Dr. Chen arrived at the secure facility six hours later, traveling with a team of specialized virologists and containment experts. Elena met her at the entrance, exhaustion evident despite the early morning hour.
"Show me everything," Chen said, wasting no time on pleasantries.
They moved directly to the laboratory observation room, looking down at the secured research spaces below through reinforced glass. Webb stood at one of the workstations, flanked by two security officers, pointing out specific equipment while Chen's team documented every detail.
"The cultivation chambers are the real problem," Webb explained, his voice carrying genuine regret. "We engineered rapid cellular division paired with genetic mutation cycles. The pathogen doesn't just survive countermeasures. It changes
