Chapter 15
The shock of his words hung in the air of the sterile underground bunker like a heavy fog.
"If Ryan gets control of Cerberus, he can disarm any nation at will," Chloe realized, horror dawning on her.
"Precisely," her father confirmed, stepping up to a large central holographic terminal.
"He already has the operational files he stole from the Pentagon safe last night."
"The only component missing is the primary activation sequence housed inside your cellular structure."
Chloe stood up from the chair, testing her newly stitched leg as a fresh wave of determination filled her.
"How do we extract the sequence?" she asked, walking up beside her father at the terminal.
He turned to look at her, his eyes filled with a mixture of intense pride and deep sorrow.
"The extraction process requires a full neural scan using the central mainframe in this bunker," he explained.
"However, once the sequence is generated, it broadcasts a high-frequency signal across the region."
"It will pinpoint our exact GPS coordinates to every military satellite in orbit."
"Including the satellite Ryan hijacked two hours ago."
Chloe looked toward the heavy steel blast doors sealing the bunker entrance.
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"Then let him come," Chloe stated coldly, her voice echoing with the authority of an operative.
"We turn this bunker into his graveyard."
