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A Seeker drone drifted over the treeline, but it looked wrong. Scavenged wires trailed from its chassis like entrails, and its sensor eye pulsed with a frantic, irregular beat. It wasn't looking for intruders; it seemed to be screaming in digital code.

It didn't fire immediately. It tilted its head, mimicking the way Elias had just looked at Karin. It was a machine trying to understand the concept of a partner. Generation_Zero_Dangerous_Experiments-FLT.part2...

"I know," she replied, priming the lure. "They're becoming us." A Seeker drone drifted over the treeline, but

Suddenly, a spotlight cut through the mist. It wasn't the usual harsh white; it was a flickering, sickly violet. It didn't fire immediately

It wasn't the heavy, rhythmic thud of a Tank or the skittering of Runners . It was a low-frequency hum, like a downed power line dancing in the mud. Ahead, through the fog, the silhouette of a research bunker loomed. This was where the "Experiments" had started—Sweden’s desperate attempt to seize control of the machines before the world went quiet.

"The signal is coming from inside the bunker," Elias said, adjusting the strap of his hunting rifle. "If we don't shut down the mainframe, they’ll keep iterating. They’re learning how we fight."