[Network Lost]
[Switching to Offline Mode]
The stream died. The world around them remained intact, but the system had cut off all external interaction.
Jester and Lily looked at each other in confusion.
Jester dismissed the dead panel with a flick of his hand. "We're leaving."
Lily didn't argue.
Jester's gaze swept across the virtual environment one last time. Then he said quietly, "Log out."
The digital world dissolved almost immediately.
The first thing Jester did the moment he stepped out of the game pod was look toward the window.
Even before that, he already knew something was wrong.
The mana in the air had changed. Not by a small amount either. It was noticeably denser than before. And worse, it smelled wrong. Dirty. Corrupted.
