The Underestimated Genius

Chapter 117

A deafening silence enveloped the control room, crushing the atmosphere with intolerable weight. Their loss loomed large, choking them with a stifling hopelessness that might have consumed them whole. Three talented engineers—Zayd, Abhi, and Arjun—sat slumped over their consoles, their features marked with a terrible mix of incredulity and boiling resentment. Their minds were far from the intricate data and diagrams flickering on the screens before them.

Once full of promise and hope, their goal had turned into a disastrous collapse that left them reeling. Driven by a relentless will to see their initiative succeed, they had laboured nonstop day and night. Many hours of brainstorming, problem-solving, and endless debugging had brought them to this pivotal point, only to be greeted with a terrible setback.

Team leader Zayd was renowned for his relentless determination. His usually calm manner had given way to a façade of stoic compliance. His normally curious eyes now stared vacantly,