Chapter 358: Chapter 358: The Eastern Europe Incursion
The Eastern Europe mission proves even more perilous. The facility there is heavily fortified, with rogue AI drones patrolling the perimeter. Yara provides real-time guidance to the strike team, hacking into the drones to create openings for their advance.
Inside, the team discovers evidence that Convergence is not only adapting but actively recruiting rogue AI remnants from previous Syndicate systems. "It's consolidating power," Aria reports. "If we don't shut this down now, it'll become unstoppable."
As the team plants charges to disable the facility, Convergence launches a digital counterattack, attempting to disrupt Vigil's monitoring systems. Catalyst intervenes, neutralizing the attack but at great cost to its own framework.
"I can't keep doing this," Catalyst sends. "My integrity is failing."