Guarded By the AI (Monster Security Agency #12)

Chapter 41 Xen

Bandwidth Prioritization: Realigned.

Sensor Array: Calibrated.

Threat Matrix: Active.

The timeline had moved up, and so must he.

Xen rerouted all available cores to tactical escalation and descended three floors into the sub-basement of HQ, where Lung stood halfway through an isometric workout.

He was the only one off-comms—mid-rep, with chains wrapped around his wrists and a barbell across his back the weight of a small car.

“Is it time?” he asked, dropping the barbell the second he saw Xen.

“Yes,” Xen informed him. “Bring all of your guns.”