CLANG, KRRRASH!Rhea’s high pressure pneumatic glass cutter finally pierced through the half meter thick composite reinforced glass structure. A two meter wide circular breach swung open along the outer boundary of the Bio Dome Apex, instantly venting a heavy plume of synthetic ozone and bitter, bio engineered flora into the cool night air.Axel Vance crossed the threshold first, leading the way through the shattered aperture. His heavy tactical boots made no sound as they made contact with the immaculate white porcelain floorboards, which were intricately inlaid with pulsating organic conductor veins.All around them, the Genetic Engineering Laboratory of Aethelgard Biotech unfolded like a terrifying, futuristic rainforest of cybernetic horrors. Thousands of cylindrical incubation vats lined the walls, stretching upward toward the towering apex of the glass dome. Within the slowly churning, neon green specimen fluid floated embryonic biometric organs, fragmented mutant specimens, and

BZZZZZT. WHUSH!An icy gale roared continuously across the upper troposphere, a howling vortex of atmospheric pressure five thousand meters above the shattered surface of The Outlands. The air up here was razor-thin, bone-chilling, and stripped clean of the biological pathogens that infected the lands below. Down beneath the thick blanket of artificial smog, the ruins of Sector 5 and its withered biological monstrosities were nothing more than a forgotten memory.Suddenly, two dark silhouettes cut cleanly through the dense cloud layer.Axel and Rhea descended in a synchronized, high-altitude tactical freefall. Their movements were executed with micro-second accuracy, their trajectory locked straight onto the massive upper foundation canopy of the Void Array launch tower.BOOM!Axel’s heavy tactical boots slammed down onto the polished reinforced titanium plating of the foundation structure, instantly dispersing the kinetic shockwave through his lower body circuitry. He stood like an