Chapter 15 - Trapped in the Cold
The mechanical hum of the air ventilation system ground to a sudden halt, leaving a terrifying, heavy silence.
Agent Miller slammed his shoulder against the reinforced steel door, but the lock mechanism remained completely unyielding.
“Someone cut the main power line from above!” Miller shouted, his flashlight beam cutting through the rising dust.
Clara remained remarkably calm, using her phone's light to scan the concrete walls for an emergency manual release.
Near the back of the bunker, hidden behind a tall steel server rack, she spotted a small red emergency handle.
“Over here!” Clara called out, squeezing behind the heavy equipment with Miller right on her heels.
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Together, they pulled down on the rusted metal lever with all their combined weight and strength.
A secret stone panel in the far wall creaked open, revealing a narrow escape tunnel cut into the mountain rock.
