Rise of the Desperate: Billy Wood's Save and Restart System

Chapter 15: Meeting the System

The moment the words had appeared in front of Billy, he had gone on the defensive, thinking that the zombies had somehow arrived sooner than expected. He never expected to see a floating text box show up out of nowhere. The tension slowly bled out of his body as he stared at the message warily. He didn't trust something he had no clue about.

[Greetings, user. Shall we finally begin the introduction?]

It repeated its message, and Billy had a feeling it wouldn't leave him alone until he answered. "Yes."

Saying yes to some unknown entity might not have been a smart idea, but rejecting it could have also been bad. There was no telling how it would react. For now, he was going to play along and see where this might lead. Instantly, the message was replaced by a new one. The contents caused Billy's eyebrows to shoot up.

[Congratulations on becoming an awakened. The system will be your guide.]

While he didn't know what it meant to be an awakened, Billy had a good idea what it was referri