AI WHISPERS
The facility isn't just a building. It’s a tumor carved into the cliffside.
We breach the perimeter using the cloned keycards Echo generated. The air inside is recycled, cold, and smells of ozone and money. It’s the same smell as the black site, the same smell as the penthouse. The scent of power.
"Sub-level 4," Alex whispers, checking the schematic on his wrist comm. "That's where the core is. That's where she is."
We move like ghosts. The corridors are sleek, white, and disturbingly empty.