Avery kept his eyes peeled on the console in front of him waiting for a message saying that the second event was over.
Yet, when a transmission arrived, it was far from what he had been expecting.
Rather than any good news, it was about the final twist of this event.
While they had managed to repel the main force acting as pirates, there was still one variable remaining that all nine of the competitors had disregarded.
When they had first arrived, the Alliance Police light cruiser that had brought them to this location had moved to intercept five large transports that were part of the faux pirates' forces.
Avery had believed that this was set up to make the scenario more believable, but in truth, there were sinister motivations behind it.
Five of the nine competitors had chased after the fleeing pirates, hoping to be awarded a higher score by taking more of them out.
However, this left only four of their numbers to protect the damaged cargo ships.
