The hum of the server room was the only heartbeat in the basement. Elias adjusted his headset, the glow of four monitors reflecting in his glasses. On the center screen, a red bar crawled across a black background: CONNECTION PENDING.
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Usually, the system's safety governors would kick in, desaturating the feed to prevent Kaelen’s brain from frying. But a new command line flickered across his vision in a jagged, neon font: CRITICAL OVERRIDE: SPECTRAL BUFFER BYPASSED. SOURCE: ANONYMOUS. STATUS: ULTRAVIOLET PROXY VERIFIED. The world didn't just get brighter; it became