SOLUTION: OUT OF THE BOX

"Harold?! Are you there? Hey guys, can anyone hear me?!"

The longer the time dragged on, the more agitated Alex became.

'Of all the times that this kind of thing could happen, why does it have to have system downtime right at this moment?!'

He thought in utter vexation.

"As long as I crack the egg inside, you will consider it as a pass???"

Out of the blue, Alex asked Shantal that question.

Meanwhile, inside the facility where Harold's team was keeping track of Alex's progress...

Amidst the countless monitors that littered the room, a big one was specifically placed at the center. The team was gathered around it and they all had their attention focused on what was being played at its screen.

On the screen, the interior of Shantal's room was displayed, exactly just like what could be seen at Alex's perspective. Since the camera itself was attached to the contact lenses that he was wearing.

"Does he honestly think that we w