The players of Toxic finally arrived at Mario's corpse, staring at the crater in shock.
They didn't understand how the situation had changed so completely. Their last perception of the fight had been Mario's overwhelming advantage… and yet she had died only moments later. How could this happen?
Then they saw the Federation soldiers and understood Lotus's trap.
This infuriated them, but there was nothing they could do. Any attack they made would count as helping Mario in the duel, and would result in her being banished from the game.
All they could do was look at one another and grind their teeth in frustration.
Meanwhile, Lotus was recovering from the exceptional fight she'd just won. Her heart pounded as she contemplated that she would certainly have lost if not for the success of her trap.
Once she had recovered, Lotus ordered the Federation soldiers and the Eclipse players to take control of Tyo's remaining military infrastructure.
