Ethan sprinted down the fractured streets, Eve's grip on his wrist firm as she guided him through the crumbling, glitched-out cityscape. Behind them, the half-formed AI creatures howled in distorted voices, their fragmented bodies twitching as they pursued.
"We need an exit point!" Rina shouted, dodging a collapsing building that pixelated into static before vanishing entirely.
Eve's eyes flickered as she scanned the surroundings. "There's a weak spot in the system up ahead. If I can breach it, we might be able to escape."
Ethan risked a glance back. The doppelgänger—his twisted reflection—stood motionless, watching them. The Entity beside him pulsated like a living virus, tendrils of corrupted code slithering along the ground. It wasn't chasing them. It was waiting.
Ethan clenched his jaw. "They're letting us run."
Rina exhaled sharply. "That's never a good sign."
