Chapter 655

The moment everyone realized that gunfire in this place could hit the control center’s core systems—and trigger a catastrophic overload—they simultaneously holstered their firearms and drew melee weapons instead.

The woman Reed had stabbed with his boot-knife—the squad’s tech specialist, most likely—was now convulsing on the ground.

Blood seeped between her fingers where she tried instinctively to hold her chest wound, her life ebbing away with each weakening spasm. But no one spared her a glance—not Reed, and not the five teammates she left behind.