Temporary Citizen (9)

Archeon Genetics' central monitoring room never turned off its lights, even at dawn.

Information on mana waveforms, contamination levels, output, and more, gathered from across Magitera, floated across dozens of holographic windows.

Then, one of them began flashing red.

[Abnormal High-Output Magical Discharge Detected]

The researcher on duty stopped his hand as he checked the screen.

At first, he thought it was a system error.

He had no choice but to think that, because the point where it had been detected was on the upper levels.

It was in Grave Rock Block, in the eastern outer-ring district, not inside a corporate-controlled area.

The researcher immediately brought up another screen, comparing the waveforms and calculating the estimated output.

His face then turned deathly pale...