One month later, James sat at the kitchen table and stared at the Tower forum on his phone.
[GLOBAL CLEAR UPDATE: FLOOR 14 CLEARED] [TOP GUILD TEAMS PREPARING FOR FLOOR 15] [WHERE IS TEAM ZERO?] [HAS THE NECROMANCER STOPPED CLIMBING?] [FINN HALE STILL INACTIVE AFTER FLOOR 10]
The headlines filled the screen while James scrolled through them.
The comments below were worse.
ChosenOne99: Team Zero cleared Floor 10 on Hell difficulty. Nobody else could do that. Show some respect.
TowerTracker: They got lucky once. Notice how they haven't entered the Tower since? They know they can't do it again.
DublinPride: The Necromancer and Finn Hale are legends. They need time to recover after losing a teammate. Give them space.
RankingsMatters: Time doesn't matter. Results matter. Other teams cleared Floors 11-14 while Team Zero sat at home. That's called being finished.
