Outside the Simulator.
The host, who had just finished commenting on Adam's overwhelming victory in his zone, suddenly shifted his attention to another screen that had just split the feed. Camera spotlights and the simulator's sensitive microphones captured two figures standing opposite each other on a ruined city street.
"OH! LOOK! TWO REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE SAME ACADEMY HAVE FINALLY MET!" he shouted with full enthusiasm.
"ADAM SOCHERON AND MAXIMUS TREYBERN! TWO YOUNG MONSTERS FROM NINE STARS! IMAGINE IF THEY JOIN FORCES! WITH THEIR COMBINED STRENGTH, THEY WOULD BE ALMOST UNSTOPPABLE IN THIS SIMULATOR! THEY COULD DOMINATE ANY ZONE AND RACK UP POINS INCREDIBLY FAST!"
The audience cheered.
But then, the host fell silent. Because on the screen, Adam and Maximus did not greet each other, did not exchange nods, showed no signs of unity.
