Jacks’ head was on full swing.

First, Elicia recuing him. Then, the explosions. And now… this.

Jacks’ phone ringed with a videocall calling.

The IT and Telecommunications companies under Shabe may have been seized, but that didn’t mean Squeams’ satellites had been as well!

One of the objectives of this military incursion was to find the decrypting key to take control of them.

Now, not only Jack - Elicia, Marcus and Joe where all receiving the same videocall.

The sounds of battle ceased for a few moments, and Jack, absentmindedly, accepted the call.

Shabes’ face appeared on his phone, as well as on the phones of people all over the world. It was the Squeams’ private netword, or VPN, put into action.

- My friends. And also, my enemies. Today is a great, but also sorrowful day.

Marcus kept on driving, but Jacks’ phone wasn’t needed at all. They could hear everything Shabe said - after all, the speaker system for the whole city had been activated. Not only that, since it was captioned content, even without Shabes’ voice it would be possible to understand what was being said.

- All I wanted was to share Another World with this world. In time, great things would happen, and society would turn to the best.

Shabe stopped for a few moments.

- All repressed impulses, all escapism needs, all would be provided by me, on a safe and sound environment. And no one else would need to be hurt due to others’ selfness.

His voice was smooth and tender, almost as if he wasn’t being made hostage, but, instead, taking a sip of tea.

At the same time, his speech was being transcripted and sent to all phones and social accounts Squeam had access to. Even some viruses started to work under Samantas’ command, inserting data on multiple places at once.

It would be neigh impossible to delete all of this, unless someone was to throw the world back into the dark ages!

- RETURN FIRE, BRING THAT BUILDING DOWN, DO IT NOW!

Away from there, Major Wilson had received severe orders, and the air artillery begun to take flight, while land-to-air missiles were sent to Shabes’ office.

- At the time you all see this, I won’t be in this world anymore. I will be gone, and my consciousness will inhabit Another World forever!

Jacks’ mouth dropped a little, but the huge explosion right next to his group soon took away his ability to hear anything.