Truck Loses Cargo on Highway, Then The Driver Realizes What It Is

Enigmatic File

The screen flickered, and a single file appeared on the desktop—a program titled Shepherd.exe. Derek clicked on it, and the screen filled with a dizzying array of numbers and diagrams. Lines of code scrolled by faster than any of them could read. “What the hell is this?” Joshua murmured, his face illuminated by the glow of the screen. Derek didn’t reply; his focus was fixed on the words flashing at the top: “Access Level Alpha.”