Chapter 74: Extraction Under Fire
The maintenance tunnel was their salvation and their prison. It was too narrow for the Apex War Golem to follow them, but it was also tight, dark, and Suffocating.
Their retreat was a frantic, stumbling run through the darkness, the sounds of battle echoing behind them.
Ryan was in the lead, clutching the two glowing artifacts to his chest. The Chronal Regulator pulsed with a steady, rhythmic beat, like a calm heart, while the Spatial Harmonizer gave off a soft, warm light, illuminating their path.
Behind him, Scarlett and Emma practically carried Jennifer, who had twisted her ankle during the mad dash out of the vault.
Bringing up the rear was Chris "Boulder" Magnus. He was a hero.
He had stood his ground at the mouth of the tunnel, a one-man army against the raging Iron Wolves. His massive shield was a wall of defiance.
Ilsa Varkov and her soldiers had crashed against it again and again, their heavy axes and hammers creating a deafening symphony of destruction.
CLANG! An axe bounced off the shield, sending sparks flying.
BOOM! A war hammer hit, and Chris grunted, his feet sliding back an inch on the metal floor.