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“Makes sense If it was powerful enough to detect us infiltrating its ships, I wonder if it thought that any other records about it were a threat as well”

“That would have required Colossus to search and delete records across the world in a matter of minutes”

“Scary thought, isn’t it? Maybe it was afraid it would be shut down if someone could find those records”

“Afraid? It’s a machine”

Juan shrugged “Self-preservation It’s the most primal instinct”

“This is one”

They turned a corner, and Juan stopped when he saw the rooe circular table in the middle, and it was filled with more bodies The stench was horrific

None of theony

“Don’t take another step,” he said to Max

“I guess I rong It did get worse”

“I’ering traces of it I recognize that look from when Rasul died in front of me”

“And I recognize that guy,” Max said, pointing at aoutside the room “That’s Jason Wakefield, one of the CEOs who’s been reportedin the last week”

Juan pointed to another “That’s Daniel Saidon He owns one of the biggest shipbuilding coo”

“Do you think Mallik killed them?” Max asked

“Makes sense His brother-in-laas the one with the Novichok on the Triton Star”