Besides the moving codes on the screen, no one moved.
The technical department head took a while before he dashed out of the room.
The director was outside the technical department. The technical department head almost bumped into the director when he rushed out.
"Direc… director." The technical department head stuttered, "I—I know who is behind this."
The director replied, "who?"
The technical department head swallowed. "The Elder."
The director glared at him sharply.
The technical department head felt weak in his legs. He grabbed the wall beside him and stabilized himself.
Who was The Elder?
The Elder was not human.
It was the first edition of the Time Control Department's system. No one knew who gave it this name. In the beginning, everything was fine. People kept trying to improve the system.
Yet, one day, someone realized that the system started to have thoughts of its own.
