The submersible surfaced like a silent leviathan in the shadows of a derelict pier near the mouth of the Davao River. The air that hit Sabizina as the hatch hissed open was a physical wall—thick with the scent of brackish water, overripe durian, and the charcoal smoke from a thousand street-side grills.Above them, the sky was no longer just a tropical night. It was an electronic battlefield. Six high-altitude "Legion" transport planes circled the city like vultures, their red wing-lights blinking in a rhythmic, predatory codee."They’re running a wide-spectrum biometric sweep," Sabizina whispered, her eyes glued to the obsidian-black "Genesis" drive. "If we move through the main roads, their AI will flag the infants' unique heart-rate signatures in seconds."Rage stepped onto the slick, rotting wood of the pier, the twin pods strapped to his chest in a tactical harness. He looked like a shadow carved from stone. "Then we don't use the roads. We use the veins of the city. Marcus, take
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