The vibration deepened.
At first it felt distant—like thunder buried beneath the earth. Then the glass walls of Elena’s office began to tremble, sharp and uneven, the steel frame humming under pressure.
“Lucas,” she said into her comm, voice steady, “status.”
A burst of static.
Then—
“Multiple seismic disruptors beneath the foundation,” Lucas replied. “They’re syncing with the tower’s structural frequency.”
Adrian stepped in fast. “Meaning?”
Elena didn’t look away from the skyline.
“They’re trying to make the building destroy itself.”
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Alarms detonated across Voss Tower.
Red lights flooded the halls. Evacuation protocols kicked in instantly. Elevators locked, stairwells lit, security teams guiding a controlled surge of thousands moving downward.
Outside, people stopped and s
