[Ding! System Handshake Established!]
[Ding! You have successfully synchronised with Storage Program 9751235115454!]
[Ding! Warning: Storage Program 9751235115454 is protected by Mid-Grade Encryption!]
[Ding! You cannot gain access to its content by simple handshaking!]
'Hahaha, it worked! Hahaha!'
John's triumphant laughter rang inside his mind. As he drew closer to the heart of the golden-hued spot, the true scale of the site revealed itself. Before him lay a series of massive excavated pits, each the size of a small football field, filled to the brim with the mangled, golden-coded corpses of the Hivemind's fallen two thousand members.
A flicker of genuine alarm crossed his mind as he looked at this burial spot. His map, which had been his primary source of reliable intel for days, showed this specific spot as a normal stretch of land, no different than anything around.
