Chapter 16
At three o'clock in the morning, the heavy rain outside the mountain bunker began to lessen into a fine mist.
Inside the underground laboratory, Chloe lay inside a sleek cylindrical neural scanning pod.
Beams of soft blue laser light scanned her body from head to toe, analyzing her genetic sequence.
A glowing progress bar on the central monitor reached ninety-nine percent before chime-notifying completion.
'BIOMETRIC ENCRYPTION SEQUENCE GENERATED SUCCESSFULLY,' the computer voice announced.
Her father immediately initiated the firewall protocols, sealing the data behind a triple-layer military shield.
Over in the medical bay, General Sterling slowly opened his eyes, letting out a groaning breath.
Chloe rushed to his side, helping him sit up against the raised pillow.
"Where are we...?" Sterling mumbled, rubbing his temples as he looked around the high-tech bunker.
"We are safe inside my father's mountain facility, General," Chloe reassured him warmly.
Sterling turned his head, his eyes widening in shock as he recognized the silver-haired scientist standing at the console.
"Arthur...?" Sterling gasped out, his voice filled with awe. "You're alive?"
"It's good to see you again, old friend," Arthur Vance replied with a faint, weary smile.
Before they could exchange further words, red warning lights flashed across the bunker walls.
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A loud proximity alarm blared through the speakers as perimeter motion sensors were triggered outside.
'WARNING: MULTIPLE HOSTILE TARGETS APPROACHING BLAST DOORS.'
