"Heavy tactical response units surround the bank building, cutting off all standard ground-level exit routes."
"They have locked down every perimeter street for three blocks in every direction," Meira reported, her voice laced with sharp urgency as she glanced up from her portable terminal screen.
The crimson glow of emergency alarms illuminated the cramped server room, casting harsh shadows across the high-capacity hardware racks and cooling units.
Bisma stepped away from the heavy steel door, listening intently to the muffled shouts and heavy combat boots stomping across the concrete floor of the hallway outside.
"The front lobby and the underground loading docks are completely saturated with armed tactical units," Bisma said calmly, his fingers resting on the slide of his suppre
