The creator of Reset_3.4c, a ghost known only as "Cr0w," had disappeared six months ago. Forums said Cr0w had been hired by a security firm. Others said he’d been sued. Leo didn’t care. He only cared that Version 3.4c was the last one ever made.

He had 55 seconds.

When the connection came back online, the blue graph was smoother than ever. The latency was 1ms lower than new. And the trial counter read: .

The war for control of his own packets would continue—one reset at a time.