Kaiden's thumb clicked the remote, cutting off the laugh track of the comedy show, and the television shifted to live broadcasts. The lighthearted atmosphere in the room evaporated in an instant.
A shaking camera filled the screen first. Smoke and fire clawed toward the sky above what was once a sprawling city. The reporter's voice was breathless and panicked.
"This… this is Manila, ladies and gentlemen! The death toll is climbing by the second! Dungeons have opened in the heart of the city, and there are simply too many monsters for the local forces to handle. We… we're hearing reports of entire districts being wiped off the map. People are being eaten alive in the streets! Military reinforcements are on their way, but they are not expected to arrive in time!"
The feed was cut to another location.
