Threshold Has No Substitutes

Her first arrow forced Flash. Her third earned a double kill. Her seventh shattered Tsunami's Elder contest. Threshold completed the comeback. **[Extreme route complete. +22 Luck Points.]** **[Probability Debt reduced by 6. Current balance: 40.8.]** Sugarcoat made a *be quiet* gesture at the camera. Ten minutes later, Threshold's white-line hoodies sold out. There was no time to celebrate. Fireline's knee worsened before round two. The doctor recommended a week of rest, but Threshold had no sixth player. "Forfeit one round," Zhao said. "Six wins in the other eight may still qualify." "I can play," Fireline insisted. "And lose the rest of your season."