Almost two weeks had passed since the case of the three anomalous awakenings first came to light.
Since then, similar cases had continued to surface from all corners of the world. The phenomenon was spreading rapidly, appearing in people who had seemingly nothing in common with one another.
Researchers were no longer as invested in selecting subjects and conducting controlled assessments in laboratories. With more and more people awakening each day, it had become increasingly apparent that there was no discernible factor shared among those affected.
They simply awakened in the peak of their physical condition. At most, their ages reached forty.
"Fast-tracking newcomers onto the battlefield will only increase the casualty rate," the woman in the elegant black suit muttered with a frown as she finished reading the report.
The silver-haired man merely smiled and replied, "Can't you see what's happening, Mira? The world is trying to balance itself."
