Caleb's cracked visor exploded with activity.
The green broadcast icon returned.
[VIEWERS: 152,000]
The algorithm weaponized his survival. Feeding directly into the civilian stadium screens, the numbers rolled over like a malfunctioning slot machine.
[VIEWERS: 210,000]
The public chat moved too fast to read. Blue and red bounty notifications flooded his peripheral vision.
[G-Corp: Highlight Clip Acquired. Structural Breach Maneuver.]
A flashing watermark slapped itself over a replay of Caleb diving under the Mimic's scythe in the dome. The energy drink logo spun in the corner of his eye, monetizing the exact moment he had nearly bled to death to break the calcified wall.
"They bought the footage," Kikaru yelled over the wind, hanging from the cable next to him with her white armor streaked with black Kaiju fluid.
