[DING!]
[NEW MISSION AVAILABLE]
The system's notification pulsed at the edge of my vision, insistent in the way it always was when it wanted my attention badly enough. I almost dismissed it.
[Save as many lives as possible within the city limits. Reward: God Rank Avatar Card.]
I didn't have to read it twice. I'm all hype up.
"All S-Ranks, full deployment. Protect the walls and don't leave a single area exposed."
"Coordinate with Alexa on sector assignments. Nobody moves alone!"
The control room erupted—chairs slid back, keyboards clattered, and everyone shouted orders at once.
My people knew the difference between a casual order and one that meant the situation had changed.
This was the latter.
I didn't wait to watch them work. I was already moving toward the exit.
Shadow responded before I finished summoning her.
She came from altitude, dropping fast, her silhouette cutting across the gray sky like a blade.
