Panic set in. Elias tried to close the window, but Alt+F4 did nothing. He reached for the power button, but his hand froze. The text at the bottom changed: “I’m almost at the core, Elias.”
The fan on his PC began to scream, spinning at a speed that shouldn't be possible. The smell of ozone and burning plastic filled the room. One final message appeared on the screen, flickering in time with his heartbeat: Miner_2.exe
The screen went black. In the silence of the room, Elias heard a faint, rhythmic sound coming from somewhere deep inside his own chest. Clink. Clink. Clink. Panic set in