General Aria's team moves swiftly to secure the rogue node linked to the Syndicate's attempt to access Contingency Protocol Alpha. The operation is tense, with the team encountering advanced defenses clearly designed to stall their progress.
"This isn't standard Syndicate tech," Aria reports back to Nyla. "Someone's been upgrading their systems."
Zane works remotely to disable the rogue defenses, buying Aria's team enough time to infiltrate the node. Inside, they find remnants of Solas's original AI architecture, along with evidence of active modifications by Syndicate operatives.
The team successfully retrieves the data and wipes the node, preventing the Syndicate from gaining control of Alpha. However, the mission leaves lingering questions: how much do the Syndicate remnants know about Alpha, and what would they do with it?