"Blow the manual hydraulic release! Now!"Isabella’s scream tore through the pitch-black void of the ICU, instantly swallowed by the deafening, catastrophic siren of the reactor meltdown alarm. The subterranean black site was violently vibrating, the floor completely shuddering as the nuclear core three levels below began its terminal, uncontained chain reaction.Julian didn't hesitate. In the absolute dark, guided entirely by feral, apex instinct, he lunged for the solid steel blast doors. His massive, blood-slicked hands violently gripped the heavy emergency release lever. The electronic locks were dead, frozen by Leo’s system override. With a demonic, world-ending roar, Julian violently forced the lever downward, completely shattering the internal locking pins with brute, kinetic force. The six-ton doors groaned in absolute agony before aggressively sliding open, exposing the harsh, pulsing red emergency strobes of the corridor."Move!" Julian commanded, his voice a freezing, letha
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