The Architect triggers the cascade.
Then the system activates.
And whoever holds command—
Controls the response.
Adam straightens slowly.
“So the Architect is heading there.”
“Yes.”
Boone studies the screen.
“How do you know?”
I pull up the system’s command trace.
The same one that injected the sabotage commands earlier.
It’s still active.
Still routing through multiple encrypted relays.
But now I notice something different.
The relay points are moving.
Every thirty minutes.
My pulse quickens.
“That’s not a server network.”
“What is it?” Russ asks.
“It’s mobile.”
Boone’s voice drops.
“A command center.”
“Yes.”
Adam leans closer.
“Where is it now?”
I follow the relay path across the map.
Montana.
Utah.
Nevada.
The signal jumps again.
