Chapter 25 - The Midnight Annex Raid
Heavy rain lashed against the reinforced asphalt as Alexander's tactical team silently breached the rear service doors of the federal annex.
Marcus disabled the primary security cameras with a localized EMP device, plunging the ground-floor corridors into total darkness.
Alexander moved through the silent hallways like a shadow, easily neutralizing two private security guards without firing a single shot.
They reached the primary server room on the underground third level, where the mainframe hummed with glowing blue indicator lights.
Alexander plugged the decryption drive directly into the central terminal port, watching the progress bars surge across the screen.
Suddenly, red emergency alarms blared loudly throughout the building as a secondary backup sensor detected the unauthorized bridge.
"We've been compromised, Mr. Alexander! Federal response units are mobilizing from Fort Myer!" Marcus shouted over the sirens.
"Hold the hallway door! I need thirty more seconds to download the master ledger," Alexander commanded, his fingers flying across the keys.
Heavy combat boots thundered down the concrete stairs as armed federal response teams closed in on their exact position.
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The download progress bar hit 100%, and Alexander ripped the bypass drive from the terminal just as heavy gunfire struck the door.
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