Chapter Eighteen
Beneath the Spear, Praha 1
Olesya crept along the train tracks, Balerinka aimed. The blast door in the access tunnel to the Spear was open, but she could see no bodies, no blood and no shell casings. Whoever used the master key to get in, they’d faced no resistance. And now, the access tunnel was empty.
‘Who do you think it was, Fifth Column or Purity?’ Andrey asked, speaking quietly in her earpiece. He was behind Olesya, watching her rear and protecting Gleb. Xiu was just visible in the corner of her vision, keeping to the shadows on the other side of the tunnel.
‘It doesn’t matter.’
‘Are we waiting for Aviary?’ Gleb said. ‘In case the virus … doesn’t work.’
Olesya held her pressel switch and spoke softly. ‘Can you do it without her?’
‘I can … she gave me instructi
