Chapter 16 - THE FROZEN VAULT“The master container is in the central core!” I yelled, coughing as the thick nitrogen vapor began to sweep across the floor, chilling the air to sub-zero temperatures.
Ethan covered the doorway, firing precise, suppressive shots down the corridor as elite Janus operatives swarmed toward our position from the opposite end of the hall. Bullets sparked off the steel doorframes, chipping concrete and shattering glass in a hail of chaotic violence.
“Get the samples!” Ethan roared over the gunfire, single-handedly holding back a wave of three armed guards with terrifying accuracy.
I rushed toward the cryogenic core. The metal case was frosted over, locked behind a heavy digital keypad.
Enter Access Code:
“Damn it!” I muttered, my fingers stiffening from the bitter cold. I remembered Dr. Reed’s notes from the tablet. The override sequence wasn't a standard password; it was a biological sequence based on Patient Zero’s initial trial file.
Noah’s birthday.
My fingers flew across the keypad, punching in the digits.
Access Granted.
The heavy steel lock hissed open, sliding back to reveal rows of glowing, blue-lit vials filled with the precious antidote.
I grabbed the specialized thermal casing from my tactical pack, carefully slotting each vial into its insulated housing just as a bullet ricocheted off the console inches from my hand.
“Got them!” I screamed, snapping the case shut and securing the latch.
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“Move, move, move!” Ethan yelled, firing his last magazine down the corridor before grabbing my arm and pulling me toward the emergency exit as the countdown hit thirty seconds.
We scrambled through the heavy steel bulkhead just as the entire subterranean laboratory erupted behind us in a massive, muffled ball of fire, sealing the bunker forever beneath tons of burning concrete and seawater.
