Amidst the heaviness of sorrow, as the final trace of Leila faded from Adam's arms, the silence was suddenly broken by a sharp chime.
A system notification flickered to life in front of every surviving Stream Hunter.
[System Notice: A High-Level Interference has been detected within the tournament grounds.]
[Emergency Protocol Activated.]
[All Stream Hunters currently located on the Fifth Floor will be forcibly transferred to the Sixth Floor.]
[Estimated Transfer: 10 minutes.]
[Cause of Interruption: External Entity Influence | Threat Level: ???]
[Floor Progression Accelerated to preserve Tournament Integrity.]
[All Stream Hunters on the Fifth Floor will receive proper compensation.]
[Special Bonus: Survivor's Grace x1 – Luck will suddenly favor the user for 30 seconds.]
As the string of notifications appeared in front of Adam, no sort of gladness could be seen on his face.
He didn't move.
He felt a tap behind his back to see Raiden attempting to comfort him.
