The explosion ripped through the night like thunder cracking open the sky.
I killed the power grid with one final keystroke and the entire district went black. "Jax, now. Hit it hard."
Jax grinned in the dark from behind the van. "C4 is set. Avery is in the east block. Three, two, one."
The blast shook the ground. Bricks and silver-laced concrete flew outward in a cloud of dust. Alarms tried to scream but died with the power. Perfect.
Ezra's voice crackled through the comms from his spot on the ridge. "Feeds looped. They see empty cells and quiet halls. We have four minutes max before manual checks."
I charged through the smoke with Jax right beside me. "Avery! Call out. Where are you?"
Rubble shifted near the fresh hole in the wall. Her voice came back strong but muffled. "Damien?
