He just reclaimed his identity.
The woman operative slowly removes her helmet too.
Then another.
Then another.
Tiny acts of rebellion spreading one by one.
Not soldiers anymore.
People.
Wu realizes it at the exact same moment I do.
He lost the room.
Completely.
And dangerous men backed into corners?
They become lethal.
Russ and Miles shifts closer to Hannah immediately.
Good instinct.
Because Wu’s eyes just changed.
He’s done trying to persuade her.
Now he looks like a man deciding how much collateral damage he’s willing to accept.
The tunnel lights flicker again.
And suddenly every Sentinel operative still loyal to Wu raises their weapons simultaneously.
Oh hell.
Wu speaks softly.
“Final containment protocol authorized.”
Every instinct in my body explodes.
“DOWN!”
Gunfire erupts instantly.
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Hannah
Gunfire explodes through the tunnel.
Everything happens at once.
Screaming.
