Chapter 17
Arthur tapped the control console, pulling up external night-vision security camera feeds.
On the glowing monitors, four heavy armored military transports were parked outside the hidden cave entrance.
Over thirty heavily armed mercenaries were setting up thermite explosive charges directly against the blast doors.
Standing at the front of the strike team was Ryan, holding a detonator control pad in his gloved hand.
"They brought enough thermite to breach a nuclear silo," General Sterling observed, stepping out of bed despite his injuries.
"The doors will hold for ten minutes at most," Arthur stated, pulling two tactical shotguns from a wall locker.
He handed one shotgun to Sterling and a high-caliber sidearm to Chloe.
"We hold the main laboratory hallway," Chloe commanded, checking the laser sight on her weapon.
"If they cross that threshold, we give them no quarter."
Outside, a brilliant flash of blinding white fire erupted as the thermite charges ignited against the steel doors.
The massive metal blast doors began to melt away like butter, shower of molten iron cascading onto the concrete floor.
Through the burning hole stepped Ryan, his dark brown trousers covered in mud, a cold murderous smile on his face.
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"Break down the inner barricade!" Ryan ordered his men through his comms system.
"Bring me the girl and kill everyone else!"
