Experience Gained: 500. Bonus: Tactical Victory. Carter didn’t bother waiting for her to stand. He checked his map—almost out of the Iron Yard now, but the Freight Terminal entrance looked like a nightmare. Two giant mechs, Ascendant Enforcers, patrolled the main gate. These weren’t just security bots. They were monsters, all steel and menace. Target Identified: Ascendant Enforcers. Level: 20. Threat: Extreme. Carter pressed himself deeper into the shadows, breath catching in his chest. This was exactly what Jax warned him about. The further he got from the old neighborhood, the less it mattered how fast he could run or how well he could fight. Out here, it wasn’t about street smarts—it was about having the biggest, meanest tech. He pulled out his phone. One message waited for him, but

