His triumphant grin froze before slowly dissolving into nothingness.
"Th-that's impossible..."
He stared at the cascading lines of code in utter disbelief.
The administrative privileges for the entire pod had just... reverted back to The Panacea!
How in God's name did she do that?
She actually wrestled control of Specimen Fourteen right out of The Raven's hands?!
That was the Omega Purge Protocol! A kill-switch personally activated by The Raven, their highest level of security!
Even their organization's most brilliant tech experts couldn't override the purge once it was live!
How the hell did she manage this?!
His heart plummeted.
Watching The Panacea hammer away at the keyboard, methodically stripping down layer after layer of their ultimate firewalls, a suffocating wave of panic crested over him.
No, he had to stop her!
"Stop her!"
Snapping out of his shock, Commander Richter screamed at the surviving Obsidian Sentinels. "Stop her right now! Whatever it takes—even if you have to kill her! Don't let her touch that console!"
The few sentinels still capable of standing gritted their teeth and forced their broken bodies up, throwing themselves recklessly toward Serena.
But they barely managed two steps.
Thwack!
Julian's leg snapped out, burying his shoe squarely into the chest of the leading sentinel!
The man flew backward, crashing violently into the operative behind him.
They hit the floor in a tangled heap.
Julian fluidly pivoted, snatching the wrist of another attacker and twisting it sharply. The sickening crack of bone echoed through the corridor.
In mere seconds.

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