Chapter 62

Human innovation can never be toppled by AI.

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The Room was filled with a heavy silence as Wil's team gathered around the wide screen, waiting for Dr. Sinclair to reveal the information they had been seeking. The recent mission had tested their limits, and while their upgraded ATechs had proven invaluable, the threat they faced had evolved as well.

Dr. Sinclair's face appeared on the screen, her expression serious. [Before we delve into the origins of the ATechs, I need to address the new threat we're facing. These Infernals are not our only concern. We have detected another entity, far more dangerous and elusive. We call them Phantoms.]

"Phantoms?" Baron echoed, frowning. "What makes them different from the Infernals?"

[Phantoms are unlike any adversary we've encountered. They are intelligent, adaptive, and can manipulate reality to some extent. Their abilities make them incredibly hard to track and even harder to defeat.]