Htms-05801:37:34 Min | SECURE — 2024 |

The stairwells were a blur of concrete and shadow. Every time he glanced at his wrist-comm, the numbers mocked him. ... He reached the mid-level security gates.

The system began the extraction. A blinding pain seared through his temples as the HTMS protocol initiated. 00:10. "Now!" Sarah cried. "Override the upload!" HTMS-05801:37:34 Min

Elias didn't wait. He bolted past the startled security droids. He had to descend forty floors. The stairwells were a blur of concrete and shadow