Chapter 144

Chapter 144 ELENA Five hours and thirty-seven minutes before our voluntary deployment began, I felt the quantum network achieve something unprecedented: perfect synchronization across 847 enhanced individuals spanning six continents. Through the crystalline lattice of interconnected consciousness, each mind remained distinct while contributing to a collective awareness that processed information at speeds that made conventional intelligence networks seem glacial. From my position in the command center, I could simultaneously monitor volcanic seismic patterns in Indonesia, hurricane formation dynamics in the Caribbean, and wildfire probability matrices across Australia. "Network stability at ninety-four percent," I reported, though the numbers barely captured the profound transformation occurring within our collective consciousness. "We're operating beyond the theoretical limits of quantum entanglement communication." Kaelos moved through the command center with controlled urgency, his