“That bastard!” Jet said.

What happened? Why am I logged out of the game?

Jet was disconnected, and the login screen for the Colossal Machine seemed to mock her. She suspected it had to do with that guy riding on the dragon. Before she’d gotten disconnected, she’d caught a glimpse of the dragon rider. It was the same winged guy who had wrecked her microcosm. Jet’s phone buzzed. Nigel was texting her.

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Did you get disconnected from the game? Nigel asked.

Yes. But the good news is that I know who the dragon rider is.

Who?

The asshole who destroyed my microcosm. I’m sending an exploit report now.

Is there anything I can do to help?

Review your in-game logs of the encounter. There might be additional clues we can analyze.

I can’t log back in, Nigel texted.

Yeah, the mega world server is down. Whatever that guy is doing is causing some serious stability issues with the game. The mega world server made it possible for players to logon to the game from anywhere in the world.