Chapter 25:
00:59…
The countdown echoed through the collapsing server room.
Concrete crashed from the ceiling.
Sparks rained from broken cables.
Emily stared at the steel beam separating her from Zach.
“Zach!”
“I’m here!” he shouted through the dust.
She could barely see him.
Only his outstretched hand reaching through the gap.
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The floor shook violently.
00:52…
Zach threw his shoulder against the beam.
It didn’t move.
Again.
Nothing.
Emily did the same from her side.
The massive steel support refused to budge.
“No…”
She felt panic rising in her chest.
“We’re running out of time.”
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Outside the server room…
The silver-masked man watched through the security camera.
One of his soldiers approached.
“Sir, the bunker is collapsing.”
He calmly adjusted his gloves.
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