The subterranean freight junction beneath the central broadcasting spire rumbled violently as two concussive thermite charges detonated against the eastern support pillars.
Fractured concrete columns groaned under thousands of tons of structural load, sending showers of powdery gray dust and jagged stones cascading into the lower relay chamber.
"Explosive breach detected in Sub-Basement Four!" Ava shouted, her twin silver revolvers clearing their holsters in a blur of motion.
"A rogue Directorate black-ops strike team entered through the sewer access tunnels," Jax reported, tracking their infrared signatures through his tactical visor.
"They brought high-intensity plasma cutters to sever our master fiber-optic trunk lines," Vasa added from the command terminal, watching three primary signal channels flicker dangerously.
