Inspector Sol did not waste time with pleasantries. The crystalline entity simply raised a hand. The weeping and utterly broken form of Gildas was encased in a sphere of temporal stasis.
The corrupt Manager vanished entirely. He was hauled off to whatever sterile dimension the High Court reserved for those who tried to embezzle from the universe.
Arthur watched the portal close. His chest heaved as the adrenaline of the heist finally began to drain from his system.
[Ding!]
[Audit Concluded.]
↳ Stolen Assets Recovered.
↳ Cosmic Debt reduced by 15%.
↳ Current Debt Balance: 849,999,999,940 Merit Points.
Arthur stared at the holographic numbers floating in his vision. A fifteen percent reduction. It was a massive sum. It was an incomprehensible amount of wealth that would have taken a thousand lifetimes to farm through standard combat.
But it was not enough. He was still chained to the Deficit Zone. He was still a mortal operating without his god tier multiplier.
