Ntrex: Netrarex

Elias stared at the blank screen, his heart hammering against his ribs. The rain against the window sounded louder now, like fingers drumming on the glass, demanding entry.

He initiated a deep scan of the slate’s memory architecture. It was heavily encrypted, a digital labyrinth, but the corruption had created a backdoor. He bypassed the firewalls, his fingers flying over the keys. Data streams cascaded down his monitor—coordinates, crew logs, medical reports.