"The only way it could be closer to worst-case is for that barrier to be down," Nine explained, pointing just ahead to said barrier. It was thankfully only about a block away and getting closer as they ran. "That's the only one of the city segments that's safe, and the darkness spawning these monsters is supposed to grow closer to the city as a whole throughout the simulation. So this is basically meant to be a last stand, as though we've mastered the powers given to us."