CHAPTER 201 — WHEN THE SYSTEM REALIZED FEAR WAS GONE
The march spread faster than anyone predicted.
By midday, what began in the northern sectors had reached nearly half the city, not through organized commands or centralized leadership, but through something far more dangerous.
Momentum.
People joined because other people were already moving. Entire districts emptied into the streets one wave at a time, office workers abandoning controlled sectors during scheduled shifts, transportation operators rerouting entire networks manually, medical volunteers setting up emergency support stations along public gathering routes before requests for help even reached them.
The city no longer waited for instructions.
It reacted to itself.
