"What do we do about that female?"
"Just let her get away? How are we going to explain this to our superiors?"
"Forget it. Let's fall back and report the situation. That female is a dead woman walking anyway. There's no point in risking our lives for her."
The spire-shaped building pierced the clouds, its point like a colossal beast's fang ready to rip a hole in the sky. From a distance, the experimental base resembled a black, steel behemoth crouching on the ground, exuding an intimidating aura that warned all to keep away.
Sang Luo hid in a deserted, dark corner. One hand was pressed to her chest as she panted heavily. She was in bad shape.
The long run had left her legs feeling weak. An ache throbbed in her nose and teeth, as if they were about to start bleeding. She took a few deep breaths and looked down at the virtual map projected from her wrist. A golden dot marked the target location: inside the base just ahead.
