Chapter 1023
But it wasn’t long before Callum Young stomped back over, visibly furious. “There are several ammo crates we can’t open! Felicia Foster gave us fake keys.
Damn it! Once we’re back in Mavaria, I’m going to make her pay p>
That treacherous woman really deserved the worst. How dare she sabotage them on something so critical?
On the battlefield, every second was a matter of life and death.
“Just smash them! Can’t you just break the locks p>
Master Ellis shot him an exasperated glare.
“You’re going to let a locked box stop you? And you come running to ask me?
You muscle-heads really are something else. You have zero flexibility, just blindly following the rules p>
Lieutenant Young was speechless. Was his team really that incompetent in this old man’s eyes?
“Master Ellis, there are highly sensitive explosives in there. We can’t just smash those crates with heavy force p>
Master Ellis then glanced at Mira. “Give him some of the acid p>
Then, he looked back at Callum. “Honestly, you can’t even handle a tiny problem like this? Letting a woman like Felicia run you in circles p>
Callum wanted to scream. He had absolutely nothing to do with Felicia; he was just catching strays for no reason.
Mira handed him a small vial of liquid. “Squeeze this slowly over the padlock loop, and it’ll melt right through p>
Master Ellis wasn’t fully satisfied, adding a sharp warning, “Remember, do not let this touch your bare hands. The second it makes contact with your skin, it will melt you straight to the bone.
That’s industrial-grade corrosive, far more lethal than anything you’ve ever seen p>
“Understood, Master p>
Callum took the vial and hurried off. Mira had given him a bottle with a precision tip, making it easy to use without splashing his hands.
Master Ellis turned back to Mira and Owen. “Make sure you clearly explain how to handle these dangerous compounds to them. They don’t know the first thing about chemistry p>
It made sense. Everyone had their specialty, and the two Lieutenants certainly weren’t pharmacists.
Once the chemical agents were prepped, Master Ellis called over a few of the strongest soldiers, and they began pumping the heavy mist into the basement.
At the same time, York and his men returned, fully restocked.
Two minutes later, the squad began their descent into the underground level.
Just as expected, there was another group of hostages stationed at the entrance. They, along with the
white coated guards watching them; were all sprawled unconscious on the floor.
The EOD specialists immediately moved in and stripped the explosives off the guards.
It was only then that they realized every single guard was wired, and some were even strapped with two separate charges.
Thank God they opted for the sedative gas. If the guards had even a second to hit the detonators, the entire rescue team would have been vaporized.
“Check the hostages too, and sweep the perimeter p>
Mira pointed toward the unconscious captives.
Though they were victims, they hailed from all over, and it was entirely possible a few sleeper agents were hiding among them.
The suicide vests weren’t even the worst of it. Massive stacks of C4 were packed against the load-bearing walls on both sides of the corridor.
The soldiers immediately got to work disarming everything.
Mira and her core group pushed forward, sweeping the area for anyone who might have slipped through the cracks.
Up ahead was a thick reinforced wall
and a heavy blast door.
Unfortunately for the enemy, the door had been left ajar, allowing the chemical mist to flood the inner
room and knock out t but the guards stationed inside.
Pushing the heavy door open, the first thing they saw was a massive operating table. A victim who had just been harvested was still lying on it.
Blood pooled across the floor in a gruesome, stomach-churning display. There was
no need to check for a pulse; the person was long gone.
Beside the corpse were two unconscious doctors in lab coats, scalpels still gripped tightly in their hands.
“They were betting their lives that we wouldn’t make it inside p>
Callum said grimly.
If the outer room had detonated just now, the blast wouldn’t have even scratched this reinforced inner sanctum.
After a quick sweep, they confirmed the surgeons inside weren’t wired with explosives. It seemed the suicide vests were strictly reserved for the frontline guards at the entrance.
“What do we do with these doctors p>
One of the soldiers asked.
“Execute them p>
Owen said, his jaw clenched tight.