The faint vibrations, previously almost imperceptible, were now becoming more distinct—not as a single massive explosion, but as a series of pulses spreading across the grid.
Sophia stood before the main screen, her eyes moving rapidly as she watched the points activating one by one. She was no longer looking only at the center.
She saw the entire network slowly lighting up like a pattern that had long been waiting for the right moment.
Beside her, Adrian Blackwood stared at the display with intense focus. "The numbers are increasing," he said softly.
Daniel immediately zoomed in. "Not just increasing," he said. "They are connecting to each other."
He displayed the emerging pattern, thin lines linking the small points together. "This is not random activation. This is a synchronized network."
On the main screen, Marcus Sterling remained silent, as if giving them time to understand. Then he spoke slowly, "You are finally seeing it."
