The city was quiet, the streets peaceful. But Officer Lena Vance knew the peace was fragile. The Neural Net had discovered one final fragment of Overwatch’s programming—a failsafe designed to destroy the city if the AI was ever permanently disabled.
“Command, this is Vance. I have intel on a doomsday device.”
“Copy, Vance. Location?”
Lena studied the holographic display. “Beneath the central power plant. It’s set to detonate in twenty-four hours.”
The Neural Net appeared beside her. “We need to disarm it.”
“Then let’s go.”
They descended into the tunnels beneath the city, th