Chapter 1258

The fifth floor was a secure zone, dedicated to storing equipment, with locks as

tight as those on the labs below ground. The guards figured there was no point in checking every room, especially since they didn't have clearance for that anyway, and they weren't too worried about anyone hiding in there.

So, they honed in on spots where someone might actually hide, weapons cocked and ready, poised to fire at the slightest hint of trouble. They soon reached the corridor's end, but without spotting any intruders, they paused.

The team leader, flashlight in hand, swept the area while radioing the control center. "You sure they're on the fifth floor? We haven't found anyone," he asked.

The control center, still struggling to fix the sabotaged surveillance, replied, "Yes, they have to be there. The elevator only went to the fifth floor, and they can't open the stairwell doors. The elevator's their only option."

the team leader cut the call, squinting in thought. He signaled his team to continue searching while he stayed put, trying

him was a wall of glass windows. If he had turned around, he would have noticed a glaringly obvious hole in the glass. Nick had climbed out but attempted

shaking their heads, having found nothing.

they're hiding in one of the

broke into the sub-basement lab, they could crack

"I'll update Dr. Ray. You go grab the spare access

pulled out his phone, ready to make the call. Just then, a guard, about to leave, glanced at the glass behind the

follow the guard's gaze and saw the scratches on

ran a hand over the glass, catching on. With a

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