Erupt

The loud and intense sound of an alarm permeated the room, and as they each turned to see what was going on, they instantly saw the head part of the image depicting Atticus on the screen frantically blinking red.

This sequence of events was perfectly followed by the form of Atticus inside the pod suddenly jerking as his body immediately started shaking with intensity.

"Zarathustra!" Isabella's loud worried scream instantly rocked the room, but the one she was talking to was already way ahead of her as he ran multiple possible scenarios in his head, reaching an acceptable conclusion in under a second.

"It's specimen X. I had only suspected that it was sentient, but this definitely confirms it. It's trying to take control of the boy," Zarathustra calmly deduced. Throughout the whole process, his calm expression hadn't once changed.