Subterranean water dripped steadily from the cracked ceiling of the forgotten pre-Merge transit tunnels beneath the municipal library.
Nox led the Citadel strike force through the darkness, following the rusted railway lines that ran directly into the foundations of District Eight.
Above their heads, the surface boulevards vibrated with the continuous hum of a massive municipal suppression field.
"The surface streets are completely locked down," Diana reported in a low whisper, checking her portable mana scanner.
"The suppression barrier is radiating sixty thousand volts of disruptive energy across every main intersection."
"Then we will not use their streets," the young commander replied calmly, stepping over a pile of collapsed concrete rubble.
"We strike them from beneath their own foundations before they realize their front door is open."
"Look at the mana distortion on this subterranean junction," Yeda said, tracing a glowing blue seam along the tunnel wall.
