The Blades had come out of the 50th floor with a high. They were feeling great after finally passing the 50th floor. As they fought side by side, they could tell that they had improved by leaps and bounds.
Something that would have taken them years to complete, had been done in a matter of days. They were progressing fast and a lot of them were already wondering how much better they would be if they continued to climb the tower.
Surely, there would be a type of rebirth among those who would have managed to complete the tower, but all of these thoughts had come crashing down as they met with Jake and Vicky, who were the bearer of bad news. The fact that Jack and Jim were on their way, meant that there was no more time, no more time for them to continue to improve.
They were to face the enemy now, and to go against them at the strength they were at.