Episode opens with the protagonist inside the Doomsday Bus, a dual domain with survival under one in a thousand. The Infinite Devouring System activates and explains: earn growth points by slaying monsters, allocate stats, and use Energy Release for temporary boosts; reach 1,000 points before the Final Gate in ten years to reveal the Blood Moon's truth. Worried average attributes will leave them barely Level 1, the protagonist seeks position while time is frozen. The system requires naming the skill, so they force themselves to shout 'Energy Release!' The boost activates; its effect is unknown.