M2u04_.7z

Suddenly, the extraction folder on his desktop began to grow. The file size was skyrocketing—50GB, 200GB, 1TB—far beyond the capacity of the thumb drive.

Elias froze. His breath caught in his throat. He looked at the system clock on his monitor. It was . M2U04_.7z

As the extraction bar crawled across the screen, the office felt unusually quiet. The hum of the server rack seemed to sync with his heartbeat. 98%... 99%... Complete. Suddenly, the extraction folder on his desktop began to grow

– Movement detected in Sector 4. 14:02:12 – Movement detected in Sector 4. 14:02:13 – User 'Elias' detected at Console 1. His breath caught in his throat

For the first thirty seconds, there was only the sound of rhythmic clicking—like a Geiger counter, but melodic. Then, a voice. It was a woman, her breath hitching as if she had been running.