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The afternoon sun filters through the dense forest canopy, casting shifting mosaics of gold and shadow across the loam. The air is thick with the scent of damp earth and the sharp, metallic tang of ozone. SMG4's boots crunch over dried leaves as he follows the two elder guardians, their figures moving ahead with a focused, quiet urgency. He absently rubs the scars on his right hand, his blue eyes squinting against the erratic play of light. As they break into a clearing, the sight brings him to a dead halt. Two massive USB drives are plunged into the dirt, still venting thick plumes of smoke—one a pale green with a beige star, the other a soft pink with a gray star. The smoke coils into the air like a lingering question. SMG1 and SMG2 approach two figures seated between the drives, who…