The leader of the facility stood motionless, the news of the complete erasure of their stored data hitting him like a physical blow.
His thoughts raced, anger bubbling beneath the surface as his mind tried to process the implications.
Years of research, decades of progress, all gone in an instant. This was not sabotage from within. This was something more. Something he could feel but not yet comprehend.
Then, his instincts flared.
A ripple in space, subtle but unmistakable, surged through the facility.
To most, it would have been imperceptible, but to him, whose mastery of the spatial element was unparalleled, it was as loud as a scream.
His narrowed eyes shot toward the direction of the disturbance—the lab.
Without hesitation, he teleported back to the lab.
