Night fell again.
Quieter than usual.
Yet behind that silence, something was moving.
Slowly.
Calculated.
And deadly.
Sophia stood before the large screen.
Her body was not yet fully recovered.
But her gaze was sharp.
Unwavering.
Undoubting.
Beside her, Daniel monitored the data.
His fingers moving constantly.
Rearranging patterns.
Locking calculations.
"The route is clear," said Daniel.
Sophia nodded.
"He is building a path to force us into a single point."
She paused briefly.
"And we are going to give it to him."
Daniel turned.
"On one condition."
Sophia looked at him.
"We decide the timing."
Silence.
Not hesitation.
But preparation.
At another location.
Adrian Blackwood stood in the open area.
The night wind moved slowly.
His aura remained cold.
Colder than the air around him.
Leonard Graves approached.
Hands in his pockets.
Expression relaxed.
Eyes focused.
"Everything is ready," he said.
Adrian did not answer immediately.
