SEVEN
STYX WAS GOING TO… All she’d learned came into sharp focus. If the Scepter was taken from the control room, Minotaur, the main computer would shut down. When that happened, it was programmed to trigger its protection systems… those involved killing everyone left in the compound.
“It’ll be like the Exodus. Everything will shut down,” she said. “What about the failsafes?”
All he’d said when he told her about them was “certain timeframe.” She couldn’t remember if he’d been more specific about how long they’d have to clear out before the building murdered the stragglers.
“You don’t have to worry about that,” he said.
“Why?”
“Because Styx knows what he’s doing. They can’t build a reliable force without our guys. Two teams will come into Beta… under the radar… at first anyway. I’ll d
