The high-frequency violet alert on the primary command bunker's main terminal screen strobed with frantic, erratic patterns, casting a bloody lavender hue over the newly secured hangar.SURFACE EXHAUST SHAFT PENETRATION DETECTED.PLASMA DRILL OVERHEATING LEVEL: 42%... 58%... 73%...TIME TO CEILING BREACH: 7 MINUTES, 15 SECONDS.From the massive industrial exhaust shafts five hundred feet directly above the Aegis Hub, the terrifying, low-frequency screech of high-density plasma drills resonated through the solid mountain granite. The structural vibrations rattled the metal chassis of the stationary defense train, creating tiny ripples in the super-cooled fluid housings of the captured Project Omega Cores."Vivian, those are pre-war thermite-induction cutters!" Leo’s voice crackled through the proximity audio link, his breath ragged as he monitored the seismic feedback arrays from the command deck. "Victoria didn't just bring standard scouting units—she has three heavy-armor breachi
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