[4. You gain no skill now. Instead, you must fill the "Hatred Bar" before reaching Level 10 to unlock a powerful skill (Hatred Affinity)]
[Hatred will consume all, even yourself, but if you fail, you receive nothing.]
Sam's eyes narrowed slightly as he read the new option.
He expected each affinity to give a different milestone reward, just like before, but this one... felt different.
It wasn't just the wording. It was the risk.
Unlike the others, this one didn't promise him anything.
No guaranteed reward. No fallback. If he failed, he would walk away with nothing.
But maybe that was the point.
'If there's nothing guaranteed,' Sam thought, 'then it's probably the most powerful one.'
Bigger risk, bigger reward.
Still, he closed his eyes for a moment, thinking carefully.
He couldn't forget what was hanging over him.
[3 days left.]
The same red countdown hovered above his vision, cold and silent.
