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Chapter 55: Delving Deeper

Author: Bahati Ke
last update Last Updated: 2024-07-19 23:58:45

The red light flickered off, plunging the corridor back into semi-darkness. Ava followed Jackson through the opened security gate, a mixture of relief and apprehension swirling in her stomach.

"Where do we go from here?" she whispered, her voice barely audible over the soft hum of the machinery.

Jackson glanced down the hallway, his brow furrowed in concentration. "Miller mentioned a server room at the end of this corridor. That's where they might be keeping the data on Project Phoenix."

They continued walking, their footsteps echoing in the sterile silence. The walls were lined with locked doors, each one a potential gateway to another secret. Ava found herself imagining what lay behind those doors – rows of blinking servers, cryptic research papers, evidence of the dark work being done under the guise of Project Genesis.

As they neared the end of the corridor, a faint glow emanated from around the corner. Jackson stopped, holding up a hand to signal silence. He took a deep breath, h
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