"These simpul pikiran," Leonard said, his voice grim, "they are the key to its true strength. If we can neutralise them…"
"Neutralise them, you halt its ability to drain the quantum-psychic energy," Mark Kross finished, his voice firm, his eyes fixed on the global map projected across the main console. He stood beside Elaine, a stark figure of newfound purpose amidst the high-tech sterile environment of the Data Fortress. The tremor in his hands was gone, replaced by a focused intensity as he pointed at the three shimmering blue points on the holographic display: the Sahara, the Arctic, and the sss. "You cut off its roots. You sever its connection to the very lifeblood of the planet. It will cripple it. Fragment it."
Elaine nodded slowly, her brow furrowed in deep thought. "Mark's right.
