Chapter 80 Obscurity

The cavern hummed with nervous anticipation. The success of the fail-safe update, a milestone in itself, now paled in comparison to the audacious plan before them. They were no longer simply engineers or historians; they were pioneers, attempting to bridge the gap between two civilizations separated by time. Cyrus, his hands hovering over the control panel, double-checked the calculations. The delicate procedure involved manipulating the guardian's core energy signature, amplifying the dormant signal they had discovered. It was a dance on a precipice, a nudge that could trigger a response or plunge the city into chaos. Elara stood beside him, her face etched with a mixture of excitement and trepidation. "Ready?" she asked, her voice barely a whisper. Cyrus took a deep breath. "As ready as we'll ever be." With a shared nod, they initiated the sequence. A surge of Aethel energy coursed through the cavern, bathing the colossal guardian in an ethereal glow. The holographic display flar