Kai's grip on his rifle loosened as he stared at her.
'That's her…'
The battlefield was littered with broken Sentinels and Spyders, but for him, everything seemed to fade into silence.
Mei.
He remembered her from the office, the quiet programmer who had joined their cybersecurity team fresh out of university.
Back then, Kai was already a senior penetration tester and systems engineer, juggling audits and red‑team simulations.
Mei had been assigned under him, and he had spent months guiding her through the labyrinth of firewalls, exploits, and endless lines of code.
It was definitely one of the most memorable times in his company.
She had always called him Senior Kai.
He was seen as reliable, steady, and someone she could lean on when the pressure mounted. Though he didn't think himself to be like that, he always tried his best to ensure that his junior would have someone to rely on.
