Chapter 49: The Lost Fragment

The blinding white light of the transition faded, dumping Dante back into the chaotic, muddy streets of Outpost 404.

The atmosphere in the safe zone had completely changed since he logged out eight hours ago. The frantic celebrations of the Cerberus Void-Dragon’s death had died down, replaced by a tense, hyper-vigilant paranoia.

Every player was looking over their shoulder. Vanguard’s Legacy members were notably absent from the main thoroughfares, likely hiding in their instanced guildhall to avoid the public backlash of Silas’s failed bounties and Malric’s catastrophic defeat.

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