The Last Signal
She followed it, careful not to step into shadows lingering near the walls.
The moment she reached the node, shadows surged from every corner. They weren’t attacking recklessly this time—they were coordinated, moving like a single organism, trying to herd her into a trap. Emma’s heart pounded. She adjusted the device, sending a low pulse into the warehouse. The shadows convulsed, some freezing, others retreating, but the network wasn’t fully disrupted.
She realized the truth: each node strengthened the shadows’ connection. She couldn’t just fight them—she had to disable the nodes sequentially, or risk being overwhelmed.
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