The sun had just risen from the east when the sound of an incoming vehicle shattered the tranquility, jolting the security guard at Glowfort's gate out of his sleep.
Thud!
An unconscious figure tumbled out of a black minivan, crashing to the ground in front of the university's gate. The morning air hung heavy with tension as the guard's heart raced, his hand instinctively reaching for the radio at his belt.
Wasting no time, the van sped off, its license plate obscured by a black latex material.
The tall security guard spotted the motionless figure from his vantage point but hesitated to approach. He hurried into the security room and shook his colleague awake. "There's someone lying unconscious just a few meters from the gate, but I'm not sure it's safe to approach."
The other guard,
