The screen began to glitch. His trillion-strength stats began to invert, turning into negative numbers. His character shrunk, the legendary swords melting into pixels. The script hack wasn't just being patched; it was being turned against him.
The last thing Xenon saw before his account was deleted was a message in the center of his screen:
Xenon didn't type back. He didn't have to. The script update featured a new module: Infinite Swing + Auto-Farm Aura.
Back in the game world, his character—a basic avatar in starter rags—stood before the "King of Blades," a player who had spent real-world thousands to sit atop the leaderboard.