It was night, and a faint bioluminescent fog covered the world. The fog wasn't as thick as when Talia's crew slept in the plateau in the fringe, but it was still toxic to normal people without a neural core.
In a large compound with three metal buildings housing a cell tower, a shimmering grayish white membrane covered it, hiding it from the outside world.
A black shadow silently infiltrated this compound, triggering no alarms.
The black shadow avoided the electric metal fence, slithering underneath the gigantic metal gate instead. As soon as it infiltrated, the shadow morphed, turning into a black bat that flew towards one of the three metal buildings.
It silently perched close to a window, then turned back into a formless shadow before slithering inside the building undetected.
Inside the cyber-lab in this building, a short Geneform rested his head against a glass desk. Loud snoring sounds reverberated.
Brad was already fast asleep.
