They turned back.
Running toward the collapsing core.
Alarms louder now.
Lights almost gone.
"Are you sure about this?" Aarav asked.
Meher didn't slow down.
"No choice."
They reached the main chamber again.
Screens flickering.
Half of them already dead.
Reyaan looked around.
"System is crashing fast…"
Elena pointed ahead.
"There's a lower access."
Meher frowned.
"Lower?"
Elena nodded.
"Under Level Three… hidden route."
Rishan said,
"Why didn't you say this before?"
Elena replied—
"Because no one comes back from there."
Silence.
Footsteps behind again.
Aarav looked at Meher.
She didn't hesitate.
"Open it."
Reyaan rushed to the console.
Typing fast.
A hidden panel appeared.
SUB-CORE ACCESS
A small door slid open.
Dark inside.
Cold air came out.
"Go!" Elena said.
One by one—
They stepped inside.
Door closed behind them.
Complete darkness.
Only one dim light ahead.
Meher walked forward.
"This is it…" she whispered.
Because now—
They weren't just inside the system.
They were inside its deepest secret.