Page 413 of Scars of Fate

A faded symbol had been painted on the concrete.

A shield containing two intertwined circles.

Aegis.

Hawk checked the plans.

“Level Nine is directly beneath the eastern laboratory.”

“How far?” Adam asked.

“Four hundred meters.”

We moved.

Roth took the lead.

The tunnel narrowed twice, forcing us into a single line.

Water dripped from the ceiling.

Our footsteps echoed through the darkness.

Halfway to the facility, the emergency lights turned on.

Red.

One after another.

A mechanical voice sounded through the tunnel.

“Containment protocol initiated.”

Steel doors began closing behind us.

“Kane knows we’re here,” Hawk said.

“Move!”

We ran.

Wynn stumbled.

I caught her before she hit the ground.

The timer reached six minutes.

A door dropped across the tunnel ahead.

Roth dove beneath it.

Adam followed.

Hawk rolled through.

Wynn and I were still ten feet away.

The opening narrowed.