Chapter 540 – The Resistance
Lux's grin widened. Not the flirtatious kind. The real one. The dangerous kind, the one people had nightmares about after going bankrupt.
"The clash," he said, flexing his still-healing fingers. "The burn. The resistance. It wasn't just some AI defense mechanism or legacy firewall." His gaze sharpened. "It was him. He felt me."
"You think it was Zoltarin?" Corvus asked.
"I know it was. His consciousness. His soul, maybe. Fragmented. Hidden. But active. He's in the network, Corvus."
Corvus took an uneasy hop to the edge of the coffee table. "Wait. Wait wait wait. You're not saying what I think you're saying."
Lux nodded. "I'm going in."
The raven squawked. "You want to fight him inside the network?!"
"Correct."
"Lux. You like to flirt with consequences, but this? This is getting dangerously close to spiritual suicide."
