Race Against Time

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The clock was ticking. Three days—72 hours—until Victor Hale’s Phoenix Initiative went live. If successful, the initiative would give him control over global communications and finances, making him one of the most powerful and dangerous people on the planet. Rio and his friends had to stop him. The apartment was tense with focus as everyone worked tirelessly, trying to uncover more information about Hale’s plan and find a way to stop him.

(Rio, pacing) "We have three days to stop this thing. We can’t waste a second."

(Aya, typing furiously) "I’m digging into Hale’s old network to find any weakness, but this encryption is top-tier. It’s like nothing I’ve ever seen."

(Erica, standing by the whiteboard they’d set up) "Let’s break this down. What do we know about the Phoenix Initiative so far?"

(Ryuu, leaning against the wall) "It’s some kind of global system that controls communications and finances. If Hale activates it, he’ll have unprecedented control."