The desert station's main room had become a hive of frantic activity.
Axel stood at the map table, his eyes tracing the lines that represented the Origin. Vale had provided them with detailed schematics of the facility, revealing a labyrinth of corridors and security systems. It was a fortress, but every fortress had a weakness.
"The Ghost Protocol is stored in the central vault," Vale said, pointing to a location on the map. "It's the most secure room in the facility. Biometric scanners, motion sensors, armed guards. Getting in is going to be a nightmare."
"Then we make it a nightmare for them," Axel said. "What's the weak point?"
"There's a maintenance tunnel that runs beneath the vault. It was built to allow access for repairs, but it's been sealed for years. If we can get in throug
