The escape from the Montana data center felt like running for their lives through fire and chaos. It was far from a smooth escape. It was loud, messy, and terrifying every second. Gunfire echoed through the cold corridors as the team fought their way past layers of Obsidian Hand agents. They didn’t manage to retrieve the server, but they got something better: a full download of the Collective Echo’s past which includes important data about its creation, its evolution as the “Architect,” and most importantly, the coordinates of the Obsidian Hand’s nerve center.

The Obsidian Nexus.

Back at their secure hideout, the team was physically and emotionally drained but the...