himself surrounded by hundreds of other people.

All of whom looked vaguely uneasy.

Notifications popped up in front of the people in the crowd one after the other.

Their eyes darted left and right, a subconscious test to determine whether their behavior matched everyone else's.

Then, they began to run.

At first, the pace was sedate, as challengers briskly walked or jogged in a single direction, guided by their official <Tower Guides> in whatever invisible form they took.

But as the movement grew more obvious, those left behind started to panic.

Within a minute, screams filled the air as mass hysteria took hold.

Despite himself, the panic that suffused the atmosphere also left Jason with a tinge of trickle-down fear as his vision was filled with terrified faces in every direction.