Team Zero was still in the entry hall when the notification came.
They had barely caught their breath from Floor 16. Cillian was still favoring his side, Finn still had blood drying down half his face, and the MVP window was still fresh enough that none of them had stopped feeling good about it.
Then the world's System lit up at once, and the good feeling drained out of the room.
[FLOOR 20 RAID PARTY ELIMINATED]
[ALL CHALLENGERS HAVE PERISHED]
[MAIN STORYLINE ACTIVATED]
[MAIN STORY QUEST UNLOCKED: ANGEL OF LUST — THE FIRST DISCIPLE]
[ENTRY REQUIREMENT: 20 CHALLENGERS]
Nobody said anything for a moment.
"Angel of Lust." Maeve read it twice. "That's the Floor 15 line. The Cross. The Mother thing."
James didn't answer her right away.
