Terrestrial Savior Archetype - T.S.A Chapter 1 (part 1). Survey (1)

Monday, 8:00 AM.

At the moment when the Earth voiced its opposition to the cosmic decision.

Due to the sudden appearance of the “Declaration of Destiny” right in front of their eyes, a chain of car accidents occurred on the road, and those commuting by subway were also thrown into confusion.

However, ironically, in some places, they failed to grasp the seriousness of the situation.

One such place was the small game development company “Watcher” located in Gasan-dong, Geumcheon-gu, Seoul.

The office was so small that even the cries for help from the business department could be heard in the development department.

Once again, someone’s voice permeated the ears of all employees without exception.

“What… What nonsense is this…?”

A bewildered voice filled with surprise.

It was Director Choi Joo-yeol, the head of the business division.

Although he was just a department head with one team leader and three ordinary employees under him, he was right below the CEO in the hierarchy.

Because it was a small company, the influence of the business division was quite significant, and Choi Joo-yeol’s personality was known to be quite difficult, earning a notorious reputation among the employees.

He often made a fool of the team leader in the business department publicly, and even the development team members were frequently summoned before him.

As he, as usual, began to enter his “luminous mode,” the other employees had no choice but to hold their breath.

It was an instinctual choice for their own survival, just like how the other chimpanzees would lower their eyes and lower their posture when the alpha male became angry.

Who would be in a dominant position between the Earth and the boss at work?

If one knew the order of the universe, one would naturally choose the Earth. However, the thirty or so humans gathered here instinctively nodded their heads to their workplace boss.

While doing so, they anxiously rolled their eyes with uneasy expressions.

However, due to the “Declaration of Destiny” occupying more than 70% of their field of vision and moving along with their gaze, they couldn’t examine the expressions of the people around them.

At this moment, it seemed that the only way to communicate with other humans was through their voices.

“Seriously, what is this…? Director, have you seen this too?”

Whispering, Assistant Manager Park Jeong-woo from the planning department turned his head slightly.

The source of the sound was the seat next to him, occupied by a new employee who had been with the company for just four months.

The new employee’s name was Kim Jae-hyung. He said he was twenty-nine years old. He was a typical ordinary guy without any noticeable characteristics.

“…”

Jeong-woo glanced through the “Declaration of Destiny” and briefly scanned the new employee’s body that could be seen between the papers.

Unlike himself, who sat quietly in his seat, the guy pushed his chair back and stood still in his place.

He must have been startled and jumped up when the text appeared in front of him.

“Stay calm and sit down. You might get hurt if you fall.”

Jeong-woo was surprised by his own calm voice.

He didn’t like making a fuss in general, but it wasn’t just because of that.

‘What should I say? I know it’s a situation where I should feel threatened, but honestly, I’m not scared. It doesn’t feel like a dream…’

The background of the game created by this company, “Watcher,” was mostly post-apocalyptic. As a result, there were many scenes in the opening that depicted the moments just before the desires of humanity were about to be extinguished. Perhaps that’s why this situation felt so familiar.

Moreover, there were many scenarios in books, comics, movies, and games that were much more stimulating and innovative than the situation prepared by the Earth for humans.

Novels, comics, movies, games, and so on…

Therefore, the current situation fell within the realm of human imagination. They knew it was “reality,” yet everyone was strangely calm.

‘But it’s still too much for the Earth to imply the end of the world…’

While Jeong-woo felt the gesture of the newcomer trying to retrieve his chair, he looked at the “Declaration of Destiny” that filled his field of vision and read it again.

Although this was the fifth time he had read it, for some reason, he didn’t see any signs of the text disappearing.

Was it waiting for something?

“Could this be a hidden camera?”

“It doesn’t seem like it…”

“It feels too real? It could be a test of some strange new technology.”

“We’re just a small development company… Are we the target of such things?”

“Hey, hey… Did you call us a small fry? Geez.”

Sounds of whispering came from the development department behind the frontal partition.

It was unclear whether they truly thought it was a “hidden camera” or if it was just a sound to reduce tension.

In any case, it seemed that the majority of the employees had finished reading the “Declaration of Destiny.”

Then, could it be that the next event would start soon?

Jeong-woo calmly waited while flipping through the text in front of him with his hand.

He firmly held onto the thought that he didn’t want to act like an extra.

Haven’t they seen this before? Characters in disaster-type games or movies who just scream loudly and die in ridiculous ways.

If this was truly happening as it did in games, the “cliché” in the game wouldn’t be much different from reality.

Easily startled, screaming for no reason, and resorting to clumsy attacks would increase the chances of dying quickly.

On the other hand, protagonists generally refrain from unnecessary words and think before taking action.

Best case scenario, Ki-yeon would follow him, but…

“Hoo… How pathetic.”

While having such thoughts, Jeong-woo burst into a hollow laugh.

To reduce labor costs, “Watcher” had entrusted the production of game scenarios to the planning department.

As a result, 30% of the scenarios in the products they released so far were Jeong-woo’s work.

Because of this, even in the face of impending “real doom,” he was comparing it to reality and game scenarios.

No matter what, would the process of humanity’s desires be the same as in a mere human imagination game?

‘Moreover, this concerns the Earth itself… I mean, it’s saying that it wants to live first.’

Jeong-woo, with a nearly detached expression, looked up while sitting in his chair. At that moment, the next event finally unfolded.

However, it was completely different from the seemingly polite “Declaration of Destiny.”

It emitted a high-pitched signal that made everyone’s scalp tingle.

Beep…!