Wide shot. Shadow Wolves—massive beasts made of black mist and bone—pour out of the colosseum gates, rushing toward the center where Min-Su and Tae-Jin stand back-to-back.

TOP: A Shadow Wolf leaps at them. Tae-Jin slams his shield forward, bashing the beast in mid-air. BOTTOM: Min-Su darts out from behind Tae-Jin, slicing the wolf's throat with his dagger.

Fast action sequence. TOP: Tae-Jin blocks two wolves at once, his boots skidding on the stone. MIDDLE: Min-Su spins, kicking a wolf away. BOTTOM: Min-Su stabs another wolf through the skull.

TOP: Min-Su breathing heavily, black blood dripping from his dagger. BOTTOM: A holographic chat window floats near his head, text scrolling rapidly.

A prominent, blood-red UI window pops up, blocking Min-Su's view.

TOP: Min-Su's eyes widen in panic. He looks at his cracked watch. BOTTOM: Min-Su grits his teeth and charges forward, breaking formation, leaping directly into a pack of wolves.

LEFT: Min-Su is fighting recklessly, surrounded by wolves. One wolf bites his shoulder. RIGHT: Blood sprays as Min-Su screams, stabbing the wolf wildly.

TOP: Tae-Jin crashes into the fray like a bulldozer, slamming his shield into the wolves attacking Min-Su. BOTTOM: A wolf's claws rake across Tae-Jin's arm, drawing deep blood.

Tae-Jin pulls Min-Su up. The remaining wolves suddenly stop attacking and back away into the shadows. The ground begins to tremble violently.

TOP: Min-Su and Tae-Jin look up in awe and terror. BOTTOM: A colossal, armored Executioner boss drops from the ceiling into the center of the arena, wielding a giant rusted guillotine blade.

The Executioner roars, swinging its massive blade in a horizontal arc. The sheer force creates a shockwave that shatters the stone floor.

TOP: Tae-Jin plants his shield into the ground to block the shockwave, but the force sends both him and Min-Su flying backward. BOTTOM: They crash hard against the high stone wall of the arena, trapped.