Consequences

Dmitry rushed out of the virtual reality machine in desperation, running to the chair where his phone was and sending a message to Mirian: "The war is over. We won, but I died. So get into Two Partsand grab the Astralis key before another player does."

At that moment, Mirian was taking a shower, and her younger brother was watching cartoons, so there was no one around to read the message.

"Damn it," Dmitry slapped his own face. "Why did I get so enraged? That only made me stray from my goal."

Dmitry began cursing himself. This continued for less than a minute, which was very brief considering his state.

Outside the room, Evina listened with concern. The last time this happened was when Dmitry had a hand cramp and lost his first professional gaming tournament.