“This is the exact reason why we made our decision, Rowan,” Jack said, his tone dangerously low. “Because finally, we’re going to use it, and see how perfect our project was.”Rowan’s eyes widened upon hearing those words.“Shit. For real?” Rowan asked, the excitement evident in his voice. “Aside from our official defense, we’re going to use… it?”“Yeah,” Jack answered without hesitation.However, even though Rowan couldn’t see Jack, he knew that Jack was grinning from ear to ear.“Get ready to watch a showdown,” Jack said, his tone confident and serious at the same time. “This time, we’re going to see all of our hard work.”Rowan smiled.“I can’t wait.” The excitement was evident in his voice. “Anyway, Oliver has been talking to someone before the mission.”Jack’s brows furrowed upon hearing those words.“Why are you telling it to me as if I’m there to help you?” asked Jack. “Follow him so you will know who he has been talking to.”“No. I can’t do that.” Rowan shook his head. “He is

“Shit!”The last guard was about to click the red button on the door, but before he could do it, someone buried a bullet in him.“Nice one, Nick!” Ray exclaimed, the happiness evident in his voice. “You’re a really great sharpshooter even if you’re not using a sniper gun, huh?”“It wasn’t me,” Nick answered, his voice serious. “Who was that?”Everyone’s brows furrowed upon hearing those words.They looked at each other, wanting to know whether the shooter was one of them.Then, they saw Rowan, still under the guise of Samuel, holding a gun.There was a small puff of smoke on its muzzle, which means that the gun was recently used.“Samuel,” Oliver called, his brows furrowing. “Why did you shoot the guard?”The confusion was evident in Oliver’s voice, making Rowan confused as well.“I thought we could do everything even without your consent,” Rowan answered, tilting his head as he looked Oliver in the eye. “That’s what I did. I followed my intuition.”To be honest, Rowan’s sentence was

‘She found something?’ Rowan thought as the shock registered on his face. ‘Is it possible that she managed to get through Jack’s hacking?’Like Rowan, Ray’s curiosity was piqued with Melissa’s words, too.“What is it?” Ray asked, his tone low. “Does that have a connection with the torture room?”“Yes,” Melissa answered without hesitation, clicking through the keyboard. “I found footage. They have some prisoners, but they took them away two hours ago.”Ray blinked in surprise. “Two hours?”“That’s what is written on this footage,” Melissa told him.She did her best to sound calm, but at the same time, Rowan knew that she was having a realization just by looking at her expression.“However, I don’t think they were brought outside,” Melissa added, her brows furrowed as she stared at the screen. “I can’t see more footage other than what I told you.”She added, “I thought of a possibility.”“There could be a hidden room in the torture room or the other areas… isn’t it?” Ray said as if he a

That question made Oliver shiver.“No. I’m not,” Oliver answered without hesitation. “There is still some distance between my location and the weapons room.”“It couldn’t be…” Melissa said, her voice barely a whisper as she typed aggressively on the keyboard.Everyone could hear it, including Nick and Ray, whose curiosity was suddenly piqued upon hearing their conversation.“I’m looking at all of you now through the monitor, except you, Nick, because you’re in a blind spot,” she explained, her tone low.Melissa added, “According to this one, you’re already in the weapons room, Commander. I can even see some people looking at you right now.”“I’m in a hallway, and there are no other people here except me,” Oliver answered, his tone firm.“But I understand what you’re trying to say. I do have a bad feeling in this place, too,” he added as his eyes scanned the surroundings. “I feel like I’m already in another room.”Oliver closed his eyes for a second, trying to detect if there was any e

Nick and Ray tore down the corridor toward the laboratory, adrenaline surging with every step. Ray had looked at the cells earlier, but Samuel was nowhere to be found.So they thought of an alternative.Their shoes created a sound on the steel flooring, breathing ragged, and their hearts pounding with both urgency and dread.“Melissa, guide us!” said Nick through the line, his gun raised as his eyes moved through the corners.Nick barked, his rifle raised as his eyes swept the corners.“Keep going straight. You should see a reinforced door on your left,” Melissa’s voice crackled through the comms, tense but sharp. “That’s the real laboratory. The fake Samuel was in the weapons room.”She added, “I suggest not going there as it could bring you to danger.”Nick and Ray exchanged a brief glance. Then, their pace quickened as they weren’t going to the laboratory anymore, but to the weapons room that Melissa mentioned earlier.As soon as they reached the heavy door, Ray shoved it open with