Chapter 18
Heavy automatic gunfire erupted against the exterior steel doors as the syndicate's elite strike team launched their coordinated assault.
Bullets ricocheted off the reinforced plating, sending white-hot sparks dancing through the dimly lit communications room interior.
"Transfer is at ninety-eight percent... ninety-nine percent... complete!" Sarah yelled triumphantly, ripping the master drive from the terminal slot.
"The entire global syndicate archive has been successfully beamed to the United States Department of Justice," Clara confirmed with a triumphant smile.
"Mission accomplished; now we evacuate before this mountain becomes our permanent tomb," Arthur ordered, firing a controlled burst through the blast port.
Sarah scooped up the encrypted hard drives, securing them safely inside a heavy titanium case strapped tightly across her chest.
They retreated through the emergency extraction tunnel located at the rear of the bunker, just as the main entrance doors gave way under heavy explosives.
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An armored snowcat waited at the end of the tunnel, its engine roaring to life as they scrambled aboard and sped away into the blinding snowstorm.
Looking back through the swirling white flakes, they watched the communications outpost vanish into the vast, unforgiving expanse of the alpine wilderness.
