Chapter 16
"We've been flagged! They're locking down the Zurich routing nodes and initiating an automated data purge!" Sarah shouted over the blaring klaxons. "Override their purge sequence with a counter-virus loop; do not let them erase a single file!" Liam demanded, typing with furious intensity. 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," Liam confirmed with a satisfied smile. "Mission accomplished; now we evacuate before this mountain becomes our permanent tomb," Liam ordered, firing a controlled burst through the blast port. They retreated through the emergency extraction tunnel located at the rear of the bunker just as the main entrance doors gave way.
