Chapter Two: Every Relic Bows to Zero

Lin fell to his knees in the water, blood dripping from his nose. Beneath the ring, a black line crept along the back of his hand like a new vein. NEURAL SYNCHRONIZATION: 3%. NEXT PULSE WILL REVEAL HOLDER LOCATION WITH ERROR BELOW 800 METERS. Qiao pulled him up. She no longer asked where the ring came from. “You can command other people's relics.” “For now.” “Then you're not the prey.” She looked through the blasted gate. “You're the only administrator in the game.” Beyond it stood an ancient ascending platform. Three empty emblems glowed on its surface: an eye, a sun, and a crown. “Creator, recover the three root keys within the remaining sixty-nine hours,” the woman told them.