The mercenaries waiting just outside the isolation zone immediately snapped into position.
The ship's security locked down the front and rear.
Jerrick's men guarded the flanks of the isolation pod.
A specialized tactical squad trailed at the very back, ready to neutralize any sudden anomalies Specimen Fourteen might exhibit.
The entourage officially escorted Specimen Fourteen off Project Zero-Transit.
Serena slipped her terminal away and followed right behind them.
...
Pier Seven at Whitecliffe Harbor was nothing like a standard disembarkation zone.
It was a highly restricted, enclosed sector tucked deep within Whitecliffe Harbor.
Jointly controlled by Project Zero-Transit and Whitecliffe Harbor, this area was exclusively utilized for the transport and transfer of highly classified sentient cargo, experimental materials, and illicit goods that could never pass through civilian ports. It was completely severed from the regular guest routes.
Once inside the corridor, even the howl of the ocean wind vanished.
Cold, sterile white lights stretched endlessly down the tunnel.
Clicking her heels along the floor, Serena walked beside the transport platform, maintaining that signature languid, detached look in her eyes.
She kept her gaze fixed straight ahead.
But in reality, she was taking a mental inventory of every blast door, every blind corner, and every seamlessly integrated security module hidden within the walls.
The fortifications here were far more intense than anything visible from the ship.
The passage was segmented by massive containment doors, and traversing each sector required dual-party authorization.
The door ahead wouldn't open until the door behind had entirely sealed shut.
This long, isolated transport bridge extended from the bowels of Project Zero-Transit directly into Pier Seven's core Strategic Transfer Zone.
Every single scanning module was active.
Even the seemingly ordinary walls concealed lethal countermeasures.
If anyone attempted to force their way through the transfer zone, the entire corridor would initiate an absolute lockdown within seconds.


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