Inside the Central Spine above Harlow, a unit fights toward the core to decide whether to stabilize the network or collapse it entirely. At the center, a human nervous system is fused into the structure, controlling fleets and traffic through the Corridors of known Space.

The deeper they move, the more the structure shifts, geometry bending while defenders act under a shared control. Field pressure builds with every step, the system reacting to both the squad and something pressing from beyond the network. What begins as a recovery mission turns into a desperate decision...

This is "Operation Bulwark" by Sascha Schmidt