Karl With a K

The check-in came in with the damage: Elle a goblin, Jacobus a starfish, Chris a werewolf stuck in human form, and Carl a long-haired dachshund with a German accent whose name the System now spelled Karl. Prepotente and Jurgen came through untouched, confirming his theory that his Apito memorial crystal — now reading 11.1% charged — protects everyone sharing his building or mount, while Osvaldo confirmed the Ysalte crystal had not protected against the attack. Unable to steer, Carl had Samantha added as a driver with Donut on the pedals, and Dorota rolled the manual window down herself; the notification that Pontiff had left the playing field and was no longer a mercenary told Carl why the AI had given the last heat four hours and left the garages reachable, so he called contingency three once Mordecai confirmed the garden was still alive. Osvaldo refused his last plea. The light turned green and the crawlers, no longer trying to avoid crawler-on-crawler fights, took their NPC opponents apart in under a minute: Dwight's cannon fired into Bruna's raised shield, Dr. Metcalf's hole punch and potion balls killed his vine and his GPS, and Donut removed his head and his horn before the elimination notice arrived. Team Yokai's AMC Pacer escaped through a closed door, Bruna recovered with Osvaldo stacked in shields on her back, and Carl hit the detonator to bring the ceiling down.

First appearances (3)

• Dwight's Magical Horn (Item) — Cut off the unicorn's head seconds after his death
• Pontiff Leaves the Playing Field (Event) — The mercenary who proved the exit worked
• Team Sparkles Has Been Eliminated (Event) — Dwight's last race lasted seconds

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