Chapter 677:

“Oh no! Jareth has already left the outer area of basement level one.”

Clearly, he was already on the move.

In those five minutes of blackout, basement level one had not quieted down. When Jareth first heard the explosion, he accessed the surveillance feed for basement level one.

He saw four people running from the lab entrance toward the workstations, then switched to those cameras, observing everyone huddled under desks and chairs, with no apparent explosion in sight. Nobody had anticipated that the break room would be the target.

“Mr. Williamson, the explosion happened in the break room.”

Upon hearing this, he took a gun from his drawer, opened his office door, and stepped out. But just then, the lab lights cut out once more. Being deep underground, they were shrouded in an oppressive darkness.

edgy, except for the seasoned bodyguards, dressed in black suits, who

“Mr. Williamson, this way.”

the beams from several flashlights illuminated

was metallic; we suspect it might be the iced coffee from

explainable, but a power outage in tandem with it was not so easily dismissed. Clearly, something was out

remained commanding. “Who used the

at

break room, they had no answer, and a tense silence settled over the

surveillance: everyone had left through the lab’s main door. Would anyone take advantage of this moment to open the door behind the central control room and

froze him momentarily. In an instant of recognition, Jareth barked an

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