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"We aren't looking for a vent, Kael," Elara said, her voice echoing with a calm that she didn't feel. She pointed to the massive, glowing core of the reactor ahead. The heat shimmered, distorting the air like a desert mirage. "The blueprints showed a maintenance conduit behind the cooling rods. It’s the only path left."

They ran. Every step was a gamble against the melting metal beneath their boots. When the demolition charge finally blew, it wasn't the sound that hit them first—it was the pressure. The bunker groaned as the upper levels pancaked, sending a shockwave that nearly tossed them into the abyss. [S22E8] The Only Way Out is Through

They lay in the dark, cramped conduit, gasping for oxygen. The silence that followed was heavy, broken only by the sound of cooling metal. "We're alive," Kael panted, staring into the blackness. "We aren't looking for a vent, Kael," Elara

"Three minutes, Commander," Kael whispered, his hands shaking as he bypassed the final security gate. "If we don't find the emergency vent, this level becomes a vacuum." "The blueprints showed a maintenance conduit behind the