Chapter 9 - Federal strike teams breach the perimeter fences while alarm klaxons wail across the subterranean tunnels trapping the desperate family inside a deadly concrete maze tonight.
A deafening explosion echoed through the ventilation shafts from the surface entrance miles away.
Dr. Harrison rushed to the console, tapping the emergency lockdown keys frantically.
"They used tactical thermal charges on the primary bulkhead," the doctor shouted over the sirens.
Julian grabbed a heavy iron wrench from the workbench, positioning himself by the doorway.
"How much time do we have before they reach this sector?" Julian asked grimly.
"Less than four minutes," Eleanor replied, pulling a heavy steel bolt across the secondary gate.
Clara cradled the baby against her chest, retreating into the innermost decontamination chamber.
"We cannot let them take him," Clara whispered, tears streaming down her pale cheeks.
The heavy metal door of the bunker began to bulge inward under immense hydraulic pressure.
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Sparks showered across the floor as cutting torches burned through the reinforced steel hinges.
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