"I just need two minutes, Kael," Rya whispered. The air around her smelled of ozone and damp concrete.
Outside, the metallic screech of a Seeker echoed. The Swarm had tracked the data spike. A red light began to pulse on Rya's console—the security perimeter had been breached. Download: Resist the Invasion_ A Post-Apo - Rya...
"They’re inside the building!" Kael shouted. The sound of gunfire erupted through the comms. "Rya, get out of there!" "I just need two minutes, Kael," Rya whispered
"I have it!" she gasped into the mic, sliding into the darkness of the vents just as the Enforcer’s claw shredded the server behind her. The Swarm had tracked the data spike
The rhythmic hum of the server farm was the only heartbeat left in Neo-Seoul. Rya adjusted her neural-link headset, her fingers dancing across a cracked holographic interface. On the screen, a progress bar flickered with a ghostly glow:
A heavy, mechanical thud sounded at the heavy steel door. Then another. The metal groaned, buckling inward under the force of a Swarm Enforcer. Rya didn't look back. She pulled a handheld drive from her belt and slammed it into the port, forcing the download to prioritize the physical hardware.