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Before the synchronization could complete, every monitor inside the executive conference room suddenly flickered black at the exact same time, cutting the exposed recovery architecture off the screens with a violent pulse of static that made several executives jerk upright in alarm. A sharp system warning echoed through the room seconds later as emergency containment protocols activated automatically across the board network. The interruption happened too fast to feel accidental, and for one dangerous moment, nobody spoke.
Then chaos broke loose.
