**Research Log Entry:** March 18, 2024 – 6:00 AM
The piercing wail of alarms shattered the dawn. Facility 756 was under a full red alert.
```
Emergency Status Declaration
Level: Red
Scope: Global
Cause: Quantum Core Unstable
Status: Deteriorating
Directive: Immediate Evacuation
```
The central control room was chaos. Monitors displayed the state of each level:
```
Real-Time Status Report:
B2 Level: Partial structural damage, evacuation ongoing
B3 Level: Power system unstable, disconnected from main network
B4 Level: Total lockdown, containment breach
B5 Level: Signal lost, status unknown
B6 Level: [Data Overflow] Warning! Warning!
```
"It's growing," 7 said, her voice eerily calm. "Every awakening of the Gifted feeds its strength."
A surge of energy rippled from the quantum core, causing every screen to flicker. On them appeared the colossal butterfly-shaped energy entity. Each flutter of its wings sent tremors through the entire facility.
Director Li burst into the control room. "Initiate the final protocol! Now!"
But it was already too late.
```
System Intrusion Detected:
Source: Unknown Entity
Method: Quantum Breach
Scope: Full-System Compromise
Status: Unstoppable
Warning: Consciousness Contamination Detected
Affected Individuals: Increasing Rapidly
Firewall Status: Collapsed
Isolation Measures: Failed
```
A deep, resonant hum emanated from the subterranean depths. The ground beneath the facility quaked violently.
"It's not waking up," Lin Wei's voice echoed through the quantum network. "It's breaking free."
At that moment, an encrypted message appeared before me:
```
Decrypting...
Sender: Lin Wei
Transmission Time: Live
The Final Truth:
"Butterfly Dream" was never a research project.
It's a summoning ritual.
They've been nurturing it—
With our consciousness.
Our abilities.
Our lives.
But they were wrong.
It was never under control.
It has never been under control.
Sister, remember:
Only [Data Corrupted] can stop it.
But the cost is [Signal Interrupted].
```
The alarm pitch sharpened, signaling imminent disaster.
```
Final Warning:
Quantum Core Critical
Energy Levels: Beyond Calculable Threshold
Projected Impact Radius: Expanding Rapidly
Survival Probability: Plummeting
Emergency Protocols:
1. Activate Self-Destruct
2. Seal All Areas
3. Erase All Data
```
"You can't do this!" I shouted. "There are still people down there!"
Director Li's face was stone-cold. "These sacrifices are insignificant compared to the potential consequences."
He produced a red keycard and inserted it into the console.
"Final Authorization Confirmed," he announced. "Initiating termination sequence."
But as his hand reached to turn the key, 7 moved. Her consciousness infiltrated the system with unrelenting precision:
```
System Override Initiated...
Authorization: Superseded
Objective: Halt Self-Destruct Protocol
Status: Success
```
"You're insane!" Li bellowed. "Do you even understand what you're doing?"
"I understand better than you ever will," 7 replied, her tone steady.
The lights flickered violently across the facility. Through my quantum vision, I witnessed a chilling sight:
The consciousness of every Gifted individual converged, forming a massive vortex of energy. At the vortex's core, the butterfly entity became ever more defined, radiating an almost sentient presence.
It was waiting—for something.
Then, Lin Wei's final message resonated in my mind:
**[The moment of choice is here. Are you ready to face the truth?]**
A violent tremor shook the ground.
The protective doors to B6 were torn apart by an unseen force.
From the depths of the darkness came a whisper, faint yet deafening:
"Finally… freedom…"