"I've found them!" Liam shouted into his radio, already working to disable the first containment cell. "Transport Two, eight subjects confirmed alive!"
Beyond the transport's doors, the battle had transformed with the arrival of the wildlife reinforcements. The helicopter had been forced to retreat, its windshield cracked from the relentless assault of birds. Soldiers found themselves surrounded not just by Otherkind warriors but by the combined predatory force of the Alaskan wilderness—wolves hamstringing from behind, bears creating chaos with devastating charges, moose using their massive bodies to block potential escape routes.
Even the Harvesters were struggling, their technological advantages negated by the sheer volume of attacks from unexpected directions. Wolverines targeted thei
