The word cut through the atmosphere before any of them could pull the trigger.
They turned back to Commander Sauron, who walked through them, pausing at the end of the rooftop as he silently watched the back of the running Declan.
"Are we really going to allow him to leave just like that!?"
A guard asked, not in anger, but out of a sense of duty.
It was their duty to prevent intrusion, yet here they were, watching as the intruder disappeared farther into the desert.
"How did he get in?" Commander Sauron's voice echoed, and one of the guards replied,
"The cameras revealed he jumped over the walls, knocked out two soldiers, then imitated a head guard named Orion to gain access to the main building."
"Staff Celestine was the one who notified the building, and she engaged him, only to be defeated."
"Her injuries are dire, with a cracked skull and internal stomach bleeding, but... she will survive."
