Serena clicked ‘Run’. The sleek Nexus interface appeared for a second, then vanished.
Red filled the screen. Corrupted data and fatal error warnings rolled over one another faster than anyone could read them. Then the system locked on a final message:
`CORE INTEGRITY BREACH. SHUTDOWN INITIATED.`
No one in the auditorium spoke. Serena typed hard enough for the microphone to pick up every key, her face shining with sweat. Nothing changed.
“Th-there must be some interference. The venue's network is unstable. It's not the code.”
I waited while she kept typing, then rose from the VIP section. Every head turned as I walked to the stage. A technician recognized me and handed me a microphone.
“The network is working. Please show the source code's commit history, starting with the initial bui
