The neon lights of the sprawl never reached the Sub-Levels, but ScavvyKiD didn’t need them. In the rusted gut of Sector 4, he moved through the shadows of the "Iron Graveyard" with the practiced ease of a ghost. His mission was simple: recover the TG-01 processor before the Corporate Retrieval Teams realized it hadn't been vaporized in the lab explosion.
A low hum vibrated through the floorboards. Scavvy froze. Above him, a mechanical whirring signaled the arrival of a "Spider-Drone," a multi-legged surveillance unit owned by the Aegis Corporation. He pressed his back against a pile of scrap, holding his breath as the red scanning beam swept just inches from his boots. TG - 01 [ScavvyKiD].mp4
The drone drifted past, its search lights cutting through the fog of the lower vents. Scavvy didn't wait. He lunged toward a pile of debris where the signal was strongest. Using a modified plasma torch, he sliced through a layer of carbon-fiber casing. There it was. The neon lights of the sprawl never reached