The Echo Chamber
in her chest. Thei
ed around, faces se
signments. "Alrigh
nning the layout. "We've
ed. "You're putting yo
. "We'll be fine, Dr. Lee
d ahead – Echelon'
and concrete, guarde
ved swiftly, ta
the facility's
fline," she
aled. "Le
facility, shadows b
tened, alert for a
clear: gather intel,
core syste
remained hidden, but K
ed horrors. Mind control cha
Echelon's crimes
ed. "Intruders detect
over wa
s gun. "Time
ross her keyboard. "I'
Lee, laying down
anished. Echelon's o
e gunfire. "Fall back
eated, fighting
owing to the task at hand. She laid down
de her, his movemen
ght them time, but Echel
ed, his eyes w
d him, her
exit beckoned, a
oint, cleari
six, ensuring the
head, safeguarding t
her eyes locked on the f
company,"
tives poured in
ed, her gun growi
ide her, their mov
ed through the earpi
med ahead, a g
tives would not rel
m the shadows, Phoen
ered. "You'll never
on hardened. "We'
grew. "You're n
d forward,
her focus lock
ht raged on,
rough the earpiece. "I've
mbled, his e
smoked, h
fell, d
through the exit,
but their mission
he intense firefight. They'd escaped the fac
hers, his expression g
forming a protective
her keyboard, hacking int
o the safe ho
aited, engines
Lee, helping him
d their six, ensuring
around them, a
eckoned, a haven f
mbled. "Thank you.
n softened. "Yo
halted outside
nned the perime
d. "Let's
closed behind them, s
ad reached its
ith Dr. Lee's documents,
t large, a specter hau
ion hardened. Ph
lyzing the intel,
d, the tens
d, a damning indictme
d. "We've got enoug
. "Time to
turned grim. "We'
g, she thought o
had become a g
were breached, their
ose up, dema
ained hidden, p
ed, her focus loc
fall, no mat
rt-lived. Echelon's
onto Beck. "We n
ker's team has a
her keyboard. "I'll hack in
mbled. "We can't st
hardened. "We'll exp
ugh the city, pursued b
through the earpiece.
uided them through
awaited, a nond
team waited, a
lowed, her fo
er a cup of s
said, her ey
s fleeting, int
e city's surveill
ratives swarm
fee tightened. "We're
ce whispered.
softened. "You'
lded, a complex
helon's HQ, g
led. "I've found
ded. "Le
ad reached its
rough her veins. They'd escaped the facili
canning their surroundi
p, forming a protective
her keyboard, hacking int
it," she
beckoned, a nonde
o the couch, exhausti
n softened. "Yo
a secure phone.
. Nova's voice crackle
tting desperat
phone tightened. "
evealed Phoeni
t, spreading Eche
had just becom
nto Kae. "I can hack
We'll disrupt
lized, preparing
as clear: stop Ph
as crumbling, but Phoe
hardened. She'd brin
asked with infiltrating
magic, bypassing
clearing the st
r. Lee, ensuri
six, watching for
d ahead – the broa
e echoed throu
world," Ph
ed. They were run
control room. Phoenix's voice grew lo
hand gesture clea
oadcast system, prepari
six, watching for
embled. "We can't
e're stopping
ped with venom, spre
d swiftly, exec
ross her keyboard, ove
lon's operatives, h
r. Lee, ensuri
ed cover, hi
e was clear: s
oor burst open. Be
her eyes scann
d through the earpiec
isted, rage conto
ion hardened. "Y
. "You'll never
against Phoenix's t
complished. Echelon'
uncertain. Would Echel
d. She'd ensure Ech
ice trembled
. "You're
ouped, assessin
sparkled.
e to take down Ec
n turned grim. "I
ed, her focus loc
nged the world. But t
nix's face. His defiance w
arm tightened. "You're go
You'll never take down
ened. "We've already won
gh the earpiece. "I've hacke
d grim. "Time to dismant
yes locked on Phoenix. "You us
altered, his con
ith pride. They'd sto
oadcast station, ensuring
, disabling Echelon's
oenix into custody, pr
e to a safe location,
to heal, Echelon
chelon lingered,
d. She'd eradicate
ad sparked a gl
justice, seeking
pled, corrupt o
, one of transpa
eart full. They'd
ace. His defeat was a triumph, bu
arm tightened. "You're go
chilling sight. "You'll
s her keyboard. "I'm down
e area, ensuring no Ech
embled. "It's over
softened. "You're
ged the world. Echelon
uncertain. Would Echel
d. She'd ensure Ech
rkled. "Server
d. "Time t
n turned grim. "W
asked with dismantling
ed, her focus loc
ver changed. Echel
unted her. "You'll nev
his statement? On
ed. She'd protect the worl
le was far
their team wor
through the earpiece.
ked onto Sage.
ned grim. "Echelon's
Another enemy lurk
ad just become
face. His defeat was evident, bu
ttle," Phoenix spat, "but
lder tightened. "Not if we ha
her keyboard, ensuring th
ontrol room, taking Echelo
eyes locked on Phoenix. "Yo
You're just a pawn
ed. "We'll bring every Ech
lessly, dismantling Ec
elon's mainframe, ex
he charge, arresting
r. Lee, ensuri
to heal, Echelon
lingered, hid
. She'd eradicate ev
ad sparked a gl
p, demanding
replaced by new, t
but one thing was clear:
with pride. They'd
hers, a shared m
e spread. "
ed. "Time
ice trembled
ment of silence, refle
long, but togethe