The backdoor, the one you built, it’s not just transferring data anymore! It’s re-routing power to this facility! Elias’s Siberian hub is now drawing energy directly from Vance Corp’s hidden grid!"
Henry’s blood ran cold. Elias hadn't just used his backdoor to copy data. He’d used it to power his entire operation. And now, that power was flowing to a deeper, more insidious entity.
"They're not just taking power, Henry," Selena said, her eyes fixed on the new, terrifying data stream from Lisa. "They're weaponising it. They're preparing to destabilise the global grid through your own systems."
"No," Henry whispered, the horror of it all settling over him, chilling him to the bone. "Not through my systems. They're doing it with my systems. The dormant packet, the AI core... it's a living p
