Five People They Threw Away
The client had dropped an input frame.
They caught Wildgoose outside Solarion's rear gate.
"I didn't take money," he said at once.
"I know."
"How?"
Chenzhou handed him the analysis. "A player who throws on purpose doesn't rewatch the same second four thousand three hundred times."
Wildgoose's eyes reddened. "Once was enough. My hand shakes every time I cast now."
"Then cast while it shakes," Fireline said. "My knee shakes too."
"My agency wants to destroy the entire roster," Sugarcoat added.
Wanzhao raised her taped wrist. "None of us arrived intact."
Chenzhou held out his hand. "Our name is Threshold. Not because we're on the threshold of victory, but because everyone says we've reached the end."
"And after we cross it?" Wildgoose asked.
