The air in the cellar shifted. The ancient, sterile peace was shattered by the rhythmic, mechanical thud of breaching charges detonating on the surface. The stone walls, thick with decades of Voss secrets, groaned under the pressure. Dust filtered down like gray snow, coating the silver cradle and the rows of amber vials."They aren't using gas," Case’s voice crackled through the intercom, sounding thin and terrified. "Lydia, they’re dropping thermite. They’re trying to melt the cooling towers into the foundation. They want to bury the cellar!"Elara didn't flinch. She stood by the stone basin, her blue eyes reflecting the flickering emergency lights. "Julian’s ghost has many hands. These are the Purge squads. They don't want the data. They want silence.""June, get the back exit!" Lydia shouted.June didn't hesitate. She lunged for a heavy iron lever near the rear of the vault. With a scream of rusted metal, a section of the stone wall ground open, revealing a narrow, lightless tunne
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