Her scream echoes through the tunnel so violently even Wu pauses.
Tears stream down her face now.
“You made children hurt each other!”
That lands.
Hard.
The operatives visibly react.
Because they remember.
Oh God.
They remember.
Gabriel closes his eyes briefly.
Like he’s hearing ghosts.
Wu’s expression hardens again.
“Pain creates resilience.”
Hannah’s voice breaks.
“Pain created graves.”
Silence.
Absolute silence.
Then—
Eli suddenly removes the Sentinel patch from his armor.
Everybody freezes.
He stares down at it for a long second.
Then drops it into the tunnel water.
Wu’s eyes go glacial.
“Operator.”
Eli looks up slowly.
Not afraid anymore.
“My name is Eli Erdman.”
Ohhh.
Oh that’s huge.
Identity.
