Chapter 9 - Infiltration at Midnight
We touched down in a secluded clearing two miles south of Crosby Vane’s pine forest compound.
The icy rain stung our faces as Marcus led our tactical line through the dense timberland under cover of darkness.
Evelyn moved with surprising agility, leading us around thermal camera zones and motion sensors hidden in the trees.
“The main research bunker is built three levels beneath the guest lodges,” she whispered, pointing through the brush.
The perimeter fence was topped with razor wire and active high-voltage electrical conduits.
Marcus used specialized non-conductive cutters to breach the lower chain-link grid without tripping the main security alarm.
We slipped through the narrow opening one by one, dropping silently onto the muddy compound perimeter.
Two armed guards patrolled the gravel path fifty yards ahead, their flashlights cutting through the thick fog.
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With swift, silent precision, Marcus and his point man neutralized the guards before they could hit their radios.
The entry point was clear, and the door to the subterranean facility stood just ahead in the shadows.
