17845.rar

The "17845" wasn't a serial number or a date. Elias looked at the bottom of his screen. The file count had reached 17,845 again, but this time it was counting down .

He opened another. It was a PDF titled Elias_Vance_Pulse_Rate.log . It was updating in real-time, tracking his spiking adrenaline. 17845.rar

He opened one of the new files. It was a high-resolution photo of the back of his own head, taken from the corner of the server room ceiling ten seconds ago. He spun around. The room was empty. The "17845" wasn't a serial number or a date