im. The cyberattack he had just bounced back from Zara's team had been a success, but now came the mom

bioengineering, capable of manipulating genetic code. Its potential was vast-from curing diseases to creat

ll sides, Nathaniel knew it was tim

servers. The Trial Model of Helix, the AI that not only defended but adapted, evolved

the S.A.T.F.A.R. board knew. Edward Cole may have been the company's figu

niel initiated the system with a si

security breaches unfolded in rapid succession. The system tested Helix's defenses, but more than that-it pushed its offensiv

. It wasn't merely a defense mechanism-it was a living system, designed to rewrite th

l leaned back and initiated the next phase

d the potential to decode and alter the DNA of living organisms, offering solutions to diseases that had plagued humanity f

, Helix identified the mutation, rewrote the genetic code, and eliminated the faulty gene sequence. Nathani

ontrolled simulations. It would be

ould come back stronger, more desperate. They thought they were playing the game on their terms, but Zara

y attempt Zara made to infiltrate S.A.T.F.A.R. would trigger Helix's countermeasures. But this time, the AI wouldn't just defen

across one of his scr

osest associate, someone he trusted to handle

Let's see what Zara

security or genetic engineering-it was in power. Absolute, unstoppable power. Once Helix was fully operational, Nathaniel

just of the company, but of entire industries, g

test was about to begin. Zara had no idea that she and her team were walking

a simple message: "He

lf as the AI ran i

t soon enough, she-and the world-wo

did, it would

-

according to plan. The AI had not only neutralized the threat Zara's network posed but had also successfully infiltrated her c

a follow-up report to his trusted

e tentative. "You have... visi

expecting this mome

confidence was nowhere to be found-replaced by nervous, almost panicked expressions

ve taken control of our company. We can't access any of our systems

The powerful agent who had once thre

t you could steal from me and walk away unscathed? Helix doesn't just d

orward. "We're willing to negotiate, Nathaniel.

sion cold and calculating. "Negotiate? I don't need to negot

n't be serious. You're already the he

eding your company-it's about sending a message. Anyone who crosses me, anyone who trie

her team exchanged desperate glance

d, her voice thick w

. "Good. We'll finalize the paperwork tomorro

eir heads bowed. As they exited the r

nd now, Nathaniel had just added a

me had only