The central staircase remained open for twelve seconds before the four territorial keys began answering Rexar's hunt. Every claimed wing showed a black ring spreading around its active seal, measuring how quickly Warden authority could overwrite the smaller territories.
[ Final Warden hunt ]
[ Four territorial keys must remain active ]
[ Key failure will restore Warden ownership across the connected wing ]
[ Central chamber access requires four simultaneous defenses ]
Nox read the final line while fighters gathered inside the science corridor. The open staircase beneath his old classroom waited beyond two sealed halls, though reaching it meant leaving every useful territory under separate command.
"He built the final chamber so one strong group cannot carry every key inside," Vasa said from the rolling medical chair.
"Then the group stops standing behind one person," Nox replied.
