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Ample Time’s voice reached his ears. "Pull back now, head to the evac point! We’re about done here anyway."
Night Ten answered at once. "Roger! See you at base!"
He punched open a rusted safety door.
As he fell back from the rooftop to the top floor, the sense of danger grew ever sharper.
If he went down the stairs, he might run headlong into the Mutant Humans. In such cramped quarters, even his exoframe wouldn’t guarantee his safety.
Besides, melee wasn’t his specialty, he was a sniper.
With that thought, Night Ten had a flash of inspiration. He abandoned the stairs, slipped into the elevator shaft, and pried open the rusted doors with both hands.
The shaft was pitch black, making it impossible to see below.
He tugged on the cable dangling in the middle, testing its strength, then hooked on his lock and jumped into the shaft, holding fast to the rope.
Skrtkkkk!
Though his exoframe weighed over a ton, it was still within the elevator’s load capacity. His descent remained steady.
But the ear-splitting metal screech was far louder than he expected.
"Shit… Please don’t let them hear that."
Hopefully not.
The elevator shaft was supposed to be pretty soundproof,...
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