Chapter 99 - Explain
A notification instantly appeared before his eyes:
[5000 Hijack Points Consumed. Activating Chrono Vision...]
A translucent screen materialized in front of him, projecting an image so intense it made him freeze. A deafening cosmic supersonic explosion erupted in the sky, its shockwave ripping through the atmosphere with unimaginable energy. Karl furrowed his brows as he observed the scene.
"What... what does this mean?"
The system responded calmly:
[The first of two cosmic supersonic explosions will occur two months from now. This explosion will trigger an ice age, creating an extended winter that will paralyze much of modern civilization.]
Karl felt his chest tighten. "Wait. You said two explosions? What happens after the second one?"
[Details of the second explosion cannot be detected yet due to the extended time gap. However, its impact is predicted to be far greater than the first.]
His throat went dry. "And humanity? Can people survive this?"
[The first explosion will trigger a phenomenon called Awakening. Most humans will develop superhuman abilities, such as elemental control, gravity manipulation, or regeneration. However, no one will be like you, Karl. Their Awakening is a natural result of mutations caused by cosmic energy, whereas you are an anomaly created by the system.]
Karl paused, absorbing the information. This was both good and bad news. With powers like those, humanity had a chance to survive in a chaotic world. But Karl knew humans—they often misused power.