PATIENT ZERO -The lone survivor
Musa followed, manipulating a small column of water to lift himself and Neema seamlessly into the dark tunnel.
They crawled upward for thirty feet, the mechanical thrum growing into a deafening roar.
At the top of the shaft, another grate looked out over the interior of the lighthouse. Jabari peered through the slats.
The old colonial structure had been entirely gutted. The circular interior was lined with sleek, black UN server racks, humming with liquid-cooling systems. In the center of the room, thick coaxial cables ran straight up the spiraling iron staircase toward the massive, high-frequency microwave dish mounted in the shattered lantern room at the top.