SEVER ZERO
"Good run, team. Perfect aggro control, Tank. Nobody else could have held that line. Jinx, your timing on the firewall slice was flawless. Divide the loot drops and put them on the auction house. Log out and get some rest. We earned it."
Ren didn't wait around for the post-game cinematic or the showers of virtual gold. He reached up to the side of his neck, his fingers finding the physical release button clamped to his skin.
Hiss.
The pressurized seals of his Aegis-Pro neural helmet disengaged.
The pristine, high-definition warzone, the vibrant colors, the soaring music—it all vanished instantly, severed like a cut wire.
The biting, freezing reality of Sector 8 slammed into him like a physic