We’ll get it from the files later.
Because he’s not leaving this bunker alive.
Gabriel’s voice sharpens into the comm again.
“Hannah, rotate the override wheel clockwise until pressure drops below critical.”
Metal groans violently from below.
Then Hannah gasps through clenched teeth.
“It’s stuck.”
No.
Gabriel types frantically at the console.
“The system warped from heat damage.”
Russ looks down toward the lower chamber.
“How much time?”
Gabriel checks the countdown.
00:01:09
My blood turns to ice.
Not enough.
Not enough time for anything.
“Hannah,” Gabriel says carefully, “you may need to force it manually.”
A terrible silence follows.
Because we all understand what that means.
The wheel’s jammed.
And the pressure behind it is catastrophic.
Below us—
I hear Hannah brace herself.
Metal SCREAMS through the comm.
She’s trying to force the wheel open.
The reactor chamber shakes violently again.
Then suddenly—
Hannah cries out in pain.
My heart stops.
