[LEADERBOARD UPDATE: LUCIAN TAKES 1ST PLACE (345 PTS)]
Lucian stowed the data chip, his expression remaining completely impassive.
He looked up toward the glass observation deck high above the transit station roof.
Cedric Ash was standing near the glass, looking down at his son. Cedric didn't smile, but he gave a single, slow nod.
Lucian turned his gaze away, slipping the analytical lenses back into his pocket. "One down."
Meanwhile, in Sector 7-D...
Cassius Wulfric was currently standing in the middle of a narrow residential street, staring angrily at an empty phone booth.
His terminal displayed a fifty-point deduction notice.
[PENALTY: INCORRECT TARGET ENGAGEMENT (-50 PTS)]
[REASON: TARGET WAS A DECOY SYNTHETIC (CIVILIAN MODEL)]
[CURRENT SCORE: 105 PTS]
Are you kidding me?!" Cassius growled, slamming his fist against the metal frame of the booth.
The metal crumpled like paper, triggering a yellow warning icon on his terminal for minor infrastructure damage.
