Chapter 49: Puppet (3)
Rina Cortez’s air vehicle descended slowly onto the internal landing pad of the Quantum Rock facility.
Dust piled up beneath the aircraft blew out in a cloudy ring, and the landing struts came down with a dull metallic thud.
Moments later, the automatic door slid open with a soft hiss, and Rina Cortez’s sleek silhouette emerged.
The instant she stepped onto the landing platform, a foul stench assaulted her senses.
It was a revolting reek—a mix of rotting garbage, sewage, and industrial waste.
Rina wrinkled her face in visible disgust and muttered.
“A proper slum welcome.”
She pulled up the detailed map of District C-88 on her AR interface to check her current position.
Quantum Rock stood tall in the northeastern corner of Babel, right in the heart of the city’s most devastated slum.
Around the facility were abandoned buildings and grotesque heaps of trash. The streets were filthy and gloomy—practically uninhabitable.
“I don’t get why Quantum Rock would build a factory in a place like this.”
She clicked her tongue, unable to hide her discontent.