Across the arena, the teleportation storms zap people and randomly pair them up in different places. Then the mercenary Tributes attack viciously.

Arcade is starting to realize the potential threat of having the Legionnaires in the arena. They're far more competent than the Harrubian civilians that have been tossed into things. So he's planning on upping the levels of danger for them.

All the different teams see the same hologram of Arcade.

"You Legionnaires can certainly take your licks, but it's time to make you dance. The audience loves it when I up the ante. So I offered to double the pay of my Tributes every time they kill a Legionnaire. For just a little extra incentive."