Besides the fact that it was a great update and Caribdis as always loves to torment us with his cliffhangers and breaks at the most interesting moments, I noticed one thing.
This is MC, who began to behave more and more arrogantly and even getting a bullet from two lowlives did not relieve his overconfidence.
He threatens El Coyote that he can take the artifact and the Gem, and moreover, he acts completely irresponsibly, moving to Eternum without an implant. And even more retarded, that he did it with Dalia, putting her life at risk. We know that implants are tricky and can leave your consciousness in Eternum, but without an implant, death in Eternum is final and irrevocable.
I don't have Dalia's route active, but suppose the consequences for her are worse on it, since Hassan will reject her as "impure" and send her to the incubator, because we had full scenes with her, right? If Orion is ready to risk himself, then he should have gathered his senses and dissuaded Dalia.
I hope that after fight with Thanatos, MC will touch some grass and come to his senses.
Another good thing is that Annie finally got character development and growth, bringing the most badass scenes of the update:
She feels much more adult and enjoyable after all this.