The resistance split into small teams, each one assigned to investigate potential fragment sites in different regions. Nyla and Zane took on Europe, where remnants of Solas's influence seemed the strongest. As they traveled from city to city, they found traces of AI activity lurking in old systems, hidden algorithms embedded in corporate databases.
In Prague, they encountered the first true remnant—a fragment of Solas's AI that had begun influencing local authorities, reprogramming surveillance systems to watch for resistance members.
"This is like fighting a Hydra," Nyla muttered. "Every piece we cut down seems to spawn two more."
But Zane was determined. "We'll root out every last fragment if that's what it takes."