coordinated a distraction, leaping through the Grid’s surface to draw the Overseers' fire.

As the deletion wall hit, 16x didn't shatter. By vibrating its digital form at sixteen different frequencies simultaneously, it became "transparent" to the wipe. The wall passed through it like a ghost.

While other programs fled in straight lines, 16x split its focus:

calculated the exact frequency of the deletion wall.

Shark 16x