Nox entered the arena beneath a market lock Crowncast had written for its own protection. Every ranked threat received thirty unedited seconds so bettors could verify identity, equipment, visible condition, and declared objective before purchasing predictions.
The rule recognized him as an A-rank entrant rather than an extraction contractor. Dorian tried to correct the classification, but wagers opened across twenty-seven affiliates before the control room could suspend them.
{ RANKED THREAT IDENTIFICATION }
{ Entrant: Nox. }
{ Public rank: A. }
{ Declared objective: complete contracted extraction of Jax. }
{ Unedited identification window: 00:30. }
Nox found Jax beside the cracked boundary with one arm bound against his chest. Blood covered the injured calf, while the remaining cuff continued linking him to the audience custody seal.
"You took long enough," Jax said.
"You sold a moving door," Nox replied.
